July Mag 22

The Parish Magazine of
St Andrew’s, Norway

July 2022 50p

CHURCH OFFICERS

VICAR: Father David King SSC
425, Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7RT
Tel: 01323 723739
Email - [email protected]

ASSOCIATE PRIEST Fr David Weaver
Email [email protected]

CHURCHWARDENS: Mrs Sarah Slaughter
94 Northbourne Road, Eastbourne BN22 8QP
Tel 01323 644873
Email -
[email protected]

Mr Ian Tulley
18 Jervis Avenue, Eastbourne,
BN23 6DS
Tel: 01323.749594
Email:
[email protected]

SECRETARY Mrs Sally Hood, 70 Queen’s Crescent
Eastbourne, BN23 6JR.
Tel: 01323.737748
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TREASURER Mrs Frances Gardner, 49 Beatty Road,
Eastbourne, BN23 6DB.
Tel: 01323.639286
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ORGANIST & CHOIR Mr Lee Wooding

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Please let the clergy know of anyone who is ill at home, or in hospital, or
who has recently moved into the parish, and would like a visit. Communion
from the Reserved Sacrament can be given in Church or at home at any

time by arrangement with the clergy.
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Baptisms, Marriages & the Calling of Banns of Marriage should be

arranged with Father David.

As we start Ordinary Time, we also enter what Fr Neville used
to refer to as “Hammock Season.” Fr Neville and Mary were
always staunch supporters of the Mission to Seafarers.

Over many years the 2nd Sunday of July has been kept as Sea
Sunday, with a special focus on prayer for all seafarers. The
Mission to Seafarers supports the work of sailors facing difficult
waters, piracy, and separation from loved ones for long periods
at sea. However, we can also experience storms in our own
lives. In Acts 27 we read how Paul was being taken as a
prisoner to Rome, when he was caught in a storm off Crete.
After 14 days they were shipwrecked on the island of Malta.

Paul had warned the crew that it wasn’t a safe time of year to
sail: “I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and
bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives.”
However, Paul’s words were ignored, and the ship sailed into a
violent storm. By the third day they ‘finally gave up all hope of
being saved.’ How do we face up to storms in our lives? Do we
worry and panic? God doesn’t necessarily prevent storms from
taking place, but we can trust His purpose through them.

Paul urged the sailors to “keep courage, because not one of
you will be lost, only the ship will be destroyed.”His confidence
rested on an angelic promise: “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must
stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the
lives of all who sail with you.” Only the sovereign God, who
created the wind and waves, can promise to save people from a
storm. What does this mean for us in our circumstances today?

‘Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come.
Grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me
home.’ (Amazing Grace: John Newton).

With many blessings

Fr David

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GOD’S WORD IS SPREAD
We continue our series looking at how the Good News of Jesus was

spread by the small group of disciples.
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”
There were twelve Apostles and many followers of Jesus during the
first century when Jesus, God’s Son, proclaimed his Father’s will on
earth for a better understanding of the Kingdom of God. The
Apostles were taught and lead by Jesus to demonstrate the ever
presence of God by performing signs and wonders which embraced
God’s healing and love.
St Philip and St James did not seek the “Limelight” Jesus endowed
them as Apostles. We have few details of their lives, but the salient
principal of these two Apostles was their acceptance of Jesus, their
faith of God together with the will to spread the word. The Word
which was God/Jesus presence, a presence that is ever constant
with movement throughout the world, this movement is not change
as humans are so eager to improvise but years of constant
presence, a movement of God in life both past and present and for
ever.
Philip was a very popular name during the era of the Turkish,
Roman and Jewish world. Leaders and Governors had the name
Philip, so too did a Deacon in the first century, who baptised the
Ethiopian Eunuch as can be read in the Book of Acts. Philip the
Apostle introduced Nathaniel to Jesus (John 1:45-51) Here we
experience a “Spiritual truth” After Nathaniel’s rather dismissive
words as above, he becomes a believer. He recognises Jesus as
the Messiah and his faith in God/Jesus is confirmed. Later he is
made an Apostle.
James came from the same area as Philip in Bethsaida by the Sea
of Galilee. He became a most trusted Apostles of Davidic descent
who late at the hands of Herod Agrippa, around 44 AD died. He like
Philip accepted his calling from Jesus, demonstrating his faith in
God. Both Apostles witnessed Jesus’ Crucifixion and then his
Ascension, and as their Master, Jesus, had required of them, they
continued to spread the word travelling long distances with the joy
and grace given them by God. Sometimes the demands of
Apostleship are not always appreciated. Our present day Fathers

