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CONTACT DETAILS

Rector Canon Tom Kennar tomkennar@gmail.com 07881 025592 Readers Mrs Sandra Haggan 023 9245 5161

Dr Michael Fluck 023 9247 7391 Churchwardens Mr Paul Utting (until June) 023 9248 3984

Mr Bill Skilleter (until June) 023 9225 3802 Head Server Mr Bruce Strugnell 023 9248 4435

Administrator Mrs Clare Kennar 023 9249 2129 PCC Secretary Mrs Clare Kennar 023 9249 2129 PCC Treasurer Mrs Shelley Saunders 023 9247 3922 Captain Bellringers’ Mr Bill Skilleter 023 9225 3802

St Nicholas Mrs Anne Plater 023 9245 1075 Wardens Mrs Gill Falconer 023 9247 0255 Safeguarding Officer Mr Ian Munro 023 9248 0137 Stewardship Mr Alan Hakim 023 9247 1681 Bible Study Mr Alan Hakim 023 9247 1681 Electoral Roll Mrs Hilary Deadman 023 9247 1241 Church Shop Mrs Stephanie Floyd 023 9247 8098 Pastoral Centre Mrs Sheila Warlow 023 9247 5447

Pastoral Care Mrs Rosemary Thomas 023 9248 3836 Men’s Group Mr Nick Saunders 023 9247 3922

Development Officer Mr Dave Pearson 07974 937407 Caretaker Mr Malcolm Johnson 07786 528047

Website Mr Colin Carter 023 9238 1170

Parish Office: 2 North Street, Havant PO9 1PR Telephone: 023 9249 2129

Opening Hours: Tuesday 1pm-4pm; Wednesday 9.30am-2pm;

Thursday 9.30am-12noon; Friday 12noon-1.30pm.

Contact the Administrator (Clare Kennar ) for:

Baptisms, Marriages and bookings for Church Hall & Church House.

Email: office@stfaith.com

MONTHLY INFORMATION St. Faith’s Church, Havant with St. Nicholas Chapel, Langstone

MAY 2016

What’s On?

Coffee Morning: Saturday 7th 10am-12noon in Church

Garden Party: Saturday 21st 10.30am-4pm at 12 Oaklands Road, Havant PO9 2RN

Generation Game: Saturday 21st 7pm in Church

Hall. Tickets from Colin Hedley 023 9249 8229

Church Shop, The Pallant: Monday-Friday: 9.30am-4pm

SUNDAY SERVICES

1st SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

8.00am Communion at St. Nicholas only

9.30am PARISH COMMUNION

11.30am Café Church

6.00pm Evensong

22nd TRINITY SUNDAY

8.00am Communion

9.30am PARISH COMMUNION

6.00pm Evensong

8th SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

8.00am Communion

9.30am PARISH COMMUNION

6.00pm Evensong

29th FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

8.00am Communion

9.30am PARISH COMMUNION

6.00pm Evensong

15th PENTECOST

8.00am Communion

9.30am PARISH COMMUNION

6.00pm Taizé Evening Prayer

MIDWEEK SERVICES Thursdays 10.30am Communion (Book of

Common Prayer)

www.stfaith.com

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Churchyard. Our ancient churchyard has been a peaceful ‘green oasis’ in the bus-tling centre of Havant for many centuries. One of the five Ob-jectives in St Faith’s Mission Development Plan (MDP) (agreed last year) is ‘Enhancing our Environment’, and its aims include: ‘Encourage respect for God’s creation’, ‘Enhance the wildlife value of our churchyard’, and ‘Enhance the churchyard for quiet relaxation and wider community use’. A recent booklet on sale in the church (‘Christian Faith and the Environment’) explains why these are important issues for Christians. Last summer our Churchyard Development Group commissioned a professional

