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Welcome to Christ Church, Blacklands & St. Andrew, Laton Road, Hastings
General News and Announcements
The Deadline for the April edition is Noon Wednesday 27th March
If you have articles or items of interest for the newsletter ring Debbie Dann on 01424 717004 or email to debbie@dann-home.me.uk
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Don’t forget to change your clocks on the 31st March.
Polite Notice
A set of music books, ‘Carols for Choirs ‘ (in green covers) is missing from the Choir Vestry. Any information about their whereabouts will be welcome. If they have been borrowed, please return as soon as possible.
Table Sale
It was an ‘amazing’ Table sale (in one respect). The tables were full to capacity with many interesting items to sell (well, I think so!) An air of excited expectations pervaded the hall as we waited to open the doors. The only disappointment was an average number of customers! How do we encourage more to come, and with money to spend?? (Suggestions please!) The table holders did not go home having made their fortunes but we had fun and £280 was raised for church funds!
Pam.
Women's Fellowship
On Monday, 11th March, our speaker, Paul Lendon, will talk on the subject ‘Sun & Health’, particularly relevant for the history of our area.
Our last meeting before Easter is on Monday, 25th March, when John Schofield will show us some magic tricks and talk to us under the title ‘The Magical Victorians’.
Looking ahead to Monday, 8th April, we will be holding a three course Spring Lunch in the Hall. The cost is £5. Please give in your names at the March Meetings or telephone Jean Gill (Hastings 01424-427554) to help our Committee with catering arrangements.
Meetings start at 2.30pm. Visitors are welcome. The contribution is £1.50 to include tea & raffle.
Helen Gossling Tel:01424-423124
Tea ‘N’ Chat
The meetings in March will be on Mondays 4th and 18th starting at 2:00 p.m.
Please try to support this friendly group or at least come and give us a try.
For more information contact 01424-717004.
Parish Group
Members enjoyed a wonderful evening of entertainment for the February meeting. A quartet of musicians making their debut performance under the name “Loose Ends” played and sang a variety of easy listening songs from different parts of the world. Ukuleles, Mandolins, guitars and percussion were all used and members joined in and foot tapped as the quartet performed their repertoire. Following the entertainment members enjoyed a Bring and Share buffet in a very convivial atmosphere. We were delighted to see Betty Hornsey back with us after her long spell of recovery from a fall and subsequent surgery. We were also pleased to hear that Audrey Bark, Joan Downing and Tony Birmingham are making progress at home following their recent hospitalisations.
The next meeting will be on 18th March when we have a speaker to talk to us about “Surviving in Soho”, a talk which is said to be “a bit saucy and a little rude in places”!
Christian Aid
planned to hold a Fish and Chip Supper on Wednesday 6th March at 7.00 p.m., at Christchurch Methodist Church, Springfield Rd, Bexhill. The cost is £5. Anyone who wants to go please see Jean who will provide transport.
Inter-Church Quiz
Details are as follows:
Place: St. Helen’s Hall
Date: Saturday 23rd March
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Teams of 6
Bring nibbles and drinks. Teas will be available
Speak to Debbie Dann if you would like to attend.
Some transport will be available.
Churches Together in Hastings & St Leonard’s and LOAF Project
Afternoon walks for the whole family, friends and neighbours. Each walk will be a guided route, usually of between 3 and 4 miles, often with shorter options, many based on routes of the ever popular LOAF May Day family walks.
Sunday 3rd March 2.30 p.m.: starting at the Powdermill Lane car park (approx ½ mile beyond Powdermill Hotel) between Battle and Catsfield.
Sunday 7th April 2.30 p.m.: starting at Brede Church (opposite Red Lion, Brede)
Walk Details are at: www.loafproject.co.uk
Prayer group
The Blacklands Prayer group will be meeting on the 1st and 15th March. All are welcome to join us in St. Andrews Chapel.
PCC update
The PCC meeting due to be held on the 11th Feb had to be cancelled as only two members attended. The PCC meeting was rescheduled to the 25th February.
Advertisement: ‘All Aloud’
A new adult fun CHOIR for everyone.
Where? St Peter and St Paul Church, Parkstone Road in the Church Hall.
When? Wednesdays 7pm - 8-45pm. Cost? £4 per session
Who do I contact? Ann (01424 424566.)
No audition, no joining fee. Enjoy singing at Nursing Homes and at other venues.
Friday 1st March is Women’s World Day of Prayer.
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me”
Open to everyone. All welcome.
The service has been written by the Women of France and being held in Hastings and St. Leonard’s at
St. Johns Hollington, Upper Church Rd, St. Leonards.10:30 a.m.
St. Helens Methodist Church, Clifton Road/The Ridge 2:30 p.m.
Sorry but a change of plan means there is no evening service this year.
Please try to support.
FoodBank News
Hi Everyone,
Just to let you know that we fed 236 people in January distributing 1,756 kg of food in the process. Donations in January were a total of 1,212 kg, so we gave out over 500 kg more food than we received. This has left us with stock shortages (in some cases total lack) in the following: Sugar (500 g), Pasta Sauce, Fruit Juice (long life), Meat, Milk (long life) and Coffee.
To date we have fed 1,192 people and distributed 9744 kg of food.
Pete Houlton foodbank Administrator
Hastings Street Pastors: Caring, Listening,helping
Prayer Team members are needed to pray at base,one night a month from 9:15 p.m. until 3:15 a.m..
Transport can be provided to and from your home. There are also Street Pastor vacancies. Please contact: 07964 167870
hastings@streetpastors.org.uk Registered Charity no: 1148589
The article on the Relocation of St. Andrew’s Parish is here.
Our church is a listed building
Blacklands Church is a Grade II* listed building. Grade II* buildings are classified by English Heritage as particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Only 5.5% of listed buildings are listed as Grade II*’
Our church has been given Grade II* listed status by English Heritage for the following reasons:-
- It is an example of a Victorian Gothic Revival church building with an interior of outstanding interest due to an exceptionally rich decorative scheme, fittings and stained glass added some twenty years after the building of the church.
- The exterior is unaltered and of characteristic local stone, it has a strong presence in this suburban setting.
This is one of the reasons why the PCC are working hard to preserve and repair our beautiful church.