News & Announcements

  August Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   We hope you all enjoy the August edition of your United Benefice magazine - a slightly smaller edition during the quieter holiday period. Thank you, as always, to all those who have contributed, especially Gill Hargreaves and Sheila Parker, who have kindly reported on recent services and events.   Thank you also to our photographers. Can you spot yourself among photos taken by Richard Jones at July’s celebratory lunch? August’s edition also contains several colourful floral photos, taken by Jeff Price, at the community garden at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall.   Thank you to the following three local businesses which have joined our community of advertisers this month:   ·           AP Landscaping Limited ·          ...

  July Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   We are very pleased to share with you the July edition of your United Benefice magazine, which is, once again, bursting with news of local groups and services, along with details of upcoming events in our busy parishes.   Your July edition contains both introductions and thankyous! It is lovely that both Sarah, our new Church Warden at St Mary’s, and Oscar, our new Rose King and Youth Representative at St Leonard the Less, have kindly written articles to introduce themselves, as they begin their new roles.   Meanwhile, two of our regular magazine contributors, Rebekah (Samlesbury’s Retiring Rose Queen) and Zohra (Chairperson of FOSMS for the last seven years) have both written to thank you all for your support, as they step down from their roles. Both Rebekah and Zohra have contributed so very much to our comm...

 

On Sunday evening at 7pm there will be a short Reception into Church service at St Mary's after which he will remain in church until his Requiem Mass at 10am on Monday. The committal service with be at Accrington Crematorium (Burnley Rd, Accrington BB5 6HA) at 11.40am, after which there will be refreshments at his favourite watering hole, The Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton (BB7 1PT).

Our friend Father Roland died today. Rest in peace and rise in glory    

  June Magazine Event Posters!  Click Here:  There's loads going on so please take a look! Advertisers  -  More Advertisers Dear Friends,   Please find attached your June edition of our United Benefice magazine. As so many successful events were held in May and our three social committees are each busily preparing for an event in the coming weeks, this may well be our busiest magazine edition to date!   This month, we also include a special additional supplement, beautifully prepared by Rebekah, to share her thoughts during the final weeks of her excellent year as Samlesbury’s Rose Queen.   Page fifteen of this edition gives diary dates of events from a plant sale at Mellor Village Hall on Saturday 3 rd  June through to the Harvest Supper at St Leonard’s, Balderstone on Thursday 5 th  October. As well as the articles within the magazine, please see our events posters supplement for further details of all the following:   ·  ...

A joyful celebration of dedicated service to the village little ones and their families. Many Little Angels from years gone by attended as well as the current gang. Lots of singing, readings, prayers, poetry, and memories recalled. Hilda cut the celebration cake and Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to Rita, Margaret, Gillian, Barbara, Sarah and Hilda. Sarah, the Diocese Children's Work Adviser and Little Angels keen supporter gave the talk. Outside afterwards, many stayed on to reminice and enjoy tea, cake and David's bbq in the glorious sunshine with which we were blessed.  More  Photos