I am so grateful that May is now over! There was lots to give thanks for in May, however, like my daughter’s wedding celebration in Gloucestershire – the sun shone, the lambs bleated, the venue was stunning and we all had a week end of family, friends and fun! On the church front, we had our SPCM (Special Parochial Church Meeting) at St Paul’s ably led by the inimitable Dr Patricia and we now have our first joint PCC of the new Parish of Baxenden St John and Accrington St Paul! I am so grateful for the hard work of…
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Don’t miss the ‘Jubilee Bash’, to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 Saturday 4th June, 1:00-5:00 pm. Venues include: School Field 1:00-5:00 pm – Face Painting; Bran Tub; Children’s Treasure Hunt; Stocks; Tombola; Penalty Shootout; Junk Modelling. 2:30 pm – Children’s Racing 2:00-3:00 pm – Stocks 2:00-4:00 pm – Face Painting 3:30 pm – Tug-of-War 4:00 pm – Dog Show … and lots more Church 1:00-4:00 pm – Cream Teas All afternoon – Bouncy Castle; All afternoon – Baby corner Treasure Hunt Flower Arranging – time to be confirmed Cake Stall – until eaten out Dog &…
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Join the global wave of prayer calling all Christians to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know the love and peace of Jesus Christ from Thursday May 26th – Sunday 5th June 2022. For Children We will launch Thy Kingdom Come first to our two church schools on Thursday 26th May: Benjamin Hargreaves in Accrington and St John’s in Baxenden. We will be distributing the little booklet produced by TKC called ‘Queen CJ and the Bouncy Castle’ to commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee to every Key Stage 1 child. Our Vicar, Amanda, has been using the…
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This is the Agenda and Reports for Baxenden St John the Baptist and Accrington St Paul, Vestry and Special Parochial Church Meetings. To be held following the 10:00am service on Sunday 22 May 2022 at St Paul’s Church, Accrington
Do join us on Sunday 15th May at 5pm as we re-start Cafe Church at St Paul’s, Accrington. There will be fresh coffee, cakes and chat around the theme ‘I am the bread of life’. This informal service meets on the third Sunday of each month (August excluded).
May Musings We have just returned from a glorious week with our extended family and friends in the Lakes after Holy Week and the Easter Services. My first Easter in Accrington was an opportunity to incorporate new and old traditions across our two churches, which will very soon be one parish. Highlights for me have been the Lenten journey and seeing the way different people responded to a more imaginative way of approaching the Bible. I was touched to see how God spoke through each one of us. On Maundy Thursday a group from St John’s joined the regulars for…
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Easter Messy Church Please come and join us at our Easter Messy Church Aimed at pre-school and primary aged children and their families Craft, story time, lunch 10 to 12 am Saturday 9th April in the church lounge Contact Joyce – [email protected] for further details We look forward to seeing you there
As I look out over Vicarage Lane at a bank of cheerful daffodils and crocuses that some other family have planted for me to enjoy, I feel that spring is in the air! We have just returned from a week’s holiday feeling refreshed and encouraged to join the second week of the Lent course at St John’s. We have been using some material called ‘Transformed by Jesus’ and we had a good turn out last week in the evening and a smallish, but thoughtful, group in the morning. Do join us, each session is stand alone and we would love…
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As storm Eunice continues to blow, I am struck anew by this verse from the Psalms. This has been a season of baptisms and funerals – perhaps an appropriate reminder that life goes on despite the storms around us. Ultimately, however, God is in control if we will only still ourselves and turn to him. It has been a privilege and joy to be part of families at such significant times in their lives. With twenty-one baptisms planned for this year, I am keen to develop our baptism ministry – offering families an opportunity to consider more deeply the commitments…
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IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 – Draft Pastoral Scheme – P76 – Baxenden and Accrington St Paul 2. Pastoral Scheme – 1 J’s scheme Baxenden approved
Richard and I have been so warmly welcomed by all at St John’s and St Paul’s over the last month, or so, since we arrived. The house is now well set up and we love it that our dining room looks out over the hills. I am constantly reminded of Psalm 121. Psalm 121.1 I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. There is so much to be thankful for in this place and as many of you know, praise, prayer…
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17th December 2021 In light of the rise in covid cases, especially at school, we have decided the following: Messy church on Saturday 18th is cancelled. Hopefully the next one can go ahead in the new year The party will go ahead on Sunday 19th, but will take place during the morning service in the lounge with Christingle making and games. The children will all get a present as usual but will be handed out by Amanda at the front of church. We will not be sharing any party food The 4pm crib service on Christmas Eve will go ahead…
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SATURDAY 18 December 2010 2:00pm – 6:00pm Regrettably, Amanda has decided to cancel her housewarming due to the further Covid restrictions. Hopefully she can do something similar in the New Year
We hope you all enjoyed our light party when we celebrated Jesus being light in the darkness. It is so great to be back together in church. We are looking forward to our new vicar, Amanda, starting with us soon. Dates for your diaries… Sun 14th Nov – Remembrance Sunday 10am War heroes hunt (weather permitting – bring your wellies) Sat 18th December 10am Messy church – Christmas (crafts, story and lunch) Sun 19th December -10am Christmas party with Father Christmas and Jacob’s Join lunch Fri 24th December – 4pm Crib Service Also, don’t forget that Tot’s Praise has returned….
