Future Dates For Your Diary

29th April

APCM

Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Revision of the Electoral Roll.

Tim, our Team Rector writes:
Our Annual Meeting this year will be on Tuesday 29 April, 8.00 pm, at Holy Trinity Tilgate. This is the meeting at which we do some necessary legal and financial things but also review our year as a parish and look to the future.

We also elect our Parish Wardens, Deanery Synod Representatives, and members of the Parochial Church Council. If you are interested in being on the PCC, or in representing us at Deanery Synod level, please speak to your vicar.

This is also the time when we revise our electoral roll. This is technically the list of people entitled to vote at the APCM but more importantly, it forms our list of members. If you are a regular attendee at any of our churches, your name should be on the roll. Please ask for a form and return it to the vicar or to the parish office. It is a great help if, as well as giving your postal address, you can add your phone number and email address.  Thank you.

2nd - 4th 
May

St Andrews Church Weekend Away 2008

Next weekend is our Church weekend at the York House Hotel from Friday 2 May to Sunday 4 May with guest speaker Graham Archer from Southampton. Around 90+ of us will be there. Speak to Iris Simmonds to see if there is still space available if you have not booked. For those already booked payment needs to be made to Iris who has the amounts owing. The cost of the coach leaving at 6.00pm is £12 for adults (children free).

A series of 7 sessions designed to help to enhance, refresh and encourage people with their marriage. This will be on at St Mary’s, in The Gate Coffee Shop, from Thursday May 8th at 7.45pm for 7 weeks.  The sessions look at subjects from communication to in-laws, to the power of forgiveness – and much more! The course will be presented by Kevin and Fran Lewis and Debbie and Hovan Catchatoor, and will involve discussion only in your couple – no group work! This is not for couples in crisis, but for any couple who are able to give the time to strengthening and building up their relationship. The cost is only £10 for the whole course, to cover the course materials. If you would like more information, please pick up a flyer, or speak to Fran or Kevin on 517075

11th May

Pentecost Praise At St Andrews

At 18.30 with Greenfields Baptist Church and Holy Trinity.

12th May

Spirituality Course 

Derek Lawrence is running a course for the Diocese based on the Spirituality Workbook by David Runcorn. It will be in the Lounge on six Monday evenings from 12th May ( excluding half term ) commencing at 8 pm. The course looks at classic spirituality and prayer techniques but also covers more potentially challenging areas, such as the role of community, personal identity and living out spirituality in the world. If you want to both deepen and widen your spiritual life this could be the course for you. Interested? Contact Derek ( 882693 ) pick up a leaflet from the Lounge or contact Adult Education at Church House ( 01273 421021 ).”

14th - 16th May

Christian Resource Exhibition...

... at Sandown Racecourse.

10th June

Forum

This is a Diocesan celebration with speaker John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, plus children’s activities and events on the seafront. Entrance is by free ticket. Please sign the sheet in the lounge if you would like to go.

26th July - 
1st Aug 2008

New Wine 2008 ‘Kingdom Come’

Yes we are only just back from New Wine 2007 but bookings for 2008 start in October and Hilary Ward in the Parish Office has kindly offered to coordinate bookings again. Held at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset next years dates are 26 July—1 August 2008. Accommodation is in your own tent or caravan (portable shower blocks and toilets on site) . It is possible to hire touring caravans or tents or stop at local B&Bs (check out the website www.new-wine.org). Booking forms are in the lounge to give extra details (no need to fill in just add your name to the list) and a copy of a promotional DVD to borrow. About 20 of us went from St Andrew’s this year and had a great time—in the sun too!! Children's groups are fantastic and worship & teaching both refreshing and challenging. Fellowship around the gas lights late in the evening makes a good end to each day too! Speak to Lynne Poole if you’d like further details.

14th October

Forum