The church, being relatively modern has few items of historical
interest in it but it does contain some interesting stained
windows in the south aisle – three that depict St Luke, St Paul
and St Barnabas all bearing the wheat sheaf mark of Kempe and
three depicting St Richard of Chichester, St George and St
Martin. The remaining stained glass window, depicting the
prophetess Anna bears the craft mark (a greyhound) of
Herbert Bryans. The East window, erected in 1977, was designed
by Peter Strong whilst the mural on the West wall, depicting
community life in Nailsworth, was painted by Sir Oliver Heywood
in 1985. There is no churchyard around the church.
St George’s is the “Town” church where the community gather for
the annual Remembrance Day services and the Town Carol Service
in December.
This small country church with a seating capacity of 200 people,
situated a few miles from Nailsworth, was consecrated in 1866.
It stands on the site of an old Poorhouse in which a weekly
evening service had been held for many years previously and
which it had become necessary to sell at that time. The money
required was raised by private subscription assisted by grants
from the Warneford Trustees and the Diocesan Society.
The churchyard is now “closed” but there is a small memorial
garden set aside for the burial of cremated remains.
Because of a rapidly declining congregation and major structural
repairs identified after the last Quinquennial report in 2007,
the Nailsworth Parochial Church Council resolved recently with
great regret to seek this church’s closure by the end of 2009.
FOR
YOUR INFORMATION
CHRISTENING (HOLY
BAPTISM)
Baptism: We will be delighted to baptise
children/babies of any one who lives in one of our parishes. In
order to arrange this please contact Stephen the
Vicar, who will send
you an application form and discuss dates.
MARRIAGE (HOLY MATRIMONY)
If you would like to be married at one of our
churches in the parishes or you would like to have your banns
called, please contact Stephen our
Vicar and he will be
happy to explain or discuss possible legal requirements etc.
SUNDAY SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN
Children are most welcome at the 9.30am Family Communion
Services. If parents wish, however, under 5s can go to a crèche
in the Parish Room where there are toilets and hot water
facilities whilst the over 5s may attend Sunday School.
OPEN THE BOOK:
Open the Book is a nationwide scheme to
present Bible stories from both the Old and New Testament in ways
that are lively engaging and informative. Each dramatised session
is about 10 minutes long and is part of the collective worship in
schools.
We have two ecumenical teams which present
‘Open the Book’ in Horsley school on Tuesdays and in Nailsworth
school on Fridays. Some of us belong to both teams and some
concentrate their efforts on one school.
Our aim is to enable every child in our
schools to hear the story of the Bible in their primary years,
thus opening their eyes, hearts and minds to discover all the
wonder and wisdom that the Bible can offer.
The bonus is we love doing it and, best of
all, the children really enjoy it!
You can find out more about this scheme at
www.openthebook.net
VISITING AND
BEFRIENDING SCHEME
At St George's we recognise that 'church'
is not just a building but is the people within it joining
together to worship God. We aim to provide support to our church
throughout the week, not just on Sundays, through our
befriending scheme.
Each member of the church has a befriender,
of which at present there are fifteen. They keep in touch in
several ways i.e., a visit or telephone call, meeting up in church
or out for a cup of tea/coffee. If the member is ill, may be
shopping or a lift to the doctors or hospital and home communion
can be arranged.
The befrienders themselves meet monthly in
the Parish room on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm
for a short time, to make sure that individuals are not missed and
to discuss any needs that have arisen. This is all done in the
strict confidence within the group.
Meets second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm
Mrs Elaine Dutton (Co-ordinator)
Tel (01453)834613
CHOIR PRACTICE
7.00pm
Fridays in Parish Room
MOTHERS’ UNION MEETINGS
2.15pm
1st Wednesday in Parish Room
7.30pm
3rd Wednesday in Parish
Room (Wives Group)
PRAYER GROUP
Our regular prayer group meets on Mondays
at
9.00am in Lady Chapel or the Parish Room to pray for
individuals and the wider community.
If you would like us to pray for you, or
someone you know, we have a prayer board just inside the church
on the left where you can leave your request, anonymously if you
prefer.
You can also email us at
info@stgeorgesnailsworth.org.uk
Or telephone Elaine Dutton on:
01453 834613
House Groups.
We have two friendly house groups - one meeting on Tuesday and
one on Thursday. Both start at 7.30pm until approximately 9pm,
followed by coffee.
Contact
Mrs Elaine Dutton on:
Tel (01453)834613
FLOWERS
The Church Flower Arrangers invite you
to join our Group either to arrange one of the two pedestals
approximately four times a year or a Festival Window (i.e. at
Easter, Pentecost, Harvest and Christmas). Come and visit St
George's especially at a Festival time to see how beautiful it
looks.
Mrs Clare Jayes
Tel (01453)833254
PARISH
ROOM BOOKINGS
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