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ave the same demands made upon them within our churches,
even if the pressures differ from the first century.
Philip and James not only spread the word but like all the Apostles
ensured the word would continue throughout all ages. During the
10th century a Byzantine mission converted Russia to Christianity,
their faith became so strong that by the end of the 15th century the
relationship between State and Moscow, some people called them
the 3rd Rome. Moscow and Kiev were good patriarchs together
with Serbia and Bulgaria. How sad that the deliberate killing in the
invasion of Ukraine is so far from the love of Christ, and so far
from any Christian regime. We give thanks for continued prayer to
free the people, to keep God’s Holy Spirit alive in the wisdom of
Jesus’ teaching for the Kingdom of God.

CONFIRMATION 10TH JULY

We are looking forward to welcoming Bishop Will to St Andrew’s
for our 10am Mass on 10th July, when he will be baptising and
Confirming our nine candidates.

Confirmation is a special moment in our Christian life where we
can confirm those promises made on our behalf at our baptism.
And for those who were not baptised as a child an opportunity to
make those promises for the first time.

Our candidates, Annalise, Ben, Emily, Holly, Juliet, Louise, Luke,
Naida and Shakira have been diligent in their preparation,
attending sessions based on the things that are essential to
Christian formation:

1. Faith in God (the Creed, the Scriptures and Bible stories);

2. Encountering Jesus Christ (worship and prayer);

3. Life in the Holy Spirit (Christian social teaching, lifestyle and the
giving of time and money).

The preparation course is based on some new resources
produced by the Diocese covering some of the essentials of the

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Christian faith. And whilst hey are designed for preparation for
confirmation they can also be very useful as a refresher for
Christians at all stages on their pilgrim journey. If you would be
interested in finding out more and maybe attending something
similar in the future please speak to Fr David. (Then you too could
enjoy the delights of Pink Wafers and Lemon Puffs - just ask one of
the candidates!!) In the meantime, please continue to hold them in
your prayers as they make this next step on their journey of faith.

CHURCH WARDEN’S CHATTER

Where does the time go? This last month has flown past! We are
now officially in post after attending a service at St. Saviour’s in
Eastbourne, where the Archdeacon Edward Dowler presided and
we were sworn into office. Did you know that a Church Warden is
an officer of the Bishop, not the Parish incumbent (Fr David)? Our
role is to represent the laity (that’s people of the parish), ensure the
buildings are maintained and the day to running of St. Andrew’s.
This includes working with and supporting our parish priest(s) and
various other ‘hats’ to hopefully keep St. Andrew’s running smooth-
ly, and all this is a voluntary role.
It was fantastic to see everyone who came to the Jubilee Tea and
also the Evensong to celebrate our Queen’s 70 years on the
throne! From the scones and cakes to the beautiful singing from
the choir thank you to each and every one of you for supporting St.
Andrew’s in this.
Thank you once again to all our Wednesday Weeders this month.
Despite the heat the work was tackled and the hall looks great, and
also our thanks to Dave for building some planters for the garden,
and Marion for sourcing suitable plants to go in these.
July looks to continue with the busyness and we are preparing

behind the scenes for the confirmation service, where
Bishop Will will be visiting followed by a parish lunch.
Then there is also our summer fair, later in the month.
Hope to see you there.

