St Michael’s Church Project: NACRE
NACRE is the acronym chosen by St Michael’s to identify its project for the Narthex And Church RE-visioning. A plan for renewal. The work, which has been approved by the church authorities, will transform the area into a more welcoming space, which can be used by the whole community. It will involve new LED lighting throughout. The Narthex (church hall) will be insulated and double-glazed windows upgraded together with new flooring and chairs.
Give To Go Green
These changes obviously come at a cost, some of which can be raised through grants, especially for the energy-saving aspects of the project such as the LED lights, insulation and double-glazed windows. The Church of England’s ‘Give To Go Green’ initiative will match any monies raised, up to a maximum of £10,000, during a set 6-weeks period.
St Michael’s Goes Green
The good news is that St Michael’s has successfully applied to be part of this initiative and our fundraising time will be from 20th September to 31st October.
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OTTERY FOOD BANK NEEDS
5th August 2024
We are completely out of:
Toilet Rolls
Also short of:
UHT orange juice
Instant coffee
Long grain rice
Biscuits
Donations may be left in the box at the back of St Michael’s Church, or the Food Bank box in Morrison’s supermarket on West Hill Road.
BAT EVENING
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On Saturday 7th September from 6 – 8pm, there will be a ‘Bat Evening’ at St Michael’s Church. A Forest School leader will be providing activities and bringing along bat detectors. We also have the loan of a bat detector from Devon Wildlife Trust for the whole weekend as part of the county’s Bat Survey. There will be crafts, snacks & hot chocolate.
£4 per person, free for under 5s.
All welcome – tell your friends! To book please email
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Come and hear this local choir at St Michael’s Church on Saturday 5th October. Click for more information.
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