{"id":4897,"date":"2026-10-04T19:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:05:23","slug":"at-st-stephens-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4897","title":{"rendered":"At St Stephen&#8217;s Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4897\" class=\"elementor elementor-4897\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce03d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce03d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc21e34\" data-id=\"bc21e34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f16f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f16f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Today was our Harvest service, celebrated jointly with St Leodegar\u2019s Church. Revd Graham Steele led the service. We had a great morning!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cae866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cae866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_090622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_090622.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_090622-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-607c7f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"607c7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba2ae53\" data-id=\"ba2ae53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d63c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d63c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We had a special visitor today, a little robin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e472016\" data-id=\"e472016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2100140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2100140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-robin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-robin.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-robin-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9ea3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9ea3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The church was beautifully decorated for Harvest. We are so thankful for all those who offered their time and talents to prepare our church with these displays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d43ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6d43ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-04-StS.sjpg_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-04-StS.sjpg_.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-04-StS.sjpg_-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85dfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85dfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Revd Graham said that Jesus often used stories in an agricultural context as the locals were subsistence farmers and would understand these stories. The Exodus reading talked about the physical bread that God provided, manna. Jesus is the bread of life, spiritual bread. The service this morning provided both types of food: a collection of harvest gifts for the Chichester Foodbank is the physical food and Communion is providing our spiritual food.<\/p><p>The take aways from today\u2019s lesson: Jesus is essential for life. He is the Messiah who provides spiritual food. We need to make a choice to follow him and put our faith in him.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d6310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3d6310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-harvest-offering.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-harvest-offering.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004-harvest-offering-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29edc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f29edc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong>Sunday School<\/strong><\/p><p>The children had a lot of fun today. There were 20 children today! They were offered a choice of different activities.<\/p><ul><li>They made a cardboard barn and fruit and vegetables to go inside. It is called The Green Barn.<\/li><li>They created a tree on which they wrote things they are thankful for, as well as things they can do to help others.<\/li><li>They played a game where one half of the children hid some harvest items and the other half went searching for it.<\/li><li>The built another barn from wooden blocks, with a cardboard roof, that held some real vegetables.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad4b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ad4b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-09-27-Sunday-school.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4903\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-09-27-Sunday-school.png 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-09-27-Sunday-school-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our Harvest service, celebrated jointly with St Leodegar\u2019s Church. Revd Graham Steele led the service. We had a great morning! We had a special visitor today, a little robin. The church was beautifully decorated for Harvest. We are so thankful for all those who offered their time and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-st-leodegars-church-hunston","category-st-stephens-church-mundham"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4897"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4906,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897\/revisions\/4906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}