Sarah and Ian

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FSW JUNE 2022 UPDATE

Dear Friends,
It has been a bit of a whirlwind over the last month as our new
practitioners have settled in to their roles. Thank you to everybody
who lives in one of our new areas and has made contact or offered
support to their new practitioner; it really means a lot to us. As a
result, our new colleagues are already building up quite substantial
caseloads and it is wonderful to be able to support so many new
families who have been needing help. We have also been working
with some Ukrainian refugees in certain areas who have been
attending our drop-in sessions.
The half term and jubilee celebrations meant some very busy days
– we had stands at many carnivals, town fairs and the like and
were able to talk to lots of people about our work. Keep an eye out
on our social media pages for the photos!
Looking ahead we are planning our summer holiday activities,
which this year will include a day in Ashburnham for our East
Sussex families. We are also working with Lodge Hill Activity
Centre near Pulborough, which offers some incredible
opportunities which we hope to be able to access for our families.
We are still in need of donations for our foodbank, particularly
jams, sauces and toiletries. With the increase in the number of
families we support with food deliveries, our stocks are running
lower more quickly so any contributions are very gratefully
received.
Please keep Saturday 1st October in your diaries – this will be our
AGM which this year will be at Chichester Cathedral and be
followed by a full Eucharist and lunch. We do hope to see as many
of you there as possible.

Thank you for your continued support of FSW’s work.

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May’s work in numbers
ꞏ   238 individual visits and 724 calls with families supporting
360 adults and 358 children
ꞏ   47 supported meetings with other agencies
ꞏ   35 group sessions held supporting 409 parents and 199
children
ꞏ   185 food deliveries made
Prayer points
ꞏ   Give thanks that our new family support practitioners have
quickly settled into their new roles
ꞏ   Pray for all of the volunteers who are supporting our busy
events schedule over the coming weeks and give thanks for their
commitment and dedication
ꞏ   Pray for all the refugee families we support, from Syria,
Ukraine and other areas of conflict, that we will provide
reassurance and stability for them

Nikki Kerr, FSW Director of Fundraising and Marketing

The Family Support Work's shop would
appreciate donations of children's clothes
and toys
The FSW shop is situated in Cornfield
Road near the War Memorial. If you are
unable to take donations to the shop your
items could be brought to Church on a
Sunday and will be moved onwards for you.
Family Support Work is a Sussex charity that St. Andrew’s
supports through fundraising, food box collection (blue box at the
back of church), and other ways through the year.
Family Support Work help families in Sussex to overcome their
difficulties and prevent crisis. We support families struggling with
issues such as poverty, ill health, learning difficulties,
bereavement, family break-up and domestic abuse.
Our contact at St. Andrew’s for further information or questions is
Yvonne.

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WATCH LESS TV, AND LIVE LONGER

A recent study at the University of Cambridge has estimated that about
one in ten cases of heart disease could be prevented, if people watched
less TV.

It seems that more than four hours of screen-based sedentary activity a
day can lead to coronary heart disease, which is one of the UK’s
leading causes of death. Heart disease is responsible for about 64,000
deaths each year.

On the other hand, people who watch two to three hours a day were
found to have a six per cent lower risk of developing heart disease,
while those who view less than an hour a day had a 16 per cent
reduced risk.

ST. ANDREW’S FLOWER CLUB

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A SERMON IN SAND

If you are fortunate enough to get to the seaside this summer, then
you might like to wriggle your toes in the warm sand, and consider
the following:

It has been said that there are more stars in the universe than
there are grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. More
recently, as the estimated number of stars has increased, then
even the grains of sand in all the world’s deserts have been added
to the comparison!

The Sun, vast though it is, is a fairly ordinary star, 93 million miles
away. It is not easy to grasp that sort of a distance, but here’s a
measuring stick: if you were to fly in a fast passenger jet at 600
miles per hour, then it would take you about 17 hours to fly from
London to Sydney; about 17 days to reach the Moon, and about 17
years to reach the Sun!

As for how long it would take to fly on to the next nearest star to us
– Proxima Centauri – it would take about 4.2 light years, as the
distance is more than 24 trillion miles! And that is just to the next
nearest star after the Sun.

How many stars are there in the Universe? Astronomers recently
estimated that there are about 70,000 million, million, million stars.

As you sit there you might care to pick up a couple of grains of
sand. Let the first grain represent our Sun, the second grain the
next nearest star to us. Then look at the whole beach and after that

consider all the beaches on Earth, with every grain of sand
representing a star …. then it gives some meaning to the phrase

“God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.”

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MENDEL, THE PEAS, AND THE BEGINNING OF GENETICS

Two hundred years ago, on 20th July 1822, Gregor Mendel was
born. The Austrian/Czech friar and botanist discovered the laws of
heredity and created what eventually became the science of
genetics.

