News & Activity
Team Development Plan
As four churches we are in the process of changing our legal structure to help us to do better what we are
called to and to help us travel more lightly with our legal structures. You can see here the document that we
are following.
Activites we have taken part in together as churches over the past three years that are important to us:
Easter Story Trail – a mission held over two weeks in 2009, that involved 1500 children from 12 local schools
where the story of Easter was told among dramatic ‘scene sets’ that filled one of our churches.
Cre8 Project – a community development initiative based in two houses on a local authority council estate
that is following the Northumbrian model of mission.
Open the Book - a programme of themed and dramatised Bible stories that are taken into local schools.
Messy Church - a new midweek congregation set up in our church on the council estate
Stomp & Holiday Clubs – Saturday and Summer clubs for children.
Bereavement Team – which has recently started up an annual memorial service.
Open Door Coffee – a coffee shop that is open six mornings a week in the town centre church.
Healing Services – held monthly and led by a dedicated group of people.
Story-telling Service – a new Sunday congregation built on the principles of Godly Play that has grown
rapidly in three years.
Contemplative Prayer Sessions – half-hour times of silence are held twice weekly, and a Sunday evening
discussion group held monthly.
Prayer Room – a side chapel that has resources placed in it by people from several local churches to assist
people with intercessory prayer.
Public Seminars – being held on global issues by leading experts.
TV Exhibition – using TV screens to help draw visitors to one of churches into thinking about the issues of
faith and spirituality.
Climate Change Group – recently established to raise awareness about global warming issues.
If you would like to contact us about any of
these News & Activity items please email our
office or telephone us on (01625) 421984.
Forthcoming Dates for Diary
February
23rd February - Lent Course (1 of 5)
March
2nd March - Lent course (2 of 5)
9th March - Lent course (3 of 5)
11th March – Police Surgery in the Narthex from 10.30am to 12.00noon
13th March – Riding Lights Theatre Group – The Narrow Road. 7.30pm. A moving
combination of powerful theatre, meditation and corporate worship. It’s definitely
not to be missed. Tickets are £10 and £5 for under 16s and will be available from
the Parish Office (01625 421984) or Sue Reid, Clergy PA (07798 921265), or on
the door. Riding Lights Poster, click here
14th March - Mothering Sunday Service - joint service at 10:00am
16th March - Lent course (4 of 5)
19th March – Church Lunch
20th March – Pauper Supper
7.00 pm in St Michael’s Church in the Market Place
An evening of singing by the CANNOCK EX-SERVICEMEN’S CLUB MALE
VOICE CHOIR and SAND
There will be soup, rolls, tea and coffee and biscuits served mid-way through the
concert.
Tickets are £5.00 each and any proceeds made on the event will be going to
CRE8 and Calvary Chapel, who do a lot of work for the homeless locally and in
Manchester.
Tickets available from Vicky Darlington, Ruth Simms, David Smith and the Parish
Office (Macclesfield 421984)
21st March - Choral Evensong. Click here for details.
23rd March - Lent course (5 of 5)
27th March - KEMS Choir & Orchestra perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion at
7:00pm. Click here for more information.
April
1st April - Maundy Thursday HC Service at 10:30am
2nd April - Good Friday Service at 10:30am
16th April - Church Lunch
22nd April - Police Surgery 10:30 to 11:30 in the Narthex
May
21st May - Church Lunch
June
7th June - Fairtrade Stall available in the Narthex as part of Fairtrade Fortnight
18th June - Church Lunch
18th-20th June - Town Arts Festivel (Barnaby) - a range of activities based in St
Michael’s Church for the festival. Click here for more information.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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