Additional current news will be found in the weekly printed notices and the
printed bi-monthly Newsletter, Connexions, available from the Church or for
downloading here..
The sponsored cycle ride for Christian Aid along Morecambe Promenade took place
on Saturday 10th May 2008:

During Lent 2008 we followed the theme of Diving
Deeper into God. Each Sunday morning's service took an aspect of this theme
as we prepared for Holy Week and Easter.
The 2007 Christmas Tree Festival was held at The Cornerstone for the first time.
It was good to see so many people supporting this event, especially on the
Saturday. Over £170 was raised for local and national charities.
Our 2007 Harvest Appeal
was for Aquaboxes. Enough was raised to pay for three boxes and an additional
donation. In due course we will be able to find out where among the world's
disaster zones the boxes were sent. Wherever it is they will supply much needed
safe drinking water and other supplies.
On 18th March
2007 we decided to
give a new name to our central Lancaster premises -
The Cornerstone.
Read all about the new initiatives there on the
Fresh Expressions page of this website.
In February 2006 our Church Council passed a
resolution to become a Fairtrade Church, committing us to:
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Use Fairtrade tea and coffee for all meetings for which we
have responsibility
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Move forward on using other Fairtrade products such as
biscuits, sugar and fruit
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Promote the FAIRTRADE Mark at events during Fairtrade
Fortnight – and through other activities whenever possible.
We are building links with the Methodist church in
Uruguay - among other initiatives we have been raising money to help them buy
essential food, medical and other supplies for people in their neighbourhood.
We have also welcomed visitors from Uruguay while young people from the District
have visited the church there.
Each year we support
Christian Aid Week
through house-to-house collections and other activities. In 2007 we broke all
records for these collection: now for 2008!
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