St Margaret’s, Wrenbury

St Margarets Wrenbury

Welcome to

St. Margaret's Wrenbury!!

Our church is situated in the centre of Wrenbury village adjacent to the village green, and is open to visitors daily.

Services are held each Sunday at 10.30am, and details can be found on the services page of this web site.

10.30am Family Services (Praise for All) at

St. Margaret's Wrenbury

Family services (now renamed Praise for All) happen on the second Sunday of every month. People of all ages are very welcome to attend and they're child friendly and less formal than the other services in the month.

The service follows the lectionary teachings and often starts with an activity especially for the children. We also encourage the youngsters to choose a musical instrument and join together to 'play' during one of the hymns or more contemporary songs. The talks aim to engage people of all ages.

The children stay in church for the service but there is a room at the back where a parent and child can take part in an activity with Bernie, our Sunday School teacher, if they are restless and causing the parent anxiety.

The service usually lasts about 45 minutes to an hour and there are refreshments afterwards at the back of church, where you can meet new friends or catch up with old ones.

St. Margaret's Wrenbury - Choir

Choir

The choir reherses and sings most Sunday mornings and at special evening services as well as weddings and other events. There are vacancies for all voices - more details can be obtained from the organist and choirmaster (Mr Brian Medcalf 01270 811396 ) or any choir member.

The choir has been affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music since 1965. Members are pictured here at Burleydam Church in 2007, when the Harvest Festival service was broadcast on BBC Radio Stoke.

St. Margaret's, Wrenbury - Organ

The organ was built by Charles Whitely of Chester and installed in the west gallery in 1884. There are 2 manuals and pedals. It has tracker action to manuals and electric to pedals.

Stop list:

Great

54 Keys

Swell

54 Keys

Pedal

30 Keys

Open Diapason

8

Open Diapason

8

Bourdon

16

Gamba TC(stopped diapason bass)

8

Keraulophon TC

8

Stopped Diapason

8

Gedackt

8

Couplers

Principal

4

Gemshorn

4

Sw to Gt

Flute

4

Oboe

8

Sw to Gt octave

Fifteenth

2

Sw to Ped

Mixture *

11

Gt to Ped

Clarinet TC

8

* later addition

St. Margaret's Fund Raising Committee

A few years ago the PCC decided too much time was spent at the meeting on arranging events to raise money for the church, so a small fund raising committee was formed to arrange a programme of events which would then be taken to the PCC for their approval.

This has proved successful and at present has seven members of the church, not all PCC members, who meet every six or eight weeks. They discuss their ideas which are carefully thought out to make sure they will be successful. This committee actually does most of the work involved in fund raising events, but can call on PCC members to help out.

The 'Make a Tenner Grow' scheme waswell supported last year and culminated at our Harvest Festival at St. Margaret's on 11th October when Reverend David announced that the fantastic sum on £3036.95 had been raised by everyone's efforts.

We also returned to having a traditional Harvest Evensong on the Friday followed by Harvest Supper in the Village Hall which was enjoyed by 94 people.

During Wrenbury ScarecrowTrail weekend of July 2010, St. Margaret's held a very successful Flower Festival raising £3075 for church funds. The theme was Country Living, and the beautiful arrangements depicted work and leisure in the countryside

TIDDLYWINKS

((for small children and their carers)

We meet in Wrenbury Village Hall on Monday mornings during term time from 9.30 to 11.30am for songs, games and stories within a Christian context.

Adults £1.00, Children 50p (to cover operating expenses)

Closed during August

Further details from Mrs Elaine Walton 01270 780398

Come and join us!!