St. Michael and All Angels Church, Barford Avenue, Bedford.

23/04/2026

01/02/2026

This morning the Bishop of Bedford and acting Bishop of St Albans announced that following an interview last November the Reverend Mike Stewart has been appointed as Rector of Ampthill, Millbrook and Steppingley.

Mikes farewell service to the Elstow Team will be on Palm Sunday (29th March) in Elstow Abbey at 10:00am, which will be followed by a bring and share lunch and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting at 2.00pm.

His final service amongst us will be on Easter Day at St Mary the Virgin, Cardington at 11.00am. Further details regarding Mike’s licensing service will be shared in due course. Please do keep Mike and his family in your prayers as he prepares to take up this new role.

02/08/2025

Event at London Road Methodist Church, Bedford

CHURCH PICNIC

Everyone is welcome to come along with your picnic on Sunday 3rd August at 1.30pm after which our outdoor service will be led by ourselves, starting at 2.30pm.
If wet, we will have our picnic and service inside.
All are welcome!

02/08/2025

Lammastide
Lammas or ‘Loaf-mass’ (derived from the Anglo-Saxon Hlafmaesse) is an English feast in origin, held on 1 August as a thanksgiving for the first-fruits of the wheat harvest. Traditionally, a newly baked loaf from the wheat harvest was presented before God within the mass of that day. While the ceremony ceased at the Reformation, reference to Lammas Day continued in the Prayer Book calendar, and the practice has been revived in some places in more recent years. The tradition of giving thanks for the first-fruits need not be limited to 1 August, and churches are at liberty to decide when to hold such a celebration. Here, material is provided to form the Gathering rite of the eucharist. The Lammas loaf should ideally be baked by members of the congregation, using local produce wherever possible. Other small loaves or buns, in the tradition of ‘blessed bread’, may be distributed to the congregation. Part of the Lammas loaf may be used as the eucharistic bread on this occasion. Two patterns of readings are suggested, the first concerning the offering of the first-fruits and the second concerning the bread of life.
(c. churchof england-online + istockphoto)

25/07/2025

05/07/2025

Almost home....

02/07/2025

St. Michaels will be taking part in South Bedford Jumble Trail on 12th July between 11am and 2pm.