EDITORIAL PASTORAL LETTER Somerset Wild Life Trust—Ilminster
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EDITORIAL Thank you all for continuing to support the Link and I hope that the content for this month will prove to be enjoyable reading. If you have any content that you would like to include, please forward the copy to me by 11th October and I will seek to add it to the next edition in November. Monica Mason E: [email protected] tel. 01460 221356 TATWORTH CHURCH YOUTH CLUB Disclaimer A club for children 11+ at St. John's The LINK accepts no liability for: Church Hall on Friday in term time 7– • Any claims made by the advertiser 8:30pm. • Any error or omissions in the advertisement as submitted by the advertiser TCYC LEADER: Matt Baker, T: 07414 • Any legal action as a result of the advertisement 642118 Any opinion expressed in articles in The LINK may be those of the author but not necessarily those of the editorial team. Our Vision statement is :- “Building a safe community to help PASTORAL LETTER young people reach their full poten- tial” Dear Friends Somerset Wild Life Trust—Ilminster & Chard Area Group The 18th October each year is the feast day for St Luke, the man believed to be the author of both St Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. There is Name of Event Summary of event events Other info guide not a wealth of information on the background of Luke, but there is a general TALK: Better Bird- Mike Langman will present Parish Hall, North Street, Ilminster understanding that he was a physician or medic, was a follower of St Paul, and ing with Mike a fun evening on how to TA19 0DG. Parking at roadside or town indeed may have been with Paul in prison in Rome. His New Testament writ- Langman improve our skills in Bird- car-parks. Everyone welcome. Tea & ings are thought to have been penned around 60 – 70 AD; approximately the Friday 26th Octo- watching & other wildlife. coffee available. Sales table. Adult same time as the letters of Paul and about 30 years after the ministry of ber 2018 Tips on identification, esti- members £2, non-members £3. no Christ on earth. mating numbers in a flock, charge for children. Enquiries Valerie remembering bird calls. 01460 234551 Very interactive presenta- The writings of Luke have a very special quality. They speak vividly of the life tion: Pencil & notepad use- of Jesus, both in terms of his impact on the world in which he travelled and ministered, but also through the individual. In my own faith it was Luke’s TALK: Re-wilding: Stephen Parker of Natural Parish Hall, North Street, Ilminster Gospel that really unlocked my re-engagement with the Christian faith as a a new approach to England will look at this TA19 0DG. Parking at roadside or town young adult and paved the way for deeper exploration. I know that I am not Nature Conserva- controversial topic as a new car-parks. Everyone welcome. Tea & alone. tion approach to nature conser- coffee available. Sales table. Adult Friday 23rd No- vation. Talk will be illus- members £2, non-members £3. no vember 2018 trated with examples from charge for children. Enquiries Valerie Perhaps a reason for this is that Luke focusses very strongly on the humanity Britain & Europe. Includes 01460 234551 of Jesus. He highlights time and again how Jesus brings not just a divine pres- reintroduction of Beavers to ence, but also a human one; that he meets us and understands us where we wetlands & use of grazing are and in who we are because he himself is God on earth as fully one of us. animals such as European Bison. September 2018 Page 1 It is only in Luke that we have the story of Jesus’ birth and therefore the whole life of Jesus, and it is only Luke that extends the narrative into ‘what St John’s Church Hall happened next’ through the book of Acts, following the Apostles after the events of Ascension and Pentecost. Luke wanted his readers to know that Je- sus was for all, and that there are no circumstances of life where you cannot The perfect setting for all your know Jesus and the Good News. small to medium sized private That is a message that perhaps has never been needed to be heard more functions strongly than now. It doesn’t matter who you are or what is happening in your life; if you let him, Jesus will share that journey with you because as one of us Competitive Rates he has walked the path we all walk. In the Two Shires Benefice we will be marking this day with a special act of worship in Tatworth where prayers and anointing for healing will be offered. Fully Fitted Kitchen ALL are very welcome indeed. Every