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I am so looking forward to meeting and getting to know you all as we emerge from this difficult time. I pray that as we worship, listen to God, and grow in faith that He will show us how we can together bless our community and demonstrate Christ’s love in word and action. For those of you who like the full story, don’t hold your breath, but I hope the following gives you an insight into my family and me. Growing up I became a Christian when I was 14 through a youth fellowship in Cheadle, Cheshire. I learned to…
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19/09/21 September update – kids church Well, where has September gone!?! We’ve enjoyed meeting again for kids church in God’s garden throughout September. It’s been great to see faces we’ve not seen for a while and new faces too. We hope you are all made to feel welcome. Now the weather may begin to change the plan for October onwards is that we return to kids church in the lounge at the back of church. We are limited on space so we ask that if your child is at school then you leave them with us and parents stay in…
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Children’s Church Update – 12th July 2021 We’ve really enjoyed meeting together outside over the last few weeks in the school grounds in “God’s Garden”. Thank you to everyone for coming and joining in. We have decided that Sunday 18th July will be our last Sunday before we have a break for the Summer Holidays. We know many of you will be off enjoying holidays camping and caravanning all over the UK. We look forward to hearing all about your adventures when we meet together again in September. Church services will continue throughout the summer at 10am to which everyone…
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We have continued to meet every Sunday morning at 9am on Zoom with our “Little Zoomer’s” with stories, games, prayer, challenges and news. Since our last update, we have also enjoyed two more church family quizzes on Zoom on Saturday evenings which have been a lot of fun and a great way to bring all ages together. Our children are now experts on powerpoint and Zoom! We are so grateful for the technology that has allowed us to continue to meet together virtually during the pandemic. However, there is nothing quite like meeting together in person!……. Last Sunday morning for…
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Hi everyone! It’s been a few months now since we gave you an update from our Little Zoomers so here it is. We have been continuing to meet every Sunday morning at 9am for 40minutes of songs, games, crafts, bible stories, challenges and prayer time together. Our Little Zoomers are fantastic at knowing how to mute and unmute themselves now! It may not be the same as being in church together but we are definitely making the most of the opportunity that the technology of Zoom gives us. For one thing, we can come to children’s church in our pyjamas…
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Following the resignation of Tom Donaghey the church is beginning the process of appointing a new Vicar. The Warden and PCC are responsible for running and maintaining the church during this time. There is also a Leadership team which offers assistance. Church services are currently being held over Zoom: 9am Little Zoomers a family orientated service and 10am Main service. The latter is a mixture of styles and led by members of the church or clergy who are helping out. If you want to know more, then please contact Diane, who is our Churchwarden, on 07807 480 459 or Joyce…
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Today is the 1st day of Lent. Would you like to join Accrington Christians Together Foodbank lent challenge? Either put 40 pence in a jar every day for 40 days. By the end of Lent you will have £16 to donate to our Foodbank. Or put a packet or a jar into a box every day. By the end of lent you will gave 40 items to donate “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” Matthew 25:35 Please then hand all donations to Joyce Teasdale for St James’s Accrington Foodbank
People diagnosed with Coronavirus (Jer 17:14) – Healing Lord help all the people diagnosed with Coronavirus to fight it and not be afraid – The medical staff looking after them People isolating who may or could spread the virus (Matt 6:25-34) – Father help those who are trying to follow government advice and stay at home – Teach us how to practically support anyone in need who is doing this in our immediate communities – Help us to share resources, and not for people to panic unnecessarily Vulnerable places (Matt 7:7) – We ask for protection for our…
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Setting the scene Jesus is condemned to die Jesus is given His cross Jesus falls 1st time Jesus meets His mother Simon made to carry Jesus’ cross Veronica wipes Jesus’ face Jesus falls 2nd time Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem Jesus falls 3rd time Jesus is stripped of His clothing Jesus is nailed to the cross Jesus dies on the cross Jesus’ body is removed from the cross Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb