Outlook - June 2023

June 2023

The monthly news for the Methodist Churches at London Road Horsham, Partridge Green and St Andrews Roffey

Ministers

RevGavinHancocks Tel: 01403 253915 07880 528170(M) 23Ryecroft Drive, Horsham,RH12 2AW

minister@lrmchorsham.org

Deacon Sarah Pitkeathly Tel: 01403255718 deacon@dhcircuit.org

March 2021

Church Office: London Road (Tuesday,Wednesdayand Friday9am-1pm) 01403 240714

St Andrews(Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday9am-1pm) 01403275456

LONDON ROAD PARTRIDGE GREEN St ANDREWS

Worship Gavin Hancocks

Church Stewards

David Casey(senior),Esther Coombes, Elyane Dale, Gill Sco8( LRMC );

Margaret Daniell (senior), Elaine Tunbridge ( PGMC ); Kate Fraser (senior), David Randell ( StAR)

Flower Secretary Beryl Woodward ( LRMC) Chris<ne Payne ( StAR )

Pastoral

Pastoral Secretary

AudreyFowler( LRMC); Stephanie Kirkcaldy(PGMC); Sue Randell ( StAR )

Safeguarding

Paul Bradley ( LRMC); Margaret Daniell ( PGMC); SueRandell ( StAR )

Prayer Partners Pray4@lrmchorsham.org

pray4U@starmcroffey.org

Finance

contact is Susan Halliday

Fred King ( LRMC); Chris Holmes (PGMC); PeterBramhill , Dave Randell (StAR )

Property

David Gilbert( LRMC); Tony Daniell ( PGMC); Graham Amphlett ( StAR )

Communications

Philip Dale ( LRMC); Judith Stokes, Susannah Staples ( PGMC ); Kate Fraser ( StAR )

Discipleship Christine Lawley(LRMC)

Family & Youth TreforLittle ( LRMC); Kate Fraser ( StAR )

Outreach Valerie Cummings ( LRMC); SusanHalliday ( StAR)

Secretary to Church Council

Helen Currington ( LRMC ); Judith Stokes ( PGMC ) ; John Dale ( StAR )

Le,ngs and Bookings

MandyBradley,Helen Pitt bookings@lrmchorsham.org (LRMC); Alison James ( PGMC) alisonj1230@gmail.com

Church Centre (StAR ) Manager Susan Halliday susanhstandrews@gmail.com

DBS Paul Bradley ( LRMC); Margaret Daniell ( PGMC); Sue Randell ( StAR )

Outlook Editor Philip Dale outlook@lrmchorsham.org

Weekly News Marjorie Hayman no<ces@lrmchorsham.org

Website Fred King ( LRMC) website@lrmchorsham.org

Vikki Mead ( StAR ) centreadmin@starmcroffey.org

A Word from one of our Ministers

Friends,

As we begin Bible Month, I’m drawn to a quota<on from Revela<on 21.5 in which Jesus declares, “Behold, I am making all things new.” The context there is one of hope for the future, and I believe that we too have a great hope for the future of our churches here in Horsham and Partridge Green, and I encourage you to embrace that hope in the months ahead. I pray that you read and engage with Revela<on over the coming month, with the services, opportuni<es to discuss together and the guided reading notes that are available to you through your church. Revela<on is a rich book with much to encourage us.

We have a new Church Council for Cornerstone Methodist Church which will meet at the end of May (I’m wri<ng mid-May) and will have a list of du<es to begin to take up. The Council will be con<nuing to add to its number, and we urge you to consider whether you might like to support its work in some way. It is not too late to join the Council, and it is definitely a good <me to be thinking about joining one of the Forums. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience within the churches which could be well used in the development of Cornerstone.

I am excited about the Churches’ Away Day at Storrington on Saturday 15th July, and pray that you will be able to join us there again. The venue is lovely, well located and appointed, and we had a very good day there last year. The Connexional team is coming this year and will be looking at “Sharing our Stories” which promises to be a good opportunity to get to know one another even be8er, and to build on all that we achieved last year. Do pop that into your diaries now so that you don’t miss out. What else is new? Well, we pray that by the end of June, you will have a newly ordained deacon amongst you, as I go forward for ordina<on in Coventry Central Hall on Sunday 25th June. I am con<nually grateful for the support, care and encouragement which you all give to me in this process, as well as in my studying at Queens. This process does mean that I will be away from the Circuit for most of June: a week at Queens for another module, <me in Northumberland at a pre-ordina<on retreat, and post-ordina<on, a few days away in Suffolk to catch my

breath from all the a8en<on and excitement! I invite your prayers for me and my family as I con<nue to follow this call that God has placed upon my life and I give thanks for your own answering of your individual calls as you minister to one another in the life of these churches. Our God and our Methodist Church recognise the ministry of all people, aMer all.

