Holy Week will soon be with us and, as ever, we have a number of opportunities to worship together as Christians across our team and in the company of those from other churches.
| Maundy Thursday 6 April | Holy Communion | St.Mary’s | 7.30 p.m. |
| (followed by Vigil at 9.00 p.m.) | |||
| Good Friday 7 April | Churches Together Service | Honiton Square | 12 noon |
| Good Friday 7 April | Last Hour at the Cross | St.Philip’s | 2.00 p.m. |
| Easter Eve 8 April | Easter Vigil | St.James | 7.45 p.m. |
A heads up for after Easter when Churches Together in West Warrington are organising another prayer walk on Thursday 18 May which is Ascension Day and marks the start of the Archbishops 10 days of prayer known as ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. We are invited to use this time to pray for 5 people we know who don’t yet know Jesus for themselves. So do join us if you can:
| 9.00 a.m. | Prayers | St.Mary’s |
| 10.00 a.m. | Prayers | St.Joseph’s |
| 11.00 a.m. | Prayers and Refreshments | The Oaks |
| 12 noon | Short Service | Pemketh Methodist |
Further details can be found here.
Many of you will no doubt have begun to hear through our churches of the Diocesan ‘Fit for Mission’ (FFM) initiative. This aims to help churches in deaneries to work more closely together in mission by joining together as part of one, or two, larger parishes. I appreciate that this may be a difficult idea for us to get our heads around when we are so used to often working largely independently as churches. But if we could pool our collective gifts and skills together for the sake of God’s kingdom here in Warrington, that could be very exciting! So may I invite you to attend two forthcoming deanery meetings at which there will be the opportunity to learn more about this:
| Sunday 23 April | Sharing a vision for Fit for Mission | St.Paul’s | 6.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 13 June | Archdeacon’s Visitation | St.Mary’s | 7.30 p.m. |
Further information can be found by clicking here.
Finally, I am delighted to announce that John McCreadie has started work as the youth worker at St.Mary’s and St.Paul’s in conjunction with Youth for Christ. He will spend his time in local high schools as well as working with young people in these two churches. Another person beginning a new ministry next month is John Perumbalath, the next Bishop of Liverpool. You are very welcome to attend his installation service on Saturday 22 April at 3.00 p.m. at the Cathedral. No tickets are required – just turn up!
May you know the hope and the joy that Jesus’ death and resurrection brings this Easter season. With my prayers and best wishes.
Jeremy Tear
Pioneer Team Rector
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