Christian Aid Week in May

The Magazine of The South Wye Hereford and South Wye Rural Parishes May 2019 Volume 3 Issue 4 Price 50p

Hello and Welcome I hope that you had a lovely Easter and a chance to enjoy the wonderful weather that greeted us over the Bank Holiday weekend. I’m afraid that I didn’t do anything more energetic than doze in the sun, but the warmth and sunshine were very welcome. It made a difference to lots of our services and Easter events across our Churches too - Easter egg hunts are easier in the sunshine!

There’s barely time to look back to Holy Week, because May is a busy month, both in Church and in the wider world. We will have at least one chance to exercise our democratic right to vote this month and it is to be hoped that we find ourselves able to disagree with one another without becoming more divided as a society. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s initiative to encourage churches to promote unity and encourage open, respectful conversation over refreshments has been much vilified, but anything that we, as Christians, can do to model respectful disagreement must be welcomed. .” In his letter on page 3, Bishop Alistair explores the need for of Christians - “Easter People”- to work for the common good, especially in a fractured society.

The 5th of May is Godparents Sunday - there’s more information on pages 15 and 16 about how you can be involved, praying for your Godchildren and your Godparents.

We will also be remembering Christian Aid Week in May. Please consider putting a donation into the envelope with this magazine and return it to church or to the Office at 89 Ross Road. The article on page 17 reminds us of the importance of the work of Christian Aid.

Ascension Day falls on 30th May. This festival is sometimes neglected (perhaps because it is always a Thursday) and deserves to have a bigger place in our church life. Following Christ’s Ascension, God’s primary means of working in the world is now through us. He commissions for this task at Ascension and equips us at Pentecost. We are called to make disciples, starting in our workplaces, families and communities. Teresa of Avila said “Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which He looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which He blesses all the world.” Anne

Contents Hello and Welcome 1 A Message from the Bishop of Ludlow 3 South Wye Rural: St Andrews Dinedor 4 South Wye Rural: St David’s Little Dewchurch 5,6 South Wye Hereford 7 South Wye Hereford - St Martin’s Ross Road 8,9 Memories of Richard Green 10 South Wye Hereford - St Peter’s Bullinghope 11 St Martin’s May Diary 12,13 News from The Missioners 14 Godparents Sunday 15,16 Christian Aid Week 17,18 Coffee Time 19,20 Acts of Kindness 21 For Our Prayers 22 Hereford Cathedral Diary 23,24 St Michael’s Hospice 25 Advertising 27-36 Sunday Services 37 Meet the Team 38

Copy for the June issue of Aspiration should be sent to the Team Office by 15th April to: [email protected] The magazine will be published on May 24th.

Letter from the Bishop of Ludlow Perhaps one of the most common opening lines when we meet someone is: ‘Hello, how are you? We British, being the reticent people we are, will most probably reply with a: ‘Fine thank you.’ It is a common reply whatever is going on in our lives at that moment. ‘How are you?’ is nevertheless an important question. How are we as a society and as a nation at this moment in time? Given our recent history; the ‘How are you?’ question I think touches quite deep. Certainly, when looking back over several decades, I find it quite hard to remember a time when that sense of insecurity and being generally unsettled were so prominent and palpable in society. The political squabbles of Brexit have left many of us with a profound feeling of dismay. Factional and individual interests seem constantly to trump and overrule what many of us had taken for granted, namely a good sense of British pragmatism and common sense. There is a real fear that whoever shouts loudest or pushes hardest will get their way. A few years ago, when studying ethical approaches to making good decisions, those teaching me pointed out the importance of balancing the rights of the individual with perspectives that looked carefully at what might be for the overall good of society. The good of the many is to be an essential part of what is required. Perhaps it is an obvious thing to say but not everyone can have everything they want. A healthy society requires attentiveness to the overall good of its members especially the powerless, voiceless and marginalised. A society that is ill at ease can very easily become a society where anger broods. I share, with others the deep concern at the rise in knife crime. Those on the social margins, often in dysfunctional families and lacking resources are prone to enter gangs where their longing for identity comes linked to crime and violence. Alice Thomson writing recently in the Times wrote…Violence is not a craze, it’s a symptom showing these children need care and consideration. There’s an African saying, ‘If a child doesn’t feel part of a village they will burn it down for heat.” Of course, we cannot excuse or overlook violence. The question is to how best to address it with lasting solutions. To the young everything can look precarious and fractious. As Christians we have a long heritage of emphasising and working for the common good. The Old Testament longing for shalom and wellbeing overflow into the New Testament ethics of Christ’s kingly rule and reign. As Easter people we believe that death, destruction and evil do not have the last word. Ours are the values of love and hope and ours is the season to make a difference. +Alistair 3

