Welcome to St Giles' Church
We are here to love God and to make Christ known in word and deed. We are an inclusive church and welcome all comers
Season of Easter Day 17 April including Ascension Day 26 May and
Pentecost (or Whit Sunday) 5 June
The Great Fifty Days of Eastertide form a single festival period in which the tone of joy created at the Easter Vigil is sustained through the following seven weeks, and the Church celebrates the gloriously risen Christ:
Triumphant in his glory now,
his sceptre ruleth all,
earth, heaven and hell before him bow,
and at his footstool fall. (Fulbert of Chartres)
In those places where the custom of lighting the Easter Candle at the beginning of Easter is followed, the lit Candle stands prominently in church for all the Eastertide services. The Alleluia appears frequently in liturgical speech and song. Morning Prayer begins with the traditional collection of Pauline texts known as the Easter Anthems, and white or gold vestments and decorations emphasize the joy and brightness of the season.
On the fortieth day there has from the late fourth century been a particular celebration of Christ’s ascension. He commissions his disciples to continue his work, he promises the gift of the Holy Spirit, and then he is no longer among them in the flesh. The ascension is therefore closely connected with the theme of mission. The arrival of the promised gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost completes and crowns the Easter Festival.
From Common Worship
Join us for the Parish Eucharist
on Sundays at 10.00
All Welcome
For details of other Sunday and Weekday Services please click here
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Join us for our Ascension Day Eucharist tomorrow at 12.30pm!
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Where to visit us:-
Sunday Services
Sunday 29 May Easter 7
08.30 Morning Prayer
10.00 Parish Eucharist
16.00 Evening Prayer
Weekday Services
Monday-Wednesday and Friday
08.30 Morning Prayer
17.30 Evening Prayer
(some midweek services will be held in the Rectory at the East End of the church)
Thursday 26 May Ascension Day
17.30 Holy Communion (BCP) with the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks in attendance. All welcome on this principal Holy Day.
Wednesday
1 June
Home Prayer Group - Lectio Divina 19.30 via Zoom. To join contact Diana Gray
The church is open for private prayer
The church is open from 11.00-16.00 Monday-Friday for private prayer. Please observe social distancing and any other instructions required when visiting the church.
Private Prayer and Reflection on * first Thursday of the month from 13.00-13.30
* As 2 June is the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations for this month Private Prayer will take place on Tuesday 7 June.
You are invited to join others in church on Tuesday 7 June.
If you are not able to join us, we hope you will continue to pray with us wherever you are.
Dates in 2022
7 June, 7 July, No session in August, 1 September, 6 October, 3 November, 1 December.
Cleaning Angels
The monthly sessions are on the first Thursday of the month from 13.30-15.00 including tea and cake from 14.30.
* As 2 June is the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations for this month Cleaning Angels will take place on Tuesday 7 June.
Dates in 2022
7 June, 7 July, No session in August, 1 September, 6 October, 3 November, 1 December
2022 Dates of PCC meetings in church at 19.30
Monday 18 July,
Tuesday 20 September
Monday 21 November.
Parish Office Opening Hours
The Parish Office is open Mon-Fri 11.00-16.00
Tel: 020 7638 1997
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