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Our Vision
As the Body of Christ - we are
messengers and servants of God,
charged to spread the Good News.
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Our Mission
To equip ourselves to release
Christ's power into the community. |
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St
Michael and All Angel's Church is a registered Eco-Congregation
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St Mike's Eco-Corner
Have a flutter
Butterflies are a treat in
our summer gardens but habitat loss means many species are in steady
decline. Help them out by cultivating butterfly-friendly plants like
Buddleia and Tecoma. |
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Eco-corner Archive
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Green Tip Archive
Please view the St Mike's Environmental Policy - accepted by the
Church Council on 17 August 2009
Click here for A Statement from the Anglican Communion Environmental
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Our Patron Saint – Michael,
Archangel
His name means
‘Who is like
unto God?’
He appears in the
Book of Daniel as ‘one of the chief princes’ of the heavenly
host and as the special guardian or protector of Israel (Dan. 10:13
ff. and 12:1).
In the Book of Revelation he is the principal fighter of the
heavenly battle against the devil (or dragon), ‘who was cast unto the
earth and his angels were thrown down with him’ (Rev. 12:7-9).
In the Epistle of Jude (9) he disputes with the devil about the
body of Moses and says: ‘May the Lord rebuke you.’ It seems likely
that this passage cites a lost passage of the Assumption of Moses,
an apocryphal Jewish work. In this and similar writings he is ‘the
great captain, who is set over the best part of mankind’.
The early Christian Shepherd of Hermas (2nd century)
depicts Michael as an angel of majestic aspect, who presides over the
awards when the willow twigs, some of which grow and others wither
away, are brought for inspection and judgement. He had authority over
‘this people and governs them, for it was he who gave them the law …
and superintends those to whom he gave it to see if they kept it’.
In The Testament of Abraham (also 2nd century)
Michael is the principal character whose intercession is so powerful
that souls can be rescued even from Hell. Perhaps this passage
inspired the offertory antiphon formerly used in the Roman Liturgy for
the dead: ‘May Michael the standard bearer lead them into the holy
light, which you promised of old to Abraham and his seed’.
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Oxford Dictionary of Saints (David Hugh Farmer) |
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St Mike's Church has a varied
programme of activities and Small Groups
Click here for the booklet with details (MSWord - 196kb)
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details of HOME GROUPS |
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The Interpretation of the symbolism of the Green
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St
Michael and All Angels
