Newsletter - 11-22
To our benefice friends,
Regretfully, there are a number of funerals upcoming in the benefice in the coming weeks, details of which are included below.
This coming Friday the funeral for Rhian Palmer will be taking place at St Mary’s, Chiddingstone, at 11am.
Roger Theobald’s funeral will be at Tunbridge Wells Crematorium on Monday 2nd of December at 11:30am.
On Thursday 5th December St Mary’s will be holding the funeral of Hilary Allen at 1pm. And the following day, on 6th December at 11:30, we will be holding the funeral for Sheila Potter at St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
If you have any questions on these services please do contact the office.
In this edition
Ø Services
Services:
Sunday 24 November
1000 Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1000 Matins at St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway
1700 All Age Service at Fordcombe Village Hall
Sunday 1 December: Advent 1
1000 Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1000 Holy Communion at St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway
Sunday 8 December: Advent 2
1000 Holy Communion at St Peter’s Fordcombe
1000 Matins at St Luke’s, Chiddingstone Causeway
Life Events:
In our prayers we hold those coming through our doors this month to mark their life events:
Weddings: We hold Jack and Celia, and Rebecca and Nicholas in our prayers ahead of their weddings in December.
Baptisms: We hold Ottilie, Elise and Ronnie in our prayers following their baptisms last weekend, and wish them and their families well as they embark on this pilgrimage of faith.
Funerals: We hold Hilary Allen, Roger Theobald, Sheila Potter and Rhian Palmer in our prayers, along with their families as they prepare for their 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:
Updates:
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
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
