I have lived in Lancashire for over 30 years, the last 15 of them in Clitheroe. I'm a former teacher and a member of St. Mary Magdalene's Church. I sing in the Church choir and am in the Open Church Group.

Author Archives: Patricia Duxbury

Easter in the Church Garden 2

2   Two Criminals.    The second place to visit is where there are three wooden crosses standing together in the grass. Jesus was not crucified alone: two thieves were with him. Even though they were all dying, one of the thieves still found the energy to join in with the crowd sneering at Jesus, mocking…

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Experience Easter in the Church Garden

1   Experience Easter Outdoors begins with Jesus as a prisoner brought before Pontius Pilate. We start at the big cross in the garden near the church door. Try as they might, the Jewish religious leaders, gripped by a toxic mix of fear of Jesus’s popularity and determination to keep hold of their own power, couldn’t…

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Holy Week and Easter

Palm Sunday April 13th 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Procession of Palms (outside, weather permitting) followed (inside!) by Palm Sunday Morning Prayer including a dramatised reading of St. Luke’s account of the Crucifixion of Jesus     Maundy Thursday April 17 Remembering the Last Supper –  7.30pm Holy Communion at St. Paul’s, Low Moor Good Friday…

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Lent 2025

Ash Wednesday Services of  Holy Communion and imposition of ashes 10 am at Christ Church, Chatburn 6 pm at St. Paul’s, Low Moor   Hear our Prayer The Diocesan Lent booklet for you to use at home will be available from church   Lent Study Groups Our Lent Course will follow the Diocesan theme as…

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Job Opportunities at the Gateway Trust

Foodbank Manager The Ribble Valley Gateway Trust is looking for a Foodbank Manager, to support the running and development of the Foodbanks held at Clitheroe and Longridge. In this role you would be instrumental in providing much needed support to vulnerable individuals and families across the Ribble Valley, as we seek to End Hunger Together…

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Candlemas

Goodbye Christmas, Hello Candlemas! February 1st 10.30 – 12  noon February  2nd 9.30 am Come and celebrate the Festival with us!   Saturday 10.30 – 12 Free coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits in church as we pack away the Crib figures and decorate St Mary’s with as many lights as we can to celebrate Mary presenting Jesus…

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Prayer Theme for April 2025

April 2025 Let us pray this month for Justice and Revelation of Jesus. These things are promised from God, and many more specific prophecies, parables and teachings from the Bible. “Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God…

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