The Parish of Burchetts Green
We warmly welcome you to join us at any of our services
PARISH GROUPS
Bringing a vibrancy and great sense of community to our Parish
The following activities take place within the Parish, we hope you find something of interest. For further details please contact.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
For the younger members of the parish we have a Sunday School in the Soltau Centre during the Parish Service and during Stubbings Common Worship Communion Service. We hold monthly Family Services at Hurley and at Stubbings.
For pre-schoolers and parents/carers ‘Pebbles’ is a short service and playgroup which meets every Tuesday in the Soltau Centre, and every Thursday in the Priory Room. (details here.) There are special services and activities for children during the festival seasons.
THE BG EVENING
Every second Thursday of the month during term time at 7.45pm in the Soltau Centre. An opportunity for the whole Parish to gather together for a short time of worship, prayer and a discussion of a topical issue – maybe with a visiting speaker.
CAMEO
CAMEO is an opportunity for older people to Come And Meet Each Other. We gather in the Priory Room in Hurley for tea and cake to share friendship and enjoy each other’s company on the second Thursday of each month at 3pm. If you would like transport please contact Fiona Fieldhouse on 01628- 824574.
PARISH WALKS
Come and walk with us! Once a month, rain or shine, we meet for a country walk. Walks are carefully chosen to include a welcoming pub for refreshment! You’ll have a very warm welcome from our friendly group. Please watch the weekly notice sheet or this website for details. For more details contact Ian Bentley 01628 630648.
PRAYER GROUP - OASIS
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 2.00pm in the Priory Room Oasis is a chance to create space for us to unwind and let the silence in, making ourselves ready for God to come to us and help us in the many areas of life which cry out for his help. We will bring before God our own lives, those in the Parish we know who particularly need God?s touch and we will pray for the wider world.
GARDENING
Our gardening group invites you to spend time with us in the garden at Stubbings on Tuesday mornings. If you can spare a couple of hours regularly or only join us occasionally your help to cherish the garden will be warmly received by us and the snowdrops, daffodils, flowering shrubs and woodland plants.
MUSIC GROUP AND CHOIR
We have a choir that sings at Littlewick Green and at Evensong in Stubbings - rehearsals on Wednesday evenings.
The Time Out Band who play on a Thursday evening and at some of our services will welcome new instrumentalists and singers and we would welcome people wishing to help lead the singing at our Family Services.
CRAFT GROUP
Do you enjoy knitting, crochet or sewing with friends? Do come along to ’Knit and Natter’ at the Soltau centre, have a cuppa and a biscuit and join us. We love to welcome new members. We meet in the Soltau Centre 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month from 2-4pm.
CHURCH FLOWERS
Whether you’re a terrified would-be flower arranger or an experienced one, please give one of our co-ordinators a call and join our team, get lots of support and discover the joy of offering fresh flowers in our lovely churches.
PASTORAL CARE
We have pastoral visitors who have been commissioned to visit and offer spiritual support and friendship to people in the parish would like this for whatever reason. Please contact our Pastoral Care co-ordinator Fiona Fieldhouse.
YOUNG AT HEART
Can we tempt you with a delicious home cooked lunch? Older people from all three churches gather for lunch and friendly chat at the Soltau Centre 12.30pm alternate Wednesdays. Do come and make this a regular date. Before lunch there is a quiet Communion service in church at 11.30am for those who wish.
SMALL GROUPS:
DISCOVERY GROUPS and CURSILLO
Discovery Groups
Our new small groups give you the opportunity to explore the Christian faith and make friends as well! Groups meet fortnightly during term-time. There are currently five groups: one has a musical bias, there is a lunchtime group and groups for families with young children. For further information please contact Keith or Tina.
Cursillo is a movement of the Church, providing a method by which Christians are empowered to grow through prayer, study and action and enabled to share God’s love with all. Cursillo seeks to serve the whole Church, and to equip Christians to be the church wherever they are, and in whatever stream of tradition or theology they are comfortable. We have a Cursillo group in our Parish. For details contact Peter Watsham on 01628-821023.
SOCIAL EVENTS
We have a huge variety of social (and sometimes fundraising) events during the year from the delightful ‘Music on a Summer’s evening’ concert in a Hurley garden to the Parish Garden Party and Christmas Fayre, running a tea stall at the Littlewick Show, lecture evenings in Littlewick, BBQ’s and much more. To stay in touch will all that is going on keep
your eye on the weekly Notice Sheet, the Parish Magazine or this website.
