Hill Top flower festivalThe Flower Festival weekend was a fabulous success. The theme of 'Kings and Queens' sparked a lot of interest as our arrangers used not only our own Kings and Queens for inspiration, but also monarchs from the bible.

The flower arrange-ments were wonderful, showing a lot of flair and imagination. We welcomed guests and viewers on Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons from all over the area, some travelling quite some miles. After viewing they enjoyed tea, coffee and a wonderful selection of cakes.

Hilltop reopens: Rev Yanyan preaching

We celebrated with Hill Top Methodist Church when they reopened their doors after renovations were completed following an outbreak of dry rot.  Months of hard work have taken place and after 4½ months months of being closed, worship and praise were ringing out again, with the door open so that all could hear.

worship by zoomCOVID threw up many challenges and the first was that lack of opportunity to meet together for worship and fellowship. Thus was born our weekly Wednesday Worship session via Zoom.

We had a few technical challenges, mainly around transmitting music, but we soon had a large following of varying ages for this session that lasts about 35 minutes. Please join the session when you can, wherever you are.

Holiday Club games

What a privilege recently to be a part of Holiday Club at Holmes Chapel. Each day we welcomed up to about 25 children, from the age of 4 upwards. Some children we knew from Explorers, some from Messy Church, a number were our own grandchildren, a number had been last year and others were new to us.

Through the week we explored Luke’s gospel under the title of ‘Diary of a Disciple’. There were stories, sketches, videos, prayers and some very energetic songs with actions.

Games were played enthusiastically especially when the parachute was produced. Of course the children were always ready for a snack and drink mid morning and the adults were supplied with a much needed cuppa!

Lower Withington ChapelOn 16th September what is believed to have been an electrical fault caused an explosion in an oil tank belonging to a property adjacent to Lower Withington Chapel.  Flames spread to adjacent buildings and destroyed a car.  The roof of the chapel was set alight. 

In addition, the explosion itself caused extensive damage to the chapel.  The ground was littered with children’s books used by the toddlers group who meet at the chapel.

The incident was attended by fire engines from Congleton, Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Lymm and Crewe as well as an aerial ladder platform from Lymm. A photo in the Congleton Chronicle showed a massive plume of smoke spreading hundreds of feet above the chapel.

Following the explosion, services were held in the village hall until the Harvest Festival service on 9th October.

Coming up soon . . .

Saturday 16 Nov 9.30am
Foundation Safeguarding Training
Saturday 16 Nov 7.00pm
Big Quiz at Trinity
Monday 18 Nov 10.00am
MWib Love and Light
Tuesday 19 Nov 2.30pm
Book Club, Nov 2024
Tuesday 19 Nov 7.30pm
Claritas Choir Concert at Rood Lane
Wednesday 20 Nov 2.00pm
MWiB Box Opening & Cream Tea
Wednesday 20 Nov 7.30pm - Saturday 23 Nov
Vicar of Dibley
Saturday 23 Nov 10.00am
United Charities Market at Biddulph
Monday 25 Nov 1.30pm
Foundation Safeguarding Training
Saturday 30 Nov 10.00am
Wellspring Xmas Fair