PLEASE NOTE: Next Friday Faith and Fun is Friday 13th February 2026.

Why not join us for a relaxed time of family worship, food and fun. All school age youngsters welcome, accompanied by a parent or carer at The Refectory St Anne's Church Fence.

Pizza, chips and pop included in our hour together. We look forward to seeing you.

**Please note: The Refectory café is now closed and will reopen at noon on Saturday 10th January 2026.
The Saturday Café Team wish you all a happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you in January!

‘The Saturday Café’

Come and enjoy tasty home-cooked food at the Refectory Café on a Saturday. Café open from noon -2pm . Ideal venue if out walking or after shopping. Invite a friend - a lovely place to enjoy a catch up with a friend. For light lunches, cakes and drinks. Come and visit us – all welcome. Why not sit outside in our beautiful Community Garden (dogs welcome). Take always available.

As one of the first flowers of spring, snowdrops symbolise new beginnings, hope, rebirth and the ability to overcome challenges.

‘ For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope’ Jeremiah 29: 11 (NRSVA)

Come and enjoy our special lunch and receive your gift of ‘snowdrops in the green’ ready for planting.

Saturday 14th February 2026
The Refectory
Noon -2pm

£10 per person

Please put your name on the list in the Narthex or Refectory to reserve your table

Our regular Sunday Holy Communion service is at 11.00am. Refreshments are served in The Refectory following the service.
Families and young children are welcomed.

Come to The Refectory (opposite the Fence Gate Lodge) for 'Coffee and Conversation’ with Reverend Lesley. Join us for a topical chat, looking at the day’s news and finding Jesus in the midst. Danish pastries, crumpets, toasted teacakes available. All welcome.

Pop in for 5 minutes or stay longer. Listen, join in…whatever is ‘your way’

Everyone is welcome….from both churches. The prayers may be led on a theme. We pray for growth in our churches and the communities we serve and there is time for your own prayers, extempory or in the quietness of your heart.

Prayer is powerful – please join us!

This group is for all – whether you are a seasoned disciple or new to faith… or just exploring.

Bishop Philip's new ‘Knowing Jesus’ course has five sessions. The series will help us to know about Jesus as we seek to understand more about who he is, what he has come to do and how he sets us free. It will also help us to know Jesus as we explore what to means to be in a deeper relationship with him and to offer our whole lives to him. The sessions are:

• The Ascended Jesus
• The Sending Jesus
• The Suffering Jesus
• The Servant Jesus
• The Triumphant Jesus

Wednesdays 18th February(Ash Wednesday), 25th February, no session 4th March, 11th March, 18th March, 25th March (5 weeks)

10.30am – 11.45am The Refectory, St Anne’s Church, Fence

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him. Lent asks believers to set aside a time for similar fasting, marking an intentional season of focus on Christ’s life, ministry, sacrifice, and resurrection.

Ashes are an ancient sign of penitence and from the middle ages it became the custom to begin Lent by being marked in ash with the sign of the cross.

It is a monthly service and will be on the fourth Sunday of the month.

It is a service for everyone – hence its name!
It is a service of Holy Communion, but in a less formal way. We pray this will develop to be a popular and accessible service for all.

Those who attend church regularly
Those who are not sure of what we do at a Communion service
Those wishing to explore Christianity and church attendance

We look forward to seeing you – why not invite your neighbour?

Next Songs of Praise is Tuesday 24th February 2026 12noon- 2pm.

Come and enjoy singing or listening to hymns with Gil, followed by a home cooked 2 course lunch for £5 at The Refectory.

All welcome.

Our next meeting will be at The Refectory on Wednesday 4th March 2026 at 7.30pm.

Refreshments and a warm welcome guaranteed.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month.

All welcome, bring a friend.

Ladies come and enjoy friendship, fellowship, stimulating conversation and of course coffee.

This is ‘your space’

All welcome. Refreshments served

Pendleside MU meet at The Refectory on the 2nd Tuesday of every month