£1 3HeraldsMarch 2019 STORRINGTON SULLINGTON THAKEHAM St Mary’s Church SULLINGTON St Mary’s Church STORRINGTON St Mary’s Church THAKEHAM Holy Sepulchre WARMINGHURST (Churches Conservation Trust) THE PARISH CHURCHES OF St Mary St Mary St Mary STORRINGTON SULLINGTON THAKEHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER STORRINGTON Rector Revd Kathryn Windslow, BTh, MPhil (742888) Information about study The Rectory, Rectory Road, Storrington RH20 4EF and prayer groups, and [email protected] requests for baptisms, Hon. Assistant Priest Revd Charles Hadley, MA (740787) weddings and home 28 Meadowside, Storrington RH20 4EG communions, for Storrington [email protected] contact Revd Kathryn Hon. Assistant Priest Revd Rupert Toovey BA (Hons), FRICS, FRSA, ASFAV (742888) Windslow and for Sullington and Thakeham contact SULLINGTON AND THAKEHAM WITH WARMINGHURST Revd Sara-Jane Stevens. Priest-in-Charge Revd Sara-Jane Stevens, (01798 813121) All telephone The Rectory, The Street, Thakeham RH20 3EP numbers are 01903 [email protected] unless otherwise stated. PARISH CLERGY PARISH A Rumpus at the Rectory! live by the 5 Marks of Mission, number 5 of which is “to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life On Sunday 20 February our lives changed of the earth”. This is a huge challenge, and an impossible task, if forever. Two Springer Spaniel – English Pointer we take too large a view. However, we can make a real difference, cross sisters moved over the road from The White starting at home, starting small. Let us be responsible with how Lion Inn in Thakeham to The Rectory. Just eight we treat our pets, our commitment to recycling, reviewing and weeks old, super cute and very intelligent, we reducing our plastic consumption, ‘upcycling’ rather than buying were soon to find out who was training whom! new when possible and giving to charities that work by these ideals. Our new girls came in and turned Although we live here, the earth’s resources are not ours to do with the house upside-down. Chew what we will. “The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it” Psalm toys everywhere, and not a few 24:1. Psalm 104:24-25, “How many are your works, O Lord! In little puddles. But we are complete, wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. and the house training is coming There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond on in leaps and bounds. We are a number – living things both large and small.” We are but caretakers, house full of warm puppy-cuddles stewards, if you will, of God’s creation. If we treat creation with the and so much fun. same love and care God showers on us, ‘what a wonderful world The two new arrivals are very it would be’. keen to meet all their neighbours; SARA-JANE STEVENS human, animal and interesting Priest-in-Charge of Sullington and Thakeham with Warminghurst smells alike. You may find us sitting watching the world go by or exploring, when they are able, PRAYER FOR THE MONTH walking in the fields. Come over You are the love of each living creature, O God. and say hello. You are the warmth of the rising sun. It is humbling to consider how You are the whiteness of the moon at night. baby animals place their trust in You are the life of the growing earth. one so completely. The world is a new and rather daunting one for You are the strength of the waves of the sea. them. They rely on us for food, safety, relaxation, stimulation, and Speak to me this night, O God, sleep, yet their protectors are the most dangerous species on the speak to me your truth. planet. If only they knew. Dwell with me this night, O God, If only they saw the pain and dwell with me in love. damage we cause our fellow from Celtic Prayers from Iona humans. J Philip Newell If only they knew the destruction we have waged on our natural world. In Memorium – Sylvia Hyams 9 If only they could glimpse the cruelty Canon Palmer Diary 14 that results from our selfishness. Storrington Village Day Revival 15 Humans – the apex predator. Would they trust us if they knew? Sandgate Singers Review 16 Can humans change their Reflections of the Past 20 metaphorical spots? In the Church of England, we are striving to FEATURES Crowdfunding Campaign 24 3 Heralds // March 2019 3 Thakeham and Sullington share this verse for the year. We’re a joint benefice