Parish Office
St Michael’s Place
Brighton BN1 3FU
Tel : 01273 822284
e mail : saintmichaelbrighton@gmail.com
New Appointments
Two former Saint Michael’s Ordinands and Pastoral Assistants have been made incumbents:
FATHER MARK EMINSON has been appointed Vicar of Saint Thomas a’Becket, Pagham (south of Chichester);
FATHER DANIEL SANDHAM is to be Vicar of Saint John the Evangelist, Brownswood Park, London, N4. (Near Finsbury Park)
The Institution and Induction of each is likely to be in the Spring. We are delighted at this excellent news and warmly congratulate them!
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COCKNEY NIGHT
Saturday 4 February
tickets £7 from parish office tel 822284
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SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SOCIAL
Tuesday 21 February
7pm at the Vicarage
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ASH WEDNESDAY
Wenesday 22 February
10-30am Low Mass with Imposition of Ashes
7-30pm SUNG MASS with Imposition of Ashes
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Saturday, 25 February
10-30am Stations of the Cross [to be shared with other churches in the Wagner Group]
12noon Mass
12-30pm Austerity Lunch with speaker
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SUNDAY, 26 FEBRUARY
10-30am LITANY sung in procession & SUNG MASS
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Confirmation classes
If you wish to be confirmed at Saint Michael's later this year, please speak to Fr. Mark as soon as possible since classes are about to begin.
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Fr. ROBERT FAYERS
We congratulate Fr Robert on his appointment as a Canon of Chichester Cathedral and Prebendary of Gates and he is to be installed as such at Chichester Cathedral during Evensong on Saturday, 11 February at 5-30pm. It might be of interest to know that ‘Gates’ is believed to derive from Eastergate and Westergate, two villages close to Chichester. The Prebend received income from land once held after the Norman Conquest by the Abbot of Seez in Normandy. The office dates at least to the first half of the 14th century but possibly a century earlier. The last Vicar of Saint Michael's to be made a Canon was Canon Scott in 1949, so it is a great honour to once again have the work of our Parish priest recognised in this way. If you wish to attend Evensong at the Cathedral at 5.30pm on Saturday 11 February you are most welcome. A coach (return fare £12) will leave the church at 1 pm , returning about 7.30 pm.
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Fr. MARK LYON
Special congratulations to Fr Mark on being awarded a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Oxford
A Chichester Diocesan ordinand, Fr Mark trained for the Sacred Ministry at Saint Stephen’s House, Oxford. He was ordained at Petertide and is now serving his title as Assistant Curate at Saint Michael and All Angels and also assisting at Saint Paul’s, Brighton.
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Bishop of Chichester to retire after 10 years
Fr Robert is a member of the Vacancy-in-See Committee, chaired by the Archdeacon of Chichester, Fr Douglas McKittrick. This committee is concerned with the new appointment.
Bishop of Lewes, Wallace Benn, has also announced his retirement.
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We welcomed a fresh ordinand at Saint Michael's in November. Andy is training part- time on a non- residential course at The S E Institute of Theological Education and we look forward to seeing him over the next 3 years. He will be the eleventh person at Saint Michael's to train for the priesthood .
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UNITED BENEFICE
From the 1 December the Benefices of Saint Michael’s and Saint Paul’s were joined. Whereas each parish will remain separate and distinct, with its own churchwardens and PCC., Father Robert Fayers becomes the first Vicar of the new Benefice and Father Mark Lyon the first stipendiary Assistant Curate. The Vicarage of the new Benefice becomes that of the present Saint Michael’s while Saint Paul’s Vicarage returns to the Diocese, and so the former will henceforth simply be known as ‘The Vicarage.’ The Patrons of the United Benefice will be the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith, as became the case for Saint Michael’s a couple of years ago. The title of the new Benefice is: Brighton Saint Michael and All Angels and Saint Paul. Although each parish remains distinct it is hoped the uniting will lead to even more working together and to members of the two congregations getting to know each other better.
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