Welcome
to the Parish of Putney web site. The Parish of Putney comprises
two churches, St. Mary's on Putney
Bridge and All
Saints' on Putney Common just off the Lower Richmond
Road.
We
are a very lively parish in the liberal catholic tradition but
made up of people of many different styles. We aim to be a place
of spiritual, intellectual and emotional refreshment.
We
seek to give people the chance to learn and grow in their faith
through challenging sermons and a variety of education courses.
Palm
Sunday - the annual procession starting at St. Mary's at 10am
and arriving at All Saints' in time for the 10.30am service...
We
are an inclusive church that will give a warm welcome to everyone.
We are a Christian family made up of all sorts and that's the
way we like it. I hope you will get the chance to visit us soon
and find out for yourself. For more information, please see
Giles
Fraser has been appointed Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral.
Giles will leave the Parish of Putney in July to service in
the Cathedral over the river in the Diocese of London.As Canon
Chancellor, Giles will have responsibility for The St Paul's
Institute, an organization operating out of the Cathedral
which designs and instigates educational programmes which
seek to promote the Public face of Theology and encourage
interaction between Theology and the Community. The
Institute works particularly with the City of London in the
areas of economics and ethics.
Giles'
last Sunday will be on July 19th. At the 10.00am service
he will celebrate the Eucharist and preach for the last time
as Vicar of St Mary's Church. A party will be held in
the Church on Friday July 17th at 7.30pm to wish Giles, Sally,
Alice, Isabella and Felix a fond farewell. Details will
follow.
Giles
and Sally have been at St Mary's Putney for 9 years he having
been made Vicar in 2000.
We
are now collecting donations towards farewell gifts from the
parish to Giles, Sally and family. These can be made in the
form of cash, or a cheque payable to ‘Parish of Putney’.
Please put your donation in an envelope, together with a short
message to Giles, Sally and family. Please mark the envelope
as ‘Giles leaving gift’ and hand it in to the
church office, or any of the sidespeople, wardens, or to Julian
Lee in his habitual place by the door on a Sunday morning.
All of the messages will be collated into a card, scrapbook,
or some other form of lasting record for Giles and Sally to
take with them across the river.
Parish Action - for the next 2 months the WANDSWORTH REFUGEE NETWORK will be our Parish charity. The WRN is a church based organisation which supports asylum seekers in a number of ways.For more information, see noticeboard or contact Clemancy Gordon-Martin 020 8789 7798 clemancy@balfourbridle.demon.co.uk
Sunday School volunteers needed for All Saints' - please come and join our vibrant and expanding Sunday School - rewarding morning sessions with lovely kids of all ages. Training is provided and commitment is 3 Sundays per term. Contact Sarah Harrop 020 8789 4790
Can you spare a couple of hours once every 4-6 weeks? If so, the All Saints' Senior Social Group needs you! We need more volunteers to help with our coffee morning which runs every Monday morning from 10 am-11.30 am. For more information, please contact Jo Warren on 07970 280172
There
are few who would deny that music refreshes the parts other
things cannot reach. Whether you think it cleanses your
soul, vivifies you or just gives a feel-good factor, it
seems there is somehow something in it for everyone.
Come
and enjoy
Friday
12 June, 8pm - The Queen’s Six
Six professional choral musicians based at Windsor Castle
performing pieces ranging from Elizabethan sacred music
to The Beatles.
Saturday
13 June, 10.30am - Choral Matins
No charge.
Saturday
13 June, 2.30pm – Peter and the Wolf
A concert for children, including a performance by the children
of Putney, followed by Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf
performed by professional musicians (as The All Saints’
Festival Players). Stories narrated by local actor Richard
Braine.
Saturday
13 June, 8pm – The Tony Coe Trio
Jazz for a Summer’s evening.
Sunday
14 June, 10.30am - Eucharist Festival
Sung Eucharist. No charge.
Sunday
14 June, 8pm - The All Saints’ 1885 Singers and Orchestra
W.A. Mozart, Edward Elgar, Leonard Bernstein and C. Hubert
Parry.
On each
evening the bar will open at 6.45pm and attendees are encouraged,
weather permitting, to bring a picnic and enjoy the Church
grounds.
Tickets
are available per paying event at £10 for adults (£8
for the 1885 concert only) and £5 for children and
students. A Super Ticket is available at only £15.
This amazingly priced ticket provides access to all paying
performances.
The
Clockhouse Theatre Company presents A Midsummer Night's Dream
Critically
acclaimed and award-winning London-based troupe, The Clockhouse
Theatre Company, are delighted to begin their summer tour
of A Midsummer Night's Dream at St Mary's Church, Putney
High Street, before taking the show to theatres across the
UK and the Channel Islands, and will be delivering this
highly-entertaining comedy, suitable for all ages, in their
own inimitable style, breathing new life into one of Shakespeare's
most beloved plays.
