Remembering Loved Ones
An afternoon of quiet reflection
• Spend time in quiet reflection
• Light a candle
• Share a memory
• Refreshments served
Sunday, 7th November
2.30–4.30 pm
St Mary’s Church Denham
Everyone is welcome | No need to sign up
The Well: Monthly (Second Monday of the Month), 8pm
Always on the second Monday of the month.
Please note: There is no prayer gathering in January and in August.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain.” Psalm 127.1
A prayer gathering on the second Monday of the month
- Worship
- Pray
- Listen to God
We are setting aside time to let God speak to us and to bring our needs and the needs of the world to him. We pray for God to renew our lives, our church, our community, our world.
Digging a well takes some effort, even lowering a bucket and pulling it up again does. But it’s worth it when we then drink fresh life-giving water.
“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:37–38
Oberammergau 2022: We have some places left!
In 2022 Oberammergau in Bavaria will, for the 42nd time, be staging the Passion Play telling the story of Christ’s Passion, from His entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Resurrection and Ascension.
Our Amersham Deanery Pilgrimage to the Oberammergau Passion Play, which was planned for 2020, has been rescheduled for 2022. Due to the postponement, we have had some cancellations and places are available.
Please download the brochure to find out more and to register…
210908 Rector’s Update
As the new term gets under way, Christoph has recorded an update to help us stay connected.
(7 minutes)
What is life without my love?
Learning to grow through the pain of bereavement
A couple of years ago I wrote a book in which I tell the story of my wife’s illness and death. During lockdown I finished writing a second book on bereavement. It is intended to be a resource for faith-focused bereavement groups.
This autumn we will run a group at St Mark’s Church Hall, Denham Green, beginning on Friday, October 15th, at 4pm. It will run every Friday for seven weeks. I’m sure it will be a helpful and positive experience for those who have lost a spouse or loved one. If you are going through the experience of grief I hope you will join me so that we can learn together and discover that quality of hope that the Bible describes as “an anchor for the soul.”
Ian Jennings, Associate Minister, Denham Parish Church
Learning to grow through the pain of bereavement
Starts Friday, October 15th, 4pm
St Mark’s Church Hall, Denham Green
October 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26
For more information, please contact Ian: ian.jennings@denhamparish.church
or by calling our church office on 01895 832771.
National Day of Reflection
On Tuesday 23 March we will pause and remember the many people who have died during this pandemic – each one missed by family, friends, neighbours and colleagues.
Let’s take time to reflect on our collective loss, reach out and show the millions who are grieving that they are not alone, and pray for them.
St Mary’s Church will be open for personal prayer on Tuesday from 11 am to 4pm – please come to be still, reflect and pray. At 12 noon we are invited to stop and be still, wherever we are, whatever we are doing. We will toll a bell at St Mary’s at mid-day to remember the many people we have lost and to invite everyone to pause and pray.
Please join us.
Download a special prayer postcard…
God of Love,
As we think about all that has changed this year,
help us to trust that you are always with us.
As we remember those who have died,
help us to trust they are at peace with you.
As we reach out to others with kindness and care,
may hope shine out in every heart and home.
Amen
(The National Day of Reflection is organised by Marie Curie and supported by The Church of England.)
Christmas Eve: Christingle Crib Service at 4.00 pm
Our Christingle Crib Service is when Christmas truly begins! A service for all ages with the famous orange. This year we are going online to make sure there is a place for everyone! In our service we give a special welcome to babies born in 2020!
St Mary’s Church closed for the next weeks
We have entered another and potentially even more dangerous phase of this pandemic as the new variant of the COVID virus is spreading rapidly in the South East. It would be disastrous not to make every effort to protect people at this time, especially as we are so close to a mass roll-out of the vaccines.
We have therefore decided to cancel our services at St Mary’s Church on Christmas Day and then for the next two Sundays. We weren’t going to have a service on the 27th anyway and we won’t have one at St Mary’s on the 3rd of January either – although there will of course be one online. We will then review our plans and give you an update.
The Leadership Team of Denham Parish Church
To watch the complete Rector’s Update on this matter, please click here…
All about our Christmas online services…
Where to find us
St Mary’s Church Office
Village Road
Denham UB9 5BH
Tel: 01895 832771
