T H E B OX G ROV E B U G L E February 2017 THE MAGAZINE LINKING CHURCH AND PARISH
INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE Who's Who in Boxgrove ................ 2 From Fr Ian ................................ 3 The Diocesan Year of the Bible ........ 4 Advent Retreat at Walsingham ......... 6 Forthcoming Events ...................... 7 Julian Group ............................... 7 How you can help your local hospice .. 7 Christians Against Poverty .............. 8
Priory Sunday School dates ............. 9 Recipe: Scotch Woodcock ............ 10 Parish Calendar & Intercessions ...... 12 St Blaise Fair, 17 February ............ 14 Progress on Priory Porch work ...... 15 Eartham Walk at bluebell time ....... 16 St Wilfrid’s Hospice bike ride ........ 21 Services for the coming months .......24
Page 2 Priest in Charge - Fr Ian Forrester, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove PO18 0ED (774045) revdianforrester@hotmail.com
Hon Assistant Priests Fr David Brecknell, 8, Priory Close (784841) Fr Victor Cassam, 195 Oving Rd, Chichester (783998) Churchwardens Mrs Sue Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin PO18 0PE (539836) suecowslip@btinternet.com David Jones, 18 Preston Avenue, Rustington BN16 2DF (01903 856580) jonesdavr@btinternet.com Hon. Treasurer - Richard Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin PO18 0PE (539836) Cathedral Link - TBC Priory and St Blaise Centre Bookings and Enquiries - 783278) bookingsadmin@ boxgrovepriory.co.uk WSCC Member for Chichester North - Jeremy Hunt, 3 Brandy Hole Lane, Chichester PO19 5RL (0330 2224536) CDC Member for Boxgrove Ward &
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From Father Ian
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Strange things are afoot! The political scene both in Europe and in the United States of America appears in a great state of flux. We cannot help but hear about it and be drawn into some sort of response to it. Perhaps you think it's all very good or perhaps it scares you.
THE M AG AZINE LINKING CHURCH AND P ARISH Boxgrove Priory, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove, Chichester
Phone: +44 (0)1243 774045 Fax: +44 (0)1243 774045 www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk
Humankind has never quite behaved to anyone's agenda including God's. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that we're not even good at keeping to our own agenda and are blown about by the events and preoccupations of this world.
The Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise is a Registered Charity Nยบ 1131214
Too often we are tempted by jealousy or greed, or any number of unworthy urges, and sometimes we give way to them and move away from God's plan.
troubled times. He is our true and loving Father who always wants the best for us.
Sometimes we make decisions on very shaky evidence. We fail to heed the command to love both God and neighbour.
I invite you to two teaching events happening in March:
Those of us who always feel that others hold deeply flawed views need to stop and ask ourselves whether our own opinions and positions are, in reality, superior to anyone else's. God is the only one legitimate and reliable authority because he knows, he doesn't have to guess. And it is to God that we must turn in
We need to know him better.
Sunday 5th at 3pm in the Saint Blaise Centre: 'Bible and Belief' and Sunday 19th at 3pm in the Priory: 'Seeing and Understanding.' The sessions will last for an hour. Every blessing.
