Our Parish Church in Mellor
St Mary the Virgin Mellor is a friendly Parish Church committed to serving God and the community of Mellor in the heart of Lancashire. This website and our Facebook page tell you something about who we are, what we do, when we do it etc.. We update it regularly and contributions are welcomed. We hope you find it helpful and interesting. We would be delighted to talk to you about our church life and to welcome you into the congregation.
If you'd like to know more about us, please come along to worship with us on a Sunday or Tuesday, or join in any of our events - we'd love to see you. Take a look at "News & announcements" to see what's coming up.
Karen our Vicar can be contacted on:
01254 814041
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Rev'd Karen Herschell our new Vicar from 27th June 2021
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The Vicarās Light Reflections
Light Reflections⦠āLet your light shineā¦ā (Matthew 5.16)
Hope
Sometimes certain words, verses or scripture keep coming at you, in all different ways and at different times. When this happens, I think it is important to stop, listen, and take note of what God maybe saying through these instances. This has been happening a lot to me over the downtime period between Christmas and New Year, where hopefully we have all managed to get some rest and relaxation after the busyness and festivities. And it is that word Hope that seems to have been popping up all over the place. Now, of course, we have just celebrated Christmas where our hope lies in the manger, the vulnerable baby, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We have also, during Advent with the Diocesan devotional, been Watching in Hope, not only as we await the Christ Child but also looking with hope to when Jesus returns in glory. So perhaps itās not too surprising the prevalence at this time of year is the theme of Hope.
But hope has been coming to me in other ways, through my devotional readings, through other people who have talked about hope, and indeed we will have had a Service of Hope at Mellor by the time you read this. I think that we need to take seriously what God is saying to us that we must have hope; for ourselves, our nation, our world, because boy! we need it during these challenging times. But how do we have hope? Well, it is not just a vague wish, or a warm feeling, or something that we canāt quite catch hold of or nail down. Although we may all feel like this at times understandably, and often we may feel that we are without hope, or we have lost our hope. No, hope is real, tangible, alive and infectious. Hope is in the person of Jesus Christ, God incarnate, who came and lived in fleshiness among us. Hope is in the promises of God that we have been forgiven though Jesus being nailed to the cross and in rising again. Hope is in the promise of eternal life and the new heavens and new earth.
At Epiphany, the wise men from the East journeyed because they had placed their hope in following the star that brought them to the manger, to the baby who would also be King of Kings. The hope in the Messiah, the Saviour for all peoples of all nations. Long ago before this happened Isaiah prophesied this hope and promise āArise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon youā¦Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they gather together, they come to youā¦ā (Isaiah 60:1-4)
This year, let us lift up our eyes in hope from our present circumstances, whatever they maybe, look around and see the light of Christ and may it guide us onwards, as we serve God and others and keep on working to bring His Kingdom coming. I pray for hearts of faith, boldness and courage and everlasting peace, found in the hope of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Blessing for 2023, Revād Karen
Christ Centered...Kingdom Focused
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Mellor Misc
Mellor Misc. is a place on the front page to put any miscellaneous item to do with our village. Send me anything you'd like included.
What's on Locally?
Mellor Village Hall
Ocean Clear Recycling at the Village Hall
There are now collection boxes at Mellor Village hall (found clearly marked in the kitchen) for plastics that are currently NOT recycled by RVBC.
They are baby and pet food pouches, toothpaste tubes and old brushes, cosmetic jars, crisp packets, biscuit wrappers.
ALL wrappers/jars etc are accepted. It is the type of product not the manufacturer that matter.
If you have any items to deposit please make sure they are empty and clean.
The village hall is open almost every day and Janine Foster and or Carolyne Hymas tend to be there Thursday afternoons 2-4; Fridays 2-4 and on the first Saturday of the month 9.30-12.30 (pop-up cafe)
If you have any queries please speak to Janine or Carolyne.
Please support this as we need to reduce the amount
of plastic going to landfill and ending up in the oceans.
Thank you,
Carolyne
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Aerobics every Monday 9.30-10.30 Cost £4,
First session free
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Enjoy a relaxing coffee with a slice of delicious homemade cake!
Pop up Coffee Shop
Unfortunately the pop up cafe is CLOSED until further notice due to COVID restrictions
We are open the first Saturday of the month 8.30 ā 1.30 ish!
(later if we are busy enough)
A warm & friendly welcome is guaranteed
The Pop up Coffee shop is run by volunteers of Mellor
and all proceeds are for the village hall.