‘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, […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for March from our Team Rector, Revd Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, I am fortunate to live in a house often full of the sound of musicians practising some wonderful music. Lucy came home for a couple of days over […]
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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 […]
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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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