2.00pm – Assemble at Blackrod Cemetery for Act of Remembrance. Service at the Blackrod Cenotaph, and Laying of Wreaths followed by procession to St Katharine’s Church 3.00pm Service of Remembrance at St Katharine’s. Followed by refreshments.
Wednesday 13th November at 2.00pm Wednesday 9th October saw the first monthly afternoon slot for the church to be open for prayer. October was around ‘Freedom Day’ focusing on modern day slavery and human trafficking. Wednesday 13th November has a theme of ‘Remembrance’ and we will be praying for those...
Christmas Fair at St Katharine’s Saturday 23rd November 2019 10am to 1pm Lots of Stalls – Gifts – Cards Jewellery – Crafts – Cakes – Jarbola Bulbs & Grave Pots – Tombola Toys – Mulled Wine & Gaelic Coffee Something for Everyone! REFRESHMENTS Father Christmas will be arriving about...
You may have had a chance to read my clergy letter in July’s church magazine. This article is a follow up to it: More than 200 years after the abolition of the slave trade there are still an estimated 40.3 million men, women and children trapped in modern slavery,...
You may have had a chance to read my clergy letter in July’s church magazine. This article is a follow up to it: More than 200 years after the abolition of the slave trade there are still an estimated 40.3 million men, women and children trapped in modern slavery,...
As I’m sure you know we have a brilliant team of bellringers at St Katharine’s and to celebrate Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2018 they rang a peal from our church tower. This is a very complicated and disciplined operation which has strict rules, and to commemorate their...
The Manchester Diocese has launched #MoreThanSunday. It’s a lay-led project that focuses on all that we do as followers of Jesus that doesn’t require a special calling. It will offer ideas and challenges about how we can live out our faith and deepen our discipleship across all seven days of...
NEXT SESSION Saturday 16th November from 4-6pm at St Katharine’s. ALL WELCOME It’s FREE! Includes crafts, food and fun. Families welcome. (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
St Katharine’s Church open Saturday 14th September 10am to 4pm Come and see……. Þ Visit and Look or listen to a guide telling our story. Þ See our special Stained Glass Windows and learn about Mary Lowndes, designer and maker of our East Window, and leading light in the Suffragette movement...
Harvest Charity 2019 The Woodland Trust, Smithills Estate St Katharine’s is supporting The Woodland Trust, Smithills Estate, for the Harvest Collection. The Woodland Trust is a national charity which aims to protect, restore and create woodland in England, Wales and Scotland. The Trust bought the Smithills Estate from Bolton Council...