St George The Martyr Church, Shirley

Living the Questions
2022-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Living the Questions course(or on Monday 7.30 pm on Zoom).
For further details please see Revd Barry Hengist.The course is FREE including the course book but donations to the “Missions Fund” would be gratefully received.

Elaine Cook's Funeral
2021-08-27 10:30 - 11:30
Elaine’s funeral will be held here at St. George’s on Friday 27th August at 10.30am followed by a short committal service at Beckenham Crematorium. Peter and Andrew have indicated that friends from St. George’s are welcome at both services.

Windrush prayer
2021-06-22 08:00 - 2021-06-25 17:00
A prayer written by the Dean for Black Lives Matter.
God of all, who loves each of us for who we are,
to whom each life matters,
who counts the hairs on our head,
who knows when a sparrow falls;
teach us to love as you love to respect, to honour,
to care and to protect each of our sisters and brothers,
that your embracing, including kingdom may come now
and your love be known.
Amen

World Plastic Refill Day
2021-06-16 08:00 - 17:00
The first-ever World Refill Day – a global public awareness campaign to prevent plastic pollution at source and to help people live with less waste.

Holy Week Devotion in Church
2021-03-31 19:30 - 20:30

Butterfly Remembrance Service
2021-03-20 19:00 - 20:00
Butterfly Service for parents who have lost Children. An opportunity for parents to remember the children they have loved who
have died. In music, song & prayer, in the lighting of candles and the roll call of names the memory of each child is celebrated.

VE Day service to read
2020-05-08 12:00 - 12:30
VE Day service

Week of unity prayer service
2020-01-19 18:00 - 19:00
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday 19thJanuary 2020 at 6.00pm.Please make sure you are there to welcome our Christian sisters and brothers of Churches Together in Shirley (CTiS), but also to commit yourself to work for that unity which is God’s will for all people. This year’s theme is Unusual Kindness.

Carols in the Vicarage - Click for address
2019-12-15 17:00 - 18:00
Next Sunday afternoon 9 Dec – at 5.00pm all are invited to the Vicarage at 2 The Grove, West Wickham. If you are coming and can offer or would like a lift, please sign the sheet at the back of church giving your contact details. Donations encouraged in aid of the Children’s Society.

Advent Quiet Day (Churches together)
2019-12-07 10:00 - 14:00
Reflective event at St John’s led by Hilary Fife

St Andrews Concert in aid of Overseas Missions
2019-11-30 16:00 - 18:30
Free Concert In aid of Overseas Missions
Saturday November 30 4 p.m. In church
The Guides will be performing & selling refreshments during the interval In aid of their Switzerland trip
Instrumentalists. Singing, Poetry Kentgate Cantable Peter Cook St George ’ s, Andy Bebington Peter Cook, Grace Shepherd and Choir Audience Participation. The repertoire includes the Unbrella Son.

Children's Flower Arrangement Competition
2019-06-08 11:00 - 12:00
SUMMER FETE Flower Competition Entry Form

Hunger lunch
2019-03-17 12:00 - 13:00
In support of Croydon Nightwatch who actively help Croydon’s homeless every evening in Queen’s Gardens, Central Croydon. As this is a Hunger Lunch only bread, cheese, soup and water will be available with cash donations to support Croydon Nightwatch very much appreciated. As with feeding the homeless everyone is welcome, however it would help with catering if you could let the Church Wardens know today if you think you might be joining us for lunch.

Details of Melvyn Demmen's Funeral
2018-09-26 12:30 - 13:30
Melvyn Demmen’s funeral will be held at St. George’s on Wednesday 26th September at 12.30pm followed by a committal at Beckenham Crematorium.
Our friend, and St George’s SPA member, died this week after a long battle with ill health. He will be missed by all and touched many lives in the congregation and in Shirley.

Melvyn was a SPA (Southwark Pastoral Auxillary) and before ill-health set in was active in the chaplaincy team at Croydon University Hospital. He was a valued member of St George’s Ministry team. (From Ray Wheeler)
As announced in church last Sunday, Melvyn Demmen died late last Saturday evening at St. George’s Hospital, Tooting. Melvyn was a Pastoral Auxiliary with Southwark Diocese (SPA) and was a valued member of the staff team here at St. George’s but ill health over recent years had restricted the scope of his work. His sister Marilyn, brother Colin, and close friend Sue had been with him since the early evening and I was able to say some prayers with him but it was clear he was extremely unwell. His condition continued to deteriorate and he died peacefully just before 9.30pm. Melvyn had the foresight to make arrangements for his funeral which will be held at St. George’s. Let us thank God for his life and for his work among us. May he now rest in peace. Barry.

'The Hive' - Art exhibition
2018-05-20 11:30 - 16:00
Monks Orchard Primary school is proud to introduce the art exhibition at St George’s.

Posada - Jesus and Mary figures travel around congregation
2017-12-03 08:00 - 2017-12-24 17:00
POSADA Website article
The figures will be setting out from Nazareth this coming Sunday (Advent Sunday) and will be looked after firstly by Margaret Ziolek. The idea then is that Margaret will contact the next host and make arrangements to take Mary and Joseph to the new host, and so on. I will keep the rota so if they are any problems I can arrange transport or step in if necessary. I will have a prayer card to go with Mary and Joseph which both hosts can say together at the hand over.
