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Church Magazine Church Magazine July 2017 Aldermaston and Woolhampton Benefice Beenham Midgham Woolhampton oodbye is a dismal word, and definitely not good enough for proper farewells. At G least the French au revoir, and the German auf wiedersehen, capture the sense of meeting again. But goodbye is just, well, rather final… Perhaps the only way to redeem goodbye is to remember that the origin of the word is ‘God be with you’ – a common greeting in the past that became truncated over the centuries to the now universal goodbye. I like the thought that behind our good-byes is the benediction ‘God be with you’ and the assurance it offers that God travels with us. I’m reminded too that the standard greeting of the Church throughout its history has been, and remains - ‘The Lord be with you’. This is how Christians have always gathered for worship, they bless one another with the presence of God, and this same blessing sends them out into the world to be a blessing to others. The Hebrew Shalom is the root of this greeting – idiomatically used both as hello and goodbye – and it captures the same beautiful truth, that the finest thing we can ever wish for one another is God’s presence to accompany us in our daily lives, bringing peace even in times of change. When Jesus finally left his disciples, he didn’t say goodbye, he blessed them and promised that he would be with them to the end of time. Though gone from this world and absent physically he would nevertheless be with them in a new way. Christians ever since have been blessed and inspired by the presence of Christ through the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is the ‘go-between God’ who connects earth and heaven and connects people through prayer and worship into one ‘body’ known as the Church but actually more like a timeless and borderless family. So, saying goodbye is transformed when we intend it as a blessing, knowing that when God is with us we are never apart, that our bonds of love, our unity in Christ, and the spiritual life we share remains constant, whatever our geography. This is the love that never ends. I join with Winnie the Pooh in being so very grateful that I have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. Thank you for these seven wonderful years. Thank you for blessing me. God be with you. Revd Becky My final Sunday in the benefice is 30 July with a special service at 3pm at St Mary’s church Aldermaston followed by a reception at Aldermaston Primary School. Please come. 2 FROM THE REGISTER: Baptisms and Services of Thanksgiving 4th June Zachary Alan Breadmore Wasing 4thJune Annabelle Susan Joyce Arnold Woolhampton 4th June Rhea Honey Leer Woolhampton 11th June Aurelia Jane Rosina Field Aldermaston 18th June Penelope Iris Page Wasing Weddings, Renewal of Vows and Blessings of Marriage 2th June Ashley Dell and Victoria Sellen Wasing 3rd June Andrew Dillon and Lydia Clark Wasing 9th June Andrew Kerswill and Debbie Eldridge Wasing 10th June Lee Wheeler and Caroline Palmer Beenham 23rd June Adam Ellison and Nicola Devine Wasing Funerals and Burial of Ashes 1st June Christine (Chris) Ellen Waston Aldermaston 2nd June Joyce Gregory Aldermaston All details correct at time of going to print. My heartfelt thanks to everyone across the Benefice who sent such kind messages of sympathy and condolence following the passing of my dear mum. I can’t tell you how comforting it was to know that so many people offered their support and were keeping me and my family in their thoughts and prayers at a really difficult time in our lives. Thank you very much. On a happier note I am delighted to say that Bill is making a remarkable recovery and again I thank you all for your support. Brenda Scott ST MATTHEW’S CAFÉ Thursday 6th July Do come and enjoy tea and homemade cakes. Place - St Matthew’s Church, Midgham, Time - 3 pm to 4.30pm Date – Every first Thursday of the month For more information or if you need transport : Tel: Pat Bhutta 0118 9710124 e-mail: [email protected] 3 SERVICES FOR JULY 2nd July Trinity 3 St Peter’s Day Aldermaston 8:00 AM Holy Communion BCP Aldermaston 10:45 AM Family Service Beenham 9:15 AM Holy Communion Brimpton 10.45AM Morning Worship Midgham 9:15 AM Morning Worship Woolhampton 9.45 AM Morning Worship (with Elstree) 8th July Saturday Woolhampton 3:30 PM Messy Church 9th July Trinity 4 Aldermaston 10:45 AM Holy Communion Beenham 9:15 AM Family Communion Midgham 9:15 AM Family Communion Woolhampton 11:00 AM Family Communion 16th July Trinity 5 