Saturday 11 June At Church of the

Resurrection Farlington 7.30pm

Tickets £6 (£4 concessions) on the door.

Please bring your own drinks for a Café-style

concert.

GARDEN PARTY PLANTS Ann Buckley, who is hosting a garden party on 21 May, has asked for donation of plants. So plenty of time to get those tomatoes going!!! All in aid of the Big Build Campaign.

EVENTS 2016 Newer Events in bold type

Sat 21 May, PM………………………….Garden Party at 12 Oaklands Road (details to follow) 7.00pm………………………….. Generation Game (in the hall) Sat 11 June,7.30 pm………………………….‘An Evening with Tom Kennar’ at Church of Resurrection Farlington Sat 18 June, all day:………………………... Pallant Centre Community Day & then at 7.00 pm……………………………..……... Solent Male Voice Choir Sun 19 June, 3.00pm...…………...Havant Chamber Orchestra Concert Sun 26 June, 4.00 pm…………………………………………….Garden Party and Welcome to new Curates at The Rectory Sat 16 July …..…..Dragonfly Live 60’s,70’s and 80;s music in the hall Sat 24 September ……...………………........Harvest supper with skittles Sat 1 October …………….……………….Variety show by hall user groups Sat 15 October …………………...……….………………..Langstone Big Band Sat19 November……………………..………….Folk, Food and Foaming Ale Sat 3 December ……………………………………………….Food Fair in church

INTERNATIONALLY Our IDWAL link: St John the Divine, Nsawam, Ghana Our Mission Partners, Rod & Glenda Thomas, and the

Church in Sendai, Japan - especially for the provision of new church building

OUR DIOCESE Bishop Christopher & Archdeacon Joanne

Petersfield Deanery

CLUSTER PRAYERS 8th West Leigh Schools St Albans Primary, Havant Academy, Sharps Copse Primary 9th Havant Readers - Sandra Haggan, Mike Fluck 10th Rowlands Castle Clergy - Trevor Filtness, Barry Smith 11th Havant Schools – Warblington School, Bosmere Junior School and Fairfield Infants School 12th Leigh Park Church Wardens – Norma Hunt, Pat Killoran 13th West Leigh - Church of St Alban 14th Bedhampton Readers - Margaret Harckham

OUR PARISH Canon Tom Kennar (Rector)

Readers: Sandra Haggan and Dr Mike Fluck Our PCC and its Sub-Committees

Churchwardens, Paul Utting and Bill Skilleter Our Staff: Dave Pearson, Clare Kennar, Malcolm Johnson

Our Mission Development Plan

THOSE IN URGENT NEED OF PRAYER Tricia Barnett, Simon Boylin

THE DEPARTED including the recently departed:

Lilian Johnson, Jane Harris, Sally Longman, Mike Kennell

and those whose anniversary of death occurs at this time: 11th Norman Warlow, 14th Margaret Christie

Pew News for the week commencing Sunday 8 May 2016

Ascension (transferred)

The Congregation Game, Saturday 21

May in the hall. Tickets available from

Colin and Fiona

Did you know…? You can now give to the Big Build Campaign via Text Message. Just send the message ‘BIGB01 £10’ (or however much you want to donate) to 70070. It’s so easy!

BIG BUILD CAMPAIGN EVENTS 2016 PRAYER DIARY

SUNDAY 8 May Ascension (transferred)

ST FAITH 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION President……………………………………………...Rev Richard Acworth Preacher……..…………………………………… .. Rev Richard Acworth 9.30 am PARISH COMMUNION (sung) President………………………………………………...….Bishop John Hind Preacher……..……………………………………..……… Bishop John Hind Readings: Acts 1.4-11 , Revelation 22.12-14, 16,17,20,21 , John 17.20-26 Hymns 105, 359, 12, 691, 644

Anthem God has gone up—David Lee

6.00 pm Evensong………………………..……Reader Dr Mike Fluck

THURSDAY 12 May 2016 at ST FAITH

10.30am COMMUNION (BCP) ………………..……...….Canon Tom

SUNDAY 15 May Pentecost

ST FAITH 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION President……………………………………………...Rev Damon Draisey Preacher……………………………………………….Rev Damon Draisey 9.30 am PARISH COMMUNION (sung) President………………………………………………………… .Canon Tom Preacher……..……………………………………..…Rev Damon Draisey Readings: Acts 2.1-21 or Genesis 11.1-9 Romans 8.14-17 or Acts 2.1-21 John 14.8-17[25-27] Hymns 114, 541, 127, 118, 615, 288

Anthem Not for tongues—Cutts

6.00 pm Taize Evening Prayer ……………………..Sandra Haggan

THURSDAY 19 May 2016 at ST FAITH

10.30am COMMUNION (BCP) ……………………Bishop John Hind

LIGHTING AND ELECTRONICS PROJECT

The current budget is £99,000 of which £66,250 has now been raised. If you would like to help us reach our target, and improve the church’s electronics for generations to come, please speak in confidence to the Rector or Treasurer.

ST NICHOLAS CHAPEL, LANGSTONE Is now open during the day. Do pay a visit!

CHURCH SHOP VOLUNTEERS More volunteers are needed in the Church Charity Shop, especially for Wednesday afternoons. Do pop into the shop in The Church House in The Pallant (by Waitrose) and have a chat sometime.

The church shop is open Monday-Friday 9.30am-4pm MONDAY

5.30 pm: Dynamo Youth Theatre AGM

TUESDAY 9.30 am: Maintenance Team Site Meeting in the Pallant 10.00am Art Group in the hall 4.15 pm: Rainbows in the nursery rooms 7.00 pm: Gamblers Anonymous in the Upper Room (Pallant Centre) 7.30 pm: St Faith’s Bell Ringer’s Practice (new ringers welcome!) 7.30 pm: Solent Male Voice Choir rehearse in the Hall (new male singers welcome - reading music not essential!)

WEDNESDAY 7.00 pm: Alcoholics Anon. & Al-Anon in Upper Rooms (Pallant)

THURSDAY 10.30am: Traditional Communion Service in Church 10.00am Mumbaba in the Nursery 5.30 pm: Dynamo Youth Theatre rehearsal in the Hall Evening: Redeemed Church Bible Study in the Upper Room 7.30pm Capital Campaign meeting

FRIDAY 2.30pm Communications team meeting 6.00 pm: Narcotics Anonymous in Upper Room (Pallant Centre) 6.30 pm: Havant Orchestra rehearsal in the hall 6.30 pm: Brownies in the nursery rooms 6.30 pm: St Faith’s Choir Practice (entrance through side door)

SATURDAY 9.30am Hall User group meeting Evening: Redeemed Church Choir Practice in the Upper Room

SUNDAY Morning: Redeemed Church in the Upper Room (Pallant Centre)

The Rector (Canon Tom Kennar) e: tomkennar@gmail.com or ph. 07881 025592 Parish Office (Mrs Clare Kennar) e: office@stfaith.com, or ph. 023 9249 2129 or 07837 700891 Office opens: Tues 1pm-4pm; Weds 9.30am-2pm; Thurs 9.30am-12noon; Friday 12noon-1.30pm Development Officer (Dave Pearson) e: stfaithsdave@gmail.com or ph. 07974 937407 Other Contact Details are available on the Monthly Information Sheet (available in church) Parish Website……………………………………www.stfaith.com

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