…a Home …a Place …a Space
a Home for a worshipping Church of England congregation
a Place for music & the arts, for gathering & community use
a Space of beauty, rest & refreshment
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 – 1955)
The insight above (from de Chardin) is true for every person - and so we at St Giles’ Church try to be a welcoming, open, inclusive and friendly community church, enabling each other on this journey.
We are in the catholic tradition of the Church of England and we support the ministry of all.
A church has stood on this site of St Giles’ for over 1,000 years and we continue to serve the people of Camberwell to this day.
For the latest Newsletter, Prayers & Readings - click link above or at top of the page - There is a link here to Fr Nick’s YouTube Channel Archive
Stewardship (Regular Parish Giving & Support)
We now have a link you can use to register with The National Church of England Parish Giving Scheme (PGS)
www.parishgiving.stgilescamberwell
We would be very pleased - and grateful - if you were able to consider this method of regular, monthly, or annual giving. This will assist us in our work to keep St Giles’ available, open and accessible to all Camberwell residents as a centre of worship, community engagement, service and a place of hope.
The scheme calculates any Gift Aid that might be available on your donation, and sends this to us automatically on a monthly basis.
It is free for us to use, and is a wonderful tool for us as it avoids time-consuming collection of data for HMRC applications for Government Gift Aid income that can be claimed.
Thankyou. The Churchwardens and P.C.C of St Giles’ Church
Sunday 24th August 2025
The 10th Sunday after Trinity - 10am Parish Mass (please note there is NO 8am Mass until further notice)
All are welcome, as we pray for peace in our hearts, in our homes, and in our world, through the blessing and presence of God
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Saturday 30th August 12 Noon – 4pm - St Giles’ Day Fete
- organised by the ‘Friends of St Giles’ -
Live music outside the church, Trips up the bell tower & bell ringing demonstrations, tea & refreshments, Book Stall and Bric-a-Brac stall outside church. Proceeds going to The Friends of St Giles’ Fundraising (for the upkeep of the church building)
All are welcome – tell your friends & neighbours 😊
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Next Sunday 31st August - St Giles’ Patronal Festival - 10am Festival Parish Mass
please note that until further notice - due to the up-coming clergy vacancy - there will be NO 8am Mass
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Saturday 6th September 10am - 2pm St Giles’ Church will be open to visitors
(this continues the initiative by the ‘Friends of St Giles’ to open the church at least every other Saturday during the Summer months)
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Usual Sunday services at St Giles’….. Every Sunday 10am Sung Parish Mass
Fr Nicholas George, Vicar
Please consider a donation to our ‘Charity Support Buildings Fund’ ……
In addition to our regular Congregation Stewardship Giving we rely heavily on event hire, and other donations.
Like most not-for-profit public buildings we were hit hard because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
We remain therefore in continuing need of funds to maintain our other buildings (The St Giles’ Centre and St Giles’ Parish Hall) which we rent out to other charities to enable their work.
Charities we host are: Spring Community Hub Southwark Refugee Community Forum Home & Dry Camberwell Choir School and Camberwell Community Choir
We have some on-going and essential maintenance of these buildings continuing during 2025.
Ordinarily this will have been funded through hire fees for occasional bookings (social events, rehearsals, meetings etc.) for many local community groups and other charities.
If you are able to make a one-off donation to help us to continue to cover these maintenance costs it would be very much appreciated.
For information regarding the start of this Fund please see our New Year 2021 Letter.
Any help with donations to support us will be greatly appreciated. If you are a UK tax payer you can also gift aid your donation. Please go to our Just Giving page below.
You can also donate by bank transfer to:
Account name: St Giles Sort Code: 20-66-51 Account Number: 307 931 08 With the reference: C S Buildings Fund
If you are a UK Tax payer, you can Gift Aid your donation which will give us an extra 25% on whatever you kindly donate. If contributing by bank transfer, please email us at office@camberwellparish.org.uk for a gift aid form.
If you are supporting us through Just Giving, you will be asked if you wish to Gift Aid your donation automatically.
Thank you. Your consideration and donation will be very much appreciated.
Fr Nicholas George (Vicar)
On behalf of our Churchwardens and Church Council of St Giles’ Church.
