16 March 2025
TRINITY URC METHODIST CHURCH NOTICES
16 March 2025
This Sunday
Service at Trinity at 10.30am
led by Rev Mark
Also, Sunday the 16th of March, we will be holding our
‘TRINITY PRAISE’ Service at 4.00pm
led by Rev Mark
an informal service, everyone invited.
The ‘Count Your Blessings’ boxes are available on the table as you enter our worship area this Sunday Ash Wednesday was on the 5th of March but if you missed it just start ‘Counting Your Blessings’ now. The Stewards.
If you still use the Yellow Envelopes (Numbers 1 to 40) for your Trinity collection, please pick up your new envelopes from the front of the stage in the hall for a start in April. Please take and deliver envelopes for friends not here today. Thanks Geoff G
Next Sunday is the Third Sunday in Lent the 23rd of March our Trinity service is led by Rev Mark.
Mid-week Lenten services at Rishton
There will be two mid-week Lenten services this Lent, both at 7. 30pm, the first is on Thursday, 27th March and the second on Wednesday, 9th April.
The services will include a study of two bible passages: Isaiah 58 (27th March) and Revelation 5 (9th April). It will be helpful if you could read these passages in advance.
The Maundy Thursday Holy Communion service is on Thursday, 17th April at 7.30pm.
The Worship Area Flowers for March are arranged by Linda Hindle and on Sunday the 16th are donated by Jean Shelton; the flowers for the 23rd are donated by Margaret Dugdale.
Forthcoming Dates For Your Diaries
Trinity Luncheon Club has re-started on Thursday the 13th of March thanks to all our friends who have waited patiently for the reopening.
Afternoon Tea & Film
Rishton Methodist Church. Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 2pm.
Shall we Dance?
Shall We Dance? is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon. It is a remake of the 1996 Japanese film of the same name.
“Shall We Dance?" is not about love with a tantalizing mirage, but about a man losing his inhibitions and breaking out of the rut of his life.
Share tea and a chat with friends. The films will start at 2pm and afternoon tea served about 3.45pm. Come for both or just for tea! No charge just donations towards the cost of afternoon tea.
Whalley Methodist Church are having a craft fair on Saturday 22nd March from 10.30am – 3.00pm. Why not visit for crafts, gifts, ideas and refreshments.
Saturdays the 22nd and 29th of March: Safeguarding Training at Trinity. More info nearer the date.
The New front door access system using the blue fobs is now in use. Key holders who have a number ‘2’ key please bring them put them in the box at the entrance to the worship area. The old keys will be given to a lady in Great Harwood who makes sculptures from unused metal. Thanks Chris Talbot.
Gift Aid and the Envelope Scheme Could You Join If anyone would like to join the envelope scheme either as a taxpayer or not, please see me Geoff Grundy. Last year we received over £11,000 back from the tax man on our envelope and subscription giving. You may not think that you pay tax, but we can reclaim tax on bank and building society interest as well as company pensions etc. If your circumstances have changed and you now pay tax, please see me: it’s all above board and in the strictest confidence. Thanks to all our givers we just couldn’t keep Trinity going without your generous gifts.
Standing Order Giving: Some Sundays filling the ‘little yellow envelopes’ can be an effort so why not think about your giving by standing order. Please see Pam Shore for a declaration letter so that your weekly collection can be completed by ‘Standing Order’, please speak to Pam if you have any questions or concerns. Also if you have taken up the offer of Direct Giving’ in the last year please drop me an email or see me at Church so that I can keep the paperwork straight for the TAX man. Thanks Geoff
ECO Church Tip. Consider replacing your shower head with a low flow version.
Rev Mark Jason. 07305 805930 Email mark.jason@methodist.org.uk
Chief Steward: John Ansell 01254-888741 jcansell@ntlworld.com
Gift Aid Secretary: Geoff Grundy,
Trinity Prayer Chain: Audrey Adams 01254-888224.
Room Bookings: Chris Talbot 01254883427 or 07505121210
TRINITY WEB PAGES https://www.trinitychurchgreatharwood.org/
Email address: trinityenquiries@greatharwoodmethodistcircuit.org.uk
Trinity Facebook link http://www.facebook.com/trinityurcmethodist
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Information for this Notice Sheet to be given to Geoff Grundy in writing or by email geoff.grundy@btinternet.com by Thursday at 10.00am Thanks.
A thought for today
We are on a Lenten journey from a wilderness to a garden.
A journey of pruning and planting, of seeking and discovering.
God of transformation and new life, in our Lenten journey
we offer you our worship and praise.
As we journey with Jesus through this season of Lent, we remember the wilderness, where the seeds of his calling took root as he planted wholeness, rather than egotism; watered with integrity, rather than achievement.
Nourished with love, rather than fear.
We give thanks for Jesus’ wise choices; we praise the Spirit’s abundant growth. We worship you, Holy Source of all Life.
The Revd Fiona Bennett