Welcome to St Paul's Church
Grove Park, Chiswick

St Paul's has been used for Christian worship since 1872 and we would be delighted if you joined us. Christians of all denominations are welcome here, as are those searching for God and indeed the simply curious.

Monday 25 July 7:30pm

Institution and Induction of Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw

All are welcome at the Instution and Induction of our new vicar, Reverend Caroline Halmshaw. The service will be taken by Bishop Emma and Archdeacon Richard, and there will be refershments afterwards. Rev Caroline and her family will be moving into the vicarage over the summer, and her first regular Sunday Eucharist service at St Paul's will be on Sunday 3 September.

Caroline is married to Rick and they have a 15-year-old son called Alec. Before training for ordained ministry, her earlier career was in nursing and midwifery and after further study she worked in International Development in the charity sector. Her focus was on health programmes, especially maternal health and reproductive rights (SRHR). She held senior positions in the charity sector, her last role was at Plan UK. Caroline and Rick both grew up in Radlett in Hertfordshire and have lived mainly in London and Brighton. It was in Radlett, back in her teenage years that she started going to church. Her mum, Stella was ordained in 1987. Caroline has lived in Zimbabwe and travelled widely for work. She enjoyed the experiences this gave her, but one of the things she loves about parish life is how local it is! 

“I’m delighted to be coming to St Paul’s as the new vicar. It’s been wonderful to learn about the life of St Paul’s over the years, to hear how the church has been the centre of much of the community life in Grove Park. As we start a new phase together, I hope we can build on this, always being a place of warm welcome to everyone, where we can come together to make friends, offer sanctuary and listen as we share our faith. I am so looking forward to meeting and working with the congregation and wider community.”

2023 SERVICES AND EVENTS

Sunday 28 May
10am Parish Eucharist: Canon Julian Reindorp

Friday 2 June

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 4 June
10am Parish Eucharist: Canon Julian Reindorp

Friday 9 June

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 11 June
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Eileen McGregor

Wednesday 14 June

PCC Meeting 6pm Isis Rooms

Friday 16 June

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 18 June
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Simon Brandes

Friday 23 June

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 25 June
10am Parish Eucharist

Friday 30 June

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Saturday 1 July 7:30pm

A Coronation Celebration 

The West London Chorus, accompanied by organ, brass and percussion will perform a programme of rousing and joyful music (three of which were sung in Westminster Abbey for the Coronation on 6 May) including:

Coronation Te Deum – Walton
A Crown of Glory – Rutter
Ecce Sacerdos Magnus – Bruckner
O Hearken Thou – Elgar
I Was Glad – Parry

Tickets are available now from Ticketsource
 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westlondonchorus/t-ojvmydn 

Sunday 2 July
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Rev’d Pamela Barrie

Friday 7 July

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 9 July
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev'd Richard Moy

Wednesday 12 July

PCC Meeting 6pm Isis Rooms

Friday 14 July

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 16 July
10am Parish Eucharist

Friday 21 July

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday 23 July
10am Parish Eucharist

Monday 24 July 7:30pm
Instiution and Collation Service
This special service is to welcome our new vicar, Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw. The service will be taken by Bishop Emma Ineson, Bishop of Kensington and Area Bishop for West London. 

Sunday 30 July

10am Parish Eucharist: Canon Julian Reindorp

Sunday 6 August

10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 13 August

10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 20 August

10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 27 August

10am Parish Eucharist: Bishop Emma Ineson

Sunday 3 September

10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw

SERVICE TIMES

St Paul's currently has one Eucharist service a week, on Sundays at 10am. Coffee is served afterwards at the back of church. The Monday Meditation group is held at the home of Sheila White, please contact her if you would like to join this on 020 8994 1416 or ChisWhite@aol.com. On Fridays in church, we have a Stay and Play group for parents, babies and toddlers from 9:30-11:30am, a Coffee Club from10:45-12 noon and a short Welcome Service from 12-12:30pm.

Any questions should be addressed to either of our churchwardens.

Cassandra Barker

07817 136464  
cassandra.barker@hotmail.com

 Sara Surtees

020 8994 7391 
sara.m.hodson70@gmail.com

PCC AND AGM

Our AGM was on 26 April when we elected our  PCC for the year ahead as well as reviewing our 2022 activities and talking about our plans for the coming year. You can find our new PCC on the Who We Are page and the 2022 Reports and Financial Statement can be downloaded below.

We all very much enjoyed the special service marking the coronation of King Charles III taken by Canon Julian Reindorp. And we certainly enjoyed the champagne and  canapes after the service in the garden as we toasted our new king, and celebrated our community, faith and service. If you're in the mood for further Coronation celebrations then do come along to the concert from West London Chorus, which is here at St Paul's at 7:30pm on Saturday 1 July.

HELP FOR REFUGEES
The St Paul's Refugee Fund supports refugees and asylum seekers. You can read more about this and our work with Refugee Welcome Hounslow on the Charities page. If you would like to donate, the form below tells you how, and if you'd like to help, then the contacts here at St Paul's are Rachel Tanner, Shelagh Allsop and Stephanie White. 

GIVING TO ST PAUL'S AND OUR PROFILE

E-NEWSLETTER

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