For Interest

Whoever you are, we have something at St. Michael's that will suit you. We have a wide range of social activities from pram services and a toddler group for young parents and families to being involved in the cross-denomination H.O.P.E. group for older people.

As well as events held outside the church, we have services for all ages groups, our Sunday School runs along side the 10.00am service every week.

The first Monday of the month the men meet in Houghton Rugby Club from 8.30pm where new members will always be made welcome.

Our ladies go out for a meal on the second Monday evening of the month, venues and times vary, contact the church office for details and times.

Musically we are well served at St Michael's, we have a choir which meet for practice every Tuesday evening where you will be made welcome. Our contemporary music group meet at irregular intervals and are always pleased to welcome new musicians and singers. Again due to differing schedules it would be advisable to contact the church office for further details. We also have a handbell ringing group who meet on a Monday evening for their own practises and rehearsals.

We show films in church several times a year, the subjects usually bearing some relevance to events at the time. This Easter we showed Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ for example, other such events will be advertised in the appropriate sections.

A special interest group have taken on the job of rescuing the old hillside cemetery in Houghton-le-Spring. The fine folk engaged in this act of love can be contacted at their website for details of their many projects, open days and historical research. Anyone looking for ancestors buried in Houghton would be advised to check out their burial records.

It would be an unusual month that went by without a social event for all ages in the Kepier Hall. We recently had our Parish party and a Mad March Hare's Party is planned for March 11th. Details of other forthcoming events will appear on the appropriate page.