Welcome to the Parish Church of All Saints, Chalgrave
Here you will be able to find information about the worship, activities, purpose, and the history of the Anglican Church in Chalgrave, which is part of the Diocese of St Albans within the Church of England.
Update on Services
We are pleased to be able to meet for
Holy Communion Service in Church on Sundays at 9.30am.
PLEASE NOTE: Most Covid 19 legal restrictions have been lifted in England, however, we must move forward cautiously.
Those attending Church will continue to be invited to sanitise hands on entering the Church, to use the NHS Covid 19 QR code or to list their names for track and trace purposes and to wear a face mask, and there will be opportunities to socially distance.
We will not yet sing in church but the situation will be reviewed regularly.
Thank you for your co-operation.
You can also access the following Services via Zoom :-
The Upper Room Service via Zoom on Sundays at 6pm.
Please contact Linda if you would like the access code to join this worship service.
At 6pm we host our live Zoom Upper Room service to which you are all welcome to come along - see link below for poster with details. The service offers an hour of different short reflections, music, prayer, and a personal testimony.
It is a special time with members from the different Quintet churches joining together in worship.
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Message from Rev'd Linda Washington, Priest in Charge
22nd January 2022
Hello Everyone
What a gloriously sunny and cold week this week has been with clear blues skies and frost on the car in the morning.
We are particularly enjoying the warmth flowing through our radiators today because it has been a rather chilly week at home. Our boiler had been struggling and on Tuesday evening with a hiss and a clang, and a flood of flowing water through the overflow it ended its days. An early morning 1.00 am visit by Cadent quickly followed to seal off the gas supply and make the house safe and we 'layered up' (with quite a few extra socks and jumpers) resigned to wait until help could come. Fortunately, the wonderful company which services the church boilers came to our rescue and God looked kindly on us too...(thank you to those who prayed) and instead of waiting until next Wednesday or Thursday as the earliest date for a new boiler to be fitted, an early slot and a new boiler just happened 'coincidentally' to become available and was fitted yesterday. Amazingly, what was going to be a two day job, became a smooth running one day job, with gas switch on late yesterday. We are so incredibly grateful. God is good.
This has also been a time of reflection... not only about environmental issues, but about people who are struggling to heat their homes this year who also juggle that awful dilemma of providing food or heating for their families. Sadly, more and more people are likely to be affected this year as finances tighten. Flitwick Church offers a meal bag service with all the required ingredients and a recipe to provide a hot meal for a family, or for others who need support. I wonder if this is perhaps something we can do practically, in addition to our existing support to the food banks? Or perhaps you may have some ideas about how our churches can reach out. At Toddington, we issued food hampers at Christmas, but these problems are there all year round. As the body of Christ, how best can we reach out to make a difference? I can't help thinking about the story of many star fish stranded on a beach, and the little boy picked up one star fish at a time and threw it back into the ocean. When challenged that it was pointless. He replied..'Well, it made a difference to that one!' How can we as church Make a Difference?
Services for Sunday 23 January 2022- Epiphany 3.
9.30 am Chalgrave Church - Holy Communion
10.00 am Harlington Service of Christian Unity at the Village Hall, led by Churches together in Harlington, for the week of Prayer for Christian Unity
(9.30am Harlington Church - a short service of Morning Prayer for those not able to join CTH service)
11.00 am Toddington Church - Service of Holy Communion
11.00 am Westoning Church - Service of Holy Communion
3.00 pm Tingrith Church - Service of Holy Communion
6.00 pm Online Upper Room Service with a theme of 'Being the Body of Christ'. Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82972414804?pwd=Z05ZM3VTRUYrOWl0dS9HWFhvUWxoUT09
For details of how to join please contact Linda or Nigel
Other Events this week:
Monday 24th January
Morning Prayer Toddington 9.30 am,
Craft Time 2.00 – 4.00 pm Wilkinson Hall (once a month 4th Monday)
4.00 pm 'The Bible Course' at Toddington Rectory - (Please register with Linda - All welcome but numbers limited to 6).
7.45 pm 'The Bible Course' online by zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463014633?pwd=c0NlTkxSenNzQXVjaHNscjFNRTZMQT09
For joining details please contact Linda or Nigel
Tuesday 25th January
Toddington Knitting group Wilkinson Hall 10.30 am
Westoning: Westcaf 10.00 am and Sewing Bees 1.00 pm Village Hall
Wednesday 26th January
Morning Service 10.00 am Harlington Church
Friday 28th January
Toddington Painting for Pleasure group 10.30 am Wilkinson Hall
Westoning Little Stars 1.15 pm Church and 2.00 pm Friday Fellowship Village Hall
This week we give thanks for the special time held at various occasions, Chalgrave 'Pop Up Tea Room' (next meets on 23rd February - 4th Wednesday on the month), for Toddington Coffee Morning and Fellowship Time, for Westcaf and all gatherings. We thank you for the fellowship and for your help, for all those who serve and support, and for the funds raised to help maintain the work of the churches.
Please hold in your prayers this week:
Those who are sick and awaiting operations or are receiving treatment.
Those who grieve and those who have died.
Our Schools
The Government and those who lead.
Those affected by Coronavirus, either directly, or through the delay of other treatment or diagnosis.
All who work in the health, care and emergency sectors
Please do take care of yourselves and stay safe. We have never known a week like the week past with so many commitments cancelled due to Covid. Whilst we hear nationally infections are reducing, it certainly doesn't feel like it on the ground. I wonder if there may be a slight correlation between the lack of Lateral Flow test kits available and a decline in the numbers of people testing positive. Please look after yourselves and continue to take precautions for now.
