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FROM THE EDITOR
SEPTEMBER: Articles for this Issue to be handed in by
SUNDAY18th August
Publication: 1st September
Please e-mail your articles to [email protected], put them in the editor’s pigeon hole in the south porch, or post them to Mr & Mrs Wilkinson, Rivendell, The Limes, Felbridge.
Cover photo: A happy French sunflower by
Malcolm Francis
You wouldn’t imagine that this squidgy little creature with barely visible teeth, could turn me into a ground pounding, dressing-gown-clad, shrieking, stomping fiend, would you? OK, so I’m exaggerating a bit. But if you should ever be driving past my house at 6am in the morning, be warned!
In my attempt to save the song thrushes from a cruel death, our vegetable patch is looking rather barren. All the beans, courgettes and broccoli seedlings, which I carefully nurtured on the kitchen windowsill have been devoured by a monstrous army of slugs. Having been acclimatised to outdoor conditions, the little seedlings were lovingly planted out in the prepared bed, which had been painstakingly weeded. Each night I went out to collect the slugs, arming myself with thick gardening gloves to protect against slime. Get that stuff on your hands and it doesn’t come off! I stoically removed 40 slugs from the surrounding area, put slug salad out in pots to attract the greedy creatures away from my beloved seedlings. I got up early each morning at 6am in my pink dressing gown and red crocs to embark on slug extraction. Except for once, when I didn’t. I forgot. Or perhaps I just didn’t care enough about those little seedlings to get out of bed one morning. I abandoned them. Jesus isn’t like that: he doesn’t abandon us.
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. Exodus 15:13
Lindsey
VICAR: The Rev Stephen Bowen (on sick leave)
ASSOCIATE MINISTER: Michael Peach 5 Burns Way, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 1SA Tel: 01342 312406 [email protected]
Michael’s day off: Friday
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STEPHEN WRITES…….
DEAR FRIENDS,
On Father’s Day (17th June) I was able to get back to church for the first time since Mothering Sunday – three months previously!
It has been a long absence, and I have missed all of you very much. I am extremely grateful to all those who have borne the brunt of leading the church over that time, especially Michael, Anne, Andy and Phil (last year's and this year's wardens) and Don (our Reader).
It has been wonderful to know that things were in such good hands.
Although I have made good progress, there is still a long way to go in terms of getting my strength back and getting my brain working again, and I am not going to be able to take up ministry for some considerable time. In fact, it is looking increasingly likely that the period of sick leave is going to run into the time I was intending to retire (mid-September).
There is a further complication in that when a vicar retires he loses his home, and therefore I cannot take that step until we have found somewhere to live – which depends on being fit enough to get to work on the task of looking for somewhere. The Bishop has very kindly said that there is no pressure on me to move quickly, but I think it does mean that there is likely to be
a prolonged period of uncertainty about the way things will go at St John's.
It is of the highest importance that all members of St John's stick together and support one another, and carry on reaching out to others as you have been doing. A change of vicar ( especially after a long time!) is bound to bring changes, but it would be very sad if the church lost momentum because of it.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed of developments.
Keep on praying and trusting in God's good purposes.
P.S. A brief explanation of what has been wrong with me was distributed on June 10th and there are still some copies available in church, and there is also a link to it from the main church website page.
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Felbridge and District Horticultural Society
Coach trip to Wisley on the 6th July, leaving the Village Hall at 10am. Contact Sylvia Huggett on 01342 326617. £10 for coach and entrance.
