Tuesday 1 September 2020

Hello Everyone

Sunday 30 August saw our seventh 'live' morning service at Acre Mill.  This was the best attended so far (30 people) and everyone enjoyed Stephen Crook from Goodshaw Baptist leading the worship.  Every week we have learned something new and we hope we have done all we can to keep everyone safe.

For 22 Sundays since lockdown in March, we have provided a recorded morning service on Youtube which has been watched by a surprising number of people and  thanks go to everyone who has contributed and helped in any way.  From this Sunday, things will be a bit different. 

We will be recording the Sunday Service and an edited version will be published on YouTube the following Sunday. So, on Sunday, 6 September, you will be able to watch the service that took place 'live' on 30 August.  This is a bit experimental at the moment so we shall see how we get on.  There is no truth in the rumour that there will be a special 'outtakes' version available at Christmas! 

Grateful thanks go to Phil Bowden who has spent an amazing amount of time on the technical problems involved.  Also, thanks go to Kerry for signing the songs - this had been a great help and inspiration as we are officially not allowed to sing during the services. So we are signing rather than singing!

The Zoom meetings will continue on Wednesdays(Quiz and Bingo) and Fridays at 7.30pm but there is another change coming up for the  Sunday Coffee Time Zoom. Because more people are coming to church, it's hard to get home in time to start the Zoom at 12.00 so, as an experiment, the Zoom on Sunday 6 September will be direct from church at 11.30am. If you log on, you will be able to see and speak to everyone who is having coffee after the service (outside and socially distanced, of course!)

The Deacons met last week to review our situation and to discuss what changes will need to be made to get some of our regular activities back to normal.  We are hoping to start CBC later in September and the leaders are discussing this soon.  Also, we hope to have some arrangements in place for the younger children during the service. Although we are limiting service times to about 45 minutes, we realise that even this is a long time for the younger ones.  Our Sunday School leaders are meeting to see how a mini-sunday school/creche could be arranged and news about this will be available shortly.

Congratulations to Katie and Lauren for their great exam results recently.


Happy Birthday to all who have birthdays in September : Yvonne, Barbara, Samantha and Bethany
 
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Morning Services for September:

Sunday  6 September    Terry Haslam-Jones
Sunday 13 September    Rev  John Prior
Sunday 20 September    Yvonne Webb  (Tear Fund)
Sunday 27 September    Jayne Webb (Send-a Cow : Harvest)

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Please pray specially for

• Jean Cormack who is back at home now
• The Spencer Family
• Teachers and Health Workers
• Older folks and those still shielding
• Our Government and the important decisions and negotiations which take place in the next few months
• Folks recovering from illness, operations and hospital treatment
• Children and Young people starting new courses, schools and classes
• People who are bereaved, sad or worried
• Our work with children and young people
• Difficult personal situations of all kinds – especially those just known to you.