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June 2017 a View from the Pew UPPER KENNET NEWS Published by Fyfield, West Overton and East Kennett Parochial Church Council for the Upper Kennet Benefice June 2017 A view from the Pew One of the many benefits of Jesus knew the need for living in or around the Kennet silence –he referred to the Valley and walking around this lilies in the fields, how they part of Wiltshire is how one silently the grow – neither Maria’s New email address can be enveloped in the toiling or spinning – and there Please use this new address with immediate silence of the fields and the are numerous mentions effect : - crops and the countryside. throughout the New Testament [email protected] 35 years ago the brilliant of his going into the mime artist, Marcel Marceau countryside, into the Kennet Valley Lottery Club said: mountains, or into the draw winners “Soon silence will have wilderness to a deserted place £100 Number 30 Tim Verity passed into legend; Man has to be quiet and to pray. £75 Number 62 turned his back on silence; The emphasis always on the £50 Number 100 Day after day he invents need to be silent and alone for If you would like to join the lottery, machines and devices that a while. ring David Snape on 01672 861267 or email: increase noise and distract Mother Teresa said: We [email protected] humanity from the essence of need to find God and he Another way to support our churches at life, contemplation & cannot be found in noise and West Overton, Fyfield and East Kennett meditation” restlessness; God is the friend How very prophetic! of silence; See how nature Notice Board We are today indeed (trees, flowers, grass) grow in Baptisms surrounded by noise and silence; see the stars, the Daniel Warman 26 February West Overton distractions almost everywhere moon and the sun, how they Elsie Rendle 26 March West Overton – shops, high street, move in silence – we need Zoe O’Hagan 23 April West Overton computers, ipads, mobile silence in order to touch souls. Dexter Horton 30 April Broad Hinton phones (except in our smaller Perhaps we need to Cecily Hallam 30 April Wint Monkton villages!), screens at home re -educate ourselves as to Amber Guest 14 May Avebury and at the office all the time when to be silent, and when to Iona Russell 14 May BerwickBassett Sophia Follett 28 May West Overton with endless emails, not to make a constructive noise; mention Twitter, Facebook and When to put aside a real Wedding the like. period of silence as a routine, Fiona Norman and John Jaques are getting We seem to accept and when to make more noise married this month at Winterbourne Bassett and automatically the noise and (for example when defending we remember them in our prayers. incessant distractions as being in the media our Christian the norm, which is very heritage and Christian beliefs). Funerals frightening. When to be silent and not Anthony Hawkins 28 April Semington One wonders if an empty say anything but wait for God Mary Longstreet 22 May Wint Monkton church is the only place left to speak to us. where we can witness silence! Little Angels Songs of Praise on West Overton Church Open Farm Sunday 10 -11 am Sunday 11 th June on the following dates Thursday 8th June at 11am Thursday 22nd June East Farm, Avebury Thursday 6th July Thursday 20th July Welcoming parents, babies East Farm is just north of Avebury on the right hand side and pre -school toddlers for (travelling north); just before Avebury on the left travelling bible story time and play. Talking shop for adults about south. life’s big questions. www.upperkennetnews.co.uk UPPER KENNET CHURCHES SERVICES St Nicholas St Michael & Christ St James St Mary St Katherine St Peter ad FYFIELD All Angels Church AVEBURY Magdalene & St Peter Vincula WEST EAST WINTER- WINTER- BROAD OVERTON KENNETT BOURNE BOURNE HINTON MONKTON BASSETT 4 June 8.30 am 10.00 am 11.15 am 9.45 am Pentecost Holy Celtic Holy Holy Communion Service Communion Communion 2 pm Royle Baptism Wednesday 10.30am Celtic Communion —AVEBURY 7 June WINTERBOURNE BASSETT —No Service 11 June 8.00 am 11.00am 9.45 am Trinity Sunday Prayer Book East Farm Prayer Book Communion Avebury Matins Open Farm Sunday Service of Celebration Wednesday 10.30am Celtic Communion —AVEBURY 14 June 7.00pm Meditation (Taize) Service —EAST KENNETT 18 June Trinity 1 10.30 AM —BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE - BERWICK BASSETT Wednesday 10.30am Celtic Communion —AVEBURY 21 June 7.00 PM - Meditation (Taize) Service WINTERBOURNE BASSETT 25 June 10.00am 6.00 pm 6. 