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Dear Friends Contemporary culture is shy of words like discipline. It smacks of judgmentalism, and who are we to sit in judgement on anyone? However, discipline and self-denial have always been part of Christian discipleship. The need for personal change is rooted in our understanding that who we are is not entirely God’s creative work. We are gloriously made in the image of God, but we also recognise that the image is marred by sin. This is a reality for all of us, not just President Assad and ISIS terrorists. Perhaps it would be better to replace the word discipline with training. We understand how athletes need to train in order to perform at their best, and we too, if Christ’s likeness is to be formed in us, need to train spiritually. For an Olympic athlete the prize makes the sacrifice worthwhile. For Christians the prize is becoming more like Jesus and therefore being better able to represent him to a broken and hurting world. Lent has traditionally been a time when we deny ourselves things we enjoy in order to walk with Christ in his sufferings, albeit not to the same intensity! More recently, we have been encouraged to take up something new in our spiritual journey. In this Diocesan Year of The Bible Lent would be a great time to turn off the telly or Facebook, get up a bit earlier and use the recovered time to start reading the Bible more systematically. Athletes have to change their diet if they are to be equipped for the task. The Bible is the Christian’s spiritual diet. How much better to have our minds formed by that than the depressing (and sometimes even corrupting) fare regularly served by contemporary media. Best wishes +Richard Lewes Rt. Rev. Richard Jackson Bishop of Lewes
The Diocesan Year of the Bible began on Advent Sunday; the remaining programme is as below. For event details check with venues or see the Diocesan website: www.chichester.anglican.org/bible/ FEBRUARY 2017 • Travelling Roadshows • Book at Breakfast at the Cathedral on 8 and 9 February at 9.00am Discussing Simon Taylor’s book How to Read the Bible (without switching off your brain) MARCH 1 March ASH WEDNESDAY • Lent Course – Hear the Word of the Lord • Archdeaconry of Brighton and Lewes Lecture on The Bible and Science on 23 March at 10.30am at Holy Cross, Woodingdean APRIL 9 April PALM SUNDAY 16 April EASTER DAY • Lent Course – Hear the Word of the Lord • Judging of the School Art Competition MAY 25 May ASCENSION DAY • Archdeaconry of Hastings Lecture on The Bible and the Media on 17 May at 6.00pm at St John’s Upper St Leonard’s • Nine Days of Prayer between Ascension Day and Pentecost focused on ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ JUNE 4 June PENTECOST • Archdeaconry of Horsham Lecture on The Bible and Politics on14 June at St Mary’s Easebourne • Cathedral Chancellor’s Lectures on The Bible in the Public Square at the Cathedral (dates and speakers to be confirmed)
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• Bible Courses using Resources from the Bible Society SEPTEMBER • Archdeaconry of Chichester Lecture on Biblical Criticism in a Secular Culture on 5 September at 3.00pm at St Nicholas’, Arundel. OCTOBER 29 October BIBLE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26 November CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR OF THE BIBLE • Cathedral Study Day on 4 November led by Professor James Dunn and Professor Steve Moyise entitled Troublesome Texts: Exploring Difficult Parts of the Bible from The Song of Songs to the Book of Revelation. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR • On the website, there will be recommended books on the Bible • There will be available a range of resources for personal study or for groups including The Bible Course: Get the Big Picture; Making Good Sense of the Bible; and Lyfe. • Schools and parishes are encouraged to use Open the Book for collective worship and in schools the new resource for Religious Education Understanding Christianity will be used. • Parishes are encouraged to think about events that could be organised around the theme of the Bible such as the use of the Lumo films on the Gospel of St Luke and the Gospel of St John.
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“Come, Thou long expected Jesus, born to set your people free. From our sins and cares release us, let us find our rest in Thee.” Jesus is coming, Jesus comes, Jesus came, Jesus will come - these were the themes of four addresses given by Bishop Martyn Jarrett (former Bishop of Beverley, and of Bristol) d u ri ng the Adven t Re trea t (December 2-4) at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham where I was privileged to be present. Some fifty-five people arrived by late Friday afternoon in time for Mass in the Holy House. Following the evening meal, the grand silence was operative (save for participation in various services). I must say it was absolute bliss to be devoid of the continual racket of daily noise and helped concentrate the mind wonderfully. The overall peace of the Shrine Church was even more awesome with no sound (although we do quite well at Boxgrove to avoid chattering before Mass - unlike some churches I have visited. Silence was broken after Sung Mass at the village Parish Church on the Sunday morning. The Retreat closed
ADVENT RETREAT AT WALSINGHAM with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and a final visit to the Holy House. Then there was time to discover renewed friendships - in my case a former fellow student at St Luke’s, Exeter, from the ’60s and to talk to a group from the Isle of Man where I used to live and catch up on news from St Matthew’s, North Quay, Douglas where I formerly worshipped. It is so easy today to put aside what the season of Advent is really about. It is very much more than the daily opening of windows on an Advent calendar, whose images are quite likely to be secular. The bustle of preparation for Christmas overshadows it. We await our Saviour’s birth, but are we really prepared? We know not the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come. Are we lacking, like the foolish bridesmaids, sufficient oil to keep alight our lamps to honour the arrival of the bridegroom of the Church, Mary’s only son?
