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Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 The Chaplaincy of Aquitaine is part of the Church of England Diocese in Europe, working in partnership with The Intercontinental Church Society, in ministry to people who speak English. It covers Gironde, Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne.

CHURCH SERVICES, JUNE 2013 (see Around the Chaplaincy for location details)

SUNDAY 02 JUNE 10:30 Service of the Word Bertric Burée 10:30 Holy Communion Bordeaux 10:30 Prayer & Praise Limeuil 10:30 Morning Worship Monteton 11:00 Holy Communion 11:00 Holy Communion Temniac, nr Sarlat (note change of venue) 18:00 Evensong Bertric Burée Chancelade

SUNDAY 16 JUNE TUESDAY 04 JUNE 10:30 All Age Worship Bertric Burée 11:00 Holy Communion Allez 10:30 Holy Communion Bordeaux 10:30 Holy Communion Chancelade 10:30 Holy Comminion SUNDAY 09 JUNE 10.30 Morning Worship Limeuil 10:30 Holy Communion Bertric Burée 10:30 Prayer and Praise Monteton 10:30 Family Communion Bordeaux 11:00 Service of the Word Sainte Nathalène 10:30 Holy Communion Limeuil 17:00 Evensong Limeuil 10:30 Morning Prayer Monteton 11:00 Family Service Negrondes THURSDAY 20 JUNE 10:30 Holy Communion Limeuil TUESDAY 11 JUNE 11:00 Ecumenical Service , Lot et Garonne SUNDAY 23 JUNE 10:30 Holy Communion Bertric Burée WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 10:30 All Age Worship Bordeaux 11:00 Holy Communion Bertric Burée 10:30 Holy Communion Monteton 10.30 Holy Communion Limeuil

TUESDAY 25 JUNE 11:00 Holy Communion Negrondes

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 10:30 Special Service Bertric Burée 10:30 Youth Service Bordeaux 10:30 Holy Communion Limeuil 16:00 Evensong Monteton

Front cover: Detail of Stained Glass Allez Window of the Holy Spirit at St Paul’s Shrine, Cleveland, Ohio Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 2 At the very last moment (and with no rehearsal) I thought that it would be good for Yasmin to tell her own Clerical The Wind of the Holy story and she told the congregation about her journey of Corner Spirit faith.The wind of The Holy Spirit moved amongst us as she spoke and then Yasmin was baptised in the name of The Father and of the Son and of The Holy Spirit.. Chen we were younger my family and I used to go Wsailing in Greece. Well, to be precise, we went on I thought that I had a clear plan for the service but the holiday to Greece and I would make my family go sailing wind took us in a different direction. with me. For the most part Jennifer and the girls enjoyed it but they would have rather hired a motor boat. Bramwell VVVVVVV It was the unpredictability of it all that they did not like. Sometimes we would sail smoothly out of Nidri and From your Editor end up without mishap in Spartahori , have a delightful lunch and sail back but sometimes it just didn’t work out that way. I really really hope that by the time you read this it has stopped raining! I ought On one occasion we became becalmed on the way to be doing my 50 lengths a day by now back....floating aimlessly in the clear blue sea but being but no chance. Never mind, lots of good fried by the burning sun. The fact that I had forgotten to things have been happening as you can pack extra drinking water did not help either. The wind see from this month’s reports and lots of good things to refused to blow and we were left stranded. We drifted come too. for hours and I was not at all popular. When I suggested going sailing the next holiday I was greeted with a stony I’m still, as ever, on the outlook for contributions to this silence. magazine so do think about sending in something either written by yourself or maybe pointing me to an item As we prepared for our Pentecost service you’ve come across that you think others would like too. yesterday the words of John 3 came to me. ‘The wind blows where it wishes, At the end of the month a group of us are off to Frejus for and you hear the sound of it, but cannot a residential singing weekend organised by the RSCM tell where it comes from and where it - we’ll tell you how we got on next month! goes. So is everyone who is born of the Gill Spirit.’ (John 3 v 8) VVVVVVV Sometimes we, as The Church, can set off in new directions and we find that they lead us nowhere. We Chaplaincy AGM elections can become becalmed because the wind of the Spirit is not blowing in our sails. Perhaps we have omiitted to At the recent AGM, the following were elected: ask God for guidance and have forgotten to prepare properly for the journey. Chaplaincy Wardens: Jennifer Lord and Ian Couper

At our service yesterday I had Chaplaincy Council representatives: the pleasure of baptising Yasmin Bertric Burée: Sheila Marshall and Mike Duncan Berrou, a young mother who is Bordeaux: Pamela Prior a lawyer by profession. During Limeuil: David Albrecht and Anne Penfold the service and just before Lot & Garonne: Paul Mazzotti her baptism I shared with the Monteton: Doris Hogarth and Sue Blomley congregation that Yasmin had Ste Nathalène: Sheila Campbell and Judith Thomason told me that, as a lawyer, she Sorges/Chancelade: Liz Oaten and Lin Tarrant had always asked too many questions. Faith had not been Jeff Warin was elected as independent examiner for the easy for her, she could always see the argument from the accounts. other side. David Tervet (Secretary)

June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 3 Lectio Divina bookmarks now spontaneously from within your experience of this available! word or phrase. These may be prayers of thanksgiving, petition, intercession, lament or praise. You could write ur spiritual focus this is year is Lectio Divina, down the thoughts that come your way. Sometimes Othat age-old discipline to prayer through the ‘silence’ is enough – without any words or prayers. Scriptures....or to read Scripture prayerfully. Resting: Allow yourself to simply rest silently for a time in the stillness of your heart – remaining open to A beautiful Lectio Divina bookmark has been the quiet fullness of God’s love and peace. Spend a few produced....and I hope you will get your own copy soon. moments thanking God for His love and grace towards Please ask your local warden(s). you.

Our topic at the Belloc retreat was “Eat this...” - digesting These four movements of ’Lectio Divina’ may not always Scripture prayerfully. If you did not manage to join us for follow a linear progression. Allow yourself freedom. The that, but are interesting in this topic, I am very willing aim is to move into the depths of silence and stillness to come to where you are to give a 1-day workshop. where we can hear the Word of God spoken to us in love Please contact me directly, or ask your local warden(s) and respond to this Word with our love and our life. to organise something for your congregation or small group. VVVVVVV Looking forward to seeing you soon. Blessings, Paul

E-mail from God One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out.

