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?
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
After the fire at St Margaret’s in 1985 there were considerable fund raising efforts. one of these was a recipe book called Recipes for all Tastes and this was followed later by a further edition called What’s Cooking. If any of the members of St. Margaret’s and St. George’s still have either or both of … More Parish Recipes
This article was written for the October 2022 issue of our parish magazine. It was an amazing concert! The parishes of St Margaret’s Prestwich and St George’s Simister are blessed. We have been selected to host an hour of Great Sacred Music at 1.00pm on Saturday 22 October 2022. More than a concert, but not … More Lord of all Hopefulness
Continuing our series on “Church Mice” knitted by Maureen, these mice regularly clean the Church to keep it looking good and cared for.
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 