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The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 2 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Associate Curate

Revd Christyan James14 St Marys SquareBrighton BN2 1FZTel 07595910443; [email protected]

Vicar

Revd. Felix MascarenhasThe Vicarage, 272 Dyke RoadBrighton BN1 5AETel (01273) [email protected]

Parish OfficeThe Parish Office is open on Wednesday and Friday morningsfrom 9.30 to 10.30. The Parish Office telephone number is(01273) 553747

Reader

Michael Miller68 Ainsworth Avenue,Ovingdean, BrightonBN2 7BG Tel (01273) 240287

While every effort is made to ensure all information in Shepherds Watch is correct, nei-ther the Parochial Church Council nor the individual contributors can be held responsi-ble or accept liability for any errors and/or omissions.The PCC does not endorse the companies, products and services that appear in Shep-herds Watch.Responsibility for any loss, damage or distress resulting from the use of or reliance onany information in Shepherds Watch, however caused, is disclaimed by the ParochialChurch Council.

ChurchwardenJames Baxter18 The Lynchetts, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5GZTel. (01273) 241653Mob. 07584 255724Email: [email protected] Stevens2 Shirley Road, Hove, BN3 6NNTel (01273) [email protected]

grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change ...

Here we are with the summer issue. Unfortunately, as I writethese lines, its raining and it looks like winter! Nothing elsecomes in my mind than the short Reinhold Niebuhr's "SerenityPrayer" which says: God grant me the serenity to accept thethings I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; andwisdom to know the difference.Besides weather, there are other things we simply have to acceptin life. As the prayer rightly says, these factors beyond ourpower, only remind us of our duty towards other things we canchange and yet live wisely and happily.Summer season is a precious moment when we look up in thesunny or starry skies and think, meditate and relax. There willbe occasions to catch up with friends and do little things we hadleft out. Without entering into a virtual world of ideas, the prayercan help us to live the best of our lives to the full.The prayer is supposed to be the short version of his longer ver-sion which reads as: Living one day at a time; Enjoying one mo-ment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would haveit; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender toHis Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and su-premely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.Our parish Festival is about to begin and kick off this seasonof joy and laughter. I hope it will be, once again a greatopportunity for all to relax and to rest. As this summer seasonunfolds, with rain or sunshine, may serenity, courage and wis-dom be yours! Fr Felix

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 3 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Associate Curate

Revd Christyan James14 St Marys SquareBrighton BN2 1FZTel 07595910443; [email protected]

Vicar

Revd. Felix MascarenhasThe Vicarage, 272 Dyke RoadBrighton BN1 5AETel (01273) [email protected]

Parish OfficeThe Parish Office is open on Wednesday and Friday morningsfrom 9.30 to 10.30. The Parish Office telephone number is(01273) 553747

Reader

Michael Miller68 Ainsworth Avenue,Ovingdean, BrightonBN2 7BG Tel (01273) 240287

While every effort is made to ensure all information in Shepherds Watch is correct, nei-ther the Parochial Church Council nor the individual contributors can be held responsi-ble or accept liability for any errors and/or omissions.The PCC does not endorse the companies, products and services that appear in Shep-herds Watch.Responsibility for any loss, damage or distress resulting from the use of or reliance onany information in Shepherds Watch, however caused, is disclaimed by the ParochialChurch Council.

ChurchwardenJames Baxter18 The Lynchetts, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5GZTel. (01273) 241653Mob. 07584 255724Email: [email protected] Stevens2 Shirley Road, Hove, BN3 6NNTel (01273) [email protected]

grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change ...

Here we are with the summer issue. Unfortunately, as I writethese lines, its raining and it looks like winter! Nothing elsecomes in my mind than the short Reinhold Niebuhr's "SerenityPrayer" which says: God grant me the serenity to accept thethings I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; andwisdom to know the difference.Besides weather, there are other things we simply have to acceptin life. As the prayer rightly says, these factors beyond ourpower, only remind us of our duty towards other things we canchange and yet live wisely and happily.Summer season is a precious moment when we look up in thesunny or starry skies and think, meditate and relax. There willbe occasions to catch up with friends and do little things we hadleft out. Without entering into a virtual world of ideas, the prayercan help us to live the best of our lives to the full.The prayer is supposed to be the short version of his longer ver-sion which reads as: Living one day at a time; Enjoying one mo-ment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would haveit; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender toHis Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and su-premely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.Our parish Festival is about to begin and kick off this seasonof joy and laughter. I hope it will be, once again a greatopportunity for all to relax and to rest. As this summer seasonunfolds, with rain or sunshine, may serenity, courage and wis-dom be yours! Fr Felix

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Activities for Children andYoung People

The Little Lambs(Parents and Toddler Group)Mee ts on Wednesdayafternoon in the Church Hall.

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Tuesday 18 June 2013, 6.00 to 8.30pmThe bears have been clamouring for another chance to jumpfrom the top of the bell towerand theyll have their chanceagain during the Good Shepherd Festival.Each bear will be given a parachute and, after being transportedup the tower, will dive off the top. A doctor will be on hand tocheck the bears as they land and each bear making the jumpwill be rewarded with a certificate.There are bound to be lots of bears wanting to take part andtheres a limit to the number we can include in the time so weurge you to take an entry form and register your bear in ad-vance. The forms will be available from the beginning of June.Entry is 1 per bear.But thats not all weve been trying to coax Norman the Pandato have a go this time. (Hes bigger than your average bear andwill have to have a special parachute.) Normans not sure aboutitbut, if you sponsor him, were sure he can be persuaded to joinin.With all this excitement, youll be hungry so youll be pleased toknow that were having a picnic as usual. Bring along a plate offood and a drink to share and take your pick from all the goodieson the table.Pat Hunter

For reflection:Sent by Margy Weir

He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greaterHe sendeth more strength when the labours increase.To added affliction He addeth His mercy.To multiplied trials, He multiplied peace.Chorus: His love has no limit,His grace has no measure.His poser no boundaryKnown unto men;For out of his infinite riches in Jesus,He giveth, and giveth,Again and again.When we have exhausted our store of enduranceWhen our strength has failed ere the day is half done,When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,Our Fathers full giving is only begun. (Anne Johnson Flint, 1866 - 1932)


Activities for Children andYoung People

The Little Lambs(Parents and Toddler Group)Mee ts on Wednesdayafternoon in the Church Hall.

