Tibberton Church

08/03/2024

There is a Coffee Morning on Saturday the 9th of March at Burway House Buttermilk Lane. Rudford. 10.30 until 12 noon. All proceeds for Tibberton and Rudford Churches. Cake, plants, bring and buy stalls. Come and join in.

27/04/2022

You are so welcome to join us at Minsterworth Church for our Family Service, where we will be exploring all things new!

14/04/2022

Little Church will be returning for the summer term but we will be visiting some new places and returning to Tibberton this school term. We would love for you and your little one to join us!

08/11/2021

It is great news that we can now worship together in our churches once more. We are currently holding one servi e each week on a rota basis in the benefice. We are still cautiousko and ask everyone to. Wear masks, social distance and hand sanitizer when attending the services. Thank you.

The next services that will be held within Tibberton Church are the following :

- 'Together @ 3' Sunday 21st November, 3 pm held in the church room
- Sunday 28th November - Advent Sunday at 10am.

17/01/2021

Dear all, if you did not have the opportunity to come on Zoom this morning, you may like to watch this recording. It was a wonderful event - thank you so much to all who arranged it, and all who came. There were a total of 71 'screens' - they are not all shown below
yours, Helen
Revd Canon Helen Sammon
Priest in Charge, Highnam Benefice

If you weren’t able to join us live for the Zoom farewell to our Rector, Helen, to mark her retirement from the Highnam Benefice, you can watch this recording.

16/01/2021

Dear all, just a reminder of the links for tomorrow :

The service is recorded online for you to watch at home at any time - but we hope that you may be able to do so at, or just before 10am, so that we can have a sense of worshipping together. It is communion, so please have bread / biscuit, and wine / soft drink ready if you wish. The service lasts just under 45 mins.
Then at 11am there will be a live Zoom 'farewell'. Join any time from 10.50am. Have a drink ready for this to 'raise a glass'!

Click the following Zoom link : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4221834070?pwd=aVNaNFFoZVBDRWlLamRsRzZFRExsUT09

There is also the option to phone in : Dial 0131 460 1196, and enter Meeting ID: 422 183 4070 Passcode: 878068.

yours, Helen
Revd Canon Helen Sammon
Priest in Charge, Highnam Benefice

https://youtu.be/uL-71tH51dg

Join us for a very special Holy Communion service. It’s the farewell service for our Rector, Rev’d Helen Sammon, who is leaving us after 5 years. If you wo...

11/01/2021

Vicars post: Thank you to Tibberton Congregation
Dear all; I have been presented with a very kind and generous gift on
behalf of the Tibberton congregation - which would have been presented
at the service in church yesterday. Sadly this was not possible, but
Phil delivered it to me at home. The gift, as you may not have seen it,
is of a beautiful rose for our garden, called 'Blessings'. I am thrilled
with this as I have created a small rose bed in our new garden, but so
far had no roses! This will be it's first - and a very special one.
Also, a watercolour by Cath Perks, of Tibberton church - the view of the
main porch. This is a lovely, gentle picture and very beautifully
mounted and framed. I will treasure this.

Thank you to you all. And above all thank you for all that we have
shared together as a congregation, and within the community, over the
past few years. I will say more of this in the service that will be
recorded for Sunday.
with good wishes, Helen

Revd Canon Helen Sammon
Priest in Charge, Highnam Benefice

11/01/2021

Dear all, if you were not able to join the Zoom this morning, you may like to watch the service in your own time. The link is below. The first 3 and a half minutes are people arriving and practical things, so fast forward through this if you wish!
all good wishes, Helen

Revd Canon Helen Sammon
Priest in Charge, Highnam Benefice

Join the people of the Highnam group of parishes for a 'live' Holy Communion service on Zoom.

07/01/2021

Vicars post:
Church news and updates
To all our church family .

Dear everyone, it with a heavy heart that we enter this new 'lock down', and yet the need for it locally and nationally is so evident to us all. I do send my very good wishes to you all, praying that you can remain safe, and in good spirits.

Of course we have had to have further discussions about church and worship, with changes to the plans that we only made last week. Although 'communal worship' is still officially permitted, the decision has been that it is safest and most responsible to put our worship back online for the rest of this month at least. There is so much Covid around this area, and just running the services is putting yourselves, the clergy and churchwardens at risk. I realise that this is particularly disappointing for those of you who were planning to come to my 'last services' in Tibberton this Sunday and the main Benefice service on 17th, but I believe the plans that follow will give us safety and allow us to 'worship together'.

