e.lichgate news September 2020

St. Paul’s, Hasland Serving Hasland, Grassmoor, Winsick & Corbriggs St. James’, Temple Normanton www.stpaulshasland.com

WEB DIRECTORY St Paul’s: www.stpaulshasland.com www.achurchnearyou.com//church/19826/ facebook page: St-Pauls-Church-Hasland The easiest way to access it is to go the A Church Near You page for St Paul’s and click on the facebook link next to the word Social. You don’t need a facebook account just to view the material.

St James the Apostle: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13274/

The See of Ebbsfleet: http://www.ebbsfleet.org.uk The Society: http://www.sswsh.com The Diocese of Derby: http://www.derby.anglican.org/en/ The Church of England: https://www.churchofengland.org

LIVE-STREAMING SERVICES The Sunday Mass at St Paul’s will continue to be ‘live-streamed’ on the parish facebook page: just search for ‘St Paul’s Church-Hasland Facebook’. You don’t need an account to see the service, only if you wish to interact with it. When the Mass is at St James’, it will be recorded and ‘posted’ afterwards.

FROM THE REGISTERS

CHRISTIAN BURIAL 20th August Carolyn BELL aged 74 25th August Eric BROWN aged 79 (followed by burial at Temple Normanton Cemetery)

‘We entrust you to God’s merciful keeping’

2 September 2020 From your Rector and Vicar Dear friends For just over a month now, both of the parish churches have been reopen for worship and it has been a joy to be able to greet well over 60 individuals back to one or both of the churches and I am sure that, as the weeks go on, more and more people will feel confident about returning. All that is done in either of the churches, the spacing of the pews and chairs, use of hand sanitiser, the wearing of masks unless you are exempt and sitting in households, all help to give us confidence that it is safe to worship in church once again. In S Paul’s appropriate music is now played as people gather in church and it has been good to be able to reintroduce other people to read the lessons, after all a change of voice helps keep our attention! The challenges of space in the sanctuary and vestry areas still hamper the reintroduction of the full liturgy with servers and ceremonial in either of the churches and, although reports are written nationally and then considered, it is still unclear how or when congregational singing might be allowed to return. The important thing though, is that church is open, you may safely come and make your communion, which is fundamental to our faith. Making our communion is not an extra for those who like that kind of thing but central to the message of the love of God found in the person of Jesus Christ who left us this sacrament as the prime way by which His people are fed and nurtured: do this in remembrance of me. Through it we are drawn ever closer to His divine self, of whom we partake and are caught up with, the crucified, risen, ascended Lord, ever seated in glory at the right hand of the Father, whom together with the Holy Spirit are worshipped and adored. Our faith is not simply a faith of word, written or aural that records events but a living faith of Word and Sacrament, that goes back through the unbroken tradition of the church to the Apostles and Our Lord himself, the Word made flesh. It is this same Lord, who called us at our baptism, who still calls us today, to partake at that Holy Table, where He offers himself that we might be made whole through His actions. The Holy Sacrament of the Altar is not something that can be done at home and I invite you, when you feel able, to join me at that holy place where Christ makes himself known and calms the fevered brow. Fr Geoffrey

3 SERVICES IN THE TWO PARISHES

To attend church: • You need to book. (this ensures there are not too many people) • Telephone Fr Geoffrey 6pm - 7pm on Wednesday the week before. (e.g Wednesday 9th September for services on 13th, 15th, 17th September) • Please bring a face mask unless you are exempted from wearing one.

St Paul’s Hasland Sunday 10:30 am Parish Mass Tuesday 7:15 pm Low Mass Last Sunday —— No Parish Mass The Friday and Saturday Masses remain suspended at this time.

St James the Apostle Temple Normanton Thursday before —— No Low Mass 1st Sunday 10:30 am Communion by Extension Thursday 7:15 pm Low Mass Thursday before —— No Low Mass Last Sunday 10:30 am Parish Mass That is, there is not a Mass on the Thursday before the church is used on the Sunday - the 1st and the last Sunday in each month. There is a Mass on other Thursdays.

Benediction & Sunday School At the moment, Benediction is yet to be restarted in either parish. Sunday School is not yet able to restart.

CONTACT THE RECTOR FOR MORE INFORMATION

Wedding superstitions

The bride should step over the church threshold with her right foot.

It is bad luck to try on the wedding ring before the ceremony. ( Just hope it fits!)

