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From Julie Hobby of the Queen VictoriaSeamen’s RestEvery year at QVSR London Tilburyseafarer’s centre we give out Christmaspresents to crew who will be in the port orat sea on Christmas day. Each year thenumber gets bigger and this year we arelooking to wrap 2,500 presents and thendistribute them. Seafarers spend 9 monthsof the year at sea away from home and95% of goods we buy and use come viathe sea. We need volunteers to help withwrapping presents - dates to follow. Butbefore that we need a lot of toiletries toput in those parcels, Soap, Shower Gel,flannels, razors, toothpaste, toothbrush,small pack tissues, deodorant, small packor sweets. If you can help with thedonations that would be great. For furtherinformation please call Julie on 01375840454 after 1.30pm.And from Claire Frend….………….This year the Macmillan Coffee Morning ison Friday 27th September between10:00am and 12:00noon at the St. FrancisCentre. Please come along and join us fora cuppa, a piece of cake and a chat tosupport this very worthwhile cause.There will be raffle and a tombola on theday, which have got some great prizes.Hope to see you there!
Claire
100 ClubThank you to all who have already givenme their £10. We have already coveredcosts but additional members to support
the work of the Parish will be verywelcome.
Norman
Sarah Cordell the Thurrock foodbankproject manager will be leaving inSeptember and the foodbank is currentlyadvertising the post which is part time,20hrs per week. If you or anyone that youknow might be interested there are moredetails at thurrock.foodbank.org.uk/news.Those of us that have worked with Sarahover the past few years will miss hergreatly.From time to time we have mentionedthat, if you shop on-line, there may be anopportunity to add to our funds by usingthe “easyfundraising” website / app. Sincewe set the parish up as one of the charitiesthat easyfundraising supports, just under£590 has been raised by six supporters.Individual donations range from a fewpence to several pounds depending on thesupplier concerned and the value of thepurchase. If you would like to support us inthis way you can access the fundraisingpage via the home page of the parishwebsite.Remember, remember the 7th
September……………….. when we haveour second concert at St. Catherine’sfeaturing “The Essex Music Man”. Lastyear’s concert was a very popular eventwith a very varied programme of music.The evening begins at 7pm, for a 7.30pmstart. For more information contactGeraldine at [email protected] by ‘phone on 07919-484440.
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When we hear this exclamation in the street we are supposed to be fearful of thefuture. However in our case it is a cause for celebration!
Next month sees the end of the interregnum in our parish after almost exactly 3 yearswithout a priest in charge. On Thursday September 5th at 7.30 p.m. in St. Catherine’s,the Revd. Michèle Marshall will be licensed by Bishop John and installed byArchdeacon Mike as our new parish priest.
During the interregnum we have been able to maintain our normal pattern of worshipboth on Sundays and Wednesdays. This was only possible through the support andgoodwill of many priests from within the deanery and beyond. We have had servicestaken by the Bishop, the Archdeacon, the Area Dean, the Dean and Vice-Dean ofChelmsford Cathedral, priests and curates from the deanery (many of whom havemoved on in their ministry) as well as a number of retired clergy from around theDiocese.
In particular we give thanks for the ministry of Revd. Barry Johnson who ArchdeaconMike appointed as our “lead minister” and who has served us faithfully for the past yearboth by leading our worship and supporting the P.C.C. with his expertise. Who knows,we may yet see him again if Michèle needs “cover” for a service in the future. I am surethat Barry will miss us as much as we will miss him.
Our grateful thanks are also due to our churchwardens who, during an interregnum,bear the brunt of the running of the church in the absence of a priest in charge. Thechurch and parish become their responsibility with all that that entails including, forexample, organising baptisms, weddings (particularly onerous with the various legalchecks required) and funerals and liasing with the diocese and the wider church.
As required of us during an interregnum, nothing of any significance has changed in thelife of the church during the past three years although we did use a special Family HolyCommunion service on one occasion when celebrating the life of St. Cedd in October2017.
We look forward to the ministry of Revd. Michèle Marshall with great anticipationknowing that together there are great opportunities to together refresh and extend thechurch’s mission in East and West Tilbury and Linford.
Chris Ford
Chair of the Parochial Church Council
The end is nigh!!!
