Events

Summer events - all welcome to join us

Events are in the planning stages, and will be featured soon.

'Simply Sewing' - come along and sew with us

Join us for a meeting of the 'Simply Sewing' group is held on Tuesdays chez Elizabeth Brook in Saint Jory las Bloux, NE of Périgueux (24160). Do come along, everyone has something to contribute and it all helps us to grow in understanding of our faith and each other; it is a time spent together of great value.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth on 05 53 52 50 91 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Sunday School

Sunday School can be provided during our Family Service on the fourth Sunday of each month. Children are invited to go to the activity table at the back of the church during the sermon. There, they are encouraged to discover more about our great big God! The children are more confident to leave their parents, knowing they are still close by, rather than taking them to a separate room. We look forward to welcoming your children soon. You are welcome to contact Alexandra Billing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss the abilities of your children so that appropriate activities maybe planned to suit their individual needs.

House Group Meetings

If you have never been to a home group  give it a try. You don’t need to be a bible scholar,  just to want to be part of a group of folks seeking to know a bit more about living a christian life , living for Jesus. How best to understand what it is that our Father wants us to be and to do, how best to practice what we believe.  Humans all fail at somethings and as a christian  family we can support and encourage one another along that narrow path.

We do hope you will be inspired to join us, for more information please phone Alexandra Billing: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

About us...

At the Chancelade and Négrondes churches, we are a bit like a box of chocolates. Some dark and bitter, some creamy and milky and a few white and very sweet. Likewise our churches are varied - soft, hard, crunchy and creamy. A wonderful mixture! - lets's all keep it that way, and join together to exchange our different ways of doing and seeing things. This will enrich our lives and especially our worship.

Contributions to the website 

Frances Pengelly and Elizabeth Brook are responsible for all local communications and web site entries for the Congregations at Chancelade and Négrondes. So please submit all material and all updates for this page to them on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We look forward to hearing from you!

2022 News

July 2022 Charity fundraising evening

Friday evening 22nd July, we had a Chilli Supper in St Jory las Bloux. 30 folk came along to enjoy the food and company. 2 of our company brought their guitars and added a little more atmosphere to this event. Thankfully the weather was kind to us and not too hot. A wonderful sum of 605€ was raised for our charity  All as One in Sierra Leone.
Very many thanks to all our helpers and we pray this sum may be a blessing to the children being cared for.

Previous News

Blessed to worship outdoors in September

Agape outdoor service on 23rd August

What a wonderful Sunday, our first Agape Gathering, Praise God for this time of worship together.

Under the wonderful lime tree chez Pengelly we finally started with prayers and several songs of praise. Chris Billings kindly supplying the music, although some were sung a cappella. Our heavenly Father was thanked for His provision of food and wine before we ate in fellowship together. After eating and sharing time with each other Chris Benson read  Dut.8.v10. “When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.”

Chris then spoke of Agape and where it had come from, the earliest in the Bible noted in Genesis 14: v18 The importance of free fellowship within the christian community,  to know our brothers and sisters  and to be aware of each others needs. There was more worship and praise before the grace and notices. At this time voices were raised for another such time of worship. Watch this space for any dates.

Terrific Quiz Afternoon

We had a most enjoyable Quiz afternoon in October and raised the sum of 236 € towards the Chaplaincy funds. Our wonderful quiz master Mme. Anne Ingham really stretched our brains and made the grey matter positively boil over trying to remember who wrote what wise words,  who painted which pictures and how many folks have walked on the moon? It was great fun and all followed by a delicious afternoon tea prepared by the ladies. Very many thanks to all, that came and supported the event and to those that provided delicious afternoon treats.

Lovely September BBQ to raise funds for charity

In September the heat finally decided to cool a bit so a most enjoyable BBQ was enjoyed by 26 in all. Wonderfully marinated chicken of 2 different types, plus sausages, burgers and a multitude of fresh and delicious salads. Puddings, far too tempting to be watching the waist line, a little bit of each, perhaps?

Liz and Cedric the perfect hosts , many thanks and congratulations on the magnificent sum of 454€ to be divided between the Chaplaincy and All As One our chosen charity . Many thanks to ALL who came, to those that contributed salads or puds, who helped serve, cleared up and made the whole afternoon a great experience of wellbeing.

Our Father loves to see us having fun and enjoying ourselves. Smiles melt hearts and make friends.

Les Voix de la Bible: reading in Périgueux cathedral

Blessed Christmas Carol services

New Négrondes church curtains dedicated by Tony

The new curtains for Négrondes church were dedicated by Tony at the service on Sunday 10th June, and we hope they will be a blessing to us all. They are a splendid pair of curtains to cover the main door into the church, sealing off some of the draughts in winter and providing the church with a lovely and inspiring creation. It has been quite a journey, as we have been meeting regularly, sorting fabrics, sewing patches and then deciding where they would go, it has been great fun, and sometimes frustration, but through it all we have worked together and individually getting to know a little more about each other, a closer bonding, a time of sharing and caring.

Our love, thanks and admiration for all those who played a part in their creation, installation, and dedication.

Positive Local Annual Meeting - Feb 18th

The overall feeling is that over the past year, the Centre seems to have been managing well without a Warden or Committee. Our thanks go to everyone at Chancelade and Negrondes who has stepped into the breach this last year and forward thanks to those who keep doing so. Bless all of you.

Licensed Lay Minister, Patrick Sturges, proposed thanks to the clergy who have travelled long distances to preside at our Services, especially to Rev'd Stephen and Anthea Traves who moved back to England last year. He said that the special services, such as Sea Sunday and Harvest Festival, had been well supported. 

Patrick felt that our fellowship came together as a Christian family, even without a committee.

Elizabeth Brook offered to be a co-ordinator for Négrondes, Veronica for Chancelade (which she has been doing already) and Liz Oaten will be the Centre Secretary to deal with Admin. Iain McGrory volunteered to be part of Chap-Aid along with Treasurer responsibilities.