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September 2015 SABRE UPDATE EDITION
Sydenham Life In and around the parish of St Bartholomew www.stbartschurchsydenham.org
SABRE—St. Bartholomew’s Restoration Fund, Update and Appeal (not for money-this time!)
Many of our readers will recall the Special Edition of “Sydenham Life” published last September in which we launched our SABRE appeal to secure our buildings for future generations. The total raised, to date, out of an initial target of £600,000, is in the region of £132,000. THANK YOU to all who have contributed so far. The details of how to make a donation – if you haven’t done so yet and would like to contribute -may be found on page two in this edition. But, this month we need you to contribute in another way. We are currently assembling our application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), one of the major grant aid organisations for building projects like ours. In order to be successful, we have to be able to demonstrate to HLF that we have consulted as to how, and in what ways, St. Bart’s can serve the needs of the local community. Our restoration appeal is not aimed simply at restoring the building by making much needed structural repairs, but we want to provide new facilities which can be used by local people and organisations. Two areas for development are the space above the North Aisle, which could serve as an exhibition area, and refurbishing and adapting the Crypt, below the church, making the rooms there available for hiring out. New toilets and proper access to all areas will be a priority in any development plan. ARE YOU – a member of a local arts and crafts or photography group that needs a place to meet? DO YOU - wish to set up or expand an adult literacy and/or numeracy group and need space to do so? DO YOU think St. Bart’s should offer a ‘drop in’ advice service or provide a simple meal, and companionship to those who are lonely and on the margins of society? DO YOU play an instrument, sing in a choir and maybe need a rehearsal room or would like to offer tuition to young people interested in music? ARE YOU interested in history and heritage and would like somewhere to meet with others to form a local study group? DO YOU belong to a drama or theatre group which needs rehearsal rooms? WOULD a local ‘self-help’ group meeting regularly help develop your I.T. skills?
These are just some of the possible ways in which the development of our premises might serve the local community – BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Let us know your views by emailing, or telephoning one or more of the following: Rev. Michael Kingston [email protected] 0208 778 5290 Father Stephen Edmonds (Curate) [email protected] Nick Lloyd Chair of SABRE) [email protected] 0208 699 4817 Paddy Moon (Churchwarden) [email protected] 0208 778 5008
Or please write or email The Editor, Sydenham Life, c/o St. Bartholomew’s Vicarage, 4 Westwood Hill, LONDON, SE26 6QR [email protected]
PLEASE respond – we’re waiting to hear from you!
I wish to make the following donation to the
SABRE Appeal Please TICK √ one of the following if you
wish to donate to a specific category of work:
BRICKWORK REPAIRS
RE-POINTING CRYPT
STONEWORK REPAIRS
RE-PAINTING SCAFFOLDING
METALWORK WINDOWS DOWNPIPES, GUTTERING
CLOCK REPAIRS ROOFING ANY AREA
THE TOTAL AMOUNT I WISH TO GIVE IS £
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TITLE
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A/C NAME: ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S PCC
A/C NUMBER: 37307894 A/C SORT CODE: 60-21-12
PLEASE GIFT AID YOUR DONATION IF POSSIBLE!
GIFT AID DECLARATION: I confirm that I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax for the current Tax Year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for the current Tax Year.
You can send a cheque payable to PCC of St Bartholomew Sydenham. Pass it to a church member or post to: PCC Treasurer, St Bartholomew’s Church, 4 Westwood Hill, London, SE26 6QR.
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Believe it or not but it's nearly 8 years since this Sydenham-based theatre company began producing its unique, and well-loved, style of community theatre and they would love to hear your thoughts about you'd like to see them do next. Following its smash-hit open-air shows - The Remarkable Race of 1913, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Three Musketeers & The Importance of Being Earnest – the company is now planning to bring regular open air theatre to the bowling green in Sydenham’s Mayow Park, starting in the summer of 2016. To help us make this venture a really successful and popular one, they are inviting their subscribers to complete a short online survey.
