We are delighted to share that we have recently signed up with South Glos Council to be a Community Integration Hub for Resettling Communities (Refugees & Asylum Seekers).
So far this has led to us hosting weekly English Classes, monthly Clothes Distribution and Signposting Events, and from next month we will be starting to hold twice-weekly housing support sessions .
This is a great way of us living out our vision of ‘Living to make a Difference’ by being a Christian Heart at the Centre of our Communities and is an excellent use of our community centre.
For details of the events taking place across all the Welcome Hubs across South Gloucestershire, why not follow the Facebook page, or view the online calendar.
Join in with all things Easter, as we reflect on the cross and celebrate in the hope of the resurrection.
Back in the time of Jesus, there was a little phrase that people used. Whenever a rabbi was attracting followers, they would say to potential followers, “are you willing to walk in my dust?” For us, it seems like a strange invitation! However, in Jesus‘s day, it reflected the dusty path that they walked on and the invitation to stay close to a potential teacher and instructor. ……….Read more here
Why not come along, eat breakfast with others in a relaxed and friendly setting, and listen to an interesting and inspiring talk?
We will be gathering in the auditorium to eat together, followed by a talk. This month our breakfast will be sausage and bacon baps, fruit and croissants.Click here to book
Easter Sunday 9 April
The Nine o’clock in Church
The Ten-thirty in the Centre
The Six-Thirty in the Centre
Join in as we celebrate the Good News of the risen Lord Jesus! All services will also be live-streamed.
Back in the time of Jesus, there was a little phrase that people used. Whenever a rabbi was attracting followers, they would say to potential followers, “are you willing to walk in my dust?” For us, it seems like a strange invitation! However, in Jesus‘s day, it reflected the dusty path that they walked on and the invitation to stay close to a potential teacher and instructor.
To walk in the dust of a rabbi meant that you were close enough to hear them, close enough to follow them, and close enough to follow their example. The process of following in such a way, also reminded the follower that the journey was more often than not dusty.
As we approach this Easter season, our theme at St Michael’s is Dust and Glory. In following the rabbi, Jesus, we experience a dusty journey. We are often aware of our own shortcomings and the fragility of life. Discipleship is a dusty business. But the journey does lead somewhere. The dusty journey of Jesus‘s ministry led to the cross, where he carried all the wrongdoings of the world on his shoulders.
The dusty and rough cross was, three days later, replaced by the glory of His resurrection.
Jesus is still the rabbi to follow. But he is the friend who experienced the dust of life for himself, and replaced it with the hope of glory. Where life might feel dusty for us at the moment, know that Jesus can lead us through the dust to a place of glory.
Dust and glory are often close together, one follows the other and can be as little as three days apart.
May you walk in the dust of Jesus and know him leading you to glory.