4 THE SOCIETY OF THE HOLY HOUSE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM Walsingham in Norfolk, known as ‘England’s Nazareth’ was recently voted the nation’s favourite spiritual place by listeners to Radio 4. Originally founded in 1061 and restored in 1922 by the then vicar, the shrine has long been a place of pilgrimage within these shores. For as many years as people can remember, parishioners from both parishes have been going on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and some have formed a closer association with it by becoming members of The Society of the Holy House of Our Lady of Walsingham. The objects of the Society are: • To honour Mary, the Mother of God and to deepen faith in the Incarnation of Our Lord. • To promote devotion to Our Lady and pilgrimage to Walsingham. • To further, with the aid of Our Lady’s prayers, the conversion of nations and re- union of Christendom. • To seek holiness of life through prayer, the scriptures and sacraments. Members of the Society are asked to say the Angelus each day. As the parish pilgrimage in 2019 drew to a close, the question that burnt within my heart was whether this was the right time to support those local pilgrims in a very particular way by seeking to set up a Local Cell, which offers pilgrims an opportunity to strengthen and renew the spiritual benefits of their pilgrimage as well as being a focus of prayer. The first task was to ascertain if there were sufficient members of the Society, as seven members, along with a priest associate of the Holy House are needed to form a Local Cell. That being done, I had intended to call a meeting to gauge support but then lockdown happened! Telephone calls and post provided the way forward and, after much use of the postal service, seven signatures were sent to the Shrine. The Shrine, like much of the country, has been working at much reduced capacity and while the signs from Norfolk indicated things were progressing, the Diploma of Fraternity, the formal paperwork showing that the cell has been established in the Church of S Paul, Hasland, did not arrive until early August The full name is The Cell of the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham and S Paul. Helen Crampton has agreed to be cell secretary and Muriel Haslam the treasurer with myself as the first local superior. Although I am still busy organising the first meeting of the cell I will write next month about how other people, that might be interested in joining, can do so. Fr Geoffrey 5 CALENDAR & READINGS FOR SEPTEMBER Tuesday 1st NO MASS AT ST PAUL’S TH st SUNDAY 6 1 Reading Ezekiel 33:7-11 TH nd THE 13 SUNDAY 2 Reading Romans 13:8-14 AFTER TRINITY Gospel Matthew 18:15-20

Tuesday 8th The Birth of the Blesséd Virgin Mary th Thursday 10 Feria

TH st SUNDAY 13 1 Reading Genesis 50:15-21 TH nd THE 14 SUNDAY 2 Reading Romans 14:1-12 AFTER TRINITY Gospel Matthew 18:21-35

Tuesday 15th Feria th Thursday 17 Feria

TH st SUNDAY 20 1 Reading Jonah 3:10-4:11 TH nd THE 15 SUNDAY 2 Reading Philippians 1:21-30 AFTER TRINITY Gospel Matthew 20:1-16

nd Tuesday 22 Feria

TH st SUNDAY 27 1 Reading Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 TH nd THE 16 SUNDAY 2 Reading Philippians 2:1-13 AFTER TRINITY Gospel Matthew 21:23-32

th Tuesday 29 Michaelmas

ANNUAL CHURCH MEETINGS THIS YEAR Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the holding of annual meetings in churches across the country was deferred. The diocese has now indicated that they must be held by the end of October at the latest. To allow time for the proper notice of the revision of church Electoral Rolls to be given, the dates and times that have been decided on are as follows: S Paul’s Hasland - Saturday 24th October at 3:00 pm. S James the Apostle Temple Normanton - Wednesday 28th October at 3:00 pm. The necessary reports and forms for elections will be available in plenty of time to ensure the meetings can be efficiently held, using the minimum necessary agenda to help us comply with the situation we are presently in.

Fr Geoffrey

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WHAT WE CAN - AND CAN’T - DO IN CHURCH

We can: We Can’t Worship God Share a pew with people we Sanitise our hands don’t live with Receive The Body of Christ Receive the Blood of Christ Keep socially distanced Share the peace with others Light a candle Sing hymns or other music Wear a mask to keep others safe Have refreshments afterwards Say our prayers Stay in church to have a natter Use the WC (please sanitise after use) Talk to others once outside Get baptised, married or hold a funeral *

* BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES & FUNERALS IN CHURCH It is now possible for baptisms, marriages and funerals to take place in church but government restrictions around the number of people permitted to attend do have to be followed for everyone’s safety. At Hasland, the maximum number of mourners at a funeral or congregation at a baptism Including the child being baptised) will be 28 (plus priest and verger), from a maximum of 8 households, as defined by the government. For a wedding that will reduce to 27 to allow for the possibility of a legal objection being made. These maximum numbers also have to include any photographers, videographers and so on. It is obviously not known how long these restrictions around numbers will continue for. At Temple Normanton the maximum number is much less, currently 14 as the chairs are arranged as 6 single chairs and 8 chairs in 4 pairs. Very careful planning will therefore be needed for any of these services to take place in the Church of St James the Apostle Temple Normanton and an early conversation with Fr Geoffrey is essential.

