Join us at St Mary Magdalen's at the beginning of Lent for a service of healing and wholeness, with opportunities for receiving the ministry of the laying-on of hands, and the Sacrament of Healing, concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The service will be followed by refreshments.

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Join us on Wednesday evenings during Lent, as we follow the Diocesan Lent Course, Hear our Prayer, including videos featuring Bishop Philip. All welcome at 7.00 pm at St Peter's Vicarage, Willows Lane!

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Join us at St Joseph's Church, Belgarth Road, for Stations of the Cross together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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Join us at St Mary Magdalen's for Stations of the Cross together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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Classes from St Mary Magdalen's School will embark on an interactive journey through the Easter story.

Classes from St Mary Magdalen's School will embark on an interactive journey through the Easter story.

Classes from St Mary Magdalen's School will embark on an interactive journey through the Easter story.

Classes from St Mary Magdalen's School will embark on an interactive journey through the Easter story.

Join us at St Anne's Church, Cobham Road, for Stations of the Cross together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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As Mothering Sunday falls on the fifth Sunday of March, we will celebrate a Joint Parish Mass at St Mary Magdalen's at 10.00 am. All are welcome to join us! Please note that there are no other masses celebrated in the parish on that day.

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Join us on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, as we celebrate a Sung Evening Prayer, praying for mothers in particular, but also for the growth and renewal of our Parish of the Good Shepherd. Refreshments will follow the service.

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Join us at St Joseph's Church, Belgarth Road, for Stations of the Cross together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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Join us at St Mary Magdalen's for Stations of the Cross together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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This year's Chrism Mass will be held at Blackpool St Christopher, on the evening of Palm Sunday. Come along to share in the celebration of this important liturgy, when the clergy renew their promises of ordination, and when Holy Oils are blessed for the parish to use over the coming year.

Join us at St Mary Magdalen's as we make our journey through Holy Week, leading to the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. All welcome.

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Join us at St Andrew's as we make our journey through Holy Week, leading to the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. All welcome.

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Join us at St Mary Magdalen's as we make our journey through Holy Week, leading to the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. All welcome.

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Join us as we begin the Great Easter Triduum (3 Days) with our Liturgy of the Last Supper, followed by a Watch at the Altar of Repose until midnight.

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Join us in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose, watching and waiting with Jesus in our own Garden of Gethsemane. Feel free to come and go as you please. The Gospel of the Watch will be read at 11.45 pm, before the Watch concludes at midnight.

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Join us, with pupils from St Christopher's School and Mount Carmel School, for the annual Way of the Cross as we walk together with Christians from across Accrington up the Coppice reflecting on Jesus's journey to his crucifixion.

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Join us for our main act of worship on Good Friday, with the reading of St John's Passion, Solemn Intercessions, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. All welcome

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Join us at St Joseph's Church, Belgarth Road, for Stations of the Cross on the evening of Good Friday together with our friends from the Roman Catholic Parish of St Anne and St Joseph.

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Join us as we celebrate the Easter Vigil in the darkness of Holy Saturday night. We begin with the New Fire of Easter in the churchyard, before moving into the dark church with the new Easter Candle, to hear some of the story of our salvation in the Old Testament. We then move to the Font to renew our Baptismal Promises, before celebrating the joy of the Resurrection in the first Mass of Easter. This is the highlight of the Church's year, and all are welcome to join us. There will be a celebratory drink after the service!

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