PARISH NEWSNovember 2011

HOLY TRINITY CHURCHBradford on Avon

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Priest in Charge The Revd Joanna Abecassis joanna@abecassis.freeserve.co.uk18A Woolley Street, BoA, 864444

Assistant Curate The Revd Philip Elliott philipelliottra@yahoo.co.uk

15 Mythern Meadow, BoA, 938284

Churchwardens Trevor Ford 25 Downavon, BoA, 862240Judith Holland 23 Avonfield Avenue, BoA, 866215

Assistant Wardens David Emerson, David Milne, Val Payne, John Woods

Retired Clergy The Ven John Burgess, Canon David Driscoll, The Revd Alun Glyn-Jones,Canon Peter Hardman, The Revd Jim Hill, The Right Revd Bill Ind, The Revd Angela Onions, The Ven Ian Stanes, The Revd Karl Wiggins, Canon Humphrey York.

Lay Ministers Graham Dove (licensed) 868654Dr Malcolm Walsh (retired)

Director of Music Gareth Bennett 01380 728772

___________________________________Times of Services (Check Bulletins and notices or Church web site)

Sundays 8am Eucharist (Traditional language)

9.30am Sung Eucharist (coffee afterwards)

6pm Evensong, Compline, etc

Weekday Eucharist 10am Wednesdays

12 noon Fridays (Traditional language) with lunch out afterwards

Daily (apart from Sundays) Morning and Evening Prayer at 8.30am and 5.30pm (please enter via the north door opposite the Saxon Church, and check Bulletin for any cancellations)

Times of MeetingsChoir Practice 6.30pm Church, Tuesdays

Junior Church 9.30am Guide HQ (1�� and 2ⁿ� Sundays in the

month, September to July (except Easter)

Mothers’ Union 7.30pm Masonic Hall (usually) 3�� Thursday

Bell Practice 7.30–9pm 2ⁿ� and 4�� Mondays

Holy Trinity Web-site www.brad-avon-ht.org.ukDiocese Web-site www.salisbury.anglican.org.uk

Weekly Bulletin Notices to Trevor Ford not later than Wednesday for the following Sunday.

Please let the Priest in Charge, LLM or Churchwardens know if someone needsvisiting at home or in hospital.

DIRECTORY

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DIARY  FOR NOVEMBER

Parish News copy date for December/January is 20th November

2 Wednesday ALL SOULS DAY

10.30am Eucharist

6 SUNDAY THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT

9.30am Sung Eucharist

6pm Compline

13 SUNDAY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

No 8am Eucharist

9.00am Parish Eucharist

10.15am Town Remembrance Service

6pm Evensong Christ Church

17 Thursday 7.30pm Mothers' Union Meeting Masonic Hall

20 SUNDAY CHRIST THE KING

No 9.30am Eucharist

10am 170�� Anniversary Eucharist at Christ Church with Bishop Graham

6pm Taizé Service with Prayers for Hope and Health

27 SUNDAY ADVENT SUNDAY

9.30am Sung Eucharist

6pm BACT Advent Carol Service by Candlelight

WEEKLY GROUPSMonday (fortnightly) 7pm ‘Faith Explored’ (for venue: please ring 868654)

Tuesday 10.30am mainly music (a group for young children – school terms only)Thursday 11am ‘Faith Explored’ Vicarage, 18A Woolley Street (no meetings on 17th or 24th November)

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This has been an eventful few weeks for our diocese. Thechurch acquired fourteen new deacons on October 8�� anda week later our new bishop was enthroned in his cathedralchurch, thus beginning his public ministry as seventy-eighthBishop of Salisbury.

It has been a time of reflection on what God is calling usto do.  I, personally, had an opportunity to reflect on this atmy ordination retreat that took place in the days preceding the ordination.Something really struck me while on this retreat. Bishop Graham visited us onthe Thursday evening and delivered his charge: he referred to the Preface to theordination service and picked out a line which read, “They are to work with theirfellow members in searching out the poor and weak, the sick and lonely, andthose who are oppressed and powerless, reaching out into forgotten corners ofthe world, that the love of God may be made visible.” He looked at us and said,“And I would really like you to do that.” It may sound simple now but it was apowerful moment.

This has been a time for the likes of NicholasHoltam and soon‐to‐be deacons to reflect on whatGod is calling us to do but it can also be anopportunity for us to reflect on God's call as a parishor as individuals. God never stops reaching out to us.

We are the church; that is, the people of Godwho are sent out to proclaim the good news of thegospel to the world in what we say and in how welive our lives.

One of my new liturgical duties is to send thecongregation out into the world at the end of everyEucharist: “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.”

We are called at the end of each service to, likeElizabeth Frink's statue of the Walking Madonna,to take the message from the shrine to a worldthat still longs to hear of and see God's love.

I invite you all, therefore, to join me on ajourney of discovery as we learn more about our God and our world and moreabout ourselves as we reach out, that the love of God may be made visible.

Philip

“Send us out into the World”

Elizabeth Frink’s WalkingMadonna in Salisbury

Cathedral close.

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Jonquil opened our October meeting withsome lovely prayers. There were many noticesas there had been a Diocesan Council the

week before, which hadn't started too well for me. I was driving for a change,and was to pick up Marlene & Beryl,  I  thought, at Folly Field. Not finding anyonethere,  I'd  driven  along  Southway  Road  to  find  two  strange‐looking  creatureswaiting at the end of Deverell Close. They turned out to be the said two ladies,wearing cycling helmets for the danger of being in my car! They were nearlyleft standing there! Despite all that, we did reach Salisbury safely, to enjoy avery vigorous, energetic Council. Ann Howard, our President, is so full of ideasand enthusiasm, by the time we get to the end, we feel as though a bus hasrun over us!

Some of the things that came out of the day – The Exmouth holiday wasexcellent; 24 adults and 63 children were looked after for a week by our members;they were taken around in minibuses to a Theme Park, a Donkey Sanctuary and aLifeboat Station where there was a call-out – very exciting, and the boat was readyin 6 minutes. The group went to the beach nearly every day and there were lots ofactivities for them to take part in. The only problem was getting them to join in themorning and evening acts of worship – not surprising when you think they're alldeprived families. But they go back to their homes with contacts to their MUbranches, and many of these continue. A really worthwhile project, which Salisburydoes so well.