7 CHURCH FINANCE AT THIS TIME… …and that green glow… Some of you may have noticed a soft green light glowing through the windows of St Paul’s Church as darkness approaches. This is nothing to worry about, simply the small ‘indictor’ LEDs on the new emergency lighting that was installed at the end of July, shining in the darkness. In fact, the new units use only LED lights which are far more energy efficient and so the church is greener in another way as well! This essential work followed on from the five yearly fixed wiring inspection that took place in March: that inspection did just that, check that the church wiring is working as it should be and is safe but did pick up on the emergency lighting as needing attention. Both of these items of maintenance were essential matters of safety that PCCs are required to carry out and ensure that the church can continue to be used safely in all circumstances. They have both, however, come at a time when the parish is more reliant than ever on your kind generosity to fund it as the usual fund-raising activities cannot take place: may I take this opportunity to thank all of you that have - and I know continue - to give so generously to support your parish church. This particular test and subsequent remedial work to replace most of the emergency lighting (it was more economic to put new units in) has placed an added strain on the finances and I know that, as you are able, you will respond with characteristic charity. With many thank for all you support, financial and otherwise, for the parish. Fr Geoffrey

NEWS! LICHGATE NEWS

If all goes to plan, this will be the LAST edition of e.lichgate news. YES! It is intended to go back to hard copy, starting with the OCTOBER issue. The magazine will be prepared in a Covid-19 safe environment, before being bagged up and delivered equally safely to the distributors. All the distributors have been contacted and are happy to resume delivery – again in a safe way. It will be good to be back in print once again, and I would especially like to thank all of you who have responded so positively to e.lichgate news. Peggy Grubb

P.S. We are aware that most of you have paid for the full year for 2020, but will only be receiving six issues. Watch this space next month for details of a SPECIAL OFFER for 2021. 8 SALTERGATE CHILDREN’S HOME, ETHIOPIA

A challenge or two in Ethiopia but the children, the families we care for are finding a way through with a bit of help from us. The sewing machines, cookers and market stalls we are providing to support the drive to independence are important but the real key is to spot the energy, the spark, - whatever it is that says I'm not giving up. Good to work with folks like that. The state of emergency is still in place in Ethiopia and the covid-19 cases are rising steadily - 17,530 confirmed to date. Tsege, Dibabe and Helen are telling us the same - 'everybody on the street is coughing.' Regional borders remain closed and my brother-in-law Mahraig is still held outside Addis Ababa - it's been 4 months now. The tribal unrest has eased and, after 3 weeks, the internet is available again. Despite the challenges all the 54 children are well. It may be 55 soon. Last week our Helen made her way through a crowd at the roadside to find a young girl in labour. Phoned us up - 'can we do something?' ... 'Yes - do whatever's necessary.' Helen called a taxi and a baby girl was born on the back seat of the car on the way to hospital. Mother and baby doing well, taxi driver still recovering. Fasica and Beselot are doing fine. Had to laugh at the picture - I'd asked young Jonathan for 'proof that the allowances we send are getting into the hands of the children.' I meant the receipt but our Jonathan took it literally and Beselot looks very happy with the wad of Ethiopian birr she is holding. Dr Tim is very pleased with the face masks Fasica is making on the sewing machine we provided and she is a regular supplier. Although a Londoner Tim trained in Sheffield and we got to know him through a physiotherapist who has helped our children. 'When you next go to Ethiopia ask for Dr Tim.' Well we did and he's looked after Kalkidan who has spinal muscular atrophy for over 2 years now. Fasica wants to branch out by making clothes and needed models so up stepped twins Absera and Kalkidan. They seem very happy with their new skirts. Around the world over 6 million children die every year of preventable causes. Eldana and Makbel won't. Mum Berhane and the little ones are happy and healthy. The mgogo (cooker) we provided is in use every day and Berhane has built a base for herself with quite a few regulars calling for injera. This is one aspect overlooked in our annual report. We had spoken about the benefit of our work to the families and the children in particular but had not paid much attention to the value for the community that a little investment can have. Speaking with Berhane it is clear that her little business has enabled some good relations to build and this is something we shall look at when helping others with initiatives. With college closed Yeshume continues with her studies at home. We agreed to support her to study in the field of education. Other benefits at Kotebe College include the provision of accommodation and meals. She is very happy 9 with the outcome - bear in mind she was driven out of her village as a young girl because of her blindness and has suffered physical and sexual abuse. Tutors at Kotobe have told us that she is doing well - we look forward to seeing her teaching in class one day. Muna is a tough lad - has had to be. Cared for him since he was 12 years old when Dad died, Mum HIV+, little sister Mehat to bring up. Muna left school this month with ambitions to be a mini-bus driver, to be independent. We can help with that. Look forward to seeing him behind the wheel and an even happier Mehat. Looking for somewhere to spend the night is in the past for Bamlak. We first met him 2 years ago trailing around after his Gran while she looked to earn a few coins plaiting hair by the roadside - that was Bamlak's life. Tsege sent us a beautiful picture of a little boy whose life has been transformed. Bereket and Habtom lost their Mum last year so Dad Kasye had to finish work to look after his sons. No income so knocking on doors begging for food they knocked on ours. Food, clothes, schooling sorted we are helping Dad to get on his feet with a licence to sell clothes on the market. Bereket and Habtom are helping Dad through the summer before schools open again.

