Sept Mag 22

The Parish Magazine of
St Andrew’s, Norway

September 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
Email- [email protected]

TREASURER Mrs Frances Gardner, 49 Beatty Road,
Eastbourne, BN23 6DB.
Tel: 01323.639286
Email -
[email protected]

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.

On 21st August, it was announced in Church that after a wonderful 14
years at St Andrew’s I will be moving on to become Rector of St
Mary’s Balcombe and Vicar of St Richard’s Haywards Heath.

This comes with very mixed emotions. It is going to be a huge
wrench for me and the family as we leave the place that we have
come to know and love over the last 14 years. The vicarage has
been our home and it is the longest we have stayed in one place
since Hilary and I were married. We have some wonderful memories
of our time here with weddings and confirmations, milestone birthday
celebrations and anniversaries. Not to mention the wonderful people
who we have met and who we now consider to be friends and part of
the family. But all good things have to come to an end and we now
face a new challenge with a certain amount of trepidation but also
some excitement.

The words on our front cover this month seem quite apt and
especially those from Deuteronomy “What does the Lord God want
from you? To respect him, walk in all his ways and love and serve
him.” I often talk to children about my role and the clothes that I wear.
I point to my Dog Collar and say that just as we can take a dog for a
walk and lead it wherever we want to go, so my collar reminds me
that God can lead me in new paths to new places. And so after 14
years God has picked up my lead and is calling me to walk with him
in new ways to love and serve him.

There is no date for the move just yet so for the time being we must
all focus on the path that we are on at the moment and put our hope
in the Lord who will give us strength so that we may not grow weary.
And let us remember that whatever path we may be on at any time,
however we may feel, we will not fear because the Lord our God is
with us. And when we walk in his paths - we will find rest for our souls

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.
Ministry to the Gentiles

In this second article of Luke’s gospel we take a brief look at Jesus’
ministry leading up to his death and Ascension. Jesus in his youth,
before his official ministry began, reads from the scroll in the
Synagogue of Nazareth, and after talks of the Syrian Naaman who
was healed by God. Jesus was then rejected in Nazareth, not
because of his messiahship, but because he had associated himself
with God’s healing of a Gentile (2 kings and Luke 4) Luke records
over eighteen miracles of healing by Jesus, showing his
compassion for all people as does Luke in his detailed writing when
Jesus is arrested. Jesus heals the ear of the high priest’s servant to
uphold his teaching of non-violence. Luke’s gospel is the only one to
record the presence of Chief Priests at Jesus’ arrest.
Prayer was paramount for Jesus the use of communication with his
Father God, the Holy Spirit in healings, for his Apostles and
followers. Luke records that Jesus prayed before his choice of the
twelve apostles who were selected for “Special Commission” These
same apostles asked Jesus to teach them to pray, his reply was the
prayer known all over the world as “The Lord’s Prayer” (Luke 11)
Simeon prayed the “Nunc Dimittis” (Luke 2) when he recognised
Jesus as a “Light to the Gentiles” and the salvation for all. Many
prayers were said or prayed throughout Jesus’ ministry. Peter
James and John prayed with Jesus at the Transfiguration (Luke 9) A
very memorable prayer was siad by Jesus on the “Mount of Olives”
prior to his arrest. A personal prayer to his Father and then a rebuke
to his disciples, which can remind each of us to guard our time for
prayer (Luke 22)
Luke’s detailed writing includes the names of Kings, Rulers and
people in authority, especially where opposition was prominent
towards Jesus, followers and gentiles. Emperor Augustus who had a
peaceful reign, unlike his sons, asked Qurinius his commissioner
and military governor of Syria, for a registration from which followed
two census (Luke 2 & Acts 5) Joseph and Mary were involved in the
first. Jesus was born when King Herod of Judea reigned, his

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kingdom included Samaria, Galilee with parts f Syria. All places
where Jesus took his mission into am world of unbelief, that lead
to his arrest. From the Pharisees (Luke 11) onto Pontius Pilate
(Luke 13) and to Herod, the Tetrarch - one with lesser power than
a king or emperor, the TRUTH and RIGHTEOUSNESS were
disregarded and an innocent Jesus was crucified.
Luke Gospel shows a Physician sensitive to suffering with great
love for Jesus, with a compassion for the Gentiles.
Next month the book of the “Acts of the Apostles”

BACK TO SCHOOL

September is that time of year when we get back to school after the
summer break, along with our other routines. As disciples (lit: learners)
we are all called to learn from Jesus and live like Him. God wants us to
make a difference as disciples in our school and workplace, family and
friends. As Paul writes:

‘And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.’
(Colossians 3:17).

