At St Michael & All Angels Stonebridge, we are living to make a difference by being a Christian heart at the centre of the community. Everyone is welcome.
On Sundays we worship together at a Parish Eucharist at 10am in the church, and at 1:30pm there is a teleconference Service of the Word, “Church on the Phone” for those who dial in remotely.
We are so glad that many people, “new” and “old”, joined us to celebrate Holy Week and Easter Sunday 2024!
It’s now Eastertide, the season of forty days between the celebration of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, and the Ascension. This Sunday 14th April is the Third Sunday of Easter.
Jesus as Good Shepherd in one of our stained glass windows.
For this week’s news, see our pewsheet “The Messenger” here in Word or PDF format. During this season, we read each week from the Acts of the Apostles, reminding ourselves of events in the very early church after Jesus’ Ascension to Heaven. Our Gospel readings centre on Jesus’ appearances after the resurrection as more disciples meet and recognise the risen Lord. Today’s readings are Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; and John 10:11-18.
This week’s image is one of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, taken from one of our stained glass windows in the south wall of the church.
Our Saturday Service is held at 5:00pm. We have a time of Praise and Worship followed by a service of Holy Communion. You might find this useful if your work patterns or activities make it difficult to attend our main Parish Eucharist on Sunday mornings. We use the same Bible readings as the main Sunday service. Perhaps you would like to sing worship songs together, or you like a smaller and less formal service (which is held in our beautiful Lady Chapel). Everyone is welcome! (Maybe you would like to try an extra time of worship as a Lenten exercise, in which case Saturday services or Morning Prayer at 09:15 four days a week might suit?)
Link to our new facebook page below:
Communications and Resources
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE: at https://www.facebook.com/St-Michael-and-All-Angels-Church-Stonebridge-296910461762296 Unfortunately our old facebook page was malfunctioning so please use the new one!
Church on the Phone: You need to know a couple of code numbers so please call one of the pastoral team or the office mobile 07704 694445 if interested. Forty minutes (approx) of prayers and readings at 1:30pm.
The new Postal Messenger is going out by mail every few weeks to provide seasonal prayers and readings and useful information to those who have no internet access. Let me know names if there is someone who would appreciate being included.
Please contact us via the office phone (07704 694445) or email (see the Messenger) if you have anyone or anything for which you would like prayer, any queries, or would like to talk.
(New photos of the church building on our site courtesy of Mr John Salmon, a renowned photographer of churches.)
Hall bookings
We’re allowed to meet again! Have you been waiting to celebrate something or start a new class or activity?
We have a hall large enough for 120 guests available to hire on a casual basis at weekends including Saturdays until 10pm or some weekday evenings. We are also open to community groups, classes and courses using the space more regularly. The halls may be viewed by appointment on Sundays and sometimes Saturdays, and there is a hall booking phone line (07704 694432) taking calls on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Wishing you every blessing
Revd Sarah Liebert, vicar
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly
John 10:10b
about us
This is our new website - details of all our services and activities are being updated here. If there is anything you need to know but cannot find, please call the church office on 07704 694445. Full contact details for our staff team are on our weekly bulletins available from the church at services.
SAFEGUARDING: St Michael’s takes seriously the well being of every person in our church community and values each equally. We have a Safeguarding Officer, Agatha Hallal, who can be contacted in church or on 020 8838 6144. We have systems in place to respond to concerns of abuse whether physical, sexual, financial, emotional or any other kind. For more details please click on the “SAFEGUARDING” link below. The London Diocese Safeguarding Team may also be contacted on 020 7932 1224.
We subscribe to the Church of England policy on Promoting Safer Church, which you can find here: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-12/PromotingSaferChurchWeb.pdf
