AUGUST 2008 Price 40p
ST. CATHERINE, WHITESTONE
with
Pathfinder Village
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ST. THOMAS, OLDRIDGE
P a r i s h M a g a z i n e
St. Catherine’s Church Whitestone
St. Catherine’s Church, Whitestone St. Catherine’s Church, Whitestone
Priest in Charge
Reverend Martin Wood, The Rectory, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop 01647 24119 (Tuesday to Saturday )
Whitestone and Oldridge Churchwardens
Dr. Jane Richards, Quarryfield House, Whitestone (tel. 01392 811492)
Miss Mary Stanbury, Poole Meadow, Barton Head Hill, Tedburn St Mary (tel. 01392 811532)
NORTH KENN BENEFICE
SERVICES FOR AUGUST 2008
Sunday August 3rd
8.0.am. Whitestone Holy Communion Revd Martin Wood 9.30.am. Holcombe Burnell Parish Communion Canon John Tutton 11.0.am. Tedburn St Mary Family Service Lay led MW preach 3.0.pm. Pathfinder Village Holy Communion Canon John Tutton 6.0.pm. Cheriton Bishop Evensong Revd Martin Wood
Sunday August 10th
9.30.am. Holcombe Burnell Holy Communion Revd Martin Wood 9.30.am. Whitestone Parish Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 11.0.am. Cheriton Bishop Family Service Lay led Revd Wood preach 3.0.pm. Pathfinder Fellowship and Prayer 6.0.pm. Tedburn St Mary Evensong Lay led
Sunday August 17th
8.0.am. Tedburn St Mary Holy Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 9.30.am. Cheriton Bishop Parish Communion Revd Martin Wood 11.0.am. Whitestone Family Service Lay led MW preach 3.0.pm. Oldridge Evensong and Mini Fete Revd Martin Wood 6.0.pm. Holcombe Burnell Evensong Peter Chalk
Sunday May 25th
8.0.am. Cheriton Bishop Holy Communion Canon John Tutton 9.30.am. Tedburn St Mary Parish Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 11.0.am. Holcombe Burnell Family Service Lay led 3.0.pm. Pathfinder United Service 6.0.pm. Whitestone Evensong Lay led JWW preach
Sunday August 31st 10.30.am. Tedburn St Mary Benefice Communion Canon John Tutton
Every Thursday 10.30.am. Pathfinder Holy Communion (BCP) August 7th and 14th Revd Martin Wood, 21st and 28th Canon John Tutton FROM THE RECTOR
August is an interesting time because it is a month in which many people are away from work. Parliament is in recess for August and September, judges often have a recess in August, teachers and schools are on holiday and many other people take time off. Whole industries will completely shut down for two or three weeks. Interestingly this appears to happen more in other European countries than here. There is a sense that the non urgent work can be put on hold while people take a well earned break. Frustratingly, your urgent work can come to grinding halt as someone else non urgent work takes a break. You are left often with one option, if you cannot beat them then join them! On other side of the coin there is the essential work which carries on regardless and seasonal work which often intensifies in August. We think of emergency services, medical support, utility services which have to run every day of the year and require employees to work when perhaps they might want a break. The harvest season means that the farming community works the longest hours. So August can be viewed in many ways. It could be your holiday time or it could be your busiest month. We now need to add the element of choice. Many people have no choice as to what August means. If you work in a hospital A+E you cannot shut down and join the holiday makers. If you are a teacher perhaps you fancy time off when it is not the peak holiday season. Or perhaps the people you go on holiday with fix your holiday time for you, parents taking time off in the school holiday. The element of choice is often an important factor. To be given no choice often brings resentment. To be forced to work or have a holiday in August can both be equally frustrating in both instances. To be able to choose what you want to do in August can be liberating. You can delight in hopefully better and brighter days for your plans or feel smug at work because you are not stuck in a twelve mile queue on the M5. As I think of the element of choice I think of our relationship with God. I do not believe in a God who forces us to a particular decision or position. I see a God who gives people choice. We can choose to work with and for God. Perhaps at this moment in time we are taking a break and God is in the background, on hold. Sadly people are sometimes hurt by what people say and do in God’s name, people feel excluded and let down by their experience. The pain they feel they attributed to God or perhaps his absence. God, as far as, I know does not take a holiday and is available whenever we turn to him. He longs for us to have another go. Perhaps this August you could resolve to find God or perhaps work out why there is gap between you and God. A good place to start is to talk to someone who is in touch with God. You will be surprised how welcome God can make you feel.
Rev. Martin Wood. The Rectory, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop 01647 24119(Tuesday to Sunday)
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DAILY OFFICE (MATTINS AND EVENSONG) Martin will be saying the Daily Office (Mattins and Evensong) in each of the churches once a week at 9.00 am and 3.00 pm as follows : Tuesday: Cheriton Bishop Wednesday: Tedburn St. Mary Thursday: Holcombe Burnell Friday: Whitestone He will be very pleased to see anyone who wishes to join him or speak to him at these times as well.
BENEFICE SERVICE The Benefice Service will be at Tedburn St. Mary on the last Sunday in August . The collection will be for the charity Shelterboxes.
CHURCH ORGANIST We are sorry to announce the retirement of Mr. Edgar Newsom (Ted) from his place at the organ on the second Sunday each month. Age has caught up with Ted who now needs to step down. He will be much missed by the congregation who enjoyed the skills of an experienced organist who played well into the later years of life. Thank you Ted.
Now HELP! We need an organist or pianist or other instrumentalists who will play for the 9.30am second Sunday in the month service. If you can help, perhaps occasionally, or more often, please contact Mary Stanbury, 01392 811532.
CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY On Saturday 9th August from 9.30am there will be a GRAND SPRING CLEAN of the inside of the church and a CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY outside. Please come and help with all your appropriate equipment dusters, brushes, secateurs, garden forks and strimmers. There will be jobs for all ages!
THE PILGRIM’S GUIDE TO DEVON’S CHURCHES This book is being published to coincide with the 1100th anniversary of the Exeter Diocese in 2009 . “This unique book is a cameo of two thousand years of Christianity in Devon and how the Church of England, in particular, has evolved. Exeter Cathedral and every single Church of England is included from the oldest to the newest with a photograph and enticing text inviting you to visit. The book is packed with fascinating information, including the origins and meanings of church features and furnishings like rood screens and pulpits. Many of the churches are open during the day time, so people can come in and see a wealth of architectural features, find out more about local history, or maybe sit and reflect a while. With simple maps and a comprehensive index including Ordnance Survey map references, this a book for your glove box or back pack, whether you live in Devon or are one of our many welcome visitors”. Quotation form the inside flap of the book. It is excellent value at £7.99 for 192 pages in full colour and there is a Special Offer for Church Members. If we place a pre publication order before September 30th for a box of 24 copies we can have them for £4.99 (post and packing included to one address). If enough copies are wanted we could probably combine with the other churches in the Benefice and order at least one box. We are allowed to sell it on at the full price in aid of our own church funds. Please let the Churchwardens know if you want a/some copy/ies.
CHURCH BULLETIN BLOOPERS Some humorous bits and pieces which appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services......
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be ‘What is Hell?’. Come early and listen to our choir practice
Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.