Mothers Union Provincial Gathering
Mothers’ Union members wishing to go to the Provincial Service in Leeds Minster on Thursday 7th November please let Jill Fairhurst 0161 439 3126 know as soon as possible, as numbers are required for seating and travel arrangements.
“How might science affect the way we pray?”
Saturday afternoon events at Bramhall Methodist Ch. At each, a leading scientist will give a keynote talk, followed by various interactive workshops. Very accessible for non-scientists. The next is on 19th October: Revd Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt (Ripon College, Oxford) - “The psychology and neuroscience of prayer”. More details and booking information on posters and leaflets in the hall foyer. Any questions, please ask Bob Munn or Phil Wadsworth, project advisory group members.
Church – Not As You Know It :
Sunday 13th October, 4:00 to 6:00pm in and around St M’s. A relaxed and ‘free-form’ two hours for families and individuals. Food, crafts, fun and games, informal Christian content and comment; come along and join in: Building Community, Exploring Faith, and Having Fun.
Harvest Thanksgiving
Our Harvest thanksgiving is on Sunday 20th October. As usual, harvest gifts will be divided between The Wellspring, Stockport and Chelwood Foodbank. A ‘flyer’ – headed ‘Harvest’, unsurprisingly – that lists the items which Wellspring and Chelwood would be particularly grateful to have donated has been handed out; if you’ve not received a copy, please ask a sidesperson for one.
Harvest Afternoon Tea
Our annual Harvest Afternoon Tea for residents and staff of local care homes and the community is on Wednesday 23rd October at 3:00pm. All the congregation is more than welcome, and please bring a friend or neighbour. Please let the Office know if you intend to attend, for catering purposes. Donations of cakes will also be very welcome – please bring them on or from Sunday 20th, leaving them in the Office or Kitchen, clearly labelled that they’re for the Harvest Tea.
Christian Aid ‘Bucket Collection’
Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 10:00am to 7:00pm. If you would give an hour to do this either day, please contact Keith Fenwick fenwickk41@gmail.com 0161 439 2960. Well worth the time and effort – this usually averages c. £25 / person / hour. Still a considerable portion of Saturday to be filled – please contact Keith urgently if you can do an hour!
Feast of Ss Simon & Jude AA
Our Eucharist at 7:30pm on Tuesday 29th October, celebrating the Feast of Ss Simon & Jude AA, will include the use of incense. If you’re someone who finds the use of incense enhances your worship experience, or you’d like to try it and see, this service is for you.
Taste of Tanzania Evening
Saturday 2nd Nov. Fund-raiser for Newala projects. All welcome; please put in diary. More details soon. Hamida Adkins
Ceilidh with “Haycorn”.
A fun evening, organised by Helen Russ and a friend. Woodford War Memorial Hall, Saturday 2nd November, 7:30 – 11:00pm. Raising money for The Toy Appeal charity (info at https://thetoyappeal.com/ ). Ticket £15 inc hotpot or pie supper. Ticket orders, food choice, more information at file:///C:/Users/phil/Documents/St%20M's/St%20Michael's%20Today/Miscellaneous/190918%20%20Ceilidh%20191102%20-%20flyer.pdf or contact Helen Russ helen-russ@live.co.uk
Green Tips - what to do with really old clothes :
If you’ve clothes that aren’t good enough for to a charity shop, surplus pieces of fabric, etc put them in a bag labelled ‘clean rags’ and take them to Centrepoint or the Cancer Research shop. They can sell them to raise funds. If you’ve time to remove buttons and hand those in in a separate packet, that’ll increase the amount they can raise.
What happened at the PCC?
PCC Minutes have to be approved by the next meeting before they can be displayed. A long gap between meetings because one was cancelled meant the 5th June minutes were put up in the porches just recently. Among items discussed were: ⮚ Holy Week was reviewed: This had gone very well, providing a complete and connected narrative from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. Mothering Sunday & Palm Sunday attendances were strikingly increased. ⮚ £5,187 2018 operational surplus allocated as missionary giving, to recipients previously reported in SMT. ⮚ Statistics of attendance at various Services were discussed, and some coming year priorities identified. These included outreach to the housebound, to thirty to forty-year-olds, and into the community; building on Baptism contacts; mission to the over-sixties; and thinking creatively about crossing boundaries within our parish.
A foundation for your day
Getting your day off to a good start helps. If it’s at a time that’s convenient, you may find joining – either occasionally or more regularly – other members of St M’s in Morning Prayer gives your day that extra boost. Morning Prayer is said at 9:00am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; and on Wednesdays at 10:00am before the Eucharist at 10:30am.