Saint Paul's Church

Nine members of the congregation travelled to Alton on a windy and wet Friday to start a weekend of rest, relaxation and silence. This is the second year running we have attended the Abbey for our Parish Retreat, and as well as some of the usual suspects who have attended Parish Retreats over the past 5 years, we had several first timers.
The Abbey is home to a community of 6 Anglican Benedictine brothers, and is set in beautiful countryside outside Alton. The weekend is based around the daily life of the community, starting with Morning Prayer at 6.30am, and finishing with Night Prayer (Compline) at 8.30 pm, although those attending the weekend are free to attend all, some or none of the services.

Roll on October when we’re back again with a whole new group (and a few old timers returning again)

News sheet 19/07/09
download:nw090719

You will be excited to hear that we have expanded our website to offer more, and more up to date  information, for you the lovely user!

www.stpaulschichester.org now has the following…

• Calendar Page with all the dates of services and events
• The weekly Pew Sheet (sometimes before it is printed!)
• Latest new from the Church, Youth and Building on Success
• A comprehensive photo gallery covering a year of ministry!
• A smarter system for filtering news and information!

If you think that you could contribute to the website, please contact Jon Robinson or Sarah Manouch. We are looking for people who can take photos, write news articles, carry out simple maintenance and enter dates into the calendar. No experience is needed and it’s dead simple – just ask Sarah!

News Sheet for 5tth July 2009

Download: nw090705.pdf

Pictures from Joint Service with St.Peters Westhampnett – This was the last service lead by James Theodousis before he leaves us for his new post with the University of Exeter.