Our Christmas elves have been working away to create some beautiful gifts that will be on sale at Saturday’s village Christmas Fair. (December 5th)The event will be taking place for the second year in the Winn Hall and given the weather forecast for the weekend that may prove an inspired choice.All the familiar goodies will be on sale at our ever-popular Pop-Up stall. Please come along, support our stall and see what unique Christmas gifts you can buy.
This Saturday, November 29th, we'll be staging a Working Party at Dunsfold Church. It will start at 10am and run until noon.There are plenty of jobs to do inside and outside of our beautiful church. If you fancy some gardening duties please bring along your implements and you can join our helpers in the churchyard.If you prefer to be indoors, there are plenty of jobs inside. And as well as cleaning duties we'll have our Christmas tree to decorate.And if you can devote some time to our pre-Christmas clean up you'll be rewarded with hot drinks and homemade cakes and biscuits. And who knows, your real reward may come in heaven.
DECEMBER 2025Wednesday 3rd December, Mass in honour of Our Lady of Walsingham 9.30am Holy Communion in DunsfoldSunday 7th December, 2nd Sunday of Advent 10.00 am Parish Communion at DunsfoldSunday 14th December, 3rd Sunday in Advent8.00 a.m. Holy Communion in Hascombe10.00 a.m. Carol Service in Dunsfold6.00 p.m. Carol Service in HascombeSunday 21st December, 4th Sunday in Advent10.00 am Joint Parish Communion at DunsfoldWednesday 24th December, Christmas Eve4.00 p.m. Crib Service at Dunsfold11.30 p.m. Midnight Mass in DunsfoldThursday 25th December, Christmas Day10.00 a.m. Parish Communion at DunsfoldSunday 28th December, 1st Sunday of Christmas10.00 a.m. Joint Parish Communion at HascombeJanuary 2025 Sunday 4th January, 2nd Sunday of Christmas10.00 am Joint Parish Communion at DunsfoldWednesday 7th January, Our Lady of Walsingham 9.30am Holy Communion in HascombeSunday 11th January, Baptism of Christ – Epiphany Sunday10.00 a.m. Parish Communion at Hascombe10.00 a.m. Café Church Dunsfold4.00 p.m. Christingle service at DunsfoldSunday 18th January 2nd Sunday of Epiphany10.00 a.m. Joint Parish Communion at DunsfoldSunday 25th January, 3rd Sunday of Epiphany10.00 a.m. Joint Parish Communion at Hascombe
The Bishop of Tewkesbury, Robert Springett, is to be the Church of England’s new Lead Safeguarding Bishop, taking over from Bishop Joanne Grenfell who leaves the role at the end of March 2026, when her three-year term ends.Bishop Robert will work closely with the National Director of Safeguarding, Alexander Kubeyinje, and other members of the National Safeguarding Team which provides specialist expertise on casework, policy development, training, evaluation and survivor participation. The Church of England is continuing to strengthen its safeguarding practices by committing to independent scrutiny and improving delivery. This includes implementing recommendations from the Makin review, the Charity Commission, and insights gained from independent safeguarding audits.Bishop Robert is currently one of the Deputy Leads for Safeguarding and chairs the Theology and Safeguarding Group. He also chairs the Task and Finish Group, which scrutinises the work the Church is undertaking in response to the Makin review recommendations, and was also chair of the Task and Finish Group set up after the Scolding report.In his new role, Bishop Robert will chair the National Safeguarding Steering Group, the delegated House of Bishops body responsible for making national safeguarding decisions. Bishop Joanne Grenfell, who is to be welcomed as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in January, will move into the role of Deputy Safeguarding Bishop with responsibility for the ongoing work on Safeguarding Structures, which is a programme of work strengthening Church safeguarding. When she takes up her role as a member of the House of Lords, Bishop Joanne will also speak on safeguarding.The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said, “I am grateful to Bishop Robert, who in his work as Deputy Safeguarding Bishop, has worked closely with victims and survivors on our responses to key recommendations. He is clearly committed to seeking change to our safeguarding culture and practice, and I am delighted that he will bring his long experience in ministry to help lead and promote good safeguarding across the Church.”Bishop Robert said, “Safeguarding should not be seen as a burden, but embraced with joy for the opportunity it offers to serve others. I have found the role of Deputy Safeguarding Bishop deeply rewarding, and I accept this invitation with a profound sense of calling to contribute to the development of healthy cultures across all areas of Church life. Through my involvement in the Scolding and Makin reviews, I have learned a great deal from victims and survivors—wisdom that will continue to shape and inform all that I seek to do in this new role.”
