to know, grow and show the love of God
This year our very popular Summer Fair will be on Saturday 1st June. The venue is St John’s Church Hall, Bury, BL9 6NY.
Opening time is 11am and we’re normally done, one way or another, by 2pm.
So, to avoid missing out on that special pre-loved book, toy or jigsaw please come early. There will also be a plant stall, bric-a-brac, tombolas, games, cakes and lunches.
And yes, a raffle…
Abooo Theatre will be using our hall this Friday 17th May to rehearse for a performance at The Lowry of MotherAct.
MotherAct is a piece about mothering in all it’s messy glory. It’s being created by a team of mums including a musician, writer, director and several actors.
If you’re a mum with a young child and want to participate in their community chorus next week then please read on…
Currently Bury has a shortage of foster carers.
Perhaps you’ve thought about it before but never taken the next step?
Or maybe this is the first time that you’ve considered it?
The poster on this page gives you all the details that you need.
As is now traditional for May, the Walking Group met on the first Saturday to ‘beat the bounds’, i.e. walking the full boundary of both Parishes and reflecting at various points on the route.
We were also pleased to be joined by Heidi, Lisa and Natasha, who were in training for a 26-miler later in the year.
This year we took the opportunity to pause for silent prayer and reflection at particular areas and sites of significance.
Our next Sunday@Seven service is May 26th. We’ll be meeting again at the hall in Christ Church. The theme is ‘Light up the world’ which is the strap-line from Thy Kingdom Come.
Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. It’s an international and ecumenical call to prayer.
We will have both churches open for morning and evening prayer during Thy Kingdom Come, which runs 11 days from May 30th.
Easter us – a modern day Psalm written by Walter Brueggemann.
You God who terrified the waters,
who crashed your thunder,
who shook the earth,
and scared the wits out of chaos.
You God who with strong arm saved your people
by miracle and wonder and majestic act…