Bowdon Parish

20/10/2026

A rather dark walk to morning prayer at St. Luke's just after 7am this morning... Praying weekly for the community of Bowdon, all its people, their lives, and our church as a place of welcome and love. 🙏⛪

14/10/2026

A huge thank you to everyone for the harvest donations this year. They completely filled one side of the church! The donations were blessed during our Harvest Celebration on Sunday morning and this week they have all been distributed. Here's Alan from Barnabus and Sam from the Hope Centre loading up their vehicles. We have also shared donations with the Foodbank at St Mary’s Church in Partington and with those within our parish who currently need a helping hand. Thank you again!

12/10/2026

Save the Date - Easter Sunday 28th March
CONFIRMATION SERVICE - with Bishop Sam
Would you like to take the next step in your faith journey? We are thrilled to welcome the Bishop of Stockport for this special service in March for a wonderful celebration of faith with the wider church family. Confirmation is a deeply meaningful, once in a lifetime, moment in the Church of England where you personally affirm the promises made at your baptism – perhaps made for you by godparents when you were a baby. It’s a opportunity to renew your faith, bringing real sense of purpose, belonging and spiritual growth, and through prayer and the laying on of hands by the Bishop, you will receive God’s blessing and the strengthening gift of the Holy Spirit. If you have not been baptised previously this can also happen in the same service. If you’re interested, please speak to Rev. Andrew or email [email protected]

10/10/2026

Harvest weekend continued with a fabulous ceilidh dance and supper this evening… a fun night for all ages! With grateful thanks to Clive and Rob for calling and catering! 💃🕺

10/10/2026

Join us and the choir at St. Mary's for Choral Evensong this Sunday evening at 6.30pm, a beautiful service with some special Harvest hymns and anthems - traditional church music from the 18th to the 20th century. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CJP9Y7mNX/

09/10/2026

A weekend of Harvest celebrations kicked off at St. Luke’s this afternoon with a hearty lunch and homemade 'Eve’s Pudding'... of apples and sponge and lashings of custard! Lots of conversation as the community came together. With grateful thanks to our cooks and harvest decorators!

04/10/2026

Blessed with fine autumn weather - we're grateful for all the volunteers working in the churchyard today for the benefit of our whole community. 🌲 🌳 🍂 🙂

04/10/2026

A busy day in parish with 6 diverse services across our congregations including celebrating a brilliant baptism for young Isaac. The church family wish him every blessing and as he confidently takes his first steps in faith! 💒

22/09/2026

Join us this evening 7.30pm at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Moss Lane, Sale M33 6GD. Submit your questions for Bishop Mark using this link. Or up vote a question that someone has already asked.
https://app.sli.do/event/eoEMJPcyYMQWYDWdgfyCb2

22/09/2026

The charity Transforming Lives Together are looking for an paid part-time Assistant Community Missioner to work with churches across Chester Diocese as they seek to tackle poverty in all its forms and build up communities. Chaired by our Vicar Rev. Andrew with a team of brilliant trustees and Ruth our passionate Community Missioner we are ready to expand our work and increase our impact. If you have a heart for social transformation, faith in action and the work of the church - this could be for you! Full details below...

Are you organised, people-focused, and passionate about making a difference in the wider community? Transforming Lives Together (TLT) is looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Community Missioner, to help churches, communities and organisations across the Diocese of Chester work together to tackle poverty, loneliness and poor mental health, so that people may experience life in all its fullness.

Working alongside our Community Missioner, you’ll be at the heart of connecting people and ideas. One day you might be helping to organise a community gathering or workshop; the next, supporting local projects, keeping our communications and records up to date, or gathering stories that show the difference our work is making.
We’re looking for someone who is a confident organiser, great communicator and relationship-builder, able to work independently while enjoying being part of a team. You’ll need good administrative and digital skills, an eye for detail and a willingness to get stuck in. Experience of community projects, charities or churches would be helpful, but enthusiasm, initiative and a heart for social justice are just as important.
This is a 15-hour-per-week role (typically over two days), initially for one year, with the potential for additional hours as the role develops. The salary is £10,500 (£26,200 FTE) with a 5% employer pension contribution.

This role has an Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian whose faith informs their understanding of social justice.

Follow this link for full details, job specification and how to apply https://www.tltogether.org.uk/post/we-are-hiring
Closing date: Wednesday 28th October 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 10th November 2026 at Chester Cathedral.