Price £1 when sold

0 TO 5 LEADERS STEP DOWN LIGHTHOUSE LAUNCH

Kay Atkinson On a fairly soggy and Janine Saturday in Cunningham August we held an have recently event called the stepped down 'Young life and from running Well Being Holy Trinity 0 Project' It’s aim to 5 Toddler was to promote group after 27 our new youth years. Kay and ministry name and Janine helped brand, and also to set the group up promote the in 1994 (is that wellbeing of our really 27 years young people in ago!) and have Exmouth. With developed and nurtured it ever since. The group was set covid-19 the last up to help give local parents a place to meet other 12 months or so has affected everyone in one way or parents and to provide a safe and nurturing space for pre another and mental health has been a huge problem for -school children to enjoy play. many people, including our youth.

Kay has been very much guided in the leadership and See centre pages for full report and lots more pics. development of the group by her Christian faith. Over the years they’ve seen many children grow up and develop and they have made a positive difference in the lives of so many children, parents, and grandparents. During the years many crafts have been made and songs sung, many insides of loo rolls have been collected, many toys fixed, and many parents given invaluable advice and guidance.

For 20 years the group was run every Tuesday and Friday, reducing to once a week in 2014. Most recently, during the coronavirus pandemic, the group continued to run online as well as hosting outside walks and events when permitted. Holly Parsons will now be taking over leadership of the group assisted by Emma Singleton. Kay has decided to pass on the baton to spend more time with her family, especially her new grandson, Oliver. Janine also feels the time is right to step down after so many happy years. Holy Trinity Church and all the many parents and children who have attended 0 to 5s would like to send a big thank you to Kay and Janine their dedication and commitment to supporting local Lex, Mugabo, Issac, Nathan, Katie, Nick and Abi families. with Brooke kneeling

MISSION COMMUNITY INFORMATION CHURCH SERVICES Sunday services in church will continue as below until further notice.

Lympstone @ 9.30 am Littleham @ 10.30 am Holy Trinity @ 11.30 am

Please remember you are asked to wear a mask when entering the church and when going to receive communion

If you are reluctant to be in church without a mask a special area will be designated for those who feel more vulnerable. A sides-person will direct you to this .

Please sanitise your hands when entering church to protect the vulnerable

CLERGY— READERS—STAFF

Clergy Day Off The Revd Steven Jones Team Rector 263681 Office 01395 266442 Friday

The Revd Benedict Cambridge Team Vicar 263681 hours 07535480077 Thursday

Licensed Readers Readers and Clergy who also play an active role in the Mrs Elizabeth Burren 264010 Mission Community

Mrs Demelza Henderson 272243 Readers: Pauline Mortimer , Di West Clergy: Revds. Preb. Margaret Cameron, The Ven. Youth and Family Workers Canon Dr Trevor Jones , Tony Mortimer, Peter Nickols Rawle, Canon John Philpott, & Canon Ian Pusey Mrs Brooke Haycock, 263681 (Sat. & Wed - Days off) all of whom can be contacted via the Mrs Fionna Upchurch 263681 ( Works Fri, & 1 Sun) Mission Community Office

Office email address: [email protected]: http://exmouthcoastalchurches.org.uk

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Team Vicars He also wants to work with you, to inspire you, to views….. give you ideas, solutions to problems, love for your colleagues; to help you to be the best rocket scientist you can be.

And so, when you are doing what you do with God, September always fills me it becomes sacred. It becomes your ministry and with a sense of anticipation. your mission. You live under an open heaven. You take the power that raised Christ from the The summer is coming to an dead, the Holy Spirit, into those spaces; end, school terms start, kids resurrection power, life giving, joy giving, kingdom go off to University, you’re hopefully rested from a of God power every time you go to work, meet summer holiday and some time in the sun your friends, or look after your grandchildren. (particularly if you were one of the lucky few who got abroad this year) but perhaps you were able to And so our prayer becomes, spend time away in the UK, with friends, recharging your batteries and now you’re ready for all that God “Lord, where are you at work in these places has for you. and with these people? How can I join in with what you are doing? Please help me to be the So, September is a good time to think about best I can be at what I do and bring glory to vocation. you.”

Vocation is really important. This month, take some time to sit with God and sense Often, when people hear the word vocation, they his calling on your life as he sends you into all those immediately think of a vocation to Ordained places and to all those people and then let us know how Ministry. And that is obviously one of the ways that we can pray for you, encourage you and equip you in God puts his calling on your life, but it is by no your sacred calling. means the only one and it is by no means the most important one. THE COMMON CUP

As human beings, we were created to bear the image We have now restarted the Common Cup for the taking of God and to work with him in his Kingdom of God wine during our Mission Community Holy Communion work. Well, you might say, surely that means all the services. things that I do in church (for which Steve and I are massively grateful), I wanted to take this opportunity to let each member of but: our church family know that it is perfectly fine for 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, people to continue taking communion in bread only the world, and all who live in it; during this season of uncertainty with coronavirus. I do 2 for he founded it on the seas not wish anyone who wishes to take the Common Cup and established it on the waters. Ps 24 NIV to feel that they cannot, or anyone who does not wish to do so to feel that they must. So there is no divide between the sacred and the Each chalice is used by only one congregant before the secular, it is all God’s. The idea that the spiritual is whole lip of that chalice goes through a three-stage in some way of greater value than the physical cleaning process. We are also asking people not to try doesn’t come from Jesus, it comes from Plato (and is to hold the chalice (as this adds another point of completely wrong). contact), but simply to allow the server to bring the cup to their mouth. Please be assured that we are doing Vocation is whatever God calls you to do. everything we reasonably can to continue to keep people safe during attendance at our various services. If you are a teacher, nurse, police officer, accountant, Steve Jones, Team Rector hedge fund manager, carer, parent, student, A REQUEST FOR PRAYERFUL HELP grandparent, politician, musician, engineer, godparent, screen play writer, sculptor, brain surgeon Do you (or anyone you know in the locality) have a or rocket scientist … or literally everything else that granny flat, annexe, flat or other rentable you are doing in your life, God is with you in that accomodation? We are a quiet, mature, christian couple, space and he is literally fascinated by what you do needing a place to rent 1-2 beds. Outstanding refs, been and rejoices that you are there and doing what you renting current flat for 6 years but the family need it do. back. Please contact daryll [email protected] or phone 01395 277832 and please do leave a message. 3

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HOLY TRINITY COFFEE BAR JULIAN RETURNS TO HOLY TRINITY

For the first time in many months the Julian Group was able to meet again in the Lady Chapel at Holy Trinity.

