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The Parish of Wyke Regis, All Saints with St Edmund

THE CLERGY The Rector: The Reverend Deborah Smith, The Rectory, 1 Portland Road (784649) Assistant Priest: The Reverend Edward Tildesley Assistant Curate The Reverend Roger Butcher (07502 118210)

THE CHURCHWARDENS All Saints: Gary Hepburn, 116 High Street, Wyke Regis (778169) Julia Moore, The Lindens, 26 Alexandra Road, Weymouth (776138) St Edmunds: Mary Warren, 2 Portland Crescent, Weymouth (784261) Mike Prince, 37, Benville Road, Weymouth (787970)

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Secretary: Mrs Diana Gill, Hamilton House, Chaimberlaine Rd, Wyke Regis (775854) Treasurer: Mr David Hudson, 33 Wooland Gardens, Wyke Regis Asst Treasurer St Edmunds: Mrs J Norris, 33 Cleavland Avenue, Weymouth (778584)

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP Gift Aid/Envelopes: Mrs Joan Castle, 48 Rylands Lane, Wyke Regis (761592)

PARISH NEWS Editor: Gary Hepburn, 116 High Street, Wyke Regis (778169) Printing: contact the Editor Administration: Mrs Joan Castle, 48 Rylands Lane, Wyke Regis (761592) Advertising: Geoff Wheatley, 131 High Street, Wyke Regis (775753)

PASTORAL TEAM & LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Vacant

All SAINTS SUNDAY SCHOOL (meets Memorial Hall) Leader: Mrs Melanie Jacobs (07730 803617)

CHOIR/ORGANIST All Saints: Bryan Wood, 20 Whitecross Drive, Weymouth (774060) St Edmunds: Miss D Dawe, 12 St Helier Close, Weymouth

THE BELL-RINGERS (practise Tuesdays, 7.30p.m.) Tower Captain: Michael Dillistone, 10 Russel Avenue, Weymouth (784902)

THE MOTHERS’ UNION (meets Memorial Hall, second Wednesday 2.15p.m.) Enrolling Member: Angela Pearce, 15 Cornflower Close, Weymouth (833927)

CAMEO (meets Memorial Hall, third Wednesday 7.30p.m.) Leader: Mrs Pauline Hayward, 37 Whitecross Drive, Weymouth (774500)

ALL SAINTS FLOWER GROUP Mrs Dianne Pilliaert, 7 Sandpiper Way, Wyke Regis MEMORIAL HALL Tel 07765 581937 or E-mail [email protected]

ST EDMUNDS HALL Mrs M De Havilland, 57 Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth (750836)

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A letter from the Rector

What are you hoping for? If you were invited to describe your dream of tomorrow – for yourself, your family, your church, I

wonder what you'd say. Perhaps you're not sure Or maybe you've lost h o p e . Even forgotten what you w e r e h o p i n g f o r ?

I f that's so, then the message of Candlemas might just be for you.

Candlemas – celebrated on 2nd February – is when the season of Epiphany comes to an end and we enter into ordinary time, but with our sights set ahead to Lent. It’s when we remember Mary and Joseph bringing the young child Jesus into the temple, where Simeon and Anna see him, and in him hope, light and love for the world. Simeon recognises in this child the one on whom all hope can be founded. As he sees them there is nothing to distinguish this l i t t l e f a m i l y f r o m m a n y a n o t h e r . Certainly they come without the trappings of wealth or status. Just a man, a woman and a baby – and 2 turtle doves. Yet as he moves towards them Simeon is sure. THIS is the moment. HERE is the promised salvation...seen as he takes the infant into his arms and praises God. For Simeon, salvation looks like a baby boy, just 40 days old. It would have been so easy to miss that family in the crowds...so easy to doubt that God's answer, the hope of Israel, might lie in that tiny fragile body. I wonder if Simeon was, for a moment, disappointed. He had waited for so long – had such high hopes – and now God's answer was this baby.... Hard to believe that here could be, in truth, the hope of Israel P e r h a p s i t ' s t h a t w a y f o r u s We wait in hopeful longing – and then we miss the moment of salvation because our gaze is turned elsewhere, because we never expected it to look like this. We wanted something bigger and bolder –

