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FROM THE EDITOR

VICAR UPDATE
Since the last magazine and the Easter leaflets were distributed with the news of our Vicar, Stephen Bowen's illness, the diagnosis has been changed somewhat. He is currently in King's College Hospital, London, where he has undergone two major operations and is now recovering slowly. He and Mandy are very grateful for your ongoing prayers and concern.' VICAR: The Rev Stephen Bowen
(absent on sick leave - please contact associate minister or church wardens.

ASSOCIATE MINISTER: Michael Peach 5 Burns Way, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 1SA Tel: 01342 312406 michaelstevenpeach@gmail.com Michaels day off: Friday

I WAS disappointed not to be able to include any book reviews in this edition of the Felbridge Parish News. Please do let me .know of any books you have read, which you would like to recommend. They dont have to be Christian books. We often listen to audio CDs on long journeys in the car, which weve borrowed from the library. Weve just finished listening to Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Its really a childrens story, but I found it both funny and gripping. I would find myself sitting in the car and listening to it when I was by myself, then Id have to rewind it to the place where the boys had been listening to it. Its also actually quite a good parenting guide in an odd sense. It makes you reflect on your own motives and actions as a parent and shows you in a comic way some of the traps that parents can easily fall into. Also by the same author: Framed definitely worth listening to if you are going on holiday to Wales! We listened to it two years ago on our holidays and would often just sit in the car at the end of the journey to continue listening - it was that good! So, I look forward to hearing your recommendations. Im looking forward to the Felbridge Country Show next month. There are lots of competitions to enter, so youd better get started now! See page 9 for details.
Lindsey Saunders

Cover photo:
Irises at Wisley By Malcolm Francis

JUNE: Articles for this Issue to be handed in by SUNDAY 13th May. Publication: 27th May
Please e-mail your articles to parishmagstjohns@gmail.com, put them in the editors pigeon hole in the south porch, or post them to Lindsey Saunders at The Bungalow, Saint Hill Farm, Saint Hill Green, East Grinstead, RH19 4NG.

THE BIG CHURCH DAY OUT OUT

In the beautiful grounds of Wiston House, Steyning

2nd & 3rd June

all that God has called them to do, both locally and further afield, and to provide a relaxed environment to introduce friends and family who have little or no experience of church. Tim Jupp, formerly of Delirious, heads up the BigChurchDayOut team. Our partners include the Wiston Estate, other numerous organizations and local churches and supporters from across the UK and beyond, who share a common desire to serve the church. Individuals, church leaders, whole churches and other Christian communities give their time and expertise to bring the BigChurchDayOut alive. We are not a money making event, and are blessed with donations from generous donors who have invested heavily in the vision of the BigChurchDayOut. That vision sees us reaching out to as many of Gods people as we can, which is why ticket prices are heavily discounted. See www.bigchurchdayout.com/ tickets for prices.
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THE BigChurchDayOut is all about us coming together to celebrate our faith, no matter what our church or background. The BigChurchDayOut is about people and faith, music and worship, activities, families, and just being together. Theres something for everybody, from a nice cup of tea with a Chamber Orchestra, to high energy worship, and some of the best Christian music the world has to offerits all about being church together. Our aim is to encourage and inspire people to press in for

