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DECEMBER 2015 - JANUARY 2016 the stjames-hamptonhill.org.ukspire FREE please take a copy Happy Christmas to all our readers AROUND THE SPIRE P5 RECIPE FOR LIFE P6 WHAT’S ON P7 Our Church From the Editor... Registered Charity No 1129286 Despite being still a month away, the preparations for Clergy Christmas seem to have been with us for so long already. At least now if you buy mince pies they will Vicar probably have a date beyond Christmas — unlike those Vacant on sale in July! All enquiries regarding We are planning a special article next Christmas baptisms, weddings and about customs and traditions so we need your help this funerals should go through Christmas. All the details are in Church News on page 4. the Parish office. One of the highlights of Christmas at St James’s is the Christingle service on 6 December. This service is based around the work of the Children’s Society and David Hetling has written our centrespread this month on their very valuable work. The service is always very well attended and everyone comes away with an orange, a candle and sweets. Curate On behalf of The Spire Committee may I wish all our readers a happy Christmas and The Revd Jacky Cammidge peaceful New Year. Details of all the Christmas services are on Page 7 and you will Jacky, pictured right, was born in Abertillery, receive a warm welcome at any of them. We hope to see you sometime over the holidays. South Wales. She is a self-supporting minister, ordained in July 2015. During term Best wishes time she runs one of two Hampton Hill nursery Cover photo: Choristers on Christmas Day St Paul’s Cathedral schools owned by her family. Bell Ringing Susan Horner 020 8979 9380 Janet Telephone: 074 9677 0505 Brownies and Guides [email protected] Girlguiding.org.uk or 0800 1 69 59 01 Janet Nunn Charities and Links Committee Parish Office Ann Peterken 020 8891 5862 thespire is published nine times a year for the Parochial Church Council of St James. Administrator Children’s Champion We make no charge for this magazine, but we hope that you will contribute towards the production Jane Gibson Stuart Richardson 020 8890 4854 costs to enable us to expand our important outreach across the parish. For all general enquiries and If you are a regular reader please consider making an annual donation. Cheques should be made hall bookings. The office is Church Cleaning Debbie Nunn 020 8979 3078 payable to The PCC of St James and sent to Spire Appeal c/o the Parish Office. open Monday, Wednesday Church Flowers Coryn Robinson 020 8979 6786 and Friday mornings. Telephone: 020 8941 6003 Churches Together Around Hampton STORIES, FEATURES NEXT ISSUE / COPY DEADLINE Email: [email protected] Ann Peterken 020 8891 5862 If you have any ideas, or would like to write for the The February issue is published on Fri January 29. Address: St James’s Church, 46 St James’s magazine, please contact the Editor, Janet Nunn. 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Nick is an Executive PCC Secretary Kirstie Craig 077 7588 2935 CIRCULATION Director of the Swiss bank Manuscripts, photographs and artwork are accepted Planned Giving Committee thespire is available free from church and other UBS, based in London. on the basis that thespire does not accept liability Gwynneth Lloyd 020 8943 0709 outlets. It is also delivered across the parish and Telephone: 020 8943 2025 for loss or damage to them. We cannot print anything posted further afield. Contact Susan Horner: Email: [email protected] Properties Committee subject to copyright. Views expressed in thespire Telephone: 020 8979 9380 are not necessarily those of the PCC of St James. Bryan Basdell 020 8979 2040 Email: [email protected] Treasurer Safeguarding Officer Write to: 5 St James’s Avenue, Hampton Hill, Please recycle this Don Barrett Jane Newman 020 8979 6154 Middlesex TW12 1HH magazine after use Before retiring, Don worked at Scout Group Paul Fitchett 020 8941 7186 the Church Commissioners for England, who manage the Servers Lesley Mortimer 020 8941 2345 Come and worship with us! Church of England’s assets. Telephone: 020 8979 3331 Sidespersons Janet Taylor 020 8979 0046 Sunday 27 December St John Sundays Email: [email protected] Exodus 33.7-11a; 1 John 1; John 21.19b-25 St James’s Ark Debbie Nunn 020 8979 3078 8am Holy Communion Sunday 3 January Epiphany St James’s Hospitality / Parish Breakfast 9.30am Parish Communion Isaiah 60.1-6; Ephesians 3.1-12; Organist / Choirmaster Clare Ryan and Kirstie Craig 079 6413 1135 Sunday 6 December Advent 2 / Christingle Matthew 2.1-12 Mark Blackwell St James’s Players Martin Hinckley 020 8979 0528 8am Malachi 3.1-4; Philippians 1.3-11; Sunday 10 January Baptism of Christ Mark is an accomplished Luke 3.1-6 parish organist with 40 The Shell Seekers (Sunday School) Isaiah 43.1-7; Acts 8.14-17; Luke 3.15-17,21,22 years of experience. Term-time in the hall from 9.25am 9.30am Luke 1.46-55 Sunday 17 January Epiphany 2 Telephone: 077 6814 6879 (except when there is an all-age service.) Sunday 13 December Advent 3 Email: [email protected] Stuart Richardson 020 8890 4854 Isaiah 62.1-5; 1 Corinthians 12.1-11; Zephaniah 3.14-20; Philippians 4.4-7; John 2.1-11 Tools with a Mission Janet Nunn 020 8979 6325 Luke 3.7-18 SUPPORT US! Sunday 24 January Epiphany 3 Theatre Club Peter Hale 020 979 9287 Sunday 20 December Advent 4 Nehemiah 8.1-3,5-6,8-10; The more volunteers, the more we can do Visitors’ Group Liz Wilmot 020 8977 9434 Micah 5.2-5a; Hebrews 10.5-10; Luke 1.39-45 1 Corinthians 12.12-31a; Luke 4.14-21 Support us by regular giving, it’s easy to do 6.30pm Carol Service Sunday 31 January Candlemas Leave a gift in your will, a lasting legacy Weekly Pew Sheet Jane Gibson 020 8941 6003 Thursday 24 December Christmas Eve Malachi 3.1-5; Hebrews 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-40 4.30pm Crib Service Finding us 11pm Midnight Mass Isaiah 9.2-7; Mondays-Fridays (not Tues) St James’s Church is on the 9.15am Morning Prayer Titus 2.11-14; Luke 2.1-14 corner of St James’s Road and Park Road. There is Friday 25 December Christmas Day Tuesdays ample parking in the road. 9.30am only Hebrews 1.1-4; John 1.1-14 9.30am Holy Communion 2 I thespire FOR DETAILS OF WHAT’S ON LOCALLY GO TO PAGE SEVEN Leader Column with Nick Bagge The greatest gift of all Thought & Prayer Taking time to talk to God y mother is a very organised person, so it came built churches for those who lived on their estates and provided as no surprise to be informed in early October, for the clergy to minister to them. Over time, the roles of the ‘You’ll need to tell me soon what you would like bishop and PCC have increased in significance, but patrons for Christmas!’ I’m fortunate to have the retain their rights and responsibilities to nominate a candidate as essentials in life: a house, a job, a lovely wife and vacancies arise. Our patron is the Revd Derek Winterburn, Vicar Man equally lovely daughter, so it often takes me a while to come of St Mary’s Church, Hampton, who also appointed Peter. This up with a list that will satisfy her. means he knows our parish well. The answer, when it came, was perhaps a tad ambitious, even A Prayer for Christmas for a resourceful parent. ‘What I’d really like is a new vicar!’ We all have a voice in the appointment It comes as something of a surprise to my non-churchgoing He won’t make that recommendation, however, without a good Jesus, the Light of the World, as we celebrate your friends that we don’t line up a replacement before the present deal of consultation.