Vin D'honneur for the Reverend Dyson
“Peter, our Rector, was given a Vin D’honneur at St
Saviour’s Parish Hall and wishes to thank all who attended and especially our
Connetable not only for the invitation and the evening but also for the
beautiful picture of an ormer painted by Kevin Pallot. It is lovely and will
have pride of place in his new home on returning to England. It will be a
lovely memory of his time in Jersey and particularly in the Parish of St
Saviour”
Peter’s last Sunday in the Parish will be 25th
October. On leaving a period between rector’s will occur, (called an
interregnum). During that time, before the appointment of a new rector, the
church will be under the care of our Dean, Mike Kierle. Services will continue
every Sunday at 8.00am and 9.45am and all are welcome.
For general every day church inquiries, please contact our
churchwarden Doreen Le Roy doleroy@hotmail.com
tel 875177
For particular inquiries about christenings please contact
Doreen Le Roy doleroy@hotmail.com tel
875177; or weddings please contact Sylvie Marquis on sylvia.marquis@gmail.com tel 07797722038
; for funerals or burials Brian Williams on bw4music@yahoo.com tel 855775 or
Richard Blandin on Richard.Blandin@poss.gov.je
or tel via the Parish Hall on 735864”
75th Liberation
We may be in lock down, but we can still remember, celebrate and give thanks for Liberation 75. Commencing on Tuesday 28th April and continuing until Liberation day on the 9th May, each day Reverend Dyson will reveal a story from the churchyard of those who played significant parts in the story of 1940 – 1945.

DEANERY
OF JERSEY PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA
RELEASE
Immediate -
7 April 2020
Following a
zoom meeting today of Church of England Clergy in Jersey, the Deanery of Jersey
are announcing that from tomorrow, the 8th April, no services will
be streamed live, or bells rung from any of its churches, until further
notice.
This is to
comply with the directive given by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,
asking all Clergy to remain at home wherever possible, in keeping with the
guidelines issued by our respective governments and by which the general
population are asked to abide. Services
over the Easter weekend and until further notice, will continue to be streamed
live from Clergy homes or pre-recorded using social media.
The Clergy
also agreed to use other means to ‘toll bells’ and therefore invite all
people throughout the Channel Islands, to ring any bells that they may have
in their homes, or play the sound through a PA system, phone or hand held
electronic device, from their gardens or driveways or out of windows, at 10am
on Easter Sunday, as a means of celebrating the great festival of Easter.
The Deans of
Jersey and Guernsey said: “Although, for
the time being, we cannot use our wonderful buildings or stream services from
within them, congregations and clergy across the Channel Islands are using the
internet in really creative ways to stream and record services and we look
forward to people “joining” us on Easter Day.
Please also ring or broadcast your bells from your homes, drives,
gardens and balconies, at 10am on Easter Day to celebrate this great festival”.
Ends.
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RINGING OF ST SAVIOUR CHURCH BELL
Now that our Island has gone into lock down, we are limited
in how together we can continue to show care to one another – it is wonderful
to see how many people individually have made offers to help both our Parish
and the Parish church.
For those who are near enough to the Parish Church to hear,
I am going to ring for 5 minutes the church bell between 17.55 – 18.00 hours
each day.
I am hoping it will remind each of us that we are part of a
wider community – and perhaps we could use the time to think of one another,
and especially the most vulnerable and isolated and those who work in our
health service and other essential services.
We can do this whatever faith we hold or none because we
have that common humanity together.
I will particularly pray for and think of all who live in
our Parish of St Saviour during the ringing of the bell.
Bells are also rung, of course, at times of celebration, so
I hope also it will remind us, however difficult these days are, and
understandably frightening and dangerous for some, we will get through it
together.
And finally, if this does not appeal to you, it might still
have a use: my parents, who died long ago, used to have a rule that no evening
drink before 18.00 hours – so you can use the bell as a count down (and perhaps
raise a glass to one another)!!
With my warmest wishes
Peter
Message from the Rector and Connétable
Closure of St Saviour’s church building but not the closure
of church!
This is to inform everyone of the very sad decision that we
are closing our church temporarily as from this evening. The Dean has written
asking all churches to consider that course of action, because the advice he
has been given is that keeping it open puts people at risk. Jersey is, I think,
the last Church of England area in the British Isles, where churches are still
open. I am sure the strongly worded request for the safety of others, will very
soon be mandatory – especially in the light of the Chief Ministers Statement
to-day.
