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October 2017 (End of Trinity to Christmas Eve) The Scottish Episcopal Church The Parish Magazine of St John the Evangelist Forres Charity Number SC010346 Last Sunday after Trinity to October Christmas Eve The Eagle 2017 This edition of the Eagle is available in full colour on St John’s Website We celebrate the baptism of Theodore Ian Ramesh Mowat-Patel 27th August 2017 2 NOTICES OUR PRIEST IN CHARGE—during the interregnum is the Very Rev. Alison Simpson. St JOHNS DAVID AND PAULINE WARD–just as Eagle went NOTICES to print, we understand that David and Pauline have moved into sheltered accommodation in Inverurie. If you want their address, please con- tact Wiz Latham. OUR NEW PRIEST IN CHARGE—the two way process of prayer and discernment for a new Priest in Charge has been fruitful, and we are honoured to welcome Rev Dr Hamilton Inbadas to this role. We pray for a successful outcome of his visa application, for himself, his wife Grace and their family and look forward to them moving into the Rectory between Christmas and New Year, and for his installation as Priest in Charge in January 2018. See page 10 for a photograph of Rev Dr Inbadas and his family. ACM MEETING & NEW VESTRY MEMBERS—congratulations are proffered to Mrs. Laura Smith {leader of our new Youth Fellowship Group and Glen17 Leader} and the Rev. Dr. Judith Hampson (a member of our Choir and Interfaith Minister} who were elected to serve for three years on the Vestry at the recent ACM. The ACM recorded their thanks to Dorothy Gough and John Horrocks for their help and construc- tive debate on Vestry during their three year terms of office. The ACM also reappointed Derek Bedford and Grant Swain as Lay Rep and Alternate Lay Rep on Diocesan Synod and reappointed Gareth Whymant and Sally Ross Mowat as Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Officers. Gareth thanked Sally for her work and informed the meeting that St John’s is in a period of flux, updating paperwork with the relevant Diocesan Officer(s). Finally thanks to all who contributes towards the Annex of Groups and Activities booklet, which highlighted the many and varied ac- tivities which take place within our church’s footprint. EXTERNAL REDECORATION—in recent weeks, a firm of decorators was engaged in the external redecoration of the Church and Rectory. The most visible sign was a cherry picker in the Rectory grounds, used to access the high windows and tower. Estimated costs were in the region of £16,400+VAT. Thankfully a prudent member of vestry, in spite of some doubt, has managed to obtain a grant from the Landfill Communities Fund of slightly over £16,400 to cover the costs of the work. Hopefully a further refund will be available from Gordon Brown’s Listed Places of Wor- ship scheme for the VAT on the redecoration of the church, leaving only the VAT on the Rectory redecoration (approx. £1,300) to be paid out of Church Funds, Thanks to everyone for your forbearance by not parking on the rectory drive during the redeco- ration works. Peter Airey has identified a number of snags with the external redecoration and the contractors will be returning to church in the coming weeks to rectify these issues. PLANT SALE—thanks to all who helped and supported this event, which raised approx. £1,200. The unsold items left over of Deacon Anthony’s garden accessories will be available at the Christ- mas Coffee Morning on the 25th November. Photos on the back pages. PIPE AND ORGAN CONCERT—was better supported than last year, several members of the audi- 3 ence commented about the poor quality of the Church sound (or lack of) system, which it is hoped will be improved before their next visit due in 2018. HARVEST FESTIVAL – a very big thank you to everyone who decorated the church for our Harvest Festival . ST. DROSTAN REGIONAL SYNOD–Saturday 4th November at Holy Trinity, Elgin starting with a Eucharist at 9.30am—further details on the notice board at the back of church. This is your op- portunity to discover what the Diocesan Synod has been discussing during the past year. VESTRY MEETINGS – Monday 6th November and 4th December in the Parish Room at 7.00 pm. BOOK CLUB—on Tuesday 7th November at 7.00pm at 2 Woodside Drive, when the book being discussed will be Bring Me Home by Alan Titchmarsh. MOTHERS’ UNION MEETINGS – Tuesday 14th November (Mary’s Meals Part Two) and 12th De- cember in the Parish Room at 2.00pm. BEETLE DRIVE—has been postponed until January 2018. CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING—Saturday 25th November in St Leonard’s Church Hall from 10am to Noon. The stalls will include Chocolate Tombola, Raffle, Bottles, Christmas Gifts, Cakes and Books (no bric-a-brac please). Tickets £2 sold