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St Mary’s, Wilby St Lawrence’s, Brundish Pi Newsletter - June 2015 1 JUNE SERVICES in our EIGHT PARISHES 7th June 14th June 21st June 28th June Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Trinity 4 1 Sam 8:4-11, 1 Sam 15:34 -16:13 1 Samuel 17:32-49 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 16-20 2 Cor 5:6-10, 14-17 2 Cor 6:1-13 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 Mark 4:26-34 Mark 4:35-41 Mark 5:21-43 Mark 3:20-35 St Lawrence 6.30pm 9.30am 11am Evensong Village Worship Holy Communion Brundish Lay Elder Lay Elder RO Readers Susan Moyle Gerald Western David Mulrenan St Mary 11am 9.30am 11am 9.30am Wilby Holy Communion Vilagel Worship Morning Prayer Village Worship DB Lay Elder Lay Elder DB Readers Sheila Pipe TBATBATBA J & D Brundan TBATBATBA St Nicholas 9.30am 9.30am Bedfield Family Service Holy Communion DB RO St Mary 9.45am 6.30pm 8am Cratfield Café Church Evensong Holy Communion Lay Elder Lay Elder DB All Saints 9.30am 11am 8am HC RO 9.30am Morning Prayer Holy Communion 6pm Evensong Family Service Laxfield Lay Elder DB Hart Hse DB Lay Elder St Peter 11am 11am 11am 11am Monk Soham Family Service Morning Prayer Holy Communion Morning Prayer Lay Elder Lay Elder DB Lay Elder St Ethelbert Tannington St Mary 9.30am 11am 11am 11am Holy Communion Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Worlingworth DB RO Lay Elder Lay Elder Services: VW = Village Worship; HC = Holy Communion; MP = Morning Prayers; FS = Family Service; FC = Family Communion; CS = Carol Service; BC = Benefice Communion; TBA = To be announced Priest/Presiding: DB = David Burrell; RO = Ron Orams; AV = Andrew Vessey; SL = Susan Loxton; 2 The Rectory, 15 Noyes Avenue, Laxfield IP13 8EB 01986 798136 [email protected] June 2015 Dear Friends, I must begin my letter this month with an apology. The last paragraph of my Easter letter seems to suggest Christians can only work in the Anglican Church. I did not mean this and I am sorry for any upset that I may have caused. Christianity is greater than the Anglican Church, (thank goodness) and is alive and well in many different denominations. In 1828 a priest named William Broughton, was sent out to Australia as Archdeacon. At the time it was part of the diocese of Calcutta but eight years later Broughton was named as Australia’s first bishop. There are many stories associated with him that reflect his energy and spiritual leadership but I want to tell you about just one. When the great gold rush came, although he was getting on in years, bishop Broughton joined himself on to the exodus. When he arrived at the diggings he drew a great crowd of miners for service on Sunday. He told them that on the following Wednesday at 6am, the building of their church would begin. At 6am precisely the bishop, attended by a large crowd of miners walked to the place where the church was to be built. He first delivered a truly inspiring sermon which he concluded by saying “he would set them an example of what it meant that they should dig together for the honour and glory of God.” He picked up a spade and began to open the ground where the north-east support was to stand. The example was contagious; in a few moments all who could grab a spade, shovel or pick were digging also. Before 8.30am more than half the footings were dug, by midday the carpenters were at work, by evening the church was apparent in outline, by Sunday it was open and the bishop was able to consecrate it Broughton had not supplied the timber or the glass for the windows, in fact when he made the announcement on the Sunday before the only thing he had was a piece of ground, he didn’t even have a spade! His action was one of great faith and belief that God will provide. It must have been the same for the disciples after Jesus had ascended, how were they to continue? How were they to build this new church? The answer is faith in God that he will provide and he has been doing so since and continues to do so today. All Christians are the descendants of the disciples and we may ask how we can continue to build the church we are called to build. The simple answer is faith, believe it will happen and it will. David The front cover is of the Swan, Worlingworth, the fifth in a series of local pub signs. 3 Regular events . Please contact Ron Orams for more details MEN’S GROUPS. I have had several enquiries about when and where we meet. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month in the Cratfield Poacher at 7pm, and on the second and third Tuesdays in the Laxfield Low House, also at 7pm. If you would like to know more, please call me on 01986-798901. Ron Orams OPEN THE BOOK. Open the book is a project to offer Bible stories in schools, churches and other places where children meet. Teams of between four and seven volunteers use a variety of visual aids to present stories in a lively and compelling way. We are establishing a team in this benefice so if you would like to know more then please let me know, but be warned: you must be prepared to have fun. Ron Orams Brundish & Wilby Diaries Thursday, 4th June, 10.00am Brundish Coffee Shop, BVH (p 12) Saturday, 6th June, 12 noon Celebration Afternoon, WCH (p 8) Saturday, 6th June, 7.30pm 60s and 70s Disco, WCH (p 8) Tuesday, 9th June, 12.45pm Wilby Village Lunch, WCH (p 9) Saturday, 13th June, 9.45am WDGC, Stradbroke Community Hall (p 9) Sunday, 14th June, 6.30pm Choral Evensong, Cratfield Church (p 10) Saturday, 20th June, 7.00pm Jazz in the Nave, St Lawrence’s (p 12) Tuesday, 23rd June, 12.45pm Wilby Village Lunch, WCH (p 9) Saturday 27th June, 11.00am Walk at Sibton Abbey Ruins (p 5) Sunday 28th June, 11.00am Walk at Sibton Abbey Ruins (p 5) Saturday, 4th July, 11.30am Wilby School Summer Fayre (p 6) Sunday, 19th July, 4.00pm Brundish Fete on the Green, BVG (p 11) Sunday, 6th September, 7.00pm Festal Evensong, St. Lawrence’s (p 10) Saturday, 12th September Sponsored Cycle Ride (p 15) 4 LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS St Mary’s, Wilby From the Register: April 29th Funeral of Denys Bakewell It is fitting that tribute should be paid to Denys Bakewell in this magazine. Since Denys and Jackie moved to the village nearly 30 years ago they have been central to the life of both the Church and the wider community. As Elder, Reader, Verger, wonderful singer and PCC member, Denys served the church with dedication, devotion and sincerity. He was often to be seen cycling on all manner of bicycles, often on his way to playing various church organs. His passion for nature was to be seen in practical ways as well as through his wood carving, painting and photography. A friend and inspiration to many, Denys will be greatly missed. We extend our love and prayers to Jackie and all Denys’ family. Sheila Pipe – Elder To everyone who came to Denys' service: to the many, many people who sent such beautiful cards, sharing so many memories, for flowers that spoke in their special way of caring love, for e-mails from near, far and very far away, for phone calls and visits "just checking to make sure that I didn't need anything", for a casserole, a quiche, scones, a treacle tart ----. The words of a Hymn came into my mind as I was writing: " Such love, filling my emptiness; Such love, showing me holiness;" A truly, heartfelt "Thank you" Jackie Walk in the Shadow of the Sibton Abbey Ruins An opportunity to walk in Yox Valley and see the ruins of Sibton Abbey will take place on Saturday 27th June/Sunday 28th June from 11am to 5pm both days. This was Suffolk’s only Cistercian Abbey and is not normally open to view by the public - for those wishing to have a walk round the outside of the ruins it is a rare opportunity. Admission will be £5 which includes tea, coffee or juice at the marquee on the meadow in front of the Abbey. Other refreshments including Cream Teas will be available to purchase. Children aged 5 to 16 years old are half price, and under 5 years old are free. At the same time there will be displays and a Book Sale in Sibton church. No dogs are allowed and visitors are asked to wear sensible shoes. The walk is not suitable for wheelchair access. All proceeds from the weekend will go to: the Friends of St Peters and The Cutting and Scrivener Charity, which are both registered charities. For further details please contact Debbie, Juliet or Rosie on 01728 660181/660118/660369. 5 NEWS FROM WILBY SCHOOL Well done to our Year 6 pupils who took their SATs during the week of 11-15 May. Our Year 3/4/5 children also did some optional practice SATs. They all deserve a well-earned rest over the half-term break. And well done also to our sporting stars! Firstly our gymnasts: at a competition at Thomas Mills, our under 7’s team came second, our U9’s came 4th and the U11’s came 3rd in their categories.