Take a look at the photograph of the historic church now in ruins. Is this the future for our beautiful church in Dunsfold?Do we care enough to make a difference?It has been a special place of worship for more than 700 years. Now, as we look forward to 2024 and beyond, we wonder if your parish church will be here in ten years' time.We want to install a new priest for Dunsfold and Hascombe but we need to be able to demonstrate that Dunsfold people value their church at all times, not just when they wish to have a wedding, a funeral or celebrate Christmas.Without greater support, Dunsfold church will inevitably close. Please consider very carefully if you care about that.If you do, which we really hope you do, please come and talk to us at Dunsfold Church during our open afternoon next Sunday July 30th from 2pm-5pm.We will have a continuous short presentation, and people to answer your queries and to hear your views. Please do come and give us your thoughts. We need you to be involved. If you are unable to attend, or want more information, contact the churchwardens: Sheila Jones 01483 200204, sheilajones4@btinternet.com; Jan Richardson 01483 200519, churchwardendunsfold@gmail.comWe will be serving teas and cake as well. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.St Mary and All Saints PCC
We are blessed to live in a beautiful part of England and to be the custodians and ambassadors for our historic church.This Sunday (June 18th) at 10am we are staging a Thanksgiving Service for us to thank YOU - all the people who make our church such a special place. It would be wrong to name individuals or groups who do so much for St Mary and All Saints’ Church. There are so many of you and we wouldn’t want to omit anyone, or any group, from this sincere salute.Our invitation goes out to everybody who has done something to make our church special. It might be about the music, the heritage, the maintenance. It could be about our out-reach around Dunsfold and beyond, caring for the less well-off and less fortunate. And, yes, it might be about being a donor and helping our church to survive and progress financially.We want Sunday’s service to be a joyful occasion. We want everybody to feel appreciated for their efforts - large or small. And most os all, we hope you can be mindful of St Paul’s words in his First Letter to the Thessalonians when he wrote: “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Reverend Rutton Viccajee and the PCC of St Mary and All Saints' Church, Dunsfold warmly invite you to a special Thanksgiving Service, followed by refreshments, on Sunday June 18th at 10am at Dunsfold Church.This is the opportunity for Reverend Rutton, the church wardens and PCC to thank all those people who work so diligently to support our church. This is a service of thanks for the givers - those who give their time, energy and money to supporting our beautiful church.We hope you will be able to come along to our service of Holy Communion and receive our appreciation for all you do.
As a young child Ana Brookes and her sister Natasha made homemade strawberry jam and sold jars of it to raise money for the children at Rainbow House. Ana is now a Trustee with a lead on marketing and social media for the charity. She is also an undergraduate student in Advanced Applied Psychology at the University of Chichester.The Brookes family has supported Rainbow House from its opening. Tanya Brookes, Ana's mother and our keyboard player at Cafe Church services, is the charity administrator.The Rainbow House children's home was founded by Lynda Ferrin. She bought an acre of land in 2002 and the building of the home commenced. The doors opened for the first children in 2007 and there are now 55 residents at Rainbow House. The charity's website declares: "At Rainbow House we believe education is key to sustaining a strong future our children and the children from the surrounding community. All the children come from difficult backgrounds but Rainbow House has turned into a family for every child. "We want our children to have as many opportunities as possible. Therefore Rainbow House pay for school fees for a portion of the total number of children in the home. Finally, over 75% of the children who have passed through Rainbow House have moved into advanced employment."If you want to find out more about Rainbow House, or make a donation, please go to their website: https://www.rainbowhousekenya.org/
