APCMs

By Sharon Comment Closed
Sunday 8th March: in Long Crendon and Nether Winchendon.   Sunday 15th March: Chearsley (2:30pm in the Village Hall with cake!).   A key task of each annual meeting is to appoint our churchwardens and PCC members.   If you are considering a call into church leadership then please talk to Rev Richard who can talk you through these roles and the nomination process.   We give thanks for all those who serve the church in these important roles....
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Safeguarding

By Sharon Comment Closed
All churches have been asked to include the following important notice:   The national and local church is reviewing past cases of abuse of children and vulnerable adults Our churches and church-related activities must be safe for all, with safeguarding policies and practices that promote a safer church. We need to be certain that all known cases of concern about the behaviour of our clergy or church officers towards children and adults have been considered and dealt with appropriately. Every church in the Diocese, including our own, is now undertaking a comprehensive review as part of the national Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2).   You can find out more about PCR2 on the Diocese of Oxford website: oxford.anglican.org/pcr-2 If you have information or need to make a disclosure regarding church-related abuse, please make direct contact with the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese of Oxford on 01865 208290. If you have lived experience of abuse from within the Church of England, you may prefer to call...
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Lent Course

By Sharon Comment Closed
4/5th March to 1/2nd April, weekly Benefice Lent Course.   You are invited to set time aside in the season of Lent to focus on being alongside Jesus.   Ann Persson will combine projected images with scripture and music, followed by discussion.   To be held on five Wednesdays 7:30-9pm, repeated on five Thursdays 1-2:30pm at Long Meadow, Dark Lane, Chearsley. John 15.4 Jesus said ‘Make your home in me and I will make my home in you’...
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Snowdrop Sunday – 9th Feb

By Sharon Comment Closed
Sunday 9th February, Snowdrop Sunday, come and see them at Nether Winchendon House, open 11am-4pm (last entry 3:30pm).   Refreshments available, dogs on leads only, all proceeds to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity.   Entry £4, children under 12 free.   More information from Sue Peck on 01844 292110 or email fnhcsg@gmail.com...
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Chearsley Burials

By Sharon Comment Closed
Burial of non-residents in the village churchyard Clarifying when exceptions will be made in future (Jan 2020)  The churchyard is for the whole village, whether you come to church or not, and we are very grateful for the volunteers who give their time and energy, and for the Parish Council’s financial support, to maintain it. The rights to burial in the churchyard are governed by national law, to ensure that the needs of villagers, past present and future, are preserved for as long as possible. Currently, anyone who is resident in Chearsley when they die, together with anyone on the electoral roll of the parish, has the right to be buried (or have ashes interred) in the churchyard whilst it remains open. In addition, we currently make exceptions for “long-standing village families” who no longer live in Chearsley but who have expressed a wish to be buried, or have their ashes interred, here. We want to continue to do this, but it is...
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