A Guide to the Western Mission Partnership The Anglican Churches on the Isle of Man are working together in new ways to reach out to their communities. The Western Mission Partnership is made up of eight church communities from across two parishes. This Guide will give you information on each of the churches within the Western Mission Partnership, the regular services they hold, and contact information for each community. Together Making Christ Visible The Western Mission Partnership was formed in 2010 with the aim of providing a network of prayer, support and the means for shared working across the west of the Isle of the Man. It is made up of two ‘Parishes’ containing no less than 8 parish churches, one of which is the Island’s only Cathedral. St Michael and All Angels St John the Baptist The Royal Chapel St James The$Parish$of$the$West$Coast$$ Skeerey&yn&Clyst,Marrey&Heear$$$ Serving&the&&communities&of& &Dalby,&Patrick,&Peel,&Kirk&Michael,&and&St&Johns The Cathedral Church Holy Trinity of St German St Luke St Paul $ The$Parish$of$Marown $ Foxdale$and$Baldwin$ 2 St Runius 12 Holy$Trinity,$Patrick.$ (Kirk&Patrick,&Patrick)& & How$can$we$find$your$church?$ Patrick&Village&is&situated&about&2&miles& south&of&Peel&on&the&coast&road& towards&Glen&Maye&and&Dalby.& Alternatively&from&Tynwald&Hill&take& the&road&opposite&the&Hill&and&after& 400&yards&or&so&take&the&first&turn&on& the&right.&&This&road&is&very&twisty&and& takes&you&right&to&the&church.$ & whole&community&to&become& Things$to$know$about$Holy$Trinity$ involved&in&the&life&of&the&church& Patrick&church&is&open&daily&between& outside&of&Sunday&Worship.&& 9am&and&6pm&and&offers&a&quiet&place& & to&pause.&&& The&graveyard&has&several&war&graves& Around&the&church&is&a&graveyard&and& including&7&Turkish&soldiers&and&2& glebe&land.&&Some&of&the&glebe&land&has& Jewish&internees,&along&with&many& recently&found&new&use&as&allotments& British&soldiers.&&& for&the&community&with&other&areas& All&died&during&the&1914R18&war&in&the& given&over&to&fruit&trees&and&a&picnic& internment&camp&of&Knockaloe,& space&forming&a&community&orchard.& across&the&road,&probably&in&the&flu& & pandemic.& The&church&has&a&hanging&system&for& $ art,&and&often&has&excellent&exhibitions& Regular$Service$times$$ of&artwork&featuring&local&artists.&&& Sunday$at$10.30am$ These&offer&an&opportunity&for&the& 1st$and$3rd$Sundays:$$ $ Eucharist$ 2nd$and$4th$Sundays:$$ $ Morning$Worship$ $ Three&times&a&year&there&will&be&a& combined&service&with&Dalby&and&Glen& Maye&Methodist&Church&–&dates&will& be&announced&in&Parish&notices& Contact$ Revd$Margaret$Burrow$(Minister)$ 07624$235711$ [email protected]$ 3 & St$James,$Dalby$ (Dalby&Church)$ How$can$we$find$your$church?$ St&James&is&on&the&seaward&side&of& the&Peel&to&Port&Erin&coast&road,&in& Dalby&Village.&&Parking&is&on&the&road.&& The&church&is&opened&daily.&& Things$to$know$about$St$James! This&unique&historic&church,&much& admired&by&Sir&John&Betjeman,&was& commissioned&by&Bishop&Ward&in&1839& We&have&an&active&church&and&& as&a&church&school&and&designed&by& community&group&working&to&restore& John&Welsh,&architect&for&the&Tower&of& the&building&and&connect&to&the& Refuge&and&King&Williams&College.