2026 CALENDAR
Every Sunday there is a Eucharist Service at 10am. On Mondays there is Medative Prayer at 7pm. On Fridays during term time, we have a Stay and Play group in the Grove Park Rooms 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 Midday Prayer Service from 12-12:30pm. 

JANUARY 2026

Sunday 25 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.

FEBRUARY 2026

Friday 6 February: 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. 

Tuesday 17 February Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday 18 february Ash Wednesday

TBC
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 22 February 6:30pm

Taizé Service

Saturday 28 February 2026 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, as well as contemporary accounts from prisoners of war and other narrative interludes.

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

Tickets from: quartetforendoftime.eventbrite.co.uk

MARCH 2026

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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 15 March: Mothering Sunday Service

10 am Family Eucharist with flowers for all mothers and carers

Sunday 29 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. 

Sunday 29 March PALM SUNDAY

10 am Family Service with a procession around the church grounds

HOLY WEEK

Monday 30 March
Evening Service at 8pm

Tuesday 31 March

Evening Service at 8pm

APRIL 2026

Wednesday 1 April

Evening Service at 8pm

Maundy Thursday 2 April 8pm 

The Last Supper 

Good Friday 3 April 6pm 
 

Easter Saturday 4 April 6pm 

Easter Day Sunday 5 April

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

10am: Family service with an Easter egg hunt 

Sunday 26 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. 

TBC 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 2026

Sunday 24 May Pentecost Sunday

10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 24 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 2026

Sunday 28 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 2026

Sunday 26 July 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. 

AUGUST 2026

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

SEPTEMBER 2026

OCTOBER 2026

Sunday tbc 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 tbc
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.

NOVEMBER 2026

Sunday 1 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 8 November 10am

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

Sunday 29 November 10am
Advent Sunday  

Come and join us for the start of the festive season when we light the first candle on the Advent Crown

DECEMBER 2026

tbc December Christmas Concert

Our popular annual celebration of all things festive!

tbc December 

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.

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The Longest Night Service

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

Christmas Eve Thursday 24 December 4pm

Crib Service

A time for children at the crib with carols

Christmas Eve Thursday 24 December 11.30pm
Midnight Mass

Christmas Day Friday 25 December 10 am

Family Eucharist

A celebratory service on this joyful morning