We wish Barbara a Happy Birthday for this week.

On Thursday 31st October both Latchford Methodist and New Song churches will host a Reverse Halloween event by distributing over 300 Goody bags around the estate near the locks.

The Goody bags will include information about both churches and our events.

We need help to pack the goody bags and also distribute them.  If you can help with either then please meet in the church hall at 4.30pm.  The plan is to depart the church by 5pm and lifts will be available.

The next Church council meeting is on this Wednesday 16th October at 7.30pm. Anyone is welcome to attend.

We wish Alice, Margery and Emma a Happy Birthday for this week.

We would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who helped our 130 years old Birthday weekend celebrations.

The church looked stunning.

We lost count of the number of people who joined us

We wish Angel a Happy Birthday for last week.

Volunteers needed to help steward in Church for our 130th Celebration open day.
Please see Margret.

Volunteers needed for next Saturday 21st to help tidy up the front of church. Meet at 9.30am please.

Due to road closures for the Warrington Fun Run there will not be any service on Sunday 22nd September.

You are invited to watch the designated circuit livestream church, which for this date is Lymm with the service led by Steve Pegg.

Our Harvest Festival Service will be held next week on Sunday 15th September with everything collected going to the Warrington Food Bank. They are especially short of UHT Milk, Sugar and tins of meat and tuna if you could be kind and generous enough to bring something for the service.

We wish Eloise a Happy Birthday.

Our Harvest Festival Service will be in two weeks time, on Sunday 15th September with everything collected going to the Warrington Food Bank. They are especially short of UHT Milk, Sugar and tins of meat and tuna.

Barbara & Jean have the next MHA Quiz paper ready for you to ponder and think.
£1 each. Please see Barbara or Jean for an entry.

We would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who helped weed and tidy up the front and side of our church this week.

You all did a fantastic job and the church looks amazing.

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Are you green thumb challenged?
Do plants wilt just by you looking at them?

Great!  We need you please and anyone else who can spare an hour this Saturday 13th to help weed the church car park and pathway. We are meeting at 9.30am and would be grateful of any assistance as more hands means easier work.

The circuit is re-launching the “Text for Prayer” service and needs volunteers to help support it. Please see Julian or Linda for further information.

Afternoon Tea will be served this Saturday at 1pm. Please see Wendy for tickets.

Warrington walking day is Friday 28th June.

The schedule is:

8.45am – Meet up in Church
09.00am – Depart our church towards Catholic Church
09.25am – Depart Catholic Church towards town
10.20 – Arrive at the Town Hall – Column 11
10.46 – Depart Town Hall for our walk of witness

Warrington walking day is Friday 28th June.

Please meet up in Church to leave at 8.45am. We will walk down to the Catholic Church and then continue our walk together to the Town Hall.

We are scheduled to arrive at the town hall by 10.20am and then be ready to depart on our walk at 10.46am.

Warrington walking day is Friday 28th June.

Please see Julian or Linda for the details and time if you plan to walk with us.

A big thank you to everyone who helped with last week’s Sunday Lunch which raised over £300.

Its a 3 course meal either Roast Pork with all the trimmings or a vegetarian alternative.

Price is £18 per person, £9 for Children between 5 and 12. Pre-school Children are free!

See Wendy asap if you want tickets.

Latchford Methodist church would like to offer our congratulations to Tim on his election as a local councillor in the Birchwood ward.

There is a limited number of tickets available for the Sunday Lunch on May 19th. Its a 3 course meal either Roast Pork with all the trimmings or a vegetarian alternative.

Price is £18 per person, £9 for Children between 5 and 12. Pre-school Children are free!

See Wendy asap if you want tickets.

We wish Barbara & Maureen each a Happy Birthday

Saturday 6th April – take a break from your cleaning or shopping and join us for Brunch in the lounge 11 – 1pm. Full breakfast including tea or coffee, bacon or sausage sandwich, bacon or egg on toast or toast and jam.
Hot or cold drinks.

If you can’t afford these prices then please don’t let this stop you attending. We will provide food for all.

We will be handing out Hot Cross Buns within the village next Saturday 30th.
If you would like to help hand these out then please meet up at 10am in the church hall.

