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March 2019
begin on Thursday 14th March at the Parish centre of Our Lady of the Rosary. Please do come along. I’ve heard that there will be bacon butties available.
April 2019
Our journey to the cross with Christ continues with a service of light and dark. Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday starts off joyfully but as the week goes on the hopes of people begin to fade. It is all going wrong – or so it seems. This evening’s service brings out the drama of the story, and leads us into thinking about where our hopes for our lives and our world really lie. As with all our services, everyone…
This evenings service is a traditional Eucharist (Holy Communion). The word Eucharist means ‘thanksgiving’ and that’s very much the flavour of the evening. The calm before the storm of Good Friday. Following the service the altars are stripped of their hangings and the decoration in the church is removed in preparation for Good Friday, The empty sanctuary leads us into the watch in the garden of Gethsemane where Jesus, accompanied by his disciples, faced the terrible prospect of death by crucifixion,…
Along with Christmas Day, today is the highlight of the Christian Year. Christ is risen from the dead, Love has conquered all, and death can never again have the last word. Christ is in the beginning of all things and in the end of all things. Come along, remake your baptism vows, and join in the celebration. All welcome at any and all of the services Sunrise Service 5.30am at St Clements Church including the lighting of the Easter Fire…
After the darkness of Good Friday, the emptiness of Holy Saturday the sun begins to rise. We begin the service in darkness, reading about how God began the work to lead humanity out of darkness to new life in the light of Christ. Then the Easter fire is lit. Christ is Risen. We light the Easter Candle and bring it in to church – a tradition that spans 100’s of years. This ancient service is followed by the first communion…
October 2019
A special thanksgiving service presided over by Bishop David to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Christ Church. The service will be followed by a celebration buffet lunch. All Welcome
November 2019
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING – WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. This year has been a sobering year as we have thought about those lost in WWI and remembered the dangers that they lived and died through. This day is set aside to remember all those and others who have lost their lives in conflicts around the world and who continue to live with injury and disabilities sustained as they worked to defend not…
St Clements Day is on November the 23rd and we customarily celebrate our Patron saint on the nearest Sunday which is November the 24th. This day is also known as the Feast of Christ the King and is the final Sunday in the church’s year (New year begins with Advent Sunday, this year on Sunday 27th November). Watch this space for a details of a special service to remember St Clement who was, according to tradition, a leading member of…
December 2019
Once again Flixton Band are here to delight us with delightful programme of Christmas tunes Pay on the door -. Raffle and light refreshments…
8 am BCP Holy Communion Service 10,00am Family Service (Common Worship) with Christingles Gathering Prayer God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger for justice, and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen Every year, in recognition of God’s amazing generosity to us, his people, it is traditional for people to bring new toys to church…
Once again the time for celebrating the story of how God came to share in our humanity. A story of how the power of love can triumph over the dark forces in the world that keep us enthralled, and how the light of love can bring joy to all. Come and celebrate with us at the Branch Church all the old favourite Christmas Carols.
The church is lit by candles, flickering hopefully in the darkness..the story of how heaven and earth became one as the baby Jesus came into the world is told again…and Christmas begins… Family service with carols, a crib, candlelight, and the hope of Christmas…what is there not to like… All welcome for this wonderful annual tradition. Children come dressed up as your favourite character from the Christmas story…. innkeepers, shepherds, kings, lambs, Mary and Joseph, the donkey, (or even King…