Please find attached the St Mike’s Bulletin for the coming week. You’ll notice that pages 2-3 are reminders of previous notices, including the Lent programme (services and study groups). There are so many things happening soon or in the next couple of months – have your diary at the ready! If you are reading the online version, you still have time to book for the Pancake and Quiz Night this Saturday (details inside). All good wishes, Lynne
This week’s edition contains full details of the various Lent groups and services being offered at St Michael’s (you might need to enlarge this page to read it easily). Please consider joining one of the groups and connecting with some new people within the church family. If you would like to take part, please sign the list at the back of church or speak directly with the group leader. Please note that we will be holding two special services on Ash Wednesday (18th Feb) – one at 10.30am which will include Holy Communion, and one at 6.30pm. Both will be held in the Savage Chapel and will offer an opportunity for the marking with ash as a sign of repentance. A poster about the Pancake & Quiz Night to be held on Saturday 7th February is also attached, along with flyers giving more information on Garrie’s philatelic exhibition, and on the event being hosted by St Mike’s regarding the Israel/Palestine (brief references to these three are included in the Bulletin). So - plenty of reading matter for everyone! All good wishes, Lynne
We are in the middle of the busiest time of the year for St Mike’s, with the church having hosted countless school carol services and concerts, plus numerous other concerts and events over the last week – with more to come. What a team of volunteers we have, who have made all this activity possible! And, if you’re one of them, don’t forget to book the ‘thank-you party’ in your diary on 18th January. For us, as the worshipping community, it is our probably own services which draw us compellingly to reflect on the amazing truth of God’s incarnation as Jesus, our Saviour. The fun (and chaos) of our Nativity service on Sunday morning (do please come along with your own themed headgear) together with its foil – Carols by Candlelight – later in the day bring home the qualities of wonder, awe, friendship and laughter which characterise this time of year. On Christmas Eve, we have the lovely Crib Service (4.00pm) especially suitable for children, and Midnight Communion for any ‘night owls’ among you, then of course the celebration of Family Communion on Christmas Day. You’ll be all ‘churched-out’ if you make all these! Please note that on Sunday 28th December there will be a service as usual at 10.00am, led by Barbara (one of our Occasional Worship Leaders), with Revd Martin as the speaker. Every blessing for this Christmastide
