Town Centre Ministry
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
Town Centre Ministry
Macclesfield Town Hall
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
St Michael’s church is open from 9.30am
to 1.00pm most days of the week. Tea
and coffee and light
refreshments are
served from
10.30 to
12.30pm on
those days.
Please drop
in for a chat
and a cup of
tea or coffee.
For visitors to the
Town we can open at
other
times on request by contacting the Parish
Office.
St Michael’s church is also a good and
popular venue for concerts, exhibitions,
workshops and meetings. Our facilities
are described on this website. Please
further details.
The church is situated in a pedestrianised
area but there is a large multi-story car
park within three minutes walk on
Churchill Way. Free evening parking is
available behind the Town Hall off
Jordangate. Please see the map on this
site for further details.
The Macclesfield Barnaby Festival Weekend
During the weekend 18-20th 2010 June the
whole Town was alive with a buzz of activity
and good nature as the celebration of
Barnaby returned to Macclesfield. Barnaby
was the traditional holiday weekend when
the whole Town decamped to places like
Blackpool and Scarborough. This year a
group of people had the idea to celebrate
Barnaby with an art festival and there were
events and exhibitions al over Town. At St
Michael’s we were pleased to be a
key part of the whole festival and to
join in with the Town’s celebrations.
We estimate that around 2000
people visited St Michael’s during
the weekend to visit one of our
exhibitions; the world’s largest
cardigan*, Frii-spray (legalised
graffiti care of modern technology),
and a ten-minute video created by
rural dean Taffy Davies going back
in pictures and sound to Barnabys of
long ago. People also came for a quiet
sit and a cup of tea or coffee and a chat.
£312 was raised from the sale of
refreshments for the East Cheshire
Hospice. A number of our visitors had
never been in this or any other church for
a very long time even though some had
lived in Macclesfield for most of their
lives. Many of them commented on the
church and asked about various aspects of
church life.
The conclusion of the weekend for us
was the Festival Choral Evensong with
the Archdeacon of Macclesfield (Ven
Richard Gillings) as guest speaker with
music from St Michael’s choir. There
was a much larger congregation than
usual for this service and it was a
very fitting end to a really enjoyable
festival.
The Revd David Wightman
Award of the Northwest Multi-faith Tourism Association
(NMMFTA) Marque of Excellence to St Michael’s
The award is given to sacred sites
which provide a high level of visitor
welcome and experience. The
Archdeacon of Macclesfield, Ven
Richard Gillings and Macclesfield
Town Mayor Cllr David Neilson were
among our guests who included all
who work to keep the church open
and welcoming. Choral evensong
was led by a joint choir from St
Michael’s and the King’s School
under the leadership of Simon
Mercer.
The award was presented to The Archdeacon by Joanna Booth
development officer of NWMFTA who emphasised the ‘wow’ factor and
welcome at St Michaels.
St Michael’s new Guide Book
- was also launched at this ceremony.
Written by Matthew Hyde this full
coloured guide describes many of the
interesting features, effigies and stained
glass. The Guide is available price
£3.50 from the Bookstall or coffee
servery.
If anyone would like to join our welcome
team please contact David Wightman or
Eve Budget.
The Revd David Wightman
