2025 CALENDAR
Every Sunday there is a Eucharist Service at 10am. On Fridays during term time, we have a Stay and Play group in the church hall for parents, babies and toddlers from 9:30-11:30am. Coffee Club is in church every Friday from 10:45-12 noon and is followed by a short Welcome Service from 12-12:30pm. 

 

JANUARY 2025

Sunday 26 January 6:30pm

Taizé Service

Taize Prayer is a simple, meditative form of worship, usually in a candle-lit environment. Simple songs are repeated over and over again to create a feeling of meditation, with short readings and prayerful silence. The Taizé Community 

is an ecumenical Christian monastery in France, founded in 1940. Its principles are Kindness, Simplicity and Reconciliation. Taizé has become one of the world's most important sites of Christian pilgrimage, with a focus on youth. Over 100,000 young people from around the world make pilgrimages to Taizé each year.

 

Friday 31 January: Quiz Night
7pm for a 7:30pm start

Don't miss the ever popular St Paul's Quiz Night ! Questions this year are set by last year's winners. Teams make up tables of eight; if you'd like to come but do not have a team please get in touch with Rev'd Caroline 07742 738660 or Annabel Hughes Parkinson and she will find you a table to join! Tables should bring their own supper and the church will provide cutlery, plates and glasses. Please bring all the food and nibbles you will require to fuel your mighty brains! However, we WILL be providing a cash bar for beer, wine and soft drinks and politely request that attendees support this as part of our fundraising efforts for 2023, and don't BYOB! Tickets are £10.00 per person, to be collected on the night. 

 

FEBRUARY 2025

Sunday 2 February 6pm Candlemas Choral Evensong

All welcome to join us as we celebrate this festival of the returning light

 

Sunday 9 February 4:30-6pm
Youth Group

 

Sunday 23 February 6:30pm
Taizé Service

 

MARCH 2025

Saturday 1 March Hymnathon at St Michael and All Angels
St Paul's Choir will be partaking in this 24 hour sponsored sing, timings to follow. 

 

Sunday 2 March 4:30-6pm
Youth Group

 

Tuesday 4 March Shrove Tuesday

 

Wednesday 5 March Ash Wednesday

 

Saturday 8 March 3-5pm
Bingo Tea

Come and join us at the St Paul’s Bingo Tea! There will be delicious tea and cake, chances to win prizes, lots of friendly faces and plenty of fun! If you’d like to come along, please email Annabel administrator@stpaulsgrovepark.com

 

Sunday 16 March 4:30-6pm
Youth Group

 

Wednesday 19 March 10:30 - 12 noon
Lent Group begins
Lent is the season in the church when we reflect on where we are in our journey of faith and seek God’s leading for the year ahead.  Please get in touch if you would like to know more or just come along. Rev Caroline Halmshaw: vicar@stpaulsgrovepark.com or 07742 738660

 

Sunday 23 March 11am
Bring and Buy Sale
All contributions are extremely welcome  for our regular fundraising sale which takes place duirng the coffee straight after church. Cakes, biscuits, pate, chutneys, marmalade and jams are always very popular. Contact Jane Theakston if you won't be in church but would like to contribute items and then please do come along and buy things on the day!

 

Sunday 23 March 6:30pm
Taizé Service

Taizé Prayer is a simple, meditative form of worship in a candlelit environment. Simple songs are repeated over and over again to create a feeling of meditation, with short readings and prayerful silence. 

 

Wednesday 26 March 10:30 - 12 noon
Lent Group

 

Sunday 30 March: Mothering Sunday Service

10 am Family Eucharist with flowers for all mothers and carers

 

APRIL 2025

Wednesday 2 April 10:30 - 12 noon

Lent Group

 

Sunday 13 April PALM SUNDAY

10 am Family Service with a procession around the church grounds 

 

HOLY WEEK

Monday 14 April
Evening Service at 8pm

 

Tuesday 15 April

Evening Service at 8pm

 

Wednesday 16 April 10:30 - 12 noon
Lent Group

 

Wednsday 16th April

Evening Service at 8pm

 

Maundy Thursday 17 April 8pm 

The Last Supper 

 

Good Friday 18 April

Walk of Witness starting at St. Nicholas' and finishing at St. Michael's Elmwood Road

Good Friday Services St Paul's 12pm - 3pm 

 

Good Friday 18 April 6pm 
Stainer's Cruxifixion
The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer is an oratorio for choir abnd organ composed by John Stainer in 1887. The piece relates the Biblical narrative of the Passion and Cruxifixion with text by WJ Sparrow SImpson and will be performed by St Paul's Choir and friends together with the choir of Christ Church, East Sheen. There will be two performances; the first is at Christ Church, East Sheen on 18 April at 6pm and the second is at St Paul's on Saturday 19 April. 

