Continuing our look ‘under the bonnet’ of what keeps our parish ticking over, this week meet the Gardener Mice. These mice look after the plants around the Church and by the memorials, keeping the area neat and tidy. They also grow plants for fund raising during the year.
Continuing our look ‘under the bonnet’ of what keeps our parish ticking over, this week meet the Floral Mice. These mice decorate the Church throughout the year with beautiful flowers and other decorations for special times and in memory of loved ones.
Continuing our look ‘under the bonnet’ of what keeps our parish ticking over, this week meet Document Mouse. These mice do all paperwork, child protection, gift aid, regular giving, standing orders, the electoral role, and such like. They manage to record a large amount of necessary data, some record minutes of what is said at … More Document Mice
This month’s letter comes from Rev Christine: As I begin to write this, I realise this is the first letter I have written since my ordination as a Priest and I am still coming down from the mountain top and getting used to being called Rev and being more active on the rota, presiding and … More August letter to the parish
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Sunday 9 February 2025. Here it is for you again: I’m sure we’ve all been in this situation. When you try something different, something new, or unexpected. How does it make you feel? That last on is probably me, I don’t like the unexpected. I quite like to know … More We are all called by God
I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to start this letter when I was asked to write about my journey to becoming a Deacon, (a person who serves), then I thought, “yes I do” know how to start it … More Being a deacon
Sunday 7 July saw Rev Helen’s first eucharist service, at St Margaret’s, surrounded by family, friends and parishioners. Rev Christine was also licenced as Deacon in the parish, and Father Charlie was guest preacher … More Rev Helen’s first Eucharist
We never hear much about the family life of Jesus between his birth and his sudden arrival in the public arena at the age of about thirty. And our images of his mother are always of the Virgin to whom Gabriel gives the promise – and who cradles baby Jesus in her arms after his birth. There are no pictures of Mary as the young mother watching Jesus grow – the looks of anxiety on her face as he makes his first steps in the world – the tensions, joys and sorrows of family life as he grows – and as she herself also grows older … More Who is my family?
On Monday 19 July we heard the story of Albert and Albrecht Duerer, which was followed by a reading from the Gospel of John, in which Jesus commands us to love each other as He has loved us, and that greater love has no one than to lay down his life for his friends; and we are Jesus’ friends if we do as He commands. One of the comments in response to this was, “he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” … More He Ain’t Heavy
I was born and bred in Oldham and have lived there all my life with my parents. I worshiped, with my family at our family church, Oldham Parish Church (St Mary with St Peter) until September 2020 … More August letter to the parish
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