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07 May 2013
This Sunday being the first of the month was our children's service. We made our annual rogation walk of blessing. Sidlesham is quite a large Parrish geographically, despite having only 1400 souls residing in it. The boundaries would take quite a while to walk, so our rogation walk was limited to the immediate surroundings of the Church.
We started in the barn at the end of Church Farm Lane, blessing the seeds and crops, then proceeded through to bless the creatures of the water, the horses and the cows, returning to the Church for our final hymn and blessing. This year we were blessed indeed to have dry weather, after several years of processing in the rain this was much appreciated. We hope this augers well for a productive year on the land.
Don't forget Thursday 9th May is Ascension Day there will be a service at 7:30 to celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord, do come along!
We started in the barn at the end of Church Farm Lane, blessing the seeds and crops, then proceeded through to bless the creatures of the water, the horses and the cows, returning to the Church for our final hymn and blessing. This year we were blessed indeed to have dry weather, after several years of processing in the rain this was much appreciated. We hope this augers well for a productive year on the land.
At the Barn |
Blessing the Cows |
Everyone singing to the Horses |
Blessing the creatures of the waters |
And the Horse |
Don't forget Thursday 9th May is Ascension Day there will be a service at 7:30 to celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord, do come along!
Service Times
First Sunday in the Month:
08:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Family Service
Second Sunday in the Month
Third Sunday in the Month
08:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Family Service
Second Sunday in the Month
08:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Parish Eucharist
10:00am Parish Eucharist
Third Sunday in the Month
08:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Sung Matins in the Church or Crafty Communion in Church Hall
Fourth Sunday in the Month
08:00am Holy Communion
08:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Parish Eucharist
Variations can be found in the Parish Magazine or the Calendar at the bottom of this page.
Useful links
Here are some links to resources you may find helpful:
- Chichester Cathedral will be live streaming services. For the Eucharist and order of service Click here before 10:00am Sunday and follow the instructions.
- The BBC Daily Service is available here.
- Prayer for today.
- The C of E youtube channel.
- Hearing You is a new phone help line launched by the Diocese of Chichester in partnership with Together in Sussex in response to the impact that Covid 19 has had on Just about the whole community. It aims to provide pastoral support and a listening ear to the recently bereaved and people directly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
- COVID-19 advice from the Diocese of Chichester here.
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