We send you our love and prayers
Linda and Nigel
READING SHEETS FOR JANUARY 2022
Revd Linda Washington, Priest in Charge: 01525 714442 or 07715 603557 or email: revdchalgrave@gmail.com
Revd Nigel Washington, Associate Minister: 07722 297299 or email: nwashy2@gmail.com
Sandy, All Saints, Chalgrave PCC member: 01525 874748
Dee, Church Warden at Toddington: 01525 872649
22nd January 2022
Hello Everyone
What a gloriously sunny and cold week this week has been with clear blues skies and frost on the car in the morning.
We are particularly enjoying the warmth flowing through our radiators today because it has been a rather chilly week at home. Our boiler had been struggling and on Tuesday evening with a hiss and a clang, and a flood of flowing water through the overflow it ended its days. An early morning 1.00 am visit by Cadent quickly followed to seal off the gas supply and make the house safe and we 'layered up' (with quite a few extra socks and jumpers) resigned to wait until help could come. Fortunately, the wonderful company which services the church boilers came to our rescue and God looked kindly on us too...(thank you to those who prayed) and instead of waiting until next Wednesday or Thursday as the earliest date for a new boiler to be fitted, an early slot and a new boiler just happened 'coincidentally' to become available and was fitted yesterday. Amazingly, what was going to be a two day job, became a smooth running one day job, with gas switch on late yesterday. We are so incredibly grateful. God is good.
This has also been a time of reflection... not only about environmental issues, but about people who are struggling to heat their homes this year who also juggle that awful dilemma of providing food or heating for their families. Sadly, more and more people are likely to be affected this year as finances tighten. Flitwick Church offers a meal bag service with all the required ingredients and a recipe to provide a hot meal for a family, or for others who need support. I wonder if this is perhaps something we can do practically, in addition to our existing support to the food banks? Or perhaps you may have some ideas about how our churches can reach out. At Toddington, we issued food hampers at Christmas, but these problems are there all year round. As the body of Christ, how best can we reach out to make a difference? I can't help thinking about the story of many star fish stranded on a beach, and the little boy picked up one star fish at a time and threw it back into the ocean. When challenged that it was pointless. He replied..'Well, it made a difference to that one!' How can we as church Make a Difference?
Services for Sunday 23 January 2022- Epiphany 3.
9.30 am Chalgrave Church - Holy Communion
10.00 am Harlington Service of Christian Unity at the Village Hall, led by Churches together in Harlington, for the week of Prayer for Christian Unity
(9.30am Harlington Church - a short service of Morning Prayer for those not able to join CTH service)
11.00 am Toddington Church - Service of Holy Communion
11.00 am Westoning Church - Service of Holy Communion
3.00 pm Tingrith Church - Service of Holy Communion
6.00 pm Online Upper Room Service with a theme of 'Being the Body of Christ'. Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82972414804?pwd=Z05ZM3VTRUYrOWl0dS9HWFhvUWxoUT09
For details of how to join please contact Linda or Nigel
Other Events this week:
Monday 24th January
Morning Prayer Toddington 9.30 am,
Craft Time 2.00 – 4.00 pm Wilkinson Hall (once a month 4th Monday)
4.00 pm 'The Bible Course' at Toddington Rectory - (Please register with Linda - All welcome but numbers limited to 6).
7.45 pm 'The Bible Course' online by zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463014633?pwd=c0NlTkxSenNzQXVjaHNscjFNRTZMQT09
For joining details please contact Linda or Nigel
Tuesday 25th January
Toddington Knitting group Wilkinson Hall 10.30 am
Westoning: Westcaf 10.00 am and Sewing Bees 1.00 pm Village Hall
Wednesday 26th January
Morning Service 10.00 am Harlington Church
Friday 28th January
Toddington Painting for Pleasure group 10.30 am Wilkinson Hall
Westoning Little Stars 1.15 pm Church and 2.00 pm Friday Fellowship Village Hall
This week we give thanks for the special time held at various occasions, Chalgrave 'Pop Up Tea Room' (next meets on 23rd February - 4th Wednesday on the month), for Toddington Coffee Morning and Fellowship Time, for Westcaf and all gatherings. We thank you for the fellowship and for your help, for all those who serve and support, and for the funds raised to help maintain the work of the churches.
Please hold in your prayers this week:
Those who are sick and awaiting operations or are receiving treatment.
Those who grieve and those who have died.
Our Schools
The Government and those who lead.
Those affected by Coronavirus, either directly, or through the delay of other treatment or diagnosis.
All who work in the health, care and emergency sectors
Please do take care of yourselves and stay safe. We have never known a week like the week past with so many commitments cancelled due to Covid. Whilst we hear nationally infections are reducing, it certainly doesn't feel like it on the ground. I wonder if there may be a slight correlation between the lack of Lateral Flow test kits available and a decline in the numbers of people testing positive. Please look after yourselves and continue to take precautions for now.
We send you our love and prayers
Linda and Nigel
READING SHEETS FOR JANUARY 2022
Revd Linda Washington, Priest in Charge: 01525 714442 or 07715 603557 or email: revdchalgrave@gmail.com
Revd Nigel Washington, Associate Minister: 07722 297299 or email: nwashy2@gmail.com
Sandy, All Saints, Chalgrave PCC member: 01525 874748
Dee, Church Warden at Toddington: 01525 872649
All Saints Church, Chalgrave Road, Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, LU5 6JN.
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