Eastwick and Gilston Parish Magazine February 2012
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EASTWICK AND GILSTON PARISH MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2012 KNOW YOUR COUNCILLORS PARISH WEB SITE: eastwickandgilston.org.uk EASTWICK AND GILSTON PARISH COUNCILLORS CHAIRMAN MARK ORSON KEITH HARVEY AMANDA OLSEN 01279 453257 01279 410435 01279 452488 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] TIM GEDDES SPIKE HUGHES PAUL WHITING 01279 437010 [email protected] 01279 453136 [email protected] [email protected] EAST HERTS HERTFORDSHIRE PARISH CLERK DISTRICT COUNCILLOR COUNTY COUNCILLOR CHRISTINE LAW MIKE NEWMAN ROGER BEECHING 01279 411646 01279 448672 01279 722496 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EASTWICK AND GILSTON PARISH COUNCIL NEXT MEETING MONDAY 12 TH MARCH 2012 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING this is a meeting of the electorate and not a Parish Council meeting FOLLOWED BY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 8.00PM VILLAGE HALL, PYE CORNER GILSTON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BUSINESS MEETING WE WILL HAVE A 10-15 MINUTE SLOT WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE PARISH COUNCIL ON COUNCIL MATTERS. AFTER THIS, THE PUBLIC ARE ASKED TO PLEASE BE SILENT SO THAT THE PARISH COUNCIL CAN HOLD THEIR MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT DURING OUR MEETING BUT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. AGENDA FOR ALL PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN BE FOUND ON ONE OF OUR VILLAGE NOTICE BOARDS – IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE REPORTS THAT ARE NOT WITH THE AGENDAS (DUE TO LACK OF SPACE) PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK. PARISH COUNCIL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2012 - REVISED MONDAY 9 TH JANUARY - Full council meeting MONDAY 12 TH MARCH – ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – this is a meeting of the electorate and not a Parish Council meeting – FOLLOWED BY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY 14 TH MAY – ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL – FOLLOWED BY PARISH COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING MONDAY 9 TH JULY - Full Council meeting MONDAY 10 TH SEPTEMBER – Full Council meeting MONDAY 12 TH NOVEMBER - Full Council meeting EASTWICK AND GILSTON VILLAGE HALL AGM MONDAY 6 TH FEBRUARY 2012 8.00PM The AGM is open to all residents. It is always good to see people who are interested and who might have ideas and questions . VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman: Mr David Jackson 419404 V Chairman: Mr Pat Wood 419838 Treasurer: Mr Trevor Brown 423676 Bookings Officer: Mr Pat Wood 419838 Trustee: Mr Keith Harvey 410435 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL POLICE: HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY Emergency no: 999 Non emergency call: 0845 3300 222 Police Constable working out of Bishops Stortford is T PC Nicola Hunt 334 Telephone no: 0845 3300 222 or 01992 533 160 / 01992 533 115 E-mail: [email protected] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY If you were lucky enough to receive a new mobile, television, sat nav or bike for Christmas, or have bought a new gadget in the January sales, have you registered it for free on http://www.immobilise.com/ yet? Every year police recover hundreds of valuables that cannot be traced to their rightful owners. However, registering possessions on http://www.immobilise.com/ can help. It is a free database where people can list their property and then, if the item is lost or stolen, users can log this on the system to help any recovered items be returned to them. It can also serve as a deterrent to thieves, who won't want to be caught carrying property that is easily identified as not belonging to them by police, and can help police to identify suspects as part of their investigations. Combined with simple crime prevention, this can help you to keep your valuable possessions secure. For tips on security, please visit http://www.herts.police.uk/advice/crime_prevention.aspx . If you need to reply by email click on my address here: [email protected] . Hertfordshire Constabulary Neighbourhood Watch Email: [email protected] Benefice of High Wych and Gilston with Eastwick SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY 2012 5th February 3rd Sunday 9.30am St James, High Wych Parish Eucharist Sunday before Lent Readings - Isaiah 40:21- 11.15a 31 & 1 Corinthians 9: 16- m 32 – Mark 1:29-39 Parish Eucharist St Mary’s, Gilston Readings - Isaiah 40:21- 31 & 1 Corinthians 9: 16- 32 – Mark 1:29-39 12 th February 2nd Sunday 9.30am St James, High Wych Parish Eucharist Sunday before Lent Readings – Proverbs 8: 1,22-31 & Colossians 1: 15-29 – John 1: 1-14 19 th February Sunday next 9.30am St James, High Wych Parish Eucharist Sunday before Lent Readings – 2 Kings 2: 1- 12 & 