St. Michael's Church, Wincle

Dedicated to St Michael, also known as the Archangel Michael, who from the 4C has been regarded as the healing angel and protector of the Church. St. Michael is also considered the patron saint of police officers, paramedics, firefighters and the military as well as the sick and suffering.
 
The earliest extant reference to a church being built on this site is in 1647, as recorded on the lintel over the former chancel door. The location was possibly the site of an ancient Neolithic burial mound. The first church building was likely to have been constructed partly of timber and plaster as a chapel of ease under its mother parish of Prestbury. Unfortunately many of the earliest records detailing the history of the church and parish have been destroyed.

 

Useful links: www.winclechurch.org.uk for greater history info on church, school and parish and background to the men listed on our WW1 war memorial and www.wincle.org.uk for general info.

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Meet our Vicar!

Vicar Liz is the new vicar of Peak Parish Benefice, which includes the churches of St. Michael's Church in Wincle, St. Saviour's in Wildboarclough and St. Mary's in Bosley.

She is married to Paul and has two sons, Samuel and Jonathan. 

Vicar Liz is the author of the Adventures with Teddy and Dolly series of books. She also runs a charity called PrayGo which designs smart phone apps to encourage prayer.

Liz loves to walk, draw, dance and read detective stories in her spare time.

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Teddy and Dolly Services

Once a month, Vicar Liz leads a Teddy and Dolly Service in church for the school community. Liz, and her amazing team of helpers, invite the pupils and their families into church for a story. The pupils then spend time working interactively exploring the story through Play Dough, sand, Lego and art. They then share their learning altogether at the end. 

We have had three wonderful Teddy and Dolly Services so far this summer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas Community Lunch

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The pupils decided to invite members of the local community to a delicious Christmas Lunch. The children enjoyed finding out about our local residents and also talked about what they were looking forward to Christmas the most. We devoured our lunch and then took part in a collective Christmas sing-a-long. 

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Community Christmas Carol Concert

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On Sunday 15th December, the pupils joined members of the local church to take part in a Christmas Carol Concert. It was wonderful to share out talents and the pupils did so well performing both as a group and individually. 

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