We will soon shout Halleluyah

Because God will do new things Songs of praises we will sing Halleluyah to our King

(Pastor E A Adeboye, RCCG)

Every blessing

“We want to be churches that are known for our Spirit-led discipleship and our prac cal care in the community.”

Deacon Sarah

Trevor Benne5, Esther Coombes, Terry & Joan Cullen, Heather Derry, Kate Fraser, Susan & Mervyn Halliday and family, Jean Hayler, Chris, Margaret & Fiona Holmes, Jenny Jackson, Stephanie Kirkcaldy, Mike & Lorna Manwaring, John & Margaret Moon, Rita & Ian Murray, Margory Nash, Wendy Smith, Alia Tanner, Anne Tomlinson, Margaret Trayner, Nick Trusco5 ( family to Ray, Philip & Jacki Reeves

Care Mission Team

Birthda Te Part

for June birthdays

The June Birthday Tea will be at the Manse on 7th June 3pm to 5pm

It will be on Saturday 8th July at 7pm at St Andrews.

"Contemporary worship with crea=ve ways to encounter God"

), Be5y Venner, & Con Wells.

Services in June

Change of Dates

The aMernoon fun that was due to be held at Colgate campsite on Sunday 9th July is now at Nowhurst Campsite on Sunday 2nd July.

On Saturday 7th October, there will be a quiz night for Ac<on for Children and the events team are preparing a night in November. Date not fixed at present.

Representing the Methodist Church at the Coronation

By the Revd Graham Thompson President of the Methodist Conference

It was an amazing privilege to represent the Methodist Church at the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. The arrangements for the day were kept from public attention for as long as possible.

My invitation came about three weeks beforehand and the requirement to attend a full dress rehearsal about a week later. All of which meant that plans had to be changed and I am grateful to those (especially the Methodist Diaconal Order) who accommodated these.

The Faith Leaders who were invited to attend the Coronation were led into the Abbey just after 10a.m. and seated in the North Transept behind the pulpit. We couldn’t see all that was happening but had the benefit of television screens that we could watch but we could hear everything. The music was incredible; chest pounding and moving.

The overall message - I have come not to be served but to serve - was clearly enunciated from the beginning of the service and reinforced throughout, including a reference by Prince William in his speech at the Coronation Concert the next day. The call to service; to live for the benefit of others, is a call that we should all recognise. After all, we are disciples of the Servant King and discover how much we can receive as we give ourselves to meet the needs of others.

Hugely significant were the number of departures from the Coronation of seventy years ago. On Saturday, ecumenical partners took part (including Helen Cameron as Moderator of the Free Churches Group) as they invoked a corporate blessing on the king.

Leaders of other faith groups also took part as they brought some of the symbols to the throne. And, right at the end of the service, they met the newly crowned king at the door of the Abbey and declared, “Your Majesty, as neighbours in faith, we acknowledge the value of public service. We unite with people of all faiths and beliefs in thanksgiving, and in service with you for the common good.”

We are all called by God to serve and to do so in partnership with others. This clear message ran through the whole occasion, whilst also assuring everyone who would listen that God’s leading and a positive response to God’s call is all that we need so that might know life in all its fullness.

London Road’s Brighton Road House Group

made a visit one morning during April to The

Church of Christ the King, Steyning

We thought it might be of interest to others

The building, formerly a barn, built on farmland, is constructed of Sussex flint on the outside and simply painted white inside. Around the walls are fiMeen, small, three dimensional, beau<fully carved Sta<ons of the Cross, each one represen<ng a different incident in Jesus’s journey from Pilate’s house to the tomb. The Resurrec<on is the fiMeenth sta<on.

Booklets are available to borrow with photos of each carving, accompanied by a verse from scripture, a short reflec<on and a prayer. We moved around, mainly as a group, reading from the notes. Also included are a few notes of historical interest, plus some background to the life of the woodcarver.

