HOLY TRINITY TAUNTON Holy Trinity Service Times
Public services are as follows:
Sunday 8.00am and 10.00am
Tuesday – Friday 10.00am
Saturday
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Like many charities, Holy Trinity has been disastrously financially affected by the pandemic. We are incredibly grateful to regular givers who have continued their weekly or monthly donations, but obviously, 2020 those who ‘pay as you go’ haven’t been able to do so when the church has been closed. Also, we have not been able to hold fund-raising events, such as the Summer of Christmas Fairs. Therefore, your one- FR JULIAN WRITES… off additional gift would be very much appreciated. Gift Day envelopes cannot be distributed, but any donations can be made through BACS or I ended my letter last month by remarking that because of Covid-19 cheque made payable to Holy Trinity PCC, gift-aided if possible! I’m worship, although being maintained, is now ‘different’. In recent weeks going to stick my neck out a bit, and suggest that very few of us have and days, we have seen further restrictions and advice which again been hit, personally, in terms of income in the last 6 months – by and makes things ‘different’. Fortunately, these new requirements do not large most of us haven’t lost jobs or been placed on furlough. And as affect our worship at Holy Trinity (or elsewhere), other than to remind there hasn’t been much opportunity to spend…! us to be ever-vigilant in our keeping of the rules and our encouraging of others to do so. It is sad that because others have not always done Things are also going to be different in terms of deployment. For many what was required that we now find ourselves with a serious upsurge years, ‘deployment’ has been a euphemism for clergy cuts. The diocese in cases. has produced a report which looks at the ways in which clergy and lay people may be deployed more effectively, with a greater emphasis on The hall will not now be available for regular bookings because of the lay ministry in a semi-professional way. This is due to be discussed at difficulty in ensuring all necessary precautions are in place and Diocesan Synod later this year, and will also be introduced as a observed. discussion document at Deanery Synod on October 6th.
Things are also different in the administration of church affairs. To We have been praying especially for Bishop Peter, who is being treated begin with, the annual meetings which would normally have taken for acute myeloid leukaemia. He has undergone a lengthy period of place months ago, are now being held for Holy Trinity on October 25th chemotherapy, and was allowed home for a short time, when he caught at 11.30pm via Zoom. This is a change from those details earlier up with all the cards and messages of goodwill. He has been extremely published because of concerns for safety. Reports will be circulated grateful for these, and feels much supported by peoples’ love and beforehand (electronically) and elections to the Parochial Church prayers. The next stage is for him to have what is popularly known as a Council will be managed in the same way. We will also need to elect ‘bone marrow transplant’. It would seem that a couple of possibly two church wardens. Sadly, both Liz Hathway and David Watkins have suitable donors have been identified. In the meantime, Bishop Ruth is had to stand down because of personal and health matters. in charge of the diocese.
Harvest and Gift Day are also going to be different, obviously! We shall This has been a somewhat ‘different’ letter, as I wanted to bring you all still be keeping Harvest here on Sunday 4th October, and as the children up to date with recent events and those in the near future, so that you from Holy Trinity School will not be able to hold their usual service in might give each your prayerful thought and consideration. church, it would be nice were we able to bring tinned foods and toiletries as our own harvest thanksgiving. Please bring any donations With my prayers and very best wishes for the Open Door or Taunton Foodbank to the 10am Parish Mass. Fr Julian
SERVICES CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER
All the best-laid plans of mice and – priests…! Sadly, our dog-sitter had The Sundays, readings and themes, and Saints days for October are listed a serious accident a few days before I was due to go away on leave and below. was unable to look after our dog, so our plans physically to go away were scuppered. Maybe, where we hoping to visit family (London and 1 Thu S. Therese of Lisieux, Carmelite Nun (1897) 2 Fri Holy Guardian Angels Yorkshire), it may have been safer to stay at home. That is why you may have noticed a ‘mirage’ (quite a substantial one...) taking services when 4 TRINITY 17 Theme: Harvest Thanksgiving I said there wouldn’t be any! We’re most grateful for Fr Jeremy Hellier Readings: Deuteronomy 8.7-18; 2 Corinthians 9.6-15; Luke 12.16-30 coming from Wells on the 13th and Fr Mark Smith from Kings on the 20th. 6 Tue William Tyndale, Reformation Martyr (1636)
