The Parish of All Saints Wokingham August Sept. 2012
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From the Rector — August September 2012 By the me you a re reading this magazine there will be a s plendid a rray of “ solar panels” on the roof of The Cornerstone; quietly providing us with c lean electricity a nd reducing i ts “ carbon footprint”. A hu ge thank you to a ll who donated s o generously both i n money a nd i n me a nd e ffort to make this happen. In September once a gain this year a s a c hurch we will c elebrate the s eason of Crea on me. This i s a me when our worship together a s a c ommunity i s focussed on God a s the Creator a nd Sustainer. We praise God for a ll the blessings i n c rea on a nd a lso reflect on our responsibili es as c o -creators with God. This year Churches Together i n Britain a nd Ireland e ncourage us to take a s our par cular theme: “ Sustainable Energy”. It’s a theme we c an be proud to have taken a c on on a lready, with our new s olar panels i n place! It happens that 2 012 is the United Na ons Year of Sustainable Energy for All. There i s a n i nspiring a nd a mbi ous target of giving the whole world reliable, clean e nergy by 2 030. Currently 1 i n 5 people l ive with no a ccess to e lectricity a t all, a nd twice a s many a s that number rely on burning a nything from wood to animal e xcrement for hea ng a nd c ooking. As we kno w this theme i sn’t restricted to the developing world. The whole world needs to move a way fr om reliance on fossil fuels towards renewable energy s ources, with i ncreased e fficiency a nd l ower c onsump on. Chris ans need not only to be a ware of these i ssues but a lso to l ead by example. We need to know what we c an do to c are for the e arth a nd a lso c are for the poor who l ack e nergy. So this year during Crea on me we j oin i n with a theme that c hurches a cross the c ountry will be e xploring. We will a lso l earn more a bout the posi ve benefits our new s olar panels will bring, a s the s un s hines i n September! David Hodgson
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Notes from the PCC Mee ng, July 4 th 2012 There were a fair number of decisions to be made a t J uly’s PCC: We a re beginning to develop a number of goals for the c hurch c ommunity – this i s s omething we plan to s hare a t the next L eadership Forum. We have a dver sed i n the Church Times for a Director of Music a nd we have a number of c andidates. Regarding Solar panels we have decided to go with Southern Solar who offered a higher s pec a nd be er performance o f photovoltaic a rray – thus s aving more c arbon. It was the more e xpensive of the t wo but the ‘economies’ of the other s upplier were not realis c. It i s very unlikely we will get a grant i n me e ven thou gh we were s hortlisted to the l ast 20 (10 grants a re a vailable). The Youth wor k l eaders a pplica ons were due to c lose on J uly 5 th – we have received 4 applica ons; these will be reviewed a nd interviews will take place on Sunday J uly 1 5 th. Dingley, a local group which does great work in helping severely handi-‐ capped children in schools, was approved as the Junior Church charity for the c oming term. There was a discussion on 2013 fees – lots of discussions on flowers and vergers! We had a Health & Safety update based on two recent incidents which led us to e nsure that hirers have their own l iability i nsurance a nd that they understand what is required as part of a private hire from our side. There was also a risk assessment update: the major risks relate to how we plan for s uccession planning within the c hurch. There was a discussion on repairing the stained glass window (East Wing) related to whether we charge people living on church land who should be responsible for c hancel repairs. It’s pre y c omplicated but s uffice to say we decided to fix the window a nd not c harge those l iving i n pr oper-‐ es who may be l iable for c hancel repairs. There was a n update on the Deanery Synod:
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Parish Share – Deanery will bear a 3 % i ncrease; parishes will be a dvised. Rev Richard L amey has been a ppointed as the new Rector of St Pauls (currently based i n Chester). Churches Together i n Wokingham – there i s c urrently no c hairperson and the majority of people have l e by rota this Summer. There will be a mee ng on J uly 5 th to s ort this out. So, a s e ver, there were plenty of topics to discuss. Please c on nue to pray for the PCC that we might know God’s wisdom i n a ll our discussions. Peter Barr e
