Sunday Worship – Epiphany

This week’s service will be led by Rev’d Sarah Gill, Vicar of St Stephen’s and St James’ Church, Blackburn. It will be a multilingual celebration of the visit of the Wise Men to Jesus. The Sunday afternoon sermon by the Vicar, ‘Recognising God’s presence in the face of someone different to yourself’, will be uploaded…

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Sunday Worship – First Sunday of Christmas

The online service for the First Sunday of Christmas will begin at 9am and be available thereafter. “God is ever present, silently and patiently waiting, longing for us to respond once more to the gentle call of the Christ child.” (Bishop of Loughborough) At 2pm the Vicar’s Sunday sermon “The spontaneity and enthusiasm of the…

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Traditional Christmas Carols – Beauty in Sound

Happy Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas carols from organist Richard McVeigh, soloist  Caroline Balfour, CONSORT SW1 and the Choral Scholars of Arundel Cathedral, all directed by Richard McVeigh. Allow them to lift your spirits in these silent days of Coronavirus. The words scroll across the screen so you can sing along! Say a prayer for all…

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Midnight Mass – Comfort and Joy

In this online Midnight Mass the church celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ into the world. Led by the Bishop of Dover, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, we shall pray for God’s comfort and joy to be born afresh in our lives. The service will come from St Martin’s Church in the Diocese of Canterbury,…

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Christmas Lessons & Carols

This special online service of lessons and carols is in partnership with @thisischristianaid With participants from around the world, including Rt Rev Dr Rowan Williams and Dr Marianna Leite, the service challenges people to stand up for “righteousness and justice”…

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Christmas Services 2020

Our Christmas Services are: Christmas Eve Thursday 4 p.m. Short service for children (no nativity play this year) Christmas Eve Thursday 6:30 p.m. First Communion of Christmas Christmas Day Friday 10:30 a.m.  Holy Communion for Christmas Day It will be lovely to see you! Keep safe this Christmas…

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Two swans were found wandering along Fecitt Brow this afternoon. The Neighbourhood Policing Team PCSO’S and Response were called to the rescue as they were holding up motorists. After a bit of manoeuvring the swans were safely taken to Knuzden Brook.