Because of the recent changes in regulations concerning Coronavirus, I 9 Fri S. Denys, Bishop & Martyr (250) 10 Sat S. Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary (664) now think it unwise to make any dramatic changes to the times and format of weekday services, as there is a strong likelihood that things 11 TRINITY 18 Theme: The Lord’s Great Banquet will get worse before they get better. So Mass will continue to be Readings: Isaiah 25.1-9; Philippians 4.1-9; Matthew 22.1-14 celebrated and streamed Tues-Sat at 10.00am. The Vigil Mass on 12 Mon S. Wilfrid of Ripon, Missionary (709) Saturdays will be at 6.00pm as usual, and the Parish Mass on Sundays 13 Tue S. Edward the Confessor, King of England (1066) at 10.00am. Evening Prayer and Benediction will be streamed only on 15 Thu S. Teresa of Avila, Teacher (1582) Sunday at 6.30pm (last Sunday, 20th) we had over 50 views – slightly 16 Fri Nicholas Ridley & Hugh Latimer, Martyrs (1555) more than we would expect in person! The one change will be is that 17 Sat S. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr (107) there will be the 8.00am on Sunday morning. This will be celebrated in the Lady Chapel, where the smaller number can be accommodated 18 TRINITY 19 Theme: God and Caesar Readings: Isaiah 45.1-7; 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10; Matthew 22.15-22 without using the nave, which is getting pretty full at 10.00am. 21 Wed S. Ursula, Virgin & Martyr (4th Cent) I am most grateful to you all for submitting to the new rules and 23 Fri S. John of Capistrano, Franciscan, Priest (1456) worship with such good grace, although it may not always be what we might expect or like. But – together we’ll get through it! 25 LAST AFTER TRINITY Theme: The Commandment of Love Readings: Leviticus 19.1-2,15-18; 1 Thess 2.1-8; Matthew 22.34-46 Fr Julian 26 Mon Alfred the Great, King & Scholar (899) ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER 28 Wed SS. SIMON & JUDE, APOSTLES 31 Sat All Saints’ (Hallows) Eve The following is a prayer for those who are worshipping at home.
Lord Jesus Christ, in union with the faithful at every altar of your
Church, where your blessed body and blood are being offered to the Father, I desire to offer you praise and thanksgiving. I present to you my soul and body, with the earnest wish that I may ever be united to you. And since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself to you and embrace you
with all the affections of my soul. Let nothing ever separate me from you. Let me live and die in your love. Amen. HARVEST THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS RAFFLE To avoid duplication of items, it would be helpful if you could let me know when you have decided what you would like to give (my contact Following my article last month about a Christmas raffle, tickets are details are above). Any items should then be given to me or dropped now on sale at the bargain price of £1.00 each. If you would like to off at the Church Office by 17th November. buy some tickets send a cheque payable to ‘Holy Trinity PCC’ to the Church Office for the number of tickets you want, or contact me via Cheques for donations payable to ‘Holy Trinity PCC’ should also be sent Email: [email protected] or Tel: 07812 707828 to the Church Office – make sure you indicate whether your cheque is for raffle tickets or is a donation for hamper items. Please do all you can to encourage your family and friends to buy tickets, or you could buy additional tickets yourself to sell on to them. Please do all you can to help make this raffle a success.
I also currently need help filling the hampers. Some items have Many thanks. already been donated but several others are required. If you can Wendy Burge make a donation or purchase an item from the list below, please let me know. HARVEST QUIZ (Answers after October’s Recipe)
For the Drinks Hamper
Bottle of Cava or Prosecco 1. Crop Over is the traditional harvest festival in which Caribbean country? Bottle of Sherry (not own brand) Bottle of Port (not own brand) 2. Churches traditionally marked the start of harvest at Lammas. Bottle of Bucks Fizz But what did the ‘Lam’ of ‘Lammas’ originally refer to?
For the Food Hamper 3. What is the UK’s most grown crop? Jar of Jam 4. In 2001, tennis balls used at Wimbledon began being recycled as Jar of Marmalade homes for which endangered creature? Jar of Chutney Jar of Cranberry Sauce 5. How many Pumpkin Spiced Lattés did Starbucks sell in the Christmas Pudding drink’s first decade?