Our caravan at Durdle Door was also well booked, but could have taken more;anyone can apply to go there during the season, at a really cheap rate. Pleasecontact me if you know anyone who needs either of these services.

We also heard that Bishop Nick is becoming a Diocesan Member of the MU (away of becoming a member and supporting the work without having to attendmeetings, but of course, you don't get the fellowship that way.)

Back to our meeting. Our speaker was Peter Hardman, and he spoke about'Weddings – Old and New'. He told us that a couple of years ago he was asked topreside at the marriage of an old friend of his daughter, in a field. They were havinga  civil  ceremony  first,  but  wanted  a  church  blessing,  but  in  the  field.  Peter,  ofcourse, was quite happy to do this, and said it had been such a lovely day with lotsgoing on for everyone taking part. The ceremony, in front of a tree was beautiful,and then the children of the couple received a blessing as well. He went on to talkabout weddings from the 18�� century onwards, and how they came about; howwomen were virtually chattels for their husbands. Then came contraception,women's  lib and the difference that has made, the present mode of co‐habiting,culminating with David Cameron's new bill for Gay Marriages in church, etc.

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Thank you friendsI'd like to say thank you to all my friends who prayed for me while I was inhospital recently and sent so many messages and cards. The regular daily visitsfrom Brian and everyone's prayers, all contributed to my recovery.

My stay wasn't all bad. The caring nursing I received at a critical timeenabled me to clear my head, be still and listen. It gave me time to reflect on thepast years and be grateful for all the benefits. Also talking to nursing staff fromthe UK and so many other different countries, really stimulated me andexercised my rusty language skills!

Thank you again.

Ann Holland

BaptismsOliver Mats William Greaves Oct 2nd

William Edward Cannon Oct 23rd

MarriagesKingsley Robinson and Catherine Weakley Oct 14th

David Cook and Alexandra Mourant Oct 21st

FuneralsRosalind Rose Oct 7th (Semington)

Philip Shimwell Oct 12th

Maurice Johns Oct 12th

Jeanne Walpole Oct 14th

FROM THE REGISTERS

Peter then gave us a quiz, which he used to give to couples he prepared formarriage,  with  three  answers  to  each  question.  We  paired  off  and  gave  ouranswers, not always agreeing with the general view.

It was most interesting and we didn't really want to stop, but Peter and Franceshad also provided some little cakes – pretend wedding cakes – to have with ourtea and coffee. During this time, Sylvia had a group discussing the decorations forthe MU tree for the Christmas tree Festival.

It was a very entertaining and enthralling evening: thank you Peter.

Next month, Judith Holland comes to talk about the work of Christian Aid. Docome and join us.

Chris Hodge

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With the good weather and summerbehind us we, (the Junior Church) havealready started the new Autumn term inour new premises at the Guide HQ. With the child-friendly rooms and spaceto put our resources we are now able tocontinue our regular Sunday worship onthe first two Sundays in the month. Welook forward to all the events leading up toChristmas and hope that we can increase the number of childrenthat hopefully will flow through from the successfulgroup and welcome any other children that would like to join us for afun session before church, using our own music and stories. Thank-you to Janet Brown for standing in for us last week whenJune Alison and Phillip were unavailable.

Junior Church TeamJune Alison Sue and Muriel

Junior Church News

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PHILIP’S ORDINATION AS DEACON,Salisbury Cathedral, October 8th.

On the morning of October8��,  some  36  people  set  offby coach and another 8 or 9

by car for Salisbury to support Philipon this very special occasion.

Arriving in Salisbury by 9.30am,there was plenty of time for the coachparty to go and get adrink, either in therefectory orelsewhere in thetown, before gettingback to sit in thenorth transept,where the HolyTrinity group weredirected.

At 10.45, theDean, the Very RevdJune Osborne,welcomed thecongregation, and the Precentor,Canon Jeremy Davies, rehearsed thesinging which had been planned forthe service. As the setting was byDavid Thorne, the Holy Trinity partyknew it well. The chants were easy,and quickly learnt.

Promptly at 11am, the Dean startedthe service with the Collect for Purity,before the organ struck up thewonderful tune ‘Lyngham’ for theHymn O for a Thousand Tongues toSing, during which the procession ofBishop Graham, clergy, and deacons

entered the cathedral and moved totheir places.

The ordinands were seated in frontof and around the nave altar, each onein front of his or her 'supporter'. BishopGraham, Bishop of Sherborne, thenexplained what the church was, and

what deacons are.Each Archdeaconthen presented hiscandidates, 14 in all,and the Director ofOrdinands was askedwhether they wereready to serve God intheir ministry. TheRegistrar was thenasked whether theordinands had takentheir oaths, andmade the Declaration

of Assent, following which thecongregation was asked to pray forthem.

This was followed by the Liturgy ofthe Word, and then the sermonpreached by Canon Jane Charman, theDirector of Learning for Discipleship &Ministry.

She began by saying that Deaconswere like tadpoles – they stay a whileas they are, then develop into frogs,and hop off elsewhere. What adepiction! Having made everyonelaugh, she then went on to call them'servants', but not our servants! They

Philip and Joanna outside thecathedral a�er the ordina�on service

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have a lot to learn, and a job to do,but not necessarilywhat the parishionersthink they should bedoing. She likened itto obtaining anornamental newtwhich comes with aleaflet saying ‘Carryhome carefully, but donot overfeed!’

The service thenproceeded with theDeclarations, whenthe bishop addressedthe congregationabout deacons, andthen asked thecandidates to declare their faith. Theythen faced the congregation whowere asked if they should beordained, and if they would upholdand encourage them in their ministry.

Prayers were offered in the form ofa Litany. While the Ordination tookplace, the chant Veni Sancte Spirituswas repeated continually. This wasextremely moving, as we all felt wewere playing a real part in theceremony. Bishop Graham thenwashed the feet of each of theordinands, and afterwards presentedthem with Bibles. Following thePeace, we sang The Servant King,which was followed by ChristTriumphant during which a collectionwas taken for the Church in Sudan,while the deacons were led to thealtar to receive Communion.

The congregationthen also receivedCommunion at manypoints throughout thecathedral, and aftersinging Ye Holy AngelsBright, the deaconswere handed over totheir trainingincumbents, and ledout of the cathedral toapplause.

It had been a trulymagnificent service inwhich we all feltprivileged to be

playing a part.