something unmistakeable, that would convince all the world.......but God offers us a very different resolution. Or perhaps we haven't even begun to wait in hope. Perhaps we don't believe that we will ever see a new order, a world transformed by God's intervention We've lost hope. And what about Mary, proudly bearing her first-born, still trying to make sense of all the extraordinary events, the incredible words, the outlandish visitors that have s o m e h o w b e e n p a r t o f h i s b i r t h ? Here she is, doing what seems right...just as countless parents now bring their child to baptism, not because they are sure of their faith but because, doubting themselves, they want to place their precious baby where God's love will surely fall upon him. She brings her child, in nervous expectation.......and is greeted with these amazing words, unlooked for, and probably not that welcome. ”Lord, now let your servant go in peace...My eyes have seen your salvation” “This child is destined for the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed......and a sword wil l pierce your own soul too” You may well be familiar with the proverb “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” Every time we choose hope, every time we proclaim salvation, however vague and uncertain it seems, we e a c h o f u s l i g h t a c a n d l e . You may have lost track of your own hopes, for this community, for yourself or for your loved ones......but the light that shone in the Temple that day remains with us. At Candlemas Christmastide comes to an end. We have to extinguish the light of our crib, turn from our celebrations of Christ's birth towards Lent and our p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r h i s P a s s i o n . For us, as for Mary, this is a day when joy and pain coincide. But it is, also, a day when we light candles...many many candles.....as we celebrate “A light to reveal God to the nations....and the glory of your people Israel” What are you hoping for? It may seem incredible – but in that child, lying peacefully in Simeon's arms, all our hopes are realised, all our fears put to flight… Here is salvation – fragile, uncelebrated but utterly real. It may not match our expectations – but it is all the salvation we are going to get, and, thanks be to God, all we will ever need.

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2 Sunday (Candlemas) 8.00 am Holy Communion, All Saints 9.30 am Parish Monthly all age family worship, All Saints 11.00 am Holy Communion, St Edmund

Mal 3: 1-5 Heb 2: 14-end Luke 2: 22-40

5 Wednesday 10.00 am MU Coffee Morning – 8 Rectory Way 2.00 pm Toddler Praise, All Saints 7.00 pm Prayer Group, St Edmund

7 Friday 10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints

9 Sunday 4th Sunday before Lent 8.00 am Holy Communion, All Saints 9.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints 11.00 am Holy Communion, St Edmund

Isa 58: 1-9a 1 Cor 2:1-12 Matt 5: 53-end

12 Wednesday 10.00 am Holy Communion , St Edmund 2.15 pm Mothers’ Union, Memorial Hall


16 Sunday 3rd Sunday before Lent 8.00 am Holy Communion, All Saints 9.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints 11.00 am Holy Communion, St Edmund

Deut 30: 15-end 1 Cor 3: 1-9 Matt 5: 21-37

19 Wednesday 10.00 am Mothers’ Union Prayer Group, All Saints 7.30 pm Cameo, Memorial Hall


23 Sunday 2nd Sunday before Lent 8.00 am Holy Communion, All Saints 9.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints 11.00 am Holy Communion, St Edmund

Gen 1: 1-2: 3 Rom 8: 18-25 Matt 6: 25-end

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All Saints Church Cleaning & Brass Rota

Week Commencing

General Church Cleaning Brass Cleaning

2 February Mrs Brown, Mrs Morris, Mrs Moore, Mrs Gill

Mrs Johnson, Mrs Morris

9 February

Mrs Perren, Mrs Dawson

16 February Mrs Hallet, Mrs Mansell, Mrs Benn, Mrs Dennis

Mrs Moggeridge, Mr & Mrs Smith

23 February

Mrs Brown, Mrs Hayward

Sunday School Rota

2 February 9 February 16 February 23 February

Family Service Mary Mel* Tea & Toast

* Children will be taken to church halfway through our session to join with the second half of the church service

All Saints Church Rota

Sunday Sidesman 8am Sidesman 9.30am Coffee 9.30am

2 February L Ash G Harris

A Hallett J Denniss C Burke

Pauline Hayward Rita Cheek

9 February J Hudson A Stroud

A Drummond L Wiles I Hopps

16 February H Dawson M Dillistone

R Cheek R Judge C Mico

J Langston L Wiles

23 February D Gill M Gill

D Benn J Hinde M Moggeridge

R Cheek P Hayward

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See what can be done with holidays snaps, family

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From 7.00 till 9.00 pm

at The Small Memorial Hall (entrance in All

Saints Road)

Monday 17th February - projects for sum-

mer fete

Monday 17th March - projects for summer

fete

April no meeting as it's Bank Holiday

Monday 19th May - projects for summer

fete

Monday 16th June - projects for Christmas

Monday 21st July - (Pam not available) pro-

jects for Christmas

August no meeting

Monday 15th September - projects for

Christmas

Monday 20th October - projects for Christ-

mas

Monday 17th November- projects for

Christmas

December no meeting

The aim of the group is to meet socially and

to create items to sell in aid of All Saints

Church. The Items made at each session will

be sold at the summer fete and at the Christ-

FEBRUARY MAGAZINE DEADLINE IS SUNDAY ******

All articles to be submitted to: [email protected] or sent to Gary Hepburn, 116 High Street,

Wyke Regis, by the above date.

