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grapevine 50p
september 2013
4: “The New
Testament may not be
the obvious place to
turn for fashion
advice.”
14: Where did Tony
meet Gill?
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Rector: Rev Stephen Prior
The Rectory, Rectory Road, Rushden, NN10 0HA
01933 312554
Curate: Rev Matthew Taylor
36 Meadow Sweet Drive, Rushden NN10 0GA
01933 311164
Readers: Mick Bantin, David Brandford,
Ruth Compton, John Dixon, Tony Smith
Hall Bookings: Pam & Paul Bailey
7 Kenilworth Close, Rushden, NN10 0QH
01933 313195
St Mary’s Churchwardens:
Lynne Prior, 330 Newton Rd, Rushden, NN10 0SY
Martin Cromwell, Pyghtles Cottage, 9 Pightles Terrace,
Rushden NN10 0LN
01933 353655
01933 358355
St Mary’s Church Office Tues-Thurs: 10.00-12noon:
Pam Bailey, Marion Bates, Sue Prior
Webmasters: Anthony Sutton and Matthew Taylor
01933 412235
email: [email protected]
St Mary’s Website: www.stmaryschurchrushden.org
Newton Bromswold Churchwardens
Bob Lines, 25 Church Lane, Newton Bromswold, NN10
0SR:
Rosemary Gepp, 166 Avenue Rd, Rushden, NN10 0SW
01933 315864
01933 355703
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contents
Who’s Who 2
The Curate Writes ... 4
Margaret’s Editorial 6
From the Registers 7
St Mary’s News 8
News from Newton 9
Mission Matters 11
Charity Focus—Children’s Soc 12
Meet the Congregation 14
From Bishop Donald 16
Diary 17
Around the Diocese 18
Our Page 21
Crossword 299 22
St Mary’s Gardeners’ News 23
Belfry Gossip 28
Looking Back 30
Wider News 31
Church Services for September 32
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You could see them from far off
– the newbies at school in the
autumn term. ‘First Years’ we
called them: they are now known
as ‘Year Sevens’.
They were the ones with the
blazers two sizes too large. Their
Mums uttering those immortal
words, ‘I bought it a bit bigger so
you will grow into it’. Which was
fine for those, particularly girls,
who were early
developers, but
for those boys
who lagged
behind in the
hairy legs
stakes, they
remained
cocooned for years in a jacket
more helpful for the open sea
than running for the bus.
Thankfully, my time was short in
this hinterland. If you know
someone in this position, think
and pray that they get through
ok – It’s tough out there.
Uniforms are one thing, but
deciding what to wear is another.
Sometimes we don’t make the
best choices. Many years ago,
when I worked in a shop, I
remember serving a married
friend of mine who bought two
pairs of canary-yellow trousers.
That afternoon he returned them
accompanied with a red face.
You can imagine the kind of
conversations that went on at
home.
The New Testament may not be
an obvious place to turn to for
fashion advice – though at least
they were wise enough to wear
their sandals without socks.
But there are a
number of
passages about
putting on new
clothes; about
wearing a new
way of being.
One I have used at weddings is
from Colossians 3.12.
‘Therefore, (as God’s chosen
people, holy and dearly loved,)
clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience.’
God has picked out a wardrobe
for your life. It’s the qualities we
see in the life of Jesus and we
are being encouraged to dress
(as it were) like him.
Wear Compassion – it’s more
than sympathy, it’s empathy.
“The New Testament
may not be the obvious
place to turn to for
fashion advice.”
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It’s coming alongside, taking
difficulty and hurt and almost
wearing it like it’s your own.
Pull on Kindness – it means an
abundance of goodness.
Kindness is an unfashionable
word, often seen as weakness,
yet actually it’s something we
all crave. Be Kind.
Wear Humility – An attitude of
heart that means you are happy
to take second place.
This doesn’t sit well in our ‘me
first’ culture, but it is at the
heart of the Christian
message.
Put on Gentleness – This
relates to humility
This also carries consideration
for others and the ability to
sometimes waive your own
rights, but also a tenderness
in your care of others.
Wear Patience – This means
being even-tempered, not flying
off the handle.
Counting to ten, when in all
honesty, you wish only to
count to one.
This then follows with, as one
version of this passage puts it
‘If all else fails remember love’.
Love that binds and holds.
The theologian Paul Tilloch
once wrote, ‘… the first duty of
love is to listen’.
All sounds a bit perfect; beyond
our capabilities perhaps? We
might pick out some other
clothes instead, which might
suit our own self a bit more. We
can make mistakes and all of
us can have a ‘wardrobe
malfunction’ sometimes.
But that’s why we can only rely
on God’s help to become
dressed more like Jesus. The
truth is, with the Spirit’s help,
those clothes that at first felt so
ill-fitting, we will begin to grow
into them.
Rev Matt Taylor
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It’s September and on the twenty
second of the month it will be the
autumnal equinox when daylight
and darkness share the 24 hours
equally. Churches up and down the
land will be holding Harvest
Festivals and both St Mary’s and
Newton will honour the tradition
during September.
It must be about thirty years since a programme on TV entitled ‘The
Good Life’ amused us with the ups
and downs faced by Tom and
Barbara Good as they tried to
adapt to being self-sufficient. Their
garden became a smallholding with
animals and poultry, much to the
astonishment of their neighbours,
Jerry and Margot Leadbetter. While
Barbara had to battle with mud,
her fashionable neighbour felt the
Goods’ activities downgraded the
value of their properties. Times
have changed, and the desire to
have an allotment is now so great
that local councils have long
waiting lists for plots of land that
have become vacant on the death
of a gardener, and children want to
inherit the allotments from parents!
