St Margaret Prestwich

09/06/2026

I Will Sing to the Spirit– John Rutter (b. 1945)

This article was written for the May issue of our parish magazine. Here it is for you again. As Rev Christine pointed out in her May letter to the parish, this year, Ascension Day, Pentecost and Trinity all fall within May. It’s an extraordinarily busy time for musicians – with no space for respite after all the Easter services! The choir’s busy-ness this year is heightened by our booking to sing in…...

This article was written for the May issue of our parish magazine. Here it is for you again. As Rev Christine pointed out in her May letter to the parish, this year, Ascension Day, Pentecost and Tr…

09/06/2026

Columba of Iona Almighty God, who filled the heart of Columba with the joy of the Holy Spirit and with deep love for those in his care: may your pilgrim people follow him, strong in faith, sustained by hope, and one in the love that binds us to you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Discover
Faith comes by discovery, not by effort. It is not a feeling we can manufacture. It comes to us rather as a gift, often unexpected – the simple assurance that God is God, and that if we can just be still and know that God is God, all will be well.
Br. David Vryhof, SSJE

09/06/2026

Our parish choir spent a wonderful afternoon with the singers last month recording three services for Extra. They were broadcast at 09:45 on May 25, 29, and June 1. Missed them? Watch back on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/schedules/bbc_radio_four_extra

08/06/2026

Dear Lord, there are times when I find it hard, when I look around at this world, and wonder what is going on? But I know, that if I knock, the door will open, if I listen, I shall find. And I shall know that you are there for me and for all mankind. Thank you, Lord, for this world and the next. Amen

08/06/2026

Salt
Because salt was so useful in the ancient world, it came to acquire a variety of symbolic meanings. Jesus’ description of his followers as the salt of the earth carried much more weight than a descriptor of a bunch of basic, decent, folks. In the mouth of Jesus, it is an admonition: You are the pure, holy, and wise ones of the earth, giving flavour, wisdom, and truth to the world around.
Br. James Koester, SSJE

07/06/2026

The Bishop of Manchester is please to announce the appointment of the Reverend Helen Tyler, currently Assistant Curate in the Benefice of St Margaret's Prestwich, as incumbent of High Crompton, St Mary's and Thornham, St James in the Deanery of Oldham and Ashton.
Please pray for Helen as she prepares to take up the post, the parishes where she will serve and the benefice she will be leaving (including the Revd Sue Walker, Helen's training priest).

All us us here at St Margaret's Prestwich wish Helen all God's blessings for her future ministry. We're sorry to see her go!

07/06/2026

Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. Psalm 90:14