St Marys Church Parish Magazine November 2004
Readings
for Sundays in November
As if
we didn't have enough to do...
Daily
prayer topics in November
Hand-written
on the wall of Mother Theresas room
Good
news for Choristers and Congregations
How
well do you know St Marys?
Andrew
the Apostle - 30 November
On Tuesday, 2 November we will celebrate All Souls Day.
There will as usual be a list in church on the table under the tower for you to
add the names of any departed loved ones, especially those who have died in the
past year, to be included in the commemoration at the Eucharist at
On Wednesday 10, Friday 12 and Saturday 13th see The Shakespeare Revue performed by members of Imperial Opera at the New Arch Theatre under Waterloo Station. Directed by Cassie, with Selwyn at the piano. If anyone missed the details in last month's magazine, they can catch up here.
A final reminder that our monthly Baptism Sundays now
have a new look. Any Baptisms not
happening during the 9:30 Sung Eucharist take place at 11:30 am on a convenient
Sunday in the month, and no longer at 3 pm in the afternoon. The change of time has been made so that as
many as possible of the regular congregation can stay behind for a while on
Baptism Sundays, to be present during the Baptism service and be seen to
welcome the children being baptised, and to give their parents and friends a
very public sign of the churchs support and prayers. This is an important part of the ministry
which we all share as Christians, and helps to re-assure parents and godparents
that we will be there as the latest member of our congregation grows up, in
faith as well as physically. There are also opportunities during the Baptism
service itself for members of the congregation to take part, by reading the
Bible passage for the day or by leading the formal prayers. This months baptisms take place on Sunday
14th at
The memorial service for the late Revd John Read,
Rector at St Marys from 1961 to 1978, will take place on Saturday, 20 November
at
At
Well, we tried . . . to find another play for St Marys PROs to read, stage and costume on Saturday 27th. Sadly, both Selwyn and Cassie have a
ridiculously busy autumn, and another brave director who might have taken on
organising the event realised just in time that he was also directing a real
play in Caterham not very long beforehand. However, if there isnt time for PROs then at least there can be time for Prose and
instead of a play there will be another of our ever-popular evenings of
prose and poetry. This will happen,
as planned, on Saturday 27th, in the Centre, beginning at
The Advent Carol Service at
Tuesday, 30 November is St Andrew's Day and there
will be an additional Eucharist celebrated at
Saturday, 4 December: join in the fun of our annual Christmas Fair with its renowned selection of stalls and all sorts of goodies.
There will be a guest president and preacher (name to be advised later) on the morning of Sunday 5th. On that day Selwyn and Cassie will be returning from the last performances of The Shakespeare Revue, taking place the previous day in Budleigh Salterton . . .
. . .and on the
evening of the 5th there will be no Evensong at St Marys. Churches Together hosts its annual
united service for Advent, this year taking place at Wallington United Reformed
Church at
Now well into the run-up to Christmas, don't miss the Christingle service at
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St Mary's Guild meets
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MU Corporate Eucharist |
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MU&OG. Movement to Music
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Memorial Service for
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CHRIST THE KING |
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Poetry & Prose
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ADVENT SUNDAY Advent Carol
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Tue 2 Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
Wed 3 Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher, 1600
Mon 8 Saints
and Martyrs of
Wed 10 Leo the Great, Bishop of
Sat 13 Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836
Tue 16 Margaret, Queen of
Wed 17 Hugh, Bishop of
Fri 19 Hilda, Abbess of
Sat 20 Edmund, King of the Angles, Martyr, 870
Mon 22 Cecilia, Martyr of Rome, Patron of Music, c230
Tue 23 Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c100
Tue 30 Andrew the Apostle (see 'Know Your Saints')
Sunday, 7 Nov
Third before Advent
Job 19: 23-27a Page 1045
2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17 Page 1046
Luke 20: 27-38 Page 1047
Sunday, 14 Nov
Second before Advent
(Remembrance Sunday)
Malachi 4: 1-2a Page 1050
2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13 Page 1052
Luke 21: 5-19 Page 1052
Sunday, 21 Nov
Christ the King
Jeremiah 23: 1-6 Page 1054
Colossians 1: 11-20 Page 1057
Luke 23: 33-43 Page 1058
Sunday, 28 Nov
Advent Sunday
Isaiah 2: 1-5 Page 1
Romans 13: 11-14 Page 2
Matthew 24: 36-44 Page 3
Sunday, 7 November
Canticles: Archer in D
Anthem: And Now Another Day Is Gone - Blake
Sunday, 14 November
Canticles: Morley Fauxbordon
Anthem: Mine Eyes For Beauty Pine - Howells
Sunday, 21 November
Canticles: Murrill in E
Anthem: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Bairstow
Sunday, 28 November
Advent Carol Service
Cassie and Selwyn have somehow found themselves jointly directing a production of The Shakespeare Revue, presented by Imperial Opera (the society that has the dubious responsibility for them meeting in the first place!).
