Elf and Safety
The hay in the crib is now coated in flame retardant.
Fr Michael’s 50th Anniversary of Ordination
Yesterday Fr Michael Gudgeon celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He was surrounded by friends from most of the parishes in which he had served. Bishop John Hind was the preacher – Fr Michael was Bishop John’s chaplain when he was Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe. Fr Michael shared the celebration with Fr Gordon Bond (on his left), it being the 45th anniversary of his ordination. After the Mass there was, of course, a party, a cake, and plenty of wine! (The sharp-eyed may notice at the bottom of the photograph that our Advent wreath is missing one candle, thanks to a light-fingered visitor sometime last week.)
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Advent – Season of Excitement
Since the Christmas lights in Littlehampton were switched on last weekend, Elves have been taking over the town centre.
They overlook us as we buy those presents for our families and friends and consider what we will wear to the staff Christmas party.
If we are not careful though, we lose ourselves in the crowds at just the moment when we could just be enjoying the excitement of waiting for Christmas. The Church celebrates this time not as the moment of God’s arrival to us but in our waiting for God to come to us.
By giving some of this time over to sitting in church and allowing spoken words to fill our lives in an excitement of anticipation, we be ready to enjoy the Christmas period with more meaning and less weariness.
Novembers Fish and Chip supper
Grateful thanks to all the helpers and all who came to the Fish and Chip supper to support the Sussex Snowdrop Trust. It was a very enjoyable evening. We raised a £260 which was a heart-warming total.
Competition Calendars Now on Sale
The calendars have now been printed and are available from the church office. £5 per calendar, hard back envelopes available too.
They are doing well, PCC members learning CMS
Thank you for turning up and giving it a go, I think only one person in the room was a digital native!
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