St. Swithun's Church East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK

Sunday Services

2008-09-25T19:20:00.035+01:00

27th July 10th after Trinity
St Swithun's
8am Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
and Good News Club for children
6.30pm Evening Prayer
St Barnabas
9.30am Worship Together
St Luke's
10.30am Sung Eucharist

Our Flower Festival 2007

2008-07-13T21:39:00.004+01:00

A full report will be appearing soon - here are a few pictures of the events over the past few days leading up to St Swithun's Day. Click on any photo to see it full sized. Below you can see Alexandra Durrant being presented with a bottle of champagne from Anne Ivorson as thanks for all her work in heading up the team that organised the Flower Festival.

Here are a few collages - click on them to see full sized.

Our new Deacons

2008-06-30T07:59:00.001+01:00

David Ivorson and Mark Eminson were ordained as Deacons at Chichester Cathedral - there was huge support there for them from the congregation and staff.

St Swithun's Church just before the First World War

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NB No Rood Screen - installed 1919

Betty Crowhurst arranging flowers c 1992

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As part of a series of retrospectives we look back at people who have been a key part of St Swithuns.

Betty Crowhurst worshipped for over 80 years and was one of the team of "Heavenly Dusters" for many years. Here we see Bet arranging flowers c 1992.

She was much loved and died in her 90's in 2004.

Great Battles in History part 26

2008-01-28T22:14:00.000Z

At Crawley Bowl the team from Men's Relax took on the demon bowlers of the Mothers Union Bowling Team. A close and well contested match took place - the star of the evening was Bill Gordon who got 3 successive strikes.
A rematch is expected in due course.

Christingles on Advent Sunday

2007-12-02T15:41:00.001Z

Goodbye to an old friend

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Ann Flute is moving to Oxfordshire and will be sadly missed by all her many friends at St. Swithun's. We all wish her well in her lovely new cottage.

Ann has been a stalwart of the church for many years and is pictured here with some of her colleagues from the St. Swithun Restoration Trust, where she has been the Hon Secretary for the past 5 years.

ST. SWITHUN'S CHRISTMAS CARDS

2007-10-28T18:07:00.001Z

The Restoration Trust will be selling high quality Christmas cards based on the 10 winning designs in our recent competition. All proceeds go to raise funds for conservation of the church building.

10 cards + envelopes are £5 or buy 2 boxes for £10 and get one box free. This equates to 33p a card. A list is available at the back of St. Swithun’s for you to reserve your requirement. Photos of all the cards will appear here next weekend. The cards are available after services or from the Parish Office.

If you have any queries contact Nick Peaty (322386.)

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The Parish System

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thanks to www.cartoonchurch.com for this

Harvest Festival

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Farmer Brian Emmett provides the corn and brings his tractor which is always a great favourite.

	The children queue to sit in the tractor
	This year our harvest gifts were shared between food for Crawley Open House which helps the homeless and money gifts for a school in Africa.

Civic Service

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Mayor and Town Organisations come to St Swithun's for Civic Service.
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Walking the Way 2007

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At Worth Abbey, Bishop Lindsay presided at the Confirmation.
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How the Parish works < ahem >

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thanks to www.cartoonchurch.com for this

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Cabaret Night

2007-07-08T14:12:00.000+01:00