INFORM
SEPTEMBER 2010
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September 2010
Letter from the Minister
In
writing for this particular edition of Inform magazine I am aware that Lynn and
I have now lived in Royston for one full year which seems astonishing! During
that time we have begun to adjust to a different ministry and surroundings and
come to know a large number of new people. Coming to terms with change is never
straight forward. There are some who read this edition who will be thinking of
moving to a new area and a church and will be full of uncertainty about what
the future holds. The congregation of any church is always changing shape, some
slower than others. The future is never totally in our control and so it is
important to pray and plan for the years ahead and wonder what our church will
look like even ten years from now.
In July
we attended the preview of a locally made film which was shown at
In 2009
we tried the campaign “Back to Church Sunday” at Orwell and now in 2010 we
attempt it in Royston on September 26th. Across the
At the
Bible study in Foxton recently we discussed the need for PERSISTENCE and how we
have needed this quality at various times in our lives. In facing obstacles of
health or work or relationships we can so easily step back from a direction
unless we hold onto a persistent stand. May the power of God’s spirit help us
persist in being a church where we are and not give up the pattern of regular
witness each Sunday.
Rev Chris White
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AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
Vestry
Hours are now from 3.30 to 5.00pm on
Tuesdays when the Revd Chris White will available, without prior appointment,
in the vestry of the
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FROM THE EDITOR
I suppose that as one gets older it is only natural to indulge in
reminiscence and look back at the ‘good old days’ that were, in fact, far from
‘good’. This was brought home to me while recently reading a book entitled
‘Let’s git up agin the table’, which looks into the diet and cooking habits of
With the harvest season upon us, one particular item that took my
attention was ‘Harvest Cakes’. It appears that it was the custom for the Lord
of the Manor to go out into the field, where the men were busying scything the
corn, and cry “Halt for bever”. The word ‘bever’ intrigued me as I had never
read it before and I was curious about its origin, so a bit of internet
research was called for. I discovered that it is an old Anglo-Saxon word with
two possible meanings (1) to drink, (2) take light refreshment between meals.
It appears that is exactly what the farmhands did, for they
stopped work, drank home-brewed ale and ate ‘Harvest Cake’ supplied by his
Lordship. The cake was known as ‘fourses’, probably because that was the time
of day when it was eaten. But what I found particularly interesting was the
ingredients of which the cakes were made. They were bread dough, probably the
left overs from bread making, lard, currants, sugar and spice, and many years
ago, when I was very young, my mother used to make similar cakes, using
whatever ingredients were available, but called them ‘Lardy Cakes’
Although I didn’t realise it at the time, I know now that the
reason she made ‘Lardy Cakes’, apart from the fact that they tasted good, was that
along with such delights as suet pudding and dripping toast they helped fill up
two young boys with healthy appetites when times were hard and shop cakes much
too expensive to buy. Another money saver that mother made was what we called
‘Roly Poly Pudding’ and in
It consisted of rolled up dough with meat, usually bacon, at one
end and jam at the other. It was tied in the middle to stop the two mixing,
wrapped in a cloth and steamed for a couple of hours.
So now, when
there is much weeping and wailing over the current economic crisis it is a
sobering thought that the vast majority of us are far better off than our
ancestors. In fact, to mis-quote Sir Harold Macmillan ‘We’ve never had it so
good’.
PETER STALLARD
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METHODISTS LIVE LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE
BRIT
Last June,
Stanley Lucas of Cornwall died aged 110 (born 15th January 1900).
Is this sort of
longevity characteristic of Methodists? Seemingly, yes. An analysis of family
announcements printed in the Methodist Recorder carried out by British
Religion in Numbers, hosted by
Dr Richard
Vautrey, GP and Vice President of the Methodist Conference, said: “I’m sure
there are many different factors at work for Methodists to attain these numbers.
But I would guess that our emphasis on caring for our spiritual as well as
physical health, avoiding excess, engaging with people in our communities and
being good neighbours all help.”
