This page is intended as your primary source of information as we look forward to a return to normality… Come back here regularly to keep informed.
You may attend Church services, but you need to pre-book. Email: bookings@stgeorges.church
Services will continue to be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. We will re-open the church daily for visitors and private prayer as soon as it is permitted, and is safe. Morning and Evening Prayer is said most days and you are welcome to attend.
All public gatherings and social events are cancelled until further notice.
‘at home’ resources are on the menu to the left - here you will find all you need in one place, including links to live streaming video and past recordings of St George’s Sunday and Wednesday morning services, Readings and Service Sheets, links for services from Portsmouth Cathedral, and other recommended resources.
Welcome to the web site for St George’s Church and its Parish magazine, St George’s News.
This is the world’s longest running Parish Magazine on the Internet - we were the first parish magazine on the web, our On-Line edition started in February 1996. You will find many interesting articles here on a wide variety of subjects. If you want a copy of the printed version, you can subscribe here.
St George’s Church welcomes visitors. During more normal times, the Church is open from 9.30am until 3pm. (mornings only during school holidays). At the moment the Church is closed. See the calendar for details.
You can attend our Sunday services at 8am and 10am and the mid-week Eucharist at 10am on Wednesdays; however prior booking is required as numbers are restricted. See HERE. Most services also transmitted live on YouTube. Sunday School and Sunday School Baby & Toddler Group, (9.45am in the hall during term times) are cancelled at the moment.
SAFEGUARDING. To contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer email
safeguarding@stgeorges.church
St George’s Church Waterlooville adopts and follows the House of Bishop’s ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ policy. For more detailed information click HERE
Join the St George’s Church Waterlooville Mailing List - HERE
St George’s YouTube Channel for our Eucharist services - HERE
‘At Home Resources’ page: all you need, in one place - HERE
Download & Print the Mission Action Plan: Growing a Healthy Church - HERE
ST GEORGE’S AND YOU
We are producing a booklet about St George’s and the congregation……how we think of our church, what it means to us. Perhaps you were baptised or married here. You may remember significant moments or a ramble, a Parish lunch, an induction, some of the church shows. Perhaps some of the outreach of the church comes to mind, times when you have helped others or seen great changes. Just a line or two with a memory or thought about our church would be most welcome.
The booklet will be incorporated into our fundraising which we are trying to start again as we have lost so much due to the lockdown. For more information or to send contributions:
j.rice-oxley@stgeorges.church
CHURCH SHOP - STORAGE REQUIRED.
DOES ANYONE HAVE GARAGE SPACE TO OFFER FOR ITEMS FOR CHURCH CHARITY SHOP.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL TAKE PLACE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
PLEASE CONTACT JANE RICE-OXLEY ON 02392 26357
- j.rice-oxley@stgeorges.church
ST GEORGE’S BOOK OF POEMS - 6th Edition - “Life Under Lockdown”
Now available to purchase to help raise funds for St George’s. Price £5
See Jane Rice-Oxley for your copy.
Scams and Tricksters - We have been warned by the Diocese that Churches and their congregations are being targeted by fraudsters, so please be alert. The latest scam is an email, purportedly from the Vicar or some other trusted Church Official, asking the recipient to contribute to a secret and discreet gift collection for a church member by purchasing Amazon Vouchers, and sending the voucher codes in reply.
Any church fundraising activity will have appeared in the Sunday Bulletin, you can view both current and past copies on the church website HERE.
If you get a text offering a COVID vaccine, beware, this may also be a scam. The link to book should take you to book.nhs.me and you will NOT be asked for credit card, password or any personal details other than, possibly, your postcode and date of birth.
Never expose bank or credit card details in response to an email or on the telephone to anyone who has called you, and be suspicious if they suggest you call back - you can still get caught out. Never open an email attachment from an unexpected, suspicious or unknown source.
If in any doubt forward emails, or describe and detail any other approaches (e.g., by telephone/text) to: webmaster@stgeorges.church and we will advise if it is a scam. Do this before doing anything else!
10th June 2021
Sunday Bulletin and Reading Sheet for Sunday 13th June
The Bulletin for Sunday 13th June is now available to download, read and print out at the "at home resources" page of the church website. Also the Reading Sheet and the links you need to view the live feed video of the Eucharist on 13th June at 10am. Go HERE.
*Please do remember to keep booking for services.*
To book for any of our services, please send an email to bookings@stgeorges.church or call the Parish Office on 023 9225 8079 and leave a message. Let us know which service you would like to attend and your name & contact number.
For services in Church, please remember to bring a face covering and follow the usual Covid-19 safety precautions (social distancing, sanitising hands etc).
Best wishes,
Alex
Parish Administrator
20th May 2021
A reminder about 'easyfundraising'
Did you know that you can raise money for St George’s when you shop online at over 4,000 retailers (including big names like eBay, John Lewis & Partners, Argos, ASOS, Expedia, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Just Eat and many more)? This means you can raise FREE donations for us no matter what you are buying. If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s easy and these donations really do help us so it would be great if you could take a moment to get started!
You can find our easyfundraising page here:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stgeorgetm/
or go to our website http://www.stgeorges.church/feedback.html#easyfundraising
Thank you!
Don Lloyd’s Church News slot is on The Flash Radio every Sunday morning at 7am.
Find it on 104.3FM, or command your Alexa or Google device to “Play the radio station The Flash”.
view, download and print the APCM REPORT - HERE
SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERTS 2021
A series of free lunchtime concerts will be performed every Thursday from 29th July and throughout August.
A welcome opportunity to enjoy live music at last! More information HERE
Live streaming & recordings of Sunday and Wednesday Eucharists celebrated by Fr Colin are HERE. Also links to daily and Sunday worship from Portsmouth Cathedral and the Diocese.