‘WHATEVER you do’: God is at work in every aspect of our lives. He
can use whatever we do to make a difference to those around. Do we
believe this? Our lives shouldn’t be like an orange, segmented into the
sacred and secular, but more like an apple, in which the whole is
available to God.

‘Whatever YOU do’: God wants to use us to share God’s love with the
people around us, wherever we spend time. We can trust Him for the
resources we need hour by hour, day by day, year by year. What do
we need from Him?

‘Whatever you DO’: Our work is for God alone, as a response to God’s
love for us. How does this perspective make a difference when what
we do seems hard, unrewarding, or unappreciated by others?

A man standing on a train platform was asked one day: ‘Who are you?’
He replied, ‘I am a Christian thinly disguised as an accountant.’ If we
were asked the same question I wonder what we would say. As
disciples of Jesus Christ, our identity is rooted in God and His call
upon our lives. For each of us, September represents going back to
school with Jesus, to learn how we can live for Him.

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CHURCH WARDEN’S CHATTER

We are sure that you may have heard the news, that
after fourteen fabulous years Father David will be
moving onto pastures new. While we await further news
on dates, we are busy planning for his departure behind
the scenes. Life at St. Andrew’s will continue, of course,
and we will do our best to continue with the good work that he has
put into St. Andrew’s over the years. We will endeavour to continue
with all the clubs and groups we have in place already, and if you
feel able to assist with any of this please let us know. We both wish
Father David and his family all the best with their new adventures.
As soon as we have details on his departure date, we will of course
share with people and we will arrange a farewell gathering, the
best St. Andrew’s can offer.

The Christmas Tree Festival will be happening as usual, so please
continue with your tree plans and we will work with Hilary and
Father David to ensure a smooth as possible event.

Meanwhile we have been quieter being hammock season (Fr.
Neville), but never the less we have supported Fr David with the
security of the Church and buildings, and also overseen a new
lavatory being installed in the church (making use of the facilities
easier for our visitors).

Sarah and Ian

BE SOCIAL

If you go to church and/or volunteer for local good causes, the good
that you do to others will come back to you. A recent study has
found that having a rich social life can help older people retain nor-
mal brain functions, and slow down any onset of dementia.

The research, done at the University of Utah, was recently presented
to an Alzheimer’s UK Research Conference in Brighton.

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FSW JULY 2022 UPDATE

Dear Friends,
What a wonderful summer we have had here at FSW, with the
weather on our side for most of the events we planned. We’ve had so
much fun with our families at our Warnham Park family day in the
presence of the High Sheriff of West Sussex, and at Ashburnham with
the High Sheriff of East Sussex. Our families really enjoyed the
chance to go somewhere new, have a day filled with activities and
food and the chance to escape their daily struggles.
We’ve also had a busy calendar of Open Garden events, with these
nearly all over for the year, so a huge thank you to anybody who
supported these by baking cakes or helping out on the day.
Our thoughts are now turning to the autumn, and the challenges that
this new season will bring. With the increasing cost of living our
families have been struggling already to keep afloat with essential
bills as well as things like new school uniform and shoes, and as
energy prices are set to rise again there is a great deal of worry about
how they are going to cope. Our practitioners are doing everything
they can to support them by accessing available help from other
sources, and our fuel fund and foodbank remain on hand to support
those who are in real need.
Harvest season will be here shortly and if you are planning on holding
a Harvest festival collection for us, we would be very grateful if you
could let us know as far in advance as possible so that we can plan
our collection schedule with the van. We would also welcome the
chance to come and speak at a service if this is appropriate, so that
we can tell you even more about what we have been doing recently,
so do get in touch with the office on 01273 832963 if you’d like to
request a speaker.
We hope that many of you will be able to attend our AGM at
Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 1st October – it is shaping up to be
quite a special day, so we would love to see as many of you as
possible.
Thank you for your continued support of FSW’s work.