Methodist
commentators, both in the Victorian era and since, were quick to point out that
the longevity of Methodists was not accidental. They posited a clear link
between a religious, ‘clean’ and virtuous life on one hand and a long one on
the other. The avoidance of physical and moral excess was especially advocated.
an abridged
release from the
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HARVEST SUPPER
18th September 5 for 5.30pm
Plus
7pm Tea Interval 7.45pm
Tickets from Church Stewards:
Adults £8
Children £4
Family £20
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ROYSTON
will be holding an
AUCTION
OF
PROMISES
on
Saturday 16th October
The Auction
which will start at 7pm
will be
preceded by
a Supper
and viewing
of lots from 6pm
Tickets for
Supper £6 (including catalogue)
catalogue
only £1
Tickets &
Catalogues will be
available at the
beginning of
October from Gill
Grainger
or Jennie Harris
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THE BUZZ (84/85)
WORSHIP-Colourful celebrations mark 120th church anniversary
From
‘A Book of Many Colours’ was the theme
for a flower festival marking the 120th anniversary of
“We were pleased to have a colourful
picture display from the year 5 children of
The church hall was very busy with
people enjoying coffee, lunch, and tea,
as well as stalls - cards, Christian books, jewellery, bric-a-brac, cakes and
plants. Among the complimentary comments received was one that read; ‘you can feel
the fellowship and love in this church’. We were blessed with a great team of
helpers who enjoyed the fun and fellowship, as well as the hard work, and who
met for prayers each morning.
The Sunday morning service was led by
our minister, the Revd Kim Nally, and in the evening we met at
The flower festival raised £2,340 which
has been divided equally between The Ocean Stars Trust Sri Lanka, who work in
areas devastated by war and the tsunami; the Hope centre project in Straupe,
Latvia, part of the Methodist Church of Latvia, where the women’s hostel
supports unmarried mothers and their children; and our own church funds to
purchase copies of Complete Mission praise.
At the end of the festival we were tired
but delighted to have met so many people and shared God’s riches of colour and
creation.”
E-mail contact: Elizabeth
Batstone pebatstone@fsmail.net
Church website: http://www.eamethodist.org.uk/churches.php?Dersingham
LEARNING AND CARING - 3,000
From: The Isle of Man District
Christians of all traditions came
together on Father’s Day for what was probably the biggest ecumenical
celebration ever seen on the
Over 3,000 people gathered in a massive
tent in
Relations between the churches on the
The covenant for
Bishop
Robert Paterson, the Anglican bishop of Sodor and Mann, led the part of the
service in which the Covenant was signed and he was joined by representatives of all the denominations;
Methodist, Baptist, Elim, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, and the United
Reformed Church.
The
Revd Malcolm Peacock, Chair of the Isle of Man District, signed on behalf of
the
On an island of 80,000 people, a gathering
at 9.30am on a Sunday morning of 3,000 people was a sign that the Church is
very much alive and kicking. Pastor John Powell of the
E-mail contact: Revd David Shirtliff david.shirtliff@manx.net
Telephone contact: 01624 621968
SERVICE - Serving the
community in good times and sad times
From: Shackles Off, Seascale
Shackles Off Drop-in Centre is a well
used, fresh expression of church in
The Shackles Off Team reports: “On
Wednesday 2nd June 2010, a mist was over the sea and the sun had
broken through. It was just an ordinary day. Some first heard the news on the
radio, or later on television, but most people knew nothing of the events that
were unfolding until the gunman had gone through our village. Seascale had shut
down.
This was a day that no-one will ever
forget. Every individual will always remember where they were, what they were
doing and the emotions they felt.
Shackles Off Drop-in Centre was used as
a point of contact for the emergency services and as a refuge for those who had
witnessed the horrific events outside. It was used as a hospital to help keep a
man alive until further help came, and later it was used as a base for the
investigating police detectives. For two days after that we stayed open to
offer support and to comfort one another; our friends and our community.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those
who have lost loved ones. As we later gathered together for a Service of
Remembrance, over 500 people turned out in the rain to pray for those lost,
hear comforting words and to stand together as a community united in grief and
mourning. A minute’s silence was held and, as the service closed, there was an
opportunity to lay a flower at the foot of our driftwood cross, made with wood
from our beach.
