This Week and Beyond at St Michaels
These are all the events taking place in church. Some occasional users may be in at other times
Don't miss:
World Day of Prayer Friday 1st March at 2 pm
Table for All (supper & discussion) Sunday 3rd March at 6-7 pm - thinking about 'Winter' this time
Ballet Café returns on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March 4-6 pm
Crafty Church (intro, making time & refreshments) Saturday 23rd March at 4 - 4.45 pm - 'Lent customs' theme
FEBRUARY 2019
SUNDAY 17th Septuagesima (3 before Lent)
- 10 am Sung Eucharist + Sunday School
- 1 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
- 4-9 pm Syrian Orthodox worship
NB Septuagesima = roughly 70 days before Easter. This was the ancient way of counting down to Easter using Latin titles and we refer to these weeks between the Christmas cycle and Lent as 'Gesima Season at St Michael's
School half term break: no dance school or keep fit this week
Wednesday 20th
- 11 am Informal Eucharist + coffee
Thursday 21st
- 8 am Said Eucharist
- church open for 50+ club members
Saturday 23rd Polycarp of Smyrna, martyr, c.155
- 4pm to 6 pm OMG! Christianity Essentials course: workshop 1 for signed up members only
If you did not sign up for the OMG! Christianity Essentials course but would be interested in learning more please contact us via email
SUNDAY 24th Sexagesima (2 before Lent)
- 10 am Sung Eucharist + Sunday School
- 1 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
- 4pm ELCE Lutheran worship
Tuesday 26th
- 2-7 pm church open for dance school users
Wednesday 27th George Herbert, poet, priest, 1633
- 11 am Informal Eucharist + coffee
- 4-7 pm church open for dance school users
Thursday 28th
- 8 am Said Eucharist
MARCH
Friday 1st David of Menevia, Patron of Wales, 601
- 10 am Move to the Groove keep fit
- 2 pm World Day of Prayer - Slovenia - everyone is welcome
SUNDAY 3rd Quinquagesima (Next before Lent)
- 10 am Sung Eucharist + Sunday School
- 1 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
- 6 pm Table for All : food for body, mind and spirit: "Time"
Tuesday 5th
- 2-7 pm church open for dance school folk
Ash Wednesday 6th Lent begins
- 11 am Informal Eucharist (with Ashing ceremony)
- 4-7 pm church open for dance school folk
- 7.30 pm Solemn Liturgy for Beginning of Lent: Ashing and Holy Communion
Thursday 7th SS Perpetua, Felicity & Companions, Martyrs, 203
- 8 am Said Eucharist
Friday 8th Edward King, Bp of Lincoln, 1910
- 10 am Move to the Groove keep fit
- 5.30 pm Silent meditation
Look out for: Ballet Café 12th & 13th March 4-6 pm; St Joseph Tuesday 19th March at 8am; Crafty Church Saturday 23rd March on Lenten customs