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The newsletter from the Church of the Good Shepherd Brighton distributed to all homes in our Parish
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Contacting us: Vicar: The Revd Felix Mascarenhas The Vicarage, 272 Dyke Road Brighton BN1 5AE Tel: 01273 882987 [email protected] Curate: The Revd Helen Rawlings Tel. 07967695753; [email protected] Reader: Michael Miller Tel: 01273 240287; [email protected] Churchwardens: David Stevens Tel .01273 555197
[email protected] Hannah Beattie: Tel.07771511879 [email protected]
The Parish Office: Open Wednesday & Friday 9.30-10.30 Tel: 882987 Hall Booking: Tel: Sheena on 07932591172 or [email protected] Bell ringers: Why not join our enthusiastic band of ringers? More details from Pat Hunter on 555954 / email: [email protected] Brownies: Meet on Tue. Evenings. Contact Tessa Pacey on 551298 Grub Club: We meet out each month for a meal and friendship. Come and join us! More details: Daisy on 508600, Tea Club: Over 50 and want to make friends? Join us on the first Monday of each month for tea, cakes and entertainment. Contact Tel. Sheena on 07932591172 or [email protected]
OUR SUNDAY SERVICES Said Eucharist at 8:00am Main Parish Eucharist in Church at 10.15am Every 3rd Sunday in the month we have a Family Service in the church at 10.15 “Time for God” Service in the Church Hall (an informal service ideal for young people and their families) at 10.15am Weekday Services Thursday Eucharist at 10.30am Saturday Eucharist at 9:00am
www.goodshepherdbrighton.org.uk
The Vixen and the Lioness A Vixen who was taking her babies out for an airing one balmy morning, came across a Lioness, with her cub in arms. "Why such airs, haughty dame, over one solitary cub?" sneered the Vixen. "Look at my healthy and numerous litter here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel." The Lioness gave her a squelching look, and lifting up her nose, walked away, saying calmly, "Yes, just look at that beautiful collec-tion. What are they? Foxes! I've only one, but remember, that one is a Lion." "Quality is better than quantity."
Any plans for Autumn ?
The grey and golden colours around, now paint nature with a spiritual beauty; thus a banquet to eyes in search of autumn glory. It means summer has ended and the harvest feasts begin. As workers and children return from their rest, nature begins its rest. And most of us now begin our plans for autumn and beyond, even leading up to Christmas. Hopefully you too will have your diary full by now. There will be personal, family as well as community commitments. Planning ahead and keeping up with them gives meaning to our own lives and to that of the community. You know that there is greater joy when we celebrate our journey together, in the company of others. We thus share in one another’s joys and sorrows. Here at the Good Shepherd, we have called the forthcoming season "A season of
Invitations". We shall be having a variety of events some of which will be to help
various charities. Who knows, your friends might give you some of these
invitations. I hope you will come and join us to enhance your joy and ours.
Rev. Felix
Our Charities for 2014: International: The Shalom Children’s Home, Karunalaya, Bangalore. Building a life, creating a future—every child needs a happy childhood. National: Fishermen’s Mission. Providing emergency assistance to our fishermen and their families. Local: Carousel; supporting people with learning disabilities Clock Tower Sanctuary; crisis assistance for young people.
The Good Shepherd
The Newsletter of your Parish Church, Autumn2014
Visit us on the web: www.goodshepherdbrighton.org.uk
Parish News
Sat 4th Oct. 7pm: Harvest Supper & Dance A wonderful opportunity for people to join in the social life of the church. There will be people who would love to dance, share a supper, or even just be with others. It’s healthy to dance and fun to look at others as they dance. and Sun 5th Oct. 10.15am : Harvest Eucharist. Harvest, one of our oldest festivals, reminds us of nature, thanksgiving, food and this year we celebrate the Harvest of the Sea together with our local fishermen.
Looking Back
We’ve had some wonderful events during the last 3 months: our festi-val in June, “Corpus Christi” the Tea Club meetings, the Alton Abbey Re-treat and an outing to the Rushfield Gardens in July . Many other social occasions followed, most enjoyable was the Hymns, Pimms and Hog-roast on 17th August when over 70
people attended and joyfully sang hymns with Pimms and of course, fol-lowed by hog roast. It was a great fun!
Sat 1st Nov. 6pm: Bonfire Party Fireworks in the vicarage garden with Baked Beans and Jacket Pota-toes: Children love this event and though often regarded as a feast for the kids, people of all ages can join in provided they have a ticket. The evening ends in the hall with food and drinks.
Our Web Site: www.goodshepherdbrighton.org.uk. Find out what we do at
The Good Shepherd online. As well as accessing the weekly service sheet, rotas
and committee agendas, you can also download the Good Shepherd magazine and
Sun 9th Nov. at 10am : Remem-brance Sunday: With the First World War centenary commemoration, this year’s Remembrance Sunday will be a very special one. Many still like to remember their loved ones who died for their country. You are most welcome to come and join with us to commemorate them to-gether.
Blessing of Animals, Sun. 21st Sept. at 10.15am. :Come and see real-live sheep at the Good Shepherd and bring your pets for a blessing.
Local News and Events
Christmas Fayre & Tree Festival: Saturday 6th Dec & Sunday 7th Decem-ber (exact times to be confirmed, please see website) To support our charities listed on page 1, we will once again hold our Christmas Fayre on the morning of Saturday 6th Dec. At the same time in the church we‘ll have a Christmas Tree Festival, with trees decorated by different groups in the community. The Tree festival will continue on Sunday 7th in the after- noon with the opportunity to vote for your favourite in a competition for the best decorated tree. There will be musical entertainment on Sunday afternoon culminating at 5 pm in a service of "Carols amongst the Trees" . We could see this as "Christmas begins" leading us into our Christmas events and services of celebration.
Need a space to meet? The Church building and Hall are now available for hire. It’s an ideal space to hold a group event. Great facilities! Contact 882987 for further de-tails or to make a booking.
Saturday, 13 September 2014 Tour of Britain is set to visit Brighton & Hove for the first time in history on Saturday, 13 September 2014 The 7th leg of the tour, which leaves from Camberley, Surrey at 10am, tak-ing in 140 miles covering West Sussex, East Sussex and finally entering Brighton & Hove where it will finish on Madeira Drive between 3-4pm. The Tour is now a foundation of the sporting year and the country's main cycling event. The economic benefit of hosting the race in 2013 was an es-timated £3million per stage. Please note there will be road closures on that day.
A Reminder… British summer time ends Sunday 26th Oct. Clocks go backwards. Sleep an hour longer that Sat. night!