 

Easter Saturday 19 April 6pm 
Stainer's Cruxifixion 

The second performance this moving and absorbing work, by St Paul's Choir and friends together with the choir of Christ Church, East Sheen. 

 

Easter Day Sunday 20 April

6am: Sunrise service with Easter fire, followed by breakfast at the vicarage

10am: Family service with an Easter egg hunt 

 

Friday 25 April 7pm Poetry Evening
Spring to Life: Poetry and Music from the St Paul's Poetry Group. Entry is free with a suggested donation of £10 and there will be a cash bar and light refreshments!

 

Sunday 27 April 6:30pm
Taizé Service

Taizé Prayer is a simple, meditative form of worship in a candlelit environment. Simple songs are repeated over and over again to create a feeling of meditation, with short readings and prayerful silence. 

 

Monday 28 April Annual Parochial Church Meeting 

The APCM is an annual meeting that is required by law for churches in the Church of England, similar to a church's AGM. It’s an opportunity for the church community to come together and includes reports on the church's fabric, the PCC's proceedings, the election of churchwardens and PCC members as well as our plans for the future. All are welcome!

 

MAY 2025

Sunday 4 May 4:30-6pm Youth Group

Everyone between ages 11-18 is welcome at the St Paul's Youth Group. Held in the Vicarage, do join us for games, discussion and fun!

 

Friday 16th - Sunday 18 May Flower Festival

The church will be filled with floral displays from local communtiy groups, schools and other churches, for all to enjoy!

 

Sunday 18th May Service of Praise 6pm
A special service to end the Flower Festival, with music from St Paul's Choir.

 

Sunday 18 May 4:30-6pm Youth Group

Everyone between ages 11-18 is welcome at the St Paul's Youth Group. Held in the Vicarage, do join us for games, discussion and fun!

 

Sunday 25 May 4:30-6pm Youth Group

Everyone between ages 11-18 is welcome at the St Paul's Youth Group. Held in the Vicarage, do join us for games, discussion and fun!

 

Sunday 25 May 6:30pm
Taizé Service

Taizé Prayer is a simple, meditative form of worship in a candlelit environment. Simple songs are repeated over and over again to create a feeling of meditation, with short readings and prayerful silence. 

 

JUNE 2025

Sun 8 June Pentecost Sunday

10am Parish Eucharist

 

Sunday 8 June 4:30-6pm Youth Group

Everyone between ages 11-18 is welcome at the St Paul's Youth Group. Held in the Vicarage, do join us for games, discussion and fun!

 

Saturday 28th June 7pm

Grove Park Community Garden Fundraising Fashion Show
Fashion show, followed by an evening of fun and dancing with music from two Chiswick School bands.
FREE ENTRY! 

 

Sunday 29 June 6:30pm
Taizé Service

Taizé Prayer is a simple, meditative form of worship in a candlelit environment. Simple songs are repeated over and over again to create a feeling of meditation, with short readings and prayerful silence. 

 

JULY 2025

Sunday 6 July 4:30-6pm Youth Group

Everyone between ages 11-18 is welcome at the St Paul's Youth Group. We meet in the Vicarage, do come along for games, discussion and fun! This is our final Youth Group meeting before the summer holidays, do join us to celebrate the end of term.

 

AUGUST 2025

There is no Friday coffee club, Stay and Play or Friday Welcome service in August

 

SEPTEMBER 2025

Saturday 27 September 10.00am
St Paul's to St Paul's Sponsored Walk

Two years on from our last pilgrimage, we are inviting parishioners to join us again as we walk to our mother Cathedral, St Paul’s, on September 27th. We'll start out from our church at 10.15am and walk along the Thames to Hammersmith, along Kensington High Street and picnic in Kensington Gardens, before walking into the City, arriving at the cathedral for a special service at 3.00pm. We are invited to stay and look around before finishing with choral evensong at 5.00pm. We encourage all to seek sponsorship from friends so that we can make this both a fundraiser and spiritual journey. More information available from Simon Surtees.

 

OCTOBER 2025

Sunday 5 October 10 am
Harvest Festival

During our Harvest celebration we will be taking a food collection for the wonderful Upper Room charity in Shepherd's Bush which supports homeless and vulnerable people. TThere is a link below showing the main items that they need with priority items in bold. They prefer items with plenty of time left before their use-by date and do not require fresh food or breakfast cereals.  They welcome tea and pasta but usually receive far more than they need; rice and instant coffee could be ideal substitutes. 
Here is a link to for their donation wish list 

 

October 5th 3pm
Pet Service

This special service is to celebrate and bless our pets. The service will take place in the garden at St Paul's and will be a fun time of celebration and treats! Please spread the word, and come and join us with your pet.

