Notices
St Giles’ Charity Committee
Please use this QR code or available paper copies
to offer your thoughts to help our new St Giles’ Charity Committee.
Thank you.
Charterhouse Martyrs Day
4pm Evensong, Saturday 4th May at The Charterhouse
APCM
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
11.30am Sunday 12th May 2024
7th- 9th June 2024 St Giles’ Parish Weekend
A date for your diary - the annual Parish Weekend at Othona, Essex
is on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th June.
More information from David Price or Fr Jack.
Further details to come in the next few weeks
A New Curate
Lucy Newman Cleeve will be joining us
as a Deacon this Petertide.
Please pray for Lucy’s ordination and put in your diaries: 3pm 29th March at
St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Stuck at home or in hospital?
If you’re poorly or unable to come to church
Please let the parish office or the clergy know, if you’d like a visit/prayer.
House Blessing
New home? Moved home? A new start?
The clergy will be delighted to come and bless anyone's home.
April
Community Bank at St Luke's CofE School
Please keep bringing donations for the 'Community Bank' managed by St Luke's CofE School.
Please leave your donations at the back of church. Below
are the things they are likely to need. No baby milk formula please.
- WASHING DETERGENT POWDER/TABS
- TINNED CORNED BEEF
- TINNED SOUP
- LONG LIFE FRUIT JUICE
- LONG LIFE UHT MILK
- TINNED MACKEREL
- TINNED TUNA
- BISCUITS
- NAPPIES SIZE 6&7
- BABY WIPES
- WASHING UP LIQUID
- BARS OF SOAP
- JARS OF CURRY SAUCE
- DEODORANT
- SHAMPOO
- TOOTHBRUSHES
- TOOTHPASTE
Ecumenical Holy Land Pilgrimage 2024
11-18 March with Bishop Sarah and RC Bishop Nicholas Hudson organised by Fr Jack. Cost £1,975.00. More information on poster in church.
Please note that because of the ongping war in the Middle East the date of the Pilgrimage has been deferred to Autumn 2024 or March 2025.
Please pray for all the people of the Holy Land
God of mercy and compassion, of grace and reconciliation, pour down your power upon all your children in the Holy Land: Jews, Muslims, Christians, Palestinians, Israelis.
Let hatred be turned into love, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, occupation to liberation, that violent encounters may be replaced with loving embraces, and peace and justice can be experienced by all. Amen
May
Saturday 4 May
Charterhouse Martyrs Day
Evensong at 4pm at Charterhouse
Sunday 12 May at 11.30am
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
June
8-10 June Annual Parish Weekend at Othona
Dates for your diary - full details nearer the time.
Sunday
8.30- 8.50 Morning Prayer
10.00-11.10 Parish Eucharist with Children's Sunday Club
4.00-4.45 Choral Evensong on 1st Sunday of the month.
4.00-4.45 Little St Luke's Church at St Luke's CofE Primary School on 2nd Sunday of the month
4.00-4.20 Evening Prayer
on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays in the month.
Monday
8.30 - 8.50 Morning Prayer
5.30 - 5.50 Evening Prayer
6.00 - 6.20 Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 8 May Lectio Divina on Zoom at 7.30pm.
Please contact Susan Royce for details susanjroyce@gmail.com
2024 Dates for Silent Prayer from 1-1.30 pm and Cleaning Angels from 1.30-3pm with tea and cake, on first Thursday of the month.
You are invited to join others in church on the first Thursday of the month.
If you are not able to join us, we hope you will continue to pray with us wherever you are.
- 2 May,
- 6 June,
- 4 July
- not in August
- 5 September
- 3 October
- 7 November
- 5 December.
2024 Dates for Standing Committee Meetings - held in the Rectory at 6.15pm
- 3rd June
- 1st July
- 16th September
- 4th November
2024 Dates for PCC Meetings
(please note the themes for each meeting in Dark Blue) held in the church at 7.30pm but in the Rectory when with Supper
- 12th May (APCM + PCC)
- 20th May (Supper) ‘Mission’
- 3rd July
- 7th October ‘Safeguarding’
Parish Office Hours
For the Parish Administrator
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am-4pm
Phone 07535 442955 or
For the Bookings and Events Co-ordinator, Buildings Supervisor
Phone 07766 202731 or
Safeguarding is at the heart of our
Christian faith. We are all made unique and in the image of God.
‘Jesus came that we might have life and have it in abundance’ John 10 v 10.
St Giles’ works to ensure a safe environment for everyone. Please click the ‘safeguarding' tab on this website for more information.
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