All Saints’ Croxley Green

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1 All Saints' Croxley Green

Sunday Worship in Church Vicar: 9.45am Parish Communion Revd. Canon Miriam Mugan The Vicarage WD3 3HJ Tel: 772109

Honorary Priests: Morning Prayers 8am in Church Revd. Dr Anne Shaw Tel: 827663 Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Churchwardens Lyndon Palmer Tel: 720856

Anne Oke Tel: 220782 Services can be viewed on Facebook or the Parish website as follows:- Assistant Churchwardens: Sunday 9.45am Sunday Worship Nik Bennett Tel: 773623 Morning Prayer 8am Monday, Wednesday and Friday Ann Palmer Tel: 720856

Sacristan: The Church is Open Daily for private prayer and meditation. Assistants: Mary Bittles Tel: 771275 Please abide by the safety measures in Chris Fagan Tel: 720319 place when you are in the Church. Parochial Church Council: Secretary: Chris Fagan The Parish Office is open for enquiries Tel: 720319 from 9am to 12 noon, Tuesday to Friday. Treasurer: Andrew Nobbs Answerphone available outside these Tel: 770039 hours. Tel: 772109 Parish Administrator: Judith Man Hall hire email; [email protected] Website:www.croxleygreenallsaints.org Magazine Email:[email protected] [email protected]

2 January 2021

Revd. Canon Miriam writes:

Dear Friends

Happy New Year… I think that we are all glad to leave 2020 behind!! What a year it has been. Whoever thought that our lives would be turned upside down by the impact of a tiny virus? One thing that 2020 has taught us is that we are not as in control of life as perhaps we thought we were. Such knowledge has led to many people re-evaluating what things are really important to them. When faced with empty food shelves, the loss of personal freedom and living under the shadow of a deadly virus that can make us very ill, leave some with life- changing after-effects or even cause people to die, what really matters isn’t our material wealth, but the value of family, friendships, love and faith. For me, knowing that God has been with us through this whole ordeal, is still with us, and always will be with us is what has given me faith and hope for the future. It may be that I have had time to be a bit more aware, but over the course of this year I have been struck by the number of days where the beauty and magnificence of colours in the sky at both sunrise and sunset have been stunning. To me they bring a great sense of hope at the start and the end of the day and the sure knowledge that whatever happens, night will follow day, time moves forward, and God remains unchanged, watching over us, holding us, guiding us and sharing our joys and sorrows as we journey through life.

I wonder what 2021 will bring? With the rollout of the vaccine, we can certainly look forward to moving out of the current restrictions that are dominating our lives and activities which is something to look forward to. I think that perhaps our outlook on life, on what is important and what is not, will be different. I certainly hope that the outpouring of care, support and newly formed friendships with our neighbours and others will continue and as a society we maintain that outward, caring attitude rather than the inward self-obsessed attitude that was becoming

1 so prevalent before the virus hit us. I hope that our appreciation and gratitude towards those who work in our health services and care homes and other essential services (many of which perhaps went unnoticed before lockdown) continues and people continue to feel valued and respected in whatever work they are doing. I hope that for us at All Saints’ we can continue to grow in faith, love and support for one another and that God continues to bless us as he leads us on our journey of faith, both as individuals and a Christian community. I am excited about the plans that God may have for us as a church in the weeks, months and years ahead and especially excited that this year we will welcome Paul, as a Curate in Training, when he joins us after his ordination as Deacon in July. He has written an article to introduce himself which is included in this magazine.

I wonder what you are hoping for in 2021?

