Old Heath Parish and Community Magazine May 2020 50p

We give thanks for th end of the war in Europe 75 years on May 8th VE Day

My dear Friends, What a strange journey we have made in these recent weeks. Never before have we isolated ourselves from our fellow human beings. It is not natural, we are social beings. Time will tell whether the measures taken were necessary or whether the virus will eventually be overcome by human resilience. Scientists will argue and politicians will blame each other for this or that failing. All manner of ‘important’ people have issued all manner of statements, some useful and others completely balmy. We have, I suspect, chosen who to believe and who not to believe. Here in Old Heath we have, I think, been pretty civilized. Our local Coop and Green Grocer have provided us with what we need and our nearest butcher in Canterbury Road has continued to serve all our meat needs with a smile. Our only Supermarket, Lidl, does seem to have experienced some unnecessary panic buying but the queues have been orderly and polite. The biggest sense of bereavement for me (if I may use that term) has been the inability to gather with you, to sing our hymns and to receive the sacrament. Not being able to wander in to church and greet people has been a really sad time. The biggest blow for priest and people was the decision by Bishops to insist that churches were locked. I am sure that the intention must have been good but the effect on priest and people was dreadful. Where are we supposed to turn at times of trouble, but to our church and priest? A question a number of people asked. To sit quietly in the Holy Place of the community and to pray before God’s altar or sacrament and to light a candle, is something which brings solace and meaning and comfort to people.

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Not being able to visit the sick and bereaved in their homes but instead having to talk over the telephone or email instead of face to face has been dreadful and so lacking in the personal touch. Nevertheless, if it stays the virus, then it has been worth it. As I write, I have just finished celebrating the Eucharist/ Mass for Palm Sunday. No congregation but still in the presence of the Lord. What a change from our usual Palm Sunday ‘wander’ up the road and the fun of sprinkling you all with Holy Water. Nevertheless, the Passion was read and I said all of the prayers of the Mass and extended prayers for all of you and for all of our people. A few minutes ago (on Palm Sunday) I was standing in my front drive when a man on bike pulled up. He was from Bolivia and seemed delighted to see a priest. We talked for a long time (at a safe distance) and he wanted to know if we could have a mass in church. No, I said, we have been forbidden to publically celebrate Mass at the moment. After much chat he asked why I couldn’t just open the doors and offer the mass for all who came. I told him that this would be a serious disregard of Episcopal authority and I could be ‘sacked’ in certain circumstances. No, he said, a Bishop cannot sack a priest. Well, I said, he can withdraw permission for me to work in the office of priest in his Diocese. No, he said, this is foolish. In Bolivia, if a Bishop tries to sack our priest we all march on his house and deal with him! Hmm, I said, you have much to learn about British culture. I smiled as I imagined all my lovely OAPs marching on Bishop Roger! I assured my new Bolivian friend of my prayers and sent him on his way. Last night (Sunday 5th April) Her Majesty the Queen spoke to us all. Such dignity, such encouragement and a feeling of togetherness. Call me old fashioned and traditional if you like but being spoken to by a ‘proper’ Head of

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State in such a calm dignified and sincere way, really uplifted me. I don’t know what the next few months has in store but I hope and pray that this will soon pass and that we may be able to at least open our church for private prayer soon. Of course, I look forward to the day when I can resume the great celebrations of the Eucharist, the celebration of weddings and baptisms and the wonderful social events which we have worked so hard to plan for our 150th anniversary. In the Vicarage window I have resurrected the old sign ‘ Keep Calm’ but instead of ‘Carry on’ it says ‘Be strong’ Of course we have to carry on but the important thing now is that we are strong in our resolved to beat this virus together. We have all been through many difficulties and dangers in the past and we will conquer this too. May God richly bless and protect you and may he console the bereaved and take into his arms those who have succumbed to the virus. Father Richard Your priest and Vicar

Weddings If you are thinking of getting married and would like to be married in our beautiful Church, please get in touch with Fr Richard. The total cost of a church wedding at St. Barnabas (which is a legal wedding as well as a church wedding) would be £475 if you both live in the parish, which includes the price of the organist. If you live in a different parish there would be an additional £27 for Banns to be called in the parish.

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May Saints and Holy Days Ss. Philip and James Sunday 3rd May Philip was born in Bethsaida and was introduced to Jesus by Nathaniel. (John 1. 43-49) It is possible that Philip preached the Gospel in Phrygia and died at Hierapolis. James was the son of Alphaeus and is believed to have presided over the Christian community in Jerusalem, where he was martyred.