Best wishes and many thanks for your encouragement for these children. Kevin

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SEPTEMBER RECIPES

Thanks to Val Crampton

BEEFEATER PIE Oil for frying 1 onion finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 8oz minced beef 2 tbsp tomato puree ½ pint stock 3tbsp porridge oats seasoning 4 slices bread pate 2 tomatoes, sliced parsley to garnish

Gently fry the onion and garlic until soft, add the beef and fry until crumbly then stir in the puree and stock and sprinkle in the oats. Stir well and when it comes to the boil, taste and season, reduce the heat and simmer for 30mins. Just before beef is cooked, spread the bread with the pate and make into sandwiches. Toast both sides and then cut into 4 triangles. Spoon the beef mixture into a casserole dish and arrange the tomato on top, grill to heat the tomato then arrange the triangles around the edge od the dish and sprinkle the parsley.

SUMMER FRUIT MUFFINS 10oz plain flour 3tsps baking powder ½ tsp salt 4 oz white sugar 1 egg 9 fl oz milk 3 fl oz sunflower oil 5-6oz summer fruits

Line the muffin tins and preheat oven to 190c gas 5. In a large bowl add all the dry ingredients and make a well in the centre. In a jug beat the egg then add the oil and milk, combine. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined then gently fold in the berries at the end using only a couple of strokes, so as not to break up the fruit. Spoon into the muffin tin, makes about 12 muffins, bake for 20-25 mins. If using frozen fruit it may take an extra 5 mins to cook. Any combination of fruit can be used, blueberries, raspberries, etc

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IN THE CHURCHYARD AT ST PAULS. It was with great joy that the gardening team were allowed back into the churchyard at the beginning of June. Firstly, John Hall came with his all singing and dancing mighty ride on mower and cut the car park lawn and the church lawns saving the gardeners a great deal of back breaking work. The team set to strimming, mowing, hedge cutting, path clearing, memorial gardens tidied up etc, By the end of August and 50 working hours later the churchyard was back to being one of the best kept churchyards in the area, thanks to the gardening team of John Hall, Chris and Noel Edwards, Alan Cook and Julia and Tom Dore Stephen.

THANKYOU. Breda, Alexia and Richard Arnold received a special card of Thanks from HM Lord- Lieutenant of Derbyshire Mr William Tucker CVO for keeping in touch with so many people during this virus by regularly delivering cakes and buns to many members of St. Paul’s congregation on Birthdays and other special anniversaries. A well-deserved acknowledgement of their dedication and caring service. Thank you and well done.

ST. PAUL’S 100 CLUB If any members wish to make payments, Jane Pemberton will be pleased to receive them in cash, or by cheque payable to Hasland P.C.C.

CHILDREN’S SOCIETY Helen Crampton thanks everyone who contributed to the Children’s Society through the collecting boxes. A total of £227 was raised. Please contact her if you would like a collecting box.

