Community, Parish Council & Village
The West Bergholt Concert Band are heading to Tiptree next Saturday (15th July) where their theme is a Centenary of Music. Taking place in St Lukes Church the event is in support of the Friends of St Lukes who are raising money for repairs to the church extension. Continue reading “A Centenary of Music in Tiptree – Concert Band”
You’ve Kept the Bell Ringing – Target Reached!The Friends of St Mary’s Old Church are delighted to announce the success of their Keep the Bell Ringing Appeal. The initial target of £10,000, required to trigger the various grants needed for the Church restoration, has been achieved in the incredibly short time of 8 months. This is down to the hard work of the Events team lead by Jane Lloyd but even more to the generosity and goodwill of the community of West Bergholt who have wholeheartedly supported the appeal. We have seen great Continue reading “You’ve Kept the Bell Ringing – Target Reached!”
The Comrie Singers together with Jubilant Brass and The 3 Saxes (all amateur groups from Colchester), gave a concert in St Mary’s Old Church on Sunday 25th June. The audience were entertained with a varied and beautiful programme of music ranging from Continue reading “Comrie Singers at Old Church”
St Mary’s Church update for 20th June provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Senior Citizen’s lunch, Contemporary Worship & IGNITE! service.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
Contemporary WorshipYou can Google this and find many meanings, so why not pop along to the Methodist Church in West Bergholt on 25th June at 6:30pm and find out what the Colchester Methodist Circuit Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 20th June 2017”
St Mary’s Church update for 1st June provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Christian Aid week, general election, Thy Kingdom Come and the Children’s Society.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a letter to help you decide whether it is worth voting next Thursday, as they say within this letter: Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 1st June 2017”
£200 to go! Keep the Bell RingingThe Friends of St Mary’s Old Church latest ‘Keep the Bell Ringing’ event, Maytime Melodies, was a great success. Taking place on Saturday 13th May it was a wonderful melange of music sung by Tom Cogan, Elizabeth Cobb and accompanied by Penny Marsden. They entertained us with Continue reading “£200 to go! Keep the Bell Ringing”
St Mary’s Church update for 16th May provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as new Churchwardens, Christian Aid Week, Children’s Society collection & Week of Prayer.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
We will be organising our usual door to door collection in the village. The focus of this year’s campaign is Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 16th May 2017”
St Mary’s Church update for 2nd May provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Alpha Course, Christian Aid Week & Dying Matters Awareness.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
Church Office ClosedThe church office is closed this week and will re-open on Monday 8 May. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Our Alpha Course continues on Tuesday Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 2nd May 2017”
Nearing Target – Keep The Bell Ringing AppealNearing target, the appeal total now stands at £9,480.22, so it is quite possible that you can help it top the £10,000 over the next 2 weeks. The next event, in a series of events, is a Maytime Melodies concert. The concert programme includes Continue reading “Nearing Target – Keep The Bell Ringing Appeal”
St Mary’s Church update for 4th April provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as IGNITE! Youth Ceelebration Service, St George’s Day Parade, Alpha Course and Senior Citizen’s Lunch.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
IGNITE! Youth Celebration Service – Friday 21 April 7.45pm, St Mary’s, West BergholtThe first IGNITE service in January was such a success that the young people have asked for another one! Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 20th April”