TheThe PARISHES’PARISHES’ PAPERPAPER January 2020 60p where sold
Happy new year
The magazine for St Peter’s Church, Dalwood; St Giles’s Church, Kilmington; St Michael’s Church, Shute; St Michael & All Angels Church, Stockland; St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe THE SUNDAY SERVICES January 2020
Shute/ DATE Dalwood Kilmington Stockland Yarcombe Whitford
Sunday 11am NO SERVICE 11am 11am 11am Beyond the Join in Holy Family January 5th Family Service Epiphany Stable elsewhere! Communion Service
Sunday NO SERVICE 09:30am 11am 11am 11am January 12th Join in Holy Holy Family Morning Epiphany 1 elsewhere! Communion Communion Service Worship
Sunday 11am 11am 11am NO SERVICE 11am January 19th Morning All Age Morning Join in Holy Epiphany 2 Worship Service Prayer elsewhere! Communion
11am Sunday Mission January 26th Community Please support the MCFC at Dalwood Trinity 14 Family Communion
GROWTH MATTERS: MIDWEEK SERVICES
Midweek Holy Communion: Verse of the Year Tuesdays 9.30am St Giles’s, Kilmington Wednesdays 9.30am St Peter’s, Dalwood Pauses for Prayer: ‘As you have Tuesdays 9.40am Yarcombe opportunity, do good to Tuesdays 10.20am Kilmington Tuesdays 10.30am Stockland all for in due season, you Bible Studies & Home Groups: will reap a harvest’ Mondays 7.30pm Yarcombe Tuesdays 3.30pm Dalwood Galatians 6v9 Tuesdays 7pm Kilmington Wednesdays 7pm Dalwood - For further details please contact Martin or Caroline Nunns
2 CLERGY COMMENT
REACHING OUT IS SO IMPORTANT
Gill Heighway
AS I write this, we are nearing of the Christian life and an will come and visit. the first week of the Advent element of the church that I’ll finish on a slightly different season in the church – the endeavours to help people and note – I found this famous poem run-up to Christmas. families in need, whatever their trawling on the internet and it A d v e n t i s a l l a b o u t circumstances. made me chuckle. It’s called reconciliation and peace and Outreach takes the church to Helping by Shel Silverstein: hope as we look forward to the where people are and together, Agatha Fry, she made a pie wonders of Christmas. we help to find a way forward. And Christopher John helped When you read this, we will be We are very lucky in our bake it in the midst of the 12 days of villages as there are so many Christopher John, he mowed the Christmas and our bellies may people who go the extra mile for lawn well be full of festive foods of all their neighbours, whatever time And Agatha Fry helped rake it varieties – mine will be and I’ll be of the year it may be. Now, Zachary Zugg took out the lamenting the fact that I’ve eaten Please don’t forget that when rug too much turkey and chocolate the partying is over, and we And Jennifer Joy helped shake it again! move into January and February Then Jennifer Joy, she made a We are very lucky in this some will still be struggling; it is toy beautiful part of the country, as so important to keep others in And Zachary Zugg helped break many of us can enjoy the mind and assist where possible. it Christmas period without too Each parish has a pastoral And some kind of help is the kind much constraint. team and any of the members of help However, there are some in would be happy to visit anyone That helping's all about our communities who will not be in need – you can find the details And some kind of help is the kind so lucky due to differing reasons, inside the back cover of this of help and may need the assistance of magazine. We all can do without helpful neighbours, food banks Please call if you need support, I hope you’re enjoying the and the local churches. or if you know of someone who festive season and that the Outreach is an important part needs help and one of the team winter months will be kind. HAPPY NEW YEAR CONTENTS Mission community news 6 Yarcombe news 20-21 Open the Book 7 Area news 22 Sunday services 2 Dalwood news 8-10 Recipe of the Month 23 Clergy Comment 3 Kilmington news 11-12 Advertising 24-28 Psalm of the Month, bible readings Stockland news 13-16 Future events 29 and registers 4 Shute news 17-19 The Parishes’ Directory 30 Partner churches 5 Whitford news 19 Five Alive Mission teams 31 COVER PHOTO: This month’s cover photo is of a January frost on Beacon Hill, by Tim Phillips
