Book Sale Reminder
FULKING CHAPEL
Sunday 11th May
11am-4pm
and every Wednesday 10.00-11.30am
Large, ever changing selection of books, cds etc
May 07
Fulking Book Sale
May 03
Watch Found
Anybody missing a watch. It’s a woman’s watch, wind-up, small face, metal link band with hearts in it. Found dropped by the stile at the top of Mark Lee’s ploughed field.
Contact Judy of Sunnyside, 857160.
Apr 29
Downland Churches May 2015
The Downland Churches
Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton
St John the Evangelist, Newtimber
The Transfiguration, Pyecombe
May 2015
Sunday 3rd May Easter 5
10 am Family Service Poynings
11 am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 10th May Easter 6
10 am Holy Communion Newtimber
6 pm Evening Service Pyecombe
Thursday 14th May Ascension Day
7.30 pm Holy Communion Newtimber
Sunday 17th May Easter 7
10 am Holy Communion Poynings
11am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 24th May Pentecost
10am Holy Communion Pyecombe
Sunday 31st May Trinity Sunday
10am 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 11th May, 3.30 – 5pm at Downside, Fulking
(home of Charmayne and Harry Diamond)
Weddings
Saturday 23rd May David Roberts and Marilyn Simon
Newtimber
Friday 29th May Marie Hollywood and Harry Morgan
Newtimber
Baptisms
Saturday 16th May Annabelle Florence Dinham Poynings
Saturday 30th May Alice May Lamb Pyecombe
Other special events and dates this month
- The Family Service at Poynings on 3rd May will NOT be followed by Holy Communion as it usually is – please go down to Edburton for 11am if you wish to receive communion in the Benefice on that day.
- Plant Sale at Pyecombe on EITHER Saturday 9th May, if the weather is fine, when it will be held in the churchyard OR Sunday 10th May in the church if Saturday is wet. 2-4pm either day.
- Deanery Synod will be held on Weds 13th May at St Francis Church Hassocks at 8pm.
- On Friday 15th May we will be launching Downland Messy Church in the Hall at Fulking from 4.30-6pm. Come and join in the fun, and bring the family.
- Sunday 24th May is Pentecost Sunday. Apart from our own service, all are invited to St Edwards Church. Burgess Hill for a special praise service at 6pm.
- Newtimber PCC on Tuesday 26th May at 7.30pm at Rectory Cottage.
- Puppet show and workshop at Newtimber Church on Weds 27th May (during half term) from 2.30-4.30pm.
- ‘Pimms and Hymns’ is on Sunday 31st May at Edburton Church at 6pm – come and enjoy your favourite hymns!
Apr 29
SEEDLING SUNDAY in Fulking village hall
A reminder that SEEDLING SUNDAY is this Sunday, 3rd May, 11-3 pm, in Fulking village hall!!
BRING any PLANTS and seedlings you have to swap or sell! Business usually starts very briskly at 11… so turn up promptly if you don’t want to lose out on this unmissable opportunity to stock your garden with beautiful blooms!
Also on sale: TEA / COFFEE, CAKES, books and garden-themed gifts… Come for a chat over a delicious home-made cake!
All proceeds from teas and sale of plants to the village hall which is urgently in need of funds to help to meet a large maintenance bill for the roof, so please come and support us on Sunday!
We still need people to make CAKES and also HELP ON THE DAY. Contact CHRIS please on gilder6646@aol.co.uk, or 857552.
Apr 07
Fishy News
Rushfields now has a fresh fish man visiting on Fridays, 10am – 3pm.
Meet Mark in Rushfields car park, he’s from www.ofishlyhealthy.co.uk 109 St. James Street. Brighton.
Probably a long time since fresh fish was sold in Poynings!
Apr 01
The Downlands churches – April 2015
The Downland Churches
Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton
St John the Evangelist, Newtimber
The Transfiguration, Pyecombe
April 2015
Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday
7.30 pm Holy Communion Poynings
Friday 3rd April Good Friday
12 noon Reflection Pyecombe
Sunday 5th April Easter Day
8 am Holy Communion Newtimber
10 am Family Communion Poynings
11 am Family Communion Edburton
11.30 am Easter egg hunt with
12 noon Children’s service Pyecombe
Sunday 12th April Easter 2
10 am Holy Communion Newtimber
6 pm Evening Service Pyecombe
Sunday 19th April Easter 3
10 am Holy Communion Poynings
11am Family Communion Edburton
Sunday 26th April Easter 4
10am Holy Communion Pyecombe
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 13th April, 3.30 – 5pm
Fulking Farmhouse (home of Joanna and Stuart Cairns)
Weddings
Saturday 4th April Ian Harris and Charlotte Burton
Edburton
Friday 24th April Nicholas Payne and Charlotte Bishop
Pyecombe
April is the month for Church Annual Meetings:
• Newtimber 7th April 5.30pm, in Newtimber Church
• Pyecombe 12th April 7.15pm, in Pyecombe Church
• Poynings 13th April 7pm, Village Hall Poynings
• Edburton 15th April 7.30 pm, Village Hall Fulking
All welcome to elect church-wardens and PCC members.
Other special events and dates this month
• Sunday 12th April, 3-5pm in Pyecombe church: Holiday activities for children: Contact Jill 01273 566276
• Sunday 19th April, 2-5pm. Newtimber Place Gardens open under National Open Gardens Scheme. Proceeds from teas to the Church.
• Tuesday 21st April 2-4pm, hymn choosing meeting at The Rectory. All welcome.
• Wednesday 22nd April at 5 pm in Fulking Village Hall. An open meeting to discuss a new planned informal service for Fulking and surrounding areas.
• Sunday 26th April from 9am, there will be a verge sale at Muddleswood (BN6 9BP) in aid of Church Funds. Contact Lucy Dalrymple on 01273 832009.
Clergy contact details:
Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge
Tel 01273 857456 c.currer@btinternet.com
Revd Graham Jeffery (mainly Edburton) 01273 494559
Mar 30
Poynings Church Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting for Poynings Church will take place on Monday 13th April at 7pm in the Village Hall.
You are very welcome to come and hear what we have been doing during the year, and to find out about our plans for 2015-16.
Do join us!
Mar 30
Parish Clerk Vacancy
The closing date for applications / interest for the position of the Poynings Parish Council Clerk is 27th April at the latest. If you are interested contact Nicki at cutress.family@btinternet.com. Download Job Description here