Our group is named after Julian of Norwich, an Hooray! anchorite born in 1343 and who was a victim of the Hooray! Once plague that came to that city in 1373. She became again we can seriously ill and, during her sickness, she experienced a enjoy a series of visions and revelations. In one of these she felt morning that God was saying to her that, coffee at Holy Trinity Coffee “ All shall be well and all shall be well and all Bar. manner of things shall be well.”

These and many other thoughts she wrote, or dictated, in After the many what was to become the first book in English by a months of lockdown it is good to be able spend woman. The text is know as, “Revelation of Divine time with fellow members of the congregation and Love” and, at it’s heart, is the message that God is to welcome visitors to the church. unconditionally loving. This was dangerous! It was written at a time when anything as unorthodox as the As pictured above it was good for the Church idea of a God who forgave everything, could lead to Family to be able to share cake and Birthday severe penalties for the writer, imposed by both church greetings with Dianna Cosslett.(far left) and state.

The Coffee Bar is open daily from Monday to Sheila, one of our members recommends an excellent Saturday from 10.00am - 12noon. TV programme on the subject of the ‘Lost Manuscript of Julian of Norwich.’ It’s now available on You Tube and is a fascinating story. Do drop in and join us Today there are Julian Groups throughout the “POP INS” country whose mission it is to follow Julian’s example and listen to God through contemplative prayer. This In loving and grateful memory of Jean Awdas and kind of praying isn’t easy. It takes patience and trust. her ‘Pop Ins’. It’s about ‘being ‘ rather than ‘doing’. To help us in our meditation, one of us hands out copies of a reading, a So many of our church family were warmly invited to poem or perhaps verses from the bible . Then, with this Jean’s home on a ‘Pop In’ day when we could spend in mind we open ourselves to the silence. Sometimes it some time to meet up with her friends and neighbours. takes a while to find a comfortable position for hands We have all missed social contact during the pandemic, and feet. Eyes open or shut? There is no set pattern. The including our church family. words may have helped, or we follow our own path and let the Holy Spirit lead us. Perhaps we will feast on the Liz Welch and I felt prompted that a ‘Pop In’ could help memory of a beautiful view, wonderful encounter or, to rebuild connections and make new ones. indeed, on a time of grief and stress. At the heart on contemplative prayer is the We met up to discuss whether we could bring back invitation to, Jean’s idea and feel it is well worth doing. Without Jean “Be still and know that I am God” it will not be the same but it has possibilities to evolve in the future. We are so pleased that Roger and Sue So often our minds are busy with concerns, worries, or Moseley and Jill Govier are happy to hold ‘Pop Ins’ simply the inevitable ‘to do’ list. It is hard to be still but, later. So, like Jean, we will be handing out invitations if we don’t try, we might be missing out on something by rotation to the various venues over the next few that God is saying to us. Praying in this way alongside months. other people really helps.

Martyn and I, with Liz, would like to host the first one At the end of our silence is a short time of intercessory on Tuesday, 21 September from 2 to 5.30pm. prayer.

If you would like to know more about the Julian Margot Haley and Liz Welch meetings at Holy Trinity please contact Muriel Hiney on 01395 270688 / 07818636367 or, by email at [email protected]

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INTRODUCING HOLLY PARSONS AN OPEN INVITATION to Hello my name is Holly and I’m going to be JOY JELFS, CELEBRATION OF LIFE PARTY the new group leader for the 0 - 5 children’s group. I have been working in the role of a volunteer with this group for 10 years and Littleham Leisure Centre now I am excited to be leading it and continuing in the loving nurturing ethos that SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER has been built up by Kay and Janine. at 12 noon

I started my career working in nursery settings and have On the morning of this day Benedict will be taking a always loved caring for and supporting babies and graveside service with the family, as her ashes are interred children, so you can see this is the perfect role for me! at St. John in the Wilderness churchyard, in the same plot her husband and baby son. I have lived in Exmouth since I was four and I have loved every minute of it, feeling so lucky to live in such a great Then they would like to welcome as many people as community. possible to the Leisure Centre from midday, to share memories. There will be a buffet and beverages, and paper I am a mother of three, two boys and my daughter, who to write down anecdotes about Joy which Bridget would started here 11 years, ago how time flies! like to put into a book afterwards, so if you have any photographs or memento's do take them along. After a I am looking forward to greeting our regular families back limited funeral during the COVID restrictions, the family and welcoming new members to this wonderful group and are really looking forward to sharing this time with Joy's continue to offer a safe happy and caring experience for Church family. all. Also, if anyone would like to contribute to the HELPERS NEEDED refreshments, they have enough savouries planned but would appreciate cakes or sweet treats! If you can help, We are currently developing our ministry to pre-school please let Karen in the office know and she will pass your children and their parents at Lympstone, Holy Trinity and information on to Bridget, (Joy’s Daughter) Littleham. In order for us to adequately staff these ministries in September we are now looking for new volunteers who would be happy to help the group leaders FLOWER LADY REMEMBERED by preparing and serving teas, coffees, and snacks and doing some washing up. This does not have to be a Cleo Moren Brown commitment each week, but we are looking to develop rotas of people who are able to help on a regular basis. We are sorry to record that Cleo died recently. She was a faithful worshipper in Littleham’s congregation and a At Holy Trinity, for our 0-5’s Group, we are also valued member of the Flower Guild. specifically looking for a person who has skills in administration to help with the record keeping for the In fact at 91 Cleo was still arranging flowers until the first group. If you are able to help, or want to know more about lockdown and she was always a faithful supporter at these opportunities, please contact Karen Hoole in the festivals and encouraged new members particularly Mission Community office. during the last Flower Festival for the Queen’s Diamond Steve Jones, Team Rector Jubillee.

