24th October 2021

Sunday Services

• 8am BCP Holy Communion

• 10:30am Holy Communion. Bible Readings: Hebrews 7: 23 - end & Mark 10: 46 – end
  (We warmly welcome Steve who is acting as Deacon at both 8am and 10:30am service times; and Andy (hot foot from St Mary the Virgin) who will be preaching and officiating at the 10:30am service. (Mark is at Kippington 8am and St Luke’s 10:15am)

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

From the Newsletter

• Coffee, Tea and Cakes. Monday 25th in the Centre between 10:30am to 11:30am

• All Soul's service Saturday 30th at 10:30am. List to sign in church to write any names of loved ones who have died to be remembered.

• Sunday 31st at St Luke's 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Our Team Bright and Light party. Email contacts in the newsletter if your child(ren) wish to go. Names by 24th.

• Real Advent calendar. Order to Sharon Fishwick by 7th of November.

• Need (ideally) two more people to join our Sound Team. Check microphones, monitor sound levels and record the service on a Sunday. Have a word with Roger Fishwick or Rev Mark if interested. Once every seven Sundays.

Details on these and more in this week’s newsletter.

17th October 2021 - Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday Services

• 8am BCP Holy Communion

• 10:30am Morning Prayer (BCP)
  Bible Readings: Hebrews 5:1-10 & Mark 10:35-45

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

Newsletter

Many new notices in the newsletter this week! Please check out ...

• Team prayers on the 19th of October

• All Soul's service on the 30th of October

• Our children's light party on the 31st of October

• Julian contemplative prayer group at St Luke's

• Real Advent Calendar

• Plus existing ones as well of course!

10th October 2021 - Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday Services

• 8am BCP Holy Communion

• 10:30am Parish Communion. Bible Readings: Hebrews 4:12–end & Mark 10:17–31

• 12 noon Baptism

• No 6:30pm Evensong

• 6pm to 8pm Youth Group (Church).

Highlights from this week’s newsletter

• Please see information concerning Graham's Thanksgiving Service on the 15th at 11:30am - all are warmly invited, but please either walk or share lifts if possible.

• The Kippington Centre is now being managed by Karen Bridgen - all information now care of the Vicarage.

• Team Prayers on the 19th at St Luke's at 2:30pm or 7pm via Zoom

• West Sevenoaks Team Light Party - 31st of October between 3pm to 5:30pm. Needing adults to help.

Further details on all these and more in this week’s newsletter.

3rd October 2021

Sunday 3rd of October – Harvest Sunday

• 8am BCP Holy Communion

• 10.30am Family Service for Harvest (in Church), followed by short Harvest Quiz and then a slow amble over to the Centre for our Ploughman’s Lunch for 12noon.

  • Special collection in the service for Kylie and Bhim our Church Mission Society partners. Please, if you can, use the gift aid envelopes in church.

  • Also any food offerings would be appreciated – given to the Loaves & Fishes Food Bank. These are the items they are currently most in need of: Tuna, tomatoes (tinned), carrots (tinned), sweetcorn (tinned), hot dogs, tins of spaghetti, rice, rice sauces, fruit juices, squash, soups, ham/spam. No pasta or baked beans, thank you as they have plenty!

  • We are not charging for lunch, but any donations received, above expenses incurred, will be going to a charity working with Afghanistan refugees.

• 6:30pm Benefice Evensong: via Zoom. (Fellowship on line from 6:15pm)

  • Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394

  • Passcode: 168200

Graham Roper

Graham’s funeral is at church on Friday the 15th of October at 11:30am and all are very welcome to attend. The fellowship of the church meant so much to him and Wendy and the family are grateful for all the kind letters and cards received. Please either walk to the funeral or share lifts if you can and observe parking restrictions along Kippington Road if the Centre car park is full. All are also invited to the refreshments in the Centre afterwards.

(Please now note: For any enquiries concerning the Centre please contact Mark and Karen care of the Vicarage)

NEWSLETTER

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26th September 2021

Dear friends,

First of all, before anything else, we are recording the death of Graham Roper, faithful member of the church, giving of himself in many ways to the church (not least the Kippington Centre) and the community. As we commend Graham to the Lord his God, please remember in your prayers Wendy and the family.

