The Downland Benefice Baptisms Holy Trinity , St Andrew’s, Edburton Sunday 2nd July Tilly Ware Poynings St John the Evangelist, Sunday 16th July Dora Worsley Edburton The Transfiguration, Saturday 22nd July Tristan Burton Pyecombe www.downlandchurches.co.uk Wedding July 2017 th Saturday 29 July Adam Keen and Amy Blackford

There is a united Benefice service every Sunday Other special events and dates this month morning at 10 am in one of our churches.  Pyecombe Village weekend and Flower Festival On most Sundays, this is a service of Holy Communion. 1-2nd July Theme: New Beginnings. Songs of Praise On the first Sunday of each month, it is an all age worship service to round off the weekend – 6pm on 2nd July service, followed at 11.15 am by a short Communion service.  Midsummer Concert and Strawberry Tea at Newtimber Church in the grounds of Newtimber Location varies according to the pattern below: st nd Place: 1 July 2-30 pm First Sunday (2 July) Poynings rd th  Benefice Council: 7.30pm, 3 July The Rectory. Second Sunday (9 July) Newtimber th th  Confirmation service is on Thursday 20 July at Third Sunday (16 July) Poynings 8pm at St Andrew’s Church, . Do come Fourth Sunday (23rd July) Pyecombe th and support our 3 candidates. Fifth Sunday (30 July) Newtimber  Messy Church Friday 21st July Hall. There is also a Benefice Evening Service at 6pm th  Sunday 23 July 10.30 – 4.30pm is Newtimber’s every second Sunday (9 July) at Pyecombe. Country and Village Fayre; Church Lane,

Newtimber. Activities and fun for all the family In addition, at Edburton Church there is: rd A service of Family Communion every first and third  On Sunday 23 July, Pyecombe Church will be Sunday at 11 am. (2nd July and 16th July) serving tea and cakes from 2.30-4.30pm.  Sunday 30th July is Fulking Fair – see boards.

Morning and Evening Prayer each week For more information on all events, email : Mondays: Edburton at 6 pm Tuesdays: Newtimber at 5pm [email protected] Wednesdays: Poynings at 9 am; Pyecombe at 6 pm Clergy contact details: Evergreens (for the over 60’s) Revd. Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge Monday, 3rd July, 3.30 – 5 pm at Rushfields Farm Shop Tel 01273 857456 [email protected] (Colin and Cathy Langridge) Revd Graham Jeffery (Edburton) 01273 494559