12 LOUIS PASTEUR – ‘FATHER’ OF MICROBIOLOGY A tiny invisible thing that brings disease and death …. where have we heard that before?! But Louis Pasteur, who died 125 years ago this month, on 28th September 1895, was not interested in a virus from China, but in tiny living organisms that brought disease and death in other ways. Pasteur made some outstanding breakthroughs. He discovered the principles of vaccination, and then created the first vaccines for anthrax and rabies. His medical discoveries provided support for the germ theory of disease and nullified the theory of spontaneous generation. But Louis Pasteur is best known for his invention of the technique of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination, a process that was named after him: pasteurisation. In doing so, he saved the French beer, wine and silk industries. All in all, this gifted French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist well deserves his title as the ‘father of microbiology,’ and to be seen as one of the three main founders of bacteriology.

Nigel Beeton writes: “One facility that has now reopened after lockdown is the tea shop. Oh, how I’ve missed tea shops!”

A CUP OF JOY! A tea shop is a wondrous place Where I for one just love to be! A place to rest from life’s harsh pace And sit and drink a cup of tea!

Indeed, it’s time to take a rest! From all life’s pressures, take a break! And just today it might be best To have a slice of home-made cake!

13 NEXT TO YOU AND LONELY (Matthew 25:40) Cups of tea and people, People who do and who know. People with purposeful expressions, Their eyes searching beyond her, through her, The invisible one. She’s next to you and she’s lonely.

Smiles and one-way conversations, With thoughts and eyes elsewhere, Never noticing the masks of brightness Hiding hurting children, The tired ones, Who are next to you and lonely.

And the makers of the cups of tea, The knowers and the doers, Those who smile and seem to have so much. They too wear masks that hide their crying, The together ones Sit next to you and are lonely.

Daphne Kitching

Essays A second year student explaining to a first year student how to write essays: “When you take stuff from one writer, it’s plagiarism, but when you take it from many writers, it’s called research.”

Shakespeare Student essay: Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, but he mostly lived at Windsor with his merry wives. This is quite usual with actors.

Off to uni... Smith: So your son is in college? How is he making it? Jones: He isn’t. I’m making it and he is spending it.

Middle class Young son to father: “Dad, what is the middle class?” Dad: “The middle class consists of people who are not poor enough to accept charity and not rich enough to donate anything.” 14 GORSE – CHEERFUL AND PERFUMED, BUT PRICKLY! Kirsty Steele The old saying 'Kissing is out of season when the gorse is not in bloom' is based on the fact that it is a rare time of year when a flower or two cannot be found. The bush itself, growing on heaths and moors is well-known for its vicious spikes. This is its answer to the problem of producing leaves that will This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY- withstand wind, rain and hungry animals. The golden yellow flowers are at their absolute best in spring when the bushes, growing often to a height of seven to ten feet, seem to glow in the countryside. They attract bees and other pollen-seeking insects and many of us enjoy the rich coconut-like perfume as well as the joyful colour. The sharp foliage gives protection to several species of bird as they nest deep in these bulging bushes, and larger animals such as sheep and cows, if grazing nearby, will take advantage of gorse as a very effective windbreak. In the past, gorse, also known as 'furze' or 'whin', was used as fuel as it burns very readily when dry. This has caused many serious moorland fires in recent years, but gorse is fortunately a resilient species and quickly sends up new shoots from the burnt stumps that remain. It is also apparently somewhat susceptible to frost, but will recover quickly with new growth. A member of the pea family, its seeds are set in brown, somewhat unattractive pods, which on a hot summer's day can be heard popping, or they may be provoked into doing so when held in a hot hand. However, what might surprise us even more is that in the past, in country districts, it was used for drying washing, as the thorns would allow nothing to escape, even in the strongest of winds!

Writing home A boy was sent by his parents to a school a long distance from home. He had been strictly enjoined to write home regularly and tell them all about himself and his new life. At the end of the first week, his first text arrived: “There are 370 boys here. I wish there were 369.”

Fact of life It takes 84 days for the average schoolboy to outgrow a pair of shoes.

15 MUSIC AND MEMORY Have you ever heard a certain song or tune that immediately takes you back to your youth? It can be a very poignant moment. When researchers at the University of Westminster examined the choices of 80 different guests on the BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, they found that most guests had chosen music which dated back to when they had been between 10 to 30 years old. This time span was identified as a ‘self-defining period’ in their lives. The research concluded: “The music we know and love between the ages of 10 to 30 will play a significant role throughout our lives, connecting us as individuals to other people, places and times that become central to our identity.”