Here in this
“Do all the good you can
By all the means you can
In all the ways you can
In all the places you can
At all the times you can
To all the people you can
As long as ever you can.”
E-mail contact: Donna-Marie Speir shacklesoffp@gmail.com
WORSHIP- Worshipping God
through Jazz
From: The Moseley Road and Sparkhill
Circuit
After being widely advertised in the
Circuit and District, the first
Using speech and live music, Adam and
Jayne unpicked the ‘jazz factor’ metaphor for living the Christian life in
light of the vision of the kingdom, encouraging people to have that same
biblical vision of a just world or new creation as they thought about their own
mission and ministry.
The buzz after the service in the coffee
shop and all round the church was exciting as people discussed the issues
raised in the service and began looking forward to the next
E-mail contact: Adam Sanders asanders99@gmail.com
Website: www.jazzchurch.org.uk
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Statement
on the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombings of
World Council of Churches general secretary.
Again
we mourn the people who died from the atomic bombings of 1945 and extend our
solidarity and resolve to those who survive. The pain of this important
anniversary is threefold. There are the shattered families, recurring traumas
and unnatural deaths that have affected hundreds of thousands of people of
Such
inequity and division is not the heritage of humanity. The Bible urges us to
“choose life” so that all may live. As if in response, 65 years after
In
different countries around the globe people of faith are standing together for a
world without nuclear weapons. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and member
churches are promoting ratification of a new arms control agreement between
In 2010, the atomic bomb
survivors of 1945 continue to live lives of courage and endurance, witnessing
the hope that no one will ever again suffer as they have suffered. For the
first time this year, the Secretary General of the United Nations, along with
representatives from the
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Beware your family tree
How much do you know about
your family tree? Many of us would like
to find out more... but beware, you may have had ancestors who were rich and
famous but, on the other hand, your ancestors and extended relations may not be
the sort of people you want anything to do with!
Now sociologists are warning
people who take up genealogy that they may turn up some very unpleasant things
indeed. Delving into your ancestry can
open up “a Pandora’s box” of secrets that
can reopen old wounds, shatter illusions, and even lead to bitter rows.
A sociologist with
Have you researched your
family tree? If so, how far have you got?
For those of you who have not
started, I warn you it can become quite obsessive, but also quite exciting when
you discover relations in far distant places. I’ve been delving into my family history for several
years and have got back as far as 1638, but I’ve not yet discovered any rich or famous ancestors,
just one murderer! Ed
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How lemon-scented cleanliness
leads to godliness
So , your grandmother was
right – cleanliness IS next to
godliness. Or - at least good surroundings lead to better behaviour.
That is the conclusion of a recent study at
The study, The Smell of Virtue, found that even just
making a room smell fresher with a few sprays of a lemon-scented cleaner
can stimulate people into kinder behaviour towards each other. In a dirtier environment, they tend to be
less charitable.
So next time you can sense domestic hostilities rising at home (or even
the Church Council meeting!), reach for
the lemon spray.
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The brief rain we had was alright at the time but we didn’t need
that wind to dry it all up again and digging up my early potatoes I felt a bit
like those poor people in
In an article I wrote recently I mentioned some of the sounds we
don’t hear so much these days and as I was writing it, sitting in our son’s
garden at Ellington, the church bells were being rung. I understood that
someone was getting married and wanted the bells to ring. It sounded very nice
too, and add to that the clouds were drifting above in a gentle breeze giving
spells of warm sunshine, and who wants to be on a crowded beach?
