Our Aim is to have the Parish identify itself as an Urban
Parish, having a distinct role and purpose
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The Parish of Southend is the
Urban Anglican Parish for Central Southend. We affirm the primacy of the
Sacraments, the Creeds, and the Scriptures, and the Ordination of Women to
the Priesthood alongside that of Men. We have just had a Parish Away Day at
the
Asheldham
Youth
Church
. We have a Parish Pilgrimage to Walsingham every other year ( we were there
in February 2005 and will be going later on in 2007) alternating with a Parish weekend away
which last year was to a convent in Chigwell.
- We aim to be a presence in the Town that is taken for granted as a natural
part of the Town. The Project at St John’s will provide a ‘shop
window’ for the Parish in the Town. We have links with the Homeless Centre,
YMCA, Porters Grange Primary School, the Palace Hotel, and the Kursaal.
We have Chaplaincy role with the Southend Lifeboat Station, the Police, and
with the Cliff’s Pavilion. During the week, All Saints Church is open on
Wednesday all day and Saturday mornings,
St John’s
is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. St Mark’s is the home
of the Milton Community Partnership which operates in the St Mark’s
Centre. This is a significant social and community resource for the Milton
Ward of Southend.
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We aim to be a Spiritual
Resource for the Community. We are part of ‘CICS’- ‘Christians
In Central Southend’. This organises each year, the Good Friday Walk of
Witness along the High Street; the ‘Christian Fair’ held in Victoria
Circus each September, and Carol Singing with the
Victoria
Plaza
Shopping Centre.
- We aim to consist of 4 Churches, each with its own distinctiveness and
each enjoying being part of the Team.
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