Rector’s ‘Ramble’ for February 2026 from Rev’d Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, In sermons and notices and at our PCC’s we’ve been doing a bit of thinking about the question What do we do well? It’s a helpful question to spend […]
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Rev’d Ian Hepburn’s ‘Rector’s Ramble’ for January 2026:
Dear Friends, What’s your favourite Christmas cracker joke this year? On Christmas Eve at one of the services, I was thrilled when a little bundle of Christmas cracker jokes was […]
Advent & Christmas, Parish News, Team Rector's Newsletter, Turton Moorland Team
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for December from Rev’d Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, The family and I are looking forward to spending our first Christmas here in Turton Moorland Team. Last year, before officially joining the Team, we loved being involved […]
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SERVICES at CHRIST CHURCH WALMSLEY RE-INSTATED: There WILL be a 9.30am Service at Christ Church Walmsley on 30th November 2025
Please find attached a letter regarding the re-opening of Christ Church for Sunday 30th November after the emergency plumbing repair work. Feel free to spread the message far and wide; […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for NOVEMBER 2025 from Revd Ian Hepburn
‘Remember, remember the fifth of November…’ …can you finish the rhyme? November has many opportunities to remember together, from bonfire night and the fireworks reminding us of the foiled attempt […]
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Rector’s Ramble for October by Reverend Ian Hepburn
‘Rector’s Ramble’ for OCTOBER from Turton Moorland Team Rector, Rev Ian Hepburn: Dear Friends, Autumn is our dog Snoopy’s favourite season by far. It combines his three most enjoyable activities: […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for September by Reverend Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, As I write this at the end of August I can barely believe how quickly this month has gone. However, my eldest daughter Lucy and I made good […]
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A message for August from Team Rector, Rev Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, Over this year and the next the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, is undertaking a tour across the north of England entitled The Lord’s Prayer Tour. He will […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ from Rev IAN HEPBURN for July 2025
Our TEAM RECTOR, Rev IAN HEPBURN’s ‘Rector’s Ramble’ for us – July 2025 … Dear Friends, It’s BBQ season, wedding season and all manner of other community activities going on […]
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Team Rector, Reverend Ian Hepburn’s Newsletter for June 2025
Dear Friends, Recently, I heard someone talking ever so enthusiastically about the new garden pond he had made and that it was now teeming with life, full of newts and […]
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