So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time.

When the angel returned she told God, yes it is bad on ‘Lectio Divina’ is ‘Sacred Reading’ Earth, 95% is bad and 5% is good. Well, God thought for It is a good way of opening ourselves up to God. It a moment and said “Maybe I had better send down a involves a ‘slow reading’ of a chosen text from the Bible second angel, to get another point of view.” and allowing the words to speak in a new way. It can be described as ‘attentive’ listening or ‘looking’ – allowing So God called another angel and sent her to Earth for a God to speak from His Word into your situation. As time too. preparation it is important to fix the time to allow for it. Find a quiet place to still yourself before God. When the angel returned she went to God and told Him yes, the Earth was in decline, 95% was bad and 5% was There are four parts to a Lectio Divina exercise: good. God said this was not good. Reading: Slowly begin reading a biblical passage, possibly a few times. Approach it reverentially and So He decided to E-mail the 5% that were good. He expectantly, in a way that savours each word and phrase. wanted to encourage them...... give them a little Read the passage until you hear a word or phrase that something to help them keep going. speaks to you, or even disturbs you. If this is all you do then this alone may be sufficient. Do you know what that E-mail said? Reflecting: Ponder this word or phrase for a few minutes. Let it sink in slowly and deeply until you are resting in * * * * * * * * * it. Listen for what the word or phrase is saying to you at this moment in your life, what it may be offering you, You didn’t get one either, huh? what it may be demanding of you. Expressing: When you are ready, openly and honestly express to God the prayers and thoughts that arise VVVVVVV

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 4 Where do we go from here? REACH FOR THE SKIES

At the AGM, Paul’s review covered a wide range of f all the boundless attractions Dame Nature has to topics. They are in the AGM minutes – but this is a brief Ooffer none are more rewarding than birds. One of snapshot! Paul urged us to look at what God is doing the few surviving examples of the dinosaur they may and giving life to and that we should seek what is on be with their beaks and scaly legs, but their song, their God’s heart for us. colours and above all their soaring flight are a source of endless delight to us all. They also present a considerable Spiritual spiritual problem. Prayer was the focus for 2012 and it continues in 2013! The blue-tits have for a week or so now been house- Lectio Divina; reading the Bible prayerfully or praying hunting and have found all our nesting boxes. through the Bible. Observation reveals that they spend at least 80% of their time on the look-out for predators, mainly cats Missional hereabouts but also sparrow-hawks which Lots of special services – already 30 weddings for 2013 “ plummet towards and seize upon, – all offering opportunities for outreach, encouragement conferring death for ready food, (with Michael Harvey’s visit) to work on ‘Welcome and the eternal exchange for existence” as one of my poet Invitation’, and we should continue to look at possible new friends Heidi writes in her graphic and gripping poem centres, being wise to our resources – but we should look! “Winged”. Practical In his poem “In Memoriam” Tennyson writes that he: The continuing development of pastoral care and the “ trusted God was love indeed starting of the New Road group for the bereaved. And love Creation’s final law Tho’ Nature, red in tooth and claw Organisational With ravine, shriek’d against his creed…” The old Lot & Garonne sector has grown into two distinct The fact of the matter is that although the determined units – Monteton and Lot & Garonne churches. climb of the universe over astronomical periods through successive hierarchies of existence has given Our former Assistant Chaplains are now the priest-in- rise to life and at last us, who bestride the pinnacle of charge of an area and will be the lead clergy and first point creation, all living things from bacteria, through birds of contact for their areas, focussing on growth (of all good and ultimately to us are simply machines. Fantastically things) and equipping and empowering others( – ie us!!). complex and marvelously designed machines but machines nevertheless. Growth at Bordeaux means that we need to be ready for the next phase. ICS will be working with us to help find So the disturbing observations that Tennyson refers options for the future. to have, in fact, no spiritual or indeed ethical content. They are simply a logical consequence of evolutionary Paul said that there is so much vitality throughout the development. Chaplaincy and he gave thanks to God for it. So what is our most rewarding stance to be? I have spoken of the hierarchical steps that have eventually led David Tervet to us. What will the next step be? We have no means VVVVVVV of being sure, but there are various clues. The next step may be where ultimate reality decouples itself from the Yes, I know Easter was mere nuts and bolts of existence and soars to the realm a while ago but this of truth and love and honesty and fellow-feeling and all delightful Easter card that St. Paul writes about in his description of the fruits was made for Chaplaincy of the spirit. Warden Jennifer Lord by So, though machines we may be, it is within the grasp Boaz Vrolijk. Normally so of each of us to gather our heart and reach for the skies! efficient (!), Jennifer mislaid See you there! the card but has now found it again and wanted to Laurie John share her pleasure in it with you all. VVVVVVV

June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 5 Chapel of St Aldhelm and their families who lived in nearby cottages. The neighbouring Renscombe Farm was used for radar efore Gill and I moved to France, we often used to research during the Second World War, and the chapel Bgo away for the weekend in our caravan and often was used infrequently. Repaired again in the 1960s, the went to the Dorset coast. One weekend we came across site of the chapel was declared a Scheduled Monument the tiny chapel of St Aldhelm on St. Aldhelm’s Head near in 2000 and services are now held on special occasions Worth Matravers. only, including a dawn Eucharist on Easter Day

In 2005, as part of the celebrations of the 1300th anniversary of the consecration of St. Aldhelm as Bishop of Sherborne, a new altar table was made from stone from St Aldhelm’s quarry. This was consecrated on 4 June 2005 by the Most Reverend Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Gill and I haven’t seen the chapel since this was installed (we were busy packing up to move here at that time!) but if you get the chance do go and see the Chapel. It’s well worth it. Bob Sweetman

