The Downland Churches
Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton
St John the Evangelist, Newtimber
The Transfiguration, Pyecombe
June 2014
Sunday 1st June Sunday after Ascension
10 am Family Service Poynings
followed at 11.15 by Holy Communion
11am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 8th June Pentecost
10 am Holy Communion Newtimber
6 pm Evening Service Pyecombe
followed by a musical concert – see details
Sunday 15th June Trinity Sunday
10 am Holy Communion Poynings
11 am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 22nd June Trinity 1
10 am Holy Communion Pyecombe
Sunday 29th June Trinity 2
10 am Holy Communion Newtimber
Morning and Evening Prayer each week
At 9am on Wednesdays at Poynings
At 6pm: Mondays (Edburton),Wednesdays (Pyecombe)
At 5pm: Tuesdays at Newtimber
Evergreens (for the over 60’s)
Monday 2nd June, 3.30 – 5pmat Rectory Cottage, Newtimber (home of Shirley and John Murrell)
Baptism
Sunday 15 June Edburton Emerson James Edward Phillips
Weddings
Sat, 7th June Sophie Parker and Craig Hardy Pyecombe
Sat, 28th June Philip Offer and Amelia Way Edburton
Special events and dates this month
- There will be a Wardens Meeting 7.30pm on Monday 2nd June at The Rectory.
- Pyecombe PCC will meet at 7.30pm on Tuesday 3rd June.
- Our study groups start on Wednesday 4th June, and continue on Weds 11th and Weds 18th June. All at The Rectory. Subject will be ‘Weird Words and Puzzling Phrases’, and we will be focussing on the words of familiar hymns. Choose afternoon (2.30pm – 4pm) or evening (8pm – 9.30pm). Each session stands alone if wished.
- On Sunday 8th June (Whitsunday), our evening service at Pyecombe will be shorter than usual, followed by a musical concert of song and instrumental works led by our organist John Walker. Refreshments will be served: no charge, but donations towards the building project much appreciated.
- Saturday 14th June is POYNINGS FETE. Don’t miss it!
- The Diocese is holding a series of consultation evenings as they begin to formulate the Diocesan Strategy. That closest to us is Tuesday June 10th, 7.30pm at All Saints Patcham. Alternatively, Weds 18th June at St Andrew’s Burgess Hill.
- On Sunday 29th June at 6.30pm at Horsham, there will be a farewell service for Archdeacon Roger Combes.
- Joint PCCs meet 7pm Weds 2nd July at Poynings Church and afterwards bring and share supper at the Rectory.
- Clergy contact details:Tel 01273 857456 c.currer@btinternet.com
- Revd Graham Jeffery (mainly Edburton) 01273 494559
- Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge
