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St James the Great Wrightington with Heskin
PARISH MAGAZINE
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021
Useful Numbers
https://www.stjamesthegreat.net
https://www.facebook.com/StJamesWrightington
VICAR Stef Dnistrianskyj 01257 451332
email: vicar@stjamesthegreat.net
CHURCHWARDEN Anne Sharples 01257 424105
email: anneallan@go-plus.net
VERGERS Geoff and Marjorie Barlow 01257 367765
ASST. VERGER Syd Johnson 01257 450310
PCC SECRETARY Sue Crawford 01257 453171
ORGANIST Pauline Chapman 01257 453087
HALL BOOKINGS Anne Sharples 01257 424105
SUNDAY SCHOOL Rachael Baron 07921 854810
ST. JAMES PLAYERS Chris Gray 01257 452027
MOTHERS’ UNION Marie Taylor 01257 424919
GIFT AID Rev. Bill Sloan 01257 453665
STEWARDSHIP Margaret Morris 01257 452569
BAPTISM SECRETARY Marie Taylor 01257 424919
HESKIN SCHOOL Jayne Carrier 01257 451365
SAFE FROM HARM Sue Crawford 01257 453171
Material for inclusion in the magazine should be emailed to Sue Crawford at:
susancrawford@fastmail.co.uk
by the 16th of the month to ensure inclusion in the next issue.
COVER SHOT: Memories of Play & Praise Teddy Bear’s Picnic April 2014 –
How many children can you still recognise?
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Vicar’s Message Dear Friends I think I am fairly safe in saying that this year, in the long life of St James’, will be one that we refer back to, like the time when the roof needed replacing. It will be the year when the screen in church, with its novelty value, became a regular feature – albeit still retractable. It turned out to be a timely investment. It will be the year when St James launched its own YouTube channel, and also when some folk, who hadn’t been able to attend in person any more, joined in Zoom services from their armchairs. It is the year when we did no fund-raising, and so didn’t make ends meet – but made not only the new parish room a reality, but went on to re-fit the hall kitchen, toilets, doors, corridors, ceiling, and fit new glass windows, build a chair store room, and furnish it with new chairs. Jenny Evans was the cat- alyst, Crawford, Mottershead, Sharples, Wild, Fowler & Co Unlimited delivered, and with generous help from the Lottery Fund and Lancashire Environment Fund, you made it happen with your material and spiritual support. Likewise, our partner churches in Blackburn Diocese dug deep to keep ministry alive, and on the whole made ends meet. As to how we will do this year, that remains to be seen as I write this report. As a PCC we have currently halved our monthly contribution to the work of the churches in Blackburn, though we hope we can make that good once we are fully up and running. Our costs are, bluntly, the equivalent of our members/families contributing an average of £10 per week. It is the year when we continued to give – whether food or charitable donations – more, not less. It is the year when, in isolation from our own family members, we could still meet for worship, spaced out in our building, wearing masks, but non-the-less able to share smiles and encouragement and hope. It was a safe and wholesome gathering, week after week. We said goodbye to a good few loved members of our church and community family. Though our ability to gather was limited, people lined the streets, attended at a distance (physically, or via media) and somehow managed to mark those occasions with great dignity and feeling. The church is not the building, but it the gathering of God’s people, and it has been hampered, though we have kept in touch. This is not the same. The reports in this annual statement bear witness mainly to what hasn’t happened, what we have missed, and what we long to re-establish. As we see spring springing around us, the fields being ploughed and prepared, the birds busy building nests, and bees humming in the trees, we get a sense of the summer starting. It is coming in its due time, and will, hopefully, be fruitful one. Likewise, be ready to take the opportunities to engage in church whole heartedly as the different branches have opportunity to open. Please, be prepared to offer your time, talents, financial support, enthusiasm, ideas and serve one another with love and faith. Let’s make it a year of recovery that we remember, as much as the year of enforced restraint. Be prepared to party! With love Stef 4 | ST. JAMES THE GREAT WRIGHTINGTON WITH HESKIN PARISH MAGAZINE
Mothers’ Union
MOTHERS UNION (FROM THE REPORT FOR THE APCM)
As you know 2020 was a year to remember for what we couldn’t do rather than
what we did do!
