Welcome to the parish of St. Peter’s Halliwell.
Rev Alan writes…
Happy Easter – He has Risen!
He has Risen Indeed, Alleluia! The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the most significant events in the history of the world, bringing hope and life for us all. So, it is a great cause for celebration! At our Easter Sunday morning services at each fellowship, we will be looking at the resurrection story of Jesus’ invitation to Come and have Breakfast from John 21:1-14. This is the climax of our Jesus the Forgiver sermon series.
And our Sunday evening 6.30pm parish-wide service at St Peter’s will be a glorious Easter celebration with baptisms and communion. I will be speaking on the theme: The Good News of the Resurrection from Matthew 27:61-28:10.
Read more in this week’s newsletter.
Next week we will start a new 9-week morning service series, The Challenge of Jesus. More details below.
Morning Service theme - Jesus the Forgiver
The Challenge of Jesus
After Easter we start a new 9-week sermon series called The Challenge of Jesus, as we continue with the over-arching theme this year of Fix Our Eyes on Jesus.
During the series we will look at Jesus’ gentle approach to those who find faith challenging; his challenge to share the good news of the Gospel with others; and the challenge of Jesus’ claims to follow him alone as the way to life.
Our morning services are live-streamed and available to watch later on our YouTube channel.
Evening Sermon series - Approaching Easter
At our parish-wide 6.30pm services in the lead-up to Easter, we will be looking in John’s gospel at the stories of Jesus’ anointing at Bethany and his entry into Jerusalem as king on Palm Sunday.
We meet every Sunday at 6.30pm in St. Peter’s Church and the reading and talk from this service is available on our YouTube channel.
Oasis
Oasis is our midweek service – a time of fellowship and friendship at St Peter’s!
Refreshments are served in the church lounge from 10.30am and at 11.30am there is a 30 minute service in church for those who would like to attend.
Do come and join us – everyone is very welcome for part or all of our time together.
Verse of the Year 2025
Joshua asked the Israelites, “Who are you going to serve?”.
He reminded them just how much God had done for them and encouraged them by his own words: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!”
As we commit to serving the Lord this year, we pray together:
Lord Jesus, Thank you for the gift of the church as Jesus’ family on Jesus’ mission.
During 2025, help us to grow in our commitment to one another as your family here in St. Peter’s Parish.
Help us to grow in our commitment to your mission.
Give us strength, faith and wisdom throughout the year, to follow you and play our part in building your church and seeing your kingdom come on earth as in heaven.
Amen
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St. Peter's Church
Barrow Bridge Mission
Smithills Fellowship
St. Andrew's Church
Parish Centre
St. Peter’s parish church is an impressive Grade II listed building at the heart of the parish. In the 1980’s an extension provided a lounge, kitchen and toilets and more recently a welcoming entrance area has been created between this and the church.
Barrow Bridge Mission is situated in an important conservation area on the edge of Bolton. The attractive community is a former model community mill village and comprises former mill owner and worker cottages.
Smithills Fellowship meets in St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School and Smithills Hall Chapel. The Chapel forms part of Smithills Hall and is leased from the council.
St. Andrew’s meets in the Hope Centre, which serves the Johnson Fold estate. The centre has been completely refurbished in the last 15 years, to better serve the needs of the surrounding community.
St. Peter’s Parish Centre is a hive of activity most days with church groups and other bookings.
It is also home to the administrative hub of the parish. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-3pm.
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter’s parish church is an impressive Grade II listed building at the heart of the parish. In the 1980’s an extension provided a lounge, kitchen and toilets and work is currently underway to provide a welcoming entrance area.
Barrow Bridge Mission
Barrow Bridge Mission is situated in an important conservation area on the edge of Bolton. The attractive community is a former model community mill village and comprises former mill owner and worker cottages.
Smithills Fellowship
Smithills Fellowship meets in St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School and Smithills Hall Chapel. The Chapel forms part of Smithills Hall and is leased from the council.
St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrew’s meets in the Hope Centre, which serves the Johnson Fold estate. The centre has been completely refurbished in the last 15 years, to better serve the needs of the surrounding community.
Parish Centre
St. Peter’s Parish Centre is a hive of activity most days with church groups and other bookings.
It is also home to the administrative hub of the parish. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-3pm.
Safeguarding
At St. Peter’s Halliwell we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please visit our Safer Church page here for details of who to contact.