Other main notices

• At 10am at St Mary’s Kippington there will be a Team Service of Welcome to Rev Stephen Osei-Mensah, Assistant Curate to the benefice of the West Sevenoaks Team Ministry. All are warmly invited to this special service. Please note that with the number of people expected we are asking people to wear face masks throughout the service. We are running Sunday Club and so please bring your children to church and during the first hymn they go over to the Centre for their activities, returning to the Church to present Steve and his wife Emma with a gift just before the Peace. There will be donation plates at the back of church and the collection taken will be sent to the Mission Aviation Trust of which Steve is a Trustee. There will be refreshments served in the Centre following worship.

• Benefice Evensong will resume this Sunday evening at 6:30pm via Zoom. Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 Passcode: 168200

• This month Team Prayers will be taking place from St Mary Kippington on Tuesday 28th of September. Physical service in church at 10am, followed by refreshments at 10:45am. At 6:45pm for a 7pm start time there will be Team Prayers via Zoom until 7:30pm. Meeting ID: 815 0902 9021. Passcode: 218012

• Thanksgiving Service for Dorothy Ashpitel: Jane Jessop, Bill Ashpitel and Maggie Moat would like to say thank you for the many kind letters they received when their mother, Dorothy Ashpitel died in March, and would like to welcome all her friends to a service in celebration of her life at St Mary Kippington on the 2nd of October at 2:30pm, followed by refreshments in the Kippington Centre.

> Further details on these and more in this week’s newsletter

19th September 2021

Sunday 19th of September – Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion; 10:30am Morning Prayer (BCP). Bible readings for services: James 3:13 to 4:3 and 7–8a and Mark 9:30-37

• 12noon Baptism. 6pm Autumn worship for Sevenoaks and District at the Vine Baptist Church.

For those on the run

Highlights from the newsletter for this Sunday.

Sunday 26th of September 10am Benefice service of welcome to our new Assistant Curate at St Mary Kippington.

• Due to a larger congregation than normal we are inviting people to wear face masks throughout the service. (Excluding joint benefice choir and music group).

• We are inviting people as they leave to make a donation concerning the Mission Aviation Fellowship of which Steve is a Trustee.

• Sunday School operates as normal, but youngsters meet in the Centre and then will be coming into church just before the Peace to present to Steve and Emma something made!

• Refreshments follow in the Centre.

This month Team Prayers will be taking place from St Mary Kippington on Tuesday 28th of September. Physical service in church at 10am, followed by refreshments at 10:45am. At 6:45pm for a 7pm start time there will be Team Prayers via Zoom until 7:30pm.

Sevenoaks Counselling Annual Open Meeting - Wednesday 29th September 2021 
Members of the congregation are warmly invited to our Annual Open Meeting on Wednesday 29th September 2021 at 7:30pm. It will take place at St Luke's Church and the guest speaker will be John Ellis.

Harvest Lunch 3rd of October at 12noon in the centre, following Family Service in Church at 10:30am and a twenty minute inter-active quiz following at 11:30am. Please sign the list in church if coming or email Mark.

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12th September 2021

Dear friends,

Our newsletter is attached for this Sunday - we welcome Andy taking the 8am and 10:30am services while I take them at St Mary the Virgin. 

Highlights

• Huge thank you to those who took part and sponsored our Riders and Striders

• 19th of September at 6pm the first Churches Together for Sevenoaks and District service at the Vine Baptist Church. Please come along so that we can worship together.

• Team Prayers now a monthly event around the churches

• Last call for names for our 'Living in Love and Faith'

• And ... note below about our Harvest Lunch (our first social together):

Harvest Lunch – Sunday 3rd of October at 12noon

We are seeking to offer a Harvest lunch this autumn and, while a little early in the day, want to make Harvest a special time for all at the church and what better way than by offering fellowship with food! However, we realise that there will understandably be concerns about coming together and so we hope the way we have designed our lunch will make people feel at ease.

Our Family Service for Harvest at 10:30am will be in church and will end by 11:20am. We will then enjoy a twenty minute interactive quiz before heading over to the Centre for a ploughman’s lunch at 12noon.

Rather than people just sitting anywhere and going up to a central point to help themselves, there will be designated tables for people to sit at and food will be on the tables – so the people at each table serve themselves. You will only need to come to help yourself to drinks and assist bringing empty plates, etc to the kitchen.

People will therefore only mix if they feel they want to as otherwise people remain at their tables. We are inviting people to sign up by Sunday 26th of September so that we have enough time to prepare. All we are asking for is a voluntary contribution. Please therefore either sign the list in church or email me if you wish to come: mark.bridgen@stmaryssevenoaks.org.

