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officeebbbenefice
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Good News Good News!
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that, following due process, Martin, Bishop of Chichester, has appointed the Reverend...
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officeebbbenefice
Nov 8, 20241 min read
A Fond Farewell to our Curate Father Joe
It was with mixed emotions that we bade farewell to Fr. Joe Padfield, and his wife Imogen, last Sunday. He has served us well during his...
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officeebbbenefice
May 14, 20242 min read
An Important Message from our Rector and an Update
Dear Friends of St Peter’s, It is with mixed feelings that I am announcing that the time has come for me to move on from being Rector of...
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officeebbbenefice
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Oh Christmas Trees, Oh Christmas Trees
Firstly we wish you a Merry Christmas… In 2022 we reassessed our approach towards the decoration of our Christmas tree here at St....
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Rector Arwen
Jun 21, 20231 min read
News: Enneagram Course coming to St Peter's
An Enneagram adventure? The Enneagram is a profound path of inner exploration towards an understanding of ourselves and others. It...
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Rector Arwen
Dec 4, 20224 min read
Christianity is not a painting by numbers game
Sermon preached for Advent 2, by The Rector An interesting article in a trendy philopsophy / theology magazine speculated that John the...
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Rector Arwen
Sep 11, 20225 min read
Thank you Ma’am, for everything
Sermon for September 11th 2022 offered. By The Rev’d Arwen Folkes May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit....
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Website Manager
May 26, 20222 min read
The Tension of the Ascension - a thought from the Rector
And just like that, the Lord left this earth. Up he went. Into the arms and heart of the Godhead. And what did he leave behind....
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Rector Arwen
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Seaford for Ukraine
A steering group has been formed by church, community and civic leaders in Seaford to help coordinate the support and information needed...
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Rector Arwen
Mar 15, 20222 min read
A Statement regarding Ukraine Refugees
To the town of Seaford and members of our community, As the Rector of Bishopstone and East Blatchington Churches I have been greatly...
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Rector Arwen
Mar 13, 20224 min read
Borderland - sermon by the Rev'd Chris Collison
O Jerusalem! (Lent 2 Yr C) St Peter's, 13th March 2022 I wonder – what is your favourite psalm………of lament? A fortnight...
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Rector Arwen
Mar 5, 20225 min read
'Resourcing, not demanding'. Afternoon Tea with the ++ABC
Along with a number of other rural clergy from the Diocese of Chichester, I found myself having afternoon tea with the Archbishop of...
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Rector Arwen
Feb 27, 20225 min read
The Weapons of God.
A fair few Christian eyebrows were raised this week when Pope Francis called upon the church and world to observe this coming Ash...
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Website Manager
Feb 6, 20224 min read
Fishing in abundance - Assistant curate's sermon for the 4th Sunday before Lent
“Master we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ...
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Rector Arwen
Jan 19, 20221 min read
Refresher Course
The Rector is delighted to be offering a re-run of last year's Confirmation course for people who'd like a refresher. Over the three...
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Rector Arwen
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Wine and parties - Rector's sermon for Epiphany 2
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Wine and Parties. I cannot be the only preacher in the land
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Rector Arwen
Oct 31, 20215 min read
The Hour has Come - COP26
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. It was the 20th century theologian Karl Barth who famously...
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Rector Arwen
Aug 15, 20215 min read
What on earth? The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen How churches mark this day is a bit of a fault line between...
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Rector Arwen
Jul 30, 20212 min read
Changes to worship at St Peter's
Although the government restrictions have been eased, the Church of England has guided Parish Priests and their PCCs to use their own...
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