FELBRIDGE WILDLIFE
Gathering Gnats in May
OUR BAT has emerged from the torpor that enabled it to survive the Winter and has flown a couple of sorties over the garden, snatching the small flies that dance at dusk. It is a pipistrelle and came from the direction of The Glebe. The lengthening days have encouraged those easily identifiable butterflies, the orange tip and the holly blue, to Felbridge gardens and hedgerows and also a remarkable bee fly which hovers in front of our grape hyacinths, sucking nectar through its long proboscis. Among the hairy woodrush which infests our lawn, some dog violets have surprisingly appeared, with tiny heart-shaped leaves and blue flowers, paler than those of the scented sweet violet. Indoors, creatures that are apt to attack the fabric of our society are heading outdoors. One member of our home group brought along several larvae of the case-bearing clothes moth. This insect cunningly camouflaged itself with particles of the carpet which was its flavour of 3 the month. We took as our text Matthew Chapter 6 verse 19, Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy. A walk on Ashdown Forest has revealed a new information panel explaining the 'pillow mounds' that are relics of the time when rabbits, introduced for food and fur by the Normans, were strictly the property of the Lord of the Manor and poaching was rigorously discouraged. Seven such warrens are still identifiable and the one appealing most to this punster is headed WARREN PEACE. On Palm Sunday, the waters of Beaver Lakes were covered by silver-grey catkins blown from the bordering pussy willows. These had been boarded by shiny silver water beetles indulging in a frenetic aquatic game of Bumper Cars. This month, the delicate blue damselflies will appear and the larger, faster-flying dragonflies climb out of their nymphal larval skins to take to the air, as they have done for the past 300 million years. Makes me feel quite young.
Peter Bateman.

WHATS HAPPENING
Sunday Services
6th May 10am Family Service, 6pm Evening Service 13th May Holy Communion at 8am, Morning Service at 10am & Evening Service at 6pm 20th May Confirmation Service with Holy Communion at 10am, Raise the Roof at 6pm 27th May Morning Services at 8am & 10am, Evening Service at 6pm

Ascension Day Service

On Thursday 17th May at 8pm in the Chancel

St Catherine's Sussex Weald Bike Ride

St Catherines Hospice will be holding the 9th annual Sussex Weald Bike Ride on Sunday 20th May 2012. Routes range from a fun 10 mile circuit that all the family can enjoy, through to a hilly 44 mile challenge for the more experienced cyclist. All routes are on-road and fully marshalled with clear, frequent route signs.

THROUGH THE WEEK

Mondays

Connections 2-4pm on 14th May in the Church Hall WI 1st May at 1.30pm in the village Hall Watercolour on Wednesdays in the Church Hall at 2pm 1st Felbridge ( St Johns) Brownies Prayer on Wednesday (non-homegroup weeks) at 8pm Afternoon Prayer meeting on at the home of Di Giles at 2.30pm, 4th Wednesday of the month WIGS at the Old Pheasantry, Woodcock Hill at 10.30am (home of June Clark) Girls Bible Study in the Church Hall at 4pm JAFFA Plus in the Church hall on 5th April at 5pm - 7pm 1st Felbridge 1st Felbridge (St Johns) Rainbows (St Johns) Guides

Tuesdays Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays
Mens breakfast on 26th May at 5 Burns Way from 8.3010am Felbridge and District Horticultural Society 17th May Plant and produce sale and demonstration of how to plant up your hanging baskets.

GOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT

What is your Water footprint?
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency declared this week official drought zones in numerous English counties and warned that water shortages could last until Christmas. Farmers are rethinking the management of planting root crops and water provision for their cattle. footprint of a soy burger is about 160 litres, whereas that of a beef burger is about 1,000 litres. Professor Hoekstra said: Water problems are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy. Many countries have significantly externalised their water footprint, importing water-intensive goods from elsewhere. This puts pressure on the water resources in the exporting regions, where too often mechanisms for wise water governance and conservation are lacking. Not only governments, but also consumers, businesses and civil society communities can play a role in achieving a better management of water resources. Water was a precious commodity in the region where Jesus lived. Interestingly, his conversation with the woman at the well is the most extensive recorded dialogue. The introduction that he had to go through Samaria, does not refer to a geographical route but rather to his missionary thrust. Samaritans were among the marginalised groups in society; ethnic and religious outcasts. Subverting the gender, social and religious dynamics, he engages this Samaritan woman in a conversation about living water. She may have expected Jesus to point her to an underground stream, which would have 6

