This Week
This page is divided into three sections:
- FAITH – ways to connect with God
- HOPE – ways to connect with each other and encourage one another
- LOVE – ways to support those around you who are isolated.
Read down to the end so you don’t miss anything!
FAITH
Online Worship…
available here from midnight on Sunday morning
This Sunday’s Service:
Christ the King
available here from midnight on Sunday morning
Kid’s Worship for Christ the King
with story, craft and song.
Services in Church
From 5th November until further notice, there will be NO public services in church due to the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
The church IS open for PRIVATE PRAYER from 2pm-3.30pm each Sunday during lockdown.
8.10am BBC Radio 4 SUNDAY WORSHIP
Listen again online at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnds or via the BBC Sounds app.
from 9.00am each Sunday
Worship from the national church
1.15pm BBC One TV SONGS OF PRAISE
Watch again on BBC iPlayer, or online at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ttc5
During the week…
Prayer for the Nation
Use the resources below to pray every day at 6pm.
If you want a printed copy of these booklets, please contact the parish office.
We are also encouraged to set aside each Thursday during lockdown as a day of prayer and fasting. Could you join in each Thursday? If you’re new to the Christian discipline of fasting, click below for some information and advice.
Thursday at 7.30pm
Night Prayer (via Zoom)
Messy Church@Home Ideas
Why not use a Messy Church ideas as a family at home this week.
HOPE
… Stay Supported
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP OR SUPPORT
We will put you in touch with a real person who will chat on the phone, pray with you, help you with shopping if you’re self-isolating, or try to help in whatever way we can.
OR SOMEONE TO TALK TO,
PHONE THE CHURCH NUMBER ON 024 7633 2717
If you can offer to help chat on the phone or pray with people, let the church office know. If you are happy to help practically then let us know and we will try to connect volunteers with people who need help.
… Stay Connected
Pick up the phone and call someone
Enjoy a chat with your friends, or bless someone else by phoning them to see how they are. If you don’t have the number of someone from church, contact us and we can put you in touch.
Join our St Thomas’ group on Whatsapp
Here you can keep in touch with one another, ask for prayer, support each other, encourage each other, share things that are helpful, ask for help, etc.
Contact us to join.
Follow our pages on facebook
The best place to keep up to date is on this website, but you can also find news of what is happening on our facebook pages. ‘Like’ AND ‘Follow’ our pages in order to stay in touch…
*The Pit Stop, Keresley formerly known as Keresley Village Community Church
Join the Coffee Stop group on facebook messenger
This group on facebook messenger brings together people who frequent the ‘Coffee Stop’ on Wednesdays at The Pit Stop, Keresley Village.
LOVE
… Love Your Neighbour
… Love One Another
Be kind. Be Gracious. The situation, and people, are going to get fraught. Be salt and light. Keep yourself close to God. Keep watch over yourself. (There’s some hints about supporting your own mental health at https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak). Support others, but also receive support yourself.
Be an example and a good influence, whether at home, in the shops or online.
by keresleychurch 2 weeks ago
PRAYER FOR THE NATION at 6pm Monday: Schools and colleges, children and young people We pray for all those involved- by keresleychurch 1 month ago
‘If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise - by keresleychurch 4 weeks ago
Poppy & pumpkin seed soda bread made with rosemary for remembrance. . . We invite you to come join us - by keresleychurch 4 weeks ago
The church looks beautiful as we are ready to host some very special services to remember those we love who - by keresleychurch 3 weeks ago
Pray for the Nation at 6pm Thursday - The NHS and other key workers Our God is the great healer - by keresleychurch 2 months ago
#Sunday was #harvestfestival at St. Thomas’ & our volunteers made the church just beautiful. You can watch the service on - by keresleychurch 1 month ago
Autumn can be a tricky time with the darkness creeping in but for every shadow there is light. Today is - by keresleychurch 3 weeks ago
Watch our Remembrance Sunday service ONLINE tomorrow at www.keresley.church. Watch anytime. For two minutes silence at around 11 o'clock, start - by keresleychurch 2 months ago
St. Thomas’ Church, Keresley & Coundon was built in 1847 to designs by architect Benjamin Ferry. The land & stone - by keresleychurch 2 months ago
St. Thomas was one of Jesus’ apostles & is most famously remembered as Doubting Thomas due to his initial disbelief - by keresleychurch 2 weeks ago
Sadly we have had to close our church building due to Covid-19 but we are more than a building &