THE MAGAZINE COPY DEADLINE IS THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

All articles to be submitted to: [email protected] or sent to Gary Hepburn, 116 High Street,

Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9NU

Advertising enquiries to: Geoff Wheatley on 775753

The parish magazine is published on the 4th Sunday of each month

PARISH YOUTH CLUB

KEEPING UP-TO-DATE

If you would like to keep up to date with events and information within the parish

go to our website at


and click on @ symbol

Although the Parish Youth Club is in its infancy it is showing real prospects of growth, on aver-age we have fifteen in attendance with three new sign-ups each month. In total we have twenty two members and this means that the group is looking for additional volunteers who can be called upon should we need you on an ad-hoc basis. Do you think you would like to assist?

Dealing with teenagers can be a daunting ex-perience - people often assume that because I have children that I must be good with chil-dren, this expectation is somewhat untrue, I’m simply good with my own children! However, I have learnt a great deal from running this group and find it very rewarding – particularly watching the characters of our members grow and develop. Physiologists concur, that human beings often learn best in groups, it develops our thought process and character traits help-ing us to understand reality. Many parents have expressed to the group leaders how their children enjoy coming to the youth group, whether it be the motivational games, crafts or the moral dilemma discussions; all members come away with a sense of community, achievement in learning - set within a fun and often noisy environment.

Rev Roger Butcher

CRAFT CLUB MEETING 2014

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ruary at 3pm. The second talk based on the book will offer a close up look at “Weymouth and the New World: From Raleigh to Religion.” This talk looks at the little known history of Wey-mouth’s part in establishing the English pres-ence in North America. This will be on Sun-day, the 9th of March at 3pm. At both talks the All Saints Bell Ringers will provide extra entertainment and on 9 March, local well known organist Duncan Honey-bourne will playing the organ. Refreshments will be available at both talks. Copies of Dr Collier’s book ‘From The Stone Age to King George III: The History of Weymouth and its Neighbours’ will be available to buy. We are sure that anyone with an interest in

the history of the local area will not want to

miss these interesting afternoons. For more

information contact Julia Moore on 01305

776138.

All Saints Church

Weekly Giving Envelope Scheme and Gift

Aid Organiser

You may or may not know that Joan Castle

has held this role for some time now at All

Saints Church. Joan organises the supply of

the regular weekly giving envelopes for those

who give in this way.

In addition she collates all gift aided dona-

tions to assist the treasurer when he puts in

the claim for Gift Aid from HMRC.

Joan has decided that it is time for her to re-

tire from this role and so we are asking if

anyone would like to take this job on.

mas Bazaar.

All group members are encouraged to shares

ideas and suggestions for suitable craft pro-

jects. Group members do not have to be par-

ticularly skilled, most activities will involve

cutting and glueing, any additional tech-

niques needed will be demonstrated in the

meeting.

If you are interested and would like to come

along please contact either

Pam [email protected] or

phone on 07850 590600

or

Mary 774299 the week beforehand.

Two talks by Dr A.A. Collier, an author and a professor of history

All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis is hosting two talks this winter given by Dr. A.A. Collier, an author and a professor of history. Dr. Col-lier’s roots go back to at least 17th century Dorset and when she moved here, she be-came deeply interested in local history. Walking the local coastal paths, past the hill forts, ancient churches, farms, disused quar-ries, and local villages, Dr. Collier’s fascina-tion with the local area led her deeper and deeper into the who, what and when of Wey-mouth and its neighbours’ past. After five years of careful research, the result is From The Stone Age to King George III: The His-tory of Weymouth and its Neighbours, which offers a fascinating look at the story of the community from “the beginning”. The first talk, “Multi-Cultural Weymouth: From the Durotriges to the Saxons,” is all about our earliest residents and takes us through the fascinating and often perilous lives of those people. Anyone who is interested in the his-tory of Dorset will enjoy this discussion, which will be held on Sunday, the 9th of Feb-

SITUATIONS VACANT

LOCAL HISTORY TALKS

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Prayer for patience

Dear Father,

Waiting is so difficult. And we seem to have to do it so often, and in so many situations.