The show was originally put together by members of the Royal
Shakespeare Company in 1994. It was first produced at the Barbican, and
afterwards in the
St Mary's folk will recognise a couple of the performers
from Chimes concerts: Melanie Short and Ellis C Pike both take part, together
with Alan Doherty, Sarah Humphreys, Claire Lapworth
and David Phipps-Davis (
Cassie
I think Christmas begins at St Marys with the Christingle & Toy Service. This year it will be held on
Sunday, 12th December at
The retiring collection at this service will be given to The Children's Society, to be used in their work with children who have run away from home. Many of the runaways are trying to escape from people abusing them. The Children's Society finds them places to stay - before they are led into crime just to survive - and helps them sort out a more permanent place to live.
You are invited to bring presents to this service: good toys that are no longer needed. The toys should be wrapped and labelled with the age and sex of a suitable recipient. They will be delivered to a local organisation that will make sure they go to children whose lives are so disrupted they will not receive presents from family and friends.
Do I hear you ask What is a Christingle? You will find the answer if you come to the service. If you would like to make a donation to The Childrens Society there will be special envelopes in church from the end of November, the contents of which will be added to the collection.
Emma Thompson, our Children's Society representative, will be pleased to accept money towards the cost of the oranges used in making the Christingles
Heather
After years of promising my Aussie brother that I would
visit him one day, I arrived in
My brother was waiting for me and as we came out of the airport the sun was shining brightly and the air was surprisingly cool, refreshingly so after travelling for over 20 hours.
The contrast between the English and the
The trees too are different, many are much taller than their
English counterparts. My brother's
garden had a very tall Eucalyptus tree and a palm tree towering up to the
sky. One afternoon while sitting on the verandah one of the fronds from the palm tree fell down
with a crash, it was huge and very heavy.
It would be a definite health hazard to sit under such a tree! A large
Leopard Tree grew just outside the front garden and shed hundreds of seed pods
like flattened horse chestnuts. There
was also a flowering tree with brilliant yellow flowers on it, but no leaves -
they come later. The most prolific
flowering tree in
The birds too were a source of great fascination. In the garden was a large Bottle-brush bush
which attracted the Rainbow Lorikeets.
These birds, like their name suggests, sport every colour in the
rainbow: brilliant blue head; red, orange and yellow breasts; green, blue and
yellow wings. Parrots and budgerigars
flew around, as did Cockatoos, Kookaburras and Galahs. Galahs are bright pink from the throat
downwards, with white crest, back and wing feathers. When crossing the
Of course, I did see the well-known Australian animals - the kangaroos, wallabies, koala bears, wombats and the dingoes. And I had the dubious privilege of seeing Steve Irwin performing his usual antics with the crocodiles at the Australian Zoo Brisbane.
After
Also, while in
There is so much I could tell you about
Jenifer Davison
Churches Together are once again holding their Christmas Day lunch, this year at Wallington URC.
We don't need to ask for any money this year, but Nectar vouchers would be welcomed (please sign the backs). Helpers will be needed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It is a wonderfully happy occasion and people who come to help once often cannot wait to come again.
If you know anybody who would like to come as a guest, we shall be taking names later in the year. Pam Vernon will have details.
We were able to announce as Stop Press news in last months magazine that the mortgage outstanding on the church Centre had at last been paid off. I gladly paid tribute, at Harvest Thanksgiving, to all those who over the last ten years have given of their time, their skill, their work, their leisure, their money and themselves, in response to the generosity of God and to ensure that the initial loan (in excess of 101,000) could be steadily reduced. Cassie and I spent an evening trying to list all the events through which that huge amount has been whittled down, since the days when the PCC managed to pay off the interest on the loan every year but saw no way of reducing the capital sum. We gave up because the number of events and projects has been huge but here is a list of just the main ones. How many of them do you remember?
Concerts given by the Albinoni string orchestra, the Bandon Hill singers, our own choir, Chimes Musical Theatre, the Coloma Singers, St Philomenas choir, and specialists in Russian orthodox church music.
