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2006
in words and pictures
What
a busy year this was! There were many special services and
celebrations, and you can read about all of them (well, to be
honest, most of them!) by clicking on the picture or the title
below. Please do, and give thanks to God for our Church, our
community, His presence and His guidance.
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Christmas
The
busiest time of St. Michael's year was also one of the
most exciting, with service and events throughout the
month of December, and around 800 people attending the
services on Christmas Eve! |
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Peter
George
Our
beloved Peter, who has been such a good servant of St.
Michael's for many years and a valued member of our local
community, died on 5th November. |
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Rolling
Worship
When
there's a 5th Sunday in the month, we have a special
format of services lasting the whole morning. For
instance, see what happened in October |
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Flower
Festival
The
end of October was the occasion of our Art Exhibition and
Flower Festival. See photos of these impressive floral
displays! |
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Harvest
Celebrations
The
Church also looked resplendent on Harvest Sunday, 10th
October. Over 1,000 items of food were presented and
distributed locally. |
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Mission
Croatia
In
the summer of 2006, Sarah Dix took part in Mission
Croatia. It was a life changing experience for many, and
here's her report of the mission. |
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Ivy
& Rupert's Ruby Wedding Anniversary
Sunday
10th September was a great day for us all, and especially
for Ivy and Rupert Dix, as they celebrated the milestone
of 40 years' marriage. |
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Annual
Pets Service
This
also took place on 10th September, and we were delighted
to see the great variety of God's creation celebrated -
and represented! |
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Annual
Parochial Church Meeting: Reports
Earlier
in the year, the APCM received reports of all our
activities, and those of our Groups, in 2005. We have all
the reports here on the web. |
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Christmas
2005
No
two Christmasses are the same - prove it by reminding
yourself of what happened in St. Michael's at Christmas
2005. |
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Check
out our Monthly Diary for a
comprehensive schedule of events and services
and
get latest details on our
News page
Reports
of the events held for the Halls Modernisation Project are
available by following
this link
and
for Colchester News, it's got to be the Gazette
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