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5th September 2021

Sunday 5th of September – Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday Services:

• 8am BCP Holy Communion: James 2:1–10 & 14–17 and Mark 7:24 -37

• 10:30am Family Service: In the Kippington Centre! Theme – The Lord’s Prayer’ Part II: ‘Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven’. Bible readings: Matthew 11:4–5 & Luke 5:1–11.

In the newsletter this week:

• Seeking a Joint Council representative for the church

• Last call for sponsorship for Ride and Stride - 11th

• Volunteer required to help run the Home Produce stall at our Christmas Fete

• Deadline to receive names for our 'Living in Love and Faith' course is the 12th of September

• Remember Team Service at St Mary Kippington to welcome Steve our Curate on the 26th of September starts at 10am and not 10:30am.

Full details in this week’s newsletter

29th August 2021

Sunday 29th of August – Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday Services:

• No 8am BCP Holy Communion: (BCP 8am services at St Luke’s and St Mary the Virgin)

• 10:30am Parish Communion

Welcome to the return of the weekly newsletter and for those on the run, highlights below:

(Full information to be found for these and other notices in the newsletter).

• Coffee and cake in the Centre Wednesday 1st 10:30am to 11:30am

• Walk around our parish also Wednesday 1st - meet in the centre car park for a start at 7pm.

• Joan Wolfgang's Thanksgiving service in church Monday 6th at 3pm.

• Ride and Stride Sat 11th - please sponsor our walkers and riders (forms in church).

• Living in Love and Faith course

• Remember Team service to welcome Steve as our new Curate at SMK on the 26th of September - but service time is 10am!

• Concert for Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees 23rd of October at 7:30pm.

• Interested in confirmation?

• Christmas Fair Sat 4th of December between 2pm to 4pm.

1st August 2021

Dear friends,

Please find attached our newsletter for August which, due to the summer month, will be for the weeks of the 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd. Our normal weekly newsletter will recommence for the 29th of August (thus you won't get a mailing for a couple of weeks!).

For this Sunday - 1st of August - 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Family Service. Only if it is raining will it be in the Centre. No rain means outdoor! Please bring something to sit on and we will be using up our ice cream (cones for the young people).

There are no highlights for those on the run as you should have more time to inwardly digest the contents during this main holiday month.

News in the newsletter about (among others):

• Next fellowship event in August

• Walk around our parish

• Living in Love and Faith course

• Team service to welcome our new Curate

• Confirmation

• Ride and Stride

• Christmas Fair

If you are going away this month I hope that you will enjoy a relaxing and renewing break.

Warmest wishes,

Mark

25th July 2021

Sunday 25th July Eighth Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion & 10:30am Holy Communion
  Bible readings: Acts 11: 27 – 12:2 and Matthew 20: 20 - 28
  (Mark and Anne are doing service swaps this morning)

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Bible readings: Jeremiah 26: 1 – 15 and Luke 9: 51 - 62
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

• (Our service of Evensong takes a break following this Sunday for August and will resume on the 12th of September).

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday (Please note there will not be a 10am midweek service on August 12th)

For those on the run…

Highlights from this week’s newsletter:

• Coffee/ Tea and cake monthly fellowship event: To make people feel comfortable in a return to fellowship, we are offering monthly coffee/ tea and cake mornings. 10:30am to 11:30am in the hall of the Kippington Centre. Friday the 30th of July.

• Final Team Prayers (in their current format); Tuesday 27th of July from 7pm to 7:30pm. (Entry from 6:45pm). Zoom details below. From September we will be restarting Team Prayers in a new format. Watch out for details.
  Meeting ID: 815 0902 9021
  Passcode: 218012

18th July 2021

Sunday 18th July Seventh Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion & 10:30am BCP Matins
  Bible readings: Ephesians 2:11-end and Mark 6:30–34 & 53-end

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Bible readings: Jeremiah 11: 18 – end and Luke 9: 43 - 48
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday

For those on the run…

Highlights from this week’s newsletter

• Walk around St Mary the Virgin parish. Monday 19th of July.  Meet in the church car park at 7pm.

• Coffee/ Tea and cake monthly fellowship event: 10:30am to 11:30am in the Kippington Centre. Friday the 30th of July.

