News & Announcements

With the help of some volunteer young people, Geoff Gill did a great job getting the message of Hope in Christ across to a large congregation in what was an uplifting "Golden Opportunity" service.  The children's participation was joyful, with their prayers and readings and our lovely Kiddie Choir's singing! Karen inducted four new choir members. Welcome Florence, Ruby, Bethany and George - so super to see our choir grow! We wrote our hopes for the year ahead on doves which were collected then blessed by Karen. Have a Happy Hopeful New Year!

  January Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Dear Friends,     Please find attached your copy of our United Benefice Magazine for January 2023, along with our upcoming event posters and two advertisement supplements.     Many thanks, as always, go to all those who have contributed to this month’s magazine, in any way. Please can all contributions for February’s magazine be emailed by the deadline of  Saturday, 28 th  January . Thank you.     All upcoming January service and event dates can be found within the magazine and our posters section contains details of:   A Ceilidh on Saturday, 21 st  January at Samlesbury Memorial Hall   Little Angels on Tuesday, 31 st  January at St Mary’s Church, Mellor   Samlesbury Lunch Club on Friday, 17 th  February at Samlesbury Memorial Hall   Plans for a Warm Hub at Mellor Village Hall   We are delighted to we...

Christmas Season Posters  

December Magazine   Christmas Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Dear Friends,    We are delighted to share with you the final 2022 edition of our United Benefice magazine. As we begin Advent and prepare to celebrate Christmas, our December 2022 magazine is another extremely busy edition.     Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to our monthly magazines throughout 2022. As always, this is your magazine and anyone is welcome to submit an article to be included. Please can all items for our January 2023 magazine be emailed by  Wednesday, 4 th  January.  Thank you.    With so much happening locally, our posters supplement, once again, contains lots of information. We are now inviting younger United Benefice members, particularly our 11–18 year olds, to design these posters for us. Thank you so much to our younger members who have already designed our Festival Of Light, St Mary’s Carol Servi...

Santa and his excellent elves visited our Christmas Fayre on Saturday and welcomed excited children into his grotto. Many super stalls had a whole range of gift ideas. There were bottles and raffle prizes to be won, cakes and hotpot to be consumed and fun to be had! Well done all and over £1600 raised!