Sat in an 11am Service one Sunday morning with the church family, hearing fellow Christians sharing experiences of their walk with the Lord and experiences of how the Lord has helped in times of doubt, and uncertainty, by speaking to them in a special way, when they needed to resolve something major in their lives.

Sometimes, we feel that life is overwhelming with the problems we face every day. I always feel very grateful to God that others are willing to share their own experiences of Him with others. But I know it’s hard to speak out loud for the first time in case others think your story is daft, we’ve all done it. I remember my first time, I was really scared as I was sat next to the vicar, but I did it and gradually it has become easier to share things with others. Even now I hold back a bit due to people’s reactions, but how do others know what the Lord has to offer us if we remain silent and don’t tell.

Maybe it was your first time in church and you thought, this is a bit weird, all this talk of hearing voices, but you know God talks to us in many ways, a bible reading, something somebody says, all we have to do is listen. But maybe you think you haven’t time to spend time with God. I look at it this way, we are always connecting to our smart phones, how then can we expect to hear from Him if we don’t connect with him.

So folks, now is the time to step out in Faith, be brave, tell others so that they may know the great love our Lord God has for us.

Amen,
Val

What’s On This Week
Sunday 7th April
9:15am - Traditional Communion Service
11am - All-Age Communion Service

Tuesday 9th April
6:30-8pm - ‘Moving On’ Lent Course in The Barn

Wednesday 10th April
6:45–8:45pm - Calverley Choir Practice in The Barn

Thursday 11th April
6:30–8:30pm - Belly Dancing in The Barn

Sunday 7th April
9:15am - Traditional Communion Service
11am - All Age Worship Service
1pm - David Thomas Coates Interment of Ashes

PCC Membership & APCM
As we approach this year’s APCM on Monday 20th May there will be elections.
Please be prayerfully considering, are you called to stand for PCC, or for Deanery Synod, or to be a Church Warden? Is there someone you think would be an asset in one of those roles? If so, talk to God, then talk to them.
If you have any questions about these roles, please do ask Rob, or anyone else on PCC right now.

APCM
The date of our APCM is Monday 20th May.
Please arrive in church at 6:50pm for a prompt start at 7pm.

Nominations
Nominations are also open for election to the PCC. If you would like to be nominated, please complete a form, available at the back of church in the green folder. You need to have been on the church electoral role for 6 months to be elected. We also have vacancies for Church Wardens, which can be from among those elected to or already on PCC. Nomination forms for both are available from the green folder at the back of church. Please return nominations to one of the Team Wardens. Note: The nominee must consent to serve. Please check eligibility.

Church Electoral Roll
If you would like to be added to our Church electoral roll, please complete an application form. In order to vote at the APCM you must be on the church electoral role. Forms are available from the green folder at the back of church, once completed please return to Simon Pollard.

Coffee Shop Advance Notice
Please note there will be no Coffee Shop in Church this Friday.
Coffee Shop re-opens in Church on Friday 19th April.

Pet Service
On Sunday 21st April at 11am we'll be hosting a Pet Service! Bring your pet to church (as long as they can be on a lead or in a container) to join our celebration of animals. It will be a fun service to invite your friends and family to, so please spread the word! And please contact [email protected] if you would like to help with this.

Wine Tasting With A Twist!
Join us for a special Wine Tasting with a Twist event on Friday 26th April, 7:30-11pm in Church. Tickets cost £20 which includes 6 wines to sample and food.
There will be a silent auction and all funds raised will be shared between Church and The Wren Bakery. Tickets will be available to purchase online at calverley.church/wine soon.

Choral Evensong for Eastertide
On Sunday 28th April at 6:30pm we'll be holding a special service of Choral Evensong in Eastertide, with beautiful hymns and refreshments available afterwards. Come along and invite any friends or family who might appreciate the reflective and anticipatory atmosphere of a traditional service.

Time & Talents 2024 - It's Not Too Late!
Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at how we can offer our Time and Talents to God and the church. It's not too late, so if you feel you have something to offer, please print and complete our Time & Talent 2024 form online here. Even if you’re already on a rota, please complete a form to confirm you’re still happy to be included!

ChurchSuite
Here at Calverley Parish Church we use a secure online database called ChurchSuite to safely store your contact details instead of paper copies. If you haven’t yet provided your information to us via ChurchSuite, it makes it very hard for us to get in touch with you, so please do sign up!
We’ll also be looking to use ChurchSuite to manage rotas in the future.
It will make organising and managing serving rotas far easier for all.
It has the ability to send reminders, allow for easier swapping, and gives visibility of any gaps that need filling. Anyone who regularly supports on a ministry or serving team, please consider signing up to ChurchSuite if not done so already. For more information and to sign up, please click here, and help us be the strong connected community we're called to be.

Bradford North Foodbank
Our local Foodbank continue to support local people and families, and are currently in need of:
- Tinned Tomatoes
- Tinned Vegetables
- Tinned Fish
- Instant Mash
- Coffee
- Cereals
- Long Life UHT Milk
- Long-life UHT Fruit Juice
- Tinned Fruit
- Shampoo
- Deodorants
- Sanitary Products
We also need some volunteer drivers to take the food to Eccleshill, maybe once every month? If you are available to help with this, please contact [email protected]

Weekly Family News Introductory Pieces
Do you have something you’d like to share? How you came to God?
An experience that might interest others? Something about the history of Calverley and its relationship with St. Wilfrid’s that might not be common knowledge? Your own history and relationship with St. Wilfrid’s?
We’re looking to build up a library of articles that could be used as the introductory piece for our weekly Family News Newsletter Email.
It doesn’t have to be a long piece, just something you’d like to share.
If you have a piece in mind that would fit a particular week, please let us know and we can save it for then. All you need to do is put the words together, give it a title, and if you have a suitable picture to go with it you'd like to share send us that too or we will find something appropriate to complement your words. Please send your submissions including Title & Picture to the [email protected]

The Patronage Scheme
What is the Patronage Scheme? It's an opportunity for everybody in Calverley Parish and beyond to help St. Wilfrid’s Church serve the community of Calverley. Our church is an important and beautiful landmark which holds a great deal of the history of our Parish. St. Wilfrid’s has always been at the heart of the community, there for Family Occasions, Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals, as well as Coffee Shop, Beer Festivals, Concerts and Christmas Carols. Your patronage will support the practical, ongoing costs of running and maintaining this beautiful building – preserving St. Wilfrid’s Church for future generations. Our Church costs an average of £105 per day to heat and maintain. There are also occasional larger repairs beyond these day-to-day expenses. You can choose a particular date, special to you, to support the running costs of St. Wilfrid’s. In ‘sponsoring’ that date your donation will help to cover the costs for your special day. If you would like to buy the same date every year, that would be fantastic! Please click here to access the Patronage Scheme form online.

Generosity
If you would like to give to the work and ministry of our church, which includes missional giving such as Parish Share, please do get in touch with Margaret Roundhill ([email protected]) to talk about The Parish Giving Scheme, a wonderfully simple and tax efficient way to donate regularly, or see the link at the bottom of this email.
Yours with gratitude, Rob.

Please send any items to be included in our Weekly Family Newsletter to:
[email protected]

The work & ministry of Calverley Parish Church is supported by the generous giving of the community, and we receive no outside funding.
You can make a donation or sign up to regular giving, including Gift Aid, via our Parish Giving page online here.
Thank You for your support.