Dear Friends
By the time this magazine comes out, we will have had our Gift Day for the church extension. We are hoping that this will have raised £20,000 and so have made a significant contribution to the £67,000 we need to raise in order to begin the work. I am also hopeful that our fundraiser, who is working hard on our behalf, will have started to bring in some of the £45,000 we are looking for from applications to local and national charities, and companies. Give that such applications will take time to be processed, we are therefore hoping to have raised the necessary money by the end of June in order to give 4 weeks’ notice to our contractor to start at the end of July. The work is expected to take 20 weeks, so we are still hoping that it can be completed by the end of the year.
One of the other ways we are hoping to raise money towards the extension is through a series of fundraising events and the first of these will be a pie and quiz evening on Saturday 13 April at 7.00 p.m. Tickets priced £12.50 are available from Joan Rotheram and Margaret Emsley and include an excellent pie supper including mash, mushy pies and gravy from Warrington’s very own To-pie-for – Pies, Catering Pie & Mash. I can recommend them! Do bring your own drinks and glasses, and why not invite some friends? It should be a great evening.
Thinking of new beginnings, it was wonderful to have had three adult members of our congregation confirmed by the Bishop of Liverpool recently at St. Philip’s school. Margaret Emsley, Carl Taylor, and Debbie Horley were confirmed alongside 14 children from the school, and Margaret spoke well about her faith journey and desire to be confirmed. Please pray for Margaret, Carl, and Debbie as they continue on their journeys.
As part of the confirmation, all present were asked by Bishop John to affirm our diocesan ‘Rule of Life’. Namely, we are called to pray, to read our bibles and to learn. We are also sent to tell others about Jesus, to serve God, and to give generously of our money, time, and talents. Linked to this, we shall be running the Talking Jesus Course on Tuesday evenings in April and May, to give us confidence to share our faith with others. Do sign up on the notice board at the back of church or speak to me if you wish to attend.
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Easter!
Jeremy Tear
Pioneer Team Rector
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