FINDING SAINT FAITH'S
 

We are in Great Crosby, on the A565, which is the main road running north from Liverpool to Southport.

The church is at the junction of the A565 (Liverpool Road) with Kingsway and with College Road, and is diagonally opposite the grounds of Merchant Taylors' School, whose prominent tower is a local landmark.

If you are coming from the south (from Liverpool city or via the Mersey Tunnel exit, head north for Southport on the A565. After passing through Bootle, and going over the flyover at Seaforth, you will enter Crosby and eventually find Saint Faith's on the right at traffic lights, with Merchant Taylors' School to your left beyond. If coming in from Southport, head south through Crosby village towards Liverpool, and look for us on the left just after passing Merchant Taylors' on your right.

Coming in from further afield, the main routes (A59 from Preston via Ormskirk; M58 from the M6; M57 from the M62) all converge at the end of the M57/M58 motorways ('Switch Island'). From here follow the A5036 Bootle dual carriageway to the Seaforth flyover to join the A565 Southport/Crosby road as detailed above.

Buses from the Liverpool and Southport directions run along the A565, stopping at or opposite the church. Services 47, 48, 48a, 54, 62 and X2 take this route: services are frequent by day on  weekdays and Saturdays, but less frequent on Sundays and in  the evenings.

Frequent trains run from Liverpool Exchange and Southport, stopping at Waterloo, from where it is a ten minute walk (or a short connecting bus ride) to the church.

CLICK HERE for a street map showing the location of St Faith's and St Mary's churches, and for aerial photographs of the two churches.

WORSHIP AT SAINT FAITH'S
 

SUNDAYS
10.30am              Morning Prayer
11.00am              SOLEMN MASS and Children’s Church
1.00pm                Holy Baptism (2nd Sunday)
7.00pm                Evening Service and Benediction (1st Sunday and as announced)

WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday 10.30 am
Tuesday 9.30 am
Wednesday 10.30 am (1662 Book of Common Prayer in S. Mary’s)
Thursday 9.30 am (Holy Days only)
Friday 6.30 pm
Saturday 12.00 noon (10.30 am from Easter Saturday to the end of August)

THE DIVINE OFFICE (The Prayer of the Church)
Morning Prayer 9.00 am daily (except Thursday and Friday)
Evening Prayer 6.00 pm daily (except Wednesday and Thursday)
 

ASSISTANT PRIESTS
Canon Peter Goodrich, 16 Hillside Avenue, Ormskirk, L39 5BB 01695 573285
Revd Denise McDougall, 27 Mayfair Avenue, Crosby, L23 2TL. 924 8870
Fr. Dennis Smith, 16 Fir Road, Waterloo. L22 4QL.  928 5065
READERS
Dr Fred Nye, 23 Bonnington Avenue, Crosby. L23 7YJ. 924 2813
Mrs Jacqueline Parry, 21 Grosvenor Avenue, Crosby. L23 0SB. 928 0726
Mrs Cynthia Johnson, 30 Willow House, Maple Close, Seaforth, L21 4LY. 286 8155
CHURCH WARDENS
Mrs Margaret Houghton, 16 Grosvenor Avenue, Waterloo. L23 0SB. 928 0548
Mrs Maureen Madden, 37 Abbotsford Gardens, Crosby. L23 3AP. 924 2154
DEPUTY CHURCH WARDENS
Ms Brenda Cottarel, 6 Lawton Road, Waterloo. L22 9QL. 928 4275
Mrs Christine Spence, 52 Molyneux Road, Waterloo. L22 4QZ. 284 9325
PCC SECRETARY
Mrs Lillie Wilmot, Flat 7, 3 Bramhall Road, Waterloo. L22 3XA 920 5563
HALL  BOOKINGS
Mrs Ruth Winder, 36 Milton Road, Waterloo. L22 4RF. 474 3633
TREASURER
Mr David Jones, 65 Dunbar Road, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4RJ. 01704 567782
GIFT AID SECRETARY
Mr Rick Walker, 17 Mayfair Avenue, Crosby. L23 3TL.  924 6267
TUESDAY OFFICE HOUR: 6.30 - 7.30 pm (wedding and banns bookings)
Mrs Lynda Dixon, c/o the Vicarage. 928 7330
BAPTISM BOOKINGS
Mrs Joyce Green, 14 Winchester Avenue, Waterloo. L22 2AT. 931 4240
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Situation vacant
SACRISTANS
Mr Leo Appleton, 23 Newborough Avenue, Crosby. L23 9TU. 07969 513087
Mrs Judith Moizer, 1 Valley Close, Crosby. L23 9TL. 931 5587
SENIOR SERVER
Ms Emily Skinner, 1 Valley Close, Crosby. L23 9TL. 931 5587
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER
Mrs Linda Nye, 23 Bonnington Avenue, Crosby. L23 7YJ. 924 2813
MAGAZINE EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER
Mr Chris Price, 17 Queens Road, Crosby. L23 5TP  924 1938 email: cdavidprice@gmail.com

(Recent changes and additions are shown in red)

ORGANISATIONS AND CONTACTS

CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Sunday 11.00 am in Church Hall (not during the month of August)
     Angie Price 924 1938
CUB SCOUTS
Tuesday 6.30 - 7.45 pm
     Adam Jones 07841 125589
Thursday 6.30 - 7.45 pm
     Mike Carr  293 3416
SCOUTS
Tuesday 8.00 - 9.30 pm
     George McInnes 924 3624
RAINBOWS
Monday 4.45 - 5.45
     Geraldine Forshaw  928 5204
BROWNIE GUIDES
Monday  6.00 - 7.30 pm
     Sue Walsh  920 0318
     Mary McFadyen 284 0104
BEAVERS
Thursday 6.15 - 7.30 pm
    Debbie Griffin 928 8101
CHOIR PRACTICE
Friday  7.15 - 8.30 pm  (not during August) 
UNITED BENEFICE MEN'S FELLOWSHIP
   James Roderick 0151 474 6162

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE PARISH HALL
     Click here for details

Follow this link for street maps and aerial views of the United Benefice churches and parishes

Follow this link for information about St Faith's Parish Hall charges and a booking form

Follow this link for  the text of  the United Benefice Child Protection Policy

Follow this link to access the text of the current edition of the Saint Faith's guidebook and short history.

Follow this link for the full history of our church

Furnishings of Faith A series of articles from the booklet "Furnishings of Faith" describing the furnishings of St Faith`s church.

Follow this link to see movie and stills of the Parish panorama filmed from the church bell tower in  2007.

Follow this link to go to the 'Virtual Tour' with pictures of the church and its furnishings and items of interest.

Follow this link to go to the index page for St Mary's Church, Waterloo, the other church in our United Benefice.

Follow this link to access 'Sounds from St Faith's' - hymns, anthems and organ solos recorded on various occasions

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