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Bible Study on Zoom
Sundays 1800-1840
We very much hope that you will come and join us
For more information or to request the link,
contact bible@stlaurencechorley.co.uk
Virtual Art Exhibitions @ St. Laurence's - coming soon!
If you are a local artist (or an art group) and would like to use this space to exhibit your work please contact Jackie on pa@stlaurencechorley.co.uk
Bookings for 2020 are pretty full but there is some availability for 2021.
Timeline PhotosEvery person's debt free journey looks different, but they have one thing in common: they all started with that first call to CAP's Freephone helpline (0800 328 0006). ☎️![]()
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For some, the journey out of debt may be short, and for others it might take a bit longer. But we celebrate each and every one just the same – and this week we're celebrating 49 incredible people who can now say they're totally debt free! 🎉![]()
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Well done to every single one of you for your hard work and dedication!👏
6.15pm - Mass for Mission![]()
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First reading Acts 6:8-15 ©![]()
They could not get the better of Stephen because the Spirit prompted what he said![]()
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Stephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs among the people. But then certain people came forward to debate with Stephen, some from Cyrene and Alexandria who were members of the synagogue called the Synagogue of Freedmen, and others from Cilicia and Asia. They found they could not get the better of him because of his wisdom, and because it was the Spirit that prompted what he said. So they procured some men to say, ‘We heard him using blasphemous language against Moses and against God.’ Having in this way turned the people against him as well as the elders and scribes, they took Stephen by surprise, and arrested him and brought him before the Sanhedrin. There they put up false witnesses to say, ‘This man is always making speeches against this Holy Place and the Law. We have heard him say that Jesus the Nazarene is going to destroy this Place and alter the traditions that Moses handed down to us.’ The members of the Sanhedrin all looked intently at Stephen, and his face appeared to them like the face of an angel.![]()
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Gospel Acclamation Jn20:29![]()
Alleluia, alleluia!![]()
‘You believe, Thomas, because you can see me.![]()
Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.![]()
Alleluia!![]()
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Gospel John 6:22-29 ©![]()
Do not work for food that cannot last, but for food that endures to eternal life![]()
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After Jesus had fed the five thousand, his disciples saw him walking on the water. Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bread had been eaten. When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’![]()
Jesus answered:![]()
‘I tell you most solemnly,![]()
you are not looking for me because you have seen the signs![]()
but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat.![]()
Do not work for food that cannot last,![]()
but work for food that endures to eternal life,![]()
the kind of food the Son of Man is offering you,![]()
for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.’![]()
Then they said to him, ‘What must we do if we are to do the works that God wants?’ Jesus gave them this answer, ‘This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent.’![]()
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Choral Eucharist Sunday11am 25/04/2021
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Holy Eucharist with traditional (instrumental) music and sermon. This service will also include a time of reflection.
All Age Eucharist Sunday 9am 25/04/2021
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Holy Eucharist with contemporary (instrumental) music and all-age talk (please feel free to bring soft toys for the very small children!).© St Laurence's Church, Chorley 2021 | Designed by Steffany | Privacy Policy