It isn’t just the need to produce
cheaper fruit and vegetables that is
encouraging this interest in eating
more organic food, but the belief
that working in a garden helps not
only to tone the muscles, but also
fight depression. Monty Don, the
presenter of the BBC ‘Gardeners’
World’ found his serious
depression so overpowering that
he gave up work as a jeweller to
immerse himself in the creation of
a garden. Even then the dark
winter days were a struggle, but he
could bear them more easily by
concentrating on outdoor activities
that looked forward to the next
Spring. For 15 years I have picked
blackberries in my garden from just
one plant that needs no attention
apart from cutting out the wood
which has fruited and tying up the
new shoots - half an hour’s labour
for 8 lbs of fruit which in the local
supermarket today would cost £32!
The blackberries go into the
freezer or to friends, and I can
often exchange surplus produce
with others to our mutual benefit. It
makes me sad that people in high-
rise flats have little chance to enjoy
gardening as it is definitely
therapeutic and would allow
children to work off energy helping
with simple planting.
Back to Church Sunday on
September 29 gives us the chance
to invite someone to either return
to church after a lapse, or to come
and see for the first time what it is
“God is the
explanation of why
there is a universe at
all.”
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like.
There was a pleasing statistic on
the Parish Pump website this
month that showed that, while
many weddings are taking place in
venues other than church, there is
no shortage of christenings and
these [unlike weddings] are free!
The figure given of 10,000
christenings a month sounds large.
7,000 are babies up to one year
old, and 3,000 of children aged
one to twelve. With those figures we must encourage them and their
families to stay connected with the
church in order to replace the
elderly who inevitably depart.
Our new Archbishop of Canterbury,
Justin Welby, says people,
especially the young, have lost a
sense of vision for a better society.
Contrary to what Richard Dawkins
may believe Prof John Lennox of
Oxford University told 600 people
at a recent meeting sponsored by
the Bible Society that science is
not in opposition to God, but God is
the explanation of why there is a
universe at all. That should be a
comfort to us as we dig our
gardens and enjoy the rewards of
our labours.
Margaret
Akroyd
From the Registers
Baptisms Sunday July 14
Maiya Wedderburn
Joseph Whiteley
Holy Matrimony Saturday July 6
Rachel Victoria Smith &
Jonathan Leigh Cooper
Saturday July 20
Alexandra Marlow & Ben Mitchell
Funerals Monday June 24
Michael James Field [66]
Tuesday June 25
Eddie Brooksby [54]
Monday July 1
John Cranfield [91]
Monday July 22
John Alexander Bedford [76]
Wednesday August 14
Lilian Winifred Fentiman [86]
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Mothers’ Union
On Wednesday September 25 the
Mothers’ Union will meet at 2.00pm
in the Church Hall. Speaker Mrs
Marion Holloman. We will have our
usual bring and buy table. All are very
welcome to our meeting. Peter Ian Brandford
On behalf of our family we wish to
thank you for your prayers and
support throughout our son Peter’s
illness. They have been very much
appreciated. May God bless you all.
David and Sylvia
News from
Friends of St Mary’s Every 5 years the church building is
inspected for wear and tear – from
the weather, usage and age.* On
Monday August 5 John Barker, the
designated Church Architect, and I,
spent the morning on the church
roof, looking for, and finding, damage
that needs repairing. These and
other repairs are expensive and
Friends of St Mary’s hold regular
events to raise money towards such
repairs. During this summer they
included a Concert given by
members of Northamptonshire Youth
and also Cream Teas in June, July &
August that were augmented by
Organ Recitals by Rosemary Nayyar.
All were well-attended.
Autumn events include the ever-
popular Pudding Club on Saturdays
October 12 and November 9 and a
Curry Night on December 6. A
Concert is also scheduled for
Saturday November 30. The Friends’
committee thank you for your
continuing support.
Peter White
*technically this is called the
“Quinquennial Inspection “. More info on
the Church of England website.
Thank you!
Bob and I would like to thank
everyone for the beautiful flowers
and card we received on the
occasion of our Golden Wedding
Anniversary. It was a lovely surprise.
Thank you very much!
Maureen Trusler
September Flower Rota
Behind the Communion Table
1 Mrs J Tombling
8 Mrs Jane Morgan
15 Mrs Joan Walker in memory
of Rod, arranged by Mrs
Ellen Inwood
22 Mrs J Tingey
29 Harvest Festival – If anyone
would like to help decorate
the Church for Harvest that
would be lovely. Please
come along on the Saturday
morning
Jean Tombling: 418072
Memorial Chapel Flowers
29 Mrs Julie West
Please let me know if you would
like flowers in memory of a loved
one. Brenda Dixon: 358982
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Thank you!
Many thanks for all the cards, flowers
and good wishes that we received for
our Golden Wedding.
We had a wonderful time!
Brenda & John Dixon
Make and Munch
The next Make and Munch will take
place on Wednesday October 30
starting at 7.00pm with the crafts
having a Christmas theme. Ladies,
please pencil it in now! More details
in the October Grapevine.
Ladies’ Group
Welcome to the Ladies’ Group. It
seems a while since we enjoyed our
lunch together at Knuston Hall in
July. A buffet was tucked into by more
than 30 of us. It proved to be a lovely
day, both weather-wise and socially.