in advance, please collect your tickets in church. Please bring donations, no matter how small, to church on Sundays when Tina will collect them from you. Many thanks for your kind donations and support. ADVENT—watch out for prayer stations in church during Advent, there will be an Advent evening service of reflection starting at 5pm on Friday 15th December. Further details nearer the time will be in the pew sheet. Thanks to the Bible Study Group. BAKE OFF MINCE PIES—Sunday 26th November – a relaxing and fun competition in St John’s Church Hall after the 10.00am Eucharist, with tea and coffee available. Bring six mince pies on a plate and they will be judged anonymously by the consumers. Donations welcome. CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS —the Fund Raising Committee plan to mix the Pudding Mix at Kirsteen’s House at 10am on Friday 1st December and for the resultant mix to be on sale after the 10am Eucharist on Sunday 3rd December. Made to order only at a very modest charge of £2 per lb. Please sign up on the list in church asking for donations towards the mix. Christmas Cakes and mince pies will also be made to order. FUND RAISING MEETING – Monday 11th December in the Parish Room at 2.00pm MUSICK FYNE CONCERT – This will take place at 8pm on Wednesday 13th December at St John’s – the music will be the Vespers from Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil in a context of Russian orthodox chants, with music for voices and brass by Bruckner. Tickets £10 with mince pies and mulled wine or apple juice included. CAROL SERVICE – our annual Carol Service will be held on Sunday 17th December at 6pm. Mince pies and mulled wine or apple juice will be served after the service and there will be a collection for a worthy charity. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES—The 10am Eucharist on Christmas Eve will be from the reserved sac- rament led by Deacon Anthony and the Lay Eucharistic Minister Team, to celebrate the Lay Eu- charistc Ministers who have given so much of their time to cover all of the Thursday 10am and 4 many of the Sunday 8am Eucharists. Finally, there will be a Midnight Eucharist, starting at 1130pm on Christmas Eve (Sunday 24th December) led by the Rev Canon Robin Forrest. CHRISTMAS EVE/DAY SERVICES – there will be a Family Service with a Eucharist at 11am on Christmas Day (Monday 25th December). This service will be led by the Rev Patrick Thompson. WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY – Thursday 18th January to the 25th January 2018 – full details to follow, but please make a note of this week in your 2018 diaries or calendars. Materials for 2018 have been produced in the Caribbean and use Exodus 15, a song of triumph over op- pression, as the motif of the Week of Prayer. These dates mark the octave of St. Paul and are the traditional dates for the week—local events may take place on days outside of these dates. BURNS CEILIDH – Saturday 27th January 2018 in the Church Hall – details tba. AUCTION AND PANCAKE PARTY – Shrove Tuesday, the 13th February 2018 in the Church Hall – details to be advised. QUIZ—Saturday 7th April 2018 in the Church Hall – details tba. YOUR NEXT EDITION OF EAGLE— will be in church from the Christmas Eve, Sunday 24th Decem- ber. Our hard working printers {TopPrint of Alton, Hampshire} will be having a well deserved holiday for Christmas and Hogmanay, hence the earlier production date for the next issue. As will the electronic carrier pigeons who assist in the transmission of the magazine from the Editorial Garret to the printers. All items to Michael please by the 14th December 2017. Your editor and webmaster is Michael Ellison, who can be contacted :- St. Crispin’s, 9 South St., Forres IV36 1DE Email [email protected] Telephone 07932 000398 Eagle is produced on a two monthly basis, with Eagle ar- riving in church for the last Sunday in February, April, June, August, October and De- cember. Please submit articles for publication in Eagle by the second Sunday of each of these months. {The editor would like to thank all the members of our congregation who have con- tributed articles for this Edi- tion and also thank all for your kind words of support and encouragement for this and previous editions) Many Thanks Michael 5 Moray Fresh Start Following two interesting visits earlier this year to meetings at St Johns I thought it would be beneficial for church members to hear an update on this local charity. It has been a busy but productive few months for the charity, we moved out of the Pinefield store. With some reorganisation in Unit 10 at the Elgin Business Centre we are now settled in and finding it more satis- factory to be under one roof.
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