St Michael's Church, Stoke Gifford
Living to make a difference
Seedlings is for mums with babies under 1 year on Monday mornings.
Saplings is for a parent/carer to bring pre-schoolers over 1 year on Friday mornings.
Both groups will meet in a great venue: a large room leading to toddler-suitable outside playground not far from Cheswick, Stoke Park and Scholars Chase.
Please email saplings@stmichaelsbristol.org for more information
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At St Michael’s we want to live to make a difference, by being a Christian heart at the centre of our communities. We would love you to be part of our Church family and join in. If St Michael’s is your home church we would encourage you to join the electoral roll
The electoral roll is the Church of England’s official register of who worships with us here at St Michael’s. If you are not currently on the roll, and you have worshiped regularly with us over the last six months, we would love to encourage you to sign-up.
It is your parish church register of electors. It is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting where the elections take place for the Parochial Church Council and the parish’s representatives on the Deanery Synod. Any person entitled to attend the Annual Church Parochial Meeting may raise any question of parochial or general church interest.
You can join the electoral roll online by filling in the form below.
Alternatively, you can complete a paper form and return it to the church office.
You can use a Church Near You to determine whether your home address falls within St Michael’s parish boundaries or not.
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If you still have questions or would like some help, you can contact us.
Click on the button below to go to the online form
Alternatively, you can download a paper copy and drop it into the Church Office
St Michael’s Electoral Roll Privacy Notice
Together, offering a sacrifice of praise to Jesus and experiencing His transforming power through worship
We really value musical worship at St Michael’s, and we seek to make worship accessible for everyone – whether you engage best through the more traditional music at the 9 o’clock or through the contemporary worship at the ten-thirty and six-thirty.
We are blessed with an amazing team of singers, musicians, sound engineers and audio-visual operators who lead us in our worship. If you play an instrument or sing, or if you have tech skills, and are interested in getting involved, we would love to hear from you!
Please look out for our worship pastor, Rachel Rogers, at church or make contact via the church office. Or you can fill on the Worship Team application form
The Link Club is a friendly fortnightly gathering for ladies over retirement age. We meet for conversation and refreshments, and there is usually a speaker as well.
We meet alternately in Stoke Gifford and Little Stoke – hence the name Link Club – because we link the two ends of the parish.
Twice a year we have a coach outing together, once in the summer and once at new year, for a meal.
We welcome all ladies over retirement age, whether or not they are church members.
2.00pm
Second Thursday of each month in the St Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford
Fourth Thursday of each month at Little Stoke Community Hall
There is a small subscription of £10 a year
Plus £1.50 for each meeting attended
If you want more info please get in touch
Community libraries are run by local voluntary groups with the support of South Gloucestershire Council who provide stock and advice. They are linked to the library network which means you can use the South Gloucestershire library membership card to access these services
The Community Library for St Michael’s is situated above the Old School Rooms Coffee Shop and is open on alternate Tuesday afternoons from 2pm till 4pm.
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.
Each month we have a different speaker on a range of topics.
This month we are joined by Joseph Wu who is part of the Holy Trinity Stapleton Grafting team, and will speak about his experiences of moving to the UK from Hong Kong.
Please sign-up in advance if you can, so that we can order and make enough food.
If you can no longer make it, please let us know
Suggested donation £5 per adult (£1 per child). You can donate by card when you sign-up, or on the day via cash or card
Do you have something at home which is broken but you don’t quite know how to fix it? Well, the Repair Café may be for you! We have people fixing textiles, small electrical items, bikes and much more!
Do you use Ecover washing up liquid? Would you like to get a refill to avoid getting a new plastic bottle? If you do then come along to the Repair Café and we can sell you a refill. Please bring along your old bottle and we can refill it for you.
Our next Repair Café is below
The next events for Repair Cafe are:
Repair Cafe runs from 10am til 12pm
If you have things to repair or you’d like to get involved in repairing things do come along. Please contact Mike Watkivs via email
Upcott is a Christian charity committed to providing an environment where young people can experience the fulness of Jesus in their lives.
Many young people from St Michael’s have attended Upcott Weeks over the years. Some have helped on weeks or done gap years and others are now serving as trustees.
The Trust is in a period of transition. For over fifty years the work was based in a residential environment, the original Upcott in Seaton, Devon between 1968 and 2007 and then The Beacon in Minehead from 2007 to 2019. But with the sale of The Beacon we are moving into a new phase. We will continue to run residential weeks. To that we have added on-line discipleship and study groups, enabling young people to have a vibrant relationship with Jesus that is outworked on a daily basis. We are also developing online resources to further support young people in their relationship with Jesus.
Update October 2023
Read the information sheet
We’re gathering to celebrate Lunar New Year on Sunday 4 February at 12:15pm in the Lower Hall.
The event will run until 2.30pm. It’s designed with Hong Kong people in mind, but all are welcome!
LUNCH – The lunch is bring and share – whatever you like (please add details of ingredients on the dishes to help those with any food intolerances). Where possible please bring your own utensils too.
CRAFTS – We will gather to make some decorations:- Write with ink and brush on red paper to make Fai Chun (Words of blessings). And red paper cuttings to decorate windows.
QUIZ – St Michael’s Men’s ministry has prepared a fun quiz aimed at people new to St Michael’s Church and the UK.
Whether you are a Hong Konger or not, you are most welcome.
£2 per person (£1 for under 18’s)
Online bookings close midday Friday 2 February.
On Sunday 15 October we will be having a soup lunch in aid of the Persecuted Church at 12.30 in the Lower Hall.
We will have lunch together, watch some inspirational videos and pray. There is no charge, but donations will be welcome towards the work of Open Doors and Barnabas Aid. Please join us in supporting our brothers and sisters in countries where following Jesus can mean being cut off from your family, imprisonment, or even death.
Please sign-up to let us know you’re coming
On Sunday 7 May, we are having a Big Coronation Picnic and Barbecue!
Come along to The Green from 12pm as we gather together to share friendship, food and fun.
Bring your own picnic or grab a FREE burger or hot dog from the BBQ*. We’ll have FREE soft drinks available, FREE crafts and FREE activities and games too.
Everyone is welcome. There is no need to sign-up just turn up on the day! See you there!
Please bring your picnic blankets or deckchairs to sit on!
If you would like to be part of the team involved in making the event happen on the day, please complete this form – we would love to have you involved!
*Free while stocks last. Available from 12pm onwards.
There is a ‘Bring and share’ lunch in the lower hall at on Sunday 23 October after the ten-thirty (12:30-2:00) for all our Hong Kong community. Bring your own cutlery and a dish to share. It’s a great opportunity for the Hong Kong community to gather, and for us to see how best we can serve you!
