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U n d e r r i v e r news sheet The Church of St Margaret, Underriver Vicar: Rev Serena Willoughby St Lawrence Vicarage, Stone Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0LQ Telephone: 01732 761766 Email: [email protected] Church Calendar JUNE 2 7th Sunday of Easter White 9:45 All-age Family Service (Joint benefice) at St Lawrence’s Readings: tba 9 Pentecost Red 8:00 Holy Communion (BCP) Readings: Acts 2:1-21 & John 14:8-17 18:00 Evensong (BCP) Readings: Acts 2:1-21 & John 14:8-17 16 Trinity - St Lawrence Patronal White 9:45 Patronal Communion at St Lawrence’s Readings: Romans 5:1-5 & John 15:1-17 23 1st Sunday after Trinity Green 11:15 Parish Communion Readings: Isaiah 65:1-9 & Luke 8:26-39 30 2nd Sunday after Trinity Green 9:45 Joint Communion (Joint benefice) at St Lawrence’s Readings: Galatians 65:1-9 & Luke 8:26-39 7 July 3rd Sunday after Trinity Green 9:45 All-age Family Service (Joint benefice) Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Prayer Times Friday 7th June 2.30 13 Hillside, Sevenoaks TN13 3XJ (Guy’s) Monday 17 June 10.00 The Old Forge, Stone Street (Carol’s) Key: BCP = Book of Common Prayer - a service using traditional (17th C) language and form otherwise Common Worship - a service using contemporary (21st C) language and form St Margaret’s Church Website St Margaret’s now has its own website. To keep up to date about services and events please see www.stmargaretsunderriver.org.uk 2 FROM THE VICAR Dear Friends Jesus was alive! Could this be We have just celebrated Easter, true? They met but the church year marches on, and together when calls us to turn from the empty tomb words failed to the world where Christ goes them and the pain was too much. before us. Forty days after Easter They met together as hope was the church remembers Ascension rekindled to pray together, to sing Day (30th May) when Jesus together and gradually out of the ascended into heaven and then fifty horror and destruction of Good days after Easter, Pentecost (9th Friday a new community was born June) when the Holy Spirit comes on that would transform the world. the disciples with the sound of wind and with tongues of fire and Lots of photos and stories have transforms lives. emerged from the remains of that iconic cathedral but I was rather Fire, is particularly poignant as I sit fascinated by the metal rooster that and write this letter I have been once sat on top of Notre Dame’s thinking about the fire that spire which has been found, be it a destroyed much of Notre Dame, little battered. The rooster that Paris’s 12th century cathedral . crowed three times when Peter Thousands stood in stunned silence denied Jesus, now crows for a new in the streets and watched and day. President Macron says Notre stared, unable to tear their eyes Dame will be rebuilt. Resurrection– away as the 19th century spire fell the promise of new life is what into the fire. They couldn't believe Easter is all about. Jesus bore the what they were seeing. As the scars of the cross, his church will flames rose, some began singing bear the scars as a sign of hope in hymns as they watched in pain and the world. After the fire, through sorrow. They stood as witnesses, the ashes, new life will come. painful as it was, unable to do Altered and transformed, bringing anything but stand alongside each beauty from brokenness…we are other. Easter People. At that first Easter followers of God bless you Christ watched and waited, first at the cross and then behind locked Serena x doors as they struggled to understand what was happening. 3 Underriver Village Association Chairman: Miles Hayward Annual Membership £10 per household - To join contact [email protected] Pilates Classes BOOT CAMP Mondays 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm Fast paced circuit based workout Tuesdays 9:25 am Every Tuesday 7.30pm Contact: Zoe George 07950 494 335 Contact: Chris - Email: [email protected] email: [email protected] or call 07796 www.zoegeorgepilates.com 693756 Cookies Kitchen Dog walking & puppy visits Children's cookery classes held during school holidays & at weekends. Call Sian on: 07788 219 509. For further information - Or email: [email protected] Lived in Underriver 15 years. email: [email protected] or call Qualified canine first aider. 