June 2023 update

One of the three church nominated chari<es this year is Horsham Refugee Support Group. It was lovely to see some of you at the coffee morning earlier this year and tell you about some of the work we do. I spoke to you there of the work we were doing at the <me.

Recently there has been a significant addi<on to our work of giving support to displaced persons. You may have heard that the Cisswood Hotel in Lower Beeding has now been turned into a centre for asylum seekers. This happened very suddenly and without warning. The hotel had been closed for well over a year to customers, but now houses about 180 adults and children who are seeking asylum in this country. Most of them are family groups and they come from many varied countries. Over 9 different languages are spoken so communica<on is difficult, though Google Translate helps.

This is a significant logis<cal challenge as the numbers are so high and many of our volunteers are already <ed up helping Syrian and Afghan families in Horsham. We are however recrui<ng more people.

Currently we are working alongside several other chari<es. Horsham Ma8ers, Sussex Aid for Refugees and Care4Calais are all involved, as is the local Anglican church in Lower Beeding and St Mary’s in Horsham. The challenge is to communicate and delegate so that we don’t duplicate our support. The residents of Cisswood are able to leave the hotel but there is not much in the way of transport, and it is a good two miles from town. Most of them are not allowed to work. They are given very li8le in the way of money each week. Rooms and meals are provided, and so are laundry facili<es.

So far, HRSG has delivered much needed shoes and clothes, toys and craMs and sports equipment. The children are not yet all at school, so they need something to do.

We have managed to set up English lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday aMernoons with over 60 people a8ending, though communal spaces in Cisswood are limited. We have also solved individual problems such as contac<ng Lost Property at Heathrow airport for a beloved but lost llama! Other concerns are more complex and not so easily solved.

We appreciate your wholehearted support, your compassionate concern and your ongoing interest in the work we do. With sincere thanks Jane Casey

(on behalf of those who belong to HRSG and to our three churches – David Casey, Rob Pi8, Helen Pi8, Chris<ne Lawley and Sue Randell)

CONNECTING CAFÉ

at St Andrews Methodist Church on Tuesdays.

It is open for snacks and lunches from 11.30am to 1.30pm. This is about building community and is open to ALL. There is an opportunity to “pay it forward” and buy a meal for someone else if you would like to do so but there is no obliga<on to do that at all .

Thank you for your con<nued support

'Shopping List '

Of course, if you wish to donate other items, not on the list, you s=ll can!

June Shopping List

Packet cup a soup, Tin Macaroni Cheese, Vegetarian Meal op<ons

Gluten Free long life items, Tin Rice Pudding, Custard Jams and spreads, Ketchup, Mayo and Brown Sauce

Our fund raising starts again in July

Sunday 16th 3 – 5 pm for the Annual Tea Party at the Checkland’s garden in Maplehurst

As you know this is always a highlight of the year and we look forward to seeing you, friends, and neighbours on this day.

Then on the 7th October there will be a Quiz Night in Wesley Hall, more details nearer the <me but do start to gather your teams now.

Please also see a recent message on the following page from AFC headquarters.

The COMMUNITY FRIDGE

is an ENVIRONMENTAL issue and not one of poverty. The food is there for EVERYONE to use, so that it is not wasted.

The St Andrews Community Fridge on the first Saturday of the month now includes a REFILL STATION. Please come along and see what we have – laundry liquid, washing up liquid, etc as well as loofahs, soap, Ecoballs for the washing machine….BUT we would also appreciate dona<ons of CLEAN bo8les that people can take home their purchases in if they forget to bring their own bo8les! They need to be bo8les which will stand on a scale to be filled, and the lids come off easily. Please wash them out thoroughly and give them to Sarah when you see her… Thank you!

The Fridge is open on the first Saturday of the month from 10.00am - 11.00am.

Audrey Coventry

Making a difference in youth mental health

The Blues Programme is an interna<onally acclaimed wellbeing course for young people aged 13 - 19.

Over six weeks, it teaches emo<onal resilience, reduces low mood and nega<ve thoughts, and aims to prevent the onset of mental health condi<ons before they begin.

Poor mental health should never be a barrier to any child or young person fulfilling their poten<al.

Thanks to your ongoing support, we've been able to deliver The Blues Programme in over 150 schools to more than 5,500 young people.

