Diary of Church Festivals

Please see the Calendar of Services and Events for updated information.

Sunday 8 January 2023: Epiphany

10am: Family Eucharist

Sunday 29 January 2023: Candlemas

10am: Choral Mass & Procession

Sunday 5 February 2023: Choral Mass & Confirmation

10am: Choral Mass.
Celebrant and preacher: Bishop Graeme Knowles

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Lent 2023
Lent at St Michael & All Angels

We mark Lent at St Michael & All Angels in a variety of ways:
our services, our Lent study book, our Lent Charities Appeal, Reflections on our Stained Glass Windows, and study courses,

Wednesday 22 February 2023: Ash Wednesday

12.30pm Mass and Imposition of Ashes
5pm Children’s Service and Ashing
7.30pm Choral Mass and Imposition of Ashes

Sunday 26 February 2023: Lent 1

10am Parish Mass – also streamed for worship at home
Preacher: Mother Sarah Lenton
6.30 Evensong – Guess who’s coming to dinner: Richenda George

Sunday 5 March 2023: Lent 2

10am  Parish Mass – also streamed for worship at home
Preacher: Mr David Wang, Ordinand, St James Piccadilly
6.30 Evensong – Guess who’s coming to dinner: Mark Viner

Sunday 12 March 2023: Lent 3

10am Parish Mass – also streamed for worship at home
Preacher: Anne Mower, Reader
6.30 Evensong – Guess who’s coming to dinner: Peter Haigh

Sunday 19 March 2023:
Mothering Sunday, Lent 4

10am Family Mass – also streamed for worship at home
Preacher: Fr Brandon Fletcher-James
6.30 Evensong – Guess who’s coming to dinner: Mother Sarah Lenton

Sunday 26 March 2023: Lent 5 – Passion Sunday

10am Parish Mass – also streamed for worship at home
Preacher: Graham Holderness, Reader
6.30 Evensong – Guess who’s coming to dinner: Judy Miller

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Holy Week

Sunday 2 April 2023: Palm Sunday

10am Mass and Blessing of Palms

During the first part of the week, our devotions will be led by Fr Brandon Fletcher-James and during the Triduum by Fr Kevin Morris

Monday 3 April 2023: Holy Monday

7.30pm Mass & Address: Fr Brandon Fletcher-James

Tuesday 4 April 2023: Holy Tuesday

7.30pm Mass & Address: Fr Brandon Fletcher-James

Wednesday 5 April 2023: Holy Wednesday

12.30pm Mass & Address
7.30pm Mass & Address: Fr Brandon Fletcher-James

Easter at St Michael & All Angels 

The Triduum – The Great Three Days

Led by Fr Kevin Morris, The Vicar

Thursday 6 April 2023: Maundy Thursday

10.30am Chrism Mass at St Paul’s Cathedral
8pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Stripping of the Altars

Friday 7 April 2023: Good Friday

12 noon Children’s Passion
2pm The Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

Sunday 9 April 2023: Easter Day

5.30am Dawn Vigil and First Mass of Easter
10am: Parish Mass of Easter

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Sunday 23 April 2023

10am: Parish Mass
11.30am APCM – Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Saturday 6 May 2023

Coronation of King Charles III

Thursday 18 May 2023: Ascension Day

10am Mass

Sunday 28 May 2023: Pentecost

1oam Family Mass

The Bedford Park Festival
Friday 9 June – Sunday 25 June 2023
Sunday 11 June 2023: Mass on the Green

10.30am: Mass – Preacher: The Rt Revd Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely

Sunday 25 June 2023: Festival Mass

The 15th Chiswick Book Festival
Wednesday 6 September – Wednesday 13 September 2023

Sunday 10 September 2023: Book Festival

1oam  Mass: Rt Revd Emma Iveson, Bishop of Kensington

Sunday 24 September 2023: Patronal Festival

10am: Procession, Choral Mass and Skirmish
Children: please come dressed as St Michael or as an Angel

Thursday 28 September 2023: Feast of Title

7.30pm  Choral Mass: Preacher tbc

Sunday 1 October 2023: Harvest Thanksgiving

10am Family Mass with the Presentation of Gifts

Sunday 15 October 2023: Charities Sunday

Sunday 5 November 2023: All Saints Day

Thursday 2 November 2023: All Souls Day

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 5 November 2023: All Saints Day

Sunday 12 November 2023: Remembrance Sunday

9.45am Requiem Mass & Procession to the War Memorial

Sunday 26 November 2023: Feast of Christ the King

10am: Parish Mass

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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
Christmas at St Michael’s

Sunday 3 December 2023: Advent Sunday (the Church’s New Year)

10am: Choral Mass
6.30pm Advent Carol Service
A contemplative Service of carols, scripture, music & poetry to reflect on the coming of Christ

Sunday 17 December 2023: Nine Lessons and Carols

6.30pm Nine Lessons and Carols. Followed by mulled wine & mince pies

Friday 24 December 2023: Christmas Eve

4pm Children’s Crib Service
11.30pm Midnight Mass

Saturday 25 December 2023: Christmas Day

10am Parish Mass of Christmas, with Choir & mini-panto homily