St Nicholas Church - August

 

We will be hosting Summer Specials during August, exploring different aspects of creativity and social justice in our Sunday services. All are welcome. Please don’t forget — No Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion, Muddy Church or Fledglings during the holidays. These will resume in September with dates to published in the September issue. Inside Out meets Saturday 1 August, 10am-12 noon to keep the church & churchyard looking good. Just turn up or contact stnicholascompton.wardens@gmail.com.

Bell Ringing. Sunday service ringing 9.50am-10.30am (1st Sunday only 5.30pm-6pm). Bell ringing practice alternate Tuesdays, 10am-12pm. Practice sessions can also be arranged at other times to suit those who cannot manage a weekday morning. Contact phil.gorton@btinternet.com.

Baptisms, Weddings & Funerals. Please contact our Rector Sally if you would like to mark a family milestone at St Nicholas. If you would like someone to pray for you or with you, please contact our Rector Sally at stnicholascompton.rector@gmail.com

AUGUST SERVICES

Sunday 2nd 6pm Evensong - Food Banks Sunday 23rd 10.30am Holy Communion - Art in Worship
Sunday 9th 10.30am Holy Communion - Asylum seekers & refugees Sunday 30th 10.30am Service of the word -Songs of Praise
Sunday 16th 10.30am Holy Communion - Samaritans

Visit our website for full details of upcoming services & events: stnicholascompton.org.

St Nicholas Church has spaces in its choir stalls and welcomes any adults who are interested in church singing to try the choir out. It sings on most Sunday mornings and once a month in the evening (preceded by the monthly choir practice). There are extra services at Christmas and Easter and occasional weddings and funerals. The current choir members can all read music (to some extent!). Anyone who joins does not necessarily need to commit to singing every week. For further details, contact Steven Salmon, the organist, at stnicholascompton.organist@gmail.com.

Grade I Listed and 10th Century ancient church

The tower and chancel pre-date 1066

Pre 1150 Norman ‘graffiti’

In 1929 , a square cell was discovered, thought to have been the home to an anchorite

Double Chancel

Once described as 'The most interesting church in the county' by H Alderman in The Charm of Old Surrey and as “Surrey’s flagship Norman Church” by Simon Jenkins in England’s Thousand Best Churches.

The church is open daily to welcome worshippers, visitors and pilgrims as it has done for nearly one thousand years.

Regular Services

Sunday Eucharist: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays at 10.30am
All are welcome to our Sunday worship! Join our church family of all ages as we sing, pray, explore the Bible and share Holy Communion. Followed, of course, by excellent coffee & biscuits.

Holy Communion (1662): First Wednesday of the month at 10.30 followed by refreshments in the church
A calm, mid-week service using the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer, followed by coffee and biscuits

Choral Evensong: 1st Sunday of the month at 6 pm
A contemplative sung service - all are welcome - come just to listen or join us in our songs of worship...

Muddy Church - Fun outside on the first Sunday of the month during term time

Fledglings - Preschool playgroup for 0-4s and carers with nature play, song & bible stories at 9.30 on Monday mornings at Pucks Oak Barn

LINK: https://www.facebook.com/FledglingsCompton

For details of 5th Sunday services and dates/times of all our services, please email stnicholascompton.office@gmail.com

Contacts

Revd Sally Buddle Rector 07778681664 email:stnicholascompton.rector@gmail.com
Fiona Fisher Church Administrator 07778681664 (Rector) email:stnicholascompton.office@gmail.com
Mr Mike Winterbotham Church Warden 07986516886 email:stnicholascompton.wardens@gmail.com
Mrs Rosalind Lawson Church Warden 01483 472842 email:stnicholascompton.wardens@gmail.com
Philip Gorton Bell Captain 01483 420763

Postal Address
The Rectory,
The Street,
Compton,
GU3 1ED

Church Address
St Nicholas Church,
The Street,
Compton,
GU3 1EG