She was also an accomplished pianist and I remember HOME COMMUNION AND coming into church to the sound of the piano being RESIDENTIAL HOME MINISTRY played with great gusto. We learnt also that her family’s much loved grand piano had been given to St Alphage We are looking to organise a meeting in September for all church in Solihull and is now used regularly in St Helen’s those who are currently willing and able to offer home the daughter church where our daughter ministers. communion services for our dear sisters and brothers unable to get to church, and also ministry to the residents Her Funeral will be held at Littleham on Thursday 2 of some of our local residential homes with whom we September at 11.00am. have a longstanding relationship. Please join us to give thanks for the life of this lovely If you would like to attend such a meeting, please register Christian Lady and pray that she may rest in peace and your interest with Karen in the Mission Community rise in glory. office.

Pauline Mortimer Steve Jones, Team Rector 5

EMERGING ARTIST - DENISE JONES BOOK REVIEW Our Rector’s wife, Denise Harry Blamires was a Christian graduate of University Jones, has recently College, Oxford, where he was befriended and graduated from Exeter mentored by CS Lewis. Blamires became a gifted College of Art with her professor of English, a respected author, and a controversial theologian. In this, the most well-known foundation degree in Fine of his books, Blamires seeks to challenge the decline Art, and is soon starting the in the engagement of Christians and the Church in the final year of her bachelor’s secular world in which most people live. degree in Fine Art at Taunton College. His argument is, foundationally, that Christian thought has largely withdrawn from all areas of life except Denise was planning to go church experience and private faith. Many senior to art college in London Anglican clerics of his day were not pleased to receive when she was 16, but she the criticism that Blamires implies. happened to meet a young Royal Marine training at The author contends, and I think rightly, that in the Lympstone who completely marketplace of ideas, where the world is discussing turned her world upside subjects such art, politics, philosophy, war, language, down. Following marriage, ethics, poverty and power, there are virtually no and after 36 years of Christian voices or perspectives being offered. supporting Steve in career Blamires issues a call to the after career, and moving their family to America and back Christian world to think twice, in 2018 Denise finally embarked upon her own biblically and consistently, studies as an art student. and then to take that thinking out into the Her graduation show in Exeter in June in the Positive highways and byways of Light Community Art Space in Sidwell Street brought high our world, speaking up praise from her tutors and members of the public alike. from a Christian Denise was overjoyed that all except one of her paintings perspective. sold during the week-long exhibition. She was particularly

You might think that this pleased that Exeter College of Art asked to purchase two clarion call is needed as her pieces for their new Technology building. much today as when Denise particularly loves painting seascapes in Blamires originally wrote contemporary and abstract styles. Cornwall artist Kurt in 1963. Jackson has been a big influence upon how Denise seeks Steve Jones to express her feelings and emotion about the beautiful Team Rector coastline around the Devon and Cornwall coast. ( See full pic on page 9)

MISSION COMMUNITY OFFICIALS & CONTACT DETAILS

Mission Community Administrator

Karen Hoole, Mission Community Office, Holy Trinity Church, Rolle Road, Exmouth EX8 2AB Tel.263681

Churchwardens

Holy Trinity Mike Goom 741257 Paul Stock Deputies Sue Carrahar 222631 Clive House 708262

Littleham Di West 744051 Martyn Haley 227864 Deputies Debbie Frost 223026

Lympstone Jeff Russell 07498 714870 Deputies Jean Young 271788 Demelza Henderson 272243

Hon. Treasurers: Holy Trinity & Littleham—Bob Soutter 273400 Lympstone—John Lupton 275014

Office email address: [email protected]: http://exmouthcoastalchurches.org.uk Facebook page: exmouth coastal churches

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LITTLEHAM COMMUNITY FRIDGE REOPENS

Dear Friends of the Exmouth Food Bank, Littleham Community Fridge started as an Thank you for your generosity. Through individual emergency response to supporters, local group collections and businesses, we need during lockdown, receive approximately ¾ of a ton of donated products each week. We currently have enough supplies for the and has now re-opened to next few months of dried pasta, rice, tinned meat, tinned serve the community in soups and beans. If you are able to donate need : Littleham on a permanent basis. The fridge seeks to Tinned Vegetables & Tomatoes address food poverty and Tinned Fruit reduce food waste as Jars of Pasta Sauce well as building community in Littleham. Sam Burnett, Long Life Milk founder of the fridge, says “Littleham is a great community and people here look out for each other, the The renovations of the Salvation Army Hall are well fridge is tapping into that spirit so that people can give underway. We have a new roof and ceiling and a great when they have extra, and take when they have need. By new office space. The walls have been painted white with working together, we can reduce the amount of food a hint of lilac. The hall somehow seems bigger, but it is going to waste and take better care of our planet”. very dusty at the moment and full of workmen painting. All the people of Littleham are welcome to pop in to We are very excited to share the news that we shall be re- donate excess food or to take what they need, or just to opening our doors to people once again on Tuesday 7 say hello! We are currently open at the Bidmead Centre September. We are counting down the weeks and can't on Weds 3-5pm, Thur 9-11am and Fri 4-5pm. We can wait to welcome everyone to come and collect their food accept donations of unopened, in-date packs of food as parcels in person. We will be open on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 1.30 to 3.00 pm. well as fresh fruit, veg and eggs, including excess produce from your garden or allotment! Financial We have continued our service throughout the pandemic donations are also welcome. and our team of volunteer drivers have delivered parcels to the majority of those individuals and families who Peter and Elizabeth Burren volunteer at the fridge on have asked for our support. However we have missed the Fridays. Elizabeth says ‘we love our two hours at the face to face contact with people, which provides us with fridge every week, we enjoy chatting with the callers, the opportunity to refer them to supporting agencies if and we know that what we are doing makes a difference required. in our community. Jesus calls us to feed the hungry and God commissions us to take better care of His creation. As businesses are reopening, we have sadly lost some of At the fridge we can do both. Coming to church is our volunteers as they go back to their previous jobs. We important, but this is a way we can be church in the are now looking to place our existing volunteers into world, and we feel God’s joy in doing it. some new roles as we seek to re-evaluate how we welcome and distribute parcels of food to people in the Do you have an hour or two to spare once a week, or best way possible. We will have a morning of trialing even occasionally? The Fridge is looking for more this between ourselves. volunteers to work regularly or to cover holidays, or to Thank you as always to our wonderful supporters, help behind the scenes with stock control, transport or without YOU we would not be able to continue to help admin. If you would like to volunteer, speak to Elizabeth our neighbours in their time of need. God bless you. Burren 01395 264010, or email [email protected]. Exmouth Food bank Mid Aug 2021 Elizabeth Reed www.exmouthfoodbank.org AUGUST CROSSWORD ANSWERS EXMOUTH FOODBANK- OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCY BOXES

