Rev Andrew Stott
Team Rector
Tel: 928 4817

Rev Alan Finch
Team Vicar
Tel: 928 3919

church mobile phone
07387 349347

email address
stphilipschurchlitherland
@gmail.com

 ST PHILIP'S PARISH NEWS
14th April 2019

Palm Sunday

Linking Litherland with our Lord Jesus Christ
Open doors, open hearts, open minds

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean
not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight"

Proverbs 3: 5-6

10.30am - Morning Worship
  4.00pm - Holy Communion

Readings: Philippians 2:5-11 and Luke 23:1-49

We warmly welcome you to join us for refreshments after our service

Collect - Palm Sunday
Lord Jesus Christ, you humbled yourself by taking the form of a servant and was obedient even to death on the cross for our salvation; grant us the mind to follow you and to proclaim you as Lord and King, to the glory of God the Father.  Amen

                                    Notices

We now have a book for any problems that are found in the fabric of the Church.  If anyone notices that something needs fixing, ie a broken chair, a tap that won't turn off, please make a note of it in this book, so that it can be looked at and repaired (hopefully).  Thank you.

Bootle Easter Story – Walk with us through The Bootle Strand and meet characters from the Easter Story on Good Friday 19^th April – 12pm starting at In Another Place (opposite the Ping Pong Parlour).  Tickets available for £2 each or donation in advance and on the door – contact Samuel Mason 0151 924 4468.

APCM – Tuesday 23^rd April at 7pm in church.

Food bank team,  We are on duty next at St Leonard’s on the 3^rd May 2019.
With grateful thanks to everyone who helps us so much.

General Knowledge Quiz – Friday 3^rd May at St John & St James, Bailey Drive. 
6.30-8.30pm – Tickets £5 which includes a scouse supper - £15 for a team of 4.

 Home Communion will be taken out on the 7^th May 2019. If you know of anyone who would like to have Communion at home please see or contact Norma in Church.

The Office for bookings of Weddings and Baptisms will take place on Thursday
9^th May 2019  from 7.00pm – 8.00pm in St. Philip’s Church. Please contact Alan Finch on 928 3919 if necessary.

Prayer Study Group -  7.30pm at Norma’s, all are welcome!

Pastoral Visitation - Pastoral visitation is an important part of any church's ministry and can't just be done by one person.  With that in mind, we would like to set up official visitation teams who work in collaboration with the clergy.  In this day of political correctness and GDPR, there are certain measures that we need to follow when visiting.  With that in mind we have asked Bob Banton from the Diocese to run a 4 week course (one evening a week) on pastoral visitation after Easter.  Would you be interested in being part of the pastoral visitation team?  If so, can you give your name to Andrew or Alan asap.  Once we have numbers, we can let Bob know, and sort out a start date.  Thank you.

Prayer/Study Group - meet at Norma's on a Monday evening at 7.30pm.  Everyone welcome.

Home Communion - Home Communion will be taken out on the 2nd April.  If you know of anyone who would like to have Communion at home please see or contact Norma in church

 Parish Office - Bookings for baptisms and weddings will take place on Thursday 4th April from 7-8pm in church.  Please contact Alan Finch on 928 3919 for more information.

Foodbank Team - We are on duty next at St Leonard's on 5th April. With grateful thanks to everyone who helps us so much.

Articles needed for the magazine - We really do need articles for our magazine.  Maybe you have memories to share about St Philips or Litherland; a poem or story that has made you smile, or a photograph of past  times.  Hope to hear from you - Pauline.  

Please hold in your prayers:

Our church finances 
Our giving
St Philip's Church and School, staff and finances

Please pray for all who are unwell and for those caring for them.  

   Lynn Smith, Dot Mc