St Brides Church, Old Trafford

28/04/2025

Funeral of Vivien Eccles – Friday 2nd May 2025

Service of Committal – 11 am at Manchester Crematorium, Southern Cemetery, Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy,
Manchester M21 7GZ. You are welcome to attend this service but also welcome just to attend the Celebration.

Celebration of the life of Vivien Eccles – 12 noon at St Bride’s Church, St Bride’s Way, Old Trafford M16 9NW.

Additional information

Parking at the crematorium – This is limited but there is some street parking across the road. Do consider car-sharing if you
are planning to attend this part of the day.

Parking at St Bride’s – There is a very small car park off St Bride’s Way and parking in surrounding streets.

Refreshments at St Bride’s – Everyone is invited to stay for food and drink after the service.

Dress – Rob asks... please wear what you feel is most appropriate. If you would like to dress to reflect Viv’s love of colourful clothes, you are welcome to do so.

Brief tributes – Within the Celebration Service there will be time for anyone to share memories of Viv and what she means to us.

Photos – If you have any photos that include Viv, please bring them for all to enjoy. Please add a label about when and where the photo was taken. There will be a table to display these.

Donations – Instead of flowers, if you would like to mark your love and appreciation, please send a donation to either The Bible Society (www.biblesociety.org.uk) or Parkinson’s UK (www.parkinsons.org.uk).

Please let us know if you plan to come, so we have rough numbers for the refreshments

10/08/2024

The WONDERFUL CHURCH of JESUS is a diverse church.

Can you spot your flag/flags in the Worship Space of St Bride's?

10/01/2024

Who dressed you today?

You probably answered, “Well I did, obviously!” Unless you’re a small child when you might say your mum, or dad, or elder sibling did. But I’d go as far to say that we are dressed by our culture, our society, our friends and family, and even our enemies. The choice of what we wear may not be so ‘obvious’ at all!

Morning Prayer has the line: ‘O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;’ which is the first part of Psalm 96 verse 9 and is giving the idea that we put on beauty, perfection and goodness, like putting on the best clothes, as we come to God to worship… except we know we are really not able to dress ourselves in this way. We need someone else to dress us and who better than God’s own son, Jesus?
He dresses us with himself!
How might we prepare ourselves more for being dressed well for God?
In my mind I think of a little child as they put their arms out, and maybe up, to have a top or coat put on them.
Where might we need to surrender to Jesus to become ‘properly dressed’ for God today?
If you’d like prayer about, or to talk through, this or anything else we’d love to do so - send us a message.

28/12/2023

What have been the God-highlights this year for you? Maybe there has been amazing joy or it could be he’s shown he’s been there for you in a dark and difficult place. This Sunday come along at 10.30am to remember 2023 and to pray for those we remember are struggling, to say sorry for where we’ve messed up and to celebrate God being there for us - thank you Jesus!

10/07/2023

Old Trafford Prayer Meeting 7-8pm most Mondays at St John's Church.

Come and join to pray for this amazing community.

20/04/2023

It’s our Annual Meetings Service this Sunday.
10.30am

Worship Prayer Reports Gratitude Thankfulness Teaching Bible Chat Connection Food Drink and more…

So what do you need to do?

➡️ Read the report found at https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15896/page/81534/view/

➡️ Check the list of still to be filled roles on PCC to either propose someone or to sign up to help serve the church community

➡️ Come along and join in!

Annual Report 2022 - St Bride's

09/04/2023

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
Jesus is risen, alleluia!

What are some of your Easter traditions?

30/03/2023

Old Trafford Way of the Cross
This Good Friday 7th April

Starts at 11am in Hullard Park at the circular garden for
Station 1 - Jesus in the Garden.

Gather before then! (10.45am)

The whole way with readings and prayers will take under 2 hours so come prepared with water etc. and do please wear suitable clothes and shoes.

For those who wish there will be a simple light lunch ready at St John’s (Station 15) after which there will be a meditative service: ‘an hour at the Cross’ from 2pm.

Unable to walk all of it?
Maybe you would like to drive to some of the stations to participate - Stations 10 to 14: ‘at the cross’ and ‘the burial’ are where there is usually space to park on Mayer Gardens: the road by the open grass next to the flats.

Please take responsibility for yourself and any children in your care, taking special precautions at road crossings and junctions.
Please show respect to other people and allow them to pass, especially while at the stations.

11/03/2023

We congratulate Reverend Magdy Mounier, pastor of The Arabic Church that meets in St Bride’s, on his inauguration today. God’s blessings on you in Jesus name.

25/02/2023

Hi Church!

Tomorrow in the service we continue with our focus of Closer and to get you in the zone here is the first verse of the Psalm we will be reading:

You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water. (Psalm 63 verse 1 from NIVUK)

Join us and bring what you sense from God on how this Psalm relates to us following Jesus.

[A hint for the talk reading - there’s a desert!]

13/02/2023

Alpha returns to St Bride’s Church!

Got questions about Jesus, faith, christianity, the Bible?
…then this is for you.

When?: Begins Wednesday 8th March 2023 at 3pm
(11 Wednesday sessions & 1 Saturday)

What happens?: A couple of hours of eating together, watching a video together and discussing together.

Where?: St Bride’s Church, Old Trafford, M16 9NW

email: [email protected] or find us on Alpha site https://alpha.org.uk/try

24/12/2022

Reminders for your Christmas celebz - 11.30 tonight is Midnight Communion 🍞🍷and Christmas Day Service is 10.30am… [unlike the inn 😁] we do have Warm Space 🌅running Tuesday and Wednesday. If you need something do please come and have a chat or private message. 🤲🙏 Happy Christmas and God’s blessings.