After talking toPhilip outside, our party then went tothe New Inn in New Street wherePhilip had provided a finger buffet forus to eat to sustain us until we gothome. What a

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Philip with his mother Pauline outside thecathedral

Philip with refreshment at theNew Inn, Salisbury

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generous gesture. We were all verygrateful to him.

After a free hour of shopping and/orsightseeing, the coach returned tobring us home after a day that we shalllong remember.

Chris Hodge

Thanks to Chris for organizing the coach for the visit to Salisbury.

Following  the  ordination  ceremony,  Philip’s  first  Eucharist  service  andsermon as Deacon at Holy Trinity followed on Sunday, Oct 9��. After theservice the usual Holy Trinity celebration took place, with wine and cakes.Judith Holland proposed a toast and presented Philip with a Lectionary onbehalf of the congregation. Judith extended the tadpole analogy from theordination service and observed that while some tadpoles ended up in verymuddy waters, she hoped that Philip would fare better at Holy Trinity andwould find himself cherished in a beautiful aquarium.

EditorsPhotos by David Milne and Bryan Harris

Philip with Joanna a�er hisfirst service as Deacon…

…and raising a glass to hisfriends a�er the

presenta�on of theLec�onary.

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The  first  edition  of Songs ofPraise was broadcast by theBBC  in  1961,  as  the  first  of  a

six-week experiment, from a smallWelsh  chapel.  On  2ⁿ� October thisyear, the 2248�� edition wasbroadcast from Alexandra Palace inNorth London tocelebrate  the  fiftiethanniversary of theworld's longest-running religiousprogramme, which iswatched everySunday evening byseveral millionpeople, of all faithsand none. Francesand I had theprivilege and pleasure of being partof the 7,000 strong audience whosang our hearts out at the recordingmade the previous Sunday in thevast auditorium of 'Ally Pally',chosen not only for its size, but alsoas the 'home' of Television, fromwhich  the  world's  first  programmeswere broadcast in 1936. Our genialand competent host was Aled Jones,who has come a long way since hefirst  took  part  in  the  programme  asa welsh boy soprano over thirtyyears ago. We were accompanied bya full orchestra, and led by a largechoir drawn from several schoolsand churches, and we were treatedto superb solos from, among others,

the talented Katherine Jenkins andthe incomparable blind tenor,Andrea Bocelli, who, when asked byAled what he felt when he sangreligious songs, answered simply,“When I am singing, I am praying”.

Aled also interviewed some of theearlier presenters,including SallyMagnusson and PamRhodes and it wasthe latter who tookme back to my owndirect experience ofthe programmewhen it wasbroadcast in 1988from Lady St MaryChurch in Wareham,

when I was the Rector. I will neverforget the Producer, the Revd ErnieRae, telling me that more peoplewould see inside our church that nightthan all who had ever entered it in itsthousand‐year history. But first we hadto come to terms with the astonishingamount of equipment that wasinstalled, with great gantries of lightsall down the church, large mountedcameras on trolleys, requiring theremoval of the carpets, and two hugevans parked by the doors. Then camethe rehearsals, with participants drawnfrom all the local churches, only theFree Evangelical pastor refusing,deeming it a mockery of Christianworship, although some of his

FIFTY YEARS OF SONGS OF PRAISE

Alexandra Palace, London

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congregation came anyway. Theclimax of an unforgettable eveningwas four of the town clergy – RC,Methodist, URC and myself – standingin a row and giving a joint Blessing.

One scene, however, nearly led toa national incident! One of the fourinterviews in the programme was withour own late daughter Laura, who wasthen a 16-year-old sixth former, and akeen supporter of Christian CND.When Pam Rhodes asked her aboutthis, the camera zoomed in to hermembership badge. This led to aletter from an outraged viewer – aWelsh MEP – being written to thethen chairman of the BBC,Marmaduke Hussey, complaining thatthey were “disgracefully draggingpolitics into religion”. Happily, thecharge was roundly refuted.

An unexpected aftermath,however, was the large number ofappreciative letters about the wholeprogramme that I received fromviewers, including one fromManchester which began, “Havingwatched the programme, I think thatmy husband is one of your first

cousins”. And so he turned out to be!How I agree with Pam Rhodes whenshe says of the programme, “Thestories of people who stay in thememory most are not famous at all,but just your neighbours and mine intowns up and down Britain – peoplewho tell their stories withextraordinary honesty and courage.”The hymn our daughter chose to besung in our programme was Bind ustogether in love, and two years agothis became the centre-piece of herMemorial Service in Truro Cathedral.Another couple interviewed by Pam inWareham, ran a local village pub andhad recently lost their son in a roadaccident. Their chosen hymn was,Make me a channel of your peace.

At the end of the '50�� Birthday'recording a month ago, we hadfireworks on the stage as we all sangHappy Birthday to You. May Songs ofPraise long continue to flourish andinspire, as it enters its second half-century.

Peter Hardman

Random observationsKnowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it into a fruitsalad.

A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Change is inevitable, except from a parking meter.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Brigade usually useswater.

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Songs of Praise from Salisbury Cathedral

In our May and June issues,readers will have seen two articlesby Ann Holland describing therecording of two episodes of theBBC1 Songs of Praise programmeto be broadcast from SalisburyCathedral. Singers were drawnfrom choirs throughout the region,and six of Holy Trinity’s choirmembers – Pat Astill, Chris Hodge,Ivy Hurst, Margaret Morris, DavidRawstron and Ann herself – tookpart.  The  first  programme  wasbroadcast on July 31��, and thesecond went out on October 9��. Inthe  first  programme  there  wereseveral shots of familiar faces but in

the second broadcast only the HolyTrinity sopranos were clearly visible,the altos and David seeminglydestined to elude the cameras’viewfinders!

Bryan Harris

SAXON CLUBCoffee  Morning  and  Bring  and  Buy  Sale

Saturday 19th November, 10am to 12 noon,in the United Church Hall.

Please do come and give us your support.

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GIVE GIRLS A CHANCEIt is shocking to read and be reminded that at least 75 million girls around theworld  are  not  in  school.  There  are  horrific  statistics  connected  with  this  fact.Millions of girls marry against their own will, some as young as 5 years old! Thiscan end their chances of going to school or shorten their lives by leaving themvulnerable to violence, genital cutting, HIV and death in childbirth.

