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 9 NOVEMBER

No service at 8am

10am Parish Communion for Remembrance Sunday, in Church (booklets in church)

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

SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER

8am Holy Communion, in Church (booklets in church)
10am Service of the Word, in Church and via Zoom (Order of Service available here in due course).

Please note that you will need to print your own order of service if you are coming to church.
Our 10am service is followed by Tea/Coffee in the Windhill Churches Centre - all welcome
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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).

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.

Remembrance Sunday, 9th November

During the 10am Parish Communion service we will be gathering round the War Memorial in the churchyard for our Remembrance Ceremonies. Our Godly Play session will include Remembrance crafts to be placed at the foot of the memorial.

Holy Communion, Wednesday 12th November, 10am

A service of Holy Communion, in church. Refreshments after the service are held in the WCC.
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St Michael's 'Tiny Tots', Thursday 13th November, 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 all inset days and 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 and Heather.

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.”

Forthcoming 8am services

We’ll celebrate Holy Communion at 8am on Sunday 16th November, then 30th November, and 7th and 21st December.

At worship on Safeguarding Sunday, 16th November we will seek God's grace to make us ever more a holy, trustworthy, compassionate community, where those who are vulnerable are respected, cared for and protected. Please come and join in our prayers that day. We'll also be sharing information about what Safeguarding means here at St Michael's, and how, in varied ways, we can all be involved. You may like to visit our Safeguarding Page for an initial look at Safeguarding in our Parish. Thank you, Derwyn and Dotun (PSO).

St Albans Cursillo is holding a free "Explore Cursillo" afternoon at Christ Church, St Albans AL3 6DJ on Saturday 22nd November, 2-4.30 pm.
Cursillo is a movement within the Anglican Church which aims to deepen our faith and witness. This event is part of the Diocesan Year of Spiritual Renewal and Wellbeing. For more information and to book your place, click here. If you need a lift, or help booking, please contact John Emmett or Val Ashwood.

St Michael’s Recital, Sunday 23rd November, 3pm
Aleksandra Pykacz (‘cello) and Shirley Wu (piano) will play a selection of music including Fauré, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Listen to a taster via YouTube here. Free admission, retiring collection, tea and homemade cakes afterwards.
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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.

Travelling Crib, Advent 2025
Once again we are delighted that our travelling crib will be making its way around the parish during Advent; beginning with a blessing at the 10am service on 30th November. Hosting the figures for a night is a wonderful chance to share the anticipation of Christ’s birth and fellowship with other families as the crib is passed on ... and a moment of stillness in an otherwise busy Advent. Please chat to Katharine if you’d like to know more about it and to sign up for a night.

TLC Tuesdays, next meeting on Tuesday 2nd December 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 children from St Michael's School who will be singing carols to and with us.

Holly Fair (and Tower Tours too!), Saturday 6th December, 10-1pm
If you know anyone who could donate a raffle prize please speak to Carole Macdonald or Angela Weeks. We'll make Holly Rings as usual the week before the fair. If you would like to make any donations, there will be boxes in church at the services from Wednesday 12th November for the unwanted gifts stall, the bottle and chocolate tombola and for any raffle prizes. There will also be a list for donations for the raffle hampers. Any contributions will be greatly received; thank you very much. All proceeds go to charities.

Tower Tours, Saturday 6th December, 10am-1pm

Our next tower tours are happening on the same day as the Holly Fair!
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.

Bereavement Journey Course, Saturday mornings, 17th January - 21st February
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 please contact Alison Jordan via the Parish Office.

Quiet Days in Albury, next on Thursday 26th February
Days of reflection and contemplation in June’s home; contact the Office for more information. We’ll be taking a break for a couple of months, hopefully meeting next on Thursday 26th February.