Notices
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Notices
A change of name
Coffee, chat & craft has changed its name to Friday Chat. It will meet in the Centre each Friday 9.30 am till 12 noon. Everyone is invited to come along, have a hot drink, and if chat and craft is your thing you can do that too. Why not then stay and join in ‘Pay what you can’ soup lunch.
Church Opening
We have a rota of people who are opening the church in the morning and closing in the evening Monday – Friday. Our thanks to them. If you come across the church open on a weekday, please leave it that way. If you are counting and arrive to find church closed, you may find it open by the time you leave. Counters may of course wish to have the door closed while you are doing that. Please do leave it open after you have finished. If you have any questions or concerns please call into the centre and speak to the team leader. If the centre is closed phone 01513344155 or 07806608219. If there is an emergency and you consider it necessary to dial 999 please do that first and only then call us. Thank you, Jenny (Rector)
Recycling plastic sweet tubs
For Macmillan Cancer Care, the final date is 15th February, I have already taken a good number to the Royal Oak, thank you to those who have donated. I need any further ones before the 15th please, they can be left in the Centre or brought to Church. Jenny H
Parish Prayer WhatsApp Group
Do you want to belong? All you need is a mobile phone and WhatsApp. Many of us will help you add that to your phone. It is a free app. Talk to me or to someone who already has it. Jenny (Rector)
Candlemas (which is also known as the feast of the Presentation of Christ and marks the end of Christmas and Epiphany) evensong.
St Mary’s Church, Stanley Lane, Eastham, CH62 OAQ. 6.00 pm Sunday
led by Revd Beth Glover, Organ Malcolm Perry, Choir Director: Gail Davies
Rota
The new rota is being prepared for March – May 2026. Please could you email Fiona Austin with the dates you are not available in March, April, May. If you would like to be added to the Church rota or refreshments rota please speak to the Rector. There is a new email address to give Fiona your availability rota@stbarnabasbromborough.org. Note new email address.
Quiz Night
St David’s Church, Mill Park Drive, Eastham, CH62 9DG at 7.30 pm Friday 6th February.
Bring your own drink and Teams (donations of £10.00 per team)
WANTED – A new PCC secretary
Fiona has let me know that she will be standing down from the role of PCC secretary at the end of this year. That year will end at the APCM in April. Fiona has undertaken this role for the past 8 years so with new commitments in her personal life I think it is time to allow her to move away from this. There will be time for saying thank you in due course but for now we need to find someone else who can work alongside Fiona to complete the tasks at the end of the year. If you feel God is calling you (which is not necessarily the same as wanting to do it) please come and speak to me or to Fiona.
A note for everyone re Wirral South Deanery Synod
Wednesday 11 February at 7.30pm at Neston Parish Church.
The meeting is an open meeting on the C of E initiative “Everyday Faith” with panellists from churches in the deaneries of Wirral South and Frodsham. “Come and listen to and join in the conversation of how small shifts in our daily habits impact the people we meet each day, in the places where God places us throughout the week, outside of our church walls.” This MAY be staring our very own Jenny Hope.
Dipping the wafer in the wine at Holy Communion
This notice applies to very few people but nevertheless it is important. The Church of England has, for longer than I have been in the parish, asked people NOT to dip the wafer into the wine. I appreciate that for some of you it has been your tradition but it is less hygienic and more of a threat to others than sipping from one cup. That’s because silver and the wine’s alcohol does a fantastic job of ensuring that we stay healthy. Aside from any infection risk, and probably even more important is that, if you dip gluten into the wine, it is then contaminated for our gluten free members. The 39 Articles of Religion make it quite clear that communion in one kind (ie just the bread or just the wine) is still full communion. You don’t get less of the Holy Spirit if you take one than if you take both. Please let us look after each other in this. None of the chalice assistants want to embarrass you by stopping you at the point of communion – it would help therefore if you make the choice not to dip yourself and slip past if you don’t wish to drink from the common cup. If you want to chat to me about how this impacts you, please do. – Jenny (Rector)
Group Activities – Days and dates
- Knit & Natter 1.30 pm Mondays : in the Centre
- Bible Study 1.00 pm Wednesdays: at the Rectory
- Chat and Craft 9.30 am Fridays: in the Centre
- Messy Church 3.30 pm (normally 2nd Tuesday): in the Centre
- Ladies’ Fellowship 7.30 pm 1st Tuesday: in the Centre
- Prayer Breakfast 10.00 am 1st Saturday: at the Rectory
- Brass Cleaning 10.00 am 2nd Saturday: In Church
- Mens’ Breakfast 9.00 am 2nd Saturday: at the Royal Oak
- Mothers’ Union 2.00 pm 3rd Tuesday: in the Centre
- Singing Group 12.30 pm 1st and 3rd Thursday: in the Centre
- PCC: 7.00 pm 3rd Thursday: 19th February, 19th March
Dates for your diary
Sunday 1st
9.15 am Holy Communion
11.00 am Word & Worship
6.00 pm Choral evensong St Mary’s, Eastham. CH62 9DG
Monday 2nd
1.30 pm Knit & Knatter – all welcome in the in the Centre
Tuesday 3rd
7.30 pm Ladies’ Fellowship in the Centre
Wednesday 4th
10.30 am Holy Communion in the Centre
1.00 pm Bible Study at the Rectory
Thursday 5th
12.30 pm Singing Group in the Centre
Friday 6th
9.30 am Friday Chat – all welcome in the Centre
Saturday 7th
10.00 am Prayer Breakfast at the Rectory
Sunday 8th
9.15 am 1662 Holy Communion
11.00 am Word & Worship
Monday 9th
1.30 pm Knit & Knatter – all welcome in the Centre
Tuesday 10th
3.30 pm Messy Church in the Centre
Wednesday 11th
10.30 am Holy Communion in the Centre
1.00 pm Bible Study at the Rectory
Friday 13th
9.30 am Friday Chat – all welcome in the Centre
Saturday 14th
9.00 am Men’s Breakfast Royal Oak
10.00 am Brass cleaning – Tall people especially welcome – in church
Sunday 15th
9.00 am Holy Communion – Trevor preaching
11.00 am Word & Worship – Trevor preaching
12.15 pm Baptism
Monday 16th
1.30 pm Knit & Knatter – all welcome in the Centre
Tuesday 17th
2.00 pm Mothers’ Union in the Centre
6pm – 8 pm Pancakes at The at the Rectory The at the Rectory
Wednesday 18th
10.30 am Holy Communion in the Centre
1.00 pm Bible Study at the Rectory
7.00 pm Ash Wednesday Service in church
Thursday 19th
12.30 pm Singing Group – all welcome in the Centre
7.00 pm PCC in the Centre
Friday 20th
9.30 am Friday Chat – all welcome in the Centre
Sunday 22nd
9.00 am Morning Prayer
11.00 am Holy Communion
Monday 23rd
1.30 pm Knit & Knatter – all welcome in the Centre
Wednesday 25th
10.30 am Holy Communion in the Centre
1.00 pm Bible Study at the Rectory
Friday 27th
9.30 am Friday Chat – all welcome in the Centre
Good Friday 3rd April 2026
Easter Sunday 5th April 2026
Ascension Thursday 14th May 2026