Dear friends,

Attached is a leaflet of the Ukraine goods collection that is currently underway in Ewhurst. If you have any of the indicated items that you can drop off that would be great.

Towards the end of the month I will be going away for 10 days and I would be grateful of offers to do the notes for Sundays 2 and 9 April.

This week’s photo is from our visit recently to Tate Modern. A lot of the exhibits were beyond me but this piece was very striking.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

notes-20230312.pdf

Weekly Notes
Reading20230312.pdf

Weekly Readings
Ukraine-Spring-collection-2023-information-for-EOFG-Website.pdf

Dear friends,

It’s March already and Mothering Sunday is not far off. This means the start of the season of teas as the first one is always on that Sunday.

On the hospitality theme, I would like to draw your attention to the soup lunches in aid of the Bishop of Guildford’s relief fund. Several volunteers have made soup to be served for a donation and Joy has agreed to do takeaway as well but please do bring a container if you would like to take her up on this. All details are in the notes attached.

Inspire magazine is out now and Suzanne tells me there is some info on BBC recordings in Guildford cathedral early this month. If you would like to attend, please find the info in this month’s magazine:
InSpire Magazine – The Parish of Capel and Ockley (capelandockleychurch.org.uk)<www.capelandockleychurch.org.uk/inspire-magazine/>

I am very pleased with the number of subscribers signing up for this email via our website. If you know of someone in your household or circle of friends who is not yet signed up and is struggling, please give them a hand. Naturally I will be happy to help as well if you get stuck. Use the link at the bottom to get to the right page.

Having had to lock up the hens because of avian flu has had one advantage: one hellebore (attached picture) has come back after the whole bed was devoured by them over the years. Must get some more now: I love them!

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Reading20230305.pdf

Readings
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“During these 40 days, let me put away all my pride. Let me change my heart and give up all that is not good within me. Let me love God with all that I am and all that I have.”
Genesis Grain

Welcome to the March 2023 issue! Featuring articles on Lent, Mothering Sunday, the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles III and the complete list of dates for Church Teas 2023 at both churches!

March-2023.pdf

Dear friends,

To start I would like to thank all of you who have signed up to receive the notes via the PCC website. If you haven’t got around to it yet please see how to do this at the bottom of this email. If you need help, please do not hesitate to ask me.

Our Lent course ‘Living in love and faith’ is starting this week. Rev Liz tells me there is a lot of interest and it will be a great opportunity to learn form each other when we explore the bible and exchange ideas. Please do come as we would love to hear your thoughts and feelings too!

This week we remembered how the war in Ukraine started a year ago. The end is not in sight and deep down we all consider what the consequences of this conflict could be. Let us continue to pray and provide practical help where it is needed.

The picture this week was taken by Rev Liz. We went to a CofE carbon net zero seminar (more about that in the near future) and walking back to the multi storey car park this is what it looked like from the outside: largely covered in green plants arranged in beautiful patterns it was a joy to behold.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Weekly Notes
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Dear friends,

Spring has sprung and I hope you have noticed it too: more birdsong and stand-offs in the garden over territories, budding trees and the first daffs and crocusses.

With Lent around the corner your church is getting active once again after winter too.

* ‘Living life in love and faith’ is the title of the Lent course that is starting in the last week of February. Monday evenings and Tuesday afternoons so hopefully one of those times will suit most of you. It’s an opportunity to learn and grow by listening to God and each other. Today’s picture illustrates!
* We will have soup lunches on most Saturdays in Lent in support of the Bishop of Guildford’s Lent Appeal. This year 50% of donations will go to the Earthquake appeal and the other half will be donated for relief in our own country, where the cost-of-living crisis is as pressing as ever. Great opportunities to get together and donate to these deserving causes. Joy will be coordinating soups and would be pleased to hear from you if you would like to offer.

Details of both Lent activities are in attached notes.

Further on the Earthquake appeal: three people have already volunteered to shake buckets in Dorking later this week. If you have some time Thursday, Friday or Saturday, please let me know and I will pass your details on the organisers.

Lastly, a last minute change hasn’t made it into the notes: next week there will be communion service in St John instead of Morning Worship. As always, the website info is correct!

