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The Village Magazine of the Chiddingstones The Village Magazine of the Chiddingstones www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16937/benefice 60 Pence December 2020 USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS Churches Associate Priest Bill MacDougall 01892 870442 Licensed Lay Minister Sally Musson 07713 352017 Churchwardens (St Mary’s Bob Golds 01892 870429 Chiddingstone Village) Chris Bell 01732 866222 Verger (St Mary’s) Christine Roberts 01892 870437 Churchwardens (St Luke’s Paul Allen 01732 463382 Chiddingstone Causeway) Vacancy Pastoral Assistant Carol Benton 01892 870483 Pastoral Help (Causeway) Helen Barnes 01732 838855 Pastoral Help (Hoath) Jane-Ann Golds 01892 870429 Bell Ringers Stella Wooldridge 01892 870323 Choir Paul Allen 01732 463382 Parochial Parish Administrator Louise Sanders Ch urch Council [email protected] Local Chiddingstone Sports Assoc Martin Keeler 01732 700516 Organisations Chiddingstone Football Club Martin Keeler 01732 700516 Chiddingstone Cricket Club Mark Streatfeild 01892 870851 Stonewall Park Cricket Club Andy Batchelder 07903 830142 Causeway Stoolball Club Rosa Gower 01892 870644 Stonewall Park Stoolball Club Pauline Hodge 01892 524783 Chiddingstones Tennis Club Richard Sinclair 07771 912108 Chiddingstone Real Football Katie Ashworth 07730 331800 Chiddingstone W.I. Elaine King 01892 871536 Chiddingstone Causeway W.I Carol Benton 01892 870483 Chiddingstone Over 60’s Elizabeth Fleming 01892 870224 Alice Peterkin 01892 870503 Tuesday Group (pre-school) Sam Day 01892 871570 Edenbridge Voluntary Transport Service 01732 865353 Chiddingstone Castle 01892 870347 CHAPS Kenton Ward 07881 957800 Bough Beech Res. Assoc. Trust Steen Carndorf 01732 700585 Youth Youth Club Chris Pounds 07725 563636 Organisations Ide Hill Scout Group Lorna Baker 01732 750178 School Head teacher Rachel Streatfeild 01892 870339 Nursery School Leader Jill McCoy 01892 871315 Village Hall Chiddingstone Jane Ann Golds 01892 870429 Bookings Chiddingstone Causeway Elaine Ewer 07597 271974 St. Luke’s Parish Room Diane Heasman 01892 870794 Sevenoaks District Council Councillors James Osborne-Jackson 01732 227000 Sue Coleman 01892 870435 Parish Councils Chiddingstone - Chairman Jonathan Roper 07798 734271 - Clerk Louise Kleinschmidt 01892 740753 Leigh - Chairman Joe Kaye 01732 835897 - Clerk Louise Kleinschmidt 01892 740753 Magazine Editor and ‘’For Sale ads’’ Jenny Chettle 01342 850827 [email protected] Commercial advertising Robert Hunt and advertising copy [email protected] [email protected] A14 A15 A16 CAUSEWAY STORES & POST OFFICE Jodie and Vickie 01892 871527 [email protected] Freshly filled rolls and mixed platters to order Local cheeses, ham, greengrocery, traditional family bakery. Why not ask about delivery Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-6pm Saturday 8:00-2pm Sunday 9:00-1pm Your Advert Here To advertise in the Village Magazine please contact Robert Hunt [email protected] A17 DECEMBER 2020 Forthcoming Events Saturday 5th December Penshurst Farmers’ Christmas Market see page 9 Sunday 6th December Family Service in St Mary’s churchyard see page 2 Tuesday 8th December Parish Council Meeting by Zoom see page 7 Wednesday 9th December MAGAZINE COPY BY 12 NOON PLEASE! see page 7 FROM THE RECTORY “It’s a baby!” So often this cry is met with joy and celebration, usually followed by “What is it? What is its name?” Abandoned babies are given a name by nurses as soon as they are found. Names are important. They signify our identity, and perhaps link us with a particular place. Often, they connect us with our ancestors - our ethnic group or our clan. They can help us locate our personal story within a wider history. Across the world, different people groups have cultural reasons for the names that parents can choose for their children. When we lived in Argentina, we could only choose names for our children that were on the official list, which included all Bible names. Historically, in many places in the world, the names that children were given indicated the character that parents wanted to bestow on their children. You may have read recently about a man called Hamden Dali who fought a decade-long campaign to have “atig” removed from his name. ‘Atig – means “liberated by” – and having this in his name was a painful reminder of his family’s heritage as former slaves. My name includes my father’s maternal and paternal clan name. It is interesting to think about our own name and what it means to us. This month we remember the birth of Jesus as we prepare to celebrate Christmas. You may remember that his father Joseph was instructed to call him Jesus, which means ‘saviour’. At this time of year, we recall Jesus’ humble start in a stable or shed. We remember the call for a census which meant that his parents had to make a long journey when Mary was heavily pregnant. We are reminded through cards and images that shepherds, outcasts in their