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For God So Loved the World He gave His only Son Rector: Rev’d Canon Katrina Scott Tel: 01451 821777 or Email: [email protected] Rev’d Sue Cox (Associate Priest) - 01451 821641 Jean Bird (Reader PTO) - 01451 605086 View online at www.achurchnearyou.com CHURCHWARDENS SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN Cutsdean (GL54 5RX) Joint Editor Mark Evans 01386 584245 Revd Canon Katrina Scott 01451 (Safeguarding Officer: Peter Forshaw) 821777 Lower Slaughter (GL54 2HR) Joint Editor/Advertising/Production: Roger Baggott 01451 833863 Karen Randles 01451 821964 Stephie Etherington 01451 822464 Copyright © Seventy Times Seven (Safeguarding Officer: Marion Marshall) Articles may only be reproduced with Naunton (GL54 3AX) the prior written permission of the Graham Hunter 01451 821272 author. The views expressed are not (Safeguarding Officer: Barbara Steiner) necessarily those of the Editors. The Editors reserve the right to edit articles Temple Guiting (GL54 5RW) submitted for publication and may not Ali Clifton-Barnard 01386 584976 accept late submissions. --- Deputy Wardens --- DEADLINE for the next issue Avril Vincent 01451 831599 Peter Forshaw 01242 602593 30 April 2018. (Safeguarding Officer: Peter Forshaw) Seventy Times Seven is distributed free Upper Slaughter (GL54 2JF) of charge to residents of the parishes. Otherwise, the charge is 50p per copy. Liz Gibson 01451 822118 Anthea Gough 01451 810370 (Safeguarding Officer: Anthea Gough) Guiting Power (GL54 5TY) MORNING PRAYER IN THE BENEFICE Michael Edwards 01451 850232 Mondays, 9.15am at Lower Slaughter David Broad 01451 850713 Tuesdays, 9.15am at Guiting Power --- Churchwarden Emeritus --- Wednesdays, 9.15am at Naunton Dorothy Watson 01451 850310 Thursdays, 9.30am at Temple Guiting (Safeguarding Officer: Michael Edwards) (following Open the Book in School) Farmcote (GL54 5AU) Fridays, 9.15am at Upper Slaughter. Peter Loveday 01242 602887 If you would like to join in that would (Safeguarding Officer: Michael Edwards) be lovely. DEAR READERS … Welcome to our Spring magazine – we hope you enjoy reading it. There are many lovely services and events during Lent and Easter as well as our Rogation Walks to Guiting Power in May. If you can, please do join us for these – it would be lovely to see you. Katrina and Karen FROM OUR MINISTERIAL TEAM … It seems ages ago that we were singing carols at the top of our voices and remembering Jesus as the Baby in a manger but now we move into Easter. (I must make a note on my shopping list to buy a lemon for Shrove Tuesday)! How do you think of Easter? I asked myself that question and five words came into my mind – suffering, sadness, love, life and hope. Over the next few weeks we will be going through these emotions as we follow, with Jesus our loving Saviour, through His experiences. Through these weeks we will also be led through different ways of approaching Him through prayer; we will eat together and worship together and thank Him for being willing to go through all this for us. The second question I would ask of you and myself, - what difference will it make to my life? Only we ourselves can answer that, but one thing we all know is that we will experience those five emotions at some time during the future and I pray that we may be comforted and strengthened to know that Jesus has already trod that path before us and knows our every need and shares our every experience whether it be suffering, sadness, love, life or hope. Praise His Holy Name. May God bless your journey. Every blessing to all the churches from us all, With love and prayers, Jean, Sue and Katrina As part of our COMMUNITY MINISTRY we have shared in these special services ... BAPTISMS “May God guide and protect them” Charlotte LAWRENSON at Farmcote on 5 November 2017 Montgomery HENDON at Lower Slaughter on 21 January 2018 Leo HOULDEN-STANLEY at Naunton on 21 January 2018 Evie MARTIN at Lower Slaughter on 27 January 2018 WEDDINGS “May God bless them” Jack SMITH and Sarah PRICE at Lower Slaughter on 11 November 2017 Gareth WILLIAMS and Nicola BOULTER at Lower Slaughter on 24 November 2017 William CURTIS and Kathryn HOOD at Upper Slaughter on 16 December 2017 Ian McPHILLIPS and Alison DERMONT at Lower Slaughter on 23 December 2017 John BUCK and Sophie WELCH at Lower Slaughter on 7 January 2018 Dominic HOLMES and Charlotte DOLLING at Lower Slaughter on 20 January 2018 WEDDING BLESSINGS Paul and Sue GREGORY at Lower Slaughter on 4 November 2017 Michael and Debbie ADCOCK at Naunton on 24 December 2017 FUNERALS “May God grant them light and peace” Michael ACZEL, Roman Catholic Funeral Service hosted at Guiting Power on 24 November 2017 Robert LEE WARNER (aged 92), Funeral