Robin Hayden

By on March 4, 2021   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   1 Comment
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Robin Hayden

Robin’s funeral service will be held on Monday, 15 March, 2021 at 2.00p.m. at St. Michael’s Church, Great Gidding.

Covid restrictions

Sadly, Covid regulations restrict numbers attending the service to 30. 

Around the village

However, if you would like to show your appreciation for one of Gidding’s great characters, you will be able to do so on the day as Robin’s journey to the church will be preceded by a final circuit of the village he so loved and where he spent his entire life.

Starting at approximately 1.40p.m., first passing Flittermere Gate, the hearse will travel from the Glatton end of the village, down Main Street, then up Chapel End, Mill Road and back to Main Street before arriving at St. Michael’s.

Kind words

Gill wants to thank everyone for their very kind words, emails and notes of support.  She is extremely grateful for your kindness and hopes that as many people as possible will take a moment to pause and pay their respects, either standing by your gate or at the roadside, as the hearse passes by.

Donations

If you would like to make a donation in Robin’s memory you can do so through Crowson’s Funeral Directors or direct to the charity. 

All donations received will go to support the work of The Air Ambulance Service

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Church Services January and February 2021

By on January 14, 2021   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Church Services January and February 2021

In response to the current lockdown, Great Gidding Parochial Church Council has unanimously agreed to suspend public worship for the months of January and February. This means there will be no services of Holy Communion or Evensong at either St Michael’s or St John’s Church for the next two months.

Services continue online

However, services will be continued to be streamed on line. Details of services, and how to access them, can be found on the North Leightonstone website at www.norleigh.org.uk

This coming Sunday (17th January) there will be a service of Morning Prayer, starting at 9.30am, led by our Lay Reader, Jim Hogg. This will be via a ZOOM link. If you would like to join this service, then contact Jim. He, in turn, will email you a link you can click on, and thereby, you can take part in this service. His email address is: james.hogg@norleigh.org.uk

St Michael’s still open twice a week for private prayer

Whilst public worship is suspended, St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding will continue to be open twice a week for private prayer i.e. Thursday (9.30am – 1pm) and Sunday (1pm – 4pm).

St John’s Church, Little Gidding remains closed until further notice.

If you have any questions, then please contact the churchwarden, John De Val (tel: 01832/2934170)

Need a chat or help?

Finally, if you are aware of anyone who would welcome a phone call for a chat, or needs any help, then once again please contact John.

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Service of Holy Communion

By on December 16, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Service of Holy Communion

A Service of Holy Communion will be held at St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding

If you wish to come to this service, can you please help us by informing John De Val of your intention to attend – this will be much appreciated. 

You may either telephone him on 01832/293417 or email him 

johnedeval@hotmail.com

COVID requirements of masks, sanitizations, self distancing etc. will be followed.

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Church services for Christmas 2020

By on December 16, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Church services for Christmas 2020

Christmas this year will be unlike any previous Christmas. This also applies to Christmas celebrations in both our churches in the Giddings.

St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding

The Parochial Church Council explored the viability of a short Carol Service at St Michael’s, accepting the congregation would not be able to sing etc. We even found four people from outside the village to sing, socially distanced in the chancel. However, with the new COVID rules and Tier regulations, it was felt there were too many associated problems to ensure compliance with COVID rules, and keeping everyone (congregation and singers) safe.

There will be a Benefice Carol Service ‘online’ at 7pm on Christmas Eve. To join online please click on the benefice website: www.norleigh.org.uk

There will be no Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve this year. However there will be a short service of Holy Communion (no longer than thirty minutes) on Christmas Eve, to which you are all invited to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This service will start at the earlier time of 6.00pm.

If you wish to come to this service, can you please help us by informing John De Val of your intention to attend – this will be much appreciated. 

You may either telephone him on 01832/293417 or email him 

johnedeval@hotmail.com

COVID requirements of masks, sanitizations, self distancing etc. will be followed.

Finally, the church will be CLOSED on Thursday morning (24th December) in order to meet the necessary safety regulations for our Christmas Eve service later in the day.

St John’s Church, Little Gidding

There will be no Carol Service at Little Gidding this year.

However it is planned to hold a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 27th December at 11am. However this is subject to completion of restoration work, and the appropriate Risk Assessment being carried out. Please check with the Gidding website nearer the time. Alternatively you can contact the churchwarden, John De Val (tel: 01832/293417). 

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St Michael’s Church, 2 minute silence

By on November 6, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   1 Comment
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St Michael's Church, 2 minute silence

Owing to the recently announced COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to hold our usual Remembrance Service at St. Michael’s Church this coming Sunday. The Royal British Legion have suggested that one way of remembering together those who have lost their lives in war, would be to step outside our front doors at 11.00 on Sunday and keep a 2 minute silence together.

We think this is a good idea and we will ring the Church bell to mark the beginning and end of the 2 minutes.

We hope you will join with us in this act of gratitude for those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom.