One day, towards the end of July, I said to ‘her indoors’ “Have
you noticed anything strange about the garden?” “No”, she says, so I replied
“There isn’t a pigeon or a dove in sight and they’ve been coming and going and
squabbling for months, but today not one.” Now, as I write this some days later
they are still not here and I realise why. The farmers are getting in the
harvest and the birds are out there in the fields where there is an abundance
of food.
Looking back to my school days and the summer holiday, we would be
out in those fields following the horses and binder as they cut the corn. We’d
be hoping to catch a rabbit or two, but you had be able to run pretty fast to
get them. If I crossed over the River Waveney into
Talking about harvest, that’s when we get what we call ‘thunder
flies’ and as I write this they’ve been crawling across the paper and are so
tiny. I don’t know how many legs they’ve got, but they can move at a good
speed……… another little marvel of nature. Still on the subject of flies, our
nine years old granddaughter, who loves all creatures, was watching her mother
swatting those flies that annoy you and asked if she could have a go. She
swatted one and then cried because she had killed it!
This year we have an abundance of sparrows and they appear to be
raising another brood up there on the roof, but at the moment I’ve only seen
one great tit and one blue tit, and
hardly any greenfinches. I hope they come as I have a lot of large sunflowers
in the garden and it’s great to watch them pick out the ripe seeds.
For a consolation, we get a lovely goldfinch come to drink at the
pond now and again, also the little jenny wren. A few ducks have survived, so
far, at the hospital pond. Whilst I was up there one weekend I saw a heron
sitting in the very top of a spruce tree. It looked a really lovely bird as it
sat up there waiting for us to move away so it could get a meal. A week later,
when I went up there, about six or eight little ducks had survived and this
crow was hanging about near them. One duckling wandered off from the others
and, ignoring me, this crow went for it but the little duck put up a fight and
got away. I shoo-ed the crow off, but it didn’t go far, so I walked the little
ducks into the pond.
I remember that when I worked in the grounds the ducks would come
round to my sheds to be fed and mothers would bring their babies as soon as
they were hatched. I would catch mother and the ducklings and take them to a
safe place until it was safe enough for them to go back to the pond. But that
backfired on me, for after a few years I had too many drakes. So a farmer send
me a load of crates and we caught the ducks by enticing them into the sheds
using corn. When they were all in we shut the doors, crated them up, and the
farmer took them round to other ponds.
I know I’ve told
this story before, but it got me to thinking that if everything survived we
wouldn’t be able to move. We hate to see them killed, but it’s the way the
creator worked things out and, thinking about it, there are animals being
killed every day for us humans. However, I’m sure human nature being what it
is, we will still try to save the little ones.
KEITH
EASTER
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The
Seven Sleepers of
Do
you tend to avoid conflict? When you feel
stressed, do you crave sleep? Then the
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus would be good patron saints for you. But -
you may find it hard to copy their successful method of avoiding trouble!
Legend
has it that The Seven Sleepers were third century Christians who lived in
200
years later they woke up, and peeped out of the cave again. Things had changed:
The
story was popularised in the 6th century by Gregory of Tours and
Jacob of Sarugh, who venerated the Seven Sleepers as saints. But it was challenged by Baronius and many
scholars since. It is sometimes called a
Christianised pagan or Jewish legend akin to Rip Van Winkle.
A possible moral for anyone
today is that when you find yourself in a storm of conflict, you don’t have to
fight all the battles yourself. You can
indeed seek refuge in God. He may not
put you to sleep for 200 years, but he will be a safe hiding place for your
soul.
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GOD IN MUSIC
‘Glorious the song
when God’s the theme’: Surely angels
play Mozart at home
The German theologian, Karl
Barth, is reputed to have said, ‘Whether the angels
play only Bach in praising God, I am not quite sure; I am sure, however, that en
famille they play Mozart.’ It is a lovely image
of angels in the heavenly courts above mirroring the human enjoyment of music
making here on earth. And what more wonderful music than Mozart’s! From child prodigy to fully mature composer in the
space of just 35 years – encountering
frustrations and disappointments, poorly paid and exploited, beset by problems
of debt and ill-health – and yet rising
above all that to create a wealth of music for voice and instrument that
continues to lift the human heart.
