Love Your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature event June 2026
For over 16 years "Caring for God’s Acre" has been encouraging all who help to look after churchyards, chapel yards and cemeteries to celebrate these fantastic places in the lovely month of June. Churches Count on Nature is part of Love Your Burial Ground Week, focusing on the brilliant wildlife to be found in churchyards and chapel yards. It is a joint initiative promoted by Caring for God’s Acre, the Church of England, the Church in Wales and A Rocha UK.
Concert and Barn Dance with The Madding Crowd
Sat 9 May 2026 7.30pm Victoria Hall Sutton Scotney Tickets £15: concert090526@gmail.com 07507 816581 Cash bar ~ Bringing to life the music and times of the old village bands and choirs ~ Fundraiser for Stoke Charity and Hunton Churches
Practical tips for churches such as St Mary’s, Micheldever to reach net zero
St Mary's is on a mission to reach the net zero targets set by the Church of England aiming to be net zero by 2030. In April 2024 St Mary's welcomed Esos Energy consultants to complete a survey on our energy usage and areas for improvement. Because of the age of the building it was identified that our energy footprint (in particular the heating) needs to be vastly improved. This is one of the objectives of our new reordering project 2026. Net Zero
New St Mary’s, Micheldever Personal Contact information form!
In order to receive current information by email relating to St Mary's and the local benefice churches, and to make sure we only contact you about things that are of interest to you, it would be really helpful if you could fill in the attached short consent form and return it to Rev. Claire or Louise (church warden) by the end of March 2026.
Vocations Morning – Church of England – Hampshire
Saturday 21st March, 9.30am – 12.30pm Do you think God might be calling you to use your gifts to serve Jesus Christ, but you’re unsure of what your next step might be? Join Bishop Kelly and Rev’d Dr Amy Roche, along with members of the Mission & Ministry Team, to find out more about the pathways available for both lay and ordained ministries. There will be a particular focus on opportunities for lay ministry including Exploring Theology, Bishops Commission for Mission and Bishops
Micheldever Village Fete 20th June 2026
It may only be March but diaries fill at a disturbing rate! So, one for the diary - this year’s Micheldever fete will be on Saturday 20 June. As always, the fete promises to be a fun afternoon for all the family with all the essential components - Bar, BBQ, band, dog show, stalls, children’s corner and more. Plans are also progressing well for an additional attraction this year - a display of cars that for most of us we
Roof Repairs
We are delighted to report that, despite the recent never-ending rain, the roofing repairs to the chancel and vestry roofs of St Mary’s are now complete. A few months ago, we were really struggling to assess how our fundraising efforts and reserves could stretch to covering the roof repairs as well as other recent expenses for major repair bills for the organ, electrical work, and central heating. Maintaining and preserving a Grade II* listed heritage building is a challenge. But then we
Looking after our Yew Trees
Were you aware that St Mary the Virgin has 5 ancient yew trees in its churchyard? A solid and respectful remnant of a bigone age, but still growing fast and furiously into the 21st century. This year in collaboration with Love your Yew Week 2026 a group of enthusistic volunteers have been trimming the ground under the yew trees to give these ancient specimens the best support they can have for 2026. This action was recommended by the association "Caring for
Intriging interiors – Identifying the contents of a church building
Do you know the difference between a misericord and an altar or reredos? Do you know your sedilia and piscina from your hatchment? If you don't, and are curious for a layman's description of what you typically might find in a church building please explore the National Churches Trust latest article on how to identify the interior of a church building. National Churches Article
Vocations Morning – Saturday 21st March, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Do you think God might be calling you to use your gifts to serve Jesus Christ, but you’re unsure of what your next step might be? Join Bishop Kelly and Rev’d Dr Amy Roche, along with members of the Mission & Ministry Team, to find out more about the pathways available for both lay and ordained ministries. There will be a particular focus on opportunities for lay ministry including Exploring Theology, Bishops Commission for Mission and Bishops Permission to Preach. St Mark's, Kempshott Homesteads
