The parish of St Mary’s Marple Bridge and the Annunciation New Mills
Welcome to our website describing our efforts to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the 21st Century Everyone is welcome to join us at any of our Services or events.
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Latest news about our parish
- Deacon Don Lavery and his wife Jacqui, were the victims of a hit-and-run incident on Friday as they were leaving Stepping Hill Hospital. Please pray for them
- CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Harvey, who was commissioned as a Eucharistic Minister by Bishop Patrick last Saturday at Nottingham cathedral; may God bless your ministry
- Pilgrims of hope Thursday 23 October 23 intrepid young pilgrims set off from St Mary’s church at Marple Bridge just after 8 a.m. on a real Pilgrimage of Hope, to join both of our parish schools and churches together, to walking over 7 kms of muddy tracks and paths to the Church of the Annunciation at New Mills.For full details click here
- From 8th September 2025 Father Greg Tobin is Parish Priest of the Churches of Buxton, Chapel le Frith, New Mills and Marple Bridge with Father Benjamin Sunder MSFS as an assistant priest.
To find our more about our new pastors please click here - Parishioners gave a very warm welcome to Fr. Gregg Tobin when he came to St. Mary’s Church to meet them and were delighted when he confirmed that Saturday and Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Church would continue.
- We are grateful to our Bishop for keeping St Mary’s Church open and for mass to continue over the weekend. Also, thank you to all the parishioners for their prayers at this difficult time and a special thank you to Peter Moore (retired Solicitor) who has worked tirelessly on our behalf. A copy of the Bishop’s letter is available on the St Mary’s WhatsApp and on the Parish website.
- The pupils of St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy in Marple Bridge were thrilled to hear Bishop Patrick’s message that their parish church will remain open and that Mass will continue to be celebrated at St Mary’s. Quite spontaneously, after classroom discussion, a Year 5 pupil drafted a letter, straight from the heart and unedited. Please see print out at the back of both churches.
- Pope Francis asked all parishes to make their community sustainable in the spirit of the integral ecology set out in Laudato Si. Our Bishop has launched a campaign to respond to this call. CLICK HERE to find our more about our own parish plan for this vital matter.
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