Weekly Newsletter

Morning Service at 10.30 on Sunday 6th September at Glenvale C of E School

Message from the Curates:

‘Connecting with Jesus, with each other, with the community’

Sunday Volunteers Needed – Children’s Work and Refreshments

We’re really grateful to everyone who volunteers in so many different areas of church life. Thank you for all you do! There are a couple of areas in which we have a particular need for additional support at the moment:

Sunday Children’s Work – our Sunday Children’s and Young People’s teams do a fantastic job providing interactive bible teaching, prayer and time together for our children and young people for three Sundays of the month. We would really benefit from a few more volunteers to support them on a once-a-month basis.
Sunday Refreshments – it is lovely being able to enjoy tea, coffee and biscuits with one another after our Sunday services. If anyone would feel able to assist with this on a once-a-month basis, the team would be really grateful for a few extra pairs of hands.

If you would be interested in either of the above, please contact Ben or Livvi, our churchwarden Helen Cracknell, or our parish administrator Amanda. Their contact details are at the bottom of this email.

Christian Grandparenting UK

The first ever UK wide Christian Grandparenting Conference will be happening in Milton Keynes on Saturday October 3rd 2026. You can find out more about it on the website www.christiangrandparents.co.uk. It is said to be ‘a partnership between 4 organisations (Bible Reading Fellowship/Grandparenting for Faith, Scripture Union, Children Can and Inspire Christian Grandparenting (Martyn and Angela Thompson) to encourage and inspire us in intentional Christian grandparenting, whatever our families circumstances. There will be great worship, teaching, sharing, networking and exhibitors with resources to help you on your way in this privileged but challenging God designed role as Christian grandparents.’

Weekly Services:

This Sunday, we will be having our All Age Service, with table activities, coffee and snacks for every age of person. It will be our ‘Back to School’ service, as we consider how God is with us, always, in everything we do.

Midweek Service at Glenvale Care Home:

Parish Prayer:

There are two opportunities to pray together as a parish this week:

1) Sunday mornings from 9.45am in the glass pod off the corridor at Glenvale School.

2) Tuesday mornings, 10am at the curates’ house.

3) We will not be prayer walking as a church this Thursday. Ben and Livvi will update you on our plans for this moving forward.

Prayer Chain:

If you would like to send a prayer request to the prayer chain, or join the prayer chain, email or WhatsApp group, please contact Jackie Brooks Cheesman: jackiebrookscheesman@yahoo.co.uk

Giving:

Thank you to you all for your sacrificial giving. Our recommended route for regular giving is the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) and there is a letter on the welcome table at church with the details. However, people are welcome to give in whatever way suits them and please consider gift aiding your contribution so that the church receives an extra 25%.

You can also give via the QR code:

Please contact Dale Gilbert for more information: treasurer@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

Church Vision – Key Priorities

Discipleship:

Connect Groups:

Connect Group Facilitators:

Monday afternoon (fortnightly 2-4pm): Carol Maycock
Wednesday evening (fortnightly 7.30pm): Ruth Wium
Thursday morning (fortnightly 10.00am): Alan Palmer
1st Sundays in the month (12.20pm): Rev Livvi Haughton-Scales

Under 18’s:

Wholeness in Jesus/wellbeing

Creations Craft Group:

Bereavement Support Group:

The Facebook support group has 85 members and continues. If anyone feels they have the capacity and passion for reaching out to those bereaved, please speak to Ben or Livvi.

Safeguarding:

As God’s distinctive community we want to be a church that is safe for everyone. If you have any safeguarding concerns, please talk to John Gilyead, our Parish Safeguarding Officer, or one of our Curates, Livvi and Ben. Even if you’re not sure, please come and talk to us anyway.

Church contacts and ways to connect with us

Ben and Livvi will be monitoring the Vicar email now that Reverend Dawn is in the process of moving on from the parish and while the church is in interregnum.

If your message is specifically for Ben or Livvi, please contact them directly via the email addresses below. If you are unsure who to contact, please do so through the vicar email

vicar@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

Revd. Ben Haughton-Scales – Curate:
ben@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

Revd. Livvi Haughton-Scales – Curate:
livvi@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

Amanda Allen – Parish Administrator:
ParishOffice@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

(Staff day off is Friday)

Matt Ellson – Churchwarden:
ellsonmatthew74@gmail.com

Helen Cracknell – Churchwarden
helen.hollwey@gmail.com

John Gilyead – Parish Safeguarding Officer

thegilyeads@btinternet.com

Dale Gilbert – Treasurer

treasurer@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk

Fiona Clarke – PCC secretary