Notices
May 2025
Monthly 1-2-1 Prayer Ministry
After receiving Holy Communion, you are invited to join a Prayer Companion in the Lady Chapel for a few moments if you would like to prayer for anything in particular.
This will be offered on the third Sunday of each month.
Charity Partnership
In 2025 we are supporting Groundswell, a local homeleessness and health charity To find out more about their like-saving work, see the flyers in church or visit, https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=d1029fe5aa3edcb8d64b4303f4cbc9b2513ea1840e613994b8291c473382029fJmltdHM9MTczODcxMzYwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2703e945-12a1-68a0-2af2-fc2813906966&psq=groundswell&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9ncm91bmRzd2VsbC5vcmcudWsv&ntb=1
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.
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
May
Buy a bench
We need some more pew benches. They are hand made in North Yorkshire, in English oak. To buy a bench for St Giles' means making a lasting gift to our worshipping community. If you buy a bench/part of a bench, you can have a plaque and inscription of your choice. Each bench is £2,000. So feel free to pledge to buy one, or club together with others to get half or quarter of a bench, with 2 or 4 plaques.
others. Speak to Fr Jack to pledge a bench.
Wesley Day 2025
Saturday 24th May 11am – 3pm
Join our ecumenical partner for a day of celebration.
Email tola@stgileschurch.com for more information.
Trip to the National Maritime Museum Greenwich
Saturday 24th May
Meeting church at 10am
See Chris Exley for details
Via DLR and return on the river boat.
Amateur Musicians
Would you like to play a piece in a concert in St Giles' in aid of the organ restoration? Email Anne for more details at AMT@organschool.com
June
13th-15th June
Annual Parish weekend to Othona
More information from David Price. Please let David know if you would like to come.
Sunday
8.30- 8.50 Morning Prayer
10.00-11.10 Parish Eucharist with Children's Sunday Club
1-2-1 Prayer Ministry in the Lady Chapel during Holy Communion on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
4.00-4.45 Choral Evensong on 1st Sunday of the month. Sung by The Solis Choir.
4.00-4.20 Said 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 21 May
Lectio Divina on Zoom at 7.30pm.
Please contact Susan Royce for details susanjroyce@gmail.com
2025 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,
- 5 June
- 3 July
2025 Dates for Standing Committee Meetings - held in the Rectory at 6.15pm
- 1st September
2025 Dates for PCC Meetings
held in the church at 7.30pm but in the Rectory when with Supper,
- 15th September
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 jake@stgileschurch.com
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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