• Last call if you would like one of the spare Kneelers in church:

• Please keep a watch out for a separate mailing next week – independent of the newsletter – that will set out, following Church of England’s guidelines, how we will be responding to the lifting of full restrictions from July 19th.

Forward Move

The summer edition of Forward Move, the church magazine, is now available on the web site.

11th July 2021

Sunday 11th July Sixth Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion & 10:30am Parish Communion
  Bible readings: Ephesians 1:3-14 and Mark 6:14-29

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Bible readings: Wisdom of Solomon 4: 7 - 14 and Matthew 7:1-6
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday

For those on the run

Highlights from the weekly newsletter:

• Check out the photo of last Sunday’s birthday cake in the newsletter. Super design and excellent cake!

• Friday 30th of July 10:30am to 11:30am next coffee/ tea and cake morning in Kippington Centre.

• Remember to grab your blue church kneeler – spare ones the church doesn’t now need. Found in the centenary room in church.

• Next walk around our parishes. The turn of St Mary the Virgin. 7pm – meet at the church on Monday 19th of July.

• Mark is back visiting – jump the queue by requesting a visit early!

• Monday 13th of July at 1pm – meeting for all those who can help put on our mini Christmas Fair. Centenary room in church.

• Ride and stride Saturday 11th of September. Fancy ride or walking (collecting sponsors) around the local churches, or manning the church for those who visit us.

• Contact the parish office if you would like to have our Forward Move monthly magazine delivered.

4th July 2021

Sunday 4th July Fifth Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion
  Bible readings: 2 Corinthians 12: 2 - 10 and Mark 6: 1 - 13

• 10:30am Family Service (outside or Church if wet)
  Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 12 - 27

• 6:30pm Evensong
  Bible readings: 1 Samuel 20: 1 - 17 and Acts 14: 1 - 20.
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394
  Passcode: 168200

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday

For those on the run…

Full details in the newsletter.

Our birthday Sunday celebration: 10:30am Family Service this Sunday at 10:30am. Following worship, refreshments, plants on sale; birthday cake and ice cream. Wet weather programme in case it is raining or the ground is too wet service in church. As full restrictions will not now be lifted until the 19th of July the Centre is too ‘small’ for the service. The service will therefore be in church if needed and in the centre we will be laying out all the refreshments. 

Coffee/ Tea and cake monthly fellowship event: 10:30am to 11:30am in the hall of the Kippington Centre. No need to book. Friday the 30th of July.

Kneelers in church: Spare ones to go to a good home are to be found in the centenary room in church. Please take whatever number you wish.

Invitation to any from the three churches for a walk around each of our respective parishes:  lovely group of people walking around with Anne St Luke’s parish last Wednesday. Walk around the parish of St Mary the Virgin Monday 19th of July and then St Mary Kippington parish on Wednesday 1st of September. 7pm – meet in the church car parks.

St Mary Kippington Christmas Fair: Saturday 4th of December. More helpers on the day required. We will be organising a get together for helpers on Monday 13th of July at 1pm in the centenary room in church. 

A prayer for Steve, our Curate coming to join us in September in the newsletter.

27th June 2021

Sunday 27th June Fourth Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Holy Communion
  Bible readings 8am: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 and Mark 5:21-43
  (Andy is taking the morning services)

• 12noon Baptism service

• 5:30pm Youth Club resumes!!! (Kippington Centre)

• No Evensong 

For those on the run

Full information in the newsletter:

• Refreshments following 10:30am in the Parish Centre

• Wonderful!!! Youth Club resumes Sunday evening – film night. Mamma Mia!

• This coming Wednesday 30th at 7pm. Start at St Luke’s. Anne leading us on a gentle walk around the parish. All welcome.

• Next Sunday 4th of July outdoor family service at 10:30am celebrating our church’s birthday. New loudspeaker on display! Refreshments, cake and ice cream.

• Kneelers in church (blue design surplus to the church’s needs) Free to a good home. Have a look in the centenary room.

• We do need a few more volunteers to help for an hour or two at our Christmas Fair on the 4th of December.

20th June 2021

Sunday 20th June Third Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am BCP Matins

  Bible readings 8am: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 and Mark 4:35-41

• 6:30pm Evensong service: Bible readings: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 and Matthew 5:1-12.
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 Passcode: 168200

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday

Highlights from the newsletter

For those on the run. For full information please download the full newsletter.

