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01608 676048 01608 PHONE July 2020 50p CHRISTMAS TREES • ROSES BICYCLES Quality home grown Christmas Trees in December. Wreaths & Seasoned Logs. Digitally printed by Parchment (Oxford) Ltd, from copy supplied Printworks, Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxford England OX4 2PB email: [email protected] www.PrintUK.com THE PARISH OF BAMPTON WITH CLANFIELD St James, Aston; St Mary The Virgin, Bampton St Stephen, Clanfield; St Mary, Shifford; Holy Trinity, Lew Vicar – Rev. Janice Collier Tel. 01993 851 222 mobile 07494 278 068 email – [email protected] Website: http://www.bamptonchurch.org.uk Church administrator Camilla Gordon-Finlayson - [email protected] Tel 07586 939 545 Churchwardens Aston & Cote - John Ordish 01993 850 923 [email protected]; Chris Holt 07905 217 070 [email protected] Bampton – Roger Preston 01993 850 415 [email protected]; Philip Humphreys [email protected] Clanfield – Liz Stevens 01367 810 255 [email protected]; Bryn Torrington 01367 810 510 [email protected] Lew – Isobel Miller [email protected] SUNDAY SERVICES 4th October Trinity 17 9.30am Holy Communion Aston 10.45am Holy Communion Bampton 10.30am Zoom Service 11th October Trinity 18 9.15am Holy Communion Shifford 9.30am Family Service Aston 10.30am Zoom Service 6.00pm Evensong Bampton 18th October Trinity 19 9.30am Holy Communion Aston 10.30am Zoom Service 10.45am Holy Communion Bampton 25th October Last after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion Lew 9.30am Family Service Aston 10.30am Zoom Service 5.00pm Evening Prayer Clanfield 6.00pm Evensong Bampton Holy Communion will be held at Bampton every Wednesday at 10.30am From the registers Funeral Clanfield September 24th Michael Owen Harrison ___________________________________________________________________________ LOWER WINDRUSH BENEFICE St. Denys, Northmoor; St Giles, Standlake; St. Michael, Stanton Harcourt; St. Nicholas & St Swithun, Yelford Rector: Revd Jo Hurst The Rectory, Main Road, Stanton Harcourt OX29 5RP Tel: Rectory: 01865 655 692 Mobile: 07494 278 068 email – [email protected] Website: lowerwindrushbenefice.org Rest Day - usually a Saturday. Emails dealt with on Mondays and Thursdays Churchwardens & PCC Team Contacts Standlake Sue Miles 01865 300 765 Carol Collinge 01865 300 849 Northmoor Michael Druce 01865 300 480 Henry Herford 01865 300 884 Stanton Harcourt PCC Team contact Gill Salway [email protected] Jane Watts [email protected] Yelford Philip Rogers 01865 300 674 Shirley Warren 01865 300 977 SERVICES IN OCTOBER Sunday October 4th Trinity 17 Proper 22 Deuteronomy 8:7-18; Luke 12: 16-30 Readings for Harvest Thanksgiving (Lectionary page 364) 10.00am Benefice Harvest Festival with Holy Communion Standlake 6.00pm Evensong (BCP) followed by APCM Yelford Wednesday October 7th 10.00am Benefice Holy Communion Standlake 8.30pm Online Compline Service of Night Prayer via Zoom link on Benefice website Sunday October 11th Trinity 18 Proper 23: Isaiah25:1-9; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22: 1-14 10.00am All Ages Benefice Service (non- Communion) Stanton Harcourt in the Village Hall Wed October 14th 8.30pm Online Compline Service via Zoom Sunday October 18th Trinity 19 Proper 24: Isaiah 45: 1-7; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Yelford 10.00am Benefice Holy Communion Northmoor Wed October 21st 8.30pm Online Compline Service via Zoom Sunday October 25th Bible Sunday: Nehemiah 8:1-4a[5-6]8-12; Colossians 3:12-17 Matthew 24:30-35 (Lectionary page 368) 10.00 am Benefice Holy Communion Standlake Wed October 28th 8.30pm Online Compline Service via Zoom Zoom link for Compline Night Prayer and the Order of Service are on Benefice website www.lowerwindrushbenefice,org Families can be complicated creatures Even the Royal family, even the Vicar’s family, maybe your family has its complications. If your family is a bit challenging you are not the only ones, every family has difficult, broken, annoying, troubled, situations and members. The bible is full of complicated families; let me remind you of one such family, who despite everything, were a founding part of God’s big plan. This famous story starts in the book of Genesis chapter 37, you might want to have a look in your Bible. The head of this family is the father Jacob (who, we read about earlier in Genesis, is a deceiver, who was himself deceived) who is married to 2 wives and has various liaisons with the servant girls resulting in a large family of 12 sons. They live in the land of Canaan. Jacob is not a particularly good Dad; he favours his son Joseph (11th son) over the others and gives him a gift of a magnificent coloured robe