God bless,

Dineke

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notes-20230219.pdf    Weekly Notes
20230219.pdf  Readings Sheet

A few days ago, the General Synod of the Church of England welcomed the Bishops’ proposals for providing prayers to bless same-sex couples in church which is I am sure, something you have heard about through media coverage. Synod members also voted to ‘lament and repent’ of the failure of the Church to welcome LGBTQI+ people and for the harm that LGBTQI+ people have experienced and continue to experience in church. This was a landmark debate with a last minute proviso that the use of these prayers would not contradict the Church’s historic and current teaching on marriage. The debate overran by several hours and although the Synod passed the motion, it is very clear that the Church of England is very divided on this issue. The debate follows six years of listening, learning and discernment known as Living in Love and Faith. The Synod debate heard many different arguments from members’ personal experience and the Church Times newspaper asked the Archbishop, Justin Welby about the place of personal experience in decision making. He reflected that if you read the Book of Acts – the Acts of the Apostles, the clearest and most important decisions were a combination of scripture, of observation and of personal experience. I like the way the Archbishop puts this and it certainly fits with the way I interpret scripture and encourage others to do so likewise. As I wrestle with the opposing views within the wider Anglican Church, one word came into my mind very clearly. That word is humanity and more precisely, that we show humanity to others. This is what I believe Jesus did always in his teaching. He showed humanity.

In order to explore what these landmark prayers of blessings might mean for us in our local situation we are running as this year’s Lent Course, the actual course based on the six years of listening, learning and discernment also known not surprisingly as ‘Living in Love and Faith’. Please do join us on an evening or afternoon to journey with us as we as a group or in smaller groups, reflect on our experiences, consider others’ and examine scripture, all in a context of mutual respect. Details and times are in the Church diary section. Do contact me if you would like further information on these.

The importance of showing humanity to others has never been more important when in recent weeks we have watched with horror and waited with hope for survivors of the devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. Described as truly apocalyptic our hearts and prayers have gone out to those affected and many of us will be donating to the Disaster’s Emergency Committee (DEC) via many different aid agencies or directly. Some have also been involved in sending out much needed baby goods and supplies for all ages. We are donating funds collected from some of our church services to send to the DEC. It would be good to know of other ways we can help too…. With this in mind we will be holding on most Saturdays during Lent a simple soup lunch at Capel Church. Donations will be given to the Bishop of Guildford’s Lent Appeal – to help the vulnerable and needy and 50% of the fund will also be given to help the earthquake survivors. The heating will be on I promise and expect in any case a warm welcome!

With my love and prayers as ever
Liz
01306 711260 liz@hostmyserver.co.uk

Dear friends,

It can’t be said too often: The earthquake on the border of Türkiye and Syria requires our full attention and support for the recovery effort must be financially supported. Donations to the Disaster Emergency Committee and all the usual suspects (Red Cross Christian Aid, Tear Fund and many more) will be very welcome. In Syria the situation is even more precarious due to the ongoing conflict, especially in the north where the earthquake has struck hardest.

In fact, Churches Together in Dorking (which I believe we support) are asking for volunteers to shake buckets in Dorking from Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 February for the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. If you can spare a few hours, please let me know by reply email (with preferred times and contact details) or contact Elizabeth Dobson on emddh7@hotmail.com or 01306 881479. It would be great if we could collect a substantial amount to send in aid of the homeless surviving in the cold.

The picture below is of our recent toilet twinning effort. This is a great way to provide permanent, ongoing support for communities in poorer countries. Both our toilets are now twinned.

God bless.

Dineke

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notes-20230212.pdf Weekly Notes

Reading-20230212.pdf Reading Sheet

Dear friends,

Having heard about this comet that passes our way every 50,000 years or so, Dik and I went to the coast last Tuesday evening to see if we could spot it. The sky became clearer closer to the coast and we had good hope. What neither of us had registered was that some articles mentioned that this celestial object could only be spotted with difficulty with binoculars (which we brought) before sunset when the moon wasn’t interfering. Ah well …. Hope some of you were better prepared. It’s humbling though to think that the last time this comet came close was when Neanderthal people walked the earth. Who knows what this comet will find next time it comes this way.

We are in for another cold spell. The picture this week is of my car windscreen in the previous cold spell. The cab is a bit leaky and the moisture had frozen against the inside of the glass. Double scraping joy!

God bless,

Dineke

notes-20230205.pdf Weekly notes

reading-20230205.pdf Service Sheet