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Zoom Advent Course
Richmond Team Ministry are running an Advent Course this year – “The Family of Jesus”, on Zoom. There will be four sessions, each with a reflection and followed by Compline.
Dec 1, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ uncle, Zechariah
Dec 8, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ aunt, Elizabeth
Dec 15, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph
Dec 22, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ mother, Mary
Email admin@richmondteamministry.org for Zoom meeting details
Posadas, Donkeys and stars of Hope
This advent sees Mary and Joseph travelling around the Deanery and a daily story from Burrito the donkey.
Stars of hope fill the Church of St Mary Magdalene, with messages and quotes and prayers.
Advent and Christmas Services around the Deanery
St Michael an All Angels, Barnes
St Mary’s, Barnes
St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake
All Saints, East Sheen
Christ Church East Sheen
Sunday 19th December, 5pm – Carol Service
Christmas Eve , 5pm – Children’s Crib Service
Christmas Eve, 11:30pm – Midnight Mass
Christmas Day, 11am – Christmas Day Family Service
Booking is essential. Click here for more details and to book tickets.
Richmond Team Ministry
St John the Divine
Sunday 12th December, 4pm – Children’s Nativity and Christingle Service
Saturday 18th December, 4pm – Carol Service
Monday 20th December, 4pm – Blue Christmas – A quiet time of reflection for those who find Christmas a difficult time of the year, for whatever reason.
Christmas Eve, 11pm – Midnight Mass
Christmas Day, 10:30am – Christmas Morning Service
St Matthias
Sunday 19th December, 6pm – Nine Lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve, 3pm & 5pm – Christingle Service
You will need to book to attend one of the St Matthias Christingle Services. Please click here for 3pm or here for 5pm to book via Eventbrite. Tickets are free, but you must bring a print out of your ticket or proof of booking on an electronic device. Supporting the Children’s Society.
Christmas Eve, 9pm – Midnight Mass
If you would rather attend via Zoom, then please contact Revd Anne Crawford for log-in details.
Christmas Day, 10am – Family Christmas Morning Eucharist
If you would rather attend via Zoom, then please contact Revd Anne Crawford for log-in details.
Click here for more details about the Richmond Team Ministry Christmas Services.
Holy Trinity, Richmond
St Anne’s, Kew
St Luke’s and the Barn Church, Kew
St Peter’s Ham
Christmas Eve
3 pm Crib Service for younger children and families – ‘Book a pew’
A simple re-telling of the Christmas Story with carols designed for younger children who are encouraged to attend dressed as a character from the Nativity story
5 pm Candle Service for older children and adults – ‘Book a pew’
The traditional service of carols and Bible readings
Email Events.stpeterspetersham@gmail.com to book a pew.
Christmas Day
9.30 am Holy communion Traditional carols and talk for children. All are welcome.
St Richard’s Ham
Holy Trinity Barnes is on Spotify
Holy Trinity, Barnes, is on Spotify.
Every Monday, they will be uploading the songs our Worship team played the previous Sunday. Search: Holy Trinity Barnes or click here. (Spotify account needed but you can register for free.)
Christmas Concert at St Mary Magadalene
Don’t miss The Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Band Christmas Concert – Saturday 11th December 2021 at St Mary Magdalene Church, Richmond. This free concert will commence at 14.30 for a festive carol concert with a traditional singalong theme!
Diocesan Synod 20th November 2021
Click here for full meeting papers from all diocesan synods.
COP 26
Climate Sunday
The Climate Sunday initiative is calling on all local churches across the UK to hold a climate-focused service on any Sunday before COP26 (November 2021).
During their local Climate Sunday, churches are invited to do one or more of three things:
Worship: Hold a climate-focused service, to explore the theological and scientific basis of creation care and action on climate, to pray, and to commit to action.
Commit: Make a commitment as a local church community to taking long term action to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions.
Speak up: Use your voice to tell politicians that you want a cleaner, greener, fairer future at the heart of plans to rebuild a strong economy. The culmination of the campaign will be a national Climate Sunday event on Sunday 5th September 2021, to share church commitments and pray for bold action and courageous leadership at COP26.