St. Matthias Thursday 14th May After Christ`s Ascension, Peter decreed that replacement be found for Judas Iscariot, from among the men who had been with them as followers of the Lord. The disciples prayed and cast lots and the lot fell on Matthias.(Acts 1. 15-26)

Ascension Day Thursday 21st May The Church commemorates Christ`s return to heaven forty days after his Resurrection. (Luke 24. 50-53) Through the Holy Spirit, the Lord is present everywhere, always. This is the last great feast of Our Lord`s life and is a day of obligation for all confirmed Anglicans.

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Should be 31st May which this year is the feast of Pentecost This feast commemorates the occasion when Mary, during her pregnancy, visited her cousin Elizabeth, who was also pregnant with John the Baptist. (Luke 1. 39-56) The Gospel records that Elizabeth`s baby leapt in his mother`s womb as Mary approached, thus recognising the presence of his Lord and Saviour. Mary uttered the words which have come down to us as the Magnificat.

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Daily Prayers in May Friday 1st Working people everywhere Saturday 2nd Peace in our hearts Sunday 3rd The parish/stronger faith Monday 4th Thanksgiving for the witness of the martyrs Tuesday 5th The churchwardens and the PCC Wednesday 6thResidents of Meopham Court Thursday 7th Soldiers and families of Garrison Friday 8th Thanksgiving for those who worked for Victory in Europe Saturday 9th Lapsed Christians Sunday 10th The parish/acceptance of our vocation Monday 11th The Prayer Book Society Tuesday 12th Vocations to the sacred ministry Wednesday 13thThe Hospital Chaplaincy team Thursday 14th The sick and those who care for them Friday 15th Persecuted Christians Saturday 16th The Catholic Societies Sunday 17th The parish/love for one another Monday 18th Residents of Montgomery Close Tuesday 19th Bishop Norman and the Richborough parishes Wednesday 20thThe housebound Thursday 21st Thanksgiving for our Lord`s Ascension Friday 22nd Thanksgiving for Fr. Richard`s continuing ministry here Saturday 23rd Old Heath School Sunday 24th The parish/that our works may glorify God Monday 25th The Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham Tuesday 26th The hungry and homeless Wednesday 27thThe mission of the church Thursday 28th The conversion of Friday 29th Residents of Mountbatten Drive Saturday 30th The Emergency Services Sunday 31st Thanksgiving for the gift of the Holy Spirit

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A Message from the Bishop of Colchester it was intended for Easter Weekend but is worth reading now as we continue to fight the war against the virus.

My Dear Friends When Saint Peter wrote to the beleaguered Christians in Turkey, he addressed his letter to the ‘exiles of the dispersion.’ I feel as if I should address this to the ‘exiles of the isolation and deprivation’. There is something exilic about the current state of things. We are dislocated from friends and family. We are unable to meet together in our churches or congregate in each other’s homes. For some of us, we are unable to do the very things that we feel we have been put on this earth to do. Like any experience of exile, it is hard and heart breaking. But no sooner has Saint Peter has acknowledged the plight of those to whom he is writing, and prayed that grace and peace be theirs in abundance, than he launches into praise: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... In my address for Holy Saturday, I quote Denise Inge (wife of the Bishop of Worcester – who sadly died of cancer on Easter Day 2014). She says that ‘what we really need is hope’. Humans cannot live without it. We can do without many things: without holidays, without delicacies, without as much money as we thought we needed – even, as I have come lately to see, without the promise of a good prognosis. But we cannot live well for long without hope. Hope is not the same thing as optimism. Optimism says that things will get better. Hope says that the good we envisage is the good we work towards. Optimism is largely passive: it is about waiting for what is better Page | 7 to come to you. Hope is active: it goes out and does. It falls and fails sometimes, but it is tenacious and unafraid, and it survives long after optimism is dashed. Optimism daydreams; Hope has confidence. It is awake. It will not let go of the notion that the good is real and that we can find it. A Tour of Bones, Denise Inge I mention that I quoted Denise in my Holy Saturday address, If you are interested, then you can find my addresses for Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday on YouTube: Good Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjfQ3dF8gY8 Holy Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf-Uj4VlZ80 Easter Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij6SRAfysmQ I have also seen a lot of things that have given me cause for much hope over the last few weeks. I have been asked by the Chief Constable to be part of the Strategic Coordinating Group managing the county’s emergency response to the current pandemic. It has been truly heartening to see the people of working together as one. I have also been hugely impressed by the dedication and bravery of all of our key workers (health professionals, care home providers, teachers, funeral directors, checkout cashiers and many many more). I am also massively thankful for the hundreds of thousands of people who have volunteered (either formally through Essex Welfare Service - https://www.essexwelfareservice.org.uk or informally – by telephoning neighbours and those whom they know to be in need or self-isolating). Good Friday 2020 Of course, not everyone is called to be a superhero (and not all superheroes wear capes). It would be very easy to feel a little inadequate or second grade when we see the slickly produced, error-free, Hollywood-style services that appear on social media or hear of great Page | 8 initiatives being pioneered by those who thrive in a crisis. Perhaps one of the most moving communications I received recently was from a priest - who you probably would not see on social media – but who wrote to me to say that he had remembered me while saying Mass that morning. Small acts of faithfulness and gentle expressions of love are also what changes and transforms and redeems the world. However, I would also want to celebrate this great wave of creativity that has swept across the church – and I hope that many of us are learning new ways to reach those who have been less inclined to engage with us in the past. The Christian life is never about going back or recreating a golden age. The Holy Spirit does not have a reverse gear. We are always heading forward – to the new reality that will emerge once this disaster has abated. Life is never going to be the same – but there will be some real positives that we take with us into that new reality. One of the practices we have adopted in our household is to gather together to pray at 7.00 pm every day. We use prayers from the Church of England website (https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media- centre/coronavirus- covid-19-guidance-parishes/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer) and also the beautiful prayers from the Corrymeela Community (https://www.corrymeela.org/news/180/prayers-for- community-in-a). We will also join with others on Easter Sunday morning to sing Jesus Christ is Risen Today and Thine be the Glory (see https://ctbi.org.uk/sing- resurrection/). In the meantime, be assured of my love and my prayers. and may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Rt Revd Roger Morris Area Bishop of Colchester