In the pews are our Easter Offering Envelopes. If you would like to make a small donation to the Methodist World Mission fund which serves home and aboard efforts.

• Palm Sunday on March 24 at 10.30am
• Maundy Thursday at 7.30pm in the Guild Room
• Good Friday – Reflections at the Cross at 2pm
• Easter Sunday at 10.30am

All services will be in person as well as live streamed.
Please join us; everyone is welcome.

This years Christian Stewardship envelopes will be available next week for collection.

These envelopes allows the church to reclaim 25% tax on  all offertory donations made by tax payers and this is a huge help to the finances of our church at no cost to you.

If you would like to participate then people see George.

We wish Benji a Happy Birthday

We wish Ruth a Happy Birthday

We wish Rachel a Happy Birthday

A Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for Mavis Campbell will be at Latchford on Tuesday 12th March at 1pm. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday 9th March between 5pm and 7pm will be a pampering evening for Ladies. Tickets are £10 and include drinks, nibbles, face masks, hang massage and nails.

New Song and ourselves are collecting Easter Eggs for the Childrens Adventure trust based in Knutsford which will be looking after over 2,000 Sick,  disabled and vulnerable children during Easter.  If you would like to donate then please bring an egg and place it in the hall.

The next Food of the World Event will be on Saturday 16th March at 5pm. Tickets are £18 per person. Please see Wendy for tickets and to specify your menu choice.

Saturday 2nd March – take a break from your cleaning or shopping and join us for Brunch in the lounge 11 – 1pm. Full breakfast including tea or coffee, bacon or sausage sandwich, bacon or egg on toast or toast and jam.
Hot or cold drinks.

If you can’t afford these prices then please don’t let this stop you attending. We will provide food for all.

This years Christian Stewardship envelopes are being prepared for collection within the next few weeks.

These envelopes allows the church to reclaim 25% tax on  all offertory donations made by tax payers and this is a huge help to the finances of our church at no cost to you.

If you would like to participate or would no longer wish to participate then people see George.

Rita’s funeral will be at Latchford on Thursday 29th Feb at 2pm

Wishing Julian a Happy special Birthday

The next Food of the World Event will be on Saturday 16th March at 5pm. Tickets are £18 per person. Please see Wendy for tickets.

The Lent group meetings will start tomorrow (Monday 12th) at 2pm but will not meet on the 19th because of Flo’s funeral.

New Song are collecting Easter Eggs for the Childrens Adventure trust, If you would like to donate then please bring an egg.

Mavis Campbell passed away on Friday 9th Feb.

Pat Birchhall from Lyon’s Court husband has passed away this week.

Rita has suffered a second stroke and is ill in hospital.
Please pray for Rita, John and her family.

Saturday 3rd Feb – take a break from your cleaning or shopping and join us for Brunch in the lounge 11 – 1pm. Full breakfast including tea or coffee, bacon or sausage sandwich, bacon or egg on toast or toast and jam.
Hot or cold drinks.

If you can’t afford these prices then please don’t let this stop you attending. We will provide food for all.

Jock Riggins passed away on December 27th. His funeral will be at Latchford on Wednesday 24th Jan at 11.30

Happy Birthday Janet for this week.

The flower list for 2024 with available dates is on the pulpit table for anyone who would like to donate for flowers for a Sunday service.

Saturday 6th Jan – take a break from your cleaning or shopping and join us for Brunch in the lounge 11 – 1pm. Full breakfast including tea or coffee, bacon or sausage sandwich, bacon or egg on toast or toast and jam.
Hot or cold drinks.

If you can’t afford these prices then please don’t let this stop you attending. We will provide food for all.

Christmas Eve
Service led by Revd Linda Bishop
Christingle Joint Service with New Song
This service starts in the evening at 4.30pm
There is NO morning service
Sorry – Will not be livestreamed as it is in the hall.

Christmas Day
Service led by Revd Linda Bishop
This service starts at the earlier time of 10am
Circuit Livestream

Christmas Eve
Service led by Revd Linda Bishop
Christingle Joint Service with New Song
This service starts in the evening at 4.30pm
There is NO morning service
Sorry – Will not be livestreamed as it is in the hall.