blessing Reverend Philip Disabled Facilities Worship with prayers and anointing for healing – St John’s Tatworth, th 6:30pm 18 October. Disabled Access & Parking Back to school….? It’s now a month into a new school year. Some families will relish being back Parking in the ‘normal’ routine with structured days for indefatigable youngsters. Oth- ers will miss the relative freedom of weeks without the treadmill of various www.achurchnearyou.com/tatworth- sports fixtures, practices, after school clubs and picks-ups. st-john-the-evangelist/ When I was a child I remember the school holidays seeming to stretch of for- ever, lazy, hazy days spent breakfasting in the garden on stewed apples and rhubarb (it was always sunny!); making tents with blankets and the swing frame or clothes line; or fishing for tiddlers in the nearby stream. Like all of For Further Details us of a certain age, I’m sure I’m looking back with rather rose-tinted specta- cles! & Bookings please contact I’m sure for hardworking teaching staff in our 182 church schools, whose ‘holidays’ are often spent planning the new term, the six weeks is never long Jan Knott enough. We give thanks for them and their calling. Telephone 01460 220499 Page 2 September 2018 I also want to pay tribute to some of the more unsung heroes diligently working 26 Holyrood Street away behind the scenes – our network of 400 church school governors. MIKE EBDON Chard Electrical Contractor T: 01460 63305 These volunteers give up their time to serve and support their local school, its For all your electrical needs: - children, families and staff. They truly enrich what the school can offer and promote its distinctiveness as a church school through their knowledge and Domestic, Industrial or A Traditional Bakery capturing the Quality and Flavour of days gone by. experience. Commercial We use only the best ingredients we can obtain and most of our lines are It’s a vital role but in our diocese right now we have governor vacancies in over New Installations hand made by Craftsman Bakers. half of our church schools. That’s a big gap, with 98 out of 182 schools missing out on the full and diverse range of skills and expertise that governors bring. Rewires TEA SHOP We’re seeking people from a range of backgrounds and ages to fill those Electric Showers gaps and serve as governors. If you’d like to give back to your community, and feel you have skills that will help local children and your local commu- Menu includes: tea, coffee, cakes, pies, Night Storage Heating nity thrive, I encourage to you find out more and apply at: sandwiches, sausage rolls, filled rolls, www.bathandwells.org.uk/be-a-governor. We look forward to welcoming General Repairs snacks, jacket potatoes and you to our church school family! ploughman's lunches. FREE ESTIMATES Opening Hours: With thanks for all our wonderful schools and remembering our children 8:30am – 3:30pm Monday to Friday Tel: 01297 442861 and students in their endeavours this term. The Right Reverend Ruth Worsley Flutterby Helpers Bishop of Taunton Domestic cleaning and Ironing Jo Conachie Bible Study Managing Director All domestic cleaning and Ironing Bible Study will be meeting on MONDAY OCTOBER 8th AT 10.30am at 21 Linkhay Orchard. We will be looking at the Psalms again this month. Regular to one-off cleans Contact Terri Boyland 01460 221010. Holiday lets / second homes All are most welcome at this informal group 01460 261 600 / 07855 427486 Silent Prayer God grant me the SERENITY to accept The meeting will be at the usual time of 2.30, on Thursday October 11th. At the things I cannot Promote your business My home Braytons, Waterlake Road, change, COURAGE to Reaching your local people, by advertising in The Link Tatworth. change the things All are welcome to this opportunity I can, and the This space costs £40 for 12 editions. for quiet reflection. WISDOM to know the Contact Daphne Carslake More details from Revd Judith Abbott Email [email protected] on 01460 220689 difference September 2018 Page 3 Bible passage: Mark 10:2-16 By Mary Dewar “Let the Children Come to ME” “LET the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of GOD belongs to such as these.” Well know – very well known words of Jesus recorded for us by Saint Mark in the 10th Chapter of his gospel. All sorts of people came to Jesus in this chapter and for all sorts of reasons. The Pharisees, who, as Teachers of the Law, more often than not thought they knew better than everyone else, they came as usual to test Him, to see if He was going to break one of their many man-made rules.