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Baptism If any of you wish to be baptised (or have your children baptized) and Christened, please get in touch with Father Richard. Those of you who may be asked to be God Parents also need to be Christened, so if you are not Christened and wish to undertake the honour of being a God Parent then please call Father Richard well before the time when you are likely to be invited to be a God parent.

Books and DVDs If you are short of something to read or watch; there is a wide selection of books and DVDs available on the shelves in the Church Hall entrance. Books are only 25p each. Also available: OLD HEATH MEMORIES £6 HISTORY OF ST. BARNABAS CHURCH £2 DIARIES for 2020 £1

Communion If anyone in the parish (even if you are not a regular church goer) wishes to be confirmed in the faith and receive Holy Communion, please get in touch with the Vicar.

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Parish Charities Update January Women’s refuge £50 February The Church of Ghana £400 March ACS to help training Priests April The Samaritans May School in Indian (Happy Home June Trust) July Catherine Bullen Charity August Arthritis Research September Blesma October MacMillion Cancer November Children’s Air Ambulance December Royal British Legion Children’s Society

Important Dates Coming Up May May 2nd Accordian Band Concert (150th Celebration) May 8th VE DAY Bank Holiday May 17th Ascension Day May 31st Pentecost (Whitsun)

At the time of writing we have had acceptance to our 13th June celebration from the Lord Lieutenant of Essex The Member of Parliament, The Mayor, Sir Bob Russell , High Steward of Colchester, the Bishop and many other special guests from the Clergy and local Community. It should be a great day

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Walsingham; place of pilgrimage The Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. To find out the history of this wonderful place visit their website at www.walsingham.org. On the Bank holiday weekend at the end of May, the National Pilgrimage usually takes place and is always a well attended and splendid event. This unfortunately is another loss on our devotional calendar The Shrine usually has a full programme of pilgrimages, retreats and festival celebrations throughout the whole year. The Walsingham Youth pilgrimage; Pilgrimage for healing and Renewal; Families Pilgrimage; Adoremus (for students and young adults) Look on the website for updates. The Shrine Shop is also worth visiting online for lovely cards and gifts; www.shrineshoponline.co.uk We pray for normal times to return.

Streamed services available online Morning and Evening Prayer; The Litany; Compline; all according to The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Look on the website of The Prayer Book Society.

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150 Glorious Years As part of our celebration (alas rather a damp squib at the moment) I commissioned a stained glass window to be placed in the school as a reminder of our journey together in this community.It was planned that we should have a school party and install and bless the window in July. Perhaps that will still be possible. Whatever happens, the window will be installed and we will, eventually, have a party. 150 Glorious years. The window being prepared is pictured here.

Coffee Mornings The Church Hall will be open on the first Wednesday of each month for tea/coffee and cake. This is just a drop in ‘café’ if you are free and fancy a coffee and a chat. This is for anyone who cares to come and is not a churchy event-just a social opportunity for people living in and around Old Heath. 10 until 12 noon.

Keeping in Touch I apologise that I am not a technical wiz like all these clergy advertising their services on zoom and facebook and twitter etc. Not my style I am afraid but good luck to those who have that knack. If you want to watch and listen to other priests celebrating Mass via the media, that is fine.

