Tag: worship

Advent and Christmas in Kirkby, 2020

We are planning a mixture of online and in person services and events over Advent and Christmas this year. Depending on government guidance, this is the current plan. Everything is of course subject to confirmation, given the year that we’ve had! Some of our favourite services are online this year, so you can join in safely […]

Resources for Worship at Home

Here are a few resources and ideas to support and encourage you in your life of prayer and worship as Church meets in different ways. St. Andrew’s, St. Chad’s and St. Martin’s have various services and resources online, including via Youtube, Facebook and email. In between, we want to encourage you in your own discipleship. Below […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Voice

A reflection for Holy Week Thunder, distant in the air, warning of storms. Thunder, drawing closer, counting the gap after the flash. Thunder, cracking overhead in time with the lightning. A voice, calling out in the air, with distant rumble that carries power and menace and speaks of untold and unknown strengths that terrify and frighten. […]