Blessing St Firmins church, Epiphany 2022
WELCOME TO SCAN!
We're a group of large and small villages in Milton Keynes, North Bucks- Sherington, Chicheley, Astwood, Hardmead and North Crawley
The parish is goverened by Scan PCC, a charity, whose members are elected by the 3 churches at the heart of their communities, and is part of the Newport Deanery in the Anglican Diocese of Oxford.
Revd. Coralie Mansfield, our Priest in Charge, would love to hear from you!
Further information about us and what we do, including details of services and how to contact us can be found on this website. Its also worth following us on Facebook
Our churches in North Crawley and Sherington are now open every day.
Pray for Ukraine
From March 6th at St Lauds church in Sherington there is a prayer staion and tree for the conflict in Ukraine. Please come and share your prayers by adding something to the tree. You are very welcome to spend some time there in reflection
Diocese of Oxford- helping Ukraine scheme
We are not helpless
More than four million people have now fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Now is the time for us to respond. We are working with Citizens UK to resettle 50 Ukrainian refugees across the diocese before Easter - and we need your help.
Sponsoring a family through the Citizens UK scheme means you'll have access to their expertise and connections. We'll have more to share with you in the next few days, so please take a moment to register interest using the links below and we'll be back in touch.
I want to sponsor a family and can offer accommodation
If you can offer accommodation to a refugee or refugee family - whether you've already registered as a sponsor elsewhere or have just heard about the programme - then let us know using the link here.
I want to help a family but I can't offer accommodation
There are loads of other ways to help - whether it's picking up a family from the airport, helping with paperwork for the GP, or being a friendly face they can talk to in a difficult time. If you'd like to help in any way, let us know using the same link here.
The banner at St Lauds showing temperature changes in the climate since 1850, used widely at the recent CAP 26 conference in Glasgow
Sherington Church of England school's visit from the Bishop of Oxford June 2022
St Laud's Sherington
St Lawrence Chicheley
St Firmins, North Crawley
St Mary's, Hardmead
SCAN Sunday and Festival services are listed on the services page; these and others are also there and regularly updated
Due to public health, national and Diocesan church and government advice and regulation change, all services may be liable to alteration at short notice.
Please follow us on Facebook or contact churchwardens to keep informed about the latest position
13th November
9.30am Act of Remembrance St Laud’s, Sherington
10.45 Act of Remembrance Chicheley War Memorial followed by Holy Communion 11am at St Lawrence’s
4pm Act of Remembrance at War Memorial North Crawley followed by Evensong for Remembrance at St Firmin’s
UKRAINE LITURGY
Download the Wild Goose Ukraine Liturgy for group or personal devotion here.
Permission is given for reproduction and use free of charge. If intended for commercial purpose, please contact wildgoose@wildgoose.scot
Our next SCAN breakfast is Saturday 19th November, 8.30 to 10.30am, St Lauds Sherington
Full English with veggie options. Donations gratefully accepted!
Annual Meeting 14th May 2022 at St Lauds, Sherington
Download the minutes of the meeting here
Diocean Synod March 2022
Diocesan Synod members gathered online for the first meeting of 2022 on Saturday 12 March.
For a deatiled report of the meeting, please follow this link
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day 1st March, 3.30pm to 5.30pm
St Lauds Sherington hosted a "Sherington Pancake Day" to mark Shrove Tuesday at the beginning of Lent
Over 50 grown ups and children came after school and enjoyed a freshly made pancake or two!
SheringTots is back! Thursdays 9 to 11.15am @St Lauds
For more info, phone Jo Lusted on 07780987034
St Lauds Christmas Fair 2021
Thanks so much to the Ladybyrds Emporium and to to everyone who helped on the 27th November to organise, promote and help on the day. It went really well! Thanks also to soul and jazz band Lend us a Tenor and dance group Swing Dance MK, Sherington Folk Group and the Sherington school and church choirs who provided music and entertainment through the day - and the other volunteers who made and served hot drinks, food and cakes tirelessly. We wish you a merry Christmas!
We'll report how much was raised for the church and dementia communities in Bucks when counting's complete.
Calling all singers - with experience or none!
SCAN choir is lookng for people interested in singing at our church services and encouraging the congregation!
Our first choir rehearsal as we move cautiously out of the pandemic is Wednesday, 1st September at 7.30. We meet at St Lauds, Sherington every Wednesday in choir term time and would love to see you. No experience necessary!
Oxford Diocese Annual Review 2021
An extraordinary year
This year, perhaps as never before, we’ve witnessed the tremendous value of being part of a diocese, supporting and listening to one another, working in partnership with each other and across our local communities. It is remarkable what our parishes, schools and chaplaincies have achieved during this extraordinary year.
Deep appreciation and thanks go to each of our teachers, our clergy and lay ministers, our wardens, church officers, and volunteers. Your work to minister to the dying and their families, to schools, to those facing food shortages, to your communities in so many different ways has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Bishop Steven Croft and Mark Humphriss, Diocesan Secretary
Read the review here
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A Church Near You
The Church Near You website, published by the Church of England, also has information and contact details for each of our churches (and all parish churches in England)
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/
page updated 14/09/22