Rod and Julie our Churchwardens, joined the staff and pupils in School on the last afternoon of Term- 21/12/2023. Headteacher, Mr Steven Rooney wrote“Thank you so much to Rev Janet, Rod and Julie from St John's Church who joined our classes for their Christingle workshops.The children really enjoyed learning about and making their Christingles. It was wonderful to have members of our church supporting us in school. We look forward to seeing you in the new year.”
Thanks to the lovely people of Whitworth, we raised £145.65 for Springhill Hospice in just an hour.
As part of this the Church of England’s #StainedGlassSummer, we at St John the Evangelist Church, Facit (in the Diocese of Manchester) would like to show you our very special stained glass window.Our Victorian church is special, having a hammer beam roof and some splendid stained glass.The one below is dedicated to John Whitworth who died in 1887 aged 27. It shows Christ addressing his followers. If you look closely, the face to the left of Jesus is particularly life like and is said to be the face of the deceased.Everyone is more than welcome to come and have a look. We are open for services every Sunday at 9.15am and Wednesday at 10am. Please contact us via this website for further details and updates.
Below is a photo of the ‘Rossendale Team’ with Archbishop Stephen and Bishop David of Manchester.Left to right - Revd Samuel, Bishop David, Revd Rod, Revd Janet, unknown Vicar, Revd Leila, Revd Derek, Revd Laura and Archbishop Stephen