Benefice St Andrews of South Wye Rural Dinedor

Services in May

12th May Easter 4 9:30am Holy Communion

26th May Easter 6 9:30am Holy Communion

Dinedor with Holme Lacy Church

Annual Jumble Sale Saturday May 11th 2019 At St Martins Church 12-2pm

Tea/coffee and Biscuits. Offers of help and Jumble (can be collected)

Contact Joyce 01432 356240 Or 07801292393.

This is for Dinedor church funds

Services in May

Sunday 5th May Easter 3 11:00am Morning Prayer

Sunday 12th May Easter 4 11:00am Holy Communion

Sunday 19th May Easter 5 11:00am Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer

Sunday 26th May Easter 6 11:00am Holy Communion Little Dewchurch School

Peter Houghton and I were pleased to join the Year 5 children for Experience Easter at St Martin’s with the Revd. Anne. The children listened well and took part and so were able to tell the story back at school. Their Service at St David’s on the last day of term also told the story in songs and readings and was well attended by proud parents and friends. Refreshments followed in the village hall with the children and adults together when Peter had the unenviable task of judging the Easter Garden competition! A new venture called Bible Explorers begins on 29th April and I will take an Assembly on 6th May. Irene Goodman

A RIGHT ROYAL MESS AT LITTLE DEWCHURCH

Messy Church at Little Dewchurch has now been going for almost 18 months, with about 30 people coming each month. On April 10th, we held our Easter special, and, for the first time, decided to include Holy Communion as part of the afternoon. Since we do not have an incumbent at present , it was good that the Archdeacon, the Ven. Derek Chedzey, had expressed a wish to join us, so we asked him to officiate.

The afternoon started, as usual, in the village hall, but then things got more interesting, because Sheila Bell turned up with one of her donkeys. Everyone was given a palm cross and followed the donkey down to St. David’s Church, singing ‘Hosanna’, just as those crowds did in Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago.

Once we got to the Church, there was a treasure hunt, painting eggs Bulgarian- style and egg-rolling before we started the service. It included a confession time when people wrote ‘Sorry’ prayers on to paper shapes cut out as crosses, then pinning them to a large wooden cross. There was a very tangible sense of people recognising the presence of God, even with several of the children being quite excited by being somewhere quite different from usual.

Let the Archdeacon have the last word!:-”A really big thank you to the brilliant team at Little Dewchurch who invited me to their Messy Church event this afternoon. With over 50 adults and children plus a donkey it was a brilliant and fun occasion. We even managed a Messy Communion service which I had the privilege of celebrating.. If only everything an Archdeacon does could be this much fun and promote the Gospel !”

Hereford South Wye

I walked past a Hereford coffee shop on Maundy Thursday, which has one of those ‘cutsie philosophy’ blackboards outside. You know the kind of thing “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy coffee.” That day’s message, though was more arresting – “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” Banksy.

O my goodness, what a gift to someone still trying to write an Easter sermon. I returned to my keyboard full of ideas about what Jesus has done for us that we can never repay, about what it means for us to live in the knowledge that we cannot repay, wondering if there’s any mileage in the phrase ‘Jesus really lived’ and generally enthused about sermonising.

And then a very helpful congregation member gave me a piece of paper originating in another Church but purporting to come from “UR Revenue and Customs” and listing the ‘individual debt’ that I have accumulated – things like ‘speaking ill of your colleagues - £4,387’ and ‘Gossip - £72,392.’ The total was £2,354,363,039,254.31 (!) and stamped across was PAID IN FULL. Well this fitted right in, and I got back to typing. I googled the quote to check that I’d copied it down properly. And there it wasn’t. Nothing. Banksy had never said anything of the sort.

