A Day of Prayer leading into Advent

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Advent is a time of waiting and preparation (it literally means arrival).

On the Saturday before Advent Sunday, we are setting aside time to pray – from 7am to 9pm.
You are invited to spend one hour during the day in silence, worship and intercession to bring the needs of our world before God.

Sign up for our prayer day

Please click here to sign up for one hour during the day..

Hourly slots can be booked by more than one person, so please pick the time that suits you best.

Download a prayer guide to lead you through 60 minutes of prayer

Click here to download the guide…

(Of course you can use this guide to set aside time for prayer any time during advent.)

 

Wherever there is the grace of God, human beings pray. God works in us, for we know not how to pray as we ought. It is the Spirit of God that incites us and enables us to pray in a fitting manner. We are not skilled to judge whether we are worthy or capable of praying, or whether we have sufficient zeal to pray. Grace in itself is the answer to this question. When we are comforted by the grace of God, we begin to pray with or without words.
—Karl Barth, Prayer

 

Marking Remembrance Sunday: “We will remember them.”

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Due to the national lockdown coming into effect on Thursday, 5 November, there will be no Remembrance Sunday Service at St Mary’s Church. 
Please join us for our online Remembrance Service 
at 10.30am.

However, our online Remembrance Sunday Service this coming Sunday at 10.30am WILL go ahead! Here are two ways in which you can take part in the remembering this year:

Make a Poppy Tree

Make a poppy (weather-proof, please) and attach it to the netting around the yew tree in front of St Mary’s Church (please bring a peg, too). There are many creative ways in which you could make a poppy. For inspiration, you may want to watch this video…

If you attach your poppy before Saturday morning we can include it in the pictures of the tree in our online Sunday service.

“We will remember them”: Join a chorus of voices

We are inviting you to record a short video of yourself, saying “We will remember them”. We will then combine all the faces and voices for our response on Sunday (at our online service). Please spread the word and send your video to rector@denhamparish.church by the end of Thursday.
Should your video be too large to email, please use wetransfer.com.
(By sending us a video you give permission for it to be used online.)

Whether you can contribute in these ways or not, do join us for our ONLINE Remembrance Service this Sunday at 10.30am and spread the word. You will find the service here on our website at www.denhamparish.church/blog.

There will be a short wreath laying ceremony on Sunday at the War Memorial in the churchyard. However, due to government restrictions, we can only accommodate community representatives laying a wreath, members of the armed forces, uniformed organisations or veterans. 
If you qualify, please register beforehand by contacting our Rector on email (rector@denhamparish.church) or leave a phone message (01895 834733).
We are planning to record this short ceremony onto video to show it on Armistice Day.

Updated Electoral Roll Published

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Our updated Electoral Roll has now been published. Click here to view it…

Don’t forget to register for our APCM on 11 October, either at St Mary’s or on Zoom. Click here to register…

All about APCMs and Electoral Rolls…

Spring Harvest 2021: You questions answered

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We are planning to take a group to Spring Harvest next year, from 6-10 April (the week after Easter). Spring Harvest is giving a COVID guarantee, which means they will refund deposits already paid if a participants cannot attend for COVID-related reasons.

Bookings are open from today.

Find out more about the plans so far from Abby Guinness in this short video:

Our APCM will be a Hybrid Meeting. Please sign up!

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Our postponed Annual Parochial Church Meeting will now take place on Sunday, 11 October at 10.30am. This will be a HYBRID MEETING, both at St Mary’s Church and on the Zoom conference app. (Should new restrictions apply by then we will hold it only on Zoom).

PLEASE SIGN UP

You can sign up, both for St Mary’s and Zoom, here…

 

Find out more about APCMs and Electoral Rolls…

 

St Mary’s Festival: A Virtual Tour of the White House Gardens

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Join Philip and Irene Courtenay-Luck as they take us on a tour of the White House Garden. This is part of St Mary’s Festival 2020 and we are so grateful to Philip and Irene for opening their garden for us on Sunday, 13 September, between 12 noon and 4pm.

If you would like to contribute a donation for the St Mary’s Fabric Fund (which pays to maintain the church and grounds), click here…
Thank you for your support!

All about St Mary’s Festival…

Annual Meeting (APCM)

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Healthy Habits, Part 2 – at this Sunday’s Family Service

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WHAT HAVE YOU MISSED MOST DURING LOCKDOWN? Many of us have missed meeting up with friends and family. On Sunday we will explore the second of ten HEALTHY HABITS – fellowship (aka community, togetherness, family, friendship).

Sunday, 10.30am on our Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPLWUTZIgWRglMRNIle7kXw

Cherish | Connect | Collaborate | Commit

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In August, Christoph and Edda are inviting couples to four  “marriage sessions” online. Find out more in this short video…

Join Edda and Christoph Lindner for four sessions on building strong marriages. Edda and Christoph have been married for 26 years and believe more than ever that marriage is a great gift – a gift that needs looking after. Under the four headings “Cherish | Connect | Collaborate | Commit” we will watch excellent videos provided by Care for the Family with lots of ideas to spark off a great conversation between couples afterwards.
Make August your ‘date night month’ and join us!

The Marriage Sessions are designed for couples who are married or engaged to be married.
All materials will be provided. There is no fee.

Click here to sign up…

This Sunday: Interview with Lisa Adjei from Tearfund

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A couple of days ago Christoph interviewed Lisa Adjei from Tearfund about the fight against COVID-19 around the world and how Tearfund (one of our core missions) and its partners are responding to it.

We will show the interview at our 10.30am service on Sunday 12 July on Youtube. Click here for our Youtube channel…