WEEKLY BULLETIN th 10 June 2020
Keeping you updated weekly with helpful information from churches and organisations across Bolton and all boroughs. If you have any information from your church or organisation that you would like us to include in the coming weeks, please send it to Keith Armstrong at [email protected] or Janet Lythgoe at [email protected]
SCROLL DOWN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT: Isaiah 53 Christian Bookshop; The Eden Team Farnworth ‘Walkathon’; Funding Advice from Bolton CVS; Bolton Quakers’ Talks and Thoughts; The 96.5 Bolton FM ‘Prayers for Bolton’ Show; Bolton’s Humanitarian Response; (At the ‘Humanitarian Food Hub’ tinned meat, tinned chopped tomatoes, and size 5 and 6 nappies are now needed most!);
Prayer, Worship and Other Useful Resources; Live streaming of Bolton Church Services; Bolton Interfaith Council Updates; Other Bolton Community Information; Good News Story; Keep smiling (The ‘Lockdown Funnies’ Spot); ______
th Isaiah 53 Christian Bookshop Re-opening 15 June
Great news! The Isaiah 53 Christian Bookshop (formerly CLC) is re-opening on Mon 15th June. It is now located in Unit 1, 2-5 Crown Street, in Bolton Town Centre, BL1 2RU. (it’s the first left after you’ve walked past the Nat West Bank on Deansgate – opposite the side entrance of the Elephant and Castle Pub).
There will be great offers on books, Bibles, DVDs, and music. The shop can also be found on Facebook under Isaiah 53 Christian Bookshop and they still are able to do mail orders, local deliveries, or take orders for pick up. Please keep the whole staff team in your prayers and do your best to support this amazing ministry.
Tel: 01204 532 384 | [email protected] | www.isaiah53christianbookshop.org
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The Eden Team Farnworth – ‘Walkathon’ Eden teams are urban missionaries across the UK who support partner churches in youth ministry, community projects, gospel outreach and discipleship whilst living within poor neighbourhoods (within the 10% most deprived communities in the UK). Aspiration and achievement grow as young people are mentored and become disciples of Jesus. The atmosphere changes, leaders are raised, and communities are changed for the good. Eden Farnworth, based at Farnworth Baptist Church are looking to raise funds for several new initiatives to help residents within the Flower estate and surrounding Campbell Street area. (Some of the new initiatives coming soon will include fitness, mental health and addiction recovery).
If you would consider sponsoring the Eden Team Farnworth in this Walkathon please click HERE ______
Funding Advice from Bolton CVS Bolton CVS Funding and Development for Local Charities, Community Groups, Volunteer Groups etc - What can Bolton CVS help you with? Find out how Bolton CVS Group Development Officers can support you. Read May's funding bulletin, which is filled with many funding opportunities that you can access. You can use NCVO’s Funding Central tool to search for thousands of opportunities and pick out those relevant to your project. Read more.
Covid-19 Funding Opportunities: Local grants and funding Some regional and national funders are changing their guidance and criteria to support the voluntary and community sector through the current covid-19 situation. Find out more about the latest funding news and opportunities. ______
Bolton Quakers’ Talks and Thoughts
Tuesdays 7.30pm – 8.30pm via Zoom Talks and Thoughts is all about friendly discussion, in-depth conversation, or just listening. Programme for May-June 2020
16th June Bernie Jordan Transformation - talk and discussion based on the Swarthmore Lecture given by Ben Dandelion in 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRO-lGD9emM 23rd June Open discussion Leonardo Da Vinci’s depiction of the Last Supper. What does the choice of this moment show? For zoom login please contact Bernie at [email protected]
The 96.5 Bolton FM ‘Prayers for Bolton’ Show
Ian Smart and Sue Snowden present this inspirational programme each Sunday at 11am which includes an act of worship for those currently unable to attend church worship. The guest preacher this week will be Revd Carolyn Lawrance, Methodist minister for the Bolton Methodist Circuit. Bolton FM is available on 96.5FM and online at www.boltonfm.com – it is also available on your smartspeaker and digitally via TuneIn.