Parties and other mainly social events through which we have not only drawn nearer to our ultimate financial goal but lasting friendships have been made and the fellowship of the whole church community has been immeasurably strengthened such as an alternative Burns Night (not a haggis in sight), annual pancake parties on Shrove Tuesday, an alternative fireworks party (with edible bangers), a multi-cultural Harvest Supper; evenings of Pudding & Plonk at Gerrie and Eileen Englands, Sunday lunchtimes of sausages & Sangria at Anne & Alan Mays; several evenings of poetry, prose and supper in the Centre, and four staged and costumed play-readings (through which people have discovered huge theatrical talents they never knew they possessed).
Miscellaneous, I suppose, best describes other events several years of enormously successful Christmas Fairs; a Grand Tour of the British Isles in hymn-tunes, led by the choir; a car treasure-hunt; two dog shows (they never told me, at theological college, that Id have to spend the hottest day of one year dressed as a Dalmatian); silent auctions, jumble sales, Flower Festivals and the Yellow Pages scheme.
All this still does not take account of the wonderful gesture of support some years ago by the Diocesan Board of Finance, aware that we were working as hard as we could to raise the money; they transferred a substantial part of the original loan from interest-bearing to interest-free, and converted another part of it into an outright grant. And finally but not least, we could not have done it without a multitude of personal and private donations ranging from the small to the hugely generous. The list is overwhelming.
It might be interesting to see, in round figures, how the mortgage has diminished over the years from its original 101,000 at the end of 1997. By the end of 1998 it had reduced to 87,000; by 1999 to 68,000; by 2000 to 38,000; by 2001 to 25,000; by 2002 to 13,000; by 2003 to 10,000 (even while we were raising an additional sum for the new lighting) finally to be paid off by September 2004. And even after we have taken account of diocesan help and a one-off rebate of 8,500 from the gas board, nearly three-quarters of the initial figure of 101,000, that is 72,000, has been found exclusively by the churchs own fund-raising that is, by YOU! Just to say thank you seems inadequate.
As I said at Harvest, I am convinced that this superb effort has not happened only because people have been aware that there was a huge bill to pay. People have been astonishingly generous because so is God, and this has been a very real and a very positive response to Him as well as to our immediate need. The needs and the tasks ahead of us are going to be different now, but Gods generosity and inspiration will be equal to them too. May our response go on being as generous in return.
Selwyn Tillett
Dear Friends
What a lovely surprise to receive beautiful flowers from
We have had so many loving letters and cards since John died. They have brought back happy memories of our years at St Mary's. We were very touched to have friends from Beddington joining us for John's Thanksgiving Service.
John had slowed down this year, but was still in good form, interested in everyone and everything. On his last weekend we were at the celebration of 25 years of our local sheltered housing, and on the Sunday afternoon at the Brede Waterworks Centenary to see the huge steam pumping engines in action. A good weekend. So as a family we have so much to be thankful for.
We do appreciate Selwyn's generous suggestion for a Memorial Service for John, and look forward to seeing old friends there.
Affectionately,
Frances and family
The Royal British Legion continues its vital work providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 11 million people are eligible for their support and the charity receives around 300,000 calls for help every year.
The Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-service community. Today it has 550,000 members. British service people are in action around the world every day of the year. They know that if they need our support - now or in the future - the Legion is always on active duty for them.
Last year alone, the Royal British Legion spent more than 54 million carrying out its welfare work among the ex-service community. This was largely funded by the kind donations and fundraising efforts of its supporters.
As
peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.
- John Donne (1622)
Mon 1 The newly baptised and confirmed
Tue 2 All the faithful departed
Wed 3 Children born with HIV and those who have been orphaned
Thu 4 That we may use our gifts for the benefit of others
Fri 5 Safety of all who attend firework parties
Sat 6 All who work in commerce, financiers, bankers and accountants
Sun 7 The men and women of the armed forces keeping peace
Mon 8 Our PCC meeting tonight
Tue 9 All who have lost their homes through debt or disaster
Wed 10 All whose marriages or families are breaking down
Thu 11 All who are disillusioned, discouraged or despairing
Fri 12 The chronically ill and the dying
Sat 13 Our loved ones in their need
Sun 14 Remembrance of all who have given their lives in service of their country
Mon 15 That our faith may be strengthened in times of trouble
Tue 16 Areas where churches are destroyed, vandalised or robbed
Wed 17 Lincoln Cathedral, Dean and Chapter
Thu 18 All priests and pastors at risk
Fri 19 St Hilda's Priory,
Sat 20 Peacekeepers and maintainers of the law
Sun 21 Thanksgiving for Christ's rule in our hearts
Mon 22 All musicians, composers and conductors
Tue 23 Our local prisons, inmates, wardens and chaplains
Wed 24 Our local clergy fraternity
Thu 25 That terrorism may cease and problems be resolved through dialogue
Fri 26 That Christ may rule in our homes and in our relationships
Sat 27 Playwrights, actors and our local theatres
Sun 28 That we may be watchful and faithful as we await the second coming of our Lord
Mon 29 That God's Kingdom may come on earth
Tue 30 Our link
diocese in
At the
At the beginning of his talk he produced a poster-sized
picture of the leprosy bacillus and then a large picture of 12 yr old
The boy was easily curable - 12 sets of tablets - and after 18 months of 4-weekly treatment and some physiotherapy he was fully recovered. To encourage him to come for treatment he was given a bottle of "pop" - any everyday item for us, but an unaffordable luxury for such children: the boy was a factory worker earning the equivalent of 40p a day - some of which he had to send to his village to help the rest of his family.
