Nice to see you, to see you...

It was good to see everyone yesterday and great to hear from our guest James and see some old friends.  We next meet on Sunday 11th March for our Kids Church/Cafe church style gathering.

We also have a busy day on March 25th when we meet as usual at 10:30 but also spend some time going over church business towards the end of the morning. That same day there is also the Sunday Live worship event in Tillington at 4pm.

As mentioned yesterday some of us are getting together to chew over a book that by chance many of us seem to have read or be reading. The book is Love Wins by Rob Bell and the date is 29th March 7.30pm at the Welchs'.  If you would like to borrow a copy of this book to read, there are a few around the church, so ask around.  There are also some helpful articles on Christianity Today, which you can find by clicking on Rob Bell's name above.

Finally an update to a previous blog post... On Friday 20th April Sandy Millar will be giving a lecture at St Mary's in Petworth (for details click here). Sandy is also speaking at All Hallows in Tillington on Sunday 22nd of April. We will not be meeting at the Herbert Shiner School that morning but will join our friends at All Hallows. Time to be confirmed.

See you all soon.

Stop Press!

I know it feels like we've not long got Christmas out of the way but Easter is not far off! During the Easter Holidays the Petworth Area Churches Together are running a Kids Club morning. You can click on the poster above to view the details in full. If you feel like getting involved on the day then speak to Annie.

Bishop Sandy Millar comes to Petworth!

You will be pleased to hear that Sandy Millar ( now a Bishop) has accepted PACT's (Petworth Area Churches Together) invitation to speak at our Spring Lecture on Friday 20th April ( 2nd Friday after Easter). The Lecture will be held at St. Mary's , Petworth at 7.30pm.

Sandy Millar can be considered to be one of the most influential men in the Anglican Church in the last 30 years. He qualified as a   barrister before being ordained and going on to be Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in Knightsbridge, London.

During his time there, with the Holy Spirit and Nicky Gumbel's help, the Alpha Course  went international  and is now in over 160 countries.  The Marriage Course was also started then. Because of the pressure of space on HTB, eighteen congregations were "planted " in churches  all around the capital, as well as  St. Peter's in Brighton which now has a flourishing congregation .

SANDY IS A REMARKABLE MAN, HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL IN CHRISTIAN CIRCLES, VERY PERSONABLE ,  HUMOROUS AND A TRULY GODLY MAN.

After the Vicar of Baghdad , Canon Andrew White in October,  PACT now has yet another outstanding speaker in Bishop Sandy.

Long time no post!

Hi all, sorry it's been so long since the last entry.

I have uploaded details of our next set of Sunday gatherings. Click here to view

For those involved in Kids Church you can also see details of our Kids church mornings. Click here to view

VICAR OF BAGHDAD AT ST. MARY'S PETWORTH THURSDAY 27th OCT. @7.30pm

Dear Local Friends

• The evening next Thursday 27th October starts at 7.30 at St. Mary's , Church Street, Petwoth ( GU28 0AE ), with best parking in the Car Park off Market Square in the free Car Park ( GU28 0BF). Doors open from 6.30.
• The evening should be over by 9pm , after refreshments donated by local churches.
  

Canon Andrew, aka THE VICAR OF BAGHDAD, is a larger than life character and has a no-holds barred ( at times controversial ) approach to public speaking . It will be a most interesting evening for sure.

Kids Church again this Sunday. Yay!

Throughout the Autumn on the second Sunday of every month, our Sunday morning get-together will be a little different.The aim is to create a relaxed and welcoming environment for us and our friends whilst giving the kids an hour of crazy games, raucous songs, bible stories, quizzes and more.

The details are on the flyers which can be downloaded and printed from the links below. And please do download, print and pass to to friends who you feel would enjoy such a morning.

Update...

It was great to see the start of something new over at Tillington on Sunday with a good crowd joining together to Worship and pray at the village hall.

Tony's notes from our gathering that morning are available if you click here and we meet next on Sunday 9th Ocotober for our 2nd Kids Church/Coffee morning.

See you then :-)

Coming up soon...

 
On Sunday -  25th Sept at 4pm in Tillington Village hall there will be a time of exploring a slightly more informal style of worship. Members of both the Anglican church and the Community Church will be getting together to share in worship with an acoustic band, exploring some different styles of expressing our reverence and praise for Almighty God. It will be a very gentle introduction to the informal style and the invitation is open to absolutely everyone - it would be a pleasure if you could join us.

Another date for your Diary is October 27th when the Vicar of Baghdad will be coming to speak at St Mary's Church, Petworth.


Click here for more details


Click here for a more detailed background on Canon Andrew White and his work