About the church
Up Holland Parish Church was originally a Benedictine Priory, founded in 1307 as a college for Dean and twelve secular priests by Sir Robert de Holland (1270-1328), secretary to Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster...
Notices
Can’t remember when that meeting is due to be held that you want to attend? Have you forgotten where that special event is taking place? The Notices page provides you with details of all the latest news within our church community.
Welcome to our website
St Thomas the Martyr Parish Church lies in the heart of historic Up Holland, a Lancashire village that was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is a Church of England parish church. Our church building is over 700 years old, having originally been a priory.
On this site you will find many interesting bits of information, whether you are looking for news of church events, services or the people involved, or purely interested in learning more about the historic building and village.
If you have any news, articles or ideas of what you would like to see on this site, then please e-mail the clergy. Details can be found on our Contact page.
Enjoy your visit!
Rev’d Judith Ball
Associate Vicar, St Thomas The Martyr Parish Church
WELCOME TO 2012!
We have an action-packed year planned already, starting off on Sunday 8 January with the licensing and installation of the Rev’d Hilary Hanke as Priest-in-Charge (Team Rector Designate) of St Thomas The Martyr (see Notices page for details). We also have our Parish Panto in Feb and many more exciting events planned, so stay tuned!
STOP PRESS - please note that the Parish Away Day,due to take place on Sat 14th January, has been postponed. We shall let you know of the new date as soon as it has been agreed.
11.30 SERVICES IN JANUARY
15th January
Everyone is welcome!
EPISTLE READINGS IN JANUARY
1st Jan: Galatians 4 v4-7
8th Jan: Ephesians 3 v1-12
15th Jan: Revelation 5 v1-10
22nd Jan: Revelation 19 v6-10
29th Jan: Hebrews 2 v14-end
EXPLORERS FAMILY COMMUNION SERVICES
Special family services are held on the 4th Sunday of each month, starting at 10am. This is an all-age worship suitable for the whole family where we welcome the Rainbows, Brownies and Little Church with their families and friends.
Next service will be Sunday 22nd January 10am
Services
You can see a list of our regular services and when the Vestry is open to discuss Baptisms and Weddings on our Events page.
We hope you enjoy our stay in our virtual world. We are very aware that we have many visitors across the world from people who have not only worshipped at our church previously, but have also lived or know people in the Up Holland area.
Please e-mail the Webmaster if you have any stories to share or have any comments as to what you would like to see on this website.
The Bishop of Liverpool launching our 700th Anniversary celebrations in 2007
The church has records that go back centuries, especially relating to those buried in the graveyard and couples married at St Thomas The Martyr.
The Clergy would welcome your query, but please note that this is a time-consuming activity and suitable donations would be gratefully accepted for the work involved.
E-mail the Clergy for more details.
You can see a list of the events planned across the Parish by clicking on the links below (both will open in a new window):
2012 Parish Calendar