St. Peter’s, St. Andrew’s, Barrow Bridge and Smithills Fellowship
One Parish—One Church—One Vision 

Sunday 7th September 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’ve had a great week.

Here’s a reminder of a couple of events coming up this weekend:

TONIGHT at 7pm, Soul Sisters are meeting at Heaton Cricket Club at 7pm to go on a walk (wear some old trainers!) followed by drinks and chats there afterwards. All ladies welcome to join them so feel free to just turn up. 

TOMORROW at 9.30am, the Out and About Group will meet opposite St Peter’s Church, for a 7.5 mile walk round Calderbrook and Crook Hill, near Littleborough – a walk across open moorland with views of the sea. All welcome so just turn up.   

There’s lots going on and coming up soon across the parish, so please take a moment to look at this week’s newsletter:   

Sun 7 Sept 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf 

We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.  

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Week of Prayer…and a few other notices! 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’re keeping well.

There’s no newsletter being sent out today as last week’s was the final double edition for the summer period. From next Friday, we’ll be back to our usual pattern of weekly newsletters and emails.

I’m emailing you today, however, as there a few important things I need to make you aware of, as below:

Week of Prayer 

Next week, from Mon 1st – Fri 7th Sept, we are delighted to be joining in with the 24-7 Global Week of Prayer that joins 197 nations in non-stop prayer, uniting the global Church in a shared declaration of God’s greatness!  We’re hoping as many of you as possible will commit to this exciting initiative and book a slot to pray,  wherever you are, or even in-person in our dedicated Prayer Room at the Parish Centre. 

Go to https://stpetersparish.info/prayer-room-booking/ to find out more and follow the link to book your prayer slot.  As mentioned, you’re also most welcome to come along and pray at the Parish Centre between 9.30am-3pm Monday to Friday; simply choose your time slot under the Prayer Room heading.  As a parish, let’s try and cover as many hours in prayer as we can next week!

During the week of prayer, we will have our parish-wide PrayerZone session in the Parish Centre on Weds 3rd Sept from 7.30pm.  All are welcome to just turn up for a dynamic hour of worship and prayer – no booking for this required!  

Quinta Weekend Away
If you are going to Quinta (Fri 12th-Sun 14th Sept) and did not receive an email from the team last night, please email [email protected] ASAP. Thanks. 

Can you help?

Also, as many of you are already aware, on Sunday evening Heaton House Nursery on Chorley Old Road, suffered a fire.  The fire started outside at the side of the building and spread upwards, affecting the garden, conservatory, kitchen and bathrooms.  The owner of the nursery, Lauren, also runs The Family Club – the before /after school club that we love having here in the Parish Centre and which has had their holiday club here during the summer break. 

We’ve stepped in to help support Lauren as best as we can due to the nursery building being unusable – this means that the nursery is currently operating out of the Parish Centre on a temporary basis until it can move back and operate safely in the nursery building, or make alternative provision. Many different trades are doing a fantastic job being involved in the considerable repair and rebuild process that’s ongoing but Lauren still needs some support in the following areas: fencing, security gates and the building/construction of a conservatory.  If you know anyone who may be able to help with this, in the first instance please contact [email protected] . Thanks. 

Also, please do pray for Lauren and her staff team as they navigate the considerable logistical challenges that they are facing at the moment, whilst trying their best to support local families with continued nursery provision.  Thank you for your support.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries about any of the above. Thanks.

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sundays 24th and 31st August 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’ve had an enjoyable week.

Please note, this week’s newsletter is another double edition which covers the next two Sundays so you will not receive an email from me next Friday. 

There’s lots going on and coming up soon across the parish, so please take a moment to look at this week’s newsletter:   

 Sun 24 Aug and 31 Aug 2025 – St Peter-s Newsletter.pdf  

We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.  

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sundays 27th July and 3rd August 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you are keeping happy and well.

Please note, this week’s newsletter is a double edition which means you will not get another email from me now until Friday 8th August. 

Find out about what’s happening in our parish in this week’s newsletter: 

Sun 27 July and 3 Aug 2025 – St Peter-s Newsletter.pdf 
 
We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sunday 20th July 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope that you’re well and have had a good week.

Find out about what’s happening in our parish in this week’s newsletter: 

Sun 20 July 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf  
 
We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sunday 22nd June 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’ve had a great week.

A quick reminder that TOMORROW, Saturday, we have our Home for Good Peer Support Group meeting in the Parish Centre from 12.30pm-2pm. This is a meeting for adopters, foster and kinship carers and families. Info from Fiona on 07786 844141. Please share this with people you know who may be interested.

Find out about the many events and activities going on in our parish in this week’s newsletter: 

Sun 22 June 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf  
 
We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sunday 15th June 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’re keeping well.

We have some really exciting news to share! We’re delighted to announce that we have selected Jo Field to be our new Youth and Children’s Ministry Lead. Find out more about this appointment, and the many other things going on in our parish, in this week’s newsletter: 

Sun 15 June 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf 
 
We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.

Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sunday 8th June 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’re keeping well.

Here’s a gentle reminder that Out and About’s next walk is taking place TOMORROW, Saturday. It’s a 6-7 mile walk from Top Lock Wigan taking in the Leeds Liverpool Canal, a former railway line and woodland paths. All welcome. Meet opposite St Peter’s Church at 9.30am. Further info from Jane Heath on 07472 926650.

There’s lots going on and coming up soon across the parish, so please take a moment to look at this week’s newsletter:   

Sun 8 June 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf  

We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.  Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sundays 25th May and 1st June 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’ve had a good week and are looking forward to the Bank Holiday weekend.

Please note, as it’s half term next week, this week’s newsletter covers the next two Sundays so you will not receive an email from me next Friday. 

There’s lots going on and coming up soon across the parish, so please take a moment to look at this week’s newsletter:   

 Sun 25 May and 1 June 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf 

We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.  Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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Sunday 18th May 2025 – St. Peter’s Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

I hope you’re keeping well and have had a lovely week.

There’s lots going on and coming up soon across the parish, so please take a moment to look at this week’s newsletter:   

Sun 18 May 2025 – St. Peter-s Newsletter.pdf 
 
We hope to see you in one of our services on Sunday but, if you are unable to join us, our services in St. Peter’s Church at 10.30am and 6.30pm (talk only) will be live-streamed. To watch them on YouTube, simply click on the ‘Live’ tab at:

https://www.youtube.com/stpetershalliwell

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries about any aspects of the life of our church. Thank you.  Regards

Amanda

Amanda Blease, Parish Business Manager
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