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However, I hope that you will also try to say your prayers together and to read the readings which you would have heard had we been together in church. I try to send out letters to you week by week which will, at least, give you a little guidance. I hope that the knowledge that I am praying the prayers of the church and celebrating the mass (alone) on your behalf will give comfort.

Those on the Electoral Roll received the following prayer from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer which you may find helpful. Old fashioned language but a very relevant message.

Almighty God who in thy wrath didst send a plague upon thine own people in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebellion against Moses and Aaron; and also , in the time of King David, didst slay with the plague of pestilence three score and ten thousand, and yet remembering thy mercy didst save the rest; Have pity upon us miserable sinners, who now are visited with great sickness and mortality; that like as thou didst then accept of an atonement, and didst command the destroying angel to cease from punishing, so it may now please thee to withdraw from us this plague and grievous sickness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The words, as I say, are quaint and very formal and I am not suggesting that God has sent this virus, quite the contrary, but perhaps by praying this prayer and coupling with it a desire that all those wonderful people who are working to overcome the virus may be inspired and supported in their efforts, we may with God’s help , overcome it.

My prayer are never prayers demanding that God should do this or do that, partly because most of the things that distress us are not caused by God but by our fellow human beings. (No doubt we shall, one day, find out who and where the virus came from) No, I pray for the strength to cope with whatever hits us and I pray for the ability to do my bit in making life easier for others. Fr R

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Stamps If you receive a lot of mail over Christmas, please save the used stamps and put them in the box in church. They are sent to a charity which raises funds from the sale of stamps.

Old Ipswich This picture is not of Colchester or Old Heath but I came across it in Ipswich and thought it such a marvellous photo of the times that I share it with you. There will not be many of you readers who do not recognise some of the wonderful old cars of the 40s and 50s. The scene is the market Square in Ipswich- not on market day! Fr R

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To Make You Smile On a church noticeboard

When you were born your mother brought you here When you were married your partner brought you here When you die your friends and family will bring you here. Why not try coming on your own occasionally? Books and DVDs If you are short of something to read or watch; there is a wide selection of books and DVDs available on the shelves in the Church Hall entrance. Books are only 25p each. Also available: OLD HEATH MEMORIES £6 HISTORY OF ST. BARNABAS CHURCH £2

Book donations welcome - especially general fiction and non- fiction.

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May Day Traditional English May Day rites and celebrations include crowning a May Queen and celebrations involving a maypole, around which dancers often circle with ribbons. Historically, Morris dancing has been linked to May Day celebrations.[The earliest records of maypole celebrations date to the 14th century, and by the 15th century the maypole tradition was well established in southern Britain. Unlike the other Bank Holidays and common law holidays, the first Monday in May is taken off from (state) schools by itself, and not as part of a half-term or end of term holiday. This is because it has no Christian significance and does not otherwise fit into the usual school holiday pattern. May Day was abolished and its celebration banned by Puritan parliaments during the Interregnum, but reinstated with the restoration of Charles II in 1660 1 May 1707, was the day the Act of Union came into effect, joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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In Oxford, it is a centuries-old tradition for May Morning revellers to gather below the Great Tower of Magdalen College at 6 am to listen to the college choir sing traditional madrigals as a conclusion to the previous night's celebrations. Since the 1980s some people then jump off Magdalen Bridge into the River Cherwell. For some years, the bridge has been closed on 1 May to prevent people from jumping, as the water under the bridge is only 2 feet (61 cm) deep and jumping from the bridge has resulted in serious injury in the past. There are still people who climb the barriers and leap into the water, causing themselves injury. May Day celebrations were first introduced during the Roman Empire.It was a flower festival in honour of the goddess Flora. From the 18th Century the Roman Catholic Church adopted May 1st as a Festival to the Blessed Virgin Mary, statues of Mary being adorned with flowers. IN England this festival became the more familiar dancing around the May Pole and giving posies of flowers. Even this has now more or less disappeared in English life except in small country villages. Physiotherapy Chartered & State Registered Respiratory & Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Services

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Are You A Cockney? St Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, City of London. In my various meetings with families many people claim to be Cockneys because they were born within the sound of ‘Bow Bells’ . Some may well have been but most are mistaken. The ‘Bow Bells’ in question are the bells of St Mary Le Bow in Cheapside, City of London. (Pictured here) People from the East End may well have been born with in the sound of the bells of Bow Church (Stratford end of the East End) That church is actually in Bromley by Bow. The word ‘Bow’ (bou) refers to arches. In the case of St Mary Le Bow, the arches are those in the crypt of the original church whereas the ‘Bow’ of Bromley by Bow refers to the arches of the original bridge over the river which flows through that part of East London.

