A prayerful, reflective walk to mark Good Friday…
We will meet at 9.15am at Bath Methodist, Walcot Chapel and then proceed as follows:
St Michael’s Without, Broad St.
St Johns RC Church
Bath Abbey Churchyard (outside the west door)…
and ending at Bath Salvation Army at around 11.15am.
At each location there will be time for a 10 minute act of reflection, including bible readings, prayer and worship.
Do feel free to join for the whole walk or any part - all are welcome!
Last Sunday our children and young people looked at what Lent means and why it’s important. We used some symbols - hands for praying, bread for fasting, and the cross as we look towards the Easter story - to explain the season and then created them together. Here are some of the results!
Saturday April 20th at 7.30pm
Angela Hicks soprano
Eleonore Sian Cockerham soprano
Neil Moore counter-tenor
Michael Burgess tenor
The Georgian Festival Chorale & St Woolos Sinfonia
Daniel Robert Cushing conductor
Francis Faux chorus master
Following the success of Bath Recital’s 2023 A Carolean Christmas, 2024 begins with a magnificent candlelit concert of seasonal Baroque music by Handel.
The much-loved ‘Water Music’ is followed by the charming Cuckoo and the Nightingale. A rare and complete performance of The Choice of Hercules captures the joys of Spring and new life.
Handel Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major
Handel The Cuckoo and the Nightingale Organ Concerto
Handel Oratorio – The Choice of Hercules
Tickets: Adults £24 – £30; students £14 – £18
Box office: buy tickets online from the Bath Box Office website or call 01225 463 362
Supported by The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
Join us on 14th February at 7.00pm for a reflective service of Holy Communion and imposition of ashes, to mark the beginning of the Lenten season.
All are very welcome.
As some of you may have already experienced, Christmas has partially begun at St Mike’s with the arrival of Cards for Good Causes! This has been an annual event for many years now - supporting many great charities through the sale of Christmas cards, as well as wrapping and accessories and small gifts. Most are national charities but you will find the local charity partner of Julian House among the red boxes too!
We are very pleased to say the Advent Calendars and calendar cards, including those with biblical themes and text are back this year and as popular as ever. You can also find a small selection of advent candles with which to mark this important season.
If you want to know more about Cards for Good Causes, and the charities included you can take a look at their website HERE.
A very big thank you in advance to our wonderful volunteers who make the shop possible!
As we have in the last couple of years St. Mike’s has again partnered with a number of smaller, very local organisations. The aim is to provide an opportunity for fundraising to organisations that wouldn’t normally be able to produce the quantity required by large retailers. We also hope it helps raise awareness of the work they do!
This year we are proud to support:
Connect Bath (formerly Bath Open Christmas)
The Genesis Trust
Focus Counselling
Bath Mind
You can learn more about each one by clicking on their name above.
We now have a short service of Morning Prayer from 9.30 am on Tuesday mornings. Anyone is very welcome to join us in the side chapel. Always a good way to start the day!
Unbelievably our Christmas shop opens next week on Saturday 14th October!
We will be selling the usual range of cards from national charities such as the Marie Curie, RNLI, WWF, National Autistic Society and many more, provided by Cards for Good Causes.
We also have a small range of local partners including the Genesis Trust, Focus Counselling, Bath Mind and Connect Bath.
A huge thank you in advance to the volunteers who will be generously giving their time to make the whole thing happen!
We are very pleased to announce that we will be welcoming Revd. Dr. Howard Worsley to preach at our Harvest Services on 1st October.
Howard came to faith in Christ as a child and those early experiences led him to work as a secondary school teacher, a Scripture Union worker, an Anglican vicar, a university teacher of theology, a director of education, a chaplain in the education sector, and now as a theological educator at Trinity College.
He also enjoys talking about rugby, getting out and about, whether on mountains or rivers, and travelling by motorbike.
Howard is married to Bishop Ruth (the Bishop of Taunton), has 3 sons and 5 grandchildren.
We are running Alpha again!
Alpha is a series of group conversations that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment. Everyone’s welcome. No matter your background or beliefs, you’re invited.
A new course is planned to start during October, running on Zoom on a Wednesday evening, time TBC.
If you are interested, let us know! You can call our office on 01225 447103 or email us.
Find out more about the course and what to expect HERE.
Do you have a heart for spirit filled worship and community?
Are you passionate about leading and developing a team?
Could you be our new WORSHIP PASTOR?
St Michael’s is a vibrant and growing church in the heart of the City of Bath. We seek to share the love of God and for our building to be open for all who may come in, for us to reach out in practical work to make a difference in people lives and for the good of the city.
We are not a perfect community, we don’t always get things right, and we don’t always agree, but in all that, we still seek to follow Jesus, faithfully, because we know there is no better way.
Spirit-filled worship and prayer are at the heart of who we are. We are looking for the right person to join our leadership team and take the opportunity to develop this foundational area of church life.
The role can be between 12 and 18 hours per week depending on your circumstances, to include Sunday mornings and one evening rehearsal. Other hours to be worked flexibly according to the needs of the post.