Plan International has been publishing a ‘Because I am a Girl’ report each yearlooking at the ways in which girls are disadvantaged compared to their brothers. Itfocuses on ways in which men and boys can help increase equality between thesexes and how that could be good for boys too.

One area particularly associated with a culture of machismo and violence is LatinAmerica. Plan is finding ways for men and boys to be recruited to fight successfullyfor better treatment for girls and women and more equality between the sexes.

Some conversations with young people about gender in El Salvador seem tostart with a discussion about who cleans the toilet and washes the dishes. A brotherand sister explain. Sandra 17, says indignantly that she does all the work while herbrother just watches TV. But Louis Ernesto says that if he does the housework orlooks after his siblings, his friends tease him. This may seem a trivial, thoughfamiliar conversation but with the guidance of Plan, Sandra and Luis Ernesto havebeen able to talk about these issues and more serious matters, part of a widerdebate as to what it means to be a man or a woman, about equal rights andopportunities. Sadly for boys, there is also the chance of them being lured intojoining street gangs, which tragically often ends in death at the age of 14 or 16.

To return to the theme of giving girls an equal chance to fight poverty, it is usefulto quote Robert Zoellick, the World Bank President:

“Give a girl the skills and opportunities she needs in life and as awoman she will pass them on to her children. They are more likely tosurvive, she will spend her money on them and send them to school.That investment in a healthier, better educated, more economicallycapable generation will, multiplied, create a massive improvement inlong-term economic growth…

"Investing in adolescent girls is precisely the catalyst poor countriesneed to break intergenerational poverty and to create a betterdistribution of income. Investing in them is not only fair, it is a smarteconomic move.”

Robert Zoellick.

Whilst working abroad and visiting many other counties, we have been able tosee what a huge job it is that Plan is tackling. I have been

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touched and amazed by the fierce determination ofgirls I have taught in Arabian Gulf countries toimprove  their  education  in  the  most  difficultcircumstances — on many occasions demandingextra homework in order to speed up their learning!

In Latin America, although only visiting, we wereaware of danger in the atmosphere, especially inthe big city ghettos, and appreciated what fortitudeand strength of character the Plan workers musthave to work in this culture.

Since 1985 we have supported Plan bysponsoring a child in one of the many third-worldcountries, some of which we have seen forourselves.

Through our support not only the child andfamily receive help, but the basic provision oflatrines, schools and health centres is attended to.When Plan moves to another area they leavebehind them a small, thriving community.

With Plan's help, this is the least we as 'sponsors' can do.

About Plan International:

n Plan International was founded over 70 years ago at the time of the SpanishCivil War. Its work expanded to over 50 developing countries across Africa,Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of childrenout of poverty.

n Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or Governmentalaffiliations.

n Plan's vision is a world in which all children realise their full potential in societiesthat respect people's rights and dignity.

n Plan is now a member of the highly respected Disasters and EmergenciesCommittee (DEC) – an umbrella group of aid agencies that co-ordinates theirresponse to humanitarian disasters.

And  finally,

At a fringe meeting organised by a coalition of development charities, in responseto the question of whether there is a Liberal Democratic voice on internationalaffairs,  the fairly  robust answer  from Lord  (Paddy) Ashdown was “No ‐ but thereb****y well ought to be!!” (23�� Sept 2011).

Ann Holland

Gretchen: one of our first 'fosterchildren' from the Philippines.She'll be a young woman nowand hopefully her family and

village will be thriving.

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As many of you will know weown a narrow boat calledTravelling Thru, and since May

2009 it has been based at TattenhallMarina, eight miles south of Chester.However, early this year we decidedthat we wouldmove her as wehad covered mostof the reachablecanal system buthad not decidedwhere to go.

This problem wassolved for us whenwe were informedthat our marina hadbeen purchased bythe company thatalso owned SaulJunction Marina, atthe junction of theStroudwater andGloucester toSharpness Canals.So we asked if wecould move (having paid our mooringfees for the year) and this was agreed.The date set for our move was theAugust Bank Holiday.

We travelled north on Thursday25�� August at teatime, with the ship'scat, Jacks, and a car full of 'stuff'’.Friday dawned cloudy but bright andafter saying our goodbyes to themarina staff and one last photoopportunity we set off.

The marina is on the ShropshireUnion canal and for the first part of ourjourney the locks were doubles, ie.they could accommodate two boatsside by side. However, at the first lock(Wharton's Lock) there was only us and

we went in. At thispoint we weretravelling up the locksand so needed to fillthe lock up once theboat was ensconced.This we did. What wedid not appreciate wasthat the boat, havingbeen pulled forward inthe lock by the actionof the water, hadmanaged to get itsbow fender into a gapin the inner lock gate.Elaine tried to pull theboat away but theaction of the risingwater was causing theboat to nose-divedownwards. Quick

thinking by Graham saw us stop fillingthe lock, empty out some water andlevel the boat – DISASTER AVERTED.

What was quite scary about thisincident was how quickly it allhappened. However the rest of the daypassed uneventfully and we eventuallymoored safely beyond Nantwich. TheShip's cat was then let out on his lead

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A DISASTER (OR TWO) AVERTED

The Skipper with Ship’s cat on boardthe Travelling Thru.

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for his nightly towpath walk.

The next day we were met byfriends Ken and Lesley who were tohelp us up the Audlem flight – 15 locksin the space of a couple of miles. Righton cue as they arrived, the heavensopened and that set the weatherpattern for the rest of the day. Thecrew were given lunch at the ShroppieFly and then we set off for MarketDrayton, mooring by the schoolplaying fields on the edge of town.

There then followed a pattern ofincreasingly early starts, and mixedweather. By Monday 29�� at lunchtimewe left the Shropshire Union canal forthe Staffs and Worcs via a six-inchdeep lock! We were now on unchartedterritory and what's more we werenow going down the locks. We moored

up that night and visited the pub, TheLock, where we had a good meal andthe company of the owners of anotherboat that we had met.

The next day we stopped forshopping at Sainsbury's in the centreof Kidderminster: it even has its ownmooring point. The journey throughthe town was interesting as we haveoften driven through Kidderminster onour way to and from the boat if themotorway was busy but we had neverseen the canal – that's because it goesunderneath the main road in thecentre of town. We passed throughStourport and onto the river Severn.From now on the journey got easier asthe locks were all operated for us: allwe had to do was drive. We spent thatnight moored in Worcester andenjoyed a good meal in a gastro-pub

called the King's Head, recommendedby friends.

