16th May 2021

Sunday 16th May Seventh Sunday of Easter

Sunday Services: 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Matins
Bible readings: Acts 1: 15 – 17 & 21 – 26 and John 17: 6 - 19
There is NO 6:30pm Evensong service tonight.

For those on the run… 

Highlights below – with more information in the newsletter and other important notices as well.

Thy Kingdom Come: We are encouraging all in our congregations to think of 5 people who we know that don’t know Jesus and to pray for them for 10 days. Please don't worry if you can't think of 5 - just praying for 1 person makes a difference. This Week Between May 17th and May 21st there is the opportunity to meet together on zoom each night at 7pm to pray Evening Prayer together and to pray for the 5 people we have chosen. (Meeting ID: 815 0902 9021; Passcode: 218012)

Coffee/Tea and Cake: To make people feel comfortable in a return to fellowship, Rev Mark is your host for four monthly coffee/tea and cake mornings. They are from 10:30am to 11:30am in the main hall of the Kippington Centre. Just turn up.

Sidespeople Appeal: To help at both our Family Services (first Sunday of the month) and we have a few slots where we need help at other service times.

Further information soon: A special outdoor Family Service marking the church’s birthday will take place on the 4th of July.

As a church we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. If you have any concerns, then please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Wendy Pritchard, our Team Rector, or the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer. All of their details for contact can be found on the ‘Safer Church’ Poster in the children’s corner at the back of church.

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9th May 2021

Highlights from the newsletter for those on the run:

Sunday Services

8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Parish Communion - we welcome Anne Bourne taking our morning services today, while Mark is at St. Luke’s.

6:30pm Evensong (Zoom - Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394; Passcode: 168200)

Team service for Ascension

Thursday 13th of May at 7:30pm

With Attend in person or watch live stream. Zoom details are below. Service order attached.

Meeting ID: 885 9464 6445
Passcode: 278252

Thy Kingdom Come May

At our Team Service for Ascension Day we are going to be encouraged to think of 5 people who we know that don’t know Jesus and to pray for them for 10 days. Between May 17th and May 21st there is the opportunity to meet together on Zoom each night at 7pm for twenty minutes to pray Evening Prayer together and to pray for the 5 people we have chosen. (Meeting ID: 815 0902 9021; Passcode: 218012).

St Mary the Virgin Church Zoom Concert

5pm Sunday 9th May

The login for the concert will be: Meeting ID: 616 146 1466; Password: Concert

Sunday morning creche

Running alongside Sunday Club from the 23rd of May. Need a couple more volunteers. Contact Mark for details.

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2nd May 2021

Welcome to worship this coming Sunday!

8am BCP Holy Communion

10:30am Family Service (abiding still by Covid19 restrictions the service will take place in Church. We are hopeful it will become outdoor from June and back in the Kippington Centre afterwards – apart from Harvest Sunday when in church. Normal Covid restrictions in worship apply - face masks, no congregational singing, Music Group not yet able to return, track and trace station, remaining in pews throughout the service, exiting the church promptly under direction at the end).

6:30pm Evensong (Zoom - Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394; Passcode: 168200)

Newsletter

Full details of all of our notices can be found in the newsletter, but for those on the run - important notices are highlighted below:

  • Team service for Ascension – Thursday 13th of May at 7:30pm: With live streaming not yet possible from St Mary Kippington the service will take place at St Luke’s. All are welcome as it is a physical service. No need to book tickets – please just turn up. People from St Mary Kippington will be fronting the service in liturgy and music. If wishing to watch it live streamed from the church, the Zoom details are below: (Service orders will be available next Sunday to have with you at home).
    Meeting ID: 885 9464 6445
    Passcode: 278252

  •  Collecting soon for Christian Aid in Church to mark Christian Aid Week

  •  Our Youth Group is going Dino golfing next Sunday afternoon - 9th May!

  • We are joining in with the 'Thy kingdom come' initiative of praying for five people to know Christ from Ascension to Pentecost

  • St Mary the Virgin are inviting all to a concert care of Zoom next Sunday afternoon

  • A special report on racism in the Church of England and developing the presence of BAME in the Church has just been released: 'From Lament to Action'.

Full details in the newsletter

25th April 2021

Dear Friends,

Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting takes place in Church on Sunday 25th April within the 10:30am service. We still have one vacancy for a representative for the new Joint Council. 10 meetings spread over two years. Helping the three churches to explore ways of collaboratively working. Both St Luke's and St Mary the Virgin have appointed two representatives. We only have one person interested. Speak to Mark if interested.

