St Margaret's Iver Heath

Welcome to the Website of St Margaret’s Parish Church Iver Heath.

.............................. .Last updated May 26 th. 2020.

How to find us - click here for a map.

Coronavirus Update

It is with great sadness that St. Margaret's is now closed for public worship until the coronovirus crisis passes.

During this time Morning Prayer will continue to be offered at 8.30 a.m. daily, starting with the Angelus, when the Church bell is rung. We will pray for our community, the sick and departed.

The Eucharist will also be celebrated regularly in private in Church and filmed.

You can watch a video of Wednesday's April 1st Eucharist on our St Margaret's Facebook page.

We are also using a video conference streaming program called ZOOM to hold virtual

Wednesday and Sunday church services.

We will continue doing this for as long as the emergency lasts.

This screen shot shows the Rector in the large window with church members

in the small windows across the top of the screen during an Evening Prayer service.

Details of our services being streamed this week.

The computer program is called ZOOM, (https://zoom.us)

To join in, each service has a Meeting ID and a Password.

WEDNESDAY May 27th Wednesday Eucharist	10.00 am.	Meeting ID 783-5738-2922	Password 0cF8Vr
WHITSUNDAY May 31st Eucharist (Traditional BCP form)	8.00 am.	Meeting ID 788 2973 7967	Password 7M7rzz
PENTECOST SUNDAY May 31st Eucharist (Traditional BCP form)	10.30 am.	Meeting ID 796 4245 3498	Password 8N7h5F
WHITSUNDAY May 31st Evening Prayer (BCP)	6 pm.	Meeting ID 732 5569 8074	Password 3agr2N

Also in addition

Morning Prayer,

Tuesday to Saturday at 8.30 a.m., live on St. Margaret's Iver Heath Facebook page.

Evening Prayer

Tuesday to Saturday at 6 p.m., live on St. Margaret's Iver Heath Facebook page.

If we can be of any assistance to you or someone you know,

please contact Fr Andrew.

Stay well and pray with us for the ending of this emergency,

for the health workers and carers, and all who are suffering or who are afraid.

Now may the God of peace give you peace in believing and trusting in Him.

May God bless each one of you till we meet again.

Father Andrew

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A former Rector of Iver Heath to be a Bishop.

On April 29th, Downing Street announced the names of two new bishops in the Diocese of Chichester.

One of them is a former Rector of St. Margarets Iver Heath,

The Revd William Hazlewood.

Fr. Will was Rector of St. Margarets for 7 years before moving in 2011 to be the Vicar of Dartmouth and Dittisham in the Diocese of Exeter.

Many members of St, Margaret's remember him and his wife Sophie

and wish him well in his new appointment.

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From the leaders of St. Peter's & St. Leonard's Churches,

King's Church Iver and St. Margaret's Iver Heath

to our congregations and local community.

No matter where we are, we all have the great privilege and freedom to be able to call upon

God, individually and corporately, for healing in our nation. We would pray for all in leadership

at this time, making decisions about the containment of the Coronavirus, for those working in health and social care, and especially for the most vulnerable, whether elderly or those with underlying health conditions.

There are already stories being told of wonderful acts of kindness across neighbourhoods and we would like to commend the work Iver Parish Council has done in the recent days with their Community Kindness Kits and the outpouring of love from the community.

Alongside your prayers, we're encouraging you to take the opportunity to telephone or email someone who is isolated, buy some additional food for our local foodbank in Slough (please check their website about what they need: slough.foodbank.org.uk), or offer to deliver shopping for an elderly neighbour. We may not be able to touch physically, but we can make connections in so many other ways.

In the meantime, do please attend to all the government health advice that has been and will continue to be issued, and look out for resources from your home church teams. We do seem to be in unusual times, and wisdom and flexibility about worship gatherings are a key part of our Christian discipleship during this period.

We note that this call to prayer and action comes on Mothering Sunday: a time of thankfulness, remembering especially mothers who have served us, often in very costly ways. It is also a very mixed day for many. For some the remembrance is painful, and for others Mothering Sunday is a reminder of disappointment or loss. In many ways, this period under the shadow of the coronavirus will be prompting similarly diverse reactions and so it seems especially appropriate that the call to prayer is made this Sunday.

At this time of uncertainty join in with the National Day of Prayer and Action, lighting a candle of hope.

“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you'' 1 Peter 5:7

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A prayer to pray daily

Father in heaven, grant comfort to all who are suffering.

Give them hope, when dejected

And when alone assure them of the prayerful support of holy people.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Give them courage, when afraid,

Give them patience, when afflicted,

Give them hope, when dejected

And when alone assure them of the prayerful support of holy people.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

St Margarets from the East

St. Margaret's is the parish church of Iver Heath in the south of Buckinghamshire.

We are here to serve God and to serve the people

of Iver Heath by sharing our worship, our faith and fun!

We are commited to being:

A Growing, Worshipping, Celebrating, Proclaiming, Christian Presence at the Heart of the Community.

and weekdays, to join one of our courses exploring

or situation.

Rector: Fr. Andrew Montgomerie

Groups @ St.Margaret's

Our regular Church services have all been cancelled

because of the of the Coronavirus emergency.

Jam Club

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( for Children aged 5 - 7, meets at 5 p.m.

in Iver Heath Scout Hut, St. Margaret's Close.)

Our regular activities have all been suspended because of the Coronavirus emergency.

Jam Tots

suspended because of the Coronavirus emergency.

Vintage Jam Club

Our monthly free lunch for senior citizens

is suspended because of the Coronavirus emergency.

Helping Slough Foodbank

Twice a month we deliver donated essential food items to the Slough Foodbank for those who

are in need. Stan & Sue Smith kindly deliver the crates of donations. A list of currently needed items is posted on the noticeboard in the Church annexe and we welcome your donations.

Thank you for your gifts!

Giving to the poor is at the heart of the Christian gospel.

The Bible says that ‘God loves the one who gives gladly' (2 Corinthians 9: 7).

To read about our Church in Community Project click here

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//////////// /To view a copy of our 2018 Annual Report click here (1.24 Mb PDF file)

www.facebook.com/stmargaretiverheath

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Safeguarding

If you have a safeguarding concern at St Margaret's

please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Rob Penn

07768483385 or robipenn@aol.com