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PARISH MAGAZINE Redgrave cum Botesdale and Rickinghall JULY 2013 A Summer of Sport word search First find all the hidden words. rugby golf polo motorbike racing snowboarding hang-gliding horse-riding paragliding scuba diving basketball gymnastics volleyball athletics squash badminton pole vault baseball football handball tennis high jump long jump softball swimming bowling boxing cycling surfing cricket hockey skiing soccer See Page 37 for the five other hidden sports Rev’d Chris Norburn Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale with the Rickinghalls The Rectory, Bury Road, Rickinghall, Diss. IP22 1HA Tel: 01379 898685 St Mary’s Rickinghall Inferior has a web site http://stmarysrickinghallinferior.onesuffolk.net/ or Google: St Mary's Rickinghall Inferior Last month we celebrated the union of the Benefice, i.e. the church parishes in Redgrave, Botesdale and Rickinghall, into a united parish of the said villages. We did this by conducting a short communion service in Rickinghall church followed by a walk to All Saints, Redgrave via the Chapel of Ease, Botesdale. Forty people joined us for this occasion. As we celebrated this we considered how unity is defined. On the surface, the worldly definition of “unity” might be summarized as “we all feel the same way” about something. So isn’t it basically people “voting” the same way on something? The problem with this is that the basis for such unity is not necessarily based on individual facts or doctrine or truth, but rather the alignment of emotions. Often at the expense of facts, doctrine, truth. This is not the biblical definition of “unity” and the Bible contains many examples of this kind of false, or Rev “worldly”, unity. One such example is the unity of Israel when they convinced Aaron to build for them a false god, the golden calf (Exodus 32). Another example is the unity of the people that stoned Stephen to death because they could no longer stand to listen to his message (Acts 7). The list can go on! True biblical unity is characterized by being grounded in the knowledge of God’s truth, so being in complete agreement with Him in spite of what others think or do. Therefore unity is never identified by “who has the most votes” but by “who is with God”. Examples of this in scripture include the unity of David and God against Goliath, where David championed God’s cause when no others would (1Samuel 17:20- end). The unity of Jesus and God driving out demons and when he healed people (Matthew 12:22). The unity of Jesus and God clearing the temple of money changers (John 2:12ff). Jesus also gave an example of this Biblical unity in the image of a flock following a single shepherd, the shepherd being a repeated Biblical symbol of a teacher of God’s Word. John 10:16 says, “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.” Unity begins, therefore, by rejecting false teaching, false doctrine, and embracing God’s Truth. You see love alone is not the means to achieve unity in and of itself, but is the result of taking a stance on the side of God. It is important to let unity to be fostered and maintained by the work of the Holy Spirit, the agent of the new birth, the source of new life in the believer, and the giver of the gifts and fruit of the Spirit (John 7:5; Eph 4.4). It is the Holy Spirit that transforms us into brothers and sisters in Christ, and so He transforms us into brothers and sisters to each other, in other words, it is the work of the Holy Spirit that makes us united in Jesus and among ourselves. This unity should be most evident in Christ’s local church, where it is to be expressed primarily by collectively listening to God’s Word, by submission to the authority of His Word, and by the celebration of the Word. Hindrances such as preferred style of service, preferred traditions and preferred way of doing things deny the unity of God's people and must be resisted. Unity was one of the main things that Jesus prayed for in the prayer he prayed on the night of his arrest (John 17) for He knew that unity lends credibility to the message of His church and so is very much part of our mission (John 17:21). Much prayer has gone into this Benefice moving forward towards where we are today. At a recent meeting of ‘What Now God?’ when we prayed for the forthcoming celebrations God gave a picture to those there of a daisy chain. As this picture was given there was a sense that the ‘Makers Hand’ had put the daisies together, individually picked by Him. So each daisy represents an individual person, each of whom is important in their own right, each of whom is called to reflect the Son & each is held tenderly together by the