Today we have another ‘Churches Together’ prayer meeting at Houghton Road Centre in Thurnscoe at 9.30 a.m., where we will be praying especially for the family fun days scheduled for today, 22 & 29 August from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. These are an opportunity for people to come along to the centre for craft activities, play crazy golf, enjoy chat and snacks, and we pray God will use these days to reach out to people in our community who may not come to church services but whom we can befriend in His name. Please pray for these fun days, even if you can’t attend.

Tomorrow (Wednesday 16th August), there is another craft session connected to the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival. This is at the Salvation Army from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, and Dearne hOurbank will also be running a mask making session there for young people aged 10-20. Apart from being an opportunity to learn new skills, it’s another great opportunity to connect with people from our community.

Many thanks also for your support of the Salvation Army food bank. Alison came yesterday to collect all the items, and she wanted to pass on her grateful thanks to everyone for the continuing support which helps to feed needy families in our area. It’s good to be able to work together with all the local churches to support and help our community.

Please pray also for Karen Beecham as she moves on from Furlong Road Methodist Church to work in churches in Rotherham, and pray for Wayne Ashton, who will be looking after Furlong Road Methodist Church in future.