Rev Deborah’s annual report to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting was read out during the morning service on Sunday 24 April 2022. Here it is for you again … More Vicar’s Annual Report for the Parish of St Margaret’s Prestwich
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Pentecost – also the national day of thanksgiving for HM Queen Elizabeth. … More Pentecost 2022
The last two years have brought sadness, loss, financial problems and long-term health issues for many, and few have found them a positive experience. But like the flowers growing on the wasteland there have been a few things brought about by the lockdown that have actually improved our lives … More The unexpected benefits of lockdown
Good morning and welcome to our service of Holy Communion for 8 May 2022: Good Shepherd Sunday. Rev Sue presides and ALM Carol offers a refection … More Good Shepherd Sunday
In our Gospel reading today Jesus is walking in the temple and is again questioned by the Jews if he is the Messiah. He answers by asking them, and us, if we believe we belong to his flock of sheep. He says that his sheep know him hear his voice and follow him. He will never leave them and will give eternal life to all who follow … More The Good Shepherd
May is often a beautiful time of year, late spring with gardens at their best and days becoming longer. In the church we have endured the discipline of Lent, walked with Christ the Way of the Cross and celebrated his resurrection on Easter Sunday. We can relax for a while, enjoying his presence with us, until at Pentecost we are energised by the sending of his Holy Spirit … More Rev Sue’s Letter to the Parish for May
It is lovely to be with you on this Maundy Thursday, that special day in the church’s year when we recall the Last Supper, the Footwashing and the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed; it feels like too much for one day rather like a triple decker chocolate cake from Slattery’s! … More Maundy Thursday Sermon
The APCM is a time to look back and reflect on the year, giving thanks to God for all that has happened and also a time to look to the future and what we would like to see happening in the coming year … More Vicar’s Report to the 2022 APCM
The last twelve months have seen us adjusting gradually to life with fewer restrictions, although, ironically, many of us did contract Covid during that time. Precautions have become a matter for personal choice, rather than mandated by the government, so we have been tentatively bringing back elements of our life together … More How is God calling you to serve?
Good morning and welcome to holy communion for Sunday 24 April, the second Sunday of Easter, sometimes referred to as “Low” Sunday. Rev Sue preaches and presides … More “Low” Sunday
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