St Michael's Church Aberystwyth - Recovering His Reputation

Aberystwyth Academy

naomi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:17:13 -0400

This course is currently in abeyance whilst it is being changed ready for re-launch in 2008.

Updated information will be available on the website as soon as it is available.

http://www.christiandiscipleship.co.uk/index.html

What's On Card

naomi — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:24:45 -0400

Sunday 24 January

11am: Morning Prayer
Preacher: Peter Phipps
6pm: Evening Praise
Preacher: David Whitehouse

Sunday 31 January

11am: Morning Prayer
Preacher: Prof. Ken Walters
6pm: Holy Communion
Preacher: Ian Girling

Saturday 6 February

9.30 - 1pm: Briefing Morning about Walk Saint David

Sunday 7 February

11am: Morning Prayer
Preacher: Martin Cavender (working with Resource)
6pm: Evening Praise
Preacher: Jonathan Mortimer (through Faith Missions)

Sunday 14 February

11am: Top Ten Family Service
Preacher: Mark Ansell
6pm: Holy Communion

Worldwide Links

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 16:10:18 -0400

There are many people who have gone out from St Michael's to serve in countries all around the world. Here are just a few with whom we have links:

South America

Ed and Sarah Moulding
Ed and Sarah were both students in St Michael's. They are now in La Faz in Bolivia with Food for the Hungry. They are presently learning Spanish before embarking on the work that awaits them. (http://www.fh.org/)

Sarah Clay

Historical Research

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:56:49 -0400

There is constant interest in the churchyard by historians and those who are researching their family tree. We have facsimile copies of the registers of the church which can be viewed by appointment. The originals are held by the National Library of Wales. Their staff are exceptionally helpful when they received enquiries from the public [The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales SY23 3BU, Tel: +44 (0)1970 632 800 Fax: +44 (0)1970 615 709 and their website: http://www.llgc.org.uk/]

Counselling

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:54:55 -0400

We can and do provide some limited counselling support and/or can give details of trained professional counsellors in whom we have confidence both locally and nationally.

For further information contact Pru Bell on 01970 617184 or email prudence@stmikes.net

Funerals

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:52:16 -0400

These are usually arranged by the funeral directors on behalf of the bereaved family. We no longer have any burial space in the old churchyard which was closed many years ago. Subsequently, it has been landscaped and made into a rose garden and leisure area.

However, funeral services regularly take place in St. Michael’s which are followed by interment in the town cemetery or a committal service in the local crematorium. We do have a small garden of remembrance for the burial of ashes together with a book of remembrance in which the names are recorded. Please contact us through th

Weddings

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:49:49 -0400

St. Michael’s Church is an attractive and sought-after venue for weddings. We welcome enquiries and do all that we can to make these ceremonies into very special events. We can only offer our facilities to those who live within the boundaries of the parish of Aberystwyth and/or who worship regularly with us and are on our electoral roll.

There is a preparation course which is put on every year for those who are intending to marry in our church. The material was prepared by Holy Trinity Church in Brompton [Holy Trinity Brompton, Brompton Rd
London, SW7 1JA, Phone 0845 644 7533 or email getconnected@htb.org.uk]. It runs for 5 weeks and covers issues such as our expectations of one another, dealing with conflict, the physical side of marriage, coping with in-laws etc. Please contact the church office for information about courses and to arrange an initial interview [01970 617184]

Baptisms

liza — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:48:27 -0400

Our congregation represents very varying views on baptism. Some are convinced that baptism is only for adults and by full immersion. We do have an immersion baptistery in the church which is used regularly throughout the year.

However there are those who are happy to have their babies and infants baptised by sprinkling, and this can be arranged to happen either privately as a family event or, preferably, during the course of our morning service.

Home Groups

liza — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:39:40 -0500

Because St Mike’s is a large church, people can sometimes feel that they are swallowed up in the crowd. We really don’t want that to happen, and so strongly encourage folk to belong to one of our Home groups.

This is the place where you will get to know people, where you can make friends, have fellowship together, where you can meet as a group on a regular basis (usually weekly) to discuss spiritual issues, focusing perhaps on a series of Christian themes or on a book of the Bible. This is the place to bring any questions or problems that could be discussed in a small group setting. It is also a place to learn, and provides the opportunity to spend time in prayer together.

Mission Statement

liza — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:36:17 -0500

'Our aim is growth in the spiritual maturity of all who worship here and numerical growth through the winning of new people to Christ by the efforts of each member of the church.’

What it implies

Our mission statement is intended to work out in practise what we have committed ourselves to in our vision statement, ‘Recovering His Reputation’.

We see ourselves making the vision a reality by achieving growth.

Growth in spiritual depth

We are keen to see all our church members of whatever age and however long they have been disciples of Christ, growing in their relationship with him, and their understanding of him. To this end we encourage a daily personal devotional discipline of worship, prayer and Bible reading, together with a weekly participation in the corporate life of the church. Each member is asked to belong to a small home group of about 12 people where they can grow in their understanding of the faith, ask the questions they need to, pray for each other’s needs and experiment with spiritual gifts. In addition we expect to see our members worshipping regularly on a Sunday [twice where possible except during the more demanding seasons of life].