A group of people from the four Kirkby churches met at John Lennon Airport on 7th September 2009 to travel to Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland for the Annual Parish Retreat. For many this was their first flight so there was much excitement as the plane soared into the air over the Mersey and climbed […]
Category: St Martin’s
Day Retreat at Pennant Melangell
On July 16th, the Kirkby healing team members set off for a quiet day retreat to St. Melangell’s Church in the Berwyn Mountains, a remote and beautiful spot at the head of the Tanet Valley in Wales. Our aim was to reflect on the life of Jesus through the cycle of Grace (some insights developed […]
All Saints
On Sunday 1st November, in the evening, we held our annual Commemoration services for the Faithful Departed, especially thinking about those who have died in the previous year. Christmas is a hard time for many people, and we begin the run up to Christmas with services for bereaved families. Around 250 people attended this year, […]
Light Night
On October 31st, we celebrated our 6th annual Light Night, an alternative to Halloween focussing on light and all things good. For two hours, we did craft, played games, did challenges, ate and drank, and generally had a fantastic time. Pictures are below.
Two Cathedrals
The Group with No Name went on a trip to Liverpool at the start of October half term. We visited both cathedrals, Hope Street, the Albert Dock, Mersey Maritime Museum, the International Slavery Museum, ‘an awesome sweet shop’, and saw HMS Illustrious on her visit to Liverpool. It was a long and tiring day, but […]
Stuart Townend concert
Members of St. Martin’s visited the Anglican Cathedral on Friday 23rd October for a concert of modern Christian hymns and songs with the world’s leading contemporary Christian song-writer, Stuart Townend and his band. We were treated to an eclectic mix of music, from jazz and folk to hymns and worship songs, all led by a […]
Christmas in Kirkby
We have a busy programme of events planned for Christmas this year, with something for everyone around the four Church of England churches here in Kirkby: Sunday 1st November: All Saints day. Services of commemoration for the faithful departed in all four churches, 4pm at St. Mark’s, and 6pm in the other 3 churches. Friday […]
Link to older stories
Welcome to our new blog. This is where we will be posting news stories from the Parish of Kirkby, and the four Church of England churches here, St. Andrew’s, St. Chad’s, St. Mark’s and St. Martin’s. Older news stories can be found at their previous locations as follows: Parish News St. Andrew’s News St. Chad’s […]