St Matthias’ Anglican Church, Spring Ridge
Easter and Christmas Services
Services now combined with St Aiden’s Blackville at 10:00am every second Sunday of the month
All welcome
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- U.S. court lifts injunction on Mississippi law seen as anti-LGBT - Religion News Service
