What’s on in July/Aug? The Newsletter of St James’, Altham th st 28 St James’ Patronal Festival 1 JULY No service at All Saints’ and All Saints’, Clayton-le-Moors 6.30pm Church cleaning All Saints St James’ Altham: nd July—August 2019 2 9.30 am Benefice Holy Communion Saints and Angels 7.30pm Mother’s Union Strawberry Supper followed by ‘Brunch’ at Simply Classic 3rd 31st 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ Outside Service, Whit Sunday 2019 2.15pm Pram Service Teddy Bears’ Picnic 5th AUGUST 2019 6.30pm Friday Praise BBQ 4th 7th After Trinity All Saints’: 7th 3rd After Trinity 8.00 am Holy Communion All Saints’: 11.00 am Holy Communion 8.00 am Holy Communion St James’ Altham: 11.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Holy Communion Sunday school meets 7th 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ Welcome to our summer edition of Saints and Angels! We hope you will enjoy seeing some of the St James’ Altham: 11.30am – 8.00pm All Saints Crafts for Christmas recent activity in our churches, including the send-off for Jane Lee. She has made a great contribution to the 9.30am Holy Communion th th 11 8th After Trinity life of our parishes over the three years that she has been with us and we wish her every blessing as she as she 8 All Saints’: 7pm Holy Communion—All Saints’ 8.00 am No service prepares to be ordained deacon on 29th June. Coverage of that very special occasion will follow in our next 7.30pm All Saints’ PCC 11.00am Family Worship edition in September. Do please remember Jane in your prayers as she settles in Whalley. 10th 1.00pm Holy Baptism 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ St James’ Altham: Another special was taking our Pentecost service outdoors – pictured above. The weather was kind even if th 11 9.30am Family Worship (appropriately) the wind was blowing! Later in June a good mix of parishioners enjoyed an evening of bowl- 6.00pm Confirmation class 13th 7.30pm Induction of Rev’d Lesley Hinchcliffe 7.30pm Benefice Steering Group meeting ing followed by supper. We have also had our second Purple Praise service and a walk over Whalley nab for as Vicar of Higham and Fence th th 14 communion in the Abbey grounds with the post-confirmation ‘Jesus and Pizza’ group. Things will be a little 12 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ 2:40pm All Saints’ School service in Church th quieter during July and especially August, thus a combined issue, but I hope to see many of you at the garden th 17 st 13 12.00 noon Wedding Steven Lowe and Charlotte Gould party/songs of praise at the vicarage on 21 July. 12.00noon – 40th anniversary of ordination and farewell to Fr Laurence – St Mary Magdalene’s 18th 9th After Trinity I hope that the summer brings us all the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and some sunny weather. Don’t 12.00 noon – 4.00pm All Saints’ Crafts for Christmas All Saints’: forget that worship continues in both our churches each Sunday. The only exception is 28th July when we are 8.00 am Holy Communion 14th 4th After Trinity 11.00 am Holy Communion all invited to Altham at 9:30 to celebrate the feast of St James. Sign-up for a delicious brunch afterwards at All Saints’: 2.00 pm & 3pm Holy Baptism Simply Classic. Your presence at any of our services or activities is always valued. 8.00 am Holy Communion St James’ Altham: 11.00 am Family Service with Youth Parade 9:30am Holy Communion Yours in Christ, Toby 6.30pm Evensong 20th St James’ Altham: 7:30pm Dementia Training in All Saints’ Church 9.30 am Family Communion 21st Vicarage garden party and songs of praise—21 July from 3pm 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ 15th Come and enjoy tea and cake in the vicarage garden then join together in song under (hopefully) sunny skies. 7.00pm Altham PCC meeting 25th 10th After Trinity th All Saints’: 17 8.00 am Holy Communion Looking ahead to harvest 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ th 11.00 am Holy Communion This year we will keep harvest festival on the first weekend in October, celebrating in style with a harvest supper 18 3.00 pm Holy Baptism th th 9.10 am All Saints’ Leavers Celebration Service in church St James’ Altham: and barn dance at on Friday 4 October (not Saturday 5 as originally advertised). 2.00 pm Purple Praise th 9.30 am Family Communion 19 2.00pm Holy Baptism from Janet Taylor to everyone who collected in Christian Aid Week. You raised a total of 11.00am Wedding of Katie Bracewell and Jacob Dowling A big thank you 28th 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints’ £473.48. 21st 5th After Trinity All Saints’: SEPTEMBER 2019 8.00 am Holy Communion 1st 11th After Trinity All Saints’ Font Farewell... 11.00 am Holy Communion with Baptism All Saints’: You might not have realised that conservation work has recently taken place on Jane’s last services at our churches were 2.00pm Holy Baptism 8.00 am Holy Communion the large alabaster font in All Saints’ Church. A large crack and another smaller 3.00pm Tea and Songs of Praise in Vicarage Garden 11.00 am Holy Communion on 15th June. She was presented with one having appeared, experts were called in St James’ Altham: St James’ Altham: a stole from each church. 9.30 am Family Worship with dementia talk 9.30am Holy Communion and they have used plastic dowels to prevent rd 23 any further cracking and filled in the crack. 11am Gardening workshop at All Saints’ 24th Date on Standard, Front South of Nave At the same time a new and much improved 10.00 am Holy Communion at All Saints platform and step have been installed, which

will make it safer carrying babies up to the The Final Deadline for Articles for the will The next 18thfor YouNewsletter the 2019. be Final Thank Articles August Deadline for From last month… The Answers font and a lot easier when older children and adults are to be baptised. The PCC is very A short All Saints’ quiz, no prizes. Look around the church. Check To the front, East your answers next month. grateful to an anonymous benefactor and to the family of Tom Riley for generous dona- 1. When was the Royal British Legion started in Clayton? 2nd Window From Front, tions towards the cost. If you would like to 2. One of the church windows has masonic symbol near the South Side. St Peter bottom but who is the saint in the window? contribute to the remaining expense then do- nations can be made specifically towards this 3. Standing in the middle of the church, which direction do you project via our treasurer Linda Bracewell. face to see a representation of Da Vinci’s Last Supper?

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