SUNDAY 25TH OF APRIL FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sunday Services

  • 8am BCP Holy Communion (physical)

  • 10:30am Annual Parochial Church Meeting within a shortened service of Communion (an hour and ten minutes service) (physical)

  • 6:30pm Evensong (Zoom - Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394; Passcode: 168200)

Midweek Service

  • 10am Thursday (physical)

For those on the run – highlights below from this week’s newsletter. Contact Mark in the first instance if interested…

  • Sunday Club takes place this Sunday in the Kippington Centre.

  • Youth Club: resuming before September. We need helpers to assist Julia and Andrea. The intention is to kick start with an event – such as ‘Crazy Golf’ in Tonbridge. Can you lend a hand?

  • Play and Praise for under 5’s: (formerly “Monkey’s”) resuming week of the 28th of June. Would you like to help?

  • Coffee after worship: Resuming on 23rd May after the 10:30am service in the Centre. Could you offer one Sunday to help?

  • In the newsletter please find a thank you to Paula as the Kippington Cat comes to an end.

  • Invitation to come on the prayer chain to help pray for those facing difficulties. Contact Sharon Fishwick.

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18th April 2021

Sunday 18th of April Third Sunday of Easter

Sunday Services:

  • 8am BCP Holy Communion (physical)

  • 10:30am BCP Matins (physical)

  • 6:30pm Evensong (Zoom - Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394; Passcode: 168200)

Midweek Service:

  • 10am Thursday (physical)

For those on the run – highlights below from the newsletter. Contact Mark in the first instance if interested…

  • Annual Parochial Church Meeting: Takes place in Church on Sunday 25th April. Still have Vacancies for one representative for the Parochial Church Council and one representative for Joint Council.

  • Sunday Club: returns this Sunday

  • Youth Club: resuming before September. We need helpers to assist Julia and Andrea. The intention is to kick start with an event – such as ‘Crazy Golf’ in Tonbridge.

  • Play and Praise for under 5’s: (formerly ‘Monkey’s) resuming week of the 28th of June.

  • Coffee after worship: Resuming on 23rd May after the 10:30am service in the Centre.

4th & 11th April 2021

Dear Friends,

May I extend to all you blessings for Easter as we come to celebrate Christ's resurrection. May the good news of his victory over sin and death inspire us as we come to 'return' to the rhythms of life and worship.

Tomorrow is Good Friday and we have two services in church - 10:30am Family Service and 2pm Reflections around the Cross. Although both services are ticketed there is plenty of space available and so just turn up. At 7:45pm we have a Zoom service and login details are: id - 853 1283 9212: Passcode: 374150.

On Easter Eve can I warmly thanks all those who are decorating the church with flowers. Bless you! We have a service for Easter Eve by Zoom and the login details are the same as for Good Friday evening service.

On Easter Sunday a warm welcome is extended to any (up early) to our 6:30am Sunrise service outside (and we will be singing as we are permitted to do). There will also be a welcome hot drink afterwards. Our 8am service is unticketed and so please just turn up. There are a few tickets still available for our 10:30am Family Communion service, followed by an outdoor Easter Egg hunt. The deadline to reserve them is 12noon Easter Saturday.

(Thereafter services are then run without the need of ticketing).

Every blessing

Mark

This week’s attachments

28th March 2021

Ways to worship this Palm Sunday

8am Holy Communion Service (BCP) and 10:30am Family Communion. (At both services palm crosses are distributed).

Services during Holy Week

  • Monday to Wednesday in Holy Week 7:45pm Night Prayer and Reflection
    A reflection on three minor characters of Holy Week. Simon the Leper, Simon of Cyrene and the Servant Girl. (All three Zoom services)
    Meeting ID: 853 1283 9212
    Passcode: 374150

  • 1st April: Maundy Thursday. Team Service from St Mary the Virgin. 7:30pm.
    We have eight tickets to attend physically. Please let Mark know if you would like one. No one has asked yet!!! (Live stream)
    Zoom ID: 616 146 1466
    Passcode: HolyWeek
    Download the service order to accompany the live stream

  • April 2nd Good Friday

    • Family service 10:30am. A special 50 min service for families. (This is a ticketed service - click to book)

    • 2pm Service of the Cross - an hour's service of word and music centred on the Cross. For adults. (This is a ticketed service - click to book)

  • 7:45pm Night Prayer and reflection. (This is a Zoom service)
    Meeting ID: 853 1283 9212
    Passcode: 374150

  • April 3rd: Easter Eve 7:45pm Vigil liturgy and renewal of baptism promises. (This is a Zoom service.)
    Meeting ID: 853 1283 9212
    Passcode: 374150

  • April 4th Easter Sunday

    • Sunrise Service 6:30am – worship outdoor at the front of church. No ticketing required.

