St Paul's Norden with St James' Ashworth and St Michael's Bamford

Our group of churches consists of three parishes in the NW of Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Newssheets, events and services affecting all three churches are listed on this section of the website, but
please click the links below to go to the individual church webpages to find out what's happening there:

St Paul's, Norden

St James' Ashworth

St Michael's Bamford 

What's on

Palm Sunday

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Michael
Address
Bury & Rochdale Old Road Bamford, OL10 4BB, United Kingdom

Palm Sunday falls on a 5th Sunday this year, and the whole benefice will be getting together at St Michael's Bamford to celebrate!
Everyone is very welcome to come and join us!

Photo by Hannah Fleming-Hlll on Unsplash

Maundy Thursday

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Michael
Address
Bury & Rochdale Old Road Bamford, OL10 4BB, United Kingdom

A service to commemorate the events of Maundy Thursday

[Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash]

Sunrise Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St James Church, Ashworth
Address
Chapel Lane Ashworth Rochdale, OL11 5NU, United Kingdom

Join us as we celebrate the Resurrection at the rising of the sun on Easter Day!

[Photo by Catherine Kerr on Unsplash]

Our churches

Safeguarding

Our Parish is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Jane Clegg
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01706 656146
or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at [email protected] or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958.
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.