Finding Help

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Sometimes life can throw many challenges our way.

Some of these can be responded to directly by our church ministry team and/or our wider church family - and we encourage you to get in touch with us if you need spiritual or practical pastoral support. However, in many situations we might need to seek help from organisations outside the Church who are specialist providers of key services.

We have pulled together a list below of some outside organisations who can provide specialist help and support when we might face specific challenges in life. Though we have tried to cover as many different scenarios and providers as possible, it could be that we have missed out something and, if so, we apologise in advance.

However, we hope and pray that one of these organisations may provide the individual and practical help that you currently need, and that God will give you the strength to deal with the challenge you are currently facing. If you feel that you need accessing any of these services, please let us know.

Bereavement

Adults & Teenagers: Cruse UK – www.cruse.org.uk 01494 511117

Child bereavement: Child Bereavement UK – www.childbereavementuk.org

Healthwatch UK – www.healthwatch.co.uk

Survivors of bereavement by suicide – www.uksobs.org

Mental Health & Well Being

Samaritans – www.samaritans.org 116 123 (free)

Mind – www.mind.org.uk

Healthy Minds Bucks run by Oxford Health NHS - Self referral 01865 901600, or on line (https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/healthyminds/) or through your GP.

Lindengate – www.lindengate.org.uk

Cancer

Macmillan Cancer Support – www.macmillan.org.uk 0808 808 0000
Supporting anyone living with cancer. Advice on benefits, treatment, other ways they can help, Or just for a chat.

Child Protection

NSPCC – www.nspcc.org.uk

Childline – www.childline.org.uk

Barnados – www.barnados.org.uk

Bullying & CyberBullying

National Bullying Helpline – www.natinalbullyinghelpline.co.uk

Stop Bullying – www.stopbullying.gov

NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk

Older People

Care Choices produce a helpful and comprehensive booklet for many counties. The Buckinghamshire Care Services Directory includes a list of home care agencies, who can help with daily personal care, a list of residential and nursing homes, Information on funding your care, guidance on staying independent, information about end of life care.

A free copy of the Buckinghamshire Care and Support Directory can be delivered to you – call Care Choices on 01223 207770. Or click here for an online version.

Buckinghamshire Social Care 01296 383204.
Every adult has a right to an assessment of their care needs by the local authority

Age UK – www.ageuk.org.uk 01296 431991

Home Instead – www.homeinstead.co.uk

Helping Hands – www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk

Carer support organisations

Carers Bucks – www.carersbucks.org 0300 7772722
Support unpaid carers all ages 5-95, provide advice, a listening ear, coordinate support groups.

Dementia

Information
Alzheimer’s Society – www.alzheimers.org.uk
Dementia UK – www.dementiauk.org

Services
Wendover Dementia Support – www.wendoverds.org.uk
Lindengate – Memory Pathway service – www.lindengate.org.uk

Other
Calibre Audio – Provision of Audio books for those with poor eyesight – www.calibreaudio.org.uk

Relationship Breakdown / Domestic Abuse

Relate – www.relate.org.uk

Refuge – Women, Men & Children – www.refuge.org.uk

Aylesbury Womens Aid – www.aylesburywomensaid.org.uk

Addiction

Alcohol
Alcoholics Anonymous – www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk

Turning Point – www.turning-point.co.uk

Drugs
Turning Point – www.turning-point.co.uk

Mind – www.mind.org.uk

One Recovery Bucks 0300 7729672 (supports those affected by drugs or alcohol)

Gambling
GamCare – www.gamcare.org.uk

Online Abuse

Get Safe Online – www.getsafeonline.org

NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk

Financial Concerns

Citizens Advice – www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Age UK – www.ageuk.org.uk

Fraud

Action Fraud – www.actionfraud.police.uk (for all banks / building societies / card providers).

Hello and welcome to St Mary's. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Welcome!

The following information is specifically for those planning to visit us for the first time, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at St Mary's Church in Church Lane, Wendover, for our two main Sunday services each week, which start at 9.00am and 10.45am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Plan your journey

Accessibility

There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the Church Centre, which you can find through the door towards the front of the church on the left hand side.

Our Main Sunday Services

Our 9am Holy Communion is a more traditional service, including music and hymns in an established style but using up-to-date language. It will probably appeal to those who are used to more formal Anglican worship. There is no provision for children at this service.

Our 10.45am Sunday Worship services follow a more informal style with contemporary worship songs. These services are typically most suitable for families. Children of all ages are very welcome and we have activities for younger children at the back of church. On the second and fourth Sundays of each month, we share Communion at this service. The first and third Sundays do not include Communion and are designed to be rich in teaching and learning for people of all ages - from 2 to 92!

You can find details of our other services here.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out our Church Life section on this website to see if there’s a group that you'd like to join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church, why not sign up to serve on a team. We are always looking for volunteers to get involved in different aspects of our work.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! St Mary's is open every day from 9am to 6pm and you would be very welcome to come and have a look around before you come to a Sunday service. In the meantime, please fill in the form below if there is anything you'd like to know.

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We hope that whoever you are and wherever you come from, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes,

Sally
Rev Sally Moring