Much will be changing at Denham Parish Church from this coming Sunday, 25 July. Not just some of the previous lockdown rules, but also our pattern of services from 1 August – lots to look forward to!
Edda and Christoph Lindner are taking you through the changes (6 minutes).
An update from Christoph Lindner about Christmas at Denham Parish Church and how we can show care for one another as we celebrate the great care that God shows in becoming one of us. (5 minutes)
Dear friends,
Christmas is coming and it will not be cancelled, no matter what the media may suggest. In fact, this Christmas the message of comfort and joy – that God is with us and becomes one of us in Jesus – is more needed than ever. Sometimes we tend to forget that Jesus came into a world of crisis: a nation oppressed by an occupying superpower; a young, pregnant mother, having to go on a long journey with her fiancé; a manger as the bed for her newborn son; soon after the birth, they become refugees in another country to save his life.
Jesus knows all about Christmas in a Crisis!
We have a fantastic Christmas programme, no matter what the COVID regulations will be in December and we need you to get out “The Great Christmas Invitation”!
This week we ordered 500 more issues of the Christmas edition of Denham Parish News and 1,000 Christmas flyers (attached as a PDF). I don’t want us to throw a single one away at the end of Christmas. So how can you help?
If you live in Denham, could you distribute our magazine and Christmas flyer through every letterbox in your street?
If you don’t live in Denham, could you ‘adopt’ one or two streets in Denham and do the same?
If you are not able to get out at this time (and everyone else!), would you please email the attached Christmas flyer to friends, families and neighbours and put it on social media?
Your contribution will be crucial in letting everyone know, so please be part of the Great Christmas Invitation.
How does it work?
Please email office@denhamparish.church and let Victoria know which road you will cover and how many copies you require. Once we run out of church magazines you can still distribute the Christmas flyer; but wouldn’t it be great if your neighbours received the magazine, too? So please don’t wait – send off your email today. If you’d like to help with distribution, but aren’t sure which roads to cover, just tell Victoria and she can assign you a road or two.
To distribute the PDF simply download it here…
Are there other ways in which you can contribute to Christmas this year?
Yes there are!
You will find the latest updates (and various links to register etc.) on this Christmas page, which is now live and will be updated continually.
Every good work of God begins in prayer
This coming Saturday, 28 November, we are inviting you to take part in a day of prayer. Set aside on hour between 7am and 9pm. You can register by clicking here… and before Saturday we will provide you with a simple suggestion how you could spend the hour in prayer (find it at on our blog (The Latest) from Thursday next week). The sign-up sheet allows multiple people to book the same hour slot, so please choose the time that works best for you.
From Monday, 30 November, we are offering daily advent prayer at 6pm from Mon to Fri. Again, the links will be available on our website (click “The Latest” in the menu).
With my best wishes for a hope-filled Advent and Christmas 2020,
Please watch this update from Christoph about the lockdown coming into effect tomorrow and Remembrance Sunday. (6min 30sec)
An update from our Rector, Christoph Lindner, on the life of our church and a reflection on one of the prevalent symbols of this season. Please find the links mentioned in the video below
Download our latest Denham Parish News…
Take part in our community survey…
Find out more about the APCM and Electoral Roll…
(Christoph mentioned three main purposes of an APCM but never got to the third: it is to elect church officers and to receive a report on all activities of the church).