Every year some 700,000 new cases are reported. Money comes to the Mission from all over the world - to see how you can help contact The Leprosy Mission on 01733 370505, or visit their website at www.leprosymission.co.uk
Margaret Mansfield
NO SOONER had we announced their departure than they were back. WASPS AGAIN. Enough being enough, John the Wasp Man was called in. After searching the organ chamber to the accompaniment of random notes played by the Rector in the (vain) hope of flushing them out once more, John finally tracked them down/up to an obscure spot under the roof tiles.
This time EXEUNT OMNES - CURTAINS!
From
The evening started with the recorded sound of our own St Mary's bells and we were also treated to two impressive recordings of our hand bell ringers in action performing 'The Bells of St Mary's' and 'Lord of the Dance'. Other recordings of church bells included the famous Bow Bells of St Mary Le Bow and an interesting recording entitled 'Grandsire Doubles' which may have been included to ensure that the ringers present were awake, as the method being rung was not Grandsire!
Peter and Joan had obviously been researching material for
this special show for a long time and it was intriguing to listen to the large
number of interesting facts and anecdotes that they had gathered. One story
concerned the collapse in the early 19th century of the famous Campanile of St
Marks in
There was an air of consternation at the beginning of the second half when Peter was heard on looking at his script to exclaim Weve got the wrong show! This was obviously a ploy to gain the audience's attention after the very filling refreshments served during the interval.
One of the highlights of the second half was Peters convincing impression of Charles Laughtons characterisation of Victor Hugos famous fictional bell ringer Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was good to hear a recording from the soundtrack of this old film where Quasimodo is heard showing off his wonderful bells to Esmeralda.
There was a range of poetry including John Betjemens 'Called by Bells' and two poems by bell ringers who were present in the audience. The first of these was a very amusing composition by Marion Bell from Limpsfield about the nuisance and dangers of the never-ending task of extricating pigeons and their leavings from the belfry. The second (below) by our own Valerie Coleman must echo the thoughts of many Beddington ringers and ringers in general.
The evening was drawn to a close by a moving tribute to our former Ringing Master, Stewart Kimber, and his family who have done much for ringing in Beddington and ringing in general over many years. It was fitting that the final recording of the evening was of the St Marys Beddington bells with four members of the Kimber family in the band ringing together.
The ringers would like to thank Peter and Joan Davalle for a very informative and entertaining evening, and everyone who supported this event. We raised 310 towards the rehanging of our bells, which hopefully will finally become a reality early next year.
Linda Wood
Hundreds of years on the Lords day
Bells have called to praise and pray
On Sunday morning hear the sounds
Of ancient church bells, ringing rounds
Bursting from the tower of stone
Masking all the traffics drone.
Dusty belfry, steep cold stairs
On practice night who sees or cares
When ringers pull the sallies bright
And pealing bells ring through the night.
Mathematical pattern of Plain Hunt floats above the town.
Hear joyful chime of wedding bells
And doleful toll of funeral knells.
The church bells are our English tongue
And endless changes can be rung
From John O'Groats down to Lands End
Our church bells loud, their message send.
Valerie Coleman
2004 was chosen as "The Year of the Family" by the
Mothers'
We in Sutton are holding a service at St Mary's at
We are planning an exhibition, hopefully including some work by the children, and we would welcome any pictures, photos, prayers etc. about your family too.
Pam Vernon
Our meeting on 8 September opened at
We received reports on the progress of the tower and vestries rewiring and also on the progress of the planned work in the bell tower. We were pleased to hear that English Heritage has now reduced its requirements for the recording of the Victorian bell frame; this should mean that the work may be completed in a shorter time and also at less cost for that part of the project.
A detailed report from the fabric committee concerning matters of health and safety and accessibility was presented and discussed. The PCC was pleased to hear from Pat Kingsbury that the floor in the St Nicholas Chapel is crumbling because of old age, not dry rot. The wood will be repaired or replaced and the work should be finished by Christmas. Pierre Delahunty told us that the fire brigade has given us three battery powered fire alarms for use in the Centre but the batteries are not replaceable He will explore other avenues.
