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There’s an elderly gent I see almost every day walking very, very slowly from the local supermarket carrying the same small plastic bag. I say ‘gent’ because he’s always ‘properly’ dressed in a suit and tie. I like to think he would have worn a hat in his younger days. I wish he still did. His clothes may have seen better days, but there’s a curious dignity about him. He doesn’t appear to make any effort to engage with others, barely lifting his gaze from the path as he proceeds. Nobody stops to speak to him and, despite my curiosity, neither have I. I’ve smiled and mumbled good morning on one or two occasions, but he has never responded. It may be that he didn’t hear me, but it seems more deliberate than that, as if he’s either totally focused on the task in hand or is holding the world at arm’s length for some reason. If this is the case, and my instinct tells me it is, I respect his right to privacy. However, I have created a whole lifestory for him. I think of him as Robert. His wife Celia died several years ago and since then he has been brokenhearted and alone, locking out the world because the pain of her loss is his most precious possession. Celia is with him in everything he does, walking by his side each morning and straightening his tie before he leaves the house. I worry about him too. If I don’t see him for a day or two, I start to panic. I have no idea where he lives or if he has anyone to look out for him. Thankfully he always turns up, but one day he won’t and he’ll never know how much I miss seeing him.
APPEAL FOR NEW FIRST RESPONDERS Currently there are seven active Heartwatch First Responders covering East Bergholt, East End, Holton St Mary, Brantham and Bentley, round the clock, seven days a week. Three are over 60 and, although not planning to, may wish to retire at some point. This standard of service, which has been in operation for 18 years (Bergholt was the first village in Suffolk to get going), will not be possible with the four remaining responders who also go to work. We must repeat: we urgently need more Community First Responders (CFR) team members. It’s not difficult to become a CFR. You would be trained over a period of three weekends (we would pay out of pocket expenses) and partnered with more experienced CFRs until you feel confident to go solo. You would be an integral part of a huge team which includes every paramedic, the East Anglian Operations desk medical team and equally important:
Isn’t it odd how strangers find their way into our hearts! Of course, many of us admire, even love movie stars, musicians and football players and look up to people we respect for one reason or another. We are often inspired by the actions of someone we may never meet, Greta Thunberg being a perfect example. It’s important, especially for children, to have role models but I don’t think we have to look very far to find them.
You would be supported by others in the local team who co-ordinate the monthly schedules, service defibrillators and provide day-to-day help.
Every older person is just someone who was born before us, done most things before us in fact. Everyone has a story. All we have to do is stop to listen. I’m going to make one more attempt with Robert. Perhaps you can find someone who deserves a moment of your time.
It is up to local residents to decide if they value this service enough to volunteer. With new volunteers the time on CFR duty becomes easier to manage. It is well worth the effort.
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SPREAD SOME KINDNESS AND HELP TACKLE LONELINESS Are you interested in making a real difference in your local community without dedicating huge amounts of time? With one in four Essex residents often or always feeling lonely, United in Kind, a new county-wide movement which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation, needs your support. By taking just a few minutes out of your day to take a neighbour’s bin out, chat to a stranger at a bus stop or make time to call in on someone who lives alone nearby, you can make a big difference to how connected that person feels in their community. Or if you have more time to spare, why not volunteer a couple of hours to help at one of the many community organisations, charities and groups who are already supporting Essex residents who feel lonely or isolated? It’s time to re-connect and make everyone feel part of a kinder community. To find out how you can get involved and to see what’s happening in your community, visit: www.unitedinkind.org.uk You can also share your stories of kindness and inspire others to follow your lead on social media using #UnitedInKind. Together we can tackle loneliness with kindness. Start today!
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NEWS SPORTING MEMORIES GROUPS COME TO BABERGH
ARDLEIGH Surgery Flu Update Autumn has begun and we have already started to see a rise in viral illnesses and flu. If you missed recent flu clinics, don’t worry, there are still flu injections available for eligible patients. Please contact reception to book an appointment. Staff News This month we say goodbye to Ruth, our practice manager, who has been with us for the last 18 months. Ruth is returning to London to continue working as a practice manager. We wish her all the best in this next step. We will be welcoming our new practice manager in November.
A new lottery funded project has launched in Babergh, bringing together older residents over their shared sporting memories. A range of partner organisations, volunteers and sports fans all came together in Sudbury Town Hall on Thursday 26 September to launch the new project, which will see Sporting Memory Groups meet in Glemsford, Lavenham, Long Melford and Sudbury. For details of when and where each session is to take place visit: www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com/suffolk-clubs Funded by the National Lottery and Babergh District Council, the project is driven by positive and committed volunteers who love talking sport and supporting people in their area. Anyone interested in joining these volunteers can contact Phil Lown for more details: phil@sportingmemoriesnetwork.com These sessions will be open to all over 50s and are free of charge. The volunteer-led sessions help individuals explore and rekindle those favourite memories, including those living with dementia, depression or loneliness who connect with others via cherished sporting memories. Councillor Derek Davis, Babergh District Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, said: “Sport brings us all together and recalling memories is great for body and soul, whether over a pint or a cup of tea with friends or as an icebreaker for friends to be. We’ve seen some really wonderful projects fight rural isolation in Babergh, from the Rural Coffee Caravan to Together Tuesdays, and I’m delighted to welcome Sporting Memories to the area. We all have great sporting moments indelibly carved into our memories and using these to connect people is an outstanding idea that I am certain will create new groups and new friendships throughout our district.” Pictured left to right are Philip Lown – Partnership Programme Manager at Suffolk County Council, Councillor Adrian Osborne – Vice Chairman of Babergh District Council, Councillor Jack Owen – Deputy Mayor of Sudbury, Councillor Derek Davis – Babergh Cabinet Member for Communities.