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July’s work in numbers
ꞏ  279 individual visits and 862 calls with families supporting 409
adults and 400 children
ꞏ  45 supported meetings with other agencies
ꞏ  37 group sessions held supporting 515 parents and 174 children
ꞏ  165 food deliveries made
Prayer points
ꞏ  Pray for all the children we support who are starting new schools
shortly, that they will quickly settle in and make new friends
ꞏ  Give thanks for the generosity of several individuals across Sus­
sex who have responded to specific requests for support for families
in urgent need
ꞏ  Pray for our leadership team, who have a number of important
decisions to make over the coming weeks

Please don’t forget the Blue Box at the back of church which
goes to support FSW

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The latest State of Britain’s Hedgehogs report warns that between 30
per cent and 75 per cent of the UK’s population of hedgehogs has

been lost in rural areas in the last two decades. The largest falls are
in the eastern half of England.

However, there is some evidence that in our towns and cities, a more
stable population may be establishing itself, thanks to the constant
help from considerate gardeners and animal-lovers. If you have a
garden, and would like to help hedgehogs this coming winter, please
visit:

https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/animals/hedge
hogs/garden

ST. ANDREW’S FLOWER CLUB

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Thursday 8th Sept 2022
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HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?

Can you imagine not being able to pick up the newspaper or a
magazine and dip into it, to find out what is happening in
Eastbourne and the surrounding area or to read about interesting
people and places in Sussex or what is on at the local theatres?
Many people feel very isolated and cut off when their sight begins
to fail or who have been visually-impaired for many years.

Eastbourne Talking Newspaper provides a free service bringing
recorded news and items of interest to the visually-impaired. Each
week a recording of a selection of articles from the Eastbourne
Herald is sent out to about 100 listeners and similarly a recording
of a selection of articles from the national weekend papers is also
sent out. Once a month listeners receive a recording of articles
from magazines with a local perspective or which provide an
insight into the wider world.

The registered charity, which is based in the Old Town, has been
providing this service to local visually-impaired people since 1978.
Originally the recordings were made onto cassette tapes but in
more recent years the recordings are made digitally and sent out
on memory sticks. If required, listeners can be provided with a
‘boombox’ (a portable player).

There are about 50 Volunteers who regularly come into the studio
to help make the recordings. Each team consists of a Recorder
who sits at the computer and presses all the (hopefully correct)
buttons and three Readers who take it in turns to read. . On local
recordings useful information is provided such as lighting up times,
roadworks or pavements being repaired, which may alter or delay
bus times or cause obstructions to visually-impaired people.
Mention is also made of what’s on at the theatres, particularly
where Audio Description is provided.

Each recording lasts about an hour and the memory sticks are
copied and sent out in wallets by the part-time Administrator – the
charity’s only employee. Royal Mail has a scheme under which

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‘Articles for the Blind’ are sent first-class and free of charge. The
return of the wallets is also free of charge.

For more information or to request an application form please
contact Eastbourne Talking Newspaper, Old Parsonage Barn,
Ocklynge Road, Eastbourne BN21 1PL
Tel: 01323 727273. Email: [email protected] or visit
the charity’s website: www.eastbournetna.org.uk. Volunteers as
Readers or Recorders are always welcome.

29TH SEPT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

St Michael is an archangel, whose name means ‘who is like unto
God?’ He makes various appearances throughout the Bible, from
the book of Daniel to the Book of Revelation. In Daniel, he is ‘one
of the princes’ of the heavenly host, and the special guardian of
Israel. In Revelation, he is the principal fighter of the heavenly
battle against the devil.

From early times, St Michael’s cult was strong in the British Isles.
Churches at Malmesbury (Wiltshire), Clive (Gloucestershire) and
Stanmer (East Sussex) were dedicated to him. Bede mentions him.
St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall was believed to commemorate a
vision there in the 8th century. By the end of the Middle Ages, St
Michael had 686 English churches dedicated to him.

In art St Michael is often depicted as slaying the dragon, as in the
14th century East Anglican Psalters, or in Epstein’s famous
sculpture at Coventry cathedral. Or he is found (in medieval art) as
weighing souls, as at Chaldon (Surrey), Swalcliffe (Oxon.), Eaton
Bishop (Hereford and Worcester), and Martham in Suffolk. St
Michael’s most famous shrine in western Europe is Mont-Saint-
Michel, where a Benedictine abbey was founded in the 10th century.