Beyond our borders, water scarcity affects more than 2.7 billion people.
In several regions, poverty, drought, and war prevent access to safe water. Mostly women and children spend a good part of their day hauling water. Contaminated drinking water is a daily health threat for millions of children. Water is described as the oil of the future and it is likely that wars will be fought over it. So beyond environmental, health and social factors there is a moral and political dimension. Water provision in much of the world is a matter of justice. The scarcity of water asks questions about our individual and communal stewardship. Professor Arjen Hoekstra created the idea of the water footprint, an indicator of both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. For example, the water

been an invaluable source. However, he speaks of the living water that will become a spring of water welling up to eternal life (John 4:4-26). The prophet Jeremiah refers to God as the spring of living water. Yet, the people have forsaken him and have dug their own broken cisterns that cannot hold water. The effects of such brokenness are all around us. In this season of drought and leakage, we see a call for the living water of God to flow into conversations across boundaries and borders. Gods promise that He will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground is reflected in Jesus

encounter with this woman. As their conversation progresses, he describes the true worshipers who will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. The well of life in Christ affects all aspects of life, restoring the individual and communal cisterns. Beyond the spiritual life, it will address hosepipebans, consumption, global markets, boycotting of products and effective international diplomacy. It causes justice to roll down like a river, righteousness like a never-ending stream. As we follow in His footsteps may we leave an alternative water footprint and see a well of salvation spring up.
Friday night Theology

The Friends of the College Invite you to

Music for a Summer Evening with

The Sussex Cantorum Chamber Choir Conductor: Simon Austin and The Wealden Recorder Consort On Sunday 10th June 2012, 7.30pm at The College of St Barnabas, Blackberry Lane, Lingfield RH7 6NJ
Admission: Free. Advance booking required. Please contact: The Bursars Office, The College of St. Barnabas Tel: 01342 870260 or Mrs. C. Taylor Tel: 01342 322494. Refreshments will be available. 7

VILLAGE ISSUES
Felbridge W.I.
SEVERAL of our members went to hear auditions from prospective speakers and were very entertained by them, so we, hopefully, will have a really wide range of interests covered for our next year. Some of our members enjoyed the day taster at Denman and are already planning which course they would like to go on. Our competition was an unusual eggcup and it was amazing the variety of entries that were on display a hard task for the judge who was also the speaker for the afternoon. Mr. Carrington explained how fingerprints can be easily recognised and that even though one criminal had his fingerprints removed by surgery they, in fact, came back after four years as the growth comes from the bone. We heard stories of individual burglars who were well known and whose jail terms were noted so they would know who and when they were likely to re-offend. Our next meeting will be a Resolution debate with a fish and chip lunch and followed by a Beetle Drive. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month in Felbridge Village Hall at l.30pm. For more details ring 322302.
Daphne Ayerst

27 New Homes in Felbridge?

Countryside Properties have announced plans for 27 new homes in Felbridge in a new development in Copthorne Road opposite the Mulberry Gate Development. If you are concerned /interested or for more information phone 01293 272819 or email copthorneroad@bidwells.co.uk

Felbridge Country Show

More and more organisations are coming on board for the Country , so there will be much to see and do and Show on no charge for entry: a great day out for all the family. Tickets are now available for the Family Disco in the evening, from the website at www.show.felbridge.org.uk or from Stephonie Clarke on 715830. ART CRAFT COMPETTION There are both adult and under 14 competition classes covering many areas of art and craft do enter something you have made or perhaps try something completely new and enter that. Our new WI craft group is trying all sorts of new skills, including our entry for the Bunting Competition. Not difficult to make, the bunting entries will all be decorating the show and should look wonderful. Remember that the most important rule in all our competitions is that you must have had FUN doing them! PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Have you got a camera? Most of you will have, even if it is only the one on your phone. This is your chance to see one of your pictures on show; have a look at the photography classes and have a go. Full details of events and entry forms for competitions on the website or at the village shop.

16th June

Lunch Club for the retired

The Lunch Club meets the 3rd Thursday of every month in the village hall between 121.30pm.The 2 course meal costs 3.00 and changes every month. All retirees welcome. For more information please contact Mary Taplin on 01342 325548 9

Felbridge Village Store new opening times: Mondays-Saturdays 8am to 7:30pm Sundays 8am to 4pm.

