All Saints, All Souls, and recent events

On the right and the left are some photos from our youth weekend that took place in Kent between Friday and Sunday. There were 11 of us and 18 young people form three other local churches. A great time was had by all.




Meanwhile, back at Church, of course, there were very special, if more solemn services, marking the death of Angie Ackland.
Thank you to all who attended the Requiem Mass on Friday night or Angie's Funeral on Saturday morning.
They were beautiful services, and in all over 500 people attended, a mark of the love in which she was held.
Father John is now taking a few days leave.

Coming up we have two special services, All Saints on Sunday morning at 10am and All Souls, a thanksgiving and commemoration of the faithful departed on Monday 3rd November at 8pm.
Please do come early to the All Souls, if you want to get a seat. It's a chance to remember loved ones and light a candle and take some rosemary in their memory.


For a service more obviously filled with joy, some of you may wish to come to Patrick and Lucia's wedding this Saturday (1st) or the Deanery Confirmation where Eto and George from our Church will be confirmed: Tuesday 4th, 8pm at St Barts.


Fr Robert

Requiem mass and Angie's funeral

A requiem mass will be held for Angie on Friday evening (24th Oct) at 8pm. Bishop Christopher will preside at this.
Angie's body will remain in Church over night, and the funeral
will take place on Saturday 25th October, in the morning at 11.30am. The officiant will be Bruce Saunders, Canon Pastor at Southwark Cathedral who knew Angie well.
The family will be offering flowers. if you would like to make a donation
in her memory, they have requested that it be made to St Christopher's
where she received such care in the last few weeks of her life.
Everyone is welcome to both services.

Those away on the youth activity weekend will be offered the chance to attend the funeral. Special transport will be laid on for that.
Fr Robert

Harvest, thanks for God's creation

Here are photos from our Harvest display in the Baptistry.

That doesn't mean we aren't still using it as a living font: Sophie was baptised here last Sunday and Byron and Milena will be baptised there this Sunday (19th) at 2pm.

Also there will be a Service of Healing and Wholeness this Sunday at 4pm. This is a time of gentleness and peace when people are invited to offer themselves for prayer in this particular way.

Details of Angie's funeral service will be posted here as soon as they are available.

Fr Robert

Sad news

As many of you know, Angie, Father John's wife, died in the early hours of Saturday morning, at St Christopher's hospice. She had been ill for some months.

Angie was an amazing woman, who will be greatly missed, in many, many ways. Details of her funeral will be available in due course.

Fr Robert

Harvest coming

Last weekend saw 400 different people pass through the doors of St George Christ Church St Paul for one reason or other.

Some, like Nick and Sarah (left) came in to go through one of life's great moments themselves, in the presence of God.

We also had four people baptised on Sunday: Dejonte, George, Victoria and Andrew.

This was a very special service as people from different backgrounds and stages of life came together to be joined by baptism into the body of Christ.

Perhaps more sadly, early on Saturday morning, we also interred the ashes of Denis Moore in the garden of remembrance, but this too was an important service for a deeply loved member of the congregation.

This weekend sees our Harvest celebration.

On Saturday night, there's a Harvest supper. On Sunday morning, we've our All Age parade Harvest service.

It's going to be a great celebration of God's creation and all that's in it.

Please do join us: 10am on Sunday 12th.