After a bit of search engine shenanigans, I found it. The quote was entirely accurate, but was originally from John Bunyan. Which in many ways made much more sense, but also stopped me in my tracks. After all if you can’t believe the chalk board outside a café, what have we come to?

If you heard my Easter day sermons, you’ll know that I didn’t go with Banksy – or Bunyan. But whoever said it, in this Easter season we celebrate the gift that we can never repay, that we can never earn, from the one who loves us so much that he lived – truly lived – and lives so that we should have the gift of life. Perhaps we should get a blackboard for the front of Church, so that we can share the good news! Anne

Hereford South Wye, St Martin’s, Ross Road

Tea Time Praise

Sunday 19th May 4:00pm

Belmont Community Centre

Tea, Cakes, Conversation, Hymns

South Wye Messy Church Afterschool until 5:30 Scout Hut – Blackmarston Road 17th May – Easter – What happened next? 21st June – Wind & Fire One Way UK Puppet Ministry Training Day at Malvern Evangelical Church, Malvern Saturday 23rd June 2019. From 10-00 am - 4.30pm Would anyone like to attend this all-age fun training day? If you or someone in your family might be interested in helping out with our puppet ministry, this is an ideal opportunity to find out more about it and learn how to use puppets. If you are interested, please let Andrea or the Church office staff know as soon as possible, as places need to be booked. The cost is £18 per person. Refreshments provided, but bring a packed lunch. 8

Hereford South Wye, St Martin’s, Ross Road

Our Silver Threads group celebrated Easter with a tea and an Easter Bonnet competition. Here they are modelling the entries - which have also been displayed in St Martin’s

It was a privilege to preside at Richard Green’s funeral on Holy Saturday. Dinah Jones has written about her memories of Richard’s ministry on page 10. Richard’s family have asked me to express their thanks to all those who attended, assisted with the service and provided the refreshments. Anne

Between Experience Easter, Easter assemblies, Souper-Stars, teas, parades, processions, nursing home visits and our regular services, Holy Week and Easter gave us the chance to share the message of Easter with many old and new friends - and share quite a bit of chocolate too. It’s really important that we build on new relationships and strengthen existing ones, so that we can become a community that grows together in our faith. If you would like to gain confidence in sharing your faith or have ideas about ways to build faithful relationships, please get in touch, Anne

A couple of pictures of our Dawn Vigil service, where we lit the Paschal candle from the first fire of Easter and heard the story of God’s relationship with his people and celebrated the resurrection with cymbals, light and party poppers! I’m afraid there are no photos of the wonderful full breakfast and bubbly that followed the service, but many thanks to everyone who helped with the service and the catering. 9

Memories of Richard Green

As soon as Richard joined the staff at St. Martin’s with the Rev. John Baulch as the Team Rector, he seemed to almost immediately make friends with Tony, my husband. As they became such friends it was inevitable that Richard was invited to No. 19 Peregrine Close. He was following in the footsteps of numerous clergy before him.

Richard became a regular at Christmas, the first year he came he was able to walk from the General Hospital where he had been visiting. He arrived on our doorstep with a bunch of balloons the nurses had given him! One year the Rev. Bob Fuller came with him, sometimes he would stay the night and one year his brother, Chris, came and picked him up on Boxing Day. Christmas Day usually ended with me asleep in the chair and Richard and Tony watching a Marx Broth- ers film, the one I remember was “Duck Soup”!

He came to No. 19 on numerous occasions for parties and to celebrate birthdays. Louise organised a surprise 40th Birthday party for Richard in the Church Hall. Tony and I joined with Richard to take 18 members of the Youth Club to London for the weekend. We met up with Richard’s brother-in-law, Nick Evans. We all had great fun.

Louise remembers going to Ludlow with a camp to stay at the Bishop Mascall Centre, Richard was one of the leaders and he introduced her to GIN! I joined with Peter Haddleton to clear out Richard’s flat when he moved to the bungalow. All those books!

