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CENTREPIECE December - January 2020 Free but Donations Always Welcomed CENTREPIECE December - January 2020 Free but donations always welcomed Photo: Paul Milgate-Scarrott Inside this issue: While shepherds rambled about their flocks at night Full list of Christmas services and carols Christmas Tree Festival Bishop Geoff retires A Christmas Version of Corinthians 13 “Gawain in Winter” Money for Mission St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group - Saving Sight St John’s awards presentation The Bell Restoration Project CENTREPIECE 1 RECTOR Rev. Preb. Richard Grigson, Email: [email protected] Tel: 01785 526001 CURATE Rev. Alison Thomas Email:[email protected] ASSOCIATE PRIEST & TOWN CENTRE CHAPLAIN: Rev. John Davis ························· 01785 661382 Email:[email protected] LAY MINISTERS Mr. Phillip Taylor ……………….. 01785 780717 Email:[email protected] Mr. Andrew Sillito, Mr. R. Button (Readers Emeriti) Mrs. Pauline Shepherd (Pastoral Assistant, Emeritus) PARISH ADMINISTRATOR /PARISH OFFICE Mrs. Samantha Sagar ........................... Tel: 01785 223600 Email: [email protected] For Baptisms and Weddings: Please contact the Parish Administrator Monday 10:.00 -12.45, Tuesday 08.00 - 12.45 Wednesday 10.00 - 12.45 Thursday10.00 - 6.00 Friday 10.00 - 12.45 SERVICES IN STAFFORD CHURCHES Sunday Eucharist, St. Mary’s 8.00am Sung Eucharist, St. Mary’s 9.30am Family Eucharist, St. Mary’s 3rd Sunday in month 9.30am Sung Eucharist/Morning Prayer, St. Chad’s 11.00am. Eucharist/Morning Prayer, St. Leonard’s 11.15am Evening Worship, St Mary’s 6.30pm. Tuesday Eucharist, St. Chad’s 1.05pm Wednesday Praise & Play, St. Mary’s 10.30am Eucharist, St. Mary’s 1.05pm Thursday Eucharist, St. Mary’s 10.05am Healing Rest & Peace, St. Mary’s - 2nd Thursday of the month 1.05pm. Friday Eucharist, St. Chad’s 1.05pm CENTREPIECE 2 Rector’s Ramblings While shepherds rambled about their flocks by night. If you think church services these days can lack a little oomph, then spare a thought for our eighteenth century forebears. Legally they could only sing psalms. The sole exception to this was the hymn: 'While shepherds watched their flocks by night'. Until relatively recently many of the Christmas carols which we take for granted were only sung outside the church. Many more had not even been written. It was the Victorians who, as well as restoring church buildings to a supposed former design, virtually invented the Christmas Carol as we know it. But not so 'While shepherds watched'. The words are based directly on Saint Luke's gospel, so that meant it was acceptable to purists. They first saw the light of day in 1700 in a collection which otherwise only included the psalms. The psalms, like the words of While Shepherds watched, were shoehorned into a rigid rhyming scheme in common metre. Some psalms were more successful than others. One of the more successful is still sung: 'O God our help in ages past'. Forcing all the psalms into the same shape had one big advantage: you could sing any of the psalms to the same tune. This was especially useful when the church band only knew a few tunes. So we know of 'While Shepherds watched' being sung to all sorts of tunes. It fits beautifully the tune of 'On Ilkley Moor Baaht 'At'. If you don't believe me: try it. You can sing 'On Ilkley Moor' to the tune of 'O God our help', or the tune of 'While Shepherds Watched'. Perm them any way you want. A few years ago, on a warm sunny Sunday morning in Brittany, we went into the parish church. The hymn during communion was sung to the tune of 'While Shepherds watched'. There was something rather strange about singing the familiar wintery cold weather tune in a sunny very warm church. Our eighteenth century forebears would have had no problem with this, they had no notion that one tune was the 'right' tune or the wrong tune. But this gets even more fun when you twig which other tunes will fit the words. Readers of a certain age (you know who you are) will remember the soap Dallas, with JR Ewing snarling his way round Texas. If you remember the theme song, try it with the words of 'O God our help'. It fits. I thought I had hit the bizarre jackpot when I realised that 'While shepherds watched' fits the tune 'House of the rising Sun'. That's not surprising, because it's originally a folk song. Then, more recently, I tried singing 'While Shepherds watched' to the tune Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, from Mary Poppins. that fits, too. CENTREPIECE 3 We think we know Christmas. We think we know what it means. We think we've got