We are delighted to announce the return of the world-famous singers of King’s College Cambridge, the King’s Men, to St George’s once again this summer. Please join us on Thursday 11 July for an inspiring, uplifting and delightful evening – and a chance to see St George’s packed to the gunnels. Tickets (£13 in advance, … [Read more…]
Members of St George’s who have been with us for 4 years or more will remember Eric and Hilary Binks, very dear members of our church family, and regular occupants of the second pew on the right at morning services until they moved to Penrith in August 2015, to be nearer their daughter after her … [Read more…]
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York recently came together to ask all people of faith to pray for the future of our country, during this period of local and European elections. Whatever you feel about Brexit, please join us to pray for the healing of divisions and a future where we can all flourish. In … [Read more…]
For the past 9 months or so, at 6.30pm on each third Sunday of the month we have been holding an informal time of tea, cake, conversation and worship. It’s a very relaxed time where we can get to know each other better as we worship. The more the merrier – so do come along … [Read more…]
Well done to all the Year 5 pupils who took part in the annual Stramongate School wedding at St George’s – to learn all about church weddings but also have a lot of fun, as you can see. Thank you to the children who all threw themselves into their roles and behaved impeccably. Thanks also … [Read more…]
The May edition of our Parish News is now out – with printed copies available in church and a PDF for reading online available here. This month, with the help of Rev Paul Hardingham, we consider what the Ascension can mean for us (Ascension Thursday is on 30 May). We also find out a bit … [Read more…]
The April edition of our Parish News is out this week. This month’s magazine takes us through the remainder of Lent, into Holy Week and on to Easter. In our regular Out & About feature, find out about possibly the world’s coldest chapel (not St George’s obviously!) Click here to read it online or download … [Read more…]
This month’s edition contains full details of all the Lenten activities and to quote Canon Nigel there’s just ‘So much to choose from!!’. You can also discover how our first Sunday Club ‘Castaway’ would while away his time. Not forgetting the Peace Pole challenge… I hope you enjoy reading about our church family and all … [Read more…]
This year, during Lent, at St George’s, we will be exploring Isaiah’s very remarkable prophecies in Isaiah 52 and 53 to deepen our understanding of the Love of Christ in all its fullness. Our meditations will be drawn from a new book of daily meditations for Lent called ‘The Beauty of the Cross’ (by Tim … [Read more…]
The first magazine of the (not quite so new now) year is our February edition. It features feedback from the Parish Survey conducted last year, a chance to find out the story behind an amazing spiral staircase and last, but not least, the news that chocolate’s not all bad… Click here to read the new magazine … [Read more…]
