Update - September 2024
Dear friends.
I hope you have
all enjoyed some rest over July & August. I feel as if I had managed
some times of relaxation & refreshment ... and then we brought a new puppy
into the house!!! Eddie is a 3 month old Border Collie who, along with
'big brother' 7 year old Kirkbie is bringing much excitement to the vicarage.
On 1st September
both churches (St Mary's in Allithwaite & St John the Baptist in
Flookburgh) merge to become one group, or benefice to use the legal term.
I will be vicar of both parishes. We will, of course, seek to continue
the work of sharing the Good News story of Jesus with our other Anglican
friends as well as our ecumenical partners on the Cartmel Peninsula. But,
I would say our top priority is to be God's 'hands & feet' in our
immediate, local community. Let us, by the way we live our lives, encourage
the world weary to be intrigued by whatever it is that makes us different to
them. As our church communities continue on our journey my prayer for us
is that we seek God first.
A consequence of
this change in structure is that there should be an act of Holy Communion somewhere in
the benefice every Sunday (in one of the churches). In general this is
already happening within Allithwaite and Flookburgh but there are some days
when it might have 'slipped' because the was HC somewhere else. I will
endeavour to offer a service of HC somewhere every week, in some form.
SUNDAYS IN
SEPTEMBER
|
|
St Marys |
St Johns |
|
1st |
10am – Morning Prayer |
10am – Holy Communion |
|
8th |
4pm – Family Worship |
10am – Holy Communion |
|
15th |
10am – Holy Communion |
3.30 – Evening Prayer |
|
22nd |
|
10am – Holy Communion
(Joint) / Anna Chaplaincy |
|
29th |
11am – Celebration
of Youth Ministry @ St Pauls, Grange 8.30am – Short celebration
of HC |
11am – Celebration
of Youth Ministry @ St Pauls, Grange |
|
6th Oct |
10am – Harvest Service |
10am – Harvest Communion |
MID-WEEK IN
SEPTEMBER
·
These are times when you can simply drop in to church. You may wish to talk with me about something
important or just to chat. You don’t
need to stay the whole time (the BCP Communion time is set)
·
These activities may need to be cancelled / re-arranged at short
notice. I will try to let people know or
you can phone to check
·
I plan to roll this out beyond September. The format may change over time
·
None of this is compulsory 😊but do feel free to join me
if/when you can.
|
|
St Marys |
St Johns |
|
3rd |
|
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
5th |
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
|
11th |
|
10am -12 BCP Communion (at 11.30) |
|
12th |
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
|
17th |
|
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
18th |
10am – 12 BCP Communion (at 11am) |
|
|
24th |
|
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
26th |
10am – 12 Morning Prayer |
|
And finally …..
There are so many
activities that happen across both churches.
It would be a huge help if you could tell me what you are involved
with. In time I may start asking what
you’d like to see happening across the churches but for now…….
Until next time, God
Bless
Mark
Comments
Post a Comment