We had breakfast at the café by themooring point and explored the townbefore leaving for the next leg of the

Worcester Cathedral and the 1781 road bridgeby John Gwynn seen from the Severn.

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journey to Gloucester. Because theriver Severn is tidal fromKidderminster we could not get toUpper Parting Lock before 2pm; thatway we went down the river with theebb tide. There was plenty of debrisabout (we had been warned) and atone point we had a short plank ofwood attached tothe front of theboat. After threeand a half daysgoing down locksthe last lock intoGloucester dockswas uphill.

Friday 2ⁿ�September was thefinal leg of thejourney. Grahamtook the boat downthe Gloucester Sharpness canal toSaul Junction and Elaine went toretrieve the car from Tattenhall. Thiswas accomplished by train, withchanges at Birmingham and Creweand a taxi to the marina. The wholejourney to Saul Junction taking twohours in the car, whilst the wholejourney by narrow boat took 50½hours. We passed through 73 locksand travelled 131 miles spread overeight days.

As we arrived at our new marina aday early we took the boat out thenext day and cruised down toSharpness. Then we turned aroundand moored up at the pretty canal-side village of Purton. It is a delightfulspot with a most unusual pub, TheBerkeley Arms, that overlooks the

river Severn. It isbasically tworooms of a houseand the openinghours aredependent on theowner's mood.However there is achoice of food –Stilton or Cheddarploughman's!

So now the boatis safely ensconced

in its new home, only an hour'stravelling time from home.

And disaster number two? InGloucester docks Elaine lit the oven tocook supper, the flame went out andwithout thinking Graham relit the gas– the build-up blew the oven dooropen. Who said boating was a relaxingoccupation? Cheers!!

Graham Dove and Elaine Giles

Whew. Terra firma at last!

Horn of Africa Drought and Famine Relief FundThe total of Holy Trinity’s collections for this fund amounted to£879.67,

including a contribution of £313.92 from the special collection taken at theservice in July to celebrate the 50�� Anniversary of Canon Peter Hardman’s

entering the priesthood.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE CONQUERORFriends of Holy Trinity visit to Normandy, Oct 2011

Flush with the success of the Bottles, Battlefields and Belfries tour in 2010,I rashly succumbed to the temptation to organise another trip on behalfof the Friends of Holy Trinity. It being the 1000�� year anniversary of the

foundation of the Dukedom of Normandy, I chose In the Footsteps of the Conqueroras our theme.

The day started splendidly, with everyone arriving on time at their pick-uppoints on a lovely, warm, sunny morning for the drive to Poole, where the Volvoagent was waiting to change the batteries on the coach – it having failed to startthat morning! The Brittany Ferries' MV Barfleur sailed at 1100 for a  lovely mini‐cruise through Poole Harbour, across Swanage Bay and then over to Cherbourgacross a mill-pond of sea.

Sadly, the evening meal at ourhotel in Caen contained a fewsurprises, such as the vegetarianoption of a sad lettuce leaf andpasta. Breakfast was, however,excellent in both quantity, qualityand range. Full to bursting, wewere off  round Caen's  equivalentof the M25 toward Falaise,birthplace of William. The Castle isin the process of beingsympathetically restored,though the use of concrete in the1970s did not do a lot for the aesthetics! The guide was excellent and the artefacts(many on loan from Norwich castle) gave a real feeling of what it must have beenlike to lord it over the masses in the Middle Ages. Then it was off on a short walkaround the pretty town, where we saw the fountain where Duke Robert fell in lovewith Arlette, the tanner's daughter, who entered the castle on a palfrey instead ofby the back stairs and went on to produce the baby boy who would change thecourse of our history.

The afternoon was spent on a tour of La Suisse Normande, an area of gorgeswith spectacular views, so surprising in a county of rolling plains. Our next day wasspent  enjoying  the  dazzling  seaport  of  Honfleur,  with  its  beautiful  housescrammed round the old harbour, the largest wooden church in Europe with a roofshaped like an up-turned hull of a ship, perhaps not surprising as it was built by

Falaise castle, birthplace of William the Conqueror

shipwrights, art galleriesand museums, not tomention attractivegardens and shops – Oh!and the restaurants.There is a lot to be said forenjoying a plate of seafood and glass of chilledChablis in the open airoverlooking the water.Others seemed to preferthe shops, each to hisown!

Harvey, our excellentdriver, excelled himself in taking a 50-seater coach through the back streets ofCaen on an evening tour before our last day. This began with a tour of the Abbayeaux Hommes (Men's Abbey) founded by Duke William and his burial place, builtas compensation to the church for marrying his cousin, Mathilda. QueenMathilda was surprisingly popular in a conquered England and is buried at theother end of town in the Ladies’ Abbey, built by her.

We then visited the fascinating Pegasus Bridge Museum – the memorial tothe courageous men who captured strategic bridges on the night before D-Day.Then it was back to Caen for a splendid lunch and off  to Cherbourg for a helter‐skelter ride on the fast ferry back to Portsmouth. What a contrast to the trip out!

A final word from a well‐wisher's letter:An excellent time – I send you praise,Honfleur was lovely – as was Falaise.The first night's pork chop caused some stir,G and V's memory of pasta and lettuce may never blur.As we journeyed back, waves high in our wake,We toasted Chris with her birthday cake.A very big thanks to both you 'Coxes'.The visit certainly ticked all the boxes.

I have to say that what made the trip for me was the friendly atmosphereamongst the party, many of whom joined us from far afield. I would be only toohappy to assist anyone who would like to organise the next adventure !

John Cox

Honfleur – the old port                  photo: Bryan Harris

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Amnesty International is 50 yearsold!

Our logo is known worldwide: theimage of the candle encircled bybarbed wire illustrates an oldproverb: It is better to light a candlethan curse the darkness. Peopleknow we are involved with humanrights, but are not sure just how.

The organisation was founded in1961 by a London lawyer called PeterBenenson. Outraged by a newspaperreport about two Portuguese studentsjailed for seven years by the Salazardictatorship for raising their glasses ina ‘toast to freedom’, he launched an‘Appeal for Amnesty’ in an articleentitled The Forgotten Prisoners in TheObserver newspaper.

