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October-November 2014 NOTICE board Kelvedon Hatch has best kept churchyard HOW green is your churchyard? The Month editor Jon Longman and his camera followed in the footsteps of the judges of the Rural Community Council of Essex’s Best Kept Churchyard competition 2014.They awarded marks for eco-friendly policies encouraging wildlife, good management and tidiness. The results of the RCCE Best Kept Churchyard Competition 2014, sponsored by Lodge & Sons (Builders) Ltd., Stebbing, and Essex Biodiversity Project (Essex Wildlife Trust), are: l Winner: St Nicholas, Kelvedon Hatch (top left). l Second prize: St Stephen, Cold Norton (middle left). l Third prize: St Andrew, Wormingford (bottom left). l A highly-commended certificate was awarded to St Mary and St Christopher, Panfield (right), the 2013 winner. l For winners of the RCCE Essex Village of the Year and Best Kept VillageFEC competitions, XMAS FLYER see A5 www.essexrcc.org.uk/Competitions.aspx 0714_. 06/06/2014 07:37 Page 1 FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST Supporting Christian Churches & Chapels in Essex & East London Christmas Card 2014 (135mm x 135mm) This will be available at our Christmas Fair on October 15th or by post Stained glass panels by Morris & Co, 1882, designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. By kind permission of St. Peter’s Church, Ugley, Essex. Greeting inside: With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year ✁ ORDER FORM Cards come in packs of 12 (4 of each design) at £5.00 per pack. Postage and packing - £2.20 (per 1 pack), £3.50 (2-5 packs) £5.50 (6+ packs) Number Required I enclose a cheque made out to: The Friends of Essex Churches Events Committee for: £ ____________________to include P&P Please send with your name and address to: Catharine Hutley, Camsix Farm, Hartford End, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 1JS. Tel: 01371 820344 Registered Charity No. 236033 II THE MONTH — NB SUPPLEMENT October-November 2014 Cycle of Prayer for daily use in Diocese of Chelmsford Make your way plain for me to follow (Psalm 5) OCTOBER 1 Wednesday Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533; Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885 l COLCHESTER EPISCOPAL AREA – Roger Morris, Area Bishop; Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester; Robin King, Archdeacon of Stansted. Area Team: Jenny Tomlinson, Mission & Ministry Adviser; Geoffrey Read, CMD Adviser; l CYCLEPray for those places where war and death are everyday 22 Wednesday OF PRAYER Dub Gannon, Rural Evangelism Adviser; Rachel Brett, Youth events. Pray, too, for the innocent children whose young l HALSTEAD AREA TM: COLNE ENGAINE (St Andrew), Adviser; Hilary Platts, Women’s Ministry Adviser; Rosemary lives are being traumatised and prematurely ended by the EARLS COLNE (St Andrew), GOSFIELD (St Catherine), Drew, Healing & Deliverance Adviser. Julia Murphy, Chaplain, violence. GREENSTEAD GREEN (St James), HALSTEAD (St Andrew University of Essex. l Pray for The Church of the Province of West Africa, Most w Holy Trinity), WHITE COLNE (St Andrew), l DEANERY OF WITHAM – Rural Dean: Geoff Bayliss. Lay Revd Dr Solomon Tilewa Johnson, Primate & Metropolitan GESTINGTHORPE, GREAT MAPLESTEAD, LITTLE Chair: Mike Robinson. CPWA; Archbishop. MAPLESTEAD (St John the Baptist), PEBMARSH – Clergy: l Diocese of Ife (Ibadan, Nigeria). 13 Monday Edward the Confessor, King of England, John Blore (TR), Sue Cruse, Gay Ellis, Peter Allen (TV), 2 Thursday 1066 Michael Bursell (AC), Hugh Mothersole (A). Readers: Nick l FAIRSTEAD (St Mary & St Peter) w TERLING (All Saints) l WICKHAM BISHOPS (St Bartholomew) w LITTLE Ellis, Philip Quinn, Terry Streamer. and WHITE NOTLEY (St Etheldreda) w FAULKBOURNE (St BRAXTED (St Nicolas) – Clergy: Vacancy. Readers: Derek l Colne Engaine School: Julie Sarti (HT). Germanus) – Clergy: Robert Kean (PIC) Clark, Sally Forward. l Halstead St Andrew’s School: Bridgette Gough (HT). l Terling School: Maria Rumsey (HT). l Diocese of Ikka (Bendel, Nigeria). l Great Maplestead St Giles School: Jinnie Nichols (HT). l White Notley School: Penny Smith (HT). 14 Tuesday l Pebmarsh St John’s School: Amanda Mitchelson (HT). l l Diocese of Ife East (Ibadan, Nigeria). THURSTABLE AND WINSTREE TM: TOLLESHUNT l Holy Trinity School: Jonathan Smith (HT). 3 Friday George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, KNIGHTS (All Saints) w TIPTREE (St Luke), and GREAT l Diocese of Irele Eseodo (Ondo, Nigeria). Peacemaker, 1958 BRAXTED (All Saints), LAYER‐DE‐LA‐HAYE (St John the 23 Thursday l Baptist) & LAYER BRETON (St Mary the Virgin) w BIRCH (St WEST MERSEA (St Peter and St Paul) w EAST MERSEA l UPPER COLNE PARISHES OF GREAT YELDHAM (St Peter) & LAYER MARNEY (St Mary the Virgin), COPFORD (St Edmund), PELDON (St Mary Vn), GREAT & LITTLE Andrew), LITTLE YELDHAM (StJohn the Baptist), (St Michael) w EASTHORPE (St Mary), & MESSING (All WIGBOROUGH (St Stephen & St Nicholas) – Clergy: Sam STAMBOURNE (St Peter & St Thomas), TILBURY‐JUXTA‐ Norton (R), John Pantry (AC). Readers: Ann Owen, Peter Saints) w INWORTH (All Saints) – Clergy: Anne‐Marie Renshaw (PIC), Celia Cook (TV), Liz Barnes (A) Peter CLARE (St Margaret) and TOPPESFIELD (St Margaret) – Owen. Clergy: Barbara Hume (PIC). l Diocese of Ifo (Lagos, Nigeria). Streete (A), Julia Russell Grant (A). Readers: Harold Toms, l Anne Wild. St Andrew’s School: Carrie Prior (HT). 