Christmas Jumper Funtime
Last night we had our Christmas Jumper FunTime event in aid of Save the Children. Food drinks and games and a range of ages.
Red for Remembrance
All this week St Mary’s Church is glowing red for remembrance. All are welcome to the services on Sunday.
It’s been a busy summer
The last post on St Mary’s blog was in back in May, announcing the appointment of Fr Mark. He has now arrived and is getting settled in, learning our ways and us his, I think he has the greater challenge!
There have been many events during the summer and one of the most noticeable was the Goodwood Race afternoon.
We are now looking at the winter months ahead of us, starting with Remembrance Day next Sunday and soon after the beginning of Advent. Keep an eye on the events page for the most up to date details of what is happening.
Too many choices for Fr John
New Appointed
Bishop Martin has appointed Fr Mark Williams, at present Vicar of S.Theodore’s, Port Talbot, Wales, as Incumbent of the Parishes.
We have no date yet when he and his wife will be joining us. Please pray for them, and for the people of S.Theodore’s as they prepare for their Vacancy.
Colombian Parish Supper
On Saturday we had the last of our charity events to raise money for Let the Children Live
We raised over £200 for the charity from this event but over the next few weeks we will be counting up all the fund-raising from the last year and will post the amount soon.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Red for Remembrance
Remembrance Day displays in St Mary’s.
Every year in November we remember all those that fought for their country. This year marks the centenary of the end of the first world war. To mark this occasion a number of people in Littlehampton have worked hard to create a display of knitted poppies.
During the last week a number of ghostly soldiers have appeared in church.
Every evening this week you will also notice St Mary’s glowing red in respect for those that lost their lives.
More displays will appear during this week and the church will be open until 15:00 on Saturday for you to view these displays first hand.
On Sunday 11th November the Parish Mass will start at 09:30 (not 10:00) and will be followed by the Act of Remembrance at 10:55 at the War Memorial. The Civic Service then follows when everyone has assembled in St Marys.
Scaffolding around the tower
Some of you may have noticed the church tower is surrounded by scaffolding at the moment.
Those of you that are observant may also have noticed that the clock faces have disappeared, well the clock faces were in bad condition and have now been fully restored making it easier to read the time from the town centre.
Also behind the scenes (or inside the tower) some other changes have been made. Since the clock was built in 1827, every week someone has climbed the long ladder into the tower to wind the clock, however with changes in health and safety and advances in technology this is no longer going to happen as the clock is being fitted with an electronic winding mechanism.
St Mary’s would like to thank John Coles and most recently Mark Hollebone, for keeping things ticking for many years.
Fr Roger Caswell
Today Sunday 1st July is the first time in 28 years that St Mary’s, the parish church of Littlehampton, is going to be without a full time priest. On Monday 25th June we celebrated Fr Roger’s 40th anniversary of priesthood and farewell Mass. Over 200 people turned up to show their appreciation for the work that Fr Roger has done within the parish and to wish him the best in his well deserved retirement.
Colombian Dinner
Thank you to everyone that attended the Colombian dinner on Saturday evening. We raised £150 for this years charity “Let the Children Live”.
Geoffrey Scrivens
In loving memory
Geoff served as a church warden at St Mary’s for a number of years, where he loved to join in with the gardening and breakfast. Whenever there was a church procession Geoff could be found in his hi-vis jacket making sure everyone was safe. The family have shared with us some words and some photos of his artwork that became an important part of his life in the last few years.
Our Dad Geoffrey Scrivens was a great craftsman, he always loved building and woodwork, and in later years he began painting and making pottery. In just a few years he produced an incredible range of work, and last September one of his paintings called ‘Moonlight’ was chosen to be displayed at the Littlehampton Museum for their ‘Light Exhibition’. Dad’s paintings were based on memories from his travels and a beautiful oasis he visited called Ein Gedi located along the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. We are very proud to share Dad’s art with you all.
Like Us On Facebook
