Category: St Giles

St Giles Services December 2022

(Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

Services and other events in St Giles in December 2022

Sunday December 4th.           11am.              Service of The Word
11th.           6.30pm.        Evensong
18th.         6.30 pm.       Carol Service
Christmas Eve         24th.          11.30pm.      Midnight Mass
Sunday January.       1st.             11am.            Service of The Word

There is to be a celebration of Christmas Trees in the church. Local groups and individuals are invited to decorate a tree in any way they choose, to remember loved ones, celebrate a special occasion or simply for the joy of taking part. Wendy Miers will be able to give more information. On Saturday December 17th there will be a coffee morning and it is hoped that lots of visitors will come and enjoy seeing the decorations in the church.
The next day, Sunday December 18th, there will be more hospitality after the Carol Service with mince pies and wine.
The Reverend Marc Lloyd will officiate at the Midnight Service starting at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve.
On January 5th Twelth  Night will be marked with coffee and cakes, followed by a short service after which the Christmas decorations will be taken down.

St Giles November 2022

November

Sunday.  6th.      11am.                             Service of The Word
13th.    10.50 am for 11am.   Remembrance
20th.   11am.                             Holy Communion
27th.   9.30am.                       Holy Communion

On October 2nd we celebrated Harvest Festival. The Rector, Reverend Marc Lloyd led the service and the church was beautifully dressed with flowers and harvest produce. A good congregation were ready to give thanks and sing the lovely, well-known hymns. And then the music computer started to make the most alarming noise and had to be turned off. Fortunately there were enough voices to sing unaccompanied, “Come, ye thankful people” and
“We plough the fields”.
After the service we shared Harvest supper with neighbours and friends. It was very much enjoyed and I have been asked by a number of those present to thank the cooks. Donations for the Hailsham Food Bank raised a good sum and this has been sent with our love and best wishes.

The hon. Treasurer, Douglas Sewell, having looked after the church finances for a number of years, has given notice of his retirement. We now need to look for someone to fill this post. If anyone would like to know more perhaps they could talk to Douglas who can outline what is involved. 01435 830304.
Bobbie Steel.

St Giles Services October 2022

(posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

  • Sunday  October 2nd     6.30pm.      Harvest Festival and Supper
    (details below)
  • Sunday  October 9th      6.30pm.     Evensong
  • Sunday  October 16th    11am.           Holy Communion
  • Sunday  October 23rd   9.30am.       Holy Communion
    Sunday  October 30th    11am.           Service of The Word

    The Harvest Festival and Supper will take place on Sunday October 2nd. The service at 6.30pm followed by supper. All are welcome to either or both of these events. It would be very good to have an idea of numbers for the supper, please call Bobbie on 01435 830811. On Saturday 1st there will be a working party, from 10am, to decorate the church for the festival. Everyone, young or a bit older, will be welcomed most warmly. Flower arranging experience or excellence is not required, only willing hands.

St Giles Services September 2022

Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

September 4th         11am.               Service of The Word

September 11th        6.30pm.         Evensong

September 18th       11am.               Holy Communion

September 25th       9.30am.         Holy Communion

Looking ahead:
On October 9th we will be holding the Harvest Festival at 6.30pm. This will be followed afterwards by Harvest Supper in the church.

St Giles Services August 2022

(posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

Sunday. August 7th.       11 am.             Service of The Word

14th.       6.30pm.        Evensong

21st.         11am.             Holy Communion

28th.         9.30am.     Holy Communion

Dallington Services for July 2022

(Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

all at St Giles except 31st

Sunday  3rd.     11am.                Service of The Word
10th.                    6.30pm.          Evensong
17th.                    11am.                Holy Communion
24th.                   9.30am.          Holy Communion
31st.                   11am.               Combined Service in
Marquee on Rushlake Green.

Jubilee Weekend Roundup

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Proud to say that Dallington held celebration events on every day of the Jubilee weekend – and we were so lucky with the weather! Here’s a brief round up and a gallery of photographs.

