thanksgiving – St Margaret's Church Prestwich

Rev Sue’s January Letter to the Parish

January 3, 2023

Blue Monday, this year January 16th, is officially the most depressing day of the year. It has been carefully calculated using a scientific formula based on the weather, credit card bills coming in, the time since New Year’s resolutions have failed and low motivation levels. It is a very complex and impressive looking formula. And is complete rubbish. There is no scientific backing whatsoever – it was part of an advertising campaign by Sky Travel … More Rev Sue’s January Letter to the Parish

Thank You Lord

October 25, 2022

One of my favourite songs in the Sunday School Repertoire is Thank you Lord, by Mark & Helen Johnson of Out of the Ark Music. I tend to drop it into our weekly singing practices whenever I feel there is something to be grateful for – the sunshine, the rain, plentiful hot clean running water, my family, my friends, the food in the cupboards, for waking up reasonably healthy, for being born into a first-world country … More Thank You Lord

Harvest Festival 2022

October 2, 2022

Good morning and welcome to our service of all-age worship with holy communion for Sunday 2 October, in which we celebrate Harvest. Rev Adele will preside and ALM Carol will preach … More Harvest Festival 2022

Autumn Days – E White (1925-2011)

September 27, 2022

This is a well-established favourite of our Sunday School! I think the children would choose to sing it every week if they could, but they are strictly limited to autumn only. The tune jauntily takes the singers through a list of experiences, not all of them autumnal, with a regular reminder to say, “thank you” … More Autumn Days – E White (1925-2011)

Vicar’s Annual Report for the Parish of St Margaret’s Prestwich

June 7, 2022

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

Pentecost 2022

June 5, 2022

Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Pentecost – also the national day of thanksgiving for HM Queen Elizabeth. … More Pentecost 2022

Vicar’s Report to the 2022 APCM

April 24, 2022

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

Beautiful World Paul Field

March 22, 2022

It is very unusual for me to ‘give away’ the text of a song before it is heard in church, but our Sunday School Singers have devoted much time and effort to learning this … More Beautiful World Paul Field

Remembrance 2021

November 14, 2021

Welcome to our service of Remembrance, Rev Deborah presided and Rev Sue preached.
We began with the hymn “Lord for the Years” … More Remembrance 2021

Thou Visitest the Earth

November 9, 2021

music: Maurice Greene (1696-1755), words Psalm 65, vv9,12 This article was written for the October issue of our parish magazine. About a year ago, in the autumn of 2020 we had endured a full national lockdown, a summer of somewhat eased restrictions, and were entering a time of less-than-clear tiered restrictions. If memory serves, that … More Thou Visitest the Earth

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