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

Dear friends in Christ,

I hope you are having a good week and have enjoyed this lovely start to autumn. Please find our notices for the 17th Sunday after Trinity below.

A huge thank you to Christine, the choir, and everyone who helped with our Patronal Festival last Sunday. The Choral Evensong was a lovely celebration of St Matthew’s, with wonderful music, worship and fellowship. Thank you too to everyone who prepared and served the refreshments and helped make the occasion so special.

Friday 25th September, from 10.00 am until 12 noon, we have our Macmillan Coffee Morning at St Matthew’s church hall. Please come along, support this very worthwhile cause and enjoy some wonderful refreshments. A huge thank you to everyone who has prepared for the morning.

Our next Prayer Breakfast is this Saturday, 26th September, at 10.00 am in St Matthew’s Church Hall. Everyone is very welcome to join us for prayer, fellowship and lovely food. It has become a really special time together, so please come and bring a friend.

The Haslington Ukulele Show is on Saturday 3rd October at 6.30 pm in St Matthew’s Church Hall. Tickets are £10, including supper, and are now available. It promises to be a lot of fun, with proceeds supporting the church and church hall.

Harvest Thanksgiving is Sunday 4th October. This year, Harvest gifts from St Matthew’s and St Michael & All Angels will support Chance Changing Lives in Crewe. Christ Church’s Harvest donations will support the Sandbach churches foodbank.

Useful donations include tinned food, pasta, rice, cereal, tea, coffee, UHT milk, microwave meals, toiletries, cleaning products and baby essentials. Thank you for sharing your blessings with others.

There will also be a Harvest Bring and Share Lunch on 4th October in St Matthew’s Church Hall, 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm. Everyone is very welcome.

Then, on Sunday 11th October at 3.30 pm, we have our Blessing of Animals at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green. We hope to be on the field if the weather is good, or in church if not. Bring your pet — or a photograph or picture of them — and please invite friends and neighbours.

And finally, put Prize Bingo on Saturday 17th October in your diary.

Thank you, as always, for all you do to support the worship, fellowship and life of our three churches.

I hope you have a good week, and may God bless you and those you love.

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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