Dr Greenland has now fully qualified as a GP and has joined our team full time. A new GP registrar, Dr Faiza Murad, has also joined the team. Joy, our nurse practitioner, is undertaking a master’s course in complex pain at UCL and Fiona, our nurse, is expanding her knowledge in diabetes. Medication Shortages HRT medication has been in the news recently with medication shortages, but unfortunately it is not just this class of drug being affected by production issues. Please be patient with the GPs and dispensary team with medications which may need to be altered due to these issues. Text Messages We have a new text message system at the surgery called AccRx. This allows us to send you text messages and information about your appointments, medications or a short message. When you are next in the surgery, please check we have the correct contact details for you. Please be aware, you cannot text back to us. Antibiotic Prescribing Many winter coughs and sneezes are viral and do not need antibiotics. GPs and nurses only issue antibiotics when they feel it is clinically justified and not for ‘just in case’. Antibiotic resistance is a global issue so let’s help on a local level and work together to reduce antibiotic use this winter. Car Park We would be grateful if patients, where able, could please use the village car park opposite the church. The surgery only has three small spaces outside it which should be reserved for the needs of those who have very limited mobility, Blue Badge holders and ambulances. Thank you. Patient Participation Group Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) is seeking new members. If you are interested in joining we would welcome your help and support. Please contact the practice to pass on your contact details.
BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR JOHN HINTON Despite Brexit, the wonderful world of Local Government continues! Consultation on the Joint Local Plan has closed, but there will be opportunities to comment on the final draft at the public examination. There’s a long way to go and the potential ‘new’ government has different local agendas so there could be changes. Several current planning applications have been refused recently on the new ‘green’ credentials that have passed through council. Remote developments cannot be justified where there is no employment, local transport or facilities and the planning committee is now taking ‘infrastructure’ in its broader terms into consideration. However, 1,000 homes planned in Brantham and the same in Capel St Mary will increase the pressure on the whole of the area, but there seems to be little being achieved on the job creation front. October sees the ‘name’ of Babergh debated and voted on at council. A quick head count indicates that it could fail, but unfortunately, we are already the laughingstock of the country having featured in national press and TV. Next year sees the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe day. Bank holidays
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are being juggled, but it is important to remember the true meaning of the anniversary and it will also be an opportunity to remember the sacrifices of our servicemen and women past and present. The Royal British Legion’s catch phrase, Lest we Forget, has never been more significant. Recent meetings on the future of our trunk roads are either electioneering or a genuine attempt to address the deficit in our transport infrastructure, important with a Brexit resolution ever closer! After waiting over two years to see slip roads resurfaced after main carriageway works, and some signage still to be reinstated nearly five years after their removal, we will have to wait and see! Darker evenings and longer nights mean we need to take extra care, both when travelling and when at home. There are some out there who love dark nights and unlocked doors so take simple precautions like locking doors at all times when occupied elsewhere in your home. Councillor John Hinton, East Bergholt Ward
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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM
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During the summer we experienced the theft of several cars that use keyless entry. Criminals are arming themselves with equipment which can receive the radio frequency emitted by the fob and send it to a second unit close to the car. This second unit then emits the same signal, fooling the car into believing the fob owner is within range, opening the doors and allowing the vehicle to be driven away without any need for a key or the original fob. Please visit our website for information to help prevent these crimes.
The Constable Hall, Gandish Road East Bergholt CO7 6TP
Operation Sceptre, the national week of action against knife crime, took place between 16 and 23 September. The operation highlights the risks that carrying a bladed weapon can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry knives. Officers recently undertook patrols and executed drug warrants at six Suffolk addresses. One of these resulted in £25,000 cash being seized. Eight people were arrested in connection with knife crime offences. Since March 2019 when the bins were last emptied, 1,427 items have been deposited in the amnesty bins. The Bin a Blade campaign was launched in Suffolk in 2011 and since then 24,283 bladed items have been deposited and destroyed. You can report a number of non-urgent crimes online via: www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us You can also call the police on 101 to report crimes and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. In an emergency, always call 999. Keep safe and look after each other. Kindest regards, PC Sarah George and PC Diane Porter
EVENTS AT MANNINGTREE LIBRARY Halloween Activities Visit us throughout half term to follow the pumpkin trail and enjoy other activities. Help us make a display with paper plate pumpkins you’ve created at home. Themed storytime on Friday 1 November at 11am. Basic Computer Coaching & IT support General hints and tips on using computers, iPads, tablets, smart phones and laptops. Tuesday from 10am and Thursday from 2.30pm. This is a free service run by our IT volunteers. Booking is essential.
All films start at 8pm. Please note we cannot open the doors to the hall until 7.45pm, but the Benneworth Bar will be open from 7.30pm.
Friday 1 November: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (15) 104 minutes Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead and Estée Lauder. When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E Grant). Based on Israel’s own book, this is a beautifully acted and emotional film. “By the end, Can You Ever Forgive Me has truly brought you into this woman’s life, head space, longings and tastes and I found the whole of it quite moving.” Chicago Tribune Friday 6 December: Yesterday (12A) 113 minutes Come and enjoy this romantic comedy set in Suffolk. Written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle, the film features a whole host of Suffolk locations such as Halesworth High Street, Shingle Street, Latitude Festival, Lowestoft and Dunwich. After a freak accident during a worldwide blackout, struggling musician Jack Malik wakes to discover that he is the only person in the world to remember The Beatles. Using this newfound benefit to his advantage, Jack begins plagiarising the work of the legendary band to launch his career to superstardom. Buy tickets (£5/£2.50) in advance at the Fountain House Tearoom, East Bergholt, reserve tickets until 7.45pm on the night by calling Noelleen on 01206 299774, or buy on the door. Find out more at: www.eastbergholtcinema.co.uk
Reading Group Midweek Readers meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 10.45am and would welcome new members. For more information please visit Manningtree Library.
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The school nativity play is usually everyone’s first brush with the theatre. This hilarious production in which seven-year-olds, teachers and parents alike are played by adults, follows a young primary teacher’s efforts – against the odds – to produce just such a play.
STOUR CHORAL SOCIETY Stour Choral Society is busy rehearsing for its autumn concert which will be held on Saturday 30 November at 2.30pm at Mistley Parish Church CO11 1ER. We will be performing excerpts from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and the Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams. There will also be some ‘audience participation’ carols. We welcome back soloists Mitesh Khatri (tenor) and Gary Griffiths (bass) and will be ably led by musical director Susie Hyman and accompanied by Stephen Smith, our organist, and Jonathan Abbott on trumpet. Please come and join us for a wonderful afternoon of music. Tickets are available from Howells Hardware Store on Manningtree High Street, 01206 392820, or society members.
