Annual General Meeting – 25th March 2012 – 6pm

Our AGM will be held on Sunday 25th March at 6pm, after worship.

It’s a chance to review reports for the year 2011 from the Board, Andy, and from Steve about the work of ChangeMakers Manchester.

We will review the 2011 accounts, approve the budget for 2012, and receive the report of an external examiner on the 2011 accounts.

We will be electing people to serve on our Board.  The posts held by Philip, Margaret and Jenny-Anne are up for election, and Dan has resigned from his post (with a year to serve) due to his move to Kings Lynn.  We also have the post of Lay Delegate vacant.

We have started to put details about the AGM, the reports, financial papers and budget on a dedicated page on our website (see below).  More reports will follow.

You will find a nomination form for the Board on the page – if you wish to stand for any vacancy please download the form, complete it and return it to Andy.  Election statements will be posted on the AGM web page for us all to read.

You can see the AGM page at www.mccmanchester.co.uk/agm

Messiah @ Chorlton Central Church – 23rd March 2012

The local opera group, Opera Seria, is planning to stage a chamber performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at Chorlton Central Church (Barlow Moor Road, M21 8BF) during Lent, on Friday 23rd March 2012 at 7.30pm.

Opera Seria is a semi-professional, Manchester-based chamber opera company. They have a cast of talented emerging operatic soloists and orchestra professionals led and backed by a chorus of music students and experienced amateurs.

If you would like to attend please book tickets via Opera Seria’s website - http://www.operaseria.co.uk/messiah.html

Tickets booked in advance are discounted to £8.50/£4, compared to tickets at the door at £10/£5.  Please note, there may be limited availability of tickets on the door.

Fund-raiser for Lesbian Immigration Support Group on 10th March to celebrate International Women’s Day 2012

The Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) is a Manchester-based group of lesbian and bisexual refugees and asylum-seeking women and their supporters, offering both practical and social support.

LISG will hold a fundraising event on March 10th at the Nip and Tipple Bar  in Whalley Range (197 Upper Chorlton Road, M16 0BH), between 3pm and 7pm, to celebrate International Women’s Day.

They are inviting all friends, supporters and people who are interested in the group, in women’s issues, LGBT and queer issues, migration, asylum, (no) border,  human rights and social justice issues to join them for this celebration.

The event will have live music bands, poetry, performance acts, good company, and many other surprises!

Start Lent 2012 with pancakes, prayer and penance!

Lent starts on Wednesday 22nd February, and we will mark the start of Lent with pancakes, prayer and penance!

We meet in church at 8pm for pancakes, and a short service led by Adam and Andy will follow reflecting on the start of Lent.

All are welcome.

Sunday worship in Lent continues as normal at 4.30pm each week.  See our main website at http://www.mccmanchester.co.uk  for full details of the church.