A unique opportunity to put questions to the Archbishop of Canterbury and hear him speak on how to find security and hope in uncertain times
You can also connect online by following this link and registering: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-questions-with-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-dorking-tickets-162238043355
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A Service of the Word for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Led by Rev Tiffer Robinson, our online church service comes from The churches of Rattlesden, Hitcham, Brettenham and Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk.
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Dear Friends,
I do hope you have had a good week and have managed to find some sunshine whilst out and about. I have spent the week starting the next decluttering phase here at home.
As most of you know we are aiming to downsize next year, and so much of the last 25 years worth of possessions are gradually being discarded. For September I have taken on the task of decluttering a number of items every day starting with one on September 1st, two on the 2nd, and so on until you declutter thirty on the 30th. That should result in 465 items in total! The decluttering for me isn’t the difficult part it’s finding new homes for them all, as I want to try and keep as many out of landfill as possible – so watch out, I may be arriving on your doorstep with ‘gifts’! On a serious note I do have a long list of organisations who would like our discarded items that are still in good condition, so do let me know if you are trying to find a new home for something.
This week we have two Sunday services:
Matins BCP at Ockley 9.30am
Family Communion at Capel 10.30am
We also have church teas at Ockley on Sunday 3-5pm – do go along and sample their wonderful cake!
Next Saturday sees Capel market back in action again 8.30-11.30am in The Crown carpark, Capel.
The Crown are also hosting a coffee morning on the 8th in aid of McMillan cancer, so do visit and donate to this wonderful organisation.
The readings and weekly sheet are attached as normal along with the flier for the Capel Christmas Fair which I forgot to include last week. Please mark the date 20 November in your diaries and if you can volunteer to help on the front desk, or selling raffle tickets or serving coffee and tea please do reply to this email.
Lastly two photos this week from a lovely circular walk from Betchworth church to Brockham which is great at this time of the year but to be avoided in the winter!
Debbie von Bergen
debbievonbergen@icloud.com
07774 784008
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Liz’s Letter
September – a lovely month! I do like the Autumn and especially after the rather tricky summer we have been experiencing. I have spent quite a lot of time growing from seed some vegetables this year but I’m sorry to have to report that they have not borne much fruit. We dug in loads of potatoes and discovered just before we needed some dug up for our Sunday lunch, unbelievably underneath all that earlier growth and covering it up repeatedly, there were none there! Not one potato! Where had they gone to? I guess they just didn’t form at all, so that was a bit of a disaster. Then my tomatoes appear to have suffered from too much rain and some are looking rather sickly. The courgettes grew into enormous marrows while we were on holiday and the broad beans covered in Black Fly deteriorated somewhat as well! Oh dear – well I think the pumpkins are still growing although there now seems to be one missing… But at least we live in a part of the world where we can easily get what we need from the shops. If our crops are ruined by rain or drought it’s not really a disaster like it is in many other parts of the globe.
Because for others a failure in their crops or a shortage of labourers (the Coronavirus Delta variant has affected many smaller villages in poorer countries) is truly a disaster. Climate change has contributed to the terrible earthquake and tropical storm in Haiti this August leaving many dead and bereaved, homeless and more poverty stricken than before. The charity Compassion UK who organises sponsorship of many vulnerable children in these countries have reported that ten of their sponsored children died in the earthquake along with several caregivers. Some of us in the village support children through Compassion and this news really brings it home as we pray that our sponsored child or children will be safe . So do join us for one of our Harvest Festivals this year or leave donations in the churches. There will be information published as to how to do this. In the meantime let us hope and pray that the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November really can achieve and accelerate plans to get what they call this ‘runaway climate change’ under control.
Closer to home and on a happier note I am sure we all want to wish our wonderful Editor Corinne and her husband to be, Michael, a wonderful wedding day this month and a very happy married life together forever! Corinne and Michael will also be ringing the bells following their service. This seems to be a bit of a theme this year! Also we have another lovely couple who like Corinne and Michael and so many other engaged couples have had to wait a long time for their special day; Ella and Tom who are marrying at St Margaret’s this month. We wish them all God’s blessings as they begin the adventure of married life together.