Share a tune which triggers a big memory for you… and say why…

My memorable tune: ‘Coronation Scot’ by Vivian Ellis takes me right back to my childhood, sitting with my Granny as we listened to the adventures of Paul Temple on the radio. We had no electric sockets so the radio was connected to the electric light which had an adaptor. The excitement of listening to hear if it really was Steve answering the phone and giving the message that ‘Charlie has gone fishing’ to confirm that it was her. The time when the wrong message was given, Granny was so excited she nearly fell off her chair.

Peggy Grubb

And Mine: ‘A Life on the Ocean Waves’ – the Regimental March of the Royal Marines brings back memories of daughter Kate as a baby. She used to suffer severe colic after a late feed and would often cry for 2-3 hours into the small hours. One night, in desperation, I picked her up, cradled her in my arms and walked all around the house singing ‘A Life on the Ocean Waves’ and it worked! Amazingly my singing (and walking) calmed her down and she fell asleep. This happened regularly so it was not a coincidence and interestingly she still has a love of the tune, and the Royal Marines to this day. John Grubb

16 The Revd Peter Crumpler, a Church of England priest in St Albans, Herts, is a former communications director for the CofE. Here he offers a personal reflection on a new painting in St Albans Cathedral.

ABBEY’S ‘BLACK JESUS’ STIRS UP A STORM

A large-scale painting of the Last Supper depicting Jesus as a black man has sparked controversy and heated debate in the UK and around the world. I reckon that’s no bad thing. In fact, it could be really positive. St Albans Cathedral, 20 miles north of central London in leafy Hertfordshire, has installed the painting – on show until 31st October – to “stand with the Black Lives Matter movement to be allies for change – building a strong, just and fair community where the dignity of every human being is honoured and celebrated, where black voices are heard, and where black lives matter.” The installation is a striking piece of art and it’s provoking strong reactions – just as good art should do. People are responding with a wide range of opinions. Many have welcomed the artwork, but others are outraged, accusing the Abbey of pandering to a ‘political correctness’ agenda. Some have described it as seeking to be ‘trendy’ and riding on the bandwagon of a popular movement. The Cathedral is a special place to me. I was ordained as a priest there, have served as a day chaplain at the historic building, and I minister at a parish church in the city. Built on the site of an ancient shrine to Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr, the Cathedral has been welcoming visitors for hundreds of years. It stands today as a thriving centre of worship, of community and of hospitality for thousands of pilgrims who visit the Cathedral each year. The painting’s artist, Lorna May Wadsworth, said: “I cast Jamaican-born Tafari Hinds as my Jesus to make people question the western myth that He had fair hair and blue eyes. “I also knew that, from a previous portrait of Tafari, there is something in 17 his countenance that people find deeply empathetic and moving, which is the overriding quality I wanted my Christ to embody.” Not everyone shares the artist’s perspective. A Facebook post from the Abbey promoting the installation drew 400 comments within an hour, as people from around the world hotly argued the case for and against the artwork. One person responded: “The church has not changed the colour of Jesus; they have decided to put on show a piece of art that happens to depict Jesus as black. Let’s hope it just gives people a chance to question things they have always just accepted as being right.” Other comments were more critical, with a typical response, “More shameless pandering to Black Lives Matter, bringing trendy identity politics into what is supposed to be the traditional church.” People may object strongly to Lorna May Wadsworth’s artwork, or they may welcome it. Either way, it provokes an important debate about the role of race in our society and how we have depicted Christ in western culture. The Abbey has stirred up a storm, but maybe that’s the only way for ingrained attitudes to be challenged, and new perspectives formed.

BISHOP CALLS FOR TARGETED SANCTIONS TO PROTECT UIGHURS A new system of targeted sanctions could be used against the perpetrators of “gross human rights abuses” on the Uighur people in China, a bishop has told the House of Lords. The Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff, also urged the Government to consider the use of sanctions specifically to protect freedom of religion or belief around the world. He was speaking during a recent debate on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020. The legislation brings the UK into line with the other nations’ approaches towards a ‘Magnitsky-style’ sanctions regime, which allows for sanctions against named individuals rather than simply states. At present freedom of religion or belief is not included on the list of specific grounds on which the sanctions regime can be applied. Urging the Government to reconsider this, Bishop James said: “Given that freedom of religion or belief is a foreign policy priority, I find it slightly surprising that this right is not explicitly included in the scope of the regulations in relation to sanctions.” He added: Like others, I am particularly concerned about gross human rights abuses in China, especially against Uighurs. As one of my episcopal colleagues noted last week in a letter to the Foreign Secretary, ‘The images that we have seen in recent days and the reports emanating from the region are harrowing and require a clear and unequivocal response’.” 18 Miscellaneous observations on our Christian walk… God doesn’t want our success; He wants us. He doesn’t demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. - Charles Colson

