ST GILES FARNBOROUGH - EVENTS, NEWS AND NOTICES

 

 


St Giles Centre Appeal Update

As you will be aware, the Charity in Focus currently is the refurbishment of the St Giles Centre. We need to raise upwards of £200,000 and I’m pleased to say that the amount already pledged/given is £158,681 as at 30.09.25 and so far in October is £462.00.

Thank you very much to everyone who has been able to contribute either large or small donations to the St Giles Refurbishment Fund. I appreciate that not everybody is in a position to contribute to such appeals, and I realise that this can be disappointing.

Please may I reassure you that as Rector I am very grateful for all the different ways in which people support St Giles; not only through their financial giving but also through the generous sharing of their time and expertise.

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Community Larder &
Warm Space

Tuesdays from 10:30am

Just a reminder that our Community Larder runs every Tuesday morning at St. Nicholas church.



We are now also opening up our building as a 'Warm Space' from 10.30am - 12.30pm every Tuesday. Anyone can come along and enjoy the Warm Space from 10.30am, and will also be able to access free fresh food and grocery items from the Community Larder from 11.30am onwards, along with a free cup of tea or coffee.

Please do advertise the Community Larder and the Warm Space initiative to anyone you know who may be interested,

Recycling Stamps for Charity

Thank you to everyone who has donated stamps for Against Breast Cancer UK. As I write this, you have donated over 1kg of stamps. I will be removing the box from the porch of St. Giles at the beginning of March and sending off the collection.

Please continue to save your stamps. I have collected for my chosen charity for two years now, and I think it has been very successful. If you would like to use this as a means for collecting for your chosen charity in the future, please create a box and put a notice in the pew sheet and the magazine.

Helen Roberts



St Giles Coach Trip to
Canterbury Christmas Market

Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Join us for a festive day out at the magical Canterbury Christmas Market — a perfect start to the Christmas season!



Tickets: £18. These sell out fast, so book early to avoid disappointment!

Carol:Fryer 07951 725069
carol@stgileschurch.uk

Bromley Food Bank
Harvest Appeal

Dear Helen,  

Thanks once again for the wonderful donation from the church.  Times remain challenging for many households in our area and your donations will directly support our neighbours who are in need.  We really appreciate your show of love, support and care for those in need. 

Please find attached a certificate of thanks. Kind regards,

Kate  Oct. 2025


Bromley Borough Foodbank  0800 9 20 23 24 ulnerable in our community.




 

St Giles Children's Groups

This term we are trialling a slight change to how we run things for our children and young people at St Giles.  

Sunday School will be for both juniors and seniors, working on the same themes. I have put together a booklet of extension activities for the older children which they can work on alongside the juniors. These older children may now join us whenever Sunday school is running.  



Youth Group is for any secondary school aged child/young person and so those seniors who worked with us last year are invited to join us, as is anyone else who fits into that age group. 

I hope these new arrangements will suit everyone's needs. Do get in touch if you need any further information.   The children's area at the back of church will always be there for our younger under 3s and at All Age Worship.

Irene Dancer


ABOUT ST. GILES CHURCH



Services for Christmas Season

Click on the images below to view full- sized posters for service during the Christmas period,

 For full details also see Worship page









Monthly Bulletins

It has now been 5 years since we started sending out our monthly Bulletin as a result of the Covid pandemic and I know from various feedback that the Bulletin is very much appreciated. 

Going forward I remain very committed to making sure that all of us who love St. Giles are kept informed not only of what is going on at our Church but encouraged in the understanding and practice of the Christian faith. 

In the future we will continue to write to you but every other month making sure that our bulletins coincide with the important occasions in the Church's year.  Our next Bulletin will be sent out in September.

Matthew