The Foodbank is trialing a new scheme which will provide an emergency box of non- perishable food to a family in need.

This is outside the normal hours that the Foodbank can be contacted. I am the contact for this scheme in the Littleham area so if you know of anyone in need please contact

Debbie Frost on 01395 223026 7

Church of England Reports: Vision and Strategy – 2021 put less emphasis on the clergy and deploy lay leaders in these diverse settings. This theme comes particularly from New Wine’s Canon John McGinley whose group, Myriad, envisages 10,000 new lay-led churches by 2030. He says, “Lay-led churches release the church from key limiting factors. When you do not need a building and a stipend and long, costly, college-based education for every leader of the church …. Then we can release new people to lead and new churches to form. It also releases the discipleship of the people. In church planting there are no passengers.” Some uncomfortable facts have led Stephen make sure that the church finances are flexible Cotterrel, now the Archbishop of York, and his enough to support the new even if, say some, this team to produce this report. means depriving the old of its accustomed financial cushions. [Manchester & Chelmsford Of our parish churches three quarters are Grade 1 or 2 dioceses for example are facing multiple church listed and costly to maintain. Membership has closures over the next few years]. declined by 40% in the last 30 years and of its 16,000 parishes only 900 have more than 25 young people The July Synod passed the motion supporting the Vision attending. An eighty-year-old is eight times more and Strategy document by 285 to 5 with 17 abstentions. likely to be in church than a twenty-year-old. The However, this majority should not blind us to the large median level of attendance is 31 and a quarter of amount of disapproval and apprehension that the report parishes average only 11 worshippers. has engendered. A lay rep from Coventry Diocese spoke of bulldozers waiting to bulldoze churches physically or Unlike previous programmes seeking to bring people spiritually. Others have asked where these lay leaders will to a living faith in Jesus Christ such as the Decade of get their theological training and pastoral wisdom. Will Evangelism and the various initiatives undertaken by they baptise, marry or take funerals in these new settings? Springboard this report has more of a root and branch Someone blogging as Archbishop Cranmer asks this: approach. “What need of an expensively-formed priest in cassock and stole in an expensive medieval church when there is a What does it call for? free RE teacher in trackie bottoms and trainers just down It calls for the road.?” Revd Marcus Walker has started a group a church which is Christ-centred and Christ- called Save the Parish “to protect it from a church we do shaped not want and do not need.” one which is simpler in its governance and structures and the way the gospel is shared Revd Giles Fraser wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph one which is humbler recognising its failings in and on the Unherd website entitled The Church is order to serve the common good Abandoning its Flock. He said the plan reminded him of one which is bolder in sharing the good news of Stalin’s Ten-Year Plans – high on expectations but low on what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. producing quality goods. He was worried that unless people in the pew became evangelists the church would Yes, yes, I hear you say, that’s great but how is it to be see them as akin to a waste of space. But Fraser is also done? wise enough to know that ‘a church without a vision is Back comes the reply – just a monument in memory of the Messiah.’ by being a church which is younger and more diverse We have come a long way since Paul, having gathered by being a church where mixed ecology is the with the church in Troas on the first day of the week, norm, i.e. it encompass new ways of being broke bread and then preached for so long that Eutychus church fell into a deep sleep and fell out of a third storey window by becoming a church of missionary disciples. onto the ground (Acts 20). Whilst what we have in today’s church has been gloriously shaped by centuries of Yes, yes, I hear you say again, but just how is this to be theology, liturgy and architecture, we must not blind done? ourselves to the fact that it is in today’s third storeys and Back comes the reply – by today’s Eutychuses and Pauls that the good news of put less emphasis on the parish church as the place Jesus Christ is heard and spread. Flexibility and faithful of mission and focus on the village hall, your adventurousness is the message I take to heart from this workplace, home, social group, educational particular report. setting and digital platform to become a church plant wherein Christ is shared and John Philpott made known

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FAMILY MATTERS DIAMOND WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DIAMOND DAY

Robin and I celebrated our Diamond Wedding Anniversary quietly with my sister in Petersfield. Imagine our surprise and delight when we returned home to find a pile of cards wishing us well. I suspect that our dear friend, Janet Francis, was the news spreader, so our heartfelt thanks go to her and to all who kindly remembered us.

‘Remembered’ being the operative word for some, as we have been absent from Littleham Church for some time. For those who do not know, Robin and I now attend Holy Trinity Church, as Robin’s lack of mobility means that he would struggle to walk from the car and up the slope to Littleham. The entrance to HT is flat and we are able to park by the door so that I can easily push the wheelchair inside.