Mozart was nothing if not life
affirming in his music. He enjoyed life in spite of the disasters and tragedies
that occurred along the way. This from a
letter he wrote to his father after the performance of one of his symphonies: ‘It was performed on
As illustrations of that, we
focus this month on two works, one early and one late in his composing life. In
January 1773 Mozart wrote a motet, Exsultate, jubilate for a castrato
who had appeared in one of his operas. It is almost a concerto in miniature for
the voice. The opening Allegro calls on heaven to join in the praises of
earth and leads into an Andante of great beauty, where Mary is praised
as the mother who brings light to a darkened world. The work ends with a
glorious Alleluia with notes cascading off the page and into the air.
Perhaps Mozart had in mind a thank offering for the success of his opera Lucio
Silla. Whatever the music’s origin, we cannot
deny the inspiration and skill with which Mozart weaves together words and
music to dazzle and transport the listener.
In the last year of his life in 1791, when his mortal body began to fail,
his mind took on a new vitality with the composition of two operas, a clarinet
concerto, a Requiem, and a wonderful, concentrated setting of Ave verum
corpus. This motet in praise of Jesus on the cross and in the sacrament was
written for the choir-master at
Rev. Michael Burgess
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Smile Awhile
A Benedictine monk was
returning from a conference abroad and is customary packed his monk’s habit in a
small case. Arriving at the customs the officer asked; “Anything to declare?”
The monk replied; “Only an old Benedictine habit.” “O.K.”, said the officer,
“How many bottles?”
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A
Jesuit and a Franciscan were lunching together on a Friday. There were two
pieces of fish on the dish, one large and one very small. The Jesuit helped
himself to the large piece and put the small portion on the other plate.
“Is
that Jesuitry?”, asked the Franciscan.
“What
do you mean?”, said the Jesuit.
“Only
this”, the Franciscan replied. “I’ve been trained in holy poverty. Had I served
the fish, I should have put the large piece on your plate and the small piece
on mine.”
“That’s exactly what you’ve
got, isn’t it?” said the Jesuit. “What are you complaining about?”
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A
Welsh minister was attending a Temperance Conference. He and a fellow minister
were having their lunch in a café and, being near the festive season, on the
menu was Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.
He
said; “You’d better not break the pledge and have that.”
To which his friend
replied; “Oh, I think I will because I haven’t signed not to eat it, only not
to drink it.”
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As
part of his talk at a banquet, the minister told some jokes and a few funny
stories. Since he planned to use the same anecdotes at a meeting next day, he
asked reporters covering the event not to include them in their articles.
Reading the paper the
following morning, he noticed that one well-meaning cub reporter had ended his
story on the banquet with the observation; “The minister told a number of
stories, but they cannot be published.”
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FOXTON
Here we are, back after the summer break. Hopefully
our editor and the INFORM team have enjoyed the month off!
Once again I say, please if
anyone would like to share anything under Foxton news I would be very grateful.
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I
am sure everyone will know by now (press and Radio Cambridgeshire have made
sure of that!) but just in case and to record it in this magazine, the sale of
the
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CREAM
TEAS IN JULY
What a wonderful success!
The Methodist/STREAM Cream Tea
Afternoon this year was surely the most popular ever!
The weather was pleasant, not
too hot, and so much support from the village and beyond. People just kept
coming! Last year we got close to running out of scones; this year it was a
case of reserves in the freezer quickly being thawed out in the microwave! We
were grateful for ALL help, but a special thank you to Geoff and Pat for the
use of their home and garden without which the event could not have happened.
Over £400 was shared between the
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HARVEST
FESTIVAL
An advance notice, the United
Village Harvest Festival will take place in the Village Hall on Sunday 10th
October at 9:30am led by Rev.C.White. As in previous years, food gifts,
preferably non-perishable for storage reasons (explained previously) will be
taken to Jimmy’s.