MAGAZINE INFORMATION Please l eave i tems for publica on i n the Magazine tray i n the Parish Office or email directly to the editor on or before the Copy Date please. Contribu ons can be typed, handwri en, or e-mailed. All S aints P CC Wokingham is a Regis tere d Charity, No. 1127585
Editor:
Andrew McKenna (977 3 812) Email: e ditor@ allsaintswokingham.org.uk
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Sheila L ongley
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Andrew McKenna
(977 3 812)
Colla on:
Sheila L ongley & team
(978 4 193)
Copy Date for October:
Sept 16th, 2012
Collation:
Sept 28th, 2012
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Clergy and Officers Paris h Clergy Rector Associa te Pries t Honorary Ass t. C urate Honorary Ass t. C urate Church War dens
The Revd. Canon David H odgs on The Revd. Caroline Krame r The Revd. Colin Jam es The Revd. Hele n Cha rlton
979 2 999 979 9 956 978 1 515 978 9 153
John S m ith Katherine H ugge Vacancy
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Jo As plin
979 2 797
Margare t Ragge Rachel Ga rlis h Harrie t S winya rd Robert V a che r, S usa n Wes tgate
979 2 797 978 2 602 962 9 313 979 2 797
Katherine H ugge , J ohn S mith
979 2 797
David Rance Gail H oug hton Rachel Knowles Ruth S mith Joyce Baldry John Harris on Lucille Taylor
979 2 797 979 2 797 979 4 736 978 7 065 978 8 506 978 5 520 978 6 847
Revd Colin Ja mes
978 1 515
Liz Rippon
978 0 455
David A tkins on Jo Robinson Stephen S m ith John A lp
979 7 911 978 9 730 979 4 407 979 2 797
Paris h A dminis trator Children and Youth Safeguarding C o-ordina tor and Childre n’s Adv ocate Crè che Lea de r Junior Church Co-ordina tor Youth Church C ontacts: Friday Nig ht Youth D rop-In (FDI) C onta cts: Worship a nd Music Director o f M us ic (inc. Choir) Music G roup Lea der Head S e rve r Deputy Head S erve r Bible Rea de rs’ r ota Towe r F ore man Flowe r Guild C hairma n Wors hip Rota a nd Praye r L ists C o-ordina tor Lay Co-Chair of Transforming W ors hip Parochial C hurch Council PCC S ecreta ry Deputy P CC S ecre tary PCC T reasure r Deputy P CC T reasure r
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Clergy and Officers PCC T reasure r’s Team Stewa rds hip C o-ordina tor Gi Aid Co-ordinator Stewa rds hip R ecorder Electoral Roll O fficer Leade rship F orum C onvenor Asst. S te wardship Re corde r and Ass t. G i Aid C oordina tor Pastoral Care c ontacts Home C omm union Healing Praye r Group Pastoral Ca re Bereavement Care Bap sms, Weddings, F une rals Churchyard S tewa rd Trans porta on
Margare t Hawkins Dickon S nell Jo Robinson Pete r W hi aker Jim Creech Joyce Baldry Liz Rippon
962 9 792 978 1 044 978 9 730 978 6 225 377 4 194 978 8 506 978 0 455
Chris Westga te
979 2 797
Barbara S mith Jack Hayley Jo Robinson Sarah Boyla n Paris h O ffice John S m ith Susan Westgate
979 4 407 978 3 939 978 9 730 979 2 797 979 2 797 979 0 948 977 1 041
Clergy ava ilable days:
David Caroline Colin Hele n
All days except T hurs day All days except F riday Mon to Wed, S a t, S un. Usua lly T ues. and S un.
The Paris h O ffice (0118 979 2797), i n the C orne rstone, can be c onta cted a bout church rela ted iss ues ( Ba p sms, M arriages, F une rals ). I t is o pen o n T uesday, We dnesday a nd Friday f rom 9.30 am t o 1.00 p m and f or u rge nt ma ers o r by te lephone on M onday and Thursday f rom 1 0.00 a m t o 12.00 noon. e-mail:
parishoffice @allsaintswokingham.org.uk
Posta l a ddress:
The Pa rish O ffice, Norreys Avenue, W oking ham RG40 1UE
All S aints we bsite:
www.allsaints wokingham. org.uk
The Cor nerstone: For room bookings and ge ne ral e nquirie s p lease phone 0118 979 7778. A dminis tra tor M onica M a r n is in the o ffice: M onday 2 -5pm, T ues day 12.15-4.30pm, W ednesday 2 -5.30pm, Thursday 1.45 - 6.00pm. e-mail: info@ thecorners tonewokingham.org.uk
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Worship at All Saints Services at All S aints' C hurch em bra ce a w ide ra nge of f ormats. A n outline is give n below but f or de tails a nd informa on about occa sional serv ices, se e t he weekly lea flet.
Sunday Services 8.00 a. m.
Holy Comm union. A said se rvice w ith a brief address us ing the tra di onal lang uage v e rsion of the Common W orship O rde r O ne Eucha rist.
9.30 a.m.
