Welcome to the website for St. Gabriel's R.C. Church, Alsager, Cheshire, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury
Presbytery, 140 Lawton Road, Alsager, Cheshire ST7 2DE. 01270
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The newly-repointed St Gabriel's in summer 2014. (Thanks to Brian Woolf for the majority of photos in this website)
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Welcome to the website for St. Gabriel's Church, Alsager. St. Gabriel's church is situated in south-east Cheshire and is part of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Download this week's newsletter here (MS Word, new window) - 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time -
Saying Goodbye, (part of Mariposa International (SG)) are
coming to Manchester next month with a very special Baby
loss remembrance and support service (part of an
international chain of events).
Mariposa International (SG)'s core objective is to support
people who have lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at
birth, or in infancy. It was founded in 2012, by Zoe and
Andy Clark-Coates, who saw a critical lack of support for
people like them, who had gone through baby loss. With over
258,000 babies being lost yearly in the UK alone, the
charity needed to be able to offer not only a comprehensive
package of befriending and support but also national baby
loss remembrance services (called Saying Goodbye Services),
for people to join together and remember the children they
had lost.
Since 2012, almost 300 services have taken place
at Cathedrals and Minsters across the UK, US, and France,
and 2026 will see 20+ services across Ireland, the UK and
the US.
On the 18th October at 2.30pm in Manchester Cathedral, we
will be hosting one of our Saying Goodbye Services and as
this is a local service we wanted to share this information
with you.
So who is the service for?
Anyone who has either personally lost a baby at any stage of
pregnancy, at birth, or in early years, or who has been
affected by family members' or friends' loss. Whether the
loss was recent or 80 years ago, everyone is welcome to
attend. We have also extended the services, and gladly
welcome anyone who is grieving the fact that they haven't
had children. This may be due to circumstance, infertility,
or for other reasons - but all are welcome. Babies and
children are also invited to come with their families, as
the Saying Goodbye service is truly a family event for all.
We know that as 1 in 4 women suffer miscarriage and baby
loss, you will have contact with a significant number of
people who have either personally suffered baby loss, or who
have a partner or family member that has, so we wanted to
ask if you would help us in promoting the service.
To read more on the charity, please see the Saying Goodbye
website, which you can find at:
www.sayinggoodbye.org
The what's happening in the parish page contains previous newsletters and information about events in the parish.
Whether you are a visitor to the parish, new to the area or wish to visit St Gabriel's then you will receive a warm welcome. Follow the links at the top of each page to navigate around the site.
December 2020 photos of the church - click on the images to see full-size pictures.
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