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events
EVENTS
This page lists upcoming community events and special services. For details of our regular services, please click here. In addition to the events listed below, St Paul's hosts a popular Babies & Toddlers group every Thursday morning during term time and Friendship Group most Thursday afternoons all year round. Please click on the images below to find out more!
Wed 11th Mar, 7-9pm
Youth Alpha (session 8)
Do you have questions about life, God and faith? Come and meet with other young people, have a meal, watch a video and discuss together!
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This eight-week course is intended for teenagers and young adults. If you are interested in attending, please contact vicar@stpaulsbeckenham.org.uk, including any dietary requirements.
Fri 13th Mar: CANCELLED
Super Soup Lunch
We regret that this event is cancelled due to issues with the church heating system.
Thu 19th Mar, 6.30-8pm
Knit & Natter, Craft & Chatter
Everyone is welcome at our knitting and crochet group at St Paul's Church Hall, regardless of age or experience - you might be a complete beginner, experienced, or anything in between!
Come and enjoy making friends and being part of a community of like-minded people.
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Tea, coffee and cake will be served. There is no charge to take part, though donations are welcomed.
Sat 28th Mar, 9.30am-11.30am
Connect Café
Join us for our popular monthly community café in the Church Hall!
Enjoy good coffee, good company, bacon butties, toast and marmalade, book exchange, children's toys and activities!
​No charge, but donations are welcome.
Sun 29th Mar, 3.30pm
Stainer's Crucifixion
The St Paul's Community Choir performs Stainer's beloved setting of the Passion story, The Crucifixion, under the baton of David Storey.
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Join us to wonderfully vivid music, and to reflect on the Easter message.
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The concert is free, and there will be a retiring collection in aid of church funds.
Thursday 2nd April, 6.30pm
Supper and Holy Communion
On Maundy Thursday we meet to share a meal, recalling the Last Supper, before a service of Holy Communion. We then leave the church in silence, reflecting on the events leading to the arrest and trial of Jesus.
Fri 3rd April
Good Friday
At 11am we join other Beckenham churches for a Walk of Witness, beginning at St Edmund's Church and ending on Beckenham Green where we will take part in an act of Worship.
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At 2pm we meet for an hour to share a contemplative Reflections at the Cross back at St Paul's Church.
Sat 4th April, 10am-2.30pm
Gardening Team
Everyone is welcome to join us for our monthly Gardening Team meeting!
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Our beautiful gardens are a much-loved and well-used community resource. Come and enjoy helping us keep them in the best possible shape for the benefit of all those who live around us.
Sat 5th April
Easter Day
Our Easter celebrations begin at 5.45am when we kindle the new Easter flame outside the church, followed by a service of Holy Communion. We then share breakfast at 6.30am.
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Our main family celebration of Easter morning is at 10.30am when we share a joyful Holy Communion together and acclaim the resurrected Christ.
Thu 16th Apr, 6.30-8pm
Knit & Natter, Craft & Chatter
Everyone is welcome at our knitting and crochet group at St Paul's Church Hall, regardless of age or experience - you might be a complete beginner, experienced, or anything in between!
Come and enjoy making friends and being part of a community of like-minded people.
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Tea, coffee and cake will be served. There is no charge to take part, though donations are welcomed.
Sat 25th Apr, 9.30am-11.30am
Connect Café
Join us for our popular monthly community café in the Church Hall!
Enjoy good coffee, good company, bacon butties, toast and marmalade, book exchange, children's toys and activities!
​No charge, but donations are welcome.
Thu 30th Apr, 6.30-8pm
Knit & Natter, Craft & Chatter
Everyone is welcome at our knitting and crochet group at St Paul's Church Hall, regardless of age or experience - you might be a complete beginner, experienced, or anything in between!
Come and enjoy making friends and being part of a community of like-minded people.
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Tea, coffee and cake will be served. There is no charge to take part, though donations are welcomed.