Waiting for news, waiting for opportunities, waiting for test results, waiting for others –

even waiting for you, Lord, when we so long for you to do something.

Please give us patience. Ripen in us that

‘patience’ part of the fruit of your Holy Spirit, so that we can wait without anger, without

frustration, without stress, knowing that you are Sovereign, that your timing is perfect.

Help us to recognise that, in the end, simply trusting you can take the weight out of the

wait.

So help us to trust you, Father, and to relax in your care as we wait. In the name of Jesus.

Amen.

By Daphne Kitching

For Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms and Confirmation

please contact the Rector:

Rev Deb Smith, The Rectory,

1 Portland Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9ES.

Tel: 784649 [email protected]

Flowers in All Saints memorial window in memory of: (see sign in window)

s

Contact Carol Old on 787769 if you would like to arrange flowers in

memory of someone.

From the Registers: Baptisms:

24th November 2013 at St Edmund’s Miles Rothwell

8th December 2013 at All Saints Oliver James Walsh Lucas John Tookey

Aeryn Elice Bell

12th January 2014 at All Saints Noah William Hills

Connor James Groves Baillie Anderson Greatrex

Kiki Emelie Boyland

Weddings: 21st December 2013

Shane Ian Owen and Colleen Marie Canavan

Funerals: 25th November 2013 at All Saints

Joyce Roper

9th December 2013 at All Saints Iris Pointer

20th January 2014 Jo Lawrence

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con Paul Taylor – it was quite emotional be-cause we had not seen some of them for a few years. It was also very nice to have so many friends join us from All Saints’ and from Lanehouse Methodist Church. At this time of year St Edmund’s churchwar-dens want to say THANK YOU to all those people who work so hard for St Edmund’s throughout 2013. Miss Dawe and the choir, the flower arrangers, the sacristan, readers, servers and sidespeople, the cleaners, build-ings and garden maintenance teams and the treasurer and secretary and last but not least the fundraisers and all those who attend events put on. One paragraph covering so very many hours of dedicated work! Thank you all. Mary and Mike –Churchwardens.

I would like to thank all who gave donations for the stars on the tree this year. A cheque will be sent for the upkeep of the M.V. Freedom based in Weymouth Harbour. £203 was collected and I would also like to thank the people who helped me make this worthwhile. Lets hope for a lovely summer so that those who sail in her will be able to enjoy this beau-tiful place we are privileged to live in. Verna

We have run marathons, cycled miles but now its time for …..

On Friday 21st February we are taking part in a Skydive to raise money for The Motor Neu-rone Disease Society, the charity that sup-ported Ray - our dear family friend through-out his illness.

If you would like to know more then please

contact the Rector or one of the wardens.

Are you aware there is a local charity which is able to offer small grants to needy resi-dents of the parishes of All Saints and St Ed-munds? This help is to ease financial pres-sure caused by sickness, accident or domes-tic hardship, and can be used towards, for example, a fuel bill or the purchase of an es-sential household item. If you feel you, or someone you know, would qualify for a one-off grant please apply to Mrs D Benn on 01305 785313 for a preliminary discussion prior to the request being put to the Commit-tee.

January- Although the weather was quite dreadful, 14 of us enjoyed a very pleasant evening at “The Cove House Inn” resolving to return return in June. February 19th – The A.G.M will be quickly followed by a discussion on the Pews in church, so do come along and air your views, as always anyone would be most welcome to join us, we meet in the Small Memorial Hall, 7.30pm.

ST EDMUND’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELE-BRATIONS St Edmund’s churchwarden’s Mary Warren and Mike Prince wish to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this such a spe-cial day for us all. It was a delightful service and so lovely to see so many people return and an opportu-nity to see again so many of the clergy who have served us down the years. The Rever-end’s Richard Adams, Pam Thomas, Ron Pitcher, Peter Saunt, Edward Tilsley, Betty Port together with Deb, Roger and Archdea-

CAMEO

THE WYKE FUND

ST EDMUNDS 60TH ANNIVERSARY

CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL TREE

MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE FUNDRAISING

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Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a fatal ill-ness that leaves people unable to walk, talk or feed themselves. However, intellect is usually unaffected. There are currently 5,000 people in the UK living with MND. Every day, 3 people in the UK die from MND and another 3 are di-agnosed.