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Bolton’s Humanitarian Response
Emergency Contact Number
Bolton Council have set up a COVID 19 community response line offering vital help to people who need food or essential items - Telephone 01204 337221
Bolton’s Humanitarian Food Hub Bolton’s Humanitarian Food Hub led by Bolton Council and supported by many organisations including Urban Outreach, Bolton at Home, Seddon’s and Bolton CVS is now feeding approx. 1200 families (2500-3000 people) each week so they are continually in need of many food items. Please would you would be able to support by providing food donations of these items: Needed most! Tinned meat 500g boxes of breakfast cereal Size 5 and 6 nappies Tinned chopped tomatoes
Also needed 1kg bags of rice Pasta (500g) Baked beans Tinned soup Jars of pasta sauce Tinned pulses Tinned vegetables (sweetcorn, peas, carrots and potatoes) Biscuits Tinned fish UHT milk Tea Nappies and wipes If you are able to purchase any of these items please take it to Unit 4, Trinity Retail Park, Bradford Street, Springfield, Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 1HY (in the old ‘Staples’ unit at the bottom on the far right opposite where Toys R Us used to be) on weekdays between 10am and 4pm. If you’d like to give a monetary donation please go to the following link: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/donation- web/charity?charityId=1003086&stop_mobi=yes For further information contact Sam Bagley at [email protected]
Blackrod Food Drop
Food can be dropped off at St Katherine’s Vicarage, Blackrod anytime during the week and is taken to the food hub each Monday afternoon. ______
Prayer, Worship and other helpful Resources
The Thy Kingdom Come – Pentecost Service
This is a great expression of Christian unity. It last 45 minutes. It includes contributions from His Holiness Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, Archbishop Angaelos, Pastor Agu Irukwu, Methodist Youth president, Thelma Commey and Heidi Crowter, an advocate for people with Down's Syndrome. Worship is led by Matt Redman, with also a special collaboration at the end of the service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncN_RJM7pqA ______Virtual Evensong
A one hour traditional sung evensong featuring Revd Richard Coles and others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X8FYAb3JK0 ______The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Ecotherapy Project Lancashire Wildlife Trust have shown that having a connection to nature is good for mental health. MyPlace is Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Ecotherapy project. Now they are offering free half hour ecotherapy sessions for anyone who is feeling the strain of the present situation. Details can be found here: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/news/bringing-healing-power-nature-you
______(Many thanks to the producers of the Horwich Anglican Team Newsletter and Bernie Jordan from Bolton Quakers for many of these resource suggestions.) If you would like to contribute something to next week’s bulletin please send your contribution to Janet at [email protected] or Keith at [email protected] ______
Live Streaming of Church Services
Most churches across the Bolton area are live streaming their services. Below are the ones who have contacted us – please click on the links to go to their website to find out more details or, in some cases, directly to their online services via You Tube or Facebook. To find out about churches which aren’t listed please visit the churches’ own websites.
Church/Team Links to streamed services on You (Click on name for Website to find info Tube and Facebook Pages about streamed services, online meetings etc)
Bolton Methodist Mission, Victoria Hall Go to website Facebook
Bolton Parish Church and St Philip’s Facebook Prayer Locker
Bolton Quakers Go to website
Bridge Church Bolton & Horwich You Tube Channel Facebook Youth You Tube Channel Men’s Ministry You Tube Channel
Chew Moor Methodist Church Facebook
Christ’s Church Harwood Facebook Deane & Lostock Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Lostock Church (St Thomas’ and St Facebook John’s C of E) Deane Parish Church Facebook
Ephrata Church, Victoria Hall You Tube Channel Facebook
Farnworth Baptist Church You Tube Channel Facebook Farnworth, Kearsley & Stoneclough You Tube Channel Anglican Team: St John the Evangelist, Farnworth; St Stephen’s Kearsley Moor; Facebook Parish of Stoneclough (St Saviour; Facebook Ringley with Holy Trinity; Prestolee)
Grace Church You Tube Channel Facebook Watch and Chat
Harwood Methodist Church Go to website Horwich & Rivington Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Facebook Holy Trinity (Horwich Parish Church); Facebook Rivington Parish Church; Facebook St Catherine’s; Facebook St Elizabeth’s; You Tube Channel Facebook Youth Ministry; Facebook