We were able to have our Hot Pot Lunch and AGM in January. The accounts were
presented and approved. The Officers and Committee were re-elected for a further
year. We also managed to have a meeting in February although our speaker was
unable to attend. In March, Audrey and Eric France gave us an audio/visual talk on
their pilgrimage to Jerusalem with the Archdeacon of Blackburn.
Then Covid 19 hit and everything came to a stop – no meetings, no Play and Praise
and no Church. All those over 80 were asked to self-isolate for 12 weeks. Several of
our Mothers Union members became guardian angels, shopping for anyone unable
to get out. Joan and I kept in touch with our members with fortnightly telephone
calls, checking on their health and needs, and this continued all through the year.
Church was on hold and our services took to the “air waves” of Zoom, and what
a blessing that turned out to be (once we had mastered the art!!) Once Church
resumed, quite a few, socially distanced, masked environment although Zoom
continued for those who had to stay at home.
Sad events during the year were the deaths of two of our long-serving members,
Jean Dunsby in April and Joyce Spencer in December.
Something to celebrate during the year, albeit not in person, was the Diamond
Wedding of Lyn and Bill and Muriel and Roy. Josie and Carlton also celebrated their
Golden Wedding.
God Bless
Marie
Following the cancellation of the Mother’s Union Trip, the cost of the deposit was
returned and several members and non-members donated the deposit towards the
purchase of new chairs for the church hall – Anne Sharples, Barbara & David Berry,
Joan Dearden. Joan Crompton, Marion Green, Marie Taylor, Christine Robinson,
Eileen Sharples, Edna Brown, Pam Dean, Sue Crawford, John Fowler
and Molly Bradley – thank you to everyone.
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 5From our Remembrance
Book for June
In Loving Memory of
1st Margaret Armstrong
2nd Matilda Glover
2nd Nellie Littlefair
3rd Eileen Strange
4th Mary Martin
4th Gwenllian Mawdsley
6th Ena Stringfellow
6th Elizabeth Hunter
6th Joseph Laithewaite
6th Mary Laithewaite
6th Harry Gregson
7th Susan Kay
9th John Marsden
9th Ruby Slater
10th Hannah Collier
10th Melissa Garner
10th Anthony Curtis
11th Jean Mutch
12th Albert Norris
12th Michael Hill
13th Rev. Tom Walker
14th Bert Carr
15th Doris Lowton
16th Mary Hailwood
16th Bill Welch
20th John Barton
21st Edith Alice Carr
21st May Rowley
21st Edith Ellen Pierson
22nd Merrick Whaite
22nd Alan Everingham
23rd Robert Mawdsley
24th Dick Jolley
24th Gladys Taylor
26th Ivor Kenyon
29th Maggie Hinton
30th David Dean
30th William Hunter
6 | ST. JAMES THE GREAT WRIGHTINGTON WITH HESKIN PARISH MAGAZINEFrom our Remembrance
Book for July
In Loving Memory of
2nd Jean Bullivant 24th Eric Burton
3rd Colin Green 25th William Bromiley
6th Janet Westhead 29th Elsie Wright
6th Jane Coles 31st James Stazicker
6th Victoria Dawber
7th Winifred Davenport If you would like a name added to the
Remembrance Book, please contact the
8th Daniel James Blackledge
Vicar or Churchwarden
9th Robert Collier
10th Richard Waring
12th Margaret Martland
12th Alexander Holding
12th Edna Roberts
13th Richard Green
15th Kenneth Somers
15th Harry Aspinall
16th Lynne Carol Foster
17th Elsie Pomfret
18th Katie Wilcock
19th Doris Mantle
19th Frank Bowling
19th Harold Taylor
22nd William Magrath
22nd George Clays Guest
24th Frank Wright
24th Nigel Mark Fox
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 7Family Purse
DATE STEWARDSHIP GIFT AID S.ORDERS LOOSE PLATE
7 Mar £598.00 £40.10 £53.00
14 Mar No Banking
21 Mar No Banking
28 Mar £757.00 £44.00 £1020.00 £72.50
4 Apr No Banking
11 Apr £324.00 £90.70 £41.00
18 Apr No Banking
25 Apr £264.00 £58.00 £982.50 £17.00
36 Club Draw March 2021
PRIZE TICKET NO NAME
£50 25 Janet Marsh
£40 80 Karen Collins