THROUGH THE WEEK
Mondays Connections on 2nd July trip to Eastbourne
Tuesdays WI on 3rd July at 1.30pm in the village Hall
Wednesdays Watercolour on Wednesdays in the Church Hall at 2pm
1st Felbridge ( St John’s) Brownies
Monthly Prayer on Wednesday on 18th July & 15th August at 8pm
Monthly Afternoon Prayer meeting on at the home of Di Giles
Thursdays WIGS at the Old Pheasantry, Woodcock Hill at 10.30am (home of
June Clark)
Girls Bible Study in the Church Hall at 4pm
Fridays 1st Felbridge (St John’s) Rainbows
1st Felbridge (St John’s) Guides
Saturdays Prayer breakfast on 7th July at 8am—9am in the church hall
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Sunday Services through the Summer 1st July 10am Family Service
6pm Holy Communion
8th July 8am Holy Communion with Alan Mathers
10am Mission Gift Sunday with the Asikus
6pm Mission gift Sunday with Andy & Joan Brown
15th July 10am Holy Communion with James Clarke
6pm Raise the Roof
22nd July 8am Service with Jack Baker
10am Morning Prayer with Andy Brown
6pm Evening Prayer with Frank Gough
29th July 10am with Don Ely
6pm with Jack Baker
5th August 10am Family Service with Michael Peach
6pm Holy Communion with Alan Mathers
12th August 8am Holy Communion
10am Morning Prayer with Don Ely
6pm Evening Prayer with Andy Brown
19th August 10am Holy Communion with Michael Peach
6pm Evening Prayer with Neil Milmine
26th August 8am Morning Prayer with Jack Baker
10am Morning Prayer with Michael Peach
6pm Evening Prayer with Frank Gough
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Summer Sundays @ 10am: How then should we live? In our 10am morning services over July and August we’ll be looking at some of the foundations of what it means to live as a follower of Jesus Christ.
Each week we’ll focus on just one or two Bible verses so we can understand them really well, and think carefully about what they will mean in practice for our lives. We’ll cover how we are saved, what faith is all about, how we should live as God’s people, the Bible, prayer and much more.
Whether you are just curious about the Christian faith, or have been part of St John’s for years, this will be an important, interesting and practical series of talks so please do come and join us!
Summer Sundays @ 6pm: Signs of the Kingdom In our 6pm evening services over the summer months we are focusing on a section of one of the accounts of Jesus’ life. Each week we’ll look at a pas-sage from chapters 8 and 9 of Matthew’s Gospel, consider what it means, and how we should live in the light of it.
We’ll see Jesus do many amazing things in these chapters. As we think about them we will see that they reveal both who he is and also show us what sort of Kingdom Jesus is bringing in.
THE WORSHIP SERVICE Raise the Roof is a fun, action-packed
service, presenting Jesus’ message through music, dance and drama. The next service is on:
Sunday 15th July
Rehearsal 4.15pm Scrummy tea 5.30pm
Service 6-6.40pm
If you’d like to join in playing an instrument, acting, dancing or singing - young or old, beginner or pro - contact Michael Peach for further info.
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Felbridge W.I. IN SPITE of the very inclement weather we had a very good turnout of members to hear Mr. Bellingham talk about the charity - A Cow for Africa.
In the 1980’s when we had a butter mountain, a farmer was approached by an Ugandan who suggested that as we had more cows than we needed, some could be sent to Uganda. This, in fact, was done. The farmer found 32 cows which were in calf and they were flown to Uganda. Each cow was distributed to a needy area and all produced calves. The surplus milk was sold, the manure was used for farming and the additional crops were sold. Once this was established the next calf the cow produced was then passed on to another group. Today, not only cows but sheep, goats and bees have been introduced to various areas. £10 per month would help to continue this project. For more information – contact Daphne on 322 302.
Unfortunately, our planned canal trip from Godalming was cancelled due to the height of the river but hopefully this will be rescheduled later in the summer.
A representative (Mrs. Angela Cole) went to the Annual Meeting at the Albert Hall and a Motion for Parliament to provide more midwives was passed. The W.I. campaigns do bear fruit and many of our Motions have been put into practice.
Our next meeting on the 3rd July will be a visual visit to Scotland. We meet at 1.30pm in the Village Hall.
Daphne Ayerst
VILLAGE ISSUES
Felbridge Village Store new opening
times:
Mondays-Saturdays 8am to 7:30pm
Sundays 8am to 4pm.