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Proudly presenting The Inaccurate Conception, a comedy by Richard Ahsam and Geoff Saunders.
Playing at the Constable Hall in East Bergholt from November 28-30 at 7.30pm. Tickets (£7) are available from The Fountain House Tearooms in East Bergholt and from 01473 311555 / 07803 475750.
THE ORCHARD PLAYERS 2020 PANTO Rehearsals are now underway for Red Riding Hood, our 2020 panto which runs from Thursday 9-Saturday 11 January at Capel St Mary Community Centre. Tickets (£8/£6) for 7.30pm performances on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 January, and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday 11 are now on sale. Box Office Number: 07793 820215
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OUT & ABOUT STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Sun 10 Nov, 4pm at St Mary’s Church. East Bergholt: Trio con Brio Copenhagen Founded in Vienna in 1999 with the concept of pairs coming together, sisters Soo-Jin and Soo-Kyung and Jens Elvekjaer have since then been exploring the piano trio repertoire with freshness and curiosity, as well as with respect and reflection. They are now well established and regular visitors to East Bergholt, which is a great privilege for us! Sun 24 Nov, 5pm at the Assembly Rooms, Dedham: Miscarriages of Justice I have Known by William Clegg William Clegg QC has defended in over 100 murder and manslaughter cases, including some of the most notorious to come before the courts in recent years. He was called to the Bar in 1972 and has been Head of Chambers at 2 Bedford Row, specialising in criminal law for 25 years. He is the author of the bestselling book Under the Wig. For more details or to book tickets: 01206 298426 / svamtickets@btinternet.com / www.svam.org.uk
BOOK SALE AT MANNINGTREE METHODIST CHURCH An end of year book sale is happening at Manningtree Methodist Church in South Street on Saturday 2 November between 10am and 3pm. Once again most hardbacks will be priced at £1 with paperbacks at 50p. All children’s books are 10p each. Crispy Bob and his bacon rolls will be available together with tea, coffee and a selection of cakes.
CAPEL LIBRARY Have you come to the library lately to check out the fantastic new children’s area and library equipment? This was paid for by The Friends of Capel Library and S106 money for which Capel Library and Suffolk Libraries are very grateful. It is fresh and makes the library look more spacious and brighter. A big thank you from Capel Library to everyone who celebrated Suffolk Libraries Day, a great time was had by all. The Friends of Capel Library would also like to say a thank you to those who helped make our Annual Quiz Night another great success. Without everyone’s support, The Friends of Capel Library would not be able to give Capel Library the support that it does. Community Cinema Rocketman, November 19 at 7pm, tickets available in the library. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tot Rock: Every Thursday from 9.30-10.15am. Nursery rhymes and storytime for under-fives. Scrabble Club: Every Friday from 2.30-4.30pm, all abilities welcome, games boards are provided. Capel Creators: Saturday 23 November, 10.30am-12.30pm. For children and adults of any age. Come along and see what fantastic models you can build with lego! £1 charge includes a drink and a biscuit. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. Minecraft: Sundays 3 and 17 November, 10.30am-12.30pm. Children of all ages welcome and those under eight must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring your tablet or phone equipped with Minecraft Pocket Edition or Minecraft Windows 10 Edition. Try to remember to charge your device beforehand!
A warm and friendly welcome awaits everyone as admission is free.
Capel Library Book Group: Friday 15 November. This adult group meets on the third Friday of each month in the library from 2.30pm. Come along, pick up the book they are currently reading and join in.
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We have a great selection of books for sale which are perfect for holiday reads. Don’t forget we also sell book tokens and books of stamps. Don’t forget to check out our jigsaw swap trolley.
Ogilvie Hall, Lawford: Monday 28 October, 2-4pm Songs from The Musicals and Old Favourites The Grange, East Bergholt: Friday 8 November (evening) Songs from the Musicals Brantham Social Club: Thursday 14 November, 1-4pm Songs from the Musicals Dove Close Community Housing, Capel: Friday 29 November, 7pm Christmas Songs Charity Bazaar, Constable Hall, East Bergholt: Sunday 1 December, 12.30pm Christmas Songs Bypass Nurseries, Capel Charity Evening: Friday 6 December, 6.30pm Christmas Songs Pensioners Lunch, Constable Hall, East Bergholt: Sunday 8 December, 2pm Christmas Songs The Grange, East Bergholt: Friday 20 December, 6.30pm Christmas Songs We welcome anyone to join us at our weekly sessions held at The Lambe School in East Bergholt on Thursday from 7pm (apart from the second Thursday when we rehearse at The Congregational Church). There’s no audition, the first session is free and the words are provided as we sing along to backing tracks once we’ve learnt the song. We sing for enjoyment!
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CAPEL COUNTRYSIDE CLUB Our talk on Tuesday 12 November at 7.30pm in Capel Methodist Church is by Alex Bass on the wildlife and landscape of the North Norfolk Coast. This promises to be a very good evening as the speaker is very knowledgeable, and a good photographer, so do come and join us. Visitors welcome.
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In October we had an excellent presentation on the Isles of Scilly and its wildlife and flora by Chris Parfitt. It was a pity not many people came; they certainly missed an excellent evening. It was surprising to learn that there are 145 islands, of which 140 are inhabited. St Mary’s is the largest with a population of 1,500.
