19th May  2013

PENTECOST

.Sunday & Other  Services

8.30am Quiet Communion

10.00am All Age Communion

Commissioning of Sidepersons

2.00pm Churches Together Walk of Witness

Meet at St. Bartholomew’s Church

Wednesday

10.00am Quiet Communion

3.30pm          ‘TOGETHER’ After school church in

St. Johns School Hall.

Next Sunday   26th May  2013

8.30am Quiet Communion

10.00am Celebration Communion

12 Noon Baptism

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

New Testament     Acts                 2  1-21  (Page 1093)

New   Testament   Romans            8    14-17  (Page 1134)

Gospel  John                3        1-8  (Page 1065)

WHATS’ ON DURING THE WEEK

Mon         5.45pm   Smartie Club

Mon         7.00pm Time Out in church

Mon 8.00pm   Youth Group in church

Tue 9.15am    Mums & Tots

Wed 10.00am Quiet Communion

Wed        3.30pm    ‘TOGETHER’ After school church

NOTICES

HAVE YOU 1-2HRS A MONTH FREE.

Why not join us at our Knit, Chat and Pray group on the first Tuesday of every month. We are a group of 7 Ladies and would be happy to welcome you .We meet in the baptistry at church where  we knit for charity. Please join us for fellowship and fun.

MOTHERS' UNION SUMMER OUTING THURSDAY, JULY 4TH

Final payment for the Summer Outing -£32-is now due and must be paid at the next meeting on Thursday, June 6th

THE PINK ENVELOPES ON THE PEWS REPLACE THE WHITE ONES.

We are recycling old pink envelopes with the correct information for Gift Aid printed on the labels. Anyone who used the white envelopes can now use the pink ones instead. Please complete name and address as before.

SMARTIE CLUB

We are looking for new leaders to come forward to help with the Smartie Club, and work alongside the existing leaders who are standing down at the end of the summer term. The present team work on a rota system. If you are interested in doing this work for the children please speak to one of the Smartie Club Leaders, Colin or a Warden.

CIVIC SOCIETY ANNUAL BOUNDARY WALK

Saturday 1st June commencing at the Cemetery Gates at 9.30am

See Notice Board for more details.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

£7000 -  our church costs each month

£5000 - our church takes in each month

£2000 - EXTRA we need to find each month

RACE NIGHT

We are holding a Race Night on Saturday

1st June at Great Harwood Golf Club.

Entrance Tickets are on sale £5.00 this includes a Potato Pie and Pea supper.

We need people to sponsor a horse £3 &  jockey’s £1  for the nights entertainment.

Please see Tony, Joyce or Cynthia to purchase these.

PLEASE COME ALONG  AND SUPPORT THIS FUN EVENING, ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO CHURCH FUNDS.

PROSPECTS    DEAN CLOUGH WALK

Wednesday 15th May , walk starts at 6.30pm prompt

Meet at 6.20pm at the lay be Blackburn Old Road, near the Gt. Harwood gateway sign.

See notice board for more details.

ST.  BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL SUMMER FAYRE  Saturday 22nd June

We will be having a stall at the Summer Fayre, which will be a £1 Mystery Parcel. We would appreciate if anyone would like to donate a parcel already wrapped for this stall proceeds for church funds. There will be a box at the back of church

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

PENTECOST WALK OF WITNESS

Sunday 19th May meet at St. Bartholomew’s at 2.00pm  to walk to St. Huberts Church for a short service.

MOTHERS UNION COFFEE MORNING

Sunday 19th May 11.15am at Churchfield House

Admission £1.00 a variety of interesting stalls

RACE NIGHT      Saturday 1st June   7.00pm

We are holding a Race Night at Great Harwood Golf Club on Saturday 1st June 7pm all proceeds to Church Funds.

CONFIRMATION Sunday 14 July 2013

Bishop John will be hosting our Confirmation