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Vicar of St Michaels' at Great Altcar, the Rev John Baker is pictured with parishioner Shirley Reed (second left) who is leaving the church after 22 years. Mrs Reed, who is a former churchwarden and treasurer, is originally from Guildford and is moving back there to be nearer her children. Also pictured are churchwardens Edwina Alcocks and John Lowe Code SJ200108M-1

Farewell to church friends

Vicar of St Michaels' at Great Altcar, the Rev John Baker is pictured with parishioner Shirley Reed (second left) who is leaving the church after 22 years. Mrs Reed, who is a former churchwarden and treasurer, is originally from Guildford and is moving back there to be nearer her children. Also pictured are churchwardens Edwina Alcocks and John Lowe Code SJ200108M-1Read

Everybody loves a hero, says Formby minister

Thought for the Week for January is offered by the Rev Malcolm Dyer of the Formby Christian Fellowship. This is his second.Read

Good News to the Poor

Good News to the PoorRead

Thought for the year for Formby churchgoers

THE world needs Christ openly and honestly preached and lived by church people.Read

Church news from Formby

HAVE you done anything in good faith recently? If you have, you’re in good company says James Catford, chief executive of the Bible Society, in the Church Of England Newspaper. Let his words be our Thought for the WeekRead

Formby's green church

The greenery at Holy Trinity's wreathing Sunday service is hoisted around the walls of the church, which is believed to be the only church in the country which holds a special service in which seasonal greenery collected by the menfolk of the parish and then twined into wreaths by the ladies is lifted into place as part of a service of worship in the run-up to ChristmasRead

Thought for the week for Formby churches

Colin Goodyear is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool, having retired a few years ago from his post as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics.Read

Christmas thoughts from Formby

Christmas GarmentsRead

Apples and the apple tree

Apples and the apple tree

THIS is the second Thought for the Week by Colin Goodyear from St Stephen’s, Hightown, who is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool, having retired a few years ago from his post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics. His professional interests ranged from Atomic and Molecular Physics to Telecommunications and Speech Coding.Read

Looking back

IN 1899 work started building the transepts, vestries and organ chamber, where the present sanctuary is, indicated by four corner foundation stones.Read

Our Holy Father is at work

THIS is the first Thought for the Week offered for the four Thursdays in December by Colin Goodyear from St Stephen’s, Hightown.Read

Discoveries as the building’srenovation got underway

DURING renovation removal of plaster revealed the way the builders constructed the original walls in 1874.Read

Work in progress

FORMBY Methodist Church member Carol Shanks explains the building work going on at the momentRead

Signs of the times

Christians especially must heed the signs of the timesRead

Thought for the week

Desmond Billing offers his fourth Thought for the Week. He is a member and parishioner of Our Lady of Victories RC Church, Hightown, where he has lived since 1956. As a Minister of the Word he reads the Lesson at Mass in accordance with current liturgical practice. Desmond, born in Liverpool, moved to Tyneside as a young boy of seven, subsequently moving to Glasgow University before returning to Liverpool in 1955 to join J Bibby & Sons. He joined the Central Oil Company in 1967 eventually becoming its managing director.Read

Craft fair was a success

How important is prayer?Read

More than £3,100 was raised at a charity auction at the Elbow Lane Methodist Church hall to help towards the cost of the refurbishment of the church building which is under way at present. Auctioneers Terry Broughton and Brian Bentley with co-ordinator Sheila Bentley are pictured with helpers Code GAV131007D-1

Church auction

More than £3,100 was raised at a charity auction at the Elbow Lane Methodist Church hall to help towards the cost of the refurbishment of the church building which is under way at present. Auctioneers Terry Broughton and Brian Bentley with co-ordinator Sheila Bentley are pictured with helpers Code GAV131007D-1Read

Lest we forget

DESMOND Billing, pictured, is offering Thought for the Week during November. This is his second.Read

Churches Together in Formby Pilgrimage to Iona

THIRTY pilgrims from member churches of Churches Together in Formby, Altcar and Hightown spent six days as part of the community in the Benedictine Abbey on the Isle of Iona, on the West coast of Scotland.Read

DESMOND Billing is offering Thought for the Week during November.

Desmond is a member and parishioner of Our Lady of Victories RC Church in Hightown where he has lived since 1956. He is married to Moyra, a Scots girl. As one of the Ministers of the Word he participates in reading the Lesson at Mass in accordance with current liturgical practiceRead

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