Please see here for news of the appointment of our new Priest in Charge.
Church In Our Community Meetings
- The Prayer Group Meetings: These have moved to Wednesdays from 5-6pm, alternating with the Ideas Meetings each week, taking place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
- The Ideas Meetings: these will take place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, also from 5-6pm.
Where there is a 5th Wednesday there will be no meetings that day.
Both meetings are open to everyone. There is a growing recognition in our churches of the importance of prayer. We have seen many answers to prayer in the last year. We encourage you to come and join us in this central activity, whenever you are able, as we look forward to the coming year with expectation.
Homegroup Autumn Schedule
The Funtington Homegroup is open to everyone and we hope to welcome some new members as we restart for the autumn on Monday 29th September. We are excited to be joining 100s of other churches around the UK to read Bear Grylls's book 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' over 5 weeks from mid-October. There will be more detail in the October magazine but this book is a really gripping setting of the Gospels as told in the form of eye witness accounts from different people.
Appointment of the new Archdeacon
The Reverend Dr Tom Carpenter, Parish Priest of Holy Trinity & St Luke's Southport, has been appointed as the next Archdeacon of Chichester.
Acting Rural Dean
From July 16th our Acting Rural Dean will be The Reverend Tom Robson from Southbourne, this is while Mother Jessica is on her Maternity leave, we give her thanks for all her support and advice and wish her joy.
Please see the Calendar for Church Services
Car Parking
Please can we remind everyone that we officially only have 2 disabled parking spaces and we cannot use the top end of the vicarage drive to turn around. Unfortunately this is still not being respected. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sharing the Chalice during Communion
We have been reminded by our visiting priests that Bishop Martin instructed the Diocese last year that we should all be sharing the Chalice during the Act of Communion and not to intinct (dip our wafers in the wine). This is because drinking from the silver Chalice is less of an infection risk than dipping the wafer. We have been told that if we do not wish to drink from the Chalice we can take communion by sharing the bread only.
Chidham School are still in need of a Governor
If you are interested please talk to Jessica Reid (Rural Dean)
Invitation to try Bell Ringing at St Mary's Funtington
Have you ever thought of trying this fascinating hobby? The next "have a go" session is on Sunday 16th June. You need to be 12 years old or over. Come and see if you would like to take up this wonderful activity.
Data Protection Update
So that we are compliant with the Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) please would everyone complete the "Consent to Share" form at the back of each of our churches and return them to Deborah Hughes or the church wardens.
Contactless Giving by Debit/Credit Card
During the Interregnum the website is being regularly updated and any changes and future events will be there so please check from time to time. We also have a “WhatsApp” phone group to which information is also added. If you want to join this group please let Carolyn Watt know.