Church Postal Addresses:

All Saints’ Church, Church Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0RZ

St James’ Church, High Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0AE

Priest in Charge

The Benefice is currently vacant . Please contact the church office inside St James’ church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea CO7 0AB or telephone 01206 30 23 78. Telephone and email messages are collected and answered regularly. The Church Office is open on Mondays 10-12pm. Letters can be posted through to the office when St James is open 8am-2pm each weekday.

There is always someone available during coffee morning every Saturday 9.30 am to 12.00am

Or send an e-mail: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com

St James’ Church Office

Inside St James’ church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea CO7 0AB

Parish Administrator, Sue Wills – Tel: 302378

Telephone and email messages are collected and answered regularly. The Church Office is open on Mondays 10-12pm. Letters can be posted through to the office when St James is open 8am-2pm each weekday.

You can leave a message on our voicemail (01206 30 23 78) outside these hours

There is always someone available during coffee morning every Saturday 9.30 am to 12.00am

Or send an e-mail: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com

Licensed Lay Minister

Catherine Graham

01206 30 38 54

catherinegraham5@btinternet.com

PCC (See ‘Gallery’ page for photos)

Secretary

Carole Maytum

carole.maytum@gmail.com

Treasurer

David Wiggins (not a member of the PCC) assisted by David Salmon (01206 30 63 65)

Via Church Office 01206 30 23 78

Churchwardens

Carole Warren Tel: 825027 Address: 40 Wivenhoe Road, Alresford, CO7 8AE

e-mail cawarren825@gmail.com

Bob Goodenough Tel 01206 30 37 49 Address 2 Wellington St Brightlingsea

e-mail bob.m.goodenough@gmail.com

Licensed Lay Minister

Catherine Graham 63 Tower St. 01206 30 38 54

Members

• Lay chair will be the churchwardens alternating
• Janet Russell (ex officio Deanery Rep on Diocesan Synod)
• Margaret Armstrong
• Christopher Bloor
• Mary Bugbee
• Vivien Chapman
• Sheila Crow
• Hazel Dines
• David Dixon,
• Jennifer Gallant
• Bob Goodenough, Churchwarden
• Catherine Graham (LLM)
• Carole Maytum, secretary
• David Salmon (Deanery Synod)
• Linda Salmon (Deanery Synod)
• Carole Warren, Churchwarden
• PCC Treasurer – David Wiggins (in an advisory capacity only)

Deanery Synod:

Jennifer Gallant, David Salmon, Linda Salmon

Baptism enquiries

Shirley Raynes

Tel: 305190

Jennifer Gallant

Tel: 305060

Bible Reading Fellowship Notes

Avril Prowse

6 North Road

Tel: 307427

Child Protection / Safeguarding

Catherine Graham

69 Tower Street

Tel: 303854

Electoral Roll and Churchyard Records

Electoral Roll:

Annette Whittle, 1 Tudor Close. Tel 01206 30 31 77

Churchyard Records:

Sally Goodenough, 2 Wellington St. Tel: 01206 30 37 49

Funeral enquiries

Via Church Office

Tel: 302378

Ash Lawn enquiries

Sheila Crow

5 Oyster Reach

Tel: 01206 306574

Email: sheilajcrow@hotmail.co.uk

Sacristan

Shirley Raynes

93 Sydney Street

Tel: 305190

Stewardship / Gift Aid

Sue Wills

9 Eastern Road

Tel: 304347

St James Flowers

Linda Salmon

11 Church Road

Tel: 306365

e-mail: salmonlinda978@gmail.com

TCVS Liaision

Jane Girdlestone

85 Colne Road

Tel: 307730

Verger

Peter Dines

8 Hastings Place

Tel: 30 49 61

Vulnerable Adults

Jane Girdlestone,

j.girdlestone@btinternet.com

85 Colne Road

Tel: 307730

Weddings & Wedding Blessings enquiries

Linda Salmon

11 Church Road

Tel: 306365

e-mail: salmonlinda978@gmail.com

Website Administrator

Chris Bloor

34 Hurst Green Brightlingsea CO 7 0HA

Tel: 01206 30 33 31

chrisbloor18@talktalk.net

All Saints’ Floodlights

Via Church Office 01206 30 33 31 or brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com

All Saints’ Custodians

John Reilly

4 Osborne Court

Tel: 305768

Church Lads and Girls Brigade

Major:

Hazel Dines

25 Western Road

Tel: 302541

Fridays:

Martins and Y Team

Age 5-7: 5.30 – 6.30

Age 7 – 10: 6.30 – 7.30pm

Band

7.30 – 8.30pm

Juniors and Seniors

8.30 – 9.30pm

10 – 21 years

The Brigade meets at St James’ Church. There is no meeting during the school summer holidays

Mothers’ Union

Katherine Tidman

3 Hythe Grove

Tel: 302482

Sparklers (Junior Church / Sunday School)

Ruby Summers

41 Ladysmith Avenue

Tel: 304481

St James’ Singers

Carole Warren

40 Wivenhoe Road, Alresford CO7 8AE

Tel: 825027