It has been another busy week in the benefice: on Saturday Selina and Vincent were married at St John’s, and Daisy and Etta were christened in Fordcombe on Sunday. We wish all of them the best, and keep them in our prayers.
Looking ahead, we will be holding a number of remembrance services:
Sunday 8 November - 1045 - St John the Baptist, Penshurst
Sunday 8 November - 1400 - St Peter’s, Fordcombe
Wednesday 11 November - 1045 - Fordcombe Village Green
All are welcome to these services, and we hope to see many of you there. Please note the change of time for Fordcombe’s service on Sunday, contrary to the details printed in last week’s newsletter this will be at 2pm.
Lisa’s newsletter will return next week.
Best wishes for the weekend ahead,
Tabitha Haysom, benefice administrator
Upcoming Services:
Sunday 8 November
0800 - Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1045 - Remembrance Sunday at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1400 - Remembrance Sunday at St Peter’s, Fordcombe
Wednesday 11 November
1045 - Act of Remembrance, Fordcombe Village Green
Sunday 15 November
1000 - Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
Life Events:
We remember those whose anniversary falls at this time of year, they shall be prayed for in church on Sunday.
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
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)
