THE BRIDGE GROUP PARISH

Nackington Lower Hardres Bridge Patrixbourne Bekesbourne

Welcome to the Bridge Group Parish

We are a group of five rural church congregations joined as one single parish. All churches are within a few miles south of Canterbury and are overseen by our Vicar, Reverend Estella Last.

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Parish Diary

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Service details and readings for October 2024

20^th October

21^st Sunday after Trinity

Job 38.1-7,(34-41);

Psalm 104.1-9,24,35c;

Hebrews 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45

9.30 Morning Prayer at St Mary’s Nackington

10am Traditional Sung Holy Communion at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

27^th October

Last Sunday after Trinity

(Bible Sunday)

Job 42.1–6,10-17; Psalm 34.1-8,(19-22);

Hebrews 7.23-28; Mark 10.46-52

10am Communion at St Mary’s Lower Hardres

Service details and readings for November 2024

3^rd November

4^th Sunday before Advent /

All Saints (1^st Nov) /

All Souls (2^nd Nov)

Hebrews 9.11-14; Mark 12.28-34 /

Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:1-6a

John 11:32-44

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9am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington

*Please note the change of time from 8am to 9am

10am Songs of Praise St Peter’s Bekesbourne

6pm Choral Evensong (Come and Sing from 4pm) at St Peter’s Bridge

10^th November

3^rd Sunday before Advent /

Remembrance Sunday

Jonah 3:1-5,10;

Psalm 62:5-12;

Hebrews 9:24-28;

Mark 1:14-20

Alternative readings for Remembrance Sunday may be used

10 am Communion at St Peter’s Bridge (Parade Service with Act of Remembrance at 10.50)

10am Remembrance Service at St Mary’s Nackington followed by Wreath laying at the War Memorial

10.45 Wreath Laying at the War Memorial in Lower Hardres

Monday 11^th November

11am Remembrance Service with Year 6 from Bridge School at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

10.50 for 11am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at St Peter’s Bekesbourne

Saturday 16^th November

4-6pm Messy Church at Bridge School

17^th November

2^nd Sunday before Advent

Daniel 12:1-3
Hebrews 10.11-14(15-18)19-25;
Mark 13.1-8

10am Traditional Sung Holy Communion at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

24^th November

Christ the King / Sunday next before Advent

Daniel 7.9-10,13-14; Revelation 1.4b-8;

John 18.33-37

10am Parish Communion at St Mary’s Lower Hardres

Advance Details Services for December and Christmas 2024

1^st December	Advent Sunday	9am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington Please note the change of time from 8am to 9am 10am Songs of Praise St Peter’s Bekesbourne* 6pm Choral Evensong (Come and Sing from 4pm) at St Peter’s Bridge
8^th December	2^nd Sunday of Advent	10 am Parish Communion at St Peter’s Bridge
Friday 13^th December		6pm Community Carols at St Mary’s Lower Hardres
Saturday 14^th December		4-6pm Messy Church at Bridge School
15^th December	3^rd Sunday of Advent	10am Traditional Sung Holy Communion at St Mary’s Patrixbourne
Friday 20^th December		7pm Carol Service St Mary’s Patrixbourne
22^nd December	4^th Sunday of Advent	10am Parish Communion at St Mary’s Lower Hardres 7pm Carol Service at St Peter’s Bridge
Tuesday 24^th December	Christmas Eve	3pm Christingle Service at Bridge 5pm Christingle Service at Bridge 10pm Christmas Eucharist Nackington
Wednesday 25^th December	Christmas Day	9.30am Christmas Communion St Peter’s Bridge 11am Christmas Carol Service St Peter’s Bekesbourne
29^th December	1^st Sunday of Christmas	10am Benefice Communion at St Mary’s Nackington
5^th January	Epiphany	10am Benefice Communion Service at St Peter’s Bekesbourne

Safeguarding

As a Parish we take Safeguarding our community very seriously. Safeguarding issues can be raised by speaking to the following people:

Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Rev. Estella Last 01227 206272 email: estellalast@gmail.com

Safeguarding Officer: Rosemary Whatley via the office on 01227 206272 email: bridgeoffice23@gmail.com

Churchwardens: Evelyn Andrews, Laurence Dunderdale, Carol Day, Sue Isard, Nicola Fry, Andrea Nicholson, Pauline Pritchard, Scilla Wright, Daphne Reece.

The Parish Safeguarding Policy can be found by clicking the link above.

Online Giving

Our churches rely heavily on donations made each week via our collections and through our regular giving. You can set up a regular payment through our Parish Giving Scheme.

Or You can now donate buy clicking on the link to our giving page https://givealittle.co/campaigns/50a9529f-4dc5-4e6e-a429-ce51883d637b

Thank you.

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