Owing to urgent electrical work in the church building, the Community Café will not open this January. We will re-open on Friday 11 February 2022, 9am - 12md.Look forward to seeing you then!
Following the introduction of "Plan B" by the Government, all visitors aged 11 and over are required to wear a mask in the church buildings. While there are some exemptions, this is a legal requirement. St Philip's PCC has decided that all the existing safety precautions we have been following will also remain in place. We want as many people as possible to feel safe attending our services, and there are members of the clergy, lay ministers, and congregation members who are in at-risk categories, and retaining these measures is for the protection of all.Please do not come to a service if you:+ Believe you may have been infected with COVID-19 and/or you have symptoms that may indicate you have COVID-19+ You have had a positive result from a home rapid lateral flow test and/or you are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 PCR test + You have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace or the NHS COVID-19 appDuring our services, we will be continuing with the following precautions:+ Social distancing+ Wearing face masks at all times (leaders of services, readers, and intercessors may remove their mask to carry out these parts of the service)+ Hand sanitiser will be available+ Non-contact sharing of the peace+ Communion in one kind (i.e. the bread only), administered at your seat+ Ensuring good ventilation+ Taking steps to avoid overcrowding+ Singing will be allowed, but you are asked to keep your mask onWe will continue to offer a range of online and telephone support and live streams of Sunday services from the benefice.
Following the introduction of "Plan B" by the Government, all visitors aged 11 and over are required to wear a mask in the church buildings. While there are some exemptions, this is a legal requirement. St Philip's PCC has decided that all the existing safety precautions we have been following will also remain in place. We want as many people as possible to feel safe attending our services, and there are members of the clergy, lay ministers, and congregation members who are in at-risk categories, and retaining these measures is for the protection of all.Please do not come to a service if you:- Believe you may have been infected with COVID-19 and/or you have symptoms that may indicate you have COVID-19- You have had a positive result from a home rapid lateral flow test and/or you are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 PCR test- You have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace or the NHS COVID-19 app During all our Christmas services and events, we will be continuing with the following precautions:</span>It is a legal requirement to wear a mask (children under 11 are exempt)Leaders of services, readers, and intercessors are permitted to remove their mask to carry out these parts of the serviceSocial distancingHand sanitiser will be availableNon-contact sharing of the peaceCommunion in one kind (i.e. the bread only), administered at your seatTaking steps to avoid overcrowdingWe will be ensuring good ventilation, so with the weather being colder, you are advised to wear warm clothing!Singing will be allowed, but please keep your mask on <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Users of the Church Hall will also be required to wear a mask at all times on the premises.</span>We will continue to offer a range of online and telephone support
In the midst of the pandemic, it seems life is throwing us lots of challenges that feel hard to cope with. Data from Google shows that in March 2020, the number of Google searches for "prayer" was the highest ever recorded, and between March and May 2020, there were an additional 10,000 downloads of the Church of England’s "Time to Pray app! The Bible reminds us to "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Praying continually though can sometimes feel hard to do, even for Christians. This is when asking someone else to pray for you can be so helpful. But what if you don’t want to tell anyone about your particular issue? Or maybe you don’t have a Christian family member, friend or colleague you can ask to pray for you. This is why we are launching a ‘Prayer Wall’ on the church website. You can submit a prayer by clicking on the pink plus sign on the page. Please be mindful that this is a public page so avoid using people's names unless you have their permission. You can post your prayer anonymously as well so no-one will know it is you who has made the request, although God will know!
