Regular Church Notices
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Parish Church - Chalfont St. Giles
From this week clergy are allowed back inside church buildings for prayer alone. See the first video from inside the church on the church website under the Lockdown tab, on Thursday morning.
In spite of the lockdown, we offer means of coming together spiritually and practically.
We have many resources now on the church website: www.chalfontstgilesparishchurch.com
WORSHIP
Daily: Tuesday- Saturday
AT 9 am Daily prayer services hosted on ‘Zoom’, a video link up. Email jenny.tebboth@btopenworld.com for an invitation
AT 4 pm Daily prayers and readings to use in your own space. Find the words at https://www.chalfontstgilesparishchurch.com/worship-evening
Thy Kingdom Come – 10 days of prayer between Ascension Day (May 21) and Pentecost Sunday (May 31) the churchyard has prayers and installations for all the family to view and to use. All welcome
Mid week
Pre-recorded Reflections on the resurrection appearances written in the New Testament
Thursdays 10.30am coffee and chat on Zoom (invitation from rectorcsg@stgilesparishchurch2.plus.com) followed by 11am ‘Dwelling in the Word’ – time for bible-based discussion
Sundays
Sunday service (audio) pre-recorded by clergy and members of the congregation on the website home page
Coffee and chat at 11am via zoom link (instructions on the website home page)
From the diocese of Oxford: communications@oxford.anglican.org; links to live streamed services Sundays at 10am
Dial a service ( by phone)
The number to dial each week is 01865 920930
Press zero for the short service and 1 for the full Church at Home service
It takes a few seconds to retrieve the recording, then the service will start.
Try praying www.trypraying.co.uk for those who don’t go to church (that’s all of us at present!) but seek spiritual encouragement. Copies of the Try Praying booklet are available in the village from dispensers outside the Reading Room and the Church
Church of England resources https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/living-out-our-faith/lent-holy-week-and-easter/easterpilgrim-lords-prayer 40 day Easter prayers and study reflections
The wooden cross on the village green – still present throughout this Easter season
The churchyard is still open for visitors keeping social distancing for quiet contemplation
NEWS
Magazine articles on line for May
We have now a Facebook button on the church website, simply click on and enter into another whole world of on line chat, images and further material visual and immediate
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Wexham Park Hospital - laundry bags thanks to the community support, no more are presently needed. Thank you to all who contributed to this scheme!.
FOOD BANK CRISIS and the CORONA PANDEMIC
Thank you for your support for the Food Bank. They are desperate for carbohydrates and the rice and pasta are ideal. Sadly many venues that allow you to leave foodstuffs for collection are closed and with the continuing pressure on shops there appear to be fewer practical ways to collect goods for the food bank. This is placing those in great need in a very serious position and we want to try to help to alleviate if we can. We continue to propose that people who are interested can, should they wish, make financial contributions to us which we will convert into goods from Traidcraft and deliver weekly to the Foodbank locally in Amersham. Should you feel able to contribute, do email me. Because of the difficulty in making payments in person we would prefer that people use one of the following methods of contribution/payment.
By bank transfer to our account using the reference “FoodBankDonation”, details will be provided when you contact us.
By Cheque made payable to Traidcraft Plc and sent to Margaret Dykes, 4, Roughwood Fields, Roughwood Lane, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4AA
Thank you. Margaret and Bill Dykes
e-mail us at williamdykes@btinternet.com ,
telephone us on 01494874511
text to 07968421416.
PASTORAL CARE
We operate a system of pastoral care for all connected with the church via telephone and email contacts. For those who wish to join with this and for other pastoral concerns please contact our Pastoral Care Coordinator: Margaret Carey tel: 01494 762341
For other pastoral matters including bereavement and end of life care and support please contact the clergy:
Rector Revd. Ian Brown
01494 87 20 97
07866 244 115
Assistant Priest Rev Jenny Tebboth
07708 094 532
Curate Rev Paul Henderson
01494 76 43 67
Baptist Church, Chalfont St Peter www.goldhill.org
Gold Hill Baptist Church , Chalfont St Peter
All meetings at Gold Hill and Hope (Robertswood School) suspended until further notice.
Join us at 10am each Sunday:
www.goldhill.org/stream/ for a live webstream of worship, prayer, message and response from Gold Hill BC
Or dial in to a morning service led by Stephen Walker-Williams (pastor of Hope Church Family) : Dial 03300 945 940; Room number 84528918 #; Guest PIN 24098 #
Join on Facebook every day at 12 noon for 10 minutes of prayer for different aspects of our local and national life: www/facebook.com/goldhillbc
See www.goldhill.org for further information during this season……and beyond!
COME AS YOU ARE
Helping people find their way back to God.
We meet on Sundays for three different styles of service:
815 a quiet and reflective time together (45 mins) with Communion
10am a lively and relaxed service for the whole family
7pm a time of refreshing, including full-band worship, message of 15-20 mins, and good response time (with prayer ministry.)
Midweek we have a full range of activities for men and women, children and young people of all ages – why not visit our website to see more details, or contact us in person (01753 887173, office@goldhill.org)
