


CHARITY IN FOCUS - St. GILES CENTRE APPEAL
At our PCC meeting held on Monday 13th October 2023 the PCC decided to suspend our charitable giving for the whole of 2024, with the exception of the Parish Fete. The reason for this is that we hope that work on the St. Giles Centre will begin in earnest in the summer of this year.
To date we do not have a clear picture of how much this work is going to cost but it will certainly be a substantial amount. Consequently every month we are going to ask our Church and community to contribute to a particular area of the refurbishment work.
April 2025 UpdateTThank you to everyone who continues to support this important appeal. To date we have raised £30,140.Church life is under considerable challenge and strain in these increasingly secular times, so the need to have a good centre as a place to offer fellowship and hospitality has never been greater. I do hope that you will continue to offer your support to this vital project. Matthew
St Giles Centre has played an important part in the life of
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Prayer for the Centre RefurbishmentAlmighty God, good Father to us all we thank you for your love and provision towards St Giles church over many years.![]() We now offer to you the challenges that we face in terms of our Centre, we pray for a generous response to our appeals and that all that is required may be in place so that the light of your love and truth may be proclaimed in this place. This we ask in Jesus' name, Amen ![]() Charity in Focus 2023Here are the charities that weresupported in 2023:
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Eddie Roberts 01689 851267 stgiles.charity@gmail.com |
ABOUT ST. GILES CHURCH
Donation from Foresters
On 2nd April 2025 Barbara Pauling, Val Bracey and Chris Stiller from the Orpington Court of the Foresters Friendly Society, presented Rev Mathew Hughes with a cheque for £300.00 as a donation towards the refurbishment of the St Giles Hall for the Bereavement Counselling Service.
The Foresters is a Friendly Society which was established in1834 when workers combined together to contribute towards sickness payments and death benefits under the principal of mutual self help. When the Welfare State came into being in 1948 it was feared that Societies, like the Foresters, would collapse but thankfully we were able to survive.
The Foresters is a nationwide Mutual Branch Society and the local Courts (branches) can donate towards local charities.
Charity Film Nights:
Charity Film nights are held in the St. Giles Centre, normally on the last Thursday of each month.Film details can be found in the Parish Magazine