Welcome to the website for the churches of Ickham, Littlebourne, Stodmarsh, Wickhambreaux and Wingham
Churches Opening
Now that we are, once again, permitted to worship together on Sundays (even with significant restrictions on what we can and can’t do) we will be focussing our time and energies on a steady recovery of direct ministry (even if socially distanced!) For July only we shall be having a choice of short 30 minute services, spread between the churches. All are very welcome indeed! Churches will also be open for personal prayer. Here is a summary – there are more details on the individual church pages:
Sunday 30 minute Services for July
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Sundays |
5th July |
12th July |
19th July |
26th July |
Open for |
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Ickham |
9.30am |
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9.30am |
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Tue, Thur 9-5pm; |
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Littlebourne |
10.30am |
10.30am |
10.30am |
10.30am |
Wed 2-4pm |
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Stodmarsh |
6pm |
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6pm |
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Wickhambreaux |
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9.30am |
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9.30am |
Wed, Sun 10-4pm |
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Wingham |
Not yet able |
to reopen |
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Online Worship
DAILY HOPE offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line.
The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind. For more information
click here.
DAILY HOPE offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line.
The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind. For more information
click here.
The lockdown pattern of online worship, via text and YouTube, has been modified. We will film one of the Sunday services and them make it available for you to watch, share and virtually join in via this website: go to the Virtual Church page for more details. An information sheet with further details can be downloaded from here.
This is untried technical territory for us, so it may take some time to get it right! Instead of a service produced for each weekday, we are producing a week-long document to appear on this website and via email, offering a simple act of worship for every day of the week. This will not be backed up with a video.
Everything we plan is of course provisional, in a fast-changing situation. Do let us know if what we do sustains and nourishes your faith and discipleship (or otherwise) in these very challenging days. And I want to record my thanks to those who make all this possible – Nick Henwood, Organist Adrian Bawtree, and our Website Manager Tony Garrett.
With my prayers and best wishes,
Gillean, Revd Prebendary Gillean Craig
Interim Priest-in-Charge, Littlebourne Benefice and Wingham
HOW TO MAKE CONTACT
If you need to make contact please telephone one of the churchwardens – they will be only too pleased to help. That includes putting you in touch with a priest, if that is your need.
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Ickham |
Geraldine Wyant Hendrik Viljoen |
†07971 477768 01227 722202 |
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Littlebourne |
Mike Gallagher Karen Mount |
01227 722476 01227 721908 |
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Stodmarsh |
Bobbie O'Sullivan James Holdstock |
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Wickhambreaux |
Peter Terrill Tina Burton |
01227 728243 01227 728664 |
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Wingham |
Stephen Sheath Sheila Woolliscroft |
01227 720734 01227 728137 |
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BACKSTOP CONTACT
If you are not sure who to contact, ring Nick Henwood (01227 721791) who will help.
This is a developing situation and we shall continue to put further advice and ideas on this website to enable us, during this crisis, to follow Christ’s teaching to love one another.
A prayer for this troubled time:
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy.
Sustain and support the anxious,
be with those who care for the sick,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may find comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
In Christ Jesus our Lord
