Colne Engaine Parish Magazine for All the People Who Live Here November 2015
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Colne Engaine Parish Magazine for all the people who live here November 2015 PRODUCED BY VOLUNTEERS AND DELIVERED FREE EVERY MONTH TO THE 400 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PARISH OF COLNE ENGAINE COLNE ENGAINE PARISH MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2015 EDITORIAL THE PARISHES Editor: Michael Estcourt Colne Engaine, Earls Colne and White Colne 2 Brickhouse Road, CO6 2HL parishes are cared for by the Team Vicar Tel/Fax: 01787 220049 and Team Curate. To arrange Baptisms, [email protected] Weddings, Funerals, other services or All copy should be sent to Michael. use of the Church contact: Advertising: Terry Hawthorn Team Vicar: The Reverend Peter Allen 6 High Croft, CO6 2HE. T: 01787 223140 St Andrew’s Rectory, 5 Shut Lane, Earls Colne [email protected] T: 01787 220347 [email protected] Team Curate: The Reverend Hugh Mothersole All advertising should be sent to Terry. Curate Halstead Area Team, 10 Park Lane, Design: Juliet Townsend Earls Colne CO6 2RJ T: 01787 222211 14 Oddcroft, CO6 2ET. T: 01787 222459. M: 07803 699268 [email protected] [email protected] Church Wardens: Mr Desmond Shine, 4 Brickhouse Road CO6 2HL PARISH COUNCIL T: 01787 223378 [email protected] Dr Cate Gunn, Woodlands, Pebmarsh Road Parish Clerk: Terry Rootsey CO6 2HD T: 01787 223612 3 Box Mill Cottages, Box Mill Lane, [email protected] Halstead, CO9 2DR. PCC Secretary: Mrs Rita Prior T: 07946 096331 21 Church Street, Colne Engaine CO6 2EX [email protected] T: 01787 223867 [email protected] ADVERTISING Our monthly magazine (double issues 1/4 Page 62 x 88mm £10 / £50 pa in July/August and December/January) 1/2 Page 128 x 88mm £17 / £75 pa is delivered free of charge to all 400 Full Page 128 x 180mm £20 or £100 pa households in Colne Engaine Cheques payable to Colne Engaine PCC. and Countess Cross. TO OUR READERS Please remember to mention this magazine if you answer any of the advertisements. We welcome advertising in our magazine, the income from which helps to cover production costs. This does not imply any endorsement or approval of the products and services mentioned in the advertising. FOR THE NOVEMBER ISSUE PLEASE PROVIDE SUBMISSIONS BY 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 Please provide Editorial in Word and Advertising as .jpg file Colne Engaine Parish Magazine November 2015 / 3 THE EDITOR & THE PUBLICAN: CAPTION COMPETITION These two likely lads were caught shirking their duties on a fine Sunday afternoon. Spike Townsend will treat the writer of the winning caption to a tipple in the Bells... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OUR LODGER THE HEDGEHOG I am sure he/she is nesting under our With reference to Hannah Elkington’s “A conifer hedge, and on the odd occasion prickly customer” I was interested in her there have been two of them. article regarding “Hedgehogs” in the My wife even asked our lovely neighbour, October issue of the Parish Magazine. “could you please feed the hedgehog” We have regular visits from said “prickly whilst on our holiday! We all thought she customer” since the summer. Food and was quite mad at the time, but it seems to water is left out each night, he/she is have worked, as our “prickly customer” fascinating to watch, having had food and keeps visiting. drink, wanders round the garden, comes R. K. Smy, Brook Street back down the steps and stops for more food and drink on the way back “home”. 4 www.colne-engaine.org.uk LETTER FROM HUGH The month of November, the last month of the church year, is a busy month. November starts with All Saints day on the first and we will celebrate All Saints in the morning and, in the evening All Souls, the commemoration of the faithful departed where we reflect on those we see no longer in this life. The next weekend is Remembrance Sunday where we reflect on those who gave their lives for freedom. In the words of the Kohima Epitaph; "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today". Advent is a time to reflect, to step back and think about our God who is with us and loves us and holds us in all the challenges we face. We have the freedom to express ourselves because of sacrifice. The sacrifice of war or from the sacrificial giving of family and friends to support us. We challenged to make the most of all that we are given. Most of all God gave his son to free us and enable us to live a life that reflects the love he first showed us. St Paul wrote; You are not living under that of tyranny (of sin) any longer. You’re