Revd David warmly welcomes you to the parish church.

Tuesday 27th October

Daily Scripture

“Be rejecting conscience, certain people have suffered a shipwreck in the faith” (1 Timothy 1:19)

Daily Reflection

How do we know whether we are doing things the right way or the wrong way in life? Your ‘conscience’ is like your compass. You know that feeling of peace you get when you have gone the extra mile for somebody, or taken time to listen to them? And you know that prickly feeling you get when you ignore someone who needs you? There’s your conscience guiding you. Paul warns his friend Timothy that rejecting your conscience, leads to your faith suffering. God is the only being who can properly distinguish between right and wrong, and you only have to ask him for His guidance before you act. Even if it might be hard to do what God is prompting to do, listen to the rewards…. “A quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity” – right and acceptable in the sight of God.

Vicki Young

All Souls' Day:

This year our All Souls’ Day service will take place at 7:30pm on Monday 2^nd November at St. George’s Church. The service will have a familiar format, but will also be slightly different. (i.e. no congregational singing unfortunately; and regrettably no time of fellowship before or after the service.) If you would like the name of a loved one remembered at the service, please email Cathy at benendenchurch@gmail.com

Remembrance:

This year the way we mark Remembrance Sunday will also be different. We will hold a short service in St. George’s Church starting at 10am; this year conducted by Revd Rosemary. Numbers will be severely restricted: 80 people in church - well down on the usual attendance for our Remembrance Day service – and will be ticketed. There will be a sign-up form in the church porch from Sunday 25^th October. If you wish to attend the Remembrance Sunday service please come up to church and put your name down, and then come to the Rectory to collect your ticket(s). Once the allocated numbers have been reached, we will be unable to admit any more people to the 10 o’clock service on the 8^th November. Sorry.

However, the Act of Remembrance – with Roll of Honour, Last Post, Two-Minutes Silence, and Reveille - will take place down at the village war memorial; this will start at 10:55am on Sunday 8^th. If you can’t get to church, please come to this commemoration. Please remember: no groups of more than 6 people; and maintain social distancing between groups at all times.

Armistice Day will be marked in the village, with an act of remembrance at the war memorial starting just before 11am on Wednesday the 11^th November.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for churches

Last updated: Sunday 27th September at 06:30

We are registered with the NHS "Track and Trace", please make use of this if you have downloaded the app to your smartphone.

We are open for worship on Sunday and individual private prayer every day.

If you come into church please remember:

"Hands. Face. Space."

Please hand sanitise on entry and exit. Wear a face covering. And maintain 2m social distancing from others not in your household or social bubble. Please do not come to church if you have Covid-19 symptoms.

We follow the guidelines issued by the Church of England. If you wish to read these in full, they are available here.

(More information available on the Coronaviraus page of our website.)

There are prayer resources available as you come into church. (Please take them away with you when you leave if you use them.) If you wish to read some scripture when you come to church for private prayer, please bring your Bible with you.

I will continue the Daily Office of Morning Prayer, at 8 o'clock, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at St. George's. (Tuesday at the Mission Church.) You are very welcome to join me if you wish. If there is something or someone you would like prayer for, then please call or email me.

Keep safe. Keep well. Keep praying. And God bless you.

Revd David

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