Lunch Club for the retired
The Lunch Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month in the village hall between 12-1.30pm.The 2 course meal costs £3.00 and changes every month. All retirees welcome. For more details please contact Mary Taplin on 01342 325548
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THE OLYMPIC FLAME, Torch and Relay draw on a history going back to the ancient Olympic Games in Greece.
The ancient Games The Torch and Relay were important elements of the cultural festivals surrounding the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. During the Games, a sacred flame burned continually on the altar of the goddess, Hera. In addition, heralds were summoned to travel throughout Greece to announce the Games, declaring a sacred truce for the duration.
Spreading the light from Greece: the modern Games A very precise ritual for the lighting of the Flame is followed at every Games. It is lit from the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, in a traditional ceremony among the ruins of the home of the ancient Games. After a short relay around Greece, the Flame is handed over to the new Host City at another ceremony in the Panathenaiko stadium in Athens. The Flame is then delivered to the Host Country, where it is transferred from one Torchbearer to another, spreading the message of peace, unity and friendship. It ends its journey as the last Torchbearer lights the cauldron at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, marking the official start of the Games. The Flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games, at the Closing Ceremony.
The 2012 Torch was designed by east Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. The triangular-shaped Torch was inspired by a series of 'threes' that are found in the history of the Olympic Games and the vision for the Olympic Movement: It is made from an special aluminium alloy developed for the aerospace and automotive industry. The alloy is lightweight but strong, with excellent heat resistance. The 8,000 circles also reduce the weight of the final design, whilst ensuring strength isn’t compromised. The Torch weighs 800 grams. The gold colour embraces the qualities of the Olympic Flame – the brightness and the warmth of the light that it shines.
On 17th July the torch will through Felbridge on its way from Crawley. It should arrive in Felbridge at 10.02 carried by Isabelle Roux-Buisson, Chris Denman and Malcolm Styles. It can be viewed at this time along the Copthorne Road, going past Mill Lane and Rowplatt Lane, after which it will follow the London Road into East Grinstead.
OLYMPIC FLAME IN FELBRIDGE
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. . the spring, the summer The childing autumn, angry winter, change Their wonted liveries, and the mazed world, By their increase, now knows not which is which:
Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
WHAT CAN I say about trying to garden this year? I finally managed to get out there this afternoon for an hour and collected several trugs full of weeds; the job has never been easier. The ground was so soft and the weeds were so tall that I clambered through the steaming jungle of the fruit cage, pulling them up without even having to bend down! Now I can finally see them, there looks like quite a nice crop of summer raspberries on the way. The autumn ones are usually the biggest and best, though!
Yesterday, I picked the first of the greenhouse strawberries and they were delicious. I never buy imported ones, preferring to wait for the seasonal delight of the English crop – preferably home grown. With all the lashing rain, I’m glad mine are all in pots, so they are not rotting in the mud.
July is the month to be dead-heading, to keep the flowers
blooming as long as possible, and to thin out tree fruit for larger, higher quality fruit. The harvest should be well underway now, with peas, beans and courgettes coming thick and fast. pick regularly to keep them producing and give away the surplus to share God’s bounty. In August we keep on picking, and begin to think it might be possible to have had enough runner beans and courgettes. However, my peas always finish before that point; I dutifully succession sow them every year but they still all come at once. Continue to dead head, of course, but start to allow plants to set seed, and collect it for use next year. Of course we won’t be surprised if none of it works this year – it could be snowing by August Bank Holiday!
If you have children or grandchildren to occupy during the long summer holidays, you might like to check out the Great Garden Adventure at Wisley (21st July – 31st August). Every day there will be a huge variety of activities for all the family, and children go free when accompanied by an adult. Just go to www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley or phone 0845 260 9000 for full details. There really is an amazing selection of things to occupy all ages.
Rosemary Archer
IN THE GARDEN
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TELL ME WHY?
Why is there evil in the world?
IF GOD is real, why is the world so full of evil? Every time you turn on the television or open the newspaper we hear of dreadful things that people have done. If God is there, why hasn’t he stopped it?
