Newsletter -09 - 27
Greetings from Penshurst. Last weekend took an unexpected turn for me and I became unwell. Thank you to Rev’d Ian Aveson for leading the communion service in Penshurst.
I have rescheduled Forest Church for this Sunday at 4pm.
The Penshurst Bells refurbishment is nearer to completion. The bells themselves are now repaired and tuned but their return cannot be scheduled until their headstocks have been delivered to the foundry and fitted. Fingers crossed for their return very soon! Weddings seem so much quieter this year! Talking of which- we send congratulations to Michael and Christina who were married last Saturday and to Phoebe and Alex whose wedding is this weekend.
Thank you to all of you (20+) who took part in the garden working party at Chiddingstone Rectory last weekend. There is a working party at Poundsbridge Churchyard this Saturday between 1000 and Noon. Volunteer help is always very much appreciated.
This Sunday’s service in Penshurst will celebrate Harvest. Please bring goods to donate to the local foodbank or cash to donate to the charity Mary’s Meals. This charity works in 16 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. The charity asks for a £19.15 donation to feed a child for a full year. The Mary’s Meals projects offer children a daily meal in school. Wider communities gain skills and support from the charity to establish sustainable feeding programmes and the prospects for children for future employment and well-being are improved by their attendance at school with enough energy to make meaningful progress. www.marysmeals.org.uk
At the Chiddingstone harvest service next week, funds will be raised for The Addington Fund. The charity aims to keep the countryside vibrant and sustainable by providing affordable housing for those in farm work or who have retired, supporting people in their agricultural careers and offering emergency and practical help to farming families in crisis. www.addingtonfund.org.uk
I shall be taking annual leave from Monday 29th September until Wednesday 8th October. I will have limited access to phone and e mails whilst away. Please direct any urgent queries to the office or your local church wardens. Please check the website for the most up to information about services.
With every blessing
Lisa
In this edition:
Ø Services
Services:
Sunday September 28th,
1000 Holy Communion St John the Baptist, Penshurst. To include the harvest festival.
1000 Holy Communion St Mary’s, Chiddingstone.
16:00 Forest Church - Penshurst Rectory Garden
Sunday October 6th, The 16th Sunday after Trinity
1000 St John the Baptist, Penshurst: Holy Communion
1000 St Mary’s, Chiddingstone: Harvest Celebration with Baptism
Sunday October 12th, The 17th Sunday after Trinity
0800 St John the Baptist, Penshurst Holy Communion
1000 St Peter’s,Fordcombe: Holy Communion and Harvest Celebration
1000 St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway: Holy Communion
Life Events:
Ø We remember those whose anniversary falls at this time of year, they shall be prayed for in church on Sunday.
Ø Learning and growing:
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
Ø Mailing:
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)
