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Dear Friends,   Locked doors.  People inside.  People hiding inside, maybe.  Certainly, sheltering.  Sheltering alongside only those other people with whom they have regularly shared their lives, those other people with whom they are closest, those that are family or like family.  Those they can trust.  And filled with a shared anxiety.  Filled with apprehension and concern.  What on earth has happened?  What on earth is going on?  So, gripped by fear too.  Fear of what an enemy might do to them, if it were to seize its chance t...

You can also see John delivering this message by clicking on the following link  https://youtu.be/j84GxOig4L8   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1: 3) Alleluia. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Good morning on this Easter Sunday morning – and a very happy Easter to you all!  This is the day when our Lord Jesus Christ passed from death to life.  Throughout the ...

    To begin this short reflection for Good Friday find an online image of Christ on his Cross and keep it there on your screen, or instead or if you prefer, find a picture in a book or one that is maybe hanging on the wall, or even just look at a bare cross.  Have it there in front of you, and just think about what it says to you...   And then when you are ready, read these words from the first verse of Isaac Watt’s great hymn.  Read them through very slowly.  Stop at the end of each line and look at whatever image you may have set up in front of you. &nbs...

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with us all. Welcome again to ‘Worship at Home’. Take a moment to think of those with whom you would normally be worshipping in church on a Sunday. We may be worshipping individually, but we do so with all the church family and -in different ways- God’s people everywhere. Let’s begin with praise and adoration of Jesus our King. Read through (or sing!) these familiar words. You can find the rest of the hymn and read or listen to it via a web browser. Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon the throne; Hark! ...

God’s Mighty Hand Protects and Cares for You “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:6-7).   The thought that God’s mighty hand protects and cares for us is very comforting at any time but perhaps especially so now and in the midst of the pandemic.  These words of the Apostle Peter actually draw upon psalm 55: 22 where the psalmist, King David, writes: Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.  It wo...

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with us all.   Welcome to worship at home on this Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday. Take time to read these verses from Psalm 103, which tell of God’s forgiveness and his love for us.    8.The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father has compassi...

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with us all. Welcome to worship at home on this Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday. Take time to read these verses from Psalm 103, which tell of God’s forgiveness and his love for us.  8.The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, ...

Be still and Know that I am God...   I was enjoying my ‘one form of exercise a day’ this morning as I walked Mike (my Jack Russell terrier for those who haven’t yet met him!) around the showground.  And I was struck by how fortunate we all are to live in this beautiful place.  Always so, but perhaps even more especially at this time.  The sunshine is bringing with it some welcome relief in all of the gloom and clouds of uncertainty.   And it was quiet.  Yes, there were a few other folks around, walking their dogs or just enjoying their own ‘one form of...

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.   Welcome to our first ‘Worship at Home’.   As we begin, take a moment to either read slowly through these familiar words or maybe sing them to yourself or with others!  You may want to search the first line of the hymn in a web browser [Google] and let it lead you to a recorded performance of the whole hymn Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like thee His praise should sing Praise Him ! Praise Him!...

We are pleased to say that we have been able to hold Sunday services in church again and these have now started up once more. We would love to see you in church on a Sunday morning and just ask that you observe the current requirement to wear a mask whilst attending the service. Services take place at 9.00am and 10.30am each Sunday and we are also experimenting with broadcasting these services over Zoom for those who are unable to attend. If  you would like to join us over Zoom, please email homeworship@ardinglychurch.net and we will send you login details for the next service being...

St Peter's Ardingly Parish Magazine February 2020

Following consultation with our parishioners, we are changing the times of our main Sunday services each week. Starting on Sunday 2 February, for an initial trial period of four months, our weekly services will be at: 9.00am - Communion 10.30am - Communion/Mission Praise  The PCC will review these times at the first meeting after our Annual Parochial Church Meeting in April and welcome any feedback you have regarding these changes.