Parish of Westborough – Guildford

  St Francis is a church in the heart of an area of Guildford which is high on need but low on resources. The Church is a central hub for the community yet has recently suffered from a number of incidents of vandalism and most recently a burglary in which the entire sound system was […]

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Virtual Services via Zoom link You are welcome to participate in our weekly live Zoom services. Click on this zoom link Enter passcode number 116959 Sundays 10.30 am (time may change keep a lookout) Please contact Rev Diane Peters on curate@stfrancisstclareguildford.org.uk Or Rev S Hodges on rector@stfrancisstclareguildford.org.uk  or 01483 504228    

Hi everyone, Just in case you have missed the information re harvest this year- This year we will be having a harvest festival on zoom (hopefully including non zoom friends). This year we are asking for donations for water aid. I know some of you have taken up Stefanie’s suggestion to put 5p into a […]

  St Francis Homily for Trinity 13-20, Using Psalm 119.33-40 and Rom 13.8-14 Several months ago, when lockdown started, we learned what was important and what was perhaps less so; trivial even. Toilet rolls were important, Flour amongst other basic food items became the focus of our need to grab what we could. Unfortunately a […]

Good evening everyone I have been asked for more prayers to encourage you through this time and I am delighted that so many of you have found the previous materials useful. Please find below prayers put together by the church of England for such a time like this. I have put it in large print […]

    Here is the link for tonight’s quiz night. Doors open 7.15 for a 7.30 start. So far there are 14 quizzers but you are very welcome to invite friends or neighbours to join on zoom or ( but only if safe and socially distanced) to be with you. I have included the phone […]

  Include or Exclude? The phrase all-inclusive is one we usually equate with holidays. You pay one price and everything is included even some things you might not be interested in. The readings set for today are also about inclusiveness – God’s inclusive love for all his creatures; and that includes some that we might […]

  On the surface of it, the readings this morning are mostly about food. Food is high on the agenda and Distributing the ‘community food share’ is something high on our agenda to as part of our support and outreach at the moment. During this time it has been a privilege to get to know […]

  St Francis What’s next! Trinity 6   Romans 8:12-25 We are back! Praise God, for those who are able or wish to join together in services in Church buildings. Today’s Psalm speaks so clearly of how we might think at this exciting time. Psalm 86.11 (NLT) “Grant me purity of heart, so that I may […]