The world was good
When God created the world he created a wholly good world, in which there was no evil or suffering. When God had completed all his work this is what he thought:
‘God saw all that he had made and it was very good.’ (Genesis 1:31)
However, the world did not remain wholly good. Humankind decided to rebel against God’s good command, choosing instead to go their own way. The results of this are the broken world we see today. Not only that, but that first human rebellion occurred at the temptation of the devil – an evil spiritual power. While it is fashionable to think of the devil as medieval make-believe, the Bible says he is real and seeks to do evil and oppose God’s good plans.
The world will be good
The Bible speaks of the final outcome of history and a time when God will remove all evil from the world. In the last book of the Bible, we hear now the announcement that will be made at the end of the world:
‘Now the dwelling place of God is with men, and he will live with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ (Revelation 21:3-4)
This is the wonderful picture of a world in which all evil, sadness and suffering has been taken away. Isn’t this the world we all want?
What about us?
While each of us does good things, if we were completely honest we would have to admit that evil affects us all. Even if we live outwardly respectable lives, inside we think and desire many wrong things. Which of us would want another person to be able to know our every thought? Surely a world without any evil, would have to be a world without us?
The wonderful message of the Bible is that through Jesus’ death, everyone who trusts in him can be counted as blameless in God’s sight, and be part of God’s perfect world forever. As probably the most famous verse in the Bible puts it:
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16)
Michael Peach
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ECO PAGE
AS EXPLAINED last year we decided to reduce our energy demand by installing Solar PV panels on our roof. We used a local firm and they installed 8 panels on Friday 24th June 2011.
The panels were expected to produce 1,382 kWh in the first year.
Actual production after the 1st year is 1,443 kWh, so we have exceeded
the ‘target’ by 4% despite the cloudy skies in recent weeks.
The impact of clouds is demonstrated by my weekly readings. The output in the first two weeks of May was 27 and 26 kWh whereas in the last two weeks it was 53 and 58 kWh. Also in the week before Christmas the output was 8 kWh and the following week it was 4 kWh. As our solar PV panels face east-south-east we need sunny mornings to produce the best results. Nevertheless we have generated more than the target for the year which helps justify our investment.
J Grainger
Solar Photovoltaic Panels (Solar PV)
Eco-group meeting - Monday, 9th July 9.30am at Lindsey’s house God doesn’t do Waste
How can we reduce how much rubbish we create? If you have some good ideas to share about re-using rubbish, would like to learn some good tips or are interested in finding out what is so bad about waste , then please come along.
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FELBRIDGE HOTEL & SPA OFFERS Mercury Night- 29th September 2012
After a decade on tour across the globe, Mercury have firmly established themselves as one of the world’s most authentic tributes to the legend that is Freddie Mercury and Queen.
An evening not to be missed, these performers recapture the sight, sounds and emotions of Queen with skilful instrumentation and perfect harmonies.
As well as this fantastic live entertainment you will also enjoy a delicious 3 course meal and our DJ playing popular party music until the early hours.
Tickets to this event are £49 per person. (Book a table of 10 and receive one ticket free.) Book this event and receive 5% off your ticket price of any other event in 2012 (subject to availability).
Dress for the occasion... Smart!
Monday , 2nd July
Trip to Eastbourne This month Connections is a trip out to
Eastbourne (Meeting 9:30am at Church) rather than our usual meeting. Our next
normal Connections is Monday 10th September.
For more information please do contact Don Ely or Michael Peach.
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FELBRIDGE WILDLIFE
"The English Winter ending in July to recommence in August." (Byron).
AS FLAMING June seems set to have heralded the wettest Summer ever recorded, it would seem that the noble poet was justified.
February filldyke was paradoxically marked by the introduction of Drought Orders and hosepipe bans for Felbridge. Perhaps this is the balance of Nature.
Two of the three robins that were fledged from the nest in our front porch are still around, their speckled brown fronts just changing to the orange red we expect. The postman calls them Mail and Femail. A pair of bullfinches, now seldom seen as garden birds, worked their way through the fruit buds in the garden hedge.