We look forward to our meeting on
Wednesday September 11 at
2.15pm. It will take the form of a
Service in church, followed by a
Cream Tea in the hall. Our guest
speaker will be Mrs Sandra Taylor.
We extend a warm invitation to any
ladies who are part of church family to just come along and be part of our
friendship and fellowship together. As
a taster to come, our October
meeting is entitled “Prevention is
better than cure”, when we are
fortunate to have Dr V Barber as our
speaker. All our gatherings are on the
second Wednesday of the month. For
further details contact Mrs Ann Beal:
01933 355141
Altar Flower List
September 1 Mrs Sharman
8 Mrs Taylor
15 Nichola Clarke
22 Mrs Jones
29 Mrs Sheldon
Churchyard Conservation Awards
St. Peter’s Churchyard, Newton Bromswold has been awarded a Gold
Award in the Northamptonshire
Churchyard Conservation Award
Scheme run by The Northants Wildlife
Trust. Bob Lines was presented with
the award at “The Best
Northamptonshire Village of the Year
2013” ceremony held on 16 July at
the Hunsbury Hill Centre in
Northampton.
Village Fete
When Fete day arrived, we were very
lucky with the weather and very
fortunate with the numerous visitors
who came to enjoy our Fete. The
Mission Band played music on the
lawn and Simon, our organist played
music in Church.
The children enjoyed face painting,
sand art, panning for gold and a
bouncy castle. The Children's Fancy
Dress was judge by East Northants
Chairman Councillor Pam Whiting,
with James Clarke being given first
prize for his space rocket.
Many thanks go to Jenny Burt for all
her hard work in organising this
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year’s Fete and to everyone who
helped in making it such a great
success, raising over £2,260 for
Church Funds, which was a brilliant
result.
Church Bike Ride and the
Northants Historic Churches
Trust
On 14 September 2013, Newton will
be participating in the Church Bike
Ride. Rosemary has kindly agreed to
participate if you would like to
sponsor her. Monies raised are split 50:50 between Newton Church and
the Northants Historic Churches
Trust.
Newton Church will be open to
visitors participating in this event, so
if you would like to act as a recorder,
please put your name on the list at
the back of church. If you would like
to participate in the bike ride or walk,
I still have some sponsor forms.
Helen Lines
Pam It is with the deepest sadness that
we are remembering a very valued
and much loved member of our
congregation, Pam.
Only a mere 12 months ago Pam’s
friends were busy organising a
special birthday party for her. Now,
less than twelve months later, we
have said goodbye. Pam will be
greatly missed by all at Newton.
The last time Pam was well enough
to attend Church was on Easter
Sunday, March 31. Then on Monday
April 15 Pam was admitted to
hospital. She was well visited during
her time at Kettering and Oxford
Hospitals and then Cransley Hospice
and this was very much appreciated
by Pam. Unfortunately she
deteriorated rapidly in hospital from her illness and passed away on July
3. We know that her deep faith was
a real comfort to her until the end.
We remember Pam in our prayers:
Eternal God,
We thank you that Pam no longer has
to suffer pain or fear from her illness.
As Pam passes from our earthly sight,
we thank you for the years of her
presence among us,
remembering especially
how much she loved the Fete,
the Children participating in Church
and how generous she was,
and the animals and dogs she loved,
especially her dog Ozzy.
And while we feel the pain of the
parting,
remembering her family, friends and
neighbours who mourn,
we rejoice in the faith that she has
gone to be with you,
for in your presence
is the fullness of joy,
at your right hand are pleasures for
evermore.
Amen.
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It was lovely to welcome our Mission
Partners, Colin and Anita Smith, on
Sunday July 7. Colin gave an excellent
sermon: ten minutes telling us about
their work and future plans, followed
by ten minutes based on the Old
Testament reading of Jonah.
Colin and Anita, and their daughters
Sheila and Sandie, have spent the
last 14 years in Nairobi, Kenya. At
present they are visiting supporting
churches before having a sabbatical
in South Africa. During this time they
will be attached to St. Peter’s
Mowbray in Cape Town. They will be
involved with the Warehouse project
there as well as undertaking some
writing. Due to return to the UK in
February 2014 they expect to
continue to work for CMS, but not
abroad.
Anita worked at All Saints’ Cathedral
in Nairobi, and with the international
and expat community there. The
cathedral holds 13 services each
Sunday and she was often involved
with the earliest and last services of
the day: the last service being the
equivalent of our BCP service.
Colin has been involved with St.
Jerome’s Church at Kibera in Nairobi.
Kibera is one of the worst slums in
Africa—55% of Nairobi is comprised of
slums. Colin has been involved with
training at Carlile College, the Church
Army Training College and the
Centre for Urban Mission. Four church
plants have been made since Colin
started working there and he has also
worked in conjunction with Tear Fund
and Samaritan’s Purse.
33 of us enjoyed an excellent bring-
and-share lunch in the Church Hall
afterwards. This seemed to finish far
too quickly but then there was a
rather important tennis match at
Wimbledon at 2pm!
We are delighted to welcome Edna
Wadsworth to our latest committee
meeting. Edna was involved in
Mission work for over 30 years at a
local prison until its recent closure.
The next Mid-Northants meeting will
be at Irthlingborough in early October.
We have a Coffee Morning and Quiz
Evening on Saturday November 23.
If anyone is interested and would like
to learn more about Mission, please
speak to a member of the Mission
Committee.