Graham Sykes
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Forthcoming events Friday 3 February - Feast of Saint Blaise: Solemn Mass, 7.30pm Saturday 4 February - Saint Blaise Fair, from noon (see P14) Wednesday 1 March - Ash Wednesday - Solemn Mass & Ashes, 7.30pm Friday 31 March - Concert - University of Chichester Chamber Choir, 7.30 pm Saturday 8 April - Concert by The Chantry Quire, 5.30 pm Sunday 9 April - Palm Sunday: Solemn Mass and Procession, 10.00 am Thursday 13 April - Maundy Thursday: Solemn Mass 7.30pm Friday 14 April - Good Friday: Solemn Liturgy, 2.00 pm Saturday 15 April - Holy Saturday: Vigil & First Easter Mass 8.30pm Sunday 16 April - Easter Day: Combined Solemn Mass, 10.00 am
Julian Group Monday 13 February 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre ‘All Shall be Charity’ Monday 13 March 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre ‘The Lord’s Compassion’ Monday 3 April 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre ‘Enthroned in the Soul’ Monday 8 May 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre ‘Bound to Him in Love’ Monday 12 June 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre ‘God our Father and Mother’
Enfolded in Love - Julian of Norwich
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CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY Christians Against Poverty exists because nobody should be held hostage by debt and poverty. The CAP Money Course is a FREE three-session course open to anyone irrespective of faith, income, financial circumstances or knowledge. Its aims: 1. To equip people to improve their money management 2. To encourage them to look at their own finances and make changes that are tailored specifically to their needs 3. To enable them to budget successfully, to save and to keep out of debt COURSES, 2017 Bognor Regis - 24 & 31 January, 7 February, 11am Vineyard Church, 5a Waterloo Square, Bognor Regis, PO21 1TE Selsey - 27 January, 3 & 10 February, 10.00am Selsey Children and Family Centre, East Street, Selsey, PO20 0BN Chichester - 27th February, 6 & 13 March, 7.30pm Upper Room, Chichester Baptist Church, Sherborne Road, Chichester, PO19 3AW Chichester - 11, 18 & 25 May, 7pm Revelation Central, 1 & 2 St Pancras, Chichester PO19 7SJ Bognor Regis - 7, 14 & 21 June, 7pm Foodbank, Argyle Hall, Argyle Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DY Chichester - 5, 12 & 19 September, 7pm Revelation Central, 1 & 2 St Pancras, Chichester PO19 7SJ
Each session lasts two hours, including refreshments. It’s really informal and confidential Single session day/evening CAP Money courses can be arranged Contact Peter Sutton Tel: 07813 024585 Email: petersutton@capmoneycourse.org Website: https://capuk.org/i-want-help/cap-money-course/introduction
PRIORY SUNDAY SCHOOL
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The Priory Sunday School will be held on the following dates during this academic year: February 12 & 26 March 12 & 26 April 9 & 23 May 14 & 28 June 11 & 25 July 9 & 23 August - no Sunday School
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THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT BLAISE, BOXGROVE CALENDAR AND MASS INTERCESSIONS FEBRUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 1 Wed Saint Brigid, Virgin 2 Thu Feria 3 Fri SAINT BLAISE, BISHOP & MARTYR 4 Sat Saint Gilbert of Sempringham 5 Sun FOURTH BEFORE LENT 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
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Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Saint Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs Feria Saint Cuthman of Steyning, Hermit Feria Saint Scholastica, Virgin Our Lady of Lourdes THIRD BEFORE LENT Feria Saints Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop, Patrons of Europe Saint Sigfrid, Bishop Feria com Janani Luwum, Archbishop in Uganda, Martyr Of Our Lady SECOND BEFORE LENT Feria Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor Feria Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr Feria Of Our Lady NEXT BEFORE LENT Feria Saint Oswald, Bishop
The Sick & Suffering Christian Unity Parish & people Solemn Mass & Bl of Throats 7.30pm The Church in England Parish & People Community Mass at 10am The Church in Japan The Departed Faith even in adversity Walsingham More joy in Faith Pilgrims seeking healing Parish & people An end to racism International cooperation World Peace Respect for those of other faiths Courage in witness The Catholic Societies Parish & people Penitents Service to others Those working in finance Those addicted to gambling More recourse to the sacraments The terminally ill Parish and people Atheists Those hearing confessions
Angels On Call!