Most exciting bird, however, was seen by looking up. The first red kite I have seen in Felbridge flew East over the A22 above The Star. When I first started bird watching, the British population of kites consisted of just four pairs in mid-Wales. Thanks to concerted conservation, establishment of feeding stations and re-introductions, they are now a potential distraction to drivers along
the M40 and M4. It may never return to its status as the major carrion feeder of the Middle Ages (unless the recession is worse than we thought!) but it is a handsome and distinctive resurgent to our avifauna.
Among the mass of ox-eye daisies in churchyard and verge are the purple knapweed and the short blue towers of bugle, the German name for which translates as "the blue church steeple". It is taller than self heal and one bugle that blew in the wind was visited for its nectar by a broad bordered bee hawk moth, the caterpillar of which feeds on bedstraw and honeysuckle plants.
If the wet continues it will suit Daubenton's bat, a species also called the water bat, that flies at dusk across Weir Wood and Hedgecourt Lake, gathering gnats that were left from May.
Peter Bateman.
Global Wetting?
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ADULT SOCIAL Care in Surrey provides a wide range of essential support to those most in need whether they are an older person, frail, a person who has mental health needs, a physical impairment, learning difficulty, sensory impairment or a long-term illness. Surrey County Council provides this support in a personalised way tailored to suit the individual, and to ensure individuals can maintain their quality of life.
We can help people after they are discharged from hospital, to get them back to full independence either with the aid of equipment or personal care, help people find the right accommodation they need and access the services they need to make a real difference to their lives.
You can talk to our advisors about your personal circumstances and we can then see how we can support you, either directly or by putting you in touch with other
organisations. Anyone can receive information and advice completely free of charge regardless of their ability to pay for their care. Simply call 0300 200 1005 to speak to one of our advisors.
If people are looking after someone in an unpaid role, they too can get support and are automatically entitled to an assessment of their own needs. There is a huge number of carers in Surrey looking after friends or family, who could be missing out on services or support.
A great place to find trustworthy local information and simple factsheets is Surrey Information Point. This website provides information on many different areas including home and health care, staying safe, travelling, leisure activities, working and volunteering and managing money. It’s easy and accessible which means that almost anyone can use it. To find out more please visit: www.surreyinformationpoint.org.uk
SURREY SOCIAL CARE
Smile lines Wife texts husband on a cold winter’s morning: windows frozen. Husband texts back: Pour some luke warm water over it. Wife texts back: computer completely stuffed now.
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BUSINESSES have to make a profit to be able to invest, grow and ensure a sustainable future. However, profits in themselves don’t have to be the main focus as you can see when you pour some Newman’s Own salad dressing over your lettuce. If you read the label you will see that all the profits from this competitively-priced brand are donated to charity. Since actor Paul Newman started the business in 1982, over $340 million has been donated to good causes.
Blake Mycoskie was travelling in Argentina when he met some children without shoes. They needed shoes to be able to go to school. He decided that he didn't want to start a charity, but set up a shoe manufacturing company incorporating giving into its business model. Just as with Newmans Own, Mycoskie’s product—Tom’s shoes—involve customers in the business. He told Harriet Walker in The Independent on 26th March (p34) that for every pair of shoes that is sold at £35 a new pair is donated to a child in need. Since 2006, the company has provided more than two million pairs of shoes to children in 23 countries.
Walker quotes Dr Fwasa Singogo, a child health advisor for World Vision as saying: ‘Shoes simply mean everything to a Zambian child. I’m a doctor today because of the shoes my father bought me’
CURRENT ISSUES
Profits to communities not shareholders and investors?
Looking for spaghetti sauce one day, Mike Hannigan discovered Newman’s Own, was inspired by the story and decided that he would start his own company with profits going to charities rather than shareholders or investors. Since 1991, his firm—Give Something Back (GSB)—has become the largest independent office products supplier in California, according to Alyssa Danigelis in Inc. (23rd August 2010)
Hannigan partly attributes his success to the fact that GSB asks customers to get involved and decide which projects or charities should benefit from its profits.
