Come and join centuries of tradition, and lots of fun in our community #parishchurch #beatingthebounds @dioceseoflondon @thechurchofengland St Giles’ Cripplegate Church #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social
Come and be at home with God here…
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A packed 10am Parish Eucharist,
a glorious ‘Progressive’ (aka safari) Lunch,
and gorgeous 4pm (1st Sunday every month) Choral Evensong w/ The Solis Choir.
Lent 2 was full of Grace and gift in #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity
Albert Barff, priest @stgilescg.bsky.social 1886 -1913. faithful servant who died aged 85 knocked over by 🚂 rushing to dinner w/ friends on Christmas Night. The current holder of this office has deep sympathies w/ Fr Barff, & suggests clergy should wear Frockcoats & birds of prey more…
Lent begins at #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social come one, come all!
Holy Eucharist including a time of silent prayer/meditation 11.00-11.20am on #newyearsday 1st Jan, followed by coffee/sherry - all are always welcome here! #startasyoumeantogoon @stgilescg.bsky.social
#christmasisntoveryet at #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social
Christmas isn’t great for everyone. Blue Christmas is 30 mins of music & readings when we honestly acknowledge the complexity & sadness many of us experience at Christmas. All are always welcome. @stgilescg.bsky.social
£Free unticketed, open to all! @stgilescg.bsky.social
Come one, come all! @stgilescg.bsky.social
Join @stgilescg.bsky.social : inspiring music, deep sacramental worship, mixed community where everyone belongs, thoughtful preaching, warm & lighthearted welcome, homemade cake, decent coffee & sherry. what’s not to love? Let all the world in every corner sing!
Today @stgilescg.bsky.social
We will remember them, and work and pray for peace today and for the future. Our Act of Remembrance has grown and grown in the parish of #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social - a privilege to gather today with workers and other day time parishioners
All in the next week or so - not to be missed @stgilescg.bsky.social
St Giles’ clergy @stgilescg.bsky.social are at Church House, Westminster today for the @london diocese Bishops’ Study Day for clergy across London. Bishop Sarah opens the day with prayer and words to all. Then Bishop Rowan talks about ‘First things and last things, in Advent’… #hope
Ploughing the fields and scattering even in The City!
#evensong every first Sunday of the month at #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity … with @solis_choir … an oasis of #joy #peace and a glimpse of #glory to start the week… @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social @stgilescg.bsky.social
#evensong every first Sunday of the month at #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity … with @solis_choir … an oasis of #joy #peace and a glimpse of #glory to start the week… @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social @stgilescg.bsky.social
Great coffee. Homemade cake. 10am Sat morning @stgilescg.bsky.social #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity w/ our beloveds frm St Mary Moorfields RC, @wesleyschapel & Jewin Welsh Church, Charterhouse … for 1 of 3 #ecumenical #ruleoflife #wayoflife - wisdom, conversation, open hearts
Being strategic…. Staff & trustees away day at the fabulous St Luke’s Community Centre - ancient parish charity, now a thriving modern charity serving our community from cradle to grave in so many different ways - we’re building community and belonging when they are urgently needed in our country.
Just for the joy of it - and for donations to our organ fund - some wonderful members of the congregation at St Giles’ put on a concert this morning over coffee & Sherry after the Parish Eucharist. #churchfamily #allareathomehere @stgilescg.bsky.social
A #joy to bless Angel’s new flat this morning, round the corner from @stgilescg.bsky.social #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity - #parishchurch #community #godbless #athomewithjesus
This Sunday!! 4.00-4.40pm Choral Evensong, w/ @solischoir … Music: Ayleward, Palestrina, Elgar, & ‘How shall I sing that majesty’ w/ one of the most exciting young adult choirs in London - there is NOWHERE else to be this Sunday afternoon! #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social
Teddy zip wire?!? Yes - you heard correctly… come one, come all, and share the news!
A GLORIOUS St Giles’ Day - Parish Mass with Prebendary Jeremy Crossley as our guest preacher.
Then Barbican & Golden Lane Summer Party in the Church, and Evening Prayer in the late summer sun.
#blessed #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity @stgilescg.bsky.social
Don’t miss out! St Giles’ Day at #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity … all are welcome, no exceptions! @stgilescg.bsky.social
3.33am we’re walking our parish @stgilescg.bsky.social giving night workers prayer cards & chocs to say: ‘you’re not forgotten’, we pray for you daily, and you’re our community too. #parishchurch w/ Sarah, ordinand (priest in formation) @westcotthousecam.bsky.social
Love shown with laundry @stgilescg.bsky.social ... These linens will be used for the most important thing we ever do - Holy Communion. How wonderful that this fabulous member of our congregation has cared for them (and God, and God’s people) with such love! #showlove #care #showitmatters
It used to be a pile of scrap covered in a dirty tarpaulin… 👀 at it now! beautiful City garden, on SW corner @stgilescg.bsky.social done by lovely volunteers in our wonderful community. #city #citygarden @gardenliveryco #thelittlecountrychurchinthecity … #church for #barbican #oldstreet #moorgate
Been on study leave 3 mnths - USA, Rome & Tanzania. Has been such a privilege to have this time to study, travel, read, pray, invest in friendships & be given new ones. To be a member of this amazing global family & receive such generous hospitality in so many different ways - amazing
#bodyofchrist
