March 2019 Suggested Contribution
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Magazine for All Saints’ Church and The Parish Church of St Mary & St Peter, Salcombe Regis Thought of the Month “The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.” Martin Luther 50p March 2019 Suggested contribution 2 Vicar’s Letter: Rev. David Caporn Just in case you had missed it, we are about to embark on a countdown and for the avoidance of down I don’t mean the two-year anniversary of invoking Article 50 on 29 March! At the beginning of this month amidst all the flurry of activity around Keswick in Devon, Lent begins during which we reflect and prepare for Easter. In the busyness of life it is all too easy to put our heads down, plough ahead and not take that time to stop and pause – and yet to do so is to stand on hal- lowed ground. As part of our preparations for Lent we are having a church Lent book (as we did in Advent). We are going to be using Tim Ches- ter’s ‘The Beauty of the Cross’, which throughout Lent will take us on a journey through Isaiah 52 and 53, reflecting on these amazing proph- ecies given 800 years or so before Jesus was born. As we read through these passages it is good to pause and reflect on the resonances that are so clear and powerful and the way in which they point us to Jesus’ own self-understanding, the power of the cross and what he has done for us. Copies of this book will be available in All Saints’ and Salcombe Regis churches at a bargain price – it really is one not to be missed. 3 WELCOME TO ALL SAINTS’, SIDMOUTH Our Mission: We exist to see lives transformed by Christ. Our Vision is that All Saints’ should be increasingly: God honouring, Christ following, Spirit-led and Bible-based Welcoming, open hearted, outward looking and relevant A people who are humble, gracious, generous and servant hearted. Our service times are scheduled on page 14 of the magazine. The 8am Holy Communion follows the Book of Common Prayer. The 9.30 Service offers informal contemporary worship during which there’s seekers@saints, separate age related activities in five different groups for those aged 3 to teens. There are crèche facilities for the under 3s. The 11.15 am Service follows Common Worship. We hope you will always find a warm welcome here, and worship which is both reverent and meaningful. For disabled people we have level access into the Church by all doors, and a ramp to the hall and toilets (including adapted toilet); we also provide baby changing facilities. There is an efficient loudspeaker system for those who find listening difficult. A hearing loop, covering most of the church and hall, serves those with hearing aids switched to the ‘T’ position. The car park is available free for those attending services and meetings. Permits for parking at other times are available for church members. All Saints’ Church is part of the Sid Valley Mission Community in the Devon Anglican Diocese. Contents P1 Cover P11 Electoral Role Article P2 Vicar’s Letter P12 & 13 Services for March P3 Welcome & Contents P13 News Interest P4 Regular Activities @ All Saints’ P14 & 15 Who’s Who P5 Bookshelf P16 General Events P6 Prayer Diary P17 General Events P7 Parish Article P18 –25 Diocese News & Prayers P8 Children & Youth P26-33 Classified Ads P9 National News Piece P33-35 What’s On P10 & 11 Archbishop Article P36 Church Activities 4 REGULAR ACTIVITIES @ ALL SAINTS’ Prayer Groups Weekly Prayer, Friday 9.00 - 9.30 am in Church Saturday Prayers 9.00-10.00 am first Saturday of the month Monthly Prayer and Praise, 10am & 7.30 pm , third Tuesday of each month in Church Men’s Prayer group, 7am each Friday morning in church. Contact Phil Cranch. Monthly Prayer for the Nation each fourth Monday at 2pm -Church Lounge. Contact Reg Ball—01395 515458. House Groups There are many groups which meet at various places in the valley on different days and times. Please contact Brenda Richards— 01395 577130 for information. Pastoral Team Anyone who would like to discuss potential visits or prayer needs may contact E. [email protected] Happy Feet babies and toddler group for pre-schoolers and their families Tuesday mornings 10-11.30am (term-time) for play, craft, story time and songs for children and chat, support and home-made refreshments for adults. Contact Jen Taylor— 01395 512899. My Dad and Me. A twice monthly group for fathers and their children 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 8.30 am. Contact Ben Ray - 07940 364387 Men's Breakfast is held on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8.15am. All