Peter Chamberlain
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These days it’s hard to avoid the
relentless demand for charitable
donations. St Mary’s apart –
where the aim is to approach the
whole subject of prayerful giving
sensibly and sensitively – it seems
that every other advert on daytime
TV wrings our hearts over the
plight of everyone and everything
from children caught up in the
Syrian refugee crisis to brutalised
donkeys, endangered tigers and
sweetly sleeping Blind Dog
puppies. On our doorsteps and in
the street we are accosted
[however politely] by charming
young people who want to
persuade us that we won’t miss
the derisory £2 a month they
would like to sign us up for in
perpetuity. Here we are doubly
troubled by both the cause they
represent and the fact that they
might otherwise not have a job.
We risk being so emotionally
overloaded that we blank it all out
and turn to cynicism.
Then there are the news stories of
fraud, corruption, misuse of funds
and, more recently, the
extraordinarily high salaries paid
to some charities’ CEOs*. Neither
does the recent disclosure of the
theft and destruction of nearly £½
million of UK government aid in
southern Somalia by Al-Qa’ida
affiliates give us confidence**.
So, do we just give up in
exasperation; say that charity
begins [and ends!] at home or
decide in a prayerful and
informed way who and what we
might and should support? I think
the last.
In an occasional series Grapevine
is looking behind the scenes at
some of the charities with whom
St Mary’s has longstanding
relationships, and a good place to
start is the Children’s Society
which has enjoyed strong ties to
the church for many years. Here’s
the low down … JC
* “i” Newspaper, 7 August 2013
** “i” Newspaper, 12 August 2013
1881-2013
The Children's Society was
established in 1881 when Sunday
School teacher Edward Rudolf
found two of his pupils begging on
London's streets. In those days
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the children would have gone into
a large institutionalised children’s
home, but Rudolf didn't want that
for them, so he set up a smaller
home, offering vulnerable
children the care they needed
and so The Children's Society
began.
In recent times their work has
kept pace with the changing
needs of children. Today they
focus on working within
communities with projects and
centres all over the country.
Although they help children of all
faiths and none their work is
based on the Christian values of
love, justice and forgiveness and
they are supported by The Church
of England.
Their work involves helping
children at risk on the streets,
young carers, disabled children,
young refugees and those within
the youth justice system, The
Society works in partnership with
local authorities, voluntary
organisations and other agencies
to share experience and
maximise their impact. Each year
their programmes and services
help thousands of children and
their families up and down the
country.
Here at St Mary's we have a
fundraising committee and
church members and supporters
helped to raise £5,584.66 last
year, thus helping The Children's
Society in their work. Many
people have a Children’s Society
Box, putting in loose change over
the year, a really good way of
helping the charity.
A Coffee Morning and Box
Opening is held every October—
this year it's on October 12. If you
would like to help this worthwhile
cause boxes are available from
committee members or Anne
Riley on 01933 316380.
Mary Hadley
There is more information on
policy and values and how to give
regularly on the website @
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
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Tony was born to Wally & Rita
Coles in rooms over his uncle’s
bakery in Great Park Street,
Wellingborough, in February
1952. Brother Terry was born
four years earlier. Both children
were baptised in the
Congregational Church in
Wellingborough.
Tony’s father worked in Loakes
Shoe Factory and continued in
the trade all his working life.
Mother helped in the Rising Sun
public house and later in the
Co-op shops.
Tony’s earliest memories are of
watching his uncle baking bread
and people bringing their
Yorkshire puddings to be cooked
on a Sunday. He also has a vivid
memory of his uncle giving him a
handful of cockroaches and
saying, “Here take these to your
mum”.
At the age of four the family
moved to a house in Alexandra
Rd and soon after Tony started
his school life at Avenue Infants
and then moved to Victoria Junior
School, where he had good
teachers but sometimes
struggled to keep up and alas
failed his 11+. From there he
moved to Westfield School. He
loved it, though
there was strict
discipline and
corporal
punishment
was in daily
use. The
teachers were
marvellous, especially Gus
Brittain, who taught Maths. Tony
played football for the school
team and loved it. He enjoyed all
his lessons but Maths was his
favourite. During this time both
boys went to Sunday school each
week at Alma Street Wesleyan
Church.
Tony left school at 15 and over
the next five years was an
apprentice sheet metal worker
and engineer. In 1972 he moved
to work at Chamberlain Phipps
and began 12 of the happiest
years of his working life. He was
employed as the “Tin Smith” and
here he worked with John Tye,
Mick Wadsworth, and Richard
Denny.
Tony met Gill in 1969 at the
Nag’s Head (where there was a
dance each week) and started
taking her home on the back of
his Lambretta. They saw each
other most nights of the week
and eventually started talking
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about a life together and became
engaged. In May 1974 they were
married at Rushden Methodist
Church, where Gill was a member.
They honeymooned in London,
where Tony vividly remembers
seeing the England Football team
standing outside a pub.
They were able to move into their
new home on their return, buying
land from their Auntie and
‘building’ it themselves (not
literally) at 1 Lawton Road. Tony
continued working and going to
college three nights a week to
gain more qualifications, whilst
Gill was training to be a
Chiropodist. In 1984, Tony was
asked to do some part-time
teaching at Nene College and a
year later full time at
Wellingborough Technical College,
followed by Nene College in 1988
and Northampton in 1993.
They started coming to St Mary’s
when their girls were born.