Richard very often joined Tony and I, Marion and Tony Wilce at the Broad Leys, where all sorts of things were discussed. Many a happy hour spent there. He last visited No. 19 Peregrine Close the morning after Tony passed away in October 1992. I remember saying to him that I would never hear Tony’s voice again.

Richard did the eulogy at Tony’s funeral, he spoke like a true friend about Tony and I am sure that they are up there reminiscing about life at St. Martin’s. He did love St. Martin’s, so much so that he always wanted flowers under St. Martin’s window and also he had a beautiful Altar Frontal made to depict St. Martin. It is meant to be used on St. Martin’s Patronal Festival in November.

Many Happy Memories Richard of you and your family. Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory. Dinah Jones 10

Hereford South Wye, St Peter’s Bullinghope

Sunday Services in May Sunday 5th 11:15am Family Service & Baptism Sunday 12th 11:15am Holy Communion Sunday 19th 11:15am Morning Prayer Sunday 26th 11:15am Holy Communion

At the St Peter’s APCM on Sunday April 7th, Simon and Jeff were re-elected as Churchwardens and the PCC were elected. Finance continues to be the most significant issue facing St Peter’s and it is essential that we find ways to encourage giving as well as putting continued effort into our fundraising. Many thanks to everyone whose hard work has Many thanks to everyone who enabled the ministry of St Peter’s to decorated St Peter’s so beautifully for continue through 2018. Easter. It looks lovely! Anne

From darkness to light

Jo Child lead a lovely ‘Last Hour’ Good Friday Service at St Peter’s in which candles were extinguished as the darkness fell (see photo above.) On Easter Sunday we gathered to celebrate the resurrection and lit the new Paschal candle for the first time, a symbol of the returning light of Christ.

St Martin’s May Diary

Weds 1st 10:00am Craft Club in the Choir Vestry - All Welcome 1.30 - 4pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex Thurs 2nd 12:15pm Lovely Lunch in the Hall 1:30pm Silver Threads 7:00pm SWIM in Choir Vestry

Sun day 5th 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 2:00pm Baptism 4:00pm Gathering for Godparents Sunday Mon 6th Bank Holiday - office closed 3:00pm Meals at St Martin’s Tues 7th 9:00am Tuesday Toast - in the Narthex 10:00am Holy Communion - in the Lady Chapel 10:30am Coffee Morning - in the Narthex 7:30pm BPG - in the Narthex 7:30pm Tuesday Club - an Evening with Betty Leeson Weds 8th 10:00am Craft Club in the Choir Vestry - All Welcome 12:30 pm St Francis Lunch Club - Belmont Community Centre 1.30 - 4pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex

Sunday 12th 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 2:00pm & 3:00pm Baptisms 4:00pm Memorial Service Mon 13th 3:00pm Meals at St Martin’s Tues 14th 9:00am Tuesday Toast - in the Narthex 10:00am Holy Communion - in the Lady Chapel 10:30am Coffee Morning - in the Narthex Weds 15th 10:00am Craft Club in the Choir Vestry - All Welcome 1:30pm Silver Threads - in the Hall 1.30 - 4pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex Fri 17th 3:30pm Messy Church - in the Scout Hut, Blackmarston Road

Sunday 19th 9:30 am All Age Eucharist 1:00pm & 2:00pm Baptisms 4:00pm Sunday Tea-Time service - Belmont Community Centre 12

Mon 20th 3:00pm Meals at St Martin’s Tues 21st 9:00am Tuesday Toast - in the Narthex 10:00am Holy Communion - in the Lady Chapel 10:30am Coffee Morning - in the Narthex 7:30pm Tuesday Club - an Evening with Anne Dowdeswell Weds 22nd 10:00am Craft Club in the Choir Vestry - All Welcome 1.30 - 4pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex

Sunday 26th 9:30 am Holy Eucharist Mon 27th Bank Holiday - office closed 3:00pm Meals at St Martin’s Tues 28th 10:00am Holy Communion - in the Lady Chapel 10:30am Coffee Morning - in the Narthex