John De Val

Churchwarden

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Jubilee Wood Maintenance Dates

By on October 25, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, Jubilee Wood news   /   Leave a comment
Jubilee Wood Maintenance Dates

Time again for a community effort to trim, plant, shape and prune

Two dates Saturday 28th November and Saturday 5th December (if needed) have been set a side to carry out the usual Jub wood maintenance. Jobs to be done include the trimming of the hedge between the wood and the allotments (partially done) pruning the fruit trees that are scattered through out the wood, some strimming especially the are to be planted up this autumn. Planting around 100 shrub and ground cover plants if conditions allow – this includes mats, tubes, ties and stakes.

Obviously we will have to adhere to the covid rules that will be in force at the time of this proposed event.

Time 9.00am to 12.30pm on both days.

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Church APCM and Electoral Roll

By on September 22, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Church APCM and Electoral Roll

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Vestry meeting will be held at 2.30pm on 10 October 2020 via Zoom. Anyone interested in attending these meetings will need to email Mary Read so that she can invite them to the Zoom meeting.

Only those on the Electoral Roll may vote at the Vestry meeting for the appointment of officers. Anyone wishing to join the Electoral Roll prior to the APCM must do so by this Saturday 26th September. Application forms can be obtained from Amanda Williams, email: amanda@thegiddings.org.uk or tel: 01832 293037.

Agenda for APM and APCM :

Great with Little and Steeple Gidding

Saturday 10 October 2020 at 2.30pm

Meeting to be held via Zoom video conference.

Annual Parish Meeting

Apologies for absence

Proposal to suspend Article 3 until 2021

Proposal that Churchwardens Measures S3(Churchwarden’s Disqualification) shall not apply for the period up to the date of the APCM 2021.

Election of churchwardens

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Apologies for absence

Minutes of 2019 APCM

Matters arising

Electoral Role

Annual Report

Fabric Report

Synod Representative-  recommended link for communication purposes

Election of PCC members

Any other business

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UPDATE… Bring us Your Dragons!

By on September 20, 2020   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   1 Comment
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UPDATE: As Covid rules have changed, the Bishop has decided there must not be any events in churches apart from services. So even tho we had social distancing etc all accounted for, it just can’t happen. 
So we hope to have it in the spring. I will store carefully any dragons already received But ask if you want your dragon back.

A message from Luddington…

  • Bring us Your Dragons poster
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Holy Communion in St Michael’s Church this Sunday 6th September

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Holy Communion in St Michael’s Church this Sunday 6th September

There will be a service of Holy Communion in St Michael’s Church this coming Sunday 6th September starting at 11.30am –  please note the later start time of 11.30am. This service will also include the baptism of Annika Welman.

Everyone is very welcome, and it is hoped as many as can will come along to support and welcome Annika into the church community. We trust this service marks the start of a return to some form of regular worship in St Michael’s church. However, sadly singing is still not permitted.

The church will be set up to allow for safe distancing. Hand sanitization will be available. However all people attending must wear masks in the church.

As a consequence of this service and to meet Risk Assessment requirements and to ensure people’s wellbeing,  St Michael’s will not be open for private prayer on Thursday 3rd September this week or in the afternoon of Sunday 6 th September.

If you have any questions, please contact John De Val [tel: 293417].

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Local author discusses his biography of Houdini online

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Join us for an evening online with biographer Adam Begley, author of Houdini: The Elusive American, who will be in conversation with Sam Leith, literary editor of the Spectator, about the celebrated escape artist Harry Houdini, how biographers work and what they hope to achieve.

Adam Begley - Houdini

Houdini: The Elusive American

Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up as an impoverished Jewish immigrant in America’s Midwest and became world famous—and part of the language—thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. Adam Begley has taken on this fascinating and elusive figure, asking the essential question: What kind of man was this?

Houdini: The Elusive American, part of the Yale University Press Jewish Lives series, will be published on 12th May. Advance praise makes clear its peculiar relevance to our times: “Witty, intelligent, and sprightly, Adam Begley’s Houdini tells a story that is not only central to the American experience, but strangely pertinent to the fakery, fraudulence, and self-promotion dominating our news waves at present.” — Wendy Lesser, author of Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance

DATE:     Tuesday 19 May 2020
TIME:      6.30 – 7.45pm
VENUE:  online (Zoom details below)

Meeting ID: 820 2249 5064
Password: 050655

                 
Zoom meeting info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82022495064?pwd=cm1SSEZsTlcwQ3lxeUZpY0ZXNnBaZz09

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/houdini-and-biography-how-truth-escapes-us-tickets-86022378249

Adam Begley, author and biographer

Adam Begley has been living in Great Gidding with his wife, Anne Cotton, since 2016. Before that they lived in Oundle. Adam, who was born in the USA and came to England in 1997, is the author of Houdini: The Elusive American (2020); The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera (2017); and Updike (2014). For many years the books editor of The New York Observer, he was a Guggenheim fellow in 2010. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, the Financial Times, London Review of Books, TLS, and Spectator. 

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