St. Margaret's Church, Abdon
Church services and special events 2012:
Church services will be held on the second and fourth Sunday each month at 11.30am. A warm welcome is extended to everyone.
- Sunday 12th February - Joint Service at Munslow, 10.am. Bishop of Hereford.
- Sunday 8th April - Easter Eucharist, 11.30am at St. Margaret's Church.
- Sunday 10th June - Afternoon tea in the churchyard from 3pm followed by Songs of Praise at 6pm.
- Friday 29th June - NOT TO BE MISSED! A SUMMER CONCERT BY BEL CANTO AT ST MARGARET'S CHURCH, ABDON AT 7.30 P.M. ON 29TH JUNE. An all female "barber's shop" quartet from Bridgnorth who have sung their way to the finale of a choral music competition at the Albert Hall, will be in concert at St Margaret's Church, Abdon on 29th June. Some 18 years ago, four friends, Christine Briggs, Lindy Macdonald, Suzanne Millington and Jenny Davies met together for the pure enjoyment of making music. Thus was born "BEL CANTO". So followed a time of much laughter, musical experimentation and deepening of friendships, all of which are reflected in their unique blend of close harmony singing. Their repertoire includes a diverse mixture of folk, barbershop, classical, jazz and madrigals. Audiences in this country and abroad have derived great pleasure from the melodious magic of their performances. Tickets for Bell Canto will cost £6.00 to include light refreshments (in the churchyard if it's fine) and will be on sale in early May. Please phone 01746 712572, 01746 712498, or Abdon PCC members.
- Sunday 29th July - Joint Service at St Margaret's, celebrant Rev Claire Lording.
- Saturday 3rd November - Richard Brown FRPS will be showing Audio Visual Sequences including "The Little Red Box" in Abdon Village hall at 7.30 pm ploughman's supper. Ticket prices to be announced later. Richard is an internationally renowned photographer and judge. A very special evening.
- For dates of previous events see the Events archive...
Contacts:
- Vicar: Interregnum. Until further notice, in the case of funerals, either the family or the Funeral Director should contact The Rural Dean Rev. Claire Lording on 01584 810811. For other clergy contact phone Churchwarden Barrie Wilson on 01746 712572.
- Church wardens: Mrs F Howells, Mr B Wilson
PCC meetings 2012:
- Tuesday 7th February - PCC Meeting, 7.30pm Abdon Village Hall or St. Margaret's Church.
- Wednesday 4th July - PCC meeting, 7.30 Abdon Village Hall.
- For dates of previous meetings see the Events archive...
PCC members:
- Mr B Wilson (vice chair), Mr and Mrs J Buckingham (secretary), Mr and Mrs S Conolly, Mrs F Howells, Mr and Mrs I Jeavons, Mrs B Jones, Mr G Lovatt, Mrs M Marston, Mr and Mrs H Scurfield, Mrs B Wilson.
Flowers, brasses and cleaning rota
Church kneelers:
- View the unique Abdon Church kneelers made by the parishioners of Abdon
- Join our sewing club and make a kneeler for the church
- The parish kneelers website www.parishkneelers.co.uk is a national record of church kneelers that are local, original and unique. The Abdon church kneelers can be viewed on the Parish Kneelers website - just select the Gallery, scroll down to Shropshire and double click on St. Margaret's Church.
The Church roof
In the Summer and Autumn of 1999 the roof of the nave at St. Margaret's Church, Abdon was renewed by a team of 5 volunteers, supported by their families and friends. A video of this called 'Raising the Roof' has been compiled by Mr B Wilson.