Category Archives: St Chrysostoms Church

The Chi Rho Movement at St C’s

Posted on February 19, 2020 by stchrysostoms

A new movement for lay people is being planned and developed in the Church of England and beyond and we are delighted that St Chrysostom’s will be one of the pilot parishes to help pioneer this encouraging initiative. The Chi … Continue reading →

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Our Statement on Radical Inclusion

Posted on February 11, 2020 by stchrysostoms

The Bishops of the Church of England recently made an untimely and insensitive statement about civil partnerships, sex, and same gender marriages. Since issuing it the bishops have apologised for the timing, whilst not withdrawing the statement itself. A small … Continue reading →

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The latter splendour shall be greater than the former

Posted on February 3, 2020 by stchrysostoms

“The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts.” (Haggai 2.9) In an earlier post (Number Crunching: St Chrysostom’s, a growing church) we mentioned that through the coming months we’d have some … Continue reading →

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Our Liturgical Kalendar 2020

Posted on January 25, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Our St Chrysostom’s 2020 Kalendar has been issued. There have been some delays this year as we’ve had quite extensive discussions about which holy women and men we will be observing. We explained our process and appealed for suggestions on … Continue reading →

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Number crunching: St Chrysostom’s, a growing church

Posted on January 21, 2020 by stchrysostoms

In January churches around England are asked to submit statistics about attendance, baptisms etc for the previous year. The figures go into a big number cruncher and local and national statistics are later issued. Statistics reveal a downward pattern in … Continue reading →

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God among us: The Baptism of Christ

Posted on January 13, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Through baptism, Jesus surely found a deeper assurance of His Father’s presence and power, giving Him a calm confidence, a vocation to mission and service. Something sorely needed for what was to come. Words from Paul Pritchard’s sermon at High … Continue reading →

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Creating the Kalendar 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Each year we produce a Calendar (or to us the old church spelling ‘Kalendar’) at St Chrysostom’s Church listing the feasts and festivals we will be keeping and other observances. We feel it is important to have our own local … Continue reading →

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Honour Christ’s baptism and celebrate the feast

Posted on January 9, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Nestled in the corner of the Anson (side) Chapel in St Chrysostom’s Church we find a stained glass window of the Baptism of Our Lord. The window, part of the lovely sequence of stained glass windows in church, is between … Continue reading →

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39 candles for trafficking victims

Posted on November 8, 2019 by stchrysostoms

Vietnamese survivors of human trafficking gathered today (8th November) at St Chrysostom’s Church together with volunteers, church members and friends for an act of worship to remember the 39 Vietnamese trafficked people, from North and Central Vietnam, who suffocated on … Continue reading →

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What the Bishop says …. about St Chrysostom’s People

Posted on November 4, 2019 by stchrysostoms

Watching members of St Chrysostom’s Church play the parts of their predecessors at the recent anniversary service proved a deeply encouraging experience. Not least because this is a church prepared to define its history not via a series of photographs … Continue reading →

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