by diviadmin | Aug 11, 2026 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, As I write this letter, we are gearing up for our fifth heat-wave since May. Summer 2026 is probably going to prove much hotter than the famous Summer of 1976. Everywhere is very dry and the countryside stands in great need of rain. I have started...
by diviadmin | Aug 11, 2026 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, May I begin with a word of heartfelt thanks and appreciation to everyone who worked so hard on 22 June to make my Institution as your Rector by the Bishop of Lewes and Induction by the Archdeacon of Hastings such a very happy evening. I was especially...
by diviadmin | Aug 11, 2026 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, I am delighted to report that, following our collections in the orange buckets at the back of our churches during Lent and Eastertide, I was able to send £1,000 to St John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem. The original hospital opened on 4 December 1882. It is...
by diviadmin | Jun 10, 2026 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, As you may have heard, the Diocese of Chichester is to appoint me as Rector instead of Priest-in-Charge of Catsfield and Crowhurst. There will be a special service on Monday 22nd June at 7.30pm at St Laurence’s Church, Catsfield, at which the Bishop...
by diviadmin | Jun 10, 2026 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
May 2026 Parish Letter My dear friends, As I write these words, preliminary negotiations to try to end the conflict in Iran appear to have broken up without a result. I hope they will soon be renewed. It is important that we lay the conflict in the Middle East before...
