Latest News – The Parish of Chingford

Rector situation

Rector The benefice of Chingford Ss Peter & Paul with All Saints fell vacant from 30 September 2024. We are very pleased to announce that the Rev'd Darren McCallig, currently Rector in the Parish of Esher in the Diocese of Guildford, has been appointed as Incumbent. This is subject to the usual statutory checks. Rev'd Darren’s collation service will take place in Ss Peter & Paul Chingford on Tuesday 2 September. For further information in the meantime, Email a churchwarden, richard.vincent@parishofchingford.org.uk

Altos wanted!

For our remarkable Choirs! Please spread the word.

A Prayer for the King’s Majesty

A Prayer for the King's Majesty O Lord our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, King Charles; and so replenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth long to

Wednesday Welcome at All Saints

Choir recruitment

Please draw this to attention of anyone you know who may be interested. See also the Music page.

SS Peter and Paul – from a different point of view

We were very excited to be the location for a training session by local Drone Survey company S4G Drone Services. Mark Elliott and his team expertly flew all over the Parish Church, liaising with local residents and the police, and took some amazing videos of the building ~ from a point of view that only the Chingford parakeets have previously enjoyed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGHXjKG7UF8 (we can see here very clearly work that will need to be done on the tower this year...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsW24Sm6ry0 Mark is even able

Stunning drone view of Ss Peter & Paul

Click above to see a video taken from a drone flight on 25 March by Mark Elliott, Founder and Pilot of S4G Drone Services - www.S4GDroneServices.com . We are very grateful to Mark for this and other more detailed survey videos which will will help us in the maintenance of the church building.

More scam emails

Avoiding Scam Emails Some members of the parish may have received a scam email today or recently purporting to come from the Rector, and asking for assistance in buying online gift cards to be reimbursed later. THIS IS A SCAM. You can know that it is a scam by three things: The email doesn’t come from the Rector of Chingford email address but from a randomly generated email address. Check the address after the name, which might spoof my own. If it isn't the Rector's email address, it isn't from me.The