The Bridge Group Parish

THE BRIDGE GROUP PARISH

Nackington   Lower Hardres   Bridge   Patrixbourne   Bekesbourne

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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.

Upcoming Services

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Parish Diary

You can now view our digital diary online by clicking on the link above.


Service details and readings for July – August 2024

30th June

5th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 1:1,17-27; Corinthians 8.7-15;
Mark 5.21-43

10am Benefice Communion Service at St Peter’s Bekesbourne (5th Sunday in the month)

 

7th July

6th Sunday after Trinity

 

2 Samuel 5:1-5,9-10;
Psalm 48;

2 Corinthians 12.2-10;
Mark 6.1-13

8am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington

 

10am Songs of Praise St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

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

 

13th July

 

 

4-6pm Messy Church at Bridge School

14th July

7th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 6:1-5,12b-19;

Ephesians 1.3-14;
Mark 6.14-29

10 am Parish Communion at St Peter’s Bridge

21st July

 

8th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 7:1-14a;

Ephesians 2.11-22;

Mark 6.30-34,53-56

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

 

28th July

 

9th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3.14-21;

John 6.1-21

10am Benefice Summer Communion at St Mary’s Lower Hardres

 

4th August

10th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a;

Ephesians 4.1-16; John 6.24-35

10am Songs of Praise with Benefice Summer Communion St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

11th August

 

11th Sunday after Trinity

2 Samuel 18:5-9,15,31-33; Ephesians 4.25-5.2; John 6.35,45-51

10am Benefice Summer Communion St Peter’s Bridge

 

18th August

 

12th Sunday after Trinity

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14;

Ephesians 5.15-20; John 6.51-58

10am Benefice Summer Communion St Mary’s Patrixbourne

 

25th August

 

13th Sunday after Trinity

1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11),22-30,41-43; Ephesians 6.10-20; John 6.56-69

10am Benefice Summer Communion St Mary’s Nackington

 

1st September

14th Sunday after Trinity (Creation Season starts)

Song of Solomon 2: 8-13;

Psalm 45: 1-7

James 1:17-end

Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23

8am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington

 

10am Songs of Praise St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

6pm Hymns and Pimms at St Peter’s Bridge

 

 

 

 


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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Notices

 

Dates for your Diaries

 

 

 

The Canterbury Christian Aid Committee is promoting a fund-raising concert on Saturday 6th July by the SingSpace Music Theatre Choir.  It will take place at Canterbury Baptist Church (opposite Waitrose) at 7.30pm. The SingSpace Choir will be presenting an evening of ‘Songs from the Shows’, featuring some of their talented soloists.  You may remember that Estella is a member of the choir and they entertained us at one of our Coffee and Cake Concerts last autumn. Jean has tickets available price £8, or you can get them online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/canterbury-sing-space-musical-theatre-choir