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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. Seven different people – clergy, lay ministers and congregation members share short reflections interspersed with worship and time for silent reflection

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.

Global Call to Pray for Peace

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Global Call to Pray for Peace

We dare to believe that Jesus is still Prince of Peace. 

These are not ordinary times. Conflict and instability continue to shake many regions, and the escalation of war in the Middle East adds fresh urgency to our prayers. In response, we are interrupting our schedules to pray more intentionally for our world, and we invite you to join us. 

From 16–22 March, we are committing to a week of prayer for peace. As we gather to stand in the gap for the nations, we’re asking you to join in—whether for a moment, an hour, or a watch in the night—as together we seek God’s peace and mercy for the world. 

Make time to pray for peace this week, and join in with the online prayer meeting on Wednesday 18 March.  Details at Global Week of 24-7 Prayer website

An initiative of the Global Week of 24-7 Prayer.

Source: 24-7 Prayer

Prayer for the Middle East

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Global Prayer for the Middle East

A Global Prayer Gathering for Peace and Hope

For those who weren’t able to join live, the event is available on youtube, to join in with praying at any time

You are warmly invited to join a special prayer gathering with believers connected to churches in Iran, Lebanon, across the Middle East region, and around the world hosted by the Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani (Bishop of Chelmsford and a refugee from Iran) and Christian theologian and broadcaster Dr Krish Kandiah OBE, Director of the Sanctuary Foundation.

As violence and uncertainty affect many communities across the Middle East, we bring together church leaders and Christian voices from around the world to pray for peace, comfort and protection for all who are suffering.

Together we will listen, reflect on up-to-the-minute news and testimony and pray for those facing grave danger, displacement and loss, asking God to bring hope, justice and reconciliation in the midst of crisis.

Hosted by:
Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani – Bishop of Chelmsford, originally a refugee from Iran

Dr Krish Kandiah OBE – Director of Sanctuary Foundation

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