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.
Our vicar is Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw who can be contacted on 07742 738660.
AUTUMN SERVICES AND EVENTS
A lot of fun was had at our Harvest Festival service as you can see above! Thanks to all who donated items, which our volunteers from the St Paul's Refugee Fund have now taken to the hostel for women and children in Hounslow.
Friday 6 October
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Sunday 8 October 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d David Bell
Wednesday 11 October 7:15pm
PCC Meeting in the Isis Rooms
Friday 13 October
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Saturday 14 October
10:30am St Paul's to St Paul's Sponsored Walk
On Saturday 14 October, we are walking from St Paul's Church in Grove Park, Chiswick to St Paul's Cathedral – a distance of 10 miles. Please join or sponsor us!
The walk starts at St Paul's Church, Chiswick W4 3SB at 10:30am. We suggest a contribution of £20 for walkers, which you can now make using our GoFundMe page, where sponsors are also able to donate.
We will assemble outside the church at 10:30am, picnic in Kensington Gardens between 12-1pm and arrive at St Paul's Cathedral around 3pm where we will congregate in the Middlesex Chapel for a time of prayer and reflection. There will also be the opportunity to look round this iconic building, and have a welcome cup of tea in the Crypt Café! All walkers are then invited to attend Choral Evensong which is from 5-6pm, during which St Paul’s Church will receive a blessing. We suggest taking the train back home afterwards; the nearest stations are St Paul’s (Central line) and Mansion House (District and Circle).
We will be walking whatever the weather so please bring appropriate clothing and don’t forget a picnic! There are also cafes and plenty of shops en route. Children are most welcome, either on foot or in a buggy and if you would like to join us for part of the walk there are plenty of tube and bus stations along the way.
We are aiming to make this our bigest fundraiser of the autumn, so please get involved! St Paul's church and garden are used for coffee mornings, toddler groups, concerts, yoga classes, rehearsals, poetry readings, meditation, quiz nights, meetings, study groups, recitals and more! All funds raised by the walk will go towards ensuring that it continues to be a warm, hospitable and safe space, open to everyone. Repairs to the roof, essential boiler and electrical maintenance and replacing non-functioning lights with more efficient LEDs are some of the necessary renovations that will be required this winter. We also have plans to expand the garden, making it more accessible and able to be enjoyed by even more of the local community. Please help us to secure the future of St Paul’s as a thriving community hub where all are warmly welcomed!
For more details and to add your name to the list of walkers, please go to https://gofund.me/3e7e0f08 or contact Simon Surtees.
Sunday 15 October 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Sunday 15 October 11 am
Produce Sale
Homemade cakes, chutneys, preserves, fruit and veg from allotments
and gardens and many other goodies! Please bring contributions and come along and purchase! For more information and to offer goods, please contact Cathy Morgan.
Friday 20 October
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Saturday 21 October 7:30pm
Kew Sinfonia Concert
Tickets: £15, Students £5, Under 14s Free
From www.eventbrite.co.uk
www.kewsinfonia.org.uk
Sunday 22 October 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Friday 27 October
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Sunday 29 October 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Sunday 29 October 6pm
All Souls Service
Remembering the departed: an evensong service with music from the choir
Friday 3 November
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Saturday 4 November 10am-12 noon
Safeguarding in a Church Setting
This is an open session, for anyone who is interested in undertaking some training on this subject. The session will be run in the Isis rooms by Shelagh Allsop.
Sunday 5 November 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Friday 10 November
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Sunday 12 November 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Wednesday 15 November 7:15pm
PCC Meeting in the Isis Rooms
Friday 17 November
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Sunday 19 November 10am
Parish Eucharist: Rev’d Caroline Halmshaw
Friday 24 November
9:30-11:30am Stay and Play
10:45-12 noon Coffee Club
12-12:30 Friday Welcome Service
Sunday 26 November 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. 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.
Questions should be addressed to our vicar or either of our churchwardens.
07742 738660
07817 136464
020 8994 7391
PCC AND AGM
Our 2023 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.
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
If you would like to receive a weekly newsletter from St Paul's to keep in touch with all of our events as well as other local news, then please email Cecilia Thwaites and she will add you to the distribution list.