    • BCP Communion service 8am – no ticket required.

    • Family Communion service 10:30am - a service for all ages celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Easter Egg Hunt outside at the end of the service for children. 50 min service. (This is a ticketed service - click to book)

This Week’s Attachments

21st March 2021

Ways to worship this Sunday 21st of March

Attending a service physically

Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington at both 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP) and 10:30am Morning Prayer BCP Service.

Attending a service virtually

  • Zoom service 9:30am Holy Communion from St Mary the Virgin

    Meeting ID: 616 146 1466
    Password: Shoreham01

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Night prayer (open from 6:15pm)

    Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
    Passcode: 168200

Sermon theme: ‘Living with the shadow of the Cross: 5. Living with the shadow of Loneliness.

Watching a worship video for Passion Sunday.

Accessed via our website or on YouTube (available to watch from 6pm Friday 19th March). Please also download the accompanying service sheet.

Two reminders

1st April: Maundy Thursday

Team Service from St Mary the Virgin. 7:30pm. We have eight tickets for people to attend physically. Please let Mark know if you would like one. Live stream – login details to follow.

National Day to Remember those who have died with Coronavirus: Tuesday 23rd March

St Mary Kippington will be open from 9am to 4pm for people to come and offer prayers (prayer leaflet in church to be used and taken away).

Also there will be a Team (short) reflective communion service at 11:45am to remember – concluding with the silence at 12 noon.

In the evening we will carry this theme into our Team Prayers from 7pm to 7:30pm. Login details in the newsletter.

This week’s Attachments

14th March 2021

Ways to worship this Mothering Sunday

Our 10:30am service resumes this Sunday. Please remember to obtain tickets for it via the web site (by the end of today, 12th March please).

Attending a service physically

Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington at both 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP) and 10:30am Family Communion Service for Mothering Sunday.

Attending a service virtually

  • Zoom service 9:30am Holy Communion from St Mary the Virgin

    Meeting ID: 616 146 1466
    Password: Shoreham01

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Night prayer (open from 6:15pm)

    Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
    Passcode: 168200

Sermon theme: ‘Living with the shadow of the Cross: 4. Living with the shadow of Addictions.

Watching a worship video for Mothering Sunday.

Accessed via our website (along with the service order that accompanies the video) or on YouTube (available to watch from 6pm Friday 12th March)

This Week’s Attachments

7th Mar 2021

Ways to worship this Sunday - 7th of March Third Sunday of Lent

Attending a service physically

  • Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP)

  • Public worship takes place at St Luke’s 10:15am Holy Communion Service (CW)

Attending a service virtually

  • Zoom service 10:30am Holy Communion (open from 10:15am)

    Meeting ID: 821 6676 8585

    Passcode: 439701

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Night prayer (open from 6:15pm)

    Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394

    Passcode: 168200

Sermon theme: ‘Living with the shadow of the Cross: 3. Living with the shadow of Mental Illness.

Watching a Family Service worship video for the first Sunday of the month.

Going Forward as the West Sevenoaks Team Ministry

Dear Friends,

I would like to thank all those from across the three churches who took part in the 'Reflecting and Suggesting' exercise to help us reflect together as the new Sevenoaks Team Ministry. The responses sent have now been brought together in a two page summary which this weekend are being sent to everyone through the newsletter distribution lists of all in our congregations. Not only will the summary be a framework for our Parochial Church Councils for our common life as a Team as we move forward, but by sending it to all in the congregations it is affirming our intention that everyone's prayers, creativity, ideas, contributions, are and will be valued as we listen, pray and plan together for our common life in Christ. As such I warmly welcome people's reflections in terms of how we can, using this framework, now go forward, navigating the uncertainties of the present time, but committed to one another and rejoicing together in our faith in the Lord Jesus.

