Your Village News – and What's On! Hamstall Ridware Parish Magazine August
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Your Village News – And What’s on! Hamstall Ridware Parish Magazine August - September 2021 http://www2.lichfielddc.gov.uk/hamstallridware/ www.hrpc.btck.co.uk https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4451/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamstallridware Contact Information Rector Revd Jeremy Brading 01543 472565 The Rectory, Savey Lane, Yoxall, DE13 8PD. [email protected] Reader Mrs Kate Beechey 01543 493556 Churchwardens Mr John Ferguson 01889 504430 Mr Michael Elsom 07949 126640 PCC Secretary Mrs Jean Mead 01889 504332 Parish Magazine Editor Dr Paul Carter 01889 504347 [email protected] Other PCC members Liz Carter Chris Smart Doug Cook David Rudge Sarah Elsom Jude Preston Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. If you have any concerns please speak in complete confidence to the Parish Safeguarding Officer Dr Paul Carter (01889 504 347) or the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser Mr Neil Spiring 01543 306030 UNITED BENEFICE OF KINGS BROMLEY, THE RIDWARES and YOXALL Proposed Usual Service Rota from September 2021: Patronal Festivals will be United Benefice services. Everyone welcome at any of our services All as permitted by current Covid regulations Hamstall Kings Bromley Mavesyn Yoxall Ridware All Saints Ridware St Peter St Michael and St Nicholas All Angels 1st Sunday 9.00 10.30am 10.30am in Month Said Holy Holy Communion Communion Communion 2nd Sunday 9.00am tbc 10.30am 10.30 in Month Said Holy Morning Prayer/ Communion Communion H. Communion 3rd Sunday 10.30pm 10.30am 9.00am in Month Holy Holy Said Communion Communion Communion 4th Sunday 9.00am 10.30am 10.30am in Month Said Holy Holy Communion Communion Communion 5th Sunday Benefice service – in Month to be arranged 2 Hamstall Ridware Parish Magazine: August - September 2021 Inside: 3 Editorial 9 Fete 4 Sept; 16 HRPC Minutes 4 United Benefice Services 10 Scarecrow Trail; Ride & Stride 17 HRPC Members; Parish Council 5 Hamstall Church duty rota 11 Covid update; Concert and Talk Notes; Flood resilience grant 6 Letter from our Rector 12 County Show; Lottery; Funding; HS2 18 Magistrates 7 Dates; Library; Surgery ½ 13 History Society; Mothers Union 19 Regular meetings days; Welcome 14 Ridware Arts; Shoulder of Mutton 20 Contacts and information 8 Bottle Race, Tug o War; BBQ 15 Henry Chadwick; 100 years ago 25 Advertisements From the Editor It’s our fête at last on 4 September. Please see page 9 for more details and on how you can get involved. In the meantime, we have a bottle race, tug-of-war and barbecue on Sunday, 15 August (see flier and page 8) and we have notice of our harvest festival, and a concert in church and talk on the background of St Michael’s and all Angels on 26 September (Page 11). Our Rector Jeremy is still fine tuning the service Rota and has now managed to arrange 3 services a month for each of the 4 churches starting in September. The Service at Home sheet will also continue to be available for anyone who prefers not to venture out – contact Michael Elsom if you wish to be added to the circulation list. Concerns remain about the current Covid situation and both in the church (page 11) and pub (page 14) Covid precautions will continue whilst using the new freedoms to enable as much of a return to normality as possible. The mobile library is back to a normal schedule too (p7). There are reminders on page 10 of the Scarecrow trail and Ride and Stride, which you can do by car or on foot, on bike, on horseback, or however! Entries to Jean Mead. The Staffordshire show is on 25 and 26 August, page 12 where there is also a reminder you can support local heritage projects by joining the Lichfield lottery, and Cllr Shirley Barnett offers small grants to people wishing to launch local projects. Yoxall mothers Union is up and running again, starting 4 August, p13. Finally Staffordshire magistracy are looking for new magistrates, see article on p18. My thanks again to all our contributors, and as always, please do not forget the food bank, page 20. Churchyard working parties continue on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month – the next ones will be on 27 July and 10 August. We meet at 6 pm and carry on for a couple of hours – weather permitting! All welcome. From now on, a copy of this magazine will be available on our “A church near you” website at https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4451/ where it will be from a few days before delivery of the printed copies. Copy for the October-November magazine will be September 18. For adverts please contact Lucy Leigh on 01889 504352 or [email