BEXLEY TEAM MINISTRY: St Barnabas, Joydens Wood, St James, North Cray, St John’s, Bexley, St Mary’s, Bexley
Working Together to Offer Christian Support, Prayer & Advice during the Coronavirus Outbreak
PUBLIC WORSHIP HAS NOW BEEN SUSPENDED IN ALL CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. FOR THE MOMENT, CHURCH BUILDINGS CAN BE OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER AND REFLECTION, PROVIDING SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDANCE IS FOLLOWED.
“3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. .” 2 Corinthians 1:10-11 (NIV)
OUR STRATEGY
The Churches in the Bexley Team are working together to ensure that during the current coronavirus outbreak we take all possible measures to protect our church congregations and the communities we serve. We will follow the guidance issued by The Church of England https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches
We will do all we can, during the coming weeks, within the limits of our resources to support people encountering difficulties.
Team Clergy, Ministers and church wardens are available to talk with you if you are anxious.
We will open St James Church on the following Saturdays: 14, 21 and 28 November at 10.30am to 11.30am , for prayer and private reflection and to light candles. Contact your local church warden: St James, North Cray
Suzy Higgs 077990 72548.
All hygiene measures advised by the Church of England are being observed in our churches, which includes disinfecting door handles etc, and having hand sanitiser available, and observing the two metre proximity rule. Face-masks are mandatory. If you feel you are in the at-risk group you might prefer to pray at home, and use the many prayer resources available online