Rev Mark Bridgen, Team Rector
mark.bridgen@btinternet.com

This Week’s Attachments

28th Feb 2021

Ways to Worship this Second Sunday of Lent

Attending a service physically

  • Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP)

  • Public worship takes place at St Luke’s 10:15am Holy Communion Service (CW)

Attending a service virtually

  • Zoom service 10:30am Holy Communion (open from 10:15am)
    Meeting ID: 821 6676 8585
    Passcode: 439701

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Night prayer (open from 6:15pm)
    Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
    Passcode: 168200

Sermon theme: ‘Living with the shadow of the Cross: 2. Living with the shadow of body image.

Watching a Holy Communion worship video for the Sunday videoed from church

Resumption of the 10:30am Service

This service time will be resuming on Mothering Sunday – 14th March. It will be a service of Family Communion and will be ticketed. To book your tickets – as for Christmas – please go on our website or email Mark and he will allocate you a ticket.

Please be aware all our main festival services including Easter are ticketed via our website. If you cannot access the website please email Charlie or Mark and they will sort tickets for you.

Every blessing

Mark

THIS WEEK’S ATTACHMENTS

21st Feb 2021

Ways to worship this Sunday across the Team

Attending a service physically

  • Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP)

  • Public worship takes place at St Luke’s 10:15am Holy Communion Service (CW)

Attending a service virtually

  • Zoom service 9:30am Holy Communion (open from 9:15am):

    • Meeting ID: 616 146 1466

    • Password: Shoreham01

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Night Prayer (open from 6:15pm):

    • Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394

    • Passcode: 168200

Sermon theme: ‘Living with the shadow of the Cross: 1. Living with the shadow of dementia.

Watching a (BCP Morning Service worship video for the Sunday videoed from church)

This week’s Attachments

14th Feb 2021

Ways to worship this Sunday

Attending a service physically:

  • Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP)

  • Public worship takes place at St Luke’s 10:15am Holy Communion Service (CW)

Attending a service virtually:

  • Zoom service 9:30am Holy Communion (open from 9:15am)

Meeting ID: 616 146 1466
Password: Shoreham01

  • Zoom service 6:30pm Evensong (open from 6:15pm)

Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
Passcode: 168200

Watching a Holy Communion worship video for the Sunday videoed from church:

West Sevenoaks Team Ash Wednesday Service

8pm 17th February at St Luke’s. You can come to St Luke's and join us for a public act of worship in person, or watch it live streamed from the Church. Login details below:

Time: Feb 17, 2021 07:45 PM London
Meeting ID: 881 1673 3947
Passcode: 537473

Download the order of service

This week’s attachments

7th Feb 2021

Dear Friends,

Every blessing to you all and ways to worship this weekend.

I want to start by mentioning the worship video as it is slightly different - see below!

Watching a Family Service worship video

A ‘sort of’ Family Service in keeping with this being the first Sunday of the month – filmed from the hall in the Kippington Centre. 43 minutes – interactive prayers; bible reading; poem; talk and songs! Can be accessed from 4pm Friday the 5th. There is no service sheet accompanying this.

Accessed via our web site – or at the following link: https://youtu.be/9qJx-qB6ZaU

Attending a service physically

Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington - 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP)

Attending a service virtually

Zoom service 9:30am Holy Communion (open from 9:15am). Please note the change of service time.

Meeting ID: 616 146 1466
Password: Shoreham01

Zoom service 6:30pm Evensong (open from 6:15pm)

Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
Passcode: 168200

31st Jan 2021

Ways to worship this Sunday - 31st of January

  • Attending a service physically - Public worship takes place at St Mary Kippington 8am Holy Communion Service (BCP) and at St Luke’s 10:15am Holy Communion Service (CW)

  • Attending a service virtually

    • Zoom service 9:15am Holy Communion (open from 9am)
      Meeting ID: 616 146 1466
      Password: Shoreham01

    • Zoom service 6:30pm Evensong (open from 6:15pm)
      Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
      Passcode: 168200

  • Watching a worship video for the Sunday from St Mary Kippington (link to worship service order)

This week’s attachments

24th Jan 2021

Dear Friends,

My best wishes to you all at this time.

Please find attached the Newsletter and the service order for Holy Communion if you are watching the worship video.

(In the newsletter we are starting to advertise Lent activities - currently Lent Groups by Zoom and special series of Reflections, plus details of our Team Ash Wednesday service).