protected]. If you know of anyone who would like to advertise with us, especially a taxi company or a carpenter or electrician, do ask them to contact myself or Lucy. Paul Carter 07710 293 230 [email protected] 3 UNITED BENEFICE OF KINGS BROMLEY, THE RIDWARES and YOXALL Planned Services: August - September 2021. Everyone welcome at any of our services All as permitted by current Covid regulations Hamstall Kings Bromley Mavesyn Yoxall Ridware All Saints Ridware St Peter St Michael and St Nicholas All Angels 1st August 10.30am 10.00am Trinity IX Holy Communion Morning Prayer 8th August 10.00am 10.00am Trinity X Holy Communion Holy Communion 15th August 10.30am 10.00am Trinity XI Holy Communion Morning Prayer 22nd August 10.00am 10.00am Trinity XII Holy Communion Holy Communion 29th August United Benefice Holy at St Nicholas, Mavesyn Trinity XIII Communion 10.00am 5th September 9.00am 10.30am 10.30am Trinity XIV Said Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion 12th September 9.00am 10.30am 10.30am Trinity XV Said Communion Holy Communion Morning Prayer 10.30am 19th September 10.30am 9.00am Holy Communion Trinity XVI Holy Communion Said Communion and Baptism 26th September Patronal Festival at St Michael and All Angels, Hamstall Ridware Trinity XVII Harvest Festival with Holy Communion 10.30am 3rd October 9.00am 10.30am 10.30am Trinity XVIII Said Communion Harvest Festival Harvest Festival 10th October 9.00am 10.30am 10.30 12.00 Trinity XIX Said Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion Dementia event tbc 4 ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS – HAMSTALL RIDWARE Rota for August - September 2021 Thank you to everyone for helping with church services. If you are unable to fulfil a particular duty, please arrange to ‘swap’ with someone else on the rota. Cleaning ideally on Friday; Sidesman/unlocking: Sunday and preceding Wednesday; Coffee outside till risk assessment changes. DATE BELLS & SIDESMAN C0FFEE READERS (week before) GREETING (& unlock Wed CLEANERS FLOWERS pm before) 1st August J Ferguson A Ball P Ball A Ball Trinity IX C Smart P Barlow S Elsom J Preston A Ball J Preston 10.30 am P Carter 8th August (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 15th August C Smart P Carter C Smart S Elsom Trinity IX D Rudge S Bostock P Carter L Carter R Adkins S Bostock 10.30 am J Ferguson 22nd August (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) C Smart C Smart 29th August (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm L Carter P Carter Sunday and preceding Wednesday) P Carter 5th September (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 12th September S Elsom J Mead D Rudge V Richards Trinity XV D Rudge V Richards D Cook D Cook D Cook J Berriman 9.00 am 19th September Trinity XVI J Preston D Leigh J Preston D Leigh HC & baptism D Rudge L Leigh C Smart 10.30 am 26th September Harvest and P Carter J Preston P Carter L Carter J Ferguson All florists Patronal J Ferguson G Burgess J Ferguson L Leigh 10.30 am C Smart 3rd October (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 10th October L Carter S Elsom S Bostock A Ball Trinity XIX P Carter J Hodgskiss C Smart S Bostock S Elsom J Preston 10.30 am 5 From our Rector, Revd Jeremy Brading August 2021 According to that well known authority on all things, I am informed by Wikipedia that ‘August’ is derived from the Latin auger, meaning ‘to increase’. In 8 BC, this month (then the 6th of 10 months in the year) was renamed August, in honour of Gaius Octavius. Gaius Octavian Casear Augustus - Caesar Augustus for short - is considered one of the most effective leaders in the world, as he dramatically expanded the Roman empire. In recognition of his achievements, the title ‘Augustus’ was then handed down to all of Gaius’ successors. It is coincidental that the lives of Caesar Augustus and Jesus briefly overlapped, with Jesus being around 16 when the former died. Their positions in the world at once have things in common - as well as very important and well established differences. For starters, both Caesar Augustus and Jesus could lay claim to expansive empires. The Roman Empire expanded very significantly under this Caesar Augustus. Eventually from Hadrian’s Wall in the north, the empire extended southward to the edge of the Saharan north Africa; from the edge of the known world on the Portuguese coast eastward to Babylon. Jesus gives physical expression to God’s Kingdom, which is bigger still. God’s kingdom is made present wherever Jesus is whilst also at the same time, extending beyond the known created world (i.e. the universe). For God is both in the world (i.e. through Jesus) but logically speaking, God’s presence cannot be restricted to the limits of what God himself created.