June-July 2016
NOTICE board
Tributes to Bill Howes
DIOCESAN Cycle of Prayer editor Revd Bill Howes has died just days before his 70th birthday. Bishop Stephen has led the tributes to Bill , who was the Assistant Priest at Coggeshall St Peter ad Vincula. Bishop Stephen said: "Bill Howes was a wonderfully faithful priest. "Bill loved the people he served and they loved him back. He was a man with a servant heart. "For 12 years right up until his diagnosis and hospitalisation a few weeks ago he edited the diocesan Cycle of Prayer. "Bill knew that prayer mattered, that it changes things. "We now give thanks for his life and ministry and we pray for him; for his wife Carol, for their family and for the churches and communities where he served. May he rest in peace and rise in glory."
REVD BILL HOWES Ordained in 2000, Bill had trained on the East Anglian Ministerial Training Course after gaining a Diploma in Theology from Oxford University. Father Bill joined the ministry team at Coggeshall in 2004 and he was a popular figure in the village's life. Bill is succeeded as honorary editor of the Cycle of Prayer by Jenny Robinson.
St Lawrence youngsters learn how garden grows
ST LAWRENCE Church Pre-School, based at Hillhouse Church of England Primary School, Ninefields, Waltham Abbey, is teaching its children about gardening and the environment. Co-operative Funeralcare Waltham Abbey is sponsoring these activities and Phil Clegg and Lisa Bentley from the Co-op presented Nikki Murphy, the pre-school manager, the committee of the pre-school and the children with six trays of plants, two large bags of compost and two packets of cress seeds on April 14 (right). Phil said: "Co-operative Funeralcare is not just for the sad times – we wanted to support the local community and encourage children to explore their
environment. When I mentioned it to Lisa Bentley at the Co-op she was so supportive and we are grateful that the Co-op wanted to be involved and have helped so much by sponsoring the whole project."
SCHOOL REPORT
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? (left to right): Revd Kelvin Woolmer, chair of the preschool governing body, Phil Clegg and Lisa Bentley from Co-operative Funeralcare, preschool manager Nikki Murphy, and members of the governing body, with the St Lawrence Church Pre-School children. environment while at the same time getting very messy!" Nikki added that the generous gifts would allow the children to
discover different sorts of plants, see how they grow and discuss colours. Revd Kelvin Woolmer, chair of the pre-school
governing body, said: “I was delighted when Nikki said she wanted to teach the children how to grow plants and learn how to look after the
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DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER — JUNE and JULY 2016 Cycle of Prayer for daily use in Diocese of Chelmsford 'Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you...' Psalm 32:6.
JUNE
1 Wednesday Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165 ● DEANERY OF BASILDON—Area Dean: Vacancy. Lay Chair: Shirley Jeffery. Assistant Area Dean: Jo Delfgou. Chaplains: Linda Peall (Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Tara Frankland, Shirley Jeffery (St Luke’s Hospice). ● Dioceses of Connor (Armagh, Ireland) and Cork, Cloyne & Ross (Dublin, Ireland). 2 Thursday ● BASILDON (St Martin of Tours)— Clergy: Esther McCafferty (R), Martin Wood (Hon. A). Licensed Lay Minister: Phyllis Wood. ● Diocese of Costa Rica (Central America). 3 Friday The Martyrs of Uganda , 1885-87 and 1977 ● BASILDON (St Andrew w Holy Cross)— Clergy: Vacancy (V), Andy Smith (A). Licensed Lay Minister: John Shaw. ● Diocese of Coventry (Canterbury). 4 Saturday Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century ● The 'widow’s mite' from today’s Gospel reading (Mark 12.38 to end) is often used to mean a small amount. But Jesus means the opposite – he means that she gave from her poverty everything that she had. Hers is the deeply radical response to the love of God
SANDON ST ANDREW— Vicar Terry Brown reports significant growth in his church over the past two years. Please pray for Terry and his congregation on July 15. Picture: CHARLIE KOSLA
that Jesus expects of those who seek to follow him. ● Diocese of Cueibet (Sudan). 5 THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY ● World Environment Day—Loving Father, we praise and thank you for the beauty and goodness of creation around us. Over the past century we have noticed the diminution of the living diversity of creation and of the health of the ecosystems that support it; help us to do our part to stop further decline in the health of our planet by the way we live our lives. ● Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma) and Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop. 6 Monday Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
BILLERICAY & LITTLE BURSTEAD TM: BILLERICAY (Christ Church), BILLERICAY (Emmanuel), BILLERICAY (St John the Divine), LITTLE BURSTEAD (St Mary Virgin)—Clergy: Paul Carr (TR), Paul Gambling (TV), Dan Pierce (TV), Margaret Fowler (A). Licensed Lay Minister: Linda Russ. Readers: Peter Fisher, Sue Ginn, Susan Oakley, Pauline Randall, Jane Tolaini and Pauline Woolnough. ● Diocese of Cueibet (Sudan). 7 Tuesday ● BOWERS GIFFORD w NORTH BENFLEET (St Margaret, St John)— Clergy: David Ibiayo (PIC). ● St Margaret’s School: Emma Wigmore (HT). ● Diocese of Cuernavaca (Mexico).
8 Wednesday Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711 ● LAINDON (St Nicholas) w DUNTON— Clergy: Andrei Petrine (PIC). ● Diocese of Curitiba (Brazil). 9 Thursday Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597; Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373 ● GREAT BURSTEAD (St Mary Magdalene) w RAMSDEN CRAYS— Clergy: Michael Hall (PIC). ● Diocese of Cuttack (North India). 10 Friday ● LANGDON HILLS (St Mary & All Saints) —Clergy: Colin Hopkinson (R), Mark Petitt (A), Julian Patching (A). Reader: Kennedy Rath. ● Diocese of Cyangugu (Rwanda). 10 Friday BARNABAS THE APOSTLE ● Weekend of celebration for The Queen’s 90th birthday ● The Acts of the Apostles translates the name Barnabas as 'son of consolation' or 'son of encouragement'. His is a beautiful example of generosity. Certainly he was generous with his giving – he sold some land and gave the proceeds to the community. But generosity seems to have been part of his whole character. He shows us that love and service can speak powerfully of the values of the Gospel. ● Diocese of Cyprus and The Gulf (Jerusalem & Middle East). CONTINUED ON PAGE II