St Clements Urmston

Quiet Spaces

Is there anything more lovely than sitting in the sunshine or the shade listening to the birds singing… St Clements garden is an intimate quiet space in Urmston where you can find a bit of peace and quiet and a safe haven. If the church is open (Today, Wednesday and Friday mornings) you will be […]

17May

‘thank you’ Mr Derek Prince

Every year the church elects two people (ideally) to act as churchwardens. Churchwardens are responsible, with the vicar for the fabric of the building and for ensuring that Sunday worship takes place. Its an historic role but also one which is essential for the smooth running of the church, and their

04Feb

What on earth is the church for….

Its a question that is being asked more and more these days…partly because people are much more willing to ask questions about this sort of thing these days… in fact we actively encourage people to think about what the church is for. The main purpose of the church (the people) is to say thanks to […]

29Jan

Stumbling Stones – An Act of Remembrance

Over the past few months quite a few of our number have taken a tumble; slippy pavements, soggy autumn leaves, wonky steps, no street lights, being in a rush – sometime or another, we all lose our step, hopefully with no long lasting ill effects. Some of us can even fall over our bare feet […]

29Dec

Taize Service for Epiphany Sunday January 7th 6pm

Taize is a form of worship that has come to us from the Taize community in France. Gentle, reflective, meditative and informal service with candlelight, Taize chants, prayers and a bible reading, it is food for the soul and worship of a loving, generous and creative God. All are welcome. No previous knowledge or

06Jun

The only thing that doesn’t change is the fact that everything changes…

I’ve been riding my bike a lot these last few weeks… round about Urmston and Davyhulme. Its not a posh bike – in fact its a pretty workaday thing. Old, past its best (its aluminium frame was only guaranteed for ten years and that’s long gone), but it has carried me all over and I […]

09May

Real Bread

Any talk of bread in a church tends to be about Holy Communion : Jesus said ‘I am the bread of life’ and we celebrate that every week in the sacrament of Holy Communion. The thing about bread the word ‘bread’ is that as well as standing for food made from flour and water, its […]

15Apr

Tower Tours

No not a tour company off shoot – just an invitation to come to St Clements, climb the spiral staircase up into the tower – and look out at the incredible view from the top!! People are taken up in small groups – ample opportunity to take photographs. There will also be heritage information

15Apr

Alleluia He is Risen.

He is Risen Indeed. Alleluia For almost six weeks now there has been something missing from church. We’ve had occasional glimpses, usually when we’ve being doing special events for children, but usually, Lent means the ‘alleluia’s’ are absent from our Liturgy. Tomorrow they return

15Apr

Confirmation Group (Adults) – starting

Currently we have four people who are preparing for confirmation, which is a special service to admit those suitably prepared into the adult fellowship of the church. In the Confirmation Service on 14th May Bishop Mark Middleton will invite them to remake their baptism promises and commit themselves to a life of

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Quiet Spaces

‘thank you’ Mr Derek Prince

What on earth is the church for….

Stumbling Stones – An Act of Remembrance

Taize Service for Epiphany Sunday January 7th 6pm

The only thing that doesn’t change is the fact that everything changes…

Real Bread

Tower Tours

Alleluia He is Risen.

Confirmation Group (Adults) – starting

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