The square stone Norman chapel stands within a VVVVVVV low circular earthwork, The building has several architectural features which are unusual for a chapel; Success the square shape, the orientation of the corners of the building towards the cardinal points, and the division Success is speaking words of praise and restriction of the interior space by a large central In cheering other people’s ways column. In doing just the best you can With every task and every plan There is an interesting legend about its origins recounted It’s silence when your speech would hurt in the chapel guide: It is said that in 1140 a bride and Politeness when your neighbour’s curt groom were sailing around the headland watched by the It’s deafness when the scandal flows bride’s father. A storm suddenly arose, the boat capsized And sympathy with others’ woes and both were drowned. The desolate father is said to It’s loyalty when duty calls have built the chapel to their memory; and a light was It’s courage when disaster falls always to be kept burning to warn other sailors. It’s found in laughter and in song It’s in the silent time of prayer Its identification as a purpose-built chapel rests on In happiness and in despair records of payments to a chaplain in the reign of King In all of life and nothing less Henry III We find the thing we call success. (1261–1272). The chapel Anon appears to have gone out of use some time before 1625, and was in a ruinous VVVVVVV condition by the end of the 18th century. A little child in church watched as the ushers Repairs were carried out by local landowners during the passed the offering plate. When they neared 19th century, and the chapel was reopened for church the pew where he sat, the youngster piped services in 1874. up so that everyone could hear. ‘Don’t pay for me Daddy. I’m under five.’ During the late 19th and early 20th centuries regular weekly services were held, attended by coastguards

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 6 June Cooking Frances Pengelly pepper. Put the lid on and simmer for two hours very gently. He goes on to say, ‘As a result of this masterly inattention you t the time of writing my garden is looking marvellous. will obtain a marvellous mixture of beef, butter and peas, the ASuddenly it has all come together after the long grey, exquisite flavours of each having entered into the other. And rainy, cold days of March. Nature is wonderful. My cockerel, don’t, by the way, begrudge the beef, which is very eatable Merlin, seems to have taken a violent dislike to me. If I put indeed when cold.’ my nose inside his orchard run he goes for me, and it’s rather frightening. Yes, he should go in the pot. He is far too Finally his June pudding beautiful for that though, so I will continue to try and get in his is the strawberry. In 1933 good books again. I have a theory, that if an animal mistrusts strawberries probably tasted you, he or she will do so for good. softer and sweeter than today. They can be a little The other day, going through my uninteresting. Mr Heath cookery books, I came across The says ‘And if the weather is Penguin Book of Sauces by Ambrose wet, and the berries look a Heath. He was a well known and little dishevelled for a proper loved food journalist, born in 1891 appearance at dessert, do and died in 1969. He wrote four not let us despise the help of an orange or two by mixing the cookery books, and undertook juice of two of them with a purée made by passing a pound many translations of food articles, of strawberries through a hair sieve and adding the requisite including Madame Prunier’s Fish amount of sugar. This purée makes a regal bed for the more Cookery Book 1938. He also wrote presentable berries which you have, of course, put aside.’ a column on food for the Times and Manchester Guardian. VVVVVVV One of his books, written in 1933 was Good Food on the Aga. (Persephone Books Ltd London, republished in 2003). He writes ‘Food that is worth eating cannot usually be flung together and dished up in a hurry and I have assumed that those who will like and use this book will be those who are ready to give Noah’s Ark some thought and care to the preparation of their meals’. The recipes in his Aga cookery book are not all that different to Everything you need to know about life, you those we read today in the food magazines. can learn from Noah’s Ark.....

In the June section he gives recipes for Fritto Misto of fish. 1. Don’t miss the boat. Small pieces of lobster, soles, whiting, prawns all rolled in 2. Remember that we are all in the same boat. egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried, eaten with a good salad 3.. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah and a little fried parsley. Before mackerel and gooseberries built the Ark (but he did have good guidance!) disappear for the year why not eat them together. Forward thinking in 1933. Grill the mackerel lightly and cover with a 4. Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, sauce made of gooseberries, sieved and sweetened with a little someone may ask you to do something really sugar. ‘The horrors of cutting up live lobsters to make Lobster big. à la Newburg are avoided by this simple method, which gives 5. Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the very satisfactory results. Chop up the meat of a medium sized job that needs to be done. lobster and fry in a little butter. Cover with Madeira and let 6. Build your future on high ground. it reduce almost entirely. Add half a pint of cream and an egg 7. For safety’s sake, travel in pairs. yolk, serve with rice.’ Today this recipe would be too rich 8. Speed isn’t always an advantage: the snails perhaps for those counting their cholesterol, but not too rich arrived on board with the cheetahs. for a feast. Ambrose Heath loves his fresh Asparagus and in 9. When you’re stressed, float awhile. his sauce book he suggest Sauce Maltaise to go with it. This is just Hollandaise Sauce flavoured with a blood orange and 10. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; a little of the grated rind. There is always such a fuss about the Titanic by professionals. cooking asparagus in a special deep container. Use a wide 11. No matter how big the storm, when you are shallow pan and keep the water rapidly boiling, you will get with God, there always a rainbow waiting. beautifully cooked green asparagus. ‘ Unknown A remarkable dish can be prepared from Beef and New Peas. Like so many really first class dishes it is extremely easy to make.’ I remember reading this recipe in the Church Times, years ago. Use good casseroling steak and seal it in butter. VVVVVVV Add fresh peas, the smaller the better and a little salt and

June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 7 THE SEARCH FOR THE HOUSEHOLD Shipwrecked Author Unknown GODS (from part of Genesis chap. 31) voyaging ship was A wrecked during a Rachel sat, heavily, on a camel’s sack, near the door. storm at sea and only Sat on the sack on the mat like a cat-oddly, not on the two of the men on it great beast’s back, were able to swim to a But racked by her gore, on the floor. small, desert like island. Expecting rejection, avoiding detection, she’d hidden The two survivors, not the household gods deep in the sack. knowing what else to Her irate father, Laben, searched, lurched in the tent, do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to bent on finding The Teraphim. pray to God. (Moses had yet to be born, to warn of their uselessness). However, to find out whose prayer was more Source of their luck, Rachel was told, but actually only powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between charms, trinkets of gold. them and stay on opposite sides of the island. She sat, solid, immoveable. Her permanent presence on that floor, in that place, saved face, The first thing they prayed for was food. The next Concealing the family’s wealth by ill-health and a morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his menstrual flow. side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The Real human blood, a woman’s life force soaked the other man’s parcel of land remained barren. useless gods that were lying below her. After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided Grotesque blasphemy! to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was Was it theft? Of course. Like her father before, she had wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who stolen her birthright, her dowry. swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the A deceit, well carried out by woman’s best weapons - island, there was nothing. Soon the first man prayed her smile, and her guile. for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the ©Jennifer Gray 2012 (revised June 2013) second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and VVVVVVV his wife could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?” “My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.” “You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.” “Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?” “He prayed that all your prayers be answered.” +++++++++ WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE ‘YOUTH SUNRISE’ SERVICE HAS “What you do for others is more important than NO CLUE ABOUT TEENAGERS. what you do for yourself.”