Born to a relatively poor but devoutly Roman Catholic farming
family in what was then Moravia, in the Austrian empire, Johann
Mendel (he became Gregor after he joined the Order of St
Augustine) became a monk partly to relieve “perpetual anxiety
about means of livelihood”, but his faith was clear and frequently
expressed.

He was also a meteorologist, mathematician and teacher, but his
ground-breaking experiments with pea plants between 1856 and
1863 demonstrated the action of something invisible – now called
‘genes’ – in determining the inherited traits of an organism.
Although he announced his results and published them in 1866,
the significance of his work was not appreciated by scientists until
around 1900, when his experiments were verified – another
example of the consensus of scientists failing to recognise the
validity of different ideas.

He was elected Abbot in 1868, and after that his life was taken up
largely by administrative duties – including a long dispute about
payment of religious taxes. He died in January 1884 of chronic
nephritis. Czech composer Leoš Janáček played the organ at his
funeral.

Mendel’s work was introduced to Britain in the early years of the
20th century by William Bateson, the first Director of the John
Innes Centre in Norwich – the first research institute devoted to
Mendelian genetics in Britain. He translated Mendel’s paper from
German into English, championed his work and coined the word
‘genetics’.

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ST ANDREW’S FLOWER CLUB

“Lucky Dip” was the Flower Club’s
workshop this June!! Janet began
the afternoon by demonstrating
next month’s workshop, “Save the
Planet”. Oasis (floral foam) is not
biodegradable, we are being
discouraged in using it, so next month’s Workshop, no floral foam,
just using Sellotape grid and chicken wire.
Then members and visitors
had 21 containers, with
flowers and foliage to
choose from to make an
arrangement.
Some beautiful
arrangements were taken home,
ladies happy to chat with a cup of
tea, after their work and the raffle
and yes, I was lucky again to win a
prize!!!!
Look forward to seeing members
£1.00 and visitors £4.00 at our next
meeting, Thursday 14th July 2pm
at St. Andrews Parish Hall, by the
Arlington Arms, further
information from Jackie 01323
724462

Jackie Mattinson
www.facebook.com/StAndrewsFlowerClub

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HEAVEN HELP ME
One Sunday in church a little boy
was ‘acting up’ during the
morning worship. His parents did
their best to maintain some
sense of order in the pew, but it
was a losing battle. Finally, an
exasperated father picked up his
son and strode sternly down the
aisle. Just as the church doors
closed behind them, the little boy
cried loudly to the congregation:
“Pray for me! Pray for me!”

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MORE SILLINESS FOLKS...

Q – Can you translate the following … YYURYYUB ICRYY4ME
A – Two wise you are, Too wise you be. I see you are too wise for
me.
A man walks into a hardware shop and says, “I’d like some nails
please.” “OK” said the assistant, “How long do you want them?”
“Well,” said the man “I was hoping to keep them.”
Someone ask me if I had an older son. I replied no, all my sons are
younger than me.
A teacher said to one of her pupils, “I know you were copying the
answers in the test today, off the boy sitting next to you.” “How can
you tell that?” asks the boy. “Easy!” said the teacher, “when he
gave the answer I don’t know for question 10, you wrote neither do
I!”
I pulled out a nose hair today to see if it hurts. Judging by the
reaction of the man asleep on the bus, it seems pretty painful.
I got a beautiful new car for my wife. Best trade I’ve ever made.
Little known fact – before the crowbar was invented, crows simply
drank at home.
Which fruit is the father of all fruits?? The papaya.
Did you know the actor Yul Brynner was a lifelong Liverpool fan
and he never wore aftershave? That’s right … Yul never wore
cologne!

Have Fun!
Steve

And remember – Every day is a gift, that is why it is called the
present.

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WHAT DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT DO?

Somebody once defined a football match as ‘22 people on the field
desperately in need of rest, watched by 50 thousand people in the
stands, desperately in need of exercise! It reminds us that church is
not a spectator sport! The Holy Spirit equips us to serve God in the
Church and daily life through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

These gifts are variously described as spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:1) or
grace gifts (1 Cor. 1:7), the latter word being used in modern Greek
for a birthday present! They are love gifts from God that we cannot
earn or deserve, that are open to everybody. Note what Paul says,
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the
common good” (1 Cor. 12:7):

‘to each one’: the gifts are available to every Christian. Everyone will
have a different ‘gift-mix’, with their own particular contribution to offer.

