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Four of the UK’s best comedy acts with their take on the Christmas story in an evening of fantastic festive fun! Featuring: Paul Kerensa, Dominic Holland, Steve Price and Stephen Cookson.
Enjoy this feel-good mix of stand up comedy and sing-a-long Carols in this uniquely brilliant show!
We would love to invite you to our Christmas celebrations, in the hope that Christmas will be a time of peace and joy in the community of Stoke Gifford.
Jesus was given several ‘titles’. ‘Prince of Peace’ is perhaps the least well known. How “peaceful” will your house be this Christmas? How ‘peaceful’ will the world be this festive season? Why isn’t the ‘Prince of peace’ doing his thing!
Exhaustion and stress have been part of Christmas from the very start. Not only did Mary and Joseph have to travel for days to visit their in-laws, they ended up sleeping rough in a farm building. The Saviour born in a shelter. Peace-less!
In English, the word “peace” conjures up a passive picture. An absence of civil disturbance or hostilities. The biblical concept of peace starts small and then has worldwide implications. It is summarized in a word still used by Jewish communities. Shalom.Jesus is the prince of ‘Shalom’, peace brought between two parties.Jesus still brings peace into lives.
When we invite Him, he brings God’s peace into our lives. Feel ashamed, receive the peace of forgiveness. Feel lonely, know the peace of friendship. Feel troubled, know the peace of stillness.
When my life encounters the Peace of God, I am then strengthened to ‘live peace out’. The world really can become more peaceful one person at a time.
Have a lovely, peace filled Christmas time,
Simon Jones – Rector St Michael’s
If you have any queries about any of these events, please do get in touch
The SMYB Community Christmas Tree is now up!
A big thank you to all who have contributed to the tree, and to our fantastic Yarn bombing leaders Debbie and Kia for assembling it.
Doesn’t it look great! Over 800 woolly green squares have been knitted or crocheted and then stacked into the 6 foot tall Christmas tree.
After Christmas, the knitted tree will be dismantled and sewn into at least 10 woolly blankets for two Bristol charities supporting homeless people.
You can see it in the foyer area of St Michael’s Centre.
We’ve had a busy week here at St Michael’s, and it’s been fantastic to see so many people come along to lots of different expressions of church.
We’ve had Messy Church, Cheswick Carol Concert, Saturday Breakfast, Children’s Nativity and the Over 65’s Lunch to name just a few!
We also had a very wet Carols on the Green! Well done to everyone who braved the rain and came along!
A big thank you to everyone who helped make this,and all other events this past week, happen.
If you didn’t manage to come along – or even if you did – don’t worry, there is more happening in the next two weeks, and we look forward to welcoming you!
The Church Office will be closed until 9am on Friday 2nd January.
Details of all our services over the Christmas period can be found here
You are very welcome to come and join in any of our celebrations.
Our clergy will be taking a well-deserved break over the Christmas period, but in the case of an emergency – such as a death in the family – you can contact the following people:
From Christmas Day until Sunday 28th December – Revd Wiz Slater on 0117 329 1693
From Monday 29th December until New Year’s Eve – Revd Jimmy Rocks on 07786 034993
From New Years Day until Sunday 4th January – Revd Julie Bradley on 0117 979 3418
We wish you a peaceful Christmas and God’s blessing for the new year.
This coming Saturday 13th December, it’s our annual Carols on the Green event. Join us at 6.15pm for a fabulous festive time. Enjoy a mulled wine or hot drink whilst you sing along to the traditional brass band. We look forward to seeing you there!
