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INTERFACE where Church and Community meet June 2011 INTERFACE SPECIAL WEB EDITION Full Colour The Parish Magazine for Felsted, Flitch Green and Little Dunmow 50p IN THIS EDITION The Editor Church Directory www.felstedchurch.org.uk Church Services This Month ...... 4 Introduces Sunday for Younger People ....... 4 www.wizz4kids.com Weekday Worship ....................... 4 This month Interface From the desk of the Vicar .......... 5 reflects what a happy Licensed Ministers: Our Charity for this Month ......... 6 busy community we are. Vicar Reverend Colin Taylor 01371 820242 [email protected] Felsted Women‘s Institute ........... 7 There is so much going Curate Reverend Mark Windsor 01371 821996 [email protected] Pentecost Picnic .......................... 7 on for all ages, and so many people take part. We are pleased to Readers Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Liz Paxton 01371 821501 Wonderful Wedding Day ……..…8-9 report on events like the Royal Wedding Tea Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Colin Priestman 01371 820197 Felsted Aid for Deprived Children 10 Rev Alex R. Jack ......................... 11 and alert you to forthcoming events. It‘s Robert Stone 01371 821477 Royal British Legion ................... 11 going to be a busy summer and we hope you Lay Evangelist Edward Conder 01371 820927 The Day a Dragon Fell have fun. Parochial Church Council Officers: from the Sky .......................... 12-13 For those of you who enjoy local history Felsted Garden Club .................... 14 make sure you see page 24 about the planned FELSTED LITTLE DUNMOW Events Pages ………………… 15-19 heritage trail, and I hope you also enjoy the Churchwardens Spring Harvest 2011 .................... 20 tribute to an American pilot on pages 12-13 John King 01371 821411 Joyce Stone 01371 820564 Felsted Youth Club ..................... 21 who crashed in Felsted during 1945. Gwenyth Kirk 01371 820802 Vacancy District Councillors‘ Report ........ 21 Secretary Lenten Soup Kitchen ................... 21 May I also commend the Vicar‘s letter on Jill Smylie 01371 821247 Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Essex Churches ........................... 22 page 5 in which he tackles the thorny issue of Treasurer Junior Church News .................... 23 Osama Bin Laden‘s death. Ian Butler 01371 821175 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 Children‘s Society ....................... 23 Robert Stone CrossWord .................................. 24 Editor Other Useful Contact Details: Felsted Heritage Trail .................. 24 8 Organist Crèche Felsted Book Sales ...................... 25 Andrew Beaton 01371 821243 Paula Hatcher 01371 821450 Felsted Amblers .......................... 25 Choir Junior Church The Natural World ...................... 26 Bryony Rees 01371 821990 Paula Hatcher 01371 821450 The Mouths of Babes .................. 26 23 Fabric Officer Rock Solid Felsted Friendship Club .............. 27 Felsted—Jamie Mackay 01371 820483 Sylvia Taylor 01371 820242 Cleaning & Flower Rotas ............ 28 Lt Dunmow—Ted Bryant 01371 820995 Mettle CrossWord Answers ................... 28 Bell Ringing Tower Captain Rev Mark Windsor 01371 821996 Interface - Your Magazine? ........ 28 David Learmonth 01371 820398 Parish Registers ........................... 28 Verger Gift Aid Secretary And Finally ................................. 29 Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 Local Services Directory ............. 30 Trade Directory …………….... 31-32 Magazine Team: WEB EDITION Editor Robert Stone 01371 821477 [email protected] See last month‘s edition of Interface in Sub Editor David Learmonth 01371 820398 full colour at www.felstedchurch.org.uk Local Reports Marilyn Smith 01371 820474 DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION Trade Directory Editor 01371 821477 A copy of the Interface editorial Will be Joint July & August Edition Distribution David Woods 01371 821665 policy can be obtained on request Noon on Sunday 5th June 2011 from the editor. Cover Photograph: Felsted Church Tower, by Ed Itor email: [email protected] 3 SERVICES IN JUNE From the desk of the Vicar Felsted Little Dunmow Dear Friends 13 ―Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will Holy Cross Church The Priory Church Thinking about the death be avenged. And when I have spent my of Osama Bin Laden. wrath upon them, they will know that I the Sun 5th 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP 11:00 am Holy Communion How should Christians LORD have spoken in my zeal.‖ 7th Sunday of Ezekiel 5:13 6:00 pm Evening Prayer Easter think about the death of Osama Bin Laden? In These passages from the bible are not in 9:00 am Morning Prayer BCP Sun 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion CW short we should try to reflect God‘s 11:00 am Morning Prayer Pentecost conflict. God is not malicious or character and that means we should feel a bloodthirsty and nor should we be, but nor complex of emotions – we should be in is God mocked. He is sovereign over all 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP Sun 19th 10:30 am Morning Prayer BCP Trinity two minds. 