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The Parish Church of Saint Chad, Toller
Lane, Bradford, England
A Forward in
Faith Church in the Church of England Diocese of Bradford
and in the
pastoral care of the Bishop of
Beverley.
Read a
Profile of the Parish
by our Vicar:
Revd Fr Ralph Crowe SSC
The Vicarage
St Chad's Road
Bradford, BD8 9DE
Phone: 01274 543957
We have an Honorary
Associate Priest:
Revd Fr Benedict Haigh
St Chad's is
situated
on the B6174,
1.5 miles NW of
Bradford city centre.
This
map shows
where to find us.
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visiting St.Chad's Home Page.
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since
August 18th, 1997.
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St Chad's, Toller Lane
Times of Services**
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SUNDAY
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8.30am
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Low
Mass
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10.45am
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Solemn
Mass*
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6.30pm
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Plainsong
Evensong,
Address and Benediction
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Monday
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8.00am
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Low
Mass
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Tuesday
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8.00am
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Low
Mass
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Wednesday
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7.30pm
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Low
Mass
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Thursday
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9.15am
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Low
Mass
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Friday
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8.00am
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Low
Mass
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6.30pm
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Confessions
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Saturday
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8.00am
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Low
Mass
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* Our Sunday School
starts at 10.30am
with an act of worship in Church.
The children then retire to the parish hall and
rejoin the congregation at the Offertory.
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** Check the Events Page for Changes to Service Times and details
of Additional Services.
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- Saint Chad's is a church with an
eclectic congregation set in a parish which has a predominantly Muslim
population. Worship is Traditional Anglo-Catholic in nature - we
use the English Missal at most Masses.
2010 marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Parish.
The foundation stone of the present church, now a Grade 2 listed
building, was laid on 17th February 1912 and the church was consecrated on
27th September 1913. Restorative
work, under the guidance of English Heritage, is about to begiin.
- We have
a branch of The Mother's Union
which meets once a month.
- St Chad's is home to the Ward of Saint
Faith of the Confraternity
of the Blessed Sacrament. Our principal activity is the monthly Holy
Hour when we spend time in prayerful contemplation before the Blessed
Sacrament.
- Our
concern for the sick in body and mind is expressed in our membership of
the Guild of St Raphael
for the Ministry of Healing. The sick are prayed for at every service
and their needs form the special Intention of one Wednesday evening Mass
each month.
- A Cell
of the Society of the
Holy House of Our Lady of Walsingham, the Fraternity of Our Lady
of Walsingham, Saint Chad and All Saints, was inaugurated at the beginning of 2002
with Fr Crowe as its first Superior. Most members of the cell make an annual pilgrimage
to Walsingham at the end of August. A Mass of Our Lady of Walsingham is
said in Saint Chad's on one Wednesday evening
each month. (If
you visit the Walsingham website, click on Membership and then on
Society of OLW).
- We
publish a monthly magazine - St Chad's Journal. An electronic
version (in .pdf format) is available on request from The Editor.
- Our
Home Mission is the Additional
Curates Society.
- Overseas
we support the work of the United
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Until his death, in May
2002, we supported Bishop Keith Benzies in his care of the people of
northern Madagascar. Our contributions now go to
supporting Health
Care in Upper Shire, Southern Malawi (Project 282).
- We hold
an annual Christingle Service in support of the The Children's Society
and are involved in house-to-house collection for Christian Aid.
- Starting
on Trinity Sunday each year, the children of the Sunday School choose a
charity to support. This year they have chosen to coninue their
fundraising for The Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association and to have a special effort for St Chad’s Centennary Fund.
- We
regularly support Traidcraft
with a stall selling goods from "Third World" countries which have been produced at a
fair wage.
- The
collection at our annual Service of Animal Blessing in early autumn
supports The Blue Cross - a UK animal welfare charity.
- St Chad's is registered with Forward in Faith in London.
The Diocesan organisation is Forward in
Faith in Bradford.
- We are
an affiliated parish of The
Church Union. The Vicar is the chairman of the Bradford Branch.
This
page is undergoes regular revision.
Comments etc to Gavin Fairpo at St.Chads@dial.pipex.com
Return to Diocese of Bradford home page.
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Last updated May 8th 2012
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