It was a great day!  The sun shone, the BBQ was perfect, the games were fun, the music was fab, the atmosphere was relaxed, the church looked brilliant, the cakes were amazing and everyone had a great time!.  We think about 250 people came and enjoyed it all.  Helen was delighted with winning £25 for her contribution to the painting that Mike organised, and Ruth thinks that her team of face painters decorated about 100 children.  Tory noted the steady stream of people wanting to have their nails done, and Dave ran out of coconuts in the first hour! So thank you to everyone who made the day such a joyful event – from those who came to set up, to those …

To say thank you to everyone who gave so generously to the church when our windows were smashed and to celebrate their repair we are hosting a St Michael’s Funday on Sunday 25th July from 12-3pm. It’s all free and with live music, a free BBQ, teas and cakes, games for the kids, a dance show, a pampering stall and so much more, it will be great fun!  See you there : )

1 Timothy 6:12: Fight the good fight of the faith.
We live in world at war.
How does this battle effect us?
How do we live in this war zone?
How do we engage the powers?
How do we stand firm in the face of attack?
How do we discern what’s behind it all and make sense of what’s going on?
These and other important questions need answering and over the next few months we are going to see if we can unpack the truth about the battle we find ourselves living our lives in.  There is a fight going on.  The question is whether we are fighting the ‘good’ one or not.
Join us on Sunday mornings as we explore these themes together and as we seek …

Hi everyone…
I mentioned briefly on Sunday a few ideas for helping us to engage with the amazing story of this week and thought I might put some of them on the website as I wasn’t the most articulate at that point…
Like many of us (most of us?) I need help to dig deep into the Easter story and making it personal to me, alive… Getting together with others who want to explore the themes with me or to chat about them always helps and that is why we are having a few specific meetings this week looking at the story together. On Thursday night we are looking at the last supper and the events just after that… on …

God is working all the time… although we can’t always see it or recognise it.  But sometimes God’s actions in our lives feel so real that we can’t help but talk about them.
As we journey together as a church family we want to encourage each other with stories of what we see God doing in our lives.  Simple stories, simply told. Real. Authentic.
To help us in all this we are going to make sure that each week we hear from each other when we meet.  So come ready to share your stories.  Get used to looking out for the workings of God and listen out for what the Spirit is saying to us as a family being shaped into the …

It was so good this morning!  The Rec House was packed with people all enjoying a chance to chat, buy a coffee, eat cake or bacon butties.  It was for the people of Haiti.  We are really delighted that between us we were able to raise £788 on the day with more to come!  Fantastic!
It was also such great fun all joining in together knowing that it was making a difference, even if only in a small way.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and joine in!

Join in with the outpouring of love and generosity across the world towards those whose lives have been crushed by the earthquake in Haiti.
Saturday 23rd January
The Rec House
Cake Sale
Coffee, Tea, Bacon Butties
Newspapers to read
Come ready to give

Advent is a wonderfully counter-cultral Christian tradition. Just as everyone around is grearing up their lives for Christmas, planning, buying, worrying, travelling, partying, Christians for centuries have taken the season of Advent to heart and deliberately chosen to take time out to reflect, watch and wait. If, like many of us, you need help to do this, then how about following the daily readings on Richard’s blog and using five minutes to pray and be still…?
It’s worth a try!
Check out the blog here each day and journey with Richard as he tries to let God shape his preparations for Christmas once again.

Welcome to the new-look website of St Michael’s church.  Things are changing in the way we see ourselves as a church here in Twerton and we hope that our new website will help us all as we build communities that reach out to our neighbours.
Although Christianity has been around for 2000 years the church is constantly being converted and renewed. All churches are different and you may be wondering what this one is like.
It’s not an easy question to answer.
Our church is a very varied group of people who are devoted to Jesus and who are committed to loving God and to loving our neighbours. Most churches organise themselves around their shared services or times of worship. …