This Sunday...

Hello PCC

Just a brief reminder that we are meeting at 4pm on Sunday at Keyfox (GU28 9JL). We'll share tea together so please bring a plate of something to share. Drinks will be provided.

Before we have tea, Kate and I are hoping to have a chat with Ruth (Evolve), Danny (Mentoring young people with drug abuse issues) and Jonny (Petworth Youth Provision - SBYC)... Then we'd like it if we could all pray for them, encourage... empower... release gifting/anointing... seek God together for what God is saying 1) to them 2) about the sphere they are influencing.

For the children... you will be given a sheet of paper to draw your school and write down around it the things you find tough about school, the things you love about school and things you would like to see happen in your school.

Followed by tea... See you on Sunday!

Totes Amazeballs! (totally amazing darling!)...

An amazing time this morning. We sang the roof off, prayed our socks off and then planned the next three months of PCC gatherings. Not bad for one morning!

As I said this morning we will produce an all singing all dancing printed programme in due course but I thought it would be good to post details of our next gathering so we're all aware. The rest of the dates and details are on the calendar page (click PCC Calendar - top right) and I will get working on some printed publicity post haste!

We will meet at Keyfox for afternoon tea at 4pm - please bring a plate of food or drink to share. As well as the shlurping and nibbling, John will lead us in a focus on "Church in All of Life" this time looking at those working with young people. See you there!

I'll leave you with Marianna's thought's from this morning. Spot on I thought...

Church is not a place to worry and wonder,
Church is a time of freedom in God.
Church is not a time to push away others,
It is a time to include all that are willing.
Church is not a time to wish away,
It is a time to link each others thoughts over the death of our Christ.
We must join our forces, unite our strength
And realise how to posses never ending love

Dalesdown Camps

There have been running Christian summer camps at Dalesdown for over 20 years, and they're looking forward to another great year of fun, teaching and watching children and young people grow!

With a mixture of dormitory and tented accommodation, Dalesdown Camps are run to the highest standards by a professional and experienced team, offering a great opportunity for children and young people from school years 3 - 13. Full details and application forms are on our website at www.dalesdowncamps.org.uk/camps-2013/.

I love it when a plan comes together...

 

Hi everyone!  Firstly a huge THANK YOU! to everyone who got in touch with ideas, comments and suggestions regarding our current time of review and possible ways forward. We weren't very clear last time we met and many of us left a little confused or frustrated. We met as a leadership team on Friday and talked late into the night formulating a plan to take us beyond this phase. So...

For the next three months (June, July, August) we will meet every week on a Sunday. On the second and fourth Sundays we will meet at 10:30am. The second will always be at the Sylvia Beaufoy Youth Centre and the fourth more flexible. On the Sundays in between (first, third and even fifth) we will meet at 4pm for Sunday tea (how lovely!).  Of course - that doesn't mean we can't meet on any other day of the week too, and some of the ideas put forward may be better suited to another day or time.

So that's the 'when'. What's left is the 'what'. And that's where all those brilliant ideas come in! So please could everyone who has come forward with ideas for gatherings arrive at our next meeting on Sunday 26th having thought about how they could fit in to the new plan.  And, there's still plenty of room for more ideas - for Sundays, or any other day of the week!

So to our next gathering... We will meet at the Sylvia Beaufoy Youth Centre on Sunday 26th May at 10:30am. We will spend some time worshipping, praying and sharing communion, before a brief bit of feedback from our meeting. After this we will share a cuppa and some nibbles whilst also putting some of the brilliant ideas onto the schedule.

Really look forward to seeing you all, Jonny

This years Big Church Day Out...

A message from Tim Jupp of the BigChurchDayOut team.

As this years BigChurchDayOut fast approaches we would love to invite you, your friends and others from your church to join us in praying for the event at Wiston Church on Thursday 23rd May between 7-7.45pm.

It would be great if you could come and help bath the event in prayer as many thousands from across the UK will be packing their bags in readiness for an incredible weekend where they will be expecting to come and meet with God.

As usual, go to the loo before you leave home and hope to see you there! Access will be via the main drive or mouse lane Steyning

Looking forward to seeing you there

Tim Jupp

BigChurchDayOut Team

It's good to talk... no really!

Hi again. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and opinions this morning and for baring with us through this tricky process of reviewing all that we are and do and making plans which truly reflect everything that has been said.

The Team will meet again this Friday so please make the effort to share your thoughts throughout this week.

I have added the two documents which John referred to this morning. They are in the 'Links' section on the right hand side of this web page.

God bless

Jonny

Together again...

Hi everyone,

Just to update you - we are meeting this coming Sunday again at the Sylvia Beaufoy Centre, 10.30 am (Kate's group on set-up).

Following our day with Tim Lovejoy, during our time together we'll look at a "plan" for the next three months and share communion together.

See you then!

Reminder...

Hi all, I hope you're all well and enjoying the recent sunshine!

Kate has asked me to post a reminder about an event at St Mary's coming up this Friday. It looks like a really interesting evening complete with yummy canapes and refreshments. If you are able to contribute to the refreshments please bring a tray of something or a bottle of wine. If not then just your company is just as good!

 PACT - PETWORTH AREA CHURCHES TOGETHER

Working Together in Harmony

3rd SPRING LECTURE

FRIDAY 10 MAY 2013 at 7.30pm

 Elaine Waight

Family Support Team Leader

ON 

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER 

To take place in

ST. MARY'S CHURCH, PETWORTH

GU28 0AE

FAMILY SUPPORT WORK -

 WORKING INTENSIVELY WITH FAMILIES IN SUSSEX

Ample car parking - Town's Car Park

Canapes & refreshments will be served

All are welcome.

Further information: Gerald  01798 342151

Geraldgreshamcooke@gmail.com