Job Description Our purpose is to create a diverse community living and sharing God’s story in Kirkby. We think this means being the kind of church community that welcomes and accepts people as they are, and is fully open to the community we’re in, sharing the love of God with our neighbours through everything that […]
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Jumping from the Tower: St. Chad’s Charity Abseil
On 10th September, 2022, 25 brave volunteers descended 20 metres / 65 feet from the tower of St. Chad’s into the chancel to raise money for St. Chad’s and other charities. Congratulations to everyone who took part, and thank you for all your fundraising efforts. Here are some of the photos from the day, courtesy […]
Rev. Jayne VanDenBerg-Owens
Jayne, who passed away on 16th August 2022 after a long illness, was curate in Kirkby from 2011-2014, based in St. Martin’s & St. Mark’s, and working across all four churches. She was involved in many things here, but she was particularly involved in the work of the Church in the Centre / TANGO, and […]
Gaia looking stunning in St. Chad’s
Some photos from the first two days of Gaia visiting St. Chad’s as part of Knowsley’s year as Borough of Culture.
Easter 2018
You are very warmly invited to join us at any (or all!) of our Easter Services this year: Maundy Thursday 7pm at St. Andrew’s Good Friday 10am St. Martin’s Family Service 10.30am St. Andrew’s Way of the Cross 2pm Hour at the Cross @ St. Martin’s Easter Eve 8pm Easter Vigil @ St. Chad’s Easter […]
Christmas 2017
Christmas Services in our churches Come and join us for the most magical time of the year in our three beautiful church buildings. Saturday, 16th December 6pm: Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Band Concert @ St. Chad’s Sunday, 17th December 6pm: St. Andrew’s Carol Service 6.30pm: St. Chad’s Carols by Candlelight 6.30pm: St. Martin’s Carols by […]
New Team Members arrive!
In the past couple of weeks, we have welcome two new staff members to the Kirkby Team. Rev. Anne Lawlor has begun as the Team Vicar for St. Andrew’s Tower Hill and Mission Enabler for the Parish, and Rev. Alan Beahan has become part time Interim Minister at St. Chad’s, covering Rev. Philippa Lea’s maternity […]
Technical Problems
We’re currently in the process of moving and updating our website, which should make it much more up to date and responsive. Unfortunately, many of the links and images are now broken. I’m working to update this as quickly as possible. I’ll take this post down when it’s sorted. Sorry!
Christmas in Kirkby
You are very warmly invited to any of our Christmas Services, happening in all four of our churches. Sunday, 18th December 9.30am: St. Mark’s Christmas Service, @ The Scout Hut, Old Rough Lane 6.30pm: Carols by Candlelight in St. Chad’s, St. Andrew’s and St. Martin’s. Traditional and beautiful services of carols and readings. A magical […]
The Light
A reflection for Holy Week Light flickering, batteries exhausted candle guttering bulb dying. Light, limiting our horizons, reducing our world creating the terror of the dark, closing in around us. Light, missing, losing the path, hiding the way. Light falling away quickly Watching the lights disappear, leaving behind an emptiness a hole where they once […]