The MND Association continues to provide a valuable service to all those who are suffering or affected by this debilitating disease and relies almost totally on voluntary dona-tions for its income Without the support of the MND Association, Ray would not have been able to fulfil his last wish of dying peacefully at home. I know we have asked you before when we have taken part in other fundraising events for MNDA, but please, sponsor us again if you can - every penny will make a difference to the quality of someone’s life. We have set up a fundraising page which makes donating sim-ple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, your money will be sent directly to the charity and Gift Aid will be reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. It's the most effi-cient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the char-ity. Please type this link into your browser: http://www.skydiveukltd.com/?rnj_profile=383 We also have traditional sponsor forms which we leave at the back of All Saints and St Ed-munds Church and are accepting cheques and cash for those who prefer to donate this way. We would like to take this opportunity of thank-ing you once again in anticipation for your sup-port, and here is a special request from An-drea - please pray that I get to go first so both Joshua and Jacob can push me out - I abso-lutely hate heights at the best of times, I can't believe it was my idea to throw myself out of a plane!!! With love from

Andrea Joshua and Jacob xxx

PS Poor weather conditions prevented us from jumping on 27th Dec, we are keeping our fingers crossed it will be sunny and calm for us on 21st Feb.

The turnout was good for our first meeting of the New Year and our AGM. There were re-ports from Verna, myself and Jill the Treas-urer. We had a successful year last year and were able to send contributions to the diocesan holiday in Sidmouth, the holiday in the new caravan situated at Poole. In addition we were also able to contribute towards Mothers’ Union Projects further afield. I was pleased to have been able to thank all the members for their help and support over the past year, particularly for the successful Winter Warmer in the Memorial Hall before Christmas. There was also an opportunity for everyone to chat and catch up with news after the Christmas and New Year break. Everyone seemed to be glad to be back and there was the usual quiz. I would also like to thank eve-ryone for my flowers, that was a lovely sur-prise. Diary dates 5th Feb – 10 am Coffee Morning at 8 Rectory Way 12th Feb – 2-15 pm in the Small Memorial Hall– a talk by Gill Greenwood on the Shoe-box appeal 19th Feb – 10 am the Prayer Group Meets in Church Advance notice of dates in the future 1st March 2.30 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer 25thMarch 2.30 pm Lady Day Service Sher-borne Abbey, hosted by the Archdeaconry team All are welcome to our meetings.

Angela

MOTHERS UNION

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Mrs Isabel Adams a parishioner at St Edmunds.

What is your favourite hymn?

Oh Jesus i have promised. I have always liked it from the first time i heard it.

What are your hobbies.

I particularly like crafts, including knitting cross-stitching and jewellery making,

but find it difficult to give time to them all.

Your favourite colour. All things Green.

Where in the world would you most like to

visit. Lake Garda in Italy, having heard lots of good things said about this area of the world from

friends and family who have been lucky enough to have been there.

What do you think is your biggest

strength? The ability to keep calm, when faced with a

crisis.

Favourite time of the year. Definitely Spring! As i love all types of Daffo-

dils.

Tell us of an achievement of which you are proud.

Having my son and daughter, and seeing them grow up.

What is your favourite song or piece of

music. I have two, Sweet child of mine, by Guns and

Roses, and Heaven is a place on earth, by Belinda Carlisle.

Toddler PraiseToddler PraiseToddler PraiseToddler Praise

at All Saints at All Saints at All Saints at All Saints our monthly service for

pre-school tots and their

parents and grandparents

next services, Wednesday’

5th February

at 2.00pm

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Did you have a Merry Christmas – I hope so ! Everyone wishes us a Merry Christmas – but what does it really mean ? I looked it up in my Oxford Dictionary – but yes, my copy does date from the middle of last Century. Pleasing, agreeable. When used to describe people it means they are “mirthful, hilarious”. Of course Shakespeare used the word, and someone did use it in 1575 to suggest being “slightly tipsy.” But no-where does it suggest that being under influence of alcohol is the cor-rect use of the word Merry, which it does seem to mean now. First recorded use of “I wish you a Merry Christmas” dates from 1667, but in 1440 a “Merry-totter” was a see-saw or swing; “Merry-go-round” dates from 1729. So, using the meaning of last Century, have a Merry 2014 !

Michael Watson

Yet again we had a wonderful and very busy

Christmas in the Parish and we would like to

thank Deb and Roger for their ministry at this

time and throughout 2013.

Throughout the year but particularly at Christ-

mas the music in our churches enhances our

worship and gives great satisfaction and pleas-

ure to us all. We would like to thank Miss

Dawe, Bryan Woods, Jo Simpson, Duncan

Honeybourne and both choirs for all their hard

work.