£30 140 Liz Thompson
£20 145 Marion Campbell
£20 64 Sheila Sharkey
36 Club Draw April 2021
PRIZE TICKET NO NAME
£50 38 Margaret Morris
£40 12 Alan Carr
£30 16 Dorothy Moulton
£20 10 Margaret Rimmer
£20 63 Enyd Richardson
8 | ST. JAMES THE GREAT WRIGHTINGTON WITH HESKIN PARISH MAGAZINEFrom the Registers
HOLY MATRIMONY
“Those whom God hath joined together”
24th April Thomas W Cahill and Emily N Clementson
Acknowledgements
The PCC would like to thank all those who have kindly made
donations to St James’ Church
£20.00 Thanks for flowers, Andy & Sue
£100.00 In loving memory of a dear wife Joan Davies from Alan
£20.00 36 Club winnings returned
£50.00 In loving memory of George, dear husband, dad & grandad
- Phyllis Thistlethwaite
£150.00 Donation J Davenport
£20.00 Donations at the wedding of Tom and Emily
INFORmaTION FOLLOWING THE
RELaxING OF COvId RuLES
Following our PCC on Tuesday, I can report that we are in agreement for services,
at some undisclosed point in the future, when we can have two services without a
deep-clean between, we will be aiming to return with two services on Sunday.
Can't say when, but will give decent notice when we have a GREEN LIGHT!
I hope it is before September!!!
The plan is to have Sunday School 1st & 3rd Sundays, 2nd Sunday will be a short
and snappy all age service full of surprises (no communion) and 4th Sunday Parish
Communion. This will be at 10.30 - we had toyed with the idea of keeping this
service at 10.00am, but feel it would cause difficulties.
The 9.00am will be re-instated, a simple prayer book service, communion each week,
with no singing. Once this service is in place, we will discontinue the Wednesday
7.30pm communion service, but will look to plan worship along a
home-group / fellowship model.
So, those are the plans, but no dates.
Stef
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 9Donations to the Building Project
Total Income for Project from last magazine £81,389.72
Total Expenditure for Project from last magazine £82,298.77
Sue’s Book Sale over Easter weekend £1170.00
Sale of Jams & Marmalades from Barbara Berry £15.50
In loving memory of Joan Davies from Evelyn & Bill £15.00
With Gratitude on our Diamond Wedding Anniversary
from Sydney & Mavis Johnson £600.00*
36 Club winnings returned x 2 £50.00
Donation from Geoffrey Davies & Michael Mason £500.00*
In loving memory of Peter Hoddinott from Doreen £500.00*
Attic Sale 2021 – This period £1835 –Total so far £2065
SPONSOR A CHAIR APPEAL - the following people have sponsored one,
two or three chairs since the last magazine, and the total now received has paid for
a total of 100 chairs. We would also like to purchase trolleys for storage. We thank
you for your contributions.
J Davenport, L Tattersall, S Sharkey, S & M Johnson, Hannah Wotherspoon,
Geoff Williamson & Ruth, Joan Crompton, Barbara Haselden, Ethel Ashurst,
Eileen Mathews & Susan Marsh, D & A Howarth, Karen Buchan, Anonymous,
M Walsh & F Johnson Rachael Baron, Eileen Sharples, Elizabeth Clementson
*Those items marked with an asterisk, will be acknowledged
by a Plaque in the new Extension of the Church Hall
TOTAL INCOME FOR PROJECT TO DATE £86,760.22
TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR PROJECT TO DATE £83,712.44
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TO ALL THOSE BRILLIANT TEAMS WHO WORKED SO HARD TO
MAKE THE HALL LOOK REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND READY TO OPEN:
The Window Cleaning Team
The Toilet Cleaning Team
The Kitchen Cleaning Team
The Table Scrubbing Team
The Cupboard Building and Stair Boxing Team
I haven’t named any names but you all know who you are and it’s very true
that we wouldn’t be where we are without your help and support –
it is really appreciated and we certainly couldn’t have done it without you.
From all on the Hall Committee.