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 8 Down Memory Lane ungainly. Nathalia was gracefulness and light, she could run a mile, climb a lamp-post, walk on walls and push he children won’t be coming this year. ‘The children’, yours truly into the fountains of our village. Lessia fell TNastia and Denis, our Ukrainian twins who have off walls and into fountains. The two girls were friends been part of our summer for so long, but others too have from the word Go! Lessia explained the inexplicable filled our house and our hearts for 20 years. It was time habits of these strange creatures, and saved us many they stood on their own feet, and we had told them 2 a round of paper-and-pencil. Time passed, and other years ago, to avoid saying too abruptly ‘Good-bye, you children stayed with us – no longer any question of won’t be coming next year’. They had become rather like giving up! Lessia in fact later spent three years in Paris, birds at the bird-table: as long as you put out the seeds, and came to see us in Alsace: in fluent French she told the birds will come and enjoy, but must at some time us all the things that she and Nathalia had been unable go and look for seeds and insects themselves. This also to understand: they did not include the food-throwing! applies to newly-graduated Ukranians trying to forge It is hard now to imagine the poverty of these children. a way in a country devastated by poverty, by political They brought nothing with them, not to have more room infighting and superpower interference. It is hard in any to take home more new clothes, but simply because they country these days to look for a first job: if you don’t have had nothing to bring. We sent back staple foods, oil, qualifications, don’t bother: if you have qualifications, pasta, tinned meat, a few luxuries, cheese for mother, but don’t have experience, don’t bother. If you have both wine for father. qualifications & experience, we can find someone to do the job cheaper. Harder still in the Ukraine: if you speak Then after several years, Nastia came along. Nastia was Ukrainian now that Russian is in favour, don’t bother. our first child from the country, all the others were from Kiev, where things were better, even if not good. But perhaps I should start at the beginning. Following a By bad luck, we were at a wedding in the UK, but our newspaper plea for hosts in 1993, we met up at the airport president used to look after those children whose hosts with all the other families. In those post-independance could not make it on day1. We drove almost non-stop days, Air Ukraine flew Ilyushins, we could see it from Swindon-Strasbourg and got there by midnight. Nastia far off, enveloped in an enormous cloud of black sooty was with a few other children, she too not yet seven, and smoke. The plane had 136 seats, we had 209 children utterly desolate. Other children had families to welcome and adults aboard. Well, who needs a whole seat ? them, she sat in a stranger’s garden, forgotten. When we arrived, our other girl, also Nastia, now to be known Who was most confused and disoriented, us or as ‘big Nastia’, ran out to greet us, hurling herself into Alexandra, alias Lessia? Not quite seven, she had left Sylvia’s arms and shrieking with joy. Nastia just cried, her family, friends, language, food and drink, and her she didn’t know these strangers were her family too. home to spend a month with total strangers. We are often She was a waif, underfed and none too clean. She had a asked how we managed to communicate. With Lessia skirt, a tee-shirt, a sort of bolero, broken plastic sandals the answer was simple: badly. We kept paper and pencil and one pair of knickers, washed out each night ready on the dining table, and drew and sketched like mad. for the morning. Nothing more. The two Nastias, ‘big, We had been warned that, despite shortages at home, 14’ and ‘little, 7’ became great friends. Nastia knew the children would not automatically eat anything put one word: Apple. She would appear from nowhere, say before them. They had been particularly well drilled « Sylvia, Apple? » in her deep Marlene Dietrich voice, about milk products and green vegetables. Not a hope and disappear, happily crunching. No need for confit de of budging this certainty, especially as we could barely canard and tiramisu: children like best what they know communicate anyway. Lessia was particularly sensitive best, and she knew apples, mostly from scrumping in to waste, we had a bad time when we took her on a neighbours’ gardens I suspect. She came, and she kept veteran car outing, including lunch. In the way of gangs coming back. She brought her twin brother Denis and of friends having a good time, lunch degenerated into a we watched them grow up over the years. We fixed him session of using spoons to catapult rice pudding across up with glasses, and shouted at Nastia not to waste her the tables. Lessia was distressed but could not express life, and get some education (which she did, and met it. We decided to drop out the next year, but as most of her husband too). We watched her get married last the children came for three years, we thought it unfair September, given away by her twin brother. Did she on Lessia, and asked her again. Then, a week before the have new clothes? Was Denis proud of his sister? Oh yes children arrived, we were asked to take another seven- indeed! The future is dark, but they were both obviously year-old whose host family had dropped out. Reluctantly very happy. I hope we played some part in that. Memory we agreed. Nathalia and Lessia were chalk and cheese. Lane ! Lessia, whom we did grow to love, was plain, plump and Mike Kelly

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Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 10 round the Though we are many, we are one body AChaplaincy

Lot et Garonne: Church Warden: Paul Mazotti 05 53 88 77 74 Allez West of Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Judy & Paul Mazzotti 05 53 88 77 74 Envals to the north of Montflanquin. Liz Rolfe 05 53 01 78 76 Dondas just off the D215, north east of . Sara James 05 53 95 45 81 Doudrac on D50 between Castillonès and Villeréal. St Médard (on D245 north-east of Agen) June Taylor 05 53 01 05 64 & Richard Morris 05 53 58 71 90 Alexandra Orliac 06 10 84 50 11 & Carol Spires 05 53 87 24 74

June Services June 2nd 11.00am Holy Communion Doudrac June 4th 11.00am Holy Communion Allez June 16th 10.30am Holy Communion Dondas

he last few months seem to have been a roller coaster of activity! Just as I thought everything was organised for Tour first Lot+Garonne committee meeting in early June, the date had to be changed to the end of May. So if you have a matter you want to raise with your local organiser you are going to have to contact them asap! This gathering will be the first time that the new Lot+Garonne team have been able to get together since their election in March, so the day will be a busy one. Hopefully the next newsletter will reveal what we have achieved.

