NUTFIELD PARISH CHURCH

The Church of St Peter and St Paul

    News

CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL

We celebrated our Patronal Festival with a fabulous organ recital by Malcolm Archer.

We are very lucky to have had such a distinguished player at Nutfield. Malcolm praised the versatility and variety of tone-colour that our organ provides and played an enjoyable, varied, programme which demonstrated splendidly  the capabilities of our organ.  Included was the world premiere of Malcolm’s Four Hymn Preludes that are to be published soon by OUP.

It was a wonderful evening and raised £800 for the Restoration Fund.

A visiting organ-builder also praised the Nutfield instrument:

“What a lovely soul within the Nutfield organ – I tuned a four manual in Bury St Edmunds (St Mary) yesterday and was also shown inside the Cathedral’s new organ whilst it was being played. Neither had the richness of Nutfield!”

LUNCHES AT ST PETER AND ST PAUL

Do you know that on the first Saturday of every month (except January) we have a lunch at church? We provide delicious home made soup, bread, cheese, salad and a selection of cold treats like ham, little sausages and pork pies, to mention but a few. These lunches provide a good opportunity to get to know each other better - there is always much chatter and laughter!  

If you would like to come along please advise either Gilly (07919 468208) or Charmaine (01737 823360) by the Thursday before as this helps us to plan the catering. 

If you need a lift please contact Charmaine. Hope you’ll join us!

When:  The first Saturday of the month
Where: In the church
Time:    Between 12.30 - 2pm

HELPING OUT!

Mowing:

Please can you spare about an hour or so every two to three weeks to do some mowing in the churchyard? We need two more volunteers to join the mowing team. The churchyard has been divided into sections and each volunteer is given a section to look after. The mower is provided and there is a strimmer as well, should you wish to use it. If you have any questions or if you’d like to help, please contact Charmaine on 07794 432623.

Flower Arranging:

Could you help us by doing a flower arrangement up to four times a year?

You don’t need to be an expert. Just bring some flowers, collect some greenery from the churchyard and away you go! Others will offer guidance if needed – we’re a supportive bunch. Contact Gilly Powell or one of the churchwardens if you have questions.

LENT LUNCH

Lunches take place every Saturday during Lent. Proceeds go to the Bishop’s Lent Call. 

CANDLEMAS SERVICE

The service of Candlemas on 4th February concluded our three main Christmas services.  It was a truly beautiful candlelit service and may thanks to Charles, the choir and Michael Frith the visiting organist for working extremely hard to make lit so special. We should also like to thank Oliver, in his role of Sacristan, for erecting and dismantling the crib scene and star.  He spends an inordinate amount of time to make the crib look stunning with Janet adding the touches of foliage so many thanks to Oliver and Janet.

We must also thank the families for decorating and taking down the Christmas tree. Christmas is now over and before the blink of an eye we are about to enter Lent so do look out for our Lenten services and activities.

FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS

What a wonderful Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols this year. Huge thanks go to Charles and the choir for this beautifully uplifting service which led us into Christmastide.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

Thanks to everyone who donated, wrapped and bought tickets for the Christmas Raffle. We raised a total of £371 which will be split equally between 'I Choose Freedom' (formerly the Women's Refuge) and church funds. Well done everyone and we had many comments on a magnificent looking raffle.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Our ancient, much loved church was beautifully decorated for our Harvest Festival on Sunday. This is thanks to Gilly and her team of helpers who not only arrange the flowers but tend them during the week and dismantle them when they are over. A few more volunteers would really be appreciated so if you’d be able to help at Christmas, please contact Gilly on 07919468208. 

It was lovely to have a full church and there was a generous donation of food and vouchers. It will all be taken to the local foodbank at St Matthew’s which supports Welcare clients who are in need. Many thanks Laura Castleman who takes the goods down. Our offering is always much appreciated.

RIDE & STRIDE 

Thanks to everyone who participated in and sponsored the Ride & Stride which took place on 9th September and raised a huge £911! 

EASYFUNDRAISING UPDATE

We have raised nearly £800 so far since setting up an easyfundraising account. It's absolutely free to our supporters but enables retailers to donate a % of spending to our restoration Fund. To find out how look here.

To Date: £786.33

BISHOP CHRISTOPHER'S VISIT

It was heart-warming to see so many people on Sunday 19th February, at our Choral Evensong where we welcomed Bishop Christopher, Bishop of Southwark. The service was beautiful, as ever, and thank you Charles for his tireless work in maintaining such high standards in our musical tradition. 

JOINT EVENSONG WITH ST NICOLAS'S CHURCH, GUILDFORD

On Sunday 9th October our choir was invited by our previous curate, Father Neil Roberts, to join the choir at St Nicolas' Church, Guildford for an Evensong celebrating the 150th anniversary of local composer Vaughan Williams. It was a joyful collaboration which many of our congregation travelled across the county to enjoy. We look forward to their choir coming to Nutfield next time to join us in our Evensong worship. 

BISHOP OF CROYDON VISITS

On 3rd May Her Majesty the Queen approved the appointment of the Venerable Rosemarie Mallett as Bishop of Croydon. What did she do on her first day? She came to St Peter and St Paul Nutfield!

Photos by Eve Milner

HENRY SMITH CHARITY

Applications are invited from people in need who have been resident in the parish for at least 12 months. Application forms are available from any of the trustees listed below:

Mr Ken Rolaston, 7 Morris Road, South Nutfield 01737 823348

Mrs Jane Vorster, Low Beck, Kings Cross Lane 01737 823206

Mrs Margaret Young, 9 Shortacres, Nutfield 01737 822363

Written requests will be received by the trustees, in strict confidence, at any time.

CONTACTLESS

As a Church we're delighted we now have contactless donations and easyfundraising to help  support our donations - please see 'What's On' page and our dedicated Restoration Fund page for more details.

CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY & LUNCH

On the first Saturday of every month (except January) we meet at around 10.30am to do some work in our churchyard. This is often followed by a ploughman's lunch between 12:30 and 2.00 pm. These lunches are most enjoyable and are also popular with non-gardeners. The churchyard is large and there are not many volunteers to carry out the work, so we would always welcome an extra pair of hands. Gardening experience is not required, as we will show you what to do. We don't mind how long you have to spare - even half an hour would be appreciated. Those who tend the churchyard are getting on a bit, so do come and give us a hand if possible - it's quite good fun!

AUDIO CLINIC FOR NHS HEARING AID USERS

This is free and takes place on the 1st Saturday of each month from 11:00am - noon at St Peter & St Paul's Church Nutfield. Click here for Details

The Prayer Group meet at 1 Braes Mead, South Nutfield every second Monday of the month at 2:15pm.  All are most welcome.