This autumn a series of events linked to “Faith in Life” are planned. This is not some course that has dropped into the Rector’s letterbox from on high. It is something very locally-planned for anyone living in our three villages who might be interested. There is a lot of conversation and media attention at the […]
I am always moved by the support our Parish Churches receive in our villages. So many people help in a myriad of ways – those who look after the fabric, those who keep our churchyards tidy, those who deliver the magazine, the list goes on. More particularly when the church fundraises, so many people both […]
Those who put up with my sermons will know that I often say the two poles of the cross point to the two central aspects of Christian faith: the vertical reminds us of our connection to God; the horizontal of our connectedness to one another. To put it another way, it is a waste of […]
I was browsing around another church the other day (the rector looking for ideas etc etc), when I noticed a series of pictures. They had been done by the Sunday school and were pictures of things that made them afraid. One child, rather than drawing a picture had simply written “I am afraid of nothing.” […]
Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s Slindon & St Margaret’s Eartham Annual Report 2024 Highlights Background: The PCC of St Mary’s with St Margaret’s is an excepted charity which has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the mission of the church in the ecclesiastical parish of Slindon and Eartham. It does so […]
This letter is written for all those who would normally not consider coming to our Easter Day services on 20th April. Clergy are quick to focus on Easter Day being centred on the resurrection of Jesus – I will return to that at the end of this. What I want to think about is what […]
Following the successful History Society talk by Andrew Foster in St Mary’s entitled Slindon, the Archbishops of Canterbury and Chichester 686 – 1542, we are making the presentation available to those who were unable to attend. The presentation includes new research carried out by Andrew in conjunction with Lambeth Palace and other archives. The screen […]
Lent, which begins on Wednesday 5th March, is to be honest the one season in the church’s year that I have never really liked. Self-discipline, reflecting on the cost of love, on Jesus’ journey to the cross on Good Friday, our dour and sad thoughts – so, rather you than me. And yet, I also […]
Slindon, the Archbishops of Canterbury and Chichester 686 – 1542 Special Exhibition and Talk by local historian, Andrew Foster This event is in conjunction with Chichester Cathedral’s 950th Anniversary year and is taking place at St Mary’s Slindon on Wednesday 12th March at 7.00pm. Slindon has always been famous for its close links with Canterbury, ever since […]
Here is the equivalent of the million-pound jackpot question on Who wants to be a millionaire? What is the significance of the numbers 1243, 1366 and 1406 to our benefice? The answer can be found by looking at the board in each of our churches when the first known parish priest started their ministry: for […]