Dondas Our next service of Holy Communion will be at 10.30am on Sunday, 16 June, taken by Revd David Jones. Three years ago, when David came in May, we had hoped to be able to show him that the church here at Dondas is not always arctically cold inside but the weather decided otherwise, so we’re hoping for better luck this time!

Allez With no services at Allez, after the two events in April, we’re now preparing for the 4th June Holy Communion service and hoping the sun shines for us after rather a wet time of it this month. Since the service starts at 11 o’clock, those who wish to will be gathering for lunch afterwards which is always a good time for fellowship. The lunch location will either be at the Bias Palace Chinese restaurant near Villeneuve or La Cagouille at Le Temple, depending upon numbers.

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June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 11 Ste. Nathalène (24) East of Sarlat, Parish Church, on D27 CW Sheila Campbell 05 53 59 68 78 CW Judith Thomason 05 53 28 34 19 NL Kay Doney 05 53 50 65 14 PC Sheila Campbell 05 53 59 68 78 June Services Sunday June 2 11:00 Holy Communion Rev Paul Vrolijk Sunday June 16 11.00 Service of the Word David Albrecht

PLEASE NOTE!!! Change of Venue for 2 June. Our service will be held at the Convent at Temniac. Both Services will have a bring and share fellowship after the Service in the open air. If weather does not permit then at the home of the Campbell’s. Please bring chair(s) if possible.

Tribute to Church member:- Don Gardner, dearly loved and greatly missed. A caring, gentle, gentleman. Much loved by his family. Funeral was at Capdenac Crematorium and was well attended, There were lovely tributes shared at the Hotel afterewards. We were all aware how much Don had interacted in all our lives. He was a great encourager. He enjoyed sport and he was active in rugby and cricket in the UK. When he came to France he was happy to umpire cricket matches, and, of course took a great interest in his much loved sports. He was a Yorkshire man and loved the place of his birth. His grandchildren were planning a memorial service for the immediate family on their return to England. I should imagine that this was well attended too, for he kept close contact with two and a half churches in the UK, as well as his contact with three churches here. He delighted in good relations with children and especially his role as Father Christmas. Our greatest memory will be the frogs. Apparently, he distributed over 70 here in France and how many he distributed in the UK, we do not know, His motto was Forever Reliant On God, and he lived and believed this Forever Reliant throughout his life. On God

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(24) Chapelle de Saint Jean, opp. The Abbey Chancelade CW Liz Oaten 05 53 05 42 76 NE of Périgueux Elizabeth Brook 05 53 52 50 91 and Sorges Negrondes Church (Sorges Church closed NL Elizabeth Brook 05 53 52 50 91 for repairs) PC Lin Tarrant 05 53 91 26 38

June Services: Sunday 9th June 11am Family service Negrondes Sunday 16th June 10.30am Holy Communion Chancelade Tuesday 25th June 11am Holy Communion Negrondes

ay is the month of fériés here in France, are the shops open or not? The greatest of them being to celebrate MPentecost, the day the power came from God to man as a free gift. If you haven’t already grabbed it, do so now! Past Events To all those who didn’t make it, you missed a great time at Bertric Burée on the Prayer Ministry training day, 10th May. The sun did shine, a bit, and we shared lovely fellowship. The team led by Bob and Jackie Payne were both instructive and inspired in their leadership. I can’t imagine anyone left without feeling inspired to pray more and more effectively and to help others feel confident in being prayed for. No doubt there will be more on this topic elsewhere. Suffice it to say I enjoyed it and felt challenged. We had a super time after our family service at Negrondes on the 18th May with a bring and share lunch for 18 or so good folk Chez Brook. As ever, lots to eat and drink and the weather held out till the very last minute: praise the Lord for that kindness and dishwashers!

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 12 As most of the events in May were towards the end of the month and our contribution to the magazine has to be done by the 20th what else can I report on? We have Whit Sunday plus picnic, fantastic to celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. Power to the people for all who believe.; a committee meeting; Voix de la Bible in Perigueux: I’m reading there for the first time and confess I’m a little nervous. Paul’s lecture will be in the cloisters and this is always an excellent date for your diary. And not least we must pay unto Ceasar what is his: the income tax is due! None of which I can write about till after this has been sent to Gill.

To the Future! What I can say about though is tax. Who do we pay our dues to? Yes Ceasar gets his bit but what about the rest of our dues? To whom do we owe our the deepest debt and how do we repay Him? Prayer ministry is just one way, serving others, welcoming folk, giving out books, playing music, singing, giving money, giving time to others both in and out of the church. All these and more are needed to bind the body of Christ, His church, Us, together to become an effective fighting force against the world and the devil. This is no game but serious stuff and together we can make a difference. What little each one of us does is magnified when we do it together in His name and with His power.

Lord Kitchener said “YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU”. We say “YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU” Think what you can do for your church and offer that gift. There is as much pleasure in giving as receiving.

On another tack, how about helping at the Strawberry tea? Bring a friend, better still bring a few. Liz has such a lovely garden to admire and the tea is always excellent. We do pray the weather will be kind to us this year but as we are British we shall carry on regardless and have a great time!

Remember! Strawberry Tea Saturday 8th June 3pm Chez Liz Oaten Lots to eat, cups of tea and a glass of bubbly plus A delightful garden to enjoy while your fizz chills and the tea brews. Plant stall and Raffle 12 Euros Book now and don’t be disappointed 05 53 05 42 76 [email protected]

House group every Thursday 12.30-2.30ish as usual We have been looking at the book of Daniel, what a man, about 70 years in captivity, trials and tribulations and still he keeps the faith and even leads a king to recognize the one true God. Come along and join us. Light lunch, chat and study. Chez Brook 05 53 52 50 91

Blessing to all. E.H.B.