We would also like to thank the team of willing

workers, across the parish, who throughout the

year have kept our buildings and grounds in

good condition and our fundraisers. We much

appreciate the work that our treasurers and

the PCC secretary do to look after the admin

side, it all makes our task as churchwardens

easier. So whoever you are and whichever

role you undertake, THANKYOU all of you

and keep up the good work. Mary, Michael,

Gary and Julia.

Last year we had a bit more success with the walks. This year there are now three of us o r g a n i s i n g walks and we

hope you will consider joining us on some or all of the walks. We don’t have all the details yet but we do have dates so put those in the diary and please consider coming along on one of the walks with us. March Tuesday 18 March Julia organising. Start at Brewers Arms, Martinstown at 10am for walk in the area, lunch in pub a possibility afterwards! April Saturday 19 April Maxine organising De-tails to come. May Tuesday 6 May Julia organising. Details to come. June Monday 9 June Sharon organising. 10am start for a walk from Swyre to Burton B r a d -stock to Hive Beach Café. July Wednesday 9 July Sharon organising. 2.30pm start for a walk round Ringstead. August Thursday 7 August Maxine organising De-tails to come. As you can see there are gaps in the infor-

DID YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS?

WALKING GROUP

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mation but keep watching the pews news, no-ticeboards and the magazine for more details. Julia Tel; 07752931724 or 776138 Maxine Tel; 07899871785.

Out of the 80 million chocolate Easter Eggs sold each year, The Real Easter Egg is the only one with the Easter story in the box. The Real Easter Egg

campaign aims to establish giving a Real Easter Egg as a tradition. To date we have sold 450,000. The supermar-kets still don’t stock enough, so last year more than 120,000 were sent through the post di-rectly to churches. This year there’s even more choice, there are 2 eggs available. Original Real Easter Egg (150g RRP £3.99) The original Real Easter Egg has had a com-plete re-design and has 3 crosses on the box, comes with Mark’s Resurrection text in the lid, a 24 page Easter storybook, milk chocolate egg (125g), pack of our Chunky Buttons (25g) and a donation to Traidcraft Exchange. Special Edition /Premium (280g RRP £9.99) The special edition premium Real Easter Egg has Celtic crosses with a gold foil on the box, comes with a Holy Land Olive wood holding cross, extra thick milk chocolate egg (180g), Meaningful milk Chocolate orange bar (100g) and a special Easter version of the Easter Story. There is a form at the back of church to sign up if you want to order either of these eggs.

The Bishop of Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam, reflects on this New Year (from an interview he gave to BBC Radio Wilt-shire). In 2014 I will be 60. I haven’t yet decided how to mark it but on my 50th birthday I went up Snow-don with family and

friends. It’s the only time I have been up that mountain in clear weather. We could see the Lake District. Age helps us see the distance and gives perspective. So as we get older, I hope for all of us that age brings wisdom and the possibility of using our experience for good. One of my hopes for the Church of England this year is that in July we will give final ap-proval to the ordination of women bishops. No one can accuse us of moving too fast. The case for women priests was being made in the 1920’s. The first woman priest in the Anglican Communion was ordained 70 years ago by the Bishop of Hong Kong. When I was ordained deacon in 1979 my mother said she wouldn’t fully believe in the Church of England until there is a female Archbishop of Canter-bury.2014 will be the year when we say clearly and unequivocally that we want the ministry of women on the same basis as that of men. Hooray. Social change takes time and we don’t all move at the same pace. 2014 will see the first same sex marriages in the UK. They won’t be possible in church, but for those who want to be married there will be a civil celebration with family and friends. Whatever we think, I hope we will support and sustain people in their love and commitment for each other as that is what matters most in life. I have sometimes thought that even if I didn’t believe in God I might still go to church. Where

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GIFT AID

December no meeting

The aim of the group is to meet socially and to

create items to sell in aid of All Saints Church.

The Items made at each session will be sold

at the summer fete and at the Christmas Ba-

zaar.

All group members are encouraged to shares

ideas and suggestions for suitable craft pro-

jects. Group members do not have to be par-

ticularly skilled, most activities will involve cut-

ting and glueing, any additional techniques

needed will be demonstrated in the meeting.

If you are interested and would like to come

along please contact either

Pam [email protected] or phone

on 07850 590600

Or Mary 774299 the week beforehand.

