We would love to welcome you to Holy Rood Church on Moorside Road in Swinton where our Sunday Morning Service starts at 10am; it's a service of Sung Eucharist i.e. Holy Communion to a sung setting with hymns, readings and prayers. Afterwards you are invited to join us in the Memorial Hall next to the church for coffee and conversation.
Please note: regrettably the Memorial Hall is not available for hire for any private parties.
Special Event on this Saturday evening, 18th October WIGAN UKULELE BAND are in the Memorial Hall, doors open at 7pm. Pasty & Peas for supper (bring your own drinks & glasses). Please see Linda or Christine Tickets at £10 per head.
Sunday 2nd November at 6:30pm we invite you to join us for our Annual Service of Hope and Remembrance to remember the Faithful Departed ~ more details are given on the Services and Events page.
Sunday 9th November at 9:45am we meet in church for our annual Act Of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday which will culminate in gathering around the War Memorial at 11:00 am for the national two minute silence.
Sacred Sanctuary returns on Friday, 14th November: we meet by candlelight in the Lady Chapel at 6:45pm for a quiet time of prayer starting at 7pm. Sacred Sanctuary is also being held on Friday, 5th December 2025.
This year's Toy Service for Wood Street Mission is at 10am on Advent Sunday, 30th November 2025 ~ more details are given on the Services and Events page.
The Holy Rood Christmas Fair will be open from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, 6th December 2025!
REGULAR EVENTS AT HOLY ROOD include:
Tuesday Afternoons: Line Dancing continues in the hall 1pm to 3pm ~ all are welcome including absolute beginners. The cost is £4 per session including tea, coffee and biscuits ~ well worth it for the fun and friendship.
Wednesday Coffee Morning: You are very welcome to join us in Holy Rood Memorial Hall every Wednesday for an informal get together for coffee and chat. There is also a midweek service of Holy Communion at 11am in church on a Wednesday morning.
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COME AND SING IN OUR CHURCH CHOIR ~ We have vacancies in our church choir for sopranos, altos, tenors and basses! You may already sing in a choir, but if you like singing hymns and other sacred music you might like to join our church choir as well. Our Sunday services start at 10 am. We sing lots of favourite traditional hymns and some of the well established modern worship songs too. We have a sung setting for the Gloria, Sanctus, etc. We use three settings, and if there are sufficient in the choir, we sometimes sing a short anthem too. An ability to read music is not essential, though, if you read a little, it helps with learning new hymns and pieces. We have choir practice on Sunday mornings, before the 10 am Eucharist. We meet in church at 9.30 am and robe in cassock and surplice. Be part of something special to enhance our worship. You would be very welcome.I look forward to hearing from you.Gary Owen, ARCO, LLCM, LTCL Organist & Choirmaster
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Holy Rood Swinton Charity No. 1149809