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 – Mark 9: 2-9 Parish Eucharist St Botolph’s, 11.15a Eastwick m Readings – 2 Kings 2: 1- 12 & 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 – Mark 9: 2-9 22 nd February Ash Wednesday 8.00am St James, High Wych Ash Wednesday Wednesday Readings – Isaiah 58: 1-12 Eucharist & 2 Corinthians 5: 20b-6:10 – Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-20 26 th February 1st Sunday in 8.00am St James, High Wych Parish Eucharist Sunday Lent Readings – Genesis 9: 8-17 & 1 Peter 3: 18-22 – Mark 1: 9-15 9.30am St James, High Wych Sunday Praise Each Tuesday 9.00am St Botolph’s, Morning Prayer Eastwick Each Wednesday 9.00am St James, High Wych Morning Prayer Each Thursday 9.00am St Mary’s, Gilston Morning Prayer Each Friday 9.00am St Anne, Allen’s Morning Prayer Green PRIEST-IN-CHARGE : Rev Anthony Giles, The Rectory, High Wych, Sawbridgeworth ([email protected]) 01279 726476 READERS: Joy Galliers-Burridge, Readers, 41 Hart Road, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0HL 01279 444870 Roger Burridge, Readers, 41Hart Road, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0HL 01279 444870 Judith Denton, Path Cottage, High Wych Lane, CM21 0JP 01279 723714 CHURCH WARDEN: Mr Rick George 01279 721875 SECRETARY: Mrs Lois Smith 01279 431123 TREASURER: Mrs Hazel Scorah 01279 418061 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land visiting the major Biblical sites. October 15 th – 24 th 2012, Monday to Wednesday, a. The cost will be £1,575 based on sharing accommodation. Single accommodation is available at an extra cost. A deposit of £100 is required when booking. More details and booking forms for both trips are available from Rev Anthony Giles 726476, [email protected] . PRIEST-IN-CHARGE LETTER Happy Pancake Day Christmas is over and done with and Easter Eggs are beginning to be seen on supermarket shelves. In the Church we don’t completely finish with Christmas until the end of January when we celebrate the Presentation of the Baby Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem. This is also known as Candlemas. At the beginning of February the hangings in the church and clergy vestments change to green as we start what is called Ordinary Time and we begin to prepare for Lent. Ash Wednesday, the day after Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday to the posh amongst us), falls on 22 nd February. This is the first day of Lent and we mark it with a special service of Holy Communion in the Evening where worshippers have a cross marked on their foreheads with ashes. The ashes are made by burning last year’s Palm Crosses from Palm Sunday. They are cooled down and mixed with water so nobody gets burnt. Christians observe Lent as a period of self denial. Traditionally no luxury foods were eaten after they had all been used up on Shrove Tuesday. Many Christians today give up some luxury and perhaps donate what they would spend to charity. It is also a time for reflection and study and we shall be holding two study groups each week that will follow a course prepared by the diocese. Detail of these for High Wych are given below. If you would like to join with us please contact the host by phone or in church. The other thing we are beginning to think about is preparing people for Confirmation. Confirmation is the completion of what started when we were baptised. It involves attending a preparation course which lasts for about ten weeks. At the Confirmation service, which is led by the Bishop, the candidates say for themselves the promises that their parents and godparents made on their behalf when they were babies. The Bishop then lays his hands on their heads and prays for the Holy Spirit to confirm their faith in Christ. Those confirmed are then full adult members of the Church of England and can receive Holy Communion. If you have been baptised and want more details about Confirmation, please contact me at the Rectory (01279 726476) or in church and I can explain what is involved in more detail. If you have not been baptised and would like to discuss that possibility, again, give me a ring or talk to me in church. And don’t eat too many pancakes. Anthony Giles Lent Groups will meet on: Tuesday Evenings at 7.30 at the Rectory from 28 th February. Contact Anthony Giles (vicar) on 726476. Wednesday Mornings 10.00 am at 6 Falcon Close. Contact Jan Dixon on 723557. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CANDLEMAS : FEBRUARY 2 Candlemas Day takes its name from the blessing of candles on this day for use in church throughout the coming year. It is the feast of the presentation of Christ in the Temple when Simeon hailed him, as ‘A light to lighten the Gentiles’. Christians used to light candles for Baby Jesus and Mother Mary and perhaps that is why in some areas today the snowdrops which are very much in evidence at this season are known as Candlemas Bells or Mary’s tapers. If Candlemas Day be fair and bright Winter will take another flight.