Christmas Day
Service led by Mrs Jane Otterson
10.30am

Issues with the Church Internet connection prevented our Remembrance Sunday Service from being streamed live. However, we did record the service.  The recording has now been uploaded to both our youtube and facebook pages.

As usual we will be distributing angels around Latchford just before Christmas and we would like to ask for your help in knitting them. In the hall you will find patterns on the table by the door into church and there is also a big bag of wool if you need some.  The angels will be needed by Sunday 3rd December so there is time to attach labels onto them and a bag will be put out for the finished angels.

December 10th – Advance notice that this will be our ‘Christmas tree service’ and new gifts for children and young people will be gratefully received and passed on to those children who may not otherwise receive a gift.

December 2nd – Christmas brunch, following the success last year we will be again having a few stalls. Firm favourites are Gill’s chocolate stall (donations gratefully received) Rita’s cake stall and Kath’s £1.00 stall.

Are your lemon drizzle cakes really enticing, or Victoria sponge cakes mouthwatering? Whatever cakes are your favourite to bake please let us know if you would be willing to make some for the cake stall.

November 25th – Church 3 course Christmas dinner at 1pm – tickets £15, children under 10 £7.50 – musical entertainment included, father Christmas may put in an appearance. Please see Wendy for tickets.

Warrington Walking day in on the 30th June.  If anyone is planning to walk then please let Julian know so return transportation can be arranged. So far we only have 5 people walking.

We wish Fran a wonderful Birthday for this week.

Unfortunately Gill fell yesterday and broke her wrist. Please hold her and Ken in your prayers.

Tickets will be available next week from Wendy or Margaret for a three course “Food from Europe” meal on July 15th.
More details next week.

Warrington Walking day in on the 30th June.  If anyone is planning to walk then please let Julian know so return transportation can be arranged. A bus has been booked but we can cancel it if no one is planning to walk.

An amazing day, beautiful and such a variety of beautiful music and at the end a surprise of singers accompanied by Cliff. We owe a huge thank you to all our musicians and those who donated and arranged flowers.

A selection of the flowers can be viewed here

Thank you for all the recollections you have added to the list.

We will keep the board up in the hall for a few more weeks. If you can remember anything else we have done over the past 10 years to help the community then please add them to the board.

Warrington Walking day in on the 30th June.  If anyone is planning to walk then please see Julian. A bus has been booked but we can cancel it if no one is planning to walk.

A huge thank you to Jayne and Wendy for yesterday’s Brunch. It was a very successful event.

We are changing the name of of Wednesday Warm Space to Wednesday Drop in but we will still offer the same activities and refreshments.  The drop in also includes “Talking Point“, a place to get friendly face-to-face support and guidance.

If you can volunteer an hour of your time to assist then please see Wendy or Margaret.

We do amazing work in the community but then we tend to just move onto the next thing that needs our help.

To help us to apply for community grants to continue our work we need to document what we have done, preferably over the last 10 years.

Please get your thinking caps on and help us produce a list of all the community work and feedback we have had over the last 10 years.  This can be anything from visiting people, cutting the grass, litter picks, talking to people in the street, handing out free food and drink, food banks, Room at the Inn, knitting or making something.  Perhaps someone has just said thank you to us for doing something. Our list does go on and on…. but please note we need community based topics and not faith based.

If you can think of anything then please write it down and pin in to the board in our hall.. or let a steward know, or e-mail us.

If you have any questions then please don’t hesitate to ask either Wendy, Iain or Linda.

We are hosting a Flower Festival on June 10th between 10am and 3pm.
There will be Flowers and Music.
Entry is free but there will be a small charge for refreshments of Cake and drinks.  Did I say cake?  Mmmmm

Saturday 3rd June – take a break from your cleaning or shopping and join us for Brunch in the lounge 11 – 1pm. Full breakfast including tea or coffee, bacon or sausage sandwich, bacon or egg on toast or toast and jam.
Hot or cold drinks.

If you can’t afford these prices then please don’t let this stop you attending. We will provide food for all.

There is some confusion over road closures this weekend with mixed messages from road signs, newspapers and local government sources.
If your driving to church this Sunday then it looks like Kingsway South onto Knutsford Road and then hook right around The Cheshire Cheese route should be open.