07786 271227 Fully insured. English for Au Pairs Second Wind Band Classes in Hildenborough contact Lucy Curtis A friendly concert band of wind and brass 07903 109441 musicians that rehearses each Friday from 6.45pm to 8.45pm in Underriver Village Hall. www.englishforaupairs.co.uk If you would like to join us please email [email protected] Underriver ladies choir Sevenoaks Mobile Foot Clinic All your Foot Care Needs in the comfort of A fun choir for beginners your own home. Monday mornings 9.30-10.50 Discounts for Underriver Residents Contact Belinda Goodwin 01732 833943 Fully Qualified, Registered and Insured [email protected] Contact Joanne on 07584 209 350 local resident Dates for your diaries: • Sep 7th Summer Show (Horticultural Society) • Sep 14th Last Night of the Proms • Nov 1st Fireworks at White Rock • Dec 6th Christmas Dinner at White Rock 4 Last Night at The Proms Evening - Saturday 14th September. The UVA autumn event this year will have a truly British feel to it! We would like to invite you to join us in the village hall for a live screening of the Last Night of the Proms. The evening will commence at 7.30pm with complimentary canapes and drinks on the village hall terrace. You are then invited to bring your own picnic and drinks to enjoy with friends on your table. We will join the BBC live for the second half of the concert at the Albert Hall from about 9pm. Singing along to the classics such as “Jerusalem” and “Land of Hope and Glory” is not compulso- ry but will be welcomed. Ticket price is £7.50 each and we expect them to sell out fast! Please let me know if you would like to come along by either telephone or e mail. Drop the cash or cheque (made payable to The Underriver Village Association) through my letterbox in a named envelope. Ideally get a table with friends, they will be tables of 8 people. If you cannot get a whole table we will manage to find you a space I’m sure! This will be a lovely village social occasion so please put the date in your dia- ry and buy your ticket as soon as possible. My contact details are:- E mail - [email protected] Phone number – 01732 833943 Address – The Kentish Barn, Underriver House Road, TN15 0SJ ( up the track behind Underriver House) Belinda Goodwin Village Hall Work Party – Wednesday 13th June at 6.30pm: There will be a work party on Wednesday 12th June from 6.30pm with a list of jobs to complete both in the hall & around the village. If you plan to come along please email me on [email protected] 5 Open Farm Sunday – 9th June Celebrate farming and farmers by visiting Mote Farm, Ivy Hatch, TN15 0NT from 10am until 4pm. Tractor & trailer rides, children’s farm quiz and activities, working machinery displays & static displays BBQ and tea & cakes. Produce stalls & Mote Farm meat £1.00 entry fee for all visitors 10 and over will be donated to Parkinson’s UK Dogs on leads only permitted in farmyard due to livestock and wildlife. Juliet Simpson’s JUNE OPEN STUDIO Last opened 2016 www.jssculptures.co.uk The White House, Rooks Hill, Underriver TN15 0SL Mobile: 07787 531808 2019 theme “MOUNTED ON OAK” June Open Days: 11.00am to 9.00pm: 8th, 9th, 22nd, 23rd. 11.00am to 6.00pm: 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st. UNDERRIVER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The Spring Show was a mass of daffodils and spring flowers this year and there was something in nearly every class. John Clemence swept the board, winning the cup for the most points in all classes and the cup for the best exhibit in the daffodil classes. Christopher Thornton won the diploma for the best exhibit in the remaining classes, congratulations to both of them. Note for the future, the photo classes in Autumn Show on September 7th, will be “A spiders web” and “Reflections” Angela Ridge 6 The Garden at Black Charles Barn On Saturday 15th June 2019 members of the Underriver Horticultural Society are invited to join a relaxed guided walk around the gardens of Black Charles Barn followed by a glass of Prosecco (or elderflower cordial if preferred). The garden is home to many unusual plants and trees and features a walled garden, meadow and large rockery with stream. This is an invitation only event for members of the Horticultural Society. If you live in the village and love gardens and plants do consider joining if you are not already a member. Please email Angela Ridge at [email protected] if you would like to come. There is no charge for this event but donations on the day in support of Folly Wildlife Hospital most welcome. Jane Lockwood Elderflower Cordial 20 heads Elderflower 4 Lemons 1.8kg Granulated sugar 1.2 Litres water Can be half measures Put sugar in water, bring to boil stirring until dissolved Place elderflowers in a large bowl. Add zest of lemons. Remove ends of lemons and discard.