Angela's Discs

What will Angela’s musical influences and choices be? The Beatles? Palestrina? Tiger feet?

Come along and hear some of her [...]]]> We know Angela won’t be with us much longer in Henfield, but before she does leave, one of the things she will be doing is a Desert Island Discs evening with us.

Angela's Discs

What will Angela’s musical influences and choices be? The Beatles? Palestrina? Tiger feet?

Come along and hear some of her story, told along with musical accompaniment, on Thursday 8 March, at 8pm, in St. Peter’s Henfield.

If you are looking for some good resources for Lent, here are some (we have ‘borrowed’ some from David Keen – [...]]]> As we get to Shrove Tuesday (DO come and join us for pancakes at Henfield’s Corpus Christi hall on Tuesday at 5pm with Ecumenical style!), and Ash Wednesday, we enter Lent for this year.

If you are looking for some good resources for Lent, here are some (we have ‘borrowed’ some from David Keen – Lenternet and others):

Christian Aid has quite a slew of resources and ideas including Count your Blessings & their twitter stream, and TEAR Fund are supporting a Carbon Fast.

There’s also the Church of England’s most digital Lent course, Exploring God’s Mercy, with the Bishop of Sheffield and others.

The Nail - Stephen Cotterell

Here at Henfield we are doing Frugal Lunches on Wednesdays. Soup & bread & a ‘thought’. We will be using Bishop Stephen Cotterell’s The Nail as our basis. Come and drop in any Wednesday lunchtime at St Peter’s Henfield.

Adrian Chatfield of the Simeon Centre has some useful ideas for individuals to try – especially if you use the internet a lot.

Have a blessed Lent!

Cathedral Choir Visit

The entire musical establishment of Chichester Cathedral is to move from its home base to undertake a long-planned visit to St. Peter’s Church, Henfield. The Choir of 16 choristers [...]]]> The Choir of Chichester Cathedral is to visit St. Peter’s, Henfield; in the Hurst Deanery on Sunday 12 February 2012, at 4:30pm

Cathedral Choir Visit

The entire musical establishment of Chichester Cathedral is to move from its home base to undertake a long-planned visit to St. Peter’s Church, Henfield. The Choir of 16 choristers and 6 Lay Vicars will sing Evensong under the direction of Sarah Baldock, Organist and Master of the Choristers.  With her will come the The Dean, the Very Rev’d Nicholas Frayling, and The Revd Canon David Nason (Priest Vicar). The school’s headmaster, Tim Cannell, and the Cathedral’s Assistant Organist Tim Ravalde and the Organ Scholar Alex Goodwin will also be present.

Many from the Hurst Deanery and the wider Mid-Sussex area will remember Sarah Baldock’s impressive organ recital in October 2008 and will wish now to take the opportunity to hear the choir that she has honed so brilliantly over the last four years.

It is a rare privilege for a village community to be able to hear the choir of the diocesan cathedral as it leads a service of worship in a local setting.  Everyone is warmly invited to be present on this special occasion.  We hope you will join us in St. Peter’s to give an enthusiastic & sincere welcome to the distinguished musicians of Chichester Cathedral.

Our usual pattern, subject to each weeks particular pattern, are:

St. Peter’s, Henfield

Sundays

8am Holy Communion (only 1st [...]]]> Please check the Calendar page for details of our services, or ring the Parish/Benefice Office on 01273 495532. Further details are sometimes also available on our Facebook Page, or on the A Church Near You site.

Our usual pattern, subject to  each weeks particular pattern, are:

St. Peter’s, Henfield

Sundays

8am Holy Communion (only 1st Sunday of the month)

9am Holy Communion (Common Worship weeks 1/3/5; BCP weeks 2/4)

10:30am A families-friendly service each week, AllAge (week 1), Xplore with communion (week 3), families Parish Communion (weeks 2, 4, 5)

6:30pm Evening services – varied each week; check diary for details

Midweek

Morning Prayer 7:45am Mon-Fri, Sat 8:30am; Evening Prayer 5:45pm

Holy Communion Wednesday 10:30am; Thursday 7:15pm

St. Giles’, Shermanbury

11:15am BCP Matins (only 1st Sunday of the month)

11:15am BCP HC (only 3rd Sunday of the month)

- occasionally other services as announced -

St. Peter’s, Woodmancote

9:45am HC Traditional language (weeks 1 & 3 & 5)

9:45am Mattins Traditional language (weeks 2 & 4)

- occasionally other services as announced -

Shared Lunch at St. Peter's

Glasses

Yum!

All Good Gifts Around Us

Teddy also took a couple out [...]]]> 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

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 [...]]]> 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. 

God, may I welcome this new year without fear or regret,
Secure in the certainty of your promises.
May I live in anticipation of its beauty;
And be prepared to embrace its challenges.
May I look for your love in every moment;
And listen for your voice in every sound.
May I see your image in every stranger;
And exalt in your glory expressed in all your creation.
May I learn to live in the place of trust;
Remembering always that the future is in your hands.

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 [...]]]> 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:…

I am very pleased to announce that I will be joining Revd Canon Anthony Ball, Rector of Worth Parish as Assistant Rector serving in Worth, Pound Hill and Maidenbower, Crawley.

Worth is the largest of four parishes in the Crawley area with some 33,000 souls and rising! So plenty of work to be getting on with and lots of people to talk to! We will be living at St Barnabas Vicarage in Pound Hill and we are all looking forward to making our new home there. My last Sunday in the Benefice will be the 18^th of March 2012 and I will be licensed to Worth in April on the 17^th at 7.30pm. It would be lovely to see you there.

The family and I have thoroughly enjoyed our time here in the Benefice and we will miss you all very much. I’d like to take this opportunity to say a BIG thank you to each and every one of you for your support and kindness over the last three and a half years. I will always hold you in my prayers.

Revd Angela, Gareth, Hywie, Rhodri & Elliot X x x

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

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 [...]]]> News update on the Henfield Parish Weekend away 10-12 February 2012. Here is a copy of the poster, and flyer:

Parish Weekend Poster

Parish Weekend 2012 leaflet

About Ish & Irene:

Ishmael (Rev’d Ian S male) has been travelling internationally in a ‘full time’ capacity since 1970 and has been privileged to see many men, women and children become Christians, filled with the Holy Spirit and healed, through the work God has called him to.
He has written and recorded nearly 400 songs (inc. Father God I Wonder) & released 36 albums. He has also released 2 music videos and written many books. He loves to preach and do Bible teaching / ministry with youth & adults, and musical celebrations he calls ‘Praise P arties’. Irene works as Chichester Diocesan Children’s Officer. Ish & Irene have three grown up children.

About The Oasts:

The Oasts is set in the grounds of the Tufton Estate in the beautiful rolling countryside of the East Sussex/Kent borders. You will be guaranteed a warm welcome to this Christian Conference Centre, which has residential full board accommodation.
The location is ideal for exploring the local area and we are close to Rye, Tenterden, and Hastings.

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 [...]]]> 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.