Some years ago I came across a beautiful prayer used in the Methodist Church at their annual Covenant Service which takes place at the beginning of every new year. This service is a celebration of all that God has done and an affirmation that we give our lives and choices to God. It is an invitation for people to renew their covenant relationship with God. It dates back to 1755 when John Wesley created a service which would help people open themselves to God more fully. The aim of the service is to help people hear God’s offer and God’s challenge; to provide space for God to prompt and for people to respond. As you reflect on what you are hoping for in 2021, perhaps you could pray this prayer for yourself and open yourselves to God even more by allowing him to pour out the blessings, love and support that he is longing share with you in 2021. Lord, I am no longer my own but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you, exalted for you, or brought low for you; let me be full, let me be empty, let me have all things, let me have nothing:

2 I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal. And now, glorious and blessèd God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, you are mine and I am yours. And the covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. © Methodist Worship Book.

With my love and prayers for a blessed, fruitful and peaceful New Year

Miriam

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Parish Register and Records

FUNERALS

10th December 2021 Betty LAWRENCE aged 92 years

11th December 2021 David EDWARDS aged 86 years

3 A Letter from Paul

Hello!

First, please know how excited I am to be joining you as Assistant Curate in July of next year. My journey to Ordained Ministry has been a long one and to see it move to its next stage, God willing, is tremendously affirming!

As you know, my name is Paul and I live in Mill End, with my wife, Siu and daughter, Kelly. Siu works in the care sector and Kelly is in her last year at Grammar School for Girls, taking her A-Levels next year and hoping to go on to university to study Chemistry. We have lived in Mill End for 20 years but prior to moving there we lived on the Watford Road in Croxley Green for a year, just a few hundred yards from All Saints. It is lovely to have the opportunity be able to minster in an area where we felt so at home.

I am originally from north-west Essex and then lived and worked in for many years before moving to the company where I currently work. This was based in Uxbridge, but I moved to working from home in March and this looks likely to continue for some time. I work in the travel business, for a US-based escorted tour operator and am really fortunate to have been able to travel extensively throughout my career. One of my favourite destinations is Hawaii, which is where the picture of Siu, Kelly and me was taken in the summer of 2019.

My faith journey has been long, as I’ve mentioned, and I hope that I have the chance to share that with you at some point in the coming months. One thing that I would really like to be able to do, COVID restrictions permitting, is to meet with you all over the summer, of 2021, to find out about you, your story and the story of All Saints. I find that each worshipping community and church building has its own story, and I really want to know yours. 4 I am very pleased to be working with Miriam; I know that I have a lot to learn and that she will be a brilliant teacher. I will get things wrong, inevitably, but I know that, together with all of you, we can get a lot of things right. My hope is that my journey with you over the coming months and years will give me the experience I need to make me the minister that God wants me to be, that Jesus leads me to be and that the Holy Spirit inspires me to be.

It does seem a bit odd that I won’t be formally with you for several months yet. In the meantime, I still have assignments to complete for my training, a big portfolio to do, a business to run and a family to support. And life will continue at All Saints’, even in these strange and sometimes difficult times. As we journey towards my Ordination on 27th June next year, which I hope that many of you will be able to come to, please keep me and my family in your prayers as I will pray for all of you.

With every blessing,

Paul

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Response The mother of a lively youngster was struggling to get him into his pyjamas one night. “Jamie, lift up your arms!” she said. To which the child promptly replied: “We lift them up unto the Lord!”

Order Happy to visit his local pub before it closed again, a man found himself near two nuns. Eager to talk to anyone after weeks in Tier 3, he ventured: “What is your order?” (Meaning their religious community.) The nuns happily replied: “Sausage and chips.”

From Parish Pump 5 Thank you!

Covid and Government restrictions were no match for the determination of the people of All Saints’ to ensure that we have a spiritually meaningful Advent and a glorious celebration of the the birth of Jesus Christ. We had to do things differently, but with imagination, faith, and hard work we were able to share the joy of Christmas with people in our local community and beyond. There was a real sense of God’s blessing and joy in all that we did.