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DIARY DATES
Sunday 12th
September - United Family Service in the
Sunday 19th
September - Songs Old and New led by Prof. J. Lieu in the Village Hall at
9.30am
JANICE
PEPPER at FOXTON
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ORWELL
Our Arts & crafts Exhibition in July
(too late to be mentioned in the last magazine) was a great success and
resulted in a profit of £1,000. It was very well supported by both exhibitors
and the general public and the wide variety of exhibits showed just how much
talent there is in the village.
We hope to pay a similar visit to
Queen’s Road at the end of Setember.
Another belated mention is the Grand
Garden Party at the home of Ron and Joan Germany in their lovely garden. The
weather was good, the lunch was good, as well as the company so we were
grateful for the opportunity of sharing this event with friends from the
Section.
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Impromptu will be giving another of their lunchtime concerts on
Saturday 11th September, starting at 12 noon. I don’t have full
details of their repertoire at the moment but they are busy rehearsing and
will, no dobt, put on a performance to their usual standard. As usual,
admission is free but there will, of course, be the oportuniy for donations.
There will be soup and rolls and coffee afterwards and we are hoping for good
support for this event.
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This year the annual Sponsored Cycle Ride for the Cambridgeshire
Historic Churches Trust (Ride and Stride) will be held on the same day, when
the churchwill be openfor the cyclists to sign in and, if they arrive at an
appropriate time, they can partake of a welcoming drink.
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The United Harvest Festival Service this year will be held on
the 26th September, at 11.00am., at
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The school holidays will soon be over and young people having
received their exam results will be preparing, with excitement and trepidation,
for a change of school or a move to higher education, or into employment, and
our thoughts go with them as they step out into this next phase of their life.
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DIARY DATES
Thursday 2nd Sept 10.00am Morning Prayer Meeting
Thursday 9th Sept 12.30pm United Lunchtime Communion, with shared lunch.
Saturday 11th Sept 10.00am District Autumn Synod at Wesley Church,
Saturday 11th Sept 12 noon Impromptu lunchtime concert.
Saturday 11th Sept 10.00am - 6.00pm Ride and Stride.
Monday 13th Sept 2.30pm Woman’s Hour.
Monday 13th Sept 7.30pm Leadership Meeting at 18, Leadenhill.
Thursday 16th Sept 10.00am Morning Prayer Meeting.
Wednesday 22nd Sept 7.45pm Autumn
Circuit Meeting at Bar Hill.
Sunday 26th Sept 11.00am United Harvest Festival at
Monday
27th Sept 7.30pm Pastoral Committee Meeting.
JIM
CHAPMAN at ORWELL
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ROYSTON
HARVEST
FESTIVAL
The
church will be open on Saturday 18th September to receive your gifts
for our Harvest Festival. So, please come along, bringing your gifts, and enjoy
a cup of coffee and fellowship, whilst helping to arrange the offerings ready
to give thanks to God on the following day for the fruits of the earth that he
has given us.
The Harvest Festival service
on Sunday 19th September, at 10.00am, will be All Age Worship and
will be led by the Revd. Chris White. The evening service will be led by the
Revd. Simon Oliver, from Cottenham. The collections on the day will go to
‘Harvest for the Hungry’, and non-perishable produce will be sent to Jimmy’s
Night Shelter, whilst other items, such as fruit and flowers, will be
distributed to the local housebound.
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Normally at this time I would
be encouraging everyone out there who has never been to a Thursday at Eight meeting before, to come and join us.
Unfortunately, or
fortunately, depending on which way you look at it, our normal first night of
the new session falls on September 23. Because of the church’s heavy
involvement in the Royston Festival we have cancelled that meeting, normally
what would have been our first, as we will be helping to prepare our own art
exhibition.
I am not going to discourage
you from coming on that night as Joan Munden, who is heading up the exhibition
team, will be looking for all sorts of volunteers to help out. So please let
her know and come anyway. It will be
great fun!
