On Saturday 14 June Bishop Andrew will be one of those abseiling from the top of Guildford Cathedral’s tower. Participants will climb the Cathedral’s spiral staircase, consisting of 249 steps, to a height of 160 feet, roughly the height of ten double-decker buses, where they will enjoy stunning panoramic views of Guildford before experiencing the thrill of abseiling back to the ground.Bishop Andrew is taking part in the decent to raise money for both the Bishop of Guildford’s Communities Fund and Guildford Cathedral. Bishop Andrew says: “I don’t have the greatest head for heights, but am looking forward to the Daring Descent as a way of highlighting two great causes which I support every month: the Bishop of Guildford’s Communities Fund (which helps our churches reach out into the most deprived parts of their communities) and our beloved Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit which costs £3,500 a day to keep open.”You can support Bishop Andrew via this link: https://guildfordcathedral.enthuse.com/pf/bishop-andrew
The Dunsfold Church Pop-Up stall is a popular part of village like and on Saturday, May 10th will be a key part of our village fete. On Dunsfold Common. Click on the attached flyer for more details but this time the Pop-Up stall will specialise in children’s toys, books and games.Even more importantly, everyone visiting the stall is guaranteed a warm welcome and a friendly chat so whatever your age, make sure you visit our very own Pop-Up stall.
Last Saturday Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome. Jorge Bergoglio, his real name from birth in Argentina, was a fan of his local football club San Lorenzo. In fact, he was a card-carrying member of the club. The eagle eyed among you will spot that Pope Francis was 88 when he died at 2.35am Buenos Aires time. His membership card number? 88235. The Lord moves in mysterious ways.
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place in Dunsfold Church on Thursday, May 1st at 7.30pm.This is your chance to see the reports of the church activities for the past year and, if you're on the Church Electoral Roll, vote for officers who run church affairs and get more closely involved in the life of our church. We need new members and welcome new ideas.We need two churchwardens, a church treasurer and new members of of Parochial Church Council. A group that meets six times a-year.If you are interested in any of the roles please contact Father Shane, the churchwardens or the church treasurer for more information.Fr Shane Griffiths (Rector) 01483 435099Sheila Jones (Churchwarden) 01483 200204Jan Richardson (Churchwarden) 01483 200519Brenda Jenner (Treasurer) 01483 200379
