We've a range of services remaining in our Advent season:Christmas Eve - Sunday 24 December10.30am 4th Sunday of Advent - All Age Communion Service4.00pm Nativity - Fancy Dress Nativity Service***11.30pm Midnight Christmas CommunionChristmas Day - Monday 25 December10.30am Christmas Celebration - All Age Communion Service*** - lasts approximately 50 minutes, followed by refreshments in the Vicarage until 12.45pmNew Year's Eve - Sunday 31 December10.30am End of Year Service - All Age CommunionSunday 7 January10.30am All Age Epiphany Service including Chalking Procession****** GREAT for families and children
After the excitement of Easter, you might expect St Philip's to take it easy in the summer months - but no!If you want more regular updates you can subscribe to our weekly mailing by emailing Rolf on revrolfmason@yahoo.com.Here's what we're doing, which you can join in...- Sunday worship - we gather at 10.30am in church or the church hall (follow the flags). We will be in church on the first Sundays: 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July, and 6th August. Our All Age services are usually themed, slightly shorter than normal and with a full worship band.- Connect Groups - as well as church, we encourage all our church members to be part of a small group for ongoing support and friendship. We have three groups, though we're looking to start more. The groups meet on Tuesday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm and Wednesday 8pm. We gather to connect with each other, with God, with the Bible, and consider how to connect with our community.- Community Cafe, every Tuesday, 9.30-11.30am - come along to our free community cafe. We ask for donations only at this warm and welcoming space for food and fellowship. This is in the Church Hall.- Family Brunch, Saturday 4 June, 10.30-12.30pm - come along to the Church Vicarage for our monthly family brunch. We gather together - an ideal place for families with children who are interested in church. We'll meet again on Saturday 1 July before a break for the summer.As well as all this we've other things in the pipeline too:- We hope to launch our Foodbank in the coming months- Re-host the historic Summer Strawberry Teas- Arrange a summer trip to ScarboroughAnd you are always welcome to make contact with Rev. Rolf to discuss personal and faith matters. We're always available to pray with and for you. We're also available for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals.Aside from all this, we pray. You can join us in a variety of ways:- Tuesday 12pm in the church hall- Thursday 9.30am in the church chapel - entrance through the side vestry door- Sundays 10.30am as part of our weekly worshipAnd here's what you may have missed!- Elections, Thursday 4 May, all day - the church hall wasused as Polling Station for the local elections. We welcomed our newly elected Ward Councillor, Nkele Manaka, to our Coronation Picnic, and the Family Fun Day!- Coronation Picnic, Sunday 7 May, 12-2pm - after our Coronation-themed All Age service we gathered in church for a family picnic. - Ascension Day, Thursday 18 May, 7pm - we worshipped in church with a Service of Holy Communion to celebrate the coronation of Jesus' our king- Family Fun Day and Spring Fair, Saturday 20 May, 10am-2pm - over 300 people came to our brilliant Family Fun Day with Barbecue, Bouncy Castle, Virtual Reality pods, face-painting, Raffle, Tombola, Bacon Sarnies, Splat the Rat, Beat-the-Goalie, and live music. We welcomed many to this sunny event in the grounds of St Philip's, including the ward councillors.- Pentecost, Sunday 28 May, 10.30am - All Age Service of Celebration in Church. Many people wore RED! We celebrated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the early church.*Phew* We hope this gets you as excited as it does us! Maybe we'll see you at one or more of these events and activities.
Palm Sunday - 2 April - 10.30amALL AGE SERVICEService of Palms, Worship and Processions as we enter into Jerusalem with Jesus, but the cries of Hosanna will turn to cries of "Crucify!" The service ends with the reading of the passion story...Maundy Thursday - 6 April - 7.30pmSERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION WITH FEET WASHING, FOLLOWED BY THE WATCHMaundy Thursday or Holy Thursday is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Disciples. The word maundy comes from the Old French mande, in turn from the Latin mandatum, which means “command.” This is taken from Jesus' words to his Disciples the night before he dies, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another" (John 13:34).THE WATCH...until MidnightImmediately after the Communion Service ends we will move into a time of silence. A bell will be signalled and those who wish can move into the chapel for a prayer vigil, which is what the disciples did when Jesus asked them to stay awake and pray with him in the Garden of Gethsemane. Every half hour we will ring a bell and a reading will be offered. This will last until midnight. You can come for as much or as little as you would like...Good Friday - 7 April10.30am FAMILY SERVICEAn hour together on Good Friday morning. There will be a variety of activities and stations to help us pray, alongside a dramatic reading of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus in three-parts. We'll begin and end our time together with some short prayers and songs. 2-3pm An HOUR at the CROSS"God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Join us for a service in two parts. The first is half an hour of silence, as we recall Jesus final hour on the cross. We will hear his final words. Then from 2.30pm a service of readings, prayer and silence, ending at 3pm. We gather on Good Friday to remember the day on which Christ died for us, we gaze, as it were, with horror on the place of Jesus' sacrifice.Easter Sunday - 9 April6.30am EASTER VIGIL and DAWN SERVICEWe gather together in church for a period of stillness and waiting, in the dawn's early light, remembering God's promises to Israel. We will stay in silence with readings and prayers to prepare us for a moment of great joy when we declare, "Christ is Risen!" The service then turns to the joy and delight of Easter. We will sing together, hear the story of Jesus' resurrection, and share communion together.After the Dawn Service we will share breakfast together....more details to follow10.30am EASTER CELEBRATIONAn All Age service with songs of celebration and joy! We will hear the good news of Jesus resurrection as we sing, pray and share communion. This will be a perfect service for guests and newcomers - bring your family! We will share hospitality afterwards.
Wednesday 22 February is the beginning of Lent.We're marking this with a few exciting special events and themed services.- Pancake Olympics - Tuesday 21 February, 4-6pm in Hall- Ash Wednesday Service of Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes - Wednesday 22 February, 7.30pm in Church: see details about this on Facebook- All Age Ashing Service - Sunday 5 March, 10.30am in Church: this will be an hour-long inter-generational service for the whole church. With a worship band, interactive prayers, interviews and an act of confession with asking - this will be a perfect service for those with children or for those who can't make our Ash Wednesday service.