‘the manifestation of the Spirit’: the gifts of the Spirit enable an
invisible God to be real and visible.

As we exercise the gifts that God has given to us, in our speech or
service, people will be able to say, ‘God is at work here’!

‘for the common good’: the aim of the gifts is to build up the body of
Christ and extend the kingdom of God. They are not intended to meet
our own needs or reputation, but simply to serve and encourage
others.

With the gifts given by God, we are able to fulfil His purposes in His
world. Paul urges us to ‘eagerly desire’ the gifts that God has for us (1
Cor. 12:31). How true is this for me? Any present that we are given
needs unwrapping before we can enjoy it. Are we doing this with our
spiritual gifts?

THE KISS
An honest seven-year-old calmly announced to her parents that
Billy Brown had kissed her after church. “How did that happen?”

gasped her mother.
“Well, it wasn’t easy,” admitted the young lady, “but three girls

helped me catch him.”

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OUR ADVENTURES IN LINCOLNSHIRE

Our last RAF location (for the adventure lab caches) to visit was
RAF Fiskerton. It was built in the early part of the Second World
War and only one of fifteen airfields to be equipped with the
FIDO system for clearing fog on the runways.

There is a large area of land next to the memorial which gives
the impression it was a runway, which really brings the work of
the crews to mind. The memorial itself was 2 stone plinths along
with the memorial of poems written one written in memory of a
brother who served here. They really brought things to life for
you of the service given.
We were here with other geocachers, also doing the lab caches,
but also an offset one here. We found the numbers, and when
crunched for the final co-ordinates all set off together for a joint
find, down a country track not far away.
On our way back to the campsite, we found a few more caches
by the roadside, as well as a pit stop to RAF Scampton. We
couldn’t be this close all week and not visit. We could just see a
Red Arrow on the airfield in the distance. Tomorrow was our
goodbye’s to Lincolnshire, and homeward bound.

The Slaughter Family

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AUSTRALIA,ANIMALS & ME

In 2002 my daughter emigrated to Australia,a sad time for me but a
new life for her. She has since got her citizenship and is now
married to an Australian. A year later I made my first trip down under
to visit. It was a long strange and tiring journey on my own, 13.1/2
hours to Singapore with a 3 hour wait to change planes,then 7.1/2
hours to Brisbane.
Since then I have visited a further 8 times and have fallen in love
with the country. Arriving in Brisbane tired and a little jet lagged I
was warmly met and felt the lovely heat as we left the airport
about 7.3O.a.m.
My first visit was a great introduction to the country and people. My
daughter took me on a 4 wheel safari to Frazer Island, the largest
sand island in the world. We travelled from Brisbane via Noosa
north to Rainbow Beach where our driver and guide took us along
the beach to the car ferry. The colours in the rock strata shone in
the sunlight. As we landed about 10 minutes later we saw dingos
trotting along the shore and lots of colourful parakeets in the trees.
The most enormous trees that grow out of the sand were awesome.
We had a 2 night stay there visiting freshwater lakes via a trek over
the Dunes(one step up and two sliding down!)but the lovely swim
was worth it.
My next trip on that first visit was to Dreamworld on the Gold Coast
where my daughter arranged an encounter with a tiger. He had
been rescued as a cub and was used to people. He was amazing to
sit and stroke. There were other tigers there in a large open
enclosure. The handlers had trained them to stand on a tile so they
could be checked over medically without needing to be sedated.
The reward was a carton of milk or meat put up in the trees for
them. The places cost but the money goes to conservation and
breeding.
On my further visits I continued to see and interact with more
animals. At Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary I was able to cuddle a koala
— very soft fur but sharp claws. I also held a young crocodile,not
very big thank goodness.