Brownies7-10 years

Meet on Tuesday evening inthe Church Hall. Pleasecontact Tessa Pacey (01273)551298

N BattrickPainter and Decorator

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Tuesday 18 June 2013, 6.00 to 8.30pmThe bears have been clamouring for another chance to jumpfrom the top of the bell towerand theyll have their chanceagain during the Good Shepherd Festival.Each bear will be given a parachute and, after being transportedup the tower, will dive off the top. A doctor will be on hand tocheck the bears as they land and each bear making the jumpwill be rewarded with a certificate.There are bound to be lots of bears wanting to take part andtheres a limit to the number we can include in the time so weurge you to take an entry form and register your bear in ad-vance. The forms will be available from the beginning of June.Entry is 1 per bear.But thats not all weve been trying to coax Norman the Pandato have a go this time. (Hes bigger than your average bear andwill have to have a special parachute.) Normans not sure aboutitbut, if you sponsor him, were sure he can be persuaded to joinin.With all this excitement, youll be hungry so youll be pleased toknow that were having a picnic as usual. Bring along a plate offood and a drink to share and take your pick from all the goodieson the table.Pat Hunter

For reflection:Sent by Margy Weir

He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greaterHe sendeth more strength when the labours increase.To added affliction He addeth His mercy.To multiplied trials, He multiplied peace.Chorus: His love has no limit,His grace has no measure.His poser no boundaryKnown unto men;For out of his infinite riches in Jesus,He giveth, and giveth,Again and again.When we have exhausted our store of enduranceWhen our strength has failed ere the day is half done,When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,Our Fathers full giving is only begun. (Anne Johnson Flint, 1866 - 1932)


Grub ClubSo far weve had tea and a beetle drive at Daisys, lunches at theSportsman at Withdean and its sister pub, the Saltdean Tavern,afternoon tea and time to buy plants at Rushfields GardenCentre and supper at the Dyke Tavern just down the road fromthe church. So, with 5 events behind us this year, were taking abreak in June so that you can all enjoy and participate in the GSFestival.

Coming up in July we have a garden tea at the Hunters again,just down the road at The Martlet, supper at The Devils Dyke inAugust when you can all take the open top bus, and lunch atThe Smugglers Rest, Peacehaven (formerly The Badgers Watch)in September.

Look out for further details on the service sheets and the signingsheets at the back of church. Theres no membership for thisclub everyone is welcome.

Daisy and Pat

My charity tandem parachute jumpAbout 18 months ago, I decided to raise funds for the East AfricaChildrens Project, of which I am a Trustee. We support projectsin Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. But what could I do? I was se-verely overweight following illness so a marathon was out of thequestion, as was a long bike ride. Aha! I can jump out of aplane, I thought, triumphantly. That thought didnt last long. Iwas too heavy! So I challenged myself to lose weight first, and, 5stone lighter, I set off for Dunkeswell, Honiton in south Devonfor the great leap. It was an overcast day, following two brilliantly sunny days, so

things werent looking too promising. We waited patiently, and Icrocheted a blanket. Apparently I am the only person to bringcraft work in the history of the airfield! I just dont like to wastetime.Eventually a test set of jumpers (would they prefer parachut-ists?) came down and gave the all-clear for the weatherconditions.So off I go to the instruction room for the briefing. Kitted out injumpsuit, Biggles helmet and non-thermal gloves, I head out tothe plane with my instructor. Two cameramen, with cameras ontheir helmets, come too. The plane doesnt have seats but, instead, has two benchesalong the length of the 20 seater plane.I sit astride the bench in front of my instructor, who straps ustogether very tightly via a strong harness. After a reminder ofthe safety instructions we shuffle forward to the open door. Weare at 15,000 feet. I adopt the required banana shape and wetumble out, heading down through the cloud.Out of the cloud, in free-fall, the view was fantastic. We can seethree coastlines S. Devon, N. Devon and S. Wales. The wind isvery strong and it is all noisier than I had expected. It is -25degrees and it is freezing cold. The view and the feeling of flyingmake it all worthwhile, though. Then the parachute opens witha jolt and we continue on floating down.The landing is straightforward and I see all the others landingaround me. I sit there, not really believing that I did it. I did,though.I want to spend the donations on new bedding and desks for theEldume Primary School near Marigat in the Kenyan Rift Valley.Thank you all so much for your good wishes and support. Tofind out more about the charity, please seewww.eacpcharity.com. Jennie Lawes

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 10 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group

(IFCG)The Good Shepherd has been chosen as the venue for the firstmeeting of the Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group(IFCG) and Felix has asked me to Chair the meeting. As it willnot be possible to provide a full explanation of the objectives ofthe IFCG on the day and with a view to giving you some informa-tion concerning the religions involved, I have prepared somenotes which I hope will be helpful and of interest.

INTER-FAITH CONTACT GROUP (IFCG)Jain TraditionJainism, which is one of the oldest religions of the world, is anIndian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards allliving beings. It emphasises spiritual independence and equalitybetween all forms of life and practitioners believe that non-violence and self control is the means by which they can obtainliberation from the cycle of reincarnation.Jewish TraditionJudaism is the original of the three Abrahamic faiths, which alsoinclude Christianity and Islam.Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created theuniverse, but with whom every Jew can have an individual andpersonal relationship. They believe that God continues to workin the world, affecting everything that people do.Judaism is a faith of action and Jews believe people should bejudged not so much by the intellectual content of their beliefs,but by the way they live out Jewish teachings, conduct their re-lationships with others, and contribute to tikkunolam, repairingthe world.Quaker TraditionQuakers share common roots in a Christian movement thatarose in England in the middle of the 17th Century. Today, it isgenerally true that Friends adhere to certain essential principles:

a belief in the possibility of direct, unmediated communion with theDivine (historically expressed in 1647 by George Fox, founder ofthe Religious Society of Friends, in the statement Christ is cometo teach his people himself); and

a commitment to living lives that outwardly attest to this inwardexperience.

