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Come and join the lovely gang at St Paul's for a fun afternoon on Saturday the 20th of June.
09/06/2026

Come and join the lovely gang at St Paul's for a fun afternoon on Saturday the 20th of June.

🌍 Eco Climate Event 2026 🌱 Church St Helens 📅 Wednesday 24 June | 10:00am–2:00pm 📍 Christ Church Eccleston, Church Lane,...
09/06/2026

🌍 Eco Climate Event 2026 🌱 Church St Helens
📅 Wednesday 24 June | 10:00am–2:00pm

📍 Christ Church Eccleston, Church Lane, Eccleston, St Helens, WA10 5AD
Join us for a vibrant day of free workshops, stalls, and activities exploring climate change, sustainability, and community action—locally and globally!

Discover:
✅ Local eco projects & services
✅ Faith-based climate action
✅ Eco-friendly businesses
✅ Practical ways to care for creation & save money
☕ Plus: café, marketplace, and great conversations!
Open to everyone in the community—families, residents, places of worship, and curious minds of all ages. Let’s think globally and act locally—together.

Some shoots of Good News from Christ Church Eccleston 🌱Christ Church is a significant way through an environmental proje...
06/06/2026

Some shoots of Good News from Christ Church Eccleston 🌱

Christ Church is a significant way through an environmental project on their 3 hectare field, that was originally just waterlogged grass for most of the year. However, with the help of their local primary school, they have planted 620 trees (!) which includes a number of copses and a fruit Orchard 🌲🍎

They hope this will provide a good future crop of fruit for the community. Alongside this, they have also have planted 2 wild flower patches, and hope to get some picnic tables and tree stump seating for an area set aside for children's groups. 🧺

We look forward to hearing more about the new stage of the project!

What has your church been up to?

Our Church St Helens Community Library continues to go from strength to strength, and here’s Nicola, with a review from ...
04/06/2026

Our Church St Helens Community Library continues to go from strength to strength, and here’s Nicola, with a review from just one of the many books you can get in our library - “Bimbo” by Ashley James, have you read this book?

Here's Nic's review:
“You will see a pattern here- don't judge a book by it's cover but how pretty is this one! I loved the multilayered symbolism of the zipper on the cover and the subversive use of pink on the cover. I was vaguely familiar of Ashley from Instagram. I knew she was an advocate for women's rights and was interested to read about her take on modern feminism.

She weaves her personal narrative through her book with an underpinning of theory and a little bit of history around the concepts she introduces. Each chapter opens with a definition of a word that is usually derogatory to women such as 'Bimbo' or 'Nag'. Underneath she offers the male equivalent or lack thereof as the case often is. Ashley makes reference to celebrity culture but also to real life examples of the kind of daily misogyny that many women experience which helps the reader understand the impact that micro-aggressions have on women's lives as a whole.

With humour and grace Ashley explores the conflicting reality of the modern woman who is simultaneously too much and not enough.

One of the quotes from the book that really stuck with me was 'Motherhood asks women to give everything and then act as though it cost us nothing.' Ashley explores her own journey becoming a mother and the pressure to go back to work but also be present as a mother. I vividly remember those feelings myself so it was very validating to read about this.

I would recommend this book to both budding and seasoned feminists- for those starting out it is a good book to help define some of the terms that get used frequently and for those who are more experienced this book refreshes older concepts with new examples. “

Funerals are an important ministry within Church St Helens, and one element of this includes supporting bereaved familie...
30/05/2026

Funerals are an important ministry within Church St Helens, and one element of this includes supporting bereaved families, and holding them and their departed loved ones in prayer, in the weeks and months after the funeral service.

