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Journeying together – Pilgrims at Walsingham
Having made the journey from St Chrysostom’s with our friends from St Peter’s, Oughtrington we arrived yesterday evening at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, where thousands of pilgrim come each year to pray and rest, in this special … Continue reading
The Church Travellers Directory
As a young man I confess a prize possession was Fr Blagdon-Gamlen’s Church Travellers Directory – or to give it its full title: The Church Travellers Directory: Giving the Names of Anglican Churches in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, where … Continue reading
Memorial Service for Keith Bennett
On Friday (March 5th) a wide variety of different people came together to celebrate Keith Bennet’s life at Manchester Cathedral. They included family and friends, some of whom had been at school with Keith or lived locally, others had been … Continue reading
CHN Sisters in our Parish
In October we welcomed Sister Catherine and Sister Julie of the Community of the Holy Name (CHN) to live and work in our parish. CHN has opened a branch house in the parish at the invitation of Fr Ian and … Continue reading
LGBT Mass
St Chrysostom’s has been a welcoming and inclusive churches for many years. We have people from many nations, different ages and outlooks, different ethnicities and sexualities. Each month, at 5.30pm on the first Saturday of the month, St Chrysostoms hosts … Continue reading
A New Priest for St Chrysostom’s
On Saturday afternoon 27th June, members of St Chrysostom’s went to Manchester Cathedral for a very special occassion as our curate, Tracy Charnock was ordained priest, along with nine others, in a lovely service, full of prayer, song and rejoicing. … Continue reading
O Sacred Heart!
The first time as a newly ordained priest that I concelebrated Mass was on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, at St James, Darlington. The principal celebrant was the Vicar, Fr Dennis Smith. The preacher was the Bishop of Jarrow, … Continue reading
The day we went to Ladyewell
Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to the Shrine at Ladyewell? The sun shone all day, which was great. We enjoyed the journey and then Bishop Mark celebrated Mass for us in the shrine. We had … Continue reading
Confirmation Celebration!
On Sunday evening, 9 members of St Chrysostom’s congregation, Temi, Tommi, Grace, Mary, Janet, Abbey, Jonathan, Odegua and Rosline confirmed their faith at a confirmation service at St John’s Church in Pendlebury. Bishop Chris, the Bishop of Bolton led the service which included prayers and … Continue reading
Alleluia! Christ is Risen
Our church congregation is wonderfully mixed. We’ve people from many countries, who enrich our church community and help us realise that while we may be part of the Church of England we’re also part of the Catholic Church throughout the … Continue reading
