St George's

The Beacon Team Home Service – a complete service sheet for use at home – for this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Epiphany, and the Beacon Team Newssheet for the coming week are both now available. Click on the links below to open and read them online or print them out. Epiphany 3 Home Service … [Read more…]

This year, as usual, there will be a 10am Communion service at St George’s, and we would love to see you there if you are able. Our churchwardens will be keeping as all safe, as they have done throughout the year. If you prefer a service that starts on Christmas Eve and goes through midnight, … [Read more…]

We’ve just had our Christmas ‘link letter’ from St George’s Mission Partner, Ruth Radley, who works as a Chaplain at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. She’s written and recorded a story – ‘The Virus who Tried to Steal Christmas’ – which is now on the BCH website, beautifully illustrated. It celebrates the work of some of the … [Read more…]

In the New Year, the Beacon Team will be looking for a new part-time administrator/coordinator, someone who combines a desire to help the Kingdom of God grow in our parishes with the admin and planning skills to support the Priest in Charge and the Ministry Team. The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight on … [Read more…]

This month’s edition is a joint December and January one. Unsurprisingly there is a Christmassy feel to several articles. There’s also a chance to test your grey cells with our News Quiz 2020 and a recommendation of a lovely church to visit when we can get ‘Out and About’ once again (hopefully before too long!). … [Read more…]

This coming weekend (28-29 November) churches from Kendal and the surrounding area are joining together for 24 hours of prayer. We do hope you can join us! The ‘day’ starts at 10am on Saturday running through to 10am on Sunday. The idea is that we pray together for Kendal and the surrounding district, to see … [Read more…]

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and senior church leaders have called a month of Prayer for the Nation during the second lockdown. The aim is that as many of us as possible unite to do this at 6pm each day. They have published a short booklet with a selection of general prayers to choose … [Read more…]

For November, and with a new national lockdown beginning, perhaps bringing despair to some and giving us ever stronger cause to hold our neighbours in our hearts, Lucy has chosen ‘Prayer for Pilgrims’, by Sheila Cassidy, which Grace Bryers recently shared with our prayer group. Almighty God and Father of us all,Have mercy on this … [Read more…]

The theme of our November magazine is, of course, remembrance with details of our special Service to Remember Loved Ones and Remembrance Sunday. The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain serves as a reminder that we still need courage and endurance and we reflect on the issues facing the Royal British Legion for its … [Read more…]

Our talented Editor, Pam, has another packed magazine ready for our perusal. (If you know anyone who can’t access it online and would like one printing out and pushing through their letterbox, please email lois.sparling@gmail.com and we’ll get that done.) This month’s edition features the first Letter from our new Priest-in-Charge. We also welcome the … [Read more…]