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Services

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Sunday Services

8.00 am Holy Communion *
First Sunday in the month
9.45 am Family Service
6.30 pm Parish Eucharist †
Second Sunday in the month
9.45 am Parish Eucharist with laying on of hands for healing †‡
6.30 pm Evensong *
Third Sunday in the month
9.45 am Family Eucharist †‡
6.30 pm Evensong *
Remaining Sundays
9.45 am Parish Eucharist †‡
6.30 pm Evensong *

About four times a year at 6.30 pm Evensong is replaced by a Taizé-style service

Weekday Services

Daily 5.30 pm Evening Prayer is said
Fridays 11.00 am Holy Communion *
2nd Wednesday of the month 2.00 pm Toddlers' Time

Additional Services

For full details of Services and Festivals, please refer to the Weekly Notices Sheet and to the Ringmer Parish Church and Village News.

* Book of Common Prayer
† Common Worship Order One
‡ Crèche in the Church Room


Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

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What's On

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People

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Clergy and church officers

Vicar The Revd Canon Will Pratt Tel. 812243
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Churchwardens Mrs Juliet Lyon, 17 Mill Gardens Tel. 813298
 
Mr  Stephen Lofts, 12 Broyle Paddock Tel. 812502
 
Church Administrator (including Church Room bookings) and PCC Secretary Mrs Shirley Squires*, Meran, Broyle Lane Tel. 812417
PCC Treasurer Mr Jonathan Franklin, 9 Delves Close Tel. 813189

PCC

Mrs Joan Evett Mrs Barbara Heath* Miss Pauline Porter
Mr Jonathan Fenton-Vince Miss Mary McPherson Dr John Stamper
Mr Andrew Glaysher
 Mrs Marian Pattenden* Mrs Ffion Wilkes
Mrs Elizabeth Hawkins Mr John Payne Mrs Janice Woollons
Mrs Marisa Hayes
 Mrs Ruth Peters*

*= deanery synod representative

Other people in the church family

Gift Aid and Envelope Secretary   Richard Dalby, 27 Delves Way Tel. 812164
Caring and Sharing Elizabeth Hawkins, 57 Harvard Road Tel. 813353
Choirmaster John Stamper, The Firs, Lewes Road Tel. 812316
Organist Nick Milner-Gulland, 6 Southover Street, Lewes
Tower Captain Jonathan Franklin, 9 Delves Close Tel. 813189
Editor of Ringmer Church and Village News Edwina Morris, 27 Oakmede Way Tel/Fax 813596


Groups and Organisations

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Servers

A team of volunteers act as servers at the Parish Eucharist every Sunday, and at other Festivals. Volunteers are always needed.
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Choir

The choir of some 25 men, women and children practices on Friday evenings from 7.00 to 8.00 in Church. The choir leads the music at the Parish Eucharist and Sunday Evensong and usually sings an anthem at the former. New choristers are always welcome, though there is a very simple audition. Back to Groups and Organisations

Bell-ringers

St Mary's has a 14 cwt 8 bell ring. The ringers practice from 7.30 to 9.00 on Wednesday evenings and usually ring for the 9.45 and 6.30 Services on Sundays. Experienced ringers or complete beginners are always welcome. Back to Groups and Organisations

Mothers Union

The Mothers' Union meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm in the Church Room. Back to Groups and Organisations

Men's Club

The Men's Club meets in the Village Hall on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm. They have a programme of talks, outings and other social events. Back to Groups and Organisations

Men's breakfasts

Men's Breakfasts are held approximately every two months at the Community College. Breakfast is followed by a speaker. Tickets are issued for these events. Back to Groups and Organisations

The Bible for Us Today

A bible study group meets regularly, usually at 10.30 am in the Church Room on the first Monday in each month for about an hour. We aim to bridge the gap between the world of the Bible and our world, and to hear what God is saying to us through the Bible today.

Contact: Keith Innes
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House Group

A house group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm. The programme covers a wide range of subjects and approaches which are usually suggested by the members. The duration of the meetings is flexible, typically 1 to 1 1/2 hours, and is often prolonged socially over coffee.
In addition, there are often special house groups organised for study and discussion during Lent. These are advertised in the Parish News and on the weekly notices sheets.

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Lectio

A small "Lectio Divina" group meets monthly to read bible passages prayerfully together in a way derived from Benedictine spirituality. Back to Groups and Organisations

Churchyard List

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There is a list of burials in the old, closed churchyard compiled by the Ringmer History Study Group.

We hope to provide a list for the new churchyard in due course.

The Bert Errey Trust

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This trust was established in 1992 in memory of The Revd. Bert Errey. It makes grants to teenagers or young people, regardless of their denomination, to assist towards travel or maintenance costs in connection with activities in which they will meet Christians from different countries, cultures and denominations and thus gain a wider vision of the Kingdom of God.

Grants are only made to people who live in the parish of Ringmer (or in the United Benefice of Wolverton with Norton Lindsey and Langley in the Diocese of Coventry).

Contact: Juliet Lyon, 66 Harrisons Lane, Tel. 813298
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