Our midweek gathering for coffee, conversation, fellowship and a short service of worship.
Encounter is open to anyone who would like to join us for fellowship from 10.30am. We'll have a short service from 11.30am.

Short, said service of Holy Communion without hymns. A place of peace in the midst of a busy week.

Our Junior choir rehearses during term time at 6.15pm on Thursdays

A quiet early morning service without hymns following the Book of Common Prayer held in our side chapel.
Entrance by the wooden side-door on the car park side of church.

Our informal Sunday morning service for families. We meet at 9.45 for refreshments and enjoy a short all-age worship service from 10am.
Our worship includes singing, prayers, a Bible reading and time of reflection-this might be a craft or an activity, suitable for all to join in!

This service is a complete service of worship and will count towards church attendance for local school admissions.

Our weekly parish communion service, offering a range of liturgy across the seasons and year.
Sung service, according to the Book of Common Prayer on first & third Sundays of each month
Common Worship on other Sundays.
Sunday School in church hall, joining congregation for Communion
Refreshments of tea/coffee are available after the service

Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer, without hymns. Held in our side chapel.
Entrance by the wooden side door on the car park side of church.
On the fourth Sunday of each month, this service is replaced with Choral Evensong but this can be subject to change-please keep an eye on our site for more details.

Join us for our season of Lunchtime Concerts at Bolton Parish Church!

We have a wonderful range of musicians this year, and all of these concerts are free of charge-with donations accepted and encouraged.

April 21st Bolton School Young Musician of the Year
April 28th Josh Hughes, classical guitar
May 5th Aidan McCusker, tenor 
May 12th Isabella Briggs, piano
May 19th Kirsty McNaughton, soprano
May 26th Johanna Leung and Chichi Li, clarinet and piano
June 2nd Junior Royal Northern College of Music
June 9th John Powell, Baritone
June 16th Heidi Aspinall, saxophone
June 23rd Jasmine Higgs, Soprano
June 30th The Sylvia Quartet (from the Royal College of Music, London)
July 7th No concert (we are hosting graduation ceremonies this week)
July 14th The Apple Sellers
July 21st Logan Ferris, Organ
July 28th Palm Court with the Northern Duo

The Tuesday Group is a friendly, informal social group that meets in the church at 2:00 PM on the first Tuesday of the month. Everyone is welcome to join our varied program.

On monthly Saturdays over the summer we will be meeting fro a series of conversation about Inclusive Church where we will be exploring what this might mean for our church.

Each session includes a presentation and discussion on a topic which is part of the Inclusive Church statement.

We will meet in Bolton Parish Church Hall, 10.30-12.30

Refreshments provided (tea, coffee, pastries).

Saturday 16th May- Generous Welcome
Saturday 13th June-Economic Power and Poverty, guest speaker Dave Bagley MBE (Urban Outrecah)
Saturday 11th July-Disability and Mental Health, guest speaker Helen Stainthorpe, lead volunteer Encompass
Saturday 22nd August-Gender and Sexuality, guest speaker Rev Dr Jonathan Tallon
Saturday 26th September-Inclusive Church Q&A, What might that look like here?

Our annual open day!
We'll have stalls in church in conjunction with Rotary club, and there will be tower tours on offer alongside heritage information, lunches and an opportunity to explore our wonderful church.

On monthly Saturdays over the summer we will be meeting fro a series of conversation about Inclusive Church where we will be exploring what this might mean for our church.

Each session includes a presentation and discussion on a topic which is part of the Inclusive Church statement.

We will meet in Bolton Parish Church Hall, 10.30-12.30

Refreshments provided (tea, coffee, pastries).

Saturday 16th May- Generous Welcome
Saturday 13th June-Economic Power and Poverty, guest speaker Dave Bagley MBE (Urban Outrecah)
Saturday 11th July-Disability and Mental Health, guest speaker Helen Stainthorpe, lead volunteer Encompass
Saturday 22nd August-Gender and Sexuality, guest speaker Rev Dr Jonathan Tallon
Saturday 26th September-Inclusive Church Q&A, What might that look like here?

On monthly Saturdays over the summer we will be meeting fro a series of conversation about Inclusive Church where we will be exploring what this might mean for our church.

Each session includes a presentation and discussion on a topic which is part of the Inclusive Church statement.

We will meet in Bolton Parish Church Hall, 10.30-12.30

Refreshments provided (tea, coffee, pastries).

Saturday 16th May- Generous Welcome
Saturday 13th June-Economic Power and Poverty, guest speaker Dave Bagley MBE (Urban Outrecah)
Saturday 11th July-Disability and Mental Health, guest speaker Helen Stainthorpe, lead volunteer Encompass
Saturday 22nd August-Gender and Sexuality, guest speaker Rev Dr Jonathan Tallon
Saturday 26th September-Inclusive Church Q&A, What might that look like here?

On monthly Saturdays over the summer we will be meeting fro a series of conversation about Inclusive Church where we will be exploring what this might mean for our church.

Each session includes a presentation and discussion on a topic which is part of the Inclusive Church statement.

We will meet in Bolton Parish Church Hall, 10.30-12.30

Refreshments provided (tea, coffee, pastries).

Saturday 16th May- Generous Welcome
Saturday 13th June-Economic Power and Poverty, guest speaker Dave Bagley MBE (Urban Outrecah)
Saturday 11th July-Disability and Mental Health, guest speaker Helen Stainthorpe, lead volunteer Encompass
Saturday 22nd August-Gender and Sexuality, guest speaker Rev Dr Jonathan Tallon
Saturday 26th September-Inclusive Church Q&A, What might that look like here?