Ash Wednesday – 18th February 2026 We will mark the start of Lent with a service in each church with hymns and “the imposition of ashes”. This is the sign of the cross marked on our foreheads in ash, a
LENT 2026
CALLING ALL BUDDING OR ASPIRING FLOWER ARRANGERS
If you have attended or visiting St Mary’s Church, you will have noticed how beautifully the church is decorated throughout the year (including weddings) with floral arrangements created by members of the Flower Guild. Many of the Flower Guild members
A Letter from the Rector
Southport Fr Patrick writes… On Monday 29th July, three children were murdered in Southport. It was a most terrible crime, and the motive for it remains unclear. But my horror was further increased when, the next evening, a
The Three Parishes Walk and AND LICENSING OF NEW PRIEST FOR PACKWOOD
LICENSING OF NEW PRIEST FOR PACKWOOD and LAUNCH OF ‘OVERSIGHT’ AREA. On SEPTEMBER 29th we celebrate with Father Patrick as he is installed as the Priest-in-Charge at St. Giles Packwood. St Giles has been in interregnum the resignation of
ST MARY’S LAPWORTH – SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER
1st Sept – Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 17) – Green 11.00am Family Service (Mark 7.1-8 & 14-15 &21-23) Anthem: O come, ye servants of the Lord – Christopher Tye Organ: Fantasia on I thank thee, dearest
Guided Tours of St. Mary’s
Guided Tours of St. Mary’s Church Lapworth Between March and October each year we offer guided tours to our church for groups of all sizes There are two tours : CHURCH BUILDINGS AND HISTORY CHURCH STAINED GLASS Each
Time to Pray for your Church Wardens
Editor: In the aftermath of our Annual Church Meetings, David Pickup, a solicitor, considers church wardens… Time to pray for your church wardens O Lord, …we beseech Thee to bless all who, …give themselves to the service of