SPECIAL SERVICE: A beautiful service of remembrance was held at Trinity to give thanks for those we have loved, who are no longer with us. During the service, the congregation was invited to write their names on star-spangled labels and hang them on a memory tree. Rev Ian and Madeline Adey spoke about the work…

Friendship, fellowship and food

Friends from across the circuit churches got together earlier this month at Thornleigh Christian Hotel in Grange-over-Sands. They spent a weekend together enjoying both leisure time and worship. There were organised sessions, led by our own Rev Ian and by NW Methodist District Chair James Tebbut, and officer Melody Clark, as well as plenty of…

More than Conquerers

As well as the usual music, food and fellowship, people who came to Relax and Refuel this month enjoyed a virtual prayer walk of the premises and got crafty with conkers. They also had a go at writing a Haiku on the passage from the Bible….Romans 8:37-39, which mentions that as Christians we are…. ‘more…

Step inside the natural world

The Natural World is the theme of the latest exhibition at Trinity’s Hub Gallery. Clitheroe U3A’s Visual Arts Group has been working on a selection of paintings, lino cuts, drawings, applique, textiles and photographs for the past 12 months, and now is the time to show off their work! Members have different life and art…

Celebration of Life

A wonderful celebration for the life of longstanding church member, Howel Jones, was held at Trinity earlier this month. Howel was a much-loved Methodist Local Preacher, past Mayor of Ribble Valley and former Head of Brookside School, church being at capacity was testament to the high esteem in which he was held. Bev Jones, Howel’s…

Christvin wins the hearts of Isle of Man parishioners

Here are some photographs of the welcome service for our wonderful friend Christvin at Castletown Methodist Church on the Isle of Man. Christvin has been serving in the neighbouring Burnley and Pendle Circuit for several years as a lay pastor, and for the past two years as a student candidate for the Methodist presbyteral ministry.…

The past few weeks have been busy at Trinity, and we’d like to share some of it with you. It started with All Age Worship led in a lively action song by Judith Carlton and Desmond and ended with a reflective Refresh & Refuel exploring fears. In between, we said a fond farewell to trainee…

Time to share our garden

The Trinity Community Eco Garden opened it’s doors to the public for the first time at last Saturday’s Coffee Stop. Although the grand opening won’t be until next year, our produce is in such abundance, and the space is looking so beautiful, we wanted visitors to have the chance to take a look around. A…

Gold award for Trinity!

Trinity has received a prestigious Eco Church Gold Award, just over 12 months after gaining silver. The A Rocha award has seen the team put through their paces to show how Eco Church is embedded in our worshipping community. It involved providing an insight into how Trinity is committed to creation care across five sections:…

Showing our support for Christian Aid

CHRISTIAN AID bunting adorned the hall for this morning’s Coffee Stop to show our commitment to fundraising for this vital charity. In welcoming everyone, Geoff Holmes from Clitheroe United Reformed Church explained about the work of the charity to eradicate extreme poverty while preserving dignity, equality and justice. Trinity Worship Leader, Hylda Emsden, invited everyone…

‘Kids Things’ at Hub Gallery

The latest exhibition at Trinity’s Hub Gallery is a selection of drawings, paintings and screen prints, chosen from Caroline Assheton’s studio, to appeal to children. Throughout her life, beauty, health, light and colour have underpinned Caroline’s creativity. She has been influenced by the drawings, paintings and the exuberant nonsense poems of Edward Lear. Her more…