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

Prayer Focus for October

Welcome to the start of October! We’re just a month into the start of the new term with signs of Autumn arriving, and yet we’ve already witnessed several significant events. The passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II sent our nation into a time of deep mourning alongside heartfelt gratitude for a life well lived and…

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Heritage Open Days 2022

Out of respect for our late Sovreign Lady Queen Elizabeth and in order to make our church available for prayer and reflection we have decided not to go ahead with activities for Heritage Open Days. The church will be open for prayer and reflection every day with a Book of Condolence and copies of a…

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900 Celebration Weekend

  Join us July 16th and 17th for a weekend of events to celebrate our 900th anniversary All weekend: 900 years of history – floral displays in church All weekend: Blankets made from our “900 squares for 900 years” project can be seen in church before they are given to the Salvation Army.    …

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Cathedral celebration of our 900

Sunday May 29th – The congregations of St. Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe and of St. Bartholomew’s Colne and St. Peter’s Burnley joined the Cathedral congregation for a very special service with the Archbishop of York. Members of our congregation with the Dean, the Archbishop and Bishop Julian          Andy and Team Howard with…

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Special service at Blackburn Cathedral

Celebrating our 900th Anniversary with the Archbishop of York! Archbishop Stephen Cottrell is visiting Blackburn Diocese at the end of May and will preach and preside at the Cathedral Eucharist on Sunday May 29th. We have been invited together with the congregations of St. Peter’s Burnley and St. Bartholomew’s Colne who are also celebrating 900…

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Thy Kingdom Come

Join the World Wide Wave of Prayer Ascension Day May 26th to Pentecost – Whit Sunday –  June 5th   What’s On With Christians from over 150 countries all over the world, pray “Thy Kingdom Come” so that friends and family, neighbours and colleagues might come to faith in Jesus Christ.     How to join in…

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