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OUT & ABOUT NEW AND FREE: EAST COAST COLLECTIVE Singing opportunity at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree A new a capella mixed choir/chorus called the East Coast Collective has started at the Red Lion in Manningtree on Mondays from 7.30-9.30pm. The sessions are currently free to attend and while you don’t need to be able to read music, the ability to hold a tune is pretty important. We will start with some basics and progress gradually and we hope to be able to perform eventually if members want to. There will be training and coaching on how to sing close harmony unaccompanied, which will undoubtedly help anyone who currently sings in any other context, but no previous choral experience is necessary. Please don’t think you’re not good enough. We need men and women of all ages and abilities, so why not give it a try? We would love to see you there and think you will find singing in a group like this very rewarding, just as we do. Ben, Andy, Brian & Keith
NOTES FROM THE CASE Suffolk’s first Co-operative Pub! Firstly we’d like to give a huge thank you to all the volunteers who made our second Macmillan Coffee Morning such a wonderful success. The weather wasn’t much better than last year, but again we had a brilliant turn out of cakes, biscuits and savouries that enabled us to raise a fantastic £1,226.60. Well done everyone! Now that the weather has changed, the clock really feels like it is ticking down towards Christmas but as we’ve still got a few more weeks to go, we have lots of other events to keep you all busy. Our October quiz will be held a week late due to the Bentley Fireworks so it’s on Saturday 2 November, starting at 8.30pm. As always, teams can be up to six members and entry is £2 per person. Winning teams receive pub vouchers and a wooden spoon for those not quite so lucky. All profits from this and the raffle will be donated to our charity of the year, FIND. The November quiz will be on the Saturday 30 November as usual. And talking of quiz nights, we are pleased to announce we are re-introducing our very popular Curry Suppers and Quiz, starting on Saturday 30 November. We are hoping to offer this as a bi-monthly attraction. Places are limited for curry so booking will be essential. Please ask at the bar for further details. Curries will be available from 6pm, with the last sitting at 8pm. Open Mic Night is on Tuesday 5 November. Music starts at around 8.30pm. Come along to perform or just to enjoy. For more details contact Dave: 07885 963882 Brooke Telling, one of our regular young performers and a real star in the making, is about to release her first CD and to celebrate its launch she will be playing solo and later with members of her band at The Case on Saturday 7 December from 8.30pm. This year it has been decided to start our winter Games Evenings a little earlier. Instead of waiting until January we will be holding the first games evening on Saturday 9 November. If you have a favourite board game, bring it along. We do have quite few well-known (and some not so well-known) games for you to use too. These evenings will be held every second Saturday of the month.
STOUR VALLEY U3A On Wednesday 9 October, Jenny Gibbs presented An Englishwoman’s Life in Rural Turkey. Her stories capture a simple, serene, pastoral way of life in a Turkish mountain village unchanged for centuries. On November 13 Magistrate Graham Higgins will talk of Tales From The Bench. He will look at our legal heritage, particularly the part played by Suffolk. He will relate how the role of magistrates and local events have played a part in this history and will bring us up to date with an opportunity to decide how a defendant should be sentenced by briefly outlining a case. He will also include some of his unusual experiences on the bench. We meet at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership is £12 which entitles members to attend meetings on the second Wednesday of each month. We don’t hold a speaker meeting in December but instead enjoy a Christmas lunch which this year is on Wednesday 11 December at the Ipswich Best Western Hotel, Copdock IP8 3JD. This is always a very popular event so an early reservation is advised. On January 8 Chris Parfitt, a retired teacher, will enlighten us on The Mysteries of Easter Island in an illustrated talk in which he will look at life on this remote island and explore its unique history. Each month The Coffee Grinders meet at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt CO7 6SD from 10am to noon. This meeting especially welcomes new members and gives all members the opportunity to meet the activity group leaders and the committee while enjoying a cup of coffee. The next meeting is on Friday 29 November.
MANNINGTREE ROTARY CLUB We are seeking your support once again. For the previous Rotary year you supported us as we collected bras for Against Breast Cancer. This year we are supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). After talks with the charity, they would like us to collect handbags and belts on their behalf, so if you have any unwanted handbags or belts please donate them to us. Once again we are being supported by the East of England Co-op so you will find our collection box in the entrance to the Manningtree store. Paul, the store manager, is pictured putting the first belt in the box. As part of our support for the environment we also have a collection box in the store for used/unwanted pens, felt tip pen and pencils and colouring pencils to be recycled. Following a Rotary initiative and enterprise on a series of ongoing mornings, members of Manningtree Rotary Club in cooperation with Mistley Parish Council have been clearing and cutting back the severely overgrown pathway on the south side of The Walls, Mistley. This has now grown from a small group to a large number of volunteers joining the project under the direction of ‘Clerk of Works’ Rotarian Steve Coiley which is attracting much acclaim.
MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 12 at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree.
01473 805575 / www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk
All those interested in poetry are invited to attend, either to listen to the spoken word or to read poetry themselves. Some people will be reading their own poetry and some will choose to read the work of other poets. There is no admission charge.
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To keep up-to-date with the group, please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk
And finally, we will be holding our annual Carol Singing Concert on Sunday 22 December with more information to follow soon.
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MANNINGTREE & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The first meeting of the new season was an opportunity for club members to show photographs taken within a 10-mile radius of Manningtree during the summer break. We were entertained with a wonderful array of images ranging from scenery to trees and insects and more.
By the time you read my November blog, the clocks will have gone back and we’ll all be in darkness by teatime. That’s why I’m showing off photos of the Pony Day we had in early October when the weather was lovely, nobody got cold or wet, and the six participants thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Well done everybody.
Our second meeting gave us an insight into what photography means to Frank and Harvey, our chair and vice-chair, with recollections of their early days of photography through to present day, illustrated with a selection of images and tips for presenting images for competitions. We had a presence at the Hadleigh On Show event on the same day and saw many old friends and riders as they passed our table. I got to have my very own poster, which generated lots of interest. We think we may have picked up some more helpers, you know who you are! It will be great to have you on board. Getting cold and wet is part of the joy of involvement with horses, as many of my readers will know. The maintenance team has a brilliant way of keeping warm, however, and if you’d like to find out what it is, do come and join it! Pumpkins, fireworks and rehearsals for Christmas nativity plays all contribute
The Facebook challenge continues with a new theme every two weeks to keep us on our toes. The winning image (pictured) in the Sport challenge was taken by Tim Stott. Meetings in November This month’s meetings are a workshop on November 14 entitled Thinking in Colour to See in Black and White with Alan Sarsby and an open Mono Prints Competition on November 21. We are also taking part in the North Essex PDI Competition on November 28. Meetings are held on the second, fourth and fifth Thursdays of the month between September and May at 7.30pm at the St Johns Ambulance Centre, Station Road, Manningtree CO11 1EB. New members are welcome to join us or may attend initially as a visitor. For details contact 01206 393751 / madps@post.com or visit: www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk
to the rapid pace of the autumn term. Here we push on for our riders’ achievements and progress and everyone enjoys the signs of success, however great or small they may be. I know Margaret will be looking out for a baby to take the part of Jesus at our carol service on December 7. What are you up to this month? If you feel time is dragging, or your own four walls are closing in on you, why not try something new? There is a valuable slot here for everybody, whatever your skills, or lack of them. We horses need help with everything, from making coffee for the volunteers to working a computer, our four hooves do a remarkable job for disabled riders but we can’t manage the practicalities at all.