Paris h Communion. T he s ervice is s ung, w ith hy mns, and f ollows Common W ors hip O rde r O ne E ucharist. Childre n a re cate re d f or in the Crèche a nd Junior C hurch. The las t S unday in the m onth is Parish Communion f or t he Whole C hurch and o e n includes Para de, children are p rese nt t hroug hout, a nd contribute to the w orship. Praye r f or Hea ling w ith Laying o n of Hands is o ffered reg ula rly at certain Pa ris h Communion services (see dia ry). Coffee is se rved a er t he s ervice a nd this is the weekly 'socia l gathe ring' of the C ong rega on. Pleas e c ome and me et us there if y ou are a v isitor t o the c hurch or would l ike to g et to k now us be er.
11.00 a. m.
(1st S unday) F amily S ervice The se rvice is simple w ith s ongs, praye rs a nd a ta lk for childre n. Everyone is inv ite d but es pecially parents and childre n. If y ou eve r worry tha t y our c hildren are t oo n oisy f or C hurch, t his is the pla ce to t ry!
11.15 a. m.
(2nd S unday) H oly C ommunion A said se rvice us ing t he Book of C omm on P rayer.
11.00 a. m.
(3rd S unday) F amily Service
11.15 a. m.
(Some 4 th S undays) Ma ns using the Book of Common Prayer, usually sung and including a sermon.
6.30 p.m.
(1st - 3rd S undays) Evensong us ing the Book of C omm on P rayer with sermon. Chora l Evens ong is s ung us ually on t he first S unday of each m onth. (An a lte rna ve f orm of worship on 4th & 5th S undays; a nd S e rvices of Healing)
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Weekday Services Morning and Evening Praye r a re said, using Com mon Worship Daily P rayer, a t 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. each day f rom M onday t o S aturday. All may, a nd a re encourage d, t o a end. T hese s ervices may be le d by a P riest or membe rs of the La ity. Holy Communion is celebra ted as f ollows: Monday Tuesday
9.30 a.m. 9.30 a.m.
(Comm on Worship O rder O ne) (Comm on Worship O rder O ne with s hort address, followed b y c offee) (Simple form of Comm on Worship O rder O ne and short address ( par cularly for parents and child minders of b abies and p re -school children)
Wednesday
10.00 a.m.
Friday
in v a rious Res ide n al Homes
Major fes vals are als o ma rked by a ddi ona l c ele bra ons of Holy C ommunion. Please see the Pa ris h D iary else whe re in t he magazine, o r se e o ur S erv ices lea flet. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
Home Communion: I f anyone k nows of a h ous ebound pa ris hione r, eithe r temporarily or long term, w ho would l ike to re ceive Holy C ommunion, p lease contact the Pa rish O ffice ( 979 2797). Confirma on, Welcome or Growth Groups: Anyone i nte res ted in c onfirma on, a re fre she r course, or lea rning about t he Chris an faith is invited t o join one o f t he E ureka! g roups o r a confirma on course - contact Barba ra S mith o n 9 79 4 407.
Bap sms: a re usua lly conducte d a t a spe cial a e rnoon se rvice on the las t S unday of each month; o r occasionally i n S unday morning se rvices if reques ted. Bap s ms can be booked v ia t he Parish O ffice (979 2 797). Wedding B ook ing s: C le rgy are availa ble in t he Corne rs tone on M onday f rom 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm a nd o n S aturday f rom 10.30 am - 11.30 a m o n a n a ppointme nt bas is. Please book v ia the Pa ris h O ffice (979 2797).
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Flower Guild Our Su mmer workshop was a great s uccess a nd e veryone who c ame e njoyed crea ng the parallel a rrangement. Thank you to Kate Thomas who demonstrated the design a nd guided us throughout the morning with her exper se a nd a dvice. DATES FOR Y OUR DIARY
Thursday August 23 rd at 7 .30pm in Church Pew-ends provide a glowing welcome for guests . The flowers will l ast well because they a re fixed i nto wet foam. Have you e ver thou ght how they a re created? We will be a rranging pew-ends on the a bove date, i f you c an help or j ust wish to watch how they a re a rranged, please c ontact me .
Next Flower Guild Mee ng Tuesday September 4 th at 8pm in t he Cornerstone
Dates for your Diary
Please c ome a nd e njoy a c hat over a glass of wine a nd nibbles. Kate Thomas will be demonstra ng how to a rrange Main Pedestal. New c omers a lways welcome.
Friday September 28 th from 9 .30am Decora ng the Church for Harvest Fes val.
Flowers in Church during August and September August 5 th Mrs P Gilbey, Mrs K Maund PG August 1 2 th Mrs V Briault, Mrs E Draper, Mrs M Whitaker VB
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August 1 9 th Mrs S Anderson, Mrs S Watson
GJ
August 2 6 th Mrs L Taylor,
Mrs G Houghton L T
September 2 nd Mrs A Welch,
Miss B Branson
LT
September 9 th Mrs J Mellor,
Mrs G J ones
GJ
September 1 6 th Mrs M Holden, Mrs L Ha September 2 3 rd Mrs J Alp,
SB
Miss E Mellor VB
September 3 0th HARV EST F ESTIVAL (also see pg.