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June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 13 CW Pamela Prior 05 56 59 67 34 (33) Chapelle de l’Assomption, Christine Rychlewski 05 56 48 18 77 Bordeaux 370 bd Président Wilson, (opposite Lindsay Megraud 05 56 96 44 17 the British Consulate). NL Lindsay Megraud 05 56 96 44 17 PC Rhian Foreau 05 56 36 99 63 JUNE SERVICES Sunday June 2nd 10.30 Holy Communion Revd Bramwell Bearcroft Sunday June 9th 10.30 Family Communion Revd Dr Paul Vrolijk Sunday June 16th 10.30 Holy Communion Revd Bramwell Bearcroft Sunday June 23rd 10.30 Holy Communion Revd Bramwell Bearcroft Sunday June 30th 10.30 Youth Service The Young People and Revd Bramwell Bearcroft Sunday School and Youth Group Sunday June 2nd 10.30 SS & Youth Group Sunday June 16th 10.30 SS & Youth Group Sunday June 30th 10.30 Leading of the Youth Service on the theme “Joshua and the battle of Jericho”

Sunday School and Youth Group For more information, feel free to contact Rhian Foreau (05 56 96 63 69), Anne Sharp (05 57 88 46 24), Kit Seguin (05 57 64 82 41) or Jennifer Bearcroft (05 56 40 05 12).

You can chat and keep up with what’s happening in our Bordeaux Church by visiting our facebook page: EnglishAnglicanChurchBordeaux facebook Wine and Words group page Wine and Words – Bordeaux twitter: @anglicanbdx

Local Committee Meeting on June 9th There will be a Church Committee meeting after the Sunday service. If you have any questions/suggestions for the committee, please let one of the wardens know.

Sundays during the summertime – can you help? To ensure that services run smoothly whilst many are on holiday, we ask you to please volunteer to take on specific tasks on Sundays when you are present. There will be a sign- up sheet on the notice board or you can send an e-mail to [email protected]

Activities & Opportunities Wine and Words Group The next rendez-vous of the Wine and Words Group will take place on Friday, June 21st, at 6.30 p.m. We gather for a discussion on life, faith, and the world around us after work in a bar/cafe/pub in Bordeaux. Please sign up on the mailing list by writing to Jenny at [email protected] and she will send you more information, including the venue. Information is also available on our facebook group ‘Wine and Words - Bordeaux’.

Picnic Play Reading Group The Play Reading Group meets after certain Sunday services, to share in fellowship and in the enjoyment of the English language, in its many forms! Our next gathering will be on Sunday, ………….. For more information on the date of the next gathering or to be added to the list for information about the next play, etc. please e-mail Pamela Prior at [email protected] or speak to her after a service.

Collection for the Foyer Fraternel Gouffrand. We will be collecting non-perishable food (i.e., rice, pasta, canned vegetables, sunflower oil) in June for the local charity association we support. A basket is provided at the back of the church every Sunday for your donations. The Foyer will be having a Clothes Sale on Sat. 8th from 10 to 12 a.m. to 2 to 4 p.m. For those with free time to lend a hand, please contact Jennifer Bearcroft (05 56 40 05 12) or Freda Perris (05 56 36 07 27). Thank you for your continued support.

Ecumenical Events Ensemble Pour l’Europe has organized a Round Table Conference on “Une Economie au Service de la Personne Humaine – Quelle Solidarité?”, moderated by Jacques Palard (prof emeritus Sciences Po Bordeaux), with several participants (CEOs from companies and heads of associations) and Gospel Louanges. Monday June 3rd at 8:15 p.m. at the Centre Hâ 32, 32 rue du Cdt Arnould, Bordeaux. Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 14 150th anniversary of the Maison de Santé Protestante – Bagatelle – June 9th Time: 2.30 pm - Activities: 4.00 pm - Service of Thanksgiving: 5.00 pm – Refreshments Address: 203 route de Toulouse, 33400 Talence (Bus no. 5 or 20, stop: Bagatelle) This hospital was set up in 1863 to provide free care for poor Protestants – there had been some complaints of forced conversions in Catholic hospitals! – and, on a fee-paying basis, for Protestant sailors from the bustling port of Bordeaux. The founding committee, led by the Protestant Reformed Church, also included the Anglican and German Lutheran, as well as several Evangelical churches. In the 1920s, the hospital moved to its present site at “Bagatelle” and nursing was modernised under the leadership of an English doctor, Anna Hamilton, who also developed the teaching activity, applying the principles developed by Florence Nightingale in the school that still bears her name. All the founding churches are invited to the hospital for an afternoon gathering, featuring tours of the facility and other activities organised by the Reformed Church (including children’s activities with the Protestant Scouts), followed by a service of Thanksgiving and refreshments. This is a wonderful opportunity to remember our church’s ties with the Bordeaux Protestant community and show our support for the important work done by the hospital.

News of Past Events Joli Mois de Mai! (Translation: Beautiful Month of May!) And indeed, it was. Who could ask for more with: è Open Air Service the first Sunday of the month, è a stimulating Holy Communion Service led by the Chaplain, along with the congregation raising the roof singing karaoke-style with hand motions provided by the Vrolijk Children Singers (Our God is a Great Big God). Fast forward to: èPentecost Sunday, when Bramwell baptized Yasmin Berrou during a Service filled with the Holy Spirit ... followed by a picnic and sponsored walk in aid of the Bordeaux Church charities. Every Sunday is different – and every Sunday is a true blessing. Thank you to everyone who has made things happen.

Open Air Service with Picnic and Classical Concert in Carcans on May 5th A fabulous open air Communion Service was followed by a picnic and then a concert which ranged from opera through to ‘Oklahoma’ and many different styles in between!

A big thank you to the very talented Bearcroft family and also to Chris and Deirdre for the generous use of their beautiful gardens and all their hard work in creating such a beautiful ambiance for the day.

