St Mary's Whitegate

Notices

'Big Clean'

We are having our annual
‘Big Clean’
On Saturday 5th October from 9am. We are looking for
volunteers to work both inside and outside church on a variety of jobs. Please bring materials/tools for the task you wish to do. Speak to Alan Newton for more information
Lunch will be
provided for all helpers.
Please sign the list at the back of church if you are able to help.

Sidespeople at St Mary's.

We are getting very short of
sidespeople for services at St Mary's, particularly for evening services. We are asking for new volunteers please in order to
sustain the number of services we can offer. If you would like to know what is entailed, or can offer to help, please speak to
Chris Newton. Thank you.

Public Meeting

Wednesday 25th September 7.15pm at St John’s, Hartford
An opportunity to express your views on who should be the next Bishop of Chester and what
qualities he or she should have. Everyone is welcome 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 sign the list at the back of church
Guide amount is £25 per week.

Men’s Breakfast

The next men’s Breakfast will be on Wednesday
9th October 9.00am at
The Badger, Church Minshull.
Please sign the list at the back of church.

Notice of Appointment

Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy co-Ordinator at St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice
The Reverend Dr John Thomas Stopford has been appointed as Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy Co-ordinator at St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice.
The Bishop of Birkenhead will license Dr Stopford, at a service on
Thursday, 26th September 2019 at 2.30pm in St Luke’s Hospice.
John will still remain as Assistant Curate in both parishes.

Foodbank

Mid-Cheshire Foodbank are
desperately short of
Tinned Fruit, Tinned Meat, Tinned Tomatoes, Tinned Vegetables.
Please remember the Foodbank when you are doing your weekly shop and help those less
fortunate than
ourselves.
In the past week the Foodbank have fed 125 people including
55 children

Mews Bookings

All enquiries for availability and charges should be made via Margaret Baldini 01606 883279

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.