29 April @ 10.41
Christian Aid Week runs this year between Mon 10 - Sun 16 May. Find out more
HERE
To highlight the plight of those across the world who do not have ready access to clean water, six local clergy will be walking between their churches on each of the six days (Monday - Saturday) carrying two buckets of water. The route is a bit over 4.5 miles and including Helen and St Matthew's makes it a much longer walk!!!
Please think about sponsoring this initiative
HERE.
Also if you would like to accompany Helen on one of these walks (or part of one), then please do get in touch with her. We can agree a mutually convenient time for any particular day.
On Sat 15 May we will be finishing the initiative in Clarence St at 12.30pm - do come along and support Christian Aid - more details again from Helen.
27 April @ 16.16
We are having a Gift Day on Sunday 9 May - please read the letter
HERE to tell you more about it.
Also thank you to all who joined our Annual Parishioners' Meeting and our APCM on Sunday 25 April. You can find all the documents referred to on our Noticeboard page
HERE.
26 April @ 17.50
Apologies for the quality of the 'Lament' Video shown yesterday in our services.
HERE is it if you want to listen again . . . .
24 April @11.00
KINGSTON VOLUNTARY AIDED CHURCH OF ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Here is an extract from an email we have received from the School Project team
'In January 2021 we sent you details about a four-week representation period/survey on the continuing plans to establish Kingston CofE Secondary School. We remain very grateful for the feedback, contributions and completed surveys then - and please be assured that any feedback you did submit during that period has informed the ongoing plans to establish the secondary school.
As a result of certain feedback sent to the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in regard to the four-week representation period that was facilitated in January and February 2021, a new representation period is being held, commencing: Friday 23rd April, 2021.
Both supportive feedback and any objections can now be (re)submitted direct to the local authority/Kingston Council. Please (re)submit your letter/emails of support by Friday 21 May to Kingston Council via Mr Matthew Paul (matthew.paul@achievingforchildren.org.uk) – Associate Director for School Place Planning for Kingston. Correspondence should be denoted: ‘Response to Proposed Kingston C of E Secondary School’.
There will not be an on-line survey this time or further public e-meetings as all the information about the secondary school has been shared to date and none of the details have changed.
Further detail and an ability to once again review the Statutory Proposal can be viewed at: https://www.kingstoncofesecondary.org.uk/statutory-proposal/.
I sincerely apologise for any time that it might take to resubmit your original feedback. You may wish to refresh or supplement your original feedback of course – feedback that needs to be made direct to Kingston Council via the email address above. '
22 April @18.00
Here are the Zoom details for our APCM on Sunday.
Topic: 10.55am St Matthew's APCM - Apr 25, 2021
Click here to join the
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 938 0865 8375
Passcode: 793257
Dial by your location
+44 203 481 5240 United Kingdom
+44 203 901 7895 United Kingdom
See you there!
22 April @15.00
KINGSTON VOLUNTARY AIDED CHURCH OF ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL
- the statutory proposal/consultation will be re-run from this Friday 23 April to Friday 21 May due to the procedural challenge presented to Kingston Council by a particular organisation.
The Bishop of Kingston and other interested parties are encouraging us to write letters/emails of support again.
Please will you resubmit your letter/emails of support by Friday 21 May to Kingston Council via Mr Matthew Paul (matthew.paul@achievingforchildren.org.uk ) – Associate Director for School Place Planning for Kingston. Correspondence should be denoted: ‘Response to Proposed Kingston C of E Secondary School’.
Please click
here to read the letter from Colin Powell (Lay Canon) which contains more details.
10 April @ 16.56
As we mourn the passing of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
HERE are some prayers you may wish to use.
8 April @ 19.51
Please take a look at our Annual Report and Accounts for 2020
HERE in advance of our Annual Meeting of Parishioners and our APCM on Sunday 25 April within our 10.45am service starting at about 10.55am. You can either attend the service in person or on Zoom - call details to follow. The service will be followed by a short Holy Communion service.
7 April @ 16.54
Feats of derring-do as roof tiles are replaced this week.
6 April @ 10.57
We have put some beautifully decorated Easter symbols on Olive and are inviting passers by to take one with our love and Gods' blessing over these next 50 days of Easter.
4 April @ 15.26
Please take some time over the next few days to fill in our
SURVEY. We would like to capture your views on a number of matters upon which decisions, some imminent, must be made. Many thanks.
1 April @ 07.48
A reminder that the Church Electoral Roll will be revised from today and closing on 8th April 2021. Please find the attached notice HERE which is also on display in the church porch.
If you would like to join the Electoral Roll please fill in the form
HERE and return it to church or through the Vicarage letter box at 20A Kingsdowne Road KT6 6JZ by 8 April 2021.
If you are already on from last year - you don't need to do anything.
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting and the Annual Parishioners' Meeting will take place at 11am on Sunday 25 April as part of our 10.45am Service. It will be accessible online and onsite.
We also need a new PCC member - if you are interested please get in touch with Helen.