• Refreshments after worship: In the Kippington Centre after 10:30am service.

• Kneelers in church: Due to having 310 kneelers we are now offering a number go to a good home. Yours if you would like!

• Our friendly, informal Church Youth Group from 11 to 18 meets for the first time on Sunday 27th June (5:30pm to 8pm). Film night in the Kippington Centre. Do get in touch if you have any questions. Julia Sheraton (julia@sashy.co.uk) and Andrea Medd (andrea@medd.co.uk). KYG Team

• Invitation to any from the three churches for a walk around each of our respective parishes: Beginning with meeting at St Luke’s on Wednesday 30th of June at 7pm.

• St Mary Kippington Christmas Fair: Saturday 4th of December. Get together meeting for all helpers: Monday 13th of July at 1pm in the Centenary Room at Church.

13th June 2021

Sunday 13th June Second Sunday after Trinity

• 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Parish Communion
  Bible readings 8am: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 and 14–17 and Mark 4:26–34.

• 6:30pm Evensong service
  Bible readings: Ruth 1 and Acts 9: 1 - 31.
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 Passcode: 168200

• Midweek Service: 10am Thursday 

For those on the run

Key notices - much more about them and others in this week’s newsletter:

• No refreshments following the 10:30am service this week

• Monthly coffee/tea and cake mornings. 10:30am to 11:30am in the hall. No need to book. This month Wednesday the 16th of June.

• Youth Club - film night - Sunday 27th of June 6pm to 8:30pm.

• How to leave a legacy for your church.

• Walk around our parishes. Three early evening strolls around each of our parish churches in the Team.

• Christmas Fair - volunteers needed to join a group already being put together.

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6th June 2021

Sunday 6th June First Sunday after Trinity

8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Family Service

• 8am BCP Holy Communion: 2 Corinthians 4: 13 – 5: 1 and Mark 3: 20 – end

• 10:30am Family Service: Acts 1: 4 - 11

6:30pm Evensong service

• Job 2 and Acts 8: 26 - end

• Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 Passcode: 168200

For those on the run (full details in the newsletter)

• Family Service is outdoors! Please sit in household bubbles, bring chairs or something to sit on, music group will be playing, congregational singing (!), refreshments following, plants for sale.

• Next monthly coffee and tea (and cake!) fellowship event in the Hall – Wednesday 16th of June, 10:30am to 11:30am. Just turn up!

• Still looking for some sidespeople to help welcome people to service times!

• Forward Move out this week

• Bible course happening online from St. Mary the Virgin

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30th May 2021

Sunday 30th May Trinity Sunday

Sunday Services:

• 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Parish Communion
  Bible readings: Romans 8: 12 – 17 and John 3: 1 - 17

• 6:30pm Evensong service
  Bible readings: Exodus 34: 1 - 10 & Matthew 28: 16 - end
  Meeting ID: 814 9810 6394 Passcode: 168200

Highlights for those on the run (further information to be found in the newsletter)

• Coffee after worship: Tea, coffee, biscuits and a good chat.  A reminder that we do need people to stay at their tables to abide by appropriate guidelines after collecting their drinks.

• The opportunity to buy plants in aid of church funds as well: Janet is selling them outside the Centre.  

• Sidespeople Appeal: We are needing a few extra to help with first Sunday Family Services and any additions to other the services would be appreciated.

•  The Bible Course: (hosted by St Mary the Virgin). Starting on Sunday June 6th, meeting weekly for 8 evenings at 7:30pm. For questions and information please contact Team Rector, Rev Mark Bridgen, 59 Kippington Road, 07375299944/ (01732) 452112/ revmarkbridgen@gmail.com or mark.bridgen@stmaryssevenoaks.org. Please do not use the mark.bridgen@btinternet.com address which has been deleted.

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23rd May 2021

Sunday Services

• 8am BCP Holy Communion and 10:30am Parish Communion

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

Highlights from the Newsletter for those on the run

• Coffee after worship resumes this Sunday in the Centre. Plants are on sale outside as well.

• Our Sunday morning creche begins this Sunday as well.

• Coffee/tea and cake monthly fellowship event: May 26th in the Centre from 10:30am to 11:30am

• Updating our list of church key holders – who has them? Let Sue in the church office know.

• Sidespeople appeal – especially for the first Sunday of the month.

• Help with our soon-to-be launched Play and Praise for under 5’s midweek, let Mark know.

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