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 23^rd February - Lent Course (1 of 5) March 2^nd March - Lent course (2 of 5) 9^th March - Lent course (3 of 5) 11^th March – Police Surgery in the Narthex from 10.30am to 12.00noon 13^th 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 16^th March - Lent course (4 of 5) 19^th March – Church Lunch 20^th 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. 23^rd  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 M A C C L E S F I E L D   C H E S H I R E   U K