The ‘All Angels’ bit of this feast-day was added in 1969 when
Gabriel and Raphael were included in with St Michael.

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REMEMBERING MOTHER TERESA, 25 YEARS ON

Some 25 years ago, on 5th September 1997, Mother Teresa died.
She was an Albanian nun who was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
in what is now Skopje, North Macedonia, and spent most of her
life in India, founding and running the Missionaries of Charity. She
was winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.

Mother Teresa, who took Indian citizenship, received several
honours. She was beatified in 2003 andcanonised on 4th
September 2016. The anniversary of her death is her feast day.
At the time of her death, the Missionaries of Charity had over
4000 sisters. By 2020, it had grown to 5167.

Anjezë became convinced she should live a religious life by the
age of 12. She left home six years later to join the Sisters of
Loreto in Dublin. She saw neither her mother nor her sister again.
By 1929 she was in India, beginning her novitiate in Darjeeling, in
the Himalayas. She took the name of Teresa after Thérèse de
Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries.

She then moved to Calcutta, where for 20 years she was a
teacher and head teacher. She became concerned for “the
poorest of the poor” and in 1952 opened her first hospice – an
abandoned Hindu temple – with help from Calcutta officials and
from a group of young women assistants. The aim was to help
people die “a beautiful death” with dignity, whatever their faith.

Mother Teresa, who was fluent in five languages, was widely
admired but also came in for criticism, partly for her views on
abortion and contraception. She said: “By blood, I am Albanian.
By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my
calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to
the Heart of Jesus.”

To pray is to lie in the sunshine of God’s grace. – Ole Hallesby

God works in us and with us, not against us or without us. – John
Owen

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Back to school
Young James finished his
summer holidays and went
back to school. Two days later
his teacher phoned his mother
to tell her that James was
misbehaving. “Wait a minute!”
protested his mum. “I had him
here for weeks and I never
once called YOU when he
misbehaved!”

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MORE SILLINESS FOLKS...

I once sung with Tom Jones a few years ago. He was on the radio,
and I was on the toilet.
I bought a new pair of gloves, but they’re both left handed. Which
on one hand is great, but on the other it is just not right.
It’s been 21 years since Grandad’s funeral, and we are still paying.
It was a big mistake having him buried in a rented suit.
Paddy was walking down the street carrying a wardrobe on his
back, which he’d bought on a done deal. As he passed the bus
stop there were people waiting for the bus, and one asked why his
friend Mick didn’t help him carry it home. Paddy said Mick was
helping, he’s on the inside of the wardrobe carrying the clothes.
Cousin Vinny : I’m going to solve the world’s oldest riddle.
Me : How?!
Cousin Vinny : I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon, and I
will let you know.
My friend said to me she wouldn’t eat beef tongue as it came out of
a cow’s mouth. So I gave her an egg.
If you serve your children frozen pizza or chicken nuggets for
dinner, you are a terrible parent. I don’t care how busy you are
please find the time to microwave them.
If a cop pulls you over and walks up holding a notepad, don’t order
breakfast. Apparently it’s not amusing, I’ve already tried it.
See you next month

Steve

A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. – Charles
Gordy

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OUR ADVENTURES IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

This year we travelled up to
Uttoxeter, approximately 38
miles north of Birmingham.
We were to stay in our tent as
usual, at a rally site on Uttox-
eter race course. The commit-
tee (all volunteers from the
caching community had been
planning the events and logis-
tics for years). We were directed to the rough area of our pitch and
once found we set up our home for the forthcoming week. After
setting up and a quick dinner, we made the short journey into Ut-
toxeter itself. Here we joined others to take part in the history tour
of the town. Quite interesting that what seems a small town, has a
huge importance in the local area! In the past it was the place to
trade from animals to cloth and lots more! More recently it was the
home to the Bamford empire who made agricultural machinery,
and after the Second World War one chap Jacob Cyril Bamford
launched his own business in the town. He took army surplus and
his skills in hydraulics, and made a tipper truck. Well his business
flourished and in the end was able to buy out his family business.
His business is world renowned now, as JCB! His factory was a
hub of the town, and grew so steadily he had to move it outside
the town itself to purpose built factories (we saw this and other
buildings later in the week, it is HUGE!). The site now is a super-
market. We also learnt to look closer at the buildings around the
market square, as many are facades to older timber buildings!

