Toll Bar with Prescot
United Reformed Church
Freckleton Road, St Helens, WA10 3AR
Welcome!
We invite everyone to our Sunday morning service at 10.30am where you will be made very welcome by our friendly congregation. Do stay for refreshments and a chat afterwards!
Our Communion Service is normally held on the fourth Sunday of the month and we use gluten-free bread.
Please note, we have a joint service with Peasley Cross URC occasionally - see News Bulletin for details.
We also welcome you to our monthly Messy Church for all ages - from 3.00-5.00pm - See News page for dates and info. Contact Marian: tollbarwithprescot@gmail.com
Regular Events
Minister: Rev Diane Barrow. Email: tollbarwithprescot@gmail.com
Weekly meetings:
Monday 1.30-3.30pm - U3A Mixed Singing Group
Tuesday 5.30-6.30pm - Squirrels and Beavers
6.00-7.15pm - Cubs
Thursday 9.00am-12.00pm - Slimming World
6.00pm-8.00pm - Slimming World
Hall Bookings considered - email: tollbarwithprescot@gmail.com
We belong to the St Helens Network of URC churches:
News Bulletin
September 2024
Sunday 8th, 10.30am - Cafe Church (all age)
Sunday 15th - Church meeting after morning service
Sunday 15th, 3.00pm - Messy Church
Sunday 22nd, 10.30am - Harvest Parade Service
Sunday 29th, 10.30am - Friends from Peasley Cross will join us
October 2024
Tuesday 8th, 2-4pm - Coffee Afternoon or outing
Sunday 20th, 3.00pm - Messy Church
Tuesday 29th, 10am-3pm - Holiday Fun Club at Ormskirk St URC, St Helens (age 5-11, booking essential)
For more details of Messy Church, please see the News Page.
We pray for all those affected by the recent tragic incident in Southport and the subsequent race riots. Statements from church leaders can be found on our Pastoral Letter page. Please also join us in praying the prayers below.
"God
of all life, we ask for peace in a time of strife. We ask for healing
in a time of trouble. We pray for the end of violence and intimidation,
expressed in our towns and on our streets in recent days. You call us to
care for the vulnerable in our society without prejudice. Help us to
respond to hatred and violence with love and support for the victims,
with solidarity and kindness towards those who are afraid. We know that
living in harmony is not easy. We know we often fall short. But we know
that, with your help and inspiration, we can be a people known for their
strong compassion and deep welcome. God of peace, bring peace." Amen
A Prayer for Southport
Gracious God, words alone cannot express our sadness and disbelief, our heartbreak and anguish when such precious lives are so brutally stolen. We offer to you the cries of our own hearts and pray for those families whose grief and loss is impossible to comprehend.
Help us all to cling to hope, even amidst this senseless brutality. Be close to all whose lives have been so cruelly scarred; surround them with your love; hold them fast in their sorrow, and grant them strength amidst their unbearable pain.
We cannot escape our anger and devastation, but choose to seek hope even amidst this darkness. For all its horror, may it spur us even more to never surrender to despair, but build a world where peace, hope and love prevail. AMEN