This appeal was intendedto last for only one year. Asmall office was establishedto gather and publicise thestories of non-violent‘prisoners of conscience’, ashe called them, and mobilisepublic opinion to work fortheir release. Thousands ofpeople in dozens ofcountries responded; thecampaign gathered momentum, oneyear passed … and now fifty.

And our main work still is publicisingand drawing attention to injustices andinfringements of people's rightsthroughout the world, on behalf ofindividuals at risk and organisationswhich are opposing politicaloppression. We organise petitions, wewrite letters to governments, dictatorsboth military and civilian, prisongovernors and others, and to theprisoners themselves if that is possible.People sometimes ask if we make adifference. I think the most importantthing is that we expose injustices andunfair imprisonments so that the restof the world knows and theperpetrators can't hide.

We now have 224,000 supporters inthe UK and over 3 million world-wide.The movement has, of course, changedover the years. The concept of humanrights has developed and expanded,and alongside fighting for individualswe have developed core policies. Wehave run campaigns against the death

penalty, against tortureand extraditions, for anInternational ArmsControl Treaty, for theclosure of GuantanamoBay Detention Camp, tostop violence againstwomen, and manymore. We also runcampaigns focussing onhuman rights in variouscountries at times when

they are in the spotlight, such as Chinaduring the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Our local group – the West WiltshireGroup – was set up 10 years ago, so it isour 10�� birthday. You may have seenour stall at the Parish Street Markets.As well as supporting Amnesty'sgeneral work we have three areas offocus: Burma, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.

We have regular monthly meetings andeveryone is welcome, so come and seefor yourself.Please phone Sheila (865234) or Jill(863562) for further information.

Sheila Day

A Once-in-a-Century Remembrance Day11-11-11-11

At 11am on the 11�� day of the 11�� month the nation pauses to rememberthose  who  have  given  their  lives  in  fighting  for  this  country.  This  yearis doubly special: 2011 is The Royal British Legion's 90�� anniversary,and also this is a once-in-a-century Remembrance Day. At 11am on the11�� day of the 11�� month in 2011 – 11-11-11-11 –we shall be remembering those who were willingto lay down their lives for their country.

The British Legion is inviting people to be a specialpart of this unique occasion, by leaving a message togo on a poppy to be planted at Royal Wootton Bassett– the town, only recently ‘ennobled’, where thousandsof people have paid their respects during repatriationsin recent years – you may have seen this on TV.

The British Legion explains: “Many people associate RemembranceDay with heroes of D‐Day or the Battle of Britain's Spitfire pilots. Somepeople think of the deeds of the SAS during the Falklands conflict or, ofcourse, Flanders Fields from World War I, carpeted in poppies growingwhere so many men lost their lives. But in the last few years it's also beenabout the nation showing its support for the soldiers returning injured andtraumatised from current conflicts.”  So if you would like to put your nameto a poppy, please visit:

https://donations.britishlegion.org.uk/RBLDonation/

Which man won?Little Charlotte was at her first wedding and was enthralled by the entireceremony. When it was over, she asked her mother, “Why did the lady changeher mind?”

Her mother asked, “What do you mean?”

“Well,” said Charlotte, “she went down the aisle with one man, and came backwith another one.”

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The meeting concentrated on Spirituality and the ‘Be Spirited’ initiative andwhy it was important to the school. It opened with a short drama on Friendship,the Olympic Value that the school was concentrating on this term, presentedby a small group of 12/13 year olds.

Lorraine Marlow, an RE teacher, spoke about being responsible for the ‘beingspirited’,  and  her  work  with  other  teachers.  It  was  difficult  to  differentiatebetween religion and spirituality, but the point had to be made. A spiritualjourney lead to spiritual intelligence, values and a core. Different subjects couldrelate to this in their own ways; eg. Maths via the Golden ratio.

The Head Teacher, James Colquhoun, spoke about the history of the schooland how it had developed from the school in the Saxon church in the 18�� century,through to its current status as an Academy. As a C of E Voluntary Controlledschool it had a distinctive ethos and an open admissions policy and two of thetwenty governors were appointed by the Diocese. He spoke of the emphasis onworking and learning together and the various means of outreach. The Deanerycould help build relationships with Community Schools by matching gifts andskills.

After  coffee  the  Rural  Dean  thanked  the  school  for  its  hospitality.  Prayerswere said for Roy Brown, the Lay Chairman, currently in Intensive Care at theRUH, Bath.

Treasurer's Report:

Share 2011: As of August 31�� the Deanery had paid 57% of share, whichwas slightly below the Diocesan average of 65.9%. Two PCCs had paid infull, but one or two were well behind. Arrears of share from 2003 to date is£73,791, £9,000 having been added in 2010 from six parishes. Deals hadbeen agreed with two PCCs which would reduce the total. The Treasurerhoped to see a further reduction in the coming months and reminded PCCmembers that the Board of Finance was willing to negotiate payments.

Share 2012: PCC Treasurers would receive the 2012 share allocation at thebeginning of October. There would be an increase of 0.9%, although thiswould vary from Parish to Parish. Membership in the Diocese had gonedown by 27,199 between May 2009 and May 2011 which would mean thatshare would increase. Bradford is one of the very few Deaneries to have avery slight increase in members during this period. There would be a PCC

BRADFORD DEANERY SYNODNotes from the meeting held at St Laurence School

on September 27th 2011.

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Treasurers' meeting in October.

Stewardship:  Geoff  Taylor  has  retired  and  John  Kilbee  is  the  new  officerresponsible for Wiltshire. He can be contacted onjohnkilbee@salisburyanglican.org

Rural Dean's Notices: A Children and Families worker had been appointedfor Melksham using some of the Deanery 'points'.

The Secretary asked if any church was willing to host a synod.

The meeting closed with the Grace.

CATHEDRAL WORSHIPUnlike Anglican attendance generally, the numbers attending cathedral servicesare increasing. Midweek attendance has more than doubled over the past decade,while Sunday attendance has wobbled but remained basically constant. Theobvious question is, “Why?”

Various pieces of research offer some considerations. In one study, attendeesat two different cathedrals said their main reason for attending (88%) was the“spiritual atmosphere” and the “feeling of peace”. Their second reason (86%) was“the choir” and “the music”. The location and the worship made a “contemplativeatmosphere” (84%) which was “friendly” (80%).

These are high percentages, and are echoed whether a person goes to churchregularly or not. In another study, this time of those visiting St David’s Cathedralin Wales, 77% of those who never normally attended church said they found “thecathedral uplifting”, while of those who only occasionally attended 84% said this,while for regular worshippers it was 95%. All three groups put “a sense of peace”as their second reason for attending.

