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St. Thomas', Heaton Chapel is mainly residential, and is divided by the A6, a major road into Manchester and Stockport. It boasts a fair number of shops and some light industry. Relations with the aided Church Primary School are good and the church has a well established place in the local community.
Of the different churches in the Heatons Team, St. Thomas' distinctive tradition could best be described as Modern Catholic. The 2 main services in a week are the Parish Eucharist at 10 a.m. on Sundays and a weekday mass at 7.15 on Thursdays. Attendance on Sundays averages out at around 45 adults and 15 children. Thursdays see 6 - 7. There are additional services for different seasons and occasions such as Stations of the Cross during Lent. As regards occasional offices there may be 10 - 15 baptisms in a year, weddings only very occasionally (no more than one a year for the last few years) and 35 or so funerals in a year.