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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
Earth Day ~ 22 April
This day marks an opportunity for you to initiate actions towards a
sustainable future.
Add your “Green act” to the Billion Acts of Green Campaign
which aims to mobilise the power of people to create change by taking
small steps in our homes, our schools and our businesses that add up
to an enormous collective action‖. Think of three things that
YOU can do to reduce your environmental footprint.
Visit
www.earthday.net for more information
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Click here for Eco-corner
Archive
Click here for the
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 Network |
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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’.
The
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)
Click here for details of HOME GROUPS |
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Multi-trained Counsellors are available by appointment.
Please feel free to give them a call.
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The Interpretation of the symbolism of the Green
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