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Pewsheet for Week Beginning 26th February 2017

Pewsheets

Click here for the pewsheet for the week beginning Sunday 26th February 2017.

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Choir Gears Up for Choral Evensong

Choirs and Music

We’d love you to come along to Choral Evensong this Sunday, 26 February at 6.30pm.  Sung by Worth Choir and Directed by Alex Hiam, music will include
Preces and Responses by William Byrd, Canticles in D Minor by Walmisley, and the anthem “A Litany” by William Walton.

If you are not accustomed to this traditional service, it is one that has been sung regularly in Church since the Sixteenth Century, and was based on the Services held daily in the medieval church.  It’s the high proportion of music in Evensong which distinguishes it from other church services.
It is free to come to hear its choral music, performed live and to a high standard and The Guardian calls Evensong “One of England’s richest heritages – a living musical tradition that costs nothing to experience live.” –

Pewsheet for Week Beginning 12th February 2017

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Click here for the pewsheet for the week beginning Sunday 12th February 2017.

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Advertisement for the Post of PCC Secretary (Voluntary)

Recruitment
We are looking for a PCC Secretary to help our Parochial Church Council in the Parish of Worth, Pound Hill, Maidenbower and Forge Wood.
The job description is as follows:
PCC Meetings
  • Attend 4-6 PCC meetings per year and take notes
  • Prepare minutes for approval and circulation
  • Keep full records of minutes, agenda and supporting documents both hard copy and electronic
  • Prepare agenda for each meeting in conjunction with Clergy and wardens
  • The above duties also apply to our Annual Meeting (APCM)
    You may also be asked to fulfil these duties for the meetings of the Standing Committee.
Other Responsibilities, with assistance from office staff as necessary
  • Manage Charities Commission website keeping details and submissions up to date
  • Ensure Parish Returns are submitted to Church House, Chichester Diocese
  • Keep records of PCC membership up to date – especially after elections and APCM
  • Display recent PCC signed Minutes and Agenda for church to read if required
  • Have a knowledge of forms required – for PCC Trustees to sign, for PCC nominations et.c.
  • Display an up to date Safeguarding Policy and PCC Safeguarding Officer in all church locations
A Handbook for PCC Secretaries is available online and in the office, as well as a full folder of procedures to help you fulfil your duties.
To register your interest, contact us.

Advertisement for the Post of Associate Vicar, Crawley, West Sussex

Clergy, Recruitment

Associate Vicar of St Barnabas’, Pound Hill and Forgewood within the parish of Worth, Maidenbower, Pound Hill and Forgewood.

The Bishop of Chichester seeks to appoint an Associate Vicar to this parish situated in the new town of Crawley, West Sussex. The parish has excellent rail and road links to London and Brighton and the surrounding areas.

We offer:

  • Supportive and welcoming congregation of 140 members on the electoral role, 40 adults attend the Sunday services
  • Enthusiastic hardworking congregation
  • Vicarage (4 bedrooms, near shops and station)
  • A modern church with large hall and pastoral centre attached
  • Close links with community schools

We are praying for a person who:

  • Has the ability to encourage people in their spiritual lives and develop and enable lay leadership
  • Has an inclusive approach to the pastoral needs of all age groups within the church family
  • Has a heart for outreach and mission in our growing community
  • Can oversee worship that is traditional, informal and innovative

For a full job specification, click here.

Advertisement for the Post of Rector, Crawley, West Sussex

Clergy, Recruitment

Rector, St Nicholas’ Worth and Forge Wood with the conventional district of St Barnabas’ Pound Hill and Maidenbower, in the modern town of Crawley in West Sussex.

We are a busy Parish with two churches each having their own style of worship.  St Nicholas’ Worth, is a Grade I listed Saxon building in a country setting (very popular as a wedding venue) whilst St Barnabas’ Pound Hill is a 1950s new town church with a large Hall, Pastoral Centre and other facilities located in the neighbourhood hub. Together they serve a growing population of approximately 25,000 people.  There are excellent local facilities and good road and rail connections to London and the surrounding areas.

The parish is looking for a Rector, who is an experienced Priest to work alongside the priest-in-charge of the conventional district who:

  • as a leader, inspires others with their own love of God and will enrich the spiritual life of the churches
  • is a creative thinker and strategic planner who will further develop the churches’ community engagement and mission priorities
  • has experience of leading churches into growth
  • is a creative liturgist who will honour the choral tradition of St Nicholas’ while helping us to explore new ways of worshipping across the parish
  • will motivate and nurture others in their gifts and ministries
  • will embrace the diocesan strategy and play a full part in the deanery

For a full specification of this position, click here.