 

October 5th
Car Boot Sale

We're planning to have a stall at the Chiswick House Car Boot sale on October 5th.  So please hang on to any bric a brac and household objects that you may be sorting. out. We will collecting the items in September. 

 

Saturday 18 October
Kew Sinfonia Concert 7:30pm
Do join us for this lovely concert to hear Serenade in Eb for Winds by Richard Strauss, Beethoven’s  Piano Concerto No 3 and Schubert’s  Symphony No 4. Tickets and more information from www.kewsinfonia.org.uk. 

 

Saturday 25 October 7:30pm

Quartet for the End of Time

Michael Reed (piano), Beatrice Loveday Chappell (violin), Ben Chappell (cello) and Jacob Perry (clarinet)

French composer Messiaen created his masterpiece in a prisoner-of-war camp during the early days of World War II. Drawing together his Christian faith, his love of birdsong, and fervent belief in the sanctity of human life, he wrote the piece for the instruments and players available to him in the camp. An audience of 400 prisoners together with German officers attended its first performance. In this, the 80th anniversary year of VE Day, and at a time when so much of the world is still ravaged by conflict, this profoundly moving work has never been more relevant. TThis unique performance will include an introduction to the piece by Michael Reed.

The concert also includes classical and cabaret songs from the period, performed by acclaimed German soprano Felicia Brembeck.

Tickets from: quartetforendoftime.eventbrite.co.uk

NOVEMBER 2025

Sunday 2 November 6pm: All Souls Service

We will read the names of people we would like to remember during the service. If there are people you would like us to include in our time of remembrance please  email Rev'd Caroline vicar@stpaulsgrovepark.com. Or write their names on the sheet of paper at the entrance of the church. 

 

Remembrance Sunday 9 November 10am

Eucharist Service 10am with the act of Rembrance at 11am.

 

Sunday 9th November, 4pm
Gustav Holst Ensemble Concert

We are delighted to welcome the Gustav Holst Ensemble for their debut performance. Joined by the distinguished pianist John Reid, the Ensemble will perform two masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire: Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K.478 and Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15.  Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor, composed in 1785, is a pioneering work in the chamber music repertoire. One of the first pieces ever written for this combination of piano and strings, it is striking for its dramatic power and emotional depth. Meanwhile, Fauré’s Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, which was completed in 1879, is one of his most beloved chamber works, brimming with passion and refinement. Written during a turbulent period in the composer’s personal life, the quartet moves with emotional fluidity with Fauré’s signature harmonic language and melodic elegance shining throughout.

Tickets are available at: https://gustavholstensemblefaure.eventbrite.co.uk

 

Sunday 16 November 7:00pm

Songs from West End Musicals

Join us for an evening of razzamatazz and all that jazz, as Mike Reed is joined by an array of talented stars, to perform songs from some of the best-loved West End musicals, including Oliver, The Lion King, Annie, Matilda, Joseph and The Sound of Music. We are excited to welcome The Unicorn School choir conducted by Rebecca Gresson back to St Paul’s, and there will also be a performance of the top three winners of Chiswick’s Favourite Musical Song; as voted for by the
readers of The Chiswick Calendar. A concert not to be missed!

Tickets from: songsfromthewestend.eventbrite.co.uk

Sunday 30 November 6pm
Advent Carol Service
The annual Advent Carols is a joint service between the choirs of St Paul's, St Nicholas and St Michael's, and this year the service will be held at St Michel's in Elmwood Road. The music will include Messaiah and Mendelsohn as well as many well-known congregational hymns, and is a wonderful way to welcome in the glorious season of Advent.

DECEMBER 2025

Sunday 1 December 10am
Advent Sunday  

Come and join us for our first All-Age Service when we will celebrate the start of the festive season and light the first candle on the Advent Crown

 

Thursday 18 December Christmas Concert
Our popular annual celebration of all things festive!

 

Saturday 20th December 3pm

Christingle Service
​Christingle is a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. During the service, each person takes a Christingle and the candles are all lit to create a warm, magical glow symbolising the light of Christ and bringing hope to people living in darkness.

 

Sunday 21 December 7pm
The Longest Night Service

A quiet reflective service for a time of calm during a busy period

 

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24 December 4pm

Crib Service

A time for children at the crib with carols

 

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24 December 11.30pm
Midnight Mass

 

Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 10 am

Family Eucharist

A celebratory service on this joyful morning