Children and Families Worker, St Peter’s Church, Chertsey
Vibrant church family, longing to welcome children and families, needs you:
• Committed Christian with a clear, living faith
• Passionate about introducing children and their families to Jesus
• Innovative, enthusiastic and energetic!
• Collaborative team member
• Self-motivated, caring and organised leader
Hours: 0.6-0.7 FTE (22-26 hours)
Salary: £12-14k - negotiable dependent on experience and qualifications.
Training may be available alongside your work – contact us for more details.
Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details or for an informal discussion.
New CofE resources to help you towards net zero carbon
The CofE website now has new resources to help you. Find them all from links on their interactive net zero carbon landing page or link directly to:
You can also watch recordings of webinars on all these topics and more. Some of these are useful beyond churches for businesses or even private households.
Deanery Christ-Centered Advent Resource
Don't forget our large Christ-Centered Advent Resource collated last year - to bring Christ into your Advent time at home. Lots of ideas for all ages. Download the document here.
Please note this was compiled in 2020 and some links/resources may no longer be available but most of it will still be up-to-date.
The Abbey, Colonels Lane, Chertsey KT168RJ
By arrangement
An invitation from George A Hobbs, LLM at St Peters Church, Chertsey
“The Abbey is fully open again. I am here in this lovely Georgian house and garden for you single or in groups (up to 20) for retreats of whatever sort.
Lovely garden with heated Summer House (Poustinia), several big rooms and popular Quiet Room. Kitchen. Coffee and biscuits supplied. No charge; donations if you wish.
Full details if you phone me on 01932 565588 or, less personal! by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Try me!”
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Read more: “The Abbey” Fully Open for Retreats Again
Interactive Open-air Climate Challenge Prayer Space
Churchyard, St Peter’s Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey KT16 8AT
Open 24/7 throughout the autumn season
An interactive prayer space with the issue of climate change in mind.
Pick up a guide from the church or preferably, download it from their website directly to your phone to save paper!
“The Music We Share” Prayer Space
Memorial Chapel, St Peter’s Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey KT16 8AT
Open daytime throughout autumn
An opportunity to look at the emotions and life stories that gave inspiration to the writers of twelve well known hymns. Hopefully, the familiar words and inspiring stories will comfort, uplift and encourage you.
Compline by Candlelight
St Mary's Church, Church Approach, Thorpe TW20 8TQ
Sunday, 31 October, 6pm – ALL SAINTS
Sunday, 28 November - ADVENT
A short, traditional service of night prayer, with hymn and Blessing of the Sacrament, celebrated by candlelight in the Chancel.
Service of Thanksgiving and Light
St Peter’s Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey KT16 8AT
Sunday, 31 October, 6:30pm
A Service for those of you that have lost a loved one, to reflect and remember them. During the service there will be an opportunity to light a candle in memory of them.
All Souls Day Sung Festival Eucharist
St Mary's Church, Church Approach, Thorpe TW20 8TQ
Tuesday, 2 November, 7:30pm
You can email the Parish Office with names of those who have died, who you would like read out during Prayers of Intercession - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Service of Praise and Prayer
St Peter’s Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey KT16 8AT
Sunday, 21 November, evening
A candlelit service to open a week of 24/7 prayer with a theme of fire! This prayer week will end on Sunday, 28 November with an interesting use of a fire pit!
All are invited to the service and to join in prayer for the week – if you are curious about the fire pit event, or more details in general, contact the Church Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01932 570155.
Memorial Service
St Mary's Church, Church Approach, Thorpe TW20 8TQ
Sunday, 21 November, 6pm
A beautiful simple service of celebration to remember and give thanks to God for those who have died over the past two years, those whom we love but see no longer, with prayers, music, readings, poetry, a Tree of Life and an opportunity to light a candle in memory of loved ones.
All welcome! The service is followed by tea and cakes.
Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast
Easter Centre, Manor Farm Lane, Egham TW20 9HR
Saturday, 4 December, 8:30 – 10:15am
Traditional Lessons & Carols
St Mary's Church, Church Approach, Thorpe TW20 8TQ
Sunday, 19 December, 6pm
A big joint choir of St Mary’s and The Hythe Singers will be supporting this traditional carol service.
Additional singers are welcome. Please contact the Church Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let them know and learn about practices.
Meet our New Assistant Hospital Chaplain
When God calls a person to be ordained within the Anglican community, there are numerous pathways through which they can express Christ's ministry. Full-time stipendiary, volunteering within the context of the local church or, as I currently do, having a regular job to pay the mortgage while also volunteering within a neighbouring parish – namely as Self Supporting Minister. So over these last five years I have been a community support worker for those living with MS and autism while serving the community of St Mary Thorpe. However, just over three months ago a member of the congregation spotted a job advertisement for an assistant chaplain to help out at St Peter's Hospital.
Now, although I had been volunteering as a prison chaplain for a couple of years, never before had I prayerfully discerned if God was guiding me into this whole new world of being a 'shop window' of the Church for those who found themselves spending time in a hospital. Clearly this was all meant to be, as it enabled me to rekindle a working relationship and friendship with my former academic tutor, who had helped me through my training: Laurence Gamlen from Lyne Parish Church, fellow clergy member of Runnymede Deanery and Head of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care at St Peter's Hospital. So now I keep myself busy by being a community support worker in the mornings and spend my afternoon at the hospital.
