Communion with Anointing

for 1 hour, 30 mins
Witham: St Nic's
Chipping Hill Witham Chelmsford, CM8 2JS, United Kingdom

I first came across the idea of a Holy Week Communion service focussing upon reconciliation about 30 years ago. I thought then, What a really good idea. And I still think this! How do we make connections between our lives and what happened to Jesus? How do we express our shared sense of brokenness-made-whole that we find in Jesus? The result is this service on the Tuesday of Holy Week.

Common Worship communion (Hymns and sermon) with words that strongly express our desire for repentance and wholeness. An invitation to all to be anointed with blessed oil gives a physical focus to this. The sign of the cross is made in the blessed oil on both your forehead and your hands. You may come forward at this point or not. Its always a free choice. But I always find doing this together during Holy week very powerful and moving.

The service is in the Choir Stalls (beyond the Mediæval Rood Screen).

Witham: St Nic's

We are committed to Safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults.

The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding

Safe spaces

Safe Spaces was launched in September 2020 and is a FREE and independent service run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church of England together with the Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Church in Wales.

It offers confidential support to survivors of church-related abuse (anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church of England and Wales or the Church in Wales) whether or not a report has been made.

Tel: 0300 303 1056 (answerphone available outside of opening times)
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Linzi Barrett

St Nicolas Parish Office
Chipping Hill
Witham
Essex

CM8 2JS
Linzi Barrett, Parish Administrator
01376 791548
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Communion with Anointing

for 1 hour, 30 mins
Witham: St Nic's
Chipping Hill Witham Chelmsford, CM8 2JS, United Kingdom

I first came across the idea of a Holy Week Communion service focussing upon reconciliation about 30 years ago. I thought then, What a really good idea. And I still think this! How do we make connections between our lives and what happened to Jesus? How do we express our shared sense of brokenness-made-whole that we find in Jesus? The result is this service on the Tuesday of Holy Week.

Common Worship communion (Hymns and sermon) with words that strongly express our desire for repentance and wholeness. An invitation to all to be anointed with blessed oil gives a physical focus to this. The sign of the cross is made in the blessed oil on both your forehead and your hands. You may come forward at this point or not. Its always a free choice. But I always find doing this together during Holy week very powerful and moving.

The service is in the Choir Stalls (beyond the Mediæval Rood Screen).

Safeguarding

Our parish of Witham: St Nicolas is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Chelmsford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO [add their details here or use the button to link to a page that shows the info] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor [add their details here or use the button below to link to your own page that shows the info or the diocesan safeguarding page]. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services."

Witham: St Nic's Charity No. 1133036