This Week and Beyond at St Michael's
These are all the events taking place in church. Some occasional users may be in at other times
Highlighted Events: The Season of Advent continues with a service full of beautiful singing and poetic words. We focus on John the Baptist as the forerunner telling of the imminent appearance of Christ and light 3 candles on the Advent Crown.
Coming up: Advent 4 is marked with a celebration of Mary, Mother of the Lord. Christmas has nearly arrived - see full list of services in the calendar below - something for young and old. Plenty of carols and candles. Our 4 pm All Age Crib service on Christmas Eve features a play written by a resident of our local nursing home performed by our Sunday School with help from some adults...
DECEMBER
SUNDAY 15th Advent 3
- 10 am Sung Advent Season Eucharist
- 1-4 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
- 4 pm ELCE Lutheran worship in church
Monday 16th
- 9.30 am rehearsal for KS2 children in church
- 2 pm School Carol Service in church
Tuesday 17th O Sapientia: O Wisdom
- 9 am Morning Prayer
- The Advent 'O' antiphons are used before and after the recitation of the Magnificat at Evening Prayer. Each 'O' is a title for the coming Messiah and counts down the final week to the celebration of the Birth of Jesus. Find out more here: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-res...
- Evening Prayer - as close to 5.30 pm as the Vicar can manage today, traffic from the Crematorium permitting...
Wednesday 18th O Adonai: O Lord
- 11 am Informal Eucharist + coffee
Thursday 19th O Radix Jesse: O Root of Jesse
- 9 am Morning Prayer
- 5.30 pm Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 22nd Advent 4 O Rex Gentium
- 10 am Sung Advent Season Eucharist
- 1 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
- 4-7 pm ELCE Lutheran worship
Monday 23rd O Emmanuel
- 5.30 pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday 24th Christmas Eve
- 4 pm Christmas All Age Crib service: candles, carols and a Christmas play
- 5-11 pm Syrian Orthodox liturgy in church
- 11.30 pm Midnight Mass: candles, carols and Holy Communion
Wednesday 25th Christmas Day
- 10 am Sung Eucharist for Christmas morning: carols and Holy Communion
- 1-3 pm Life in Christ Punjabi worship
SUNDAY 29th Christmas Sunday
- 10 am Sung Christmas Season Eucharist: carols and Holy Communion
JANUARY 2020
Wednesday 1st Naming & Circumcision of Jesus
- 12.30 to 5 pm Life in Christ New Year's Day service and celebration meal
SUNDAY 5th Epiphany Sunday
- 10 am Special service for all ages: Epiphany carols
- 1 pm Life in Christ Punjabi ecumenical worship
Monday 6th Feast of the Epiphany
- 9 am Morning Prayer
- 5.30 pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday 8th
- 11 am Informal Eucharist + coffee
- 7.30 pm PCC Meeting
Thursday 9th
- 9 am Morning Prayer
- 5.30 pm Evening Prayer
Friday 10th William Laud, Abp Canterbury, 1645
- 10 am Move to the Groove keep fit
- 5.30 pm Evening Prayer
Saturday 11th Mary Slessor, Missionary, 1915
- 4 pm Crafty Church Christingle - make your own Christingle, celebratory tea and short candle lit service to conclude
Look out for: Advent 4 we look forward with the Virgin Mary to the birth of Jesus. Christmas celebrations on 24th, 25th and 29th December (see above) Red Letter Days (= important feast days marked by a special Eucharist): Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Christmas Sunday (see above), 1st Jan Naming & Circumcision of Christ; Feast of the Epiphany will be celebrated on Sunday 5th January at 10am