Newsletter - 01-10
To our benefice friends,
Please find below notice of a number of upcoming funerals and burials in the benefice, for you to be aware of.
A service will be taking place at St John the Baptist for Elaine Mimms on 15 January at 2pm.
Jenny Chettle’s memorial is to be held at St Mary’s on Saturday 25 January at 10:15. This follows a service for her family at Tunbridge Wells Crematorium on 17 January, if you’d like details to access the livestream do get in touch.
Lisa will also be conducting funerals for Ada Pickering, at Tunbridge Wells Crematorium on Wednesday 22nd January at 1pm, and Yvonne Braiden in Hastings on 29 January. Please get in touch if you’d like further details of Yvonne’s funeral.
Finally, we pray for Maggie and the loved ones of Bob Atkins, and will share his funeral details in due course.
Ø Services
Services:
Sunday 12 January: Epiphany 2. The Baptism of Christ
1000 St Peter’s Fordcombe: Holy Communion
1000 St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway: Matins
Sunday 19 January: Epiphany 2. Week of prayer for Christian Unity
1000 St John the Baptist, Penshurst: Holy Communion
1600 St John the Baptist, Penshurst: Forest Church Christingle Service
Sunday 26 January: Epiphany 3
1000 St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway: Holy Communion
1000 St John the Baptist, Penshurst: Holy Communion
(Note: No Fordcombe Evening service this month)
Life Events:
In our prayers we hold those coming through our doors this month to mark their life events:
Baptisms: We hold Louis and his family in our prayers, as they prepare for his baptism in January.
Funerals: We hold the family and loved ones of Jenny Chettle, Bob Atkins, Elaine Mimms, Ada Pickering and Yvonne Braiden in our prayers ahead of their upcoming funerals.
And we remember those whose anniversary falls at this time of year, they shall be prayed for in church on Sunday.
Learning and growing:
Ø Don’t forget the new National Safeguarding Standards. There is a link to the new leaflet on our website, and you’ll see posters going up in our churches soon. And following the appointment of our new benefice Safeguarding Officer, Wendy Ellis, we now have a contact email established – please direct any safeguarding queries or issues to safeguarding@highwealdchurches.org.uk
Mailing:
Ø If you know anyone who would like to be added to our weekly mailing, do let us know (and similarly let us know if you’d like to come off, though we’d be sad to see you go). If you’d like to contribute to the work of the benefice, you can go to our parish giving page via the www.parishgiving.org.uk website (we’d be very grateful). Alternatively, you can always find it on our benefice website: https://www.highwealdchurches.org.uk/news
