Announcements

After School ‘Church Club’

As with many Churches, we find our congregations have less young people at the Sunday services. We are therefore proposing to take Church to the Children. This would be in the form of an After School Club. It’s a bit like Messy Church. The format is simple – a bible story with acting from the children, some healthy snacks, craft activities associated with the story and sometimes a little game. If you think you could help in either of these activities that would be great. The more volunteers we can get, the less often each person will be needed – which may suit many of you. We’d love to see as many of you as possible on Tuesday 21st November, 10.30 in St John the Baptist Church, Capel where you can find out more over coffee and cake. Post expires at 9:45am on Monday November 18th, 2024

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Open the Book

Are you excited about sharing Bible stories with school children? want to have fun with a team? perhaps you’d like to be a Storyteller and join a team of like-minded people from our churches taking Bible Stories into our local schools with ‘Open the book’? We would like to do this regularly, ideally weekly. The presentation takes around 10 minutes but a little extra time is needed for rehearsing, planning and prayer. No lines to learn. All stories and prayers are provided – they just need to be read to the children. A group of us started this at Scott Broadwood before covid struck. When we couldn’t go into school we recorded a couple of the stories and made them available to the children on YouTube. Look at the video below if you’d like to see what we did.   We propose to start with Scott Broadwood – hopefully in the New Year. But depending on how many people come forward, we could expand to include the Weald & possibly Newdigate. Contact Reverend Liz via our contact form for more information or if you would like to help. Post expires at 9:10am on Monday November 18th, 2024

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Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury – Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby: ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee’ (Psalm 122) Our grief and shock only grows greater as more devastating news and images emerge from the abhorrent terrorist attacks in Israel. The agonising suffering endured by those who were targeted and their families can scarcely be imagined. Our hearts are broken open by the grief of Israelis and our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world, for whom this trauma and loss stands in the dark and terrible shadow of the worst days of their history. I beg that those who have been taken hostage are set free into safety, that they and their loved ones might be released from the horror of their captivity. The anger felt by the people of Israel at the cruelty they have experienced is entirely justified. Many around the world share in that anger. But in the face of a ground offensive in Gaza, I plead that the sins of Hamas are not borne by the citizens of Gaza, who themselves have faced such suffering over many decades. The price of evil cannot be paid by the innocent. Civilians… Read More

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Photographic Competition Cancelled

We are sad to have to announce the cancellation of the Photographic Competition. Fewer entries have arrived than anticipated. We hope to revisit the idea when a next opportunity presents itself. Capel & Ockley PCC

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Reports to the Special Parochial Church Meeting – 11 Feb 2018

Dear Friends, Please find attached the report over 2017 to the coming Special Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday Feb 11th after the 10:30 service. SPCM report 2018

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