Sunday 11 April 2021: Easter 2

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10:15    Parish Eucharist in church and live streamed

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Almighty Father, who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord:  give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life and serve you continually in righteousness and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Sunday 18 April Readings:

Acts 3: 12-19

1 John 3: 1-7

Luke 24: 36b - 48     

Intercessions   

We pray for an end to coronavirus:

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose years never fail and whose mercies are new each returning day: let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives, warming our hearts and giving light to our minds; that we may pass the coming year in joyful obedience and firm faith; through him who is the beginning and the end, your Son, Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.

Those in need this week:

Maureen Dalby; Pauline Readett; Gregory McMahon; Pat Lee; Carla Brindle; Mary Brown; Andy Pearson, Maureen Brindle, Declan Reece

Those who have been in need for some time:

Tommy Trayling; Colin Buckley; Pat Wilson; Helen Christopher; Graham Pownall; Olivia Wilson; Tony Dolan; Margaret Dolan; Audrey Batten; June Davenport; Pat Lee, Michael Walker, Gemma Kavanagh

The departed

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Philip

Those whose anniversary occurs this week

John Hunter                     

Dorothy Glover

William Melling                  

Lewis Stirrup      

Elsie Bentley

Doreen Alice Riley 

Norman Lever

What's on

Daily readings in the week

Monday 12 April        Alphege    John 6 : 22 - 29

Tuesday 13 April       John 6 : 30 - 35

Wednesday 14 April   Anselm    John 6 : 35 - 40

Thursday 15 April      John 6 : 44 - 51

Friday 16 April          George     John 15 : 18 - 21

Saturday 17 April      Mellitius    John 6 : 60 - 69

The Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer will be said in church this week at 09: 00 and 17:00.

Services this week

Wednesday        11:30 Holy Eucharist in church and online

                         14:00 Interment of cremated remains of Adrian Barton RIP

Next Week:

25 April  Easter 3, White

Readings:     

Acts 4: 5-12; 1 John 3: 16-24; John 10: 11-18

Weekly church running costs - £1901

THE COST OF KEEPING OPEN OUR CHURCH is £14 PER PERSON PER WEEK – current levels of giving work out at £5 per person per week increasing the gap between incomings and outgoings even further.  The financial situation is becoming increasingly worrying.  Please help as much as you can. Forms are available to make a Standing Order if you would prefer to contribute in this way. Forms are available for tax payers from the treasurer or Gift Aid Secretary, Eric Smith. Please make sure you have completed yours. Gift Aiding raised £11,707 in year 2019.

 Eccleston St Marys PCC Sort Code 09-01-55 A/c 23903081

CONTACT DETAILS

Rector                  Fr Andrew Brown        01257 452777

Church Warden     Gill Jamieson             01257 451863

Church Warden     Garry Fishwick           07885 839067

Weddings              Andrea Cheetham      01257 451932

Baptisms              Claire Walsh               01257 433167

Funerals               Linda Thornton          01257 451075

PCC Secretary       valdaapearson@gmail.com  

The following daily intentions are suggested:

Monday         Our CE Primary School and the development plans

Tuesday        Registrars and those preparing for marriage

Wednesday   The parish of Adlington St Paul in vacancy

Thursday      All electricians and their contractors

Friday           The people of England

Saturday        An end to coronavirus

The Midweek Eucharist is celebrated every Wednesday at 11:30.  The congregation is small but this does not prevent us from gathering to worship.  As restrictions are eased further some people may still be unsure about returning to church on a Sunday.  The eucharist on Wednesday may provide a more reassuring way to worship and receive communion if you are missing the 08:00 on Sunday.  Please give some thought to whether you can join us for this said eucharist which is very similar to Sunday worship without music and hymns.

Coming to church

The Bishop now requires all churches to reopen after the Directors of Public Health in Lancashire indicated they agree congregational worship can restart and the ‘stay at home’ guidance withdrawn from this weekend.  However, we continue to be vigilant and would ask you to register your attendance, use hand sanitiser; wear a mask and remain two metres apart from others at all times. 

Singing The rigid restriction on singing is now relaxed.  The new rules are as follows:

Support during Coronavirus Isolation

Please continue to keep in touch with church:

The Parish Website - www.ecclestonstmaryschurch.org

Worship - online Eucharists are available through social media

Personal Contact – please request help if you require it

Prayers - Please contact Liz Green to be included.

Foundation Governors we have two further vacancies at our CE Primary School.  Contact Fr Andrew if you are interested and more information is available at the Blackburn Board of Education website (click here to direct you to their website) or specifically at the Governors' landing page on the Board of Education website.  More information about our Church of England Primary School can be found on their website by clicking on the school logo to the right.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting – this will be held on Monday 24 May at 19:00, hopefully in church or the Parish Centre.  If you would like to be part of the PCC or a Churchwarden please add your name to either of the lists in church and in the porch, or contact valdaapearson@gmail.com with nominations

Giving - your donations through our contactless terminal in church can now benefit from GiftAid if you are a UK taxpayer. That means for every £5 you donate, Eccleston St Mary’s PCC receives £6.25. To help us receive this extra benefit please register your Visa and MasterCard on the Swiftaid website (by clicking on the link or the image above) before you use the terminal in church. Please contact Eric Smith if you will to join the envelope scheme.  He has a number spare.  

Also please sign up to Easyfundraising (details below) as this is such a good way to earn money for church without any effort, especially now that online purchases are increasing popular since the beginning of the pandemic.

Legacies.  Have you thought about leaving a donation to your parish church in your will.  Please speak to a Church Warden or our Treasurer about how this could be done.

Ecclesiastical Insurance runs a scheme called Trust 130.  As an insurance company they havegiven more than £430,000 to churches in the UK as part of the Trust130 campaign and now we’re extending for another year.  There is no limit on the number of donations which can be made. We could benefit from Trust130 donations of £130, if you take out anew policy with Ecclesiastical and mention St Marys, Eccleston and Trust 130:  please contact Ecclesiastical Insurance on 0800 7830 130  You can read more about the scheme by clicking the picture on the right.

It's a quiet time at the moment but you can plan ahead by lighting up the church to mark a special day, or may be some retail therapy is just want you need - don't forget to buy online during lockdown using the Easy Fundraising link to benefit our parish funds.

Book Floodlighting – it is now possible to book the floodlighting again.  Please use this form to make your request and online payment.  It only costs £10 to light up the church for one evening.  We also feature your memorial on the parish website and on our Facebook page.  Join those who have raised over £1,300 for church funds as they remember an important event or person when they have 'Lit up the Church'.

Keep up with the latest news and events on Twitter!

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Keep up to date with www.ecclestonstmaryschurch.org

If you shop online, please register for Easyfundraising Cause

When you click on this link you will be able to make a small donation to our parish work each time you shop at selected retailers at no additional cost to you.  Our 62 supporters have raised £1,869.94 so for so why not join them at this time that all non essential shops are closed.  

Disability Provision

There is a hearing Loop system

Space is provided in church for wheelchair users. A wheelchair is available.                     

Disability toilet in the Parish Centre

Fire Notice   

There are two emergency exits:

Through the main door Through the Jesus Chapel (To the right of the altar) Muster by the War Memorial, await instructions