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THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST PETER’S, EDGMOND WITH ST CHAD’S, KYNNERSLEY AND ST LAWRENCE’S, PRESTON WEALD MOORS including VILLAGE NEWS DECEMBER 2017 and JANUARY 2018 Visit us at www.stpeterschurchedgmond.org and www.edgmondparishcouncil.co.uk RECTOR Position vacant RESIDENT MINISTER (part time; usual day off: Saturday) The Revd David Stokes-Harrison, Tibberton Rectory 551117 LICENSED READER Paul Benton 603071 CHURCHWARDENS John Ingram, Lovatt Cottage, 5 Turners Lane, Edgmond 810337 Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, High Street, Edgmond 810880 PCC SECRETARY Jane Gill 811201 TREASURER AND STEWARDSHIP RECORDER Rodney Bunyan 810957 ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER Dr Colin Brown 550164 TOWER CAPTAIN and RINGING MASTER Edric Broom 825851 TOWER SECRETARY Paul Lewis 820135 PUBLICITY c/o Penny Westgate 812920 MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Matthews 825976 MAGAZINE EDITOR Sara Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected] MAGAZINE ADVERTISING Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected] MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION Penny Hughes 820253 From the Revd David Stokes-Harrison … Across our six parishes we have said farewell to Edward and Jane after an unusually long and fruitful period of ministry. The ‘hole’ they leave behind will be felt corporately by the various congregations and personally by many folk and in different ways depending on the relationship enjoyed with them and the particular ministry received from them. But Edward and Jane would be the first to encourage us all to carry on confidently on our spiritual journeys. As that familiar Sydney Carter hymn puts it ‘From the old things to the new, keep me travelling along with you’. And that is at the heart of this, for ours is a journey of faith in the company of Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord. In that sense, nothing changes. The priesthood carries on, for that includes all of us, for we are the ‘priesthood of all believers’ (1 Peter 2 v5). The leadership role of churchwardens, officers and PCC members carries on, for they are the constant factor in the corporate life of Church of England parishes. The important job of our Lay Ministry Team(s), in which we are greatly blessed, carries on, manning our many services and leading our worship. The spiritual life of our congregations carries on for they are the very heart of the church. In that sense, nothing changes. It could be said that we priests come and go, here for a season and then gone, whereas the leadership and ministry of the church and their congregations are a constant, an ever-present body of worship, a light shining in a dark world, nothing less than a ‘Sign of the Kingdom’. But it remains a fact that change is challenging, witness the development of the whole new management science – the ‘Management of Change’. John Adams, the second President of the United States of America, went so far as to state that ‘ all great changes are irksome to the human mind’, but it is also true that times of change are also times of great opportunities. So, we face a new era in the life of our Benefice, an era which begins with the search for a new Rector. A lot of work has already been done, most notably the preparation of our parish profiles and the advertisement for this position. More work awaits our leadership team and those involved in meeting the applicants and conducting the interviews. It is a fundamental Christian principle that when something vital occurs in the organisation and life of the church then that process must be surrounded by prayer. We all need to pray constantly, both privately and corporately, for the right result, namely that the Lord would bring to us the right person to take on this important role, the ‘Lord’s elect’ for His church, in simple terms – ‘Thy will be done’. There is nothing new ‘under heaven and on earth’ and change is certainly not new. Change has always been with us. William Ralph Inge, that formidable theologian and Dean of St Pauls thought that. He even postulated that, on leaving Paradise, Adam reputedly said to Eve ‘My dear, we live in an age of transition’. So it has been from the beginning of time and so it will always be. Let us embrace this time of change and pray that God will bless it. May God bless you all as well as Edward and Jane on the next stage of their journey. David Stokes-Harrison 1 SERVICES IN THE DECEMBER DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON SUNDAY 3rd 7.45 am 9.00 am Advent Sunday Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion 6.30 pm Service of Light Thursday 7th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 