St Michael's pipe organ
St Michael's has a Harrison & Harrison pipe organ which is used regulary for Sunday services and weddings. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Ken, our organist, plays a short piece of organ music at the end of the 10:00 Sunday Communion service. It is a delight to listen to Ken's playing and to hear how fine our organ sounds. If you would like a favourite piece of music played, plese contact Ken
St Michael's bell ringers

Our peal of bells is, historically, interesting. Ringing times: 9:30am each Sunday and 5:30pm first Sunday. Practice 7:15-8:45pm Monday.
The parish boasts a fine team of bell ringers who have their own web site. On their site you can read about the history of St Michael's bells and their most recent restoration. There are also articles on bell ringing and links to the Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers.

St Michael's Lady's Group
For a 'Girls Night Out' meet at the Church Hall Usually first Friday in the month 7.30 pm.
  • Friday 1st June (Hall) - 'Street Party'
  • Wednesday 11th July - Air Ambulance (joint with Men's group)
  • Friday 3rd Aug - Angler's Country Park
  • Friday 7th Sep - Theatre (Halifax)

 

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St Michael's organ

St Michaels nave

St Michaels font
St Michael's Church Choir
The Choir sing the 10:00am Sunday Communion Services and at the 10:00am Family Service on the first Sunday of each month. We are usually asked to sing at weddings.

Our hymns are taken, for the most part, from Songs of Fellowship, and Ancient and Modern Revised (AMR). We have a good mixture of traditional hymns and new songs, and we pride ourselves in expanding our repertoire. We also sing a setting of many parts of the Eucharistic Liturgy. At present we sing mainly in unison and sometimes in two parts.

Our singers are mainly ladies and we have a growing number of young people. The choir practive is 7:00-8:00pm on Thursday evenings. Ages are from 10 years upwards.

The choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM).

St Michael's Men's Group
Men's Group meets at 7.30pm on the 4th Wednesday in the month (or as advised) at the Conservative Club (unless an 'out visit' is arranged). A social evening with a guest speaker/visit to a place of interest.
  • Wednesday 30th May - Reverend Andy rowe giving a talk on his pastoral work in Wakefield Prison.
  • Wednesday 20th June - A trip round the Water Treatment Works at Esholt. Please note this visit starts at 7.00pm at Esholt. This means that we will move of in convoy at 6.20pm from the Church Hall. Anyone wanting a lift please let me know. We will probably call in at a local pub so that we can have a bevy ( alcoholic or not ) before our return
  • Wednesday 11th July - A joint meeting with the Womens Group in Church at 7.30pm for a talk on the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Team
  • Wednesday 8th August - A BBQ in the Vicarage Garden at 7.30pm
Contact: Ian Bardy