This Sunday is our All-Age service. I look forward to seeing you all as we gather as a family, for worship, prayer and fellowship!

Our focus throughout May will be the Holy Spirit. Catherine will be speaking this Sunday, and then on 12th May, Tim Humphrey, the Vicar at Christ Church, TW, will be our guest, speaking on Anticipating the Spirit from the book of Ezekiel.

As you will know we had our APCM last Sunday. Minutes are available upon request, but wanted to update you as to appointments.

Those serving on the PCC for 2024 - 2025 are: Andy Collins (Church Warden), Martyn Root (Church Warden), Cathie Kitley (Deanery Synod), Dennis Pearce (Deanery Synod), Ailsa Hemsley, Catherine Root, Morgan Senior, Ciara Tringham, Mike Hobden, Lynda Howlett, Heather Payne, Sarah Farnes.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Catherine Root. If you have any concerns relating to a safeguarding matter please speak to Catherine or Rich.

Our PCC Secretary is Ailsa Hemsley.

Those attending the APCM will have heard a report on our 2023 finances, but it's such an important matter, I wanted to include it here as well.

Leaving aside all income and expenditure for the Larder, our income and expenditure in 2023 was:

Income: £80,000
Expenditure: £78,000

We also spent money from our reserves on the refurbishment of the toilets and the replacement of the projector. These two projects cost circa £37,000.

Approximately 70% of our 2023 income came from congregational giving (including the gift aid received), and 30% came from Hall Hire and Fees.

If you consider St Philip's your 'church', please can I encourage you to give generously to support the ministry. Generous giving enables us to plan and strategise with greater confidence. Setting up a standing order is the most helpful way to give, as this enables us to budget most effectively. St Philip's bank details are as follows:

St Philips Church
01059087
30-98-77

These details, along with Gift Aid forms are available each Sunday at Church.

Might you be willing to provide (bake or buy) some cakes periodically for after the Church Service. If so, how about joining the cake rota! You don’t need to be the next Paul Hollywood…last time Julie and I did it, we bought doughnuts!!! If you’re willing and able let me know as soon as you can.

If you’re interested in standing for PCC or Church Warden, please can you notify me by Sunday 21st April. You’ll need to complete a form which includes the details of those nominating you. If you would like to discuss what is involved in being on the PCC or acting as Church Warden before deciding, please do get in touch as soon as possible.

Some of you asked if I might send a reminder of the ‘Nine Practices of Jesus’ I mentioned very briefly during yesterday’s sermon. They were, Sabbath, Solitude & Silence, Prayer, Fasting, Scripture, Community, Generosity, Service and Witness. I’d really encourage you to experiment with these practices as you partner with the Holy Spirit in the life-long process of spiritual formation and becoming more and more like Jesus. Start where you’re honestly at, not where you think you should be…i.e. if you don’t usually read the Bible at all each day, begin with a short section from a gospel, or perhaps a Psalm. How about this week, you start with Sabbath, a day of your choosing given over to worship, rest, and the cultivation of joy! (If you want any recommended reads or pointers, do come back to me!)

If you worship regularly at St Philip's but are not yet on the Church's electoral roll can I encourage you to sign up. Being on the roll means that you're able to vote at the APCM and stand for PCC should you wish to. It's also helpful to us in terms of reporting to the Diocese. In essence it functions as the Church's membership list so it's helpful if it's reflective of those who gather regularly to worship. Being on the roll does not commit you to anything. Electoral Roll forms are available every Sunday. Just ask Andy, Martyn or me for one!

Every Thursday evening, we gather for prayer and worship in the Church (usually in Meeting Room 1), do join us if you can!

We get together for morning prayer each week, Monday to Friday, at 9am via Zoom. See PRAYER under
ABOUT US in the main menu for Zoom details and words.

All our talks are available as podcasts and can be found here: https://stphilipschurch.podbean.com

Our youth group meets fortnightly on Sunday evenings beginning at 6pm and is open to all those in school years 7 - 13. For more info please contact Rich.

Each week on a Tuesday from 11.30am - 12.45pm.
We have a cafe beforehand serving tea and coffee providing a space for people to sit and chat whilst they wait to go in. This normally opens around 10.30am.
Bring a bag plus minimum £4 donation per bag. For more information on the Community Larder please see ABOUT US in the top menu.
If you have a query, please email: larder@stphilipstw.co.uk
If you would like to give a donation, which will allow us to purchase food and equipment for the Community Larder, please visit our Just Giving page: http://bit.ly/larderdonate

We have a brand new website. Do have a look around, we hope you find it inviting, informative and up-to-date! A massive thank you to Nick Cheesman for the re-build!


At 9:00am every Sunday we have 30 mins of worship and prayer for the life of the church, the nation and there is time to listen to God for the service itself. Do join us if you can.

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