Another brief newsletter this week as Lisa is recovering from illness. This Sunday at 10 am the All Saints Day service will be at St John the Baptist, then later that evening at 6pm the All Souls service will take place. This is an opportunity to give thanks for the lives of those we have loved and who are now held in the heavenly realm, while also acknowledging our own grief and the continuing place that love and loss have in our lives. All are welcome, but if you can’t make it please get in touch if you would like to arrange for a loved one to be prayed for during the service.
Elsewhere in the benefice, Etta and Daisy will be christened at St Peter’s, and we will hold them in our prayers as their families prepare for the service.
Wishing you all the best for the weekend ahead,
Tabitha Haysom, benefice administrator
Upcoming Services:
Sunday 1 November
1000 - Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst - All Saints Service
1800 - All Souls Service at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
Sunday 8 November
0800 - Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1045 - Remembrance Sunday at St John the Baptist, Penshurst
1045 - Remembrance Sunday at St Peter’s, Fordcombe
Wednesday 11 November
1045 - Act of Remembrance, Fordcombe Village Green
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)
