Introduction from Canon David

By Canon David Parmiter

Introduction

... the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit we will celebrate on

Sunday 30th May – Trinity Sunday ...

Welcome to our first digital edition of the Proclaimer and my thanks to Melinda Heathcote and Bryden Isbister for taking the lead on its production. Melinda on the editorial issues and Bryden on the technical side. Many of you will remember the printed version edited and produced by Alex Clouter for many years and I am very grateful for what he achieved, it is tribute to his work that so many wanted the Proclaimer to continue after Alex moved on to other work. By producing the Proclaimer on-line enables us to produce it in a more cost-effective way and is the way that a significant number of people now read magazines. An on-line version cuts down on having too many newspapers and magazines hanging around the house and creates space in the recycling box - once read.

I very much enjoyed reading the articles which, to my mind, show how people contribute in different ways to the life of the Church and the community. I see the work of the Holy Spirit who, captures our interest in an aspect of the faith, and through this invites us into a deeper relationship with God, who as the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit we will celebrate on Sunday 30th May – Trinity Sunday. It is important to hear how children and young people are getting along following our lockdowns and the articles from Lucy Horne, the Headteacher at St. Philip’s and Amy Declas are a reminder how well all have dealt with our current difficulties and for us to keep families, teachers, staff and volunteers in our prayers.

The articles also show us those aspects of our faith life that may not have the highest profile because of the many other things that occupy us on a daily basis – especially during the Pandemic. The year of St. Joseph has got a bit lost, the new Lectionary seems far away but will be here sooner than we think, the fantastic contribution of the Friends of Arundel Cathedral and the great work of Sussex Community Foundation all deserve publicity. I am looking forward to the next couple of months when we will be able to get the work of the Parish SVP established and expand the work of the Parish Bereavement Team. But many thanks to all our contributors and a happy Easter to all of them and to you our readers.