News and events
Thanks!
A big thank you to all who supported the Carol singing way back in December (12th) in The Crown, The Royal Oak and The Bull. Between you, you raised £80 for the Newick Day Centre.
Sunday, 19th February
We welcome back Lisa Lewis from The Leprosy Mission as our guest speaker.
Ash Wednesday
A service of Holy Communion following the order in the Book of Common Prayer will take place at 10.30am on Wednesday, 22nd February in the church.
Lent Course
Our Lent course this year will be incorporated into the Grapevine meetings on Wednesday evenings 29th February, 14th March and 28th March at 7.30pm in the Barn. The Revd John Maskell, Rector of Chailey, will be leading the meetings on the subject of healing. Chailey church is also invited to join us, of course.
Help Knowles Tooth
Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work
There
will be a box at the back of the church on the first and fourth Sundays
of the month, so that a tin or packet of non-perishable food can be
brought to support the work for those in need in the area.
Knowles
Tooth is a large house in the countryside at Hurstpierpoint, providing
breaks and holidays to families and children from throughout Sussex.
The team works to support families overcome difficult periods in
their lives with positive, emotional and practical help and advice.
Find out more here.
Knit and Natter
To be held at Patsy Bailey’s house (59 Church Road) on 7th, 21st and 28th February, 2-4pm. Contact Patsy for more details, or please email the address below.
Keep fighting fit
For the mature man! 1st February, held in the Barn from 2.00 to 3.15pm. Designed to improve basic posture, joint flexibility, ability to balance. We will look at ways to make small changes to lifestyle that will help maintain muscle strength and general health.
The Befrienders
A pastoral care group offering an opportunity to talk; we provide company if you are lonely and housebound, we will pray and give any practical help possible. We can, for example, give lifts to hospital or to medical or dental appointments, and visit or cook a meal if you have been in hospital.
We are having a monthly coffee morning, usually on the first Thursday of the month (next meeting Thursday, 2nd February) from 10.30 to 11.30 in the Chatterbox Room, opposite the school. We can pick you up and take you home if you find difficulty getting there. For more information, please contact Jo Wood (phone number on the last of the ‘white pages’ of the Parish News, or by email using the address at the foot of this page).
TLC
Newick TLC Group offer free tea, cakes and friendly company to those feeling down-in-the-dumps, lonely, sad or grieving for a departed relative or friend. The February meeting is on Thursday, 23rd, 3.00–4.30pm at the Community Centre, Newick. You are warmly welcome to come along for the whole time or just drop in as you are able.
St Mary’s 5 Year/Mission Action Plan
The Way Forward
Working
groups have been formed for Young People’s Work, Prayer & Worship,
Community, Fellowship and Governance, with each reporting back to the
Parochial Church Council. These are very wide ranging, covering
everything from the need to start a junior church group for the 11+ age
range to the need to repair the churchyard wall.
The reponse from the start has been very encouraging, but if you are not yet involved but wish to be, please contact Jo Wood or Ian Reekie (via email address below). The 9.30am Prayer Meeting in the Barn each Sunday is well attended and all are welcome to come along. Richard Jackson, who led the November conference, will be attending the 19th March PCC meeting, when the results of the Working Groups will be discussed and used in the future planning for St Mary’s.
St Mary’s fundraising
Many activities have been arranged for 2012 to help make up the shortfall between our income and expenditure.
Events planned include:
Beetle Drive 12th February, 7pm, 41 Church Road, £5 includes
refreshments; Breakfast 4th March; Sutton Hall gardens open 12th April;
Gift Day 27th May; Ploughman’s Lunch June; Coffee morning 14th July;
Afternoon tea 5th August; Barbecue 18th August; Supper quiz September;
Stalls and teas 20th October.
Bible by the Beach
4-7th May, Eastbourne. A full programme of seminars for all ages, together with worship and evening concerts. More details available from Ian Reekie (via email below).
St Mary’s Church Bell Ringers
Have you tried bellringing? If not, why not give it a go? Please contact Allen Lucas for details. Emails sent to the address at the foot of this page will be forwarded, and his phone number is on the last of the ‘white pages’ of Newick Parish News.
Update on Restoration work at St Mary’s
Please click here for a full update and details of how you can still help. Please also see the Friends page.
St Mary’s Annual Gift Day
Our annual gift day falls on Sunday, 27th May this year. Our grateful thanks yet again to those of you who support the church financially. Newick church has been a place of Christian worship and teaching and a witness to the gospel for well over 900 years. We seek to serve God and the community, and are here in times of joy and sorrow, festivals and special occasions. We serve our school through good and close links.
The Church has a real role in the community and seeks to serve, and be there in times of need.
If you would like to play a part in keeping the church open and active: Regular giving, gift aided if possible, is what helps most and if you can increase what you give, or have not given before but would like to start doing so, or if you would like to make a one-off donation, please respond using the form available here (Page 1 / Page 2) as PDFs for you to print out and fill in. Thank you.
Ride & Stride
If you would like to take part in the annual (each September) sponsored bike ride/walk in aid of the Sussex Historic Churches Trust, you will find further details at www.rideandstride.info.
Restful retreats
There are several places not too far away where you can visit to receive teaching or to 'recharge your batteries'.
Day courses (and longer) are run at: Ashburnham Place, Penhurst Retreat Centre and Crowhurst Healing Centre, all near Battle; Burrswood Place, Groombridge; Pilgrim Hall near Halland; Hook Hall, Uckfield.
Some of these are also run as retreat centres where you can have a really restful break.
Parish magazine - help required
We could do with a bit more help on two fronts: Assembling the magazine (about 2 hours on the afternoon of the Tuesday before the last Sunday of the month) and distributing - delivering magazines once a month, plus collecting subs once a year. Please email (address below) for details. Alternatively, perhaps you could volunteer to stand in once or twice a year to cover someone's round during holidays or sickleave?
Dancing for Fun and Fitness
Dance and exercise sessions suitable for ladies 'of a certain age', aimed at improving flexibility, mobility, balance, fitness, bone density and general wellbeing. The cost is only £2 per session.
Gentle exercise, movement and dance for fun and fitness: Wednesdays 11am - 12.30pm, St Mary's Barn Centre
Fridays 2.30pm - 4pm, St Mary's Barn Centre
The sessions are sponsored by St Mary's Church, Sport Relief, and Wealden Healthcare PCT. For more information please get in touch with Patsy Bailey, or use the email address at the foot of this page.
Weekly Prayer Group
A small group meets regularly at Cobbs Nest Farmhouse, Newick, to pray together for our church and the community it serves. We have been meeting on Mondays at 2pm for about half-an-hour of open prayer, followed by tea and coffee for those wishing to stay on for discussion afterwards. Anyone is welcome to come and go as their time allows - it is totally informal. Pleae speak to Kate Francis if you would like to be involved but prefer a different day and/or time. (The times given here may change, so do please check first.)
Newick Distress Trust
The Trust, which is a registered charity, was founded in 1984 and since its foundation has helped many individuals and families in the village who have been in critical financial need. Anyone wishing to apply for assistance, or to obtain further information, should speak to one of the Trustees who can be contacted by emailing the address below, and this will of course be treated in the strictest confidence.
If you have any items of news regarding the Church or know of a Church event that you would like to see published here, please email details to