After months of prepping, planning, and endless hours of hard work from Team Trinity, our Ark Experience Coffee Stop took place this morning, as part of the grand opening weekend. There was a sea of smiling faces enjoying, not only the ark-themed activities, but also the dulcet tones of our very favourite Arthur Geldard Music.…
There was fun and games at last week’s Pizza the Action, which picked up on the Ark theme in advance of our grand opening celebration at the end of the month. With animal face painting and rainbow bracelet making, a pizza supper and badminton and board games on offer, it was a great opportunity for…
May 24, or Wesley Day, celebrates the anniversary of the day when John Wesley attended a church meeting at Aldersgate Street in London and experienced something which he described as his heart being ‘strangely warmed’. This infilling of the Holy Spirit acted as a turning point in his Christian ministry and the eventual founding of…
Volunteers for Trinity’s Community Garden have been working tirelessly to get the space spruced up. Last Tuesday saw the group turn out to help plant, clear and sort the courtyard area. Thank you so much everyone!
We really were blessed by the weather for our Ponder as You Wander prayer walk last Sunday. Trinity’s Eco group approached local preacher Christine Beggs and asked her to design a special prayer walk exploring the environment around our church. She did such a wonderful job, and, as we to paused to reflect on the…
The truly amazing Arthur Geldard treated us to his wonderful singing at this morning’s Coffee Stop as part of the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues event. Every chair was taken, every spot occupied and the kitchen volunteers will be ready for a much-earned rest! We love being part of this hugely-popular community event!
Visitors to this morning’s Coffee Stop were treated to live demonstrations from textile artists Sheila Parkinson, Juliet Tomkins and Maureen Wallace, who are the latest exhibitors in our Hub Gallery. The ladies are a small group of textiles artists, who met whilst doing a creative textiles course at Nelson and Colne college in 2009. They…
Last Sunday’s cafe-church with Rev Ian was a wonderful chance for friends to get together and worship with a warm cup of tea and an even warmer welcome.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE…. We did it! Our Eco Group has been successful in gaining an A Rocha UK Silver Eco Church Award for Trinity. Thank you to Climate Champion Archie and the dedicated team of members always on the lookout for ways to care for God’s earth.
TRINITY’S Drama Group recently performed a thought-provoking performance of “The Seeker” by Stephen Phifer to a packed audience at Trinity Methodist Church. The cast of thirteen, directed with care and understanding by Madeline Adey, expertly told the story of a journalist’s investigation of the Jesus story. Steuart Kellington, as “The Seeker”, took the audience through…
A one-act play called The Seeker by Stephen Phifer, was performed by the Trinity Drama Group during Easter week. The story revolves around a journalist called The Seeker who admires the Jesus story from an artistic point of view and hopes to believe it one day. He creates seven imaginary scenes in which he asks…
A huge thank you to everyone who sent in pictures of Spring flowers for our Facebook Flower Power feature. Trinity’s Eco Group felt that sharing the beauty of creation throughout the month of March, was a really positive thing to do and we have been overwhelmed by the response. From garden flowers to river bank…
The foundations for the Trinity Community Garden Bug Hotel were laid today with the help of Helen Smith from Ribble Rivers Trust. Visitors to the Easter Saturday Coffee Stop were invited outside to help with the outfitting of Bugginham Palace, and by the end we had created a four-storey mansion. Further storeys and a roof…
The Easter Saturday Coffee Stop was full of sunshine and smiles today. We had all the usual favourites: craft stall, cake stand, jigsaws, face-painting, superb refreshments served by the amazing volunteers, and all set to music from Steuart and Dorothy. This month Ribble Rivers Trust came and helped visitors to make a bug hotel, and…
MEMBERS of Trinity’s Ukrainian community got together to commemorate two years of the war on Saturday. After gathering at Clitheroe Castle’s Tree for Ukraine to light candles and take part in quiet reflection, the group came to Trinity to spend the afternoon together. Natalya, a member of the Trinity Ukrainian family, helped make the giant…