Lucille Taylor
SUMMER WEDDING QUIZ (Answers p g.32) As many weddings a re a rranged i n s ummer, here’s a quiz a bout weddings, marriage, a nd brides. Biblical c lues a re odd numbers, s ecular ones e ven 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
How many bridesmaids, both wise a nd foolish, a re there i n the s tory Jesus told? ( Ma 2 5,1-2) St Bride’s c hurch i s i n which famous L ondon s treet? Where was the wedding that featured J esus’ first miracle? Which Scots village i s famous for runaway weddings? Which Bible book has frequent references to, ” my s ister, my bride”? Which word, previously used a s part of a woman’s wedding vo ws, i s now usually omi ed? Which Bible book tells of, ” the wedding s upper o f the L amb”? Who wrote the opera, ” The Marriage of Figaro”? Jesus taught a bout marriage that what God has j oined….can you complete this? ( Ma 1 9,6) Elsa L anchester played the tle role i n which film with the b y -line, ” the monster demands a mate”?
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In the l ast few months, M U a r cles have focussed on na onal a nd i nterna onal campaigns. There i s a lso much happening l ocally. On Sunday 2 6 th August, The Mothers’ Union will be holding their quarterly c ake stall a long with the i nforma on table a nd s ale of gree ngs c ards a nd other sundry i tems, which happens on the l ast Sunday of e very month. Do please support us i f you c an. Proceeds will go to ‘ Away From It All’ which funds holidays for families who would benefit from me a way together but a re unable to finance i t. The fund for Oxford diocese i s a dministered l ocally a nd the e xtracts from ‘thank you’ l e ers that have been s hared at deanery mee ngs l e us i n no doubt a bout the value of this outreach. Any money we collect that i s not required for holidays this year will be c arried forward for use next year. For many years now, our branch has s upplied a nd distributed the bap sm anniversary c ards to a ll those who were bap sed a t All Saints i n the previous 3 years. The MU produces a rac ve c ards for this purpose a nd members willingly distribute the c ards e very month. In a ddi on, we a re now a ending the 1 1am Sunday s ervice on the first Sunday of e ach month, when a nyone celebra ng their ‘Bap sm birthday’ i s i nvited up a nd receives their c ard a t the end of the s ervice; we a lso distribute i nvita ons to the s ervices to those who will receive a c ard. These a re 2 l ong-term projects. We a re a lways l ooking for new projects to undertake – we a re a project based organisa on c ommi ed to both fund raising a nd a c vely s uppor ng families! We a re a lways very keen to recruit new members: we do not a dopt a ‘hard s ell’ a pproach to i ncreasing our membership. However, we a re a ware that with a few more members a ble to share the l oad, we would be a ble to c ommit to more projects. Corporate Communion will c on nue i n August, but there will be no branch mee ng. (upcoming d ates c on nu ed n ext p age)
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Our mee n g on 2 6 th September will be a talk by Katherine Hugge on her trip last s ummer holiday to Borneo a s part of the World Challenge undertaken by The Forest School. Katherine has s poken before on a previous world c hallenge trip a nd we a re delighted s he has a greed to talk a gain. This s hould be of interest to a nyone who e njoys hearing a bout foreign travels a nd a lso a nyone with c hildren who may be c onsidering a s imilar trip. Do c ome a long on the 2 6 th if you c an – visitors very welcome. . More i nforma on on The Mothers Union’s work worldwide c an be found on the website www.themothersunion.org. For branch i nfor ma on or a l i to mee ngs, please c all Valerie (978 7 363) or Mary (978 2 678). Tues 1 4 th August
9.30am
Corporate Communion.
Sunday 2 6 th August
a er 9 .30 service
MU stall in The Cornerstone
9.30am
Corporate Communion.
7.45 for 8pm
Branch mee ng – Borneo t alk by K atherine Hugge
Tues 1 1 th September
Wed 2 6 th September
THE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY TABLE We a re hoping to have s everal Sunday Ac vity Tables in the Cornerstone following the 9 .30am s ervice during the a utumn. The first one will be on Sunday 9 th September. Please s ee weekly l eaflet for other dates. We a lways l ook forward to s eeing a ll the c hildren.
