Weekly News Sheets

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Notes for Sunday 17 March 2024

Dear friends, As I write the garden is bathing in glorious sunshine: a sight for sore eyes! Tomorrow we have a parish service in St John and I hope to see many of you. I will bring the new donations machine that will take card payments. We have been given a subsidy on the purchase of this device and it will be particularly useful when we have weddings, baptisms and funerals in St Margaret’s or St John. From this you will gather that it is a portable card reader and we can display different pictures on it depending on what we are raising money for at that moment. Hopefully it will be ready to take gifts but if not tomorrow then soon. Like last week’s picture of the grebe, the attached heron picture was taken two weeks ago on our visit to Amsterdam. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240317.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240317.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 8:55am on Sunday March 16th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 10 March 2024

Dear friends, Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday and that means the first teas of the year in St John. Both our churches will have a special service with a cafe church in St John. Our PCC Facebook page is getting popular with more than 300 followers now. If you have access to this social media platform please consider following our page: ‘Capel and Ockley church’ and spread any news by liking, sharing and commenting whenever you see the original post or a shared one. Each so-called interaction means that more people see our posts and it’s a great way to reach younger people who may not read our notes or Inspire magazine. We aim to share our posts with the local schools, surrounding villages and churches whenever appropriate. The picture of the great crested grebe in winter plumage was taken close to Amsterdam last weekend. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240310.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240310.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 9:53am on Sunday March 9th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 3 March 2024

Dear friends, This message comes to you from sunny Dutchland, where we are on a trip we had to postpone from last January. Next week is Mothering Sunday and we hope to welcome many children of all ages in our churches, either to cafe church in St John or a more traditional service in St Margaret’s. The picture today is of some tiny patches of moss gracing a Capel gate post. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240303.pdf Weekly Notes 20240303-reading.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 1:42pm on Sunday March 2nd, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 25 February 2024

Dear friends, My apologies for the lateness of this message. I was on a mission yesterday and totally forgot to post. Our quiet day last week was a great success. The location was inspirational (see attached photo) and we learnt a lot about reading the bible in a listening mode. Rev Jo took us through the process step by step and the serious nature of the subject was broken up by good companionship and moments of laughter and joy. Please consider coming to St John on Wednesdays in Lent to enjoy homemade soup for a donation to charity. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240225.pdf Readings-20240225.pdf Post expires at 5:44pm on Tuesday February 25th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 18 February 2024

Dear friends, You receive this message a bit later than normal because some of us have been at the quiet day retreat yesterday. I’m sure you will be hearing about it after the event. The picture today is of our happy hens roaming the garden in the mild weather. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240218.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240218.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 4:23pm on Sunday February 16th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 11 February 2024

Dear friends, The quality of today’s picture leaves much to be desired but I could not resist sharing the blue tits feeding at the newly installed feeder. A robin has been to visit as well but he/she is a bit more cautious and would not be captured. The after school club is doing really well. We must all congratulate the volunteers for making this initiative such a success. What a wonderful way to reach out to the wider community. The volunteers and children will start preparations for Easter after a much deserved break this half term. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240211.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240211.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 9:43am on Monday February 10th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 4 February 2024

Dear friends, All around us spring is showing. Snowdrops and daffodils have started to flower and the picture attached is of the first crocuses in our garden. What a joy to behold! Lent isn’t far off and there are quite a few activities planned. Some are for our own benefit (discipling the core) and others for the wider community. The Lent lunches will start on Wednesday the 21st of this month with soup, bread and cheese provided for a donation to the Bishop’s of Guildford Communities Fund: www.cofeguildford.org.uk/mission/growing-community/bishop-of-guildfords-communities-fund/bishop-of-guildfords-communities-fund<www.cofeguildford.org.uk/mission/growing-community/bishop-of-guildfords-communities-fund/bishop-of-guildfords-communities-fund> We hope to see many of you at these events. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240204.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240204.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 11:22am on Monday February 3rd, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 28 January 2024

Dear friends, The year has gone off with a flying start for our churches. The already popular after school club and preparations in full swing for the revival of ‘Open the Book’, the Lent course and the Quiet Day. Read more in the notes attached. Lent lunches will be back this year following the success from last year. More information will follow soon. The dates are already in our website calendar together with all the latest information for all the PCC activities: www.capelandockleychurch.org.uk/events-calendar/ The pictures today are from two different walks, both quite nearby: Leith Hill and Beare Green to Anstiebury Farm. We are so lucky to live in this beautiful part of the world. God Bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240128.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240128.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 11:43am on Monday January 27th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 21 January 2024

Dear friends, That was a short sharp spell of winter weather! The pictures this week were taken on a walk in Warnham Nature reserve. What a privilege to have that little gem on our doorstep: a wildlife oasis hemmed in between Horsham town and two busy roads. The attached notes give details of several Lent initiatives so please read. Next week we will also be starting the campaign for the Lent lunches. These proved very successful last year and we hope to attract even more people this time around. We look forward to a time of looking inward and go out into the community. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240121.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240121.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 11:28am on Monday January 20th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 14 January 2024

Dear friends, What turbulent weather we have had! The picture attached is of the river Mole at Flanchford bridge. I took it on the day I collected Dik from East Surrey Hospital, which was just hours before the bridge was flooded. It’s good to see how well a flood plain works and why we shouldn’t be greedy and use the land for other purposes than summer grazing. It’s also a reminder to look after our rivers: make sure they don’t get polluted and in turn contaminate the land and our food chain. I hope you all enjoy the calm, crisp winter weather that we are now having. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240114.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240114.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 9:05am on Monday January 13th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 7 January 2024: Epiphany

Dear friends, The first image of the year is of new shoots of unforced rhubarb in our garden. What a wonderful early sign of spring. The old leaves have not yet entirely died down and are still feeding the root system that will be producing many young shoots to come. I feel there’s a lesson in there somewhere. Happy new year and God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd Readings-20240107.pdf Weekly Readings notes-20240107.pdf Weekly Notes Post expires at 12:23pm on Monday January 6th, 2025

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Notes for Sunday 31 December 2023

Dear friends, The last day of the year is upon us and even if we don’t make new year’s resolutions, we probably think a bit about new projects or things we plan to do differently. For me, I will take Rev Liz’s Christmas sermon to heart and be creative: imagine what the future could be like and change my ways to make it happen. Let us remember but not dwell on the past and move forward into the future we imagine, guided by the Light of the world. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20231231.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20231231.pdf Weekly Readings Post expires at 11:02am on Monday December 30th, 2024

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