United Benefice of
St. Matthew, Haslington, St. Michael & All Angels Crewe Green, Christ Church Wheelock

Dear People of God,

Please find attached this week’s YWOW for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, together with our weekly church notices.

I hope you have all had a good week. As always, there is much happening across our churches, and we would love you to join us whenever you are able.

This Sunday we come together for our United Benefice Service at St Matthew’s, Haslington, with Holy Communion at 10.30 am. There will be no services that morning at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green, or Christ Church, Wheelock, and everyone is very warmly invited to join us at St Matthew’s as we worship together as one benefice.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support the life of our churches in so many different ways. So much happens because people quietly give their time, gifts and energy, and it is very much appreciated.

Our evening with the Haslington Ukulele Show has now been rearranged for Saturday 3rd October at 6.30 pm in St Matthew’s Church Hall. This promises to be a cheerful and entertaining evening, raising funds for both the church and the Church Hall, at £10.00 per ticket. Please put the new date in your diary and invite family and friends to join us.

Looking a little further ahead, on Sunday 20th September, St Matthew’s will celebrate its Patronal Festival with a Choral Book of Common Prayer Evensong, led by Christine and the choir. Refreshments will follow in the Church Hall, and everyone is very welcome.

Arliene is also putting together a display celebrating the life of St Matthew’s through the years. If you have any photographs or memorabilia that might be of interest, please do let her know.

As we gather together this Sunday, we are reminded that although we worship in three different churches, we belong to one family in Christ. Our shared worship gives us an opportunity to strengthen friendships, encourage one another and celebrate the faith that unites us.

The Church is far more than the services we attend. It is a community in which people are welcomed, friendships are nurtured, burdens are shared and together we learn what it means to follow Christ.

May God bless you and those you love in the week ahead, and may you know God’s peace, joy and sustaining presence in all that you do.

With every blessing,

Vicar Jane

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1st Sunday      St Matthew's        9:30am:  Holy Communion     (live streamed)

                        Christ Church      10:45am: Family Service         (live streamed)

                        St Michael's        11:00am:  Morning Prayer

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2nd Sunday    St Matthew's         9:30am:  Morning Prayer       (live streamed)

                       Christ Church      10:45am:  Morning Prayer       (live streamed)

                       St Michael's        11:00am:  Holy Communion

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3rd Sunday     St Matthew's        9:30am:  Holy Communion     (live streamed)

                       Christ Church     10:45am:  Family Communion  (live streamed)

                       St Michael's       11:00am:  Morning Prayer

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4th Sunday     St Matthew's       9:30am:  Morning Prayer        (live streamed)

                       Christ Church    10:45am:  Morning Prayer        (live streamed)

                       St Michael's      11:00am:  Holy Communion

                       Christ Church      4:30pm:  Evensong               (live streamed)          

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5th Sunday         10:30am: Joint Benefice Service

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​​Wednesday Holy Communion takes place at St Matthew's (BCP) at 10:45am

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