So our first actual meeting
will be ‘Bustles and Beaux’, an Old Tyme Music Hall, which you may remember was
originally planned for last January but cancelled because of the snow. This
will be playing on Thursday October 14th, and tickets at £5 are
available now.
On October 28th we
are pleased to welcome back the Revd. Albert Jackson. Many of you will remember
his last visit, when he told us of his experiences in
What a start to the new
season.
More details will appear in
the October edition of Inform.
Now I will encourage
you to come...........T@8 is an ideal opportunity for adult members and friends
of the Church to meet informally and to enjoy each other’s company both
socially and spiritually. We try hard to provide a programme to appeal to a
wide range of interests. And let’s face it, where-else could you find an
evening of fellowship and entertainment for not much more than the price of a
cup of coffee outside?
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ADVANCE NOTICE
We would like to
organise a visit to see the Salvation Army at the
We would go by car, as
before.
Tickets will be
available in October probably in the region of £8 each and the usual start
time to be confirmed, is 6.00p.m.
Before we book the
tickets we would like to know what sort of interest there is.
Please contact
Dave, Joan or Brian before September 30th.
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T@8’s Thought for the Month:
You can’t have the best of
everything,
But you can make the best of what
you have got.
1 Thessalonians ch5
v 18
BRIAN
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Fund Raising Calendar for Autumn 2010
September 24th - 26th The Royston Fringe
We take part in the Royston
Arts Festival
We
have an arts & crafts exhibition, a children’s art competition, a lecture on ‘Van Gogh – The True
Story’
by Anthony Slinn at 10.30.a.m. on Saturday morning (tickets at £5 in advance)
and our ‘Jazz4All’ concert,
led by our own Sally Crane, at 7.45p.m. on Saturday evening (tickets at £8 in
advance).
Refreshments and light
lunches on Saturday.
October 14th Bustles and Beaux olde tyme music hall in the
hall.
New date postponed from last
January.
October 16th Auction of Promises
November 20th Circuit Challenge Quiz at
6.00p.m. with fish & chip supper.
(Local churches together will
also be invited).
All tickets
and further information
from Brian
on 07895095455
Full
promotional details of each event will be issued at the
appropriate
time.
Coffee
Break every Saturday morning
10.00a.m. to
12 Noon
Join us for
a coffee and a chat.
All are
welcome.
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I
have received many phone calls, cards and letters, thanking you all for the
care given to Connie Caton and Pamela Armfield. The loving care from the church
has been in abundance both practical and spiritual. Family and friends have
expressed their deep appreciation of the long term Christian care, from a
distance they have been comforted in the knowledge of the church’s dedicated
pastoral team.
I wish to add the thanks of
all our church family to those who gave so much time and love.
I
give you a quote of Connie’s “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know
who holds the future”
Our
pastoral team’s calling is an example of the Church working together. Over the
next few months as the work gets under way in our worship area we all need to
be part of this development by
1
Praying and
listening to God
2
Listening to
others needs
3
Being imaginative
4
Being open
5
Offering to help
6
Being prepared to
lead
Faith
and Actions go hand in hand. This is the way forward, together we can bring
people to Christ. It’s the way to live our lives day by day!
The
morning Service on Sunday 5th September led by the Revd Chris White
will incorporate a time of remembrance
of Pamela Armfield .
The next Pastoral Team
Meeting has been arranged for Thursday 30th September at 7.30 p.m.
With Love and best wishes to
all,
JOAN
(Pastoral Secretary)
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The best things
The
best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to
a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to your father, deference;
to your mother, conduct to will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to
all people, charity.
James Arthur Balfour
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Would you
like to buy a chair for the church?
£71
Our grateful thanks to all those who
have already contributed but we still need more chairs, so if you are
interested in buying a chair please see Monica or fill in a form and hand it to
the stewards. It may be Gift Aided.
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AUCTION
OF PROMISES…..Saturday 16th October
The idea of the Auction is
that friends of the Church donate goods or services which others will wish to
bid for.
