Unveiled
A regular fortnightly Friday night arts and performance event
at St Andrew’s Church, 7.00 – 9.00 pm
11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN
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.

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Brand New Day: Runwell Art Club exhibition
Friday 19 April – Friday 26 July 2024
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN

‘Brand New Day’ is an exhibition by members of Runwell Art Club.

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.

Exhibition viewing evening at ‘Unveiled’ - Friday 3 May, 7.00 pm.

Cakes, refreshments, and fellowship.

A live streamed Service at 10.00 am on Sundays from St Andrew's Wickford.

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.

Have you ever wondered…

If all the meaning, beauty and goodness you have found in life so far could help you discover something that holds it all together?

If there is a God, wouldn’t God be best discovered with others?

Being With ⁄ A Course Exploring Christian Faith and Life

We believe God's desire is to be with you and that God has been at work in your life from day one. We are looking forward to discovering that with you.

Discovering Christian faith in a positive and inclusive group. No special knowledge or religious language needed. Just what you have learned in life so far.

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.

Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups

A Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing 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 May 9th, 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.

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.

Its OPEN MIC NIGHT at St Andrews Church, London Road, Wickford on Friday 17th May from 7.30pm. Looking forward to welcoming back friends, musicians old and new for what will be a great evening of live music in very comfortable surroundings. As you can imagine in a Church, acoustics are fantastic. There is a bar available where drinks can be purchased for just a small donation to the Church. Absolutely everybody is welcome so come along, pop your name down or simply spectate. See you there!

Poets including Jonathan Evens and Tim Harrold will share a selection of poetry and prose from their own collections and those of their favourite poets.
Tim Harrold is a poet who creates images of profound challenge and change, of pause and process, of chrysalis and catalyst. His most recent publication is ‘Verses versus Viruses’.
Jonathan Evens is a creative writer whose poems and stories have been published by Amethyst Review, International Times and Stride Magazine.

Prior to Ordination in 1996, Simon had spent 20+ years playing in Christian bands and working for an evangelistic charity, “The Wavelength Trust” mainly
doing outreach in secondary schools; colleges & universities; youth clubs; and prisons.

In 1975 Simon played in the British Youth for Christ band, “Really Free” (with Cliff Bergdahl) and then fronted: “Sea Stone”, “INTRANSIT” and “Fresh Claim”; doing hundreds of gigs across the UK and Europe. All of his musical output is published by Sea Dream Music and released through Plankton Records.

Simon’s first full-time ‘Vicar’s job’ was in Dagenham in 1998 (just after getting
married to Sarah!) before moving to be Rector of Pitsea with Nevendon in 2010.

Currently, Simon is able to play guitar and sing (a lot) in Church (as the
Churches do not have a regular organist), and (prior to the pandemic) was very
active in four primary schools in the Parish. (These opportunities are just
starting to re-emerge now).

However, one very positive result of the pandemic was the coming together of
the “Law Family Band”. Simon’s children Isaac (drums) and Reuben & Salomë
(guitars) started playing with Simon for all the recorded services that were put
out on YouTube when our Churches were closed. (All the filming was done by
another daughter – Lydia – graduate in Film & TV Studies!) The band’s debut
gig was at the Greenbelt Festival (Prospect Farm) in 2021, when the band was
renamed “The Law Family Banned” (owing to the ‘protest’ and ‘Christian’
content of some of the songs). Elements of the band have just played at
Greenbelt 2022.

Recently, a long-lost uncle: the Revd. Dr. Jeremy Law has joined on bass guitar,
and their first gig was in Canterbury in September 2022.

Simon has played solo in Wickford (sometimes joined by his son on a few songs) several times. We hope he may also play with “The Law Family Banned” and be a lot louder (!) in the future.

Depeche Mode: Songs of Faith & Devotion
Friday 12 July, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

Jonathan Evens talks about Christian influences in the music of Basildon band, Depeche Mode.