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Sponsored Walk

Last Sunday’s Sponsored Walk for Tiny Tickers was a great success. The sun shone down on 24 of us walking across the glorious South Downs. We had a picnic in Alfriston outside the church and then those who could did the return walk to Jevington, this time via The Long Man. Congratulations to all who took on the challenge, especially our youngest who were quite tired by the end.     So far, we do know that with the cake sale, lent lunch and walk sponsorship already has raised over £700 for Tiny Tickers which is superb and we thank everyone for their efforts, generosity and prayers. Babies born in East Sussex will benefit from these efforts. 

Now we wait to find out how much was raised, please can all walkers bring their sponsorship money in by Sunday 24th April. Also, if any parishioners still wish to sponsor the group we will be collecting after mass today. Gift aid is possible with the sponsorship form available.
 

Deacon John Writes

Last week I came across this  story which illustrates the theme of Sunday’s Gospel – forgiveness. John R. Aurelio, in his book Colours: Stories of the Kingdom, gives us a beautiful portrayal of this side of God. He writes: On the sixth day, God created Father Adam and Mother Eve. On the seventh day, as God was resting, they asked Him if He would give them something special to commemorate their birthday. So, God reached into His treasure chest and took out a sacred coin. Written on it was the word “LOVE.” On the eighth day, Father Adam and Mother Eve sinned. As they left the Garden of Eden, they asked God for an assurance that He would not abandon them. “You have the coin,” He told them. “But, the coin says LOVE,” they answered. “We have lost love. However will we find it again?” “Turn it over,” God said. On the other side of the coin was written the word “FORGIVENESS.” — There is great truth in that. There is no love without forgiveness and there is no forgiveness without love. They are the two sides of the same coin. The Good News is that God loves you no matter what you’ve done or what you’ve thought of doing. God loves you. That’s the bottom line: God loves you. And God wants each of us to turn over the coin.

Fr Rory Writes

“Unless a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies it remains a single grain”. But when the most special grain of all fell  upon the ground, so this Sunday with all our hopes coming alive again we join once more with the crowd, when on that most special of occasions of all when Jesus entered into Jerusalem triumphant, but humble riding on a donkey. The plot was set for the most important occasion of all. It commences the process that will end with his crucifixion and death, giving rise to an early awareness beginning to grow among his closest disciples that this was far from the end of the story.

As we take part this week in these sacred events, it is with a great desire to do our best, but above all that we too will become parts of the fruit that will last, and that we will bring life to our Parish and all our communities.