Victoria arrived in 1976 and Laura
in 1980. They were both baptised
by Rev Michael Wilson. Victoria is
now a Radiographer at the Royal
Marsden and Laura is a Detective
Constable with the Thames Valley
Police. Tony and Gill now have 3
grandchildren.
During his life sport has played a
big part. He enjoyed football—a
keen player but not very good. He
also did running, squash, tennis
and golf. Both he and Gill have
run the London Marathon, raising
a lot of cash for Cancer Research.
After 29 years of teaching Tony
took the opportunity to retire this
July and has now joined St Mary’s
Gardening team and both he and
Gill belong to the Heavenly
Dusters! They feel at home at St
Mary’s and are regular attendees
at the 6pm service.
Roving Reporter
THOSE QUESTIONS!
What’s been the biggest
influence on your life? Gill—because of her great
work ethic
What are your hobbies? Most sports, gardening, DIY &
reading
Who would you like to invite
to dinner? Tim Rice & Paul McCartney
What would you serve? Roast lamb, cheesecake, white
wine
Your favourite place? Machu Picchu
Special Treat Any train journey
Proudest Moments? Completing the London
Marathon
Code by which I live Do unto others as you would
have done to you
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One of the great problems of a recession or a period of national austerity is that the gap between rich and poor grows wider. In a sense this is inevitable: those who depend on support from the state will always suffer most when government spending is reduced. You can’t cut housing benefit across the board if only poorer people receive it. A benefit cap isn’t going to affect those who only receive a free television licence or winter fuel allowance.
I am not criticising the general policy of reducing government spending. Governments, like the rest of us, should not live beyond their means. Some degree of borrowing for investment, in the same way as families take out a mortgage to buy a house, may well be appropriate. But borrowing to support everyday spending cannot be a good idea. The government should not be spending what it hasn’t got, even on good causes.
The proliferation of food banks, payday lenders, credit unions, loan sharks, and so on (some of which I see as unfortunately necessary, some as iniquitous – I trust you can work out which is which) demonstrates that poverty and debt are becoming increasing problems in our still-affluent country. Christians and Churches should do all we can to resist those trends.The answer is
Thinking about rich and poor
not simply to give poor people lots of money. Hard work, taking responsibility, and living within a budget are genuine virtues as well as conducive to a healthy society; and
we need to tackle poverty of spirit as well, which is seen in rich and poor alike. But demonising the poor, or referring to those who need support as “scroungers” is not the answer either. There is very real hardship in our society.
General Synod’s call to churches last year to ensure that people we employ receive at least the Living Wage rather than the derisory Minimum Wage is a good start. All employers, including local councils and others who employ the least skilled people, have a moral duty to pay at a rate which people can actually live on.
Christians setting an example, and helping others, in living simpler lifestyles, living within our means, and resisting the blandishments of consumerism, would also be a real help. Churches need to be at the forefront in the fight against greed, and offering real support to the less advantaged to live healthily for less.
Diocese of Peterborough - Magazine Resource - September 2013
Produced by the Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB
01733 887000 www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Rt Revd Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough, writes
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September
6 Friday: please bring your jumble to the church hall during the day
ahead of tomorrow’s Mammoth Sale
7 Saturday: 10.00-12noon—Mammoth Jumble Sale in the Church Hall: Proceeds to the Organ Fund
11 Wednesday, 2.15pm —St Mary’s Ladies’ Group Service in Church
followed by cream tea, Sandra Taylor.
14 Saturday: 10.00-4.00pm—National Heritage Open Day and
10.00-6.00pm—Sponsored Ride & Stride Northamptonshire Historic
Churches Trust. St Mary’s and Newton involved.
25 Wednesday, 2pm —St Mary’s Mothers’ Union in the Church Hall,
Marion Holloman.
October
3 Thursday: 7.00pm—CMS Meeting planned at St Peter’s Irthlingborough—
check Notices for updates and more details
4-6 Friday night-Sunday: Church Weekend Away
9 Wednesday, 2.15pm St Mary’s Ladies’ Group in the Church Hall,
Dr V Barber: Prevention is better than cure.
12 Saturday: 10.00-12noon—Children’s Society Coffee Morning & Box
Opening
12 Saturday: Friends of St Mary’s Pudding Club
19 Saturday: 10.00-3.30pm—Acts in a Day—Paul Needle takes an
action-packed walk through the 28 chapters of Acts. Includes lunch
23 Wednesday: 2pm—Mothers’ Union, Richard and David, The Chichele
Entertainment, in the Church Hall
30 Wednesday: 7.00pm—Make & Munch on a Christmas theme: watch
this space.
November
9 Saturday: Friends of St Mary’s Pudding Club
13 Wednesday, 2.15pm St Mary’s Ladies’ Group in the Church Hall,
Rev Paul Needle, The Diocese of Europe.
23 Saturday: Mission Coffee Morning and Quiz Evening in St Mary's
Church Hall.
30 Saturday: Christmas Craft Day for Children
Saturday: Friends of St Mary’s Concert
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The rumble of motorcycle engines echoed through the tiny village of Teigh in Rutland on 31st July when the church community, villagers and friends turned out in force to welcome the Thankful Villages Run.
The Run, a nine day sponsored ride in aid of Royal British Legion funds, was led by motorcycling friends Dougie Bancroft and Medwyn Parry. Their nine day journey took them to all 51 “thankful villages” - those where all who served in the forces in the 1914-1918 Great War had returned home. The two men were joined by 13 other motorcyclists on the rainy evening when they reached Teigh.
