St Andrew’s – Walmsley Parish

Our ‘RECTOR’S RAMBLE’ for NOVEMBER

Dear Friends, As I write, the squirrels have been going nuts (sorry!). I have seen them all over the place; in the churchyard, the trees, in the parks and as […]

24th October 2026 Appeal for support#, Christ Church, Community, Parish News, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team

Commemoration Service at Christ Church Walmsley on Sunday 1st November 2026 at 4.00pm

Dear friends, We hold a yearly service to which we invite families and friends of those whose funeral or interment we have conducted. Many people tell us that this service […]

6th October 2026 Christ Church, Commemoration, Community, Parish News, St Andrew's

Our Rector’s Ramble for October

Dear Friends, Many of us have, or have had at some time or other, a football jersey from a favourite team pinned up on the wall. They’re a reminder of […]

22nd September 2026 Christ Church, Community, Parish News, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter

WE CELEBRATE REVEREND ANGIE FOSTER’S ORDINATION as PRIEST at MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL

Priesting Ordination – 27 June 2026 + PRESENTATION OF A BESPOKE STOLE: DESIGNED BY REV’D ANGIE and GIVEN BY THE CONGREGATIONS OF WALMSLEY PARISH (Christ Church and St. Andrew’s) Thank you […]

28th July 2026 Christ Church, Church of England, Community, Diocese, Parish News, St Andrew's, Turton Moorland Team

The Team Rector’s ‘Ramble’ for August from Rev’d Ian Hepburn

Dear Friends, The unseasonably hot weather has brought with it some unexpected phenomena. Twice during the night, we have been woken up by the sound of a distant chainsaw. Don’t […]

25th July 2026 Christ Church, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team

TEAM RECTOR’S RAMBLE for JULY

Dear Friends, The question ‘Where are you going?’ is one we often ask each other at this time of year as we anticipate the summer and maybe […]

21st June 2026 Christ Church, Community, Parish News, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team

Reverend Ian Hepburn’s ‘Rector’s Ramble’ for June

Dear Friends, In the orange and green general toolbox on the garage shelf there is a blue Stanley cross-head screwdriver. I got it from the local hardware store not long […]

25th May 2026 Christ Church, Community, Parish News, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team

Rev’d Ian Hepburn’s “Rector’s Ramble” for May

Dear Friends, May is Annual General Meeting month, and that’s a mixed blessing. On the one hand, the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) requires lots of paperwork from lots of […]

27th April 2026 Christ Church, Community, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team

‘Rector’s Ramble’ for April from our Team Rector, Revd Ian Hepburn

Dear Friends, We are Easter people, said St Augustine. Easter – the death and resurrection of Jesus – is central to the life of the church, we know that. Yet, […]

23rd March 2026 Christ Church, Community, EASTER, Parish News, St Andrew's, Team Rector's Newsletter

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