We are delighted to announce that a new vicar has been appointed to St Annes Parish Church. Fr Glen Brooks is currently rector of the Somerleyton Benefice comprising six rural churches on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in the Diocese of Norwich. Fr Glen was born and educated in Bolton and spent 28 years in the RAF …
Two meetings have been held recently. On 26 May the APCM was held in Church. At this meeting the new PCC was elected and details of the new committee may be found on the PCC page. Also presented at this meeting was the Annual Report and this also may be downloaded from the PCC page. …
My Dear Friends Tomorrow we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. We have followed Him during Holy Week from His entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to the upper room for the Last Supper and then on to the Mount of Olive’s for His arrest. We have heard once again …
Major work is required in order to keep the bells ringing safely. A survey has been undertaken by Taylors of Loughborough which has recommended options for a complete retune, rehang with new fittings and augmentation to 10 bells. We are delighted to announce that the PCC has approved the launch of a special project which …
This year the Blackburn Diocese is hosting an online Lent Course called, ‘Looking out in Lent’. The Bishops and Archdeacons will be involved. The overarching title of the online course is ‘Looking Out in Lent’. It will use St Mark’s Gospel and the five marks of mission to explore ways of being a more outward-looking …
My Dear Friends. Happy New Year; I pray that it may be for each of us a year of good health, spiritually, physically and emotionally. Tomorrow we shall keep the Feast of the Epiphany, transferred, as we usually do, to the nearest Sunday. We shall be reminded of how people travelled a great distance, with …
Carol Service: As a result of the pandemic we cannot hold our usual Christmas Carol Service. The Carol Service this year will be a video recording that will be premiered on our Facebook page on Sunday 20 December at 6.30 pm. It will be available to view at any time after that. Update: The Christmas …
Although we have been unable to stage our Christmas Tree Festival this year there is still an opportunity to remember family members and friends who have died by writing a prayer or message on a star and hanging it on our Memorial Christmas Tree. Church will be open for private prayer each afternoon from 3.00 …
The second lockdown has ended and our celebrations of the Holy Eucharist began again in Church last Wednesday and will continue for the foreseeable future (that is, until we are told to stop again). The same coronavirus safety conditions that were in place immediately before the second lockdown began will apply and our normal pattern …
Throughout the ages it has been the custom of the church to endeavour to provide support for those who live in our parishes and this vital aspect of Christian love wherein we reflect our Saviour’s love for our community is even more important during this time of pandemic. Lock down, reduced incomes, job losses and …