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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. 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. 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 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. |
We have groups and activities for all ages and as a church have close links within the village community. The church building is a venue for many local events such as flower festivals and brass band concerts. St Michael's Church is hosting "Celebrate Yorkshire!" - a Festival of Flowers presented by East Ardsley Flower Club from 11th to 13th July 2009. A special Festival Service will be held on Sunday morning at 10.00am. For further details, please view our News and Events page. In October 2008 the Church of England changed the rules about who can be married in a parish church. This is now open to a much wider group of people than before. Read about who can be married at St Micheal's in order to consider whether this is the right location for your wedding. Please follow the link for further details about both baptisms and weddings in the Church of England.
Then, please contact the Vicar to make your arrangements at St. Michael's. Together with East Ardsley Methodist Church, we publish a church magazine 4 times each year. This magazine, Church Outlook, contains articles and service times for both St Michael's with St Grabriel's and for East Ardsley Methodist Church. Contact details for the Methodist Church can be found on our Contact Us page. |