This Christmas the Benefice Occasional Singers, formed from members of the congregations of St Thomas and St Mary, are singing to raise money for charity in company with the long-standing Occasional Singers as they celebrate their 40th Christmas. Details of rehearsals and bookings are below. New members are welcomed as long as they can attend rehearsals.

Singing is unaccompanied and 3 or 4 part harmony.
1. Sunday 24th November 7.00-9.00pm practice and light supper at Crewe home
2. Sunday 1st December 7.00-9.00pm practice and light supper at Crewe home
3. Sun 8th December, Barley Methodist Chapel Christingle: 11.00am.
4. Wed 11th December: Boundary Mill, 17.45-20.00pm
5. Sat 21st Dec: Burnley Town Centre 10.00-3.00? with breaks. Meet outside Boots.
6. 24th December: Christmas Eve Pendle Pub and Restaurant Tour, 6.00-9.30pm, details tbc
7. 24th December, “Midnight” services tbc (10.00pm ) St Mary’s Newchurch in Pendle, candle lit
The charities this year are St Mary’s Church and Pendleside Hospice.
Dress: warm carol singery style. If you dare, smart formal on 24th but anything goes. Bow ties? Glitter?

OPEN CHURCH
The church will be open each day throughout the year from 9.00am until dusk.

Our weekly service normally takes the form of Holy Communion and sometimes uses Common Worship and sometimes the Book of Common Prayer: there is Morning Prayer about once a month. Full details are on our Benefice Facebook page: check the local parish magazine at https|://www.parishnews.org/ or our Benefice page https://www.facebook.com/stthomasandstmarys.https://www.facebook.com/stthomasandstmarys.

Carol service at Barley Methodist Chapel, candle-lit.

Crib service, especially for families. All welcome

A service of Holy Communion. Do come and share this very special time with us. It starts at 22.00pm on 24th December, at St Mary' s Church, with some of the Benefice Occasional Singers, followed by port and mince pies.

Breakfast, speaker, , Q&A, worK, Bible & Brew! Meetings take place in St Thomas' Church, Barrowford or at St Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire, on alternate months.
Friday, 13th December, 19.00pm at the Vicarage in Barrowford with our new vicar.
Interested? email [email protected] mobile 07900 895098