survey by Hampshire Wildlife Trust (financed by two congregation members), which also incorporated data from local naturalist Ralph Hollins (who posts the church-yard page on our website). This found a good diversity of ‘niche habitats’ and wild plants, birds, butterflies, and other creatures including hedgehogs, and concluded that our churchyard is an important sanctuary for wildlife. It is intended to establish a permanent display in the church to encourage understanding and appreciation of this. A balance needs to be struck between: preserving and enhancing the church-yard’s natural beauty and biodiversity; improving access and enabling it to be en-joyed by more people; and providing space for church events. All this is under dis-cussion, both within the church and with outside bodies such as Friends of Havant Cemeteries. Some issues are for the longer term, such as the possibility of providing a long sweeping path with a minimal gradient linking West Street to the area be-hind the church (possibly forming a curved ‘wall’ enclosing a Café Courtyard outside the West door). Other goals are more immediately attainable, e.g., the mainte-nance of the Dewhurst Garden, and arranging for some other areas to be seeded with an attractive wildflower mix. These require us to liaise with Havant Borough Council to agree an appropriate mowing regime (as a ‘closed’ churchyard like ours remains the property of the church but the local authority is legally responsible for its upkeep), and discussions are currently in hand.

Parish Churches of Petersfield Deanery. The churches are carrying out a pilgrimage from Liphook to Portsmouth Cathedral from 30 April to 2 May. It meets at St. Faith’s Church at 10am on Monday 2 May (May Day) for a 10 miles walk along the shore of Portsea Island to the Cathedral for Evensong at 6pm. For further details see their website at www.petersfielddeanery.org.uk/pilgrimage.

Battle of Jutland 100th Anniversary Commemoration. For Jutland’s 100th anniver-sary The Mayor of Havant would like to invite you to a service at St. James Church , Emsworth, on Tuesday 31st May at 11am, to commemorate the heroism of thousands of men, including 14 from Emsworth, who lost their lives whilst serving in the Grand Fleet or the High Seas Fleet.

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The New PCC 2016-2017. Ex-Officio Members (who attend because of the Office to which they are appointed by the Bishop): Reverend Canon Tom Kennar (Incumbent) (Chair), Sandra

Haggan (Reader), David Morgan (Licensed Lay-Worker)

from 2nd July 2016. Victoria Morgan (Licensed Lay-Worker)

from 2nd July2016

Ex-Officio Churchwardens (who attend because of the Office to which they were

elected by public vote at the Annual Vestry Meeting):

Paul Utting until 6th June 2016, Bill Skilleter until 6th June 2016, Colin Hedley from

6th June 2016 for one year, Ian Munro from 6th June 2016 for one year

Up to 2 Deanery Synod Representatives (who attend because of the Office to

which they are appointed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting):

Michael Laird (to serve until April 2017), Mary Moore (to serve until April 2017)

Diocesan Synod Representative (who attends because of the Office to which he

was elected by the Deanery Synod):

Paul Utting (to serve until new Diocesan Synod elections in 2018)

Up to 12 People elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting:

Hilary Deadman (to serve until April 2017), Bill Jones (to serve until April 2017),

Shelley Saunders (Hon. Treasurer) (to serve until April 2018), Richard Stokes (to

serve until April 2018), Clive Barnett (to serve until April 2019), Michael Fluck (to

serve until April 2019), Nick Saunders (to serve until April 2019), Barbara Stearne

(to serve until April 2019).

There are 4 vacancies

Non-Voting Attendees:

Clare Kennar (Parish Secretary), David Pearson (Parish Development Officer)

The PCC is the legally constituted body of Trustees for the whole parish. The mem-bers of the council jointly hold responsibility for all the business of the parish, in-cluding financial management, buildings management, development issues, wor-ship and pastoral care. With such a vast portfolio of issues to be responsible for, the PCC delegates its responsibilities to smaller working groups and committees or individuals with appropriate skills. The members are your representatives. Should you have any questions or require information about the church or its properties then ask any member on the PCC.

Meetings Friday 13th 2pm Communications Group

Saturday 14th 10am Hall Users Group Monday 16th 7pm PCC