{"id":25,"date":"2018-12-18T15:14:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stthomas-stocktonheath.org.uk\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:02:13","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">Welcome to the Latchford Benefice<\/h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">St James Latchford, St Hilda and Christ Church, Latchford \r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h4><strong><br \/>Sunday Services<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h1><strong>Christ Church<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">09.30 am Holy Communion\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<h1><strong>St. James<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p>11.00 am Holy Eucharist<\/p>\r\n<p>2nd Sunday &#8211; 4.00 pm Songs of Praise &#8211; new songs and time of worship<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h1><strong>St. Hilda&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1st and 3rd Sundays &#8211; 4.00 pm Evening Service<br \/><br \/>20.00 Compline (Online)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h1><strong>Midweek Services<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<h5>St. James<\/h5>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesdays &#8211; 10.00 am Holy Eucharist<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h1><strong>Services Online<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p>Monday &#8211; Friday 09.15 am Morning Prayer<\/p>\r\n<p>Sunday 08.00 pm Compline<\/p>\r\n<h1><strong>Safeguarding<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p>At our churches, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We have adopted and are committed to implementing the House of Bishops\u2019 safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officers, Janine Goss or Valma Addison, at <a href=\"mailto:pso@latchford-benefice.org.uk\">pso@latchford-benefice.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>To contact the Chester Diocesan Safeguarding team, email <a href=\"mailto:%20safeguarding@chester.anglican.org\">mailto:safeguarding@chester.anglican.org<\/a>\u00a0or telephone 01928 718834 (option 4).<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Out of Hours Support<\/strong><br \/>The Diocese of Chester partners with Thirtyone:eight, and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable \u2013 this also includes any safeguarding queries outside office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>In the case of an emergency<\/strong><br \/>If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police on 999 or 101 or Warrington Social Services on 01925 443400 (Children\u2019s Social Services) or 01925 444239 (Adult Social Services) or for both the out of hours number is 01925 444400.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Helplines<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Safe Spaces<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>England and Wales<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk\">mailto:SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk<\/a> <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Safe Spaces Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a00300 303 1056<br \/>Monday to Friday: 09:00 \u2013 21:00<br \/>Saturdays: 09:00 \u2013 13:00<br \/>Sundays: 13:00 \u2013 17:00\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Child-line:<\/strong>\u00a00800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Parent Line:<\/strong>\u00a00808 800 2222<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>National Domestic Abuse Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a00808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Samaritans Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a0116 123 (open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Action on Elder Abuse Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a0080 8808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><em>We believe in God, who has created and is creating, who has come to reconcile and to make all things new.<\/em> <em>We trust God, who calls us to love and serve others, to seek justice and to resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified, dead, and risen; our judge and our hope.<\/em> <em>In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us: we are not alone. Thanks be to God<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<table style=\"background-color: #660000; color: white; text-size: 8pt;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #660000; color: white; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"51%\">\r\n<div style=\"padding-top: 6px; margin: 0 auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Diocese-of-Chester.png\" width=\"110px\" height=\"40px\" \/><\/div>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #660000; color: white; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; line-height: 12pt; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;\" width=\"19%\">\r\n<div class=\"inline\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St James&#8217; Church<br \/>Wilderspool Causeway<br \/>Warrington<br \/>WA4 6PS<\/div>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #660000; color: white; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; line-height: 12pt; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;\" width=\"15%\">\r\n<div class=\"inline\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Hilda&#8217;s Church<br \/>Slater Street<br \/>Warrington<br \/>WA4 1DP<\/div>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #660000; color: white; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; line-height: 12pt; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;\" width=\"15%\">\r\n<div class=\"inline\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christ Church<br \/>Wash Lane<br \/>Warrington<br \/>WA4 1HT<\/div>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; color: #660000; font-size: 8pt;\" colspan=\"4\" align=\"center\">Church of England logo reproduced by permission of the Archbishops Council.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<table style=\"background-color: white; color: white; text-size: 8pt; border-width: 0;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 8pt; border-color: white;\" colspan=\"3\">Our church has adopted the Church of England&#8217;s safeguarding policies. Contact details for the Chester Diocesan Vulnerability and Safeguarding Officer and further information about these policies can be found on the Diocese of Chester safeguarding webpages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesterdiocese.org\/safeguarding\">here<\/a>. Contact details for our parish safeguarding coordinators are displayed in each church.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #4d0000;\"><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Latchford Benefice St James Latchford, St Hilda and Christ Church, Latchford Sunday Services Christ Church 09.30 am Holy Communion\u00a0 St. James 11.00 am Holy Eucharist 2nd Sunday &#8211; 4.00 pm Songs of Praise &#8211; new songs and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400,"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/2400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}