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St Peter's Church Ardingly Parish Magazine for February 2021

A message from our Rector: I hope and pray that for all of us 2021 will bring some lasting relief from the Coronavirus that has overshadowed so much of life throughout 2020. Of course, the opening days of the new year have been anything but ‘happy’ for so many as the worrying new variant of the virus, which it seems is highly transmissible, has seen the country put back into a new ‘lockdown’ as rates of infection increase rapidly. The statistics for our own area make for troubling reading. My prayers are with all of those who are suffering with the virus but also with the staff of our ov...

St Peter's Ardingly Parish Magazine December 2020 / January 2021

Dear Friends, There has been so much that has had to change this year already, and our celebration of Christmas will be no different.  At the time of writing we are in our second lockdown which will hopefully have come to an end by early December, but who knows?  And then I should imagine, the restrictions we have known for most of the year will be back, but will they be tougher or will it be possible for them to be safely loosened, at least a little, so as to allow us to celebrate Christmas in some of the ways that are familiar.  Again, who knows?  What I do know is tha...

Welcome to the Advent in Ardingly Trail There are 24 Advent windows hidden in homes, shops and buildings around the village. Each day in December one window will be turned round to reveal part of the story of Christmas. There is a letter in a star on each window which will become visible on its day in Advent. To join our search, either collect a copy of the Code Box from St Peter's Church, or download a copy here. Once you have collected all the letters, fill in the code box to reveal the hidden message. Can’t find today’s window? Clues will be posted daily on Facebook ...

As a result of the recent government regulations, plans for a Remembrance Sunday service on the Recreation Ground have had to be revised. There will now be a short Act of Remembrance which will start at 10.45am. This will include a two minute silence and wreath laying. The regulations require us to discourage attendance, but if you do happen to be at the Rec around this time, please would you wear a mask to protect those who are attending as part of the service. To allow everyone the opportunity to participate in their own act of remembrance, St Peter’s Church will be open during the ...

St Peter's Church Ardingly Parish Magazine November 2020

St Peter's Ardingly Parish Magazine October 2020

Angels and Urchins is a group for Babies and Toddlers and their parents and carers. The Group meets at St. Peter's Church Centre on Thursday mornings during term time and is a friendly group where young children can play, do craft activities, have a story and enjoy a song. Although regular sessions have now finished for the summer term, we will be holding two sessions during the summer holiday. These will be on Thursday 5 August and Thursday 26 August, 9am to 11 am. We hope that you will be able to join us.   Our regular sessions will resume on Thursday 9 September.

St Peter's Ardingly Parish Magazine August 2020

Good morning and welcome to this Sunday’s ‘Worship at Home’.  Let’s be still for a moment as we draw near to worship God and let’s take just a few seconds to remind ourselves why we’re gathered today.  And listen too, because God speaks even through the background noise of the world around us...   After a few moments of silence say this prayer quietly.   Lord Jesus, in a universe that seems so immense it is easy to feel insignificant as we gather here today. Yet we know that we are precious in your sight – unique individuals loved and blessed in...

Welcome to Worship@Home on this, the Third Sunday after Trinity.   Let’s begin with praise, with this hymn celebrating Jesus’ extraordinary love for each one of us:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoV4koFy-Is   I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene, and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean.   Refrain: How marvellous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be: How marvellous! How wonderful is my Saviour's love for me! He took my sins and my sorrows, he made them his very own; he bore the burden to Calvar...