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“All the World’s A Stage”

Apuldram’s Autumn Fair and Festival of Flowers

Friday 20 September 10.30am to 7.00pm
Saturday 21 September 10.30am to 6pm
Sunday 22 September 11.00am to 5.00pm

Patron: The Very Reverend Stephen Waine, Dean of Chichester

What’s On at the Autumn Fair and Festival of Flowers
Inside and outside the church
over 25 flower designs based on music, drama and dance

Music and Open Gardens
The Walled Garden at Rymans Saturday & Sunday 2pm to 5pm
Old Rose Garden at Apuldram Manor Farm
Friday to Sunday 11am to 4pm
Timed “Musical Interludes” in church

Exhibitions in marquees
“The Story of Apuldram and Dell Quay”
Young People’s Art Work

Church Stalls
Cakes and Preserves – Posies and Poppies – Publications and Cards – Grand Raffle – Bottlebola – Tree of Treats at the Preview

Other Attractions
“Tea for Two” our pop-up cafe – tea and cake all day
Children’s Quiz and Treasure Hunt – Craft area
Rose Clinic 11am to 1pm
Floral Demonstrations 2pm and 3.30pm

Club and Charity Stands
The Apuldram Centre – The British Pilgrimage Trust
Apuldram Fishing and Boat Club – Dell Quay Sailing Club
St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Chichester Harbour Conservancy Saturday 10.30 am to 4pm

Harbourside Walks to the pub at Dell Quay or Fishbourne Church Harvest Festival display
Bring a picnic and enjoy the peace and quiet

Tickets available on the day at £7.50 each
Children under 16 free

Church Services
Sunday 22 September
8.00am Holy Communion and Harvest Festival
5.30pm  Sung Evening Prayer with The Very Reverent Stephen Waine, Dean of Chichester and The Reverend Canon Moira Wickens

The proceeds from this event will go towards equipping the new St Mary’s Meeting Room.

Grandparents Day: Sunday, 6 October

A message from John Sheppard, Reader, St Peter and St Marys, Fishbourne and St Mary the Virgin, Apuldram:

I recently remarked during one of my sermons that as Churches, Fishbourne and Apuldram need to focus on ensuring the message of the Gospels gets through to all in our parish, not just those at our Sunday Services. Developing ways to ensure this happens is very important. A quick look at the Gospels shows how in-touch Jesus was with the lives of his contemporaries when he was teaching!! With this in mind, we are planning to hold some special services in months to come, the first of which celebrates everything about grandparenthood.

As people live longer and parents work harder, the role of grandparents in the lives of children has probably never been more prominent. Acting as I do, as a guide on children’s walking holidays, I see more children come with grandparents than with parents. The wider view of grandparenthood, including those who fill the role without a traditional genetic link, and those who support and help the younger generation generally, is also important and valued. It’s all about linking generations together and making them aware of each other across the years, however that might be achieved.

Sunday 6 October is Grandparents Day. I know it sounds like an Americanism designed to sell greetings cards but today, more than ever, it has real meaning. We will be holding a service to celebrate at 16.30, at Fishbourne Church on that day. If you have a grandparent figure in your life, if you are a grandparent, if you fulfil that role in some way or if you are a supporter of the rise in grandparent importance, do come. It will be a short celebration of all that’s good about grandparenthood. A little music, some readings and a few thoughts. I wouldn’t like to do it alone. Please come and enjoy celebrating the importance of young people to the older generation and the importance of the older people in the lives of youngsters. Our society could be said to be in need of some unification right now!

I look forward to seeing you there.

 

 

Upcoming PCC Meetings can be found here.

Fundraising Events in 2019
Date	Event	Amount Raised
13 April 2019 15, 16 June 2019 7 September 2019 14 September 2019 20-22 September	Teas at Rymans (ngs) Teas at Rymans (ngs) Historic Churches Trust “Ride & Stride” Teas at Rymans (ngs) “All the world’s a Stage” Flower Festival	£460 £630 £ £