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Friday 31 March 7.30pm in
Boxgrove Priory
Copies of Iris’s new book of stories for all ages is on sale in the Priory. All the proceeds will go to the Priory Appeal.
WSCC Mobile Library 10 & 24 February 2.10-2.40 pm Boxgrove Village Hall Tel: 01243 382470
COUNTESS OF DERBY’S ALMSHOUSES, BOXGROVE Vacancies exist at the Countess of Derby’s Almshouses. Enquiries to Mrs Jean Collyer 01243 773661
Concert by the University of Chichester Chamber Orchestra & Symphonic Choir Henry Purcell King Arthur Suite C F Abel Flute Concerto Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins J S Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 G F Handel Dixit Dominus
ST BLAISE FAIR Saturday 17 February 2017 Boxgrove Priory at noon HOT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS Tombola, Home-Made Produce
Raffle, 'Miscellaneous' stall
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Crafts & Cards
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Proceeds in aid of The Kwa Mkono Disabled Children’s Centre, Kwa Mkono, Tanzania
WORK ON THE PRIORY PORCH
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The work started on 9 January and will be finished (subject to any archaeology in the substrate) on 30 March. The intention is to install a short travel lift on the left of the doorway as you enter from the outside and rotate the steps through 450, having moved them a little further into the porch. During the week access to the Priory will be via the North Transept door: as you will appreciate, while work is being undertaken it would be dangerous to use the main doors. At weekends the area in the Porch will be secured so that the Priory can be used for all services. After the 11.15 Mass, entry will revert to the North Transept door. The route from the car park small gate to the North door will have a pedestrian walkway installed so, regardless of weather, access will be possible. Internally, the altar frontal chest will be moved to the area alongside the Admiral Nelson Ward Memorial. This will facilitate access to the altar frontals as the church's seasons change. The cupboard in the porch will be moved to the south transept while the works are undertaken. This will mean that the cleaning and flower arranging items will have to be moved as well, but they can be reinstalled after the cupboard has been temporarily relocated. When the work is completed the flower/cleaning cupboard will be returned to its original location but will be around 18 inches higher as the floor in that location will have been raised.
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How often do we get in the car and drive for miles to have a walk, when there are so many beautiful and little explored places on our door step? Late last April, having just returned from the continent, I was delighted to land at Dover and find England poised at the edge of a spring explosion. The drive home through the hops fields and
cherry orchards of Kent only served as a reminder of how incomparable the countryside of the South East is in spring. And it was bluebell time! So, before we found ourselves with the trees all painted in the same shade of green, Gerry and I decided to go for a visit to the bluebells of Nore Hill, just north of Slindon. We thought we would
EARTHAM WALK (especially good at bluebell time) combine it with a morning's walk, finishing with a lunch at The George Inn, the local hostelry in Eartham. We parked the car in Eartham on the side of the road beneath the tiny church of St Margaret. It is set up from the road and inside there is a monument to the local dignitary, William Huskisson, the first person to be killed in a railway accident!
Opposite the church is the public footpath which takes you to the right of a beautiful tile-hung property. The owner was having the house redecorated. We stopped for a chat to the painter and commented on the large flock of house martins which were wheeling about the house and diving in and out of spots /continued overleaf ...
