The principal Church Festivals in 2013
Lent - Holy Week - Easter - Bedford Park Festival - Patronal Festival - Advent & Christmas
Sunday 6 January 2013 : Epiphany
10am: Family Eucharist with Junior Choir
6.30pm: Evensong
Sunday 3rd February 2013: Candlemass
10am: Family Eucharist with Junior Choir and Procession
6.30pm Evensong and Benediction
Sunday 10th February 2013 : Confirmation
10am Choral Eucharist and Confirmation
Music: Organ Solo Mass - Mozart
Voluntary: Sonata in B flat (Allegro) - CPE Bach
Celebrant:The Rt Revd Paul Williams, Bishop of Kensington
LENT 2013
Lent at St Michael & All Angels 
'With Jesus in Jerusalem'
The Sunday morning sermons will explore the last days of Jesus in Jerusalem as he faced his Passion, Death and Resurrection.
At 6.30pm Evensong throughout Lent, members of the congregation give personal refelctions on their life and faith entitled 'Why me?'
Lent Lunches - 12.30pm:
Lunch in various homes in the Parish,
to raise money for our Lent Charities Appeal
Fridays throughout Lent
Stations of the Cross
6.30pm Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
Wednesday 13 February 2013: Ash Wednesday
12.30pm Mass and Imposition of Ashes
5pm Children's Service and Ashing
8pm Solemn Choral Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
Music: tba
Preacher: Father Graham Morgan Kt, Assistant Priest
Sunday 17 February 2013:Lent 1
10am Parish Eucharist
Preacher: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
6.30pm Evensong: Why me? Judy Miller
Sunday 24 February 2013:Lent 2
10am Parish Eucharist
Preacher: Sarah Lenton, subdeacon
6.30pm Evensong: Why me? Alan Trigle
Sunday 3 March 2013: Lent 3
10am Choral Eucharist
Music:tba
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
6.30pm Choral Evensong: Why me? Tom Beazley
Sunday 10 March 2013:
Mothering Sunday
10am Family Eucharist with Junior Choir and distribution of flowers
Preacher: Sarah Lenton,subdeacon
6.30pm Evensong: Why me? Helen Simkin
Sunday 17 March 2013: Lent 5
10am Parish Eucharist
Preacher: Sarah Lenton,subdeacon
6.30pm Evensong: Why me? Peter Wolton
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HOLY WEEK
During the first four days of Holy Week we will explore the meaning of the Passion of Christ in Art and its relevance for contemporary Christians
Sunday 24 March
2013 : Palm Sunday
10am Palm Procession and Choral Eucharist
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
6.30pm Evensong
Preacher: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
Monday 25 March 2013: Holy Monday
8pm Mass and address: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
Tuesday 26 March 2013: Holy Tuesday
8pm Mass and address: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
Wednesday 27 March 2013: Holy Wednesday
12.30pm Mass
8pm Mass and address:Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
THE TRIDUUM
Easter at St Michael & All Angels
(Click here for details of Easter at St Michael's for Children)
The Great Three Days will be led by the Associate Vicar, Father Stephen Stavrou, who will focus on the significance of Jesus' last days as revealed through the Gospels and in Art
Thursday 28 March 2013: Maundy Thursday
10.30am Chrism Mass at St Paul 's Cathedral
8pm Solemn Eucharist of the Lord's Supper, Washing of Feet
and Watch at the Altar of Repose
Music: tba
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
Friday 29 March 2013: Good Friday
Noon Children's Passion (right)
1pm Stations of the Cross
2pm The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion
Music: tba
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
8pm Tenebrae: a meditation on the Cross, with music, readings and slides - led by Sarah Lenton, subdeacon
Music: tba
Sunday 31 March 2013: Easter Day
(BST begins - clocks forward one hour)
5.00 am: Dawn Vigil and First Mass of Easter
(followed by Parish Breakfast)
Music: tba
Preacher:Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
10am: Parish Eucharist of Easter for all the family, with Easter egg rolling!