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STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Andy Malcolm will talk about the good work undertaken by The Fishermen’s Mission on November 6 and on November 20 Sara Waterston of local Hunnable Funeral Directors will talk on The Humourist Side of Funerals. Our speaker on December 4 is Simon Gallop with The Unknown Constable Country and we end the year with our popular annual Christmas quiz. It’s rumoured that there are some valuable prizes to be won on this occasion! We will not meet on January 1 so our first meeting in the New Year will be on Wednesday 15 January when fellow member Michael Hole will present a talk entitled First and Second World War Prisoner of War Camps. Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs and involve members at minimal cost. The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other and the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB, 10 for 10.30am. For further details please contact speaker secretary Dave Carman: 01255 880202
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SCHOOLS / SPORT BENTLEY & COPDOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLS We rounded off our amazing Foxes and Adders activity week with a trip to Flatford Mill. The older children have enjoyed a science day at East Bergholt, a music festival at Ipswich High School, and an exciting Crumble Taster Day (programming robots) at BT! If you would like to know more about any of these events please take a look at the school website. Once again, both schools hosted a Macmillan Coffee Event, and as a Federation we raised £339 for the charity. That was a brilliant effort – a big well done and pat on the back to everyone who contributed to the total. We celebrated Harvest with some learning at the church followed by a service which parents attended. All our donations for Harvest have been shared with homeless charities in Ipswich. We thank all our families for their generosity. The children across the Federation have had their photos taken looking smart in their uniforms, and on November 5 the Reception children will have their first class photos published in the local newspaper. This year we have invited a guest speaker into our schools to discuss Remembrance with the children in our assemblies and we will be holding the traditional minute silence. After half term, we invited parents to come into our schools to see how maths is being taught in class. The children then shared their learning across the curriculum with their parents. We are once again opening our schools up for parents to look around ahead of applying for a Foundation Stage place from September 2020. Both schools will host an open evening and also a daytime opportunity for parents to see the schools in action. The Copdock open event will be held on Wednesday 13 November at 9.45am and 6.30pm. Bentley will be holding their open events on Tuesday 19 November at 1.30pm and again at 6pm in the evening. If you would like to know more, please visit the website or contact the relevant school directly. We would appreciate if you could let us know if you intend to come along to our open events so that we have an idea of numbers. If you are unable to make any of these dates, please contact the school office directly to make an appointment to look around at another time. We are now beginning to look towards Christmas and our annual celebrations. The children will soon be practising carols and learning their plays. Bentley and Copdock Schools will be sharing their Christmas performances in early December. Our Christmas Fayres will be taking place on Friday 13 December at 3.15pm for Bentley and, at the time of writing, we haven’t confirmed the date for Copdock, so please keep an eye on the website for more details and support our fundraisers in any way you can.
Baby Bears Staff in the baby room have been busy making changes. We have a new and improved ‘cosy corner’ utilising our adult chair, cosy blankets, cushions and books. We have also introduced a new craft station where the children can self-select from a variety of craft supplies including paper, crayons, paintbrushes and stickers. The babies have enjoyed having more freedom with the resources they encounter. Toddling Tigers We have been working closely with the parents who kindly donated unwanted ‘real’ resources from home. We have revamped and upcycled many items to create an exciting new learning environment which has sparked the children’s curiosity, provided many new learning opportunities and continues to broaden their imagination. New skills have been developing quickly within our ‘in the moment’ planning ethos which encourages children to explore new skills straightaway, rather than planning for these moments to take place ‘next time’. We are now working with the children when they show an interest and this readiness to adopt new learning experiences has heightened positive outcomes. Grufflalos In the Gruffalo room we are continuing to embrace the Curiosity Approach. A key element of this approach is celebrating the seasons. During October we have explored autumn, both outdoors and at Forest School and within the room. We visited the allotments (many thanks to Sue, Graham and Steve for making this possible) to explore autumn there and the children have helped to create an autumn display using conkers, pumpkins and autumn leaves. Forest School Forest School is back and we are already learning about what autumn means in the natural world and the lovely colours Mother Nature treats us to at this time of year. Leaf play, conkers, acorns, and blackberry picking have played a rich part of our first few weeks of autumn exploration, introducing new language skills and developing senses. We’re busy planting daffodil and tulip bulbs to see what pretty surprises we get in spring. The babies are enjoying naps in the hammock with the leaves falling around them. Our new outside mud kitchen has been very busy with lots of delicious treats being made.
If you would like to get involved in either of our PTAs please visit the website or contact the school offices direct for more details.
Over the next few weeks, we will be busy tidying the vegetable garden, making homes for the animals in the winter and the Gruffalos will have their first campfire.
