Christmas Services
November 17, 2025
All are welcome to any or all of our Christmas services, at either or both of our churches. Please spread the word, and bring friends!
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Lost Words Blessing – Jim Molynexy & Kate Howard
November 11, 2025
I enjoy my visits across the Pennines to visit Rev Debby, and on my summer visit this year, she introduced me to a beautiful picture book called “The Lost Words”. It’s an over-sized picture book by Robert Macfarland and Jackie Morris, and was written as a response to the removal of everyday nature words from … More Lost Words Blessing – Jim Molynexy & Kate Howard
November Letter to the Parish
November 4, 2025
This month’s letter comes from Rev Steve: This season of Remembrance begins with the memory of a month that will resonate for many years. When I first heard of the terrible attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on 2nd October, Yom Kippur, I knew I had to get there as quick as I could. But … More November Letter to the Parish
Give a Little
November 1, 2025
QR codes are now commonplace, on posters, leaflets, TV screens, and on our weekly service sheets. QR codes are clever bits of technology – a bit like bar codes – that link the real world with the online world. Those of us comfortable with using smartphones can simply point the camera at the QR code, … More Give a Little
Why Sing?
October 28, 2025
This article was written for the November 2022 issue of the parish magazine. It still holds true! I write this the day after returning home from a 9-day singing and conducting summer school with Sing for Pleasure. Based at Jesus College, Cambridge, it was utterly exhausting yet completely exhilarating. Work began at 8.45am last Sunday … More Why Sing?
Cullinary Mice
October 21, 2025
Continuing our look ‘under the bonnet’ of what keeps our parish ticking over, Culinary mice bake cakes, make soups, jams and chutneys for events and fund raising.
Gran Miracol d’Amore – Maddalena Casulana (c.1544-c.1590)
October 14, 2025
This article first appeared in the September 2025 issue of our parish magazine. Here it is for you again: Many readers will know that I attend Sing for Pleasure (SfP) conductor training events regularly, and it was as an Advanced student at the 2025 summer school that I was introduced to a set of utterly … More Gran Miracol d’Amore – Maddalena Casulana (c.1544-c.1590)
Mamta’s Placement with us
October 7, 2025
Hello everyone, my name is Mamta, I come from a beautiful town of Mussoorie situated in North India. My parents worked with American missionaries who used to run a lovely charity home for the poor and for children whose parents were affected by leprosy. Me and my two siblings were privileged to be able to … More Mamta’s Placement with us
October letter to the parish
October 7, 2025
It’s hard to believe that summer, which this year has seen 4 heat waves, is drawing to a close and autumn is round the corner. The clocks will be going back on Sunday, 26th October and the days will begin to get a little shorter and cooler. The sun will still be around, but not … More October letter to the parish
Summer Visits 2025
October 2, 2025
This summer, once again, I had the opportunity to visit a number of places of worship, beginning with the Victoria Hall, Bolton. As a member of Bolton Symphony Orchestra, I am a regular visitor to the Victoria Hall, using it as a rehearsal and performance space. The building is deceptively extensive, with an underground network … More Summer Visits 2025
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