it sorted, even down to knowing which tunes fit the words of the songs, hymns and carols. But we don't really know what it means. The shepherds in the fields were amazed. The Magi from the East were bewildered by their experience. The birth of Jesus made Herod afraid. None of them, or us, really knew the importance of the birth of Jesus. For God to empty himself into our world is not something we can control or take for granted. May our celebration of the birth of Jesus change our lives. _______________________________________ Farewell to Bishop Geoff The Bishop of Stafford Geoff Annas and his wife Ann said goodbye in an uplifting service at Stoke Minster which featured 12 short first-hand stories of work across the Stafford episcopal area. Retiring, after 9 years in the diocese, Bishop Geoff said “As Ann and I move on to the next phase of our ministry, we are thrilled that we are leaving a diocese that is in such good heart and positive about future growth. We are less thrilled at leaving so many wonderful friends but are really grateful for the privilege of being able to be part of the journey and can only thank you for your love, support and prayers.” Christingle Making On Monday 23rd December from 10:00am till 12:00 noon in St Mary’s we will be making 250 Christingles for the Christingle service! Could you come and help? If so, just turn up. Don’t worry if you can’t stay long, any help would be appreciated. CENTREPIECE 4 Stafford Churches Advent & Christmas 2019 Advent Carol Service, Sunday 1st December: St. Mary’s at 6.30pm St. Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival: Wednesday 4th December to Sunday 8th December: 10am to 4pm, finishing with Carols Around the Christmas Trees, Sunday 8th December at 2.30pm Christingle at St Leonard’s, Sunday 8th December at 11.15am Christmas Cracker activities for children: Saturday 14th December: St. Mary’s 10.30am—12.00pm Crib service, Saturday 21st December: St. Chad’s at 4.00pm Carol Services, Saturday 21st December St Chad’s 2.00pm Sunday 22nd December: St. Leonard's 4.00p.m., St. Mary’s at 6.30pm Christmas Eve: Christingle: 4.00pm at St. Mary’s First Mass of Christmas: 6.00pm at St. Leonard’s 8.00pm at Saint Chad’s Midnight Mass: 11.30pm at St. Mary’s Christmas Day Eucharist: 8.00am and 9.30 am at St. Mary’s Take a break from shopping and come and sing carols: Thursday 12th December St. Chad’s @19.30 Thursday 19th December St. Mary’s @ 1.00 Saturday 21st December St. Mary's @ 12.00 Wednesday December 18th St. Chad’s @ 12.00 Friday December 20th St. Chad’s @ 12.00 CENTREPIECE 5 Accessibility To improve accessibility in St Mary’s for those with wheelchairs, pushchairs or reduced mobility, we have installed a ramp into the Lady Chapel. It also provides a good handrail for those who prefer to use the steps. It has met with approval by everyone we have asked. They like the fact that is very firm, not too steep and not slippery to walk on. It is hoped to install a similar ramp up to the next level in the future. This is phase 1 of exciting plans to revamp the children’s area. More Chris Bown trying out the ramp. about this later. CENTREPIECE 6 Friends of Saint Mary’s Fish From Oblivion Fish from Oblivion’s annual Christmas concert is on Thursday 12th December, and promises to be a little different from the average Christmas concert. Gawain in Winter... ….Is the title of this year’s Fishy seasonal entertainment, and also of the new sequence of "joined-up writing" which Neil Robinson has created for the first half, having been challenged to set some of the medieval story of Gawain and the Green Knight. Neil Robinson said “This will presumably be the only chance you’ll get to hear this little bit of music theatre in its entirety so we do hope you’ll be able to come. The Green Knight hopes to put in an appearance, with or without his head! If that sounds a little too serious (it isn’t, honest) the second half will be full of old Fish seasonal favourites, and even (by special request) the odd bit of silliness, including some new Carols To The Tune Of Another for you to join in with, and even perhaps The Panto.” You will hear more examples of what Fr. Richard mentioned in his Ramblings on page 3. I remember hearing carols to the tune of Match of the Day - quite surreal but a lot of fun. Neil went on to say” We would be delighted if you would either bring some foliage or wear something green (or both). “ Tickets are £8 at the door. Mulled wine and other refreshments will be on sale. Organised by the Friends of St Mary’s, all proceeds will go to the church.
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