A special thank you to all my wonderful friends at St James, for all the lovely
cards, flowers and gifts that I received for my 70th birthday - Sue Wild.
I would like to say a big thank you to all the helpers during the attic sale.
The invaluable help, time and dedication of the helpers made such a
difference enabling us to raise over £2000 for the building fund.
Also a very special thank you to everyone who so kindly gave items.
Sue Wild
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 11Heskin Pemberton’s C of e Primary sCHool
Hello from everyone at Heskin Pemberton’s school,
i hope you are all well and that you are starting to enjoy the brighter weather
and the easing of restrictions. being able to start our extra curricular clubs
again and welcome back some visitors to school has definitely put a smile on our
faces and we are cautiously planning for a summer full of exciting and safe
school events, such as our sports Day and our summer fair.
in school we have been as busy as ever. our children have been working their socks off in class but we’ve
still managed to find time to help raise funds for local and national charities. one of our children in Class
3 organised a non-uniform day and a cake sale in order to raise funds for Guide Dogs for the blind.
We managed to raise enough money to sponsor the training of a puppy, lily, who will one day bring freedom
and independence to a person with sight loss. We also joined forces with the one and only mr motivator
for a fund raising workout! We donned our sporty clothes (no, i didn’t wear a mr motivator leotard)
and exercised together in order to raise money for inspire youth Zone. inspire is a local charity which has
supported hundreds of young people, especially those who found lockdown particularly difficult.
Well, mr motivator definitely inspired our
younger children because, after his visit, both
Class 1 and Class 2 participated in sporting
competitions organised by Chorley schools
sports Partnership. our reception children took
part in a multi-skills Competition, finishing in
6th place overall. Wow! not to be outdone,
our Class 2 children became pentathletes for the
day, scoring over 1000 points for our school
team! amazing! i’d like to say a massive well done
to all of our sporty superstars. you never know,
we might just have the next mo farah or the next
Holly bradshaw on our hands!
i hope you’ve enjoyed reading about the fun and
enjoyment we all share at our school and please feel free to visit our website if you would like to know
more about Heskin Pemberton’s. www.heskinpembertons.co.uk.
love, prayers & best Wishes,
alan brindle
Head teacher
head@heskinpembertons.lacs.sch.uk
01257 451365
12 | ST. JAMES THE GREAT WRIGHTINGTON WITH HESKIN PARISH MAGAZINELancashire street view quiz THE ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 16 JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 13
Diary for June 2021
(PLEASE NOTE - THERE WILL BE CHANGES AS THE RULES AROUND
COVID ARE RELAXED.)
2 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
6 TRINITY 1
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
9 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
13 TRINITY 2
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
14 Mon 9.00am Heskin School opens following half term
16 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
20 TRINITY 3
10.00am Parish Communion
36 Club Draw
11.30am Zoom Service
23 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
26 Sat 2.00pm Holy Matrimony –
Elliott Rigby & Eleanor Levenson.
27 TRINITY 4
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
30 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
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4 TRINITY 5
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
7 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
11 TRINITY 6
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
14 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
18 TRINITY 7
10.00am Parish Communion
36 Club Draw
11.30am Zoom Service
21 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
22 Thurs 2.00pm Heskin School closes for summer
25 TRINITY 8 (ST JAMES DAY)
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
28 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
Diary for August 2021
1 TRINITY 9
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
4 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
8 TRINITY 10
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Zoom Service
11 Wed 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
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THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS
BY AUDREY FRANCE
I was born in Tarsus, in an area called Cilicia, which was part of the Roman Empire.
Tarsus was a thriving commercial city and an important literary centre for culture and
education. My parents were devout Jews and my father was a well-respected Pharisee.
He was also a Roman Citizen and I, as his son, also inherited the right to Roman Citizenship.
At an early age I was fluent in Greek, Latin and Hebrew. I was a precocious child with a
determination to learn. I was afraid of no one and I confounded my teachers in Tarsus
with my intellect. Some would say I was self- opinionated, if I was, it was due to my
thirst for knowledge.
My family and I moved to Jerusalem when I was growing up and because I was a clever
scholar, I was sent to study in the school of the Pharisean Rabbi, Gamaliel. He was the
most eminent tutor of his time and there I studied Law.
