St Augustine's Church
Thorpe Bay
Welcome to St Augustine's Church
Welcome to the website of St Augustine's parish church in Thorpe Bay, Essex. In the site you will find something about who we are and what is important to us.
There has been a church in Thorpe Bay since 1913, seeking to express the love of God in our local community. At the heart of our life is a pattern of worship, day by day and week by week, which supports our ministry of baptisms, weddings and funerals, our work with Thorpedene School and our mission as a place of encounter with God at the heart of Thorpe Bay.
Our building, with its pleasant situation and cheerful neo-gothic interior, helps to create a wonderful atmosphere during services of worship but also enjoys excellent acoustics and is increasingly used as a venue for concerts and meetings. Over the past few years the interior has been extensively restored and we're very lucky to have flexible seating which allows different configurations whatever the occasion.
Please feel free to explore our website and to come along in person to explore what we have to offer and help us create a community within our community.
Our Services
We aim to provide a wide variety of services for parishioners and visitors alike:
Monday to Friday:
9.00 am Morning Prayer
5.00 pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday:
10.00 am Holy Communion*
Sunday Services:
8.00 am Holy Communion* - a traditional language service lasting about
40 minutes.
10.00 am Parish Eucharist - with our choir, a junior church, and a small area at
the back of the church with books/crayons etc where parents can sit
with their younger children if they wish. Service lasts for about an
hour, followed by refreshments.
6.30 pm Evensong - a smaller reflective service using the Book of Common
Prayer and lasting about an hour.
*Gluten free communion wafers are available, please just ask when you come up to the alter rail.
We also hold a 'First Steps' service for tots. For those of you with pre-school children we have a monthly tots service here at St Augustine's at 10:45am, with songs, craft activity, story and Jaffa cakes. This service generally falls on the 2nd Wednesday in the month but there are two exceptions this year between now and the summer. So for your diaries here are the dates for the first half of the year - 7th February (to avoid half-term) 14th March, 18th April (to avoid the Easter Break) 9th May, 13th June and 11th July.
The Blessed Sacrament is perpetually reserved for the Communion of the sick and dying. Please inform the vicar of parishioners who are sick or in hospital.
Confirmation Service - Sunday 20th May 2018
On Sunday 20th May we welcome Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford to our 10:00am service to conduct a confirmation. If you haven't got around to being confirmed when younger (or christened), or your children are Year 6 or above, think about making a commitment - you maybe too late for this service but please think about our future ones. Please speak to Fr Jonathan or Fr Chris for more information and advice.
Please click on the document below for the service booklet
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The Weekly Newsletter is now available online by clicking on the document below:
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The St Augustine's Year (end of 2017 through 2018)
To see some of the previously advertised services, events and musical evenings held at St Augustine's through-out the year please click Here
Musical Events
Please click here to see our forthcoming Musical Events
And Finally ....
We were lucky enough to have our friends from Sweden visit us today at out Sunday 10am service. Fr Joakim took our service and his wife Rev'd Maria gave us a small talk. Please follow the link to pictures taken at the service and hopefullywe will add some others from the visit shortly. Link
Do you fancy trying bellringing - if so follow this link...............
20th May - Confirmation Service. On Sunday 20th May we shall be honoured to welcome Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, to the 10am service to conduct a confirmation. If you weren't confirmed or christened when you were younger, or if your children are year 6 or above, perhaps now is the time to think about making this committment. Come and have a word with Fr Chris or myself - all preparation is done on a bespoke basis. Fr jonathan.
23rd June - Coach Trip. On Saturday 23rd June there will be a parish day out to Guildford, leaving at 9am from the church and returning after evensong at Guildford Cathedral at 5pm. Costs tbc.
Chelmsford Cathedral. The Dean of the Cathedral produces a quarterly events guide with the aim of encouraging everyone to discover what the Cathedral has to offer. To find out more and to view the guide, please click on the link below:
If any of you would like to find out more about baptism, confirmation or marriage, please don't hesitate to contact me at
jonathan.collis@cantab.net
Where to find us
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We are located in the middle of Thorpe Bay, about two miles east of Southend on Sea and just a short walk from the sea front. We are easily accessible by train (Thorpe Bay station is on the main line from London Fenchurch Street) and bus (Nos 1, 7 and 9), and there is ample on-street parking around the church. The church itself is on an island site at the junction of Johnstone Road and St Augustine’s Avenue.
Our address is:
St Augustine’s Church,
St Augustine’s Avenue,
Thorpe Bay, Essex.
SS1 3JH.
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Last Update: 18th May 2018
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