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under the eaves. He told us he had been reassured by the owner that the birds wouldn't return until May and yet they had been here for two weeks - the last two weeks in April. Well, as you know, the weather in April 2016 had been unseasonably chilly, but the world wide average temperatures have been the highest ever - so it must have been a bitter surprise to the migrants on leaving the sun-drenched regions of Africa, to arrive in their summer quarters and need to shelter from our recent hail showers. Eartham seems to be a "Des Res" for the avian population as Gateway into Thicket Beeches we saw a buzzard being attacked by a red kite. The decorator told us that kites are now a regular sight in Eartham and no doubt we would be soon seeing their distinctive silhouette in Boxgrove. To the right of the footpath is the overflow burial ground which was carpeted in cowslips. The path continues up a slope marked at intervals by some venerable Scots pine trees. From the top of the hill, looking back towards Eartham, we were able to see the large building, designed by Sir
Edwin Lutyens and now used as the preparatory school, Great Ballard. At the top of the slope is a discreet kissing gate where the public footpath turns across the field beyond and heads half left on Long Down towards a clump of oak trees on the horizon. Our walk was on 28th April and the field was a sea of dazzling yellow oilseed rape. The route through the field was clear to see and we swam through the blossoms accompanied by noisy queen bumble bees searching for the rape nectar which was reluctant to yield its treasure in the cold air. As a bee-keeper I was surprised that there were no honey bees in evidence but it was too cold for them to leave the snug depths of their hive. At the top of the hill we went to the left side of the clump with the bronzed new leaves of the oaks glowing in the sunshine, and followed the track through the rape going gradually downhill with views of Halnaker windmill in the distance to the right and the not-soromantic Butlins in the distance to the left. We were heading for a copse which is shown on the map as Thicket Beeches. The entrance through into this copse was very inviting and it was here that we were to see our first bluebells of the walk. We commented on the peace of this little wood and wondered how many locals know about it. The path wound through the copse and at a junction of paths we forked left taking the path out of the trees and along the /continued overleaf ...
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edge of the same rape field which we had entered back on Long Down. We kept the trees to our right, but through them saw yet another vineyard. Soon the Boxgrove/Eartham area will rival the Champagne region!
From here we started the first bit of road walking, taking the side road opposite the end of the footpath, which eventually takes you to Slindon. We only saw three cars on this stretch of the route so it is not a busy road.
The footpath turns left at the bottom of the field, clinging to the edge but then plunges off into some trees on the right. The path soon opens out to views across to the Eartham road and to give the passing rambler a rest; some kind soul has erected a swing in one of the trees which of course I had to try out.
At the bottom of the hill a public footpath on the left slowly winds its way up Nore Hill. It is an ancient sunken pathway with increasing hints of the splendours to come. As well as the bluebells there were clumps of primroses decorating the route and an assortment of trees, some of which had interesting bulges in the trunks giving them a suggestion of Arthur Rackham's illustrations. After a steep climb of about half a mile we passed the footpath back to Eartham on the left and started to enter real bluebell territory.
When we reached the quiet lane we crossed it to take the footpath up some steps about 50 metres up the road to the left. Here we encountered the three stiles which are on the walk. The first was in reasonable condition. We crossed the field containing sheep and fat lambs and headed slightly up the slope to the left and met the second stile of the walk. This one was not in such good condition and we both needed our walking poles to get across. The third stile was a completely different type and was a ladder of cast iron – it felt completely safe. The footpath, which enjoys the name of Crab Row, goes along the edge of a wood and in places is rather overgrown with brambles. We found ourselves having to take an alternative route through the woods, avoiding the badger sets which were evident by the piles of chalk beside the large holes. This part of the footpath eventually comes out onto the Eartham road from the A27.
If you haven't ever been to Nore Hill before it is a sight and smell of true awe and wonder; if you have been before you will keep coming back, as we do, year after year and taking far too many photographs. The majority of trees are beech with the leaves opening in their lime green vibrancy, still letting the April sunshine highlight the bluebells beneath. There are various paths through the bluebells, but in order to get back to our starting point we retraced our tracks down the hill to the Eartham turning and past the octagonal pump house, built in 1907 when Eartham House was remodelled by Lutyens for William Bird (no, not the composer we love to sing), /continued overleaf ...