All Friends can agree that outward statements of belief are aninsufficient basis for a life of faith. Friends aim at an inwardknowledge of the Spirit both individually and in their meetings.The core of their faith is their living relationship with and obedi-ence to God, not merely the rote recitation of creeds or perform-ance of rituals.Hindu TraditionHinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subconti-nent. Among other practices and philosophies, Hinduism in-cludes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily moral-ity based on karma (the concept of action or deed whichcauses the entire cycle of cause and effect) and dharma (the lawthat upholds, supports or maintains the regulatory order of theuniverse) and societal norms. Hinduism is a conglomeration ofdistinct intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather than arigid common set of beliefs.

INTER-FAITH CONTACT GROUP (IFCG)In Britain today, people of many different faiths and beliefs liveside by side. Living and working together is not always easy. Re-ligion harnesses deep emotions which can sometimes take de-structive forms and regrettably there are those among us thatseek to divide us and cause mischief.All of us want others to understand our views and as membersof the human family we should show each other respect andcourtesy. This means finding ways to live our lives and creatinga society built on a sure foundation of mutual respect, opennessand trust.Our different religious traditions offer many resources for thisand teach us the importance of good relationships characterisedby honesty, compassion and generosity of spirit. But unless we

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 11 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group

(IFCG)The Good Shepherd has been chosen as the venue for the firstmeeting of the Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group(IFCG) and Felix has asked me to Chair the meeting. As it willnot be possible to provide a full explanation of the objectives ofthe IFCG on the day and with a view to giving you some informa-tion concerning the religions involved, I have prepared somenotes which I hope will be helpful and of interest.

INTER-FAITH CONTACT GROUP (IFCG)Jain TraditionJainism, which is one of the oldest religions of the world, is anIndian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards allliving beings. It emphasises spiritual independence and equalitybetween all forms of life and practitioners believe that non-violence and self control is the means by which they can obtainliberation from the cycle of reincarnation.Jewish TraditionJudaism is the original of the three Abrahamic faiths, which alsoinclude Christianity and Islam.Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created theuniverse, but with whom every Jew can have an individual andpersonal relationship. They believe that God continues to workin the world, affecting everything that people do.Judaism is a faith of action and Jews believe people should bejudged not so much by the intellectual content of their beliefs,but by the way they live out Jewish teachings, conduct their re-lationships with others, and contribute to tikkunolam, repairingthe world.Quaker TraditionQuakers share common roots in a Christian movement thatarose in England in the middle of the 17th Century. Today, it isgenerally true that Friends adhere to certain essential principles:

a belief in the possibility of direct, unmediated communion with theDivine (historically expressed in 1647 by George Fox, founder ofthe Religious Society of Friends, in the statement Christ is cometo teach his people himself); and

a commitment to living lives that outwardly attest to this inwardexperience.

All Friends can agree that outward statements of belief are aninsufficient basis for a life of faith. Friends aim at an inwardknowledge of the Spirit both individually and in their meetings.The core of their faith is their living relationship with and obedi-ence to God, not merely the rote recitation of creeds or perform-ance of rituals.Hindu TraditionHinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subconti-nent. Among other practices and philosophies, Hinduism in-cludes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily moral-ity based on karma (the concept of action or deed whichcauses the entire cycle of cause and effect) and dharma (the lawthat upholds, supports or maintains the regulatory order of theuniverse) and societal norms. Hinduism is a conglomeration ofdistinct intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather than arigid common set of beliefs.

INTER-FAITH CONTACT GROUP (IFCG)In Britain today, people of many different faiths and beliefs liveside by side. Living and working together is not always easy. Re-ligion harnesses deep emotions which can sometimes take de-structive forms and regrettably there are those among us thatseek to divide us and cause mischief.All of us want others to understand our views and as membersof the human family we should show each other respect andcourtesy. This means finding ways to live our lives and creatinga society built on a sure foundation of mutual respect, opennessand trust.Our different religious traditions offer many resources for thisand teach us the importance of good relationships characterisedby honesty, compassion and generosity of spirit. But unless we

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 12 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013work together to build a society rooted in the values that wetreasure these resources will be wasted.The Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group (IFCG), which isaffiliated to an Inter-Faith Network for the United Kingdom,exists as a resource for contact and dialogue between the manyfaith communities and traditions in the Brighton & Hove area.Its aims are:

to help build and maintain good relations and greater understandingbetween different communities of faith and belief,

to provide a forum for discussion of matters of mutual concern,to organise and promote inter-faith activities.

Clearly building good relations with people of different faiths andbeliefs will not be achieved without talking to one another andgaining a better understanding of shared values. With this inmind the IFCG have arranged a number of events in the comingmonths, which can be viewed atwww.Interfaithcontactgroup.comThis series extends to a number of discussions to which all arewelcome that will examine a variety of Rites, Rituals and Cele-brations that mark the important stages of our lives e.g. birth,coming of age, marriage, ordination/consecration and death. Thefirst of these will consider the subject of BIRTH and its celebra-tions which will be held at:

The Church of the Good Shepherd, Dyke RoadOn the 23rd June 2013 at 4 p.m.

Speakers:Dr MilindJani (Hindu Tradition)

Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah (Progressive Judaism)Tony Tree (Quaker Tradition)

Dr Amrut Shah (Jain Tradition)Followed by questions/discussions/ refreshments

Time for God at the Good ShepherdIt was back in 2007, when the church needed rewiring, theSunday services moved in the hall. The hall with 100 onlycapacity, an extra earlier service had to be added . Creating avirtue out of necessity, the service of 9.30am led to the birth ofTfG and the 10.15am service continued as the parish Eucharist.The TfG service is a child-friendly and short worship which intodays terms can be termed as a Messy Church wherechildren and adults feel at home. It therefore can take manyforms as per the need of the season and the day. But all flows ona well established liturgical format consisting of Welcome,Penitential Rite, The Word, Explanation of the Word, Interces-sions/Thanksgiving and a Concluding Rite, all interspersed withsuitable hymns usually accompanied by Robin Banerjee. Theythen join the church congregation for the Lords Prayer etc.With the rewiring executed, we felt the TfG would continue in thehall in concomitance with the parish Eucharist at 10.15. M. Vin-cent, M. Miller and P. Grimstone responsibly organised thesesessions with the help of many others in the congregation. Thescreen is used almost always and P. Thomas took care of thetechnical aspects. Other aspects are taken care of by each group.H. Morfitt is now taking care of the TfG with M. Miller.Without doubt, this lively and demanding worship has also beenthe leader-formation and learning platform for many. With theneed to organise and present a fresh service every Sunday,various leaders have emerged. They, ably aided by their groupmembers, conduct with great care and responsibility, everySunday except on the 3rd Sunday of the month when all worshiptogether in the church.Not everybody from the main congregation may have tastedthese fresh and modern services. However, it goes without sayingthat those who have attended the TfG services have found themmost up-to-date, lively and inspiring.