For more news and up to date information about the schools, please visit: www.bentleycopdock.co.uk
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EAST BERGHOLT BOWLS CLUB The club had a very enjoyable five-day tour to Bournemouth in September, which resulted in seven winning rinks against eight losing rinks over the three matches played. Afternoon trips were also made to Poole Harbour and Buklers Hard near Beaulieu. Good times were had by all, including several bingo winners! The Outdoor League had mixed fortunes for our seven teams. League Position Falcons Mixed Triples: 2nd Swallows Triples: 8th Herons Triples: 2nd Eagles Triples: 5th Kestrels Men’s Triples: 5th Seagulls Triples: 8th Magpies Mixed Triples: 11th out of 14 teams Sunday One-day Competitions Winners Drawn Pairs: Peter Dent & David Hunter Mixed Triples: Cathy Saunders, Martyn Reeve & Peter Dent
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Drawn Triples: Barry Troubridge, Clive Lavercombe & Peter Freeborough Singles: Martyn Reeve / Runner-up: Brian Cassells Heartwatch Charity Fours: Norman Barnett, Dick Richardson, Cathy & Vic Saunders Knock-out Competition Winners: Ladies Singles: Jenny Dines / Runner-up: Diane Lewis Handicap 100 Up Singles: John Mayhew / Runner-up: John Taylor Men’s 2 Wood Singles: Melvyn Powell / Runner-up: Martyn Reeve Men’s 4 Wood Singles: Brian Cassells / Runner-up: Alan Burstall 4 Wood Pairs: Clive Lavercombe & Vic Saunders 2 Wood Triples: Alan Burstall, Martyn Reeve & Brian Cassells The Carpet Bowls League began in October with matches now played in the smaller gym at East Bergholt Sports Centre. Roll-ups are held on Wednesday evenings from 7pm, unless there is a league game on the night. New players welcome. Melvyn Powell: melpowell46@gmail.com
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SPORT LAWFORD FOOTBALL CLUB This year is the 70th anniversary of Lawford Lads, which combined with Lawford Junior in 2015 to become Lawford Football Club. Founded in August 1949, the Lads played their first match on 7 October 1949. Lads was included in the name as most players were under 18. To mark this anniversary, we have added a pictorial history of past teams to the website. Unfortunately, many of the images are untitled. If you can identify any of these please contact us at: lawfordfc@gmail.com We would also like to add further images, particularly from the 1950s and 1960s. Searching for photographs, it was discovered that Lawford Football Club as it’s known today is the second club to bear that name. The original club, founded in 1935, played at Lawford Home Park behind the Kings Arms public house. The club was disbanded in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War.
Lawford’s First Team competes in the Premier Division of the Essex & Suffolk League, while the club also fields Reserves and Ladies teams. The youth and junior sections are thriving with 11 teams from U7s to U18s (pictured). Training for U6s started in October. The club benefits from excellent facilities at School Lane, including its modern clubhouse and awarding winning pitches. Becoming one club, combining the Lads, Lawford Ladies and Lawford Juniors, has been a fantastic success. According to chairman John Duchars: “It was a huge step forward and symbolic of a commitment to promote football at the highest level we are able to, working together across all sections.” Pre-season fitness training brought together players from the First Team, Reserves and U18s, while U18 players often feature in the match day squads for the First and Reserve teams. www.lawfordfc.co.uk/past-teams
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MISTLEY CRICKET CLUB The season concluded with the awards evening following the final league game of the season. The winners were as follows: Clubman of the Year: Andy Birch 1st XI Player of the Year Award: Matt Bibby 2nd XI Player of the Year: Stuart Barwood 3rd XI Player of the Year: Harry Fifield Batsman of the Year: George Hutton Division C Player of the Year: George Hutton NECL Player of the Year: Charlie Hawthorn Young Cricketer of the Year: Charlie Hawthorn Bowler of the Year: Paul Garwood Club Captain’s Award: Andrew Butcher Gary Marr Contribution to Cricket Award: Cameron Rose Tony Vincent Cup for U15 Cricketer of the Year: Will Bailey Major Pullinger Award: Alex Ashworth Terrier Cricketer of the Year: Alex White Girls Cricketer of the Year: Elise Liddell Kwik Cricketer of the Year: Sean Bibby U13 Cricketer of the Year: Zak White The ladies capped another fine season with an invitation to Essex County Ground at Chelmsford on September 17 to be part of the Club to County 2019 celebration walk of honour for winning the Beaumont Seymour League. This took place during the tea interval where the Essex men were taking on Surrey on their way to winning the County Championship. They were the only woman’s team to take part; an amazing experience and occasion. Performances of Note 2nd XI Paul Garwood, 5-55 v Felixstowe & Cor Robin Mills, 80 not out v Felixstowe & Cor Coming Up Colder weather, darker nights, a short England tour to New Zealand. September 2019 100 Club Winners 1: Peter Spencer (56) £120 2: Josh Jackson (87) £60 3: Christine Goff (24) £50 For anyone new to the area you will always be welcome at New Road, either as a player or spectator. For more information please email: mistleycc@btinternet.com
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EAST BERGHOLT FC We are pleased to announce Smy IT Specialists as shirt sponsor for all three of our adult men’s teams this season. The club is very grateful for this support. On the playing side, the 1st Team games have been high scoring with nine coming in a 7-2 home victory over Trimley Red Devils and eight in a 4 all draw away at Bildeston Rangers. These were either side of Suffolk Senior Cup exit at Cranes. The Reserves have still to register a victory, but have played only two games to date while the A Team have a loss, a draw and a win so far. Upcoming Fixtures 1 Team – Senior Division 2 Nov: Leiston St Margarets (H) 9 Nov: Coplestonians (A) 16 Nov: Crane Sports (A) 23 Nov: Westerfield Utd (H) 30 Nov: Henley Athletic (A) st
Reserves – League A 26 Oct: Claydon Res (A) 2 Nov: Bramford Utd Res (A) 9 Nov: Old Newton Res (H) 16 Nov: Bacton Utd 89 (H) 23 Nov: Haughley Utd Res (A) 30 Nov: AFC Kesgrave Res (H) A Team – League C 26 Oct: Coplestonians A (H) 2 Nov: Sporting 87 A (A) 9 Nov: Henley Athletic Res (H) 16 Nov: Wenhaston Ud Res (H) 30 Nov: Wickham Market Res (A) Fixtures are subject to change. Please refer to: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069 Sponsorship We would like to thank this season’s sponsors: Smy IT Specialists, JAK, Riverside Taxis Manningtree Marquis, Bergholt Travel, G & C Timber & Joinery Ltd, Primus and Kitchen Worktops Online. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you. Ladies and Juniors We are looking for new teams, boys or girls, of any age group to join us as we look for the club to grow. Also ladies who would like to join are welcome. If you are interested please contact David George at: davidgeorge5000@hotmail.com Events This upcoming season is the 125th anniversary of the club and there will be special events to mark this momentous achievement.