Weds 29th 10:00am Craft Club in the Choir Vestry - All Welcome Fri 31st Souper-Stars Drop in - in the Hall Memorial Service Sunday 12th May 4:00pm St Martin’s A chance to remember all those that we love but do not see any longer. All Welcome

Tuesday Club St Martin’s Hall Tuesdays at 7:30pm 7th May - An Evening with Betty Leeson Bring and Buy 21st May - An Evening with Rev Anne Dowdeswell New members always welcome

News from the Missioners Messy Church Training We are really lucky that Lucy Moore who invented Messy Church is coming to South Wye on June 10th to train Messy Team Members. Everyone is welcome to join us for the morning, especially if you’d like to find out more about what is involved in joining the team. Are you able to help with publicity? David would appreciate extra help delivering leaflets door-to-door along with putting up and taking down the banners.

Bible Surf Club Once a week St Martin’s Church run an afterschool club at St Martin’s School. Each week we tell a different Bible Story. We start the session with a bit of colouring, hear the story told interactively and then do a simple craft to take home before ending with a drink and a piece of fruit. We’d love to have a couple more people on the team to help supervise the craft and join in telling the bible story to about 12 children. David and Jo

A View From… “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another….By this everyone will know that you are my disciples”

Love is often a very private affair, an affair of the heart and seldom seen by on- lookers. So I wonder how other people see our love for each other.

People visiting the church see the collection points for the food bank and the Red Box. Local folk know of our provision of meals on Monday and our collection of clothes and shelter for refugees. But do they know everyone in the Parish is welcome to be Baptised, have a funeral or discuss Holy Matrimony?

This is my view of our love for one another, but what do you see?

What would others see?

How might we be more open in our love for one another, be more obvious, so that everyone will know that we are his disciples? David 14

Godparents Sunday - May 5th

Godparents’ Sunday is a response to research undertaken on behalf of the Archbishops’ Council looking at parents’ real experiences and expectations around the baptism of their child. Godparents are part of family and church life for all the years ahead, a relationship that will last for a lifetime. So setting apart a Sunday to celebrate and pray for this special relationship is a great opportunity to share with families and ask for God’s blessing on godparents and godchildren everywhere.

At St Martin’s we will be celebrating at our 4:00pm Gathering Service - if you are a Godparent or if you have Godparents, why not invite them along to the service and to the refreshments afterwards. You might also like to use the prayers on the adjoining page to pray for your Godchildren over the coming month, especially if they live at a distance and you are not able to see them very often.

The research has also looked at the choice of Godparents. A christening gives parents the opportunity to formally involve other significant adults in their child’s upbringing, for advice, protection, support and encouragement, and they will give a lot of thought to choosing good people. The choice of godparents often honours long friendships, and in choosing them, parents are envisaging a relationship that will last at least 20 years, probably a lifetime.

In the research, the biggest reason (by a small margin) that parents gave for wanting their child to be christened was to ensure he or she had godparents. So it is almost impossible to overstate the importance of godparents to families and this needs acknowledging and applauding. Parents also come wanting their child to have the best start in life and God’s blessing on them. Anne

Christian Aid Week: ‘All mums should live’

Sierra Leone is the world’s most dangerous place to become a mum. Every day 10 women die from giving birth. In Sawula district, the community struggle with a clinic which has no electricity and only two delivery beds.

Jebbeh is heavily pregnant but as her baby grows, it’s not joy that fills her heart, but fear. When Jebbeh’s sister Fatmata went in to labour, there were so few am- bulances that Fatmata had no choice but to walk for three hours under the baking sun, to the nearest hospital. The journey was long and with every step Fatmata struggled to keep walking.

Jebbeh told us: ‘My sister was crying out with hunger. She died on the side of the road. She never gave birth.’

This Christian Aid Week, together, we can make childbirth safe for mums and babies. Through our gifts and prayers, we can help give the world’s poorest mums a chance to live.

Stand with mums This Christian Aid Week, 12-18 May, you can help by making a donation using the enclosed envelope and returning it to church.

Will you be a partner for change? If we raised £300, it could help provide a new delivery bed so more mums like Jebbeh can deliver their babies safely.

