In the heart of heighington and open to all
You are certain of a warm welcome at St Michael’s. Come
along to one of our services and worship God in a friendly and
inviting atmosphere. We have both Church of England and
Methodist members. The parish also has a second small
church, St Andrew’s, at Bolam. We are proud of our strong links
with Heighington CE Primary School.
If you come to a service at 9.30am on a Sunday or at 10am on a Thursday, please join us for tea or coffee and biscuits afterwards, with a pleasant chat, and also purchase items from the Traidcraft stall or bookshelf.
The
recently
refurbished
church
tower
was
originally
a
watch-tower
and
signal
station
—
but
now
provides
a
reference
point,
representing
peace of a different sort.
People
have
worshipped
here
for
centuries
–
St
Michael’s
has
stood
since
Norman
times
–
and
today
Christians
are
working
out
what
it
means
to
be
followers
of
Jesus
Christ
in
our
own
times too.
Our
church
is
the
centre
of
the
village,
and
as
a
congregation
we
seek
to
be
identified
with
the
community
of which we are a part.
The
recently
refurbished
church
tower
was
originally
a
watch-
tower
and
signal
station
—
but
now
provides
a
reference
point,
representing
peace
of
a
different
sort.
People
have
worshipped
here
for
centuries
–
St
Michael’s
has
stood
since
Norman
times
–
and
today
Christians
are
working
out
what
it
means
to
be
followers
of
Jesus
Christ
in
our
own
times
too.
Our
church
is
the
centre
of
the
village,
and
as
a
congregation
we
seek
to
be
identified
with
the
community
of
which
we
are
a
part.
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
A warm welcome to everyone
Thought for the month – Faith –
by Rev. David Lucas
.
.
Watch out for Evening at St Michael’s on Sunday, September 26th
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This
may
actually
have
been the first time I had heard the name of Jesus.
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19 world let us go forward together to Love and Serve our Lord. Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
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A WARM WELCOME TO ALL
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
.
.
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19
world
let
us
go
forward
together
to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord.
Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This
may
actually
have
been
the
first
time
I
had
heard
the
name of Jesus
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
A warm welcome to everyone
Thought for the month – Faith –
by Rev. David Lucas
.
.
Some live services re-started on April 2nd
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This
may
actually have been the first time I had heard the name of Jesus
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19
world
let
us
go
forward
together
to
Love
and
Serve our Lord. Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
A warm welcome to everyone
Thought for the month – Faith –
by Rev. David Lucas
.
.
S
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This
may
actually
have
been
the
first
time
I
had
heard
the
name of Jesus
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19
world
let
us
go
forward
together
to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord.
Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
A warm welcome to everyone
Thought for the month – Faith –
by Rev. David Lucas
.
.
Some live services re-started on April 2nd
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-
19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This may actually have been the first time I had heard the name of Jesus
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19
world
let
us
go
forward
together
to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord.
Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
Interested in joining the Friends of St Michael’s, Heighington? – Contact Revd Lissa Scott for details
A warm welcome to everyone
Thought for the month – Faith –
by Rev. David Lucas
.
.
Greetings.
I
write
this
piece
by
way
of
introduction.
My
name
is
David
Lucas,
and
I
am
the
newly
ordained
Curate
for
the
Benefice
of
Heighington
St
Michael
and
Darlington
St
Matthew
&
St
Luke
with
the
Rev.
Lissa
Scott.
My
wife,
Hanna,
our
children,
and
I
are
very
excited
to
be
joining
your
communities
in
this
next
season
of
(hopefully)
post
Covid-19
life.
I
feel
as
if
I
am
taking
the
next
steps
on
a
journey,
that
began
for
me,
many
years
ago.
I
was
reflecting
recently
on
a
little
event
from
my
childhood
that,
at
the
time,
seemed
so
trivial;
but
which
has
come
to
have
incredible
consequences
for
the
whole
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
raised
in
a
Christian
home;
and
growing
up
in
Canada,
teachers
weren’t
permitted
to
talk
about
faith
in
school.
But
I
had
a
lovely
teacher
named
Mrs
Todd
who
was
still
willing
to
share
something
of
her
own
faith.
While
reading
The
Lion
the
Witch
and
the
Wardrobe
by
C.S.
Lewis
to
her
year
2
class,
Mrs
Todd
made
clear
to
us
that
the
character
Aslan,
who
in
the
stories
was
the
creator
of
Narnia
and
its
saviour,
was
really
an
analogy
of
Jesus.
This
may
actually
have
been
the
first
time
I
had
heard
the
name of Jesus
This
small
loving
act,
and
countless
like
it,
from
so
many
other
people,
have
served
God’s
purposes
in
my
life
to
plant
seeds
that
have
sprouted
and
grown
in
much
fruitfulness.
Through
wonderful
joys
and
painful
struggles,
I
have
come
to
know
the
greatest
of
gifts:
knowing
Jesus
and
His
love.
As
I
come
to
join
the
Benefice,
I
would
love
to
know
your
stories
of
joys
and
struggles
as
well;
and
to
ask
with
you
the
question:
where
might
God
be
in
your
own
stories?
I
am
grateful
to
Mrs
Todd
and
people
like
her
who
were
willing
to
share
that
love.
I
look
forward
to
discerning
with
you
all
in
Heighington
and
Darlington,
God’s
love
for
you
and
for
one
another.
We
never
know
the
extent
to
which
our
words
and
actions
might
be
a
blessing
to
others.
But
God
does.
In
the
great
liturgy
of
the
Church,
in
the
formal
prayers
and
format
of
what
we
do
on
a
Sunday,
He
invites
us
to
participate
in
His
wonderful
works
of
love.
God
gathers
us,
loves
us,
and
sends
us
out
to
share
that
love.
Having
been
fed
by
God
on
word
and
sacrament,
we
are
sent
out
into
the
world
‘to
Love
and
Serve
our
Lord’;
we
are
equipped
and
empowered
by
God
Himself
to
be
ambassadors
of
these
works
of
love
wherever
life
might
bring
us.
May
I
encourage
you
this
week,
this
very
day
even,
to
seek
out
His
love
and
share
that
love
with
others.
As
we
emerge
into
a
post-Covid-19
world
let
us
go
forward
together to Love and Serve our Lord. Praise be to God.
Blessings to all of you,
David