hence the plaque above the door "W.B. M.M. fecit 1907". The George Inn gets rather full and noisy at lunch time, but on a sunny day there are tables in the garden where you can sit in very pleasant surroundings and look
through the thousands of photographs you have taken. And of course, having had lunch, you are very quickly back home again as Nore Hill is one of our very local wonders. Janet Reeves
St Margaret's Church, Eartham
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Cassons 01243 773294 Your local Restaurant. À la Carte Dining (Tuesday to Saturday Evening) Seasonal menu using the finest local ingredients cooked with care and imagination. Sunday Lunch (12.00 to 2.00pm last orders) There may be cheaper but we doubt there are better. Join us for that Sunday Lunch with flair. See our website for our up-to-date menus, Gourmet Nights and Special Offers. www.cassonsrestaurant.co.uk
KEVIN HOLLAND FUNERAL SERVICE Independent Family Business 24 Hour Personal Service Private Chapel of Rest Parking Available Golden Charter Pre-Paid Funeral Plans Arrangements may be made from the comfort of your own home 246 Chichester Road Bognor Regis PO21 5BA
Tel: 01243 868630 www.kevinholland.co.uk
SUSSEX ROOFING, CHICHESTER Tel: 01962 860487 —Mob: 07765 966398 ALL ROOF REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN Slates/tiles replaced; chimneys repointed; ridge tiles repointed; lead valleys repaired; garage extensions/ flat roofs renewed or repaired For a free estimate ring Harry 30 Upper Brook Street, Winchester SO23 8DG
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Page 26 CAR TROUBLE? Vehicle repairs—diagnostics—servicing—MOT tests— valeting—bodywork—car sales Full workshop facilities Vehicles collected from and delivered to your door in Boxgrove and surrounding areas. Courtesy car if required. Prompt, friendly and reliable service Bill Walker
01730 810078—07885 944135
Robertson R.B.S. Building Services Brickwork · Stonework & Flintwork · Property Maintenance · Repointing · Groundworks/Landscaping · Paving, Patios & Driveways · Flat Roofing For free no obligation quotations please call office: 01243 697104 // mob: 07798 635354 e-mail: r-bs@hotmail.co.uk
Marston & Jones
KATE FREELANCE HAIDRESSER Boxgrove
01243 528214 07886 307227
The Log Man Quality Hardwood Seasoned Logs
Prompt & Reliable Service Tel: 01243 780386 Mob: 0780 3070191
Foot Health Professional also qualified as Manicurist Make your feet happy
Diana Hothersall MCFHP MAFHP
Qualified at SMAE Institute, Maidenhead Home visits—contact 01243 696093 Mobile: 07837 924 254 diana_hothersall@hotmail.co.uk
Experienced local Blacksmith, Welder & Fabricator and Agricultural engineers
Blacksmith · Fabricator · All Welding · Railings, Gates, All Garden Furniture to Requirements · Trailers Built to Specification & Repairs · Agricultural Equipment Built and Repaired For a free quote or advice please contact Ivan on 01243 527400 or 07775 124843
DAVID DOYLE
GARDENING SERVICE Local, reliable, RHStrained gardener. Lawn mowing, weeding, planting, trimming, general pruning. Based in Boxgrove 075 21187 827 01243 784060
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Reflexions Ladies’ Health and Beauty Therapy Clinic Waxing, Manicure, Pedicure, Non-invasive hair removal, Annemarie Borlind Facial Treatment (New Organic Skin Care) Thermo-Auricular Therapy (Hopi Ear Candling), Gift Vouchers Available For more information or an appointment call Pam on Fontwell (01243) 814648 Ladies Only
“Beauty on the outside comes from the inside”
Local Authority Registered
Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QL Tel. 01243 531977 Email: theoldstore4@aol.com www.theoldstoreguesthouse.co.uk
Quality accommodation in double, twin, family and single en-suite rooms. Choice of delicious breakfasts with homemade bread and preserves Car park and garden Recommended in the Good Hotel Guide B&B from £35 per person
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Tel: 01243 781819
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Services for the coming months
Daily Mass in the Priory: Monday - 8.00am (9.00am on Bank Holidays); Tuesday - 10.00am (with a Short Homily and followed by coffee); Wednesday 8.00am; Thursday - 7.00pm; Friday - 12 noon; Saturday - 8.00am and 6.00pm (which counts for Sunday communion). Confessions heard by appointment.
FEBRUARY 2017 (Year A)
MARCH 2017 (Year A)
3 - ST BLAISE, BISHOP AND MARTYR 7.30 pm Solemn Mass & Blessing of Throats
1 - ASH WEDNESDAY 7.30 pm Solemn Mass and Ashes
5 - FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 10am Community Mass 12 - THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass
5 - FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass 12 - SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 10am Community Mass 19 - THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass
19 - SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass
25 - SATURDAY - THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD 8.00 am - Sung Mass
26 - NEXT SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass
26 - FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT - MOTHERING SUNDAY 8.00am - Holy Communion † 9.30am - Solemn Mass 11.15am - Parish Mass