CHURCH NOTICES

Don't forget to check our calendar of social & fund raising events

PARISH DIARY

  For details of church services and other events, please click here.

MINISTERIAL TEAM

  For details of our ministerial team, please click here.

SPECIAL WORSHIP NOTICES

  Regular Worship

• Please note you will find details of our regular Sunday and mid-week services in the Parish Diary. Here, you will find details of our special services.

  Children's Service Cancelled

• There will be no children's service at St andrew's on Sunday 15th August instead, there will be Said Eucharist at 9:15am and an informal communion service at 11:00am.

  Revd Canon Peter Lippiett Visits Hayling

• On Sunday 19th September, the Revd Canon Peter Lippiett will be preaching at the 9:15am service at St Peter's and the 11:00am service at St andrew's. Peter has been the Diocesan Spirituality Adviser for the last 8 years or so but is retiring at the end of this year. He has been an inspiration to many of us so it will be good to have the opportunity to have him with us again.

  Harvest Festival Services

• This year's Harvest Festival services at St Andrew's and St Peter's will be held on Sunday 26 September.

  St Andrew's New Children's Service

• In the light of feedback received and the need to cater for the growing number of young families with whom we have contact, and after a successful experimental period, the PCC had decided that a children's service at 9:15am on third Sundays. should become a regular feature of our worship. The 11:00am informal Eucharist will continue to be led by the music group.
  We apologise to the people who are disappointed at losing the Said Eucharist at 9:15am on third Sundays but hope they will find satisfaction in the quiet reflective evening Eucharist on Tuesdays. Transport to this service can be arranged.

  Quiet Time for Prayer & Contemplation

• Every Monday 9:00am to 12 noon in St Mary's church.

  Christian Meditation

• A period of meditation is available each week in St Patrick's RC Church from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.

  Tots 'n' Teds Pram Service

• Every Tuesday – 10:30am at St Andrew's.

  Pram Service

• Every Friday – 10:00–10:15am at St Mary's.

  Normal Service Times

• Click here

MEETINGS

  ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING (APCM)

• Every parish is required to hold an APCM not later than 30th April each year. All lay persons who are on the church Electoral Roll are entitled to attend and take part in its proceedings. The APCM is immediately preceded by the Vestry Meeting at which churchwardens are elected. All lay members of the parish are entitled to attend and take part in this meeting whether they are on the church Electoral Roll or not.

  St Andrew's Meetings

• PCC – d.t.b.a.
• Worship, Spirituality & Nurture Committee – d.t.b.a.

  St Mary's Meetings

• Standing Committee – d.t.b.a
• PCC – d.t.b.a.
• Fabric Committee – d.t.b.a.
• Finance Committee – d.t.b.a.
• Mission & Outreach – d.t.b.a.
• Visitors' Meeting – d.t.b.a.

  St Peter's Meetings

• PCC – d.t.b.a.
• Intercessors – d.t.b.a.
• Mission & Outreach – d.t.b.a.
• Patoral Care Meeting – d.t.b.a.

  Meeting for Sunday School Leaders

• Monday 19th July – 7:45pm at Debbie Hicks, there will be a meeting for St Andrew's & St Peter's Sunday school leaders.

  Group Council

• Next meeting – d.t.b.a.

  Deanery Synod

• Next meeting – d.t.b.a.

  Churches Together on Hayling Island

• Next meeting – Tuesday 13th July – at the Bridge Church.

  Mothers' Union

• Next meeting – d.t.b.a.

CHURCH & HOUSE GROUPS, TALKS

  Contemplative Prayer Group

• Next meeting – Monday 12th July, 10:00–11:30am at 20 Wittering Road (home of Pat Hampton). All welcome.

  Worship & Spirituality Meeting

• On Friday 13th August, there will be an informal meeting over a sandwich lunch from 12 noon–2:00pm at Alison Horncastle's for anyone from St Peter's who is interested in worship and spirituality. Could you let Alison know if you would like to come – just in case there will be dozens of people – and then we would need to use The Ark!

  Margaret Voysey's Prayer & Fellowship Group

• Margaret's group is usually held fortnightly on a Wednesday at 8:00pm normally at 39 Mark Anthony Court. Meetings are also announced in the Parish Diary. The next meeting will be on Wednesday 7th July – then not until September

  Tony Turner's House Group

• Tony's group is usually held fortnightly on a Tuesday at 15 Avenue Road. Meetings are announced in the Parish Diary. The next meetings will be on Tuesday 20th July and will be the last until September.

