Good Friday Walk of Witness (18 April) – begins from Our Lady of Good Counsel at 10.00 am
At the Foot of the Cross – 2.00 pm, St Andrew’s with soloist Eva Romanakova
Cakes, refreshments, and fellowship.
Your chance to get to know your local Community Policing Team over a coffee. Ask questions, voice concerns, tell them how they can help you!
A live streamed Service at 10.00 am on Sundays from St Andrew's Wickford.
A Eucharist for Easter Day.
Join us in a Service of Morning Prayer. See https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer for the Order of Service.
The Church gathers primarily for worship, to celebrate all that God is and all that God has done, to be drawn into the life of the Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We offer God songs and words of praise in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We attend to God’s words in Scripture. We gather around the table of the Lord in the Holy Communion. We offer prayers for our own needs and the needs of the world. When we do this we join our prayers – thin and weak as they often are – with the great hymn of praise of the Church in both earth and heaven, in time and in eternity.
The Eucharist or Holy Communion is celebrated by the whole people of God gathered for worship. The ministry of the members of the congregation is expressed through their active participation together in the words and actions of the service, but also by some of them reading the Scripture passages, leading the prayers of intercession, and, if authorized, assisting with the distribution of communion.
A Kintsugi Hope Group is a safe and supportive space for people who feel or have felt overwhelmed, providing tools for self-management in a facilitated peer mentoring style setting. It consists of a structured yet flexible series of 12 weeks of content, which includes group and individual activities designed to help participants to accept themselves, to understand their value and worth, and grow towards a more resilient and hopeful future. Issues covered include; disappointment, loss, anxiety, anger perfectionism, shame and resilience. Feedback so far has been amazing.
Our new group starts on 29th April, 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Church, London Road, Wickford.
For more information contact Revd Sue Wise on 07941 506156 or [email protected], for more information visit the Kintsugi Hope wesbite - www.kintsugihope.com.
Discover Christian faith in a positive and inclusive group. No special knowledge or religious language needed. Just what you have learned in life so far.
Dates: Thursdays, 01/05 - 03/07.
Time: 7.30pm.
Location: St Andrew's Church, 11 London Road, SS12 0AN.
To join, contact Revd Jonathan Evens on 07803 562329 or [email protected] .
2 May – 25 July 2025
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
View the exhibition and hear Max speak about his work at ‘Unveiled’, the arts & performance evening at St Andrew’s Wickford, Friday 2 May, 7.00 pm.
St Andrew’s is usually open: Sat 9am-12.30pm; Sun 9.30am-12 noon; Mon 2-3.45pm; Tue 1-4.30pm; Wed 10am-12 noon; Fri 10am-1pm.
https://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html
“Adventures in Joy” presents the most recent work produced by artist and cleric Max Blake. It includes some of the work he has developed though his studies of Icons, as well as his experiments in a more abstract and surreal direction. Max explores his own deep imagination, which is fed by his wide knowledge of religion and reflections amongst other things.
As a man of faith, much of his work expresses an exploration of the Christian faith. Over recent years, Max has studied Byzantine and Coptic Iconography and he has used this study to develop his own interpretations of the icon. Much of Max’s work is highly detailed and the viewer can find many hidden details, people, faces and shapes in his work. This creates a joyful adventure for the eye through bright and vivid worlds. Max uses a range of media including oil paints, inks and coloured pencils.
Max Blake was born in East London in the early 50s and then grew up in Basildon. After graduating as a teacher, Max taught art in secondary schools across south Essex. He also worked with children with anxiety and children with special needs. He was ordained deacon followed by priesting in the early 2000s. Although he is now retired, Max still works as a retired priest with Permission to Officiate in the United Benefice of Horndon, Orsett and Bulphan.
As well as artwork Max has also illustrated book covers and books for children. He continues to exhibit his vibrant work in various locations, including the Well House Gallery in Horndon on the Hill and St Catherine’s Church in East Tilbury.
https://www.wellhousegallery.co.uk/art/max-blake
Ken Porter, author, historian & Chair of Basildon Heritage, talks about blue plaques in Basildon borough
Friday 9 May, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance evening at St Andrew’s Wickford
In need of rest & renewal?
Find out about & experience Christian Mindfulness by joining us at during the Coffee Morning at St Catherine’s Wickford on the first Saturday in the month (9.30 am to 12 noon) & also at one of our regular 10-minute reflection & Christian mindfulness sessions between 10.00 am & 12 noon at St Andrew’s Wickford on the second Saturday in each month.
A wide range of handmade crafts from a variety of different stalls.
Refreshments also available.
Saturday 17 May 2025
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
The "Allegro choir" in Essex is to perform a summer concert series with a theme of singing the alphabet, with concerts scheduled at various churches in the area, including St Andrew's Wickford.
Tickets - £10; Children - free. Telephone: 01268 751303.
For further information email [email protected] or visit their Facebook page.
A regular Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church, 7.00 – 9.00 pm, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN.
See below for our Spring 2025 programme and http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information.
Exhibitions, open mic nights, performances, talks and more!
Unveiled – a wide range of artist and performers from Essex and wider, including Open Mic nights (come and have a go!).
Unveiled – view our hidden painting by acclaimed artist David Folley, plus a range of other exhibitions.
Spring Programme 2025
17 January (7.00 pm) – ‘The Way’ exhibition viewing evening. Meet artist Steve Whittle, see his exhibition & hear him interviewed. This artist, based in Westcliff-on-Sea based, uses collage to create Stations of the Cross & a range of other scenes, both religious and landscape.
31 January (7.00 pm) – ‘Four Essex Trios’. An evening of poems and photographs with Jonathan Evens exploring thin places and sacred spaces in Essex, including Bradwell, Broomfield, Pleshey, and Runwell.
14 February (7.00 pm) – An evening with the Ladygate Scribblers. Hear poetry and prose from a long-established Wickford-based writers group.
28 February (7.30 pm) – Open Mic Night. Everybody is welcome to come along & play, read, sing or just spectate. See you there for a great evening of live performance!
14 March (7.00 pm) – Simon Law in concert. Simon has fronted the rock bands Fresh Claim, Sea Stone and Intransit, as well as being a founder of Plankton Records and becoming an Anglican Vicar. This will be his final concert for us before retirement.
28 March (7.30 pm) – Dave Crawford & friends in concert. Popular local musician, Dave Crawford writes engaging/melodic songs in Americana/ Alt-Rock/Indie-Folk. He has performed at the Leigh Folk Festival, Pin Drop Sessions, & Music for Mind together with Kev Butler. This will be Dave’s third concert at Unveiled. We have also enjoyed his powerful vocals & guitar at our Open Mic Nights.
11 April (7.30 pm) – Tim Almond in concert. ‘Around the World in 60 Minutes’ featuring songs and stories from Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ecuador and Bangladesh.
These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a retiring collection to cover artist and church costs. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.
Mess! Fun! Food!
FREE Kids crafts, activities, games, stories, & songs!
plus FREE tea for each child
2-4pm
St Andrews Church
Wickford
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