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On another occasion we visited Australia Zoo at Beewah and saw
Steve Irwin feed the crocs — one of which hated him and almost
caught him when he slipped. While there I had a large Burmese
python draped round my neck,warmer than I thought but very
Heavy.
I made it a treat on my visits to see or interact with animals as
much as I could. I have fed kangaroos and emus,one of the roos
was a beautiful albino just lazing in the sun. Many of them had
joeys in their pouches. I have often seen mobs of kangaroos in the
wild.
During one visit my daughter took me on an early morning visit to
Australia Zoo to walk a cheetah! Unlike taking a dog for a walk you
go where the cheetah wants to go! The handlers being with us at
all times, 2 lovely girls. The spots on the cheetah are a different
texture to the main yellow of the coat. They are beautiful animals
but my cheetah unfortunately for me decided he would sit down in
a bushy clearing where I got a dozen or so bug bites but the
experience was worth it.

Next month - Dolphins, Owls and Whales
Liz

THE DIFFERENCE

So often But you Lord
I can’t wear the right clothes, Accept me,
Speak the right words, Release me,
Fit the right mould, Make it possible to be me,
Be the shape people want me to Perfectly free
be, In your service,
Expect me to be, Open for you
Demand that I am, To transform.
To conform.
By Daphne Kitching

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I REMEMBER ….
I was sitting in my garden having lunch watching a squirrel chasing
a robin along the top of the fence and up a tree. I am feeling in a
nostalgic mood, the sun is shining and out in force and it brought
back memories of when I moved down here from London in 1961. I
was just 18 at the time, my Mum and Dad had moved down here
several years before and had a cottage up in Wannock. I decided I
was fed up with it and wanted new surroundings.
I had sold my car a few weeks earlier, a Wolsey 690 and got on a
train at Liverpool Street station and got off at Polegate. As I got off
the train two things struck me - one was that there were only two
people on the platform, in London there would be hundreds. The
second thing was the fact that the chap collecting the tickets
actually smiled and said good morning. Coming out of the station
and walking into the village, past people that all said ‘Good
Morning’, now that is something you don’t get in London as well as
not having to brush past people here and there to get out of the
way.
I crossed over the main road into Wannock Road, it was more of a
track or lane than a road, as it was not made up like it is today. As I
walked up to Wannock I noticed that there was a recreation ground
on the left and over to the right a couple of bungalows further up on
the right called Northfields, and further still on the left another estate
called Southfields. Then there was fields apart from one white
house on the road which was a vets, and then four cottages on the
right.
The fields didn’t last long as along came Whichalow builders and
built a massive estate known as Farmlands. Up in Wannock was
the big house in front of Wannock Gardens, then three cottages
stood on the left of the beginning of Jevington Road, the village hall
and the old mill. There used to be a fairy glen along the stream
leading up to Jevington. Further along this road is Gibby’s Tea
Cottage, I am not sure if it was there then or later on. In Jevington
there was a few houses and a post office, as well as the Eight Bells
pub, and stables.

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The bit I liked best of moving down here was the fact I was
breathing the country air, instead of the foggy old smoke in
London. Well that is why it’s known as ‘The Smoke’.
Next time I’ll tell you more about Polegate.
Have a great time.

Steve

NATIONAL ‘DON’T STEP ON A BEE DAY’ – 10TH
JULY

Bees need your help. And we need their help.
Not only do bees help provide the honey, propolis
and beeswax, but they also help to keep us all fed
and watered. Without bees, more than a third of everything we eat
would disappear from our tables.

The majority of our honey here in the UK is imported (85%), but
there are also many beekeepers on our doorstep. So why not visit
a near-by farm shop or deli and enjoy the precious produce of
local beekeepers for breakfast?

You can also help bees by planting wildflower seeds that will
provide a food supply. Download the Great British Bee Count app
created by Friends of the Earth which allows you to log the bees
you spot out and about. This builds a picture of bee health and
activity in the UK.

Finally, build a bee hotel! Bees
need somewhere to rest when they
venture out on their pollen mission.
You can find a step-by-step guide
here:
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/bl
og/2020/04/how-to-build-a-bee-
hotel/

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PUZZLE PAGE JULY
10th July brings us Sea Sunday, the day when Christian churches
remember, pray and give thanks for the more than 1.5 million merchant
seafarers and fishermen worldwide. If seafarers seem irrelevant to your
daily life, think again: 90 per cent of everything you buy in the shops
comes to you by sea. Merchant seafarers quite literally keep our global
economy afloat. Yet it is a tough life, far from loved ones. Merchant
ships are harsh working environments, never mind the threat of piracy
or even shipwreck.
To help the seafarers, a worldwide network of port chaplains has
sprung up. They offer hospitality and friendship, as well as practical,
emotional and spiritual support, providing almost a ‘home from home’ in
hundreds of ports, in more than 50 countries. You might wish to support
one of these three well-known societies: The Mission to Seafarers
(Anglican), The Apostolate of the Sea (Roman Catholic), and The
Sailors’ Society (inter-denominational).

