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April Magazine

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April Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:   There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,     Please find attached your April edition of our United Benefice Magazine which, thanks to so many contributions, is once again bursting with church and community news from Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury. We are delighted to share with you our first article from L.A.M.B.S, our United Benefice Children’s Church Council, who have so many ideas on how to create the best church in the world!     This month’s edition includes invitations to prepare for confirmation, to attend your annual meeting of parishioners, to open up your garden for Balderstone’s Open Garden Month and to contribute to your community at Samlesbury’s monthly litter picks.      If you, or anyone you know, adults or young people from age 11 (Year 6) upwards are interested in preparing for confirmation, please simply reply to this email or contact Rev’d Karen.  Thank you.   The
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March Magazine

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March Magazine I apologise for the late addition of the March Magazine. A personal matter took priority.  Richard - Editor
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February Magazine

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February Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:   There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   This month, as we share our magazine with you, we hope you will please reply to this email.   On page two of this magazine, in her Light Reflections, Rev’d Karen asks three questions about our church environments, our services and events and how the church can help in the wider community. Whether you’re on our mailing list because you attend church, because you are a wider local community member, because you have held a wedding or baptism with us or because you are one of our business advertisers, Rev’d Karen would love to know your thoughts and ideas to help to shape the future of our United Benefice. Please take a moment to respond to any or all of the questions if you can. Thank you.   The posters in February’s event supplement include ticket details for both the upcoming Village Quiz at Mellor St Mary CE Primary School on 23 rd  February
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January Magazine

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January Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:   There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   Please find attached your first 2024 edition of our United Benefice Magazine. We hope that you have all enjoyed a happy and peaceful Christmas and a very good start to the new year.   In January’s magazine, we are very pleased to share with you both reports and photos of December’s services and Christmas events and also details of upcoming dates for 2024. For your 2024 calendar, on our diary dates page, we have a wide variety of events including a New Year Lunch on Tuesday 9 th  January, our first United Benefice Ceilidh on Saturday 23 rd  March and St Leonard’s Summer Afternoon Tea Party on Saturday 15 th  June.   In this month’s events posters supplement, we also have details of:   ·           A Quiz Night at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall (13 th  January) ·           Forest Church (28 th  January) ·           Little Angels (30 th  January) ·
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Carol Service

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December Magazine

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December Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   Please find attached your December edition of our United Benefice Magazine. As we approach Advent Sunday and prepare for Christmas, this month’s edition contains lots of information about special upcoming services and events. Dates, times and locations of all our Christmas Services, including Carol Services and Christingle Services can be found on page three of the magazine.   In our events supplement, posters include details of:   ·           Christmas Market at Mellor Village Hall (2 nd  December) ·           Quiz Night at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall (2 nd  December) ·           Festival Of Light Service at St Mary’s, Mellor (3 rd  December) ·           Candle-lit Christmas Concert at St Leonard’s, Balderstone (3 rd  December) ·           Christmas Lunch Club at Samlesbury Memorial Hall (8 th  December) ·           FOSMS Father Christmas R
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Mellor St Mary - Parish Giving Scheme

  Parish Giving Scheme Email with link from Helen Adams about the scheme "Hello   I am writing to you to explain about the new way giving monetary donations (ie Direct Debit) within Mellor Church. I have stood up in Church and mentioned it but more info can be found below.   Many thanks for your continued support of our Church with your current regular monetary donation. Within Blackburn Diocese there are 34 churches already set up and using the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) as a means of collecting donations and where applicable applying for gift aid. All donations and gift aid collected by the PGS will be sent directly to Mellor Church.   I have also attached a leaflet that further explains what the PGS is and has frequently asked questions.   The link below will take you to the website and guide you through the process.   Mellor St Mary - Parish Giving Scheme   If you complete the form before the 12 th  December your first payment will be 1 st  January 2024.   As you already give
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