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ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS WITHYHAM ALL SAINTS BLACKHAM JULY 2013 Dave Spillard Plastering Contractor All types of plastering, screeding and outside finishes undertaken Greenfields, Five Ash Down, Nr Uckfield TN22 3AH Tel: 01825 733335 Mob: 07751404931 www.davespillard.com M S WILES & SON Building Contractors, Carpentry and Joinery Established 30 Years Domestic and Commercial Most aspects of building work undertaken Telephone: 01892 770554 Larksfield, Balls Green, Mobile: 07818434506 Withyham, East Sussex TN7 4BX Website: www.wilesbuild.com CHAIR CANING, RUSHING, SEAGRASS WORK #=##=##=##=##=##=##=##=# MIKE PARCELL 1 Oak Cottages, Chuck Hatch, Hartfield, TN7 4EX Tel: 01892 770764 Paul & Lesley & the team welcome you to The Dorset Arms, Withyham Traditional welcoming pub, family & dog friendly, Home cooked food, Restaurant menu, Bar Snacks, Daily Specials, Locally sourced products, Specialising in Seafood, Great Sunday Roasts, Cask Marque Harveys Ales, Extensive Wine List, Quiz Night last Wednesday every month ~ come along and join the fun The Dorset Arms, Withyham TN7 4BD 01892 770278 Email [email protected] or [email protected] Independent Estate Agents and Electricity in safe hands Mob:07836 256146 Chartered Surveyors. Tel:01892 740631 High quality marketing from your local [email protected] Agents with a wide coverage of Sussex, DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL Kent and Surrey and London Installation, Rewiring & board changes representation. Fault finding, Maintenance and Repairs Sales & Lettings Inspection and testing, EICR reports Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) 10 Offices plus London Solar Panel Installations – PV Systems Please contact our FOREST ROW office Prompt, Reliable and Competitive Rates to arrange a market appraisal 01342 824824 www.howardcundey.com John Waller, Underwoodsman Ltd Living Willow Structures for Schools and Gardens; Baskets and Willow Work; Woven Hurdles, Trellis and Plant Supports; Continuous Weave Fences & Border Edging; Tree Surgery & Woodland Advice; Hedgelaying Green Wood Workshop Courses Courses in Willow Plant Supports, Basketry, Hurdles, Pole Lathe Wood Turning and Chair Making, Hedgelaying, Coppicing, Charcoal, Fencing, Chickens & Bees, Pigs & Cows! 01892 740303, 07788 748618 [email protected], www.underwoodsman.co.uk 4 Mount Pleasant Cottages, Ticklebelly Lane, Blackham, East Sussex TN3 9UH BUILDING CONTRACTORS Established in 1955 Member of the National Federation of Builders Listed Buildings, Conversions, Extensions, Maintenance & Repairs, Plumbing & Heating W SMITHERS & SONS LTD Telephone Office: 01342 850559 Old Mill Yard Fax: 01342 850981 Cowden, Kent TN8 7JJ Website: www.wsmithersandsons.co.uk THE PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WITHYHAM with ALL SAINTS, BLACKHAM Priest in Charge: Interregnum 01892 770241 The Rectory, Withyham, TN7 4BA Churchwarden: Mr Peter Griffiths 01825 890872 South Hill House, Sandy Lane, Framfield, TN22 5PX Churchwarden: Mr Richard Carden 01342 822491 Cat Street House, Upper Hartfield, TN7 4DP Verger & Sexton: Mr John Collins 01892 662389 9 Whitehill Close, Crowborough TN6 1JG Licensed Reader: Mrs Elizabeth Parish 01892 864989 6 Lynwood, Groombridge TN3 9LX Licensed Reader: Mr Donald Yonge 07872529740 Organist: Mrs Sue Barber GRSM ARCM DipEd 01892 770978 Deputy Organist: Mr Peter Ellefsen BSc CEng MIEE 01892 653965 Bell Tower Captain: Miss Valerie Cogan 01892 655966 WITHYHAM & BLACKHAM PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Hon. Treasurer: Mrs Anne Barker, 01892 661393 Hillside, Lye Green, Crowborough TN6 1UU Asst. Treasurer: Mrs Pauline Cremer 01892 663469 Pembury, Myrtle Road, Crowborough, TN6 1EY Hon. Secretary: Mrs Gilly Halcrow 01892 770607 Backshaws, Cotchford Lane, Upper Hartfield, TN7 4DJ Child Protection Officer: Mr Donald Yonge 07872529740 ALL SAINTS SUB-COMMITTEE Hon. Secretary: Mrs Sue Schooling 01892-740397 Hon. Treasurer: Mr Tony Heath, OBE 01892-740577 The Oast House, Salehurst, Blackham, TN3 9UB Withyham Flower Guild Secretary: Mrs June Noble 01892-770381 Blackham: Mrs Sue Schooling 01892-740397 Withyham Church Mrs Diana Muckleston 01892-864410 Caretakers: Diane Pedder 01892-770240 Altar Linen: Withyham: Mrs Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson 01892 540682 Blackham: Chichester Cathedral Link Rep: Mrs Sheila Jones 01892-864117 Website: www.withyhamchurch.org 1. CHURCH CALENDAR – JULY 2013 ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, WITHYHAM Saturday 6th 2.00 p.m. WITHYHAM CHURCH FETE Withyham Cricket Ground (see Mag) Sunday 7th Sixth Sunday after Trinity 11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist 6.30 p.m. Evensong Thursday 11th 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday 14th Seventh Sunday after Trinity 9.45 a.m. Family Service 11.00 a.m. Matins 6.30 p.m. Evensong Thursday 18th 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday 21st Eighth Sunday after Trinity 11.00 a.m. Matins 6.30 p.m. Evensong Thursday 25th 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday 28th Ninth Sunday after Trinity 9.45 a.m. Family Eucharist 11.00 a.m. Matins 6.30 p.m. Evensong Thursday 1st Aug 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday 4th August Tenth Sunday after Trinity 11.