Coronavirus Update All our public worship has been cancelled for the foreseeable future and our churches must now remain locked. We are not allowed to conduct any worship in church so please do follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with us and what’s happening in your locality. Prayer in the midst of the virus outbreak Lord…
25 March 2020 – Latest Coronavirus Advice from the Archbishops Very sadly following the latest advice from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York which is based on the Governments current advice St. Michael and All Angels Church is now closed until further notice. Please do not enter even if you have a Key The Church is the people…
Brothers and sisters We will all now be aware of the statement to the nation last night from our Prime Minister. We must all now strictly follow these instructions doing our bit to support one another and especially those on the frontline services that are still operating who are facing such a challenging time. If…
Response to the latest Coronavirus Advice from the Archbishops – 18th March 2020 Brothers and sisters yesterday we received further communication from our Archbishops and Bishop regarding the impact of the Coronavirus on our Church life. With immediate effect our public worship services have ceased, this means our normal pattern of Holy Communions midweek in…
In response to updated advice regarding the Coronavirus both the Lenten Lunches on Wednesdays at St Peters C of E Primary School and the Bishop Rawstorne concert on Friday 20th March have been cancelled.
Following the latest advice from our Archbishops’ we will now, with immediate effect; “suspend the administration of the chalice as well as physical contact during the sharing of the peace, blessing or “laying on of hands” Therefore we will now:- • Offer Communion in one kind only to all communicants i.e. the consecrated bread/wafer/host, with…
On Saturday 8th February the Scouts will be having a Sleepover at St Michael & All Angels Church, Croston in aid of the local Food Bank. The Scouts arrive at the church in uniform at 5.50pm and will open the doors to the public between 6pm and 7pm for donations of food for the foodbank. …
Just a polite reminder to all concerned that all Christmas wreaths, pots and decorations should be removed from the Cemetery and Church Grounds before the start of Lent. To assist, the maintenance team will begin to remove all items remaining in the Cemetery and Church Grounds from the 3rd February, this will give sufficient time to complete the…
Don’t miss this wonderful event this weekend (30th November/1st December 2019) there are even more trees to see. Doors open 1pm to 4pm both days.
As usual our three churches have lots going on during December so please check out the calendar to check whats on and when, alternately scroll to the bottom of the ‘Home Page’ to see the next 8 events . Some of the highlights are the Christmas Fair in Mawdesley 30th November, Christmas Tree Festival in…