St Matthew’s Church

St Matthew’s Church

Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4NT
Vicar: Revd Alan Jewell
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Sharing the love of Jesus with all through friendship, prayer & service

Church Of England
St Matthew's Church

Welcome to St Matthew's Church, Stretton!

Our church building is on Stretton Road, just opposite the Park Royal Hotel.  We are part of the Church of England Diocese of Chester and our parish covers Stretton and parts of Appleton. We are linked to St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn, just down the road.
Sunday services are usually held at 10.45 AM (These times vary occasionally, so please check weekly notices or contact us to check.) We also have a midweek communion service on Thursdays at 10.30 AM.  If you want to call in to have a look at the church, the best time is usually on a Wednesday morning when we are open for coffee ∼ Community Coffee Morning.
On Friday afternoons, we hold our Praise & Play service.  This is aimed at children not yet at school and their parents and other carers. You can expect singing, a bible story, craft activities and a drink and a snack.
We have a church school, Stretton St Matthew's Church of England Primary.  The school holds services in church each half-term and the church provides a weekly assembly.  For details of admissions, please see the school’s website.

St Matthew's Church

Welcome to St Matthew's Church, Stretton!

Our church building is on Stretton Road, just opposite the Park Royal Hotel.  We are part of the Church of England Diocese of Chester and our parish covers Stretton and parts of Appleton. We are linked to St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn, just down the road.
Sunday services are usually held at 10.45 AM (These times vary occasionally, so please check weekly notices or contact us to check.) We also have a midweek communion service on Thursdays at 10.30 AM.  If you want to call in to have a look at the church, the best time is usually on a Wednesday morning when we are open for coffee ∼ Community Coffee Morning.
On Friday afternoons, we hold our Praise & Play service.  This is aimed at children not yet at school and their parents and other carers. You can expect singing, a bible story, craft activities and a drink and a snack.
We have a church school, Stretton St Matthew's Church of England Primary.  The school holds services in church each half-term and the church provides a weekly assembly.  For details of admissions, please see the school’s website.

 

Events This Week

The Singing Kettle's
Christmas Cracker

2pm Thursday 14 December

Church Hall, Stretton Road

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St Matthew's Christmas Tree Festival 2023

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St Matthew’s Church Stretton

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Christmas Tree Festival 2023

JESUS THE GREATEST GIFT

FREE ENTRANCE

including a drink & mince pie.

Saturday 2nd December 2 - 5pm
Sunday 3rd December 2 - 5pm

Saturday 9th December 2 - 5pm
Sunday 10th December 2 - 5pm

We offer a warm welcome to everyone.

Enjoy a visit to our beautiful church filled with decorated Christmas Trees.

There will also be a Prayer & Remembrance Tree.
On these trees you will be able to leave prayer requests or the name/s of loved ones you wish to remember at this special time of year.

ENTRANCE IS FREE

Donations to our chosen charities are welcome

Room at the Inn
&
St Matthew’s Church

Smarts Furnishings Tree

Smarts Furnishings

Stretton Fox Tree

Stretton Fox

Friends Of St Matthews Tree

Friends Of St Matthews

Pictures of the all the trees can be viewed by following the link below

St Matthew's Tree Festival Gallery
Boxed Present

Posted 3 weeks ago

Morning Worship
Sunday 10 December 2023
Live-stream from
St Matthew’s Church
10.45am.

Youtube direct link 
https://youtube.com/live/m8YxmfFA-74?feature=share

Notices 

Welcome to this week’s notices!

Carol Singing

Week beginning Sunday 10 December 2023

Church Carol Services

Join us for our carol services:

  • 6.30PM at St Cross on Sunday 10 December,

  • 6.30PM at St Matthew’s on Sunday 17 December

Pub Carol Singing

On the evening of Tuesday 12 December, some of us will be out singing carols at a couple of local pubs. We plan to meet at the Partridge at 8PM and then move on to the Stretton Fox around 8.30-8.45PM. (Times are approximate!)

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Church Notices Saturday Update!

This Sunday

Church Notices Sunday 10 December 2023 - Saturday update (sent on Friday!)

For our 10.45AM service at St Matthew’s on Sunday, we will be using this year’s ‘Pop Up Nativity’ from the Bible Society . This year, it’s called ‘Festive Fred Finds the Greatest Gift’, and is based on a book by Dai Woolridge. There will be plenty of opportunities for audience participation, and if you’d like to, why not come as one of the characters from the nativity story? We will be singing some Christmas carols and the whole thing will be fun for people of all ages, so please join us.

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Church Notices for Advent
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Services for Advent and Christmas 2023

December 2023

Details of the main services for Advent and Christmas 2023

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Open Church

Community Coffee Morning

All Welcome
Every Wednesday 9am-11am

FREE REFRESHMENTS

 
Posted 2 weeks ago

How should we treat those who are our enemies, according to Jesus?
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Events & Services 

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Sun 10 Dec 2023  Today

Holy Communion 8:00am  Nativity 10:45am    Christmas Tree Festival 2:00pm  - 5:00pm

Wed 13 Dec 2023  

Coffee Morning 9:00am  - 11:00am

Thu 14 Dec 2023  

Holy Communion 10:30am  Singing Kettle Christmas Cracker 2:00pm  - 3:30pm

Fri 15 Dec 2023  

Praise & Play 2:00pm  - 3:00pm