Thank you to everyone who was involved in our Advent and Christmas Services and activities. To those who made items for our mini sale at the beginning of December and those who wrapped Advent parcels for children from our Church to open each day during advent, sourced and sorted everything required for our Foringle service. Those who sourced our Christmas trees, put them up and decorated them and those who decorated our Church so beautifully. Those who Church set up for worked hard behind the scenes to ensure our Advent reflections services met Government guidelines for people worshipping together and those who contributed to the various services. Decorating one of the trees Those who cleaned and cleared, welcomed and sang especially when most of us were not allowed to. And all of you who did whatever you could to contribute to all that we did. You all made Advent and Christmas 2020 memorable for all the right reasons…..the joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus. What a fantastic community we are at All Saints’. Thank you all so very much. Miriam x

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7 January Prayer Diary

Date In our Church Family

1st Nik and Fran Bennett

2nd Mary Bittles

3rd Shelagh and Tony Booth

4th Joan and Michael Bovington

5th Rae Bowyer

6th Ben, Michelle, Sanna and Sophie Brogden

7th Christina, Gregory, Sabrina and Diana Bucur

8th Alick and Hazel Burge

9th Roger Cattermoul

10th Brian and Jennifer Clemow

11th Maureen Cliff

12th Jane Colbourne

13th Mabel and Peter Creer

14th Reg Dee

8 15th Anne and David Dougans

16th Kathryn and Jemima Duffy

17th Chris Fagan

18th Shirley Ford

19th Pat Foster

20th Sylvia Furzey

21st John Galloway

22nd Simon, Tracy, Ian and Charles Galloway

23rd Sarah Gardner

24th Zoe, Nick, Grace, Freddie and Joseph Goddard 25th Liz Gowshall

26th Richard and Patricia Hall

27th Anne Harris

28th Gretel and Ron Hibbert

29th Francis Hilsden

30th Matthew, Sarah, Emily and William Hilton-Dennis 31st Sheila Hiscock

9 A winter’s walk around Croxley Green

I love walking in winter. There is always a friendly robin to chat to and a scampering squirrel to watch. The shapes of the deciduous trees without their leaves are majestic and elemental, especially in the misty and murky weather we so often seem to have in January. Access to green space has been recognised as important for our own physical and mental wellbeing, which is why we are fortunate in Croxley Green to have so many varied places to walk, and many of the walks can be done from our front doors, without the need of driving anywhere.

One walk I particularly like in winter months is this one. It takes about an hour and is roughly 5km. I often set off after lunch when, if it is a sunny day, the sun is low in the sky and by the end is beginning to set. But if it is not sunny it is still a favourite walk of mine. I always wear good walking shoes (sometimes even wellies) as parts of it are rather uneven and often quite muddy. I did this walk just before Christmas and it was lovely to see so many cheerful Christmas lights decorating many local houses and gardens. I think Croxley Green had an amazing amount of Christmas lights this year, which was such a cheering sight at the tail end of an extraordinary 2020.

Walk up the Green and at the top (where the Revels are held) take a signed footpath to the left and carry on along it, down some steps, and go straight across the scrubby field to a point where you reach Loudwater Lane. Turn immediately left and follow the path across the fields.

10 You can choose to skirt left or right of the field but I usually walk on the path which keeps to the left, and where you will have an amazing view across the Chess valley and at this time of year see the clock tower of the Royal Masonic School, which you may hear strike the hour- our very own Big Ben.

At the bottom of the field go straight across to the footpath which leads you to the bridge over the River Chess. Then turn left and follow the river Chess all the way to Scotsbridge. There is often a heron to be seen perching in a tree looking for fish here. Also the river seems to be a favourite place for dogs, splashing about chasing sticks. Cross over Scots Hill and turn left up the hill for a short distance until you get to Lavrock Lane. Turn right into the lane and keep walking past the field where two very friendly horses often plod over to the gate, thinking you might be bringing them some food. Then when you get to Croxley Woods, take a left and follow the path through the woods till you reach All Saints’ Lane. Turn left and at the end you will be at All Saints’ Church. Just a hop, skip and a jump till you are back home for a very welcome cup of tea!

