St. Michael's with St. Gabriel's is a very active mixed Church of England parish. It is located in the village of East Ardsley which is on the outskirts of Wakefield and Leeds.

The ministry at St Michael's with St Gabriel's is led by the vicar, the Reverend Glenn Goggins. Glenn is assisted by the Churchwardens and various members of the congregation.
As a parish within the Diocese of Wakefield, we are currently exploring what it means to be the Body of Christ in our locality by using the diocesan study materials 'Transforming Lives'.

Our 10:00am Sunday Service is All Age Worship on the 1st Sunday each month and Holy Communion on the remaining Sundays. The Holy Communion service uses the Book of Commmon Worship. We sing both traditional hymns and also new songs.
Each week a number of members of the congregation have specific roles in the service, such as reading or leading the prayers. The choir lead the singing and the service is presided over by the ordained minister.

We are now at the end of Eastertide which is the most important festival of the church's year. The season of Eastertide extends for 50 days until the feast of Pentecost. Immediately before Easter Day are the 3 special days of Maundy Thurday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. We have recorded some highlights from our 2009 celebrations and these can be viewed on our Easter 2009 page.

A new church path was laid in January 2009. This photograph shows the path just a few days before final completion. The path has a level access to the main church door. It is now posible to enter the church without having to climb any steps. This gives good access to wheelchair users, prams and pushchairs. Further details can be found on our Newsletter page. Pictures of the church interior and more information about the church building can be found on the Church Building page.

The Church of England uses Calendar of Seasons to order the themes and readings for our services. To find out more about the current season, why not read our regular series Times and Seasons. You can read some thoughts on the current season and also find a list of the Gospel readings at the Sunday Communion Service during the season.

If you want to find out more about Jesus and the Christian faith then look at the rejesus website.

Please use the links on the left to explore our site and to find out about our activities. We are further developing this site all the time and would welcome your comments.