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist 6.30 p.m. Evensong ALL SAINTS, BLACKHAM During the interregnum, there will be no Sunday services at All Saints,. FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS Funerals On Tuesday 18th June the funeral of George William Craddock (aged 78 years) took place at St Michael’s Church. 2. Into thy hand, O Father and Lord, we commend our souls and bodies, Our parents and our homes, friends and servants, neighbours and kindred, Our benefactors and brethren departed, all folk rightly believing and all who need thy pity and protection. Light us with thy holy grace And suffer us never to be separated from thee, O Lord in Trinty, God everlasting. St Edmund of Abingdon (1170 – 1240) For all that has been – Thanks! For all that shall be – Yes! Dag Hammarskjold 1905 – 1961 A Prayer for Peace Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, And I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, And the pains of hell; But most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace To confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen. Reverend James Gibbons (1884) 3. Churchwardens Notes - July 2013 The Gerini Paintings: No news is good news. So far we have not heard of anyone coming forward to indicate an interest in buying the paintings. If this continues, we should receive the outstanding amount in August or September. The Interregnum: No news is not good news. The interest in the advertisements in the Church Times and those placed by Lord De La Warr is disappointing, to say the least. At the last count, the replies totalled two. One who had not realised that the post is non-stipendiary and one whose past was more than interesting, to say the least! We even had a mention in the Charles Moore column in the Spectator, but to no avail. We may now have to consider re-advertising. The Visitors Book: I am indebted to Ray Reynolds who undertook the mammoth task of correlating the last visitors’ book. Since September 2005, over 2,100 people and groups had visited the church, from 35 countries. The majority came from Canada and the US, followed by Australia and New Zealand. The comments were varied. One group reported, "Stayed for an hour to keep dry - have put bucket under leak". 10 year old Ella-Rose Nevill said, "Can't wait to be a bridesmaid". A full report will be published next month. The Men's Breakfast: On the 8th June, 23 men gathered for breakfast at the King's Hall. Bryan Williams gave an interesting and absorbing talk on Syria, its origins and the causes of the current strife. We were amazed at Bryan's depth of knowledge and his ability to both remember and pronounce names of an altogether throat strangling complexity. I had Googled Syria before the breakfast, and all I came up with was that, Damascus is the longest continuously occupied city in the world and that it is possible to get a reasonable hotel room for £19 a night. Not surprising, given that the FCO seems to think that it might be a tad dangerous to go there! Grateful thanks to Bryan and to Anne Barker, Elizabeth Parish and all the other willing helpers, without whom the breakfast just could not have taken place. The Fete, 6th July: It is almost upon us and the cry has gone out, "Let them eat cake"! But they can't, unless all you budding Fanny Craddocks and Galloping Gourmets don your pinnys and start baking. The tea stall and the cake stall would greatly appreciate any donations of comestibles, including homemade jam etc. Other stalls would also appreciate books, clothes, bottles, toys, plants, pictures, treasure, gifts bric-a-brac, et al. There will also be a dog show at the fete, and everyone is encouraged to bring their champions to be judged in various categories including “Best of Breed” and “Grand Fete Champion”. Peter Griffiths and Richard Carden. 4. WITHYHAM CHURCH FETE 2013 SATURDAY 6TH JULY AT 2.00 PM STALLHOLDERS ARE ALWAYS DESPERATE FOR YOUR DONATIONS AND ESPECIALLY YOUR SUPPORT! Please contact them to find out what they need – for example, the Bottle Stall takes ANY bottles – not just alcohol! Stallholders will be delighted to pick up from you – contact details are listed below.