King’s Church, Bolton You Tube Channel Facebook
King’s Church, Little Lever You Tube Channel Facebook
Oldham’s Church You Tube Channel Facebook Redeemed Christian Church of God You Tube Channel Facebook
Breakthrough Church, Bolton
Rivington Unitarian Chapel Facebook Roman Catholic Parish of St Cuthbert You Tube Channel Facebook Church of St Joseph, Halliwell; St Thomas Of Canterbury, Heaton; Seven Saints Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Facebook St Catherine’s, New Bury; St Georges with St James, New Bury; and St Michael with St Bartholomew, Great Lever; Our St Simon and St Jude’s, Great Lever St Augustine with St Aidan, Tonge You Tube Channel Facebook
Moor Facebook (St Aidan’s) St John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, Go to website
Kearsley
St John’s Methodist Church, Horwich Facebook Turton Moorland Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Facebook Christ’s Church, Walmsley; Facebook St Andrew’s Church, Bromley Cross; Facebook St Annes with St James’ C of E, Turton Facebook St James’ Church, Edgworth; Facebook St Maxentius Church, Bradshaw; Facebook St Peter’s Church, Belmont; Facebook St Bede’s, Morris green and St You Tube Channel Facebook
Andrew’s, Over Hulton Anglican Team
St Matthew’s C of E, Little lever Facebook
St Paul’s C of E, Astley Bridge Facebook Parish of St Peter’s: You Tube Channel Facebook St Peter’s Parish Church, Halliwell; Barrow Bridge Mission; Smithill’s Mission; St Andrew’s, Johnson Fold; [thetrianglechurch.org]Triangle Go to Website Facebook Community Methodist Church West Bolton Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Facebook St George the Martyr, Deane St Luke’s, Halliwell Facebook St Paul’s, Halliwell St Paul with Emmanuel, Deane Facebook St Thomas’, Halliwell Facebook Westhoughton Anglican Team: You Tube Channel Facebook
St Bartholomew’s, Westhoughton; St Thomas’, Westhoughton; St George’s, Westhoughton; St John’s, Wingates; Facebook St James, Daisy Hill; Facebook St Katharine’s, Blackrod Facebook
Westhoughton Methodist Church Facebook
Bolton Interfaith Council Updates
If you do have any anything to share regarding initiatives or information related to faith communities in Bolton please now send this to Philip Austin ([email protected]). ______
Other Bolton Community Information
Tackling Hate Crime Together
People are still abused and targeted simply because of who they are. Many of these people will be a victim of hate crime. Hate crime or incident is any incident that is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hatred based on someone’s, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality or national origin, religion, faith or belief, gender or gender identity, sexuality or sexual orientation, disability, lifestyle or dress.
We can all play a role in tackling Hate Crime, through raising awareness of it and encouraging more people to report it and to access support. The Police want to hear about all incidents and there are lots of ways you can get the information to them: http://www.report-it.org.uk/report_a_hate_crime
Many community centres across Bolton actively take reports of these incidents, including at The Bolton Hub. For further information look at the main Bolton hate crime pages, which lists other reporting centres, online training resources and the latest local information: http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/Pages/Hatecrime.aspx
Volunteers Week 2020 Volunteering Matters in Bolton…Time to Say Thanks Each year, Bolton CVS takes part in celebrating Volunteers Week, it always takes place from 1st - 7th June. This year, with the current Coronavirus pandemic situation we are all facing, it was even more significant to recognise the importance of volunteering. Therefore, our theme was ‘Volunteering Matters…Time to Say Thanks’. Read the full press release. During Volunteers Week, Bolton CVS showcased some wonderful stories around volunteering and how volunteering has made an impact. Share your stories by e-mailing [email protected]. ______
Good News Stories!
Bolton Adult Autism Support Awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Many congratulations to Bolton Adult Autism Support who have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service! It’s the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It is the MBE for voluntary groups! This means they have received royal recognition for the work of their team and the support they give to people with autism and their families in the Bolton area. ______
Keep Smiling! (The ‘Lockdown Funnies’ Spot)
I was looking for a joke about social distancing but this was the closest I could get!
Here’s another:
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