this month’s servICES
SUNDAY 27th JULY
Morning Worship at St James’ Church, Taxal.
SUNDAY 3rd AUGUST
Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church
SUNDAY 10th AUGUST
Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Taxal.
SUNDAY 17th AUGUST
Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church.
SUNDAY 24th AUGUST
Morning Worship at St James’ Church, Taxal.
SUNDAY 31st AUGUST
Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Taxal.
MORNING PRAYER
We meet together in Holy Trinity lounge from 10.00 - 10.30am every Tuesday to pray together and you are most welcome to join us.
TAXAL CHURCH OPEN
Church is open to visit during daylight hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Churches Together Summer Holiday Club
Churches Together Summer Holiday Club will run on five mornings from Monday 11th - Friday 15th August at the Uniting Church, Whaley Bridge, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
The club is for children who have been in primary school this year -reception to Year 6. Cost per child is £3 per morning (or £12 for the week).
For more information and a booking form please email Margaret Smith at whaleychurches@gmail.com (concessions available, please do ask)
Stay and Play
There is lots of fun to be had at ‘Stay and Play’, an opportunity for parents to enjoy playing with their children during the school holidays.
There are games, crafts and sensory play, with a light lunch afterwards. Just come along - it’s from 11am-1pm at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday 7th August. For more details please contact Sue Mellor, email themellors32@gmail.com
NEWSLETTER
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If we can help you in any way, or you have a query, do email us at cofe.whaleybridge@gmail.com. Alternatively use the contact form at the foot of this page to get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you.
latest News
INTERREGNUM - PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
As of 5th January 2025 Revd Frances Eccleston retired from Whaley Bridge Parish and we are now in the process of advertising for a new vicar. However, the parish is still very much up and running!
Our Sunday service is held at 10.30 am.
Points of contact for various aspects of Parish life are given below:
Funerals - please contact our Reader Beryl Axcell - 07597 087372 or berylaxcell@hotmail.com
Baptisms - please contact our Pastoral Worker Sue Mellor - 07708 841912 or themellors32@gmail.com
Weddings - please contact our Pastoral Worker Sue Mellor - 07708 841912 or themellors32@gmail.com
Pastoral care - please contact either Beryl Axcell or Sue Mellor - see above for contact details.
Room lettings enquiries - please contact Administrative Assistant Alison Rowland cofe.whaleybridge@gmail.com (N.B. Emails are usually monitored on Tuesdays and Fridays)
Applications for memorials in Taxal Churchyard - please contact the Rural Dean, Revd Andy Bull, ukbulls@aol.co.uk
For other matters contact John Swift, Churchwarden: 07775 691403.
PRAYERS OF LOVE AND FAITH
At the PCC meeting in October, the Church Council commended the use of Prayers of Love and Faith. This provides for same sex couples to give thanks in church following a wedding or civil partnership in a registry office. These prayers are used as part of a regular service - the C of E does not allow us to offer a stand-alone service. For enquiries please contact the Vicar/the parish office.
SAFEGUARDING
At this time we in Whaley Bridge express our prayerful solidarity with all those who have been harmed and hurt, and reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding as a central feature of the life of our parish. If you have any questions about safeguarding in our parish church, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer Gill Thompson - details at the foot of the page.
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GIVING
If you would like to give to the Parish of Whaley Bridge, you can do so online please click here or using the QR code below. Thankyou!
GIVING
If you would like to give to the Parish of Whaley Bridge, you can do so online please click here or using the QR code.
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