Sunday 27th September (Sixteenth after Trinity)
A service of Holy Communion will take place in church at 10 am, followed by an online service at 11:30 am.
The text of the liturgy for the online service is available.
Posted 25 September 2020
St Paul’s Woodford Bridge exists to worship God, lead people to Christ, build a loving Christian community, and serve a world in need.
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Sunday 20th September (Fifteenth after Trinity) - Online Praise Service at 17:00
A service of Holy Communion will take place in church at 10 am, followed by an online service at 11:30 am.
A video of the online service (36 min) is available
At 5 pm you will have a chance to sing and discuss in our online Praise Service. To submit requests for songs and to get login details, please contact Mac Leonard.
Posted 18 September 2020
Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) – Sunday 11th October
The Annual Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) will happen in church following the 10 am Communion Service on Sunday 11th October. It is an opportunity to hear about the work of St. Paul’s in the past year.
The Annual Report and Financial Statements of the PCC for 2019 is now available.
Posted 3 September 2020
Parish giving - please help if you can!
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak we had to temporarily close our church building for worship and private prayer. As a result, giving reduced dramatically.
The cost of running the church is high and, even while the building is closed, we still have bills to pay.
This has come at a time when we were making progress with our project to install toilets in the church building.
We would like to say a big thank-you to those of you who have given already and, if you are able to give, that will help to keep us solvent.
Below are details on how to give via transfer:
- Account Name: St. Paul’s PCC
- Bank: Barclays, Loughton, IG10 1AZ
- Sort Code: 20-52-74
- Account Number: 10775215
- Reference – your name
If you can top-up your gift with Gift Aid, and we don’t already have a Gift Aid declaration from you, let us know and we’ll send you one.
Please contact our Treasurer, Len Stevens.
Posted 29 May 2020. Updated 3 September
Spiritual Communion
Throughout Christian history some Christian people have found themselves isolated from the sacramental life of the Church for all sorts of reasons, and particularly in times of plague, famine and warfare.
At such times the Church has encouraged people to make what is called a spiritual communion. It is a way of uniting yourself with Jesus and entering into communion with him even though you are not able to receive the sacrament itself.
Download the Spiritual Communion Order of Service
Posted 27 March 2020
From Emily Eustace:
I will be running The London Marathon on (revised date) for Leukaemia Care, a cause that is very close to my heart.
Leukaemia Care is a national blood cancer support charity who are dedicated to ensuring that anyone affected by blood cancer receives the right information, advice and support.
Please donate to this amazing cause and help to raise a great amount of money for Leukaemia Care UK.
Donations can be made via JustGiving OR through cash donations directly to me.Thank you very much for your support.
Emily.Updated 17 March 2020
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For further information contact Churchwarden Paul Malam.
Posted 8 February 2019
St Paul’s Toilet Fund
“In for a penny, in for a pound”
We need your help...
At the moment we have no toilets in the church building - the nearest are at the bottom of the churchyard in the church hall. This is very inconvenient for baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other church services and social activities beneficial to the local community.
So we’re planning to have two toilet cubicles, one fully accessible for mobility impaired users, installed in church at a cost of around £80,000 - costing this much largely because the church building hasn't got a sewer pipe outlet and the nearest connection for one to be laid is at the church hall.
How you can help us...
- make a Bank Transfer donation to Barclays, Woodford Broadway Branch sort code 20-52-74 account no. 10775215
- put your donation in a blue Gift Aid envelope available in church and mark it “Toilet” (cheques payable to ST. PAUL’S PCC)
- contact St Paul’s Treasurer Len Stevens for further information.
Updated 31 January 2019
Who we are
We are a Christian Parish Church in Essex in the Diocese of Chelmsford, and part of the Church of England. We are here to spread the ‘Good News’ about God and his Son Jesus Christ.
The Bible says “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but may have eternal life” (John 3:16). That means those who ‘follow’ Jesus Christ, who love his company, respect his teaching, trust his promises and are prepared to let this affect their lives.
Safeguarding
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding.
Our safeguarding policy including contact details for safeguarding issues can be found from the “About Us” menu on this site.
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Joanna Urbanek.
Life events
Groups and activities
We are a friendly church and you will find a warm welcome at our services and church groups.
For children, we have a Children’s Sunday Church Club every Sunday at 10:00 in the hall, we run Children’s Holiday Clubs and we have a Christian Playgroup which runs each morning in our Church Hall.
For Senior Citizens, we run a Seniors’ Coffee morning on the first Thursday in each month.
We have an active Mothers’ Union and our Textile Group has created inspiring and colourful banners for the church and meets fortnightly.
“Just for Girls” meet fortnightly on a Tuesday morning from 10—12 noon for Worship, Meditation, Prayer and Fellowship. The group is open to women who are members of St Paul’s church. Please contact Pauline Bolding for further details.
Disabled Access
St Paul’s welcomes anyone who is disabled - our Church has disabled access facilities through the South Door off the Main road, and a hearing loop for anyone using a hearing aid.
Spirelight Dedication Book
Light up St Paul’s Spire!
Everyone is invited to participate in our Spirelight Dedication, to commemorate an Anniversary, Birthday or any other memorable date.
Just fill in a St Paul’s Spirelight Dedication form, and the name will be mentioned on that date in the Dedication Book and in our monthly magazine
Forms in Church or from Len Stevens.