The
show plays at St Mary's on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th
June at 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm. Tickets cost £10,
£8 (concs). To book tickets, or for more information,
please email info@clockhousetheatre.com
Tickets are also available on the door.
All Saints’ School Summer Fayre in All Saint’s Church Grounds, June 20th 4-7pm. Usual fun & games, Millers Ark Farm animals, Human Fruit Machine, bouncy castles, stocks, Pimms tent, BBQ and much more.
Jumping for Joy St Mary's Sunday June 21st at 11.30am. Fun, singing based non-Eucharistic service for young children, Under 7, pre-school, reception and Y1 and their parents.
Emmaus Sunday July 5th at 11.30am. Eucharistic service for older children 8+, aimed particularly at those who have been admitted to Communion before Confirmation. Open to older children and their families/sponsors.
Adult Confirmation Preparation classes will take place Wed 24th June, 1st July at The Vicarage, 21 Landford Road Putney and 8th and 15th July, at All Saints’ Vicarage Fulham, 70 Fulham High Street, SW6 3LG, with the service of Confirmation on Sun 19th July at 6.30pm at Holy Trinity, Roehampton, Ponsonby Road, SW15 4LA by Bishop Tom. If interested please contact Parish Office.
Teenage Confirmation Preparation classes will take place Wed June 17th, Thur 25th and July 2nd at 7pm with Giles Fraser at St Mary’s Church. Service of Confirmation on Sunday 19th at Holy Trinity. If interested, contact Parish Office. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES.
Please note that All Saints Church now holds a choral evensong
from 6pm to 6.45pm on the first Sunday of the month, as a
result of which the starting time for the June and July knitting
concerts will be 7.15pm. If you arrive at the church before
6.45pm you will be asked to wait quietly at the back of the
church until the service is finished. On the other hand you
might prefer to arrive at 6pm and hear two musical performances
back to back!
And the final Knitting Concert this year will be on July 5th,
again at 7.15pm, when the 18 year-old jazz pianist Chris Gough
will present an evening jazz standards. More details to follow.
The Parish Picnic Sunday 12th July 11am in grounds of All Saints’ Church. No morning service at St Mary’s.
Help for Parish Picnic - this annual event is on Sun 12 July (Parish Eucharist at 11 am followed by picnic). Arrif is organising the ‘tea tent’ and is looking for volunteers to make cakes and to help set up/put away and serve teas. Please would you either sign the list at the back of church or contact him direct - ArrifLalani@aol.com
Can
you cook? All Saints is hoping to help new
mums by delivering them some food after the birth of their
baby. Sue Barnes is compiling a rota of people
who would like to help in this way. If you are interested,
please talk to Sue after the service or contact her on 020
8788 0746 or suebarnessw15@gmail.com.
The
London to Brighton bike ride on
Sunday 21st June 2009 will be the first time the Parish of
Putney will be entering its own team, raising money for the
BHF and Parish Action charities. Our team is eligible for
a priority entry which closes Feb
28 (on-line entries will open to all comers from
March 1 at which time places will go very quickly). Please
contact Jolyon Parsons or Rachel Brett (rachel.brett@logica.com
or mobile 07979 302301) as soon as possible if you are interested
in taking part. Some training rides round Richmond Park and
out along the Thames will be organised closer to the time
Adult
Confirmation Preparation classes will take place
Wednesday 24th June, 1st, 8th and 15th July, with the service
of Confirmation on Sunday 19th July at 6.30pm at Holy
Trinity Roehampton, Ponsonby Road, SW15 4LA by Bishop Tom.
If you are interested please contact Parish Office
020 8788
4414.
Pilgrimage
- details of the pilgrimage
to Spain 'Following the road to Santiago de Compostela'
led by Nick Biddle, from 5 - 10 October 2009 are now available
at the back of the church (yellow flyer). This trip will
take in some spectacular mountain scenery, visits to the
ancient cities of Burgos and Leon, and final destination,
Santiago. Booking forms are available at the back
of church.
New
Mums and Mums-To-Be - would be very welcome to
the Baby and Toddler Group on Thurs mornings at 10.30 am
after the 10 am service. The William Morris room will
be available for quiet time, breastfeeding in privacy and
the opportunity to meet other new mothers, along with (decaf)coffee/tea
and biscuits. If you know of anyone who is about to
have a baby or has a newborn, we would love to know so we
can offer our support. Please contact Kirsty
McAndrews 020 8788 9588 for more info.
Youth
Group - The parish youth group is for young people
from Year 9 (aged 14 years) and upwards. it takes place at
St. Mary's every Sunday evening in the hall upstairs and runs
from 7.30pm to 9.00pm and is a chance for young people to
meet, talk and be both entertained and given food for thought.
