Weekly News. Sunday 24 June th Sunday after Trinity

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1 Weekly News Sunday 24 June th Sunday after Trinity Going Deeper Spiritual Development Plan The next meeting of the Worship & Prayer Group is on Tuesday 31st July, 6.30pm at 111 Havant Road, Emsworth. PO10 7LF. All Welcome! The Rector Returns! Canon Tom is back after 3 months of sitting outside pubs in the sunshine with his Mother! Read all about it in The Last Word on the back page. CONTACT INFORMATION... Contact information for all our key staff can be found in the Monthly News sheet, copies of which are always available in church.

2 Forthcoming SERVICES SUNDAY 24 JUNE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION President & Preacher...Revd Canon Tom Kennar 9.30 am PARISH COMMUNION SERVICE President and Preacher. Revd Canon Tom Kennar 6.00 pm EVENSONG President Revd Vickie Morgan THURSDAY 28 JUNE am HOLY COMMUNION President and Preacher.... Canon Tom Kennar SUNDAY 1 JULY FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION President and Preacher..Revd Canon Tom Kennar 9.30 am PARISH COMMUNION SERVICE President and Preacher......Revd David Morgan 6.00 pm EVENSONG President Dr Mike Fluck THURSDAY 5 JULY am HOLY COMMUNION President and Preacher Revd David Morgan PLEASE PRAY FOR: The World Including St John the Divine, Nsawam Ghana Rod & Glenda Thomas & Sendai Church Japan. The Diocese Archdeacon Joanne Grenfell Our Parish & Deanery Going Deeper The ordinations of Deacons and Priests Those in Urgent Need Anne and Peter Tautz Phillip Geoff Jones The Departed Mike Hughes Helen Baker Anniversaries of Departed 25th Hugh Elliott 28th Ben Duffin 29th Peter Blitz 2

3 EVENTS DIARY.. New or changed events in bold Date Time Event Venue Sat 30 June 4pm Ordinations of Revd David & Revd Vickie to the priesthood. Portsmouth Cathedral Sun 1st July 9.30am Revd David Morgan s First Mass Church Sun 8th July 9.30am Revd Vickie Morgan s First Mass Church July Weekend Flower Festival Church Thurs 19 July 7pm Cheese and Wine reception to launch the Flower Festival Church Fri 20 July 7.30pm A new One Man Show from Canon Tom! Tickets 8 each available from the Parish Office Sat 21 July 7.30pm Spinnaker Chorus Concert Tickets 8 each available from the Parish Office Church Church Sun 22 July 3pm A musical performance by the Kalore Trio Church Sun 22 July 6pm Songs of Praise with puddings! Church Sat 18 August 10am to 1pm PARISH CONFERENCE: GOING DEEPER - developing a Spiritual Development Plan Sat 18 August 7pm The Wurzels - Yes, you read correctly, the Wurzels are coming to Havant! Church Pallant 3-4 November pm/eve WW1 Centenary Weekend Pallant 4 November 9.30am Parish Communion Service in the Hall Pallant Sat 10 Nov 7pm 70 s and 80 s night with Dragonfly Pallant Sat 17 Nov 7pm Bell Ringers Dinner Pallant 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th CLUSTER PRAYER DIARY Bedhampton Reader Emeritus - Margaret Harckham West Leigh Clergy - Karina Green, Edwina Fennemore, Max Millett PtO Leigh Park - Church of St Francis West Leigh Churchwardens - Sharon Hardie, David Vincent Leigh Park Junior and Secondary Schools, Front Lawn Junior, Riders Junior, Trosnant Juniors, Park Community, Barncroft Juniors Havant - Church of St Faith Havant - St Nicholas Chapel, Langstone 3

4 PALLANT NEWS 4 We have, unquestionably, the best and most sought-after and authentic Gary Barlow tribute act coming to The Pallant Centre. As well as performing with Gary himself and touring his show all over the UK and Europe, he has appeared on Xtra Factor, Miranda, the BBC, ITV and many, many more. It ll be a night like Havant has never seen. Keep an eye on our events diary to avoid missing out on this fabulous night.

5 ST FAITH S CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS NEEDED If you have any items that you wish to donate please drop off at the charity shop at The Pallant Centre. Please keep those donations coming in clothing, toys, books, puzzles, crockery, jewellery, linen, small furniture items. They can all be turned into useful cash for our Parish! We are still in need of donations. Women s clothes, particularly tops, are most needed at the moment. We have created a new book room in the rear of the shop. There is space to sit and browse the books, so please pop in and have a look sometime. Contact Will Coulston (Pallant Centre Manager) for all Centre events: E: thecentremanager@gmail.com 5

6 First Tuesday of each month 2pm 3.30pm St Faith s Church, Havant Tuesday 6 March Coffee & Chat NEXT MEETING: 3rd July SPEAKER: Mrs Mary Close Volunteers Needed Do you have a few hours a week to spare? We need more volunteers to join our team in the Charity 6

7 Ordinations of Deacons and Priests Petertide 2018 Please pray for our Diocese s ordinands as they approach the day, and in the early days of their ministry. Those to be ordained Deacon (at 11am on Saturday 30th June): Marcus Collie Daniel Greenfield Jeanette Hayward Julie Minter Philippa Good Jude Greenfield Wendy Jacobs Stephen Sutcliffe Jacqueline Twine Those to be ordained Priest (at 4pm on Saturday 30th June): Matt Bray Richard Hutchins Kate Marlow David Morgan Sam Cullen Mary Kells Samantha Martell Vickie Morgan 7

8 THE LAST WORD: from Canon Tom It s good to be back! Thank you for all the goodwill messages I ve received in recent days. It really is good to be back! I feel rested and re-charged, and ready to roll my sleeves up once again. Those of our readers who are in church today (or last Thursday) will be treated to a few photos of my Extended Ministerial Study Leave on our newly installed projection screen (thanks to the work of David Deadman and others in my absence). But for those who will only read all about it, here s a few early thoughts from my time away. In Australia, Clare and I spent significant time with the Bruderhof community. They are a Christian community of families who choose to live together, on shared land. No-one owns anything by right, only what the community provides for their needs. They model their lives on the pattern of the early church in Jerusalem, and there was much about them that we found attractive. It was especially noticeable how connected the whole community were to one another. By working, eating and worshipping together, they form deep bonds and mutually supportive relationships across the generations. Children and young people grow up surrounded by positive role models, and the elderly are cared for, in loving community, until their final days. We found ourselves noticing how different such a way of living is from our highly fractured society even (dare I say it?) the caring community of St Faith s Havant. For the most part, we tend to lead separated lives, with our individual commitments and personal choices sometimes taking precedence over our commitment to each other and the wider community. This is a theme I shall return to in sermon -writing over the coming weeks, no doubt! After Australia, some urgent family needs meant that I never did get to visit Lindisfarne or Iona during my Leave (as many of you will know I had intended to do). Instead, however, I spent about six weeks in total in west/ coastal Wales, reconnecting with my now elderly parents and some of my other family. I had time for riding my motorbike, walking the cliffs, reading books, and yes, playing the Blues in a Welsh night-club! Many insights have been gained as a result which I will undoubtedly unfold in the coming months through sermons. On a personal level, the most significant insight has been the need to maintain a healthy work-rest-play balance (which I know will make some of my staff and PCC colleagues whoop with joy). I m learning that I can t (and shouldn t try to be) everywhere at once...and I hope you ll see a more relaxed (possibly even thoughtful!) Rector from time to time. Do feel free to remind me of this pledge! Canon Tom 8