Announcements

Coffee mornings are now on a Thursday - tea, coffee, biscuits and toasted snacks will be available from 09.30 to 11.30 am.

Tea and coffee will also be served on the 1st and 2nd Sunday each month, the weekly news sheet will remind us of these dates. ​

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Everyone is welcome to come along and support our versatile organists Mr Peter Bounds, Mr Ralph Dransfield and Revd Peter Hughes in an afternoon of organ music at St James on Saturday 21st September 2024 from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Hear a range of English and European music from the 17th – 20th Centuries and help to raise funds for church projects. Admission is £5.00 (including light refreshments during the interval), card payments accepted - bring a friend or two as well!

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On Sunday 13th October we are planning a light Harvest Lunch after the morning service, watch this space for further details and keep the date in your diary.

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It's that time of year again! If you have a JMA box, would you please bring it to church over the next few weeks so that I can empty it before the end of the financial year. Many thanks for your continuing support for JMA

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Our "Trio" campaign is currently active, it stands for "The Responsibility Is Ours", referring to the need to support our Church - at present our Church is running at a loss and our reserves for emergencies are being depleted so work that we need to do to maintain our property is having to be put on hold. We are all encouraged to consider the level of our giving and, if at all possible, to increase the amount we give. All Church members should have received the paperwork and everyone who attends St James is also invited to share in this. Our Treasurer will be happy to give you the details if you haven't already received them.

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​​​St James’ Woolton is now on the Inclusive Church directory, Inclusive Church is an educational charity working with churches of different denominations encouraging them to explore ways in which they may become more inclusive, and celebrate the ways they are already inclusive. The directory enables people to search for a church within 25 miles of where they live, the next nearest church in the URC is in Heswall, and the next nearest in the Methodist Church is in Chester, so we can expect to welcome new people who find us on this directory, here is St James’ entry. Each church in the directory is invited to display a poster which says:

‘We believe in inclusive church - a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate. We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality. We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.’

Thank you for all you are already doing to make St James’ a welcoming, inclusive and loving community!

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​Monetary Offerings: Your monetary donations are vital to the running and future of St. James Church, please contact Margaret Dee if you would like to change your giving to a Standing Order or join the Weekly Envelope scheme (out now). Also, if you are a UK taxpayer, please consider Gift Aid.

Recycling: We no longer recycle batteries, ink cartridges or spectacles so please use the supermarket collection points and opticians respectively.

Church Flowers: If you would like to donate money for flowers, please speak to Jonquil Dickson who can arrange the donation, we have many dates available. We then deliver flowers to people afterwards, If you know someone who you feel would be blessed by receiving flowers, please speak to a steward. We are also looking for volunteers to deliver flowers out to people.