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SERVICES
Sunday 27th July 2025 - Trinity 6
9:30am Arlington
9:30am Alciston
11:00am Berwick
11:00am Wilmington
Poetry Launch and New Poet In Residence 2025-2026
Follow the link below or scan the attached QR code to hear Oenone reading her poetry or to download the pdf of ‘Self-portrait as Scallop Shell’. Please make a donation if you do this. Or you can now purchase her book of poems in Berwick church – and copies will be available in the other churches soon. https://www.cuckmerepilgrimpath.org.uk/poetry/self-portrait-as-scallop-shell
The new Poet In Residence 2025-2026 is Judith Shaw. If you would like to be on a mailing list to receive information about events please could you reply to this email to let us know? Judith wrote in her application I am actively involved in the poetry community in St Leonards and Hastings with connections across the South East and have helped organise a number of events. With a colleague who lives in Rye, I run the Hastings Stanza Group and am a member of the Kent and Sussex Poetry Society. As well as being a poet and having experience of teaching creative writing for the WEA and privately, I am also a visual artist and have experienced the meditative power of writing and drawing. I designed a course for adults called ‘Confidence Building Through Art’ and feel that many of the exercises I used in my teaching would be relevant to this context.
Thursday 7th August 6pm to 7pm Les Fontaines Wind Ensemble at Berwick Church - Admission is Free with a retiring collection in aid of medical supplies to Ukraine.
Benefice Cuckmere Pilgrim Path Walk 20th September 2025
Please put the date in the diary. Oenone will be walking and reading her poems on part of this walk and Judith Shaw will walk part and be introduced at the Cream Tea in The Parsonage garden at the end of the walk.
The inter village croquet match (an old tradition begun on the lawns of Jane Anderson's property about 40 years ago), was played last Saturday at Primrose Farm. The new teams that Rev Shirley was asked to form didn't do too badly, considering our inexperience. Because we had a great time, we have decided to continue playing until the end of the season and are inviting those who are interested to join us. We will be practicing on Wednesday evenings at 6pm until September. We do have some equipment, so no need to find a mallet. If you are interested, please email revshirleym@gmail.com or text or WhatsApp 07880554750. Do join us.
Rev Shirley will be away on holiday from Sunday afternoon 27th July until Saturday 9th August. Rev Frank Fox-Wilson will take a joint Arlington/Wilmington service at 10am on Sunday 3rd August at St Pancras. There will be no Evening Prayers on Thursdays in St Mary & St Peter while Rev Shirley is away.
St Pancras Arlington PCC and FoSPA wish to thank all those who responded so generously to our urgent appeal to help us install a hearing loop and sound system which can now be done. Arrangements are underway for it to be installed as soon as possible. We are truly grateful.