&& community.&This&is&through&monthly& One&of&the&smallest&churches&on&the& events,&a&ministry&of&“cakes&and& Island,&its&two&large&adjoining& cooking”,&community&initiatives&like& community&rooms&mean&it&still&plays&a& “Sunday&papers”&and&the&shared&village& vital&role&in&village&life.& fruit&bushes.&& & As&a&Fairtrade&church&we’re&seeking&to& Worship&at&Dalby&is&intimate&and& serve&our&wider&community&and&are& informal.&Situated&on&the&scenic&West& committed&to&fundraising&for&Manx& Coast&overlooking&the&sea,&we&seek&to& charities&on&Island&and&overseas.&&& reflect&in&worship&the&silence&and& & beauty&of&our&environment,&our& Regular$service$times$$ traditions,&our&Celtic&heritage,&and&our& Sunday$at$6:30pm$ love&of&God&and&one&another.&& 1st$$Sunday:$Evening$prayer$ 2nd$Sunday:$Holy$Communion$ 3rd$Sunday:$Evening$prayer$ 4th$Sunday:$Celtic$Communion$ & & (a&quiet&service&of&reflection&& & & around&the&fire&in&the&& & & & schoolrooms)& & Contact$ Cheryl$Cousins$(Local$Minister)$ 01624$843471$ [email protected]$$$$ & & 4 The Cathedral Church of St German (Peel Cathedral, St German’s Cathedral) How$can$we$find$your$church?$ In&the&centre&of&Peel&by&the&Police& Station&and&the&Town&Hall&on&Derby& Road.&IM5&1HH.& & Things$to$know$about$St$German’s! 1)&Housed&within&the&Treasury&is&a& significant&collection&of&church&silver,& including&three&priceless&twentieth& Regular$Service$times$$ century&pieces&designed&by&the&famous& Mon$–$Fri$9am$Morning$Prayer$ Manx&designer&Archibald&Knox&and& Mon$–$Sat$5:30pm$Evening$Prayer$ $ made&by&Liberty’s&of&London.&These& Wed$9:30am$Holy$Communion$(BCP)$ were&gifted&to&the&Cathedral&by&the& $ Sundays$ Knox&family.&& $8:30am$Holy$Communion$(BCP)$ & st 2)$The&Cathedral&is&home&to&an&eight& 1 $Sunday$10:30am$$ $ Cathedral$Eucharist$ foot&high&menorah&made&for&the&‘Anne& nd$$ th Frank&[+You}’&exhibition&from&bomb& 2 &$4 $Sunday$10:30am$$ $ Parish$Eucharist$ shell&casings&collected&in&Israel.$ rd $ 3 $Sunday$10:30am$$ 3)$The&Cathedral&is&embarking&on&an& $ Worship$Together$ exciting&and&strategic&redevelopment& $ of&its&gardens&and&buildings.&These&will& 3:30pm$Choral$Evensong$(BCP)$ include&the&construction&of&a&cloister& $ weekly&during&term&time.& and&new&song&school&alongside& redevelopment&of&the&gardens.$ Contact$ The$Very$Revd$Nigel$Godfrey$$$ (The$Dean)$ 01624$844830$$ [email protected]$ Val&Garrett&(Dean’s&PA)&& 07624&316001& & Website$ www.peelcathedral.im$$ 5 St$John$the$Baptist$ The&Royal&Chapel& (St&John’s,&Tynwald&Church)$ How$can$we$find$your$church?$ St&John’s&church&can&be&found&in&the& centre&of&St&Johns&located&next&to& Tynwald&Hill.&IM4&3NA.& $ & Things$to$know$about$St$John’s$ St&John’s&was&built&on&the&site&of&an& ancient&keeill.&& The&chapel&of&St&John&was&first& The&Church&has&been&a&parish&church& referred&to&in&1557,&but&was&likely&to& since&1949&when&it&ceased&to&be&the& have&been&built&before&this&date.&& chapel&of&ease&in&the&Parish&of& In&1847&the&chapel&was&demolished& German,&firstly&in&the&Parish&of&& and&in&1849&the&current&building&was& St&Johns&and&now&in&the&Parish&of&the& constructed&from&local&granite&and& West&Coast.& marble.