Won't You Give Just a Little?
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
St Mary’s mums in midnight walk for The Newspaper of East Barnet Parish cancer 3200 FREE copies delivered each month May 2014 charity Won’t you give just a little? CHRISTIAN AID DEPENDS ON YOUR GENEROSITY GIVE a small donation and it needn’t make a huge difference to your pocket. Add everyone’s donations together and they can make a mas- sive change to the lives of thousands of poor people in the third world. This is the time of year when Christian Aid col- lectors come knocking on you door. Please don’t send them away empty handed. Funny, but simply not true Christian Aid has an ONE DAY, a man was out delivering Christian Aid en- aim - an end to poverty - velopes. At one house, the man who lived there said he didn't give to charities as the money was spent and we believe that vi- only by corrupt governments on arms! sion can become a real- See page 4 The collector tried to reassure the resident about the ity. Poverty robs people integrity of Christian Aid and mentioned its website. of dignity, freedom and The next day, as the collector was out walking his hope, of power over their dog, a car pulled up alongside him. It was that same own lives. homeowner. He wound down the window and thanked Helping a harvest and Services: the collector for mentioning the website. last year’s East Barnet He said: “I've read all about you on the website and I collection: please turn page 2 want to make a donation, so do call back for the enve- to pages 6 and 7. lope.” See your Herald in colour: www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk 2—Church Hill Herald May 2014 Services in May & June Sunday May 4 Thursday May 29 Sunday June 15 EASTER 2 ASCENSION DAY TRINITY 10am All Age Eucharist 8pm Eucharist 10am Parish Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong 6.30pm Evensong Sunday June 1 Sunday May 11 EASTER 6 Sunday June 22 EASTER 3 10am All Age Worship TRINITY 1 10am Parish Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong 10am Parish Eucharist & healing 6.30pm Evensong 6.30pm Evening Prayer Sunday June 8 PENTECOST Sunday May 18 10am Messy Mass EASTER 4 6.30pm Evensong Baptisms 10am Parish Eucharist ...may be held on the first 6.30pm Evensong Sunday of the month during the 10am service or at 12 noon. Sunday May 25 Inquiries to the parish EASTER 5 office, tel 8441 4401 10am Parish Eucharist (Mon-Fri mornings). 6.30pm Evensong FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION The Children's Society TODDLER PRAISE Barnet Committee St Mary’s Church 10.30 to 11.45am, RUBBER BRIDGE MONDAYS May 12 & 19 TEA at St. Peter's Church Hall, Info: Claire Driscoll, 07957 584516 Arkley EN5 3JF on Friday May 2 SUNDAY’S COOL 1.30 - 4.30pm St Mary’s Church, at 10am £30 per table More info from Parish Office, 8441 4401 Raffle Free Parking All children from 5 to 11 welcome. Phone 8368 9380 to book a table by April 28 Mothers, Others DEADLINE DAYS and Tots (MOT) Copy for the next two Pre-school Playgroup, every Friday editions of the Church Hill 1.30-3pm in term time. Herald should be submitted Brookside Methodist Church hall, East Barnet Village. to the editor by May 5 and Contact Mike Pearce for info: 8361 5823 June 7 respectively. T been Church Hill Herald May2014—3 From the Rectory JAMES MUSTARD, PARISH PRIEST Relationships: this is where we stand THIS is the season of Easter, a -sex marriage, I offer you my 4. The House of Bishops states time when we celebrate the new hearty congratulations, support and “the proposition that same sex rela- reality of our relationship with prayers. tionships can embody crucial social Jesus, risen from the dead. It’s a virtues is not in dispute” and it new reality which shook those wishes to see virtues of “genuine around Jesus and its after-effects To the Bishop of St Albans mutuality and fidelity” in all rela- are still as potent now as they from the Rector, Churchwardens tionships “maximized in society.” were two thousand years ago. and Parochial Church Council This implies that same-sex rela- of East Barnet. tionships can be positive and can You may have seen in the local contribute to the common good. press that St Mary’s Church re- 1. In partnership with our bish- cently responded to another new ops, we are committed to uphold- reality: same-sex marriage. There ing the Established ministry of the 5. By limiting our ability pub- is, of course, a wide range of views Church of England in this par- licly to bless and recognize God’s on this held in society