Palm Sunday
2025-04-13

Family Service - Croston
2025-04-13 09:15 - 10:00 UTC | Croston St Michael’s
Please come and join us for our short child friendly service. It’s a service with a Christian message and lot’s of smiles; sometimes volunteers from the congregation join in.

Eucharist Service - Bretherton
2025-04-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Bretherton St John’s
Please come and join us for our service today.
At this service, after the sermon and prayers, we remember and celebrate the death of Jesus Christ on the cross for us all. We thank God for His great saving act of sending His Son to die for us and conquer sin and death.
Everyone is invited to participate in this service. You are invited to receive the bread and wine if it is your custom or to come up for a blessing. All children are invited up to receive a blessing.
For anyone with mobility difficulties, we can arrange for you to receive communion in your seat.

Eucharist Service - Mawdesley
2025-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Mawdesley St Peter’s

Holy Communion
2025-04-16 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-04-23 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-04-30 10:00 - 10:30 | Croston St Michael’s
Please come and join us for our service today.
You are invited to receive the bread and wine if it is your custom or to come up for a blessing. All children are invited up to receive a blessing.
For anyone with mobility difficulties, we can arrange for you to receive communion in your seat.

Funeral of Barbara Bradshaw
2025-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Croston St Michael’s
The funeral of Barbara Bradshaw will take place at St Michael’s Croston at 2pm

'Hear Our Prayer' Lent Course 2025
2025-04-16 19:00 - 20:15
The course will be hosted at Revd Tracy’s home, on Wednesday evenings for 4 weeks starting on 26th March ending on 16th April during Holy Week. It’s a wonderful course suitable for all ages and stages of faith to take part in. There’s a short message from Bishop Philip at the beginning of each session to start our conversation off, then it’s over to us to explore the themes of prayer. If you want to know more about the course or watch the messages from Bishop Philip, you can download the diocese Fruitful App. If you would like to join Revd Tracy for the course please let her know by email: rector3churches@gmail, phone/text: 07837624872 or in church on Sunday.

Maundy Thursday
2025-04-17

Chrism Eucharist – Blackburn Cathedral
2025-04-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Blackburn Cathedral
Bishop Philip will preside at the Diocese Chrism Eucharist, a service for all ministers at which holy oils will be blessed. Everyone welcome to attend.

Holy Communion - Croston
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Croston St Michael’s
Holy Communion, Stripping of Sanctuary & The Watch

Good Friday
2025-04-18

All Age Service – Bretherton (With Congregational Church)
2025-04-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Bretherton St John’s

Family Service & Reflection – Mawdesley
2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Mawdesley St Peter’s
11am Family Service & Reflection – Mawdesley

Service of the Last Hour – Croston
2025-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Croston St Michael’s
2pm – Service of the Last Hour – Croston

Easter Sunday
2025-04-20

United Parish Eucharist
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Mawdesley St Peter’s
Please come and join us for our Easter Sunday Celebrations and Holy Communion. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt immediately after the service.
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At this service, after the sermon and prayers, we remember and celebrate the death of Jesus Christ on the cross for us all. We thank God for His great saving act of sending His Son to die for us and conquer sin and death.
Everyone is invited to participate in this service. You are invited to receive the bread and wine if it is your custom or to come up for a blessing. All children are invited up to receive a blessing.
For anyone with mobility difficulties, we can arrange for you to receive communion in your seat.

Morning Prayer
2025-04-25 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-05-02 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-05-09 09:00 - 09:30 | Mawdesley St Peter’s

Eucharist Service - Croston
2025-04-27 09:15 - 10:15 | Croston St Michael’s

Family Service - Mawdesley
2025-04-27 09:30 - 10:00 | Mawdesley St Peter’s

No Service at Croston
2025-05-04 09:00

Family Worship -Bretherton
2025-05-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Bretherton St John’s

Food and Drink Festival
2025-05-04 10:00 - 16:00 | CROSTON Old School
Food and Drink Festival – 10am to 4pm for further details please visit: crostonoldschool.org/foodanddrinkfestival

Holy Communion – Mawdesley
2025-05-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Mawdesley St Peter’s
Please come and join us for our service, today we will be having a baptism as part of the service.
At this service, after the sermon and prayers, we remember and celebrate the death of Jesus Christ on the cross for us all. We thank God for His great saving act of sending His Son to die for us and conquer sin and death.
Everyone is invited to participate in this service. You are invited to receive the bread and wine if it is your custom or to come up for a blessing. All children are invited up to receive a blessing.
For anyone with mobility difficulties, we can arrange for you to receive communion in your seat.

Holy Communion
2025-05-07 10:00 - 10:30

Royal British Legion – Afternoon Tea Celebration – Saturday 10th May 2.30 – 5pm
2025-05-10 14:30 - 17:00 | Mawdesley Village Hall
Join in the celebrations at Mawdesley village hall for the 80th anniversary of VE Day and 80 years of the formation of Mawdesley RBL.
Tickets £12, Family ticket £35 available to purchase at the Spar or contact 822577.
Bar, Refreshments, 1940s costume optional. See Facebook for more details.