If you have a favourite walk please let the magazine team know. Please tell us why it is a favourite and include some photos. We are hoping to build up a great selection of walks both local ones and not so local ones. Keep on walking!

Shelagh Booth

11 Morning Prayer Psalm and Bible Readings for January 2021 Date Psalm Reading

Friday January 1st 103 Genesis 17 v 1-13

Saturday 2nd January 18 v 1-30 John 1 v 35-42

Sunday 3rd January 72 Matthew 2 v 1-12 Epiphany Monday 4th January 89 v 1-37 John 1 v 43-end

Tuesday 5th January 48 John 2 v 1-12

Wednesday 6th 132 John 2 v 13-end January Thursday 7th January 99 1 John 3

Friday 8th January 46 1 John 4 v 7-end

Saturday 9th January 148 1 John 5 v 1-12

Sunday 10th January 29 Mark 1 v 4-11

Monday 11th January 2 1 Corinthians 1 v 1-17

Tuesday 12th January 9 1 Corinthians 1 v 18-end

Wednesday 20 1 Corinthians 2 13th January Thursday 21 1 Corinthians 3 14th January 12 Friday 67 1 Corinthians 4 15th January Saturday 33 1 Corinthians 5 16th January Sunday 139 v 1-9 John 1 v 43-end 17th January Monday 146 1 Corinthians 6 v 1-11 18th January Tuesday 132 1 Corinthians 6 v 12-end 19th January Wednesday 81 1 Corinthians 7 v 1-24 20th January Thursday 76 1 Corinthians 7 v 25-end 21st January Friday 27 1 Corinthians 8 22nd January Saturday 122 1 Corinthians 9 v 1-14 23rd January Sunday 128 John 2 v 1-11 24th January Monday 66 Acts 9 v 1-22 25th January Conversion of St Paul Tuesday 36 1 Corinthians 10 v 1-13 26th January Wednesday 46 1 Corinthians 10 v 14 27th January to ch 11 v 1 Thursday 47 1 Corinthians 11 v 2-16 28th January Friday 65 1 Corinthians 11 v 7-end 29th January Saturday 68 1 Corinthians 12 v 1-11 30th January Sunday 24 v 7-end Luke 2 v 22-40 31st January Candlemas 13 How many people does it take to...

Will it stay?

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A BIG Thank you to all those who helped put the tree up and decorate it. 14 Update from Zoe

Over the October half term break, I took part in a week's course called NCS. As part of this, we had to spend the week coming up with ideas to use as part of our action plan throughout the month of November. This was all based around a charity that had been chosen.

So throughout November, my group was raising money for New Hope Trust which is a local charity that helps the homeless. At this time, with Covid- 19, it is even more important that we help these people who have even less protection from the virus than ourselves. To raise money for this charity, we decided to do a pilgrimage equalling the length of the country, so the distance from John O’Groats to Lands End. This is a total of 970km amongst 14 of us. The group hoped to raise £500 and by the end of the month we managed to raise a massive total of £713 which is more than we imagined we could raise in that short time. We are so grateful to everyone who has donated and supported us throughout as this was not possible without your help. Thank you so much!!! Zoe Martin

WELL DONE to Zoe and her group for raising such a lot of money for a worthy cause.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Margaret and Roger Kircher on the birth of their great granddaughter Otillie. 15 Notes from PCC Meeting on 3 December Appointment of Curate in Training Miriam announced that from July 2021 Paul Palmer will be joining All Saints’ as a curate in training. The PCC welcomed this news.