This is a sadness because I am sure our church has never
before been closed in its 900 year history.
But of course, ultimately, the church is not a building
but all trying to live out a living and loving faith. We will continue to
be the church. And this is what we as a church are doing:
- We have a list together of many of our members who have
responded to the invitation to keep in touch by phone and support the
especially vulnerable and isolated. And thank you to them. I shall be
sending the phone numbers out to them to make contact
- We are actively participating with other churches in
the Day of Prayer which is taking place this Sunday 29th March
We are all asked to participate at 6.00pm (see below), though our own rota
goes from 7.00am to 6.30pm
- We have our virtual e mail bible study group and
sending a weekly bible study, relating particularly to the current
situation to its members
- We have put together lists of all our regular members
with e mail or phone contacts, so that we can be in e mail contact where
possible – which takes me to the last initiative:
- We have moved into the present age and are very active
on FB with videos each day and about to go on You tube (am I really
writing this??) – and a Sunday service being both videoed and sent hard
copy to all on our e mail list. FB responses are to date very encouraging.
You can follow at https://www.facebook.com/Parish-Church-of-St-Saviour-2056294214672640/
There are a number of things we can all do at this time:
- Helping as a volunteer to keep in touch with someone
vulnerable or isolated;
- Please all light a candle at 6.00pm on Sunday evening
to pray for the situation in your own way – the Dean’s suggested list of
prayer topics together with a prayer we are all asked to say, will go out
to all our church members Saturday via e mail and FB
- Think about joining the virtual bible study – you get a
weekly a portion of Scripture to read and a commentary – a great way to
keep the spiritual side of our lives going whilst there can be no public
worship
- Take
part in our Sunday service in your own home If you can look on our
Facebook page, like and comment and share. The details once again are: https://www.facebook.com/Parish-Church-of-St-Saviour-2056294214672640/
- And, of course, pray for our church, our people, our
Parish and our Island
And if you, or anyone you know needs support, encouragement
or prayer, please contact our Rector, Peter, on 736679 or pwdyson@btinternet.com
With God’s blessing on you all
A message from the Reverend Peter Dyson
Because of the
Corona virus and our, and everyone’s, responsibility to lessen its spread,
St Saviour’s church will be closed for public worship (except weddings), from
17th March and until further notice.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR CHURCH IS OPEN ALL DAY
AND EVERY DAY FOR PRIVATE PRAYER, REFLECTION AND TO GIVE PEACEHOPE AND
ENCOURAGEMENT AT THIS TIME. Please feel free to go in there on your own in
the day, (using the sanitiser on the way in). It is a beautiful, tranquil and
peaceful oasis. It is lovely to sit in, feeling the silence and getting a more
comforting perspective.
If you want there is Filling Station – a
short pilgrimage. Starting just opposite the new servery – a bowl of water
(changed every day) for us to reflect on the gift of life even in these times;
half way up the church on a lectern (held up by an angel) with bible verses
from Jesus; then in the lady chapel a prayer tree – and please put on either a
prayer (write on the label) or a ribbon, (it is beautiful the way it is already
festooned); and finally there is a candle to light – to remind us all that
Christ is our light and we are to be light for him in the world. You can do
this in 3 minutes or an hour whichever suits you and I hope, will give a
spiritual anchor at this time. I am doing this every day.
In addition, if you would like, we could send
you a weekly short Sunday service by e mail: opening prayer, bible
reading, a thought for the week, prayers for all and a prayer of blessing. The
content will be relevant to this uncertain and disturbing time and hopefully
will be a help in the following week
Secondly we have a lovely e mail bible
study group that receives a reading and commentary on the reading once a
week. Again this can easily be sent to you if you wish – please just get back
to me if that is the case
And, whilst we are not allowed to make
physical visits, we are very keen that we particularly support all those in our
wider parish community who need support, feel vulnerable or isolated – and a
group from our church have offered and are available to keep in touch with you
regularly by telephone. I, too, am very keen to give support whenever it is
asked.
Mother Julian of Norwich who wrote in her own
time of trouble in the C15th and in an age where sudden and sometimes severe
illness was common, had a famous theme. We are all held in God’s infinite love
and “All will be well, all manner of things will be well”, even in a time of
such distress and uncertainty.
