St Mary's Whitegate

Notices

Candlemas

Sunday 1st February is Candlemas
at the 9.30am service, church
candles for use in the coming year will be blessed.
Please bring your candles from home, have them placed on the
altar so that they can also be blessed.

Thank You

A letter of thanks has been received from Pheonix for the gifts they
received from St Mary’s following the Crib service.
The letter also gives details of Pheonix and how the gifts will be used.
A copy of the letter is on the notice board.

Thank You

Andrew and the choir at St Mary’s would like to thank the person who donated the filing cabinet and those who transported it. It is now in the
vestry with all the choir music neatly catalogued.

Installation of The Rt Revd Libby Lane as Bishop of Stockport

The Dean & Chapter have invited us to the installation service at Chester Cathedral on Sunday 8th March at 3.30pm. The service will take the form of Choral Evensong with a liturgy of welcome and thanksgiving for Libby’s Episcopal Ministry in the Diocese.
This service is to be a ticketed only event and tickets have to be ordered in advance. Numbers are required from each parish by the 8th February. A list is available in both churches if you wish to attend.
Please note there will be no service at St Mary’s or St Peter’s at 6.30pm that evening.

Lent Lunches

The Pastoral Committee are once again serving lunches during Lent
on a Tuesday at 12.30pm
commencing 24th February 2015
in The Mews
Donations to church funds with a suggested minimum donation of
£5 per person.
Please sign the list at the back of church indicating which or all of the
Tuesdays you wish to attend or
contact
Linda Dutton on 01606 862733 or Chris Newton on 01829 760239

Raffle Prizes

Did you receive any unwanted gifts this Christmas or have any items that could be used in any future raffles?
If so then Carole Sweet would be pleased to look after them until needed.

Gardeners Question Time

Saturday 14th February 2015 at 7pm
In the Recreation Room
£10 per person to include a pie and pickle supper and drink.
We will have four experts on the panel. Simon Tetlow the head gardener from Tatton Park. John Kealey who has the national collection of
chrysanthemums and is interested in growing all vegetables and fuscias,
Keith Webb who is interested in introducing British wild flowers in all styles of garden and Albert Bailey who used to run a nursery and has a wide ranging knowledge of trees, shrubs and water features.
If you have  question that you would like asking on the night please
submit them to Carole Sweet as soon as possible c.m.sweet@outlook.com  
There will also be a red themed tombola on the evening and Carole would be pleased to receive donations of suitable red items for this.
Tickets are available from Carole Sweet and the social committee

Mid-Cheshire Foodbank

Please note there is a new list attached to the basket listing the foods/toiletries they require. Cereals are no longer required as they are donated direct from Kellogg's.
A Thanksgiving Service is being held at St John’s, Over on Sunday 25th January at 4pm. Please speak to
Pauline if you would like to attend.

St Mary’s Floodlighting

During the months of October to April the church is floodlit from dusk to 10:30pm.
If you would like to sponsor a week during this time for a special event please contact one of the wardens or sign the list at the back of church
Guide amount is £25 per week.

Prayer List

We welcome new names of those who are ill to be added to our weekly list for prayer. This is intended for a short to medium term prayer list.
After two months names will be
transferred to the vicars long term
prayer list. You can of course request that the name goes back on the list for a further period.
Regular updates would be appreciated about the condition of those who are sick.
Please let the vicar or Linda Dutton know.