Dear friends,

First may I say an enormous thank you for all your kind contributions to the wonderful presents I received last Sunday. I was completely overwhelmed by your generosity and love the picture of Capel Church which will have a special place in our new house. The Sarah Raven vouchers will help us create our new garden which I will start working on this Autumn and winter. I have loved being part of this community and will miss you all enormously, but I have many happy memories to look back on, especially attending both the weekly and monthly bible groups, helping at the vicarage fete, Christmas Fair and military show and of course singing all those wonderful hymns in church.

We’re here for a couple more weeks but do leave the village on 1 September, so this is one last appeal for someone to do the weekly sheets. The preparation takes about an hour of my time and the printing and collating a second hour. The sheets are pre-printed with the readings so it is just the notices that need updating each week. If you don’t have a printer I think Rev Liz would be able to print them for you on her new very fast laser printer, but you do need to be able to use ‘Word’ in order to compile them. Do let me know if you would like to give it a try.

This weeks services are:
9.30am Matins at Ockley taken by Graham Everness
10.30am Cafe church at The Crown, Capel – led by Claire Robins
Rev Liz is away on holiday until 4 September so if you have any queries please ask your church wardens.

Next Saturday sees the return of the much loved Capel Show 12-5pm at Capel recreation ground. This show combines the classic car show and the Horticultural show – so you get two for the price of one!! Do remember that the proceeds from this event go to village societies and charities including the church. I hope to see you there.

The photo of the week this week is my favourite bench on Holmwood common, which is lovely and cool under the tree canopy. Talking of cool places, may I suggest if you are feeling hot to take refuge in one of our lovely churches, they are beautifully cool in this hot weather.

With love and prayers

Debbie von Bergen
debbievonbergen@icloud.com
07774 784008

Readings-14.08.22.pdf

weekly-sheet-22.08.14.pdf