I believe in loyalty to the local church. I don’t believe in that view of the invisible Church that makes you invisible at church! - Vance Havner

When we are truly abandoned to God, He works through us all the time. - Oswald Chambers

I know the Bible is inspired because it finds me at a greater depth of my being than any other book. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Our worship rings hollow if in our daily lives we despoil the world around us (the proof of God’s provision) and neglect our sisters and brothers who bear the image of the Creator. – The Rev Andrew Dotchin

A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming. -Martin Luther

Paul was thankful for others – brothers and sisters in Christ, fellow servants, ministry partners. In his correspondence Paul didn’t just leave it at generalised expressions of gratitude – he often took time to identify specific individuals for whom he was grateful and to let them know how much he appreciated their contribution to his life. Do we do that? - Nancy Leigh DeMoss

It would be even worse to think of those who get what they pray for as sort of court favourites, people who have influence with the throne. The refused prayer of Christ in Gethsemane is answer enough to that. – CS Lewis Prayer is not about doing lots and lots of things, but clearing the space for God to be there. – Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury

Modern prophets write as though God existed by kind permission of man, but the prophets of old wrote as though man existed by kind permission of God. – Anon

-ooOoo-

Ignorance may be bliss but having it pointed out is not.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Ghandi

Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. David Orr

19 September also means Back to School… There is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go, and that is to travel that way yourself. - Abraham Lincoln

Parenting is a marathon, not a sprint. - Anon

If I could get to the highest place in Athens, I would lift up my voice and say: “What mean ye, fellow citizens, that ye turn every stone to scrape wealth together, and take so little care of your children, to whom ye must one day relinquish all?” - Socrates

If all the college students who slept in class were placed end to end, they would be much more comfortable. - Anon

Miscellaneous observations on modern life: It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement. - Mabel Newcomer

Two quick ways to disaster are to take nobody’s advice and to take everybody’s advice. - Anon

I can always tell when I am going to give birth to an idea. My writer’s cramps start coming two minutes apart. - Anon

Waiting is not a waste of time so don’t waste waiting. - Anon

I’ve worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty. - Groucho Marx

Television has been the single greatest shaper of emptiness. - Ravi Zacharias

Being around negative people can make you sick. - John Gray

My advice, if you insist on slimming, is to eat just as much as you like but just don’t swallow it. - Harry Secombe

Looking at modern art is like trying to follow the plot in a bowl of alphabet soup. – Anon

There is such a bizarre assault on freedom of speech right now, and it comes mostly from the secular world. Even as someone who saw this coming, it’s gotten so crazy that I’m still a little surprised myself.” Dave Ruben, agnostic and popular YouTube personality.

Character is not made in a crisis – it is only exhibited. - Robert Freeman 20 Are politicians the oldest profession? A surgeon, an architect and a politician were arguing as to whose profession was the oldest. Said the surgeon: “Eve was made from Adam’s rib, and that surely was a surgical operation.” “Maybe,” admitted the architect, “but prior to that, order was created out of chaos, and that was an architectural job.” “But,” the politician pointed out in triumph, “somebody had to have created the chaos in the first place!”

Decide Politician to aide: “About their charge that I’m indecisive – do you think I should answer it, or let it go, or answer it in part, or what?”

Old Old politicians never die. They just run once too often.

Straightforward Admirer to political candidate: Great speech sir! I really like the straightforward way you dodged the issues.

Public office If you want to find out what’s wrong with a man, elect him to public office.

Crime We pay a tremendous crime bill each year, but we do get a lot of crime for our money.

Shakes Politician: a fellow who shakes your hand before the election and shakes you after the election.

Career Politics: the career of plundering and blundering. - Disraeli

Needed What this country needs is fewer people who know what this country needs.

Political career American teacher to students: “Be diligent and steadfast, and you will succeed. Take the case of George Washington, our first ever president. Do you remember my telling you of the great difficulty that George Washington had to face? The big problem that could have been the end of his political career?” “Sure,” said a student. “He couldn’t tell a lie.”