with long sleeves. His brothers are jealous. Joseph is good- looking and has many talents, 17 years old, he has visions and dreams, but he is a bit of a show off. His brothers grow to hate him. This is not a happy family. The brothers conspire to kill him, however the eldest, Reuben, tries to save Joseph, he suggests they don’t kill him but throw him down a dry well in the desert instead! Once they have ripped the special robe from him and thrown him into the well, they sit down to eat together and they see a camel train travelling to Egypt. Judah comes up with another idea “What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the murder? Let’s sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we won’t have to hurt him; after all he is our brother.” The brothers agreed, so Joseph was sold for 20 pieces of silver and taken the Egypt. But they need an explanation for their father, who will want to know the whereabouts of his favourite son. So, following the family trait of deception they take the fancy coloured robe, dip it in some goat’s blood and present it to their father, saying that they have found it. Jacob recognizes the robe and assumes that a wild animal has killed Joseph, he is grief stricken. The brothers say nothing. They are bound together by a terrible family secret. Their father never really recovers from the perceived death of Joseph. They must have watched him suffer over many years. Meanwhile in Egypt, Joseph does well. Yes, he is good looking and capable but we are told in the account that “the LORD was with Joseph and blessed him.” Eventually Joseph, now aged 30yrs, is put in a position of huge responsibility by the Pharaoh, Governor of Egypt, in charge of everything particularly the plans for time of famine. He has a wife, and children and seems to have a settled life. There are 7 years of plenty, followed by 7 years of famine, Joseph manages this situation well in Egypt. Meanwhile Jacob learns that there is food to be bought in Egypt and sends some of his sons to go and buy food. They find themselves in a conversation with the Governor of Egypt, their brother Joseph whom they do not recognise. But Joseph recognises them, even though it must be at least 20 years since they last met, but he acts as if he does not know them, and accuses them of being spies. He is not perfect either! There are further elements to the story at this point involving sacks of grain, golden cups and Joseph’s younger brother Benjamin. Eventually Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers with much emotion and sobbing on his part, but the brothers were terrified. The big family secret was about to be discovered. Joseph assures them that he will keep them safe, they are to go and fetch his father and the rest of the family to come and live in Egypt. Joseph can see that God has been at work in every situation. Their father finds it difficult to believe that Joseph is still alive but is overjoyed at this unexpected news. The account of this complex family in Genesis frequently reminds the reader that God is with them and is at work in every situation. So, if you find yourself despairing at the state of your family, take heart, you are not alone. If you worry about the actions and lives of family members then pray for them, hand them over to God in prayer. If you have a wonderful family, thank God for them. Janice Collier Father, I am tempted to worry about so many things. Our world is a mess! Forgive me for focusing on anything or anyone but You. Thank You for the Bible that equips and empowers me to live each day. Right now, I declare that You are my only Hope. Please help me remember that You really are in control. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Canon Roger Humphreys Editor: Janet Rouse [email protected] 01993 850 162 Your village correspondents have to send in their copy by the 18th of each month; please get your copy to them by the 16th if at all possible to give them two days to collate all the entries before sending them to the editor. Aston: Ann-Marie Pilling 01993850 930 [email protected] Bampton: Janet Rouse 01993 850 162 [email protected] Clanfield: Liz Stevens 01367 810 255 (evenings) [email protected] Lew: Don Rouse 01993 850 297 [email protected] Northmoor: Henry Herford 01865 300 884 [email protected] Standlake: Heather Hickman 01865 300 564 [email protected] Stanton Harcourt: Gill Salway 01865 881 934 [email protected] Yelford: Eva Rogers 01865 300674 [email protected] Advertising Manager: Eva Rogers, Broadleas House, Yelford OX29 7QX 01865 300674 [email protected] Treasurer: Nicola Saward, 01993 852 171 [email protected] ASTON & COTE ASTON & COTE St James Church Aston Keeping in touch.