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Welcome to our church website in this time of corona viral pandemic. We invite you to find a little hope and peace here for these hard times
1 November
All Saints
Previous Audio services may be found under the Worship tab
Audio service
Rev Ian Brown et al
Video service 25 October
Collect
God of holiness, your glory is proclaimed in every age: as we rejoice in the faith of your saints, inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Holy Communion Sunday 1 November 10am in church
For admission, book in advance sending your name, phone number and/or email address to:
BY 12 NOON SATURDAY 31 October
8am service running as usual - no need to book.
We continue to search for a Families Worker - see the advert on the right.
In the meantime, and from September, we are seeking both a new leader for the Ark, our Sunday morning Sunday School for Infant and Junior School age children. We are delighted that Janelle Stevenson is now interim leader for YZone. Anyone who is able and willing to assist in taking forward a new work in these groups please contact
Kate Southworth (01494 581130) - Families Worker, Ark leader
Janelle Stevenson (01494 265908) - YZone
Share Christmas with a child in need. Bring boxes to church on Sunday 15 November, or contribute online at https://shoeboxonline.samaritans-purse.org.uk/
further details from Lauren Stevenson, at
THE CHURCH IS OPEN DAILY
Tuesday - Saturday 10am-noon, 2-4pm
Sunday 2pm - 4pm
until Saturday 31 October
for visitation and for private prayer. Do come and enjoy our sacred space!
(But occasionally we can't open - please check the Diary page for closures)
Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals
The church is now able to provide a LIMITED space for up to 30 people (socially distanced under the present 2 meter guidelines) for these services.
We recommend for all considering marriage in church that you view the Marriage Course provided by Holy Trinity Church Brompton at: https://www.htb.org/marriage
For more information on these services please see our own Life Events web pages, and contact us at the temporary office email: saintgileschurch@gmail.com
or Rev Ian Brown 01494 872097
or Rev Jenny Tebboth 01753 892940
for a conversation
Zoom meetings
Login details are now sent out with the weekly pew sheet. Please contact the office on if you want the details, or would like to receive our emails.
Daily
Every Thursday
Every Other Thursday starting 7 May
9am Zoom prayers (IB)
10:30am Zoom coffee and chat (IB)
11am Zoom Bible Study (IB)
8:15pm Zoom Men's Group (IB)
If you are having any difficulty with the Zoom software, please let us know at , and we will arrange for some telephone help!
Food banks are struggling - you, together with Traidcraft, can help.
Read how, in the update here, listing volunteering opportunities, and find the price list here.
Family Faith Resources (see under ‘KIDS!')tab
Would you like to continue to make financial contributions while the church building is shut down? Read about our Virtual Offering Plate
Worship
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Daily prayers at 9am on Zoom (Tuesday - Saturday)
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Sunday service audio recordings, by clergy and members of the congregation, every weekend
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Sunday Service, in church, 10am, alternating Service of the Word, with Holy Communion (in one kind only). Email by noon the day before to book your place.
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Try praying for those who don’t go to church but seek spiritual encouragement
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The churchyard is still open for visitors keeping social distancing for quiet contemplation
Community Support
Food bank crisis - Thank you for your support for the Food Bank. People donate money which we convert into goods from Traidcraft and deliver weekly to the Food bank locally in Amersham.
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By bank transfer to our account using the reference “FoodBankDonation”, details will be provided when you contact us.
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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.
Communications
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Via email: all church contacts will receive a regular weekly email communication from the church now. Please check with the Administrator, Sylvia, on the new working-from-home church address if you are not sure that your name is on our list or else the names of another person who would benefit from this form of regular contact.
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Via the church website
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Via the telephone - find contact details here.
Please ensure that your contact details are with the Administrator for any or all of these means of communication.
Pastoral Care
We are no longer able to make physical gestures now but we have compiled a list of all church contacts and divided up the whole into smaller groups, each with one responsible person to make and to keep contact insofar as each person requires it. If you are aware of anyone in particular need then do make them known to the or members of the Pastoral Care Team.
Contact Margaret Carey, Pastoral Care Coordinator on 01494 762341
I want you to know that in this dark time we are not alone.
May you know the peace of God which passes all understanding and the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Ian Brown
Contact details:
Parish office 01494 870113
Email address
(These are checked once a week. The working-from-home office email is )
Rector Rev 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
Prayer and worship resources from the Church of England.
Prayer and worship resources from the Diocese of Oxford
Update on the 2020 Stewardship Campaign