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All Saints’ Church Fellowship Everybody i s most welcome to Fellowship mee ngs usually held on the third Wednesday e ach month a t 7 .45pm for 7 .55pm i n the Cornerstone De Vitre Room. The c ost to visitors i s £ 1.50 which i ncludes c offee a nd i f you have a ny queries a bout Fellowship please c ontact L eader Diana Clifford 9 792614 WED. SEP T.19 th Un fortunately Mrs. L enney who was to be our s peaker for this mee ng has had a n a ccident. We wish her a very s peedy recovery and hope that s he will be a ble to pay us a visit s ome me next year. As yet we have not a nother s peaker but please s ee weekly l eaflet for details HAVE A V ERY H APPY SUMMER AND W E L OOK F ORW ARD TO S EEING YOU I N SEP TEMBER N.B. We are hoping to have a C ake St all in the Cornerstone following the 9.30am service on Sunday 7 th October. Thi s will be in aid o f our c harity f or this year which is S TAGE F RIGHT. WED. OC T.17 th TH E HISTORY O F MAGIC with Mr. Keith Churcher – a member of Inner Magic Circle. WED. NOV. 2 1 st Hold on to your s eats a s we a re going A ROUND TH E WORLD I N SIXTY MINUTES with Mr. David Grainger. Talk a nd s lides. WED.19 th D EC. CHRISTMAS G ET TOGETHER with prayer & Bible reading for Christmas, plus fun quiz a nd l ight fi nger s upper. 2013 WED. 1 6 th J AN. A.G.M . Following the e vening business we a re delighted that Mrs. Anne King will be telling us a bout her visit to Buckingham Palace when s he received her MBE.
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ANOTHER BARN DANCE! Remember the previous Barn Dances? Well, we a re going to have a nother this year – on Saturday 2 0 th October. As before, we will have a bring-and-share supper a nd s ome great dancing. We have the s ame band (b ut a different caller) a s l ast me a nd ckets c ost the s ame: £ 8 for a n a dult a nd £ 2 for a c hild, or a maximum of £ 20 for a family. We have a lso c hanged the me a bit to make it e asier for c hildren – we will s tart dancing a t 6 pm a nd finish a t 1 0pm. We will eat a t a bout 8 pm. Tickets on s ale from September from Harriet Swinyard (harriet.swinyard@gmail.com or 0 118 9 62 9 313) or Anne King (anne@bardofamily.co.uk or 0 7768 9 23608) or a er most 9 .30 s ervices. Please buy them s oon – a s there i s only a limited number a vailable to e nsure there is room for dancing. Anne King
Farewell quarter peal The quarter peal that we rang before the e ven-‐ ing s ervice on Sunday 1 5th J uly was dedicated to Richard Woodward, who i s l eaving Wokingham to l ive i n Bournmouth. Rich-‐ ard i s the third l ongest s erving member of the c urrent band, having been e lect-‐ ed i n 1 982. During his me here, he has s erved twice a s a tower officer – he did a year a s Deputy Foreman i n 1 987, a nd three years as Secretary i n 2 005-2007. The day a er the quarter peal, following a s hortened e arly prac ce, we took Richard a nd J ill out for a meal, a nd presented him with a framed print of the church where he has rung for the l ast thirty years. We wish him well i n his re-‐ rement, a nd a s he makes new friends, both ringing a nd non -ringing, i n his new home. John Harrison
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Parish Diary - August 2012 Sunday
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Trinity 9 08.00am Holy Communion 09.30am Parish Communion 11.15am Family Service 06.30pm Said Ev ensong
Sunday
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Trinity 10 08.00am Holy Communion 09.30am Parish Communion 11.15am *** No Ser vice *** 06.30pm Said Ev ensong
Sunday
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Trinity 11 08.00am Holy Communion 09.30am Parish Communion (Lay on Hands) 11.15am Family Service 06.30pm Said Ev ensong
Sunday
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Trinity 12 08.00am Holy Communion 09.30am Parish Communion (not Whole Church) 11.15am *** No Ser vice *** 06.30pm Ev ening Prayer ** No Choir in August
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Music List August Sept. 2012 Sunday Service Hymns
Trinity 9 - 5 th Aug us t Eucharis t: Archer - St Mark's Se ng
Org DJ
Service
Said Evensong
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Sunday Service Hymns
Trinity 10 - 12th A ugust Eucharis t: Archer - St Mark's Se ng
LA
Service
Said Evensong
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Sunday Service Hymns
Trinity 11 - 19th A ugust Eucharis t ( Hea ling): Archer - St Mark's Se ng
LA
Service
Said Evensong
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Sunday Service Hymns
Trinity 12 - 26th A ugust Eucharis t: Archer - St Mark's Se ng
LA
Service
Evening Prayer
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Sunday Service Hymns
