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1 August 2016 St. George s Church Primrose Drive Huyton. L36 8DW Telephone: stgeorge.huyton@gmail.com

2 . Day From To Weekly Programme of Activities Leaders Monday 09.30am 11.30am Women s Wellbeing Awareness Course Chris O Hara 10.00am 11.30am Church cleaning and maintenance Teams Marie and Ken 12 Noon 2.00pm Drop-In Centre with Pastoral Care Team Marie Cain 12 Noon 2.00pm Foodbank, Jubilee Debt Advice, Get Connected Sue Torpey 2.30pm 3.30pm Group Leaders Meeting Tuesday 4.30pm 8.30pm North Stars Dance Group Ages 3 to 18 years Jayne VDB Owens Pauline Lankhurst Wednesday 09.30am 12.00am Training Course Pastoral Counselling Jenny Walkling 09.30am 11.30am Parent and Toddler Group Anne Camp 09.30am 12.30pm Church Gardening Team Pat Fitzpatrick 12 Noon 2.00pm Community Lunch followed by prize bingo Marie Cain 3.30pm 5.00pm St. George s Kids Club - Ages 4 to 6 yrs Eileen and Lisa 3.30pm 5.00pm St. George s Kids Club - Ages 6 to 10 yrs Alsion and Debbie 5.00pm 6.30pm St. George s Youth Club - Ages 11 to 16 yrs Emma O Hagan Thursday 4.30pm 7.30pm North Stars Dance Group Ages 3 to 18 years Pauline Lankhurst Saturday 9.30am 2.30pm Training Course Pastoral Coaching Harry Bundred Sunday 10.45am 12 Noon Sunday Worship followed with refreshments 1.00pm 2.00pm Café Church with Coffee and Cakes! Jayne VDB Owens Jayne VDB Owens

3 The Vicar Writes... The Gift of Faith in Baptism This summer has been a busy time for baptisms. here at St. George s Church. Over the holidays we have baptised three children, with more adults and children coming forward for baptism in September. The gift of faith that God gives us at our baptism is like any other gift. We have to decide what to do with it. Do we open it and wonder what it does or put it on the top of the wardrobe until a time we need to use it? I find it helpful to think about Baptism as the beginning of a journey A journey which starts with the newly baptised becoming part of the of God s family and also part of the local church, in which the principles and practices of the Christian faith can be nurtured and applied to their daily lives. It is for this reason that I encourage all who are asking for baptism for their children to start engaging with what is going on in the church on a regular basis - either on a Sunday, during the week or both! For the younger generation we have our midweek age-specific clubs (from Tots to Teens) with a special children s Wednesday Worship. For the adults, (including parents and God parents), we have a regular programme of midweek activities and different styles of Sunday Worship. Once the children are old enough to begin to understand what it means to be a Christian, they are then invited to make their First Holy Communion. This is usually when they are about 7 years of age, and is another landmark in their journey of faith. As they continue to grow into teenagers, they are then invited to be Confirmed in the faith. In other words; they are confirming for themselves the Promises made for them by their Godparents when they were too young to speak for themselves. When a person has been both Baptised and Confirmed, they are then able to stand as a Godparent for someone else.

4 Diary Dates Raising Funds for the Huyton Deanery Youth Pilgrimage to Virginia USA Mad Hatters Tea Party Games, Face Painting and much more Friday 12 th August 3.30pm to 5.30pm Kirkby C of Primary woodlands Hall Lane, Kirkby L32 1TZ Ages 5 upwards Tickets 3 each Sponsored Climb Can you help sponsor Joseph who with 12 other teenagers and their leaders attempt to climb Mount Snowden. This will help towards raising the money for the once in a lifetime experience to journey together in faith and friendship raising funds for their exchange trip in The sponsored climb takes place on Saturday 27 th August. Community Fun Day Saturday 17 th September 11am to 3pm We are raising money for the Huyton Youth Pilgrimage to Virginia USA. Please bring in any unwanted gifts / toys for the tombola stall, raffles. Volunteers needed to organise, set up and help at the stalls. Parish Weekend Away Friday 30 th Sept to Sunday 1 st Oct 2016 Just a reminder for anyone booked on the parish weekend away at Wychwood Park, please let Marie or Eileen know if you need transport. There will be no services at St. George s on Sunday 1 st October.

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7 Clergy Moves A South London clergyman who was appointed to another parish received a letter from a firm of furniture removers. Dear Sir We would like to remove you In the last year we have removed 40 South London clergy, to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Cucumber A small boy asked his mother for a cucumber to take to Junior Church. A slightly puzzled mother complied. Later she asked what it had been used for. Sorry, mum, he confessed. I got it wrong. We were supposed to bring a newcomer. Permission Extract from an official letter notifying residents of a new boundary road: It is hoped to take the new by-pass through the old cemetery, provided we can get permission from the various bodies concerned. From Church Notices and Bulletins Prayers for peace this month have been cancelled due to the arrival of the new vicar. Due to the Rector s illness, Wednesday s healing services will be cancelled until further notice. A talk on drugs will be given at the next Mothers Union meeting. Followed by a Bring and Buy Sale. Don t allow anxiety to kill you. Let the church help. Unseen A small girl greeting her father on his return from a journey by air and learning that he had flown above the clouds, asked if he had seen God. Well, no, said her father, you can t see God like that because He doesn t have a body. Oh, she said, with pity and disappointment, does he only have a head and legs? Egg One Egg-tra Joke What did the egg in the monastery say? Out of the frying pan and into the friar.

8 Family Communion Family Worship 1st and 3rd Sunday of Month of each month at 10.45am Including Baptism Services Holy Communion 2nd and 4th Sunday of Month of each month at 10.45am Children s Sunday School Café Church A chance to discuss aspects of the Christian faith with Rev. Jayne VanDenBerg-Owens and Lee Norton in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Wednesday Worship 4.30pm to 5.00pm Term Time Only Creative Prayer and Praise Led by Jayne and Emma Starting September Each Sunday at 1pm Fresh Coffee and Cakes! Pastoral Counselling