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I am a fully trained counsellor and psychotherapist and currently teach on a counselling degree course. I have an MSc in Therapeutic Counselling from the University of Greenwich. I am also a priest in the Church of England. Although faith and spirituality inform my practice, my training is based on secular models. I am not a Christian Counsellor, but rather a counsellor who is a Christian. I enjoy working with people from all faiths and none. I value working with people who desire to grow, find purpose, and find freedom from unresolved issues. I have expertise in working with trauma, particularly adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I work with adults and currently, my practice is online.
Services

Sunday Worship – Pentecost

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Happy Pentecost! The day when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples and their courage to tell others about Jesus. AKA the church’s birthday. Below are the resources for this week, the Sunday morning services, three sermons and a play for your enjoyment, but first the notices:

Notices

We have a birthday to celebrate – The Church’s!!!

 

Favourite hymns

On 10th June we are having a special service, members of our cmmunity including our MP and Mayor will be choosing their favourite hymns and will be saying why they love the hymns.  Then from 14th June we will be including in the services a “Favourite Hymn” slot for anyone who would like to take part – if you have a favourite hymn then please video yourself explaining why it is meaningful to you and send it to Lesley or Alan.

Prayers

This week we particularly pray for: Lindsay, Anne, Jacob, Lisa, Sandra, Denis, Alfie, Janet, Fiona, Vera and Judith. We also pray for the families of those who have recently died: Liz Matthews, Jean Probert, Pat Munroe and Verena Holloway.  Jean’s funeral will be streamed online on 9th June at 2pm. Please let Lesley know if you would like to be able to watch that and she will give you the details.

Resources

Here are the resources for adults at home this week.

Here are the resources for families at home this week.

Please Give to our Ministry

This church relies on donations to provide care and support to everyone in this community. Now more than ever, please consider giving generously to support our mission and ministry by clicking the button above. Thank you for your support.

I have updated the Children’s Page with a great little video from the Bible Society – Pentecost and the Early Church in 3.5 minutes.

Services

We now  have three Sunday services – an all-age one and a more traditional one in the morning and today a beautiful wholly sung one in the evening (comes live at 6pm):

All-Age:

More Traditional:

Wholly Sung Service (from 6pm):

Sermons

All- Age Play

Alan’s Pentecost Sermon

John Evans’ Friday Service Sermon

Giving and Fundraising

Please give generously

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Please Give to our Ministry

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Services, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Mark's Church

Sunday Worship – 24th May

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Below are the resources for this week, the Sunday morning services and five sermons for your enjoyment, but first the notices:

Notices

If you missed it, please take a look at Ascension – a brilliant service by Kris and Maxine.

We have a birthday to celebrate – Jenny Bull on 22nd May:

Also – we really need your help… Next week is Pentecost and it is a special service where we dedicate ourselves to serving the world. Please can you record yourself saying these responses and send them to Alan by Wednesday, If you haven’t done this before, instructions can be found by clicking here.

Responses

  • and also with you
  • He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
  • fill us with your Spirit
  • His Spirit is with us
  • nothing can separate us from your love.
  • fill us with your saving power
  • bring strength, healing, and peace
  • Let us praise and bless God for ever
  • and fill us with your spirit
  • Blessed be God for ever
  • By the Spirit’s power, we will
  • We will
  • Amen
  • Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia

Plus send us a video of you lighting a candle

Resources

Here are the resources for adults at home this week.

Here are the resources for families at home this week.

Services

Sermons

Lesley’s BCP Sermon

Lesley and Alan’s Easter 7 Sermon

John Evans’ Friday Sermon

Maxine’s Ascension Sermon

 

Services

Changes to services from 31st May

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From the 31st May (Pentecost) we are going to try something slightly different with the Sunday morning online services. So far we have had:

  • 9:30am St John’s
  • 10:00am St George’s
  • 11:00am St Mark’s

In the same way as we did in real life.

However we would like to try instead:

  • 9:30am A more traditional service
  • 10:30am An all-age service

This is because it is quite difficult to explain what the services are like new people who are coming along who haven’t been to a service in one of the buildings. Also, people aren’t coming to the ‘right’ service, especially fringe members – St Mark’s people attending St John’s and St George’s, St George’s people attending St John’s…

Two services will also mean that they will be very different (with different sermons and hymns etc) so those who like to watch more than one service will have a bit more variety. We hope that people from all three churches will be involved in the two services so we should be seeing a variety of faces and voices.

If this is of concern please get in touch with us.

Lesley