Sponsored walk on May 19th – Parks and châteaux around Blanquefort A dozen keen walkers - including Madame Barrau who recently celebrated her 87th birthday! – set out from the Town Hall in Blanquefort on Pentecost Sunday afternoon, with the Bearcroft family in the lead – Bramwell, Jennifer, and their daughter, Naomi. Around the 11 km loop, we admired views of the ruined fortress, once home to the Black Prince, and a number of impressive châteaux – some beautifully-maintained, some, quite frankly, beyond the “doer- upper” stage! – as well as flower-filled gardens and flourishing vineyards – with a detour to admire the extraordinary constructions in the cemetery! The mainly sunny weather was ideal for walking and everyone had a great time, as well as raising money for Emmaüs and the Foyer Fraternel Gouffrand.

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June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 15 WE Paddy Atkinson 05 53 94 76 37 CW Doris Hogarth 05 53 20 21 76 Monteton (47) east of Duras, (notre Dame Parish Church) Norma Eckett 05 53 93 53 86 NL Vanda Walton 05 53 89 63 03 PC Helen Raphael 05 53 47 78 93

June Services Sunday 2 June 10.30 Morning Worship Sue Blomley Sunday 9 June 10.30 Morning Prayer Roger Verrall Sunday 16 June 10.30 Prayer and Praise David Tervet Sunday 23 June 10.30 Holy Communion The Chaplain Sunday 30 June 16.00 Evensong Revd David Jones

Advance notice. The service of Holy Communion on Sunday 28 July at 10.30 will not take place at Monteton but at the church in Cambes. The church is in the heart of the village on the D309 between Allemans du Dropt and . This change is because a Roman Catholic Mass will take place at Monteton on that day.

he Bring and Buy Coffee Morning held in Duras on Friday 10 May raised almost 600 euros for Shelterbox! Many Tthanks to Jan and Barry Winser for hosting this popular event once again, and indeed to the Monteton Social Group for organising it. Particular thanks must also go to all the providers of the delicious cakes to go with our coffee, which were much appreciated by our French friends as well as by English gourmands!

Future Events Our next social event is The Great British Breakfast, to be held in the Salle des Fetes at Monteton on Saturday 8 June from 10.30 – 12.30. This will be a full English breakfast with cereal, cooked breakfast, toast and homemade preserves, tea and coffee. Don’t forget to bring your couverts, including a cereal bowl. This is a ticket-only event, with tickets available from Brian Hogarth at 12 euros each. Contact details: Tel. 05 53 20 21 76 or e-mail [email protected] . Do come and share some fun and fellowship together and, by doing so, help to support the Church at Monteton and the Chaplaincy of Aquitaine. We look forward to welcoming you!

Jazz in the Garden with lunch, will take place again this year on Friday 19 July at the home of Jan and Barry in Duras. Tickets are 16 euros and there is a maximum number of 200 places for this event, which is always sold out very quickly! Tables will be set for groups of ten (so you might like to book ahead for your group). Catering will be by Jayne Pound and her team again, wine, red white and rosé, will be on sale separately at 5 euros a bottle and you will need to bring your own couverts. Come and bring along your friends, to enjoy an excellent lunch with live music and in a lovely garden setting! Tickets and all other information from Jan Winser at [email protected] VVVVVVV

Nine-year-old Joe was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday School. “Well, Mum. Our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he radioed headquarters for reinforcements and they sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved.” “Now, Joe is that really what your teacher taught you?” his Mother asked. “Well no Mum, but if I told it the way the teacher did, you’d never believe it!”

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 16 CW Mike Duncan 05 53 91 30 64 Dronne Valley Church, Sheila Marshall 05 53 90 95 69 Bertric Burée (24): Parish Church, (D708 between NL Keith Gunn 05 53 90 85 92 Ribérac and Verteillac) PC Sheila Marshall 05 53 90 95 69

June Services Sunday 2 June 10:30 Service of the Word Revd Brian Davies and Trevor Hodgkiss Sunday 2 June 18:00 Evensong Sheila Marshall Sunday 9 June * 10:30 Holy Communion Revd Brian Davies Wednesday 12 June 11:00 BCP Holy Communion Service Revd Brian Davies Sunday 16 June 10:30 All-Age Worship Revds Ann and Mike Wooderson Sunday 23 June 10:30 Holy Communion Revd Brian Davies Sunday 30 June 10:30 Service of Healing and Wholeness Revd Paul Vrolijk

* bring and share lunch following this service

Everyone is welcome to stay for tea and coffee after our services

The people in our church come from a wide range of church backgrounds and ourworship reflects this diversity We warmly welcome you, wherever you are on your journey of faith

CHURCH for CHILDREN here’s a Sunday School every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month and all children are welcome. They Tstay in church for part of the service and then spend time together having fun, learning about Jesus and the Bible. Each week the children read or act out a bible story, learn a song, do something crafty, play games and we always end each session with prayer time. Usually we do a short ‘show and tell’ or ‘sing and tell’ for the congregation after each session so that they can see what we’ve been doing. Please pray for our children’s work!

The Ladies’ Group The next meeting’s date and location are to be confirmed - contact one of the leaders for details, please. Valerie Wareham: 05 53 90 62 03 [email protected] Or Elizabeth Hesketh: 05 53 91 11 76, or Mavis Lancashire 05 53 90 24 05

Randonée We are setting out again on Wednesday 26th June Meeting at 10.30 am – location to be decided. The ramblers are a friendly bunch of people and look forward to welcoming you. Fred Sapsford will be leading this month. Please contact him for more details 05 53 91 52 19

Craft Group Our next meeting will be Wednesday 5th June at 2pm at the home of Sue and Lionel Gamon in Coutures. All are welcome. For directions give Sue a call on 05 53 91 68 03

Prayer Meetings 5th and 19th June Our church prayer meetings are 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 5pm for just one hour in Bertric Burée church. We would love to see as many of you there as possible:

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June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 17 Limeuil (24) near le Bugue, Eglise de CW David Albrecht 05 53 36 55 97 Sainte Catherine in Limeuil Haut Gill Sweetman 05 53 73 13 59 NL Barry Borsberry 05 53 74 95 67 PC Jeff Bottger 05 53 31 84 08

June Services Sunday 2nd June 10.30 Prayer and Praise Charlotte Sullivan Sunday 9th June 10.30 Holy Communion Revd. Dr. Paul Vrolijk Sunday 16th June 10.30 Morning Worship Sue Blomley 17.00 Evensong Revd. Gill Strachan Thursday 20th June 10.30 Holy Communion Revd. Gill Strachan Sunday 23rdJune 10.30 Holy Communion Revd. Gill Strachan Sunday 30th June 10.30 Holy Communion Revd. Gill Strachan

Following the service on Sunday 23rd June we will be holding our Monthly “Bring and Share” lunch at the Salle de Marie in the idyllic riverside setting of Port Limeuil. All are invited to join this fun occasion. Just bring along a little something that can be shared among friends plus your couvert.

