Weekly Newsletter

Morning Service at 10.30 on Sunday 23rd August 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.

Prayer Walking

During August, Ben and Livvi will be prayer walking the parish on Thursdays 20th and 27th August. We’ll meet at 6.50pm outside Glenvale Primary School and leave at 7pm. We will finish by 8pm. If anyone would like to join us in prayer walking, do let one of us know and we can include you on any communications. Or feel free to just turn up on the evenings!

New Connect Group

Greg and Helen Cracknell are planning to start a new Connect Group in the Autumn, meeting every other week on a Monday evening. The group will meet for about an hour and a half, during which they will study a Bible passage together (generally using either a written or video guide to help – sometimes as a whole group, sometimes in twos and threes), followed by sharing how they are doing and praying for each other for the final half an hour. All are welcome, whatever stage you are at on your Christian journey. If you would like to know more, please do speak with Greg or Helen at church, or email Greg at greg.cracknell@gmail.com.

Weekly Services:

This Sunday, we will be having our usual service with table activities provided for children and young people. Reverend Ben will be continuing our series on Friendship, looking at Conflict in Friendship.

Midweek Service at Glenvale Care Home:

Parish Prayer:

There are three opportunities to pray together as a parish each 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) Thursday evenings, Prayer Walking around the parish, meeting at 6.50pm outside Glenvale Church of England School.

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:

Our under 18’s teams are now taking a summer break and will recommence in September.

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. If the 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

Chiaz Alozie – Intern:

chiazialozie@outlook.com

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