When Brenda and I visited Chennai this year we heard about the Aravind Eye Care System which has seven hospitals and 49 clinics across Tamil Nadu. Aravind treats 60% of patients free or at subsidised rates and yet continues to expand. Its mission is to eradicate needless blindness, rather than make money. In 35 years it has treated over 32 million patients. A book about Aravind: Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World’s Greatest Business Case for Compassion was recently published.
On average, businesses just give a few percent of profits to charity, but incorporating giving into company strategy would help build a better world for everyone.
Gordon Wilkinson
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FELBRIDGE COUNTRY SHOW THE QUESTION on all our minds for the previous week was would or wouldn’t the weather hold? The whole site was underwater on Wednesday, Friday saw a cloudburst but the marquees were safely up and Saturday dawned dull but dry. By the afternoon the sun was shining on the crowds enjoying the Felbridge Jubilee Country Show.
Over 120 people had entered the various competitions – in arts and crafts, domestic, photography and horticulture, as well as the wonderful scarecrows. Scarecrows were much in evidence, the show having been opened by a magnificent Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally. Local politics has never looked like this before! The indoor and outdoor arenas played host to dance, drama, music and the fun dog show.
Local groups and charities raised much needed funds, a wide range of beautiful hand-made crafts was available for eager buyers and there was food and drink to suit every taste all day. A miniature railway ran along Crawley Down Road, there were fancy dress competitions, birds of prey, pony rides and a demonstration beehive – in fact Felbridge was buzzing all day!
The day was rounded off with a Jubilee celebration for all the family in the village hall. All in all, the day was a resounding success and much talk was heard about how it can all be even bigger and better next year. A huge thank you from the whole village to all who came to enjoy and all who came to help. A terrific community day out indeed!
Rosemary Archer
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HALL IMPROVEMENTS
THE PCC have been considering various options to improve the facilities at St John’s, partly as a result of comments made by the congregation at the Annual Parochial Church Meetings. There have been considerable bureaucratic and financial challenges to overcome (and a few have yet to be completed) before work can begin, but over the Summer Holiday period it is hoped to change the north east entrance to the church buildings, so that access to the Vestry and Church can be obtained without going through the Hall. New toilets are also to be provided, as well as a larger re-fitted kitchen, and a storage/cleaning room. Certain essential repair work to the roof and roof light windows are also to be completed this summer. Please pray that this work will be achieved safely and well during this summer’s ‘window of opportunity’ and that the result will bring glory to God, and be used to further the mission of the Church, the extension of Christ’s Kingdom in the parish and beyond. Thank you
Andy Brown and Phil Tadman
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Get Fit by Raising lbs (or better still ££s) There will be a get/keep fit event on Saturday 8th September in aid of church funds and the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust. Why not limber up, after watching the 2012 Olympics on TV, and take part in a sponsored walk or bicycle ride (or maybe on
horseback!), and encourage your friends and family to join in as well.
The event is organised by church preservation trusts; and involves you finding sponsors to encourage you to visit churches in our area, or even further afield! All monies raised are split 50:50 between the trust and the church of your choice (hopefully St John’s fund!).
I have prepared a walking route itinerary that covers 8 miles and visits the 8 participating churches in our local area (ie St John’s, St Mary’s, Trinity Methodist, OL & St P, Moat URC, St Luke’s, St Swithun’s & St Barnabas). It can be much shorter if you concentrate on the five town centre churches!
John Grainger
PLEASE HELP! There must be some of you reading this who could find 1-2 hours once in two months to help clean our church. Many of our dedicated team have been serving in this role for years and our numbers are dropping. Cleaning is not a popular task but it is one small way we can honour God - do join us. To find out more please speak to Carole
Grainger or phone 325482.
If you prefer using a mouse to a mop or a keyboard to a vacuum cleaner then the church laptop projection team would be glad to hear from you. Further information from any laptop operator or contact John Grainger: [email protected]
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CHURCH FAMILY NEWS
Congratulations
Congratulations to Esther Walker, who used to worship with us before she and Ian went off to Sudan, on being awarded the MBE in the Jubilee Birthday Honours ‘for services to the development of palliative care in the Sudan.’ Perhaps we shall see her sometime to offer our more personal congratulations?
