Vicar’s Sermon – August 16th

Following further sound problems during the live streaming of the 10am service on August 16th the link below is the text of the Sermon and the Gospel reading.

Sermon for Aug 16th 2020

VJ Day Display

15th August 2020 Display in honour of the 75th Anniversary of V J Day, marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War.  We remember and recognise all those who served and sacrificed in the Far East and ultimately brought an end to World War Two.

The photos below show the display outside Church on 15th August.
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Vicar’s Sermon – 9th August

Because of technical difficulties during the live streaming of the morning service on August 9th the complete Vicar’s sermon was not broadcast. The link below is the text of the sermon.

sermon for August 9 2020

Mustard Tree update

The following message has been received from Eileen :

I will probably go once a month to the Mustard Tree while this lasts. If the Congregation could bring any contributions  they have  on Sunday  we will load them straight into my car boot and that way nothing is going into church or the hall.

Regards  Eileen

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Service in Church and Bells

On July 5th the Sunday morning 10am service was live broadcast from inside Church. This was a practice service for a few invited persons to prepare for a hoped for re-opening of the Church on July 12th for a regular 10am Sunday service for our congregation. Government Guidelines have to be adhered to meaning that parts of the experience will differ from what we have become used to.

The photo below is a screen shot (reversed to show the interior as it should be) taken during the service.

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In the afternoon the Church bells were rung to celebrate the 72nd birthday of the NHS and the short video below shows some of this.

The Feast of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the Church Anniversary

On June 30th St Paul’s will be 137 years old. To commemorate this and also the The Feast of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul on June 29th the display shown below has been installed in the Church porch.

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The two photos above show the foundation stone and a view of St Paul’s taken from Sale station showing the old vicarage.

Meeting at Church -Update

St Pauls church will be open  on Wednesdays from  5. 30  – 7 30 pm

And on  Sunday afternoons  2-4 pm

For  Private Prayer

Services will continue to be live streamed at the usual service times.

Rev Barbara  will be in the church  grounds between 1 and 3 pm on Saturday if anyone wants to come and say hello.

It would be helpful if those who come by car  could  bring their  own chair to sit on.

We will not at this time be able to meet in a group larger than 6 so may need to have separate groups at a good  distance from each other.