An Outer Veneer Under the showroom lights, it looked a wonderful piece of furniture. I was taken in. I imagined it was solid wood, built to last. Within the year, a thin layer of veneer started to come away and soon cracked to expose chipboard beneath. In time other bits peeled away and it was looking a tatty bit of furniture which needed to be replaced. Sometime people can be the same. We superficially look the part, but after a few knocks and bruises, we are a mess. I’ve just read about a case from a different continent where four policemen have been charged with the kidnap and murder of three Christian workers who were working to support poor people suffering from injustice. The four policemen had the outer respectability of a police uniform, but underneath were murderers. There have been cases in this country where what seem like respectable people, serving in the community or church, yet in the dark side of their lives, committing bad and sometimes criminal acts. We can all think of examples in many walks of life where politicians, social workers, teachers, church leaders, doctors and so forth have been caught doing something wicked, bringing their profession into disrepute. It’s not new: 2,650 years ago a prophet called Amos spoke to the religious people of his day about the hollowness of the rituals they went through. They may offer their worship and their sacrifices, but God sees through their pretence – the outer veneer, he knows what is at the heart of these people. We all to some extent or other, put on masks to cover the real self, to cope in a world with the pressures to conform. But there is one place, which is open to all, where we can go and be totally open and honest, admitting our shallowness, our veneer, our failures. That place can be anywhere and everywhere – it’s a place to talk with God who knows everything about you without you saying a word, and he loves you, despite the worst things you might have done. If you are honest with him, you will know a peace that the world cannot give. If there is criminal wrongdoing, justice may need to be done (as we hope for the court case of the four policemen – one of whom has made confession to the court). Amos says; “let justice cascade down like a mighty river, and righteousness like an inexhaustible stream.” The promise of our honesty before God, a stream of righteous acts flowing through our lives to bless others. Acts, not from the outer veneer of superficial rituals, but from a solid foundation of a relationship with Jesus Christ. Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT BRANTHAM METHODIST Minister: The Rev Ian Gardner 34 Medway Road, Ipswich IP3 0QH ian.gardner@methodist.org.uk / 01473 411507 Sunday 3
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We want to get in touch with as many former players and officials as possible. Please let us have your details by replying to the secretary or on our Facebook page. Keep in touch for detail, but keep Easter Sunday 2020 free.
Sunday 10
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Remembrance Sunday at St Michael’s
Sunday 17
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Worship with Mr Roger Fern
Sunday 24
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Worship with Mr David Welbourn
The FIFA tournament will be repeated and is open to all-comers so keep an eye out for the next one.
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It is also anticipated that the darts tournament will become a regular event and will be open to all, so look out for the next event to be held in January 2020.
Sunday 3
10.30am 6.30pm
Worship with Mr Simon Scott Prayer
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Sunday 17
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CHURCH NEWS DEDHAM AND ARDLEIGH PARISHES Services and Events for November 2019 Sunday, November 3 – All Saints Day 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham 9.30am Rise ’n’ Shine, Dedham 11am Morning Prayer (CW), Ardleigh 4pm Remembering your Loved Ones, Dedham Sunday, November 10 – Remembrance Sunday 10.45am Remembrance Service, Ardleigh 10.45am Remembrance Service Dedham Sunday, November 17 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham 9.30am Matins, Dedham 11am Eucharist, Ardleigh 3pm Sunday@3, Ardleigh Sunday, November 24 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Ardleigh 9.30am Morning Praise, Dedham 5pm Revive@5, Dedham Sunday, December 1 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham 9.30am Rise ‘n’ Shine, Dedham 11am Morning Prayer (CW), Ardleigh 5pm Evensong, Dedham BCP – Book of Common Prayer / CW – Common Worship Weekly Midweek Services Tuesday Morning Prayer at Dedham at 10.30am Thursday Evening Prayer at Ardleigh at 5pm Men’s Breakfast: Saturday, November 2, 9am at The Vicarage Dedham Lunch Club: Monday, November 4 12.30pm at Essex Rose Tea Rooms Ardleigh Friendship Group: Every second and fourth Tuesday 10am-noon at Ardleigh Church Sunday Night Skeptics at the Sun Inn: Sunday, December 1, 8pm Christmas Tree Festival: December 7-12 Application forms available online Dedham Christmas Market: Saturday, December 7, 3-6pm www.dedham-and-ardleigh-parishes.org.uk
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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT & BRANTHAM Rector: The Rev Canon Stephne van der Toorn 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com www.constablecountrychurches.co.uk RAMBLING RECTOR By the time you read this the service celebrating Guide Dogs for the Blind will have taken place at St Mary’s in East Bergholt. The more time I spend with Coco, the more I am in awe of her skills. We visited our local garden centre last week. After a delicious cup of coffee and a slice of cake, Coco and I browsed round the shop while Dearly Beloved headed outside to the tree section. Once we had exhausted the shop, we went outside to join him. It’s a large area and since I can’t see my hand in front of my face, I quickly realised that this was going to be a challenge. Needles and haystacks came to mind. “Where is he?” I asked Coco. She put her nose to the ground briefly and then led me round the perimeter path across to the other side where we found DB happily imbibing liquid amber. She is a constant reminder to me that all I need to do is trust her and she will lead me where I need to go. Rev Steph SERVICES IN NOVEMBER Saturday 2 All Souls’ 3.30pm All Souls’, Brantham Sunday 3 All Saints’ Day 8pm BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Benefice Communion, East Bergholt 2.30pm Blessing of the Marriage of Jon William Tyler and Jade Langdown, Brantham 4pm Family@Church, East Bergholt
Secondly, there will be an opportunity to light a candle during the service. A lit candle is a symbol both of God’s presence with us and of our prayers offered to him. Thirdly, the names of those on our records who have died during the last year will be read aloud. Please accept this invitation to the All Souls’ Service, a special time of remembering. You don’t need to reply to this invitation, and anyone who wishes to come is most welcome on the day. We are praying for you. Do remember that parking at St Michael’s is difficult as we have no parking area, so allow plenty of time to be able to park calmly and walk to the church. Rev Steph First Aid Training Michael Mann, a registered and qualified instructor with Nuco Training Ltd, will deliver a one-off six-hour training session at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt from 2pm on November 16. Cost £30. Anyone interested please contact Liz Digby on 01473 312281 to book or for further details. Foodbank Collections St Mary’s and St Michael’s churches are collecting tinned ham, tinned salmon and Christmassy items such as mince pies, Christmas cake, Christmas puddings (small and large), custard, chocolate biscuits, selection boxes for kiddies and boxes of chocolates for festive hampers for the Manningtree Foodbank. There will be collection containers in both church porches from November 20 until December 15.
