A CHRISTMAS LIKE NO OTHER
"Christ our Saviour is born to His mother
Worship with us this Christmas like no other"
Now that we will be allowed to resume public worship in our church from Wednesday 2nd December, we are able to plan our services and events for Advent and Christmas.
It won’t be like any Christmas which we have ever had before; some events can take place in the church, some will have to be streamed on Zoom, and some may even be on both!
Here’s the programme:
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29th November – Advent Sunday Carol Service on Zoom
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13th December – Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the church
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20th December – Singalong Christmas carols on Zoom
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24th December – Zooming Christingle and Digital Nativity
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24th December – Christmas Eve Mass in the church and on Zoom
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24th December – Midnight Mass on Zoom
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25th December – Christmas Day Crib service in the church and on Zoom
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26th December – Morning Prayer and St Stephen's Day Mass on Zoom
All events in the church will be subject to the same restrictions as before – social distancing must be maintained, hand sanitiser must be used, and masks must be worn. Capacity is limited to 30 people including clergy, and the door will be closed when we are full. We will not be using a booking scheme.
Please see this guidance sheet for more information.
Here are the full details:
29th November
Advent Sunday Carols
6:30pm on Zoom
A traditional Advent carol service with reflections on choral music presented by Peter Wright, a British organist and former Director of Music at Southwark Cathedral from 1989 to summer 2019.
He was educated at Highgate School, the Royal College of Music and Emmanuel College Cambridge, where he served as organ scholar between 1973 and 1976.
Peter is a member of St Michael's congregation.
Topic: St Michael's Advent Carol Service
Time: Nov 29, 2020 06:30 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85089516467?pwd=c0F1dDdSMDkrcW95WnZxSVA1b2xCQT09
Meeting ID: 850 8951 6467
Passcode: 426910
13th December
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
6:00pm in the church
The traditional service of nine lessons and carols for the third Sunday in Advent.
This will have to be scaled down from our usual festival.
There will be no choir, and communal singing is still not allowed.
Readings from volunteers will introduce live organ music or recorded choral pieces.
This service will NOT be streamed on Zoom.
20th December
Singalong Christmas Carols
6:00pm on Zoom
A lighthearted chance to belt out all your Christmas favourites in the comfort of our own home via zoom.
Mute yourself and sing like nobody's listening – ‘cause they're not!
We also encourage you to wear tinsel, Santa hats and whatever Christmassy stuff you like! Let's get festive!
Requests in advance please to Father Steven priest@smmh.org.uk.
Topic: Christmas Carols on Zoom
Time: Dec 20, 2020 06:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83325720797?pwd=dHVjMFpiZDVLek44Ny9DWEdqS2paUT09
Meeting ID: 833 2572 0797
Passcode: 425482
24th December – Christmas Eve
Zooming Christingle and Digital Nativity
5:00pm on Zoom
All our time-honoured Christingle fun moves online this year. Fun for all the family!
Topic: Zooming Christingle and Digital Nativity
Time: Dec 24, 2020 05:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87846090543?pwd=OHVXU0l3MXRlVmxGRElPV2ZVdXhsQT09
Meeting ID: 878 4609 0543
Passcode: 196144
Traditional Christmas Eve Mass
7:30pm in the church (and maybe on Zoom)
Midnight is coming early this year (but see later) and our Christmas Eve Mass will be in the church at 7:30.
We will also be streaming the service on Zoom.
You can download the order of service here.
Topic: Christmas Eve Mass
Time: Dec 24, 2020 07:30 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85407670505?pwd=VGE4OEI2cHFFa2Z5Z09qNjA1RDY2QT09
Meeting ID: 854 0767 0505
Passcode: 750037
Midnight Mass
11:30pm on Zoom
For those who prefer to celebrate Midnight Mass at midnight, we will be streaming a Mass on Zoom.
This will either be broadcast from the church with no congregation, or a recording of the earlier 7:30pm Mass.
Either way, it will be equally as valid.
You can download the order of service here.
Topic: Midnight Mass
Time: Dec 24, 2020 11:30 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82422749723?pwd=a1RhcUVrdzRJd1dIcjBmRDArNS9RUT09
Meeting ID: 824 2274 9723
Passcode: 199693
25th December – Christmas Day
Traditional Christmas Day Crib Service
10:30am in the church and on Zoom
Social distancing regulations mean that we will not be able to accommodate more than 30 people including clergy in the church.
We will do our best to ensure that families and individuals will be able to celebrate with us by live-streaming the service on Zoom.
You can download the order of service here.
Topic: Christmas Day Crib Service
Time: Dec 25, 2020 10:30 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83583419299?pwd=WHI0VE9mT05JL2dHN1JIOEhNUkNzdz09
Meeting ID: 835 8341 9299
Passcode: 463298
26th December – Boxing Day
Morning Prayer at 10:00am and
St Stephen's Day Mass at 10:30am on Zoom
We will be saying Morning Prayer as usual at 10:00am.
There will be a Mass for St Stephen's Day at 10:30am, immediately following Morning Prayer.
Topic: St Michael's Streaming Morning Prayer
Time: 10:00am Monday to Saturday
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84151748679?pwd=NGxZWmladm9WaTN2N0JOVmhHTGdRdz09
Meeting ID: 841 5174 8679
Passcode: 531940
Join by telephone
020 3051 2874
020 3481 5237
020 3481 5240
020 3901 7895
Meeting ID: 841 5174 8679#
User ID (if asked for) none- just press #
Passcode: 531940#
(Note that you can join the St Stephen's Day Mass at 10:30 without having to attend Morning Prayer first - unless you want to.
Similarly, you don't have to stay for the Mass if you only want to attend Morning Prayer.)
Joining by telephone
For people with no computer or internet access, all of the Zoom services are accessible using an ordinary telephone.
The telephone numbers to dial are the same for all events; these are:
020 3051 2874
020 3481 5237
020 3481 5240
020 3901 7895
You will need to enter the meeting ID and password shown for each event above, followed by the # key.
Orders of service where appropriate will be available to download from our website https://smmh.org.uk closer to the time – watch this space.
In these difficult times, we are doing our best to ensure that everyone can have access to celebrations at St Michael’s church, whether it be in person or online.
It is really important that nobody feels compelled to attend worship in church.
Please make a decision that is right for you and your individual needs.
We wish you a happy Christmas, even though it is like no other.
We are unable to pass round the collection plate during services, but if you would like to make a contribution, you can do so here:
See our page about Stewardship during COVID to see other ways in wich you can help.
