Welcome to St Michael and All Angels' Church, Galleywood!
For nearly 150 years, Christians have been meeting to worship God in our beautiful church building, in the peaceful setting of Galleywood Common.
We are a family-friendly Church of England church, where everyone is welcome and valued, and can find a place to call "home". We are a sssshhhh-free church, so we especially welcome children - please don't worry if they make a bit of noise! We are an informal church, so don't worry if you need to turn up a bit late for some reason, or if you're not sure what to do. We are a Jesus-centred church, and we seek to base our lives on Jesus' teaching, life, death, resurrection and ascension. We are a biblical church, so we value Bible teaching and reflection. We are a prayerful church, which continually holds up its members and its community to God in prayer. We are a loving church, which is involved in various projects in our local community here in Galleywood.
Our church building was built inside a horse-racing course (now disused), which is unique in the country (as far as we know). It was originally built as a house of prayer against gambling, but these days it is a house of prayer for our community and wider world.
All of this is summed up in our vision prayer: Jesus, teach us all to love
Please join us for our services! For any enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals, please contact our vicar Revd David Cattle (contact details below).
Services
St Michael's Church building has re-opened for public worship! We have recently removed the limit set on the number of people who can attend our services, so you don't need to book a ticket any more. We are singing again, but we are asking people to wear face masks for the time being. And the children's play room is open again.
Sunday 1st August 2021 - the 9th Sunday after Trinity
8.30am - Holy Communion, according to the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer.
10am - Service of Word, with all-age talk. We are reflecting on some of the stories of the great Old Testament prophets Elijah and Elisha. The theme for the service is "Elisha: A tale of 3 kings", and the Bible readings are 2 Kings 3:1-25 and John 7:37-39.
Sunday 8th August 2021 - the 10th Sunday after Trinity
8.30am - Holy Communion, according to the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer.
10am - Service of Word, with all-age talk. The theme for the service is "Elisha: A new believer", and the Bible readings are 2 Kings 5:8-19 and Acts 8:26-39.
Sunday 15th August 2021 - the 11th Sunday after Trinity
10am - Service of Word, with Holy Communion and an all-age talk. The theme for the service is "Elisha: Help! We're surrounded", and the Bible readings are 2 Kings 6:8-23 and 2 Corinthians 4:7-18.
During each week, we have these services:
Tuesdays, 9.30am - Morning prayer (on Zoom). Service sheet here: Morning Prayer in Ordinary Time (via Zoom)
Thursdays, 9.30am - Holy Communion (live-streamed on Facebook). Service sheet here: Holy Communion in Ordinary Time (on Facebook)
Covid-19 precautions for worship in the Church building
Click on this link to see our precautions for opening the Church: Covid-19 precautions for worship in Church, from Easter Sunday (4 April 21)
And on this link to see our Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Covid-19 risk assessment, from 4 Apr 21
And on this link to see our precautions for SONlight (our primary-aged children's group): Covid-19 risk assessment for SONlight (from 4th October 2020)
Everyone who attends the Church must "check in" using the either QR code and the NHS Covid-19 App, or by leaving their contact details. The privacy notice for leaving your details can be found here: Privacy Notice for Covid-19 Track and Trace
Support during the Coronavirus pandemic
If you need support during the pandemic, or just a listening ear, you can contact our vicar Revd David Cattle (revdcattle@gmail.com, 01245 265250) or our Pastoral Assistant Karen Robertson (k-robertson@blueyonder.co.uk, 07941 857097).
As a Church, our aim is to support people affected by dementia, and we are working towards dementia-friendly status.
Safeguarding at St Michael's
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, victims/perpetrators of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website.
https://www.churchofengland.
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Janella Coates, who can be contacted on 07981 419796 or janella.coates@gmail.com.
The Chelmsford Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted on 01245 294444 or safeguarding@chelmsford.
Social Services Contact numbers: 0345 603 7630 for adult social services, 0345 603 7627 for children's social services. Out of hours for both on 0345 606 1212.
In a safeguarding emergency dial 999.
Caretaker job
We are currently looking for a Caretaker to help us to maintain St Michael's church building, and to be available to open and close the building for non-regular users. The role is a paid role, for 4 hours per week. A role description is here: Caretaker Role Description
If you would like to know more about this role, please contact our Churchwarden Gavin Adlington on gavin.adlington@gmail.com
Contacting Us
If there is anything we can help you with, please get in touch with:
Vicar - Rev David Cattle revdcattle@gmail.com; or 01245 265250.
(Usual day off is Saturday)
Churchwardens: Anne Pepper - email apepper36@gmail.com or or 07703 586537
Or Anne Gardner - email gardneranne24@gmail.com or 01245 353476
Pastoral care: Karen Robertson - email k-robertson@blueyonder.co.uk or 07941857097
Safeguarding: Janella Coates - janella.coates@gmail.com or 07981 419796
Children and Youth Worker, Ellen Morrison - stmichaelsyouthworker@gmail.com or 07727 655 934
Evangelism Enabler (and Make Lunch). Sue Kitson - suektsn9@gmail.com 01245 265443
Financial / Invoices treasurer@stmichaelsgalleywood.org.uk
GDPR + Privicy Notice
A Privicay notice is now available for all to see and read, please click here to download it
Regular weekly Prayers 