11:00 am Morning Prayer and evil will in the end not Sunday That means holding approval prevail, and we see signs of 9:00 am Holy Communion CW Sun 26th and disapproval in Godly that truth in our imperfect 11:00 am All Age Service 1st Sunday tension. This is why. world. We can rejoice that after Trinity 4:00 pm Priory Prayers even in this present evil age, Firstly human death is not God‘s common grace and SUNDAY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE: God‘s pleasure. The prophet common justice are being Ezekiel reminds us; displayed even through ―Little Doves‖ Crèche for children 0-5 years available from 10:45 am. 23 secular authorities. Do I take any pleasure in the Junior Church welcomes all children aged 5-11, and meets each week, except on death of the wicked? declares The death of Bin Laden the fourth Sunday of each month. Junior Church takes place during the 11:00 am Service the Sovereign Lord. Rather, should also be a reminder to at Felsted. For details contact Paula Hatcher 01371 821450. am I not pleased when they us all that we too are in need turn from their ways and live? of God‘s grace and that there is an Rock Solid is a group for young people aged 11-14, meets weekly from 10:30 am at 32 For I take no pleasure in the death of urgency to believe and proclaim the the Vicarage. Contact Sylvia Taylor for further details 01371 820242. anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. gospel in an evil world. Mettle is a group for teenagers aged 14 - 18. Contact Mark Windsor for details 821996. Repent and live! Ezekiel 18:23, 32 Bible scholar D.A. Carson expressed it WEEKDAY WORSHIP We cannot rejoice in the death of the well in 2002 when he wrote of Osama Bin wicked any more than God does. We can Laden in his book Love in Hard Places, Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, perhaps understand the families of those ―He is an evil man, and he must be as working for the Lord, not for human masters who lost loved ones murdered in the Twin stopped, but he is a man, and we should Colossians 3 v 23 Towers on 9/11 in expressing joyful take no pleasure in destroying him. emotion at the news of Bin Laden‘s death Vengeance is the Lord‘s alone.‖ but general crowds chanting triumphantly Mondays at 9:00 am in the Priory Church, Little Dunmow. Prayers for the community. or expressions of great pleasure from He went on helpfully, ―Do not offer the Wednesdays at 10:00 am in the Riche Chapel, Felsted. those of us more removed is surely not alternative, ‗Should we weep for Osama A service of Holy Communion (BCP normally). appropriate. bin Laden or hold him to account for his genocide and prevent him from carrying Saturdays at 9:00 am in the Holy Cross Church, Felsted, Prayers for the Parishes. However, the God of the bible is holy and out his violent intentions?‘ The right Home Groups. There are home groups meeting throughout the week. will see that justice is done and evil does answer is yes.‖ Details are available from Rev. Mark Windsor. not go unpunished. Again Ezekiel reminds us of God‘s character: With Best Wishes Holy Communion at Home. Please contact Rev Colin Taylor if you know anyone who would like to receive Holy Communion. 4 5 Our Charity for this month Tearfund supports craft-workers and Felsted Pentecost Picnic artisans from some of the world‘s poorest Ten percent of the church income is given communities, helping them create and Women’s With A Purpose to a range of charities. One is featured market products of the highest standard. each month in Interface and on a board in Institute After the 11 o‘clock Family Service on th the church. This month it is the turn of :- by Ilene Thawley Sunday 12 June we shall once again be enjoying our Parish Pentecost Picnic with At the April meeting Mrs Fran Smith was a Purpose. proud to describe her work at Remus Horse Sanctuary which won the best in the The purpose is to Tearfund believes that the local church is country award. raise some money for the answer to poverty. Inspired by the the Samaritan‘s Purse example and teaching of Jesus, they The job of turning round neglected and clean water appeal recognise that people have deeply often badly treated donkeys and horses to ―TURN ON THE interconnected material and spiritual become glowing, happy and healthy TAP‖, while enjoying needs, and seek to meet those needs by animals must be very rewarding. a walk between our working through local church partners. Volunteers feed and groom, build stables two parish churches Churches are at the heart of their and help to bond horses with a partner in at Felsted and Little communities – full of dedicated, order to turn young horses round and have Dunmow.