Village Voices: Etchingham - November 26, 2010

CHURCH SERVICES continue every Sunday morning at 11am. All the services in December will be led by Reverend Elizabeth France. The service on December 12 will be a Family Christmas Crib Service, on Christmas Day, Saturday December 25 the service of Holy Communion and Carols will be held at 10.30am.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Nov 2010, 07:00 BST

On Christmas Eve everyone is welcome to attend Christmas Midnight Mass at Holy Trinity Church, Hurst Green, on St. Stephen’s Day, Sunday December 26, you are invited to join the congregation at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash for Holy Communion at 8am.

The service on Sunday January 2 will be at 4pm and will be the Village Epiphany Carol Service.

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From now on there will be a ‘Child friendly Family Service’ on the second Sunday of each month. If you have any queries regarding the church, contact the Churchwardens Mary Barnes 01580 819142 and Geoffry Lucas 01580 819439.

THE LICENSING of Reverend Elizabeth France as Parish Priest takes place in the church on Wednesday (December 1) at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to join the congregation for this service and celebration.

THE PAROCHIAL Church Council has decided that from December the church will be left open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm for the benefit of visitors and parishioners.

There will be some alteration to this arrangement over the Christmas and New Year period, details will be posted in the church porch and on the church website. Consideration is being given to more extensive opening during the summer months.

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THE CHURCH now has a website with details of the church, service times and contact details, this can be found at www.etchinghamchurch.co.uk any thoughts, ideas and suggestions regarding the website are welcome, use the email link on the Home Page.

THE CHILDREN’s Society invite you to attend a Christingle Service at Etchingham Church on Sunday (November 28), 4pm.

Everyone is welcome to join in and celebrate Christingle, to help raise funds for The Children’s Society.

The Christingle Service is a Service of candlelights.The custom of the Christingle began in the Moravian Church and was first used as part of a Christmas Children’s Festival in December 1747.

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Though it is a beautiful candle light service of hymns, carols and bible readings, Christingle also tells a story.

The story is represented by the various symbols in the Christingle. An orange represents the world.

A red band placed around the orange to symbolise the blood of Jesus shed for his people.

Cocktail sticks decorated with fruits or sweets are placed at the four corners of the orange, representing the people of the world. A candle in the centre of the orange when lit represents the light of Christ to the world.

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For further information on the charity’s work call 0845 300 1128, Charity Registration No. 221124

THE FRIENDS of Etchingham School invite you to a Christmas Bazaar at the school tomorrow (Saturday November 27), 12 noon to 3pm. Lots of things to see, do and buy including hot food, gifts, plants, preserves, jewellery, sweets, christmas trees, cakes and of course Santa’s grotto.

ETCHINGHAM SOCIAL CLUB, you will by now be aware that the social club ceased trading and closed at midnight on Saturday November 6. There is to be a special general meeting of members and other interested parties at the Etchingham Club next Friday (December 3), 8.30pm

COLIN BOYLETT

2 Park Farm Cottages