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 13 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013work together to build a society rooted in the values that wetreasure these resources will be wasted.The Brighton & Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group (IFCG), which isaffiliated to an Inter-Faith Network for the United Kingdom,exists as a resource for contact and dialogue between the manyfaith communities and traditions in the Brighton & Hove area.Its aims are:

to help build and maintain good relations and greater understandingbetween different communities of faith and belief,

to provide a forum for discussion of matters of mutual concern,to organise and promote inter-faith activities.

Clearly building good relations with people of different faiths andbeliefs will not be achieved without talking to one another andgaining a better understanding of shared values. With this inmind the IFCG have arranged a number of events in the comingmonths, which can be viewed atwww.Interfaithcontactgroup.comThis series extends to a number of discussions to which all arewelcome that will examine a variety of Rites, Rituals and Cele-brations that mark the important stages of our lives e.g. birth,coming of age, marriage, ordination/consecration and death. Thefirst of these will consider the subject of BIRTH and its celebra-tions which will be held at:

The Church of the Good Shepherd, Dyke RoadOn the 23rd June 2013 at 4 p.m.

Speakers:Dr MilindJani (Hindu Tradition)

Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah (Progressive Judaism)Tony Tree (Quaker Tradition)

Dr Amrut Shah (Jain Tradition)Followed by questions/discussions/ refreshments

Time for God at the Good ShepherdIt was back in 2007, when the church needed rewiring, theSunday services moved in the hall. The hall with 100 onlycapacity, an extra earlier service had to be added . Creating avirtue out of necessity, the service of 9.30am led to the birth ofTfG and the 10.15am service continued as the parish Eucharist.The TfG service is a child-friendly and short worship which intodays terms can be termed as a Messy Church wherechildren and adults feel at home. It therefore can take manyforms as per the need of the season and the day. But all flows ona well established liturgical format consisting of Welcome,Penitential Rite, The Word, Explanation of the Word, Interces-sions/Thanksgiving and a Concluding Rite, all interspersed withsuitable hymns usually accompanied by Robin Banerjee. Theythen join the church congregation for the Lords Prayer etc.With the rewiring executed, we felt the TfG would continue in thehall in concomitance with the parish Eucharist at 10.15. M. Vin-cent, M. Miller and P. Grimstone responsibly organised thesesessions with the help of many others in the congregation. Thescreen is used almost always and P. Thomas took care of thetechnical aspects. Other aspects are taken care of by each group.H. Morfitt is now taking care of the TfG with M. Miller.Without doubt, this lively and demanding worship has also beenthe leader-formation and learning platform for many. With theneed to organise and present a fresh service every Sunday,various leaders have emerged. They, ably aided by their groupmembers, conduct with great care and responsibility, everySunday except on the 3rd Sunday of the month when all worshiptogether in the church.Not everybody from the main congregation may have tastedthese fresh and modern services. However, it goes without sayingthat those who have attended the TfG services have found themmost up-to-date, lively and inspiring.


VICTORIt was a pleasure to return to the Good Shepherd on Sunday 12thMay. There was a visiting preacher, a nice man who works inLondon, who for a moment I thought might be a relation of ourFelix. Are you as banker? I asked him. He assured me with asmile that he was no such thing.The Good Shepherd is a friendly place and as always there was awarm welcome at the door. But, I am not sure about the changesthat have been made inside. Of course I understand the desirefor the church to be better used, but why not make the back ofthe church more attractive? You could put in two round tablesand some extra chairs so the area could be used as a readingroom or for meetings. Decorate the tables with a bunch of flow-ers and I am sure enquiries would follow. And I have to confess Iam a bit bewildered about the management of those wishing totake communion at busy times: Those on the right hand side ofthe Church took their communion kneeling before the high altarwhile those on the left stood close to the pulpit. Of course no-body minded, and perhaps it doesnt matter.Anyway, as I was leaving, Daisy kindly asked me if I would liketo write something on parishes, not a subject I know muchabout, but here goes:Parishes date back from 16th century and are based on the areacovered by one church. A parish is the smallest unit of electivegovernment in the UK and those elected do not normally standon party lines. In villages and small towns the area of demarca-tion is easy to understand but where I wonder do the GoodShepherds boundaries start and finish? Over to you FatherFelix.Strangely enough the question reminded me of a remarkableman, a coal miner, one Henry Boston. He and I had both landedup in hospital - the Bradford Royal Infirmary. It was the early1950s and Henry was very ill, but over the two weeks I lay in the

bed next to his he told me about a world that I, a callow youth,knew nothing of. He had the miners disease, silicosis, whichmade breathing very difficult. As he got a little better and wasable to stand up, I was astonished to see that his entire body,and he was over six feet tall, was covered with blue lines wherecuts and scratches had filled with coal dust.Every day Henry got a visitor, someone from his Parish Church

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OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES:8am, Holy Communion10.15am, Parish Eucharist10.15am, Time for God informal worship for all ages, inChurch HallOn the third Sunday of each month there is a single FamilyEucharist in Church at 10.156.30pm, Please look at the details on our website.(Eucharist on Thursday at 10.30am followed by Coffee and onSaturday at 9am)June 2012 3rd : Tea Club, 1.30-3.15pm15th : GS Festival begins with the Fam. Fun Day, details, pg 1916th: Festival Eucharist at 10.15am presided by The Revd.Stephen Date, Priest-in-charge at Holy Cross, Woodingdean16th : Festival Choral Even Song at 6.30pm18th: Programme of music & singing by local schools, 2pm;

Teddy Bears Sky Dive & open air picnic on church grounds,6.30-8pm

21st:Bells in Festive celebration, 6.16 to 7.15pm;Variety Programme: Community Talents& Drama Queens,7.30pm

