11.00Am Parish Eucharist at Christ Church

The United Benefice of Saint Barnabas, Crosland Moor and Christ Church, Linthwaite with Saint Lukes, Milnsbridge

NEXT SUNDAY: 25th MARCH

PALM SUNDAY

9.15am Parish Communion at St. Barnabas

11.00am Parish Eucharist at Christ Church

7.30pm The Cross of Christ at St. Barnabas

PLEASE PRAY FOR

THE CHURCH For the Anglican Communion, for our Bishops, Nicholas and Jonathan
PEACE and JUSTICE for all refugees especially the Rohingya people

OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY For our MP Thelma Walker, for members of Bilal Mosque, the Eden Foundation, Seventh-Day Adventists, Crosland Hill Methodists and our Luncheon Club.

OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS Oak Primary, Ardron Primary, Mount Pleasant Primary, Beaumont Primary Academy, Moor End Academy, Colne Valley High, Linthwaite Clough JI&N and Cowlersley Primary.

THE SICKJean Dransfield, Marriam Alfred, Allen Haigh, Lilly Sandell, Joyce Algar, Jean Chaplin, Brenda Richardson, Peggy Atkinson, Jean Robinson, Jackie Phillips, Janet Taylor, Leo and Oliver Redfern, Margaret Morrelli, Dennis Broadley, Susan Evans, Dorothy Sykes, Peter Linsell-Fraser.

THE DEPARTED:
OUR YEARS MIND: Anthony Howard Brook, Edith Wilkinson

THIS WEEK:

MON 19 MARCH: 11.00am Knit and Natter at Christ Church. 7.30pm Nurture Group at Patricia’s

TUES 20 March: 10.00am Holy Communion at St. Barnabas.

WEDS 21 MARCH:11.00am Colne Valley Churches Together at Slaithwaite Methodist Church

10.45 am Ian Blakeley - Lent Talk:“Christ and the Chocolaterie”, at Sandy Mount Extra Care Home.

NOTICES

NEW TEACUPS - Please show Tracy your mug so that the serving team can have your drink ready for the future.

EASTER RAFFLE -We shall be having an Easter raffle to be drawn on Easter Day or Palm Sunday.If anyone would like to donate a prize please have a word with Anne Bradford.All proceeds to our Lent Charity;The Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

PARKING: If you have a Kirklees Worship Parking Permit can you let Fr Paul have the reference number (beginning with the letters WP) from your permit so it can be renewed as soon as possible?

EASTERLILIES- If you would like to donate Easter Lilies, please let Andrea have names to be remembered and £2.50 by Sunday 18th March.

COLNE VALLEY CHURCHES TOGETHER SERVICES (At 11.00am)- will meet on the following Wednesdays, on March 21st at Slaithwaite Methodists: June 20th at Christ Church Linthwaite: September 19th at Slaithwaite Methodists: December 19th at Holy Family Slaithwaite.

YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE - envelopes for this years Lent appeal (The Yorkshire Air Ambulance) are available at the back of church.

We invite you to pray this prayer through the coming week:

GOD OF MISSION WHO ALONE BRINGS GROWTH TO YOUR CHURCH

SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO GIVE

VISION TO OUR PLANNING, WISDOM TO OUR ACTIONS AND POWER TO OUR WITNESS.

HELP OUR CHURCH TO GROW IN NUMBERS,

IN SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT TO YOU,

AND IN SERVICE TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN.

Items for the Weekly Newsletter sent to Ian Blakeley at: or by telephone: 01484 308843. The deadline each week is 12 noon on Thursdays.

Church websites:

Parish Priest: Fr Paul Witts 01484 422381

Parish Deacon: Ann Broxham 01484 842621