Trinity 13 - Crea on me begins - 2nd September Eucharis t: Archer - St Mark's Se ng
LA
Service
Evening Prayer
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Sunday Service Anthem Choir Hymn Fina l V oluntary
Trinity 14 - Crea on me 2 - 9th September Eucharis t: Archer - St Mark's Se ng If ye love me - Thomas Ta llis 68 H ON Cortège - Vierne/Duruflé
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Music List August Sept. 2012 Org Service
Choral Ev ensong
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Introit Respo nses Psalm
If ye lov e m e - Thom as Tallis Bertalot 119, vv. 41 - 56
Canticles
Sum sion in G
Anth em Final Vo luntar y
They that g o do wn to th e sea in sh ip s - Sum sion Fiat Lu x - Théodo re Dubois
Sunday
Trinit y 15 - Creationtime 3 - 16th Sept emb er
Service Psalm
Euch ar ist (H ealing): Arch er - St M ar k's Setting 116, vv1 - 8
Anth em
The C all - Richard L lo yd
Choir H ymn
263a HON
Final Vo luntar y
Sch erzo - Eu gèn e Gigout
Service
Sung Even song: F er ial R espon ses (McKie Amen)
Psalm
119, vv73 - 88
Canticles Anth em
Magnificat & Nun c Dimittis: Set 4 Judg e et ern al - Malcolm Ar ch er
Final Vo luntar y
Short Prelud e & Fu gue in B flat (BW V 560) - J S Bach
Sunday
Trinit y 16 - Creationtime 4 - 23rd September
Service
Euch ar ist: Arch er - St. Mar k' s Setting
Anth em Choir H ymn
Blessed ar e th e pur e in h eart - Malco lm Arch er 249a HON
Final Vo luntar y
Humoresqu e (L' Organo Prim itivo) - Pietro Yon
Service
Said Ev ensong with piano
Sunday
Trinit y 17 - Harv est F estival - 30th Sept emb er
Service Anth em
W hole Church Com munion For the beaut y of the earth - John Rutter
Final Vo luntar y
A Song of Sun shin e - Alfred Hollin s
Service
Choral Eu ch arist at 18.30
Setting Anth em
Missa B revis - G P d a Palestrin a Before the end ing of th e d ay - Malco lm Arch er
Final Vo luntar y
Fugue in E flat "St Ann e" (BW V 552) - J S Bach
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HEALING THROUGH REC ONCILLIATION As many o f our readers will be a ware, I was privileged to be i nterviewed by the BBC, a long with my brother’s grandson, on the occasion of the dedica on a nd unveiling, by the Queen, o f the Bomber Com mand Memorial i n Green Park, London on 2 8 th J une. I was represen ng the veterans of war me Bomber Co m-‐ mand a nd my great nephew, Richard, was the Standard Bearer of his tornado Squadron, no.15, with which he has s een a c ve s ervice i n Afghanistan i n recent years. The occasion was very poignant a s the magnificent memorial not only c om-‐ memorates the l ives of the 5 5,573 Bomber Command c rew members who l ost their l ives during the war but a lso those i n the other s ervices a nd the thousands of c ivilians who were killed a s a result of bombing i n this c ountry a nd i n Europe. To a cknowledge that i t was not only members of the s ervices who died during the bombing o ffensives but a lso defenceless c ivilians, has been i n i tself, a n a ct of reconcilia on. This was e mphasised by the fact that s everal dignitaries of the German c i es that were bombed were present a t the dedica on of the Memo-‐ rial. The other s trong feeling of e mo on that was prevalent a t the unveiling, par cu-‐ larly a mong the veterans of Bomber Com mand, was that i t was 6 7 years a er the e nd of the war, before a permanent na onal memorial had a t l ast been built to c ommemorate the s acrifice made by their fallen c omrades. The reason for this was, i t i s believed, that par cularly during final months of the war, there had been a public outcry a bout the policy of a rea bombing which had been decided upon by the Go vernment, under Sir Winston Churchill, a nd given a s a part of the s trategy to be performed by Bomber Command, under the command of i ts c ommander Sir Arthur Harris. From my own e xperience, a s a pilot i n Bomber Command, we were s ent on many s or es that were a imed a t specific targets which had a definite military or i ndustrial objec ve a nd not a l-‐
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ways of a rea bombing nature. The fact that these ‘legi mate’ targets, par cu-‐ larly the i ndustrial ones, were o en s urrounded by a populated a rea meant that civilian c asual es were i nevitable. It has to be remembered that, not that I be-‐ lieve i n the philosophy of ‘an e ye for a n e ye a nd a tooth for a tooth’, our c oun -‐ try a nd those i n Europe had s uffered from the ruthless bombardment of our ci es by the German L u waffe a t the c ost o f thousands of l ives. Sir Arthur Har-‐ ris i s said to have quoted from Hosea (8:7), “ For they s ow the wind, a nd they shall reap the whirlwind”. The fact that once i t was a greed that a n a ppropriate memorial s hould be built i n London to c ommemorate those 5 5,753 c rew members of Bomber Command who gave their l ives, the public s