Welcome to St Hilda, Prestwich

St Hilda’s is a Forward in Faith Parish in the Diocese of Manchester and under the Pastoral Care of the Bishop of Beverley

OUR MISSION STATEMENT: To love God through the Eucharist, Prayer and the Sacraments. To love and help each other through our shared beliefs, values and sense of community.

Welcome!

It is our hope that you will enjoy your visit to this website, but also find it to be an interesting and helpful and means of discovering who we are and what happens at St Hilda, Prestwich.  We are a growing church that sits within the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.  Our motto is ‘Faith and Fun’, one that expresses our dual focus of a church with its the heart in the local community.  The congregation is open and has a welcome second to none that encompasses all ages and backgrounds, and sets no expectations other than a willingness to embrace the love of God.

Once you have ‘surfed’ the website we hope that you might feel motivated to visit us and to worship Almighty God amongst a congregation who would love to meet you as an individual, or as a family and hope that you might become part of the family of St Hilda.

We very much look forward to meeting you!

SAFEGUARDING

At Saint Hilda’s Church, Prestwich we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.

We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Shirley Diver

Email: Safeguarding

At Saint Hilda’s Church, Prestwich we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.

We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Shirley Diver

Email: hildasafeg@gmail.com

The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at safeguarding@manchester.anglican.org or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958

Out of Hours Support

The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

Helplines

•             NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Parent Line: 0808 800 2222

•             National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).

•             Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)

Phone: 07922 330069

The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at safeguarding@manchester.anglican.org or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958

Out of Hours Support

The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

Helplines

•             NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Parent Line: 0808 800 2222

•             National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).

•             Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).

•             Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)

We are at present in a vacancy.

We as a parish are being supported by The Society priests under the guidance of the Failsworth Team led by Fr Paul Hutchins and the Bishop of Beverley. We are also being supported by the Manchester Diocese, Bishop of Manchester, Archdeacon, and the Area Dean.

We are also extremely grateful for the retired Society priests who have helped maintain the Sunday High Mass also the Low Mass on a Tuesday.

We continue to serve the parish and the surrounding community and it is very much “Business as Usual.”

The Mass times are at present

Sunday 11.00am High Mass

Tuesday Low Mass with Laying on of Hands at 10am, Please note the new time.

Family Church meets on the first Sunday of the month at 9.30am

All special services will be announced here on the Church website.

We also serve the Parish & Community with a weekly coffee morning and a monthly Lunchtime Drop In. You are all very welcome to join us at any services or Community events.

If you wish to contact us over any pastoral matters, while we wait for the appointment of a new interim priest. Please email us at sthildaprestwich@gmail.com

This includes Baptism, Banns and Weddings

Yours in Christ

Ken Mullen Churchwarden

Carole East PCC Secretary

PCC of St. Hilda, Prestwich