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LIFE-LINE
Distributed freely in January 2019
Editors: Helen Swan, Jacky Taylor and Stephen Norman
Website: www.thefarleighs.co.uk Email: editor@thefarleighs.co.uk

THE EDITORS WISH ALL OUR READER A HAPPY

AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR
Did you see last month’s Lifeline colour supplement, with all that’s gone on in the village during the last
year? And a very busy, successful and sociable year it was!

You will have a new diary or calendar for the New Year. Here are some 2019 dates to go in!

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019

Sat 19th Jan Parish Council Coffee Morning at the Good Intent.
10am -12pm
Mon 21st Jan Parish Council Meeting. Parishioners welcome to speak at the
7.30pm beginning of the meeting.
Sat 9th Feb Whist Drive in the WI Hall Forge Lane East Farleigh.
7 for 7.30 pm Everyone is welcome.
Sun 17th Feb Lambing day at Smiths Hill Farm (off Hunt Street).
10am-4pm
Sat 11th May Plant Sale and event in the church.
Sun 30th June Smiths Hall Open Garden for NGS charities
11am – 5pm
Sat 13th July Quiz in the Church
Sat 14th Barn Dance in the church
September
Sat 12th Oct Harvest Supper
Sun 13th Oct Harvest Festival

New Year resolution: “I must work off stress and stay fit.” Why not sign up for a class at All Saints!

Class Time Contact

Pilates for all ages 9.30am Tuesday (starts 8/1) Hilary on 07970 290818
Pilates (all levels) 6.00pm Tuesday (starts 8/1) Samantha 07799 763536
Pilates (all levels) 7.00pm Tuesday (starts 8/1) Samantha 07799 763536
Hatha Yoga 7.30pm Thursday (start 10/1) Josie 07915 918551

Want to know what’s going on? Check out the Upcoming Events page on
www.thefarleighs.co.uk AND follow us on Facebook: TheFarleighs
 Dear friends,

here we are at the beginning of a brand-new year. For many it

will be a time of making New Year resolutions. A time when we
hope to make some changes in our lives for the better. Whether
it be to lose a bit of weight, eat more healthily or even exercise,
our intentions are good. Some people may be considering
making some changes that will affect not only themselves but
also other people’s lives. Perhaps to smile and greet people, to
be more patient or to strive to listen better. It is the simple things
can make a huge difference to the people we live with, work
with or come into contact with.

The Gospel stories tell of how Jesus went that extra mile to come alongside people. He took
time to listen to them, to be available and to reach out and touch their lives for the better. I
wonder what sort of world it would be if each of us followed the example Jesus gave. Perhaps
a good place to start would be to follow the prayer of St. Francis and make it our resolution for
2019:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life

On behalf of the Ministry Team in the Coxheath Benefice, may I wish you all a blessed and
peaceful New Year.

Reverend Eileen

All Saints Church West Farleigh

Sunday Jan 6th 8.00am Holy Communion
Sunday Jan 13th 9.30am Morning service
Sunday Jan 27th 9.30am Holy Communion

Clergy contact number

Rev Peter Callway: Rector 01622 747570 Call for Baptisms, Weddings & Funerals, not Fridays
Rev David Jones: Hon. Associate Rector 01622 741474. Not Friday
Rev Eileen Doyle: Associate Rector 01622 204241. Not Mondays and Tuesdays
Becky Parnham Children’s and Families Worker 07949 646885vbx