Please complete the survey at https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/JM6SLHF and if you
have any further questions or thoughts please
contact Creative Director Jonathan Kaufman
directly at [email protected]
Mailing address is:
Spontaneous Productions Theatre Company
205 Kirkdale Sydenham, London SE26 4QQ
http://spontaneousproductions.co.uk/
I got up at 3.00am in the morning to catch a flight to Portugal with my family for our annual holiday. With excited children we flew through the early hours to reach Seville airport at first light. After picking up the hire car, we drove 90km across the Spanish border into Portugal and arrived safely at our wonderful villa…..and what was the name of the village…….St. Bartholomew's……. Richard Dax
Shola Ameobi, the Nigerian born marksman, who has made over 270 appearances for Newcastle and scored more than 50 goals, cites his Christian faith as the most important thing in his life: “I’m doing what I love, playing football, but it’s second to my faith.” The former England Under 21 striker, whose name is short for Foluwashola, began his journey into English football when the 5 year-old Zaria born Nigerian moved with his father to complete his PHD studies in Newcastle upon Tyne. But instead of returning to his teaching job in Nigeria, his father felt God calling him and his family to stay on the Tyne and serve him there, eventually becoming a Pastor at the Newcastle Apostolic Church. Talent spotted as a 12 year-old, Shola joined the club’s academy, where he progressed through the ranks whilst also attaining academic excellence: he has 11 GCSE’s. Signing up as a pro in 2000, Shola made his debut as a 19 year-old against Chelsea. His twelve years at St. James Park have been a rollercoaster of highs –including crucial goals in big European nights against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen, Intertoto Cup glory, becoming the club's second highest goal scorer in Europe, and being named Barclays Premiership Player of the month in 2009, intertwined with the lows of erratic form, injuries and relegation to the Championship in 2009. Football is very much a family affair. Shola’s younger brother, Sami, is also at Newcastle. In 2011 the two became the first brothers in nearly 60 years to represent the Magpies. Adding to the new family tradition is middle brother Tomi - formerly of Newcastle and Leeds, who now plays in the Icelandic league. 2012 saw 31 year old Ameobi, once mistaken by ex-boss and mentor, Bobbie Robson, for former team mate, Carl Cort, make his international debut for his native Nigeria in a friendly against Venezuela. A constant throughout his long career is his relationship with God and the faith that carried him though a life threatening injury sustained in 2006. “It just kept me going,” he admits. “It was touch and go for a while. It was a terrible time, but I felt that God was going to see me through, and he did.” adapted from an article by Hefin Rhys Jones, Christian.co.uk
London- born Christine Ohuruogu , the first British woman to win a 400m gold, her career has been one of dramatic highs and lows: Gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, then a one year ban for missing three drug tests (a ban which was later overturned on appeal); then Gold at the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympics. One of eight children, born to Nigerian parents, she was raised in a Christian home and from a young age embraced the faith of her parents, a faith which she says sustained her during the dark days in her career.
Kevin Durant is one of the NBA’S biggest basketball stars. The 23 year-old Oklahoma Thunders small forward, NBA rookie of the year in 2008, a 2011 World Champion, and a 3 time NBA All Star, who was the highest scorer in this years’ NBA, is known for his off the court humility- a trait which comes from his strong Christian faith. Constantly being compared to legends such as Kobe Bryan and Lebron James, the 6¨9 star refuses to accept that he is as good as his illustrious team mates. But while he refuses to admit that he ranks alongside such legends, he admits that he is on a special mission: to become a better Christian.
Former 100m World Record holder Asafa Powell (who has gone under 10 seconds more than any other man in history-73 times) sights his faith as a major factor in his success. Along with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, the 29 year-old is a part of Jamaica’s ‘Golden generation’ of sprinters. The son of two pastors, who occasionally plays guitar in his Church band, Powell’s faith is fundamental to him, sustaining him during the painful losses of his two brothers: Michael, shot dead in a New York taxi in 2001, and brother, Donovan a top class sprinter who died of a heart attack the following year. Adapted from an article by Hefin Rhys Jones, Christian.co.uk
We mustn’t lose our communal rest day You have to go back 21 years to recall the days when you couldn’t shop on Sundays. Well, you could a bit, at garden centres and petrol stations. But the 1994 Sunday Trading Act changed that. When the legislation was being drafted, it met with some resistance, especially from the Keep Sunday Special campaign. How many now remember that? Its supporters were mainly churches and shop workers, who were worried that they could be asked to work on Sundays. Having one day of rest in seven is an important element of the Christian tradition, borrowed, of course, from the Jewish tradition of the Sabbath before it. The OT Sabbath law was (and still is, for observant Jews) a very strict commandment. Quite early on in Church history, Christians made Sunday the Lord’s Day, the day of rest, because it was the day of resurrection. Over the centuries it became ingrained in countries with a Christian heritage to have Sunday as the day when banks were shut and no business was done. People did not go into their offices. Factories were shut. Schools were closed. When the 1994 Act was passed, it had to make some concessions to that very strong tradition. Shops may only trade for a maximum of six hours. Even so, I was not