February 2026 Stewards Scribblings
If you can cast your mind back to 1964, remember a song sung by Petula Clark called 'Thank you'. She starts with: Thank you for waking me this morning;
Thank you for giving me today;
Thank you, for ev'ry new day dawning;
I'll be thanking you.
Well, those are all God-given gifts, but I am casting my mind back just a little way to Christmas 2025 and thanking all of you for all the things you did, and indeed continue to do, to make Christchurch what it is. I'm thinking, and in no order of big things or little things, of those who decorated the church, put up and took down the candle holders, bought the candles, planned and led the services, prepared and/or operated the Powerpoint, cleaned the toilets, counted the money, wound the clock, welcomed people and chatted to them, put up tables and chairs, made and served the tea, shopped for supplies, did the washing up, did the banking, gave lifts, knitted candles and / or distributed them around Bexhill, produced the Messenger and the weekly notices, weeded, swept and tidied our little garden, prayed for and visited others, played the organ and clavinova, put the heating on, made Christingles, knitted little stockings and filled them with sweets, displayed notices, delivered Christmas letters, knitted the postbox topper, took the collection, went carol singing, and came to church to be part of the congregation.
There will be other things which I've forgotten, but I'm thinking that there's not one of you reading this who hasn't contributed in one of these ways to make the whole!! Thank you, every single one of you.
On behalf of our stewards, Jill, Virginia, David, and me, a slightly belated wish that everybody has the happiest New Year possible.
God bless
Chris Cox, Senior Steward
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