St Mary’s involvement in “Growing Rural Parishes” an initiative of the Church of England
Growing Rural Parishes is an initiative of the Church of England to bring together rural churches, such as those in the Dever Benefice. St Mary's, along with the 6 other churches in our rural benefice, is involved.
St Mary the Virgin, Micheldever Annual Report 2025
Please find attached the St Mary's, Micheldever,Annual Report 2025, which highlights the church's activities for 2025. Read about the fundraising activities that the church has organised throughout the year for the repairs to the roof and organ and general maintenance of the church. Find out about Growing Rural Parishes and our involvement in this Church of England activity. Understand the finances of the church during the last year This report was approved by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)
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 during the lovely month of June. A few stalwarts of St Mary's and our neighbouring churches supported the Love Your Burial Ground week by attending a Wildlife recording afternoon at St Mary's on Sunday, 6th June 2026. Young and old, we had an amazing time recording flora, fauna and birdlife using clipboards and various
ARocha Easy Eco Tips 2026
Are you looking for simple ideas on how to take action for the climate and nature? ARocha's new Eco Tips calendar for 2026 will keep us inspired throughout the year. It has fresh ideas each month and will help to foster a lasting commitment to a greener lifestyle. Sustainability isn’t a one-time effort; it’s a continuous journey. Small actions can lead to significant impact. That’s why our calendar focuses on easy-to-implement tips, so that everyone can contribute, regardless of their lifestyle or
Upcoming, local baby loss support service – Saying Goodbye
Saying Goodbye, (part of Mariposa International) are returning to Chichester with a very special Baby loss remembrance and support service (part of a series of services held across UK, Ireland, and the USA). Mariposa International's core objective is to support people who have lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy. Founded in 2012, by Zoe and Andy Clark-Coates, who saw a critical lack of support for people like them, who had gone through baby loss. With
Dever Singers are recruiting
Are you an amateur singer who enjoys classical music and live in proximity to Micheldever and its surroundings?. The Dever Singers are a group of amateur enthusiasts who practise throughout the year and give a winter and summer concert. If you are interested in joining the Dever Singers please see the details below.
Church Building Proposed Renovations and Improvements Project
Come along to informal meetings on Saturday, 18th April, or 25th April, to hear proposals for this new project.
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.
Micheldever Village Fete 20th June 2026
The village fete will take place in the grounds of the Half Moon and Spread Eagle Pub in Micheldever on Saturday, 20th June. All welcome!