July, Sea, Sunday, Remember, Pray, Give, Thanks, Merchant,
Seafarers, Daily, Shops, Economy, Afloat, Harsh, Working,
Environments, Piracy, Shipwreck, Hundreds, global, Port,
Chaplains, Hospitality, Friendship, practical

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JULY’S INTERCESSIONS
1. Shinewater Community Church: Judges and Magistrates, Probation

Officers, Local Police: Hardy Dr
2. St Michael’s & All Angel’s, Ben Sleep: Undertakers, Funeral

Directors; Harwood Cl
3. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Servers and

Sacristans: the recently married; Homewood Cl
4. St Mary’s Old Town, Tom Mendel: Insurance and Finance

Industries; Mothers Union; Hood Cl
5. St Saviours & St Peter’s, Mark Macaulay: Our local councillors,

MP’s. the Mayor, Our Drop in Café; Horsye Rd
6. Christchurch with St Philips: St Andrew’s Youth Club; Sussex

Down’s and Park College, Brighton Universities; Hunloke Ave
7. St Richard’s, Alan Weaver: Guides, Girls and Leaders, Utilities,

Gas, Water, Sewage, Electricity and Waste Disposals; Hydney St
8. St Barnabas, Langney: The Haven School: Building and

construction industry; Manual Workers; Jellicoe Close
9. St Mary’s Hampden Park and St Peter’s the Hydneye, Adam

Ransom: Mantime, The Society of the Holy Cross, Local offices,
pubs, garages, local shops; Jervis Ave
10. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Organist and Our
Choir: Confirmation Candidates; Keith Walk
11. St Nicholas Pevensey & St Wilfrid’s Pevensey Bay, James Vine,
Merriel Woodward: St Andrew’s School, Mrs Carol Meakins: Those
away at college, the self-employed; Kinffauns Ave
12. St Mary’s the Virgin Willingdon & Church in the trees, Adam
Ransom, Danny Pegg, Sue Wilkinson: St Andrews Flower Club;
Hotels and B & B’s and Guest Houses; Latimer Rd
13. St John’s Polegate, Chris Spinks: Tollgate School, Mr Stephen
Dennis: Social Workers, the Archery Youth Centre: Leeds Ave
14. St Luke’s Stone Cross, James Vine: Church Cleaners; Fire officers,
air sea rescue, coastguards, ambulance crews, our local RNLI;
Lottbridge Drove
15. Chaplaincy, DGH, Graham Atfield: Guild of Servants of the
Sanctuary, those who work at home: Marlow Ave
16. All Saint’s, James Knowles: The confraternity of the blessed
sacrament, Home Communicants; Martello Rd

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17. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Church Wardens,
Church Officers, Synod Representatives, the PCC: Middleton
Dr

18. St Elizabeth’s, David Harrigan: hospitals, doctors, nurses, health
workers, dentists; Mortimer Rd

19. All Soul’s, Mark Redhouse: Monks, Nuns and Members of
Religious Orders: The newly moved in; Mountbatten Dr

20. St Wilfrid’s L, Willingdon, Richard Herkes, Chris Styles: CAMEO;
Citizens Advice Bureau, Samaritans: Moy Avenue

21. Holy Trinity, Phil Coekin: Bridgemere Fellowship with St
Anthony’s; work with Young Families, Family Support Work:
Myrtle Rd

22. Hospice: Mission to Seafarers: Gatwick Airport, Newhaven
Ferries, Buses and railways, Sussex ports and the fishing
industry; Nelson Dr

23. St Catherine’s College, David Garrett: The Shrine of our Lady of
Walsingham, Ladies that Brunch, The Sovereign Leisure Centre,
The Oval Football Ground and all who use it; Northbourne Rd

24. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Junior Church: St
Andrew’s Parish Hall and all who use it; Norway Rd