The Churchyard Committees report began with a reminder that, according to new regulations for the management of churchyards, effective from June 2003, we may no longer inter individual ashes with an individual headstone. (We were allowed to complete a row which had already been started.) The Chancellor advises parishes to set aside a plot within the churchyard as a garden of remembrance in which ashes could be scattered or poured, together with a memorial book in church. The committee had inspected the churchyard and considered that there was adequate space both to continue our present practice and to mark out a garden of remembrance. The PCC agreed with the committees recommendation that we should make a formal request to the Chancellor to do both. Selwyn is to write to the Chancellor with a formal request.
Our treasurer, Cassie, reported that our mortgage repayments and our shopping list targets were both up to date, with less than 1000 remaining of the mortgage. (Mortgage now cleared, thank you very much.) Our tax rebates will go into our savings account which should then cover the expenses for the repair of the St Nicholas Chapel floor and the tower and vestries lighting.
A working party was set up to discuss the pros and cons of having a parish directory. They will report to the next meeting. At our next meeting, on 15 November, we hope to welcome the new USPG representative, Alison Saunders. She is keen to come and talk to PCCs about a number of new projects which should appeal to children and young people. Our local Guiders will also be invited to attend this meeting.
Our meeting closed at
Pam Akhurst
Secretary to the PCC
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Be successful anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best youve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It never was between you and them anyway.
Singing is good for your health. It's official. Newspaper reports of the work of scientists in three different countries confirm that singing benefits our minds and bodies as well as being a deeply satisfying way of expressing feelings.
From
Two research projects by
When members of a 'Seniors' Choir' in the USA were compared with their non-singing neighbours in the same age group - 65 to 96 - it was found they needed less medication and visited the doctor less often.
Listening to singing is also beneficial, but naturally not as good as joining in. Coming up to Christmas there will be plenty of opportunities for both at St Mary's. As Selwyn said, if the congregation can sing 'Happy Birthday To You' as well as they did on that important anniversary in October, they will not have any difficulty with anything in the hymn book or our carol repertoire. So, good news for the congregation too.
Pat Kingsbury
3 October Mason
James Sharp of
24 September Jonathan
Michael Francis Hudson and Rosemarie Anne Franks of 54
25 September Robert
Anthony Keith Warwick
and Tina Hurst of
2 October Alan John
Thorne and Elizabeth Rosemary Goddard of
15 October Arthur
William Kindell, aged 89, of
On Saturday, 18 September, Oliver and I , together with Grandma, took part in the annual London Bridges Walk in aid of The Children's Society. It was an absolutely fabulous day. The sun was shining and we were all in incredibly good spirits. The atmosphere was electric and there were hundreds of people walking with balloons and huge smiles on their faces.
We began our walk at the Tate Modern where the cartoon
characters Noddy and Big Ears were there to wave us
off. We walked over the
We raised a total of 491 and next year we hope to do better. So, a big "thank you" to everyone who sponsored us, and "well done" Oliver and Grandma for walking so far and making it a really magical day.
Emma Thompson
Which stained glass saint is wearing blue gloves?
On which side, north or south, are there more back row choir seats?
How many children are depicted on Sir Nicholas Carew's tomb?
These questions, and another 67 like them, had a group of people peering into every corner of the church on 23 October. We all know St Mary's a little better as a result of the evening that was more a treasure hunt than a quiz.
Thank you Kevin for a most entertaining time. Please can we have another treasure hunt sometime?
Andrew is a good patron saint for those of you holding a Christmas party this year - and who hope you have rightly estimated the amount of food youll need. Andrew was the disciple who, when faced with 5,000 people to feed, brought a boy to Jesus who had two small fish and five barley loaves. When Andrew wasnt being wildly optimistic with the catering arrangements, he was out fishing with brother Peter and friends James and John.
This New Testament apostle and martyr was brother of Simon
Peter. He was a fisherman by trade, his
home was at
In all the Gospel lists of apostles his name is among the first four; he is specially mentioned for his share in the feeding of the 5,000 and in the episode of the Greeks who wished to meet Jesus. (John12: 20-2)
It is not certain where Andrew preached the Gospel, where he
died, or (even in Chrysostoms time) where he was
buried. The most ancient written
tradition links him with
His feast was universal from the 6th century. Churches were
dedicated to him from early times in
After the fall of
In art Andrew is depicted with a normal Latin cross. The saltire cross
(X), commonly called St Andrews Cross (and which
represents