Sunday 30 May 2021: The Holy Trinity

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10:15    Parish Eucharist in church and live streamed

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Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:  keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; 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 30 May Readings:

Isaiah 6: 1-8

Romans 8: 12-17

John 3: 1-17

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; Pat Lee; Mary Brown; Declan Reece; Anne Evans, Jacqui Birchall, Joanne Whittle

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, Maureen Brindle

The departed

John Rome

Margaret Heaton

Those who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic

Those whose anniversary occurs this week

Renee True

Christina Jane Rigby

George Edward Gibson

John (Jack) William Hargreaves

Audrey Sutton

May Eileen Marsh

What's on

Daily readings in the week

Monday 31 May       Visitation of the BVM    Luke 1 : 39 - 49

Tuesday 1 June       Justin   Mark 12 : 13 - 17

Wednesday 2 June  Mark 12 : 18 - 27

Thursday 3 June     Martyrs of Unganda    Mark 12 : 28 - 34

Friday 4 June        Petroc    Mark 12 : 35 - 37

Saturday 5 June     Boniface    Mark 12 : 38 - end

The Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer will not be said in church this week.

Services this week

Tuesday             14:30  Funeral of Margaret Heaton RIP

Wednesday:       11.30 Holy Eucharist in church and online

Thursday           19:30 Corpus Christi Sung Eucharist

Next Week:

Sunday 6 June  Trinity 1, Green

Readings:     

Genesis 3: 8-15;  II Corinthians 4: 13 – 5: 1; Mark 3: 20-35

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 Mother’s Union Branch

Tuesday        The Chorley Deanery

Wednesday   The entertainment industry

Thursday       Eucharistic Assistants and Servers

Friday           The reconversion of England

Saturday       An end to coronavirus

The Midweek Eucharist As restrictions are eased further some people may still be unsure about returning to church on a Sunday.  If you are missing the 08:00 on Sunday, the eucharist on Wednesday at 11:30 has a smaller congregation and may provide a more reassuring way to worship and receive communion.

We particularly want to hear your suggestions about the timings of worship on midweek, particularly if you have been a regular 08:00 pre Covid-19.  Please share your views in writing with Father Andrew or a churchwarden as verbal comment are difficult to collate into a clear and accurate view of opinions.

Coming to church

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 Since 17 May, the government has issued stricter guidance on singing in church which is more restrictive for amateur choirs than was the case immediately before 17 May.  For professional choirs there is some relaxation of the rules as long as social distancing is observed.  Please be assured we will do all we can to comply with new guidelines in order to keep you safe.  In a parallel development Fr Andrew has been appointed the Blackburn Diocese representative for the RSCM (Royal School of church Music) and he will do all he can to seek clarity on the revised government position and press for a sensible and timly easement of the more restrictive guidance.

Corpus Christi

On Thursday evening this week we will be celebrating and giving thanks for the institution of Holy Communion.  This is very much a Church of England festival which you may not have experienced before.  We will have a full Choral Eucharist which has been specially prepared by Joe Watson our excellent Director of Music.  Following the success of our Ascension Day choral eucharist a couple of weeks ago we hope as many people as possible will be able to attend to support the work of our musicians.  

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 took place last Monday evening.  There were very few attendees.  However, this is an important meeting for the proper governance of the church where all on the electoral roll are able to raise questions.

Very few hard copies of the parish booklet of reports were printed this year so please download or print your own using the link

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.

Look out! for news about summer coffee concerts from our music department to help raise some money over the summer.

The plant and cake sale raised an incredible £546! 

Many thanks to all who donated to and helped on the stall and to those who visited and bought cakes and plants at yesterday.  The proceeds will help church funds in the immediate term.  Thank you.

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'.

Recent Floodlighting

17 June 2021

Pam Coates

Birthday memories of Dad, Talbot Marsden

26 May 2021

Edmund Hunter

To acknowledge the passing of Philip Walter Hunter 26 May 2018

3 May 2021

Pam Coates

Birthday memories of Mum, Nellie Marsden

2 May 2021

Barry and Linda Fisher

On 2 May we light up the church in remembrance of Jillinda Fisher

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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