00 pm 10.30am 10.30 am Trinity 2 The Old Holy Evening Evensong Holy Rectory Communion Prayer Communion Morning Prayer Wednesday 10.30am Celtic Communion —AVEBURY 28 June 7.00pm Meditation (Taize) Service —EAST KENNETT Readings Views from the Kennet Valley Sunday 4th June – Red Sunday 25 June – Green Calendar Pentecost Trinity 2 Acts 2. 1 – 21 Genesis 21. 8 – 21 Psalm 104. 26 – 36 Psalm 86. 1 – 10, 16 – end Following the great success of our 2017 1 Corinthians 12. 3b – 13 Romans 6. 1b – 11 John 20. 19 – 23 Matthew 10. 24 – 39 calendar, we plan to print our 2018 edition later in the year. Sunday 11th June – Gold Sunday 2nd July – Green or White Trinity 3 Trinity Sunday Genesis 22. 1 – 14 Please bear in mind, as the year progresses, Isaiah 40. 12 – 17, 27 – Psalm 13. end Romans 6. 12 – end that we are always looking out for original and Psalm 8 Matthew 10. 40 - end interesting photographs that capture the 2 Corinthians 13. 11 – end Matthew 28. 16 – end scenes and events in our beautiful valley. Sunday 18th June – Green Trinity 1 Please send any photographs to Genesis 18. 1 – 15 Psalm 116. 1, 10 – 17 [email protected] Romans 5. 1 – 8 Telephone 01672 861798 for any other Matthew 9. 35 – 10. 8 enquiries. In aid of our churches in West Overton, Fyfield and East Kennett. 2 www.upperkennetnews.co.uk There will be a Chief Constable’s Monthly Column WORK MORNING Recently I had the pleasure of attending the launch event of a new service aimed at protecting vulnerable people in the local community AT from the growing threat of cybercrime. It is a very real threat, which knows no geographical boundaries, and it is one we must all be wary WEST OVERTON of. CHURCHYARD Thanks to the incredible work of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust and its dedicated and remarkable group of volunteers, we now have an on advisory service that will help people stay safe. th For those in our community who are over 60 or over 18 and Saturday 17 June registered disabled, they will be able to request a visit from one of the from 10 am – 12 noon newly trained Online Safety Volunteers. Working alongside Wiltshire Police, the Bobby Van will deliver this wonderful new initiative across Swindon and Wiltshire. As one of the fastest growing crimes targeting people over 60 it is Strimming, cutting back and really good to see these community minded volunteers stepping general tidying in forward to help prevent crime by giving up their time to help others improve their security. churchyard The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust itself is a fantastic service and has been securing homes for almost 20 years now. Working alongside the Please bring suitable tools police and the fire service, they do a remarkable job in not only making homes safer for vulnerable people in our communities, but also in restoring confidence and sense of safety that everybody in our communities should have. I cannot overstate how important that is Refreshments provided and I am incredibly proud to be associated with such a brilliant charity. I am pleased to see this charity respond to changing needs and I really believe it will make a positive difference. I hope that the COFFEE MORNING people this scheme is aimed at take the opportunity to use it and make the most of the fantastic work that has gone into this. AND As well as people over 60 and adults who are registered disabled, the Bobby Van also BRING AND BUY does a lot of work to help victims of domestic violence, which is the fastest growing area of the charity’s work. Everyone welcome to enjoy coffee Domestic Abuse can affect many people’s (or tea!) and cake at lives and comes in many forms. One in four women and one in six men are affected by it. Reducing the number of incidents and WEST OVERTON CHURCH supporting victims is another incredibly important area of the Bobby Van’s work. The charity also installs covert cameras and on manages around 60 of them in some of the most vulnerable homes in the county. Their SATURDAY 24 JUNE work in this area has helped Wiltshire Police secure convictions and, perhaps most importantly, has given many people peace from 10 am – 12 noon of mind. I would like to publicly express my We would be very grateful for any personal gratitude for the work of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, its operators and donations of cakes and also for any items its volunteers, they do a really incredible job. for our I was recently very pleased to see one of Bring and Buy stall, including books our own Detective Constables, Michael O’Sullivan run the London Marathon in aid of the Bobby Van. He put in an incredible There will be activities for children effort and raised over £2,000 online for the charity in the process.
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