  Food, Fellowship & Faith Group

• Meetings usually held fortnightly and are announced in the Parish Diary.

  Men's Breakfasts

• Next breakfast – Saturday 28th August – at 8:00am at The Bridge Centre. If you wish to go, please contact Paul Dennison on 023 9246 5689. More details to follow.

  Cell Group

• The cell group led by Jenny Salisbury will meet on Wednesday 14 July at 7:30pm in St Andrew's hall. This will be the last meetings until 8th September.

COURSES

  St Mary's Adult Confirmation Classes

• Wednesday 7th July – 7:30pm in St Mary's vicarage.

  St Peter's & St Andrew's Confirmation Classes

• Adult date & venue to be advised. For more details please contact Revd. Ann Leonard, Alison Horncastle or Jenny Salisbury.
• Junior Course – in church on Sundays at 3:45pm.

  Daytime Alpha Course

• Do you have any questions about your life and its purpose? About death? God? Suffering? If so, the daytime alpha course on Thursdays, 10:00am – 11:30am in St Andrew's/St Peter's vicarage, is just what you're looking for.
  Please contact Revd Ann Leonard or Jenny Salisbury for more details (see our Ministerial Team).

  ‘Growing Leaders’ Course

• This course is held on the second Saturday of each month through to 10 July, 2010. Most Saturday sessions will be from 10:00am – 12:30pm but some will be longer. For more details, please contact Rev'd Ann Leonard.

  Wedding Preparation

• Next course – d.t.b.a.

  Exploring the Faith

• St Mary's church is running a course for all adults and children interested in learning more about the Christian faith. For those who feel ready, this course could lead to confirmation at the end of the year. For more information, please contact Rev'd Paul Ginever, the Rev'd Pennie Payne or Mrs Margaret Evan–Hughes (see our Ministerial Team).

COFFEE MORNINGS & SUNDAY LUNCHES

  St Andrew's Drop-In Coffee Morning.

• Every Tuesday - 10:00am to 11:30am at St Andrew's. Children welcome.

  St Mary's Coffee Mornings, Lunches etc.

• Next coffee morning – d.t.b.a.
• Morning Tea or Coffee – every Tuesday - 10:45am to 12 noon in St Mary's hall
• Sunday Lunches – normally every second Sunday of the month at 12:30pm in St Mary's hall. Names to Audrey White on 023 9246 3360 by the Friday before, please. Lunches are included in the Parish Diary. Please note that although the church will be closed from May 3rd while building works are carried out, Sunday lunches will continue but they will be cold rather than hot.

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & FAMILIES

  Messy Church

• MESSY CHURCH is held periodically at United Reformed Church – after school until 5:45pm. Craft, celebration, drinks and a meal for school age children with their parents or carers.

  QUEST – The Christian Youth Group for Young People

• QUEST – 4:30pm to 6:30pm in St Andrew's Hall. More details.

  St Andrew's

• Sunday Club – every Sunday in term time – 11:00am.
  Contact: Jo Macey (023 9236 3599)
• Family Service – every third Sunday of the month. This service starts at 9:30am and lasts about 30 minutes. It is followed by breakfast in the hall. All ages welcome.
• Tots 'n' Teds Pram Service – every Tuesday.
  Contact: Revd Ann Leonard (023 9246 1980) or Vicky Macey (023 9236 3599)
• Parent, Carer & Toddlers Groups – Please 'phone for details on 023 9236 3599

  St Mary's

• Junior Choir – every Wednesday in church – 6:30pm to 7:00pm for 7-year olds and upwards – singing for fun and learning to read music. Please come along and join us; you will be very welcome.
• Junior Church – every Sunday – 10:30am.
  Contact: Angela Teesdale (023 9246 1166)
• Junior Church Workshops (“Stepping Stones”) – Monthly during term time 3:30pm – 5:30pm in St Mary's church also during the Summer holidays.
  Contact: Angela Teesdale (023 9246 1166).
• Family Service – every first Sunday of the month (Children in church)
• "Edward Bear" Pram Service – every Friday – 10:00am in St Mary's church.
  Contact: Revd Pennie Payne (023 9246 5259)
• "First Steps" ('Drop-in' for carers and children) – every Friday – 9:00am to 11:30am in St Mary's church hall.
  Contact: Angela Teesdale (023 9246 1166)