Aldermaston 10:45 AM Family Communion Beenham 9:15 AM Morning Worship Brimpton 10:45 AM Morning Worship Midgham 9:15 AM Holy Communion Woolhampton 11:00 AM Family Service 23rd July Trinity 6 Beenham 9:15 AM Family Service Midgham 9:15 AM Family Service Wasing 10:45 AM Family Communion Woolhampton 11:00 AM Holy Communion 27th July Thursday Midgham 11:30 AM Monthly Communion 30th July Trinity 7 Aldermaston 3:00 PM Benefice Communion 6th August Trinity 8 Aldermaston 8:00 AM Holy Communion BCP Brimpton 10:45 AM Family Communion 4 BENEFICE NEWS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: fter nearly seven years, Becky our Rector, is moving on. She has been A offered and has accepted the post of Vicar of St George and St John Newbury. Whilst she will leave us with a touch of sadness in our hearts it is also with all our best wishes for the future journey ahead of her. Becky’s final service here will be a Benefice Communion at 3:00pm on Sunday 30 July in St Mary’s Church, Aldermaston. This will be followed by a “send- off” celebration in Aldermaston CofE Primary School. Everyone welcome. Should you wish to make a donation to Becky’s leaving present please contact your local churchwarden. Their details can be found at the back of the magazine. As we all prepare for this forthcoming change do hold Becky, Phil and her family in your thoughts and prayers as they gear up for this new chapter in their lives. SPIRITUAL AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE BENEFICE Do you feel a spiritual hole which needs filling in your life? Would you appreciate the chance to chat informally over a cup of tea and cake? In addition to services at our village churches on Sunday, our benefice offers: St Matthew’s café – an informal gathering with tea and cakes and a story on the First Thursday of the month at St Matthew’s Midgham between 3.00 and 4.30 pm. Communion Service – a quiet service at Watermill Court at 3.30pm on the third Wednesday of every month followed by tea and cake Personal visits to your home to celebrate a home communion or simply chat. Prayer – A small and completely confidential group meets every month to hold those in need in prayer. If there is someone or something you would like us to support through prayer do let us know. Mental Health awareness - “Pull your socks up”, “Smile it may never happen”, I wonder if you have heard these words and an already grey day has got darker. Mental health is so vital to all our well-being but so little understood and talked about. 2017 is the Year of Mental Health and in the Benefice, we will be working on raising awareness and reducing the stigma around Mental Health. For more information: Contact: Rev. Pat Bhutta – 0118 971 0124 – E:mail: [email protected]. 5 INTERACTIVE LORD’S PRAYER TRAIL, BRIMPTON CHURCH rimpton church was buzzing B with children and activities for two days in May as four of our schools visited an Interactive Lord’s Prayer Multi-Sensory Trail. Spread over seven ‘stations’ around the church they decorated the names of God, made clay sparrows, considered how we can serve God and ask for what we need; we also thought about how we feel when we don’t forgive each other and what happens when we don’t live God’s way. We fin- ished up by singing the Caribbean version of the Lord’s Prayer and learning how to say it with actions! All in all, a happy, busy, fun and instructive time was had by children and helpers alike. I would like to thank Mrs Baker from Brimpton School for bringing the material to my attention, sharing the organisation and for providing many of the resources needed; also the many station hosts for generously giving their time, enthusiasm and own resources as they shared each segment of the Lord’s Prayer nine times over two days – it wouldn’t have happened without you! Finally, but not least, I thank the children for joining in so readily and giving us food for thought at their responses, together with the staff who accompanied them; I know some of the ideas have been taken back to be used again and that there is a wish for the Trail to be made available again. What an amazing result! Well done everyone and thank you. Revd Janice Saturday 8th July 3.30 to 5 pm Woolhampton Primary School, RG7 5TB What is it? A way of being at Church but not as you know it! Fun, crafts, story, celebration time and refreshments Suitable for all ages – children to be accompanied No need to book – just turn up. For more details contact Pat Bhutta – 0118 971 0124 [email protected].
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