25. St John’s Meads, Giles Carpenter, Jill Preece, Ben Sleep: The
Redundant and Unemployed, People Matter, Employment
agencies; Palliser Close

26. Ss Simon & Jude, East Dean with St Mary’s Friston & St Andrew’s
Jevington, David Baker: St Andrews Ladies Group; Matthew 25,
the local homeless; Acts 435; Penhale Rd

27. The Haven: Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes, Ashley Gardens,
New Derby House, All who work with the elderly, Home Helps,
those who cares for elderly relations: Pound Close

28. St Mary’s Westham, David Gillard: The magazine producers and
distributors: the press and media; Prince William Parade

29. Rural Dean David King: Lay Chair, Will Pratt; U.S.P.G, those who
produce and supply our food, factories: Princes Rd

30. Deanery Treasurer, Brian Etheridge: Secretary, Hugh Lowries:
Christ the King, Fr Neil: Social Workers, the Archery Youth
Centre; Queens Cres

31. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Clergy: The recently
Baptised, Our God children and all God parents; Queens Rd

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10 July 2022 For Your Diary 12:00 PM I
12 July 2022 7:00PM
23 July 2022 Bring and Share Lunch (after Mass) 10:00AM O
03 September 2022 Parochial Church Council Meeting O
02 October 2022 Summer Fair 10:00AM U
30 November 2022 Autumn Show
Harvest Festival
St. Andrew's Day (Patronal Festival TBC)

U ‐ Church Services … O ‐ Fundraisers … I - Social Functions
CPP = Cross Parish Partnership

&Junior Church First Sunday 1000 (Term Time)& sTue (term time) 0845 Drop in Cafés
)2nd Sat 1000 Mantime( {Last Sat 1000 Ladies that Brunch{ JWed (term time) 1900
Youth ClubJ vThird Wed 1400 CAMEO and Weeding Wednesdayv CChurch Cleaning

after 0915 Mass ThursdaysC URosary Group 1500 Last SaturdayU.
Dates subject to amendment and Covid 19 guidance, please see the Parish Magazine, Pews

News and Posters for more details

July 2022

3 Sun Trinity 3 .. 8am Mass, 9:45am Junior Church, 10am Mass (Live Streamed)

6 Wed 5pm Mass

7 Thurs 9:15am Mass

10 Sun Trinity 4 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed) - Bishop Will Hazelwood
will be visiting to preach and also for Confirmations

13 Wed 5pm Mass

14 Thurs 9:15am Mass

17 Sun Trinity 5 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed)

20 Wed 5pm Mass

21 Thurs Corpus Christi 7:30pm Mass

24 Sun Trinity 6 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed)

27 Wed 5pm Mass

28 Thurs 9:15am Mass

31 Sun Trinity 7 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed), 12:30pm Baptism

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GUIDES ORGANISATIONS
CHOIR
Thursdays 6.00 – 7.30 pm. For more information
please contact Sarah Halbhuber on 07973414299

For information about the choir please see
Mr Wooding in church on Sundays

ST ANDREW’S FLOWER CLUB meets at 2pm on the second Thursday of
each Month, please see local adverts for information or the church
website

CHURCH CLEANING takes place after mass, and a cup of coffee, on
Thursday mornings from 9.45 a.m. onwards. New volunteers always
welcome.

ST ANDREW’S INFANT SCHOOL, WINCHELSEA ROAD is a Church
Controlled School attached to this church. For information about the
school please contact the Head Teacher: Mrs Carol Meakins, at the school
on 01323.724749.

TOLLGATE JUNIOR SCHOOL, WINSTON CRESCENT is a Partnership
School with the Diocese of Chichester. For information about the school
please contact the Head Teacher, Mr Stephen Dennis, at the school on
01323.723298.

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PARISH HALL BOOKINGS MANAGER: Mr Vic Aviet

Tel: 01323.730428 or Mob: 07546463555

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Mission Statement: St Andrew’s is a worshipping, witnessing community,
faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ within the Catholic tradition of the Church of
England. With God’s help we are seeking to show the love of Jesus in worship

and prayer and the service of others.
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For up to date information about the parish visit our website:

www.standrewseastbourne.org.uk
or

www.achurchnearyou.com/eastbourne-st-andrew/

You can also keep in touch via our Facebook page:

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