Do we miss our Littleham church family? Of course we do! But our welcome to HT has been wonderful and meeting up with old friends there and making new ones has been the greatest pleasure. Every time we say our Mission Community Prayer I am reminded that we are all one church family and that thought sustains us through the changing seasons and situations of life.

We both send our sincere thanks to all in both congregations for the treasured memories we have shared in the past and look forward to making new ones as we join together in Mission Community services and events in the future.

God bless you all. Micky and Robin Watson LYMPSTONES WELL DONE FAMILY SERVICE Well done to all those young people who have struggled through the past months of Lock down, online learning, and all manner of uncertainties about what the future might hold for them, Yet have gained the results they needed to move on to the next stages in their educational journey.

Especially Samuel and Joshua about whom Benedict writes:- Both boys worked very hard, battling with covid, dyslexia (Samuel) and post- viral fatigue (Joshua) and are We celebrated creation, and delighted with their results. Joshua humanity’s responsibilities for its will be staying to do A levels at ECC preservation and nurturing, today in - Dance, Drama and Media. Samuel church - and the young people got is going to Gloucester Uni (based at very creative making a beautiful Cheltenham) to study Human artistic response to it Geography. Samuel would also like to thank everyone who helped him EMERGING ARTIST—see article on p.6 with his Geography Coursework, answering his shopping habits survey .

Also Joe Burren who got a great set of GCSE results and is looking forward to studying Drama, Film Studies and English Language at A' level.

If you would like to celebrate a family achievement please let us have details and a picture so we can include it in a future Net

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LIGHTHOUSE LAUNCH

Left: Our fantastic visitors from Open Door

On the 7 of August we held an event Steve, Abi and the mayor called the 'Young life and Well Being who came to visit and speak Project' in Manor Gardens. This event to us was to promote and advertise our new youth ministry name and brand, and also to promote the wellbeing of our young people in Exmouth. With Covid -19 the last 12 months or so has affect- ed everyone in one way or another and Maren and Rachel from South West mental health has been a huge problem Youth Ministries for many people, including our youth.

While we were not at all blessed with the weather on the day, we decided come rain or shine that we would con- tinue anyway. This is probably a good Joshua Cambridge & moment for me to express how incred- Steve Jones cooking ibly proud I am of our Lighthouse hotdogs! Team who pulled together, took in- struction, endured the weather, the early start, the heavy lifting and the dodgy event shelters! They pulled to- gether as a team, worked so hard and Zoe and Laurence testing out the smiled and had fun all the way through it. There was a small cost for everyone who helped out on Saturday, but our young people never grumbled or com- plained, they made me and our mis- sion community very proud. Whether we had anyone show up in the rain, almost didn't matter to me once we Lorraine (Brooke Mum) busy cooking were set up, their commitment was waffles all day enough to show this town in a smaller way, what Christ's love really looks like. Well done to each and every one of you! While reading this please pray for our team, they are making waves Above: Jed, Lex and as we endeavour to show Exmouth Mugabo at our Jesus' love. Lighthouse info table

I am happy to say however that we did have people attend, considering the weather we were very busy indeed. We had Revd Steve Jones on the hotdogs, Lorraine Cummings on the waffles, Rachel Flemming on face Rachel busy doing faint painting painting, Zoe on the glitter tattoos, Below: Jana doing some im- Benjamin Haycock performing, Rich- pressive football goals 10

ard Martin on Sound and tech, Abi hosting the stage, Nathan sto- rytelling, Mugabo and Josh Poole on the penalty shoot out, John on the coconut shy and Jed and Lex on the lighthouse information John helping Issac with the coconut shy stand. (Jed, Lex and Mugabo also made sure that sliding in the mud was an extra activity!) And of course we had loads of other peo- ple helping to set up and set down and making sure that they were engaging with people who had Winners of the visited us throughout the day! dance Lastly we also had Young Devon, competition SWYM and Open Door come with their tables and tents to pro- mote the work they do in our town which was fantastic.

Overall, we had a brilliant day as Jonathon, our new Curate and his I'm sure you will see from the family photos. We have lots lined up from September and we are al- ready planning our next young life event in 2022! Thank you so much for your prayers. God Bless, Brooke Abi and Finn

Brooke Haycock

Youth & family worker The Mission Community of Littleham & Holy Trinity Exmouth Website - The sunshine coming out and more https:// people arriving! www.lighthouseyouthministry.co.uk/

Everyone on stage dancing!!

Muddy Puddles + Small Children = TOTAL JOY !!! Nathan & Katie in the storytelling corner 11

MISSION FOCUS for SEPTEMBER IS ON

‘Littleham cum Exmouth have supported CHRISTIAN COUPLE the Barnabas Fund for many years. The ACQUITTED OF “BLASPHEMY” latest edition of the barnabas aid CHARGES IN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN magazine is now available in our churches. If you would like a copy please take one (please do not take the last copy) you will find details of how to receive a copy through the post or how to download a pdf version. Here are a few articles to whet your appetite.

