The Beacon April 2013 - Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat ...

to have patience and show sympathy, especially to the small shopkeeper forsome time to come.St.Edward’s Church, KeymerMy wife and I have accepted the kind invitation of the Priests and People of thisnewly built church to its Consecration by the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton onFriday, 6th April. We will be representing St.Margaret’s congregation, and feel ita great privilege to be attending.St.Margaret’s ChoirThe Choir gave an admirable rendering of the chorus “The Heavens are Telling”from Haydn’s Creation at Evensong on Quinquagesima Sunday. The trio was sungby Vanesa Wadey, Jim Morris and Norman Grose. …. We welcome AlanDewhurst (tenor), his wife and their son Stephen who have joined the Choir.20 years agoExcerpts from the Churchwardens’ Report for 1992In the last year …. We had the 900th anniversary celebration. The celebrationsextended for over a week, and the parish experienced not only the enjoyment ofeach event but the pleasure of coming and working together as a team.The life of the church does not depend on two churchwardens or on festivals,but on the groups which ensure that the church is repaired, cleaned anddecorated; our services are heralded by the church bells and our worshipilluminated by music and reading.The church building and churchyard have had more than their fair share ofexcitement in the last few years what with the hurricane of 1987 and the stormof 1990, and the resulting damage. Repairs have been carried out to the churchat a number of places, but it is a very old building and further repairs arerequired. Work will be undertaken on the wiring soon, whilst the clock’smechanism has broken and the repairs previously recommended …. will becarried out.We have lost Evensong for most of the month through lack of support, which issad for the few regular attenders and participants. It is essential that we supportthe monthly service, since it is now the only one left in which we can take timeto concentrate on the simple needs of thanksgiving and prayer, as distinct fromthe communion services.39