Courses and Events

 
St Chad's Church prayer meetings
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Bishop Philip has released 5 short videos focusing on prayer and learning from the prayers of different biblical characters:
• Personal Prayer (Hannah) - 10th March
• Ambitious Prayer (Elijah) - 14th April
• Hopeful Prayer (Ezekiel) - 12th May
• Communal Prayer (Esther) - 9th June
• Constant Prayer (Daniel) - 14th July
We will use these videos at our monthly prayer meetings which take place in church at 6.30-7.30pm on the second Monday of each month (see the dates shown above). Everyone is welcome to join us as we continue to pray that God would help us as a church to make disciples, to be witnesses, to grow leaders and to inspire children and young people.  

Prayer triplets.
Ahead of the Blackburn Diocese Centenary year in 2026 Bishop Philip is encouraging all parish churches to make 2025 a year of prayer and in particular to pray for growth in our churches.
One idea which Lee Gascoigne has found helpful and encouraging in the past is “prayer triplets” i.e. three people meeting together weekly/regularly at their convenience to pray together. Everyone is welcome to join in and so if you would like to be in a prayer triplet, please let Lee know and she will link you up with two other people. Lee can be contacted on 07771 797042 or gascoigne.family@btinternet.com


Advanced Notice
On Tuesday 15th July we will be running a day trip to the Keswick
Convention by minibus, departing Poulton at 8am, returning around
11pm. Arriving for the morning meeting and departing after the
evening meeting, there will be plenty of time for browsing the
convention exhibitions and bookstalls, mooching in the town and
strolling by the lake, as well as for picnicking and playing crazy
golf! The cost will be £10 for the transport plus the cost of your meal
at a local pub/hotel. To book, or for more details, please speak to
David or Lee Gascoigne.