Opening Doors For People In Need

Still time to bid for the 24 artworks in St Michael & All Angels Advent calendar

Christmas at St Michael & All Angels (Francis Bowyer)

Francis Bowyer, past president of the Royal Watercolour Society, is one of the 24 artists featured in the St Michael & All Angels Advent Calendar where bidding is in full swing.

Francis, who was invited to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan as a War Artist, has submitted a painting this year which depicts Christmas at St Michael & All Angels.

On Sunday 31st, after the 10am service, you can see the originals of the pictures on the online Advent Calendar. They are being auctioned over the next two weeks in aid of their Christmas Charity Appeal.

See the pictures, how to bid and the latest 'bids to beat' (including the reserve prices).
You can enter your bids on the bidding sheets in the church. If you can't get to the church before bids close on January 14th, you can ask someone to place your bid for you - or email newsletter@smaaa.org.uk stating which picture you'd like to bid for, and your upper limit - and putting Auction in the subject box.

A watercolour of the Calais Jungle refugee camp (above) by prize-winning Chiswick artist Marguerite Horner is one of the pictures at St Michael & All Angels Church Charity Appeal on the theme of ‘opening doors for people in need’.

The silent auction will close at a party in the church on Sunday 14 January 2018.

The 24 artists are generously donating at least a third of the sale price to the Christmas Appeal, in aid of the three St Michael’s charities for 2017:
- The Upper Room, feeding the community in need in West London;
- Msaada, helping people in Rwanda become self-sufficient; and
- The Amber Trust, helping blind children fulfil their potential through music.

“We’re very grateful to the artists and we think this is a wonderful way to celebrate the season and to focus attention on our Charities Appeal” said Father Kevin Morris, the vicar of St Michael & All Angels. “This church plays a central part in community life here in Chiswick, and the Appeal builds on our tradition of outreach and mission within our community.”

Sponsorship income from the online Advent Calendar will also go to the Appeal. All the pages are sponsored by Chiswick businesses, including ChiswickW4.com, Foster Books, Andrew Nunn & Associates, Fingertips, Young Veterinary Practice and Belinda Norcliffe Casting.

December 31, 2017