St. Thomas' Church, Moorside

                           Welcome to St Thomas, Moorside. 

We hope you enjoy finding out about our Church and come and visit us.

St Thomas is a friendly and inclusive church with a welcoming congregation. 

"The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight in relation to Disclosure (i.e. DBS) services and accessing their safeguarding Helpline when required. For DBS related queries, please contact them on 0303 003 1111 option 1.

In the event of the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser being unavailable due to being on holiday or other absence, you will be advised to contact thirtyone:eight for safeguarding advice on 0303 003 1111. This also includes any emergency safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow fhe Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the parish church/caller.

The Diocese of Manchester also uses thirtyone:eight as its approved Listening Service provider, supporting anyone impacted by abuse. Should you be interested in this service, please contact he Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser in the first instance and we will offer you more information. You can read more about thirtyone:eight's Listening service here: https://thirtyoneeight.org/media/2392/listening-service-leaflet.pdf

We are very pleased to be part of the Inclusive Church Network.

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Sam (Samantha) Atherton, Simon Cane

1 Glebe Lane
Moorside
Oldham
OL1 4SJ

OL1 4SJ
Wardens
07903823352 Sam

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Morning Prayer

Occuring
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at for 30 mins
Venue
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Address
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/StThomasChurchMoorside/

Join us to begin the day with prayer

Everyday faith

Discover how we can support you to find and follow God in your everyday life.

On the second Sunday of the October we celebrated Harvest during our Parade service.

Safeguarding

"Our parish of Moorside: St Thomas is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Manchester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Angela Hamer: [email protected] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor: [email protected] . If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services."

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