23rd : Festival Family Eucharist led by our young people, 10.15Presentation & Discussion, Life Events, Rites & Rituals, indifferent religions, at 4pm

5th- 7th July: Families spend the week-end at Knowles Tooth

July 20121st : Tea Club, 1.30-3.15pm13th: Summer Gardening around the church, 9.45-12.00August 201218th : Hymns & Pimms, and BBQ, 5pm, in the vicarage garden

Good Shepherd Festival 15 to 23 June 2013

Church of the Good Shepherd, Dyke RoadA week of fun and entertainment for the whole community

Saturday 15 June 2pm to 5pm Family Fun Day and Dog Show Admission FreeSunday 16 June 10.15am Festival Eucharist with the ReverendStephen Date, Priest-in-charge at Holy Cross, WoodingdeanSunday 16 June 6.30pm Festival Choral EvensongTuesday 18 June 2pm Program of music and singingby students from our neighboring schoolsTuesday 18 June 6.30pm to 8.00pm Teddy Bears Sky Diving.Bring a Bear & a picnic to share.Friday 21 June 6.15pm to 7.15pm Bell-ringers ring a quarterpeal in festive celebrationFriday 21 June 7.30pm Variety Program:Community talents & Drama QueensSunday 23 June 10.15am Festival Service for all, on the themeof The Good SamaritanSunday 23 June 4pm Presentation & Discussion: Life Events,Rites & Rituals at Birth in different religions.


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The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 24 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Knowing me, knowing you .

Though it would be good, it is not always possible to knowother parishioners who worship in our church. Each one ofus have some interesting facts and life memoirs to reveal. Inthis new feature, we hope to have ask people to say a fewwords on the life and share with others. This time we have:

Air CommodoreJohn Langston

I was born in Dawlish, Devon in 1924 and joined the RAF via aWAR SHORT COURSE at Wadham college, Oxford whist doingmy basic service training in the University Air Squadron.Much of 1943 was spent at Air Observer School in Winnipeg,Manitoba before joining Bomber Command in February 1944.Between then and the end of the war, I completed two tours ofoperations the second in No. 617 Dambusters Squadron deliv-ering Barnes Wallis Tallboy and Grand Slam deep penetra-tion weapons. Receiving a permanent commission in 1946, Iserved a further 34 years eventually retiring from the service in1979 as the Air Commander Gibraltar.On the way I spent 3 years on exchange with the United StatesAir Force where, in 1952, I met and married my Super Califor-nian wife Marilyn. We were blessed with a daughter (lost inyachting accident in 1982), and a son who lives in Rhode Island,USA.Marilyn died in 2005 and her funeral service was held here atthe Good Shepherd.My other jobs down the years included: Command of No. 49 Val-iant nuclear bomber Squadron in the days before the Royal NavySubmarines took over the deterrent role; member of the UK MODJoint planning Staff; RAF Instructor at the Army staff College;Principal Staff Officer to the NATO Deputy Supreme commander

Europe; and in 1972, Senior RAF Officer and Air CommanderNorthern Ireland. CBE 1975.On leaving the Service, we came to live in Hove where I held theposition of Secretary General to the National Society for CleanAir and Environmental Protection and finally retiring in 1997.

================TEA CLUB,

We have sad news for the Tea Club: Ellen Brown, one of ourmembers, who was with us for many years has passed away.

Ellen will be especially remembered for her performances withher team of hand bell ringers. Shee was always ready to help inany way possible and with a smile! She will be sadly missed byour group. We send our condolences to her family and friends.

On June 3rd we will have one of our favourite afternoons whenBrighton and Hove High School Junior School Choir perform forus; it is always a delight to have those beautiful children. July1st is the day when shall be we visiting Ditchling Garden Centreand we have an extra meeting in August, a Sing a long withKirstie Toredo. You are also invited for another event Hymns &Pimms which will be held on Sunday, 18th August, in the vicar-age garden at 5pm. It consists of singing hymns together withyour friends, and of course with a glass of Pimms in your hands

In September, we hope to have Gentle Exercises which had tobe postponed last time. All meetings take place on the firstMonday of the month from 1.30pm 3.30pm. We provide tea orcoffee, cakes and biscuits, a speaker or entertainment and a verywarm welcome to everyone over 55! Transport can be arranged.Please come along and meet us.

Marguerite Harland

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 25 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Knowing me, knowing you .

Though it would be good, it is not always possible to knowother parishioners who worship in our church. Each one ofus have some interesting facts and life memoirs to reveal. Inthis new feature, we hope to have ask people to say a fewwords on the life and share with others. This time we have:

Air CommodoreJohn Langston

I was born in Dawlish, Devon in 1924 and joined the RAF via aWAR SHORT COURSE at Wadham college, Oxford whist doingmy basic service training in the University Air Squadron.Much of 1943 was spent at Air Observer School in Winnipeg,Manitoba before joining Bomber Command in February 1944.Between then and the end of the war, I completed two tours ofoperations the second in No. 617 Dambusters Squadron deliv-ering Barnes Wallis Tallboy and Grand Slam deep penetra-tion weapons. Receiving a permanent commission in 1946, Iserved a further 34 years eventually retiring from the service in1979 as the Air Commander Gibraltar.On the way I spent 3 years on exchange with the United StatesAir Force where, in 1952, I met and married my Super Califor-nian wife Marilyn. We were blessed with a daughter (lost inyachting accident in 1982), and a son who lives in Rhode Island,USA.Marilyn died in 2005 and her funeral service was held here atthe Good Shepherd.My other jobs down the years included: Command of No. 49 Val-iant nuclear bomber Squadron in the days before the Royal NavySubmarines took over the deterrent role; member of the UK MODJoint planning Staff; RAF Instructor at the Army staff College;Principal Staff Officer to the NATO Deputy Supreme commander

Europe; and in 1972, Senior RAF Officer and Air CommanderNorthern Ireland. CBE 1975.On leaving the Service, we came to live in Hove where I held theposition of Secretary General to the National Society for CleanAir and Environmental Protection and finally retiring in 1997.

================TEA CLUB,

We have sad news for the Tea Club: Ellen Brown, one of ourmembers, who was with us for many years has passed away.