Team Rector, Janet Tebby, says: “Teigh is proud to be a Thankful Village and was thrilled to welcome the motorcyclists, who wanted to honour those who had fought and survived, as well as those who died in the First World War.”
Everyone gathered at Holy Trinity Church in Teigh where the motorcyclists were greeted with a standing ovation as Royal British Legion members escorted them into church.
Dougie Bancroft presented a slate plaque to the village, which will be unveiled in 2014 as part of the
Motorcyclists visit Teigh on “thankful villages” run
national commemoration of the centenary of the First World War.
Geoff Tidd, the son of one of the villagers who had fought and returned to Teigh, received the plaque on behalf of the village during a short service in the church.
Churchwardens Audrey Morley and Tor Owen, with a band of helpers, had organised tea and cakes which were much appreciated by the sixty or so people present.
“Donations on the day amounted to the great total of £800 – a fantastic amount for such a tiny community, and an indication of the level of support for this event,” said Janet. “People who had never been into the church before commented on the beautiful building and atmosphere – in spite of the scaffolding around the recently lightning-struck tower!
“The church is fortunate to be an integral part of our village at Teigh. It is a place where the community can come together to celebrate and remember, as well as to worship. It was great to see a church full of happy, proud people!”
Around the diocese
Above: Dougie Bancroft and Medwyn Parry. Below: presentation to Geoff Tidd
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Around the diocese
Cursillo® is a powerful renewal movement which supports the mission of the local church. It happens in a diocese at the invitation of the bishop, and is very much part of the diocesan strategy to enable mission and personal growth in faith.
“Cursillo” is a Spanish word meaning “short course” and the Cursillo experience usually starts with a three day residential, led by a team of clergy and lay people.
The combination of short talks, sharing, worship and community life has led many to a deep renewal in their faith and a growth in confidence.
Many vocations to lay and ordained ministry have sprung from the Cursillo movement and it has also supported and encouraged folk in living out their Christian life day to day. This is done through meeting regularly with a small group, for an hour or so every two or three weeks, to share how our lives of prayer, study and action are progressing.
Bishop John Holbrook has been on a Cursillo weekend and says: “As a way to deepen understanding, strengthen faith and renew our passion for God it was inspiring. Having seen God use it to change lives, I’m pleased to commend Cursillo to the diocese.” This is how some from our diocese describe
Cursillo’s influence:
“My life was changed by Cursillo. It enabled me to let God into my life in a way I had never done before and it continues to nurture and sustain me as I journey with Christ.’ The Revd Paula York
“I came away with a far more balanced understand-ing of the Trinity. Through this and the love of God given on the weekend my confidence grew rapidly and I have been more active in church.” June Vajda.
“The Cursillo method has given me a rule of life focusing on prayer, study
and action and to be out in the world doing good works as Christ’s hands and feet.” Cheryl Goddard
“Cursillo emphasised to me (1) the importance of a spiritual discipline; (2)that Christians are more effective collectively than alone and (3) that there is a lot of Christian love going for us all, if we will only allow our-selves to recognise it and absorb it.” The Revd Ray Hemingray
“The river on the Peterborough Cursillo banner reminds me of the river of God’s grace flowing down through the centuries and on into the future.” Edwina Miller, Lay Director.
Do you think you might be interested? www.peterborough-cursillo.btck.co.uk or email us at [email protected]
Introducing the Cursillo renewal movement
Judy Craig Peck, Spiritual Director of Cursillo in the Peterborough Diocese, explains more about the renewal movement with the unusual name:
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Around the diocese
Wilby’s new meeting place is off to a flying start
Having installed new kitchen and WC facilities, church members at Wilby St Mary’s were keen to invite people from the village, which is without a village hall or meeting room, to come and use them.
“The village is long and thin with little sense of belonging,” said church member Anna Willey, “so a group of us decided to organise a whole vil-lage event as a social occasion for young and old alike.”
They deliberately asked non-church people to distribute leaflets and help on the day, when the main focus was a teddy bear parachute jump from the
church spire. This was promoted through the four local schools and two pre-schools.
Over 50 teddies came along to take the plunge and their fami-lies enjoyed the stalls, games and teas. More events are planned at the church, including a tea party on 14th Sep-tember. For details see http://wilbynorthants. wordpress.com
September events Sundays, Cream teas at Sibbertoft, 2.30-5pm at The Reading Room, Sib-bertoft LE16 9UF, for St Helen’s Church. Gluten-free available.
Sat 7, Music in Lyddington: Alexandra Dariescu, piano. 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Lyddington, LE15 9LR. £14 in advance (students £2) from 01572 820017.
Sat 14, The Sixteen Choral Workshop for amateur singers. 12 noon - 4pm at The Becket Chapel, Peterborough Ca-thedral. Tickets £30, inc. sheet music and refreshments. Tel: 020 7936 3420.
Sat 14, Licensing of Lay Ministers 11am at Peterborough Cathedral.
Sat 14, Guitar & Flute Concert at Lod-dington performed by Sam Piha and Louise Garner. 8pm at St Leonard's, Loddington, NN14 1LF. £8 on the door.
Sat 21, Bellringers’ Guild Summer Festival. A competition at St Lawrence Church, Towcester. 01327 871806.
Sat 21, Making the Most of Christmas
Get fresh and re-freshed ideas for your church. 10am - 12 noon at All Saints Primary School, Boughton Green Road,
NN2 7AJ. Book on 01604 887048. Free.
Sat 21, Prayer Book Society Sung Matins 11am at St Mary’s Church, Higham Ferrers. Tel: 01664 474353.
