Ash Wednesday service at Marton Church

for 1 hour
St James & St Paul, Marton
Congleton Road Marton Macclesfield SK11 9HE, United Kingdom

This evening, there will be a special Ash Wednesday service at the Church of St James and St Paul, Marton to which everyone is invited. The Right Revd Sam Corley, Suffragan Bishop of Stockport will be at the service.

During the service, the minister will place ashes on each worshipper's forehead in the shape of a cross. The ceremony shows that a person belongs to Jesus Christ, and it also represents a person's grief and mourning for their sins — the same sins that Christians believe Jesus Christ gave his life for when he died on the cross.

Refreshments will be served after the service.

St James & St Paul, Marton

Welcome to the parish church of St James and St Paul in Marton, near Macclesfield, in Cheshire.

We are part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Chester, serving the small (but perfectly formed) village of Marton, a few miles north of Congleton. Our church building is (we think) the oldest of its kind still in use in Europe, and we are rather fond of it.

It was founded in 1343, and much of what was built then is still here. We hope that both the building and the worshipping community will be here for another few centuries at least.

We were very sorry to say goodbye recently to our vicar, Revd Ian Arch, who has moved on to a new life in Wales with his family. The Rural Daneside Churches are now in the process of finding and appointing a new vicar and, in the meantime, the work of the church continues.

For any enquiries, please use the "Get in Touch" page.

For details of our services, see the Services and events page.  

The parish of Marton: St James is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. For information, please click "Safeguarding".

gallery image gallery image

Get in touch

Benefice Administrator

Rural Daneside Benefice Office
Colshaw Heath Farm
Colshaw Lane
Siddington
Macclesfield
Cheshire

SK11 9LZ
Office Manager
01260 224447

Our website

What's on

Ash Wednesday service at Marton Church

for 1 hour
St James & St Paul, Marton
Congleton Road Marton Macclesfield SK11 9HE, United Kingdom

This evening, there will be a special Ash Wednesday service at the Church of St James and St Paul, Marton to which everyone is invited. The Right Revd Sam Corley, Suffragan Bishop of Stockport will be at the service.

During the service, the minister will place ashes on each worshipper's forehead in the shape of a cross. The ceremony shows that a person belongs to Jesus Christ, and it also represents a person's grief and mourning for their sins — the same sins that Christians believe Jesus Christ gave his life for when he died on the cross.

Refreshments will be served after the service.

Our Benefice