Please view the link below to view the May Parish magazine including Becky’s letter.

If you are passing the Church today please do take a red rose in celebration of our Country’s Patron Saints Day.

A prayer on St. George’s Day

Heavenly Father, give us the bravery of St George to stand up for what we believe. Give us the strength to overcome the dragons in our lives and in the world. And where we see people in distress, give us the compassion to help them. Amen

The stained glass window shown here, depicting St. George and the dragon was given by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bird of Elmwood, Brooklands Road, Sale in Memory of the Members of the St. Paul’s Company of the Church Lads Brigade who Fell in the Great War.

The slideshow below shows photos of the display.

Details of a special Service on June 19th to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and “first Sunday” evening services can be found under the What’s On/Church heading.

The photo below shows the Community Choir with their Easter Bonnets.

The slideshow below shows photos taken during the joyous Easter Sunday morning service. It was also announced that over £500 had been raised in aid of Ukraine during the last week.

The photos below were taken during the Easter Eve Vigil

The Service on Good Friday was a reflective one with music and prayers accompanied by symbolic actions based on the Archbishop of York’s meditation “The Things He carried”.

The photos below were taken after the service.

The slideshow below shows photos taken during the Palm Sunday Service at St Paul’s. The Service began in the garden outside Church and there was a procession with palm fronds into Church. After the service the Passion flag was raised and there was a Coffee and Cake event in the Hall in aid of Ukraine.

Please use the links below to read the Becky’s April letter and a note on Toilet Twinning

WITH LOVE ON MOTHERING SUNDAY

If you are passing St. Paul’s Parish Church on Springfield Road, Sale today, please do collect a bunch of flowers and a Mothering Sunday card. The photos below show the display in the Church porch.

The photos below were taken on Mar 20th showing displays in support of Ukraine outside the Church.

The display shows the prayer for Ukraine from the Archbishops and is repeated below.

God of peace and justice,
we pray for the people of Ukraine today.
We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons.
We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow.
that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them.
We pray for those with power over war or peace,
for wisdom, discernment and compassion
to guide their decisions.
Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear,
that you would hold and protect them.
We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
Amen.
Archbishop Justin Welby
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell

In addition there will be a retiring collection to support Ukraine after the Mothering Sunday service on Mar 27th and a Coffee and Cake stall is planned for April 10th from 11:30am to 1:30pm.