IN THE GARDEN
Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the 7th May.
Anthony Trollope (Dr. Thorne) I WAS always taught that our gardens are not safe until at least the 17th May, but the 7th would be a start. I get cross every year when I see Garden Centres tempting their customers with tender bedding plants weeks before it is safe to plant them out. Do resist! It is so disheartening to go to all that expense and put in all that hard work, only to lose them all to a sudden frost. What we can be getting on with is planting up summer baskets and containers, which can be moved into shelter if a frost threatens. Permanently planted containers need some TLC now too; theyve survived all winter but are getting hungry now and need top dressing. Just remove the top two or three inches of compost, loosen up the compacted layers beneath and top up with new potting compost. This year I am determined to stake the tall perennials before they need it but then I am determined every year and still I leave it too late! There always seems to something that needs to be done first. 10 Not only our gardens, but our ponds are really coming to life now. We built a new one last autumn possibly the heaviest task I have ever undertaken! Most of the plants rescued from the old pond have made it and even the frogs, which I had feared might desert us, came back, so we have been overrun with tadpoles. Unfortunately, and despite all our best efforts, the blanket weed seems to have also survived the move to new premises. Like all weeds, it is growing faster than anything else! The gardening highlight of the year, Chelsea, is approaching fast; it will be from 22nd 26th May. This year there are Chelsea Fringe events across London from 19th May to 10th June just Google it for details; it sounds like an exciting development, run entirely by volunteers. The Felbridge highlight of the year, the Country Show is also on its way, with plenty of opportunities for everyone to enter the various horticultural competitions, so have a look at the classes you dont have to be an expert for this show. Why not give it a try and join in our fastest growing leisure activity, Grow Your Own?
Rosemary Archer

TELL ME WHY?
The Bible says Judge not so why do Christians go on so much about right and wrong?
EVEN AMONG those outside the church, one very well known snippet of a Bible verse is the instruction Judge not. This is taken by many to mean that Christians should not say anything or anyone is wrong, particularly in the realm of personal relationships and morality. So are Christians who speak about right and wrong disobeying the Bible? As always when thinking about a Bible verse, the context of what is said is very important. Here is what it says: Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Matthew 7:1-2 NIV) The phrase Judge not or Do not judge is an instruction against being judgemental. It is warning us that the same standard we use with others will be used against us. This verse is a warning to Christians against a self-righteous or judgemental attitude. However, it is not a command against exercising judgement in the sense of speaking about right and wrong. These verses come in part of Matthews account of Jesus life, in a talk Jesus gave which is often called The Sermon on the Mount. In it Jesus speaks of what is right and wrong in many areas of life: in our relationships with others, in our relationship with God, and even in our inner thoughts and attitudes. Jesus clearly says some things are right and others wrong. Sometimes Christians can come across as judgemental or self-righteous but we should never be like this! Reading this part of Matthews Gospel makes us all realise how far short we fall of living Gods way. Every Christian must recognise that we have frequently failed to live as God would have us do. However, we must still speak of right and wrong, as the Bible says these things really matter. In particular our attitude to Jesus is crucial. A few verses after the ones we have been looking at, Jesus says this: Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV) Jesus says that there are two paths: one is right and one is wrong. One path leads to eternal death, but the other to life forever through trusting Jesus. You can judge for yourself which is best!
Michael Peach

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FELBRIDGE HOTEL & SPA OFFERS

Fathers Day Lunch on Sunday 17th June
Treat your Dad this Fathers Day by enjoying a 2 or 3 course lunch in the Bay Tree Restaurant. 2 course lunch just 19.00 per person or 24.00 for 3 courses. All the Dads will receive a gift. For a real treat why not dine in the award winning Anise Fine Dining Restaurant for dinner? 2 courses in Anise are just 30.00 or 3 courses just 37.50 Type in this link to see the menu: http://www.felbridgehotel.co.uk/fathers-day-lunch.html To make a reservation in one of our superb restaurants please call 01342 337700 or email events@felbridgehotel.co.uk

Connections is a new series of events for Seniors. We will meet monthly for tea, coffee and cake, a short informal talk from the Bible about things that matter, and lots of different activities and games. Theres even a newspaper corner! Hand massage is available too! Or you can simply spend time sitting and chatting. A great opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones all welcome! Our next meeting will be on

Monday 14th May, 2pm-4pm, in St Johns Church Hall.

