Hambledon and Busbridge Ecclesiastical Parish unification proposal

Hambledon Church deeply values its strong relationships with the Hambledon village community and the parish of Busbridge. It is for this reason that we would like to inform you of some possible developments concerning the future of the church.

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Christmas Services Update 22 December

We are delighted to offer everyone a choice of online services on Christmas Day, and limited access to worship in person.

Please join us online from 9am for the traditional Carol Service recorded in Hambledon for Christmas Day, and at 10am for the contemporary family benefice service which will be broadcast live from the Old Rectory, Busbridge.  Go to:  https://www.youtube.com/bhcgodalmingonline.

Following Saturday’s news we feel we have no option but to ensure people’s safety and to stand alongside our own and nearby local communities by asking people not to gather to worship on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There will be no live-congregation gathered at Hambledon Church on Christmas Day.  The Christmas Eve nativity trail has also been cancelled in Hambledon.

The Christmas Eve Drive In Carol services at Godalming College are going ahead, and a restricted number of those who signed up early to the 10AM Christmas Day services at Busbridge and Hambledon will be invited to the 10AM online broadcast service from the Old Rectory. We wish to prioritise those who are alone and not online.

On Christmas Day, there will be a Benefice Said Holy Communion in one kind (15 mins) at Busbridge Church at 9AM, primarily for those not online and alone. Booking required and numbers are limited. If you know someone this applies to, please help them book here.

If you know anyone who is not on the internet or isolating, please give them the number for the Daily Hope telephone line: 0800 804 8044.

In case of a pastoral emergency, contact the church office on 01483 421267 to find out which member of clergy is on call over Christmas and New Year.

Finally, you may be interested to read the latest Rector’s Reflection: Worship over Christmas and in the New Year.

With our prayers this Christmas,
The two Simons
Rev Simon Taylor and Rev Simon Willetts

After seeing tonight’s news we feel we have no option but to ensure people’s safety and to stand alongside our own and nearby local communities by asking people not to gather to worship and sing carols tomorrow (Sunday 20th).  There will be no live-congregation gathered carol singing on Sunday 20th December.

Please join us online at 10am at https://www.youtube.com/bhcgodalmingonline

We are delighted to offer everyone at traditional pre-recorded carol service on our youtube channel from 9am onwards and we will be offering a livestream family carol service at 10am, from the Old Rectory. Simon W, Simon T, Margot and others will be involved in this.  Please join us online at 10am. Not in person at 10am, 4pm or 6pm

Please watch the website for information about gathering for Christmas morning.

With our prayers this Christmas,

The two Simons
(Simon Taylor, Rector and Simon Willetts, Associate Minister)

Go to www.bhcgodalming.org/comfort-joy to sign up for Christmas services.

Christmas services at Hambledon Church are outdoors this year to accommodate more people, and so that you can sing carols!

However, face coverings are required, and numbers are limited by the amount of people we can accommodate on the church sites, with 2m distance between bubbles.

Churches are also required to take details from all attendees for NHS Track and Trace.

So please feel very welcome, and invite friends, but help the church to keep everyone safe by signing up in advance.