Church Life

Brownies

St Anne's Brownies (St Thomas's) is one section of Girl Guiding UK, with an aim to provide activities for girls aged 7-10 and have fun with games, crafts and community projects. Any girl 7-10 years can join with no restriction of faith, culture or nationality. Trained volunteers are cleared by Criminal Records Bureau checks.

Brownies meet weekly in the Parish Centre, term time only.

For further details, contact:  Sue Allen 01253 789718 or 01253) 720195.

Guides

4th St Anne's Guides (St Thomas's) is for girls aged 10-14 and is part of Girl Guiding UK, one of 600,000 members worldwide. There are activities indoors and outdoors which challenge Guides and often planned and delivered by the girls. These activities include games, crafts, cooking, challenges and community projects.Guides will also have opportunities to attend residential events both in the UK and abroad. Trained volunteers are cleared by Criminal Records Bureau checks.

Guides meet in the Parish Centre, weekly during school term time.

For further details, contact : Sue Allen 01253 789718 or 01253) 720195.

Move to the Music – Feel the Difference!

Looking for a fun, friendly way to get fitter? Join us at St. Thomas' Community Hall for energizing exercise classes set to great music!

Don't be fooled by the name—Chair Fitness is not what many people expect! Performed to great upbeat, feel-good music, these lively routines provide a surprisingly effective workout, improving strength, balance, mobility, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Suitable for all ages and abilities, every exercise can be adapted to your own level, making each class both enjoyable and challenging.

Fitness Pilates combines dynamic, flowing movements with music to strengthen your core, improve posture, increase flexibility, enhance balance and leave you feeling stronger, more mobile and energized!

Come along, enjoy the music, meet new friends and discover just how much fun fitness can be!

Chair Fitness
Tuesdays: 11.30am–12.30pm & 1.30pm–2.30pm

Fitness Pilates
Tuesdays: 6.00pm–7.00pm

Venue: St. Thomas' Community Hall

Move Better • Feel Stronger • Have Fun – Everyone Welcome!

Music

Music Director and Organist: Dr Kevin Morgan 01253 723370

St Thomas's has a choir and a house band. The band is working with the Music Director and the choir to provide a blend of modern and traditional music, hymns and songs.

The Music Director encourages new members to join. Either speak to him after a service or attend one of the practices, which take place each Tuesday at 6.30 pm in the Parish Centre.

Pastoral Care

Our Pastoral Care group meet regularly to pray and discuss the needs of our housebound and sick parishioners. Together we look after and care for members of our congregation who can no longer join us at regular services in church. Our Licensed Lay Ministers regularly take Communion to them at home.

Debbie Wood 07962 175263 is a member of the lay chaplaincy service at Blackpool Victoria Hospital where she visits both our own parishioners and others who are ill.

The Pastoral Care Co-ordinator is The Revd Canon Michael Manley 01253 725551 ; the Assistant Pastoral Care Co-ordinator is Peter Watson 01253 729725, either of whom may be contacted about any Church members who are in need of visiting or home communion due to illness, hospitalisation or infirmity.

The Pastoral Care Team have produced our Pastoral Care Policy, which may be obtained from our Downloads page.

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