Thurrock T100 walksOn Wednesday the 10th of July this year the T100walkers visited again. This year the aim was to connectdiverse communities along the Thames, sharing foodand recipes, while finding out what different groups havein common and sharing their different cultures.This year the theme was the “Kitchen Table” and theyshowed us a wonderful table cloth they have madecovered in embroidered recipes.The walks aren’t just about sharing food they alsoinvolve creative writing and learning about the areas theyvisit. Chris told them about the long history of StCatherine’s and they were invited by the walk’sorganisers to take time to walk round the church and
write a prayer about their hopes for the future.
The event began on the 5th July and lasted for 15days. Some intrepid walkers hoped to complete thewhole event while others joined in for a day when thewalk is in their locality.The whole route covered both sides of the Thames.Moving up river to Canvey Island and thenSouthchurch Hall. Then Sheerness to Minster,Leystone to the Ferry Inn. Faversham, Sittingbourne toSwale and Gillingham to Stroud and back toGravesend. The walks finished on Saturday 20th Julyand joined the Tilbury Carnival at the Cruise Terminalfor the Tilbury Festival which celebrated the arrival ofthe Empire Windrush in Tilbury in 1948.Kinetica whose studio is at the High House Park inPurfleet organise the walks and are also leading the artistic elements at the TilburyFestival. Celebratory flags have been created and there will be local dancers and giantpuppet building and much more.It is very special to us at St. Catherine's to play a small part in this wonderful local event.Many thanks to everyone who made cakes and helped on the day.
Sue
Another walkThe Bradwell Pilgrimage & Gathering
If my memory serves, Kim and I have been on the ecumenical Pilgrimage at Bradwell-on-sea twice before. The first time was in 2003 with asmall party from St. Catherine’s led by Fr. Lawrence(who later became chaplain of St. Peter’s, Bradwellwhen he left East Tilbury). This was the occasionwhen we staked our claim to be “St. Cedd’s otherchurch” as shown by these pictures. The claim causedmuch discussion!
For those that don’tknow, the pilgrimage isheld each year on the first Saturday in July andtraditionally has the following format. We assemble at St.Thomas for a short welcoming time of worship. We thenwalk in procession the approximate 2 miles to St. Cedd’schapel of St. Peter-on-the-wall where there is a time ofworship in the open air in the field adjacent to the chapel.This is followed by lunch - usually a picnic - and an
opportunity to meet and chat with other pilgrims. There is also ample time to visit theOthona community or spend time at the beach. Later in the afternoon there is a closingact of worship and the return walk to St. Thomas and the car park!In recent years the group running the event have tried to make it some kind of festival(hence the “and gathering”) but this year it returned to its traditional roots - much to therelief of many of the regular pilgrims. However, the number of pilgrims was considerablyless than I remember on our previous visits. In conversation with the Archdeacon on asubsequent visit to St. Catherine’s he told me that this year’s numbers were significantlyhigher than last year when there were only about 100 walkers. This year it was around300.For this year the address at the opening service was given by Bishop Alan Williams, theBishop of Brentwood), with the Archdeacon of Colchester, the Venerable Ruth Pattenspeaking during the service when we arrived at the chapel. Both Archdeacon Mike andBishop John (who led the procession from St. Thomas to the chapel) were there andspent time talking with the pilgrims.Apart from enjoying the day’s programme Kim and I met up with some old friends fromSt. John’s, Seven Kings who are “regulars” and were pleased to see the pilgrimagereturning to its roots. We also enjoyed a swim in the river (Bradwell-on-sea is listed in“Wild swimming - Coast”). Generally a great day out. Perhaps, next year we might see agroup from St. Catherine’s join the pilgrimage.
Meet St. CatherineWe have been invited to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square on24th September to meet, the Gallery’s new acquisition, the painting ofSt Catherine by Artemisia Gentileschi. But who was St. Catherine towhom of course, our church is dedicated?Known as St. Catherine of Alexandria she was the daughter of the
Governor of Alexandria and born in 287 AD and was executed for herChristian beliefs when only 18 years old, in 305 AD. Egypt was then part of the RomanEmpire and Alexandria was one of the great Roman cities and famous as a city ofgreat learning. Christianity had already been established in the city and in Egypt forover a century. When Catherine was 14 she had a vision of Jesus and the Virgin Maryand became a Christian. The Roman Empire, including Egypt was still pagan. At thatperiod, the Roman Emperors Maximian and then Marcus Aurelius Maxentius,persecuted Christians and the Church.