Year End Accounts for 2020 and Budget for 2021 Andrew our Treasurer projected a year-end deficit in the region of £16,236. Using parish financial reserves to cover this loss would reduce the reserves to about £19,000 but would enable the 2020 Parish Share to be paid in full. For 2021 it was impossible to say when the restrictions on our income generation resulting from COVID-19 would be lifted, so assessing total income involved guesswork. Andrew’s draft budget assumed that improvements in income from hall lettings and fundraising events would not start until the summer but would improve during the rest of the year. The budget included allocations for upgrading the internet connection in the church to improve live streaming of services and for improving security lighting around the hall. He projected an end of year deficit of more than £27,000. The chief component of our spending would be the Parish Share payment to the Diocese, which for 2021 was £63,870, paid in monthly instalments. The PCC agreed that it would not be possible to avoid a deficit in 2021 without reducing the Parish Share payment. They resolved: (i) to reduce the payment by £27,273, thereby eliminating the projected deficit and balancing the budget and (ii) to keep the financial position under review, so that if finances improved during the year the monthly Parish Share payments could be increased.

Church Re-ordering The PCC received recommendations from the Buildings Committee concerning the construction of a ramp at the west end to link the north and south aisles, the extension of the balustrade and completion of the floor area around the font. Most of the money required for these works had been raised, thanks in particular to a legacy from Margaret Lumsden and a very generous gift from Wendy Shafe in memory of Peter. An application to an external funding body would be made to meet a shortfall, but if not successful the shortfall could be met by a grant from the Revd. David Williams Trust. 16 The PCC resolved: (i) to approve the construction of an access ramp and the extension of the balustrade to the west wall at a cost without VAT of about £9,400 and the completion of the flooring around the font at a cost without VAT of £2,290. (ii) to apply to the Diocese for a faculty to enable the works to proceed and (iii) to seek an external grant funding to meet a shortfall of about £3,200.

New Frontals for the Small Altar in the North Aisle Miriam presented designs for two new frontals designed by Yvonne Bell, in memory of Doris Cann and Lorna Mellor. The proposed designs reflected their interests and activities and the costs would be met by donations from their families. The PCC voted unanimously to approve the designs, whose bright colours would visually enhance this relatively dark area of the Church.

Safeguarding Anne Oke, our Parish Safeguarding Officer, reported that All Saints’ had successfully completed the Level 1 Safeguarding Action Plan. She would report shortly on the requirements of the next level, Level 2.

Re-Opening of the Hall for Lettings In accordance with Government guidance, the PCC agreed that bookings could be taken for childrens’ and young people’s activities but not for adult groups, pending future information on restrictions applicable to the hire of community halls.

Forthcoming Visits by Archdeacon Jane The new Archdeacon of , Jane Mainwaring, will be visiting All Saints’ on Sunday 17 January for the 9.45 and Family Services. She will also make a half-day visit on Wednesday 27 January, including a discussion with PCC members on our future plans for All Saints’ Parish.

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Thank you to Graham Martin for all his hard work to create a fantastic pathway beside the Church Hall.

We no longer have to squelch through the mud to get to the bins, the drainage is now much improved and it looks really smart too.

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Miscellaneous observations

Wrinkles mean you laughed; grey hair mean you care; scars mean you lived; a large rear end means you love take-aways.

If money talks, my wallet is whispering.

Stealing someone’s coffee is called mugging.

Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

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20 14th January: St Felix of Nola

What do you do when you find a large spider web in your house? If you ever feel some sympathy for the spider who went to all that trouble, then Felix is a good patron saint for you. He was saved by such a spider, spinning such a web.

Felix had been born to a Syrian soldier who had retired to Nola, near Naples in Italy. When his father died, Felix gave his property and money away, and was ordained by St Maximus of Nola. Felix went to work with him, ministering to the people of Nola.

Then Decius, the Roman Emperor, began another persecution of the Christians. Maximus escaped to the mountains, but Felix was arrested and badly beaten. Legend has it that he was rescued – and freed from captivity – by an angel. In any case, Felix followed Maximus and found him sick and in need. Felix hid him in an empty building, and prayed for God’s protection. The soldiers were out looking for the two men, but then a spider arrived at the door of the building where they were hiding. The spider spun such a magnificent web across the door that it fooled the imperial soldiers into thinking the building was long abandoned. The spider saved Maximus and Felix that day, and the two men stayed on the run until Decius’ death in 251.