ages welcome for fellowship and friendship in an informal atmosphere. contact Chas Heil— 01395 512583. Sight Impairment Group — held 1st Tuesday at 2.30pm in All Saints’ lounge. Informal fellowship and refreshments. Contact Reg & Dot 01395 515458 Messy Church is a fun packed session for children of all ages, accompanied by a parent, with games, craft, storytelling, songs, short bible talk and sup- per. 3.30pm - 5.pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Contact Kirsty Hammond—01395 515405. Café Church - 7.30pm, third Friday of the month at the Mustard Seed. Contact Susi Sparks - 01395 513569 or Sally Wilshaw 01395 512219 See page 16 for full contact details. Are you on Facebook? All Saints' is! Please Like our page and get our current events and news. Please also visit our website allsaintssidmouth.org.uk where you can download past sermons, check out events on our Calendar. 5 READ. RELAX. EXPLORE. GROW. Despite his pivotal role Andy is reaching out, in- Explores the causes of the there is much debate in spiring and equipping us mass dissatisfaction that the church over the nature to become engaged with brought us to here, and of his activity in our lives. a system that affects us. offers positive answers. Extract from ‘Nation in Transit’ - Phil Anderson The vote to leave the EU wasn’t just a vote against the European In- stitutions, it was a vote on no confidence in almost every institution that underpins British Society. Even Democracy itself was regarded with suspicion: conspiracy theories that the referendum would be either rigged or re-run if it didn’t deliver the ‘right’ answer abounded, and in the days running up to the poll there was a serious social media campaign encouraging voters to take a pen with them to the polling station, as the fact that British voters are tra- ditionally provided with a pencil to mark their ballot paper obviously proved that someone planned to rub out your preference and change it to the one that the authorities wanted. This crisis of confidence comes at a worst possible time, because the very insti- tutions which we will be depending on to help us chart a new course for post- Brexit are the same ones people voted against and no longer trust to do their job. And although the crisis is undoubtedly severe, it does give us an opportunity to re-think which ’actors’ we should trust with each aspect of the changes that are needed to deliver our national wellbeing, state vs market, and socialism vs capi- talism, which still dominate our political thinking. 6 Intercessions for the Mission Community for March 2019 Pray for the deepening of Christian faith For Lent to be a time of personal spiritual growth in all our congregations For Lent house groups and study groups and for those who lead them For more people to be drawn to join in studying aspects of the Christian faith with others For the ecumenical Lenten Lunches and for Ann Worthington and Oliver Ward who will be speaking For Keswick in Devon week – for David Jackman and James Grier, the main speakers; for all who serve the event in some way; and for those who come to Sidmouth especially for this occasion For our PCCs and preparation for Annual Parochial Church Meetings For the Women’s World Day of Prayer on 1st March For the Easter activities taking place in our schools including Easter services and our planned Easter Trail For the process for the appointment of new clergy and the planned inter- views on 20 March and 3 April All Saints’ Church Daily Prayer List for March 2019 1. Brian and Alison Black 17. Gillian Clark 2. Trevor and Ann Blackburn 18. Mollie Clark 3. Jacqui Blackmore 19. David and Barbara Clarke 4. Joyce Blackwell 20. Howard and Christina Coates 5. Jean Boorman 21. Jennie and Malcolm Crabtree 6. Pam Booth 22. Phil and Jenny Cranch 7. Hannah and Will Boyd 23. Barny and Zsa Zsa Croft 8. Graham Bungay 24. Rupert Crofts and Julie Wheeler 9. David Burgoyne 25. Gillian Croney 10. Barbara Butts 26. Ken and Gillian Crooks 11. David and Jill Caporn 27. Christopher and Catherine Cruise 12. Felicity and Roger Carver 28. Peter and Maralyne 13. Peter and Julia Cauchois 29. Avril Dale 14. Deborah Chadwick 30. Tom and Rachel Darlami 15. Clive and Christine Charlton 31. Mary Davies 16. David and Annie Clark 7 Parish Article I am a retired priest from the Diocese of Leicester, and am grateful for the invitation to write this letter for the March Newsletter. Soon after coming to live in Sidmouth a neighbour told me ‘You will find it a lot warmer here than it is in the Midlands.