Musbury Parish News Winter 2020
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Musbury Diary Winter 2020 ch-Church: MUSBURY PARISH December Sunday 6th Village Praise 10.00am Ch NEWS Sunday 13th Holy Communion BCP 11.15am Ch Thursday 17th Carol singing around the village 4.00pm Sunday 20th Holy Communion 11.15am Ch Sunday 20th Carol service 4.00pm Ch Friday 25th All Age Service 10.00am Ch With optional communion afterwards January Sunday 3rd Village Praise 10.00am Ch Sunday 10th Holy Communion BCP 11.15am Ch Sunday 17th Holy Communion 11.15am Ch Sunday 24th Evening prayer 3.30pm Ch Sunday 31st Holy Communion 11.15am Ch All the above subject to current regulations Please look on village notice boards Your Parish news The Parish news is dependent on many volunteers, allowing it to be delivered free of charge to every house in the Parish. For this issue 320 copies are collected from Axminster Printers and delivered to David Antell who coordinates and organises distribution . The 320 copies have to be broken down into smaller packages which are then delivered by David to the 15 distributors . These volunteers then deliver the news through your letterbox usually in the first weekend of the Quarter A big thank you to the following the following people David Antell, Ian King, Judith Rixon, Brenda Wheatley, Annie Durrant, Jill Anderson, John Pugh, Sue Irving, Joan Welch, Cherry Sargent, Stuart Heal, Mr and Mrs Boglione, and Lesley Wilson. Many of our distribution team have been doing the job for a long time, and are Winter 2020 now of a certain age so new volunteers would always be welcome If you are interested please ring David Antell 553454 Holyford Mission Community www.holyford.org 2020 (so far ) Quiz Rector Fr Steven Martin [email protected] 553180 Church Office Administrator Emma Laughton [email protected] 552307 Well it has not all been covid this year can you remember some of the other Revd Preb John Lees (Associate Minister) 551351 News ? Linda Joy (Children and Families Worker) 07599292449 Jan Lees (Reader) 551351 1. In January who wanted to live like the common People ? Emma Laughton (Reader) 551400 2. This guitarist died in 2020 best known for the hit jump. Revd Victoria Chester 07489882824 3. Has he out trumped Trump? Charles Hill (Reader) 552141 4. The first bowler to reach 600 test wickets Sue McCoulough 552446 5. Announced his retirement in September, best known for the Pompidou Revd Canon Colin Preece (Retired Assistant clergy) 552154 centre and Millennium Dome Revd Nigel Freathy (Retired clergy) 22303 6. This Day was declared to be Palindrome Day Revd Jeremy White (Retired clergy) 32299 7. This washed up near Ballycotton in February 8. Who toppled Schumacher's record? St Michael’s Church, Musbury 9. Where did British trained pilots flying British made planes continue to Church wardens bomb Civilians ? Mrs Sue Irving, Cherry Tree House, Church Hill 552440 10. In June who changed their name to “The chicks”? Mr Michael Pritchard, Knap Orchard, Combpyne Rd 552297 11. What was discovered to be able to fly for 5 hours without flapping its wings? Treasurer 12.Who has become the worlds richest women? Mr Robin Collis, Monmouth House 551105 13.What became worth $2 Trillion in August ? 14.In July what did scientists find on Venus? 15.What theory did Elon Musk advance about the Pyramids? 16.In August this city was rocked by a huge explosion MUSBURY PARISH NEWS 17.She won the French Open women’s tennis in October Village Website: www.musburyvillage.co.uk 18.This teenager was beatified by the catholic Church 19.How much did William Shakespeare’s First Folio sell for at Auction in This magazine is published quarterly by the Parochial Church Council of St. October ? (To the nearest Million) Michael’s, and is distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. The 20.Who Was re-elected in New Zealand ? cost is borne by the PCC but is largely offset by advertising revenue and by a 21.He was suspended from the Labour Party in October grant from the Parish Council. The Treasurer will always welcome donations 22.Word of the year according to Collins English dictionary by readers. 23.The first ever Solo Male cover star of US vogue The services provided by our advertisers are commended: when using them 24.The first woman to top the uk album chart over 5 Consecutive decades. please mention the Musbury Parish News. 25.In February Boris confirmed this will go ahead 26.Country singing legend known for the Gambler who died in March Editor 27.Whom did Rishi Sunak replace as Chancellor of the Exchequer? Jolly Sargent, Ruffles, Doatshayne Lane 552470 28.Which basketball star died in a Helicopter crash? [email protected] 29.What did “Eastenders celebrate this year”? 