As I progressed into adulthood, I became a formidable debater. I did not suffer fools
gladly and acquired a reputation for religious argument and philosophy. I knew the
Hebrew and the Greek Bibles by heart and could quote any passage in Scripture to
strengthen my points. My ambition was to become a Pharisee and ultimately the Leader
of the Jewish Council, the Sanhedrin. I could even become High Priest! My studies led
me to seek the truth about my God, the God of Abraham and my forefathers. A zeal for
my faith burned like a fire within me. I would protect my faith at all costs
My reputation grew amongst the members of the Sanhedrin. I was admired for my
fearlessness. When a group of blasphemers in Jerusalem, who believed that a man called
Jesus, (recently crucified), was the true Messiah, I was commissioned to deal with them.
They called themselves followers of ‘The Way’. I hated false prophets with all my being.
They were an insult to my God and had the temerity to challenge the true faith.
I was given authority to deal with them in any way I chose. I drew up a plan for
persecution. I had no misgivings whatsoever.
Their leader, Stephen, was due to preach in the market place. We went to listen.
There was a huge crowd of people there listening him. We stormed the crowd and
arrested Stephen. We took him outside the city and I ordered my men to execute him
by stoning.That was the only way to teach these blasphemers a lesson. When he was
dead, some of my men lay his cloak at my feet. One thing that amazed me about the
episode was, that at the point of his death, Stephen asked God to forgive those who
persecuted him. What a strange thing to do at such a time! It crossed my mind for a
fleeting moment that he must have some kind of strong faith to be able to do that.
I quickly brushed that thought away. He was a traitor and deserved his fate.
Some time later I was commissioned by the High Priest to travel to Damascus. We had
information that a large group of Jesus followers had been discovered to be living there
in hiding. I was to locate them and destroy them.That afternoon my men and I eagerly
set off.
On the way as I was planning my strategy, suddenly a blinding light came out of
nowhere. It was so bright my horse reared up and unsaddled me. I was thrown to the
ground. I stared at the light and in its centre, I saw a vision of a man standing before me.
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 17He said ‘Saul why are you persecuting Me?’
Dumbfounded I asked ‘Who are you?’
The figure replied ‘I am Jesus,The One whom you are persecuting. Go to a Street called
Straight in Damascus and you will be told what I want you to do’
With that, the vision and the light disappeared.When I opened my eyes again, I discovered
to my horror that I was totally blind! My sight was completely gone! My men had seen
and heard nothing at all! They guided me to a room in Damascus as instructed.
I had never experienced fear or despair in my life.The emotions were alien to me.
Now however I was shaking with fear and confusion. I wanted to be left alone in the
room. I refused all food and drink. I sat in the darkness and for three days I had nothing
to do but think and ponder my situation.
During the first day of my blindness, the darkness was suffocating me. I was a rational
man; visions were not part of my experience. My mind raced with questions. What had
happened to me on the road yesterday? Was it real? Am I going mad? How will I live
now with blindness? My ambitions for the Sanhedrin were shattered. Would I have to
rely on charity? How could I read my Bible and do my work destroying the
blasphemers? Will I be forced to beg in the streets? The life I knew was now over.
For the first time in my life, I felt despair. I sat on the floor and wept.
The second day I awoke and I was still in darkness. For some reason Stephen came into
my mind. Why did he say at the point of death ‘Father forgive those who persecute me?
‘His faith must have been real to him. Was he a blasphemer? Was I right to persecute
him? I don’t regret it because he insulted our God. I then heard in my mind the screams
of those men women and children I persecuted. How they begged for their lives.
I thought about my vision again. He said ‘Why are you persecuting me? ‘My thoughts
were in turmoil and for the first time in my life I was beginning to doubt my past
actions.Then, I was so sure I was right, now I don’t know what to think.That night I
could not sleep. All I could think about was the vision on the road.