St Mary and Holy Trinity ,Bromley by Bow, East London. The Church in Bromley by Bow is dedicated to St Mary and Holy Trinity and sits in the middle of Bow Road,Stepney. To be fair, nobody born since the second world war would have been a Cockney by this definition because the church suffered bomb damage and the bells didn’t ring for many years until they were restored. Nevertheless, the ring could have been heard as far as Hackney and probably even south of the river so even if the bells were not ringing, if you could claiim to have been born within the potential extent of the sound of the bells, you may still claim to be a Cockney. Now you know. Being born in the sound of Bow Church, Stepney just makes you an East Ender- which may do just as well!

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A Poem For Our Times It’s 2020 what a year, The time we’re leaving Europe’s near The Brexit camp has raised a cheer, As Nigel Farrage quaffed his beer Now 20/ 20 vision should, Ensure that life is really good Our leaders seeing sharp and clear, Should govern well and banish fear But on the scene comes something small, Minute, which can’t be seen at all Coronavirus is its name, Defined for history’s hall of fame It’s spreading like the plague of old, Around the world it’s taking hold At friends and foes we look askance, Is getting close a risky chance No more a kiss nor warm embrace, And even handshakes have no place We all must live in isolation, What time formation of our nation! The urgent need to keep apart’s, Enough to break the stoutest heart We humans thrive on interaction, Love for others. Wide compassion Let’s hope a vaccine found at pace, To liberate the human race Before we’re driven raving mad, By losing all the joys we had But maybe once we’ve won this war, Our leaders think aand count the score And treat our planet with respect, Not plunder all its gifts unchecked Just now we’ve had a wakeup call, We’re part of nature after all All life in harmony must be best, Can arrogant humans pass the test?

This poem was sent to me by old friend Colin Turner from Loughton. We were Church wardens together many years ago. It was written by his old friend Jacqueline Cox and we thank her for permission to print it.

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Ethel Muriel Moye The story begins when gilli and I were cleaning the church one Saturday, and I was “asked” to do the dusting, part of the dusting was the 2nd world war memorial to the right of the entrance door, where I noticed a ladies name amongst the men’s, this intrigued me that you don’t often see ladies names, so I thought what could she have been during the war? Wren, nurse, wrac, so I determined to find out.

When I got home I put her name into google and got a result straight away, she was an evacuee who was sent to Rushden, around sept 1940.

She and her family lived at 106 road old heath, her dad Arthur, was a cycle stores packer, and her mum Beatrice was listed as unpaid domestic duties, ie housewife? Ethel was born on 4th Jan 1933.

She was killed in a bombing of Alfred Street School Rushden on 3rd October 1940 aged 7, She was Buried in Rushden Cemetery, in one of the memorandums it lists her father Mr A W Moye as living in Rushden.

There were a group of 7 children who died in a full school, two other girls who died were also from Colchester, Lorna Mavis Pain and Cecilia Janet Chase, Cecilia had a sister Patricia also at the same school, and it was her who was proclaimed dead until the error was noticed. the Chase and Pa in families lived in Collingwood road Lexden.

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A blue plague was put up at the school in 2010 to commemorate the 70th anniversary, earlier in 2006 a garden was established with a plinth and plague commemoration. it was a lone raider who had dropped the bombs to obtain more speed to outrun the fighters that were chasing him.

To Make You Smile Two friends were fishing on Sunday morning. They heard the church bells ringing and one said to the other ‘We really ought to be in church’ The other man thought for a moment, rebaited his fishing hook and said ‘well I can’t go to church today anyway, because the wife is sick’.

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Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883–1929) The fact that the current situation has meant that I have been prevented from visiting my people and being at their side in times of distress and of joy made me think of Woodbine Willie, who despite a relatively comfortable life ,went out to war to be with his men. Of course, the situation is different but we priests still feel pain that we can’t be with you all. Anyway, here is the story of Woodbine Wille. Fr R The Rev’d Studdert Kennedy was an Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed Woodbine Willie during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes along with spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. Born in Leeds on 27 June 1883, Studdert Kennedy was the seventh of nine children born to Jeanette Anketell and William Studdert Kennedy, Vicar of St Mary's, Quarry Hill in Leeds. His father William Studdert Kennedy was born in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland in 1826. Geoffrey's paternal grandfather was Dean of Clonfert in County Galway Ireland from 1850 until his death in 1864. One of his brothers was Hugh A. Studdert Kennedy, a biographer of American religious leader Mary Baker Eddy. Because of his Irish forefathers, Geoffrey always maintained he was an Irishman. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he gained a degree in classics and divinity in 1904. After a year's training at Ripon Clergy College Oxford he became a curate at St Andrew's Church, Rugby and then, in 1914, the vicar of St. Paul's, Worcester. On the outbreak of World War I, Studdert Kennedy volunteered as a chaplain to the army on the Western Front, where he gained the nickname Woodbine Willie. In 1917, he was awarded the Military Cross at Messines Ridge after running into no man's land to help the wounded during an attack on the German frontline.