Christmas Cake 6. ‘For whatever a man sows, this he will also reap’ – name the book Box of Mince Pies of the Bible. Box of Sweet Biscuits 7. Which painter’s work includes ‘Potato Harvest’ (1884) and ‘The Box of Savoury Biscuits / Bread Sticks Sower’ (1888). Packet of Tea Packet of Ground Coffee 8. What percentage of global greenhouse gases comes from After Dinner Mints agriculture?
Box of Crackers 9. Which BBC radio drama has an agricultural story editor? Box of Chocolates Peanuts / Savoury Snacks 10. Name the baked food eaten during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival.
ALL SHALL BE WELL NOTES FROM THE CHOIR STALLS In these difficult times with Covid 19 and with the possibility of a further Flicking through the list of tunes in any hymn book can often feel like lockdown ahead, it is sometimes difficult to remain positive. But we looking at the index to a road atlas, currently similar to searching for a need look no further than the Bible for encouragement and hope, and venue to book a coronavirus test! From ‘Aberdeen’ and ‘Aberystwyth’, to know that God is always with us. Below are some quotations which through Bangor and ‘Belgrave’ on to ‘Capel’, ‘Doncaster’, ‘Eton’, ‘Forest you may find helpful. Green’, ‘Gloucester’ and ‘Hereford’, and all the way to ‘Wigtown’ and ‘Yorkshire’, it seems that place names are the most fruitful source of + The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the titles for hymn tunes. everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33.27
+ The origin of this practice came from Elizabethan times when the Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things earliest hymn books were collections of metrical psalms. It became present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, common practice to name tunes after their place of origin. Gradually, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8.38-39 it became more acceptable to sing sacred songs that were not based on the Psalms, and the resulting plethora of hymn words required an + Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of equally large number of hymn tunes. life? Matthew 6.27
Often the name chosen was simply that of the place where the tune + Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying was written. Take ‘Abbot’s Leigh’, for example. Its composer, Cyril heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, Taylor, was Precentor of Bristol and Salisbury Cathedrals. From 1939 and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you he worked for the BBC’s Religious Broadcasting Unit, which moved to will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden Bristol at the outbreak of World War II. One of Taylor’s duties was to is light. Matthew 11.28-end run the Daily Service, and on one occasion in 1941 he wanted to use + Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and John Newton’s hymn ‘Glorious things of thee are spoken’. Since the supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known nineteenth century this had been sung to ‘Austria’, a tune by Haydn, to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all under- that had originally been a birthday present for the Holy Roman Emperor standing, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Francis II. In 1845 the tune had been borrowed for ‘Das Leid der Philippians 4.6-7 Deutschen’, which became the official national anthem of Germany in 1922. We know that difficult though 2020 has been and still is, that hope will shine through and the pandemic will eventually pass – as St John says: Cyril Taylor realized that singing a hymn to this tune during the war + The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not would be considered unpatriotic, so he wrote a new tune to fit overcome it. John 1.5 Newton’s words, naming ‘Abbot’s Leigh’ after the village where he was living, a few miles to the west of Bristol. Through the BBC it was And in some favourite words of mine from Mother Julian of Norwich: exposed to a wide audience and rapidly became popular. All shall be well, and all shall be well, Next stop - Repton! and all manner of thing shall be well.’ Simon Gaunt Jane Laurence A RECIPE FOR OCTOBER line the base with baking parchment. Sift the flour and salt into a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the A HARVEST RECIPE… Somerset Apple Dappy mixture resembles fine bread-crumbs. Add the sugar and pulse again to combine. An apple dappy is a traditional English pudding that originates from the West Country. These spirals of rich and buttery dough 3. With the motor running, gradually add the cream and then add are filled with a sweet and slightly spiced apple mixture. At this enough of the milk to mix to a soft, slightly sticky dough. time of year, apples are plentiful, and it’s good to be able support local dairy farmers by using local cream and butter. And a bit 4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Pat or roll out into naughty, too… Try this version of an old favourite. a rectangle about 18 x 30cm in size. Spoon the cooled apple mixture evenly over the dough. Roll the whole lot up tightly You will need: from the longer edge then, using a serrated knife, cut into 7 even slices. Position the rounds in the prepared tin, cut side ▪ 2 eating apples, such as Egremont Russet or Cox’s up, and with plenty of space between them. Generously ▪ 1 tbsp lemon juice sprinkle over the granulated sugar, covering the tops of each round. ▪ 1 sprig rosemary
