News and Events
Holy Trinity Poynings,
St Andrews, Edburton
St John the Evangelist, Newtimber
The Transfiguration, Pyecombe
May 2012
Sunday 6 May Easter 5
10am Holy Communion, Poynings
with Baptism
11am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 13 May Easter 6
10am Holy Communion Newtimber
6pm Evening Service Pyecombe
Thursday 17 May Ascension Day
7.30pm Holy Communion Poynings
Sunday 20 May Sunday after Ascension
10am Holy Communion Poynings
11am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 27 May Pentecost
10am Holy Communion Pyecombe
Morning and Evening Prayer each week
6pm: Mondays (Edburton), Wednesdays (Pyecombe) Tuesdays (Newtimber)
At 9am on Wednesdays at Poynings
Please check weekday services in weeks beg 21 and 28 May
Evergreens (for the over 60’s)
Monday, 14th May, 3.30 - 5pm at Downside, Fulking
(Charmayne Diamond’s home)
Baptism
Sunday 6 May 10am Poynings Erin Elisabeth Ansell
Weddings
Friday 4 May, Holy Trinity, Poynings
Greg Roberts and Leanne Sadecki
Friday 11 May, Holy Trinity, Poynings
Thomas Leach and Sarah Viggor
Saturday 19 May, Holy Trinity, Poynings
Benjamin Cannon and Kelly Durkan
and at Edburton:
Kate and Tim (5 May) and Gilly and David
Other dates this month
- Church Tots meets on 1st, 15th and 29th May at Poynings, in Church if weather permits.
- Hymn choosing meeting 2-4pm Tuesday 1st May at The Rectory – all welcome.
- Those thinking of confirmation will meet on Weds afternoons in May on 2nd, 9th and 16th 2-3.30pm.
- Deanery Synod meets on 2 May 8pm at Ditchling.
- Plant sale at Pyecombe 6 May 2-4pm in churchyard.
- On Weds 9 May there will be an Open Evening at Pyecombe Church to look at plans for the new extension. Cheese and wine – all welcome.
- There will be a meeting of all the Churchwardens on 14 May, 7.30pm at The Rectory.
We welcome Neil Milton as Warden at Newtimber.
- Poynings PCC meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15th May at The Rectory.
- Whist Drive at Pangdean in aid of Pyecombe Church at 7.30pm on Weds 16th May.
Clergy contact details:
Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge
Tel 01273 857456 c.currer@btinternet.com
Revd Graham Jeffery (mainly Edburton) 02392 631220
Revd Canon Alan Spray 01444 232149
website: www.downlandchurches.co.uk