Jebbeh Konneh is heavily pregnant. Her sister recently died in childbirth and Jebbeh fears she may be next: ‘I’m afraid. I pray, when that day comes, God will help me to deliver safely, so that I can have a bouncing baby and I’ll be healthy.’

Photo credit: Christian Aid/Tom Pilston

Across 1 Infant (Luke 2:12) (4) 3 Luis must (anag.) (8) 8 What Jesus called the devil (John 8:44) (4) 9 ‘My God, my God, why have you — me?’ (Matthew 27:46) (8) 11 Anglican form of church government (10) 14 ‘Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like — ’ (Isaiah 40:31) (6) 15 Ministers of religion (6) 17 Make stronger (1 Thessalonians 3:13) (10) 20 Devoutness (1 Timothy 2:2) (8) 21 The father of Jesse (Ruth 4:22) (4) 22 Pool where Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years (John 5:2) (8) 23 ‘[Jesus] said to them, “ — here and keep watch”’ (Mark 14:34) (4)

Down 1 Follower of Christ (Acts 16:1) (8) 2 One of the punishments endured by Paul (2 Corinthians 6:5) (8) 4 Soldiers (Exodus 14:9) (6) 5 Scholarly study of melody, harmony and rhythm (10) 6 ‘I am God, and there is none — me’ (Isaiah 46:9) (4) 7 ‘And how can they preach unless they are — ?’ (Romans 10:15) (4) 10 Favourable reception (1 Timothy 1:15) (10) 12 Hip orbit (anag.) (8) 13 End of life (Isaiah 22:14) (5,3) 16 ‘About midnight the sailors — they were approaching land’ (Acts 27:27) (6) 18 He married Jezebel (1 Kings 16:30–31) (4) 19 ‘According to your great compassion — out my transgressions’ (Psalm 51:1) (4)

April’s Solution 19

Coffee Time

Doodle Box

Acts of Kindness As the winter comes to an end, it is time to look back at what the teams in Calais, Dunkirk, Paris and across southern Europe and the Middle East have achieved. The fact that the refugee crisis has been far from the top of the news is testament to the care and love shown by 100s of volunteers who help feed, clothe, shelter and advise 1000s of refuges in France and tens of thousands across the rest of Europe. You will have noticed that an increasing number of people are risking the hazardous journey from France to England in small boats. Whilst volunteers relentlessly show love and human decency to those sleeping on the streets whilst dreaming of being our neighbours, the French authorities continue to harass and abuse migrants and refugees. People in Motion continues to receive loads of donations of clothes, shelter and food on behalf of refugees. Our amazing team of volunteers meet every Wednesday and Saturday to check, sort and pack the donations. Do you have time to join our merry band? Sorting sessions take place in Colwall and we are always on the lookout for drivers, administrators, trustees and someone to take care of the van. If you can help, give David a call on 07563 382872. Donating We welcome all gifts of food or donations of money. We always need: Tinned meat (stews, casseroles, ham), Tinned vegetables, Smash, UHT/Dried Milk, Sugar, Tinned fruit/rice pudding/custard, Coffee, Toothpaste, Soap & Toilet rolls. Donations of food can be delivered to St Martin’s Church or direct to Unit 5, 32, Aubrey Street, Hereford, HR4 0BU. We are grateful for donations of money which enable us to provide fresh food items such as milk, butter and cheese with the Food Parcels. Donations can be in cash or by cheque made out to "Hereford Food Bank". If you are a UK taxpayer, your donations can be gift aided, please complete a gift aid form (available from the website) and all future gifts will be included in your declaration.

