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The Beacon Churches Calendar April 2013Morning Prayer at Ditchling: Monday to Friday at 9.00 am3 Wed Eucharist Ditchling 9.30am7 Sun SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERPlease note; there are no services at St Margaret’sas we host the Sussex Guild Craft FairBEACON EUCHARIST Westmeston 9.45am10 Wed Eucharist Ditchling 9.30am14 Sun THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTERSung Eucharist Ditchling 9.45amMorning Prayer Streat 9.45am17 Wed Eucharist Ditchling 9.30am21 Sun FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERBEACON EUCHARISTFollowed by the APCMStreat9.45am24 Wed Eucharist Ditchling 9.30am28 Sun FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTERBEACON EUCHARIST Ditchling 9.45amEveryone is very welcome to attend any of the church services listed above. Youwill be sure of a warm welcome. Coffee, tea and delicious homemade cakesand/or biscuits are normally available after the Sunday 9.45 am services in StMargaret’s, Ditchling. We look forward to seeing you there or at any of theother services in the Beacon Parish.The Beacon Parish OfficeOpen on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings9.30 am to 12 noon (the place to direct any enquiries)01273 843165 email: admin@beaconparishes.orgwww.beaconparishes.org2
Fr David writesDear FriendsA joyous and blessed Easter to you all.My letter to you this month has a distinctly practical note.Firstly I want to congratulate and thank all those who havebeen involved in the renovation of the downstairs vestry, inparticular Andrew, Jan, Graham and Sally. The room hasbeen totally transformed and will be an excellent space fora variety of activities. Now that it has been so greatlyimproved, we need a new name for the room that is moreinspiring than the ‘downstairs vestry’! If you have any ideas I would be verypleased to hear them. We want to keep the ball rolling by now turning ourattention to the upstairs vestry which is also in much need of redecorating.During April, our structure of services is considerably different from the norm soplease make sure that you check the church calendar before setting out forSunday Services. On the weekend of Sunday 7 th April, we are pleased towelcome back the Sussex Guild for their Contemporary Craft Fair at StMargaret’s. This means we will be meeting at St Martin’s, Westmeston at9.45am. On Sunday 21 st April, we will be holding our Annual Church Meeting atStreat Church. This will be preceded by a Beacon Eucharist at 9.45am. Speakingof our structure of services, thank you to those of you who took the time to fill ina service questionnaire. We are now collating all the information and will bediscussing your views at the next PCC meeting.In this edition of the Beacon, the ‘thought for the day’ letter has been written byRichard Allen based on an excellent sermon that he preached on Passion Sunday.I commend it to you and hope that you find it as stimulating and helpful as thosewho heard it in church.May God bless you this EasterFr DavidSupper at BethanyAlthough the reading for today (John 12 1-8) is short, it is packed with so muchsignificance for us on Passion Sunday. Reading it and then visualising thedramatic story of Mary’s actions, the response of Judas Iscariot and then ourLord’s remarkable statement about the poor, leaves us in a wave of differentemotions and reactions.3
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