bonds of God’s strong love. Our union into a united parish, therefore, is importantly about us as people being united in the truth found in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, which is the Trinity, often represented by a Triangle, which is known for its strength. As people united in the truth of God’s Word we will continue to endeavour to demonstrate God’s unity in and to these villages through offering Christ’s healing grace through our worship and service. With every blessing The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. Swedish proverb St Mary’s Redgrave A cleaning session will take place on Friday 5th July St Mary’s Church from 9.00 to 11.00 am. All are welcome to join the Rickinghall Inferior happy group who dust, sweep, polish or even scrub. The church will be open to Coffee and eats are available. Please come along and visitors every Saturday to the give your support. end of September 2013 from 10 The Church will be open on am to 5 pm. Saturday 6th July from 10 am to 2 pm Refreshments will be served The Chapel of Ease will be open to visitors For further information or to help each Saturday to the end of September call 01379 898696. from 10 am to 4 pm. Redgrave Church Heritage Trust 2 RICKINGHALL FARMERS MARKET & CAR BOOT SALE OPEN HOUSE AT ALL SAINTS, REDGRAVE Saturday 13th July 1st Tuesday of each month 9.00 am to 12.30 pm Tuesday 2nd July Car Boot Sale to be held on the Rickinghall Playing Field. Trading from 9 am until 12.30 pm. Set up from 8.00 am. 10.00 am to 12 noon Pitch fee £5 per car, £8 for trade stalls. Everybody welcome. Coffee & cakes provided NO FOOD, DRINK OR PLANTS MAY BE TRADED AT THE CAR BOOT SALE. For more details please call Monty Cornell on 01379 898 525. Rickinghall Village Hall Buy your food from the people who produce it—for truly at 7.30 pm local flavour — Farmers’ Market stalls expected : Thursday 11th July Fresh & Smoked Fish, Eggs, Local Fresh Vegetables, Cakes and Bread, Meat Pies, Flour from Pakenham, Local Lamb, Pork, Beef, Chicken, Venison, Honey, Preserves, Jams, OPEN MEETING Chutneys, Chilli products, Suffolk Cheeses, Home-made Cup Cakes, Apple Juice, Freshly Ground Coffee, Chocolate, HAUGHLEY HOOFERS Curries, Mushrooms and Plants. Ladies N.W. Clog Dancers PROGRESSIVE WHIST DRIVE Refreshments Tuesday 16th July New members and guests always welcome Redgrave Activities Centre at 7.30 pm LATEST COPY DATE BY 12 NOON FOR : Beginners Welcome Refreshments August/September : Friday 19th July Ring 898 619 for further details October : Friday 13th September Divine Inspiration: Chris Norburn 01379 898685 HERITAGE CIRCLE PCC Representative: Bill Cordeaux 01379 898286 www.onesuffolk.co.uk/HeritageCircle Ed Anonymous General Dogsbody: Charles Greenhough 01379 890109 Rickinghall Village Hall email : [email protected] at 7.30 pm Printed by 321 Printing, Ipswich 01473 210321 Wednesday 24th July Will contributors kindly e-mail copy to Charles, or deliver to The Pightle, Water Lane, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1EL . New FRANCIS BLOOMFIELD - Local Historian address—same phone number! Emails are acknowledged within 48 hours. The Editor welcomes reports on items of local interest. Speaker : Stephen Glover Please get writing! Talk includes village histories Please feel free to deliver your copy before the cut off date if you New Members and Guests Welcome have it available. THE EARLIER IT IS RECEIVED, THE Refreshments Raffle MORE LIKELY IT IS TO BE INCLUDED. The magazine is sent to the printer on Friday afternoon of the copy date. We accept items for submission in any of the following formats :-) MS Word, e mail, .jpg, .bmp, .pub, Basildon Bond, Back of Redgrave Garden Club Envelope. Thursday 25th July Our waiting list for prospective advertisers is currently standing at nineteen names. SUMMER BBQ Notices from voluntary organisations within the Benefice are at Fox Cottage, Redgrave printed free of charge. We try to help similar organisations from at 7.00 pm. outside the Benefice wishing to place a notice in our magazine; this Members wishing to attend should contact Frances Lamb on is subject to space being available and we also make a small charge . 01379 890204. The cost is £7 per person and please bring Web page for this parish magazine: your own chair, glass, plate, bowl and cutlery. www.stmarysrickinghallinferior.onesuffolk.net Enquiries / information from : Chris Tindall on 01379 890548 OR Google ‘Redgrave Parish Magazine’ www.redgrave.org.uk/redgrave-garden-club 3 OPENING HOURS Sunday Monday 5.00PM – 10.30PM Tuesday CLOSED Wednesday Thursday 5.00PM– 10.30PM Friday – Saturday 5.00PM – 11.30PM OPEN BANK HOLIDAYS HIGHWAYS Finningham Road Gail Rickinghall Jackson Diss.