St Michael's Church, Stoke Gifford
Living to make a difference
A service of celebration of the life of Janice Stace is taking place in the auditorium on Friday 19 January at 2.30pm, and all are welcome.
Following the service refreshments will be served.
Donations in memory of Janice may be made for the benefit of Pink Ribbon Foundation via this link
For those who are unable to make it the service will be live streamed on youtube – the link is here
The committal is taking place beforehand, and is for family and close invited friends only.
St Michael’s Centre is delighted to be hosting this Bristol Diocese event on Saturday 20 January
Bristol Diocese say:
At Growing Faith. Together, we aim to create an informal and welcoming environment where individuals from all parts of our diocese can come together to explore and deepen their faith. Whether you are a long-time believer, in church leadership or just starting your spiritual journey, this event is for you! If you can come with others from your parish team you will be able to get even more from learning and reflecting together.
Throughout the day, there will be engaging speakers, thought-provoking discussions, and inspiring worship sessions.
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Jamison – Former Abbot of Worth Abbey; reluctant star of the BBC2 series, The Monastery; Director of Vocations for England and Wales from 2010-2017 will speak on spiritual patterns for everyday life and lead a workshop on learning from Benedictine rhythms.
Workshops and short talks throughout the day will enable us to hear from the experience of others across the whole diocese who are seeking to help people grow in their discipleship and to help their churches flourish including:
You will have the opportunity to connect, think and pray with others who are longing to grow in faith and see our churches thrive, share your experiences, and learn from one another.
Dear Church Family member,
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the death of Janice Stace.
Janice died suddenly on Sunday 10 December at around 8pm.
Janice was a much-loved member of our church family and served with dedication and compassion in the voluntary role of Children’s Ministry Assistant.
She made a huge difference in the lives of countless children and families within our communities. She served in Beehive (parents & toddlers), Sunday children’s ministry, Saturday Breakfast, Lifegroup leader, Messy Church, Spring Harvest co-ordination and most recently the initiator of our “Bumps” & Babies group.
She will be deeply missed by us all. We are so grateful to God for her life & ministry among us.
We, of course, offer our deepest condolences, sympathy and prayers to Janice’s family and friends.
We will share Funeral details in due course.
In the meantime, please keep Chris, Peter and David in your thoughts and prayers.
God Bless
Revd Canon Simon Jones
Our Christmas theme this year is The Great Invitation.
It’s an invitation to last a lifetime: to follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring this in short video reflections. We’ll be led weekly in turn by Vicky Wicks, Tom Benyon, Julie Hobbs, and Simon Jones.
For our final reflection, Simon shares how the wise men experienced the Great Invitation.
Join Licensed Lay Minister Julie Hobbs for our reflection this week,as we think about the shepherds and how they reacted to their Great Invitation
This week we join Tom for our Advent Reflection as he shares about the role of Joseph in the Christmas story
For our first reflection, Vicky Wicks reflects on how Mary must have felt at her own invitation….