Welcome to our Communion service today, which is led by Rev. David Ireland.
Please join us for refreshments after the service.
Dates and preachers for the coming weeks:
17th May No morning service, service at 4pm to meet the new Minister, see Notices.
24th May Pentecost – Sheila Coop
31st May Eileen Atkinson
7th June Richard Bradley
14th June David Ireland
21st June Margaret Bywater
Regular Meetings:
1st Tuesday 10am Events Meeting
2nd Tuesday 2pm Ladies Fellowship
3rd Tuesday 10am Elders Meeting
Friday Coffee Mornings, 10am – 12noon
Sunday Church Services, 10.45am
Uniformed Organizations – Tuesdays 6pm Rainbows, Tuesdays 6.30pm – Brownies, Thursdays 7pm Guides
Reminding you all that there will be no morning service on 17th May at 10.45am.
Our service that day will be at 4pm when a prospective Minister will lead the service.
Refreshments will follow and a vote will be taken on his viability as Minister.
Unfortunately, only Church Members may vote.
Pentecost 24th May (Whit Sunday) Service at 3pm,
usually held in Shaw Memorial Gardens will be held this year in the grounds of St James Church, Shaw.
There is a full market that day also in Market Street.
Notice of AGM
This will be held during refreshments after our Service on the 31st of May.
Eldership – if any Church Member would like to consider becoming an Elder of our church, please speak to Caroline for further information.
50 Club Draw
Congratulations! to the winner for April, who is Dorothy Parker.
We need a few more members, if you would like to join the club, please see Brenda Bakes.
More members always welcome, £1 per week.
FLOWERS IN CHURCH
There is a new Flower Rota on the wall in the kitchen. If you would like to place some flowers in church to mark a special Sunday, please enter your name on the appropriate date on the calendar.
If you are unable to actually go and buy those flowers and arrange them in church, then this can be done for you. Please speak to an Elder.
FOR YOUR DIARY –
Saturday 6th June – Thanksgiving Weekend Saturday 6th June – Summer Afternoon Tea 3pm. The tickets are £7.50 and will be on sale from today from Pauline Lever
Monday 8th June – Charity Night for Francis House at Playhouse 2. The play is “Some Mothers Do ‘ave ‘em”. Tickets on sale from Sue Jackson.
InHarmony in Concert – Saturday 20th June at 7pm. Tickets will be on sale soon.
Trinity Methodist Church, Royton
Church Community Craft Shop and Coffee Morning 1st Thursday of each month – 9.30am to 11.30am
Arts & Crafts products created & handmade by local people
SHAW FOODBANK –
Is now independently run and not connected to Oldham Food Bank. It is run by Churches Together. We still need to support this movement as we usually do through our donations, which are very gratefully received.
FIRE DRILL
In the event of a fire will you please leave by the nearest safest exit and assemble outside the fencing on Kershaw Street or outside the gates on Rochdale Road.