Sunday 24 October 2021: Trinity 21

To include articles on this sheet contact Valda Pearson on 07751 663339 or email valdaapearson@gmail.com by Tuesday evening. 

10:15    Parish Eucharist

Hymns   422,   Alleluia,   769,   796,   628

President and Preacher Fr Andrew

Grant, we beseech you, merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Sunday 24 October Readings:

Jeremiah 31: 7-9

Hebrews 7: 23-28

Mark 10: 46-52

Intercessions   

We pray for an end to coronavirus:

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose years never fail and whose mercies are new each returning day: let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives, warming our hearts and giving light to our minds; that we may pass the coming year in joyful obedience and firm faith; through him who is the beginning and the end, your Son, Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.

Those in need this week:

Maureen Dalby; Pauline Readett; Pat Lee; Mary Brown; Declan Reece; Anne Evans, Di Taylor, Keith Brindle, James Thomas, Joanne Whittle and Susan Boult

Those who have been in need for some time:

Colin Buckley; Pat Wilson; Helen Christopher; Graham Pownall; Olivia Wilson; Tony Dolan; Margaret Dolan; Audrey Batten; June Davenport; Pat Lee, Michael Walker, Gemma Kavanagh, Maureen Brindle

The departed

Jean Fairhurst

Carol Everitt

Patricia Leightwood 

Harold Freeman

Those who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic

Those whose anniversary occurs this week

Mabel Readett

John Lythgoe Readett

Winnie Rimmer

Irene Mayor

Brian Threlfall 

May Meldrum

What's on

Daily readings in the week

Monday 25 October           Luke 13 : 10 - 17

Tuesday 26 October           Alfred the Great     Luke 13 : 18 - 21

Wednesday 27 October      Luke 13 : 22 - 30

Thursday 28 October         Simon and Jude     John 15 : 17 - end

Friday 29 October             James Hannington    Luke 14 : 1 - 6

Saturday 30 October         Luke 14 : 1, 7 - 11

Services this week

The Daily Office of Morning and Evening Prayer will be said in church at 09:00 and 17:00 Wednesday to Thursday

Monday:            14:30 Funeral and Burial of Carol Ann Everitt RIP

Wednesday:       09:30 Holy Eucharist

Thursday:          18:00 Holy Eucharist

Next Week:

31 October   Trinity 22   Green

Baptism of Alexia May Hope at 15:00

Readings         

Wisdom 3: 1-9; Revelation 21: 1-6a;  John 11: 32-44

Weekly church running costs - £1901

THE COST OF KEEPING OPEN OUR CHURCH is £14 PER PERSON PER WEEK – current levels of giving work out at £5 per person per week increasing the gap between incomings and outgoings even further.  The financial situation is becoming increasingly worrying.  Please help as much as you can. Forms are available to make a Standing Order if you would prefer to contribute in this way. Forms are available for tax payers from the treasurer or Gift Aid Secretary, Eric Smith. Please make sure you have completed yours. Gift Aiding raised £11,707 in year 2019.

Eccleston St Marys PCC Sort Code 09-01-55 A/c 23903081

If you wish to make an online donation please click the picture on the left.  This will take you to a page where you can enter your debit or credit card details to make a donation for any amount.  You can also Gift Aid the donation.

CONTACT DETAILS

Rector                  Fr Andrew Brown        01257 452777

Church Warden     Gill Jamieson             01257 451863

Church Warden     Garry Fishwick           07885 839067

Weddings              Andrea Cheetham      01257 451932

Baptisms              Claire Walsh               01257 433167

Funerals               Linda Thornton          01257 451075

PCC Secretary       valdaapearson@gmail.com  

The following daily intentions are suggested:

Monday              Diocesan Clergy and Licensed Lay Workers

Tuesday             The nations of the UK

Wednesday        The Unknown Saints

Thursday           Those called to serve the church

Friday                Overseas aid workers

Saturday            An end to coronavirus

British Summer Time

NEXT WEEK DON’T FORGET BRITISH SUMMER TIME END

Put your clocks back one hour on Saturday night

Additional Midweek Eucharists 

A weekly simple, said eucharist is now held on Thursday evenings.  As this eucharist can be used to meet school admission criteria, please remember to mention to Fr Andrew that you have attended so he can record this.  If you have not initially registered yourself and your child on the register you can do this by clicking the image above to complete the online form.

If you have a child who is between 8 and 12 years old they may like to consider being admitted to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion before they are confirmed.  Confirmation in our parish normally occurs after someone has reached the age of 14.  However, if you are interested in communion before confirmation please speak to Fr Andrew.

Are you called?   This past week has shown how our band of volunteers has become so very depleted during the pandemic.  The number of tasks and jobs remains the same but there are fewer hands to do the work.  If you can help in any way, please speak to Fr Andrew or a church warden.  Moving furniture around for funerals and weddings is proving hard word, choir membership is fragile and there is no server for the new Thursday eucharist.  Specifically are you are called to be a server or acolyte?  Many vocations have started in this way and is a valuable ministry to the church.  With the increase in services through the week we are now looking to increase the size of the team.  
Please speak to Fr Andrew or a warden if you want to know more.

Come and Sing   Our Music Director has arranged a 'come and sing' concert at St Faith's Parish Church, Crosby.  If you would like to take part please go along on Sunday 7 November at 18:30.  Click the image for details of the schedule for the afternoon. The central piece of music is The Requiem by the 19th Century French composer Gabriel Faure.  It is a sublime and reflective piece appropriate for the reembrace season of All Saints, All Souls and Reembrace Day itself that we have heard in our own church as a liturgical setting over the past few years.