With my love and prayers
Rev Liz
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A Service of the Word for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Led by Rev Suzanne Vernon-Yorke, our online church service comes from St Christopher’s Church, Hanwell, and explores the theme ‘living inside out’.
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Dear Friends,
I hope like me you’ve had a chance to appreciate the drier weather this last week or so. I’ve managed to garden without having to wear waterproofs and walk the dog without constantly consulting the ‘rain today’ app on my phone.
This weekend is a busy one for our churches. Bernie Osborne’s thanksgiving service is this afternoon (28 August) with refreshments afterwards. Then there are our Sunday services:
9.30 communion at Ockley
10.30 morning worship at Capel.
Capel is also hosting church teas both Sunday and bank holiday Monday 3-5pm, please do come if you can.
The Crown in Capel is hosting the ‘Capel Blues Festival’ this weekend, featuring Alan Glenn today and our very own Bob Cranham with the British Bluescasting Corporation on Sunday. Tickets can be bought on Capel box office www.capelboxoffice.co.uk
Next week sees the start of September (where has the time gone!) and a number of special events to put in your calendar:
5 September – church teas at Ockley 3-5pm
11 September Jacqui McShee in concert at Capel church
12 September – sponsored walk for our churches around Holmwood Common – last chance to register, just reply to this email
24-25 Visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury to our diocese – see the separate flier
Lastly, whilst you have your diary open please put in the date of the first Capel Christmas Fair 20 November 12-4pm. I attach a flier for you to see what wonderful stalls we have coming, but we are also asking for your help to man the front door, serve coffee/tea help on the raffle etc etc. Please let Suzanne or I know if you could spare some time.
Photo of the week, taken this morning at the fish ponds at Green Farm – a tranquil summer scene.
With love and prayers
Debbie von Bergen
debbievonbergen@icloud.com
07774 784008
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“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever’ Isaiah 40:8
Another packed issue with all the regulars, plus a focus on the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to our Diocese in September and the Afghanistan crisis with details of Emergency appeals, together with prayer resources.
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A Service of the Word for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. Led by Ven Dr Peter Rouch, Chief Executive of Church Army, our online church service comes from the Chapel of the Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield, and explores truth and peace through Ephesians 6.10-20.
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Dear Friends,
I do hope you have all had a good week, my goodness they seem to fly by! I know the weather hasn’t been the sunniest, but for those off us that enjoy walking it has been an almost perfect temperature and without much rain.
Our churches remain busy, Capel had a successful church teas last Sunday (thank you to all those who came). This coming Saturday 28 August sees Bernie Osborne’s Memorial service at 3pm, which I’m sure some of you will be attending, and at the beginning of September, Ockley will host a Memorial service for Trevor King. We also have two weddings to look forward to in September Ella and Tom in Ockley on the 12th and Michael and Corinne in Capel on the 18th. Please include them all in your prayers.
This Sunday we have the following services:
9.30am Matins – Ockley
10.30am Family Communion – Capel
The 10.30 service at Capel will also see the return of Traidcraft. Their goods will be available after the service so do bring extra cash with you, I’m afraid they can’t take cards.
There will be no recording of the services this week.
I have had no other takers for the walk on Holmwood Common on 12 September. Please do let me know if you would like to join us as I have to let the organisers know within the next week. Just reply to this email. It will raise funds for our churches, so do participate if you can.
I attach this week’s reading and the weekly sheets. This week’s photo is of Polesden Lacey, a pretty view whilst I was out walking with a friend on Ranmore yesterday.
With love and prayers
Debbie von Bergen
debbievonbergen@icloud.com
07774 784008
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Watch our online church service for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, led by Rev Mark Hewerdine. Celebrating the Festival of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our worship comes from St Chad’s Ladybarn, exploring The Magnificat as a vision of the Kingdom of God.
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