Worship can be accessed for this Sunday - 24th of January (Third Sunday of Epiphany) - across a range of worship platforms:

  • Public worship at St Mary Kippington - 8am Holy Communion and 10:30am Parish Communion (CW): Rev Andy Finn our new Team Vicar is taking this service (Mark is at St Luke's)

  • Our worship video - the link will become live from 6pm Saturday 23rd

  • By Zoom - Join in with St Mary the Virgin Zoom service at 9:15am (Holy Communion):

    • Meeting ID: 616 146 1466

    • Password: Shoreham01

  • By Zoom - Join in with our Team Evensong Service from 6:15pm (for a 6:30pm start time):

    • Meeting ID: 8149 8106 394

    • Password: 168200

17th Jan 2021

Dear Friends,

My best wishes to you all at this time.

Please find attached the Newsletter and, as well, service order for Morning Prayer (BCP).

(In the newsletter we are starting to advertise Lent activities - currently Lent Group by Zoom and special series of Reflections)

Worship can be accessed for this Sunday - 17th of January (Second Sunday of Epiphany) - across a range of worship platforms.

  • Public worship at St Mary Kippington - 8am Holy Communion and 10:30am Morning Prayer (BCP)

  • Worship video - the link will become live from 6pm Saturday 16th

  • By Zoom - Join in with St Mary the Virgin Zoom service at 9:15am (Family Communion):

    • Meeting ID: 616 146 1466

    • Password: Shoreham01

  • By Zoom - Join in with our Team Evensong Service from 6:15pm (for a 6:30pm start time):

    • Meeting ID: 8149 8106 394

    • Password: 168200

10th Jan 2021

Dear Friends,

Here at St. Mary Kippington, and across the Team, we continue to offer worship across a variety of platforms. We are continuing to conduct public worship as allowed under the new restrictions and services continue to be 8am Holy Communion (BCP) and 10:30am Parish Communion. (Please note that restrictions do not permit though Sunday Cub to operate).

For those who need to stay away from public worship for very understandable reasons please be aware that you can access our YouTube video for Holy Communion for the first Sunday of Epiphany via this link: https://youtu.be/VDFgzF7iTuk

The video goes live from 9am on Thursday the 7th of January. There is also an order of service to be used alongside the video. Please have with you a small piece of bread and glass of wine to symbolically share communion.

Also on this Sunday if you would prefer to take part in Zoom services: then a warm welcome to either -

  • 9:15am Holy Communion via St Mary the Virgin in which Mark is leading the service - ID is 616 146 1466 and the password is stmarys.

  • or (from 6:15pm) 6:30pm Evensong (also in which Mark is leading) - Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 and Passcode: 168200

The church has been grateful to Wendy and her excellent team delivering meals to the vulnerable and to members of our Pastoral team who are beginning again to keep in touch with those vulnerable in our congregation through weekly phone calls.

If you have any questions/ ideas about church life at this time please do be in touch.

Every blessing

Mark

Christmas & New Year Communication

Dear Friends,

The newsletter for the next two Sundays is attached - the 27th of December and the 3rd of January.

In being in Tier 4, although we are offering physical worship at Christmas, what has now been produced is our online video service for Christmas. It is filmed in front of the stable scene now created and put together around the altar at St Mary Kippington (thank you to Rosemary Creed and the family and help from friends).

You will need the order of service and have with you a small piece of bread and glass of wine to share in spiritual communion.

The video can be accessed here on the website, or via the following YouTube link: https://youtu.be/jKS53jf1rPY

My continual warmest wishes for Christmas and a sense of God's peace as we walk humbly and carefully within the gift of time.

Rev Mark

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YAY!  Christmas is here and my special present to you all is now available on the St Mary website …

I really hope that you enjoy looking at the wonderful drawings and sharing my family’s Christmas story tradition.

And, in this strange and unfamiliar year, it is reassuring to remember what this time of year is all about: celebrating the eternal truth of the joy of the birth of Christ.  

Merry, merry Christmas to you all!

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Love, KC

20th Dec 2020

Dear Friends,

As the newsletter for this coming Sunday is going out earlier can I take this opportunity of extending to all my personal best wishes for the Christmas season.

Despite the continuing difficulties of the present times and the way those difficulties will still impact upon all of our lives and the life of our church and team as we journey together in 2021, I feel very fortunate to be with you all and sharing in ministry and mission.

As Karen and I feel blessed in celebrating our first Christmas with you, we pray for the Lord to bless each one of you in the abiding gifts of the Christ child - peace, hope and joy.

Mark