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Firstly we wish you a Merry Christmas… In 2022 we reassessed our approach towards the decoration of our Christmas tree here at St....
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Rector Arwen
- Jun 21
- 1 min
News: Enneagram Course coming to St Peter's
An Enneagram adventure? The Enneagram is a profound path of inner exploration towards an understanding of ourselves and others. It...
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Rector Arwen
- Dec 4, 2022
- 4 min
Christianity is not a painting by numbers game
Sermon preached for Advent 2, by The Rector An interesting article in a trendy philopsophy / theology magazine speculated that John the...
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Rector Arwen
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Thank you Ma’am, for everything
Sermon for September 11th 2022 offered. By The Rev’d Arwen Folkes May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit....
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- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Tension of the Ascension - a thought from the Rector
And just like that, the Lord left this earth. Up he went. Into the arms and heart of the Godhead. And what did he leave behind....
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Rector Arwen
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
Seaford for Ukraine
A steering group has been formed by church, community and civic leaders in Seaford to help coordinate the support and information needed...
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Rector Arwen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
A Statement regarding Ukraine Refugees
To the town of Seaford and members of our community, As the Rector of Bishopstone and East Blatchington Churches I have been greatly...
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Rector Arwen
- Mar 13, 2022
- 4 min
Borderland - sermon by the Rev'd Chris Collison
O Jerusalem! (Lent 2 Yr C) St Peter's, 13th March 2022 I wonder – what is your favourite psalm………of lament? A fortnight...
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Rector Arwen
- Mar 5, 2022
- 5 min
'Resourcing, not demanding'. Afternoon Tea with the ++ABC
Along with a number of other rural clergy from the Diocese of Chichester, I found myself having afternoon tea with the Archbishop of...
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Rector Arwen
- Feb 27, 2022
- 5 min
The Weapons of God.
A fair few Christian eyebrows were raised this week when Pope Francis called upon the church and world to observe this coming Ash...
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Website Manager
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
Fishing in abundance - Assistant curate's sermon for the 4th Sunday before Lent
“Master we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ...
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Rector Arwen
- Jan 19, 2022
- 1 min
Refresher Course
The Rector is delighted to be offering a re-run of last year's Confirmation course for people who'd like a refresher. Over the three...
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Rector Arwen
- Jan 15, 2022
- 4 min
Wine and parties - Rector's sermon for Epiphany 2
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Wine and Parties. I cannot be the only preacher in the land
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Rector Arwen
- Oct 31, 2021
- 5 min
The Hour has Come - COP26
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. It was the 20th century theologian Karl Barth who famously...
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Rector Arwen
- Aug 15, 2021
- 5 min
What on earth? The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen How churches mark this day is a bit of a fault line between...
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Rector Arwen
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Changes to worship at St Peter's
Although the government restrictions have been eased, the Church of England has guided Parish Priests and their PCCs to use their own...
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Rector Arwen
- Jul 17, 2021
- 4 min
Chaotic leadership
Sermon for Trinity 7 - Jeremiah and Jesus responding poor leadership If I were a literary critic I would write that there is no real...
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Rector Arwen
- Jul 11, 2021
- 6 min
The Beheading of John the Baptist (Mark 6: 14-29) Sermon
A palace; a party; drunken revelry; a provocative dance; a rash promise; a scheming partner; a dungeon; a beheading. It is said that...
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Rector Arwen
- Jun 20, 2021
- 4 min
Wake Christ Up!
Mark 4. 35.-41 For sailers, swimmers, and even just watchers of the sea, this is one of the best loved Gospels. Evocative and highly...
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Rector Arwen
- Jun 7, 2021
- 4 min
After the Crisis ...
With the increasing calls for an Inquiry, and Parliamentary Select Committees now examining why things were done when they were done, we...
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