upport which was given to the project, a t the cost of s ome £ 6,000,000, was e vidence that the public a tude towards the bombing policy had now c hanged a nd they were now reconciled to the need for a permanent na onal memorial. There was no financial s upport from the government. Sir Michael Beetham, President of the Bomber Command Associa on, which was responsible for s eeing the whole project to i ts c omple on, had this to s ay, “This Memorial you s ee before you i s both worthy a nd a ppropriate. It recognis-‐ es the past, e mbraces the present a nd i t will i nform genera ons to c ome of the cost of war a nd the price o f freedom”. We thank God for the peace a nd e stablishment of a c ommon purpose between the c ountries of Europe. We pray f or e conomic s tability a mongst those na ons, and for peace a nd unity between a ll the peoples of the world. Jack Hayley (Members of the Group a re Gill Allen, Maggie Bateman, J ack Hayley, Mary Hughes, Ann Penn, Rosemary Stumer, J oan Thomason, a nd J oan Wa s) Please l et us know of a ny need for healing prayer s upport. Confiden ality i s a s-‐ sured The L aying on of Hands will be made a vailable a t the Parish Communion on Sun -‐ day 1 9 th A ugust. The next Healing Service will be held on Sunday30th Septem-‐ ber a t 6 .30 pm.
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HARVEST FESTIVAL FLOWERS (Harvest Fes val - SUNDAY 30 th SEPTEMBER) The Great Bri sh Sum mer i s back a gain! I hope you have a ll e njoyed the Dia-‐ mond J ubilee c elebra ons, despite the rain. We have much to be grateful for i n this c ountry, from Her Majesty the Queen to the humble rain! Harvest Fes val will be here a gain s ooner than we think. Each year we make and distribute flower posies/arrangements to the l ocal c are homes, e lderly members of the c ongrega on, the s ick a nd housebound, home c ommunicants and those bereaved during the past year. Each year our request for help i s s o generously responded to by many of you. I hope this year i s no e xcep on. As for previous years, I would like to say an e normous thank you; we c ould not achieve it without your fabulous s upport. T he result s are e njoyed b y many and c an be trul y u pli ing for those who may be e xperiencing a par cul arly difficult me. Please partake i n a ny s mall way you feel a ble. DONATIONS: Thank you for your monetary dona ons i n previous years. Your generosity means we a lready have s ufficient funds for this year’s posies. Addi onally, we usually request s mall, round c lear plas c c ont ainers, without lids, of the s ort used by the s upermarkets to put fresh olives i n (with no wri ng on). Your generosity a gain last year has l e us with s ufficient for this year. How-‐ ever, i f you have a lready s aved a ny, please donate them to me. I will s tore them at c hurch for next year. (Please c ould I request you c ontact me i n September when you c an hand them to me a t c hurch or I c an c all to c ollect them?) However, we do s ll need some dona ons: Perhaps y ou c an provide some g reenery or berries from your g arden ( for small arrangements) on the morning of S aturday 2 9 th September? J ust bring them to the South Hall/back door of the Cornerstone a bout 9 am on the day. ASSISTANC E R EQUIRED: We a re a lso l ooking for a ssistance on Saturday morning t he 2 9 th September to make s mall flower arrangement s. You do not e ven need to be a fl ower a rrang-‐ er or a n e xpert a nd the j unior c hildren a re welcome to get i nvolved too, thou gh
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we do a sk that you a ccompany them. All flowers will be provided, but greenery and berries s uitable for s mall a rrangements would be greatly a ppreciated. If you c ould a lso bring a pair of s ecateurs / s cissors with which you c an c ut the greenery, i t would a lso help. This year we a re a rranging the posies i n the South Hall of the Cornerstone (as there i s a wedding a t 1 2:30pm a nd we need to keep the c hurch c lear!). You a re welcome to pop i n for half a n hour or a s l ong a s you like! We a re there from a pproximately 9 am to 1 2noon. Please do turn up, we are s hort of people to a ssist. A er the Harvest Fes val, we a re very much i n need of firm offers o f help from volunteers on M onday morning 1 st October from 9 am, who c an assist in di s-‐ tribu ng the flowers to a number of addresses in t he local neighbourhood . Please meet a t c hurch a nd maps will be provided i f necessary. It helps i f you have the use of a c ar. We a im for e ach person to deliver no more than a bout 6 or 8 a rrangements i n a s imilar l ocality but obviously, the more volunteers we have, the fewer deliveries per person! Deliver as few or a s many a s you l ike. They a re a ll with s mall c ards which have been pre -wri en a nd a ll that needs to be s aid i s “ With c ompliments from All Saints Church, Wokingham” or you a re welcome to l et them know they a re i n our thou ghts a nd prayers. If they a re not in, they c an be l e on the doorstep. It i s not a n onerous task a nd i t i s o en a delight to receive s ome of the responses first hand. Please don’t be s hy a bout coming forward! Finally, c an I say a big thank you once again, to all those who assist in any way with our h arve st offerings, whether it be once in a while o r c onsistently e ach year, whether it be through spiritual support through prayer or physical sup-‐ port o ver the harvest fe s val weekend, it re ally helps t o m ake a difference to those who most need to know we c are. With gra tude, a s a lways, Sue J ames (TEL: 0 118 9 784339)
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Wokingham J ob Support Centre a re gearing themselves up for their 2 0 th Anni-‐ versary Celebra ons i n 2 012 having first opened i ts doors on the 4 th December 1992 a t The Ritz Business Centre, Wokingham a nd i n that me has s upported over 7 000 c lients i n their s earch for e mployment. WJSC i s dedicated to offering F REE s upport a nd guidance to unemployed people living i n the Wokingham Borou gh (over 1 9). It provides a highly pro fessional service i ncluding:
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CV Workshops have a lso become a n i ntegral part of the s ervices that WJSC offer. They a re run e very 3 – 4 weeks from 1 0:30 – 1 2:00pm a t The Corner-‐ stone a nd i ncorporate presenta ons on s ubjects s uch a s; Why you need a CV, How to c reate a n e ffec ve CV, Covering l e ers a nd much more. Contact us to book yourself a place. A few kind words fro m s ome o f our s uccessful c lients: “Please e xtend my thanks to e veryone a t WJSC for helping me fi nd wor k. I was
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struggling to get a nywhere on my own a nd felt really i solated, but once I had been put i n touch with y ou, had my C V reviewed a nd my j ob s earch techniques improved, I quickly s tarted ge ng results, a nd a m now three weeks i nto a j ob I absolutely l ove”. “During a n e xtremely difficult me i n my l ife, you were a ble to give me the hope a nd techniques I needed i n a professional a nd friendly way. Just having somewhere to go e very day was i nvaluable i n keeping my mo va on up. I wish you a ll the best for the future. You a re a fantas c resource a nd I wish more people knew a bout i t”.
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OLYMPIC MIRACLE ON NORREYS AVENUE All the c areful planning a nd e xhaus ve prepara ons by J o Robinson a nd her team c ame to marvellous reality on Sunday 8 J uly a t All Saints School Field A j oint e vent was organised by All Saints a nd Norreys c hurches to c elebrate the forthcoming Olympics. Many hours had been s pent by many people to e nsure a wonderfully varied programme, from the marvellous Rock Choir to the Bulmershe Free Runners,from face pain ng a nd a c vi es for younger c hildren to tradi onal s ports organised by former Olympic c ontender Dwayne Stoddart. A varied barbecue a nd a c onstant s upply of free tea, c offee, s quash a nd c akes were provided. The Fes val, which was free, was for the people of Norreys a nd was a ended by a wonderful mixture of people i n a happy a tmosphere. Sterling s upport was provided by both c hurches, a nd a highlight o f the day was the recep on of the Spirit of L ight torch, the brainchild of J ohn Rhodes fr om the Methodist c hurch to a llow Wokingham to s ee a n Olympic torch i n the town, a s i t was passed from church to c hurch throughout the day, finally a rriving a t the Fes val where i t was received by ministers from All Saints a nd Norreys c hurches. An e njoyable e vent, made a ll the more s o by J o’s “ to do” l ist c ontaining the task, ” have a word with the weatherman”, all to good e ffect when the e arly drizzle gave way to the only glorious s unshine seen i n the a rea for many days. The true measure of the s uccess of the day was the number of mes the team were a sked, ” Can we do this a gain?” Many thanks to a ll i nvolved: whatever the Olympics may hold, i t c ertainly got off to a flying s tart a t Norreys.
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Bap sms 24 J une
Esme Willow Villiers Harding Imogen Beatrice Helyer Edward Th omas Helyer Imogen L i-Ying Kier Annabelle Tiffany L i-Ying Kier
Burials 3 J uly 11 J uly
Gordon J ames Norcu George J ohn Carter
Age 8 5 Age 8 1
Burial of Ashes 6 J uly
Sheila Pansy Wright
Age 8 3
At Easthampstead Park Crematorium 18 J une 18 J une 21 J une
Raymond Parker George Patrick Cunniffe Walter Stones
Age 6 9 Age 8 9 Age 8 1
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