A Gujarat anti-conversion amendment which came into effect on 15 June stipulates a sentence of up to ten years’ imprisonment for allegedly forced or fraudulent Acquitted at last. Shafqat Emmanuel conversions undertaken through and Shagufta Kausar had been on death marriage, an increase from the row since their conviction for previous maximum sentence of four "blasphemy" in 2014 TWO NEW LAWS IN GUJARAT years. The amendment also makes it INCREASE PRESSURE ON illegal to persuade somebody to A Christian couple who have been CHRISTIANS convert with the promise of “divine on death row in Pakistan since being blessings”. If applied rigorously this convicted of “blasphemy” in 2014 INDIA may make it illegal to tell a non- have been acquitted of all charges in Christian that repenting and an appeal hearing at Lahore High Christians and other religious believing in Christ will bring Court. minorities have launched a legal forgiveness for sins and everlasting challenge against a new law which is life. These pressures come on top of Shafqat Emmanuel and his set to increase state control of the severe impact of Covid-19, the wife Shagufta Kausar (also religious schools in Gujarat, India. second wave of which has already known as Shagufta Masih) The Gujarat Secondary and Higher killed more than 2,000 Indian were accused of sending blas Secondary Education (Amendment) Christian leaders. Scores of Christian phemous text messages, de Act, which came into effect on 1 ministries are in danger of closing spite the fact that both are il June 2021, stipulates that the because there is no one to lead them. literate. appointment of teachers and head teachers will now be undertaken by a ARMED MEN KILL 15 AT Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife new Central Recruitment Committee BAPTISM IN BURKINA FASO Shagufta Kausar (also known as rather than by the schools Shagufta Masih) were accused of themselves. The new law also BURKINA FASO sending blasphemous text messages, stipulates that teaching appointments despite the fact that both are made by the Committee must be Armed men, suspected to be jihadi illiterate. The couple, who have accepted by schools within seven militants, attacked a baptism always denied the charges against days. Schools which refuse to accept ceremony in the village of Adjarara, them, were sentenced to death in appointees may be de-registered. Oudalan province, Burkina Faso on April 2014 under Section 295-C of Church leaders fear that the new law 18 May, killing 15 people. Many Pakistan’s Penal Code which, since will dilute the Christian character of others fled the village, located in a constitutional court decision in schools, and that this may be the first mainly Christian northern Burkina 1991, has stipulated a mandatory step towards religious schools Faso near the border with Mali. death sentence for “derogatory coming under full state control. remarks” against Muhammad, the Please use the Prayer pointers we prophet. The amendment also makes it print in the Link each week. If you illegal to persuade somebody wish to pray for Barnabas Fund in Do take a look at the Barnabus Fund to convert with the promise of the longer term there is help and Website :- “divine blessings” guidance in praying for the Persecuted Church on the website https://barnabasfund.org/

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THE NUN’S TALE

The story comes to an end.. The final words come from Sally’s long time friend, David Webster The three years of the Novitiate passed remarkably quickly and The Great Escape the time came for the Sisters to hold an election for the Profession After 3 years of Novitiate Sally was elected by the sisters of the Novice, on a date known to be accepted for the Profession of the Novice, with life- only to them. The Novice had to long vows. 3 more years passed, and then major changes be elected by a majority of two were made in the convent school, where Sally taught thirds of the Sisters; otherwise she would have to leave music. It merged with a smaller school, but it was not a the Community. After the Election the Reverend happy merger. There were discipline problems. Parents Mother would send for the Novice to tell her whether complained, school governors resigned, the school was or not she had been elected. falling apart. Sally was increasingly unhappy, and felt that it was time to leave the convent. But how? In a way I have often thought that the shock of being suddenly she was trapped – bound by her vows, confined by the told that she had to leave, coming out of the blue, must rules and disciplines of the order. She couldn’t see any have been worse than knowing that the future was to road to “freedom” other than escape. In the end she had be decided on a particular date. In my case this did not had enough. happen as I was elected. The idea of Temporary Vows was that the Novice made Promises for three years Sally rang friends who had a car, and asked only in the first instance and if at the end of that time them to wait for her in a road near the convent she or the Community felt that the Religious Life was at a given time. She waited until the time for not right for her she would leave without feeling that Vespers, when the Mother Superior and other she had failed in her commitment. During these three sisters would be safely ensconced in the chapel. years, however, she would be treated as a fully She then slipped out onto the fire escape at the back of Professed Sister in all respects. the convent, so avoiding the corridors where she might meet someone. Clutching her few personal belongings So why did I leave? After I had been she found her friends and was whisked away. professed for about three years it was decided that the School should join up The searching, questions, panic and furore that must have with another smaller school and take followed in the convent can only be imagined. over the old Convent building. By this Presumably at some point soon Sally, or her friends, rang time the number of sisters had greatly the convent to tell them that she had left. It seems the diminishes and it was not possible to cope with the biggest problem was the breaking of her vows. It was running of such a large building. The venture was some time – about 3 years – before Sally was formally doomed to failure from the start. To begin with, the released from her vows. Old Convent was not suitable for a school even after a huge sum of money had been spent on the conversion. So it was with some relief that Sally re-entered civilian life. Her career of music teaching continued. After short- The sister who had been in charge of the sisters School term jobs she went, in 1982, to Sherborne School for handed over the academic side to the Headmistress of Girls, as music teacher and house mistress. She remained the other school while the sisters were to be in charge there until her retirement to Exmouth. She was loved by of the girls’ general welfare out of school hours, with the girls. She always related well to young people, and the exception of myself and three others who remained they loved her for her kindness, gentleness and great on the teaching staff, although we had other duties as sense of fun. From time to time the girls played pranks well. We had in the Covent School a number of very on her – pranks which Sally used to relate very difficult and disturbed children whereas the other amusingly, but which are best not described in a church school had a small number of well behaved children magazine! She loved their mischievousness. and a number of staff with very high academic standards. So Sally ended her days happily in Exmouth. Hers was not an easy life, but she always saw the funny side of The two groups of staff did not get on with each other things. She had no known blood relatives, but had some and before long there were two opposing camps and a close friends. She was not one to wear her faith on her great deal of bitter feeling between the two. A number sleeve, but it was real and honest. Her last days were of parents from the smaller school removed their eased by the kindness of the hospice at home service, and children with many complaints about the lack of a few good friends. discipline from the sisters. There were numerous Governors’ meetings to try to decide how to improve (David Webster) things. I do not think there was any one person who knew the whole story after a time, as a number of

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GOD BLESS THE TRUTH “Cleaning Fever”

Jesus said ‘I am the Truth’ with apologies to John Masefield.

