Said Eucharist

Occuring
Every Wednesday at for 40 mins
Venue
St James Thornham
Address
Thornham Lane Thornham Rochdale, OL16 4SJ, United Kingdom

This is a lovely Eucharist service lasting about half an hour with the opportunity for quiet reflection. Please see our Sunday Service page for details of the procedures to be observed. We would love to see you.

However, we also need to continue to take sensible precautions and keep some restrictions in place to help keep us safe from coronavirus. Therefore, please note the following:
do not attend worship in church if you have any symptoms of coronavirus or have been told to isolate;
we ask you to continue wearing a face covering as we are indoors;
please sanitise your hands when you arrive in church and before receiving communion;
we will not be passing around a collection plate; if you can, please set up a standing order or, otherwise, please place your financial offering in the plate as you enter church;
at the peace, please remain in your pew and share a sign of peace with others from a distance (for example, by waving);
please respect that some people will want to keep a safe distance from others; whilst this may not always be possible due to the numbers attending, please do your best to be sensitive to others;
we will continue to receive communion in one-kind (bread only);
there are no refreshments served after the service - please make your way straight outside where you may, if you wish, stop to chat for a while.
For those who do not feel happy attending services with lots of other people, you might like to come to our midweek morning communions instead, if you can, where numbers will be low and strict distancing will be kept.

St James Thornham

Welcome to St James Church Thornham. We are a friendly and active church community open to everyone who wishes to join us and explore the Christian faith. We seek to share God's love through our relationships with one another and through our service to the community.

We are the Church of England parish church for Thornham, located between Oldham and Rochdale in Greater Manchester. Please use this website to find out more about us and if you have any questions, please get in touch. 

Get in touch

Mother Katy Cunliffe

Holy Trinity Church
The Vicarage
13 Church Road
Shaw,

OL2 7AT
Incumbent for St James Thornham,
07548 295229

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Said Eucharist

Occuring
Every Wednesday at for 40 mins
Venue
St James Thornham
Address
Thornham Lane Thornham Rochdale, OL16 4SJ, United Kingdom

This is a lovely Eucharist service lasting about half an hour with the opportunity for quiet reflection. Please see our Sunday Service page for details of the procedures to be observed. We would love to see you.

However, we also need to continue to take sensible precautions and keep some restrictions in place to help keep us safe from coronavirus. Therefore, please note the following:
do not attend worship in church if you have any symptoms of coronavirus or have been told to isolate;
we ask you to continue wearing a face covering as we are indoors;
please sanitise your hands when you arrive in church and before receiving communion;
we will not be passing around a collection plate; if you can, please set up a standing order or, otherwise, please place your financial offering in the plate as you enter church;
at the peace, please remain in your pew and share a sign of peace with others from a distance (for example, by waving);
please respect that some people will want to keep a safe distance from others; whilst this may not always be possible due to the numbers attending, please do your best to be sensitive to others;
we will continue to receive communion in one-kind (bread only);
there are no refreshments served after the service - please make your way straight outside where you may, if you wish, stop to chat for a while.
For those who do not feel happy attending services with lots of other people, you might like to come to our midweek morning communions instead, if you can, where numbers will be low and strict distancing will be kept.

Safeguarding

At St James' we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.

We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Tina Astley

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07732 984440

The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at [email protected] or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958

Out of Hours Support

The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

Helplines

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).
Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).
Parent Line: 0808 800 2222
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)