Funerals

If you have recently been bereaved, please accept our sincere condolences.

We would like to support you as much as possible during such sadness and loss. If you would like a visit from one of the clergy or one of our pastoral visiting team, please contact us or fill in the form at the bottom of this page.

You may be finding it difficult to think of all the things that need to be done when a close relative has died.

Regarding the funeral, there are a number of things to be considered, including church or crematorium, and scattering or interment of ashes.

The usual starting place for advice would be the undertaker. We work closely with local undertakers including Leeches Funeralcare, Paul Hilton and Peperdines. They can take on the organisation in liaison with the team at our church.

The minister conducting the funeral will visit you. They will be able to guide you through what to expect and how to make the best choices with regard to the service. They will help you understand the format of the service and ask if there are specific things you'd like him to talk about.

At our church, we're here to help. Before the funeral and afterwards, we're available to everyone in our parish, and we'll do our best to support you in any way we can.

We run a Bereavement Cafe every Thursday at St James' at 11.30am in partnership with Leeches Funeralcare, Moss Side. Folk have journeyed with us through grief and enjoyed the safe space to talk over a cup of coffee and a slice of cake.

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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

Whether you’re new to church or just new to the area, you are very welcome at St James, Moss Side and St Edmund’s, Whalley Range.

Our Sunday services begin at 10.30am at both churches and last just over an hour. They are relaxed, welcoming and easy to follow, even if you’ve never been to church before. We share in prayers, songs, a short Bible-based talk, and there is an optional opportunity to receive Holy Communion. Our music includes a mix of modern worship songs and well-loved hymns.

At the end of the service, the team would be glad to pray with you if you would like. Everyone is warmly invited to stay afterwards for drinks and biscuits, and often there is a home-baked treat to enjoy while getting to know others.

Children and families are a valued part of our church life.
At St James, children are fully included in our intergenerational worship, with a resource table in the worship space.
At St Edmund’s, we have all-age worship on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and Sunday School on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.

If you would like to plan a visit or ask any questions, please get in touch — we would love to welcome you.

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Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Revd Tom and the team