Each session ends with a ten minute period of quiet time -
a chance for silent reflection in the church. If you are a
parent of a young person, suggest they try the youth group,
they will find a warm, supportive and creative enviornment
to welcome them. For more information please contact Ben Brown
- brownoctopus@yahoo.com or 07890 858 121.
Spires,
Your local charity for the homeless & disadvantaged
(Parish Action charity for Sept/Oct). Spires provides
practical help & support for people suffering effects
of poverty, homelessness & wide range of health issues.
Spires welcomes your donations
of clothing, carrier bags, books/magazines & breakfast
cereals. Contact Cathy Randall 020 8874 4085.
French
Playgroup for children up
to 5 years, hour session with intro to basic vocabulary
& songs. Parents stay with children, tea &
coffee served. A token contribution of £2 per
family. Every Mon, 4pm at St
Mary's. Contact Silvia 0208 789 0590 silvia_macchia@hotmail.com
Home
Study Group - Newcomers are most welcome
to come and join our friendly and relaxed Bible study, discussion
and prayer group. We meet on Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m.
Phone Rosie Taylor-Davies (020) 8785 9257 or Iain Cox (020)
8789-8690. We will happily arrange transport for anyone who
needs it.
Putney
Debates 1647 Exhibition.
This is a permanent exhibition in St Mary's Church, Putney (by
Putney Bridge).
Opening hours:-
Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 4pm
You are
advised
to telephone 020 8788 4414 before visiting for the weekly update
of church use during the week as there may be extra services,
school or community events during which the exhibition will
not be available for visitors.
During term
time the church (Cromwell room annex) is used by pre-school
groups on week day mornings, causing some additional back ground
noise.
On Wednesdays each week there is a lunchtime (12:00 noon - 1pm)
service of Holy Communion.
e-newsletter
- As well as the Parish website there is an e-newsletter produced
once a month which also gives all the information about what's
going on in the parish. If you would like to be added to the
mailing list, please send your e-mail address to:- subscribe@parishofputney.co.uk
Brewer
Building Hall & Rooms are available for hire—meetings,
receptions, childrens parties etc. Please contact
Rob Dickinson for availability and prices. 0208 394
6063 bookings.admin@parishofputney.co.uk
Catering by Sally @ St Mary’s 0208 246 6859
stmaryscoffee@btconnect.com
NEWPIN
accepts donations of used toys and clothes for children and
adults. Please contact Kendall Jeynes by email on kendalljnyc@yahoo.com.
Pastoral
Care at All Saints’ Church
- every Sunday members of the Pastoral Care Team
will be in church after the 10.30 am service (wearing
badges with smiley faces!). Feel free to talk to them if
you (or someone you know) are in need of some support or
practical help, going into hospital, or simply want to have
a chat over coffee. They will also be greeting newcomers
and offering information about what the church
can offer from a pastoral perspective. For more information,
contact Clemancy Gordon-Martin (020 8789 7798)
The
Putney Senior Social Group for the over 60s continues
every Monday from 10.00 am - 11.30 am at All
Saints’ Church. If you have any friends
or neighbours you think would be interested, please take one
of the leaflets at the back of church. For more
details call 07964 593 879 (weekday mornings only)
SINGING
AT ST MARY’S - Ever considered joining the
choir at St Mary’s? We’re looking for as many
people as possible to become involved in the musical life
of the church. St Mary’s
Choir meets every Tuesday from 8pm – 9pm; why not come
and join us? You do not need to have had any experience of
singing in a choir before, although an ability to read music
would be helpful. We will be singing a wide variety of music
in the coming months, both old and new, and contributing to
a variety of Morning Eucharist and Caritas services. If you
are interested please drop Mark Laflin an email or leave a
note in his pigeon hole in the church office.
mark.laflin@gmail.com 07740 766333
Sally
@ St Mary’s — ‘An eclectic vision
of the church and the community’
The new café at St Mary’s
is open 7days a week Selling delicious homemade food and coffee.
Weekend BBQ’s from September. Please come and try them
out. 020 8246 6859 (Many of you will know Sally and Warren
- previously at LooLoos in Leaders Garden)
Newcomers
are constantly moving in and we try to get to know them as quickly
as possible and make them feel at home among friends.
If you are
new to the parish and would like to be contacted, please write
you name, address, postcode and telephone number down on a piece
of paper and pass to a church warden / sidesperson / member
of the clergy (check out the Who's Who page for assistance!).
Please also include the names and date of birth of any children
you have under the age of 18 years old. We look forward to meeting
you!
We
rely heavily on the generosity of the congregation for the financial
support for the church. If you would like to donate, please
use one of the following forms and return to
If
you notice any data that is missing or incorrect, or any broken
links, please send an email to Ted
Wainman on the web team and providing feedback. Thanks.