10th 7.45 am 3.00 pm 3.30 pm Advent 2 Holy Communion Christingle Service Christingle Service 10.30 am Sung Eucharist 4.30 pm Healing Service Thursday 14th 9.30 am 7.00 pm Holy Communion Carol Service SUNDAY 17th 7.45 am 6.00 pm 9.00 am Advent 3 Holy Communion Carol Service Holy Communion 10.30 am Sung Eucharist Thursday 21st 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 24th 7.45 am 11.30 pm 9.00 am Advent 4 Holy Communion Midnight Mass Holy Communion CHRISTMAS EVE 10.30 am Sung Eucharist 3.00 pm Christingle Service 11.30 pm Midnight Mass MONDAY 25th 7.45 am 9.00 am CHRISTMAS DAY Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Sung Eucharist SUNDAY 31st 10.30 am Christmas 1 Holy Communion for the six parishes at St Peter’s, Edgmond 2 SIX PARISHES 2017 DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON SUNDAY 3rd 10.30 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Advent Sunday Family Service Morning Prayer Holy Communion Thursday 7th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 10th 9.00 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Advent 2 Holy Communion Holy Communion Said Communion Thursday 14th 9.30 am 7.30 pm Holy Communion Carol Service SUNDAY 17th 4.00 pm 10.30 am 9.15 am Advent 3 Carol Service at the Carol Service Holy Communion Methodist Chapel Thursday 21st 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 24th 3 . 00 p m 11.30 pm 9.00 am Advent 4 Christingle Service Midnight Mass Holy Communion CHRISTMAS EVE 11.30 pm Midnight Mass MONDAY 25th 10.30 am 9.15 am CHRISTMAS DAY Holy Communion Holy Communion SUNDAY 31st 10.30 am Christmas 1 Holy Communion for the six parishes at St Peter’s, Edgmond 3 SERVICES IN THE JANUARY DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON Thursday 4th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 7th 7.45 am 9.00 am Baptism of Christ Holy Communion Holy Communion Epiphany 1 10.30 am Family Communion Thursday 11th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 14th 7.45 am 10.30 am 10.15 am Epiphany 2 Holy Communion Holy Communion Plough Sunday 10.30 am Family Service Sung Eucharist 4.30 pm Healing Service Thursday 18th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 21st 7.45 am 9.00 am Epiphany 3 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Plough Sunday Service at Harper Adams University Thursday 25th 9.30 am Conversion of St Paul Holy Communion SUNDAY 28th 7.45 am 10.30 am 9.00 am Epiphany 4 Holy Communion Plough Sunday Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Service Sung Eucharist 4 SIX PARISHES 2018 DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON Thursday 4th SUNDAY 7th 10.30 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Baptism of Christ Family Service Morning Prayer Holy Communion Epiphany 1 Thursday 11th SUNDAY 14th 9.00 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Epiphany 2 Holy Communion Holy Communion Said Communion Thursday 18th SUNDAY 21st 10.30 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Epiphany 3 Morning Prayer Holy Communion Holy Communion Thursday 25th Conversion of St Paul SUNDAY 28th 9.00 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Epiphany 4 Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion 5 FROM THE REGISTERS FUNERALS 3rd November at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Richard James Percy Gough of Market Drayton. The service was followed by interment in the churchyard. BURIAL OF ASHES 11th October at All Saints, Forton – Dorothy Heathcote. FROM THE EDITOR Thank you to Chloe Simms for the beautiful Christmas picture on our front cover. The Year 6 pupils at St Peter’s School were invited to produce some Christmas themed designs and they came up with some excellent pictures, making it a difficult task to select the seven best. Chloe’s picture was chosen for our magazine cover and Harry Bailey’s design was chosen for the Carol Service Sheet. A drawing by Celeste Yap is being used for the church Christmas card, and for the four Advent pew sheets in Edgmond, pictures by Maisie Gallier, Daisy Heys, Ollie Rothner and Nellie Pearce were selected. A big “thank you” goes to all the children and many congratulations to those whose pictures were chosen. “Thank you”, too, to Mrs Penny Westgate for setting the task again this year. The next edition of the Parish Magazine and Village News will be for the month of February 2018 and the deadline for contributions is Sunday, 7th January. This date can come as a bit of a shock after all the Christmas and New Year celebrations, so do please be prepared and let me have them in good time – they can be delivered to me at the address on the inside front cover, or preferably emailed to me at [email protected]. Photos of all the activities going on in our villages are also very welcome.