M e s s e n g e r
LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH VERNON ST / CHURCH ST LEIGH.
Website : www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
SEPTEMBER 2018
The following friends will lead services in September :
Sun 2nd 10.45am Mr Clive Rotheram (Heywood) plus 12.30pm Special Church Meeting
Sun 9th 10.45am Rev David Whitehall (St Helens)
Sun 16th 10.45am Pastor Ken Livesay (Atherton) also 12.30pm Lunch Service
Sun 23rd 10.45am (communion) Rev Mike McDade
Sun 30th 10.45am Mr Ken Vernon (Wigan)
Oct 7th 10.45am HARVEST. Operation Agri
DATES FOR DIARY:
Sun Sept 2nd Special Church Meeting 12.30pm
No Coffee & Craft in September
Saturday Sept 8th 10.30am - 12noon Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan cancer support
Tuesdays Sept 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 11.15am Prayer Meeting in vestry
Tuesday Sept 19th 1.30pm Deacons Meeting
Sun Sept 23rd Association Forum “Unlocking the Potential” at Hill Cliffe Baptist Church, Warrington at 5pm Evening celebration 6.30pm
FLOWER DONORS, Sept 2nd Val Hulme IMO Mr & Mrs Haden Sept 9th vacancy Sept 16th Val Hulme IMO Lilian & Ken Sept 23rd The Thomasson Family IMO Derek Sept 30th vacancy
Leigh 10k race – an improvement on last year’s Kerfuffle! Car drivers had a better time getting to church on Aug 12th with a lot less stress this year. Thanks to John for liaising with the Organisers and Stewards and well done all the runners (including Julia Galloway!)
Happy News – how nice to share happy news for a change. We wish Diane and Rob Allen every joys and blessing for their Ruby Wedding Celebrations on Sept 9th.
.PRAYER
Prayer is the simplest form of speech that infant lips can try ; Prayer , the sublimest strains that reach the Majesty on high
Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice, returning from his ways, while Angels in their songs rejoice and cry “Behold He Prays!”
Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, the Christian’s native air. His watchword at the gates of death; He enters heaven with prayer
Nor Prayer is made on earth alone; the Holy Spirit pleads, and Jesus at the Father’s throne for sinners intercedes. James Montgomery 1771 -1854
For OCTOBER issue please submit by Sept 23rd admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
HARVEST GIFTS this year -dry goods and tinned items for the Food Bank (as usual) and/or cash donations to BMS OPERATION AGRI