DIARY AND EVENTS 2025
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ST CHAD'S
"Music on Saturdays at St Chad's" programme of concerts for 2025 has now been completed.
A new programme is being arranged for 2026 - watch this space!
SINGING DAY 2026 will be on Saturday 13 June - further info to follow!
ST MARY IN THE BAUM
Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts at 12 noon.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
11.00 am St Luke's Deeplish - Morning Prayer
Thursday 4 December 2025
10.30 am Church cleaning at St Chad's - Everyone Welcome!
7.00 pm at St Chad's - Springhill Hospice's 'Light Up A Life' 2025
Saturday 6 December 2025
Sunday 7 December 2025 - Second Sunday of Advent
9.15 am at St Mary in the Baum - BCP Holy Communion
led by The Revd Pam Parr
10.00 am at St Luke's Deeplish - Service of The Word
led by Sue Horobin
11.15 am at St Chad's - Choral Eucharist
led by The Revd Pam Parr
2.00 pm at St Chad's - Asian Christian Fellowship's WHITE GIFT SUNDAY
Wednesday 10 December 2025
11.00 am St Luke's Deeplish - Morning Prayer
7.00 pm at St Chad's
THE MAYOR'S CAROL SERVICE
Everyone Welcome!
Thursday 11 December 2025
10.30 am Church cleaning at St Chad's - Everyone Welcome!
Sunday 14 December 2025 - Third Sunday of Advent - Gaudete Sunday
9.15 am at St Mary in the Baum - Holy Communion with Carols
led by The Rt Revd Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton
10.00 am at St Luke's Deeplish - Nativity
led by The Revd Renate Grey & Sue Horobin
11.15 am at St Chad's - Matins
led by The Revd Pam Parr
3.00 pm at St Chad's
St JOHN'S AMBULANCE CAROL SERVICE
led by The Rt Revd Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton
Wednesday 17 December 2025
11.00 am St Luke's Deeplish - Morning Prayer
Thursday 18 December 2025
10.30 am Church cleaning at St Chad's - Everyone Welcome!
Sunday 21 December 2025 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
WINTER SOLSTICE AT 15:03 GMT
9.15 am at St Mary in the Baum - Holy Communion
led by The Revd Morley Morgan
10.00 am at St Luke's Deeplish - Carols
led by The Revd Pam Parr
11.15 am at St Chad's - Holy Communion
led by The Revd James Read
Tuesday 23 December 2025
10.30 am Church cleaning at St Chad's - Everyone Welcome!
Wednesday 24 December 2025 - CHRISTMAS EVE
11.30 pm at St Luke's Deeplish - Holy Communion
led by The Revd Natty Grey
11.30 pm at St Chad's - MIDNIGHT MASS
led by The Ven Karen Smeeton, Archdeacon of Rochdale
Thursday 25 December 2025 - CHRISTMAS DAY
The Nativity of Our Lord
9.15 am at St Mary in the Baum - Holy Communion
led by The Revd James Read
10.00 am at St Luke's Deeplish - Holy Communion
led by The Revd Pamela Parr
Friday 26 December 2025 - BOXING DAY
St Stephen, The First Martyr
Saturday 27 December 2025
St John, Apostle and Evangelist
Sunday 28 December 2025 - First Sunday of Christmas
10.00 am at St Luke's Deeplish - Carols
led by The Revd Pamela Parr
11.15 am at St Chad's - Choral Eucharist
led by The Revd Canon Roger Hill
2.00 pm at St Chad's - Asian Christian Fellowship
Thursday 1 January 2026
THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2026 BEGINS
Sunday 4 January 2026
Monday 5 January 2026 - TWELFTH NIGHT - LAST DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Tuesday 6 January 2026 - EPIPHANY
Sunday 11 January 2026 - Second Sunday of Epiphany
Sunday 18 January 2026 - Third Sunday of Epiphany
Sunday 25 January 2026 - Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
Sunday 1 February 2026 - Fifth Sunday of Epiphany
Monday 2 February 2026 - CANDLEMAS
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