Click here for more details.
St Richard’s, Ham, and and Holy Trinity, Richmond have both held Climate Sunday services. St Anne’s, Kew and St Mary’s, Barnes are planning to hold services.
Creationtide
Creationtide or the Season of Creation is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1st September to 4th October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. Christ Church, East Sheen are observing this season in September with special Eucharistic and All-Age liturgies and an alternative cycle of readings around the theme of eco-justice.
COP26 Relay
This is an initiative from the Young Christian Climate Network, and is a walking/cycle relay from Truro to Glasgow. Click here for further details. The relay passed through London in early August and walkers from Churchs Together in Barnes joined in the relay, walking from Richmond to St Paul’s Church, Clapham via Wimbledon (see below).
Amongst them were Julie Smith (Youth Worker at St Mary, Barnes) and her daughter Imogen. You can read a report of their experiences by clicking on the images below.
COP26 Vigil and Pilgrimage – 23rd October
South Bank Churches invites people of all faiths for a time of prayer for the success of COP26, the international conference on climate change in Glasgow.
You’re encouraged to make a pilgrimage on foot, by bike, by public transport, however you wish, from your place of worship – perhaps in a group – to Southwark Cathedral, arriving between 2 – 3pm. Bring a Letter for Creation to pass on to the faith leaders involved in COP.
There will be interactive prayer stations from 2pm. At 3.20 everyone will come together for a time of prayer and reflection with singer Samantha Lindo and St Leonard’s Eco Church Community, ending with a blessing by the Bishop of Kingston.
Church of England Vision Webinar SERIES
The Church of England are holding a series of webinars that will explore what it means to be a church that is centred on Jesus Christ and shaped by Jesus Christ – a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
“Our vision for being a Jesus Christ centred and Jesus Christ shaped Church will help us focus on what truly matters: the Christ like life of prayer; our worship and our service; the proclamation of God’s good purposes for the world; and how all this is fed and nurtured by word and sacrament, and by our own humble acknowledgment of our need of God’s grace, so that, together, we can build a better, more hopeful future.”
Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell – General Synod, February 2021.
Click here to read full address.
Click here to find out more about the Church of England vision and strategy for 2020s.
Forthcoming webinars in this series:
- 11th November at 1pm: looking more closely at the theological work that has been developed to underpin the the Vision and Strategy work. With The Most Revd Stephen Cottrell, Revd Prebendary Dr Isabelle Hamley and others.
Click here to register.
Webinar 20th October, 2021 – What does it really mean to be a church where mixed ecology is the norm?
On 20th October, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on what it means to be a church where mixed ecology is the norm. This webinar asked how can each parish or benefice prayerfully discern what new thing God might be calling them to do to serve the community they represent and heard about the experiences of our panel as well as engaging with audience questions. Panellists included Mike Harrison, Bishop of Dunwich and Mike Haslam, Chaplaincy Development Adviser.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.
Webinar 27th September, 2021 – Rural Parishes Focus
On 27th September, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on rural parishes. This webinar brought together stories and experiences of rural ministry and explored how the priorities laid out in the CofE vision for the 2020s might impact on rural parishes and benefices.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.
Webinar 30th June, 2021 – A Church that is simpler, humbler, bolder
On 30th June, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on being a church that is simpler, humbler and bolder and answering any outstanding questions collected in other webinars.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.
Webinar 15th June, 2021 – A church that is younger and diverse
On 15th June, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church that is younger and more diverse.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.
Webinar 25th May, 2021 – A church of missionary disciples
On 25th May, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church of missionary disciples.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.
Webinar 26th April, 2021 – A church where mixed ecology is the norm
On 26th April, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church where the mixed ecology of many forms of church is the norm.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.
Webinar 25th March, 2021 – Introducing the vision and the three strategic priorities
On 25th March, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and panel members held a webinar to find out more about the emerging vision and strategic priorities for the Church for the next decade.
If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.