St. Catherine, St. Katherine or St. Margaret?When I received the above item from Canon Paul Robinson, I was reminded that, overthe years I have seen references to three different dedications for our parish church withtwo spellings of Catherine plus the suggestion that the church was originally dedicated toSt. Margaret. I asked Canon Paul for his understanding of this conundrum. He replied:-“The variation in the spelling of names, such as the spelling of Catherine with a C or a K,was very common and standardisation came very late. In the parish records of burials inmy former parish of Stalybridge in Cheshire, family members buried in the same gravenot unusually had different spellings of their surnames - and that was a church dating onlyfrom Victorian times. Possibly because of different original alphabets used, the RussianCatherine’s use C, whereas Roman Katherine’s used K because C is a soft consonant inLatin (as in Julius Caesar).The St. Margaret name is almost certainly an error. Not least because, two adjacentchurches never have the same dedication and there is a long established St. Margaret’sat Stanford le Hope. I only ever found one original reference to the church being called St.MARGARET and that was in a late 19th / early 20th Century description of the church(repeated in a number of other later books which used it as a source). The church wasreferred to as St. Catherine’s prior to this.There is a reference to a Hospital somewhere nearby and at a crossing point of theThames to Kent (it wouldn’t be a medical hospital but from the original meaning - a placefor travellers to stay) and there was a reference to a chapel within it dedicated to St.Margaret but no one knows where this building was or anything about it and it wasn’t thepresent church.I feel we can be sure St Catherine is ancient and correct.”
The mystery solved………? Ed
Bishop welcomes Government’s commitment to ‘net zero’ by 2050The Church of England’s lead bishop on the environment has welcomed the news thatthe Government has set a stricter target on climate change.The Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury said: ”The UK can be proud to besetting an example by making this commitment to address the global climateemergency. But commitment alone is meaningless unless it is backed up by relentlessaction, which must remain our priority in the coming decades.“Climate change affects us all, but the world’s poorest are most vulnerable to extremeweather events. It is imperative for us as Christians to press for action to deal withthese threats. Ours is the first generation to know the full scale of the risks posed byclimate change and could be the last able to do anything meaningful about it.“That is why committing to end our contribution to climate change here in the UK is soimportant."
The Annual Pardon Ceremonies in BrittanySheila and I have just returned from a Holiday in Brittany. In July themany churches have a pardon ceremony, some on Saints Days,when folk ask for forgiveness for any bad behaviour over the pastyear. The pardon generally includes a procession, some torchlit,through decorated streets. Some Bretons wear traditional dressincluding traditional lace coiffés. Icons, religious statues and itemsappropriate to the area such as fishing boats are carried in the procession. After asolemn mass they enjoy a meal and music.Two years ago we saw preparations for the pardon at a small church near Pointe duVan. This year the same ladies were decorating the Church. The decorated boats to becarried in the procession were beautiful.Norman
SabbathThe story is told of how Queen Victoria was out walking one Sunday with her faithfulservant John Brown. They saw someone fishing from a boat on the Loch, and she said:“Fancy people doing that on the Sabbath.”“But Ma’am,” protested John Brown, “the Lord Jesus was in a boat on the Sabbath.”The Queen sniffed: “Well, two wrongs don’t make a right.”
