Sunday 9th March 2025
All are Welcome
Welcome to our services this Sunday, particularly if you are here for the first time. Do make yourself known to the clergy after the service and if it's after the 10am stay for coffee/tea.
8am – Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer): Ben
10am – Sung Eucharist (Common Worship): Ben HYMNS
261 Jesu, lover of my soul 463 Sweet sacrament divine
312 Lord Jesus, think on me
145 Forty days and forty nights
264 Jesu, the very thought of thee The Collection is during Hymn 264
We Pray for the Sick: Margaret, Jennifer, Diana and Mike, Imogen, Louise, Robert Bell (Priest)
We Remember: Walter Harris, Brian L Smith, Agnes Taylor
CARING AND SHARING: The collection tin is on the font for any donations.
TUESDAY HOLY COMMUNION: Don't forget our new weekly service of Holy Communion on Tuesdays, 10am.
WEDNESDAY CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNION: Join us for our monthly evening Communion on 12th 7pm.
NEW LENT COURSES: During Lent we will have two courses: On Monday Mornings Peter will be leading 'Reading the Psalms'. A course to deepen our awareness and understanding of the Psalms and how meditating on them and praying with them enriches our relationship with God. Dates: Monday the 17th, 24th, 31st of March and Monday the 14th of April. 10am St. Anne's.
On Thursday Evenings Ben will be giving four talks. Mysticism for Beginners: who the mystics were and why mysticism matters. Dates: Thursday the 20th, 27th of March and the 3rd and 10th of April. 7pm Note: At St. Michael's Church.
PREPARATION OF THE NEW ELECTORAL ROLL: from today and for the next three Sundays Electoral Roll Forms are in the box on the Font. Please print your name and address and place completed forms in the labelled brown envelope. Thank you.
ST ANNE’S HISTORIC FLINT WALL APPEAL: Our magnificent wall is in need of urgent repairs. We are having a fund raising meeting at St.Anne's on Tuesday 11th March at 5.30pm. If you would like to help with fundraising, please come along.
SUPPORTING THE CHURCH FINANCIALLY THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS: Please do use Dona, our digital collection plate, situated by the font, for episodic donation. For regular digital donation, please consider Parish Giving Scheme (https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/home/ PGS Parish code for St Anne’s is 100610447, on entering the code you get a variety of options). Alternatively, if you would like to discuss further please ask the churchwardens.
CHURCH CLEAN: The next church cleaning is next Wednesday March 12th from 10am. Any help is welcome.
ST ANNE'S WEBSITE: www.stanneslewes.org.uk - Our website offers resources for our growth in discipleship. On the website you can now find recent sermons collated in one place under the tag sermons. Also, we have a regular slot called Spiritual Reflections which aims to look at questions of faith in a fresh, imaginative way. Contact Ashley or Ben if you can't find the content.
ONLINE AND CARD TRANSACTIONS: Donations can also be made through our website (the DONATE button is in the top right-hand corner of every page).
A MESSAGE FROM BEN
Please feel free to phone me or drop me an email. I'll be delighted to hear from you. My contact details are:
Rev'd Ben Brown, 01273 933357, email: rectorstanneslewes@gmail.com
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If you would like anything added to the Notices, please speak to Ashley. ashley.price@sky.com - 01273 409410
(For items to be on next Sunday's sheet, please supply to me by Thursday)