"Messenger" JULY AND AUSGUSTnewsletter
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M e s s e n g e r LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCHVERNON ST / CHURCH ST LEIGH. Website :www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
July & August 2018 The following friends will lead services
July 1st 10.45am Mr. Ian Hunter (Tyldesley) 12.30pm Important “Vision Meeting” with our Moderator. Bring own butties July 8th 10.45am Mr. Phil Brawn (Harpurhey) July 15th 10.45am Believers’ Baptismal Service led by Pastor Lawrence. Kirkhall Lane I.M. will join us 12.30pm Joint Faith Lunch July 22nd 10.45am (Communion) Mr. Eric Bushell (Radcliffe) July 29th 10.45am BMS Missionaries, Daniel & Regiane Clark (Peru) followed by FAITH LUNCH at 12.30pm August 5th 10.45am Rev Peter Wightman (Bolton) 12.30pm Church Meeting - bring own butties AUG 12th To be announced, 19th August TBA 12.30pm Lunch Service Aug 26th (Communion) Mr. Colin Owen (Heywood) Sept. 2nd Mr. Clive Rotheram (Heywood) DATES FOR DIARY: including Regular Meetings – Tuesdays, in July & August 11.15am Prayer Meetings Friday July 6th & August 3rd Coffee & Craft 10am - 12 noon £3 Tuesday July 10th, 7.30pm Baptist Network Prayer & Praise Meeting. Venue to be announced The BAPTISMAL SERVICE on July 15th is an important service of witness to faith in our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. A service not to be missed. As well as those from Kirkhall Lane I.M.Church, One friend from our own fellowship will also be baptized. Please note the date. Please pray for the candidates.
FLOWER DONORS We are grateful to all donors. Please advise if you would prefer to stand-down from the list.
July 1st Mrs A Grundy July 8th Mrs K Williams July 15th vacant July 22nd Mrs V Hilton July 29th vacant August 5th vacant August 12th Mrs K Williams August 19th R&D Allen IMO Pat Rogers August 26th I M O Mrs Novak
FELLOWSHIP NEWS & CONCERNS. We must begin with our concerns for Ken and Jean S. Their situation has been very difficult and changeable of late and at the time of print they are both in hospital needing lot of care and all of our prayer support. Pray for their day to day needs and also their future which is going to be far from straightforward. Rev McDade led a very suitable funeral service in June for Mrs Dorothy Horrocks. We send our condolences to her family. Our new friend at church, Maria from Moldavia has asked if anyone would be able to take her as a paying guest from September to December/January. Her present accommodation ends in September and she would prefer to live with a Christian friend in the Leigh area. She works part time and needs to be in the locale. Could you help? We do once more need to lovingly ask everyone to contribute to a period of “stillness” and quiet in church before the service starts to allow us to draw near to God in quiet anticipation. At the AGM in October we will be looking to appoint/reappoint deacons. All 3 current deacons are coming to the end of their terms of office, It is not yet clear whether all will stand for re-election or not. In any case 3 is the bare minimum, so we would like to appoint more deacons. WE NEED TO BE PRAYING ABOUT THIS NOW, and seeking God’s direction as to who we should be calling to serve Him in this important way. Our rules state that deacons must be over 18 and have been a church member for 1 year. There is a process to follow for making nominations which Val will explain nearer the time.
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