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The Parish MAGAZINE • MARCH 2020 • • ST PETER’S, FRESHFORD • ST MARY’S, LIMPLEY STOKE • • ST JOHN’S, HINTON CHARTERHOUSE • FREE Contacts & Local Groups WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND MAGAZINE EDITOR BAPTISMS - ARRANGEMENTS Contact: [email protected] Priest in Charge: Revd Mike Taylor MAGAZINE ADVERTISING (01225 723570) Day Off Fridays. Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://flshc.co.uk/ For a PDF version, email [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/ freshfordlimpleyhintonchurches/ FRESHFORD CHURCH SCHOOL PARISH TREASURER Head Teacher, Andrew Wishart (01225 723331) Malcolm Chatwin (01225 722624) FRESHFORD PRE-SCHOOL PARISH OFFICE/OLD BAKERY BOOKINGS Mon, Tues, Wed 9.00am - 3.00pm, Contact: [email protected] Thurs Forest School 9.00am - 1.00pm. (01225 720347) Freshford Memorial Hall www.freshfordpreschool.co.uk CHURCHWARDENS [email protected] St Peter’s: Rachel Moore (01225 723139) Penny Murray (01225 722355) BABY & TODDLER GROUPS St Mary’s: Kathy Tucker (01225 834438) The Old Bakery every Thursday 10.00am - David Sibley (01225 722026) 11.30am. Contact: Alison Sellers St John’s: Liz Wordsworth (01225 722520) [email protected] Karen Grattage (01225 720364) Hinton Charterhouse every Wednesday 10.30am ROMAN CATHOLICS - 12.00noon at the Memorial Hall St Benedict’s Stratton on the Fosse 15TH BATH SCOUTS (FRESHFORD): service times - Saturday Mass 5.00pm, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections: Sunday 9.00am, 11.00am, and 6.00pm Thursday 6.00pm - 7.30pm, Freshford Memorial Hall Contact: Group Scout Leader MAGAZINE MANAGER (Sam Lascelles) [email protected] Mark Baines: [email protected] VISIT VILLAGE WEB SITES AT MAGAZINE SECRETARIES www.hintoncharterhouse.com Limpley Stoke: Anne Jarrett (01225 722309) www.limpleystoke.org [email protected] www.freshfordvillage.com Hinton Charterhouse: Mavis Bennett (01225 SUBMISSIONS FOR NEXT MONTH, 722247) [email protected] PLEASE NOTE - NO LATER THAN: MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION TH 10 MARCH 2020 Binny Lascelles: 5 The Firs, Middle Stoke [email protected] (07826 559443) Karen Grattage Front cover image : View of daffodils in front of Hinton House, Hinton Charterhouse. 2 Welcome from Revd Mike Taylor Dear friends, ife has it’s interesting, intriguing God never promised an easy life to Land difficult moments and as I sit in those who believe, just the knowledge my study writing this I am aware that of his walking it with us. the Rheumatoid Arthritis that afflicts Recently, I wrote an essay on the my body is rearing its ugly head and subject of ‘collaborative ministry’ which having kept me awake last night is may mean nothing to many of you still making moving, thinking or even but simply means that in church we staying still extremely painful. I want to need to work together as one people, say a huge thank you to all of you kind or one body, and that in church there ladies who encouraged the team and should be no room for different classes especially my wife, Lindy, in the first of people. I am part of the Anglican of the Ladies Brunch meetings. I know church which has a lengthy tradition of how hard it is for Lindy to put down hierarchy and priest focused ministry. her thoughts and feelings, especially the latter, without allowing them to take over. She struggles for days and God never comes to me for points of theology and, I hope, advice. One of the things promised an easy Lindy and I learned very early on in our life to those who believe ministry, especially after coming into contact with the work of New Wine and just the knowledge of his Alpha, was the value of being honest walking it with us. and at times vulnerable. Admitting our weaknesses so that people know we We speak of the Ordained (i.e. Bishops, do not claim to have any superior call Priests and Deacons) and the laity on God’s goodness just because we are (meaning ‘the people’), which kind his. of makes me not part of ‘the people’ and that just seems wrong. I suffer So if you are wondering why I started just as you do, I doubt, I get angry, I with my own painful experience it is get upset and I struggle – why should precisely for that reason. I can string my Ordination make me different? In words together, I can write an essay reality it doesn’t. However, the very or paper, I can speak about my faith structure of the church and even and experience in God but it does not the expectations of society lead to a stop me from being as vulnerable as separation. Yes, I did feel called to lead anyone else. I see this as a help and not and this was tested by the church until a hindrance. A help because it grounds finally the Church (Church in Wales in me and helps me to understand the