As we reach the end of May, we take a moment to remember, and pray for all those whose who's funeral service was held in Church St Helens during April 🙏

❤️ A at Christ Church
❤️ P at St Thomas
❤️ D at St Nicholas
❤️ J at St Thomas
❤️ D at St David, Carr Mill
❤️ R at The Parish Church
❤️ E at The Parish Church
❤️ H at St Nicholas

Recently we had the pleasure of a visit from Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Interim Bishop of Liverpool! She joined our Clergy fo...
27/05/2026

Recently we had the pleasure of a visit from Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Interim Bishop of Liverpool! She joined our Clergy for their weekly leadership team meeting, and lunch afterwards, where she was able to meet and get to know some volunteers and members of staff.

Thanks Bishop Ruth! Your wisdom and vision is a blessing to our diocese 🙏

Looking after the environment is a key priority to the life and work of Church St Helens, which is why we're exploring a...
25/05/2026

Looking after the environment is a key priority to the life and work of Church St Helens, which is why we're exploring a range of ways to ensure that all our churches can be as environmentally friendly as possible. 🌍

One current priority we're working on is creating a eco friendly cleaning products policy 🫧

How do you prioritise the environment, in your home, or church? 🌱

It’s a big day in the life of Church St Helens!Not only are we celebrating Pentecost, a major feast when Christians reca...
24/05/2026

It’s a big day in the life of Church St Helens!

Not only are we celebrating Pentecost, a major feast when Christians recall how God’s Holy Spirit was given to the disciples after Jesus’ ascension, empowering them to begin the work of making disciples, but we are also celebrating St Helens Parish Church becoming St Helens Minster!

The Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Interim Bishop of Liverpool, said:
“Today is Pentecost often seen as the birthday of the Church when many heard the disciples tell the story of Jesus and chose to follow him themselves. Today is a moment of great joy for the people of St Helens. The redesignation of St Helens Parish Church as St Helens Minster recognises not only the rich history of this much-loved church, but also the desire of those who worship here to live and tell the story of Jesus more effectively across the town, in partnership with all within Church St Helens, the deanery, and ecumenical partners. As we look back to those early 12 disciples we also remember the faith and dedication of more recent ones, like Rev. Martin Hunt, whose dream of a ‘7 days a week ministry’ 40 years ago, was a source of inspiration for this new chapter. We look forward to all that is to come!”

22/05/2026

St Helens Parish Church will officially become St Helens Minster on Sunday 24th May, marking a major new chapter in the life of one of the town’s best loved landmarks. ✨

The redesignation reflects years of work to create a church that serves the community every day of the week – a vision first championed by former Vicar Rev. Martin Hunt. Fondly remembered across the town, especially among mining families, Rev. Martin envisioned a “7 days a week ministry” before his untimely death in a mining accident. Those words were later engraved on a memorial plaque inside the church; and for the past six years, Team Vicar Rev. Rachel Shuttleworth, has quietly whispered the words: “I am trying my best Martin,” each time she walks past it. 🙏

St Helens Parish Church will officially be redesignated as St Helens Minster; a change of name reflecting a change of focus – reflecting a renewed mission built on years of nurturing a church that is open, welcoming, prayerful and hopeful. ⛪

Now open Sunday to Friday, and regularly on Saturdays, the church hosts concerts, events and community initiatives including the campaign, while working closely with the local community, civic and voluntary organisations. Celebrations will include a brass band fanfare, a specially written hymn and a community day, which is taking place in the square after the ceremony. 🏘️🏙️

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It's World Bee day! 🐝So look around to see how you can improve habitats for bees and other pollinators.Read more about b...
20/05/2026

It's World Bee day! 🐝

So look around to see how you can improve habitats for bees and other pollinators.

Read more about bees, butterflies and habitats that support them in our Target 25 resources at arocha.org.uk/what-we-do/target-25.

Sow a pollinator-friendly seed mix, make or buy a bee hotel, let some
wild flowers grow in your garden, and don’t use pesticides. Pray that our pollinator populations will increase.

For more about World Bee Day visit: awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/world-bee-day/

For more eco-tips, sign up to A Rocha UK’s Wild Christian email: arocha.org.uk/wild-christian "

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