living in the freedom of God. (Romans 6.14, The Message) How do we reflect the reality of that freedom? So often we go our own way, we wander off, we do our own thing. If we behaved towards people as we behave towards God would they put up with us? Would an employer employ us if we don’t do as we are asked? If we insulted the Queen as our lives so often insult God could we expect to get invited to a royal banquet? If we neglected our friends and family would they love us? From a human perspective what does the future hold? Fortunately God’s response is not a human response. God has patience and chooses to exercise that great patience to hold out his arms and wait. Jesus shows that love in action and word. You may wish to look up the following passages showing great patience and then look for others, the Bible has many references of God’s patience. - Peter denying Jesus three times and then being forgiven, gathered up and set up to found the church. - The disciples on the road to Emmaus and Jesus’ patience to lead them back to him. - The prodigal son and the patiently waiting father. We can have complete confidence that the merciful and patient of God will always be waiting for those that return. God responds to our weakness with patience. What that patience calls from us, is the courage to return, to turn again towards those open arms, those arms hold us in the strength than none can break. St Paul says; But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. (Romans 6.20, The Message) The world offers us many choices and many of these exist because others gave their today so that we can have the choice of how we use our tomorrow. May we who seek God’s grace reflect with gratitude on those who have given us the choice. Yours in Christ, Hugh Colne Engaine Parish Magazine November 2015 / 5 PRAYER FOR THE PARISHES Every Thursday 9am – 9.30am. November Prayer for the Parishes December Prayer for the Parishes 5th 9 – 9.30am Colne Engaine 3rd 9 – 9.30am Colne Engaine 12th 9 – 9.30am Earls Colne 10th 9 – 9.30am Earls Colne 19th 9 – 9.30am Colne Engaine 17th 9 – 9.30am Colne Engaine 26th 9 – 9.30am Earls Colne 26th Boxing Day: No Prayers for Parishes Restart January 7th 2016 9 – 9.30am Earls Colne SEEKERS The Bible Reading Fellowship group is now called Seekers. We’re all ‘seekers’ - no-one has all the answers! If you’d like to join us on our Christian journey Seekers you’d be very welcome at our next meeting… 10am Thursday 19th Nov at 5 Swallow Field, Earls Colne (No meeting in December) SACRED SPACE AT ST ANDREW’S, EARLS COLNE Every Thursday 2.15-2.45pm. 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th November. FROM THE REGISTERS Baptisms Ria Elizabeth Hastie, 13th September, Earls Colne Funerals Prudence Hodgins, Service of Thanksgiving, Colne Engaine, 17th September Lily Irene Prior, Three Counties, 28th September PASTORAL CARE Would you or a friend like a visit from a member of our pastoral care team? Mrs. Ann Norris: 01787 222015, Mrs. Beryl Amy: 01787 223486, Mr. Terry Hawthorn: 01787 223140, The Rev Hugh Mothersole: 01787 222211. REMEMBRANCE DAY The Two Minute Silence, held each year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, marks the end of the First World War. It is a day to remember and honour those who have paid the price for our freedom, then and now. Colne Engaine Remembrance Sunday Service is on Sunday 8th November at 10.15am in St Andrews Church. Wear your poppy with pride. 6 www.colne-engaine.org.uk FLOWERS DECORATIONS DONATIONS FLOWER POWER It's that time again, seasonal changes and Indian summers, approaching Autumnal weather, nights drawing in, oh well , it will soon be Christmas, not counting the shopping days are you? The flowers in the church in Colne Engaine have been lovely again this year, thanks to our ever decreasing group of flower arrangers, and Junior Church, directed by Ginny Jeggo and Alison McKeown. Colne Engaine School also decorate the church for their special festivals, again directed by Alison. Thanks also to Frances Simmons, Lynda Sayward and Doreen Woods. The annual poppy arrangement is donated by Janice Roper. We have had some very kind donations for the flower fund, and foraging rights into gardens for the foliage. But. There is always a but, keeping our beautiful church looking welcoming for us to enjoy as locals, visitors who join us for weddings, baptisms and funerals and other festivities also appreciate the flowers. There is a box at the back of the church marked Flower Fund for you to drop in a pound or two towards the purchase of flowers during the year and to replenish old vases and supplies.