$ The&building&also&hosts&key&parts&of& The&church&is&known&locally&(and& the&annual&Tynwald&Ceremony;&this& historically)&as&'The&Royal&Free&Chapel& accounts&for&the&peculiar&seating& of&St&John&the&Baptist'&and&'Tynwald& arrangement&at&the&centre&of&the& Church'&due&to&its&associations&with& church.& Tynwald.&& $ The&building&itself&is&owned&and& Regular$service$times$$ maintained&by&the&Isle&of&Man& Sunday$at$11am$ st Government&and&serves&the&Island&as& 1 $Sunday$Morning$Prayer$ the&national&chapel&for&events&linked& 2nd$Sunday$Holy$Communion$ with&Tynwald.& rd 3 $Sunday$All$Age$Worship$ 4th$Sunday$Holy$Communion$ $ Contact$ Revd$James$McGowan$ $07624$488008$ [email protected]$$ $$ & 6 St Michael and All Angels, Kirk Michael. How$can$we$find$your$church?$ St&Michael’s&can&be&found&on&the&main& road&in&Kirk&Michael&by&walking& through&a&magnificent&Lych&Gate.& & Things$to$know$about$St$Michael’s$ The&church&occupies&one&of&the&many& historic&Christian&sites&on&the&island,& Michael&being&one&of&the&17&Ancient& & The&church&contains&the&Parish&War& Parishes.&The&existing&church&dates& from&1835&and&is&probably&the&fourth& Memorial&R&the&eleven&sided&tablet&was& building&on&this&site.&It&stands&at&the& designed&in&Sicilian&marble&by&the& Manx&designer&Archibald&Knox.&& centre&of&the&village&with&its&tower& standing&high&above&the&surrounding& The&organ,&when&built&was&the&largest& countryside.&The&clock&in&the&tower& on&the&Island,&previously&used&in&St& Nicholas&Chapel,&Bishops&Court&and& was&presented&to&the&parish&by&Bishop& Bardsley&in&1887&and&is&floodlit&at& donated&to&Michael&Church&in&1878.& night.&& & From&2013&the&church&will&see&internal& & The&graveyard&contains&the&graves&of& reRordering&take&place&to&some& Thomas&Wilson&and&those&of&four& sections&of&the&interior&as&the&church& other&Manx&Bishops&R&Hildesley,& community&finds&new&ways&to&develop& Mason,&Cregan&and&ThorntonR their&relationships&with&the& Duesbury.&& community. & Inside&the&church,&many&visitors&call&to& Regular Services see&the&largest&collection&of&Norse& Sunday 10:15am Crosses&on&the&island&along&with&a&few& (Morning Prayer, Holy early&Celtic&Crosses.&& Communion or Family Service see local notices for details). Michael Church leads a new Sunday Group for Children jointly with the Methodist Church in Michael. Revd Canon Malcolm Convery 01624 878855 [email protected] 7 $$ St$Runius$ $$Kirk$Marown$ How$can$we$find$your$church?$ Marown&Church&is&on&the&main&road& between&two&villages&of&Glen&Vine& and&Crosby.&IM4&4BQ.$ & Things$to$know$about$St$Runius$ Before&the&growth&of&industry&in&the& th & area&in&the&19 & century,&the&parish& This&shift&and&growth&led&to&the& church&was&the&ancient&church&of&St& building&of&the&“new”&church,&which& Runius,&which&is&still&in&use.& was&opened&in&1853,&and&had&cost& £1,130&to&erect&and&furnish.& It&is&now&well&outside&the&village&of& Crosby,&but&is&well&worth&a&visit.&& & (Turn&into&Old&Church&Road&and&it&is& One&hundred&and&fifty&years&later,&in& 2003,&a&kitchen&extension&and&upper& on&the&right,&just&past&the&brow&of& the&hill&by&a&crossRroads).& floor&were&added&to&facilitate&worship& in&the&21st&century.& During&the&19th&century&the&