This Sunday, 10th Jan. Zoom communion service at 10am, which will be recorded for those who wish to watch later. Link to be sent on Friday
Sunday 17th a special recorded online service for my 'last Sunday'. We would like to encourage everyone, if possible, to watch this at 10am, and then at 11am there will be a live Zoom event to say farewell. This part will also be recorded to watch later.
Thank you to those who have booked in for services this month, but of course this is no longer necessary.

The services will stay on line through January, and the team will meet to review the situation later in the month. In the mean time we will keep together through our phone calls, messages and prayer for one another.

Bishop Rachel wrote these words in an email yesterday :
'I certainly don’t recommend listening to endless news coverage, as for many people it feeds anxiety and skews our perspective on life. What I do recommend is that we each commit to noticing what is going on within us and around us, and in all of that, endeavour to notice the things which give us joy and those things for which we are thankful each day'.
with my good wishes, Helen

Revd Canon Helen Sammon
Priest in Charge, Highnam Benefice

31/12/2020

Vicars post:
Dear all, This message comes with my very good wishes on New Year's Eve, and also important updates concerning church life as we move now into Tier 4.

The Benefice churchwardens and our worship team have had an 'emergency meeting' this morning on Zoom. Our priority is that we all keep safe and sensible. Our church worship is still permitted in Tier 4, and we therefore have agreed to continue with the programme of services as planned (see below), with the usual precautions that we have been taking. However, no one must feel under any pressure or obligation to attend - these are difficult times and the risk of Covid infection is very real and dangerous. For this reason we will sit lightly to our rotas (for readers, sidespeople etc) simply inviting any who have already indicated they wish to come to a service to help. We will also ensure that there is plenty of opportunity to be part of our church worship from home. From this Sunday onwards we will record the readings and sermons, and put these up on Youtube afterwards. The service on 17th January, my final service here, will be fully recorded for you. And we will look for other opportunities to enable prayer and reflection at home. It remains necessary to 'book in' for our services. For this Sunday please phone Bev : 01452 527407. For forthcoming services please do so as usual by emailing Lynda ([email protected]) - or leave a message on 01452 525567, by the Friday beforehand. The lists for the rest of January are already 'open'.

Here is a new year prayer to say at home :

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose years never fail and whose mercies are new each day;
let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives, warming our hearts and giving light to our minds;
that we may pass the coming year in joyful obedience and firm faith;
through him who is the beginning and the end, your Son, Christ our Lord, Amen
May I wish you a very blessed, hopeful and happy New Year.

Helen

24/12/2020

In light of the awful weather that we had yesterday, we can tell you that the Angel trail will be available on Christmas day! Take yourself out for a lovely Christmas day stroll and uncover the Angels on your way!

23/12/2020

Vicars Christmas Post:
Christmas greetings and Online Service link
Dear all; may I wish you all a very happy Christmas. I realise that it is a difficult time in so many ways . We have disappointments in not being able to see family and friends as we may had planned, sadness for those we know who are unwell or struggling at present, and a collective sadness and concern for our nation. My mother in law was a deeply committed Christian, from a strong Scottish Presbyterian background. She used to speak of 'solemn joy'. That concept seems meaningful this year - I suppose it is when our usual outward signs of joy may not be possible or appropriate, but deep in our hearts we can hold a different kind of joy : that of the promise of God given to us in Jesus. The first Christmas was not one of partying or festivities, but nevertheless it was the moment when true joy came to our world. As Jesus faced his death, he spoke to his disciples : 'These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you, and your joy may be complete'. May we hold that true and more 'solemn' joy this Christmas.

I am delighted to send you the link for our online Christmas Service. The service, created for us by Geoff, contains plenty of joy! - in Christmas music, local images, readings, a reflection, prayers and Communion to share together. We hope you may like to watch and worship this on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning - or any time that suits - whether or not you are attending other services. And do please forward the link to friends and family.

Also - don't forget the Angel trail in Highnam. Start at school to fetch a map and follow the route around the village, finding 8 angels along the way. (the videos are also on youtube if you would like to watch at home).

And tomorrow - on Christmas Eve - there is the Christingle Journey in Tibberton; any time from 2.30 - 4.30. (weather forecast looking better!)

with all good wishes,
Helen
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Revd Canon Helen Sammon

Join us for Christmas Holy Communion 2020. To take part in receiving Communion, have a small piece of bread or a cracker, and some wine or soft drink ready....