MAC St. Michaels

Welcome to the Monmouth Marches Ministry Area Website

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Today's Monmouth Marches Ministry Area inherits a thousand years and more of Christian history. Our churches are ancient centres of worship and 21st century resources for our communities. Some have been reshaped by generous Victorians. Others remain simple chapels built for monks before Henrey VIII dissolved the monasteries. All are beautiful in their different ways. Please visit them and share in their beauty and peace when you can: access can be arranged by using the places page on this website. And we have created video tours of some of them, which you can find on the resources page of this website.

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Saturday 16th Sept was the first ever "Recharge: A Heart for Worship" event, held at St Marys in Monmouth and led by the 4pm at the Priory service, part of St Marys Church. It was a day to bring people together, of learning and training, of music and worship, craft, food and fun! It all started with St Marys Church choir leading us with a beautiful anthem conducted by Thomas Mottishead, the director of music, before heading into Abide With Me and then moving into more contemporary hymns and worship, all ably led by Jez Piper and his worship band – Recharge Worship. Then there was a wealth of training workshops to choose from covering all sorts of topics from sound and lighting at church, to how to lead worship when you have no musicians or looking into new technology to support churches. Whilst all the workshops were running the free cafe and free creative crafty area for kids were open, encouraging people to drop in, stay a while and get to know each other. The day finished with a wonderful time of worship led by our amazing band – Recharge Worship - consisting of people from 4 different South Wales churches, brought together to make a powerful and wonderful sound. With teaching from Patrick Hutching from 4pm at the Priory, and free hotdogs, cakes and drinks for everyone, and a time of fellowship, we left feeling uplifted, fulfilled and enlightened. It was great to meet people from churches near and far, tourists popping in and staying; and to work together with the team at St Marys to worship together. We look forward to holding similar events in the future, and to Recharge: A Heart for Worship returning next year!

Notices from the Monmouth Marches Ministry Area

Evensong Sunday 15th October

By Tim Dack | 2nd September 2023

Evensong at St Mary’s, Monmouth 15th October at 6pm. Choir practices on Thursday evenings, new members always welcome.

Music on the Wye

By Tim Dack | 21st September 2023

Michaelmas Ecofest

By Tim Dack | 21st September 2023

BBQ and Harvest

By Tim Dack | 19th September 2023

St. Maughans Charity Harvest Barbeque Cash donations to Ripple Effect and WaterAid and Food (non- perishable) donations to Monmouth Food Bank Sunday 24 th September 2023- Noon onwards Vicarage Field, Church Farm, St. Maughans (just past the church) BBQ’s, pay BAR and Free Parking provided Bring your own food/picnic/drinking vessels Barbeque to follow Harvest Festival … Read more

By Tim Dack | 13th September 2023

Dingestow Harvest Thanksgiving

Sunday 20th 6.00pm at St Michael’s Church Songs of Praise – with hot dogs.

By Tim Dack | 10th August 2023

Sunday 20th 6.00pm at St Michael’s Church Songs of Praise – with hot dogs.

By Tim Dack | 10th August 2023

St. Wonnows Church, Wonastow Summer Celebration All Age Service on Sunday August 27th at 3pm, followed by Parish Tea Party at 4pm

Trellech Teas at St Nicholas Church

By Tim Dack | 27th May 2023

Trellech Teas at St Nicholas Church, Trellech. Everything freshly home baked. 2nd and 4th Fridays 2.30pm to 4.30pm (break during August)

Are you wondering how you can give to support your local Church. The Church in Wales has developed online tools to help you create a new Gift Direct donation or manage your existing one. For more details on how the Gift Direct system operates visit the Church in Wales webpage by clicking on the button below.. All monies given by Gift Aid go directly to the church you choose to support.

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Ready to find out more about our church family services? Click on the buttons below each advert

Many of our people were involved in producing videos to encourage and support our congregations during the pandemic. Click on the 'resources' button below to watch these videos.

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One of our churches, St Nicholas, Trellech

This beautiful church serves the community of Trellech and its surrounds. For more information about this and our many other churches please click on the blue 'places' button at the top of this page.

St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth

St Marys Dusk by Rhiannon

Meet our Team Priests and Deacons

Other key people within the Ministry Area

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Are you wondering how you can give to support your local Church. The Church in Wales has developed online tools to help you create a new Gift Direct donation or manage your existing one. For more details on how the Gift Direct system operates visit the Church in Wales webpage by clicking on the button below..

Our pastoral team is happy to visit those in the community who, because of their present circumstances cannot attend church to receive Holy Communion, especially those in residential homes. If you would like one of our pastoral visitors to bring extended communion please get in touch with the Reverend Catherine our Community Engagement Priest (see above) who will pass on your details to the pastoral team.

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