The Parish of St Michael the Archangel, East Wickham

12/09/2026

A prayer for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

06/09/2026

🧠✨ Local Quiz Night—please come along and support!

We’re pleased to help spread the word about this fun, family-friendly Quiz Night, raising funds for the World Scout Jamboree.

The event will take place in St Michael’s Church Hall on Saturday 26 September. Doors open at 7pm, ready for a 7.30pm start.

🎟️ £5 per person
👥 Teams of up to eight people
🥤 Bring your own drinks and nibbles
🎁 Raffle and food items available—please bring cash
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for ages 13+

04/09/2026

St Cuthbert (634-687), monk, bishop, and hermit, is the patron saint of Northumbria and of Durham Cathedral. He became prior of Lindisfarne in 664 and was in great demand as a spiritual guide. But his devotion to a life of prayer led Cuthbert to give up his office and become a hermit. On the remote island of Inner Farne he built a hermitage where he lived for ten years.

Cuthbert was known as a man of great kindness and holiness, and in 685 he was chosen by the king and the Archbishop of Canterbury to be the Bishop of Hexham. He reluctantly agreed and for the next two years travelled extensively throughout his diocese, preaching and teaching and ministering to the poor and the sick.

He became ill and, sensing that death was approaching, he retired back to the hermitage on Inner Farne where he died on 20 March 687. He was buried on Lindisfarne and eleven years later, when the body was exhumed for reburial in the church at Lindisfarne, the body was found to be uncorrupted. Today, the shrine of Saint Cuthbert is to be found in Durham Cathedral.

“Always preserve divine charity among yourselves, and when you come together to discuss your common affairs, let your principal goal be to reach a unanimous decision” (Final words of Saint Cuthbert)

02/09/2026

A prayer for students as the new school year begins. 🙏

31/08/2026

Lectionary 31 Aug: St Aidan of Lindisfarne (d. 651), a monk and missionary who helped establish Christianity in northern England.

Originally a monk on the Scottish island of Iona, Aidan was invited by King Oswald of Northumbria to become bishop. Aidan founded a monastery on Lindisfarne. From there he travelled widely, often on foot, preaching, establishing churches and training new Christian leaders.

Picture: The tomb of St Aidan, Bamburgh - by Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

29/08/2026

🐉 Dragons, cakes, crafts and community fun are coming to St Michael’s!

Join us for our Festival Fayre on:

📅 Sunday 27 September
⏰ 12.30–5pm
📍 St Michael’s Church, East Wickham, Welling

There will be stalls, delicious food and cakes, music, games, craft activities, a tombola and plenty more for all ages.

You can also take part in The Great St Michael’s Dragon Trail, beginning on 18 September. Download a trail sheet using the QR code on the poster or collect one from church. Bring your completed sheet to the Fayre—and children are warmly invited to come dressed as dragons or angels! 🐲😇

Interested in having a stall? Please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Find out more at www.stmichaelew.co.uk

Please share and invite your family, friends and neighbours. All are welcome!

25/07/2026

Pray with us. 🙏

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16/07/2026

Join with us in prayer. 🙏

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19/06/2026

24/05/2026