Church attendance experts say that the figures suggest questions such as areour church services too irreverent, too noisy? Are our services too geared toentertainment, too non-stop? Should we pause and have a time of silence?

Further studies have compared the age of attendees at other cathedrals(Worcester and Lichfield) indicating their agreement or not with the statement,“You don’t have to go to church to be a good Christian,” with which some 80% ormore of those under 30 agreed, dropping steadily to 60+% for those 60 and over.

Source: Parish Pump

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Any more for Heaven?Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, “Doyou want to go to heaven?” The man said, “I do, Father.”

The priest said, “Then stand over there against the wall!”

Then the priest asked a second man, “Do you want to go to heaven?”

“Certainly, Father,” the man replied. “Then stand over there against the wall.”said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O’Toole and asked, “Do you want to go toheaven?” O’Toole said, “No, I don’t Father.”

The priest said, “I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that you don't want to goto heaven when you die ?”

“Oh, when I die, yes.” said O’Toole. “ I thought you were getting a group togetherto go right now.”

Supplied by Margaret Purves

Crossword solutionsAcross8, Indescribable. 9, Two. 10, Lying lips. 11, Ennui. 13, Greater. 16, Wrestle. 19, Image.22, Loincloth. 24, Ebb. 25, Intentionally.Down1, Little. 2, Adjoin. 3, Psalmist. 4, Crying. 5, A big. 6, Oboist. 7, Censer. 12, Nor. 14,Epiphany. 15, Egg. 16, Welkin. 17, Exists. 18, Euodia. 20, Age-old. 21, Embryo. 23,Cana.

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FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY

The Friends will be presenting the following events thisautumn:

4th Nov: Sybil and Friends

3rd Dec: Silver Ring Choir of Bath present “A Pathway toChristmas” conducted by Ruth McKibbin and withlocal celebrity soloist Ruth Davidge

9th to 11th Dec: Christmas Tree Festival (see separate notice below)

9th Dec: Bradford Choral. The concert will consist of Mozart's Missa Brevisin D  in  the first half,  then  carols  and  readings with a Christmas  treetheme in the second half. Their accompanist, Jacquelyn Bevan, iscomposing a new choral arrangement of O Tannenbaum (O ChristmasTree) – a world premiere!

Christmas Tree Festival9th to 11th December

This will be a first for Holy Trinity! The idea is that individuals,local charities, clubs, organisations and businesses are invitedeach to stage a tree on a theme based on what the shop orgroup does. For example, a choir might decorate a tree withnotes, a green grocer could use fresh produce, and the brownieswould use their imagination. The entrants supply and decorate their own treesand have a notice explaining what they do or sell, with contact details andperhaps a few business cards to take away. Tree lights that don't flash would begood. There is no charge for a space or for entry to see the display, though theFriends will invite donations from visitors and offer refreshments.

The Festival will be open from 9th to 11th December and a highlight will be aconcert by Bradford Choral on the evening of the opening day, 9th December.

Help Needed: Naturally, events such as these do not run themselves. We needvolunteers to meet and greet visitors whilst the church is open, to serve lightrefreshments in the afternoons, to help set up on Thursday 8th December andclear away on the following Monday as we must have the church clear for the StLawrence School carol concert on Tuesday 13th.

If you could help – even for an hour or two – please put your name on the listin Church. If you would like to stage a tree, please contact John Cox, preferablyby e-mail at jandbcox@hotmail.com, stating whether your tree will be freestanding or will need a table.

John Cox, 25, Deverell Close, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1UZ (tel: 01225 864270).

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SPONSORED RIDE ’N STRIDE FOR WILTSHIREHISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

The weather forecast for the 10�� Septemberwas similar to that for the previous year –changeable with a strong chance of squally

rain. We were fortunate and were spared the worstof the weather, in fact it was just right for our endeavour,enabling us to wear shorts!

The usual Holy Trinity cycling team is not bigenough to cause traffic jams, but this year we wereaugmented by a new rider – Philip, our Curate, andhe was a very good companion. As far as we areconcerned, it is not a competition, although last yearBrian Wickham was awarded a prize for thelargest sum collected for his age group. Wefunction as a team, supporting each other andalways staying together – we don't dobreakaways! We would love to recruit more participants for this annual enterprise.

We have an economical strategy which is to visit as many of the WiltshireChurches on the list as we can in a four-hour period. This year we visited 16, onemore than last year.

This is how our route works out. We started with Holy Trinity and the SaxonChurch. Next stop is Christchurch to rendezvous with Brian and then off to SouthWraxall. Then North East to Atworth, our most Northerly point. A new visit for usthis year was Great Chalfield. It does represent a two‐mile diversion but is wellworth the investment. The next church was Broughton Gifford, where we wereentertained with a glass of squash – the first human beings on duty manning theirchurch! On to Holt where the parish had turned out to clean the church andwelcome us with a hot drink. Next, churches at Staverton and Hilperton, ourfurthest point East, and then South West back to Trowbridge, where we scoredthree churches plus a drink and a chat, and then return to Bradford by lunchtime.

It's a circular route, we would estimate about 25 miles, mostly on the level andquite a manageable distance. It was very useful for Philip to visit places that hehad only heard about. We decided to make him the main sponsored name andthe amount collected this year was £358. Of this total, £179 will return to HolyTrinity. Many thanks to our generous sponsors.

Edward Shaw

The Bradford Threephoto Edward Shaw

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FOR PRAYER IN NOVEMBER

We  pray  for:� The souls of those whom we have loved and by whom we have

been loved� St Laurence and Fitzmaurice Schools� The Rainbows, Brownies and Guides and Beavers, Cubs and

Scouts� Our Sidesmen

Saxon Club Programme for NovemberWe meet in the United Church Hall at 2 pm on Tuesdays.

You are very welcome to join us. Nov 1st: Joan Finch – Paper Craft 8th: Quiz Afternoon 15th: Sue Hunt – Wiltshire Farm Foods 19th: Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale, United Church Hall 22nd: Philip Elliott – Jo'burg to Bradford on Avon 29th: Visit to Whitehall Garden Centre

West Wiltshire  Interfaith GroupMusical Discs across the Cultures

Wednesday, 9th Nov. 7 for 7.30, The Guide Hut, Trowbridge Park

An opportunity for us to share music, songs and stories which have givenpleasure and inspiration in our lives, and to tell something of how it has

happened for us.

