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Baptism Bookings
Please note that we get a lot of enquiries for baptisms and we are quite booked up. The next two available dates for baptisms at 12.30pm are the 2 June and 7 July 2019. Please use the Baptism Enquiry form to enquire about other possible dates.
We are currently in interregnum and there is a shortage of Clergy in the area who are able to take our services. This means that sometimes our worship will be led by our
wardens or other members of our Church. As only members of the Clergy can lead communion, some Sundays we will be holding a Morning Prayer service, and a Worship for All service occasionally aided by our Junior Church group. Please continue to support us during this period and perhaps come and enjoy a more traditional service.
On Sunday, the 10th of February, we said goodbye to our much loved vicar as he presided and preached at his last service as our vicar before taking a well-deserved retirement on his 70th birthday. Many thanks Philip for all the help and support you have given over many years as Reader, Ordained Local Minister, Curate and Vicar.
PROJECT UPDATE
Following the renovation of the south side of our church in 2016, funded with the help of a grant from the 'Listed Places of Worship' fund, we have now received a grant of £233,000 from the 'National Lottery Heritage Fund' towards the renovation of the North side Parapet and gutters, etc., together with the replacement of all of our 178 year old roof.
We are now in the 10th week of the project and the work is ahead of schedule with the slating completed on the south side ( pictured above ). The woodwork renovation will be completed this week when rebuilding of the the north-side parapet and gutter will start. The whole emergency lighting in all our building is also complete with new LED lighting in the lower lounge, cutting our annual electricity demand by up to 2000 KwH per year.
The inside scaffolding will hopefully be removed for Easter and the work of updating our upper lounge kitchen area is planned to start during the Easter half term. The work should be virtually completed in time for our annual Spring Fair on the 18th of May. Many grateful thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Once we have a secure roof we will be continuing to fund raise in order to carry out a major renovation project on our 178 year old historic RENN organ.
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St George's Church Stalybridge is a community of Anglican (Church of England) worshippers. We are currently in interegnum following the retirement of our Vicar, the Revd. Philip Brierley. Philip was an ordained Local Minister and had been our Curate for many years. He was made Priest-in-Charge in 2013 and was licensed as Vicar on the 11th of September 2016.
We gather for worship on Sundays and Tuesdays during the week. This is usually for the Eucharist (or Holy Communion) that we believe is the central act of Christian worship. We also meet in order to be of service to others. This takes different forms:
Our Weekly Services (Any variations will be detailed on our weekly sheet) Sunday 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion and Junior Church (4th Sunday Worship for All) 6.00 p.m. Occasional Special Services as announced Tuesday 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (currently suspended during the interegnum ) Sunday & Tuesday Morning Readings Daily Prayer for today Daily Prayer provided by the official Church of England web site, To receive Communion at home when you are sick or housebound or to have the name of a departed friend or relation entered into the Book of Remembrance, please contact one of the Wardens. Unfortunately home Communion is currently suspended during the interegnum For Baptisms, Marriages or Funerals please 'phone 0161 338 2368 or complete the form on the relevant web page. |
We are a Fairtrade Parish and have promised to serve only Fairly Traded Tea and Coffee and to work for justice for the world's poor. We will have a Fair Trade Stall at our Christmas Fair where Fair Trade Tea, Coffee and confectionary will be on sale Our next Fair Trade event will be on the 13th of April. We will be open from 2:00 pm to 4:00pm with refreshments and Fair Trade drinks, and you can buy Fair Trade products from the stall. Please come along and enjoy a pleasant chat and a look round our 178 year old Parish Church and view our memorial plaques and decorative windows. Our Church yard has over 500 headstones dating back to the 1840's and includes several war graves and the memorial to the first MP for Stalybridge.
'Safeguarding for All'. Any concerns - please contact the Child/Adult safeguarding coordinator Rose Hayward (0161 303 1731) or her deputy (0161 303 2787) |