Salary: £23.532 FTE
Click here for the full JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
You are very welcome to contact us for more information and an inital chat, either by phone on 01225 447103 or EMAIL.
Please send your CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification to office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk, or St. Michael’s Without, Broad St. Bath, BA1 5LP.
We look forward to hearing from you!
To mark the start of a new month, a new term and a new season we have a new sermon series starting Sunday 3rd September.
What is true happiness? Many have pondered this question throughout the years and have offered us definition after definition. However, because they base their ideas of happiness on human wisdom, they only provide a fleeting type of happiness: happiness that relies on self-gratification and external factors instead of internal peace.
Jesus, on the other hand, shows us a way to true lasting happiness in a series of short teachings called the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are part of the Sermon on the Mount, a sermon given by Jesus and documented by Matthew’s Gospel. The Sermon on the Mount is the most extended discourse by Jesus recorded in the Bible and is probably the most famous Sermon ever. Understanding this Sermon is foundational to understanding Jesus’ other teachings.
Join us!
“Come!….now is the time to wor…attend the APCM!”…..to paraphrase the song!
We are glad to say the accounts have finally returned from the external examiners and the APCM will now take place on Monday 5th June, 7.00 - 8.00pm.
Join us to look back on last year, celebrate what went well and pray for the year ahead. The meeting will take place in church but we will also stream via Zoom for those who cannot make it to the building.
The Zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86184899431?pwd=WXYxN1lLSVpwMnE5MUhteHVIMUZpUT09
Meeting ID: 861 8489 9431
Passcode: peace
Fresh from the auditor we present you the St. Michael’s Without accounts and financial statements for 2022.
View and download them HERE to read before the APCM and if you’re able to bring your own copy, whether printed, or on a tablet etc. then that’s helpful!
It’s that time of year again as we approach the APCM….and revise the Electoral Roll. If you would like to join it is very simple! Just download the form, fill it in and sign and return it to the church office!
Download form
Alleluia! He is Risen!
Join us in celebration of Christ’s Resurrection this Easter!
9.30am - Holy Communion
10.45am - Cafe Church with Family Communion
We hope as many of you as possible will pop in to St. Mike’s on Good Friday afternoon/evening!
Between 1pm and 4pm you can take part in our interactive prayer trail - a multi sensory journey through the Easter Story. See, hear, touch and taste the entry to Jerusalem, the trial by Pontius Pilate, the Garden of Gethsemane and the road to The Cross.
There will be space to sit, reflect and pray.
Then at 7pm join us for an evening session of worship and prayer for Easter, led by Jacob and the worship team! This is an informal time of sung worship, readings and prayer; come as you are and be welcomed!
Join us on 2nd April at our Cafe Church service to hear the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry to Jerusalem, as told by our children and young people who will be ‘broadcasting live’ from London and Jerusalem!
With worship led by our wonderful worship team.
Come from 10.15 for coffee and pastries!
The 9.30 Holy communion will take place as usual…
We are so grateful to everyone who took part, bought tickets, donated and helped organise, in any way, our TearfundRaiser which took place last Friday.
The event was the brain-child of Olivia, part of our Church Family so a huge well done to her for all her hard work and for being brave enough to step outside her comfort zone and do something she had never done before!
Olivia set a target of £2000 to raise and just prior to the event it was decided that rather than going to Tearfund’s general fundraising, we would donate specifically to their appeal for those in Syria, affected by the earthquake. Their partner church in Syria sprang into action immediately after the quake and has been sheltering those made homeless as well as providing everything they can in terms of clothing, food, etc.
Amazingly we smashed the target and so far, campaign page is still open for one more day….we have raised well over £2700. We hope this makes a small difference to people who have experienced such disaster on top of already living in a country in crisis.
January might be over but it still feels as though Spring is far away. What can beat those winter blues? How about a great night showcasing some local talent for you to enjoy while also knowing you’re helping to tackle poverty across the world?
We have gathered a selection of local musicians, dancers and artists, who are giving their time to perform for you in aid of Tearfund, one of St. Mike’s Mission Partners. There will be a licensed bar serving wine, beers, coffee, hot chocolate and other soft drinks, as well as snacks.
Tickets are only £10, available from St. Mike’s Cafe, or online via Eventbrite (booking fee applies)
If you would like to know more about Tearfund and their work, check out their website.
Alternatively, if you would like to make a donation - whether you come to the event or not - you can do so HERE. All donations made online will go only to Tearfund (excluding any processing fee our fundraising platform may charge). Please Gift Aid your donation if you are able!
This year our Harvest Thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday 25th September at 10.45am. Join us for a joyous, interactive and worshipful time as we welcome this season and give thanks for all that God has given us. Coffee served from 10.15am.
We are also delighted to say that, after a few years absence due to covid, Harvest Supper is back! Monday 26th September from 6.30pm. It is an opportunity to gather as family, share a simple meal, give thanks and we usually sneak in a worship song or two! There will be a suggested donation and if you can bring a pudding to share then do! Feel free to invite neighbours, friends, or that random stranger you find on the street! But do let us know who is coming…
RSVP to Lisa via office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk or 01225 447103.