Parish blog
Look at the entries in the Parish blog to discover what we have been up to recently.
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Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood: 30th Anniversary
On Monday 13th May Beverley and Jean went to Chichester Cathedral to join in the Diocesan celebrations for the 30th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood. It was a jolly, joyful occasion led by women and at the end of the service all the women priests were ‘welcomed home’ to the cathedral by Bishop…
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We’ve been spotted!
We’ve been spotted on the Diocesan Facebook page: see top right photo.
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Scarecrow Success!
At the March session of Funday Monday at St Augustine’s Church the children had a great time making a scarecrow to enter into the Flower Show at the Millennium Village Centre. Every year Scaynes Hill Cricket Club sponsors this class and the winners receive the Scaynes Hill Cricket Club Trophy. Could we possibly win the…
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Care for Veterans
During Lent we have been learning more about the charities we support as a church. Last Thursday, Beverley treated us to an inspiring account of the work of Care for Veterans, including insights into her time as Chaplain. Thank you, Beverley.
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Wheels for the World
Read Gaynor’s account of her encounter with Wheels for the World in Rio de Janiero, and her description of this amazing charity. Talk first delivered at Lent Course Thursday, March 14 2024.
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Time Capsules Placed Under New Floor at St Augustine’s Church
On Sunday 21st January, in a history-making moment, time capsules were placed under the new floor at St Augustine’s Church, Scaynes Hill. This came at the end of a special service led by the Rt Rev’d Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham. The Vicar, the Rev’d Beverley Miles, told the congregation that the wonderful space under…
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Oaklands House Group 2024-01-4: Judaic view of Adam
The Oaklands House Group meets on alternate Thursday evenings; we usually talk about the sermon from the previous Sunday. At our first meeting in 2024, however, we chose a different topic. Following something raised in an earlier meeting, Steve had researched about the Jewish understanding of Adam, the Judaic approach to judgement, and what Christians…