keen on the idea at the time. Did it mean that people would buy more goods than before, or was six days’ worth of purchasing now spread over seven? I don’t know. But what I do know is that the one-day-in-seven communal rest and recreation tradition was broken. Now the government has brought forward proposals to go to the next stage. Larger shops will be able to open all day. This has raised fears for smaller businesses and the fact that more shop workers will be forced against their will to work on Sunday, instead of spending time with their family. Well, I believe some people make shopping a family outing, but in my experience that’s not a pleasurable activity. Government minister Anna Soubry suggests that objectors have a rather rose-tinted view of Sunday pre-1994, which she says was “the most miserable day of the week”. However, a lot has changed since then. There are more places of entertainment available now on Sundays, sporting events, outdoor activities, indoor leisure centres; more range of programmes on TV and more opportunities for relaxation and leisure generally. Sunday doesn’t need to be miserable! Does the public really need even more time to shop? The amount of shopping online is increasing all the time. Surely we need less time to visit the shops, not more! I believe it is beneficial for us as a society to have one day a week when there is no business, but a general sense of relaxing, a day when you don’t have to worry about what’s in the diary, a day when you don’t have to get up early to catch a train, a day when you can eat meals at whatever time you like. For one day a week it’s the same feeling as the one you get on holiday. Yes, we could each have our day off on different days and still have that feeling. But if most people share that day, then I think it plays a huge part in communal well-being. Michael Kingston
Pet Service Sunday September 20th at 5pm Calling all pets! Bring your humans with you to church on Sunday September 20th, at 5 pm, for the annual Pet Service. You will be celebrated and made a fuss of, not to mention having hands laid on you by the vicar; what the humans call a “blessing”. Even if it is not convenient for you to come, your human could bring a photo of you instead. But the more live pets who come, the better! We will give thanks for all those animals, both living and departed, who have brought comfort and warmth to us,.
Harvest Thanksgiving – October 4th. We shall give thanks to God for the harvest on Sunday October 4th. Any donations of money you make will be sent to this year’s Christian Aid appeal. This time the focus is on providing seeds and tools for the Dogon people of central Mali. Life is hard there. It is often so hot that 80% of the rainfall evaporates before it can sink into the earth. As we give thanks for our plenty, we try to support them in their hour of need. Any donations of food that you bring – tins, packets etc – will be taken to Voluntary Services Lewisham (a local agency set up by the churches ecumenically). These will later be used to make Christmas food hampers for those in need locally. The 10 am Eucharist on October 4th will be in our Together at Ten format, bearing in mind our children and
young people and all those young in faith.
Canonisation (not really the right word!). Fr Michael will be installed as an Honorary Canon of Southwark at the cathedral during Evensong at 3 pm on Sunday September 13th, along with several other new canons. The title “Honorary Canon”, as the name suggests, is not a new job, but simply an honour conferred on someone who is deemed to have served the diocese well over a period of time. Honorary canons are expected to be ambassadors for the work of the cathedral, and may be invited to preach or celebrate the Eucharist there.
Vicar– The Rev Canon Michael Kingston 4 Westwood Hill, Sydenham, SE26 6QR 020 8778 5290
Please note that due to the ongoing repair works, there will be no lighting of the outside of the church until further notice.
Floodlighting will be printed in Sydenham Life only, free of charge.
Sept 1st- Sydenham Society 14th - Remembering Peter on our wedding
anniversary 20th Remembering Colin on his birthday-Lis
Do you have an anniversary, birthday or a special event you
wish to light up? You can sponsor the floodlighting of St Bartholomew’s church for one whole week for £10.
Claire Adams: 020 8676 0608
Sydenham Life Editor Richard Dax 0793 1152874 [email protected]
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in Sydenham Life are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of St. Bartholomew’s church or the Church of England. The information contained is not advice, or any form of recommendation
and should not be treated as such.
Father Michael is not available on a Monday. The church is open every Saturday morning between 10 am and 12 noon for anyone to drop in.
A member of staff is always available .
Weekdays 8.30am Morning Prayer, Monday-Friday 9.30am Saturday 5.30pm Evening Prayer, Monday-Saturday 9.15am Eucharist, Wednesday 12.45pm Eucharist, Thursday
Sundays 8am Eucharist (said) 10am Parish Eucharist (Sung) All-Age once a month 6pm (some Sundays) Evening Service
Assistant Curate -The Rev Stephen Edmonds 020 8676 8925 [email protected]
Baptisms July 12th Oliver Barker July 26th Zara Jinadu August 16th Zacharias Williams-Wuche
We welcome them into the family of Christ
Weddings
August 14th Grant Robinson and Amy Mastbraker
Those whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder.
Richard and Nicola Dax are attempting to raise money for St Bart’s restoration appeal SABRE by completing the Sure Run to the Beat 10k challenge on 13th September in Wembley, north London. Run over six miles, the Run to the Beat franchise has been popular with casual runners for the last few years. Beginning and finishing at Wembley Park, Nicola and Richard have been putting in the training wherever and whenever they can; including during their recent holiday! If you would like to sponsor them or make a donation, you will find the bank details of St. Bart's in this magazine or email Richard at the email address below.
