C H U R C H N E W S

St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin

‘Palm Sunday’ by Mark Jennings

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Announcing the Fletching Music and Arts Festival!

Launching this year and taking place between October 16th to 18th.
For early bird information, please email info@fletchingmusicartsfest.com

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Please remember in your prayers …

On Palm Sunday, we pray for the grace to make the journey through Holy Week and be worthy of Easter.

We pray for all those who suffer through war. We give thanks that, despite setbacks, peace in Syria is holding and lives are being spared. We pray for those facing renewed violence elsewhere in the Middle East. We continue to pray for Ukraine in its struggle.

We pray for all those at a crossroads in their lives, remembering
Bill Campbell.

We pray for those who are sick. Especially Sue Campbell, Andy Johnson, Maureen O’Loughlin, Richard Bradley, Sue Collins, Stephanie Bassett, Bertie Going, Scilia Palmer and any others known to us.

May they rest in peace, remembering Mark Anderson, whose funeral was last Tuesday. Also Pippa Sleath, whose ashes were buried on Wednesday. Also remembering Jonathan Miall, and calling to mind all those we have known and loved but see no longer.

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A poem for Holy Week …

'‘If it be your will’ by Leonard Cohen

If it be your will, That I speak no more
And my voice be still, As it was before
I will speak no more, I shall abide until
I am spoken for, if it be your will.

If it be your will, That a voice be true
From this broken hill, I will sing to you
From this broken hill, All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will, To let me sing
From this broken hill, All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will, To let me sing

If it be your will, If there is a choice
Let the rivers fill, Let the hills rejoice
Let your mercy spill, On all these burning hearts in hell
If it be your will, To make us well

And draw us near, And bind us tight
All your children here, in their rags of light
In our rags of light, All dressed to kill
And end this night, If it be your will

If it be your will.

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We pray for the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and all the Royal Family. We pray for all in authority.

We pray for the Canadian friends and supporters of this Church, and we give thanks for our shared social values and Head of State. We pray that the territorial integrity of all nations will continue to be respected

Holy Week Services

• April 13th Palm Sunday,
10 a.m. Holy Communion
• April 17th Maundy Thursday,
7 p.m. Holy Communion
• April 18th Good Friday,
2 p.m. ‘Stations of the Cross’
• April 19th Easter Eve,
8 p.m. A short reflective service
• April 20th Easter Day,
10 a.m. Holy Communion

Easter Lilies

Once again the Flower Guild invites you to contribute to the Easter lilies in memory of
someone special.
There’s a list by the Church door.

Rogation Walk

We are observing the old tradition of the Rogationtide Walk once again this year. On Sunday, May 4th, we’ll set off from church at just after 10 a.m. to enjoy our countryside, before heading to Clinton Lodge for refreshments (by kind permission of Lady Colum).

Confirmation 2025

This year’s confirmation service is in Holy Cross, Uckfield,
on October 5th, Harvest Sunday, in the late afternoon.
Fletching will be presenting three candidate. If you’d like
to be confirmed this year, please let David know.

Sunday Parking

Just to remind you of the generosity of the Randle family in making the farmyard available for Sunday morning parking. Ideally the space nearest church should be for those who find walking difficult.

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