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benefice.administrator@berwickchurch.org.uk
SERVICES
Sunday 10th May - Easter 6
9:30am Alciston - Holy Communion
9:30am Arlington - Holy Communion
11:00am Berwick - Holy Communion
11:00am Wilmington - Holy Communion
Wednesday 13th May
9:30am Berwick - Morning Prayer
5:00pm Wilmington - Evening Prayer in person at Wilmington Church
If you are unable to attend in person please contact Shirley at revshirleym@gmail.com who will be able to send you the link to join via zoom.
Thursday 14th May
7:00pm Arlington - Ascension
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'Echoes of the Poets' Concert at Berwick Church
Sunday 10th May 2026 at 3pm
Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful poetry set to music with Echoes of the Poets.
‘Echoes of the Poets’ celebrates settings of beautiful poetry spanning across German (Rückert, Geibel), English (Arnold, Kroeker, Shelley, Byron), and Spanish (Lorca). The pieces explore themes ranging from love and loss to songs for children and lullabies.
The Cam Bridge Trio perform works by Brahms and Bridge, followed by settings of García Lorca’s poetry for soprano and piano by Zeina Al Azmeh, performed by Charlotte Garcia and Al Azmeh.
To book your tickets please follow this link Echoes of the Poets Tickets.
Tickets will also be available on the door.
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Alfriston Clergy House Writing Workshop
Tuesday 19th May 2026 11am to 1pm
For more information email: judithshaw33@icloud.com or phone 07909 612564
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DESTA Ethiopia
Tuesday 19th. May 2026: Berwick Church - 6pm.
Update from our adopted charity DESTA Ethiopia and an early bring & share supper. Stephen Rickerby and Lisa Shekede will give a talk with slides both about their current restoration work underway in Georgia and an update on DESTA's work in Ethiopia, which continues to need great support. The talk will begin in the Church at 6pm followed by a light supper in the Vicarage garden (if weather holds; in the Church if not) around 6:45pm. All welcome: please do bring along a dish, salad or fruit for all to share. Soft drinks and tea/coffee will be provided. To help plan numbers please confirm your attendance to Ros on rosroscoeford@gmail.com
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Poetry Appreciation Morning at Arlington Church, BN26 6SE
Tuesday 26th May 10:30am to 1pm
Theme to be decided
For more information email: judithshaw33@icloud.com or phone 07909 612564
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Poet-in-Residence for the Cuckmere Pilgrim Path
Poetry Writing and Appreciation Workshops
As part of my role as Poet-in-Residence for the Cuckmere Pilgrim Path
(https://www.cuckmerepilgrimpath.org.uk ) I’m going to be running some writing workshops.
These stand-alone writing workshops are free and open to anyone over 18 years of age. Beginners welcome. No experience needed. It would be useful to bring writing materials, but Judith has some spare paper and pens.
To help give me an idea of numbers for seating and materials, if possible, please let me know if you are planning on coming to any of these workshops a day or two beforehand either by email: judithshaw33@icloud.com or phone 07909 612564.
Monday 11th May 2026 1pm - 3pm - this workshop will take place at Alciston Church, Alciston, East Sussex BN26 6UN
Monday 8th June 2026 7pm to 9pm - this workshop will take place at St Michael & All Angels Church, Berwick, Near Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6SR
For more information email: judithshaw33@icloud.com or phone 07909 612564
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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 send your email address to the Benefice Administrator at benefice.administrator@berwickchurch.org.uk. 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.