About: Patricia Duxbury

Experience Easter in the Church Garden; enjoy your visit and stay safe! take care – the path round the church is uneven in places and may be slippery if wet. don’t run, walk or stand on the gravestones – they can be slippery don’t climb on any walls. Some have a very steep drop on…

Golgotha – the Promise The story The Jewish leaders handed Jesus over to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, to be sentenced. Pilate couldn’t find anything that he was guilty of. The crowd turned against Jesus and shouted louder and louder, “Crucify Him!” Finally Pilate gave in and the soldiers led Jesus off. They dressed him…

The Courtyard – the Denial The story Jesus was arrested and taken away. He was taken from place to place, questioned, mocked, rejected and finally sentenced to die. It was all very frightening and most of Jesus’s friends ran away. His best friend Peter tried to stay close and followed the crowd to the courtyard…

The Road to Emmaus – the Journey of Life with Jesus The Story Later that day two friends of Jesus were walking home from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus. They were joined by someone they didn’t recognise. The stranger asked them what they were talking about. “You must be a visitor to Jerusalem,” said…

Mothering Sunday is March 10th. Come and join us at St. Mary Magdalene’s as we thank God for families, and especially for mothers. There are services at 8 am and 9.30 am. There will be gifts of flowers and after the 9.30 am Family Communion service an opportunity to share refreshments.  …

Things have moved on since we started livestreaming Morning Prayer during the pandemic and we have decided that now is the time to stop doing this on a regular basis. Please do continue to follow what is going on at St. Mary Magdalene’s by visiting this website and our Facebook page. For those who would…

For the lonely and especially the bereaved In the Acute Medical Unit of Blackburn Hospital on Christmas Eve, the corridors were lined with beds and people looking as if they were not long for this world.  That part of the hospital was crowded with doctors and nurses, a sense of urgency pervading, whilst in the…

All – Age Communion Service 9.30 am Sunday, February 4th Candlemas marks the end of the Church’s Christmas season. Come and join us as we mark the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Come as a family to join Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus. Why Candlemas? Traditionally this was the day on which the…

Our friends at Turret House of Prayer  on Edisford Road are helping with the organisation of this interdenominational event during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Clitheroe churches have been invited to take part. For more information – read on!   PRAY FOR LANCASHIRE 48 Hours of Prayer 19 – 21 Jan 2024…