FROM THE JULY MEETING OF THE P.C.C.The P.C.C. met on the 9th July withoutNorman and Sheila who were on holidayand Janice who was not available.However we were joined by Revd.Michèle Marshall who had thought it agood idea to meet members before sheis formally licensed in September.After having welcomed Michèle and hadour opening bible reading and prayersthe meeting went on to discuss mattersarising from the May meeting. Withregard to the insurance of the St. Jameschurchyard, Norman had sought advicefrom our local councillor and the dioceseand since things were not entirely clearhad decided to continue insuring it at acost of circa £100 for another year.The churchwardens reported that theyhad been advised by the diocese thatthe present owner of St. James wishedto extend the part of the churchyard thathe owned. This would require a facultyand, although he had met with theDiocese, it is a matter for the P.C.C. todetermine. It was therefore agreed thatnothing would be progressed beforeMichèle is in post. Sue had noticed thatin the past year additional fencing hadbeen erected by the owner of St. Jamesand she had photographs from the lasttwo Rogation services as evidence.With regard to the Rectory, Colinreported that it had not been vacated bythe tenant on the agreed date and so avisit to the property by the Archdeaconand Michèle had been postponed. (Theproperty has since been vacated andinspected).Norman had passed his report to Chrisin which he advised that the monthly
rebate of the family purse of circa £400would cease on Michèle’s appointment,the printer at St. Francis had brokenbeyond economic repair so a new onehad been purchased and the P.C.C. hadagreed to buy the gazebo, that we hadborrowed for the garden party, fromJohn Minns.The arrangements for Michèle’slicensing were discussed and it wasagreed that the collection for the Essexclergy charity and any gift aid would bedealt with by Norman.It was reported that the Area Dean hadreminded parishes that it was vital thatthey display their safeguardinginformation prominently on theirwebsites and notice boards. Chris hadmade the required changes to thewebsite and prepared new notices.Geraldine made the meeting aware ofthe latest safeguarding training plans.As David was not currently in goodhealth he had not been able to makeany pastoral visits.Reviewing our social events, the gardenparty was judged a success and anumber of suggestions were noted.Geraldine reminded everyone about theSeptember concert and the need to selltickets. Our harvest festival date wasagreed as 6th October with a lunch onthat day. The St. Cedd’s Sunday at theend of October was mentioned so thatMichèle was aware of the pastarrangements.The next meeting was set at 20th Augustand the meeting closed with the grace.
PARISH DIARY FOR AUGUSTOur Sunday services are at St. Catherine’s
3 Aug Wedding of David Richard Sams & Laura Louise Brooks 1.30pm
4 Aug 7th Sunday after TrinityFamily Service 10.00am
7 Aug Holy Communion (St Francis) 10.00am Drop In at St Francis 10.30am - noon 8 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm 10 Aug Wedding of David Dusan Cermak & Amy Dawn Shannon 3.00pm
11 Aug 8th Sunday after TrinityParish Communion 10.00am
14 Aug Holy Communion (St Francis) 10.00am Baptism of Harrison David Rowe 12 noon Drop In at St. Francis 10.30am - noon 15 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm 17 Aug Thurrock foodbank supermarket collection at Morrisons 9.00am - 5.00pm
Grays to volunteer [email protected]
18 Aug 9th Sunday after TrinityParish Communion 10.00amBaptism of Kai Pascari 12 noon
20 Aug PCC meeting at St. Francis 7.30pm 21 Aug Drop In at St Francis 10.30am - noon 22 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm
25 Aug 10th Sunday after TrinityParish Communion 10.00amBaptism of Archie Fitzpatrick 12 noon
St. Catherine’s open for visitors with tea and cakes 2.00pm - 5.00pm 26 Aug St. Catherine’s open for visitors with tea and cakes 2.00pm - 5.00pm
28 Aug Holy Communion (St Francis) 10.00amDrop In at St Francis 10.30am - noon
29 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm 31 Aug Church cleaning at St. Catherine’s - volunteers please 10.00am
******* Remember *******
Thursday 5th September 7.30 p.m. at St Catherine’sThe licensing and installation of Revd. Michèle Marshall as our priest in charge
FROM ST. CATHERINE’S PARISH REGISTERSBaptisms 7 Jul Isla Mae Bellinger 14 Jul Lily Cecilia Gaughan 21 Jul Joshua Alfred Allaker 28 Jul Harper Carys CoppWeddings
NoneFuneral None
Internment of Ashes None
Summer at ThurrockThameside Nature Park
Marine week -Aug 5 - 11
Bushcraft week -Aug 12 -18
Dinosaur week -Aug 19 - 25
Animal magic week -Aug 26 - Sep 1
Information and booking:[email protected] or‘phone 01375-643342
Chris Ford44, Northumberland RoadLinfordStanford le HopeSS17 0PUTel: 01375 675863e-mail: [email protected]
The Priest in chargeThe Parish is without a priest at the present time.All enquiries should be made to Churchwarden, Colin Strong:
Telephone: 07591 708955
E-mail: [email protected]
PEWTALK Editor
The ServicesSunday 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion service at St. Catherine’s Except 1st Sunday of the month when we have “The Family Service”Wednesday 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion at St. FrancisFor Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact Colin Strong in the firstinstance.
St. Francis CentreThe centre is available for hire forregular events when not used bythe Church. To check availabilityplease contact:
PATRICIA [email protected]
The ChurchwardensCOLIN STRONG T: 07591 708955E:- [email protected] SPIERS T: 01375 845394E:- [email protected] AssistantDavid Gunn T: 01375 768202
