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• The results of the recent Stewardship and Dedication Services whichproduced an increase in giving, including new and increased standing ordersand one off donations.• Young people and families – 450 attended the Nativity Service at Christmas.The proposal to have a shared Youth Worker with Clayton, Hassocks andKeymer had been discussed with four parents from the Parish and a memberof the PCC. It was felt by all that there is a need for a Youth Worker in theParish.• The Admin Office at the Vicarage is now up and running and operating fourmornings a week.• The Archdeacon’s Visitation will take place on 26 th March when he will visitall three churches.• Repair of St Margaret’s Church Clock is in hand.• The Treasurer’s Report showed that we are still just about keeping ourfinances in the black.• The APCM will be held on Sunday 29 th April in St Margaret’s Church afterthe 9.45 am service.Margaret Bovill, PCC SecretaryThe Beacon Parish ChurchyardsThe next Churchyard clearing morning will be at Streat on Saturday February25 th starting at 9.30 am when we hope you will be able to join us. Please comealong even if only for an hour and bring any tools you think will be useful fortasks such as cutting back undergrowth and ivy, edging paths and tidying graves.Coffee, tea and cakes will be provided.During the morning Fr David will bless a new bench in memory of Ruth Thomaswho died on February 25 th 2010. Ruth, who was christened in Streat Church,was the daughter of George Thomas of Spatham Farm in Spatham Lane whereshe lived for many years. The bench given by her family will be placed in thesouth churchyard looking towards the Downs that she loved.Janet CraggThe Beacon Churches “100 Club”The winners of the December Draw were Ivor Blomfield and Richard Allenreceiving prizes of £20 each.6
By the end of January we will have completed the draws for the year of 2011.When all the new shares have been collected, we will commence our monthly2012 draws at the end of February.This is a very enjoyable way of raising funds for the Church with the chance towin a prize each month, (two £20 prizes for eleven months and two £50 prizes atEaster). Please help to support the Church by joining the “100 Club” andencourage your friends and relations to join also. Forms are now available ineach of the Churches during February. Thank you.Pam Gaskin – 01273 843182BellringingBellringers from Ditchling and Wivelsfield rang a quarter peal of 1260 changes ofplain bob triples at St Margaret's Church on 17 th December in memory of BertBerry. Bert with his wife Pearl, learnt to ring at Ditchling; however they becameregular ringers at Wivelsfield where ringing is from the ground floor and as Bertwore a hearing aid he found it easier to hear instructions over the sound of thebells. Bert and Pearl who lived in the Dymocks for many years wereaccomplished ball-room dancers. They had both been members of the Friends'Association supporting Ditchling Museum from its early days.David CraggBible NotesIt was so heartening that the Queen quoted the Bible in her Christmas speech tothe Commonwealth, and that the Prime Minister gave a speech on the Bible’simportance to our culture; showing it is not just a book for the Church andSunday but for all life and every day.To show the Bible has an impact may I share an amusing anecdote? After we hadceased keeping a few cattle on a few acres we kept receiving an increasingnumber of forms to fill in about the stock even though each time we informedthe powers that be that we no longer had cattle.Finally we received a large booklet to note down our supposed dairy herd andinformation on our acreage, a big task for our farmers today. I wrote backquoting Jesus’ words to the Pharisees in St Luke 11:46 “Woe to you also youlawyers! For you lay men with burdens grievous to be borne and you yourselvestouch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”7
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