WEDNESDAY CLUB

Please come and see what we can learn together. We meet in London Road Lounge at 7.30pm every first and third Wednesday of the month. We will be fund-raising for St Catherine Hospice throughout the year.

7 June : Timespan—Historical Presenta=on

21 June: Annual General Mee=ng

The Sunday Lunch at London Road

4th June at 12-30pm

2nd July at 12.30pm

We invite and welcome any members of our 3 church families who live alone to join us for lunch in Wesley Hall. A hot 2 course meal will be served, and will cost £6.

If you would like to book a place please contact Sue Checkland (891340) by 28 th May.

CRAFTERNOON

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 2.00pm- 4.00pm

Please bring your own cra or learn a new one

Tea and Chat

Wednesday 21 June at 2.30 pm

Tea & Chat meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month in Wesley Hall at 2 30 p.m. AMer a warm welcome it provides the opportunity to meet in a friendly relaxed atmosphere and to chat and enjoy tea, scones and cakes.

This month it will take the form of a Pre-‘Corona=on’ street party in Wesley Hall!

All are welcome but please call Sue Checkland 01403 891340 or Liz Sear 01403

Thursday 1 June 10.30am + Lunch

Our theme is Pentecost

Sunday 18 June 3 - 5pm.

Book your place on Eventbrite Messy Church St Andrews Roffey or by using the QR code on the flyers h5ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/466565709597

We have a weekly film aMernoon on Mondays at St Andrews.

We start the showing at 2pm, and there is tea/coffee/ cake on offer whilst you watch. Refreshments are offered on a help-yourself basis throughout the aMernoon. Films will be finishing by 4pm at the latest. There is no charge for the aMernoon but you are welcome to leave a dona<on for church costs if you feel inspired to do so!

All are welcome – bring your friends along! We look forward to welcoming friends from other chapels, and hope that you will enjoy the opportunity to spend some <me with friends watching films on our big screens.

OPEN DOOR

All mee<ngs are held in the Methodist Church Hall. Mee<ngs begin at 2.30pm and last un<l approx 4.00pm. Cost £2.00/session, which includes a raffle <cket for a small prize, and aMernoon refreshments.

All welcome. For further informa<on contact Judy Stokes on 01903 816976.

Tuesday 13 June Ou<ng to Sumners Ponds

Please let Judy Stokes know if you wish to come and also if you need transport. £4 towards transport. Telephone 01903 816976

Tuesday 27 June

Musical AMernoon with Philip Dale

VILLAGE CAFÉ

8th June

The Village Café meets on the 2nd Thursday aMernoon each month from 2.00pm. This is an ecumenical project, working with St Michael’s Church ( here in Partridge Green ) and all friends will be made very welcome

Refreshments are free, but dona<ons are appreciated, which are used to support village organisa<ons.

For further informa<on please contact Margaret Daniell phone 01403 541736

Visitors from St Andrews and London Road communi<es are very welcome.

Toddler Group

WEDNESDAY MORNINGS FROM 10.00am

A warm welcome awaits anyone with children under school age. We have a wide selec<on of toys, puzzles, books and listening ears - paren<ng can be hard!

Refreshments are provided for adults and children and we end our sessions with

I thought you might like to hear about something the Toddler Group has been up to recently.

Earlier in the year one of the helpers started to make delicious cakes each week for the mums who a8end, as she felt they needed cheering up in the cold weather! - but refused to claim anything for the ingredients!

Over the Easter holidays she had eye surgery and is very pleased with the outcome. She is very grateful that she lives in a part of the world where this is made freely available.

She asked for a small dona<on to be sent to Sightsavers, a charity which provides eyecare in poorer countries where health care and treatment is less readily available. Over 2 weeks our lovely parents and carers donated £47.73 to this cause, and the Toddler group matched this amount from its funds.

So, a dona<on of £95.46 was made to Sightsavers - enough for 24 Trachoma opera<ons to stop blindness, or protec<on for over 5000 families from losing their sight to river blindness!

Thank you to Jean who baked the cakes, adults who ate them and especially those who donated! Well done all of you.

Thank you

Jacki

Movies start at 2pm

June 18

PLEASE NOTE IT IS A DUAL MONTH EDITION

Please do not leave an item you would like including in the June edi on of Outlook un l the last minute you might be disappointed