30.Winner of the Tour de France Distribution: Mr David Antell 553454 Answers will be posted on a village notice board in January or contact the editor Advertising: Rod Powell 552681 And Finally From The Vicarage Steven Writes “To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilisation you need education” Jonathan Sacks 1948-2020 At the time of writing this, we are coming towards the end of November and I, like many, scratching my head and wondering what will happen or be possible after we emerge from the second intense period of lockdown…in “Wars are won by weapons but it takes ideas to win a peace. ” particular, what on earth we shall be able do at Christmas in terms of Jonathan Sacks 1948-2020 services and gatherings? Planning is tricky, but the aim is always to carry on as best we can, keeping “The older you get, I have to say, the funnier you find life. That's the only way to the church open during the day, and returning to having services in church go.” Diana Rigg 1938-2020 as soon as we are permitted. We also plan to hold extra events to enable people to gather outdoors, again, as regulations allow. Details of these can “I can see clearly now that the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way. be found below. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, it's gonna be a bright, bright sun Alongside services in church, we continue to offer ways in which people shining day.” Johnny Nash 1940- 2020 can join us to come together and worship online or over the telephone. Details of services and events at St Michael’s (as well as across the Thank you to all contributors and the rest of the team for allowing us to publish Mission Community) can be found on our website, www.holyford.org and/or another issue in difficult circumstances. As I write this there is a glimmer of light at our Facebook page @holyfordmission, or by telephoning our the end of the tunnel and hope for the New Year. Living in Musbury we have been churchwardens, Michael (552297) ,Sue (552440) or me (553180) to check lucky to be sheltered from the worst of the pandemic and although for many it has when services are taking place. If you wish to sign up for our weekly email been a difficult year let us hope for a return to normality . newsletter, please send an email to Dr Charles Hill I do not know what the Christmas , and the New year period will be like but I am [email protected]. sure that it will be celebrated in some way in Musbury and I am certain that the year 2020 will be one that is remembered for a long time. As you may know, we were forced to close the church for a few weeks Keep an eye on the village website and the village notice boards for up to date during summer as part of the plaster from the ceiling over the South Aisle news. After all one wouldn’t want to miss anything. and Nave fell down. With the church out-of-bounds, we held a lovely service in the churchyard. Following the architect’s visit, we have been able to open again, and have services inside, albeit with part of the church I am always looking for contribution for the Parish News , from the topical to the cordoned off, until we can repair the ceiling. controversial , and the humorous .So why not take time over the festive season It has been no mean feat to keep the church open, and my thanks go to all and write me something those who lock and unlock the church, and all who have taken on the extra cleaning required to keep our church sanitised and ‘covid safe’. Take care, mind how you go and have a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New year. Many are suffering financial difficulties during this time, and your parish church is no exception. On top of our usual expenses, we are now faced Jolly Editor with a new challenge. Repairing the fallen panels on a high ceiling in a listed building will be costly, and we are faced with the added complication of potential extra costs if, after closer inspection, there are further loose panels which need to be replaced. The PCC are currently seeking to raise Contributors please note the necessary funds in order to make progress with the work. My thanks to Ann Veit and others in the village who are fundraising in various ways at a Deadline for next Issue 12th February time when fundraising in the usual way is almost impossible. 44 Musbury Parish News Winter 2020 Winter 2020 Musbury Parish News 1 Every day we are losing memories and memorabilia, even pictures that Despite global pandemics and falling plasterwork (!) the church appeared in Musbury Memories can no longer be found.