For more information please do contact Don Ely or Michael Peach.
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coming to Chequer Mead on June 14th and 15th - at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available from the Chequer Mead box office, telephone 01342302000. Made famous by the multi awardwinning film 'Chariots of Fire', this brand new dramatisation brings to life on stage the incredibly inspiring life story of Eric Liddell. He was so much more than merely one of Scotland's greatest Olympians, as in all areas of his life he ran with a purpose, a desire to win for his country and to be honourable to God. A brilliant new production to coincide with the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games.

GIRL GUIDING IN FELBRIDGE

At St Johns church we have very active Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units, We are looking for women aged 18-65 who want to have fun. Being a helper can be a rewarding experience all round, every woman brings different invaluable skills to being a helper, and that is what makes Guiding Great!! We have lots of opportunities for adults, from helping within a unit with either Rainbows age 5-7 Brownies 7-1O or Guides 1O-14, on a weekly basis or help with activities a couple of times a term, to helping on weekends away, plus much more The possibilities are endless Want to find out just how resourceful you are? Try new activities and learn new skills whilst helping the girls to do the same, join the fun and games which comes with helping at Rainbows, Brownies and Guides and meet new people? Then .....Being a leader or helper with 1st Felbridge Rainbows, Brownies or Guides is for you! Please contact Ann and Louise Tucker on 01342 317283 or by email felbridge_rbg@hotmail.co.uk for more details of how you can help at our weekly meetings or if you have a daughter who would like to join us or be put on our waiting lists 17

WHATS COOKING.?
Plans for a bigger kitchen
AT THE APCM Andy Brown reported that the church centre project while scaled back was still in progress. Following consultation with the congregation, the feeling was that our urgent need is to improve the toilets and the kitchen. With this in mind the PCC have reviewed where we are and how we might immediately address these issues. Wardens Phil Tadman and Andy Brown reported that they had met on site with the church architect and a builder who thought that the work could be done in the school summer holidays, thus minimising disruption to groups using the hall. The kitchen and toilets can be addressed within the existing footprint of the building though this will reduce the size of the hall. The solution is to extend the hall to the South. The PCC felt the time required for obtaining local authority planning permission plus approval from the DAC would delay the work at the north end, but the rest of the work could hopefully be completed without delay. The first phase of the work will involve a new entrance, kitchen, toilets and remedial work in the crche and vestry (approx. 130,000 if a new roof is included). The PCC felt that we should probably still continue with plans to extend at the north end in a second phase. It is important to keep up the momentum as there have been a lot of delays. The main decisions involve the layout and design of the new kitchen; Lis Woolley will lead a group consisting of Cecilia Bliss and Carole Grainger to decide on the layout of the new kitchen. Richard Poole and others will be consulted for specialist advice. With this specific plan we will go to tender. Now is the time for your suggestions as we paint in the details. Please talk with Lis and her team about how you wish to use the new kitchen. Please talk with the Wardens on any other issues.
Malcolm Francis