God bless the grass This ditty is dedicated to whoever removed the cardboard box of bin bags from That grows through the crack the cleaning cupboard! They roll the concrete over it And try to keep it back I must go down to the church again, to my spiritual home from home, The concrete grows tired And all I seek is a cleaning cloth, and a bin bag to call my own; Of what it has to do And some loo rolls, and a toilet brush and an unblocked vacuum hose; It breaks and it buckles Without these tools my work becomes a lot harder, you may suppose. And the grass grows through And God bless the grass. I must go down to the church again, that stands lofty against the sky, God bless the Truth And all I ask is for black bin bags, so I need no more to buy; That fights toward the sun No fruitless hunt into evr’y nook, in the hope of one bag to find; They roll the lies all over it Then race into town just to get some more – it puts me all behind! And think that it is done It moves along the ground And reaches for the air I must away to the church again, to remove one more week’s debris; And after just a while And all I need are a few bin bags in the loo cupboard, just for me. It is growing everywhere If I’ve got those and my other tools, then I’d say that I’m in clover, And God bless the Truth With a cup of tea in the coffee bar when the cleaning’s over. God bless the Truth.

This summer there is a Christian newspaper published in Exeter called Lifelines. It sets out to give testimonies of Christians from various backgrounds about their walk of faith. A small group in Exmouth felt that on behalf of the churches in East Devon it would be good to have one distributed here for Christmas with our own contributors. The paper would be posted to each house by the Royal Mail so no volunteers are required, but could we ask you to:

Pray that this venture would be successful and that many will come to faith Pray about offering a testimony that might be relevant and appealing to non-Christians. Give to the cost of this venture bearing in mind that our first allegiance is to the local church. Buy some advertising space if you are in business and need to reach customers in East Devon.

If you would like to see a copy of the Exeter version of the paper; would like to make a donation or are willing to submit a testimony please contact Peter Turner on [email protected] or go to Facebook and type in Lifelines East Devon. Peter Turner 14

of towns and cities to preach evolved into an independent army of soul savers. He knew that it was not enough. People needed food, clothing and education, with work and a fair wage to live on, indeed the teaching of Jesus Christ.

William was born on April 10th 1829 in the village of Steinton, nr. Nottingham. He was an only son, though he ‘I want to be right with God, I want to be right with had three sisters, of Samuel Booth, a speculative builder myself, and I want to spend my life helping others to be who became bankrupt when in the summer of 1842 his right.’ William Booth mortgage, which he relied on for the running of his business, was recalled. William, at 13 years of age, was withdrawn from school to be Whether Christians or not, we will apprenticed to Francis Eames, a be acquainted and perhaps pawnbroker in Nottingham, but supportive of the work of the Samuel died in the September. Salvation Army. My fleeting William ceased to attend a C. of acquaintance with them was just E. church because he did not like nd after the end of the 2 World War its formality and unfriendliness. when one bright Christmas The religious census of Great morning (or was it Boxing day) I Britain on 30th May 1851 was pleasantly surprised to see and reported that the C. of E. had hear men and women of the been in decline for some while. Salvation Army brass band, with tambourines and bonnets William was strongly against the Wesleyan and Calvinist trudging slowly along the middle of our snow covered and belief in predestination and for the time being icy suburban road to render Christmas carols. The sound concentrated on earning enough to support his widowed of the band had a most soothing and comforting effect. mother who ran a haberdashery. There was then, indeed, peace on earth. They came in the knowledge that our road was likely to be as much in need Two evangelists encouraged William; the first was David of the love of God as anywhere else. I have never come Greenbury, who was impressed by William’s earnestness, across the Army band since, for their work was and still is also by his height and large head with unruly hair and focussed on the poorest and most destitute people of this beard. And William Sansom got on so well with Booth country and abroad. that they were seen as ‘David and Jonathan’. William, though suffering from a sense of guilt over a dishonest act William and Catherine Booth saw the need to lift people in his youth was introduced by Sansom to a Wesleyan out of the living hell and evil of their lives which was Chapel. He was relieved of his guilt by confessing his sin th most urgent in the latter part of the 19 century and the to the victim. By 17 years of age William was keen to th beginning of the 20 when the Industrial Revolution had become an evangelist. As a member of a small band of spawned slum urban areas and miserable working adolescent evangelists he took part in a crusade led by conditions in factories. Men, women and children took to Sansom who died of consumption in 1848, leaving drink, crime and prostitution with all its ugliness and William in charge. Prepared to offend people in a squalor. Most politicians were complacent and righteous cause he inevitably created enemies and fought unconcerned about saving souls, apart from the influential stubbornly against abuse, ridicule and sometimes physical politician William Gladstone who conducted a private violence. He was by nature a soldier not a scholar, despite mission in the streets. The Church was reluctant to Catherine’s attempts to make him one. His only alternative address itself to the physical needs of the poor. Only to evangelizing was to be a pawnbroker which was all he slowly did William Booth feel able to address the parlous knew. Although hating his job he was brought face to face state of the poor who were unlikely to enter a church or if with the reality of abject poverty though in no position to they did, felt unwelcome. The creation of the Salvation alleviate it. Army was achieved not only with the support of William’s family and his beloved wife Catherine, with His minister appointed William to be a preacher and whom he shared a perfect loving and working completing his apprenticeship in 1848 at the age of 19 he relationship, but with the witness of men and women they was advised to take up ministry in a Methodist church. had converted to believe in Jesus Christ. Due to ill health his doctor diagnosed him as unfit for the work; but William lost his job anyway because his William and his followers were regarded as fanatical, employer, Mr Eames, was no longer able to pay him. In presumptuous, intrusive and vulgar by polite society. In despair, he surrendered himself to God and on 10th April helping the ‘undeserving’ poor, William offended society. 1852 moved to London to evangelize for the rest of his life As a youngster it was only those to whom the Church - with miraculous results. could not or would not relate that listened to him. His willingness and determination to visit the meaner streets John Hill