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During the war he supported the British military effort with enthusiasm. Attached to a bayonet-training service, Padre Kennedy toured with boxers and wrestlers to give morale-boosting speeches about the usefulness of the bayonet. One of his inspirational speeches is vividly described by A S Bullock as 'the most extraordinary talk I ever heard'. Bullock notes that the listeners 'were a very rough, tough lot, but they sat spellbound', and quotes a section of the speech, at the end of which 'everybody sprang to their feet and cheered him to the echo' After the war, Studdert Kennedy was given charge of St Edmund, King and Martyr in Lombard Street, London. Having been converted to Christian socialism and pacifism during the war, he wrote Lies (1919), Democracy and the Dog-Collar (1921) (featuring such chapters as "The Church Is Not a Movement but a Mob", "Capitalism is Nothing But Greed, Grab, and Profit- Mongering" and "So-Called Religious Education Worse than Useless"), Food for the Fed Up (1921), The Wicket Gate (1923), and The Word and the Work (1925). He moved to work for the Industrial Christian Fellowship, for whom he went on speaking tours of Britain. His appointment as missioner for ICF released him from routine clerical duties to become an outspoken advocate for the working classes. One of his celebrated quotes was: "If finding God in our churches leads to us losing Him in our factories, then better we tear down those churches for God must hate the sight of them." It was on one of these tours that he was taken ill. He died in Liverpool on 8 March 1929, exhausted at the age of 45. His funeral took place in Worcester, to which poor working people flocked to pay their respects. The Dean of Westminster refused burial at Westminster Abbey, because he said Studdert Kennedy was a "socialist", even though he had distrusted most politicians and had refused to join any political party. A packet of Woodbines was staple diet for many a man in the 20th century.It was giving out these cigarettes to the troops which gained him his nickname. A packet of Woodbines was staple diet for many a man in the 20th century.It was giving out these cigarettes to the troops which gained him his nickname.

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Passing The Time I have a little more time on my hands in the evenings now so I decided to go on a nostalgia trip and record ‘Perry Mason’ to watch at the end of the day. It takes me back to the late 1950s when my mum, sister and I would avidly watch Perry solve every crime. It was American and that was fashionable back then. Of course, the way the ‘trials’ are conducted is absolute nonsense but we were still glued to it. I admit that I have still enjoyed watching the series 50-60 years later but now I can’t help wondering why Hamilton Burger was employed as the ‘District Attorney’ (What we would call the Crown prosecutor) because he never won a single case and the Police Lieutenant always arrested the wrong man or woman without any evidence. Every episode has exactly the same scenario and every episode includes a woman shouting ‘don’t you understand?’ and the real murderer breaking down in the witness box and shouting ‘I did it, I did it’. Clearly the script writer was not under pressure to create anything original. Well, it helps me sleep! Fr R

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The Firefighters Prayer When I am called to duty, God Wherever flames may rage Give me the strength to save a life Whatever be its age.

Help me embrace a little child Before it is too late Or save some older person From the horror of that fate

Enable me to be alert And hear the weakest shout And quickly and efficiently To put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling And give the best in me to guard my every neighbor and protect his property

And if according to your will I have to lose my life Please bless with your protecting hand My children and my wife.

Exeter Fire Service 1995

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Life’s Journey by Jennifer Rush Wilson As you travel along life’s great pathway And learn from mistakes in the past Be patient, your journey will lead you To hope and fulfilment at last

May the courage and strength you’ll be given Help to lift you towards a new start Learn to listen and trust your soul’s message Nurture blessings received in your heart

Fear is a dreadful emotion It prevents you from seeking those things That you dreamt of, hoped, wished and prayed for Set it free, take a step, spread your wings

As you reach for the sky and the sunlight Fear and worries depart as you soon Let your spirit and faith gently guide you Bringing joy, peace and love evermore

May the joy bring much happiness and laughter And the peace bring great comfort and calm May the love bring sweet tender devotion, And your faith provide spiritual balm