4 Saturday Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon, Founder of l l Tiptree St Luke’s School: Peter Anderson (HT). St Margaret’s School: Kim Hall (HT). the Friars Minor, 1226 l l l Layer de la Haye School: Patricia Wilkie (HT). Dioceses of Isial Ngwa South and Isiala Ngwa (Aba, In these difficult times, please pray for the members of the Nigeria). Finance Committee, and its Chair, John Spence, and the l Birch School: Kate Moore (HT). l Dioceses of Ikwo (Enugu, Nigeria) and Ikwerre (Niger 24 Friday various sub‐committees. l l Dioceses of Igbomina and Igbomina West (Kwara, Delta, Nigeria). United Nations Day. l Nigeria). 15 Wednesday Teresa of Avilia, Teacher of the Faith, RIDGEWELL (St Laurence) w ASHEN (St Augustine of 5 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 1582 Canterbury) and BIRDBROOK (St Augustine of Canterbury) l l RIVENHALL and SILVER END (St Mary & All Saints) – w STURMER (St Mary) — Clergy: Jonathan Lowe (PIC). Disability Sunday. l l Please pray for the work of Denis Hutley, Chaplain for Clergy: Paul Watkin (PIC). Ridgewell School: Denise Madden (HT). l Deaf and Deafblind People, and his team. l Rivenhall School: Cathy Mann (HT). Diocese of Isikwuato (Aba, Nigeria). l Pray for the Church in Wales, Most Revd Dr Barry l Diocese of Ikwuano (Aba, Nigeria). 25 Saturday Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, Morgan, Archbishop. 16 Thursday Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London and c.287; Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 6 Monday William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Scholar, 899; Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the Reformation Martyr, 1536 Martyrs, 1555 East Saxons, 664 l l FINGRINGHOE (St Andrew) w EAST DONYLAND [OR l WITHAM TEAM MINISTRY (St Nicolas) – Clergy: Sally Give thanks for the work of those who support Chelmsford ROWHEDGE] (St Lawrence), ABBERTON (St Andrew) w Lodge (PIC), Rob Kean (TV), Susan Malam (A). Clergy Spouses. LANGENHOE (St Mary) – Clergy: Patrick McEune (PiC). l Witham Howbridge Junior School: Sean Wade (HT). l Diocese of Jabalpur (North India). l Fingringhoe School: Julia Longman (HT). l The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and 26 LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (BIBLE SUNDAY) l Rowhedge St Lawrence School: Kerry Malcolm (HT). work in the Deanery of Witham. l Give thanks for the work and ministries of our hospices l Diocese of Ihiala (Niger, Nigeria). l Diocese of Ilaje (Ondo, Nigeria). who bring comfort and relief to patients and families in times 7 Tuesday 17 Friday Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c 107 of physical and spiritual need and stress. Pray for our l GREAT TOTHAM (St Peter) & LITTLE TOTHAM (All l DEANERY OF HINCKFORD – Rural Dean: Laurie Bond. hospice chaplains. Saints) w GOLDHANGER (St Peter) – Clergy: Jonathan Lay Chair: Brian Vidler. l Pray for The Church of Ceylon (Extra Provincial to the Pearce (R). l Diocese of Ile‐Oluji (Ondo, Nigeria). Archbishop of Canterbury). l Dioceses of Ijebu and Ijebu North (Lagos, Nigeria). 18 Saturday LUKE THE EVANGELIST 27 Monday 8 Wednesday l Please pray for Cilla Hawkes and the work of the Local l SIBLE HEDINGHAM (St Peter) w CASTLE HEDINGHAM l HATFIELD PEVEREL (St Andrew) w ULTING (All Saints) – Ministry Working Group. (St Nicholas)—Clergy: Laurie Bond, RD (PIC), Liz Paxton Clergy: Stephen Northfield (V). Readers: Derek Clark, Mary l Dioceses of Ilesa and Ilesa South West (Ibadan, Nigeria). (A). Reader: David Brown Daw. 19 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY l St Peter’s School, Sible Hedingham: John Smith (HT). l St Andrew’s Junior School: Chris James (HT). l One World Week Begins. Please pray for all involved in l STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD (St Mary the Virgin) w HELIONS l Diocese of Ijesa North East, Ondo, Nigeria). working to bring peace and understanding to our world BUMPSTEAD (St Andrew) – Clergy: Jonathan Lowe (PIC). 9 Thursday Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his l Pray for the Church in the Province of the West Indies, Reader: Caroline Lowe. Companions, Martyrs, c 250; Robert Grosseteste, Bishop Most Revd & The Hon Dr John Holder, Archbishop. l The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253 20 Monday work in theDeanery of Hinckford. l KELVEDON (St Mary the Virgin) and FEERING (All Saints) l NORTH HINKFORD TEAM MINISTRY: ALPHAMSTONE l Diocese of Jaffna (South India). – Clergy: Simon Garwood (PIC). (St Barnabas), BELCHAMP OTTEN (St Ethelbert & All 28 Tuesday SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES l St Mary’s School: Michael Walsh (HT). Saints), BELCHAMP ST PAUL (St Andrew), BELCHAMP l l DEANERY OF BRAINTREE – Rural Dean: Beth Bendrey.