Ellen will be especially remembered for her performances withher team of hand bell ringers. Shee was always ready to help inany way possible and with a smile! She will be sadly missed byour group. We send our condolences to her family and friends.

On June 3rd we will have one of our favourite afternoons whenBrighton and Hove High School Junior School Choir perform forus; it is always a delight to have those beautiful children. July1st is the day when shall be we visiting Ditchling Garden Centreand we have an extra meeting in August, a Sing a long withKirstie Toredo. You are also invited for another event Hymns &Pimms which will be held on Sunday, 18th August, in the vicar-age garden at 5pm. It consists of singing hymns together withyour friends, and of course with a glass of Pimms in your hands

In September, we hope to have Gentle Exercises which had tobe postponed last time. All meetings take place on the firstMonday of the month from 1.30pm 3.30pm. We provide tea orcoffee, cakes and biscuits, a speaker or entertainment and a verywarm welcome to everyone over 55! Transport can be arranged.Please come along and meet us.

Marguerite Harland


Mothers' Union Spring Calendar

Saturday 1st June 9.00am: Corporate Communion in theLady ChapelThursday 13th June 2.45pm: Talk time led by Jean Ashmall at7 The Paddock, HoveThursday 27th June 7.30pm: Talk about the work of theSamaritans at 77 Hove Park Road,HoveSaturday 6th July 9.00am: Corporate Communion in theLady ChapelTuesday 23rd July 2pm till 5pm: Outing to the Diocesan FamilySupport Work Open Garden at Glyndebourne. Entry 5. Refresh-ments and stalls. We hope to leave here at about 1.30pm. If youneed a lift please contact:Christine(7248020 or Liz (888607). (Please note the change ofdate from the one shown in the programme)

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Christian Aid Week 2013Grateful thanks to all those who helped to deliver and collectenvelopes around the parish. The final amount raised was1118.00. All your help was much appreciated.

John and Christine James

APCM, 21st April, 2013 VICARS REPORTINTRODUCTION: Another year has passed by and it is a privi-lege for me once again to stand before you, the living stones andpillars of this church.

As I stand here primarily to thank you, I remember what PopePaul VI once said we can live our faith only by sharing it withothers. I find a lot of truth in it; because you have all sharedand given your best. With your contribution, the community hasgrown; and we all have benefitted from one another. For all thathas been celebrated liturgically or otherwise, I think we have aduty to thank God for the many talents given to our membersand for what we have achieved as a community.

I have already thanked our outgoing and elected officials. Id liketo thank our popular priest Christyan James, who has beenamong us for almost two years now, for his invaluable and gen-erous service. I think there were some doubts whether he wasleaving us. I can say he is going to be with us. We are also in-debted to Michael Miller, our Reader, who has been a perennialand solid support . Our thanks go him as well.On June 29, Helen Rawlings, is to be ordained deacon. More willbe said of her once she joins us in July. Her ministry here willcertainly enhance our parish activity and service for all.Thanks to all of you here present and to those absent. Thechurch lives and thrives through each one of you. You have ex-celled in reading, preaching, interceding, ringing the churchbells, welcoming people, singing in the choir; by organizing theTfG services, by being sacristans, altar servers and LMHC; bycleaning and adorning the church with flowers , preparing theleaflets or booklets, and running the parish office. Thus all whocame here, returned home admiring and thanking God. Lastweek for example, the National Trust had their meeting here,about 75 people how nice and lovely church, how comfort-able to sit and chat and have a coffeeyou know I was marriedhere my daughter was baptized here I came here for yourservice for Easterand so on and enjoyed it. Such commentsare the result of little works from all of you. Then again, youhave all been heralds of God through the parish magazine, the

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 28 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Newsletters and the website and by your word of mouth. Thepastoral team , the MU, The Tea and Grub-clubs, the work forcharities, the events organized by the social committee give fleshand bone to our spirituality. This demonstrates that in ourchurch we proclaim our mission with fervent prayers and also byhard work. Look at our annual program and see the number ofactivities that have taken place besides our routine weeklyliturgical services. You should feel proud for conducting andattending them. Our church is a fine example of a church in themodern world.

The gardeners, the green penances and parties, with the grassmowed regularly and the notice board displays with art, give joyto those who come or pass by . Others look after the health andsafety issues, the safeguarding, the finances, the Stewardship,all very legal matters in these extremely difficult times.

A litany of events can be mentioned from our calendar: Lastspring season, once again, our G S Festival was a great week ofsuccess, the families then were off to Knowles Tooth, the Hymnsand Pimms was more successful than ever.

In the autumn season we had the blessing of animals, a MUsongs of Praise, The Harvest festival, House groups discussingvery relevant topics, the retreat at Alton Abbey, the Fire-worksand the party to close the evening.

The Childrens Christmas party started the winter season. Thenfollowed Advent service, Carol Service, the very popular Cribservice, the Midnight and Christmas day celebrations. All thiswas executed with liturgical taste and devotion. The liturgieswere preceded by Carol concerts from 4 schools and two outsidechoirs. Soon we had the Games evenings in Jan and March, theLent courses when we tried to have a glimpse of God, the Brown-ies Sunday, the Mothering Sunday with a very successful Firstcommunion celebration, and the Holy Week and Easter that gaveus company during the unending bitter winter.

Positive and very encouraging comments were made after ourservices like the Corpus Christi, Brownies Sunday, the Sundaywith the Ashes, the various family services particularly when theL. P. at Mowden schoolchildren attend, the sharing of theEucharist in NBG churches at Holy week and our innovativeMaundy Thursday with the supper during the liturgy.OUR CHALLENGES:But we are not without difficulties and challenges. Churches ofall denominations are in crisis. I think crises are useful for selfpurification and even for growth.We know how shifting demographics in communities require amodern and more flexible model of ministry that will serve ourchanging neighborhoods.The other reason is the modern understanding of faith beliefs bywhich, the place of the church within the community has movedfrom the centre of a town to the periphery of peoples life.Problems come also from within the church and its hierarchyitself. Besides various scandals, the danger of making thechurch as a machine or as a system, is still there. I think all de-nominations have now been learning from past failures.Its a busy life for all; and not easy to make time and give it forothers. Even then, many have come forward helping in variousjobs. We need to make more of this.Our finances have been a challenge. We spend a lot to pay theparish ministry costs. This challenge is being addressed by ourStewardship officer and through the recent Stewardship cam-paign I hope things have improved. God loves generous heartsand you have been such in your giving.Thank for your generosity.