000000000000000 Past events Our Service of Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday conducted by Rev Gill Strachan was attended by a large congregation, among whom the colours red and orange were very much in evidence. We lit candles and placed them around the altar and the choir sang ‘Like the murmur of the dove’s song”. This was followed by a very enjoyable lunch at L’Auberge de La Nauze attended by a large and appreciative section of the congregation.

The following day, Whit Monday, a group of us joined with Abbé Chapuzet and our Catholic friends for our annual Ecumenical Pentecost walk from Salle de Cadouin to St Avit Senieur. The sun didn’t quite shine on the righeous but at least it didn’t rain! Once we reached St Avit we all enjoyed a Bring & Share lunch before having a short bi-lingual service of Prayer and Praise led by Rev, Gill Strachan and Abbé Chapuzet.

Forthcoming Events: The Summer Fete, our biggest fund raising event, is being held on Saturday the 6th of July in the lovely riverside setting of Limeuil Port and we are still urgently looking for donations to the whole range of stalls that we are planning to have set up on the day. These will include books, either hardbacks or paperbacks, CD’s and DVD’s. We also need bottles for the bottle stall. Anything that comes in a bottle can be donated although traditionally these would normally consist of bottled beers, wines and spirits. We need donations of home produce such as jams and pickles and home baking. We also need plants for the plant stall and any good items that can be disposed of through the brocante stall. In addition to our own manned stalls it is expected that there will be a number of commercial traders present including a Hog Roast. Anyone with items to donate, and those who can be available to help by manning stalls for part of the day or helping to set up in the morning should contact Anne Penfold [email protected] or Bob Sweetman [email protected] or either of the two Wardens.

TheDan Jones Classical Guitar Concert is scheduled to be held at Ste. Catherine’s on Wednesday the 24th of July commencing at 3.00pm and is a treat not to be missed. Refreshments will be available during the interval. More information will be posted in the July Newsletter. Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter June 2013 18 After our Sunday services, lunches are often held on an ad hoc basis at a number of local restaurants and are much looked forward to by many of the congregation. In the expectation of more seasonal weather approaching it is hoped that these can become a more regular feature. After all, what better way can there be than to round off a Sunday morning than by enjoying lunch in the company of friends. It is usually possible to negotiate a price for block bookings, so we are invariably able to keep prices to a reasonable level. Anyone who feels they might like to receive advance notice of when these lunches are planned are invited to email Michael Kelly at [email protected]

Parking. Finally, the local Wardens wish to draw attention to the problems of parking at Ste. Catherine’s. This is already presenting problems which will only be exacerbated by the forthcoming holiday season. The fact is that some of the dwellings adjacent to the War Memorial area are let for holiday accommodation and as such must be allowed access. Members of the congregation are urged therefore to refrain from parking in front of the church. Limited parking in this area should be reserved for the clergy and for those with mobility difficulties. It is suggested that other drivers could, for example, park at the bottom of the hill in front of the school and come to some car share arrangement for the remainder of their journey so as to minimise the amount of parking spaces required. Alternatively it is pointed out that further parking space can be found further up past the church and through the archway.

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June 2013 Chaplaincy of Aquitaine Newsletter 19 Useful Numbers Chaplain of Aquitaine: Revd. Dr Paul Vrolijk 05 53 23 40 73 8 Chemin de Garonna, 24240 Sigoules. [email protected]

Priests-in-Charge: Revd. Gillian Strachan responsible for the Limeuil and Ste Nathalene sectors 05 53 58 12 58 La Gravette, 24150 Bayac [email protected] Revd. Elizabeth Morris responsible for the Monteton and Lot & Garonne sectors 05 53 58 71 90 Maison Neuve, Plaisance, 24560 Issigeac [email protected] Revd. Bramwell Bearcroft responsible for Bordeaux 05 56 40 05 12 1 Lotissement de la Caussade, 33270 Floirac [email protected] Revd. Brian Davies responsible for the Bertric Buree and Sorges/Chancelade sectors 05 53 91 19 90 La Petite Maison, Le Bourg Fontaines, 24320 Champagne et Fontaines [email protected]

Clergy with permission to officiate: Revd. David Jones 05 53 94 71 81 Le Bourg, 47120 Loubès-Bernac [email protected] Revd. Ann & Revd. Michael Wooderson 05 53 06 39 76 15 rue des Ecoles, 24750 Trélissac [email protected] Revd. Canon Tim Thompson UK: 01526 320 171 FR: 05 53 91 47 21 [email protected] Revd. Stephen Traves [email protected] Revd. John Morgan 05 53 54 18 90 [email protected]

Chaplaincy Wardens: David Tervet 05 53 20 86 69 [email protected] Jennifer Lord 05 53 31 18 04 [email protected]

Chaplaincy Administration: Amy Owensmith 06 07 04 07 77 [email protected]

Prayer Chain Co-ordinator Madeleine Holmes 05 53 04 85 44 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Gill Sweetman 05 53 73 13 59 [email protected]

Neighbouring Chaplaincies: Poitou-Charentes: Revd. Hazel Door [email protected] Midi-Pyrenées & Aude: Revd Canon Andrew Hawken 05 63 81 87 44 [email protected]

Chaplaincy of Aquitaine: [email protected] Chaplaincy website: www.churchinaquitaine.org Chap-Aid Website: www.chap-aid.com

Contributions to the Newsletter are always very welcome and should be received no later than the 20th of the month. Please send to: Gill Sweetman, Champ de Riviere, 24480, Bouillac. e-mail: [email protected]

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