Sat 21, St Matthew's Day Concert Music includes Britten, Finzi and Halls. 7.30pm at St Matthew’s, Northampton Tickets £12 (concs). 01604 791251.
Sat 21, Used Book Sale for Christian Aid. 10am-2pm at Wesley Centre, Col-lege Street, Irthlingborough.
Sat 21, Organ Recital by Andrew Reid to mark the organ restoration at Holy Trinity, Rothwell, NN14 6BQ. 7.30pm. Tickets £5 on door.
Sat 21, Barbershop song evening with “Hallmark of Harmony” and “5Ways from Byfield”. £8 / £5 Under 12 free. 7pm at King's Sutton OX17 3RJ.
Fri 27, Jazz piano concert with Rich-ard Michael, Scotland’s finest jazz pia-nist. 7.30pm at St Mark’s, Peterboro’ PE1 2SN. Tickets £10. 01733 352679
Sat 28, Last Night of the Proms 7.30pm Northampton Holy Sepulchre Tickets £10 (u/16 £5). 01604 754782.
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Well, after complaining about
the wet weather of last year it
has come as a bit of a surprise
when over the last two or three
weeks it has been rather hot and
I for one have suffered (but as
Mick tells me I am a bit
delicate).
The beds have now
all been weeded and
look much better but
some of the roses are
looking very sorry for
themselves especially along the
walls. Whether it is because of
the weather or the fact that they
are getting on a bit I don’t know.
I reckon that some must be over
30 years old at least, so they
haven’t done too badly.
We did wonder if we should
replace some of them as we
have dug a number of dead
ones out and some will not
recover. We do have some
money which could be used to
buy new ones but we wondered
if anyone would like to
contribute in memory of loved
ones or just because they look
lovely? If this is the case I would
be only too happy to receive any
contributions towards replacing
them. We have purchased a
product, recommended by The
RHS, called mycorrhizal fungi, so
hopefully with this new magic
formula we will be able to plant
roses where they have grown
before—or so it says on the
package.
Since my last article we have
been joined by Yvonne who has
put us all to shame with her hard
work: she even brought along
her own tools. We now have the
luxury of 3 compost heaps so
when they have reached
maturity we will be able to
spread all that goodness back
onto the beds or, as Mick never
fails to tell me, all we do is
replace the weeds. Mind you the
soil is lovely to dig and very
fertile. The grass has been cut
very well this year by the Council
and they have set Dahlias by the
West Gate so all in all we feel
that the Churchyard is looking at
its best.
Bob Bates
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The middle of the year is normally a
busy time for us and it was no
different this year. As mentioned
last time we were looking forward
to our entry into the Branch Striking
Competition and our Tower Outing.
The competition was held at St
Mary's Orlingbury on a Tuesday
evening when there was a
wonderful turnout of eight teams
from surrounding towers competing
for the shield, including a team
entirely of young ringers. While the
judges—ringers from Husband's
Bosworth—were busy listening and
scoring each team as the test
pieces were performed,
those not ringing at the
time were enjoying the
evening sunshine. After
all the teams had rung,
everyone assembled
ready for the judge's
helpful comments
followed by the scores,
given in reverse order.
We were judged to be
the best strikers and
awarded the shield to display in our
belfry until next year's competition.
For our Tower Outing this year Pam
arranged four towers between
Rugby and Coventry for us to ring at
with a nice country park handy for
tea. It is really a lovely privilege to
be able to visit different churches to
ring their bells and look round. With
the help of a few friends we had a
wonderful afternoon out.
We also had a visit from the local
Rotary one evening with about a
dozen people coming to hear all
about our bells and climb the stairs
to watch as ringing was
demonstrated on one of them.
Brenda described and
demonstrated in the belfry while
Tom was above the bells explaining
the actions and additional history to
the watchers. All showed lots of
interest and several asked
additional searching
questions. Steve, a
lapsed ringer, and his
son have been joining us
on practice nights since.
Our annual tower BBQ
has also been held, with
lots of sunshine, when a
dozen or so of us again
enjoyed the occasion.
Thanks to Brenda and
John for the use of their garden etc.
Unfortunately during the holiday
season we have only rung a couple
of quarter peals but we did get a
band together to celebrate Brenda
and John's Golden Wedding
Anniversary with 'Cambridge
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Surprise Minor'. In addition you may
have heard the bells ringing for
three hours on a Tuesday morning
when a peal was also rung in
celebration of their Golden Wedding
Anniversary.
Many of us also went on the
Wellingborough Branch Outing
which this year was to four towers
in the area South East of
Cambridge, also arranged by Pam.
Another opportunity to visit lovely
churches and ring their bells. Tea
was enjoyed in the churchyard while
being bathed in sun.
You may also have noticed that our
bells
have not been ringing so much
lately, this has been due to many of
the ringers having been away on
holidays, in fact we had to miss two
practice nights because six of us
were away in Suffolk for a week -
ringing bells in twenty six churches
there.
Being a bell ringer really is a
privilege because of the many
opportunities you get to be able to
visit many churches in different
parts of the country. If I didn't go to
ring I probably wouldn't have seen
most of the churches or villages and
towns that I have been to.
Tintinnabulum
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110 Years Ago ...