After that, the people of Nola wanted Felix as their bishop. But Felix refused and returned to farming his lands, giving the poor most of the food that he managed to grow. Though Felix went on to die naturally, he was still thought of as a martyr, or ‘witness’, because he had suffered torture, imprisonment and privations in the persecution. Felix did not mind: he served a King who was not of this world, and he looked forward to a better future life with that King in a new heaven and a new earth. Parish Pump

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22 Smile Lines from Parish Pump

The cat A vicar and his wife were going out for the evening, and carefully set the security lights and put the cat out. But when they opened the door to go to the taxi, the cat slipped back in and disappeared upstairs. Irritated, the vicar followed it. The wife waited with the taxi driver. Not wanting him to know that they were leaving the parsonage empty, she said: “My husband is just upstairs for a quick word with my mother.” A few minutes later, the husband arrived, breathless. “Sorry I took so long” he said, “but she put up a fight! Stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger and grab her by the scruff of the neck to get her out.”

Church My grandson, Justin, watched a live streaming service with his dad one Sunday morning. His mum wanted to know how it went. He said, “The music was nice, but the commercial was too long.”

2021 At the passing of time I’m aghast Another New Year coming fast! Can it be that much worse Or more of a curse Than this horrible year that has passed? By Nigel Beeton

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Outside

King Winter sat in his Hall one day, And he said to himself, said he, “I must admit I’ve had some fun, I’ve chilled the Earth and cooled the Sun, And not a flower or tree But wishes that my reign were done, And as long as Time and Tide shall run, I’ll go on making everyone As cold as cold can be.”

There came a knock at the outer door: “Who’s there?” King Winter cried; “Open your Palace Gate,” said Spring “For you can reign no more as King. Nor longer here abide; This message from the Sun I bring, The trees are green, the birds do sing: The hills with joy are echoing”: So pray, Sir- step outside!”

F. Ann Elliott

24 Margaret Hobbs

As most of you will now know my Aunt,

Margaret Hobbs, sadly passed away on Friday 4th December. She amazingly reached her 100th birthday back in July and was so proud of her card from the Queen. We had a small family get together at Croxley House which she enjoyed so much. That was one of the last times people were able to see her. But fortunately I was allowed in to see her from time to time, and make sure she was coping ok with being shut in because of Covid.

Unfortunately, she became ill in late November, and passed away peacefully in hospital. She was a member of All Saints’ for nearly all her life, and I found her faith and belief unerring, right up to her last moments.

I would just like to thank all of you, on behalf of myself and the family, for your kind thoughts, on both her birthday and her passing.

Phil Hobbs.

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At the Carol Service

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27 MAGAZINE EDITORIAL TEAM

Wendy Shafe 441638 Janet Martin 774514 Shelagh Booth 779932

Please e-mail contributions to [email protected] by the copy dates below. If you have any queries, please contact one of the team above. Thank you.

Final copy date: 15th January for February 13th February for March

MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTOR: Fran Bennett This month's cover is a design from Parish Pump

Acknowledgement Unless otherwise stated, pictures are taken from Parish Pump or else they are produced by members of the magazine team. We encourage articles from a wide range of contributors and the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the editors.

28 Choir : Sarah Guest, Anne Oke and Sam Beard

Hall Bookings: [email protected]

Tel: 772109

Electoral Roll Officer: Chris Fagan Tel: 720319

Planned Giving Officer: Janet Martin Tel: 774514

Youth Group: Revd. Canon Miriam Tel: 772109

Parent and Toddler Club Contacts: Monday: Jane Bates Tel: 492890

Thursday: contact through the Parish Office

Guides, Brownies and Rainbows: Contact [email protected]

Badminton/Games Group Chris Oke Tel:220782

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