On the third day of my blindness, I could not get the vision out of my mind. What did it
mean ‘you will be told what I want you to do’? What have I been chosen for? What plan
is there in store for me? What will my future hold? If I follow Jesus, I will be going
against all I believe to be true. I will be shunned by all those who know me. My family
will disown me. I will be an outcast. My whole being was weighed down with anxiety
The following day to my amazement a man named Ananias came to see me. I could hear
fear in his voice. He must have heard of me. He said Jesus had told him to lay his hands
on my eyes and cure my blindness. He said Jesus had chosen me to preach His gospel
and take the message to the Gentiles. I would speak to kings and princes as well as
ordinary people. I would take the message to all corners of the world.The road would
be a difficult one to follow, I would be ostracised and hated and at the end I would sac-
rifice my life for him.
I could not speak. Ananias then laid his hands on my eyes and I was able to see. I fell to
my knees and prayed. I felt a peace and a calmness that I had never experienced before.
Ananias and I talked for hours and hours about Jesus and His message. I was hungry for
information about Him. He said when I was ready, I could be baptised and Jesus would
send the Holy Spirit to rest on me and give me courage for my new mission.
18 | ST. JAMES’ THE GREAT WRIGHTINGTON WITH HESKIN PARISH MAGAZINEWe went to the river and Ananias baptised me. As I emerged from the water, I felt the
presence of the Holy Spirit. I cannot describe the emotion. I knew then that Jesus was
the Son of God, the Messiah. I realised that I had been reborn after my three days of
darkness. My new life beckoned
I wanted to begin my work immediately. I went to the synagogue and started to preach
the gospel.The crowds were incredulous. Wasn’t this Saul the persecutor? I noticed a
man who was listening to me called Barnabas, I knew he was a follower of Jesus so I
asked him to introduce me to the disciples who were in Damascus. Word had already
spread that I had been preaching about Jesus.To say they distrusted me was an
understatement. Some had fear in their eyes, others hatred.
I knew It would take time to convince them but Barnabas spoke up for me,
out of respect for him they eventually accepted me.
The Jewish Elders were also horrified when they heard about my change of heart.
They said I was a traitor and would have me arrested and executed.
Barnabas arranged my escape from Damascus. I was lowered down the city wall in a
basket as there were guards posted at all the city gates. We fled to Jerusalem for safety.
The disciples in Jerusalem were even more suspicious than those in Damascus.
Barnabas spoke up for me. He said I was genuine. However, the Sanhedrin and the High
Priest had heard about my experience and were determined to have me executed as a
common traitor. I could see the irony in their argument, that the one who persecuted
the blasphemers was now classed in their eyes as a blasphemer too.
Barnabas and I decided it was safer to return to Tarsus and begin my mission there.
All my confidence returned. I had no doubt I would succeed. My fluency in languages
would stand me in good stead. I was not afraid. I was a good orator and debater. I could
converse with Kings and princes.
I had been chosen. I wanted to bring Christianity to all the Gentiles. So now it began.
My experience on the road to Damascus opened my eyes to the truth, to a better world
and a better life. I am determined not to fail in my journey. Who knows in years to come
I might even be remembered!
Only time will tell.
SONGS OF PRAISE SPECIAL
We are hoping to have a Songs of Praise to celebrate the full opening of the church.
If you have a favourite song/hymn please let either Pauline Chapman, Anne Sharples or
Stef know the title or jot the name down and put in a marked box at the back of church.
A LOST LADIES RING
If you have lost a ring when visiting the churchyard recently, especially if you are
the lady who helped to tidy the Wedding Arch of flowers when the wind blew it
over, then please contact Anne Sharples - Churchwarden on Tel: 01257 424105
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CORNER HOUSE
Wood Lane, Wrightington, Nr. Wigan, WN6 9SE
Restaurant & Bar
Private Function Room available for all your family occasions
Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Funerals
Projector also for available for meetings/conferences
Gift Vouchers Available
Tel: 01257 451400
www.cornerhousewrightington.co.uk
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JUNE/JULY ROTAS 2021
As all the congregation are not yet attending church, the Rota cannot be followed,
and so the Readers are being appointed from those attending by Rev. Stef.
If you wish your name to be added to the list please see Rev Stef.
JUNE 2021 - JULY 2021 ISSUE | 31SUNDAY SERVICES
(All service times changed due to Covid 19 as rules permit)
At the moment
10.00am Parish Communion
WEEKDAYS
Wednesday 10.30am Play & Praise (Parent & Toddler Group)
(when we are able to re-commence)
Wednesday 7.30pm Prayer Book Communion
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