Heathfield Benefice

Well what a day today was. During worship today Mrs Whittaker was presented with the awards for Wealden AND Sussex Primary School Teacher of the Year 2020. Many congratulations. We are so lucky to have you here and delighted for the recognition you have received! 🎉

Click below to read about about 'a Project within a Project' undertaken by @MothersUnion in @HeathfieldBene @ChichesterDio

If you're able to donate to @MUChichester & @FSWSussex joint #FoodBank project, donation points are open across @ChichesterDio today & tomorrow #Barnham #Worthing #Lancing #Horsham #EastGrinstead #Newhaven #Heathfield #Eastbourne #Bexhill

Today's #FollowTheStar track is Hills Of The North. Listen at cofe.io/HillsOfTheNorth. To listen to our full Advent playlist, visit cofe.io/FTS19Playlist.

Today's #FollowTheStar track is Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus. Listen to our Advent playlist at cofe.io/FTS19Playlist.

We start our build up to Christmas this Sunday 1st December with an Advent Carol Service at St Richard's Church, Heathfield at 6:00pm. Everyone is welcome so why not come along and join us! You can find out about all our Christmas Services by visiting heathfieldbenefice.org.uk

Join us this evening for a service of worship with music from Taize 🎶 📌 St George’s Church, Broad Oak ⏰ 6:30pm 🍮 Refreshments served from 6pm Organised by Heathfield Benefice on behalf of Churches Together in Heathfield & District. #worship #taize #heathfield

We welcomed to Evening Praise our friends from churches across Heathfield to celebrate and join together in blessing and praying for 4️⃣ new Street Pastors who have completed 42 hours of voluntary training to join the Heathfield team 🙏 #StreetPastors #Heathfield #ChurchesTogether

Whether you have had a relaxing day, or a busy day why not come and join with us at 6pm this evening for Evening Praise! Our monthly informal Sunday evening worship with songs accompanied by our music group 🎶 and some prayer and reflection led by Revd Mitch and Revd Torhild.

Today is #GiftAidAwarenessDay! We're proud to support @CFGtweets in raising awareness of the incredible things Gift Aid can do for charities across the UK. And at no extra cost to you - all you need to do is #tickthebox. ✅✅✅

Is God real? Why do bad things happen to good people? If you'd like to ask questions of faith in a safe, friendly and relaxed environment, then our new Pilgrim Course is for you! For more information: heathfieldbenefice.org.uk/exploringyourf… #PilgrimCourse #Bible #ChristianFaith #ChurchOfEngland

The walkers were few but the hearts were big at the Christian Aid sponsored walk in Heathfield; raising money to support vulnerable people in poverty across the world. If you would like to sponsor the group click on the link to visit their JustGiving page bit.ly/2mqxWe1

What expectations do we have when we come to church? That was the question posed by Revd Mitch in his sermon on Sunday. Do we come with expectant hearts? Do we live our lives each day expecting to see God at work? You can read the full version at heathfieldbenefice.org.uk/sermons

If you're starting college or university, we're praying for you. 🙏 For a text version and more prayers, visit cofe.io/LifeEventsPray….

World Suicide Prevention Day; if you need support, its OK. A few suggested support organisations: Samaritans:📱116 123 Survivors of bereavement by Suicide uksobs.org International Association Suicide Prevention iasp.info #worldsuicidepreventionday2019

During our services we are led in prayers of intercession; these prayers are a time to join together in praying for the needs of the Church and the World, and for all who are in need. Below is a short section of our intercession prayer shared on Sunday 🙏

In our recently launched Mission Action Plan a priority is to ensure people who live in our Parishes know the role of the church and it's accessibility to those who live in the area; winning the #MHCharityComp marketing materials would help us reach out to people at local events.

The 2️⃣ sermons preached on 1st September are both available to read on our website: ➡️ heathfieldbenefice.org.uk/sermons.htm Our Bible readings for Trinity 11 were: Proverbs 15: 6-7 Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16 Luke 14: 1, 7-14 If you would like to attend a service you will always be very welcome.

Alert! We will shortly be announcing exciting new ventures with local charities. If you can offer a few hours, a day or more, if you want to help people, animals or the environment we have something for you. Come in & see us Parish Rooms: Mon 10-3, Wed 1-3 or contact us online.