News and Thanks £302.40 was raised for Christian Aid - Thank you for all your support.
St John’s Church in Felbridge went back to nature on 27th May as 35 members of the congregation and local community got together to praise God for his amazing creation in our garden as they become nature detectives, participating in the Natural History Museum’s bug count. Participants ranged from 6 months to 65 years old. During the afternoon people were occupied in bird-bath making, using unwanted crockery, redecorating it by painting or sticking on old marbles, bits of tiles or pebbles. Other activities included cooking marshmallows and dampers over a fire using coppiced hazel sticks and discovering the power of air and water by launching homemade rockets, re-using large plastic bottles. Di Giles gave a very moving talk from Matthew 6:28. Lindsey would like to thank everyone who helped out on the day, especially Diane, Malcolm and Gaby for erecting marquees and preparing vast quantities of sandwiches, fruit & vegetables.
Cecilia and Maureen would like to thank everyone who donated a cake to the St John’s cake stall at the Felbridge Country Show and also those who bought one. The total amount raised was £234. The money will go towards the renovations to the hall and kitchen.
PEST CONTROL SERVICESWasps, flies, fleas. All types of rodents and vermin 01342 321373
When you contact any of our advertisers, don't forget to mention that you sawtheir advert in Parish News. For advertising enquiries, contact
Gordon Wilkinson on 01342 311516 or John Dabell on 01342 317745.
KOINONIA COUNSELLINGMarriage problems, bereavement, depression, eating disorders etcJackie Lake 01342 718948
TV SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATIONSPanasonic Specialists. Plasma, LCD, Multiroom Systems, Aerial & Satellite.Scott Brothers, 178 London Road, East Grinstead. 01342 321117
For Fairtrade gifts and jewellery that help lift people out ofpoverty, call Brenda Wilkinson on 01342 311516 for acatalogue and to place your order, or log on towww.createdgifts.org.
GARAGE & CAR REPAIRS, MOTs & COACHES
Woodcock Hill Service Station, London Road, Felbridge01342 32554401342 326213
BUTCHERARTHUR FRY, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead 01342 323225
CHIMNEY SWEEPMILBORROW CHIMNEY SWEEPS, ‘The Flueologists’All Flues and Appliances Swept and Serviced. Pots, Cowls,Caps, Birdguards, Fireplace Repairs, Stacks Repointed 01342 717900
FUNERAL DIRECTORSR MEDHURST, Vine House, HartfieldCaring family firm; home visits; 24 hour service.Memorials arranged: Golden Charter pre-paid Funeral Plans
01892 77025301342 315880
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USEFUL CONTACTS
Churchwardens: Phil Tadman 01342 322825 e-mail: [email protected]
Andy Brown 01342 314267 e-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer: Chris Saunders 01342 325662 e-mail: [email protected]
PCC Secretary: Sheila Drury 01342 323865 e-mail: [email protected]
Magazine Editor: Lindsey Saunders 01342 325662 e-mail: [email protected]
Cleaning Rota: Carole Grainger 01342 325482
Ministry of Flowers: Ann Morley 01342 714645 e-mail: [email protected]
Church Hall Bookings: Sally Hobbs 01342 410929 e-mail: [email protected]
Village Hall Bookings: Lynda Railton 01342 322205
CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVITIES
Stars (3-6 yrs): Sally Hobbs 01342 410929 e-mail: [email protected]
Comets (Year 2-4): Diane Francis 01342 714575 e-mail: [email protected]
Meteors (Year 5-6): Gaby e-mail: [email protected]
The Rock (Year 7-9): Michael Peach 01342 312406 e-mail: [email protected]
Parish Safeguarding Officer Chris Ely 01342 311614 e-mail: [email protected]
Rainbows, Brownies & Guides Ann Tucker 01342 317283 e-mail: [email protected]