  St Peter's

• Sunday School – every Sunday in term time – 9:15am.
  Contact: Debbie Hick (023 9246 8947)
• Family Service – every third Sunday of the month (Children in church)

SOCIAL & FUND RAISING

  St Andrew's Social & Fund Raising Events

• Ghana Evening. On Friday 10th September at St Andrew's there will be a social evening with a report on the last visit to Ghana by the St andrew's group. All welcome.
• Autumn Fair at URC. More details to follow.
• Scrabble Evenings. Scrabble evenings are normally held on the first Friday of the month and are usually advertised in the Parish Diary. All welcome. Please contact Audrey Durrell (023 9246 6085) for more details.
• Weekly Table Top Sales. Every Wednesday – 2:00pm to 3:30pm.

  St Mary's Social & Fund Raising Events

• Fun Quiz & Super Supper on Saturday 17th July – 7:00pm for 7:30pm in St Mary's church hall. Bring along your team of 8 people (family & friends) and your wine or soft drinks. Supper will be served at half-time. Cost per person £7.50. For more details please contact Mahala Dyer on 023 9263 7898. Proceeds to The Friends of St Mary's.
• “UP THE CREEK” Cream Tea Party. ‘The Bells of St Mary's’ will be hosting a cream tea party on Sunday 1st August – 2:30pm aqt 11c Salterns Lane (home of Jennifer & Brian Baggett). Tickets: £3 available from choir members.

  St Peter's Social & Fund Raising Events

• ‘A Touch of Spain’ on Saturday 17th July. It is ‘donation on the night’ so everyone is welcome. Josie is asking for help with food preparation and decorating the Ark. If you would like to help in any way please let Karen or Josie know. Karen intends to be at the hall during the afternoon on the Saturday setting up and also cooking. There will be a need for someone to serve Sangria or orange. See what Josie has to say below:
  • Hi everyone, this is a plea for help with food for the Spanish evening!
    I have come back from my cousin's in Portugal with, some Spanish cheese, some Protuguese chorizo and some prosunto (like Spanish jamon serrano). These will stretch a lot further if they can be cut up and placed on little rounds of buttered French bread and decorated with a bit of tomato, cucumber or pepper. Would any of you be able to do this preparation for me? I can bring the stuff to church on Sunday or round to your house in the week. I myself will not have time to do this as I intend to cook a couple of Spanish tortillas and will also be busy on the night setting up the projector, screen and computer.
    Any thing else that people can make would be very welcome. I understand that we are going for finger food or food that is easily picked up with a toothpick. I believe that Alison has some good tapas recipes as she has done a tapas evening before. (Perhaps Alison you might be able to circulate some of them?)
    Some more possible ideas -- meatballs in tomato sauce, (there is a hob and oven ) (with bread for dipping in the sauce) I can lend twleve tapas dishes for dishing these up perhaps one or two per table.Battered calamares (can be bought frozen)Olives, Antipasta or home roasted chunky mediterranean veg tossed in olive oil and white wine vinegar ( or balsamic) served cold.Marinated anchovies ( tesco has them)Nuts. crips, breadsticks, dips?
    Finally would someone be able to help with decorating? I have a number of Spanish theme tea-towels, headscarves, shawls and fans that I can bring along to make the whole Ark look festive, but they will need to be fixed up!
    Thank you all for your help and encouragement.
    Josie
  If you can't help please come along and get a feel for Spain.

  Organ Recital

• Friday 30 July – 7:30pm at St Peter's church. International recitalist, Thomas Ball, who lives in Germany, is visiting in July and has kindly offered to give a recital on our 1889 ‘Father’ Willis organ, which he used to play when it was in its original home in Barlaston church, Staffordshire. Tickets £5 (children free), on the door or phone 023 9246 1626. All proceeds to Christian Aid.
• For details of other forthcoming events click here

  Other Social & Fund Raising Events

• Historic Churches Bike Ride on Saturday 11th September. Churches will be manned at various times during the day to check in riders. St andrew's will be manned from 10:00am until 6:00pm.
• Traidcraft. A Traidcraft stall is a regular Sunday feature at our churches. For more details please contact Jenny Owens on 023 9246 5215.