Thanks to Connie Mercer

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Funerals Raymond ADDICOTT RIP17th February Aged 73 Funeral 6th April Mafalda LEATHERDALE RIP 26th March Aged 84. Funeral 9th April Jean Rose BARNETT RIP 1st April Aged 91 Funeral 9th April Winifred DICKINSON RIP 21st March Aged 101 Funeral 14th April Patricia CONNINGS RIP 1st April Aged 89 Funeral 22nd April Stella TOWNSEND Funeral 23rd April Rosemarie DUENSCHEDE RIP 7th April Aged 95 Funeral 16th April Obituaries Raymond (Taffy) ADDICOTT Raymond was born in Colchester ,Stalin Road, and went to school at St Georges and Wilson marriage He was the son of David & Sarah Addicott and one of three children. On leaving school he began a lifetime of working to bring in money for himself and his family. He worked at King’s Furniture Store, as a Carpet fitter, for Eastern Electricity, for the Council, self employed and back with the Council. That wasn’t all – he worked for Mcnally’s, Cadmans and finally a Cleaning Company in Highwoods. Oh yes, as if that wasn’t enough, he then helped his brothers with bricklaying at weekends. He met Patricia at the Eastern Electricity Board Club and they were married in 1967 on 7th October at Wellingborough in Northampton. They settled first in Greenstead, then Gurdon Road and then Normandy Avenue. They were blessed by the arrival of their children Carol, Sarah, Susan, David and Peter and then by Grandchildren Matthew, Isla and Ian

Raymond’s life has always been family centred and , though he was strict in the old fashioned sense of the word, he was funny and caring too. Family life

Page | 40 together was very special and holidays were a joy. Coming together at special times like Christmas and birthdays brought real pleasure to him and to Patricia-such was the warmth of their family. He enjoyed Darts, Football and ,of course, he liked a pint. Saturday football with the children and tinkering with cars brought added pleasure. He was a good husband and dad and he taught his children right from wrong. He would go out of his way to help others but he would not deal with modern technology! He will be greatly missed and his legacy is set firmly in his children and grandchildren.Mafalda LEATHERDALE Mafalda, whom I first met in 2017 was a strong willed Italian lady. Times were hard when she was born before the second world war began in Italy. When she was a young lady of 2o she came to England She was working in a factory in Italy on low wages and some of her girl friends said they had decided to go to England for a better life. As they were about to leave, they changed their minds but Mafalda was resolute and never looked back. She arrived in Essex and settled to work on a fruit farm, yet again, hard graft for a young lady. She met her beloved David in 1963 when they both attended a party They spotted each other across the room and it was love at first sight. When they were courting he would walk miles just to see her They were married in 1964 at kelveden and they were blessed by the birth of Rita and `Tony and later by the arrival of Grandchildren Vicky, Andrew, Llod,Kayleigh and Chloe. They settled in Kelveden until 1972 and then moved to and she carried on working for Coldhanger Fruit farm until it closed in 1982.later she worked at a Pet Food Shop and then at Wilkins Jam factory until she was 62. Then they moved to Nightingale Place in Stanway, which was where I met the family when David passed away. In recent years she had a stroke but soldiered on and refused to move to another home.Her memories and her life story was in that house. She was a lovely caring and hardworking lady. I well remember when I talked to her about David and I said to her, teasing a little, I bet you never had a cross word- she looked at me with a twinkle in her eye and said, he kept quiet, I was the fiery one! This wonderful mother and Grandmother has done her best, lived a good life and brought up her family well. She deserves her reward and now is reunited with David in heaven.

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Jean BARNETT Jean was born in Colchester in 1928 the daughter of Percy and Grace Greenwood.She lived with her parents and brother Roy. When she was old enough she joined the TA and served during WW2. She met her husband to be Alex when she was very young. He lived opposite with his family. She married Alex in 1949 at St Leonard’s Hythe Hill ,though she admitted being engaged twice before! It was Christmas Eve because Alex only had 2 days leave from the Royal Navy. Married life was tough and they lived in a Nissan Hut at Mile End initially. Jean looked after her sons David, Roy and Michael in the Nissan Hut. Eventually they moved to Monkwick where they had many an adventure. Jean would rustle up a meal for 5 with a tin of Fray Bentos steak and kidney pie and vegetables(this raised a chuckle at the funeral as we all remembered Fray Bentos!) Jean didn’t really like holidays. Her idea of fun was to repaint the house. The house was constantly changing colour. The children had a very happy life. Jean was strict and disciplined (she had to be) but she was also fun and loving. Lorraine came along ten years after Michael and the family moved again this time to Bourne Close. There was always work to be done in their homes but the greatest challenge was the move to a bungalow at Heckford Bridge.It has got potential, said Alex. It took 18 months to make it habitable whilst they lived in a caravan but they had wonderful times there. When Alex was 49 and Jean 51 he had a stroke and this turned their lives upside down.How stoic she was through all the difficulty. She never showed Alex how down she often felt but looking after the family which had increased to include 6 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren was always her priority despite the great strain on her emotions and the deep love she had for Alex who needed so much care. Alex passed to his reward in 1999 and Jean soldiered on working hard as a Home Help,Cleaner,Chip Shop counter server and a Dinner Lady at Canterbury Road School. For fun, she and her good friend Sydie would go to the Bingo at the Abbot’s Centre and on shopping trips. Her passtimes included Glen Miller Music,The Yorkshire Vet on Tv, her Garden, Winkles at Brightlingsea and the occasional

