The 3 Churches

Today's Services
2024-11-24 09:15 - 12:00 UTC
9.15am Holy Communion – Croston /
9.30am Family Worship – Mawdesley /
11am Holy Communion – Bretherton

Morning Prayer
2024-11-22 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-11-15 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-11-08 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-11-01 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-10-25 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-10-18 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-10-11 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-10-04 09:00 - 09:30 and 3 more dates | Mawdesley St Peter’s
We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone to come and join us for morning prayer.

Christmas Coffee Morning
2024-11-17 11:00 - 12:00
After the United Parish service at St John’s, we will be holding a Christmas coffee morning down at the school. There will be homemade soup and cakes, book stall, teddy tombola, toy stall, and much more!
Come and join us!

United Parish Service
2024-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Bretherton St John’s
Please come and join us as our three churches celebrate Holy Communion together.
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.

Songs of Praise Carol Service
2024-11-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Croston St Michael’s
Songs of Praise will be filming at St Michael’s on the evening of 12th November. The programme will feature Katherine Jenkins and winners of the Young Chorister of the year competition, it will be broadcast just before Christmas. If you would like tickets to attend please contact Andrew.marston1@btinternet.com and he will add your email address to the list, attendees would be required to stay for the full 4 hours of filming, please do not request tickets if you cannot commit to this. Tickets are limited and will only be offered to the people who contact Andrew with a contact email address. Open to all congregations!
It will be a lovely evening for our United Parish, please join us if you can!

Remembrance Sunday
2024-11-10 09:00 - 16:00
9:15 am Family Remembrance Service – Croston
10.15am Joint Family Remembrance service with Chapel – Bretherton
10.45am Family remembrance service – Mawdesley
1pm Croston civic parade from Old School to War memorial then 1.30pm service in Church
2.30pm Gather at Methodist Church for parade to War memorial – Act of Remembrance 3pm – Mawdesley

All Saints Sunday
2024-11-03 08:00 - 17:00
All Saints Sunday
There will be a list at the back of each of our churches for the next couple of weeks, please add the name of anyone deceased who you would like to be remembered in the service.

Memorial Service for Christine Earl
2024-10-31 12:15 - 13:30 | Croston St Michael’s
Thursday 31 st October 12.15pm – Memorial Service for Christine Earl – St Michael’s, Croston

Services Today - Bible Sunday
2024-10-27 09:15 - 12:00
9.15am Holy Communion – Croston
9.30am Family Worship – Mawdesley
11am Holy Communion – Bretherton

Special Parochial Church Meeting - 7.30pm - Croston Old School
2024-10-21 19:30 - 20:30 | CROSTON Old School
Special Parochial Church Meeting – Monday 21st October 7.30pm – Croston Old School
This is a meeting to elect the new PCC for our United Parish. Notices will be displayed on the door of each church for the new few weeks with details. A new Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Synod Reps and Standing Committee will be elected for our United Parish. It would be great to have lots of representatives from each church present at the meeting, and also represented on the PCC. Please show your support for our churches and Parish by coming along to the meeting and joining in.
Please note that only members of our congregations who are registered on the Electoral Roll are able to vote at the election of parochial representatives.

United Parish Service
2024-10-20 10:00 - 10:30

Services this week
2024-10-13 09:15 - 12:00
9.15am Family Worship – Croston
11am Holy Communion – Bretherton
11am Holy Communion – Mawdesley

Harvest Services
2024-10-06 09:15 - 12:00
9.15am – Family Worship at Croston St. Michael’s with Methodist Church
11am – Family Worship at Bretherton St John’s
11am – Holy Communion at Mawdesley St Peter’s

Please come and join us as we give thanks for the harvest.

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Harvest Supper
2024-10-05 19:00 - 21:30
Please join us for a delicious harvest supper in Croston Old School.

Wedding Service 5th-October-2024
2024-10-05
The marriage of Michelle Villaverde and Mark Galliers will take place at Croston, St Michael’s on the 5th October.

Joint United Parish Eucharist
2024-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Croston St Michael’s

Holy Communion
2024-09-25 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-09-18 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.

Bretherton Village Fete - 1.30 to 4.30pm
2024-09-14 13:30 - 16:30
Bretherton Village Fete – Saturday 14th September from 1.30 to 4.30pm
Bretherton Recreation Ground
Live music by Jacqui’s Rhythm Katz, local stalls, class competitions, BBQ & refreshments, games.
Admission free, everyone welcome!

Wedding Service
2024-09-14 12:30 | Croston St Michael’s
The marriage of Claire Exley and Tom Barlow will take place at Croston, St Michael’s on the 31st August.