  Three Churches' Summer Fete

• This year's Three Churches' Fête will be held on Wednesday 11th August in Hayling Park & at the Hayling Island Community Centre, Station Road from 12 noon – 4:15pm.
• There will be pony rides, dance displays, children's entertainer, many stalls and refreshments. Entry will be £1.00, children 50p.
• For more details, please contact 023 9246 3595. We look forward to seeing you then.

• Please speak to Mandy Hawke or Mike Hoad if you can help; also please buy some raffle tickets. Above all, please tell your friends and neighbours about the Fete and what a great family event it is.

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"THANK YOU"

We continue to thank all those who labour so willingly and enthusiastically to promote the life and work of our three churches within the community of Hayling Island.

  In particular this week ...

• ... Pennie Payne wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes folowing her recent hand surgery.

WANTED – HELP & Other Things!

  Unwanted Crockery

• Help to provide a “smashing” time at the Fete. If you have any unwanted crockery please leave it at St Mary's vicarage or at 10 Grand Parade.

  Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)

• Old postcards are being collected by St Mary's and used to raise funds for the work of MAF. There is always a collection box available in St Mary's hall.
  

  The Parish Magazine

• More distributors needed for the Magazine. If you can help with the distribution of our magazine ‘Fresh Air’ please contact either Margaret Charles (023 9246 7138) or Ansley Burrows (023 9246 7039).
  

  St Andrew's

• URGENT Volunteers are needed to help get toys out and to make drinks at the Parent Care & Toddler Group on Monday mornings at St Andrew's hall. It is on a rota basis so no more than once per month (unless you want to help more often). Our current volunteers are either away or ill so this is a desperate plea!.
• The Wednesday Group is seeking new members. We meet each week for tea, biscuits and a chat and hold regular table-top sales which raise money for St Andrew's church. If you are interested in joining us, just come along to St Andrew's hall on any Wednesday at 2:30pm. Everyone will be very welcome.
• Recycling Ink Cartridges. We would be grateful for any ink cartridges for recycling to help raise money for their building fund.

GENERAL INTEREST

• Creative Art Exhibition. Ruth Bridgman, a St Mary's parishioner, will be holding an exhibition of her work in the Hayling Library from Saturday 3rd July to the end of July. This will include paintings of her own design together with work she has completed at university. Your support will be appreciated.
• Women Bishops - General Synod's Motion & Amendments. Details of the motion & amendments are available on http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/opvij08.rtf. Of the amendments listed on the Order Paper, items 67 & 76 were agreed by synod. (The date at the top of the Order Paper should read Monday 7 July, 2008)

ADMINISTRATIVE

  New Parish Office at St Andrew's Meeting

• St Andrew's old vestry has now become the joint parish office for St Peter's and St Andrew's. On Tuesday 3rd August at 10:30am, there will be a meeting in the new office for anybody who would care to ‘volunteer’ to help to discuss ‘in situe’ what is involved.

  Installation of Our New Bishop

• Rt Revd Christopher Foster will be installed as the new Bishop of Portsmouth in Portsmouth Cathedral on Saturday 18th September at 3:00pm. For more information see the April edition of the Pompey Chimes or read it online here

  Child Protection

• Child Protection Officers. The names of Child Protection Officers for the three churches can be found on the "Who's Who" page.

  Tree Planting in St Mary's Garden of Peace

• For information, please contact:
    Alan Hoad
    105 St Mary's Road,
    Hayling Island,
    PO11 0EY
    (Tel: 023 9246 4982. Email: alan.hoad@ntlworld.com).

  Details of Graves in St Mary's Churchyard & Garden of Peace

• Full details of the inscriptions on the memorials and gravestones in St Mary's church and churchyard are available here. Details of the Garden of Peace can be found here

  The "Year's Mind" List

• If you would like to have someone included on the list to be remembered on an appropriate anniversary, then please complete a form available in church and return it to a churchwarden.

  Names on the Three Churches Sick Lists

• Names will remain on the sicklists for 3 weeks and will then, in the absence of any further information, be transferred to the list of long-term sick and housebound in the parish magazine.

  Baptisms

• Click here for details

  Weddings

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  Funeral Arrangements

• For information on funeral arrangements, please ring 023 9246 2914 or 023 9246 1980.

  Parish Offices

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  St Peter's Churchyard

• A copy of the full listing and plan of all extant memorials is now available in the church and on St Peter's website.

  St Peter's ArK & Church Halls

• Click here for booking & other details.

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