Service at Temple Guiting on 12 December 2017 Diana DAY (aged 88), Burial at Farmcote on 12 January 2018 Rufino BANDEIRA (aged 94), Funeral at Oakley Wood Crematorium on 23 January 2018 and Internment of Ashes at Guiting Power on 27 January 2018 NEWS FROM THE WIDER CHURCH ... It’s a Vicar’s Life! I wonder if you have seen the recent BBC series entitled ‘A Vicar’s Life’? I was a little nervous as I watched the first episode, as it began with the words: “Vicars, pillars of the community, as English as tea and cake and cricket on the village green, but times are changing. Congregations are aging and faith is fading… So today’s Vicars are working hard to stay relevant”. I thought there was a risk we might be heading into a negative programme - with a narrow view of the church as being out of date, self- focussed and irrelevant. However, I was happily surprised. The programme showed, through the lives and ministry of four Vicars, that the Church is still doing masses to connect with human life around us and engage with the spirituality that is a part of who we each are. The churches we saw are doing a great deal to offer to their communities, they were engaging with people at the most exciting and troubling moments in their lives, and they were thinking creatively about their buildings and traditions. We saw Christians living out their faith in ways which touched on some of the social issues of today (homelessness, immigration, loneliness, dementia) and in a way which changed their communities for the better. If you haven’t watched yet, do have a look on iPlayer – I’d say it’s worth a watch! Katrina Scott Rector to be Installed as a Canon of Gloucester Cathedral Katrina has recently been invited by Bishop Rachel and Dean Stephen Lake to become a Canon at Gloucester Cathedral. This is an honorary position that celebrates the work Katrina does here and in the Deanery and also helps to build better links between our villages and our Cathedral. Katrina will be Installed as a Canon on Sunday 13th May at 3pm at the Cathedral, and all are welcome to join her for the service. NEWS FROM THE PEWS ... Farmcote Robert Lee-Warner, our oldest and longest inhabitant, died in December. He built Lynes Barn, Farmcote in 1951 and farmed here ever since; Anne married him some 72 years ago and still breeds her horses. Robert was a many sided character; sailing was his main passion which enthusiasm he shared with Harry his son. An early member of the small Avon Sailing Club and Commodore in 1967 he always encouraged young sailors; one of these won an Olympic Bronze medal and the Fastnet race – by this time the Club had become well known. In 1991 Robert was presented with an award for his ‘spirit and sport’ by Princess Anne at the Royal Yachting Association. It is recorded that during a crossing to Holland, Robert was knocked overboard but by grabbing a lanyard he was towed along for some distance, being more worried by losing his underpants than his life! He was known as modest and generous to his neighbours and in his great encouragement of young people. His many other interests included shooting, the Medici Gallery and later on photography. We will miss him. Over 80 joined us to sing Christmas Carols; a record collection for St Faith’s was taken of some £480 for Crisis at Christmas and the Church. Peter Loveday Upper Slaughter Let’s hope that as you read this the sun is warming up, the birds are waking us up in the mornings, and everyone has now recovered from all the colds and flu. Do look at the dates for the Lent Soup Lunches at Upper Slaughter Village Hall (all Thursday’s) starting at 12.30pm, hope to see you there, or at one of our church services. It is never too early to advertise the Fete and this year it will be on Saturday 14th July. Liz Gibson Benefice Services – March 2018 Time Village Service First Sunday 4 March 2018 3rd Sunday of Lent 9.30am Temple Guiting HC 9.30am Naunton HC BCP 11.00am Guiting Power Family Service Upper Slaughter with HC BCP 11.00am Lower Slaughter Second Sunday 11 March 2018 Mothering Sunday 8.30am Naunton HC BCP (Said) 9.30am Lower Slaughter HC 9.30am Farmcote with Cutsdean HC (Said) 11.00am Temple Guiting Eleven4All 11.00am Upper Slaughter Matins BCP 6.00pm Guiting Power Benefice Evensong Third Sunday 18 March 2018 Passion Sunday 8.30am Upper Slaughter HC BCP (Said) Cutsdean with Temple 9.30am HC (Said) Guiting 11.00am Lower Slaughter HC 11.00am Naunton Matins BCP 6.00pm Guiting Power Songs of Praise Fourth Sunday 25 March 2018 Palm Sunday 9.30am Temple Guiting Benefice HC 11.00am Guiting Power Benefice Family Palm Service Please note occasionally it is necessary to alter services at short notice and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.