The Parish of Rhodes and Parkfield

All Saints Rhodes

Palm Sunday

11am – Holy Communion/ 5.30pm Stations of the Cross

NO JUNIORCHURCH UNTIL SUNDAY 23RD APRIL

Lord, you give us life, you give us love, you give us yourself: help us to give our lives, our love, ourselves to you; though Christ who died and rose again for us and who lives with you and the Holy Spirit in everlasting light. Amen.
Remember in your Prayers This Week
  • All who are ill in body, mind or spirit and those who are mourning.
  • All who live and work in our parish, remembering this week the residents of Littlehills Close & Manchester Old Rd
  • For the spiritual and numerical growth in our Church.
  • For our local Schools: Little Heaton CE Primary School & Parkfield Primary.
  • The Diocese of Manchester and Bishops David, Mark Davies and Mark Ashcroft and Archdeacons Cherry, David Bailey and David Sharples and our Area Dean Sister Frances. & Rev’d Karen Lund.
  • Lent Study Groups: Their leaders and all those who attend.
  • Children for Communion: Harriet, Max, Chloe, James, Luke, Pacco, Oliver, Phoebe, Olivia, Clayton, Brooke, Carter, Henrietta, Georgia, Sam, Cameron, William, Nathaniel & Maisie.
  • Sally Robinson and her daughter Abbie: with their house move and her final preparation for her ordination.

This week’s diary
9.15am – Tuesday - Morning Prayer
10.30am - Tuesday – Coffee Morning
9.15am – Thursday - Morning Prayer
7pm -10pm –Thursday - Maundy Thursday Eucharist & Vigil with foot washing, stripping of the altar and vigil until 10pm
12-3pm –Friday - Good Friday Service
9.15am - Saturday Morning Prayer
8pm – Saturday –Service of Light with Easter fire and renewal of Baptism vows, followed by champagne and refreshments
11.am - Easter Day – Holy Communion/ Easter Egg Hunt / Sanctuary Light
This week’s Sanctuary Light is dedicated to
Jenny Wixey
If you would like to dedicate a Sanctuary Candle to a loved one, please put your name and the name of the person you wish to remember on the list. We ask for a minimum donation of £3 to help with the costs.
Thank you.
This Weeks Notices
Annual Parochial Church Meeting: Sunday 23rd April at 12.15pm.
Jobs in Church: There are some sheets at the back of Church for you to complete your name against a job you wish to do in the coming year. Please fill in before the APCM . There is room for 1 more person on the PCC and we need a Child Protection Officer.
PCC Meeting: Today at 5.00pm
Volunteers Needed: for Refreshments on Saturday Evening. Please arrive at 7.30pm to set up.
Services at St.Michael’s This Week
Monday Wednesday and Friday: 9.15am Morning Prayer
Mon – Wed Holy Week Reflection 7.30pm
Wednesday: 10am Eucharist
Maundy Thursday: Eucharist, foot washing & vigil until midnight
Good Friday: Children’s Workshop, 10-11.30am; 3 hours at the Cross, 12noon to 3pm
Easter Eve: Traditional service with Easter fire & renewal of Baptism vows, followed by champagne
Easter Day: 8am & 9.30am Eucharist / Archdeacon’s Visitations
St Leonard’s Parish Church
8th May at 7.30pm
PCC Members, Lay Assistants, Sides People are expected to attend this service and any member of the congregation who wishes to do so.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE CHURCH WARDENS BY ATTENDING.
Pew Sheet: Entries by Thursday Evening to Carol email:/Tel: 01617403972/07763109746
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Contact Rev Jackie Calow: email: or telephone: 0161 655 1816 or 07824445596