What is ‘Bless Greystones’?

Bless Greystones is all about love in action. We at St Gabriel’s church want to serve our community in practical ways, motivated by the love we’ve received from Jesus.

Why are we doing it?

We believe that God loves every single person living and working in our community, and He wants that love to be shown in both word and action.

As followers of Jesus, we want to model our lives on Him. Jesus served those around him: feeding the hungry, healing the sick, loving the outcasts, comforting the broken-hearted, teaching the lost and even washing the dusty feet of his friends. We too want to meet the needs of our community as much as we can, so that through these acts of service people might experience something of Jesus’ love for them.

What does it involve?

A mixture of events and projects.

Events

We run a variety of events throughout the year to bring the community together. We have an annual Holiday Club week in the summer for primary school-aged children, and the Light Party, which we held in 2025, has now been running for several years.

We also host a frequent Easter Egg Hunt where children and families can win goodie bags as well as the annual Carols @ The Greystones Pub.

Projects

We are committed to sending representatives from our church into key places within our community to understand local needs. We pray over these findings to generate ideas on how our church can provide practical help to those requiring support. We regularly consult with:

• Local businesses

• GP Surgeries

• The Primary School

• Bingham Park Community Group

We also ask our church family to be receptive to the needs of their neighbours, allowing us to respond to the practical needs of individuals as well as businesses, groups and organisations. 

If you know someone who needs practical help please get in touch

We are happy to help with DIY, gardening projects, grocery shopping, deliveries and a variety of manual work. Every potential project involves a careful assessment to ensure the safety of our volunteers and those we seek to serve.

How can I get involved in serving on the Bless Greystones team?

There are lots of ways to get involved. The Action Team (who carry out the practical tasks and projects) can be involved in anything from making deliveries to painting window frames and mowing lawns. You could commit to praying for the team as they go out to do project work. You can help with running the events we put on, or you could give financially towards our project costs.