One to tour had been completed we joined others at the market
square once more for the opening of the mega week. We were
hailed by the Town Crier (okay theirs was unavailable so a
neighbour was brought in), and also the deputy mayor of
Uttoxeter. After saying hello to friends not seen for at least a year,
or more, we returned to the campsite for some rest before the
next day of adventures!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HADRIAN’S WALL

It was 1900 years ago, from 13th September 122 to 128, that
Hadrian’s Wall was built in northern England. It ran for nearly 80
miles from coast to coast and marked the northern limit of the
Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor, Hadrian, wanted to
separate the Romans from ‘the barbarians’.

In pre-Christian England the Picts – from Scotland, or Caledonia
– were a real threat, often raiding Roman territories, using what
we would call guerilla warfare to steal cattle and capture slaves
in a province far from the centre of the empire. But the Wall also
served to encourage trading with those outside, and enable the
Romans to tax anyone who entered their territory.

Hadrian had a mixed reputation as Emperor. Described by
historian Edward Gibbon as one of the “five good emperors”, he
was regarded by many as a benevolent dictator but by others as
remote (he did spend a great deal of time away from Rome) and
authoritarian, sometimes generous and sometimes cruel. He
was certainly ambitious.

He was responsible for putting down the Bar Kokhba revolt in
Judea (132-136) in an almost genocidal way. More than half a
million Jews perished, and many more died of starvation or
disease. This is a critical event in the history of the Jewish
people.

Today the Wall remains the largest surviving archaeological
feature from Roman Britain, and an amazing feat of engineering
through difficult country – though only 10 per cent of it remains
still visible. It is sometimes mistakenly thought to mark the
English-Scottish border, but in fact most of Northumberland – an
English county – is north of the wall.

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I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy
something.

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WHAT HOUSEPLANTS CAN DO FOR CARS

Common houseplants are your friend if your home or office is near a
busy road.

A recent study has found that where houseplants are placed in a
poorly ventilated room, they can suck up the nitrogen dioxide from
traffic emissions by up to 20 per cent. The researchers at the
University of Birmingham used peace lilies, corn plants and fern
arums with good results.

Nitrogen dioxide is produced when fuel is burned, and so is present
in car emissions. It can damage the respiratory system, making
people more vulnerable to infections, lung disease, heart disease
and asthma.

RECIPE TIME
You’ll like this one! It is something I have been making for years,
and has gone down well with lots of ladies. You can make this in a
few minutes and you possibly have all the ingredients in your larder.
Right hands up who likes Baileys?! Now you can make it better!
Cream Liquor
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk
1½ tsp chocolate drink mix
1 tbsp instant coffee mix
2 eggs
1 cup of brandy or whisky or vodka (tiny teacups are no good, mugs
are good)

Combine all the ingredients in a blender, or just mix them up in a
bowl. Then put into bottles, if using a spirit bottle of 70cl, it will make
one and a half bottles. If you only have on bottle, you’ll have to
drink the other half.
Put what you don’t drink in the fridge and it will keep for weeks, bet-
ter than Baileys in my honest opinion, don’t get drunk now.
Enjoy,hic,

Steve …. p.s. you can add more brandy if you want to.

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St. Andrew’s Parish Hall

For Hire

Did you know that St. Andrew’s Church has a Parish Hall? This is
situated across the road from the church, and behind the Arlington
Arms. It is a modern building which benefits from a well- equipped
large kitchen, outside space, parking and also accessible toilet.
Available to hire privately for parties, receptions, meetings, classes
etc both during the day and evenings.
To enquire about a booking please contact Vic our Hall Manager
on:

T: 07546463555 or 01323 730428

E: [email protected]

We are on Facebook too, where you can find
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photographs of the venue itself.

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www.everlastimprovements.co.uk

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WHY BELONG TO THE CHURCH?

Many people are struggling to connect with church today following
the pandemic. However, we should ‘not give up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of doing’ (Hebrews 10:25). The church is
not simply a building or services, but a shared friendship with Jesus,
as the NT makes clear.

The Family of God
The church is a community united by their love for God and
readiness to sharing this love with others: ‘a people belonging to
God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into His wonderful light’ (1 Peter 2:9). It is in the life of the
church that people can connect with God’s love.

