St. Mary’s May Fayre

Save the Date! Led by the Ladies Group. Everyone is welcome to a variety of stalls, children’s activities and cream teas. Come and have a go at a Treasure Hunt around Church with prizes, hoopla, hook a duck, bran tub, lucky dip, and face painting, and browse other stalls, including aromatherapy, books and jigsaws, embroidery,…

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Easter in the Church Garden

Connect with the joy of Easter through our Garden Trail using QR codes (print version also available). In the tranquil surroundings, mindfully explore aspects of Jesus’s resurrection story as they relate to you. Let Nature and the simple activities focus your thoughts on the clearing away of the past, and the offer of your new…

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VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration

Don’t miss this! Thursday, May 8th 7.30pm Celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day at St. Mary Magdalene’s with the Borough and Town Mayors, the Grand Choir, Steve Ragnall’s images of the original VE Day celebrations in Clitheroe, sing-along songs for all, Winston Churchill on the big screen and lots more, followed by refreshments. And…

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Good Friday April 18th

Everyone  is welcome to join members of Clitheroe Christians in Partnership at 10.30 am on Good Friday in St. Mary Magdalene’s as we mark the day with readings and hymns. The service will last about 40 minutes and afterwards you can join in the Walk of Witness to the Castle grounds where there will be…

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Easter in the Church Garden 4

4 Born to New Life           Stand in front of the second viburnum tree near to the large cross. Sometimes, new life can emerge from something seemingly lifeless. A few months ago, this tree was simply a collection of bare stems – and look at it now! Or take an egg: it looks completely dead, but…

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Easter in the Church Garden 3

3 Two Gardens        Stand in front of the viburnum tree near the grave like a table Garden 1 Just before he was arrested, Jesus went into Gethsemane Garden to pray – his friends were with him, but he went off on his own. Even though he had volunteered for his part in his Father God’s…

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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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