Wednesday 6 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt Sunday 10 8am 10am 10.45am
Remembrance Day BCP Communion, East Bergholt Remembrance, East Bergholt Remembrance, Brantham
Sunday 17 8am 10am 11am
2nd Sunday before Advent BCP Communion, East Bergholt Communion, East Bergholt Family Service, Brantham
Sunday 24 8am 10am 11am
Christ the King BCP Communion, East Bergholt Choral Matins, East Bergholt Communion (Healing), Brantham
Check the website for details. There is a BCP Communion every Sunday in East Bergholt at 8am and Choral Matins on the fourth Sunday, but not in August or December. INVITATION TO A SERVICE OF MEMORIES At the beginning of November, the church celebrates All Saints’ and the next day All Souls’, the commemoration of the Faithful Departed. There will be an opportunity for anyone who has lost someone they love either recently or long ago, to remember them especially in a simple service at St Michael’s, Brantham at 3.30pm on Saturday 2 November. There will be three ways for remembering. A bowl will be placed at the back of both St Mary’s and St Michael’s from Saturday 19 October and removed on Saturday 2 November. Please write the names of those you remember before God on the paper provided and place the paper in the bowl. The names of those for whom we have conducted services in the last year will be read out from our records so you don’t need to write these down unless you wish to. During the All Souls’ Service at St Michael’s, Brantham the bowl with all the names will be brought up and placed gently on the altar at the beginning of the service. These names will not be read out; they will be silently offered to God.
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CHURCH NEWS HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB Parish Priest: Fr Paul Vincent 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 www.stmarksparish.org.uk SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER Sunday 3 9am
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass
Tuesday 5 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 10 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday12 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass Sunday 17 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 19 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 24 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of The Universe 9am Mass Tuesday 26 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass The weekly newsletter, with all the parish mass times, is displayed in the cabinet alongside the front door of the church. CATHOLIC COMMENTARY Pope Francis invites us to “look upwards” because, thanks to Mary’s assumption, “Heaven is open and we need no longer be afraid”. In
St Luke’s Gospel, the Evangelist recorded the words of Our Lady as she prayed: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour”. Before reciting the Angelus, Pope Francis reflected on the two verbs in that prayer: to rejoice and to magnify. “We rejoice when something so beautiful happens that it is not enough to rejoice inside, in the soul, but we want to express happiness with the whole body. Mary rejoices because of God, she teaches us to rejoice in God, because He does great things.” “To magnify means to exalt a reality for its greatness, for its beauty,” continued Pope Francis. “Mary proclaims the greatness of the Lord. She shows us that if we want our life to be happy, God must be placed first, because He alone is great.” He warned of getting lost in the pettiness of life, chasing after things of little importance, “prejudices, grudges, rivalries, envy and superfluous material goods”. Mary, on the other hand, invites us to “look upward at the ‘great things’ the Lord has accomplished in her”. “Let us be attracted by true beauty,” the Pope concluded, “let us not be drawn in by the petty things in life, but let us choose the greatness of Heaven”. Pope Francis concluded by praying that the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gate of Heaven, may help us daily to fix our gaze with confidence and joy “on the place where our true home lies”. EVENTS AND DIARY DATES The 100 Club draw took place on October13 at Holy Family when three lucky winners shared a £165 prize pot. The next draw takes place on Sunday 24 November. New members are always very welcome and the newsletter, that includes an application form, can be found at the rear of the church or at: www.stmarksparish.org.uk Every last Thursday of the month a Bring & Buy Coffee Morning takes place at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR from 10.30am to noon. We are raising funds for the new carpet in the Parish Room and all are very welcome to join us.
Meeting at Old St Michael’s School on Trinity Road, Manningtree God shared with him. However, knowing just a little bit of God’s plan is REMEMBERING As a child I was fascinated by Tchaikovsky’s Festival Overture, perhaps comforting when the tough times come and prepares us to act well, even because it was one of the few LPs I had access too, but possible also because when all around us are struggling. In the evenings we are looking through of the canon fire and the fact ir commemorated a great battle – the successful Matthew’s eyes at the Lord Jesus, a great introduction to what it means to Russian defence of Moscow against Napoleon and his ‘Grande Armee’. For be a Christian. In 1812, a group of people were planning to build a school some reason I have always connected it with fireworks and in America it is building for the benefit of the community in Manningtree. It was completed in 1814. Since then Old St Michael’s School building, as it is now known, has often played on July 4 in their patriotic celebration of independence. served the community and still does today. Come and join us any Sunday We have our own fireworks celebration that remembers an older but not (10.30am and 5pm) and hear a small portion of God’s truth shared for your dissimilar anniversary. There was a plot to destroy the parliament of 1605 benefit, or for these special occasions: and barrels of gunpowder had been placed for that very reason in a cellar under Westminster Palace. Tipped off, the authorities found Fawkes guarding Saturday 2: Fireworks (not at church building) the powder and many lives were spared. The aggressors did not have their Sunday 3: The Easy Way Back into Church, 5pm way. Protestants have always believed that God overrules all things and we understand that on this occasion He overruled to preserve a true faith in Sunday 10: Remembrance, 10.30am this country rather than anything else. We have our own fireworks event on It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to church for a while, or ever before. We Saturday 2 November, and will be joining with the nation as we remember will do everything we can to make you welcome; indeed the evening service the sacrifice of our soldiers on Remembrance Sunday. is just for you. Our current studies in the Biblical Book of Daniel proclaim the same truth, Our services last between 60 and 90 minutes and refreshments follow. God is in control, nothing happens that is not known to Him, He is never surprised or caught off guard. His plans may be hard to understand, indeed For information on these and all our other activities call 01206 393745 or we are getting used to hearing Daniel record that he was terrified by what visit: www.trinity-manningtree.org.uk
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