United Benefice April 2023 Magazine

 





Event Posters! 

Click Here: There's loads going on so please take a look!


Dear Friends, 

 

Please find attached your April 2023 United Benefice Magazine, which is full of good news to be celebrated. This ranges from a wonderful turnout at The Spring Workday at St Leonard’s, Balderstone, to an extremely successful first Pizza and Praise Service at St Mary’s, Mellor, to the fantastic charity work of our Samlesbury Rose Queen, at St Leonard the Less, and the recent Charity Coffee Morning at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall. 

 

This month, as we begin with Holy Week, our magazine contains details of the daily services which are planned across the three churches of our United Benefice, as we journey together through from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. 

 

Thank you to all who have contributed to our magazine. This edition includes our first contribution from Samlesbury Young Farmers. Anyone is welcome to write for the magazine, so if you are part of a local group which would like to share their news, please contact us. Equally, if you are at a local event or a service and take any photos, which you are happy to share, please do get in touch. 

 

This month, our events supplement includes posters with details of all the upcoming events: 

 

  • Our United Benefice Holy Week Services 
  • A Pop Up Café at Mellor Village Hall 
  • An Easter Hunt at Mellor Village Hall 
  • Our Warm Space at St Mary’s Church, Mellor 
  • Samlesbury Lunch Club 
  • CPR and Defibrillator Training at Mellor Brook Community Centre 
  • An Alpha Course at Mellor Methodist Church 
  • FOSMS Quiz Night at Mellor St Mary CE Primary School 
  • New 2023 Dates for Samlesbury Civic Society Community Litter Pickers 
  • An Evening of Music, with Gin and Beer Tasting, at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall 
  • Little Angels 
  • A Grand Plant Sale at St Mary’s Church, Mellor 
  • A Performance of Songs from Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at St Mary’s Church, Mellor 
  • A Coronation Celebration Brunch at St Leonard’s Church, Balderstone 
  • Walking Day at St Leonard’s Church, Balderstone 
  • A Summer Fair at St Leonard’s Church, Balderstone 
  • 100 Year Anniversary Celebrations for Samlesbury War Memorial Hall 

In our advert supplements, we are delighted to welcome Hoze-It Power Cleaning Services as a new business advertiser. 

We are also extremely grateful to the following businesses which, this month, have renewed and updated their adverts with us for another year: 
  • Brierley Street Auto Valet 
  • Heritage Café at Samlesbury Hall  
  • Zazz Restaurant & Takeaway 

Within our supplements, Samlesbury Hotel have updated their advert, as have The Spread Eagle who are continuing with their ‘Brews Day Tuesdays’. Anita Ribble Valley Yogalife restart their yoga classes from 11th April, while The Lovely Cow Shed’s advert now includes details of a Bread Baking Workshop on Wednesday, 26th April. 

Please continue to browse through all our adverts and support all our advertisers, whenever you can.

Between our monthly magazines, please view our United Benefice Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BMSBenefice to keep yourself up to date with news and events.

 

Finally, please can all contributions and updates for May’s magazine be emailed by the deadline of Friday, 28th April.

 

Many thanks and happy reading,

 

Michael Oddie

Church Administrator

United Benefice of Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury



























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