Churches

	St Michael's Parish Church and its History
	St Michael's Services
	St Michael's Contacts
	St Michael's Parish Magazine
	Friends of St Michael's

St Michael's Parish Church and its History

The Parish Church of North Waltham is St Michael’s, on the south side of the village.

There has been Christian worship in North Waltham since around 1200AD and the Church still plays an important part in village life with services every Sunday, and church members are represented in most village groups. 

St Michael’s operates within the Diocese of Winchester, as part of the United Benefice of North Waltham, Steventon, Ashe and Deane.  The Associate Priest Revd Julia Foster and Associate Priest Chris Reader both live in the village. The Revd Ian Smale based in Overton is the Priest in Charge. Revd Julia Foster and her husband Dave (who is a trained Reader) live in the Rectory in North Waltham.

The present building dates back to 1865 when it was rebuilt following collapse in about 1850. However, it contains enough original masonry to show the development of the building through the Norman and Gothic periods.  Its history and features are described in a pamphlet written by Mr Richard Tanner, Chairman of the North Waltham, Steventon, Ashe and Deane History Society.  For further details visit www.nwsadhs.co.uk

The churchyard contains many memorials.  Details of the older ones and Church records have been deposited at Hampshire County Record Office in Winchester.  Current registers of baptisms, marriages and burials are kept in the Church and may be accessed on application to Reverend Foster.

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St Michael's Services

Regular church services are held at St Michael's Church as follows:

1^st Sunday – 9am Said Communion followed by a 10am Informal Family Service including activities for children and involving the ‘Seekers’ group and Toddler Church.

3^rd Sunday - 9.45am Family Communion Service

2^nd & 4^th Sundays – 9am Sung Communion

There are some variations and additional services for the major religious festivals, which are announced in the Church and in the Parish Magazine.

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St Michael's Contacts

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St Michael's Parish Magazine

All information about St Michael’s activities are announced and reported in the monthly Parish Magazine, which is organised by the church and covers church and non-church events throughout the whole Benefice.  This is distributed throughout the village and also has a number of non-resident subscribers.

Why don't you write something for the Parish Magazine?  If you would like to put something in the Parish Magazine please email it, preferably as a Word  attachment, to parish.magazine@hotmail.com.  You can also write it on paper or put it on a disk and deliver or post it to Pip Hartley at Church Cottage, Church Road, North Waltham, RG25 2BL - please include your phone number in case of a query.

Subject to space permitting, editorial policy is to publish all articles presented (excluding anonymous).  Any views expressed are those of the contributor only.  The goods or services offered through advertisement in this magazine are not endorsed by the church.

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Friends of St Michael's

For many years St Michael’s has raised funds to assist with the maintenance of the building through a monthly prize draw.   For a small annual entrance fee of £20 names are included in monthly draws.  Pro-rata rates are available for those joining mid-year.  It is also possible to support the church through Gift Aid - for details contact the Rector.  The winners are detailed each month in the Parish Magazine.

We are always willing to add new members, so if anyone is interested please contact Jan Woodfin on 01256 397345.

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