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Priest-in-Charge Fr John Ainslie (revjohnainslie@gmail.com; 01628 629827)

Do please join us after Mass for Tea, Coffee and Cake in the Vestry Hall - - just ask if you don’t know the way!

SERVICES THIS WEEK: Thursday Mass at 10.30am. Next Sunday, Sung Mass 10.30am. All services followed by refreshments and time to catch up with one another.

NEXT SUNDAY – SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS – 4PM followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS. We enjoy some very beautiful flower arrangements in church to enhance both the building and our worship, and as an offering to God – but fresh flowers are not cheap. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of the fresh flower displays for Christmas, please let Margaret G have your donation. Thank you.

                                   CHRISTMAS AT ST MICHAEL’S

SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS – Sunday 21st December 4pm. Prepare for Christmas with this traditional Carol Service.

CRIB SERVICE - Christmas Eve 24th December 4pm. Experience the wonder of the Christmas story as we gather around the Crib, recall the story of Christ’s birth and sing well-known carols

MIDNIGHT MASS - Christmas Eve 24th December 11.30pm

CHRISTMAS MORNING MASS - Christmas Day 10.30am. As the bells ring out, come and share in the joy of Christmas morning !!

ADVANCE NOTICE: ORGAN RECITAL in church, Saturday 3rd January 4pm, recitalist Levente Vas. Begin the New Year with some glorious music played on our wonderful “Fr Willis” organ !!

FOR OUR PRAYERS: We pray for progress towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. We pray for all who will come into our church this Christmastide, and especially pupils, parents and staff of jubilee School and St Michael’s Infants and Juniors as they attend church for their Christmas services this week.

We pray for those in need, and especially Glynis Reynolds, Yvonne Young, Lindsay Wheeler, Martyn Nash, Fran, David Green, and Norman Farrington.

We pray for the recently departed. We remember those who have faithfully served God in this Church in previous generations, and we pray for those whose year’s mind occurs this week: Henry Watson, Jean Farnan, Michael Houghton (Bp), Rosetta Towner.

FROM THE BELLTOWER: Sunday, 7 December 1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Emma Jarvis 2 Philip Jarvis 3 Nigel Pointer 4 Pam Thomas 5 Paul Barton 6 Mark Elvers 7 Rona Joiner 8 Neil Jones (C) Remembering T.D.B., 5/12/1996, R.I.P. SUPPORT ST MICHAELS: to make a donation towards the work and worship of St Michael’s Church go to: www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/maidstone-st-michael-and-aa-maidstone/