The Body of Christ
The church is also Christ’s body on earth, ‘The body is a unit,
though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are
many, they form one body. So it is with Christ’ (1 Cor 12:12). We all
have a unique contribution to make, using our different gifts,
experience and passion. However, beware of those attitudes that
stop us representing Christ: inferiority (‘I have nothing to offer’) or
superiority (‘I don’t need you’).

A Holy Temple
In the OT the temple, was God’s home on earth; now the church
has become His home: ‘In Him the whole building is joined together
… in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in
which God lives byHhis Spirit.’ (Ephesians 1: 21,22). Church is a
place where people can be loved, accepted and welcomed home. Is
this our experience of church and what changes would make it more
as God intends?

Don’t forget: ‘The local church is the hope of the world’ (Bill Hybels).

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THE HIDDEN DANGER OF GUM DISEASE

This will encourage you to brush your teeth: it seems that gum
disease can increase your risk of developing mental health
problems and other illnesses by more than a third.

So say some researchers at the University of Birmingham,
following a recent study of more than 64,000 patients with a
history of gum disease. It was found that patients had a higher
likelihood of developing depression, anxiety, autoimmune
conditions such as arthritis, Type 1 diabetes or psoriasis, a skin
condition. They were also found to be more likely to have heart or
blood problems or Type 2 diabetes.

One doctor pointed out that, sadly, “poor oral health is extremely
common, both here in the UK and globally.” And, “when oral ill-
health progresses, it can lead to a substantially reduced quality of
life.”

The study, one of the largest of its kind, was published in The
BMJ.

Sussex Historic Churches – Ride and Stride 2022

This year the above event takes place on Saturday September
10th, and as many of you know, half the money raised through
sponsorship is returned to St. Andrew’s.
Last year, after lockdown, we did really well thanks to the Halliwell
and Stanley families and Father David. The recorders, in church,
were also able to welcome twenty one cyclists and one walker
visiting our church.
It is a lovely way to visit our local churches and those country-
wide. Sponsorship forms are available from me. Please support in
whichever way you can.

Teresa Crofts

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ST ANDREW’S FLOWER CLUB

The Flower Club August
meeting was Picnic Party
/Social Workshop, members
doing an arrangement to
decorate a picnic table,
followed by refreshments.
Our chairman and her
committee where very disappointed, we’d catered for 20, lovely

sandwiches, cakes and tea. 12 of
us had a great social afternoon with
beautiful arrangements and a super
raffle!! Visitors would really have
enjoyed the afternoon.
The September meeting is on
Thursday 8th, Workshop “The
Kitchen Garden” an arrangement to incorporate fruit or
vegetables. The time 2pm at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, Members
£1.00, Visitors £4.00, who will be very welcome.
Photos from our “Picnic Party”

For further information please contact –
Jackie Mattinson – 01323 724462

Denise Hearns (Chairman) – 01323 484409
www.facebook.com/StAndrewsFlowerClub

Hymns for People Over 50

Give Me the Old Timers’ Religion

Precious Lord, Take My Hand, And Help Me Up

Just a Slower Walk with Thee

Go Tell It on the Mountain, But Speak Up

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, I’ve Forgotten Where I’ve
Parked The Car

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PUZZLE PAGE SEPTEMBER
The Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13.24-30)
Ever wonder why there is both good and evil allowed in this world?
Jesus told a parable that touched on this subject – it is called the
Parable of the Weeds. It runs like this: Consider the world as if it
were a field where a Farmer has sown good seed. But then an ene-
my came and sowed weeds among the wheat. So, when the wheat
came up, so did the weeds. What to do? Instead of destroying the
weeds, and thereby risking the wheat, the Farmer tells his reapers
to wait and let both wheat and weeds grow together until the har-
vest. At the harvest he will instruct the reapers to gather up the
wheat, but to discard the weeds. So do not despair when evil
seems to thrive in this world – there is a reckoning still to come,
and justice will be done.
Kingdom, Heaven, Good, Seed, Field, Sleeping, Grain, Weeds,
Enemy, Servants, Master, Sow, Gather, Reap, Root, Let, Grow,

Together, Harvest, Bundles, Barn, Burned

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SEPTEMBER’S INTERCESSIONS

1. St Richard’s, Alan Weaver: Guides, Girls and Leaders, Utilities, Gas,
Water, Sewage, Electricity and Waste Disposals; Bowood Ave