which means we also share our priest - although our styles are different. www.thakehamchurch.com Churchwardens Treasurer Child Protection Officer Church Bookings David Peacock (745595) Liz Whitehead (07742 277757) Karen Arkle (744844) Wynn Lednor (743025) 5 Dean Way, PCC Secretary 5 Jubilee Way, Storrington RH20 3NZ 4 Crescent Rise, Storrington RH20 3NB Storrington RH20 4QN Pat Snape (01798 817389) Electoral Roll Officer Bellringers: Tower Captain Allison Goodfellow (740499) Thakeham Lee David Peacock (745595) Roger Watts (01798 813775) Lyndene High Bar Lane 5 Dean Way, Storrington RH20 4QN Gift Aid Officer Newhouse Lane Thakeham Organist Bob Timms (01798 813807) Storrington RH20 3HQ RH20 3EH Beryl Hardie (892349) Cootes, The Street, Thakeham RH20 3EP PASTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAKEHAM: Please contact Revd Sara-Jane Stevens on 01798 813121 to make arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings and Banns of Marriage. She can be contacted at Thakeham Rectory throughout the week. Her day off is Friday. UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON RE-ORDERING PROJECT FOR ST MARYS THAKEHAM Legend The public meeting held on 22 July 2018 raised a number of Tree No. 1 - Holly Tree As Proposed Item to be relocated to proposed location as described and shown as a purple line issues as reported in the October 3 Heralds. A floor finish is to be taken up and a new floor finish is to be applied all as described. LEDGER STONE 10 To be removed from its existing location Ledger stones are to be retained as existing. During the works the stones are to SL 56.72 be protected. SL 56.92 SL 56.59 We have been able to respond to most of these and have SL 56.67 Pew to be retained in original LEDGER STONE 11 SL 56.78 location Pew to be relocated from the east end of the nave to the east end of the west SL 55.92 incorporated the following solutions in our latest proposals section of the bank of pews. SL 56.01 RWP 5 WF 16 Pews are to be carefully relocated to the location as W.C with Baby shown as a purple line. Change as follows: Store 1.5m² 4no. pews are to retained as MONUMENT existing but relocated from the rear of the nave into the north The shed is to be transpet. removed SL 56.70 TRAP DOOR The existing parquet floor finish VESTRY / MEETING ROOM within the North transept is to be 19m² retained as existing. B Lobby 1.6m² PLANT ROOM Pulpit and base are to be rotated Row roof lights fitted at the 1.4m² 5.90 and moved closer so that steps apex of the mono-pitch roof take up less space within the to form a glazed link WF 17 Rad 3 Nave. • We have moved the coffee area into the bell tower SL 56.37 between the historic fabric SL 56.43 and new intervention Rad 2 NORTH TRANSEPT WG 10 Circulation Space 5m² F-C 1.57 SL 56.45 WT 24 C-H 1.96 WS 20 WF18 Proposed Drainage 3 No. High window over route from the base of the tower W.C . to the proposed annexe SL 56.02 and the dishwasher and fixtures will be located under RWP 4 WG 13 Proposed location for RWP 9 F-C 1.97 RWP 9 (to be relocated) WT 25 C-H 1.88 WG 8 WS 21 WG 9 F-C 1.59 2 No. High window over F-C 1.44 DG 5 SL 55.65 C-H 2.49 C-H 2.49 DH 2.28 SL 55.80 Arch over Up Rad 4 H 2.24 UP UP Rad 5 the stairway leading up to the bell ringers’ gallery 170 Floor thk Up DG 4 820 deep SL 55.55 DH 1.69 Pew 30 Rad 6 Proposed stair to access the proposed Steps into the existing vestry PULPIT bell ringers 180 are to be carefully removed Up Rad 15 mezzanine. and the threshold into the LEDGER STONE 7 The positions of existing and proposed annexe is to be SL 55.65 proposed radiators within the Chancel and the Sanctuary is to be level. Door to be Pew 31 62.47 BH SL 55.65 SL 55.54 determined Cupboard unit with 1205 reconfigured and frame AVG. adapted for door to swing Rad 7 counter top and SL 55.68 Up into the annexe. sink behind located GRILLE 3 Up underneath the SL 55.67 • We have enlarged the vestry area to include a meeting DG 3 stair. Rad 16 DH 3.04 LEDGER STONE 4 UP UP Arch over C SL 55.85 SL 55.90 The front 2no. (4No. total) pews to each C Up Up Up SL 55.65 BH 64.33 BH Up aisle are to be relocated into the rear 64.33 BH WT 28 SL 55.56 NAVE section of the nave. 4no. pews are to be WT 26 SL 55.53 ALTAR WS 22 1No. High window over removed from the rear and refitted into the UP Up WF 19 F CHANCEL SL 55.73 3 No.