As a group with the Upper Colne Benefice we are studying the Bible, Our aim is to learn how we can use the scriptures to help us in our everyday living; this can lead to some very interesting discussion. We meet twice a month and the venue varies.
If you are interested in joinging us please telephone 01440 785335 or 01787 237522.
Barbara Payne.
Here is a bit about myself as requested, I’m not very good at writing about
myself I’m afraid but here we go.
Ordained 1997. Present post as Associate Priest at St Edward’s
The Confessor Romford and
Town Centre Chaplain and Met Police Chaplain and Assistant Area Dean.
I have 2 lovely Grown Up Sons and a lovely Daughter in Law.
I am engaged to be married to a serving Met Police Officer.
Likes Horse Riding, Walking, Reading, having Meals with Friends.
Dislikes Celery!
In my previous working life I was a Youth Worker in Havering working with
16-25 year olds who were unemployed.
I am very much looking forward to working with you all in the Upper Colne
Parishes and with the surrounding communities.
It will be a very different context to the one I am in now, but I feel that I will be
able to transfer a lot of my skills to the new job. I served my curacy with the
Reverend Stephen Waine (Bishop John Waine’s son), so I have been taught
well. I have also been comprehensive school chaplain and in my capacity as
a priest worked with primary school children in Romford. I am very much a ‘roll
up your sleeves’ and muck in person and I love working with and alongside
people.
I feel very blessed by God to have been given the job as Priest in Charge and
look forward to joining you all in March.
Yours in Christ Reverend Barbara Dennis.
Our ‘Knit and Natter’ Group in Great Yeldham continues to thrive. Our primary goal has always been to socialise, however, we do knit for Operation Christmas’s ‘Childs Annual Shoebox Appeal’ We are always grateful for offers of wool and patterns for hats, mitts, scarves, childrens’ bags and dolls clothes.
If you are interested in joining our group or have any of the above to offer, please call Chris Persinger on 237522.
It has been suggested that a prayer page be opened. This will be for anyone wishing to include anyone in our prayers at any service. You may have worries and fears you would like others to join in to pray for.
If you would like any prayers to be included, please contact me and I will ensure this is passed on to the leader of the service and if you like, include on this site.
Gerald.
01787 237926
Site Manager.
Historical overviews of St. Margaret’s Church Tilbury-juxta-Clare, St Peter & St Thomas’ Church Stambourne and St Margaret’s Church Topplesfield have been added to The Parishes page.
Historical overviews of Great Yeldham church and Little Yeldham church have been added to the site, with kind permission from John Fitch who has allowed us to quote from A Select Guide to Essex Churches And Chapels by members of the Friends of Essex Churches which he edited.
Information from the book about St. Margaret’s Church Tilbury-juxta-Clare, St Peter & St Thomas’ Church Stambourne and St Margaret’s Church Topplesfield will be added on The Parishes page soon.
Two pictures of St. Andrew’s Great Yeldham have been posted on the Images page. This page will ultimately show two or three pictures of each church, but a full gallery can be found found on the site’s online image gallery hosted by Picasa.
If you have any pictures you think would be on interest here please let us know. Full credit will be given for any images used on the site.
For a while now the Upper Colne Parishes have been supporting the work of the Activation Trust. The Trust assists children of secondary school age in West Kenya in furthering their education. The benefice is funding a student whose name is Jonathan Oloo Wambi (aged 13) and other students are sponsored by individuals. Nearly all the students are orphans. Primary education in Kenya is quite good but secondary education is rare, especially for girls. By helping Jonathan, who wants to be a doctor, we can make a difference not only to his life but to many where he will live and work.