We all have something to
offer -- either a special talent such as cooking or a skill such as painting or
our time (which can be used for car washing or baby-sitting). Some people have
the kind of job, or business, or hobby, which will enable them to offer
something that others are willing to pay for.
For example, an electrician
might donate a couple of hours free labour, or a shopkeeper might give
something off the shelves. With Christmas not far away items suitable as gifts
could be offered for auction. The
possibilities are endless. There are lots of things that we have or can do that
others will be happy to pay for.
If you can’t think of
anything you can donate you may ‘know someone who can’, or see Gill Grainger
who will be happy to give you a list of ideas.
Please try and help us by
filling in a Promises form, which you will find at this link and returning it to Gill Grainger.
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You
are invited to a
Church bar-b-q
for everyone
Saturday 4th September
4pm - 7pm
at
The Manse
Will
include games for Children & Adults
A
chance to enjoy good food
and
good company
Proceeds
to be divided between
UNCLE and
Church Funds
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CARTOON CORNER
SECTION, CIRCUIT &
DISTRICT DIARY DATES
SEPTEMBER
4th
SECTION - Missions Barbeque at the
Manse, 4 - 7pm.
11th
DISTRICT - District Autumn Synod at
Wesley,
13th
EVERYONE - Deadline for October issue of
INFORM
18th Harvest Supper )
¯ ROYSTON - > See notes for
details.
19th Harvest Festival )
22nd
CIRCUIT - Circuit Meeting at Bar
Hill, 7 for 7.45pm.
24th
¯ ROYSTON -
The Royston Fringe. See notes for details.
26th
26th
ORWELL - United Harvest Festival at
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Church Activities at Queen’s Road
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Time |
Contact |
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SUNDAY |
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Services |
10.00am & 6.30pm |
Mel Cooper |
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Junior Church |
10.00am |
Peter Clayton |
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Crèche |
10.00am |
Pam Cooper |
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1st Sunday |
7.30pm in the Eldon Room |
Revd Chris White |
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YPF |
Tri-weekly |
Iain Dover |
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MONDAY |
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Open Doors |
6.30 - 8.00pm |
Iain Dover/ |
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TUESDAY |
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Vestry Hours |
3.30 – 5.00pm |
Meet the Minister |
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Guides |
7.30 – 9.00pm |
Joyce Goodall |
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Ladies Housegroup |
8.00pm (1st Tuesday) |
Pam Cooper |
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WEDNESDAY |
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Holy Communion |
11.15am (3rd Wednesday) |
Revd Chris White |
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Music Group |
Dates will be given in the weekly notices |
Monica Gillings |
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THURSDAY |
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Thursday @ 8 |
8.00 – 10.00pm |
Joan Germany |
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FRIDAY |
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Handbell Ringers |
7.30 – 8.30pm |
Paul Harris |
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SATURDAY |
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Coffee Break |
10am – 12noon |
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with cake stall on 1st Saturday in the month |
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Also using the Church
premises are Dancing Classes (children & adults), Music with Mums,
Homestart, Over 40’s exercise class, AA
and GA.
V V V
V V V
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5th |
12th |
19th |
26th |
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ROYSTON |
10.00 |
White C |
L Cheng |
White HF A |
Maddin |
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6.30 |
White |
Macquiban |
Oliver |
White U CE |
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FOXTON |
9.30 |
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White U CE |
Lieu SON |
White C |
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ORWELL |
11.00 |
|
White C |
Luscombe |
White HF U CE |
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Abbreviations: C Holy Communion
A All Age
Worship
SON Songs Old & New
U United
Service
CE
HF Harvest
Festival
V V V
V V V
MIDWEEK HOLY COMMUNION
ORWELL Thursday
9th September at 12.30pm, followed by shared lunch
ROYSTON Wednesday
15th September at 11.15am in the classroom
MELDRETH Thursday 16th September at
2.30pm
V V V
V V V
ENDPIECE……the curious
business of raising children.
You spend the first
two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk.
Then you spend the
next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up