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CURRENT ISSUES:CORRUPTION
Fraud, embezzlement, bribery how it affects the poor
WITHIN the past month, you may have read about cricketers Danish Kaneria and Mervyn Westfield being charged with corruption and Hong Kong property owners Raymond and Thomas Kwok being arrested on suspicion of corrupt activities. Corruption appears to be everywhere. The 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency Intl. shows that no region in the world is immune to the damages of corruption. The majority of the 183 countries and territories assessed had a score below five on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (very clean.) New Zealand, Denmark and Finland were at the top of the list, while North Korea and Somalia were at the bottom. In Russia, president Dmitry Medvedev is crusading against endemic corruption. Kickbacks from state contracts are estimated to cost the country 2% of its GDP. Despite the financial crisis in Greece, hospitals, tax offices and construction licence bodies still rank top for petty bribery. At public hospitals, patients or relatives are expected to pay from 30 and 20,000 to ensure faster treatment than normal. In his Tearfund report, The Cost of Corruption, Bryan Evans says that in South Korea officials take bribes to help the sons of influential people avoid military service. In Haiti, Finance 19 Ministry inspectors found that 23% of names on the government payroll were bogus. In Nigeria, the family of the former military ruler General Sani Abacha is alleged to have stolen over $5 billion from the treasury. It is usually the poorest people in the world that suffer when aid money is siphoned into private bank accounts, or bribes distort public spending priorities. It is the poor who are most dependent on good public services, for they have few alternatives. Where endemic corruption sparks civil unrest it is the poor that suffer. And when environmental rules are breached, it is societys poorest that are most affected by climate change. Our magazine designer Jon Toogood mentioned to me The Mo Ibrahim Prize, awarded annually to a former African head of state who has demonstrated excellence in leadership to develop their country, lift people out of poverty and pave the way for prosperity. Its to be hoped that this kind of approachacknowledging and rewarding good governancewill help make a difference. The Bible is clear on the matter (Proverbs 17:23): A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
Gordon Wilkinson

Celebrating Spring
You are invited to join us for a walk and worship Come and go as you please join us for the whole day or for any part of the walk
Bank Holiday Monday 7 May 2012 10 am 5 pm Starting at St Stephen, South Godstone visiting St George, Crowhurst, St John Blindley Heath, and St Marks Chapel, South Park Prayers in the churches we visit throughout the day (some with royal connections in the Diamond Jubilee year, and ending with tea at the home of HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey) Lunch and refreshments provided
This years walk is through rolling countryside with some stiles but no steep hills. For more information and additional booking forms, contact Ann Wright. 11 Parkhurst Road, Horley, Surrey RG6 8EU

Tel 01293 821322Email wright@btinternet.com

An event arranged by the Southwark Diocesan Faith in the Countryside Group
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HANDING ON THE BATON......

A LITTLE over five years ago Stephen asked if I would take over as warden from Margaret Malcolm as she was moving. My immediate and emphatic response was, No, thank you; that is NOT a position I would feel comfortable with or which I feel gifted to do! I did, however, promise to pray that God would provide the 'right' person..... which is always a dangerous thing to pray! To his great credit, Stephen never mentioned it to me again, although when I asked him tentatively whether he had found anyone else, the answer was negative. But, as the date for the APCM drew ever closer, I began to feel more and more uncomfortable. Suppose God wasn't providing anyone else because I was the answer to my own prayer?! Eventually, after much prayer and heart-searching, and after talking to a few friends, I decided to phone Stephen and say I would be willing IF he couldn't find a better alternative! I added that I would take it on for one year only, until he could find a replacement! So, five years later, I am delighted to be able to hand over to Phil Tadman, knowing that St John's is in the safe and capable hands of Phil and Andy Brown, under God's guidance, for this next challenging phase in Stephen's absence; and I can be confident that they will do a far better job in these circumstances than I would be able to do.... At the end of those five years, do I 21 have any regrets? By God's grace, I can honestly reply with a resounding No! I have certainly felt challenged; often out of my depth; and there have been times which I have found extremely difficult and when I have felt very lonely. But in spite of those times or most probably because of them! I have had to trust in the Lord's help and guidance more than ever, and learn to commit everything to Him in prayer as I went along. As a result, these five years have been a wonderfully positive and enriching experience which I wouldn't have missed, as I have seen prayers answered and problems solved in a way which has strengthened and deepened my own faith. One of the best parts has been the opportunity to get to know more of the church family better, and that is something I shall continue to enjoy in the less demanding role of Deputy Warden! I couldn't have managed at all if it hadn't been for the support and encouragement of so many - thank you all! - and I am very grateful for the tolerance shown by Stephen and others when I've made mistakes. I can now look forward (from a more back-seat perspective!), with the rest of the church family, to all that the Lord has in store for us in the future, as we build on the solid foundations which have been laid down through Stephen's ministry over these past years; and I can look back with gratitude at all I have learnt in the past five years.
Anne Butler

