An amazing £150 was raised selling produce at the top of Mill Close for the Church.

Thank you to everyone who donated, and those who bought.

Betty

There is a simple way to raise funds for our local church at no cost to you!

Shop online via www.easyfundraising.org.uk and retailers (from John Lewis to Thomson Holidays) give a donation to your charity of choice, and Holy Trinity Church Poynings is listed on the website as a cause to support.

It’s easy:

Go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ , click on ‘support a good cause’, enter ‘Holy Trinity Church, Poynings’ and click on ‘support this cause’.

Then register with your details and after that shopping online via http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ will automatically channel donations to the Church.

Shopping itself is easy – just go to this website and find your retailer and carry on as usual with purchases.  The donations cost you nothing.

You can also use easysearch instead of Google for searches and this gives the Church 1p for every two searches.  Simply go to www.easysearch.org.uk  and put in ‘Holy Trinity Church, Poynings’ where it asks what cause you support, and then every time you do a search via this website funds trickle in.

Bookmark www.easyfundraising.org.uk and www.easysearch.org.uk now!

Thank you for your support!

Caroline and the PCC.

The Downland Benefice

Holy Trinity Poynings; St Andrews, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber; The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

Could you be our new

Communications Officer?

We are seeking applications from people willing to help our four churches with communications – both between the churches and beyond. Key tasks
include: updating the website (www.downlandchurches.co.uk); maintaining contact lists and keeping people in touch; publicising events

You will need to have:

• good computer skills
  
• an active interest in the churches and villages – although you do not need to be a church-goer
  
• enthusiasm and, in time, the ability to work both independently and accountably.
  

Hours, pay and workplace

• initially 4 hours a fortnight (but may increase) – spread as the work demands, at times to suit you and us
  
• £10 an hour
  
• can work from home much of the time, depending on availability of computer, or at The Rectory in Poynings
  
• start date asap
  

Further details and application process from:

Caroline Currer, Priest-in Charge:
c.currer@btinternet.com

(except between 10 and 13 October inclusive)

Application deadline                 24^th October 2016

The Downland Benefice

Holy Trinity, Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber

The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

www.downlandchurches.co.uk

October 2016

There is a united Benefice service every Sunday morning at 10 am in one of our churches.

On most Sundays, this is a service of Holy Communion.

On the first Sunday of each month, it is an all age worship service, followed at 11.15 am by a short Communion service.

Location varies according to the pattern below:

    First Sunday     (2^nd October, Harvest)     Poynings

    Second Sunday     (9^th October)        Newtimber    

    Third Sunday     (16^th October)        Poynings    

    Fourth Sunday    (23^rd October)        Pyecombe

    Fifth Sunday    (30^th October)        Newtimber

There is also a Benefice Evening Service at 6pm

every second Sunday
(9^th October: Harvest)
at Pyecombe.

In addition, at Edburton Church there is:

A service of Family Communion every first and third Sunday at 11 am (2^nd and 16^th October: Harvest)

Morning and Evening Prayer each week

Mondays: Edburton at 6 pm; Tuesdays: Newtimber at 5 pm

Wednesdays: Poynings at 9 am; Pyecombe at 6 pm

Evergreens (for the over 60’s)

Monday, 3^rd October, 3.30 – 5 pm at Customary Cottage, Fulking

(with thanks to Anna and Richard Ball and Tim Stace)

Baptism

Sunday 2^nd October Harriet Rose Emmerson    Poynings

Funerals

Monday 3^rd October Evelyn Barber    Poynings

Monday 17^th October     Doris Norris    Woodvale

Confirmation

To be held at 6 pm on Sunday 16^th October at the church of

St Edward the Confessor, Burgess Hill. Please support our candidates with your presence and/ or your prayers:

James Andrews

Sam Rentz

Chris Agg

Peggy Mathieson

Other special events and dates this month

• Concert by the Vivace Choir in Newtimber Church at 7.30pm on Saturday 8^th October. Proceeds to the Church: tickets in advance £10 (£5 under 18s) from Lucy, Gill or Stephanie – see posters in churches for contact details.
• October is the month for most of our Harvest services: 2^nd October at Poynings; 9^th October at Pyecombe in the evening; 16^th October at Edburton, followed by a Harvest picnic. Gifts of produce welcome at all services – no eggs or jam, please.
• Messy Church this month will be on Friday 21^st October: 4.30pm in the Hall at Fulking: all welcome.
• Study Groups continue at The Rectory on Wednesdays: 5^th (no meeting on 12^th October) 19^th, 26^th October and 2^nd November. 2.30 – 4pm or 8 – 9.30pm, whichever suits!
• On October 30^th at 6pm, we have our annual All Souls Service at Poynings, when we remember by name those who have died – either recently or longer ago.

Clergy contact details:

Revd. Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge

Tel 01273 857456         c.currer@btinternet.com

Revd Graham Jeffery (Edburton)     01273 494559