Our liturgy is well supported by the choir and music. Musicwhich is one of the best means of expressing our prayers is alsoa great opportunity as means of attracting others to join us. A lotmore can and should be done, I think, in the field of music.

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 29 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Newsletters and the website and by your word of mouth. Thepastoral team , the MU, The Tea and Grub-clubs, the work forcharities, the events organized by the social committee give fleshand bone to our spirituality. This demonstrates that in ourchurch we proclaim our mission with fervent prayers and also byhard work. Look at our annual program and see the number ofactivities that have taken place besides our routine weeklyliturgical services. You should feel proud for conducting andattending them. Our church is a fine example of a church in themodern world.

The gardeners, the green penances and parties, with the grassmowed regularly and the notice board displays with art, give joyto those who come or pass by . Others look after the health andsafety issues, the safeguarding, the finances, the Stewardship,all very legal matters in these extremely difficult times.

A litany of events can be mentioned from our calendar: Lastspring season, once again, our G S Festival was a great week ofsuccess, the families then were off to Knowles Tooth, the Hymnsand Pimms was more successful than ever.

In the autumn season we had the blessing of animals, a MUsongs of Praise, The Harvest festival, House groups discussingvery relevant topics, the retreat at Alton Abbey, the Fire-worksand the party to close the evening.

The Childrens Christmas party started the winter season. Thenfollowed Advent service, Carol Service, the very popular Cribservice, the Midnight and Christmas day celebrations. All thiswas executed with liturgical taste and devotion. The liturgieswere preceded by Carol concerts from 4 schools and two outsidechoirs. Soon we had the Games evenings in Jan and March, theLent courses when we tried to have a glimpse of God, the Brown-ies Sunday, the Mothering Sunday with a very successful Firstcommunion celebration, and the Holy Week and Easter that gaveus company during the unending bitter winter.

Positive and very encouraging comments were made after ourservices like the Corpus Christi, Brownies Sunday, the Sundaywith the Ashes, the various family services particularly when theL. P. at Mowden schoolchildren attend, the sharing of theEucharist in NBG churches at Holy week and our innovativeMaundy Thursday with the supper during the liturgy.OUR CHALLENGES:But we are not without difficulties and challenges. Churches ofall denominations are in crisis. I think crises are useful for selfpurification and even for growth.We know how shifting demographics in communities require amodern and more flexible model of ministry that will serve ourchanging neighborhoods.The other reason is the modern understanding of faith beliefs bywhich, the place of the church within the community has movedfrom the centre of a town to the periphery of peoples life.Problems come also from within the church and its hierarchyitself. Besides various scandals, the danger of making thechurch as a machine or as a system, is still there. I think all de-nominations have now been learning from past failures.Its a busy life for all; and not easy to make time and give it forothers. Even then, many have come forward helping in variousjobs. We need to make more of this.Our finances have been a challenge. We spend a lot to pay theparish ministry costs. This challenge is being addressed by ourStewardship officer and through the recent Stewardship cam-paign I hope things have improved. God loves generous heartsand you have been such in your giving.Thank for your generosity.

Our liturgy is well supported by the choir and music. Musicwhich is one of the best means of expressing our prayers is alsoa great opportunity as means of attracting others to join us. A lotmore can and should be done, I think, in the field of music.

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 30 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013CONCLUSION & HOPES & VISION FOR THE FUTURE:In spite of our failures, we are called to be the light and the saltin this world.We know it is God alone who gives the growth to the church(1 Cor. 3: 5-9). The task is not easy because often we like ourown tastes. When I was in Italy, people used to offer home-madewine. I got used only to some wines and thus found othersstrange. So I would pour those wines I did not like in a big barreland made vinegar of it and gave it to people. After some years, Itried drinking all sorts of wines and discovered they were allgood.Faith and its expressions are like wine. One has to have theopenness to taste and see all of them. But as people of today wehave a duty to proclaim others by being always growing in thefaith to be the modern heralds of God. We have to be ready toproclaim without being out of date. Remember what Jesus saysregarding the new wine and the wine skins. New wine must beput in fresh wineskins. We are called to be the fresh wineskinsof God to serve that wine to the modern world. And this is ourtime and opportunity. Have you read the books I left at the backthere? Lessons relevant to parish settings start with an under-standing that long-standing organizations with strong cultures typified by the church - tend to be the most resistant to change.There is substantial evidence that effective change managementis a must. The reordering is only a small material sign whichproves this. Our faith and celebrations should be such that weserve the people and not the walls of the church. I firmly believe,here at the Good Shepherd, we have tried to do our best: keepingthe good traditions and moving ahead by changing where wehave to.

I can say, we have lived as missionaries here among Godspeople. With Christ, we can only prosper, and of course notwithout the help of each one of us. May God help us all toachieve this great mission! Thank you and God bless you all!

Fr Felix

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 31 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013CONCLUSION & HOPES & VISION FOR THE FUTURE:In spite of our failures, we are called to be the light and the saltin this world.We know it is God alone who gives the growth to the church(1 Cor. 3: 5-9). The task is not easy because often we like ourown tastes. When I was in Italy, people used to offer home-madewine. I got used only to some wines and thus found othersstrange. So I would pour those wines I did not like in a big barreland made vinegar of it and gave it to people. After some years, Itried drinking all sorts of wines and discovered they were allgood.Faith and its expressions are like wine. One has to have theopenness to taste and see all of them. But as people of today wehave a duty to proclaim others by being always growing in thefaith to be the modern heralds of God. We have to be ready toproclaim without being out of date. Remember what Jesus saysregarding the new wine and the wine skins. New wine must beput in fresh wineskins. We are called to be the fresh wineskinsof God to serve that wine to the modern world. And this is ourtime and opportunity. Have you read the books I left at the backthere? Lessons relevant to parish settings start with an under-standing that long-standing organizations with strong cultures typified by the church - tend to be the most resistant to change.There is substantial evidence that effective change managementis a must. The reordering is only a small material sign whichproves this. Our faith and celebrations should be such that weserve the people and not the walls of the church. I firmly believe,here at the Good Shepherd, we have tried to do our best: keepingthe good traditions and moving ahead by changing where wehave to.

I can say, we have lived as missionaries here among Godspeople. With Christ, we can only prosper, and of course notwithout the help of each one of us. May God help us all toachieve this great mission! Thank you and God bless you all!

Fr Felix


Ngqamzana Primary School Family No 615 outsidetheir house

The project continues to grow. A second Support Centre,with offices, store rooms for food, soup kitchen, crche/homework room, is nearing completion and should be inuse by July. This is situated further into the tribal lands,making distribution of food parcels easier. At the beginningof last year (2012) 1,399 orphans in 620 homesteads wereregistered with IOP and 256 families were helped with foodparcels each month. Now (May 2013) these figures haverisen to 1,606 orphans in 695 homesteads and of these 300families are being helped with food. Food prices have risensharply over the past year so the amount of food given eachmonth has had to be reduced.Since our return we have done several presentations tovarious groups, with others planned and on 14 Septemberwe plan to hold another Coffee Morning - more detailslater but please do put the date in your diary and comealong if you can. Many thanks for your continued support.

Janet Annis

iZulu Orphan Projects

About a year ago I last updated you in this magazine aboutthis charity that we support and for which we fundraise.Since then, in September 2012, we have held a very suc-cessful Coffee Morning at the home of Liz and Ian Hill,where a generous amount of 800 was raised. The weatherwas perfect and we were able to spread into the garden.More than 50 people came along to enjoy coffee and cake,and also to buy cakes, cards, books etc. Several presenthad their photograph taken with an Olympic torch, kindlylent to us by Mark Jago, who ran with it prior to the 2012Olympics.In November, Colin and I were fortunate enough to spend amonth in South Africa. We spent three days at the Project,fact finding, visiting a local school and the homes of threefamilies that are helped. Then, after visiting friends, we re-turned to the Project for four days at the beginning of De-cember for their annual orphan Christmas party threeparties catering for a total of 3,500 orphans and carers (twoparties on different sites on the Saturday and a third partyon the Sunday). It was an amazing experience to help withthe organising and running of these parties and in a heat of34C, assembling and distributing hot dogs, drinks etc andhelping with the registration process of those eligible to at-tend, was quite exhausting. So rewarding to witness the joyon the faces of the children and the old grandmothers, towhom existence is a real struggle, and who were able to bespoilt for one day of the year. The worship, singing anddancing was moving and emotional to see.


Flowers at the church of the Good ShepherdAppreciated by all as a divine and awe-inspiring space, aes-thetically almost perfect and extremely beautiful with a fewflower arrangements placed appropriately, our churchbuilding is one that is justly called The House of God.Needless to say, materially speaking, this is been due to thelong and time consuming efforts during the years by vari-ous people in diverse capacities, including the Fabric Com-mittees.During the last many years, Gloria Cruttenden, besidesmany other talents and contributions, has been tenderlytaking care of the flower arrangements in the church, andnot without the occasional help from others on the occa-sion of important festivals.Being a very artistic person, she gave to our church someof the finest presentations with her flowers, thus enhancingthe beauty of Gods house. Now that she has given up thiscommitment, we not only would like to thank her, but alsotry our best to keep up to those same standards as best aswe can. Art, devotion and liturgy have all been wellblended at the Good Shepherd to offer a worthy worship toGod.Fortunately, a new group of flower girls has now come for-ward to look after the flowers in the church. MarylinThomson, Bridget Westerman, Carol Theobald, AngelaODonovan, Brenda Haycock and Janet white have alreadybeen demonstrating their skills in making the church lookbeautiful with their flower arrangements. They have all hada good deal of experience in the field in the years gone by.From what we have seen during the past year, one can say

they are no novices in the job and we are very grateful fortheir help.

With 6 people on the rota, it is surprising that each hasonly two or three turns during the whole of the year. Manyhands make work light! This is because once the flowersare arranged, they are made to last for three Sundays. Dur-ing the next two weeks they are watered and rearranged ifand where necessary, keeping in mind the spirit of saving.More people join in, as in the past during major festivals.One of the latest features at the church has been the ar-rangements at the Harvest Festival. Each window is en-trusted to the care of a group or a school, to be decoratedon the shelves set up by Jim Sharp. Keeping in mind touse local and fresh items, the church on this occasion be-comes a true symbol of Gods garden, with flowers, fruitsand a variety of items collected from the blessed Sussex.This year, once again, we shall try to do the same in thechurch during the Harvest Festival. As we thank Gloria forher efforts during the last years and welcome the newgroup, more helpers with their God-given talents arewelcome in this field or any other.

The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013 Page 36 The Good Shepherd Magazine June 2013Hall Bookings:

Please call 882987 or email:[email protected]

Grub ClubMeets on third Monday of themonth. All welcome. Please contactDaisy Walpole at (508600) or PatHunter at (555954)

ChoirChoir practice: Sunday morning at9. All are welcome. Please contact:Derek Froud (681007)

FlowersIf you would like to donate anarrangement in memory ofsomeone or help with the flowerarranging, please contact churchoffice 882987.

Stewardship SecretaryDavid Nissen1 Shirley Road, Hove, BN3 6NNTel (01273) [email protected]

Bell RingingRinging practice every Tuesdayevening in the Tower. New ringersare always welcome. Please contactPat Hunter (555954)

Notice-boardsInformation (lists and posters) forthe notice boards may be placed inthe tray in the church porchw i n d o w s i l l o r c o n t a c tGloria Cruttenden (505225).

Our Service TimesSunday Worship8am Holy Communion10:15 Sung Eucharist*10:15 Time for God**

6.30pm: check on the web*On the 3rd Sunday ofeach month this will be aFamily Eucharist to whichchildren are particularlywelcome.** Time for God Servicesare held in the Church Hall.

Weekday EucharistThursday:10:30amSaturday: 9am

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Contributions to themagazine are welcome.Please leave copy at theback of Church by 15th ofevery Feb., May, Aug. andNov. or [email protected] or [email protected]

-Tea Club:

Meets on the first Mondayof the month at 1.30pm. Wewelcome all who are 50years plus, and would likesome company. Just comealong. Tel. MargueriteHarland 503040;[email protected]

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