2. Shinewater Community Church: Judges and Magistrates, Probation
Officers, Local Police: Brede Cl

3. St Michael’s & All Angel’s, Ben Sleep: Undertakers, Funeral Directors;
Bridgemere Rd

4. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Servers and Sacristans:
the recently married; Brydges Cl

5. St Mary’s Old Town, Tom Mendel: Insurance and Finance Industries;
Mothers Union; Burleigh Pl

6. St Saviours & St Peter’s, Mark Macaulay: Our local councillors, MP’s.
the Mayor, Our Drop in Café; Channel View Rd

7. Christchurch with St Philips: St Andrew’s Youth Club; Sussex Down’s
and Park College, Brighton Universities; Churchdale Ave

8. St Luke’s Stone Cross, James Vine,: Church Cleaners; Fire officers,
air sea rescue, coastguards, ambulance crews, our local RNLI;
Churchdale Pl

9. St Barnabas, Langney: The Haven School: Building and construction
industry; Manual Workers; Churchdale Rd

10.St Mary’s Hampden Park and St Peter’s the Hydneye, Adam Ransom,
Danny Pegg: Mantime, The Society of the Holy Cross, Local offices,
pubs, garages, local shops; Cochrane Cl

11. The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Organist and Our Choir:
Confirmation Candidates; Collier Cl

12.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; Collingwood Cl

13.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; Cook Ave

14.St John’s Polegate, Chris Spinks: Tollgate School, Mr Stephen Dennis:
Social Workers, the Archery Youth Centre: Cornwallis Cl

15.Holy Trinity, Phil Coekin: Bridgemere Fellowship with St Anthony’s;
work with Young Families, Family Support Work: Cunningham Dr

16.Chaplaincy, DGH, Graham Atfield: Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary,
those who work at home: Desmond Rd

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17.All Saint’s, James Knowles: The confraternity of the blessed
sacrament, Home Communicants; Drake Ave

18.The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Church Wardens,
Church Officers, Synod Representatives, the PCC: Ecmod Rd

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

20.All Soul’s, Mark Redhouse: Monks, Nuns and Members of Religious
Orders: The newly moved in; Filder Cl

21.St Wilfrid’s L, Willingdon, Richard Herkes, Chris Styles: CAMEO;
Citizens Advice Bureau, Samaritans: Finmere Cl

22.St Mary’s Westham, David Gillard: The magazine producers and
distributors: the press and media; Finmere Rd

23.Hospice: Mission to Seafarers: Gatwick Airport, Newhaven Ferries,
Buses and railways, Sussex ports and the fishing industry;
Fitzmaurice Ave

24.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; Foley Cl

25.The Life and Witness of this Parish, Our Junior Church: St
Andrew’s Parish Hall and all who use it; Fort Lane

26.St John’s Meads, Giles Carpenter, Jill Preece: The Redundant and
Unemployed, People Matter, Employment agencies; Fort Road

27.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; Fraser Ave

28.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: Frobisher Cl

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

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

Every day - please pray for the life and mission of this parish. For all
involved in its work and ministry and for its growth in number and in

depth of faith

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For Your Diary

03 September 2022 Autumn Show 2:00PM O
06 September 2022 Parochial Church Council Meeting 7:00PM
09 September 2022 Ride and Stride (Sussex Historic Churches Trust) O
02 October 2022 Harvest Festival - Family Mass 10:00AM U
02 October 2022 Harvest Lunch 12 Noon I
30 November 2022 St. Andrew's Day (Patronal Festival TBC) I
02-04 December 2022 Christmas Tree Festival O

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

September 2022

1 Thurs 9:15am Mass

4 Sun Trinity 12 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed), Junior Church

7 Wed 5pm Mass
8 Thurs 9:15am Mass
11 Sun Trinity 13 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed)
14 Wed 5pm Mass
15 Thurs 9:15am Mass
18 Sun Trinity 14 .. 10am Mass (Live Streamed)
21 Wed 5pm Mass
22 Thurs 9:15am Mass
25 Sun Trinity 15 .. 8am Mass, 10am Mass (Live Streamed)
28 Wed 5pm Mass
29 Thurs 9:15am Mass

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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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