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June UPDATE 2025

1.      Events to watch out for in June: 4 th – More T Vicar (10am) with Holy Communion (11am) at St Marys. 8 th – Pentecost Sunday.   There will be a Benefice Communion service at St Johns at 10am as well as a Family Worship service at St Marys.   Afterwards there will be a Pentecost Picnic in St Charles Field, Grange from noon.   This is open to everyone and it would be wonderful   to join together with our brothers and sisters in this Churches Together event.   Baby Beatrix is being christened at noon in St Marys. 11 th - More T Vicar (10am) with Holy Communion (11am) at St Johns. 14 th – Reuben & Mylo are being christened at 11am in St Marys. 18 th - More T Vicar (10am) with Holy Communion (11am) at St Marys.   This is followed by the Community Lunch 21 st /22 nd – St John’s Patronal Weekend.   There is a Strawberry Tea at church from 2pm on Saturday and there will be a celebration patronal Service in church...
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May Update 2025

  Welcome to May .   Another busy month in the life of the church. Bank holidays and ‘getting away’ becomes an important part of our routines.   If you are able to be getting away for a week or so I pray that it will be a balance of adventure and rest …travel well!   In May the country remembers 80 years since VE Day.   There will be acts of thanksgiving in various places, including this benefice so please keep your eyes peeled.   Towards the end of the month (29 th ) the Church remembers the Ascension of Jesus back to His Father (Mark 16).   Our churches will hold a service to mark this occasion …again, watch this space!   Both church communities are gearing up for special events in June (Allithwaite’s Community Day & Flookburgh’s Patronal Weekend).   As ever, there will always be help needed to enable these things to happen so please see what you can do to help bless this beautiful part of God’s world. I have been in post for a litt...
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April Update (2025)

  Welcome to April .   A busy month for the Church this year as we will remember Holy Week & celebrate the risen Jesus on Easter morning.   Both churches will also host their APCM.   A huge thanks to Janice and Janet who have been encouraging folks to fill in electoral roll forms.   Please make every effort to attend your APCM and, can you also entertain the thought that you could be the one to fill a particular task, which will enable church to flourish as we journey with God.   There will be vacancies on both PCCs and people will be needed to take on some of the specific offices.   Please, please pray and please speak to me if you wish to know more. Christenings – there are a number of Christenings coming up in the next few months at St Marys.   It is important that the church family knows when these are taking place & I know I haven’t been good at giving you enough notice, for which I am sorry and I seek to rectify.   I do love ...
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