society, were the first to be told about the birth and were the first visitors to see the baby. And as we approach Epiphany, we remember that an insecure king was afraid that he would be toppled from his throne and ordered the killing of all the baby boys in Bethlehem. Cont/… 1 The Christmas story can help us to reflect on life today in our own world. We have heard about heavily pregnant women, travelling as refugees, trying to find a place of safety. We also know that there are increasing numbers of people living in poverty and becoming unemployed, and we have heard a fair amount about insecure leaders exercising power over others unjustly. Perhaps life today is not so different from that of the original Christmas story. But there are other, more hopeful connections. What about the generosity of the innkeeper, which mirrors the generosity of so many supermarkets and shopkeepers in supplying food to Community Larders and individual families across the country? What about the kindness of strangers as armies of volunteers care for people in their local community? What about the money that the government has provided for furlough schemes and businesses? The message of the first Christmas is essentially a message of love and hope. As we come towards the end of the toughest year that many of us have lived through, let us work together to bring love and hope into our community. However, we are able to celebrate Christmas this year, whether it is with our families or under further Covid restrictions, let us share joy, love and hope for the future with each other. May God bless you and your family and friends this Christmas, Bill ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES At the time of going to press, we are in the midst of a second national lockdown. The current lockdown restrictions are in place until Wednesday 2nd December and, as we have all experienced so far this year, what happens next nobody can predict. However, we are planning with optimism so that if our Churches are permitted to open in December, we are ready with a plan! The December services we are hoping to hold are listed below. However, please note that these are subject to change depending on what restrictions are thrown at us next! Sunday 6th December 10am – Holy Communion (St Luke’s) 4pm – Family Service (St Mary’s – hopefully outside) Sunday 13th December From 6am – Discoverers Online 10am – Morning Prayer (St Luke’s) Sunday 20th December 10am – Christingle (St Mary’s) (** Booking necessary) 6pm – Nine Lessons and Carols (St Luke’s) (** Booking necessary) Christmas Eve Please note that, regrettably, we are unable to hold the Carols by Candlelight service this year 11.30pm – Midnight Eucharist (St Mary’s) (** Booking necessary) Cont/… 2 Christmas Day 10.30am – Family Service (St Luke’s) (** Booking necessary) Sunday 27th December From 6am – Discoverers Online 10am – Morning Prayer (St Luke’s) Carols by Candlelight – cancelled It is with great sadness that the PCC has taken the decision to cancel the ever-popular ‘Carols by Candlelight’ on Christmas Eve this year due to safety reasons owing to the virus. We know this will be a disappointment to many people but, unfortunately, it is beyond our control. As well as being a source of Christmas joy, this service is usually a big source of income for us which we will sorely miss this year. If you feel able to make a donation, we’d be especially grateful. You can do so by following this link: https://givealittle.co/campaigns/a277edc2-1382-4fb3-8d02-ecf9059d9c86 or by sending a cheque, payable to either St Mary’s Chiddingstone or St Luke’s Chiddingstone Causeway, to Ian Coleman (Treasurer) at The Old Rectory, Chiddingstone, Kent TN8 7AH. Booking for Christmas services Much as we love seeing a packed church, this year we need to carefully control numbers attending our Christmas services and have therefore decided that, in order for us all to remain safe, we require you to book in advance for the popular services (asterisked above), ie Christingle, Nine Lessons and Carols, Midnight Eucharist and the Christmas Morning Family Service. You can book your place by either emailing Louise (Parish Administrator) at [email protected] or by calling the Parish Mobile on 07471 185462. Please give your name, email address, telephone number, which service you are booking for and how many seats you require. You may only sit with people in your ‘support bubble’ (as defined by the Government guidance). Much as we hate the idea of booking for a Church service, it will be necessary to take bookings on a ‘first come first served basis’ for fairness purposes until capacity is reached with social distancing measures in place. We therefore strongly advise booking early and by Sunday 13th December at the latest so that we can assess the numbers. (It will be difficult to plan exactly how many we can fit into each Church before knowing how many there will be in each ‘bubble’.
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