The Guild Society Gathering was
held at Castle Ashby on Saturday
July 13th. About ninety members
availed themselves of the
opportunity, the majority making use
of the brakes whilst
others cycled. After tea at ‘The
Falcon’ games were played in the
park, the beautiful surroundings
being much appreciated. The excursion was voted a great
success. The next gathering of the
Guild will be held in the grounds of
Rushden Hall by kind invitation of
Mrs Sartoris in late August.
The young men’s Bible Class paid a
visit to Thorpe Achurch and Lilford
on July 20th. An excellent
programme had been arranged so a
very enjoyable afternoon followed.
The aviaries of course were visited
and the grounds of Lilford Hall. After
tea the party adjourned to the
Rectory gardens where games were
played until the time came for the
return journey. The choirboys had
their annual trip on August 8th and
were taken by brakes* to the LNW
Station and Skegness was reached
by 8.50am, where eleven hours
were spent at the seaside. The
weather was favourable and an
enjoyable day was spent for which
the boys expressed their thanks.
*a brake is kind of long wagonette
50 Years Ago ...
For the PCC the main item of
interest is that the church boiler is to
be converted to oil burning. This will
mean no more stoking for Mr
Clayton, cleaner to operate and we
hope a warmer church during the
bitterest winter. There is no
guarantee on the last point because
our church is a very difficult building
to keep warm. This, together with
improvements to the boiler house,
and dealing with the storm water
from the church roof nearby will cost
£500. The rectory needs quite a bit
of redecorating and the Council
agreed to spend £480 on this so
that our new Rector (Rev D Elliott)
and his family can move into a
bright, clean home. It seems a lot of
money, but practically nothing has
been done there for ten years so it
becomes a more reasonable sum.
Additional problems facing the Council include the fact that the
boiler in the Institute has broken
down after many years service, and
the electric wiring there is in a
dangerous state and must be seen
to.
DBC (sec)
We take this opportunity to
remind you that the Institution of
our new Rector will take place on
Thursday October 3rd at 7.30pm
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Rushden & Newton Bromswold
W I are hosting a ladies self-
defence session, Saturday 12
October, 10.00am - 12noon, at
Parsons Hall, High Street, Irchester.
Open to ladies 16 years and over
(no upper age limit). Simple techniques to give you confidence.
Cost £4 each. for details contact
Margaret Fuller - 563234. A fun
morning.
Also, on Thursday September 12 at
7.30pm, Polly Feeley will be talking
on “Musical Memories of a 50s
Childhood” and on Thursday
October 10, also at 7.30pm, there
will be a Harvest Supper and AGM.
The competition is a “Cat Picture”.
Rushden and Newton Bromswold
WI meet at Rushden Town Bowls
Club, Northampton Rd, Rushden
NN10 6AN. More details from Julia
Allen: 01933 317846
Weekly cathedral worship soars
Figures released by the Church of
England show that the number of
worshippers at cathedrals increased
during 2012, continuing a growing
trend. Easter 2012 saw the highest
cathedral attendance in the last
decade at 54,700. Mid-week
services have also grown from
8,900 in 2002 to 16,800. Total attendance across all 42 cathedrals
showed an increase of 35% since
2002. One, slightly worrying,
explanation offered is a desire for
anonymity during the act of worship,
but there is also recognition that
cathedrals have developed strong
community links and in some cases
are filling the gaps left by withdrawal
of funding from youth and other
community projects - Ely Cathedral
packed in 700 people to watch the
opening night of the London
Olympics.
Peterborough Diocesan
Evangelical Fellowship [DEF]
event at Overstone Parish Church
on September 30 at 10.15 for 10.45: Looking at Baptism –
Principles – Policy – Pastoral
Practice. All are welcome more
details from Andrew Presland—
01933 316927.
The next meeting of the East
Northants Faith Group will take
place at 1 St Osyth Lane, Oundle at
9.30am on Wednesday 11
September: Andrew Presland has
more details.
Peterborough Diocese will be
holding “Discipleship in Action” at All
Saints’ School, Northampton on
Saturday 19th October. This will be a
day for people to explore expressing
their discipleship in the world, both
in existing projects and activities
and through initiating and
developing their own. More details
are available at http://
www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/
news-and-events/events/
details/726, or from Liz Holdsworth:
liz.holdsworth@peterborough-
diocese.org.uk or Andrew Presland.
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Services for September 2013
NORMAL WEEKDAY SERVICES AT ST MARY’S RUSHDEN:
Mondays 10.00am Bumps & Babes @ Church - every week in term time
Wednesday 3.30-6.00pm Fun, Faith ‘n’ Food — first Wednesday of the month
Thursdays 10.30am Holy Communion [BCP] - every week
Thursdays 1.15pm Bumps & Babes @ Church - every week in term time
St Mary’s, Rushden St Peter’s Newton Bromswold
Sunday September 1—Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
9.30am
11.15am
6.00pm
All Age Holy Communion
Morning Prayer
Evening Worship
10.00am Family Service
Sunday September 8—Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am
9.30am
11.15am
6.00pm
Holy Communion [BCP]
All Age Service
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer
10.00am
3.00pm
Pete’s Pack
Evening Prayer
Sunday September 15—Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
9.30am
11.15am
6.00pm
All Age Parade Service
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
10.00am Family Communion
Sunday September 22—Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am
9.30am
11.15am
Holy Communion [BCP]
All Age Service
Morning Prayer
NO Evening Prayer
10.00am
6.00pm
Pete’s Pack
HARVEST
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE
Sunday September 29—Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
10.30am
6.00pm
Joint Service for Harvest
Thanksgiving & Back to Church
Sunday
Harvest Praise
3.00pm
Holy Communion