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  Dear friends,  I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for my farewell service last Sunday as I prepare to leave the United Benefice for pastures new. I was very touched by your kind words, gifts, cards and messages and I will have many precious memories to take with me. As I prepare for my institution, induction and licensing as Rector of Hodder Valley and Diocesan Rural Renewal Officer I would be grateful for your prayers. I am looking forward to these new and exciting opportunities for ministry as we enter a year of prayer for renewal in our parishes across the Diocese. I shall keep you in my prayers as you discern who shall be your next Incumbent to take you forward for a new season as a United Benefice.  With love and blessings,  Rev’d Karen

Dear Friends We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and would like to share with you a few festive updates before the end of the year. Please see our calendar dates at the end of the update to see what's coming up in January and also a few dates look ahead to the rest of the year. Some January highlights include Mellor Lunch Club Christmas Celebration at St Mary’s Church, Mellor on 7 th  January Quiz Night at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall on 11 th  January Balderstone Mothers’ Union Annual General Meeting on 21st January Burns Night Ceilidh at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall on 25 th  January Wishing everyone all the very best for the New Year Regards Sam Metcalfe UB Magazine Editor FESTIVE UPDATE