A God-centred church, actively serving others

Congratulations to all who organised The Ball, it was a great night and raised over £2,000!

NB Please note change to the Plan, Picnic is now on 5th July with no service at Pius,
there will be worship at Pius on 26th July

Arrangements for 5th June
10.30am meet at Archbishop Temple School (park in grounds)
11.00am short act of worship, bring your own chairs
11.30am Games, chat; 12noon picnic lunch, bring your own food
2.00pm last people leave for home

Download Notices for 21st June here:

fulwood-notices.pdf

NB Please note a change to Worship,
Picnic is now on 5th July with no service at Pius, there will be worship at Pius on 26th July.

This week’s Notices are here:

fulwood-notices-2.pdf

Loads going on, and dates for summer activities:

Please note 5th July is the Church Picnic, no service at Pius X School, and on 26th July we will be at Pius as usual for worship.

fulwood-notices.pdf

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fulwood-notices-2.pdf

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After only a week’s work you can see what the contractors have already done to the church premises here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fmc-re-development

These will be updated as work progresses so visit again later

All Holy Week events at URC, Symmonds Road (see details at the top of the web page)

MONDAY 6th April 7.00pm Reflection for Holy Week – led by Alison Birkett

TUESDAY 7th April
2.15pm – WOMENS FELLOWSHIP – Revd Peter Sheasby
7.00pm - Reflection for Holy Week – led by Liz Ellison Followed by 7.45pm – Film

WEDNESDAY 8th April – 7.00pm Reflection for Holy Week – led by Sister Myrtle

MAUNDY THURSDAY 9th April 7.00pm – Church Family meal and Communion

GOOD FRIDAY 10th April
10.00am – Worship at and with URC
From 6.00pm – Food and Family Activities; 7.00pm – short service

EASTER DAY 12th APRIL 2009
6.00am – Sonrise on Beacon Fell
8.00am – HOLY COMMUNION with Revd Peter Sheasby at Fulwood United Reformed Church
10.30am FAMILY CELEBRATION SERVICE at St. Pius X School with Sister Myrtle Poxon
6.30pm HOLY COMMUNION with Revd Peter Sheasby at Fulwood United Reformed Church

NOTICES FOR THIS WEEK:

fulwood-notices.pdf

Dear all

Street Pastors is an inter-denominational Church response to urban problems, engaging with people on the streets to care, listen and dialogue. It began in London in January 2003 and has now grown to 111 projects across the country with another 70 in development. Each project is run by a local management team with support from the Ascension Trust, local churches and community groups, in partnership with Police, Council and other statutory agencies. Here in Preston and South Ribble, the project grew out of Hope 08, and started on the streets in December 2008 with 24 volunteers from 10 different churches from across Preston and South Ribble. Already we are seeing fruit from our work, with relationships being built, trust established and a sense of a safer Preston developing within the community.

We are therefore really pleased and excited as a management team to be able to let you know that we are now opening up the work for more people to be able to volunteer and get involved. This year we have produced a downloadable Volunteer Application Pack which contains information about the project, what is involved with volunteering and all the necessary application forms in order to apply to become part of our growing, fantastic team.

We are holding an open evening for people to find out more about this on Tuesday 5th May at Leyland Methodist Church , where there will be an opportunity to hear from the police, volunteers and others about the real difference the church can make within our communities. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions and find out more before the application deadline of 15th May 2009.

Training for new volunteers will then begin on 21st June for 4 consecutive Saturdays, and we are working to having the new teams on the streets in September.

What about you – is this something that you, or people you know might be able to get involved in? Why not be part of something amazing as ordinary men and women of all ages join together to share the love of God with people outside the walls of the church?

For details about how you might support the work if you are unable to volunteer for patrolling the streets, please feel free to get in touch.

Thank you for your prayers and support

God bless

Chris Drury
Chairman, Preston & South Ribble Street Pastors Initiative

preston@streetpastors.org.uk

Pastor, Fulwood Free Methodist Church
Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, Preston . PR2 3LT
Tel: 01772 861597