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St Mary the VirginMellor is a friendly Parish Church committed to serving God and the community of Mellor in the heart of Lancashire.
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Also, every Monday between 6.00 - 7.00pm in the Vicarage, The Rev'd Roland Nicholson is available to discuss Baptisms, Weddings and any matters of a spiritual nature.
Mellor Parish Church News & Announcements
SUNDAY, 26th May 2019 - 6th SUNDAY OF EASTERSERVICESToday 9.30am Parish Communion Rev Dennis CrookTuesday, 28th May 9.30am Holy Communion Rev Roland NicholsonThursday, 30th May 7.30pm ASCENSION DAY Holy Communion ...
Posted by Richard Jones
SUNDAY, 19th May 2019 - 5th SUNDAY OF EASTERSERVICESToday 9.30am Family Service with ‘Resurrection Rock’ performed by Year3/4 Children and members of the church choir with Seb Roberts Rev John HartleyTuesday, 21st May ...
Posted 16 May 2019, 12:23 by Richard Jones
Experience EasterThis Easter on the 24th and 25th of April we had two wonderful days of reflection, thoughts and activities leading the children of St Mary’s school on a journey ...
Posted 15 May 2019, 00:23 by Richard Jones
Resurrection Rock at The Family Service Sunday 19th MayIn July, I am visiting the Samaritan School in Uganda – a primary school for orphans located just outside Kampala – to assist with the further development of the school and experience ...
Posted 15 May 2019, 00:09 by Richard Jones
SUNDAY, 12th May 2019 - 4th SUNDAY OF EASTERSERVICESToday 9.30am Parish Communion Rev Roland NicholsonTuesday, 14th May 9.30am Holy Communion Rev David Kennedy Sunday, 19th May 20195th Sunday of Easter ...
Posted 11 May 2019, 05:08 by Richard Jones
SUNDAY, 5th May 2019 - 3rd SUNDAY OF EASTERSERVICESToday 9.30am Parish Communion Rev John HartleyTuesday, 7th May 9.30am Holy Communion Rev John Hartley Sunday 12th May 20194th Sunday of Easter ...
Posted 11 May 2019, 05:06 by Richard Jones
SUNDAY, 28th APRIL 2019 - 2nd SUNDAY OF EASTERSERVICESToday 9.30am Parish Communion Rev Jane Buryfollowed by Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish meetingTuesday, 30th April 9.30am Holy Communion Rev David Kennedy Sunday 5 ...
Posted 25 Apr 2019, 23:53 by Richard Jones
SUNDAY, 21st APRIL 2019 - EASTER DAYSERVICESToday 6.00am Easter Dawn Service9.30am Parish Communion Rev Roland NicholsonTuesday, 23rd April 9.30am Holy Communion Rev Jane Bury Sunday, 28th April 2019 ...
Posted 18 Apr 2019, 09:45 by Richard Jones
Stations Of The CrossMoving "Stations Of The Cross" Service today (Maundy Thursday) led by Roland and John. The school children's wonderful paintings depicting each of the fourteen stations helped contemplation greatly!See ...
Posted 18 Apr 2019, 08:30 by Richard Jones
The hymn ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’ quite plainly has, as its theme, the friendship of Jesus. Strangely enough there are few hymns that deal with this subject and what’s more, the title ‘friend’ is never directly given to Jesus in the NT. His critics, in contempt and derision, did refer to him as ‘the friend of sinners’. Even so, the title is true. Jesus was, and is, the friend of sinners, which means He is our friend.
Now a friend differs from a relation. We have no choice as regards our family – bound by blood ties, by birth. But we are free to choose our friends and such a choice is very important one. The bond of friendship is a spiritual not a physical bond. Such is our relationship with Jesus. His love draws us to him and we are bound to him for life. As such he is a friend for everyone.
Jesus is also the friend in time of need. Don’t we say “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. Times of need prove the worth of friends and the quality of their friendship. Friends mean so much to us when things go wrong. Not only is Jesus a faithful friend, He is a sympathetic one – sharing our sorrows and knowing our weaknesses.
Jesus is the friend always on call – 24/7 ! Our human friend is not of much help if they are far away, out of reach, inaccessible. In contrast He is always accessible, always available. He is there at all times and in all places – though the gift of prayer. It is a great privilege to have instant access – by prayer. Furthermore, we must remember that prayer isn’t a spiritual chore. Prayer is more than a religious duty. It’s a glorious privilege. Do we make a habit of taking everything to God in prayer? Remember! Nothing is too big to pray about, nothing too small. What’s more, our ‘big’ things are all small to God’s power and our ‘little’ things are all big to his love. If we fail to pray, how much we lose. Pray without ceasing, pray about everything, pray with confidence. Never underestimate the power of prayer !