Volunteering We always welcome new volunteers to work in the Food Bank, or to help with collections or fund raising. If you would like to volunteer, please email Jacqui at [email protected]

For our Prayers Those being baptised this month Pippa Lilly-Mae Charlie Emmie Hallie

Those who are ill or in need of your prayers Peter H Glenys H Graham M Gaynor C Olivia K Pam D Pat A Barbara W Geoff A Margaret M Jenny Ann W Colin M Desna P Beryl G Annita Marcia R Oliver Jolene Macey

Those who have died and those who mourn their loss Austin H. June S.. Arthur R Monica A

The Diocesan Follow! Prayer

God who in Jesus calls us - open hearts and minds to your invitation. God of the pilgrim way - be our companion day by day. God of the still, small voice - teach us to pray. Grant that in our calling, our following, our pilgrimage we may see your kingdom of truth and peace - and delight to bring others to your love. We make this prayer through Jesus, the Lord. Amen Prayer for guidance in the Godparents Sunday Loving God, thank you Appointment of the new for the joy of godparents and godchildren. Bishop of Hereford Help us to reach out to other with love And to grow in faith every day. Amen. O come, O Holy Spirit: A prayer for family life Come as holy fire and burn in us. God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, Come as holy wind and cleanse us the child of Mary, shared the life of a home in Come as holy light and lead us. Nazareth, and on the cross drew the whole Come as holy truth and teach us. human family to himself: strengthen us in our Come as holy forgiveness and free us daily living that in joy and in sorrow we may Come as holy love and enfold us. know the power of your presence to bind Come as holy life and dwell in us. together and to heal; through Jesus Christ our Amen Lord. Amen.

Hereford Cathedral—May Listings

Everyone is welcome to join any of the acts of worship that take place at the Cathedral. Services are normally held at the following times:

Mon – Sat 7.30 am Morning Prayer; 8 am Holy Communion; 5.30 pm Evensong Sunday 8 am Holy Communion, 10 am – Cathedral Eucharist, 11.30 am Matins, 3.30 pm Evensong Other Services Wednesday 12.15 pm Holy Communion, Wednesday 1.05 pm, Prayers for Peace, Friday 12 noon Prayers at the Shrine of St Ethelbert

Events: Thursday 24 January – Saturday 1 June; Creatures of The Mappa Mundi Yinka Shonibare CBE, commissioned by Meadow Arts Internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare has created six new quilt artworks for Hereford Cathedral, commissioned by Meadow Arts. Creatures of the Mappa Mundi is inspired by one of Hereford Cathedral’s treasures, the Mappa Mundi (the largest medieval map of the world to survive to the present day). This exhibition is located in the Mappa Mundi & Chained Library, normal admission charges apply.

Sunday 5 – Thursday 30 May Whispering across Centuries Exhibition - Visions of St. Michael's Church, Brampton Abbotts South Transept Local groups and artists have been invited to produce work inspired by St. Michael's Church, Brampton Abbotts. The building has stood empty for 10 years since it was closed as a place of worship on safety grounds. The aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness of its current plight, while celebrating its place in the community and wider landscape as new possibilities for its regeneration are gaining momentum.

Wednesday 1 May onwards, 2.30 pm Garden Tours The Gardens of Hereford Cathedral are opened to the public for walk up tours on Wednesdays & Saturday at 2.30 pm from May – September. Tickets cost £5 and are available from the Cathedral Shop.

Saturday 4 May, 3.05 pm Afternoon Music Organ Recital Come along and hear 20 minutes of relaxing music on the beautiful Father Willis organ. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection.

Cathedral Diary, continued

Tuesday 7 May, 1.05 pm Lunchtime Organ Recital – Henry Metcalfe Our summer lunchtime organ recitals return with Hereford Cathedral organ scholar, Henry Metcalfe giving a recital on our Father Willis organ. For full details please visit herefordcathedral.org

Sunday 12 May, 10.30 am Feast of Consecration Orchestral Eucharist sung by the Cathedral choir with music including Haydn’s Nelson Mass followed by a drinks reception hosted by the Perpetual Trust.

Sunday 12 May, 5.30 pm Evening Hour The Evening Hour is a service of prayer for healing and time for quiet reflection at the shrine of Saint Thomas of Hereford in the north transept of the Cathedral. All are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 14 May, 7.15 pm Organ Gala Concert – Peter Dyke Everyone is welcome to join us for Peter Dyke’s evening Organ Gala Concert. Tickets are available to purchase from the Cathedral Shop or on the door.