    • Thursday Evening BBQ & Beacon: A wonderful evening – lots of people turned up to take part to enjoy the barbecue and good company and watch the beacon being lit. Thanks to everyone who made this happen – from initial planning and publicity, getting the pavilion and field ready the day before, the parish council for funding the food and drink, the individuals who cooked and served it, and finally the beacon team for assembling, lighting and keeping everything safe.
    • Friday Bellringing at St Giles Dallington Tower rang at 3pm, along with many other towers, to coincide with a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral  that day.
    • Saturday  Our regular monthly Saturday morning Community Library Café at Dallington Old School Village Hall was extended to 4pm for the occasion.  Visitors were able to view a temporary exhibition “Dallington Celebrates” – a display of photographs and souvenirs from village events over the years including Coronation celebrations in 1953, summer fetes, harvest festivals, street parties and open gardens.  There was also a chance to take part in a fun snooker competition in the newly refurbished Billiard Room. Thanks to everyone who lent photographs, scrap books and souvenirs, and to our volunteers who provided  bacon sandwiches, soup and delicious home-made cakes throughout the day.
    • Sunday am Thanksgiving service at St Giles (report from Bobbie Steel): Along with churches throughout this country and the Commonwealth, Dallington celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. It happened to be one of the Sundays when we were without a member of the clergy present to lead the service. On these occasions our Churchwarden, Wendy Miers, prepares and presents the order of service, with a talk on a relevant person or subject. On this momentous day, when the focus was on Thanksgiving for Service, Wendy chose as her theme thanks to the members of the church family who had given unstinting service over long years. A good number in the congregation ensured that the lovely hymns were sung with enthusiasm, all rounded off with The National Anthem. After the service everyone enjoyed the refreshments with a loyal toast to Her Majesty. This was just one of the ways in which our village marked a very special, once in a lifetime, “Thank you” to our Queen.
    • Sunday pm Despite gloomy weather forecasts earlier in the week, the rain held off for our final village celebration, back on the recreation ground for a relaxed afternoon picnic tea & games and a drone to take a group village photograph of all present.

Jubilee Weekend Events June 2-5 2022

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Here is the list of Dallington events taking place over the Jubilee Weekend.  These can also be found on the main Jubilee 2022 page for reference.   Any updates will  be posted here  (you can also sign up for email alerts for all village news items and announcements) .

Thursday 2 June Platinum Jubilee Beacons 7.30-10.00pm Dallington Recreation Ground

photo of field with tree, table and sugar loaf folly in background

This is is the first community event of the national four-day Jubilee Weekend. All local residents are invited to join the opening of festivities with a special evening event at the  Dallington Recreation Ground from 7.30pm to share a barbecue.

 

Dallington beacon burning

Then, along with hundreds of beacons around the country, the Dallington Beacon will be lit at 9.45pm.(You can find out more about the national beacon events at https://www.queensjubileebeacons.com/ )

Saturday 4th June “Dallington Celebrates”  10 am  – 4pm
Dallington Old School Village Hall 

On Saturday 4 June, Dallington Old School Village Hall will host an exhibition “Dallington Celebrates” alongside the monthly community Library Café which will be open until 4pm on this day.    Come and see a display of historic photographs and souvenirs from village events over the past seventy years, share your own stories and memories and enjoy delicious home made  cakes. Refreshments will be served throughout the day. Please get in touch if you have any photographs to share, particularly from previous Jubilee events.

We will also be inviting visitors to view the newly refurbished Billiards Room, take part in a fun competition (“How many snooker balls can you pot in 5 minutes?”) and find out how to book the room to play with your friends.

Sunday 5th June St Giles Church 11am
Jubilee Thanksgiving Service and Songs of Praise

Photo of Dallington Church TowerCongregation-led Service of Thanksgiving and Songs of Praise, followed by celebratory refreshments

 


Sunday 5th June 3-6pm Picnic  Fun & Games
Dallington Recreation Ground

photo of field with tree, table and sugar loaf folly in backgroundA village celebration and get together –  everyone is welcome. Bring your own picnic and share the fun with friends and family. There will be games and we hope a village photograph of all present via a drone – a wonderful opportunity to record more memories of the people living here today.

The last time we had an all village photograph was during the Millennium Celebrations (a copy of this will be included in the display hall display on Saturday

 

 

 

 

St Giles Services May 2022

  • Sunday    1st         11am.                   Service of The Word
  • Sunday   8th        6.30pm.            Evensong
  • Sunday  15th       11am.                 Holy Communion
  • Sunday  22nd      9.30am.           Holy Communion
  • Thursday 26th   7.30pm.           Ascension Day Service
  • Sunday 29th.     11am.                 Service of The Word