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Easter

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Easter 2026

Join in with all things Easter, as we reflect on the cross and celebrate in the hope of the resurrection.

Join us for a powerful, worship-filled evening as we gather around the table to retell the story of the Exodus and the Last Supper!

We’ll share a delicious lamb-based meal together, with dessert and drinks, as we worship, reflect on the meaning of the Last Supper, and take Communion as a community. There will also be the opportunity to take part in foot or hand washing — a meaningful expression of humility and love.

Tickets are £12 per person (to cover the cost of the event) and £6 for children under 16.

The evening begins at 7:30pm.

We’re so excited to share this special time together and can’t wait to see you there!

Click here to book

Join us on Good Friday morning at 10am where we will have 6 craft and activity stations helping us to journey through and reflect on the story of Easter. 

At 11.00am we will meet in the church auditorium for a short time to bring our thoughts together through video, song and reading before enjoying Hot Cross Buns and refreshments at the end. Booking is not required, just come along!

Join us in the Lower Hall in St Michael’s Centre for our Good Friday Reflective Service with Holy Communion.

Communion will be at 1.45pm.

Stay for as little or as long as you like.

Arrive or leave on the quarter-hour.

Four opportunities to worship the risen Jesus on this glorious day!

The 8.45 am in the Lower Hall, The Ten-Thirty Celebration in the Auditorium, Evensong in Seminar Room 3, and The Six-Thirty in the Auditorium.

Sponsor a Chair

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Sponsor a Chair

Click here for the sponsor form

As part of our Church Refurbishment, we are raising funds to provide 130 new chairs that will help create a more welcoming and flexible space for worship, community groups, events and outreach. The cost for this is £39,000.

We have ordered chairs that are specially designed for churches and cathedrals. The chosen design has won numerous awards including the Church of England’s ‘Design a Church Chair’ competition and has been recognised by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers as an outstanding lightweight stackable chair. Would you like to sponsor a chair?

By giving today, you are helping us make room for people and strengthen the life of our church and wider community. Every gift, large or small, makes a real difference.

We are so close now to the completion of the Heart of the Community Project which was launched in 2012.

The four key aims have been: –

  • Create a spacious modern meeting place in the centre of the community
  • Restore our historic church building for generations to come
  • Upgrade our existing community rooms
  • Fund outreach and anti-poverty projects locally, nationally and internationally

This campaign comes under the second of these aims as we get closer to the completion of the church building refurbishment.

It’s about more than chairs — it’s about creating a space that welcomes everyone.

All those who sponsor a chair will receive a commemorative certificate and card. There will also be a presentation book of sponsors in the refurbished church building.

Please note -By donating, you agree that any monies raised over the £39,000 required will go to the Ordinary Fund of St Michael’s Church

Click here for the sponsor form

Baptisms

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Baptisms

On Easter Sunday 5 April 2026 , we are having full-immersion Baptisms

If you are part of St Michael’s, have recently come to faith in Jesus, or you’ve never been baptised, but you’re a Christian, why not prayerfully consider this opportunity to be baptised?

Please complete the form here, or talk to one of the team.

We will be having a preparation session ahead of the Baptism service, which you will need to attend. this is on Wednesday 1 April at 7pm

If you are looking for a baptism service for your child, please head here

Clothes Swap

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Clothes Swap

On Saturday 28 March we are holding a Clothes Swap 10am – 12pm in the Lower Hall in St Michael’s Centre.

What is a Clothes Swap? 

It is described as “where people gather to exchange clothing that they no longer wear.  This helps in responsibly rehoming clothes that no longer have value to you but could be just the right thing for someone else’s wardrobe. In a world thriving on overproduction of clothes, a clothes swap is a way to extend the lifetime of the clothing we already own, and making our wardrobes more economic”. 

For this event, please bring up to 10 items to swap and update your wardrobe!  Men’s, women’s or child’s clothes ( ages over 5 only), shoes or accessories that are of good quality, clean, dry, and wearable (no underwear please) 
 When you bring some clothes, you will be given a token to us to “buy” items that other people have brought along!

Donations in aid of St Michael’s Stoke Gifford Primary School, who will also have pre-loved uniform for sale.