Morning Prayers

Occuring
Wednesday 24 April 2024, Thursday 25 April 2024 at for 30 mins
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Everyone is welcome to join Rev'd Karen on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9am for a simple said service of Morning Prayer, lasting about 30 minutes. Rotating throughout the Benefice as advertised.

Outdoor Forest Church

Occuring
Monthly. Every Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Come and join our church family outdoors in our lovely countryside setting. This will be a really enjoyable activity for all ages and we do hope you will be able to join us. We meet in church first before we go outside and we suggest it would be best to wear comfortable walking shoes and possibly a raincoat. Hopefully, we won’t need a raincoat.

Holy Communion Service

Occuring
Every First, Third Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

This is a sung Holy Communion Service with sermon and choir.

United Benefice Ascension Day Service at Samlesbury Church

Occuring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Leonard the Less
Address
St Leonard the Less, Potters Lane Samlesbury, United Kingdom

This is a standard one hour Service with sermon and hymns.

Walking Day

Occuring
for 3 hours
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Countryside walk to church with banners and all our organisations accompanied by Balderstone Brass Band. Following prayers and a hymn there will be races for the children on the school field with refreshments. A lovely family fun afternoon.

All Age Worship

Occuring
Every Second Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Themed service which is child centred, innovative and fun.

Summer Afternoon Tea Party

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Community Event with stalls, raffles, games, lucky dip, refreshments, and crafts.
Opened by the children accompanied by the Ukuleles.
A lovely opportunity to chat and have fun for adults and children in the open air.
Held outside on the school playground/field (weather permitting).
Adults £1, Children 50p with donations for refreshments.

Harvest Supper Evensong

Occuring
for 45 mins
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Harvest Evensong in our beautiful church decorated with harvest gifts and flowers followed by a meat and potato pie and apple pie supper tea/coffee in the school. This service is a lovely community event where friends from St Mary's Mellor, St Leonard's Samlesbury, Mellor Methodist and St Mary's Osbaldeston are invited to join us.

Candle lit Christmas Brass Band Concert

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

This year we are delighted to have Coppull and Standish brass band to entertain us again with Christmas themed music and Carols for all the family to enjoy. The church will be lit with candles creating a lovely Christmas atmosphere and the band will be joined by our school children and the 'pop up' choir in some joint performances. A very special family event followed by mince pies and mulled wine in school.

Christmas Fair

Occuring
for 2 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Leonard's Balderstone
Address
Commons Lane Balderstone Blackburn, BB2 7LL, United Kingdom

Our Christmas Fair is held in school and has stalls (cakes, crafts, books, plants/wreathes) raffles, games, tombola, refreshments and, of course, a visit from Father Christmas himself. We would love you to come and join us. Small charge of £1 for adults and 50p children.