Leesfield Parish   May 28th    2017

No Confirmation classes or Bible Study this week.

On Tuesday Bishop Mark is in this deanery as part of the Thy Kingdom Come initiative. He will be outside Lees Library at 2pm and then going to see the project/café on Holts. The idea is that he will pray for this area. If anyone would like to join us they would be very welcome.

Deanery Prayer Walk with Bishop Mark

Tuesday 30th May

On Tuesday afternoon the Bishop of Middleton will be visiting our Deanery of Oldham East during his prayer pilgrimage.

All are welcome to join him at any point in the itinerary, which is shown below.

14.00 St John, Hey and walk to Lees
14.15 Lees Library
14.30 – 15.30 Holts Estate. Walking the Estate with various stops and visits
15.45 Tram from Oldham Mumps to Shaw
16.00 Arrive Shaw and walk in to the town centre Visiting the Library and community centre and the Lifelong Learning Centre
17.00 Leave for Oldham
17.15 Tesco’s Huddersfield Road, visit to the store and tea in café
18.00 walk into Oldham
19.00 the day finishes with a service at Oldham Parish Church.

For updates on the day see @DioManchester 

On Thursday, and next Thursday, Oldham Play Action group will be leading a session for local children in the Community Room and on the school playground. The session will last from 2pm  to 4pm. This is a trial to see if it would work during the longer summer holidays. Volunteer helpers are needed, just to generally be around and assist where needed. Can you help on either or both of these days?

On Monday 29^th May spring bank holiday tea party 2-4 pm includes free buffet food , entertainer, visit from the mayor to be held at Avalon Park care home Dove street Salem .

On Tuesday 30^th May coffee morning 10am - 12 pm at Avalon Park

Our Harvest Queen’s At Home is on Saturday July 8^th. Please put the date in your diary and listen out for more information/requests for donations etc. It would be good to make this a really fun afternoon and raise lots of money!

St Thomas church is open regularly on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, so people can drop in, look around, pray or just sit. For this to happen, we need volunteers to sit in church (Could be in the back room !) Can you help with this? Can you spare an hour now and again? See Edith or sign the list please. .

Items for the newsletter to Lydia (pastorlydia7@yahoo.co.uk) by Wednesday eve please.

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Next Sunday, 4^th June, is Pentecost. 

Our 9.15 service is at St Thomas’ – No service at St Agnes. 

Then St Agnes people meet with the band at Ashbourne House at 10.30, and will walk down to  St Thomas’.

St Thomas'  people assemble around 10.45, and when St Agnes' join us at 11 am we walk round the area finishing at St Thomas' Church.

There will then be a short service at 12 noon with our other local Christian congregations (Churches Together).

This is a joyous celebration of Pentecost,and there will be singing by the children of our Sunday Schools.

As Bishop David is with St John’s that day we will be pleased to welcome him to our service.

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Wed May 31^st                        Wedding rehearsal 7pm St Thomas

Sat June 3^rd                           Coffee morning 2 Leesway 10.30 till noon.

Sun June 4^th                         Whit Sunday  Service St Thomas 9.15  Then we walk…..

                                                      Joint service (Churches Together) 12noon in St Thomas

Mon June 5^th                        Standing Committee 7pm Vicarage

Fri June 9^th                           Whit Friday   Church open for refreshments  4.30 to 6.30 pm

Mon June 12^th                       St Thomas DCC 7pm

Wed June 14^th                      St Agnes DCC  8pm

Wed June 14^th                      Adult Confirmation group meet 7pm St Thomas

Thurs June 15^th                   Ladies of L.  Quiz night 7.30pm St Thomas

Mon  June 19th                     Wedding St Thomas   1pm

                                                       PCC  St Thomas 7pm

Wed June 21^st                       Children’s confirmation after school St Thomas

                                                      Adult Confirmation class   St Agnes 7pm

                                                      Deanery Synod      7.30pm St Thomas

Wed June 28^th                      Adult Confirmation class 7pm St Thomas

Thur June 29^th                     Wedding rehearsal St Agnes 6pm

Sat July 1^st                              Wedding St Agnes 3pm

Tues July 4^th                          Confirmation rehearsal 7pm St Thomas

Wed July 5^th                          Wedding rehearsal St Thomas 4pm

Friday July 7^th                      Wedding St Thomas 4pm

                                                       Cheese and wine evening    St Thomas (details to follow)

Some future events  -details later but put in your diary!

Harvest Queen At Home  July 8^th

Trip to Liverpool July 15th

Confirmation service July 9^th

Boundary walk  August 12^th

Heritage Weekend September 9th