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

News and Thanks
CONGRATULATIONS to Jessica and Peter Stopp on the birth of another granddaughter! Sheila Drury would really like to thank all those who have so kindly been praying for their grandson Jenson. He is now home after almost 8 weeks in hospital. Wonderful! Would anyone like to visit the Chichester Cathedral Festival of Flowers on Friday, 8th June? We have a provisional booking on a sixteen seater, air conditioned Mini Bus to leave St. Johns at 10am, returning from Chichester at 3pm. The cost with a full coach is 18.60 each plus 9 entry fee. Please speak as soon as possible to either Thelma Manning on 01342 327587 or email Thelma.manning@homestall.co.uk or Ann Morley on 01342 714645 or email ann.morley935@btinternet.com

The music and songs from the West End Theatres

Sung by Sam, Naomi and Friends from the London Stage

Come and enjoy

Sunday 6th May 2012 at 7pm At the Church of St. John the Evangelist,
High Street, Dormansland, RH7 6RA Tickets: 12.50 available from Mrs Wendy Rose: 01342 870681

Please make cheques payable to Friends of the College of St. Barnabas. Refreshments Available
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PEST CONTROL SERVICES

Wasps, flies, fleas. All types of rodents and vermin 01342 321373

BUTCHER
ARTHUR FRY, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead 01342 323225

CHIMNEY SWEEP
MILBORROW CHIMNEY SWEEPS, The Flueologists All Flues and Appliances Swept and Serviced. Pots, Cowls, Caps, Birdguards, Fireplace Repairs, Stacks Repointed 01342 717900

FUNERAL DIRECTORS
R MEDHURST, Vine House, Hartfield Caring family firm; home visits; 24 hour service. Memorials arranged: Golden Charter pre-paid Funeral Plans 01892 770253 01342 315880

GARAGE & CAR REPAIRS, MOTs & COACHES

Woodcock Hill Service Station, London Road, Felbridge 01342 325544 01342 326213

KOINONIA COUNSELLING
Marriage problems, bereavement, depression, eating disorders etc Jackie Lake 01342 718948

TV SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATIONS

Panasonic Specialists. Plasma, LCD, Multiroom Systems, Aerial & Satellite. Scott Brothers, 178 London Road, East Grinstead. 01342 321117 For Fairtrade gifts and jewellery that help lift people out of poverty, call Brenda Wilkinson on 01342 311516 for a catalogue and to place your order, or log on to www.createdgifts.org.
When you contact any of our advertisers, don't forget to mention that you saw their advert in Parish News. For advertising enquiries, contact Gordon Wilkinson on 01342 311516 or John Dabell on 01342 317745.

USEFUL CONTACTS
Churchwardens: Phil Tadman 01342 322825 e-mail: philandrosemary@sky.com Andy Brown 01342 314267 e-mail: brownemail@btinternet.com Treasurer: PCC Secretary: Magazine Editor: Cleaning Rota: Ministry of Flowers: Church Hall Bookings: Village Hall Bookings: Chris Saunders 01342 325662 e-mail: treasurerstjohns@gmail.com Sheila Drury 01342 323865 e-mail: sheila.drury1@hotmail.co.uk Lindsey Saunders 01342 325662 e-mail: parishmagstjohns@gmail.com Carole Grainger 01342 325482

Ann Morley 01342 714645 e-mail: annmorley@aol.com Sally Hobbs 01342 410929 e-mail: hobbsfamilysja@gmail.com Lynda Railton 01342 322205

CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVITIES

Stars (3-6 yrs): Comets (Year 2-4): Meteors (Year 5-6): The Rock (Year 7-9): Parish Safeguarding Officer Sally Hobbs 01342 410929 e-mail: hobbsfamilysja@gmail.com Diane Francis 01342 714575 e-mail: diane_francis@tiscali.co.uk Gaby e-mail: gabriella.cicala@gmail.com Michael Peach 01342 312406 e-mail: michaelstevenpeach@gmail.com Chris Ely 01342 311614 e-mail: christineely2@msn.com

Rainbows, Brownies & Guides Ann Tucker 01342 317283 e-mail: ann_tucker@btinternet.com

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