Forthcoming Events

See the Church Calendar for information about services and events. Below is further information about some of these events and information about other events that we have been asked to publicise.

SUNDAY WORSHIP

SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY

No service at 8am

10am Parish Communion, in Church (booklets in church)
Healing Prayers are offered in the Lady Chapel after worship

Our 10am service is followed by Tea/Coffee in the Windhill Churches Centre - all welcome

SUNDAY 1 MARCH

8am Holy Communion, in Church (booklets in church)

10am Service of the Word, in Church and via Zoom (service sheets available here in due course)

Our 10am service is followed by Tea/Coffee in the Windhill Churches Centre - all welcome

Zoom

When you are signed in you can ‘Join a Meeting’ (See newsletter for ID and Passcode).
Alternatively you can phone in (Call 0131 460 1196 then follow instructions, entering Meeting ID and Meeting Passcode, followed by hash (#), as instructed).
Please note that you will need to print your own order of service if you are coming to church.

Whether or not you might like to do this, let’s be aware of the prayerful communion in God’s Spirit that we all share, wherever we are, whether or not we are able to see one another.

I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will, I may succeed in coming to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift to strengthen you, that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. Romans 1.9-11.

We’re delighted to share a short session for children and young people during our Sunday 10am service, EVERY WEEK!

We invite them, with their adults, to come into the Lady Chapel during the sermon and prayers, and share in a short Godly Play (a visual storytelling of scriptures, with wondering questions to share together). There's a new breakout session for older children at the same time, same place now too, on the Second and Fourth Sunday of every month!

Individual personal prayer, early morning to mid afternoon each day

The church is generally open from early morning to mid afternoon every day. Please do publicise this amongst those you know: there must be many people who would value an opportunity to spend some comforting time in prayer, peace and reflection in these times. May our church’s light shine in the darkness.

Prayers for our Community, 9:30am, every Saturday, in church

We meet each Saturday for a half hour session of informal prayer for those within our community and issues which affect our town and community. All welcome.

Healing Prayers
are offered in the Lady Chapel after worship on fourth Sundays each month, next on Sunday 22nd February.

Our craft group meets on alternate Mondays in the WCC, 10am - 12noon. Next on Monday 23rd February
All welcome! We might bring along our own current crafting hobby and sometimes one of the group shares a craft. We usually prepare items for sale at the annual St Michael’s Church Holly Fair. Click here to read about our knitting workshop for the Travelling Crib.

Lent Reflections, Tuesdays from 24th February, 12-12:30pm in the Lady Chapel
All are warmly invited to join these sessions during Lent, with a reading, reflection, hymn and prayer. Each session will be followed by a frugal lunch at 12:30pm in the WCC, in aid of the two charities supported by our Charities Support Group Lent Appeal this year. See our Lent page for more information; there are a few hard copies in the Publicity Area too.

Holy Communion, Wednesday 25th February, 10am

A service of Holy Communion, in church. Refreshments after the service are held in the WCC.

FREE hot food at Thirst Youth Café for secondary school children (11-18's), Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3.30pm

This is part of the “Warm Spaces” initiative. Food available whilst stocks last. Menu changes weekly.”

St Michael's 'Tiny Tots', Thursday 19th February, starting at 12:30pm

Held weekly in the Windhill Churches Centre, Tiny Tots is for parents/carers and babies/preschoolers during term time, plus older children / siblings are very welcome during inset days and these half term school holidays. It is around 1.5 - 2 hours starting with playtime and tea/coffee, then songs, stories, activities and a prayer. The Windhill Churches Centre (CM23 2PE) has easy buggy access and baby change facilities. You're welcome to bring a packed lunch too! It is also ok to be late, we understand! We look forward to welcoming you soon! If anyone has any puzzles with larger pieces, or games that don't have small parts, such as Buckaroo, draughts, chess and are looking to give them a new home please think of Tiny Tots. We would really appreciate them to keep the slightly older children busy. Thank you so much, Shell.

Lunchtime Recitals next on Thursday 26th February and 5th March, 1:30pm

We are delighted to welcome back students from Bishop’s Stortford College to St Michael’s for a series of free half hour/forty-minute recitals. Retiring collection.

Forthcoming 8am services

We'll celebrate Holy Communion next at 8am on Sunday 1st March, then 15th and 29th March (Palm Sunday).

Charities Support Group Presentation, Sunday 1st March
After our 10am service and coffee, the CSG has invited one of the charities we are supporting this Lent, Riding Lights, to offer a brief presentation. The speaker will be John Emmett. Riding Lights is a professional theatre company with a strongly Christian ethos. It tours nationally and its output is often explicitly Christian or at other times aims to give a Christian perspective on contemporary life, exploring topics such as dementia, artificial intelligence and supporting young people in the care system. Its new Passion Play, Night Falls is touring during Lent and will be at Chelmsford Cathedral on 23rd March and Verso Vineyard Church, St Albans on 27th March. See their website link for more information.

TLC Tuesdays, meeting in March on Tuesday 3rd March in the WCC, 2:15pm for 2:30pm
Join tea and talk and a regular short presentation on wide-ranging interests. This month we are delighted to welcome our own Rev’d June Knight with her talk, Called and Collared.

Spring Coffee Morning: Saturday, 7th March at 10am
All welcome! Fresh coffee/tea and cakes ... plus a cake stall, toy stall, jigsaws, raffle and good as new/unwanted gift stall. Come and join us for a cuppa! Any helpers and cake bakers most appreciated (please contact Gill).

Tower Tours, Saturday 22nd March, 1-3pm
Our next tower tours are happening soon!
Adults £5, children free - no booking required: visitors can call in at any time and there will be ringers in the tower to talk to them and show them around.
Contact bells@saintmichaelweb.org.uk / 07773 572135 for more information.

St Michael's Recital, Sunday 22nd March, 3pm
Dominic Downs (Piano)
Free admission, retiring collection, tea and homemade cakes afterwards.
A plea for help – We’ll be serving tea and cake in the WCC afterwards. In order to manage two venues, we would love some volunteers to help with catering, either to bake a cake or to help in the kitchen on the day. Please email stmichaelsbsdom@gmail.com if interested. Many thanks, Nathan.

Quiet Days in Albury, next on Thursday 26th March
Days of reflection and contemplation in June’s home. We’ll be taking a break for a few months, hopefully meeting next on Thursday 26th March. We desperately need drivers, please contact the Parish Office if you think you could help.

The Charities Support Group would welcome new members, Next meeting 9th April
If you’re interested in helping support charities through events, talks and distributing the funds at St Michael's Church then get do in touch with CSG or Derwyn. Specifically we would like someone to work alongside the current treasurer with a view to taking over at some point. Equally if someone could regularly do minutes at our meetings (4 per year) this would also be appreciated. Our next meeting is 9th April at 7.30pm in the WCC. Val Ashwood (Chair).

Bereavement Journey Course, dates for next series tbc

For anyone bereaved at any time; with films and discussion groups. It's the chance to explore grief in a safe space. If you are interested and would value a preliminary conversation regarding future course, please contact Alison Jordan via the Parish Office.