▪ 50g butter, chilled, plus extra for greasing 5. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden. Remove and ▪ 200g self-raising flour cover with a clean tea towel and leave to cool slightly before ▪ ¼ tsp salt eating warm or cold with more clotted cream. ▪ 25g caster sugar ▪ 2 tbsp Clotted Cream, plus extra for serving ▪ 120-125ml milk HARVEST QUIZ ANSWERS ▪ 2 tbsp golden granulated sugar
1. Barbados Method 2. Loaf (from the Anglo-Saxon ‘hlaf’)
3. Wheat
1. Peel the apples, then remove and discard the cores. Dice the 4. The harvest mouse (accept ‘field mouse’) apples and place into a small pan with 2 tbsp of cold water, the 5. 200 million lemon juice and rosemary. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and 6. Galatians (6:7) warm over a medium heat. Once simmering, cook for 5 7. Vincent Van Gogh minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain through a sieve and 8. 25% remove the rosemary. Leave the apples in the sieve and place 9. ‘The Archers’ over the saucepan to cool completely. 10. Mooncakes
2. Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Grease an 18-20cm loose-bottomed, round tin very thoroughly with butter, and HOLY TRINITY IN THE 1870s long and so dull…. ...Ascending the high pulpit the Vicar would begin a written sermon lasting often three quarters to an hour in length. I used In 1970 a certain Lt Col Peter Fortescue of the US Air Force was visiting to get so tired that I could not follow the many heads of his discourse.” Somerset and sent the church a copy of a family history written by his grandmother Ruth Marion Fortescue in the 1930s. It contained a “Dear Grannie always sat very erect and listened intently, setting or description of her fascinating life as a little girl living at West Monkton trying to set a good example to the small, sleepy congregation. When with her grandmother whose much older second husband happened to at last the final hymn had been sung and everyone trooped joyfully out, be the Reverend William du Sautoy, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Grannie would wait at the west door and greet many she knew, Taunton. especially the poor old women and a few old men who would hobble up to her, curtsey or touch their forelocks and thank her for the vicar’s In an article in our parish magazine ‘Outlook’, extracts from her book beautiful sermon. This always brought a small coin from Grannie’s bag were published and included daily life at Halcon Lodge, Hamilton Road, to each appreciative listener’s hand. This sounds funny, but it is quite Taunton which was in the parish of West Monkton in those days: true and pounds a year must have found their way to eager hands in this way…. not only eager but needy, for it is hard for us to realise the “Dinner was always at night. Lovely were those evenings when in cool poverty of England’s poor in those days - 2/6d. to 3/- a week was all weather we sat around a bright fire and Mr Du Sautoy would smoke a many a poor man or woman received and managed to live on.” cigar and Grannie would knit or read. Those were the days when nearly every household had family prayers and sharp at 9.30pm the servants By the 1880s the influence of the Tractarian Movement, through the would come in and arrange four or five chairs in a row in front of the ministry of the curate (later vicar of the parish), the Rev Altham Surtees side board, would stand silently, after greeting their mistress, who was Altham, began to make itself felt with the agreement of Rev du Sautoy a great favourite with them and then sit down as Master began to read his now ailing and aged predecessor. So Holy Trinity was brought into from the Bible. This was followed by long prayers, when everyone knelt line with the then restored Catholic teaching in the Church of England down bending over the seat of their chairs. Prayers over, the maids and our church benefited enormously both spiritually and socially. would murmur “Good night Sir, Good night M’am” and the boot would touch his forelock and out they would file.” George Coles
About the church worship she was not so enamoured. She wrote:
“When I first remember Mr Du Sautoy he was the rector of an old HOLY TRINITY WINNERS fashioned and very ’Low Church’ in Taunton which represented in those days the views generally of those who did not recognise the need of beautiful orderly services with ritual enough to make possible the August 2020 teaching of our Holy Faith by action as well as sermon…. As a rule the life of the Church of England was sluggish and lacking in life and 1st Jenny Pym £50.00 spirituality. The Oxford Movement changed all that and its influence 2nd Neil Trood £44.00 still prevails. Mr Du Sautoy was an old fashioned evangelical. His 3rd Jenni Llewellyn £30.00 church was ugly, the services long and dull, no regular choir, a few men and girls sang in the gallery at the end of the church and often behaved far from reverently. How I dreaded those Sunday morning services, so ALL IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER HARVEST FIELD
It was: All around, confusion, All around, helplessness, • st 500 years ago, on 21 Oct 1520 that Portuguese explorer People lost in the bad news of every day. Ferdinand Magellan’s Spanish expedition to the East Indies Longing for purpose, discovered the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of Chile. Searching for security and significance • 175 years ago, on 12th Oct 1845 that Elizabeth Fry, died. This Here in the white field of our generation. prison reformer and philanthropist was depicted on the British £5 note between 2001 and 2016. • 100 years ago, on 7th Oct 1920 that Oxford University allowed The harvest is still great, women to become full members and study for full degrees for the The workers are still few, first time, and the first 100 women were admitted. But the Lord of the harvest • 90 years ago, on 22nd Oct 1930 that the BBC Symphony Orchestra Is the same gave its first concert. Yesterday, today and forever, • 80 years ago, on 9th Oct 1940 that during the Blitz, a German And this is his field. bomb destroyed the high altar of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. He planted, he will give growth Later that same month on 31st Oct, the Battle of Britain ended. If we will be his workforce • 70 years ago, on 7th Oct 1950 that Mother Teresa founded what And go out into the field – where he already is – would become the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, India. To gather the harvest • 40 years ago, on 3rd Oct 1980 that the Housing Act came into Of his kingdom compassion. effect in Britain, giving more than five million council tenants the Lord of the harvest, right to buy their homes. In your grace, we pray, th • Also 40 years ago, on 10 Oct 1980 that Margaret Thatcher gave Send us. a memorable and defiant speech defending her policies to combat inflation and economic recession. She told the Conservative Party By Daphne Kitching from the Parish Pump conference in Brighton: ‘The lady’s not for turning!” • 30 years ago, on 8th Oct 1990 that East and West Germany reunited as the Federal Republic of Germany. • 20 years ago, on 17th Oct 2000 that the Hatfield rail crash took MAGAZINE DEADLINE: Wednesday 21st October place. Four people were killed when a high-speed passenger train Please email copy to [email protected] or post to church office. derailed because of a cracked rail. • 15 years ago, from 18th to 26th Oct that Hurricane Wilma, the It would be good to have more contributions for the magazine, so if you most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, caused massive feel you could write something or have a favourite recipe you would damage worth $29billion across the Caribbean, Central America like to share, then please send your contribution to the Editor, George and the eastern USA. 63 people were killed. Coles – details above.
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PARISH DIRECTORY
VICAR Fr Julian Laurence 337890
READER Mr Michael Hemsley 251722
LAY PASTORAL Mrs Jane Laurence 354800 ASSISTANTS Mrs Jenni Llewellyn (Church Office)
CHURCHWARDENS Mrs Liz Hathway 330502 Mr David Watkins (Church Office) 354800
PARISH OFFICE Tues & Thurs 10.30am–12.30pm 354800 Administrator: Rosie Clarke
PCC Vice-Chairman Mr Geraint Jones 284376
PCC Treasurer Mr John Rudge 664558
PCC Secretary Mrs Trudi Watkins 354800 Electoral Roll Secretary Mr Richard Tomlinson (Church Office)
Organist & Choir Trainer Mr Simon Gaunt 01984 641584
Editor of 'Outlook' Mr George Coles 288091
'Outlook' advertising Mr David Gill (Church Office) 354800
Sacristan Mr Peter Deal 278385
Captain of Bellringers Mrs Margaret Jordan 289519
Church Flowers Mrs Sylvia Paul 279436
Hall Booking Secretary Church Administrator (Church Office) 354800
Junior Church Mrs Pat Deal 278385 Mrs Sylvia Paul 279436
Data Protection Officer Mr David Watkins 354800 Safeguarding Officer Mrs Liz Clarke (Church Office)
Trinity Church School Trinity School, South Street 284128 Head of School Mr Steve Morton
Trinity Scout Group Mrs Stacey King 07984 170912