Sharing Stories
St. John the Baptist Church is participating in the Stories We Tell: Rochdale project, which looks at what has changed, what has remained. St John's has played a pivotal role in the life of the local community, its people and…
‘Magnificent Mosaics – Connecting Communities’
PROJECT UPDATE Now our work with the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been completed we have produced an Evaluation of the work that has been done on the Delivery phase of the project. This covers the period of the capital…
A tribute to Peter David Galvin – ‘Pete’
1947 - 2024 Peter David Galvin - ‘Pete’ As a family we’ve spent the last few weeks telling lots of stories about my dad, Pete. There’s a lot of stories to tell. In fact for many people here, you will…
Helen Dwyer (an inspiration to all who knew her)
Helens Eulogy written by Lorraine Drewett It is an honour that I have been asked to give this eulogy for my dear second cousin Helen. I will be honest, I have found it quite daunting. How can I do justice…
Re-opening of St. John’s
St John the Baptist Church on 5 March 2023, St John’s reopened for Masses and other services. This marked the completion of a significant building project to repair the grade II* listed building following support from a range of grant…