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'Extraordinary God: Ordinary People'- An Advent Journey through Luke Chapter 1 with Zechariah, Elizabeth and Mary.' The day will have a combination of prayer, reflective bible study and space for silence and personal reflection. Time: 9.45 for a 10am start until 3.45pm. Dates and Venues: Wednesday November 19th at The Place, St Laurence Church, Sea Place, Goring-by-sea, BN12 4BY with Rev Beverley Miles OR Friday 14th November at St Mary's Church, Battle with Rev Jenny Heinink and Alison Hassell. You only need to attend one day as they are the same but offered in 2 venues for ease of access. Contacts for queries or local information to jennyheinink@hotmail.com or beverley.miles@chichester.anglican.org Donations towards the costs of the day: £10 CASH please on the day. Participants will need to bring their own packed lunch, bible and any resources they would find useful for a Quiet Day. Tea / coffee / biscuits will be provided

Led by Canon Peter Sills Although placed first in the New Testament, Matthew’s Gospel was the second to be written. Composed around AD70 for a Jewish Christian community, possibly situated in Syria, it has a distinctive style and layout. This Zoom seminar, the first of two, explores when, why and by whom the Gospel was written, the sources on which it is based, its distinctive features, and its major themes. The second seminar (April 23, 2026), will look more closely at Matthew’s teaching and his picture of Jesus. Canon Peter Sills, formerly Vice-Dean of Ely, is a retired priest and pilgrimage guide attached to the Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston. He is the author of several books, including Six Steps Into The Bible, written for those who want to get under the skin of the Bible and deepen their understanding of the scriptures: www.peter-sills.co.uk/courses.

As part of Diocese of Chichester’s ‘Year of Faith: The Gospel of Matthew’. Led by The Revd Dr Olga Fabrikant-Burke, Tutor in Old Testament, Ridley Hall, Cambridge At the heart of the Gospel of Matthew lies a startling paradox. The Gospel opens with the bold proclamation that Jesus is ‘the Messiah, the son of David.’ And yet, at the end of the story, this anointed Davidic king dies a shameful death on a cross, a horrific Roman torture device. To square the messianic circle, Matthew appeals to the Old Testament, supremely the story of King David as well as the psalms of lament. Strange as it may sound, for Matthew, it is supremely in his humiliation that Jesus is ‘the Messiah, the son of David.’ And it is the Old Testament that provides sanction for the perplexing logic of the Matthean cross. Image by Chil Vera from Pixabay

Led by Canon Peter Sills Although placed first in the New Testament, Matthew’s Gospel was the second to be written. Composed around AD70 for a Jewish Christian community, possibly situated in Syria, it has a distinctive style and layout. The first Zoom seminar, 20 Nov 2025, explored when, why and by whom the Gospel was written, the sources on which it is based, its distinctive features, and its major themes. This second seminar, will look more closely at Matthew’s teaching and his picture of Jesus. Canon Peter Sills, formerly Vice-Dean of Ely, is a retired priest and pilgrimage guide attached to the Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston. He is the author of several books, including Six Steps Into The Bible, written for those who want to get under the skin of the Bible and deepen their understanding of the scriptures: www.peter-sills.co.uk/courses