my case) was content to allow the struggles we all face from time to time. 3 Bishop of St David’s to lay his hands and encouraging each other. My essay on my head and to ‘Ordain’ me on started by looking at the Christian your behalf, but I am still just one of doctrine of the Trinity and how the you! At least there are some changes Trinity represents the perfect dance of that occasionally come out of the unity and harmony of God revealed to general synod such as permitting the us in three different ways. Not three not to have to wear robes so that we different people/beings but one God can look like the rest of our folk. It seen in different ways. This is the permits different forms of worship, picture Jesus wanted for the church so long as we follow an authorised - that we should be ‘One’. Maybe one ‘ordained’structure! It even enables us day we will all be one; denomination to look more creatively at our worship and small doctrinal differences will space in church and to examine ways not divide us and as One Church we in which we can be a worshipping can show how it is possible to be a community working together not community of people with a common separate from each other. That is what purpose. True Collaborative ministry. we are hoping to be able to do in St Peter’s after our refurbishment. Revd Mike Taylor I long for a time when we can all sit [email protected] together as equals, learning from (Day-off Fridays) each other, supporting each other Where are our Parish Churches? St Peter’s, Freshford - BA2 7TX St Mary’s, Limpley Stoke - BA2 7GH St John’s, Hinton Charterhouse - BA2 7TJ The Old Bakery (Church rooms), Freshford - BA2 7WF Do you have news from Freshford, Limpley Stoke, or Hinton Charterhouse? EMAIL THE EDITOR: [email protected] 4 From the Registers e offer our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Elise Hardwick, Wwhose funeral was held at St Mary’s Church, Limpley Stoke, on Monday 27th January. (Note: Register items published in this magazine include events up to 19th February 2019, which is when this magazine edition was compiled. Events after this date will be published in the next edition. Forty Years Ago this Month - March 1980 LEN LAMBERT Len Lambert recalls the events he recorded in his diary for this month: • Severe weather hit the US with heavy snow and tornados. • Robert Mugabe won the Zimbabwean Election on the 4th with an overwhelming majority. • The Southwest approaches were hit by storm force winds putting a tanker in trouble. • Power workers agreed on a wage rise on the 7th, avoiding disruption of electricity supplies. • The Government told athletes on the 12th: “You’re on your own if you partake in the Moscow Olympics.” • The Conservatives just held on to Southend in the by-election on 14th. • Wage rises were running at 19% on the 20th, the highest for four years. • Pirate Ship “Radio Caroline” sank off the Kent coast, after being pounded by gales on the 20th. • Over all, rain fell on 19 days, snow on four days, with no sign of Spring approaching. 5 In Our Community This Month COFFEE DRIVING SCHEMES WEEKLY MORNING COFFEE THE RIDINGS At The Old Bakery, Freshford, The Ridings is a volunteer driving Mondays 10.30am - 12.00noon. All scheme serving Norton St Philip, Hinton welcome. Charterhouse and the outlying villages. Are you someone who needs transport, COFFEE & CHAT perhaps to visit the doctor or hospital At the home of John and Caroline and finds using buses difficult? Banks, The High Street, Hinton To book a ride call : (01225 722699) Charterhouse, Thursday 26th March 10.30am. All welcome. LIMPLEY STOKE & LUNCH CLUBS FRESHFORD LINK CAR SCHEME “GALLERIES GOLDEN GOURMETS” We are a community based voluntary service For Retired People of Freshford and Limpley Stoke, meeting Contactable on 07714 169216 @ The Galleries Café. Our Co-ordinator will endeavour Wednesday 11th March (Second to meet your transport needs Wednesday of the month) 12.30pm. with 48 hours notice Booking essential by the prior Monday. * Supported by donations * OVER 60’S LUNCH Meet at 12.15pm for 12.30pm start on Wednesday 18th March (Third Wednesday of the month) at ‘THE STAG’ , HINTON CHARTERHOUSE THE OLD If unable to make the lunch date BAKERY then please inform Caroline or Mavis by the previous Tuesday. ROOM BOOKINGS Contact Caroline Banks (01225 722758) All bookings for The Old Bakery should or Mavis Bennett (01225 722247) be made through Debs in the Parish Office who is contactable on: Please note cost is now £7.50 pp. [email protected] NEW MEMBERS VERY WELCOME. (01225 720347) 6 March Parish Calendar Date Event 20th March Equinox Spring begins 22nd Mothering Sunday Term 4 begins 29th British & EU Summer Time Begins Spring Bank Holiday this year is Friday 8th May to coincide with 75th NB anniversary of VE Day.