If you would like to give to the project in this way and consider one or more of these lights as yours – or in memory of a relative or friend - please complete the form below and send it and your donation in an envelope marked LIGHT FITTINGS for the attention of our treasurer:

David Bulley, The Parish Office, St.Michael's Church, Church Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5BN

David will make a record of your donation and chosen light fitting.

A  Christmas Gift of a new light fitting to St.Michael’s Church Building Project 2008 

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If you require a lift by car – there will be a list of people in the weekly news sheet who can offer transport from St.Michael’s Church on Sunday mornings. Do make use of them.

The table below shows the venues for worship for members of St.Michael's Church during the time that the church is closed for internal reordering.

December 2008

St.Michael’s Church has now been closed for internal reordering work since the end of September and will reopen again at Easter 2009. This bulletin gives the latest up to date information concerning the work carried out so far. 

As a reminder about this present work, the plans will achieve the following:

Ψ      Create level access in the nave of the church and introduce under-floor heating

Ψ      Provide new WC facilities and a new kitchen  

Ψ      Move the church office to the vestry and open up the back of the nave 

Ψ      Rewire and install new lighting in the interior of the church 

Ψ      Redecorate of the interior of the church 

What has happened so far? 

Our congratulations go to builders EJ&GJ Groom on receiving the 'Best Commercial Builder in Britain' award at the Master Builder of the Year Awards 2008 for their work at the Trinity Centre at Meole Brace in Shrewsbury.

We are delighted that St.Michael’s Church is in such good hands for our own building project. 

At present in the church new heating pipes, electrical circuitry and cabling are being installed in the new concrete floor areas in preparation for the installation of under floor heating. 

Extensions to the chancel staging are now complete and the WCs and kitchen are under construction. 

What is the Financial Situation? 

The total cost of the project is about £460,000 – funds are in place for about half this total project sum. The offer by one family in the church to underwrite the project was made because there were not sufficient funds available to enable the project to start. This should be viewed more as an interest free loan than an outright gift, therefore the church still needs to work to find money to pay off the bills as they come in and reduce as much as possible the underwritten amount.

Thank you so much to those who have made contributions to date. 

Our Fund Raising Team is looking to arrange a number of possible activities to go towards meeting these costs including: 

1.    Sponsor a new light as a Christmas Gift for the Church

2.    An Auction of promises

3.    A Friends of St.Michael's organisation – for those interested in supporting the church both here and abroad

4.    A Quiz night – an evening of fun to raise awareness of the project

5.    Events after the re-opening are being planned

6.    Selling items from our homes on eBay / ‘Cash in the attic’

7.    Charity Car Wash (by the TARDIS group)

8.    Continuing applications to funding organisations 

Please watch out for these opportunities to support this project and pray for God’s provision to ensure that all the costs are met on time.

 Rev.Henry Morris – November 2008

Initially this just contains the existing information that we had, but repacked in a new format, and a lot still needs to be worked out, for example:

• Tidying up and updating the existing content
• Designing a new look and feel for the site
• Expanding the range of content available via the site
• Looking into ways that more interactive content can be introduced
• Praying for God's guidance about which direction to take, and that the right range of people will be made available to continue this work

If you would like to be a part of this, or just to contribute information about work you are involved with in the church, please contact us or discuss with a member of your church's DCC.