Support during the continuing pandemic

It is clear that Covid-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future.  Therefore, we understand that not everyone will feel comfortable to return to church in the short term.  However, if you feel able, your will be most welcome.  If you still need support, this is available in a number of ways from the parish.

Please continue to keep in touch with church:

The Parish Website - www.ecclestonstmaryschurch.org

Worship - online Eucharists are available through social media

Personal Contact – please request help if you require it

Prayers - Please contact Liz Green to be included.

Giving - your donations through our contactless terminal in church can now benefit from GiftAid if you are a UK taxpayer. That means for every £5 you donate, Eccleston St Mary’s PCC receives £6.25. To help us receive this extra benefit please register your Visa and MasterCard on the Swiftaid website (by clicking on the link or the image above) before you use the terminal in church. Please contact Eric Smith if you will to join the envelope scheme.  He has a number spare.  

Also please sign up to Easyfundraising (details below) as this is such a good way to earn money for church without any effort, especially now that online purchases are increasing popular since the beginning of the pandemic.

As you will have seen above you can make an online donation.  Once again, click this link to take you to the donations page.

Legacies.  Have you thought about leaving a donation to your parish church in your will.  Please speak to a Church Warden or our Treasurer about how this could be done.  We have some very useful leaflets which can explain the legal process and how you can help.  Please ask for one.

Assistant Director Music we have placed an advert in the national press for an Assistant Director of Music.  As we public this newsletter, applications have been received; however, if you know someone who may be interested in applying, the job description and person specification is shown on the parish website along with an online application form.  You can access the full details along with the application form by clicking the image to the left.

The Parish Church connection with Eccleston Cricket Club

Some notes on research by Eric Smith

Recently the village has suffered the loss of two stalwarts of Eccleston both having a close affiliation with Eccleston Cricket Club.

Dorothy Hailwood was the wife of a previous chairman of the club, mother of a player and was part of the team who provided the teas for the players. These teas became renowned for their excellence and gained a reputation of second to none throughout the Southport and District League.

Geoffrey Unsworth was a team player and a proliferate scorer of runs who after his playing days ended became a senior critic in critics corner and was never short of a comment on a player’s performance and was a giver of good advice on what shot they should have played.

The connection of the church dates back to 1888 when the original cricket club was formed, it is noted that the President, Team captain and Selector of the team was the Reverend H.W. Bretherton (Rector of St Marys). Games were played on the vicarage field situated north of the old vicarage on the right-hand side when you exit the village via New Lane.

Moving to 1924, the new club was formed at a meeting in the old school (now a private residence) a new committee was formed and chairman elected was the Reverend H. Bretherton, son of the previous Rector.

In 1927 as the operating logistics of the rectory field became apparent a new location was required, a field owned by Messrs Sagar and Wane situated in Doctors Lane was purchased after much fund raising.  Here the club stayed until it was becoming apparent the field and facilities did not match the League requirement for a team in the first division. Therefore, in the 1990s the decision was taken to sell the ground (it is now housing) and move the club to a new ground, much larger, and with better facilities. This ground is situated at the end of Doctors Lane near to the junction with Tincklers Lane and is a first-rate facility with both senior and junior teams. The link to the church was carried on with teachers from St. Marys School becoming active playing members.

Eccleston Belles

Monday 1 November at 19.00.  This will be a Jacob’s Join (aka Bring and Share).  Bring a friend.  Share a friend  All welcome.

Book Collection 

We are collecting books to raise funds for church.  If you have any books, with a barcode, that you could donate please contact Ian Butterfield at the following email address powerandbutterfield@gmail.com or Valda Pearson on 07751663339 to arrange for collection or bring books to church if you would prefer. 

Music for October

If you want to know what music Joe, our Director of Music, has put together for us each week in Eccleston, along with the hymns Sunday by Sunday please click here.

Autumn Fair

This exciting event will took place yesterday afternoon  in the Scout Hut in Draper Avenue.

Thank you to all who contributed.  We will give you a grand total of how much we raised as soon as possible.  

Book Floodlighting – it is now possible to book the floodlighting again.  Please use this form to make your request and online payment.  It only costs £10 to light up the church for one evening.  We also feature your memorial on the parish website and on our Facebook page.  Join those who have raised over £1,300 for church funds as they remember an important event or person when they have 'Lit up the Church'.

Recent Floodlighting

23 October 2021

Janice Porter

In Loving Memory of Pat Leightwood. A Special Lady and Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma Sadly missed and Always in Our Hearts.

19 October 2021

Janice Porter

On the day of the funeral of Patricia May Leightwood RIP

20 October 2021

Valda Pearson

In memory of Barbara Joyce Gooch. Always in our hearts.

10 October 2021

Anne Gibson

To celebrate the special birthday of a very special daughter. Daddy called her Treasure and that is just what she is now for me. Thank you Carole.

7 October 2021

Mark Hailwood

In memory of Dorothy Hailwood

6 October 2021

Mark Hailwood

In memory of Dorothy Hailwood

Joyce Hunter

In loving memory of Dear Dorothy from Joyce, Hugh and family

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If you shop online, please register for Easyfundraising Cause

When you click on this link you will be able to make a small donation to our parish work each time you shop at selected retailers at no additional cost to you.  Our 62 supporters have raised £1,869.94 so for so why not join them at this time that all non essential shops are closed.  

Disability Provision

There is a hearing Loop system

Space is provided in church for wheelchair users. A wheelchair is available.                     

Disability toilet in the Parish Centre

Fire Notice   

There are two emergency exits:

Through the main door Through the Jesus Chapel (To the right of the altar) Muster by the War Memorial, await instructions