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Latest news: Diverse Routes to the Modern City

As Victorian Manchester’s expansion swept across the villages south of the city, including the parishes of Rusholme, Fallowfield, Withington and Didsbury, it drew on global foundations in the labour of enslaved people and brought together people of different nations and connections, cultural and commercial.

Come and join us this autumn for a new series of talks and discussions connecting our local histories with the wider world.  See Diverse Routes to the Modern City for more details on each session.
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Current pattern of services
Our current service times  (unless otherwise announced) are:
​Sunday 10.00am
Monday ​7:30pm
Thursday 7.30pm
On Sundays resources are available at the back of church for parents and carers to use with children.
The Romanian Orthodox Church also meets for Holy Liturgy on Sundays from 1:30pm until 4pm and for private prayer until 6pm.
For those who are not able or do not wish to join us on Sunday in person at the moment, you can watch a stream of the latest service, either on Sunday morning at 10am or at a later time if you prefer. The latest service leaflet is also available to follow, and previous services are indexed on our archive page.

Take a look at our Mission Community page, where you can find our latest newsletter and details of weekday services around the communities of South Manchester.
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If you wish to donate to the church, one of the ways you can now do this is via the QR code shown in the image here or follow this link to donate.

Richard Young - Rector
The church calendar is embedded below.  If you have any events you wish to add to it then please send us an email.
For the innocent victims of unexplained violence – particularly the children killed and targeted by violence on Hart Street in Southport recently; and for all children who are the targets of oppression and terror, or the collateral damage in conflict.
 
There is a place prepared for little children
 
There is a place prepared for little children
Those we once lived for, those we deeply mourn,
Those who from play, from learning and from laughter
Too soon were torn.
 
There is a place where hands which held ours tightly
Now are released beyond all hurt and fear
Healed by that love which also feels our sorrow
Tear after tear.
 
There is a place where all the lost potential
Yields its full promise, finds its lost intent;
Silenced no more, young voices echo freely
As they were meant.
 
There is a place where God will hear our questions,
Suffer our anger, share our speechless grief.
Gently repair the innocence of loving
And of belief.
 
Jesus, who bids us to be like little children
Shields those our arms are yearning to embrace,
God will ensure that all are reunited;
There is a place.
 
John L Bell, written after the massacre of Dunblane, 1996.

Previous News

A service of confirmations took place in church on Friday 4th October at 7.30pm, with the Rt Revd Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton.
Art Project: Spire

For our most recent art project, we built a large temporary spire covered with silhouette images of members of our congregation.  A video showing this spire, the removal of it, and some of the bellringers who serve us each Sunday can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4UyPBQ6H4g.
Christian Aid Week 2024

Christian Aid Week 2024 is from May 12th-18th; you can donate through our church's envelope by clicking through to the Christian Aid website via the picture below.
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For more information see our Christian Aid Week page.

Events happening locally:
  • Bake / buy cake at church on Sunday 19th May
  • Give money via envelopes in church on Sunday 12th & 19th May
  • Collection at ASDA in Longsight from 11am on Thursday 16th May
  • Collection at Sainbury's in Fallowfield from 11yam on Saturday 18th May
  • Other events run by churches in our Mission Community are linked below
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Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2024

The documents for this year's APCM on Sunday 12th May following the service can be found on the APCM 2024 page.
Holy Week & Easter Services 2024
Our services and events during Holy Week were as follows, with links to service details.  Due to technical issues with equipment, we were unable to stream some of the services; this was rectified starting on Easter Sunday.
Rosie Dawson has produced the BBC Radio 4 programme Good Friday Meditation: The Story of the Tree, available from 3pm on Good Friday.
Christmas 2023
Services at church over the Christmas period were as follows:
150 Years in South Manchester
A series of three events titled 150 Years in South Manchester: A Short History took place in the church on Saturday mornings in October, November and December.

A Very Small Pilgrimage
A group from the church took part in A Very Small Pilgrimage as part of Christian Aid's action to Make Big Polluters Pay.

APCM 2023
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting for 2023 happened on Sunday 19th March at 11.30am in church.  The documents can be found here and any questions relating to them are still welcome.

Epiphany 2023
Our Epiphany Service at 11am was followed by lunch.  Young people from St James' School joined us for a child-friendly service.

Any Questions
BBC's Radio programme came to Holy Innocents on September 23rd 2022 and was a chance to see leading political figures debating the issues of the day and questions submitted by an audience.  The recording can be found on the BBC website.

Christmas 2021
Please have a look at a video we prepared for St James on the themes of Advent and Christmas.

Easter 2021
Click here for a video featuring spring images from church and afar.
Christmas 2020
Click here for a video featuring images of the church decorated for Christmas.

Remembrance Day 2020: please see a short video we put together to mark this event.
See Also:
opening_plan_and_risk_assessment_jan_2021.pdf
Risk Assessment (July 2020)
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​Sunday 10.00 Sung Eucharist
Monday 19.30 Eucharist
Thursday 19.30 Eucharist
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