In-Person Services
From the 27th June Gleneagles Anglican church will be having in-person services every week at Redwell Primary School.
Over the summer, Services will be outside in the playground and there is no need to book, just turn up! We will also record these and put them on Facebook and YouTube later in the day.
If the weather means we need to have an inside service then booking will be required but a decision will be made on the Thursday each week, as far as this is possible, and an advert put out letting people know. We will live stream indoors services.
There will be a creche and children's group during services.'
Every Blessing
Dawn
The recorded services will be on YouTube and can be accessed by clicking on the following link or copying it into your internet browser address line:
A message from the vicar 
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Take Heart - new lands are in the distance!
Welcome to Gleneagles Church - please take a look around the website, it will give you a really good flavour of who we are, what is available currently and what we were up to prior to COVID-19. We also have a Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
While many things are on hold at the moment God is never on hold. In Matthew 14 Jesus’ friends were in the middle of a storm when they saw Jesus miraculously walk on the water towards them. Naturally afraid, Jesus says to them ‘take heart, is it I, do not be afraid’. For many people the uncertain times we are living in is frightening but Jesus walks towards us, and breathes His peace in us and on us. We need to hold our nerve and keep on trusting Him.
Acts 27 talks of another storm. Paul is under arrest and sailing to Rome. They face the most frightening of storms, they fear for their lives and there isn’t much left of their ship! I’m sure there would have been times when they wanted to give up and wondered how it was all going to end. Maybe many are wondering right now - when will this pandemic end and what will life look like then? But all of a sudden, in the distance, Paul and the crew saw new lands. They couldn’t really make them out, they didn’t know who or what was there but it was definitely land. Imagine their relief!
As a church we are, therefore, asking, ‘Lord help us see the new lands beyond the storm of this pandemic and then reveal what you want to be constructed there for the sake of your kingdom purposes.’ It’s a really good opportunity to take the next few months, whilst most things are closed down anyway, to seek fresh vision and strategy for how this part of the Body of Christ in Gleneagles can join with God in building His kingdom, as we emerge from this storm.
For we will emerge from this pandemic, so take heart, new lands are in the distance!
Revd Dawn Airey
is Our Responsibility
Safeguarding is a priority at Gleneagles church. We have adopted government and Church of England guidelines on the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and good working practice, including safer recruitment of volunteers and paid workers.
For details of how to contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer and other resources click here.
Action to be taken in the event of a potential issue
- If there is concern that a child or vulnerable adult is at risk of harm, inform the Parish Safeguarding Officer or Incumbent who will take advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) or Local Authority Social Care. If the incumbent is implicated, inform the DSA.
- If there is concern that a child or vulnerable adult has been harmed, immediately inform the Parish Safeguarding Officer or Assistant or Incumbent or DSA and agree who will make the referral to Local Authority Social Care team. If no-one is available, contact the Local Authority Social Care Team or Police directly.
Important contacts:
Vicar - Dawn Airey (01933 673324) vicar@gleneaglesanglicanchurch.co.uk
Parish Safeguarding Officer - Alex Benoy (01933 222002)
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - Beverly Huff, 01733 887027 bev.huff@peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - Samantha Jackson, 01733 887027 samantha.jackson@peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Building for the Future
Gleneagles Anglican Church formulated a vision, over 10 years ago, to build a new church and community centre in the parish. With much prayer, fundraising and along with support from the Diocese, we have purchased a plot of land, completed preparatory works, and received planning permission for our original scheme. However, we have not received sufficient funds to start construction.
The PCC spent a long time discussing the situation. They recognised that a lot is changing both in our church and in the world and God has been speaking to us through these circumstances: funding has not yet been provided; the pandemic has caused us to re-imagine what church is and will be; our Vicar, Melvyn, retired in September 2020 and we now have a new Vicar, Dawn; and many thousands of houses are being built on our doorstep at Glenvale Park. The PCC, therefore, unanimously decided in June 2020 to 'actively pause' the building plans to allow the whole church space to pray about and seek God's will for us. Things are uncertain to us, but we know they are not uncertain to God.
This is not a cessation of the project, but is a very active pause. As a church we will start to look again at the ministries we are, and should be, involved in. We will consult again with the community. Our new Vicar will lead us into God's developing vision for our future and our physical home. We continue to pray as we look forward with excitement for what God will continue to do amongst us. God's Got More!!!
For more information please visit our Church Building Fund website.
Jackie Brooks Cheesman
Prayer for the week
from Jackie, our Church Evangelist. (Updated 17/6/2021)
Please pray for
Countries where Covid is still causing high numbers of deaths; India; South America and Asia; may the developed nations of the world share their resources compassionately and quickly
Some wisdom from Scripture:
But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
Psalm 9:18
