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We regularly have a Shared Lunch at St. Peter’s. At today’s, Teddy Nutbrown-Hughes, one of our young congregation members was taking some photos, and he has passed them on for us to see.  Shared Lunch at St. Peter's  Glasses  Yum!  All Good Gifts Around Us Teddy also took a couple out in the churchyard too. He’s aiming to have photos on Countryfile – we think he is well on the way to achieving that!  Henfield Yews  Mossy wall
Our Verse & Prayer Card for 2012 has an important verse from the Book of Proverbs for us. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6  Prayercard 2012 There is also a poem by Christine Sine which she published on godspace.wordpress.com.
After 3½ years with us at Henfield, our curate Angela Martin is to take up her new post.  The Rev'd Angela Martin Angela is to be the new Assistant Rector in the parish of Worth on the eastern side of Crawley, working with The Rev’d Canon Anthony Ball. The parish covers the neighbourhoods of Worth, Poundhill and Maidenbower, and is close to the main railway station at Three Bridges. Angel writes:…
Whilst we will be very sorry to lose her, we knew Angela’s time with us would be finite, and she would only be with us whilst she was training, and that she would move on to a new parish at some point. We will miss her; her smile, her laugh, and so much more beside – she and Gareth, and Hywie, Rhodri and Elliot have been an important part of Henfield life. We wish them our prayers and our blessings as they prepare to move. Angela’s last day in the Henfield benefice will be Mothering Sunday, 18 March 2012, and her licensing in the new parish will be on 17 April 2012.  The Rev'd Angela Martin - Worth Parish notice News update on the Henfield Parish Weekend away 10-12 February 2012. Here is a copy of the poster, and flyer:  Parish Weekend Poster Henfield has not had a Parish Weekend for many years, and we are delighted to have managed to book not only The Oasts as our venue, but also to have Deacon Ish & his wife Irene Smale with us as our leaders for the weekend – both the venue and the speakers are highly acclaimed! We hope this time of eating and drinking, of talking and worshiping together over the weekend will help us to get to know one another better, and deepen both our friendships and our faith.  Parish Weekend 2012 leaflet About Ish & Irene:
About The Oasts:
The Elfin Grove Puppet Theatre are presenting The Firebird – the story re-told with puppets – at St. Peter’s on Saturday 17 December at 3pm.  The Elfin Grove production of The Firebird at Henfield Tickets are £5 for adults and £3.50 for children from the benefice office at St Peter’s Church in Henfield, 01273 495532, office@stpetershenfield.co.uk , or 01273 491179. We are delighted to announce that the bishop has appointed a new curate to the Henfield Benefice, starting at the end of June 2012.  Peter & Helen O'Connell Peter O’Connell, and wife Helen with Caleb and Elizabeth (and a third child due in early October), will be moving to be with us from their current home in Midhurst. Peter was a civil servant before training for the ministry, and Helen is a gardener, one of whose first jobs a number of years ago was near Henfield; her grandparents also lived in the village for a time. Peter writes: “I am delighted to be coming to join you next year. We all think that Henfield is a place that we can feel at home as a family.” (Henfield’s current training curate, The Rev’d Angela Martin, will have completed her 4 years of curacy with us by then, and she has already been exploring possible appointments. Angela & the family will be much missed – but we always knew she would be moving on.) We resume our Alpha sessions after the summer break, with our final four talks. All events starting at 7pm with supper – please ring the office on 475532, or email on office@stpetershenfield.co.uk to book for the meal.
 Alpha Autumn Programme 2011 On Sunday 18 September, at 11:45am, there will be a special service at St Giles’ to celebrate the completion of the work on the roof. The Archdeacon of Horsham, the Venerable Roger Combes, will be out guest preacher.  The New Roof at St Giles', Shermanbury After the service, there will be hog-roast provided by the brilliant Rosemary & Pat Beard from Twyneham. To book for lunch, please contact Richard Putnam on 01273 493154. Come and join us!  Pat & Rosemary Beard Do come and join us in church at 4pm this Sunday for our annual Baptism anniversary service – especially if you had a baptism in the family this year (or especially if you like cake!). We will start with a short service and some nice songs in church, and then pop across to Church House for some tea. Do come if you can! Any older church or building needs regular maintenance – and this time, it was Shermanbury’s St. Giles’ roof that needed replacing. ‘Horsham stone‘, a great local traditional roofing material, is not easy to deal with though! The New Roof It is also not cheap – as both the raw material, and the labour-intensive process of laying, all add to the costs. The funds have been raised by members of the congregation, by the Shermanbury Fairs of 2008 and 2010 courtesy of the Friends of St Giles’, and by a significant grant from English Heritage, have made the new roof possible.  The New Bell Tower The work has run almost to schedule, despite having to obtain some new oak for some areas the only became evident as the old roof came off. Other quirks that became evident were that the bell tower was ‘squint’, but indeed had been since the last time the roof was significantly rebuilt centuries ago, and would need to remain squint with this build too – evident from a north view. Much of the project has been encouraged on by Church Warden Richard Putnam, ably assisted by treasurer Jeromy Ward, and several of the Friends of St Giles’ committee including Doug & Moira Parrott and Trevor Brown. Thanks also to the other warden, William Greenwell for putting up with the extra difficulties during the works. Almost complete, there was a gathering just before St Giles’ Day (1 September) ‘topping out‘ the roof. Here are a couple more photos, including the building team, Rev’d Angela Martin, and local journalist Emma Osman of BN5. We think that should make the roof weather-tight for the next century and a half!  The last few tiles going on  The Topping Out Ceremony |
Facebook StatusSt. Peter's, Henfield Friday, January 27th at 23:07 Here's the Graffitti created at GWNN tonight. St. Peter's, HenfieldFriday, January 27th at 11:54 Group With No Name (GWNN) meets tonight at the Free Church Hall at 7.30pm. If you are in year 6 or above join us for some Graffiti??!! St. Peter's, HenfieldThursday, January 26th at 10:57 Come and celebrate Candlemas with us this Sunday, 29th January. There will be a service of Holy Communion (CW) at 9am followed by coffee. Then at 10.30am we are looking forward to Family Holy Communion during which Stanley will be baptised. At 6.30pm there will be a Taize service. Everyone is very welcome. St. Peter's, HenfieldWednesday, January 25th at 11:53 Thank you to everyone who helped in any way with the Church jumble Sale last Saturday. £982 were raised for church funds. Mel DraytonMonday, January 23rd at 13:28 I am looking forward to sunday,as Stanley is having his baptism. St. Peter's, Henfield Monday, January 23rd at 1:31  Parish Shared Lunchj.mp We regularly have a Shared Lunch at St. Peter’s. At today’s, Teddy Nutbrown-Hughes, one of our young congregation members was taking some photos, and he has passed them on for us to see. Shared Lunch at St. Peter's Glasses Yum! All Good Gifts Around Us Teddy also took a couple out (...) Peter O'Connell We enjoyed the lunch. Nice to meet people with time to talk. Friday, January 27th at 12:35 |
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Sally Schumacher Love it, so churchy, Englishy :) Can imagine being there!
Tuesday, January 24th at 11:19