21 Borrowed Teacher: We borrowed our numerals from the Arabs, our calendar from the Romans, and our banking from the Italians. Can anyone think of other examples? Student: Well, we borrowed our lawnmower from the Smiths, our ladder from the Browns, and our hose from the Jones....

Who is where? A man was very sick. Doctors feared the worst. As he lay at home, he suddenly looked up and said weakly: "Is my wife here?" His wife replied, "Yes, dear, I'm here, next to you." The man whispered: "Are my children here?" "Yes, Daddy, we are all here," said the children. "Are my brother and sister also here?" And they say, "Yes, we are all here..." The man sat up and cried, "Then why in the world is the light on in the kitchen?"

Late Being the office supervisor, I had to have a word with a new employee who never arrived at work on time. I explained that her tardiness was unacceptable and that other employees had noticed that she was walking in late every day. After listening to my complaints, she agreed that this was a problem and even offered a solution. "Is there another door I could use?" A sure way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes.

-ooOoo-

On dating app: ‘Princess, having had sufficient experience with princes, seeks frog.’

This morning I saw a neighbour talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into my house and told my dog. We laughed a lot.

Our neighbour’s son is very active in church – he squirms, wriggles and fidgets.

Why is it that saying: "Have a nice day" sounds friendly, but saying "Enjoy your next 24 hours" sounds threatening?

I told my suitcases that due to the pandemic, there will be no holiday this year. Now I'm dealing with emotional baggage.

22 STEPHEN’S STUDY

I predicted in April that it would take 5 months to sort out my study – and how right I was! It took 6 weeks just to sort out the 150 files of paperwork. Alan Cooke would agree; he nearly had to climb over them when he called to help do Grant Applications. I was left with empty shelving which I left outside and someone quickly gave them a new home. Verna had given me a filing cabinet; I had lost the key. but a locksmith soon unlocked it. One cabinet was not enough but another identical one was quickly sourced by my sister-in-law Janet. Now all my papers are filed neatly in alphabetical order, something of a small miracle. Janet & Peter decorated the office a pleasing silver grey and I ordered a mid-grey carpet from Holywell Carpets, which was laid in June. My window had gone from clear to cloudy, so Cloudy to Clear were called in to rectify the problem before the new blinds were installed. I was told you do not have to fill the room up, so I simply moved the grandfather clock in from the hall and now it stands proudly in the corner. Janet re- upholstered the 2 chairs and re-furbished the standard lamp; the pictures were hung; years of photos, neatly filed, went into a bookcase under my grandfather’s oak table; last but not least - the desk. I bought this 45 years ago and stored it in the shed, and it has been restored by Vickers Restoration. They collected it just before lock down and returned it on 20th August. It is an amazing final addition to my study which is now a joy to work in, with views over the garden to the hills and woods beyond. I, like all of us, feel a sorrow and concern about the reason for the lockdown, but I must say, where I am concerned, sorting out my study has been a very positive experience and has certainly helped me cope with the present situation.

23 SAINTS THIS MONTH: Michaelmas: September 29th Over the centuries Michaelmas, after S Michael the Archangel, has also been associated with a variety of saints - and angels: S Michael and All Angels, S Gabriel and S Raphael. The day originally commemorated the dedication of the basilica of S Michael near Rome but even before that, S Michael was honoured as a saint and archangel and invoked in the care of the sick, Constantine building a church in his honour and for that purpose near Constantinople and he is, therefore, a saint that is a bridge between the Eastern and Western Church. S Michael is mentioned four times in the bible, twice in Daniel and once each in Jude and Revelation, where he is pictured holding a sword and fighting a dragon, the manner in which he is usually depicted in art - but not to be confused with S George! He is seen as a helper and protector of people, traditionally at the hour of death, conducting their souls to God. Therefore, both S Michael and S Raphael - mentioned in the Book of Tobit as the angel who assisted him and identified as the angel who moved the waters of the healing pool in the Gospel of John - are invoked in the healing ministry of the church. S Gabriel is best known of course as the angel of the Annunciation, who gave glad tidings to S Mary but also was prophetic to Zechariah about the birth of S John the Baptist, while in the old testament he helped Daniel understand his visions. Whereas Michael and Gabriel seem to have their focus on the healing of body and soul Gabriel’s is on being God’s messenger and he was declared the patron saint of post office, telephone and telegraph workers in 1969. There are many traditions associated with Michaelmas, the holding of fairs, ordinations to the sacred priesthood (this year deferred from Petertide due to the pandemic) and the eating of goose.

I have always imagined Paradise as a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges

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