All Saints Church

Weekly Giving Envelope Scheme and Gift

Aid Organiser

You may or may not know that Joan Castle

has held this role for some time now at All

Saints Church. Joan organises the supply of

the regular weekly giving envelopes for those

who give in this way.

In addition she collates all gift aided donations

to assist the treasurer when he puts in the

claim for Gift Aid from HMRC.

Joan has decided that it is time for her to retire

from this role and so we are asking if anyone

would like to take this job on.

If you would like to know more then please

contact the Rector or one of the wardens.

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else do you meet such a variety of people? Churches are centres of community. With 452 parishes in the Diocese of Salisbury, and lots of other churches as well, there is a Christian presence in every community. We’ve got our feet on the ground and know what’s going on. Jesus said, “Love God and love your neighbour as yourself”, and by his actions and teaching he included the marginalised and poor, those without a voice. In 2013 the Archbishop of Canterbury drew attention to the increasing gap between rich and poor and the iniquities of pay-day loans. I joined the South Wiltshire Credit Union. Credit Un-ions are a good way for a community to or-ganise so that the poorest have access to the disciplines and freedoms that go with saving and borrowing. Food banks help a family in a crisis, and that is great, but as a society we’ve become de-pendent on them for people on welfare and for people on low wages. We can do better than that. In the UK 3.6 million children are growing up in poverty. We can do better than that. And because of poverty mortality rates vary by as much as 12 years, depending on where you live. We can do better than that, too. So there’s a challenge for us. In our Christmas cards we wrote, “Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year”. The peaceful New Year doesn’t just happen. You have to work at it, with the family and neighbours as well as in the wider world. Lots of military families will know a lot about that be glad to welcome their loved ones home from service in Afghanistan or in other parts of the world. The Diocese of Salisbury has a link with the Sudan and South Sudan. In 2013 we marked the 40th anniversary of that partnership with a good deal of hope for the future. At the turn of the year in South Sudan there is trouble and violence and uncertainty again. We hope and pray for peace and continue to support both the peacekeepers and the peacemakers there. Love begins at home but it doesn’t

stop at home. For all of us, I hope and pray we will have a happy new year.

Prayers for our brothers and sisters in South Sudan We are told very little of what is really happen-ing in South Sudan at this time via news chan-nels in the UK. Below we share information received from our brothers and sisters in South Sudan and else-where to inform prayers at this time. Please pray for those who are fighting, the civilians who are affected and for clergy as they minis-ter to them. Church Leaders in South Sudan have issued a messages of peace and reconciliation. Bishop Joseph (Diocese of Pacong) writes: "Greetings and best of wishes to you all in the precious name of Jesus. Thank you so much for your concerned and prayers for us. We are very grateful for the efforts you making to sup-port internally displaced people in South Su-dan. Last month heavy fighting broke out in Juba between the presidential guards and soldiers loyal to the former Vice President Dr Riek Machar. The incident took us by surprise and resulted in the loss of thousands of lives. "However we are grateful to God for sparing our lives so that we can continue the ministry God has entrusted to us. We've been praying for speedy evacuation of our people, support and peaceful settlement, but it has not been fully realized due to financial constraint. We want to be a channel of blessings to several of the victims who have escaped to Awerial County in Lakes State. Some of them travelled more than 2 days one way to reach there. "I am writing this letter in pain, appealing for your help following the current conflict in South

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bank with the widest coverage in the country was not spared. The attackers did not only loot it but also set the building ablaze. "I appeal to you to pray for us and lobby your governments, organizations and churches to come in our aid. The crisis began as a politi-cal struggle within the SPLM party, but it turned into a military struggle which later on took the dimension of ethnic problems. And as a Church, we are deeply concerned and worried that if the situation is not contained it will lead into chaos which will be uncontrolla-ble. Also we are worried that the fighting may turn into genocide or ethnic cleansing. I also do appeal to charitable organizations and agencies to please help alleviate the af-fected people as some of them are now dy-ing of hunger, diseases such as diarrhoea and malaria, particularly the children and the pregnant mothers. Although there are some NGOs present providing some assistance, the humanitarian crisis has reached a break-ing point Your donation will provide: Medi-cine, blankets, mosquito nets, Jeri cans, utensils, clothes, tents, bibles, milk for chil-dren, bathing and washing soaps, sanitary towels, and lotions for children, water and food for our desperate people currently camping at Guolyar town in Awerial County of Lakes States. "Thanking you for supporting us and many blessings in Christ our Lord Yours in Christ

Date for your diary: 11th to 17th May 2014 is Christian Aid week.

