Ramsbottom & Edenfield Team Ministry

Posts from August 2020

Open for all

Having initially opened St Paul’s for services, we are now hoping, as long as things do not change,   to open our ‘Team’ churches on Sunday mornings.    This will be on a four week rotation at 9.30am, starting from September….. The first week:  September 6th, will be held at Edenfield  followed by:                       …

Psalm 51:10

Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

VJ Day

Today the 15th August 2020 is the 75th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day), marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War. The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe.   We remember and recognise all those who served and sacrificed in the Far East and…

The Transfiguration

Today the 6th August, we commemorate the transfiguration of Jesus.          In the gospels, Jesus takes Peter, James and John the Apostle with him and goes up to a mountain. Once on the mountain, Matthew 17:2 states that Jesus “was transfigured before them; his face shining as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.” Then the prophets Moses and Elijah appear next to him and he speaks with…

We pray for Beirut

“I’m praying for all those affected by the terrible explosion in Beirut today, and for the people of Lebanon. Lord, have mercy.” Archbishop Justin Welby “Merciful God, be with the people of Lebanon today.                                                         …

We are ‘Open’

“An outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been identified in parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, and West Yorkshire. The government and relevant local authorities are acting together to control the spread of the virus. As a result from 31 July 2020 the government have introduced new restrictions in parts of the North West of England – and this applies to parts of…