This role at St Peter’s Hospital takes you on a
Read more: LOCAL NEWS - AUTUMN/WINTER
Deanery Term Limits – The Outcome
Update on the matter discussed in Runnymede Deanery Synod June 2019
General Synod in July 2021 passed the Amending Resolution to the Church Representation Rules to remove the term limits for lay members of deanery synods.
The Amending Resolution needed a two thirds majority in each of the three Houses and this was achieved.
The Amending Resolution, once passed through Parliament, will mean that APCMs will have the flexibility to impose term limits of variable lengths according to local circumstances – 2, 3 or 4 terms etc. The default will be no limit at all. Term length remains at three years.
Church Related Abuse Support
The Diocese of Guildford is currently reviewing all its records, across all 162 parishes, to ensure that all safeguarding concerns and allegations have been identified, reported and appropriately actioned. Critical to this is the voice of survivors and victims. The Diocese of Guildford wants to listen to and to learn from your experiences and ensure that your voices are heard throughout this review process.
Coming forward
Anybody who would like to give
Read more: NATIONAL & DIOCESAN NEWS - AUTUMN/WINTER
How Clergy (and the parish) Thrive at New Haw
Here at All Saints, New Haw, during the summer we started some keep fit classes for the young and the ‘not so young’, the fit and the ‘not so fit’. We have also begun to build some web pages with info on healthy living, tasty low carb and healthy recipes and also menu planning ideas. Additionally we’ve added our weekly exercises from the classes for people to follow at home.
The evening classes are HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and the daytime classes are called LIFT (Low Impact Functional Training). We have a fully qualified fitness instructor who specialises in training for seniors and those with limited mobility and so she can run classes for just about every level of fitness. The exercises we use are
Read more: REFLECTIONS: “HOW CLERGY THRIVE”
Meet Our Deanery Eco Church Champion
Ben Niblett is our Runnymede Deanery Eco Church Champion – co-leader (with Climate Champion Clem Jones) of the Deanery Greenery network in Runnymede. He’s kindly provided us with a little pen profile of himself:
“I'd always cared about the environment and about poverty and injustice, and I knew climate change was important, but it wasn't till I started working as a campaigner at Tearfund in 2005 that I realised how urgent it was and that it was the biggest issue of poverty of our times. I'm still at Tearfund, now coordinating an international campaigning movement called Renew Our World. I love Eco Church because it's so holistic, looking at each part of church life, and because it's flexible enough to work for churches of
Read more: CLIMATE CHALLENGE CORNER - AUTUMN/WINTER
[“east to west” is one of the charities Runnymede Deanery has worked with for many years, providing support workers with a Christian background for some local schools and hospitals.]
east to west Update
September has found us hitting the ground running here at east to west, moving from 14 schools to 19 and adding five new members to our team – still seeking more! If you’re interested in joining east to west, please do get in touch – see details below!
We’re updating our branding (you’ll notice this on emails, newsletters etc…) and developing our comms strategy as well as investing in our team and improving their support infrastructure. With all this change, you’ll (hopefully) be pleased to know that the monthly wePRAY will remain a constant,
Read more: east to west Food for Thought & Prayer - AUTUMN/WINTER
Emmaus Course
Rutherwycke Room, St Mary's Church, Church Approach, Thorpe TW20 8TQ
Currently running, Tuesdays until 14 December (excl. half term), 7:30-9pm
Ask questions and find out more about faith at St Mary’s Church, where there is always a warm welcome for all.
Would you like to know about Christianity? Do you have questions about faith? Do you have questions about life, bereavement, forgiveness, heaven and much more? If the answer is “yes” to any of these or similar questions, feel free to join into any or all remaining sessions.
More information and session details here.
This group is free – just come along! All are welcome to join in the debate.
Car parking at the Vicarage in Church Approach (next to the church).
Alpha Course
St John's Easter Centre, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HR
Thursdays from 30 September, 7:30pm - (onsite and online)
The last 18 months have been very challenging and during these uncertain times, questions may be raised for us about life, hope, faith and meaning. Alpha is a series of ten sessions which may help in answering those questions. Exploring the basics of Christian faith, Alpha is for anyone who’s curious or would like to explore things in a friendly, open and informal environment. No question is out of bounds and you are free to discuss as much or little as you wish!
For more details and to book a place for either the in-person or online Zoom course go to Eventbrite.
If you would like any further information, please contact the Church Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01784 605400.
Royal Holloway Chaplaincy Lecture: “God is not a White Man”
Shilling Lecture Theatre, RHUL, Egham Hill, Egham TW20 0EX
Wednesday, 13 October, 6:15pm
RHUL Chaplaincy is look forward to welcoming Chine McDonald, head of public engagement at Christian Aid, to give the 2021 Royal Holloway Chaplaincy Lecture on her recent book “God is not a White Man”.
All are welcome! Details and registration via Eventbrite.
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