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Gossip! Prawns on toast and a bar of Cadbury’s Whole Nut Chocolate was her idea of bliss. Jean had the will of a Lion and the stubbornness of a Mule.If she didn’t want to sdo something, nothing would change her mind. Towards the end she was a little forgetful and muddled- Lorraine told me that one day she was tring to find a telephone number of a friend. I think she must be hysterectomy ,she said . I think you mean Ex Directory mum! Said Lorraine She was an amazing lady and will always be in the hearts of all who love her. RIP

Winifred Dickinson It was my sad duty to conduct the funeral of a dear old lady who had almost reached the grand old age of 102. It was sad because despite the fact that she must have done so much in her life, nobody was able to attend the funeral. Her only relative was housebound. She was born in 1981 as the Great War ended and had lived through the reigns of four monarchs. Her life spanned a London where all transport practically, was still Horse drawn to era of high speed trains and sky scrapers. She was born in London 101 years ago. She met and married Dick Wilkinson who was a Postman. During the war she joined the Land Army. In 1980 they moved to Colchester.Dick died in 1987. They loved to holiday in Jersey, they loved the sun and she loved to sing.She moved to a Bungalow inAlresford and finally to a Home in Lexden Road. She was still singing til the day she died on 20th March. A day short of her 102 birthday.

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May Calendar There is little point in my listing what might have been. Alas, may like April will be a month of cancelled celebrations and activities. I have listed the important days so that you can concentrate your prayers on those days.

We live in hope that June may give us an opportunity to come together.

1.MAY DAY. 2.Intended date for our concert, alas cancelled. 3.SUNDAY Easter 4. Fr R will celebrate Mass in the Vicarage and pray for the parish and our Nation. 8.VE Day Bank Holiday 10.SUNDAY Easter 5. Fr R will celebrate Mass in the Vicarage and pray for the parish and our Nation. 17.SUNDAY Easter 6. Fr R will celebrate Mass in the Vicarage and pray for the parish and our Nation. 21,ASCENSION DAY. 40 days after Easter .Por Lord returns to heaven. 24.SUNDAY. Fr R will celebrate Mass in the Vicarage and pray for the parish and our Nation. 31.SUNDAY PENTECOST. The coming of the Holy Spirit. Fr R will celebrate Mass in the Vicarage and pray for the parish and our Nation.

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St. Barnabas’ Church, Abbott’s Road YOUR Church of England Parish Church www.stbarnabaschurcholdheath.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/StBarnabasOldHeath SUNDAY SERVICES 10.00 am Parish Eucharist and Baptisms 6.30 pm Evening Services The Vicar: The Rev’d Canon R. E. Tillbrook, SSC [email protected] 01206 797481 Parish Reader and Mrs J. Twinn 01206 381946 Safeguarding Officer Church Wardens: Mrs D. Slater-White 01206 513424 Mrs G. Waters 01206 271739 PCC Secretary: Mrs L. Burch 01206 572595 PCC Treasurer: Mr D. Bacon 01206 511676 Vicar’s Sacristan: Mr T. Hubbard 01206 795925 Magazine Editors: The Vicar Mr T. Rice Head Teacher: Mrs A. Mitchelson 01206 794334 Zone Wardens: Zoe 07817 297215 Linda 07852 457360 Gary 07507 647373 Melinda 07950 825161 Community Hall Bookings: 01206 870266

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The Vicarage Altar where Father Richard has celebrated the Mass daily on your behalf

The King and Queen with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are joined by Sir Winston Churchill on VE Day.

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Our wonderful sign is letting the world know about our special year, thank you for the kind donation from Impact Signs.

Twenty beautiful pots of flowers now adorn the Vicarage Garden. All things bright and beautiful. The Lord God made them all.

The Pheasant in the Vicarage Garden together with the Deer and Foxes and birds, cheers the Vicar up day by day.

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Not since the 13th Century has an English Church been close to all worshippers.

“We will succeed – and that success will belong to every one of us” Queen Elizabeth’s Address to the Nation April 2020

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