Music: tba
Preacher: Sarah Lenton, subdeacon
6.30pm: Evensong (said) and Benediction
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Assistant Priest
Sunday 21 April 2013: 4th Sunday of Easter
10am: Choral Eucharist
11.30am: APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) followed by Parish Lunch
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Thursday 9 May 2013: Ascension Day
10am Mass
5pm Children's Service
8pm Solemn Choral
Eucharist
Music: tba
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
Sunday 19 May 2013: Pentecost Sunday
10am: Choral Eucharist
Music:tba
Preacher: Father Stephen Stavrou, Associate Vicar
(Father Stephen's last service at St Michael's)
6.30pm: Choral Evensong & Benediction
Sunday 26 May 2013: Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
10am: Parish Eucharist
Preacher: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
Thursday 30 May 2013: Corpus et Sanguis Christi
8pm: Solemn Pontifical Con-celebrated Choral Mass
and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
Music: Mass setting: Missa L'Homme Arme - Francisco Guerrero
Motet: O Sacrum convivium - Dominique Phinot
O salutaris hostia - Willaert
Tantum ergo - Victoria
Preacher: Father Michael Miller, Vicar of St Thomas, Kensal Town
THE BEDFORD PARK FESTIVAL
Saturday 8 June - Sunday 23 June 2013
Saturday 8 June 2012: Green Day Fete
11am Opening of the Festival
and Church Fete on Acton Green
(opposite church)
Sunday 9 June 2013: Green Day Fete and Mass on the Green
10.30am Open Air Mass on Acton Green
Preacher: Rt Revd Paul Williams
Bishop of Kensington
Noon: Green Day Fete continues
Sunday 23 June 2013: Festival Mass
10am Solemn Sung Eucharist, with Festival Choir and Orchestra
Music from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 including:
I was glad - Parry
Zadok the Priest - Handel
Preacher:
Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
Followed by Lunch in the Vicarage Garden
Sunday 30 June 2013: Feast of St Peter & St Paul
10am: Parish Eucharist
Preacher: Father Kevin Morris, Vicar
6.30pm: Evensong (said) & Benediction
Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July 2013: Pilgrimage
Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
Sunday 11 August 2013: Blessed Virgin Mary (transferred)
10am Parish Eucharist and Procession
6.30pm Evensong (said) and Benediction
Friday 13 September - Sunday 15 September 2013
CHISWICK BOOK FESTIVAL
PATRONAL FESTIVAL
Thursday 26 September: Service of Thanksgiving and Blessing of the new Organ and Parish Rooms
8pm: Led by The Lord Bishop of London, the Rt Revd. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chartres
Further details tba
Sunday 29 September 2013: Patronal Sunday and Feast of Title
10am Choral Eucharist
Procession from Acton Green and Parish Eucharist
(Children to dress as St Michael or an angel)
Music: tba
Preacher: Father Michael Bowie, Rector of Great Berkhamsted
6.30pm Choral Evensong and Benediction
Sunday 6 October 2013:
Harvest Thanksgiving
10am Family Eucharist and presentation of gifts (right)
Preacher: Sarah Lenton, subdeacon
Saturday 2nd November 2012:
All Souls' Day
8pm Choral Requiem Mass
Music: tba
Preacher: tba
Requiem Masses are offered in November for the departed.
Names to be commemorated at any of these services
may be written on the lists at the back of the church.
Sunday 3 November 2013:
All Saints' Day (transferred)
10am Family Eucharist with Junior Choir
6.30pm Evensong (said) and Benediction
Sunday 10 November 2013:
Remembrance Sunday
9.45am Choral Requiem Mass and Procession to the War Memorial (right)
Music: tba
6.30pm: Choral Evensong
Music: tba
Sunday 24 November 2013: Christ the King
10am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong (said) and Benediction
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
Christmas at St Michael's
Sunday 1 December 2013: Advent Sunday (the Church's New Year)
10am: Choral Eucharist
Music: tba
6.30pm A Liturgy for Advent
Service of music, scripture and poetry to reflect on the coming of Christ
Sunday 15 December 2013: Advent 3
10am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Nine Lessons and Carols - traditional service with readings, carols, choir and processions followed by mulled wine and mince pies
Music (tba)
Tuesday 24 December 2013: Christmas Eve
4pm Children's Crib Service: Children are invited to come dressed as
angels, shepherds, kings etc - come early to get a good seat or
play a full part.
11.00 Carols at the Church door
11.55pm Midnight Mass
Music: tba
Christmas Carols
Wednesday 25 December 2013: Christmas Day
10am Choral Family Eucharist of Christmas
Music: tba
Christmas Carols
Mini pantomime 'sermon'