If you’d like to be one of the volunteers to present two of your ‘favourites’ (onCD or Tape) please phone Harry Wishart to discuss on 01225 866298.

The evening will be an enjoyable social occasion and your friends will bewelcome.

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Quick Crossword The  Bible  version is  the  NIV

Clues across8 'Thanks be to God for his - gift'

(2 Corinthians 9:15) (13)9 The number of spies Joshua

sent secretly to Jericho(Joshua 2:1) (3)

10 'The Lord detests - - , but hedelights in men who aretruthful' (Proverbs 12:22)(5,4)

11 Boredom (5)13 ' - love has no one than this,

that he lay down his life for hisfriends' (John 15:13) (7)

16 'How long must I - with mythoughts and every day havesorrow in my heart?' (Psalm13:2) (7)

19 'He is the - of the invisibleGod, the first-born over allcreation' (Colossians 1:15) (5)

22 Minimalist male clothing (Job12:18) (9)

24 Drain (Lamentations 2:12) (3)25 On purpose (Exodus 21:13)

(13)

Clues down1 'Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of -faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"' (Matthew 14:31)(6)2 Abut (6)3 For example, David (8)4 'But Mary stood outside the tomb - ' (John 20:11) (6)5 'He rolled - - stone in front of the entrance to thetomb' (Matthew 27:60) (1,3)6 Is boot (anag.) (6)7 Thurible (Leviticus 16:12) (6)12 'Neither death - life... will be able to separate us fromthe love of God' (Romans 8:38-39) (3)14 Festival (January 6) marking the coming of the magito the infant Christ (8)15 'Which of you fathers, if your son... asks for an - ,will give him a scorpion?' (Luke 11:11-12) (3)16 Archaic word for 'heavens' or 'sky' used by CharlesWesley in the original version of 'Hark! the herald angelssing': 'Hark! how all the - rings' (6)17 How the writer to the Hebrews described God: 'forwhom and through whom everything - ' (Hebrews 2:10)(6)18 'I plead with - and I plead with Syntyche to agreewith each other in the Lord' (Philippians 4:2) (6)20 Ancient (Isaiah 58:12) (3-3)21 By Rome (anag.) (6)23 Where Nathanael came from (John 21:2) (4)

Source: Parish PumpSolutions on page

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

THE STANDING COMMITTEE Chairman, Churchwardens, Assistant Curate, LLM and Treasurer

CHURCHWARDENS EMERITINorman Hanney, Jeremy Lavis, Mike Fuller, Anne Carter, Tony Haffenden, Joan Finch.

THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Patron: Dr Alex Moulton Chairman: John CoxSecretaries: Mike and Jenny FullerTreasurer: John WoodsCommittee: Anne Carter, Tony Haffenden, Chris Hodge, Jeremy Lavis, Rev Angela Onions, Raymond WinrowEx officio: Judith Holland, Trevor Ford

PARISH NEWS

Editors: Ann Holland (862731) & Bryan Harris (863011)e-mail: HT.ParishNews@gmail.com

Distribution: John and Beryl Cox (864270)Subscriptions Collector: Mary Ford (862240)Price: Annual subscription £5.00 in advance .

BRADFORD GROUP MINISTRYThis comprises the three benefices of Holy Trinity, Christ Church with Westwood andWIngfield, and Monkton Farleigh, South Wraxall and Winsley. The clergy meet regularlyfor prayer and shared planning, and there is an informal Group Council consisting of thelicensed clergy and churchwardens, with Licensed Lay Ministers. The Group wasestablished in 1975.

Anne Carter Ann Holland Edward Shaw

Graham Dove Cecilia Hynes-Higman Anthony Swift

Marlene Haffenden* Jeremy Lavis (Treasurer) Kathryn Swift

Pam Harman Brian Netley Malcolm Walsh*

June Harrison* Nick Nutt Anne Willis*#

Chris Hodge (Secretary) David Rawstron Peter Wills

*Deanery Synod representative #Diocesan Synod representative

Members

OfficersThe Revd Joanna Abecassis, ChairmanTrevor Ford (Churchwarden), Deputy ChairmanJudith Holland (Churchwarden)The Revd Philip Elliott (Assistant Curate)

OTHER OFFICERS & ORGANISERS PCC Secretary Chris Hodge 866220 PCC Treasurer Jeremy Lavis 863600 Bellringers Phil Gaisford 863538 Bookstall Rev Angela Onions 309001 Brass Cleaning Chris Hodge 866220 Brownies Jennifer Hazell 863860 Director of Music Gareth Bennett 01380 728772 Church Stewards David Milne 864341 Coffee on Sunday Elaine Giles 868654 Display Co-ordinator Revd Angela Onions 309001 Electoral Roll Officer Alan Knight 860991 Flowers Jonquil Burgess 868905 Foodbank Margaret & Bryan Harris 863011 Guides Judith Holland 866215 Junior Church Alison Cook 864116

June Harrison 863745 Mothers’ Union Chris Hodge 866220 MU Prayer Circle Chris Hodge 866220 Publicity Officer vacant Servers Mary Ford 862240 Saxon Church and St Mary Tory Trustees

Chairman Anna Tanfield (all bookings) 863819Secretary Diana Shaw Stewart 863253Treasurer Jeremy Lavis 863600

Sidesmen Rota Judith Holland 866215 Stewardship Secretary Pam Harman 866995 Street Market John Cox (Community Stalls) 864270

Colin Johnston (Church Stalls) 868132Jackie Easby (Communications) 07708 331389

Parish Representatives on other organisations: Bradford Group Council: The Churchwardens Children’s Society: Anne Carter Christian Aid: Jonquil Burgess Deanery Synod: June Harrison, Marlene Haffenden, Malcolm

Walsh; Anne Willis (Deanery Information Officer) Diocesan Synod: Anne Willis BoA Churches Together: David Rawstron St Laurence School: The Revd Joanna Abecassis

and Heather Knight (Foundation Governors)

The cover picture on the printed version of Parish News is from a drawing by Jonathan Pomroy. Printed at the Parish Office, 18A Woolley Street, Bradford on Avon.

The Chapel of St Mary Tory Inset: East window by Mark Angus

The Saxon church of St Laurence