From your Parish Church
Into 2026 and finding our next Vicar.
Thanks to great support from the whole Trumpington community there was a happy atmosphere at St Mary and St Michael’s over the Christmas period. Starting with the Christmas Tree Festival we welcomed and thanked the army of volunteers who help us at a preview reception where Gig-a-Bull also entertained everybody. No one wanted to go home! Over the actual Christmas period, the church was full of joyful singing and celebration as we marked the birth of Jesus, our Messiah.
While the time after Christmas is often seen as a quiet period, the church remains in a celebratory mode right through the 40 days leading to the Feast of Candlemas on 2 February, when Jesus was presented to the Temple in Jerusalem. Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day!) and Ash Wednesday quickly follow and are as early as 17 and 18 February this year, starting the 40 days of Lent leading to Easter Day on Sunday 5 April. Readers will be pleased to learn that we have already arranged a full set of services through Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter. Thanks to support from visiting priests we are certainly maintaining our momentum and indeed welcoming new and returning members of our congregation.
At Christmas the Archdeacon was happily able to advise us that the process of finding a new Vicar is progressing well. One key document is the Parish Profile which assists potential applicants in discerning whether they wish to apply for the post. It is available on our website for all to read. By the time you read this edition of The Trumpet, Trinity College, as Patrons, will have advertised the position and an interview date has been set. Provided a suitable candidate comes forward (and we know there is already interest) hopefully a new Vicar will be installed in the Summer. In the interim please continue to support and pray for those leading us through this period of Vacancy. We could not achieve what we have and will do without you.
— Edmund Brookes & Sheila Betts, Churchwardens
Services at St Mary & St Michael in February & March
Our 10am Sunday services are in-person and Zoomed; other services are in-person only. You can find the Zoom link at A Church Near You.
| Date | Services |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1 February | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am All Age Communion |
| Sunday 8 February | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion with Junior Church |
| Sunday 15 February | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Experience & Explore 6.30pm BCP Evening Prayer |
| Wednesday 18 February: Ash Wednesday | 7.30pm Holy Communion with Ashes |
| Sunday 22 February | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion with Junior Church |
| Sunday 1 March | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am All Age Communion |
| Sunday 8 March | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion There will be no 10am service due to road closures for the Cambridge Half Marathon. Come and support the runners as they pass the church. We will be serving refreshments outside the Bakehouse for supporters from 9am to 12 noon in aid of our reimagining project. |
| Sunday 15 March: Mothering Sunday | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Experience & Explore 6.30pm BCP Evening Prayer |
| Sunday 22 March | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion with Junior Church |
| Sunday 29 March: Palm Sunday | 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion |
From the Parish Registers
| Occasion | Date | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 23/11/2025 | Florence Olivia Yeaman |
| Burial of Ashes | 01/12/2025 | Marion Linda Pettit |
| Funeral and Burial in the Churchyard | 15/12/2025 | Peter Duncan Dawson |
A guide to our services
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.30am BCP Holy Communion | From the Book of Common Prayer: a quiet, traditional communion service. |
| 10am Holy Communion | A service using liturgy from Common Worship with hymns and music, and with Junior Church on 2nd and 4th Sundays. |
| 10am All Age Communion | A more contemporary communion service specifically for all ages. There is no Junior Church on this Sunday as the children stay for the service. |
| 10am Third Sunday Experience and Explore | An informal service without communion; it includes a talk, a time for personal reflection, activities for all ages and refreshments. |
| 6.30pm BCP Evening Prayer | Takes place on third Sundays. |