And finally if there is anything I or our
church can do to help or give support, please just get in touch. And please
pray for us and for our Island and World. If you would like either the weekly
service or bible study, or any kind of support, please contact me on 736679 pwdyson@btinternet.com
God bless you
Peter
Rector of St Saviour
17th March 2020
Stepping Stones is our group at St Saviour for those of pre-school age with their mums/dads, grandads/grandmas and their carers. It meets in the church every Monday in term time starting 10.00am and finishing 11.30am. It includes free play, singing and dancing, craftwork, a bible story and a healthy snack. It is a lovely, friendly, informal and relaxed atmosphere. We have a new leader, Sylvie Marquis who can be contacted on sylvia.marquis@gmail.com and our Facebook page Stepping Stones Jersey at St Saviour's church. Cost for a session is £1.50 per child, babies under 6 months are free and 6-12 months are 50p. All are welcome – just drop in.
Church Services are held every Sunday morning. 8am 1662 said Holy Communion and 9.45 is Eucharist. There is a Family Service on the second Sunday of every month. There is also a Holy Communion at 11am on the third Wednesday of each month.
We welcome requests for Baptisms & Marriages especially from those living in the Parish or having connections with the Parish. The same is true for funerals in the church and burials in the well kept and beautiful churchyard. All these services can be adapted so they fit your family's needs. Just contact Peter the Rector on 736679 for further information.
The Safeguarding Officer is Doreen Le Roy - Tel: 875177
The Churchwardens are Doreen Le Roy - Tel: 875177 and Andy Ilton - Tel: 727200
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Please follow this link to Diocese’s
Safeguarding page : https://www.canterburydiocese.org/safeguarding/
Please follow link to ‘A Church Near You’
website. https://www.achurchnearyou.com/

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Upcoming events at St Saviour's Church
12th January - Baptism of Christ | 9.45am Family Service with Scouts / Christingle |
19th January - Epiphany 2 | 9.45am Sung Parish Communion |
26th January - Epiphany 3 | 9.45am Parish Communion |
2nd February - Presentation of Christ | 9.45am Family Service |
9th February - 3rd before Lent | 9.45am Parish Communion |
16th February - 2nd before Lent | 9.45am Sung Parish Communion |
23rd February - 1st before Lent | 9.45am Parish Communion |
26th February - Ash Wednesday | 11.00am said 1662 Holy Communion |
1st March - Lent 1 | 9.45am Parish Communion |
8th March - Lent 2 | 9.45am Family Service |
15th March - Lent 3 | 9.45am Sung Parish Communion |
22nd March - Lent 4 Mothering Sunday | 9.45am Family Service with flowers presented
|
29th March - Lent 5/Passion Sunday
30th March - Clean & bean | 9.45am Parish Communion
6.30pm in church, all welcome to help clean and feast together afterwards
|
5th April - Palm Sunday | 9.45am Parish Communion with dramatic reading of the Gospel
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9th April - Maundy Thursday | 7.00pm Holy Communion |
10th April - Good Friday | 11.00am Family Service 2.00pm Traditional Good Friday Service |
12th April - Easter Day | 9.45am Family Communion |
19th April - 2nd Sunday of Easter | 9.45am Family service with a Baptism included
|
26th April - 3rd Sunday of Easter | 9.45am Parish Communion
11.15am Annual congregational meeting
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If you would like to hire the Church for an event or meeting please contact either Peter on 736679 or Doreen on 875177.
Filling
Station: I find it helps in busy days to find five minutes to put
the day in its right perspective: the busier I am, paradoxically the more I
need it, to avoid being either over grumpy or stressed about everything.
Filling Station is a way of helping me. And just as a day is it’s own journey,
Filling Station involves a small walk , a mini-pilgrimage round the church. You
can complete it in three minutes or three hours – it’s entirely up to
you. You can do the whole thing standing or sit if you prefer. See
separate Flyer for more details – but please help get the word around.
CALLING ALL SINGERS!
St Saviour's Church is launching a new children's choir.
We need boys and girls to join and help lead Sunday Worship once a month (usually 2nd Sunday).
Rehearsals will run once a month on a Saturday afternoon from 5-6pm (with possible extras prior to special services)
MEMBERSHIP IS FREE!
No audition required – just a willingness to get involved and have fun!
Contact: Nikki Blampied DipABRSM, ATCL
Email: nikkibaudainsjsy@gmail.com
Mob: 07797 734871
Any queries please contact the Rector, Peter Dyson, on 736679 . .