Old ruins… The walk in April will now be led by Geoff Hamilton exploring some of the old mill ruins in Bury and will cover areas including Cheesden and Deeply Vale. It’s approx 12 miles […]
St John & St Mark Church Bury
to know, grow and show the love of God
From the archives
Costa The photo above is the interior of the old St John’s church, now no longer with us. The photo was taken in 1927. The church was on The Rock in Bury, approximately where Costa […]
What difference does it make?
What difference does it make? “The question to be asked about every congregation is not: How big is it? How fast is it growing? How rich is it? It is: What difference is it making […]
May Getaway to Formby
We’re now taking bookings for our May Retreat to St Joseph’s Prayer Centre, Formby. This is from Wednesday May 23rd to Saturday May 26th.
Lite Music Buffet Dance – March 9th
Tonight is sold out! So if you’ve not already booked then we’re really sorry but please don’t turn up hoping to get in!! For those that do have tickets, the music and dancing starts at […]
Time for a spring clean?
‘Time for a spring clean?’ was a sermon preached by Margery Spencer on March 4th 2018. Exodus 20: 1-17 and John 2: 13-22. Lent 3. To-do-lists I am not the most organised of people. Planning […]
Services for Holy Week
Service times for Holy Week at Christ Church Walmersley (CC) and St John with St Mark, Bury (SJM)
Open Group – March 14th
The Open Group will resume after the Winter break on Wednesday March 14th at 7.30pm in The Barritt Room (what was the Library). The Reverend Keith Trivasse will lead us in a time of reflection and maybe […]
Winter Warmer – March 18th
A reminder that on Sunday 18th March there will be a Winter Warmer lunch prepared by the St John with St Mark Scout Group in aid of their funds. This will be served after the […]
Cartoon for March
Please visit Dave Walker’s site: http://cartoonchurch.com/ This cartoon originally appeared in the Church Times and is on our site by Dave’s kind agreement. It can be found in the book How to Avoid the Peace, published […]