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The services will be said as we are not yet in a position to offer music, and we can only offer communion in one kind should you wish to partake. We will ask you to sanitise your hands when entering and leaving church. We will operate a one-way system in church, and we have ensured there will be social distancing in the seating arrangements. Children will be asked to sit with parents. You will be asked to write down your name and contact details in the unlikely event that we need to contact anyone who is at risk from coronavirus infection. These details will be held for 21 days before being destroyed. We cannot yet offer coffee and a social gathering after the service I am aware that sounds very unlike the church we have known over the years, but it is a start on the path back to normal life. |
Announcement
"We are pleased to announce that The Reverend Nicky Harvey, currently Assistant Curate at St. Mary's Hadlow, Kent, and on secondment to the Benefice of Mereworth, Wateringbury and West Peckham, Kent, has been appointed to the post of Vicar of Marden. This appointment is subject to a DBS clearance. The licensing occasion will be held on the 13th of October, time to be confirmed, and will comply with government guidelines for social distancing restrictions at the time".
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Trinity Services
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Rev'd Nicky Harvey 
These services will be livestreamed, and then available on the new Benefice Facebook page to watch at any time.
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Trinity 8 with the Area Dean Area Dean's sermon for Trinity 8 genesis_32v22-31_02-08-2020.docx
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HYMNS & SONGS
West Peckham Choir sing two virtual choir pieces to commemorate VE Day: The Dambusters Hymn We'll Meet Again
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We welcome our new temporary Curate
We are also pleased to announce that the Reverend Nicky Harvey will be doing a placement as curate with the benefice for a temporary period of up to three months from Monday 15th June. Please pray for Nicky and her ministry in our benefice as we tentatively come out of lockdown. Nicky is currently a curate in the parish of Hadlow and will be on secondment to our benefice.
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Nicky writes:
It is lovely to have the opportunity to come and be amongst you all during these difficult times. My prayers are with you. So, a little about me. I was born and brought up in Sevenoaks and educated locally, Seal Primary School and Tonbridge Grammar School. I graduated with a BEd (Hons) degree from I.M.Marsh College of Physical Education. Since then I have worked for BUPA at Pinehurst House, being a senior carer with responsibility for care of the dying for 10 years. I taught at Russell House School for 16 years, teaching a Reception class as well as P.E. throughout the school. I left teaching in 2016 to concentrate on my final studies for ordination at St Augustine’s College of Theology. However, during this time I worked as a hospital chaplain with Kings NHS Foundation Trust with a special responsibility for critical care, maternity and delivery, coronary care, children’s wards, and special care baby unit. I volunteered my time during the day, but was a paid on-call chaplain at night. My churchmanship is broad and varied. I was brought up in the Congregational Church, and United Reformed Church, where my Father was organist. |
At twelve I joined the local Anglican church in Seal where I remained for 34 years. It was here that I experienced many forms of worship from Matins, Evensong, Parish Eucharist to All Age Worship and Messy Church. I was a member of the choir during that time. I joined Hadlow church as curate in July 2017 after my ordination as Deacon. During my curacy I have established Messy Church, a drop in for the elderly, been a school governor, developed links with the local school, chaplain to the local Agricultural College, managed community projects - like the World War I poppy project - helped with the foodbank, Cub leader, as well as being a visible presence in the parish which is a very important part of my ministry to me. I am also a Companion of the Northumbrian Community.
I have three grown up children. David who is a Doctor in Devon, Alice who has just finished her degree in Costume Design, and Lucy who hopes to study Aerospace Engineering at Bath in September. I pray that our time together will be a blessing to us all in these strange and unprecedented times. Every blessing, Nicky |
email: rev.nickyharvey@gmail.com Phone: 01732 852564 Mobile: 07919 075470.
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