Advance Notice

Parish of Curdworth, Middleton and Wishaw

Preparation of a New Electoral Roll

The current Parish Electoral Roll was compiled in 2019 and has been regularly maintained and updated, with total numbers reported, as required, on an annual basis.

The Church Representation Rules require a completely new Roll to be compiled every 6 years and all persons who wish to have their names entered on the new Roll, whether their names appear on the present Roll or not, will be requested to apply for enrolment.
Our objective is to complete the new Roll by 31^st March 2025 in order that required details can be displayed for a specified period prior to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) scheduled for 11^th May 2025.

The formal announcement will be posted on noticeboards in January 2025 and Application Forms will be available in churches in January 2025, and on-line, and copies will be included with the January Newsletters.

Eric Dance
Electoral Roll Officer
[email protected]

Link to Application Form –

https://1drv.ms/b/s!As7DB4ov2yZQi6gMQE0-I_81DobXfA?e=QBAb6K

• Sunday 19th January – Second Sunday of Epiphany
• Family Communion at 9.30am at St Chad’s, Wishaw – The Rector
• Holy Communion at 11.15am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth – The Rector
• Holy Communion at 11.15am at St John’s, Middleton – Rev Canon Frank Longbottom Sunday 26th January – Third Sunday of Epiphany
• Holy Communion at 9.30am at St Chad’s, Wishaw – The Rector
• Family Communion at 11.15am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth – The Rector
• Sunday 2nd February – Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
• All Age Worship at 9.30am at St Chad’s, Wishaw – The Rector
• Holy Communion at 11.15am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth -The Rector
• Service of the Word at 11.15am at St John’s, Middleton – Mr Andrew Farrow
• Sunday 9th February – Fourth Sunday before Lent
• Holy Communion at 9.30am at St Chad’s, Wishaw – The Rector
• Family Communion at 11.15am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth – The Rector
  
• 18th – 25th January 2025 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

See the Newsletter for further information

Face coverings are no longer mandatory in any setting but are recommended in enclosed or crowded places, particularly where you come into contact with people you don’t normally meet.
Social distancing in a place of worship is now a personal choice. People are encouraged to respect other attendees and those working who may wish to adopt a more cautious approach.
Regular use of hand sanitiser and/or hand washing is also still recommended.

You may have watched the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth, we want you to know that C of E funeral services are available for everyone. Absolutely everyone, whatever their lives have brought to them.

You don’t have to be a churchgoer!

Traditional service in church? We can help you.

Split service in Church and at the Crematorium? We can help you

Service at the crem? We can help you.

Memorial after a direct cremation? We can help you.

The content of any service for your loved one will be carefully tailored to suit your family and your loved one. Traditional elements, modern elements, personal words shared with you and for you.

We aren’t just there for a service or event, we’re there for for you during your period of mourning and afterwards too. Church is a community of support and hope. We understand that grief is a journey and can help you find your way through with prayer, conversation and special services to remember your loved one down the years.

It’s not expensive to have a funeral or memorial in church, or to have a minister lead your service at the crematorium. If we don’t know you we will get to know you, listen to you and help you say goodbye.

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Check the latest Newsletter for full details of all forthcoming events….

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LADIES GUILD
Ladies’ Guild meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in the Church Hall. Maureen Briggs writes, “The ladies are a very lively, happy bunch who enjoy each others’ company and are keen to keep meeting. They would welcome any ladies who would like to join them.”

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WISHAW COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING

Details of next meeting to be announced

All are welcome for coffee and cake
Come and join us in St. Chad’s Church, Wishaw
B76 9QB

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CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BLUE BOXES – Anton Rawson is collecting the boxes in for emptying and counting. He would be very grateful to receive your boxes as soon as convenient.

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Our new Church Calendar tab shows all past and forthcoming events by month together with a Home page showing events over the next 6 weeks.

https://cmw.churchsuite.com/embed/calendar?preview=true

It can be accessed via the link on the page. We are testing this new version and hope that you will be able to access it without difficulty. Let us know if you encounter any problems.