and, there- ish. We believe that the church grace in same-sex relationships, the fore, in this parish. But one aspect exists for the benefit of all: people House of Bishops implies that the of the Church of England’s House of all faiths and none. church does not view them as posi- of Bishops’ response to this devel- tive and does not wish to encour- opment gave the Parochial Church 2. Gay, lesbian and bisexual age them. We believe this contra- Council, Churchwardens and me people, and others who do not dicts the bishops’ desire to see the some concern: the ongoing prohibi- identify as heterosexual, live in our virtues of these relationships maxi- tion (introduced in 2005, when parish, as they do in every parish in mized in society. civil partnerships became legal) of the land. The Church of England’s the blessing of any same-sex cou- bishops stand firmly against homo- ple in church. The prohibition phobia. It is implicit, therefore, 6. If we cannot publicly recognize seemed inconsistent with the bish- that the church exists for everyone, God’s grace in same-sex relation- ops’ clear rejection of homophobia to enfold the lives of all into our ships, we do not believe we can and their wish to see the benefits of parish communities and incorpo- fully incorporate people in these same-sex relationships “maximised rate them into the Body of Christ, relationships, or those who might in society”. So, we responded with whatever their sexuality. enter into these relationships, into the statement printed here. the community of faith. We be- 3. The ongoing prohibition upon lieve this is dissonant with the mis- As you’ll see from the statement the public blessing of same-sex sion of the church. we affirm our ministry to all people couples implies that the church has who live in this parish, people of reservations about those who are 7. We urge the House of Bishops all faiths and none. We also sup- gay, lesbian or bisexual. It sug- to adopt the Pilling Report’s rec- port people of all sexual orienta- gests that the church does not cher- ommendation that “a priest with tions and, if any of the 14,000 or so ish them so much as fully to em- the agreement of the relevant PCC of you who live in the parish of brace them. We believe this is at should be free to mark the forma- East Barnet have entered into, or odds with the bishops’ firm rejec- tion of a permanent same-sex rela- are thinking of entering into a same tion of homophobia. tionship in a public service.” 4—Church Hill Herald May 2014 Mums’ midnight marathon ON SATURDAY May 10 the Moonlight Walk is taking place in Lon- don. Jenny Melling, Laura Wright and Kate Hoskins, as well as some other mums from St Mary's School, will be walking the 26 miles to help raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. Jenny, Laura and Kate have been training hard and embarked on an 18- mile walk in February, with the Long Distance Walking Association. On April 13 they walked ap- proximately 20 miles into London, a walk or- ganised by Jenny's accompanied the ladies their online page: All smiles on a dad Roger. on April 13. http://wtwalk.org/ chilly training Roger has been very The Moonlight Walk moonwalklon- walk at Ally Pally: supportive and was the starts at 10pm on don2014/laura-s-page one who organised for Saturday May 10 and Jenny, Laura and Kate from left, St the ladies to join in with will go on into the wee would like to thank Mary’s mums the Long Distance small hours of Sunday anyone who is kind Kate Hoskins, Walking Association and morning! If anyone enough to make a small Jenny Melling and also came along himself. would like to sponsor donation. Laura Wright. Roger once again them, here is the link to Yates LEARN TO DRIVE Learning to drive can Accountancy be nerve-wracking. Chartered Accountant and Maybe I can help. Chartered Tax Adviser I specialise in nervous L pupils. Sole Trader, Partnership and Company Accounts. Bookkeeping, VAT, Personal & Corporate Tax. Friendly, patient and approved driving instructor in this area. Contact Lorraine Yates FCA on 07837742829 Please call or e-mail [email protected] JOHN 0777 6366437 0215 for a free consultation 1114 T been Church Hill Herald May 2014—5 Eternal truths are still relevant in a changing world “PROPHECY excellent! Impact, outside the circle of his followers. nil!” That could have been the Incarnation, Resurrection, the com- damning divine report on the ing of the Spirit, all continue to prophet Ezekiel’s attempt to con- provide answers to many people. vey God’s words to God’s people.