Sunday Bulletin
- Dec 19, 2025
- 3 min read
Sunday 21st December 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. Please do stay for tea/coffee after the 10 a.m. Service.
8am – Matins (Book of Common Prayer): Peter
10am – Sung Eucharist (Common Worship): Ben/Peter HYMNS
307 Lo, he comes with clouds 209 Hills of the north 529 Wake, O wake!
471 The angel Gabriel
358 O come, O come, Emmanuel The Collection is during Hymn 529
(Card donations can be made at “Dona” our electronic payment system on the counter by the door)
We Pray for the Sick: Wendy, Naomi, Jennifer, Diana and Mike, Imogen, Robert Bell (Priest)
We Remember: Arnold Ibbotson, Henry Valentine Blake, David Lang, Edith Lillicrap, Lillian Sorrell, Jean Bell, Ian Holden, Arthur Squires
TODAY: Do stay after the 10 a.m. Service for festive mulled wine (or alternatives) and mince pies. All are welcome.
MORNING PRAYER will be happening as usual Monday to Wednesday (Christmas Eve) this week, starting at 9:15 a.m. There are readings from Scripture, Canticles and a Collect, plus a time of prayer. The Service usually lasts 25 to 30 minutes. You are very welcome to join in with us or sit in a pew and just observe.
MONDAY (22nd): Carol Service at St Michael's Church at 5pm. This will be a musically beautiful service and is a joint service for our three churches.
TUESDAY (23rd): Silent Prayer for Advent at 7pm: Come to the last Silent Prayer of the year. A chance to experience some stillness and mystery on the brink of Christmas. Silent Prayer returns on Tuesday 8th January.
NEXT SUNDAY (28th): There will be NO 8 a.m. SERVICE.
COFFEE MORNING – January: This will be a week later, on THURSDAY 8th JANUARY. So, do come along for friendly chat as well as tea, coffee, cake and biscuits. This is not in any way religious, so do bring others.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES: We have a range of Christmas Services as follows: Christmas Eve we have the Crib Service at 5 p.m. and then Midnight Mass at 11 p.m. On Christmas Day there is Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and Sung Eucharist at 10 a.m. Do not hesitate to bring friends and family to our services.
USED STAMPS: Don’t forget we collect used postage stamps to help raise money for Medical Detection Dogs. Please pop them in the wallet on the Charity Section of the general information Noticeboard.
ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTMENT: Congratulations to Jackie Price, who has been appointed as Church Administrator, commencing early January.
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)
NOTE In future the Notices will be, if possible, uploaded on the Friday, with any "last minute" amendments added on Saturday.
