Newsletter
Holy Trinity & Altcar Parsh Church - St Michael and All Angels.
JUNE NEWSLETTER 2026
Dear Friends,
It was good to celebrate Pentecost last month and I particularly enjoy that opportunity to commit ourselves afresh to God’s work, trusting in being empowered by his Spirit. Of course, this year as we celebrated the good news of the Spirit coming on those first disciples and the beginning of the Church, we had much to celebrate and look forward to as we learned that a Vicar has now been appointed to join us. Rev Kath Cooke will be joining us sometime in September. Good news indeed, and I urge you to pray for Kath and her husband Phil as they prepare to join us. If you missed the announcement in church here is the official notice from our Archdeacon Pete Spiers
‘I am pleased to announce that Rev Kath Cooke has been appointed as the next vicar of Holy Trinity Formby and St Michael’s Altcar.
She was ordained in 2012 and was curate in the benefice of Eynsham and Cassington in the Diocese of Oxford before becoming associate vicar at Christ Church Abingdon. She is currently working as a team vicar in the Cherwell Valley benefice.
The interview panel were delighted to meet her and listen to her passion for the ministry of all God’s people especially for those on the margins and for children and young people.
I am very grateful to the parish representatives, the patrons and the Area Dean for all the time they have given to this discernment process. Thank you for your prayers during this time and I look forward to commending her to you at her licensing service which we hope will be sometime in September.’
Before that of course there is our summer series to look forward to beginning on 26th July and running through to September. At Holy Trinity, as we have done for the past two years, we will move to one service in the mornings at 10.30am. St Michael’s will continue with their 9.30am service.
Christian Aid - Thank you to all those who came along to support the Pizza Eaters coffee morning for Christian Aid last month. On the Saturday and the following Sunday in church we sold £288.15 worth of fair-trade goods. These were kindly provided on a sale or return basis by Fair 4, all can be found in the indoor market, 2 Time Square, Warrington. If ever you’re in the area it’s worth a visit. An additional £112.00 was raised for Christian Aid from the sale of refreshments. Thanks, you also to everyone who has left envelopes in Church these will be counted in the next few days and banked.
Julie and the Pizza Eaters.
It was good to have our Annual Parochial Church Meetings at both churches recently and to elect our Church Wardens and PCC members. We were pleased to have Jenny and Peter offering to continue serving at Holy Trinity. A full list of the PCC is available in church. Sadly, we continue the search for new Church Wardens for St Michael’s, following the retirement of our long standing and faithful wardens. The primary Archdeacon’s Visitation services where our Church Wardens will be officially admitted to their office will be at Liverpool Cathedral on 21st June at 3.00pm. Sides people are warmly encouraged to come along to support them.
Prayer Harmony
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Matt 13:8
We give grateful thanks to God that He has appointed a new vicar to our churches. And we give thanks for the dedicated work that the team has given to this task of finding the right person. We ask God to bless Kath and her husband Phil, and all their family, as they up sticks and move to our community. And we ask for His blessings on the Church that they have left behind, that it may thrive and prosper in the future.
We give thanks to God also that the exam season is nearly over and our young people will be able to breathe again. We pray for God’s arm of security and safety during the summer for our young people, and that they will know His presence and His love for them.
We celebrate Father’s Day by praying for all our dads, but also all those who have guided and protected us like a father, whether related to us or not. We pray for those teachers that believed that we had the right talents to be encouraged. We pray for those friends who listened to us when we were hurting. We pray for those pastors that walked us through the deep valleys of life. We ask for His blessing on each one, so that they will know they are appreciated.
We pray for all our elderly friends, especially the house-bound, who in this hot weather, may be at risk or feeling distressed. We pray that we may be able to find ways to help them and bring them comfort.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things, there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
Pizza Eaters Youth Group
Wednesday 6th June - 6.30pm-8.00pm in Church.
All who are Year 6 or older are very welcome, either chat to Sylvia on 07872 314103, or just come along on the night. Great fun had by all and of course Pizza is served and its free!
Friday 26th June -8.00pm to 9.30pm Sweet Friday in Jubilee Hall, in Holy Trinity Parish Hall.
An opportunity for the women of our community to come together for fun and friendship. Vive La France.
Join us for a celebration of French Life and Culture.
le some delicious French Cheeses.
All free – donations welcome.
Saturday 20th June St Michaels Garden Party 2.00pm-4.00pm
Afternoon tea, cake stall raffle, activities, games and quizzes
A lovely family afternoon. All will be most welcome to go along and join in the fun.
Prayer Group each Thursday 7.00pm-8.00pm, no invitation required, just turn up at the Prayer Room. All very welcome for all or some of the time. The Prayer group on Maundy Thursday will be in church.
Bible study continues Tuesdays at 2.00pm every other week at Elisabeth’s home. All very welcome.
For a lift or other information call Sylvia on 07872 314103
Daily Reflections and Sunday Services on You Tube
Daily reflections can be accessed Monday to Friday and one of the Sunday Services can be viewed every week. These are bible readings from the lectionary and based on morning prayer. They are short, so don’t take up much time. To access, Holy Trinity Formby You Tube.
Thursday Cuppa & Chat 10.00am to 12.00 noon in Church Foyer.
Please come along. You will find a warm friendly welcome, serving tea, coffee and toast with jam or marmalade. What’s not to like!
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Coming up in July Holy Trinity Church Forby
Saturday 4th July 2.30pm Charity Piano Recital in Aid of Sudan
Performance by Gabriel Bala-Basu (age12) Chopin, Schubert, Beethoven, Bach and more.
This is the 3rd year Holy Trinity has hosted this event, as our recognition of overseas missionary and should you have been previous years, you will know we are in for a treat. Quite outstanding.
Free entry; all donations will be sent to the St Patrick’s Missionary Society www.spms.org
