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The Parish Newsletter 1 St Etheldreda with St Clement: The Parish Newsletter Week beginning Sunday 19 January 2020 The Parish newsletter is produced weekly to keep everyone informed about what is going on, past and future. We also welcome notes and articles from parishioners and others. If you know someone who would like to receive our newsletter please contact [email protected] The table below is a summary of the topics we are covering in this issue. We now have an archive of Newsletters on our website https://www.stethsfulham.org/Groups/327488/Newsletter.aspx We also referred to our Church seeking interest from our local community, and the potential role of our Newsletter in that process. You might have neighbours and friends who are not part of our congregation who may like to receive the Newsletter because it does contain news about local issues and people. All we need is an email address and their permission. Contents Second Sunday after Epiphany ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Sunday morning address by Rev Mary Spredbury .......................................................................................................... 2 Hymn of the week triggers a memory from 1955 ............................................................................................................. 3 Flower of the Week – Elephant’s Ears ............................................................................................................................. 4 Tweet of the week: Einstein’s Quantum Riddle............................................................................................................... 5 Dates ahead – for your diaries ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Cake Sale to raise Funds for Victims of Australian Bush Fires .................................................................................... 6 Report on last week’s Parochial Church Council meeting ............................................................................................... 6 Confirmation Classes – Tuesday and Thursday Evenings .............................................................................................. 7 Dates ahead – Parish Calendar for your diaries .......................................................................................................... 8 Regular Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Service Schedule ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Regular Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Dates ahead: The Parish Calendar .................................................................................................................................. 8 A Warm Welcome and Grateful Gifts ........................................................................................................................... 9 Parish Communications ............................................................................................................................................. 10 There’s Community work going on and work to be done. .............................................................................................. 10 Other help wanted .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Giving and Volunteering ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Second Sunday after Epiphany What does the word “Epiphany” mean? It’s Greek and means making public or revealing what might otherwise have remained hidden or unknown. Another term is to “manifest”. Before 2 Christmas there was a General Election and all the political candidates had “manifestos” – statements of their intentions and beliefs. So what is happening during this short season of Epiphany? Most churchgoers know that the Feast of the Epiphany is the visit of the wise men from the East to see the baby, Jesus. Jesus is, Christians believe, God incarnate – God in human form. Why? So we humans can see and understand in our own terms who and what God is. God is revealed to the wise men in the form of the baby, Jesus. Well that’s the Feast but there are four Sundays of white and gold before we hit the green altar frontal and vestments again for a short period before Lent when everything goes purple The readings on each of these Sundays are intended to show different aspects of the revelation that Jesus shows us God’s nature and intentions. Last week we had the story of the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan after which God spoke and revealed that Jesus is his son with whom He is pleased. This week we had John the Baptist telling Andrew, one of his own followers, that Jesus is the Messiah spoken of by the prophet Isaiah and Jesus then telling Andrew and his brother, Simon, to “Come and See” where and who Jesus is and they decide to follow him. Next Sunday that calling to followers is repeated. They are to leave their daily concerns and give their time and their skills to Jesus – they are fishermen but they are to become fishers of men, of people. The revelation is that Jesus is concerned to draw to him all people. Again there is a reference to Isaiah where God made that clear to the prophet. The last Sunday in the series will be Candlemas when the story is told of the baby, Jesus, being brought to the Temple in Jerusalem where he is recognised by both Simeon and Anna as the Light of the World long awaited and now revealed to them We, as Christians, need to be reminded. It is our task to show God’s nature and intentions by doing what Jesus has commanded us to do – to go to all people and show them how good is God in human form, to give and not to count the cost Sunday morning address by Rev Mary Spredbury Mary is Parish Finance Adviser (Westminster and Kensington) Mary thanked Fr Ross, for the invitation to St Etheldreda’s. Her underlying theme concerned the importance of giving in the context of our Christian journey. There are many biblical examples that cited giving and gifts. We have recently celebrated Epiphany when the Magi presented the holy family, in particularly the baby Jesus with – myrrh, frankincense and gold. In fact they offered themselves. We can use this example as we offer ourselves in our calling as Christians, our time, our gifts and abilities, our money, our experience and indeed, our lives. We do so as to offer our lives to God, to live out our faith in our day to day lives. That means using what we have for the God’s work. A third of Jesus parables and teaching are about money or possessions. For example the widow who gave a small coins, (which was her entire wealth), and the rich young man who is told to sell all he has and give it to the poor. 3 We are also called to be faithful with the financial resources that God has entrusted to us. Their source is usually derived in one way or another from our work that uses the wonderful skills and abilities wrought in us by God. Thus we are called to be grateful to God, who made us and loves us and saves us – George Carey a previous Archbishop of Canterbury said that the question we each need to ask is “how can my giving reflect something of God’s love for me?” – not my love for God which may ebb and flow and is, as we know, never adequate; but God’s overwhelming generous compassionate and never ending love for each one of us.. That is what we are called to think about. That is a challenge to each of us – does our giving to the church in any way reflect God’s love for us. Sometimes it is fear that holds us back, often when we consider other ‘priorities’. Jesus tells his followers (that includes us) “do not be afraid”. Perhaps it boils down to giving away a share, or a proportion of what we have been given, possibly monthly when we receive our salary or pension. St Etheldreda’s under Fr Ross’s ministry commits us to growing the church congregation, embracing engagement with the local community, particularly working with young people. All of this is a share in God’s mission where giving our time and financial resources will enable us all to take part in meeting that end. The Reverend Mary entreated us to think and pray about our part in this, for example to give regularly and to consider joining the regular giving scheme via a monthly standing order, perhaps to increase our gift. Fr Ross has the forms to enable this. They are also available at the back of the church Hymn of the week triggers a memory from 1955 (Ken Bromfield) Last Sunday, Pauline, our friends and I took our customary January National Trust break at Blickling Hall in Norfolk. My annual job was to find a local church for our Sunday worship. This year it was at Aylsham Parish Church (St Michael & All Angels). This lovely church dates back to the 11th century. One of the hymns we sang was ‘God is working His purpose out’. It was written in 1894 by Arthur Campbell Ainger as a tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson. The tune sung in this version is called
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