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TO HELP YOU PRAY IN SEPTEMBER COVID UPDATE FROM THE RECTOR

Following the lifting most of the COVID regulations on W 1 S Aiden Gentle carers Monday 19 July, we now have to consider how we will apply this freedom into the worshipping life of the Th 2 Martyrs of Papua New Guinea The persecuted Church. Clearly, many people have been waiting a long F 3 S Gregory Volunteers time for the lifting of the regulations, and yet many people are also still anxious about the virus, in light of Sa 4 New School Year increasing infection numbers. After prayer, seeking wise counsel, and taking the views of people across the Mission Community, my intended way forward is as S 5 Trinity 14 School chaplains follows:- M 6 Teachers

The sanitising of hands. I propose that we keep asking T 7 School Governors people attending both services and events at our churches W 8 Birth of BVM Humility to sanitise their hands on entry, to continue for now Th 9 Urban missioners Booking. People will no longer need to book a place to F 10 The depressed attend a worship service at one of our churches. Sa 11 Long Covid sufferers Track & Trace. This must continue at present, although our knowledge of most people attending our services will enable us to do this with the minimum of disruption. S 12 Trinity 15 The Mission Community M 13 John Chrysostom Preachers Social Distancing. Each church will offer seating at our services without social distancing being applied, and also T 14 Holy Cross Day The sacrifice of Christ some seating where social distancing is facilitated. W 15 S Cyprian RAF

The Peace. For the foreseeable future The Peace will Th 16 S Ninian Bible colleges continue as a Holy Wave, rather than physical contact. F 17 S Hildegard Christian visionaries

Mask Wearing. At our usual weekend services mask Sa 18 Youth ministries wearing will no longer be mandatory. Out of a care for those attending services who may be anxious about the virus, we invite those in attendance to wear a mask when S 19 Trinity 16 Churchwardens & Sides people entering or leaving the church, or when moving about M 20 South Pacific Mission within it. Masks can be removed when in seats, or when taking refreshments. It may be that those attending still T 21 S Matthew Integrity in business wish to wear a mask during the service, which is fine. It W 22 Ember Day Vocations to Ministry may be that those attending would wish not to wear a mask during the service, which is also fine. Th 23 Walking Groups F 24 Ember Day Theological Colleges Singing in Church. I propose that we make a cautious return to congregational singing in church. By cautious, I Sa 25 Ember Day Biblical Study Guides mean that at this juncture a congregational song may be sung both at the start and the ending of the service. This limiting of congregational singing to two songs spread S 26 Trinity 17 Aylesbeare Deanery apart within the service may reduce risk of transmission M 27 Vincent de Paul Exmouth Foodbank while allowing the recommencement of singing, which is so precious to our common life. Each church where singing is to take place indoors must be ventilated to the best extent that the building will sensibly permit. We are inviting people to attempt singing with a mask this forthcoming Sunday to trial the practice, and also to attempt to somewhat limit the aerosol effect of our singing. This is optional. People may remove their mask to sing, if they wish.

Holy Communion. Although it is my aspiration to return to Holy Communion in two kinds, currently we have Deadline for been unable to establish a COVID Safe method for this to happen, therefore, sadly we would ask you wait just a OCTOBER NET little longer until we establish that COVID Safe method. is Friday 17 September COVID-SECURE service. During this interim period, a It will be published on Sunday 26 September COVID-SECURE Eucharistic service will be held each Wednesday at Noon at Holy Trinity Church. This service Articles and pictures to Tony Mortimer is to offer a safe environment for those people who do not yet feel confident to attend a Sunday service of worship Email: [email protected] without the previous COVID safeguards. Steve Jones, Rector 19

Littleham Churchyard and the Victoria Cross Ian Logan

The Victoria Cross (VC) is awarded for an act of year after his arrival, he joined the Army and served with valour in the presence of the enemy and has now been the 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry fighting in the Transvaal awarded to 1,355 recipients. War. On 14 January 1881 he was with men being attacked by 3,000 of the enemy and they had to withdraw. Possibly the most local recipient is Col. Charles Despite being wounded himself, he continued to work Grant, who although born in Scotland is buried in and is credited with saving a number of the injured men. Sidmouth; and his VC was recently sold at auction for For his devotion to duty he was awarded the VC, an incredible £420,000. Unfortunately, there are no receiving it in a ceremony on 25 October 1881. He died VC holders interred at Littleham Churchyard, but in South Africa in 1894 and his medal is on display at the there are three people who are worthy of mention as Imperial War Museum, London. they are closely related to a person who was awarded a VC. They are a brother, a wife and a mother

Col. Ernest Walter Trevor (1835 – 1905)

Col. Trevor was born in India and served in the Indian Staff Corps. He died in Exmouth and is buried in Plot P 376. He has a very distinctive memorial; although it is often partly obscured by vegetation.

The connection to the VC is though his elder brother, Maj-Gen. William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831 – 1907), who as a Major in 1865 was fighting with the British Army in Bhutan. He led his men in an attack on a blockhouse held by 200 of the enemy who had barricaded themselves inside. The attack involved climbing over a 14 ft. wall and Maj. Trevor was injured. In the end the attack was successful; and he received his The second part of Ian’s article will be published in the VC on 23 March 1868. He was made a Major-General on October edition of the Net his retirement and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London. His medal is held by the Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, Kent

Elizabeth Antoinette Watermeyer McCrea (1868 – 1936) Elizabeth Watermeyer was born in South Africa and is buried in Littleham Churchyard in Plot Q 124, together with her mother.

Elizabeth’s connection to the VC is through her marriage to John Frederick McCrea on 5 May 1887 at St Paul's Church, Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa.

John McCrea was born in India, but after the death on his parents, lived with his aunt in St Peter Port, Guernsey. He attended the prestigious Elizabeth College and went on to train as a surgeon at Guy’s Hospital, London. After qualifying MRCS, he travelled to Cape Town. About a

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