“The good news is that individuals, commu-nities and churches can make a real differ-ence this Christian Aid Week. Last year, a magnificent 20,000 churches across the

Sudan. Since then the fighting has spread to some parts of the ten states of this new coun-try, particularly in the Jonglei, Unity and Up-per Nile States. In Juba, over 500 people a re feared dead and thousands are displaced. Although the situation in Juba is calmer now and is in full control of the government, Bor, the capital city of Jonglei state is still under the control of the rebel soldiers as I write now and has been totally destroyed. Many people lost their lives - although we cannot give a figure as we are still gathering more informa-tion – tens of thousands of the internally dis-placed people fled Bor across the River Nile to Awerial for safety. We’re desperately in need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you. I’m seeking for assis-tance from well-wishers through the internet and ready to take back any assistance to our people who are displaced. Our priority is to meet the needs of some 5000 displaced peo-ple or more depending on the availed funds, who have since settled at Awerial town as soon as possible. Many South Sudanese are currently without medicine, blankets, mos-quito nets, Jeri cans, utensils, clothes, tents, bibles, milk for children, bathing and washing soaps, sanitary towels, and lotions for chil-dren, water and food which is causing severe malnutrition and the outbreak of diseases. We need to respond very quickly. "In Bor, the capital of the Jonglei state, we’ve continued receiving incredible reports of total destruction and looting of the town, with thou-sands of people displaced and hundreds of lives lost. Most of the people who could not run especially pregnant mothers, old people, persons with disability and children are cur-rently living in bushes. "Shops have been turned ‘upside down’ some burnt to ashes, banks vandalized; Bor main referral hospital was also looted. Pieces of boxes from looted shops and burnt building characterized the ghost town of Bor. Mini-mum deaths also occurred during the two-week battle for Bor. A few Corpses could be seen lying on the streets. The Bor branch of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), a pioneer

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country helped raise £12m (€14.3m) for Chris-tian Aid Week. Thanks to your efforts, many more people can look forward to a future free from poverty.” I will be contacting last years collectors over the coming months and seeking new collec-tors for areas of Wyke that we’ve not man-aged to collect from. If you think you could help collect for your road, please contact me and I can let you know the ‘ins and outs’. Maybe team up with a friend or neighbour and collect together. It need not be an arduous task and is very rewarding, even if only a handful leave out a donation.

Two talks by Dr A.A. Collier, an author and a professor of history

All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis is hosting two talks this winter given by Dr. A.A. Collier, an author and a professor of history. Dr. Collier’s roots go back to at least 17th century Dorset and when she moved here, she became deeply interested in local history. Walking the local coastal paths, past the hill forts, ancient churches, farms, disused quarries, and local villages, Dr. Collier’s fascination with the local area led her deeper and deeper into the who, what and when of Weymouth and its neighbours’ past. After five years of careful research, the result is From The Stone Age to King George III: The History of Wey-mouth and its Neighbours, which offers a fascinating look at the story of the community from “the beginning”. The first talk, “Multi-Cultural Weymouth: From the Durotriges to the Saxons,” is all about our earliest residents and takes us through the fascinating and often perilous lives of those people. Anyone who is interested in the his-tory of Dorset will enjoy this discussion, which will be held on Sunday, the 9th of February at 3pm. The second talk based on the book will offer a close up look at “Weymouth and the New World: From Raleigh to Religion.” This talk

looks at the little known history of Weymouth’s part in establishing the English presence in North America. This will be on Sunday, the 9th of March at 3pm. At both talks the All Saints Bell Ringers will provide extra entertainment and on 9 March, local well known organist Duncan Honey-bourne will playing the organ. Refreshments will be available at both talks. Copies of Dr Collier’s book ‘From The Stone Age to King George III: The History of Wey-mouth and its Neighbours’ will be available to buy. We are sure that anyone with an interest in

the history of the local area will not want to

miss these interesting afternoons. For more

information contact Julia Moore on 01305

776138.

From 7.00 till 9.00 pm

at The Small Memorial Hall (entrance in All

Saints Road)

Monday 17th February - projects for summer

fete

Monday 17th March - projects for summer

fete

April no meeting as it's Bank Holiday

Monday 19th May - projects for summer fete

Monday 16th June - projects for Christmas

Monday 21st July - (Pam not available) pro-

jects for Christmas

August no meeting

Monday 15th September - projects for Christ-

mas

Monday 20th October - projects for Christ-

m a s

Monday 17th November- projects for Christ-

mas

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CRAFT CLUB

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