Tuesday 21 May, 1.05 pm Lunchtime Organ Recital – Peter King Our summer lunchtime organ recitals return with a series of guest organists giving a recital on our Father Willis organ. Full details at herefordcathedral.org

Tuesday 21 May, 3.30 pm for 4 pm start Annual Ethelbert Lecture Hereford’s Italian Magna Carta: Guala Bicchieri and the Making of English History Professor Nicholas Vincent will explore the legacy of Cardinal Guala Bicchieri, both in Hereford and more widely, looking in particular to the troubled history of the diocese during the civil war of 1215-17. This is a free event with refreshments to start.

Tuesday 28 May, 1.05 pm Lunchtime Organ Recital – Andrew Wyatt Our summer lunchtime organ recitals return with a series of guest organists giving a recital on our Father Willis organ. Full details at herefordcathedral.org

Wednesday 29 May, 9 am Quiet Hour An opportunity to visit the Cathedral at a calmer time of day. Join us for a quieter visit to the Cathedral - perfect for anyone who experiences sensory overload, such as those on the autistic spectrum or living with dementia. 24

St. Michael’s Hospice

A talented team of Hospice supporters is preparing for a spectacular flower festival to mark 35 years of St Michael’s Hospice. A decade ago, the same team created the hugely successful ‘A Cornucopia of Silver’, followed three years later by ‘Precious Time’. Now, Carola Kean, Stephen Rabbitts, Jacqueline Flack and Joan Davies are reuniting once again for a floral gallery of Transformation and Peace. More than 40 arrangers and groups from across Herefordshire and adjoining counties are supporting the event which takes place at Lyde Arundel from 13th - 15th September. The festival will not only touch the hearts of all its visitors, giving them the opportunity to remember loved ones, but it will also be an enjoyable event, which will include a Preview Evening and Floral Entertainment Evening. For more information, visit st-michaels-hospice.org.uk, contact Paddy Nugent on 01432 852 641, or email [email protected] Performing at the flower festival will be the St Michael’s Hospice Community Choir. The group features Hospice volunteers and staff members, plus those from the community who enjoy singing. The Choir, which performs at various events throughout the year, would love to welcome more men, particularly bass or tenor. If you’re interested in joining or for more information call Denise Bishop at St Michael’s on 01432 852 656.

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St Martin’s, Ross Road St Peter’s, Bullinghope 11.15 am weekly service: 9.30 am Holy Communion for the For patterns of Communion and whole Church Family (on the 3rd Morning Prayer, please check on St Sunday of each month this is an All Peter’s pages inside) Age service) St Andrew’s, Dinedor 4pm on 1st Sunday of each month 9.30 am Holy Communion The Gathering, for families and those (2nd & 4th Sundays) preparing for Baptism followed by tea St David’s, Little Dewchurch Baptisms on the afternoons of 2nd 11 am Holy Communion and 3rd Sundays, or in the main (Common Worship on 2nd & 4th Sunday morning service Sundays; BCP Communion on 3rd Sundays )

Mid-Week Services For other Sundays please see at St Martin’s in the Lady Chapel Little Dewchurch pages inside this magazine Morning Prayer: 9.00 am Monday - Friday For occasional alterations to these service times, please see the Said Communion 10am Tuesdays Church pages in this magazine or (followed by coffee in the Narthex) our weekly pew sheet which is available in the Churches Pre-school Praise TERM-TIME only Every Wednesday 1.30-3pm for small children and their carers

Please come in to see us on any weekday morning in our office at St Martin’s Church (Ross Road end of the hall building). Christine and Sharron can deal with most enquiries & can make arrangements for you to meet with one of our clergy should you wish to do so.

Meet The Team Clergy

Anne Dowdeswell Team Rector. Hereford South Wye (St Martin’s and St Peter’s) 07864 938898

Penny Littlewood Associate Minister. Hereford South Wye (St Martin’s and St Peter’s) Contact through the office please - 01432 353717

Intergenerational Missioners (Job Share) David Bland 07563 382872 [email protected] Jo Child 07563 382923 [email protected] Team Office Staff Team Administrator Administrative Assistant Christine Cook Sharron Brown

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