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.

We are now actively recruiting for a new vicar! The ad above is running in the Church Times for four weeks and the closing date for applications is 5 December. Applicants will receive a copy of our Parish Profile, which is a kind of prospectus for our church, as well as containing information about the type of vicar we would like. It includes feedback from the Listening to the Parish session which we held in September.  You can download a copy of this below and there are also copies to view at the back of the church.

During the interregnum, Sunday servces are taken by a rota of visiting clergy. Any questions should be addressed to our two churchwardens.

Cassandra Barker  
cassandra.barker@hotmail.com

 Sara Surtees

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

COFFEE CLUB
Coffee Club is now running every Friday, in church, between 10:45-12 noon. Do pop in for a chat, a cuppa and some delicious cake! We'd especially like to reach out to the elderly members of our community who would appreciate  some company, so if you know anyone who may be feeling isolated, please do encourage them to come along! There will be a short overlap with the Stay and Play session, which also runs on a Friday morning, so that the toddlers can mix with our older parishioners. Coffee Club is followed by a short service at 12 noon.

STAY AND PLAY
This is a friendly session for babies and toddlers together with their parents and carers. There are lots of activities for pre-schoolers, both indoors and outdoors, and a cuppa and a chat for the grown-ups. Sessions run every Friday, from 9:30-11:30 in the Isis Rooms For more information, please contact Shelagh Allsop on 07710 385839 or shelagh.allsop@gmail.com. There is a £1 voluntary contribution per family, which includes drinks and snacks

SERVICES AND EVENTS 

During this period of interregnum, there is just one service a week, on Sunday at 10am and the church will only be open on Sundays. Coffee is served afterwards, either 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. 

Wednesday 23 November 2-3pm

Advent Course on Zoom: ADVENT PEOPLE

The season of Advent, the Church’s New Year, begins today. It is a time of celebration but, more than that, Advent is a time of reflection and meditation. Not as austere as Lent, perhaps; certainly, the music is much prettier! But still, a time to reflect on our Christianity as, yet again, we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus.As with Lent, St. Paul’s has always offered a special time for reflection during Advent. This year, using the Bible and Liturgy together with some poetry and music, we will be meeting characters from the Bible and literature, characters who are “Advent people”. People who were changed by the knowledge that God was amongst us, also people who found in Jesus a God who they could recognise. By hearing their stories of hope, expectation, and faith, we too can experience the excitement of Jesus’ coming.

Given the current circumstances, and to allow for as many to come as want, we are running this year's Advent course on Zoom. There are four sessions, on Wednesday afternoons from 2-3pm starting on 23 November. To find out more, and get the Zoom link, please contact simon.cv.surtees@gmail.com 

Friday 25 November

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Wednesday 30 November 2-3pm

Advent Course on Zoom: ADVENT PEOPLE

Sunday November 27th
10am Advent Sunday Eucharist: Rev’d Eileen McGregor
Friday 2 December

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday December 4th 
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Canon Miles Baker

Wednesday 7 December 2-3pm

Advent Course on Zoom: ADVENT PEOPLE

Wednesday 7 December

PCC Meeting 6pm

Friday 9 December

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Saturday 10 December

Kew Sinfonia at St Paul's: ​Charity Christmas Concert

Tickets from Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kew-sinfonia-christmas-concert-saturday-10-dec-2022-500-pm-tickets-445560111287?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Sunday December 11th 
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Canon Julian Reindorp

Sunday 11 December 7pm

The Most Tremendous Tale of All
Christmas Poems and Festive Music
Free, with voluntary donations

Wednesday 14 December 2-3pm

Advent Course on Zoom: ADVENT PEOPLE

Friday 16 December

9:30-11:30am Stay and Play

10:45-12 noon Coffee Club

12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service

Sunday December 18th 
10am Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Canon Julian Reindorp

Wednesday 21 December 2-3pm

Advent Course on Zoom: ADVENT PEOPLE

A Christmas Celebration Thursday 22 December

A concert for families with audience carols and St Paul's Brass Quintet and Choir

Adults £5, children free

Christmas Eve Saturday December 24th 4pm
Family Carol Service Rev’d Canon Julian Reindorp

Christmas Eve Saturday December 24th 11.30pm
Midnight Mass: Rev’d Canon Julian Reindorp

Christmas Day Sunday December 25th
Family Service 10am: Rev’d Eileen McGregor

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

You can donate to St Paul's by using the form below. Thank you very much!

E-NEWSLETTER

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