Sunday Bulletin
Sunday 8th November 2026
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 – Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer): Ben
10am – Sung Eucharist (Common Worship): Ben
HYMNS:
114 Eternal Father, strong to save
6 Abide with me
In the Act of Remembrance we will sing “O valiant hearts”, text to be provided
No Communion hymn
366 O God, our help in ages past We Pray for the Sick:
Naomi, Jennifer, Diana & Mike, Imogen, John, Sue, Viviana, Frances, Ed, Michael J, Lois, Michael H
We Remember: Doris Ternouth, Molly Dyson, Molly Mappin, Bill Hazelden, Martin Fogden
SOUL AND SPIRIT – An exploration of hymns and hymn singing: How does hymn singing help us praise God and Creation? What forms of love do we encounter in some of our best-known hymns? And how can we use the words and tunes of our favourite hymns to help us as we journey through the challenges of everyday life? These are some of the questions we'll be asking on Mondays in November as Philip Griffiths and Peter Shears lead a four week course exploring hymns of love [Monday 2nd November], hymns of praise and wonder [Monday 9th November] and hymns of journeying and encounter [Monday 16th November]. The final session on Monday 23rd November will be for us to share our favourite hymns and to say why they're special to us. And the course will conclude with a special Hymns of Praise service which will feature hymns chosen by everyone who has taken part in the course. All sessions run from 10-11.30 am and take place at St. Anne's. See Peter or Philip for more information or email Peter on peter.shears3@btinternet.com
TREASURE HIDDEN IN A FIELD: The Bible as texts of psychological and spiritual transformation: The stories of the Bible often strike us as mysterious, disturbing and dream-like. The Bible has been approached in various ways, scientifically, historically, moralistically. What is often not understood is how the stories in the Bible are meant to lead us to transformation, both psychological and spiritual. To understand this we need to read the Bible on multiple-levels, as we would any great work of literature, reading symbolically and intuitively, and working to understand how these stories lead us to deeper wells of life and meaning. This is a series of four talks looking at four Biblical stories as texts full of many meanings, texts which can have a transformative impact on our lives. There will be a particular emphasis on how these texts talk to our inner life. These talks will be held on Wednesdays at St. Anne's at 19:00pm After each talk there will be an opportunity for Q and A.
25th November 'Where are you?' The many meanings of Genesis 3, 2nd December 'You have kept the good wine until now.' Transformations at the Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11), 9th December 'I called to the Lord out of my distress and he answered me;' Jonah and the symbol of the Whale (Jonah 1 and 2)
16th December 'What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?' The Psychological Truths in Jesus' healing of the Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39)
ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL KITCHEN APPEAL: We are delighted to say that the fundraising target of £10,000 has been reached. The final event is a Tea Concert on Sunday November 22nd from 4-5.45pm at St Mary’s. Thank you to everyone who has given donations and supported the events.
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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