The week ahead: 9th November—15th November 2014

St Michael & All Angels
The week ahead: 9th November—15th November 2014
Wed 12th
6.30 pm
7.30 pm
Junior Choir Practice
Full Choir Practice
Choir Vestry
Choir Vestry
10.00 am
10.30-4.00
11.00 am
1.00 pm
7.30 pm
8.00 pm
Toddler Group
Sewing session
Holy Communion Service
Toddler Group
Bell ringing
Homegroup
St Michael’s
12 Ryles Park Road
Savage Chapel, St Michael’s
St Michael’s
Bell Tower
58 Bishopton Drive
Fri 14th
9.10 am
Contemplative Prayer
Savage Chapel, St Michael’s
Sat 15th
10.30 am
10.30 am
Saturday Prayer Meeting
Art Class
Savage Chapel, St Michael’s
St Michael’s Youth Centre
Thurs 13th
Next week’s services (16th November: The 2nd Sunday before Advent)

9.30 am
Storytelling Service

11.00 am
Holy Communion
Electronic version of church notice sheet
If you wish to be included in the list of those who receive the church notice sheet
electronically each week, please email Lynne Spedding at [email protected]
There is also a separate email list for the 9.30 Storytelling Service, used to share
notices, events and other 9.30 service related topics.
To join this list, email Mike Brown [email protected]
Please remember these activities in your prayers this week.
For more information about any of them, please speak to one of the wardens who should be able
to help you.
The Collect for
Remembrance Sunday
God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Macclesfield Team Ministry
Our Purpose
To journey inward and upward to God, whom we know in Jesus,
To journey outward to other people and to all creation.
Welcome
If you are visiting, we hope you feel at home. A welcome card is available
near the entrance or from a sides-person. If you are new, please complete
one and hand it to a sides-person, so that we can keep in touch.
Sunday 9th November 2014
9.30
Storytelling Service
Leader
Storyteller
Story
Songs
Gerri
Rosie
Jesus heals two daughters
Be still
Everything is yours, Lord
Roots Leader Ruth
Roots passage
Matthew 25:1-13
Adult Leader Lynne (theme: Remembrance)
10.45
Morning Prayer
Leader/Speaker
Lynne Spedding
Bible Readings
Psalm 46
John 15:12-13 & Revelation 21:2-4
Refreshments are served between
the 9.30 and 11.00 services and
after the 11.00 service, and also
after our monthly Choral Evensong.
We are a Fairtrade Church
committed to using only Fairtrade
tea & coffee.
Induction loop: St Michael’s is fitted
with an induction loop; please speak
to a Warden if you need assistance
with this.
Large Print: We have a limited number of
hymn books and notice sheets in large print
format. If you would like one of these, please
ask a sides-person.
Sermons preached by Graham are
available online at
www.graham-turner.com
Remembrance Sunday
Hymns
MP 498
O God our help
MP 281
I lift my eyes
Song Book 40 Through the night
I vow to thee my country
MP 735
We rest on thee
6.30 Choral Evensong
Leader/Speaker
Bible readings
Hymns
MP 73
MP 122
Graham Turner
Micah 4.1-5
Ephesians 6.10-18, 23-24
Christ is made the sure foundation
Eternal father strong to save
Only remembered
Gluten-free wafers are available at
all Communion services at this
church. If you require these, please
say “gluten-free” when you come up
for communion.
A children's area is available in the
Legh Chapel (on RH side as you
come into the church) which is for
children, under supervision, during
services and at other times. There
are bags with books and toys for small
children . Please look out for people who
may like to use these packs and may not
know about them.
Roots: Our young people’s
groups in the 9.30 and 11.00am
services are known as “Roots”.
The young people leave and
return to the main service at given points.
Key Events and Notices
Homegroup
Thursday 13 Nov: 8.00 pm at 58
Bishopton Drive
Second Sunday
Discussion Group
This will be on the third Sunday
this month! That's 16th
November, beginning about 5
minutes after the end of the 11.00am service in the
Savage Chapel, and finishing by 1.00pm. This is an
opportunity to discuss the sermon and readings in
more detail, sharing insights, ideas and
concerns. All welcome. Feel free to bring
your drink and a biscuit.
Notices
The deadline for submitting notices for
the Sunday notice sheet has now
reverted to 12 noon the preceding
WEDNESDAY.
Christmas Lunch
Friday, 12th December 12.15 pm 2.00 pm: an invitation to join with
others for a festive lunch with all
the trimmings, entertainment and
carol singing. The cost is £10.00
per head. Please put your names on the list at back
of church: tickets are available from members of the
Social Committee or the church office. For further
information contact Vicky Darlington: 428215
Treacle Market: 30th
November
As usual the church will be open
serving afternoon teas - if
anyone can help either by baking cakes/biscuits,
serving in the kitchen or stewarding even if it is
only for an hour, please could you sign up
on the list at the back of church - many
thanks.
Remembrance
Display
There will be an exhibition
and memorial to the 569
named people on the brass
war memorial plaque on the
south wall at St Michael’s, Monday 10th - Saturday
15th Nov., 10.00 am - 2.00 pm
Safeguarding
St Michael’s takes
safeguarding / child protection
very seriously. We commit
ourselves to the nurturing,
protection and safekeeping of all,
especially children, young people
and vulnerable adults. Please remain vigilant and let
somebody know if
have any concerns about safeguarding issues
(anonymously if you wish). Contacts are: Ellen
Brown, Paul Spedding (Parish Safeguarding
Advisers), Sue Reid (Parish Safeguarding
Administrator), and Pauline Butterfield (Diocesan
Advisor – [email protected],
01928 718834 extension 221)
Contemplative
Prayer
The monthly Sunday meeting of
this group takes place next
Sunday(16th Nov) at 56 Fence
Avenue, when we will hear about the Society of
Friends’ (Quaker) tradition of silence and
contemplation.
Youth Group
Youth@stmichael’s/@allsaints will
not be meeting today (9th), and on
16th will be at All Saints at the
usual time.
India Direct – special
Christmas Card/Gift
St Michael’s supports two children’s
homes in India run by India
Direct. Please help to give one of the
children a great Christmas by buying a Christmas
card which comes with a stamped-addressed
envelope. You sign the card, post it and that’s
it. Each card costs £10 but this also pays for a
present for the child, a new outfit and their special
Christmas dinner – great value for your £10! Please
see Paul Spedding to buy a card
([email protected] Tel: Macc 614819). You
must post your card(s) by 3rd December to
ensure delivery on time. Please also gift-aid
the amount if you can - forms available.
Sewing Sessions
Next session: Thursday 13th
November. Drop in any time 10.304.00.
12 Ryles Park Road (Chris
Wightman’s home). Tel:428443
New Choir Screens
The choir are very pleased now to be
using four choir screens, payment for
which will be partly from choir funds
and partly from donations. If anyone
wishes to help with the purchase of
the screens, please see Karen Gedd (organist/
choir director) or Sheena Smith, choir
treasurer.
Winter Hope
Accommodation in
Macclesfield (WHAM)
Many of you will have heard
David Wightman speak about
the initiative of churches in
Macclesfield to set up a winter
Nightshelter for homeless
people. There is a clear and urgent need to
stop people dying on the streets of
Macclesfield this winter, due to lack of
accommodation or the inability to access it.
The biggest problem is at the weekends when
Council assistance is difficult to access.
Each weekend, a different church will offer a
hot evening meal, a camp bed and a light
breakfast to adult males, on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday evening. St Michael’s weekends
are 26th-28th December and 23rd-25th January.
Saturday’s meal will be served at Elim Church
(Treehouse).
Help is needed from volunteers in a number of
ways:

Evening: 7.30-10.30 (approx): to sign
guests in, serve meal and “host”

Overnight supervision 10.30pm -7am
(one at least to be awake!)

Morning: 7am-9am approx: serve light
breakfast, tidy & clean.

Monday morning: we are looking for
people who are willing to be advocates
assisting our guests to access local
housing organisations, who will come to
the venue.
At St Michael’s it would be great if someone
would volunteer to oversee & coordinate the
provision of food (not necessarily to actually be
there on the night to serve it).
We need volunteers every weekend in
December through to the end of February, and
there will be an overall volunteer coordinator,
although we are not able to publicise their
details yet, so if you would like to offer your
time, please contact Rachel Mayers (01625
420716 or [email protected])
and your details will be passed on. For
any more information, please contact
Rachel, or David Wightman.
Deadline for contributions to the notice sheet:12 noon the preceding Wednesday.
E-mail: [email protected] or hand in to the Team Office. Thank you.
To contact us:
Revd. Graham Turner 01625 426110
(Team Rector)
Revd David Wightman 07770 785188
(Town Centre Minister)
Geri Tetzlaff
01625 618510
(Curate)
Sue Reid
07798 921265
(Clergy PA)
01625 421984
Emma Kingdom
01625 421984
(Church Coordinator )
Team Printing
01625 421984
[email protected]
Day off: Monday web page: www.graham-turner.com
[email protected]
Working days: Wednesday - Friday and Sunday
[email protected]
Day off: Friday
[email protected]
Working days: Tues, Wed & Fri, 9.00 am to 3.00 pm
[email protected]
Working days: Mon-Fri, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
[email protected]
Printing in office Thursday mornings
Team Ministry Office (24hr answer phone) 01625 421984 [email protected]
St Michael's Church, The Market Place, Macclesfield SK10 1HW
Website: www.stmichaels-macclesfield.org.uk