The Parishes’ Paper is the magazine of the Five Alive Community. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of the editor of the mission community. Submissions should be sent, preferably by email in text or Microsoft Word, jpeg or PDF format to the respective contributor - contact details are on page 31. We welcome photographs and request that these are sharp images and at least 1MB in size. The editor reserves the right to delay or refuse publication of articles for reasons of decorum, space, practicality or libel. Inclusion of advertisements or articles does not imply or suggest any form of endorsement. 3 PSALM OF THE MONTH PSALM 73 - chosen by DAVID WILSDON THE general point made in this 9. They set their mouth against destruction, perish and come to a psalm is that you cannot serve the heavens, and their tongue fearful end! God and mammon. ranges round the earth; However, it becomes clear that the 20. As with a dream when one way of the world has its attractions, 10. And so the people turn to awakes, so Lord, when your arise and many ups and downs are in them and find in them no fault. you will despise their image. store for anyone who wishes to get their priorities right. 11. They say, ' How should God 21. When my heart became know? Is their knowledge in the embittered and I was pierced to the PSALM 73 Most High?' quick, 1. Truly, God is loving to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 12.. Behold, these are the wicked; 22. I was but foolish and ignorant; ever at ease, they increase their I was like a brute beast in your 2. Nevertheless, my feet were wealth. presence. almost gone; my steps had well-nigh slipped. 13 Is it in vain that I cleansed my 23. Yet I am always with you; you heart and washed my hands in hold me by my right hand. 3. For I was envious of the innocence? proud; I saw the wicked in such 24. You will guide me with your prosperity; 14. All day long have I been counsel and afterwards receive me stricken and chastened every with glory. 4. For they suffer no pains and morning. their bodies are sleek and sound; 25. Whom have I in heaven but 15. If I had said, ' I will speak as you? And there is nothing upon 5. They come to no misfortune they do', I should have betrayed the earth that I desire in comparison like other folk; nor are thy plagued generation off your children. with you. as others are; 16. Then thought I to understand 26. Though my flesh and my heart 6. Therefore pride is their this, but it was too hard for me, fail me, God is the strength of my necklace and violence wraps them heart and my portion for ever. like a cloak. 17. Until I entered the sanctuary of God and understood the end of 27. Truly, those who forsake you 7. Their iniquity comes from the wicked: will perish; you will put to silence within; the conceits of their hearts the faithless who betray you. overflow. 18. How you set them in slippery places; you cast them down to 28. But it is good for me to draw 8. They scoff and speak only of destruction. near to God; in the Lord God have I evil; they talk of oppression from on made my refuge, that I may tell of all high 19. How suddenly do they come to your works.
Bible readings January 2020 From the registers… Sun 5 Jan Jer: 31:7-14 Eph: 1:3-14 [W] Ps: 147:13-End John: 1:[1-9] 10-18 Funeral Service at Shute Christmas 2 December 6th OR Isa: 60:1-6 1 John: 3:22-4:6 Spreading ashes for Epiphany Ps: 2:7-End Matt: 4:12-17,23-End Doreen Hannah Scource
Sun 12 Jan Isa: 42:1-9 Acts: 10:34-43 [W/Gold] Ps: 29 Matt: 3:13-End Epiphany 1 Blossom
Sun 19 Jan Isa: 49:1-7 1 Cor: 1:1-9 where [W] Ps: 40:1-12 John: 1:29-42 Epiphany 2 you’re Isa: 9:1-4 1 Cor: 1:10-18 Sun 26 Jan Ps: 27:1,4-12 [or Matt: 4:12-23 [W] Trinity 14 27:1-11] planted 4 PARTNER CHURCHES IN THIS AREA
Sunday services in other local churches: Dalwood Methodist: 11am Yarcombe Baptist: 11am The Beacon - Baptists in Kilmington: 10.30am and 6.00pm Roman Catholic: 9am Lyme Road Axminster; 11am Silver Street, Lyme Regis
Dalwood Methodist Chapel Yarcombe Baptist Chapel
WHAT will the new year bring? As from 10am until 12noon. Over the I DON’T think the subject of soup I write this we still have a general Christmas period we think a lot has ever had a greater airing than election to take place, so we about children, and so on this on November 30th when the chapel don’t know who will be taking us occasion we will be raising funds for hosted the Winter Warmer. into 2020 and what the future the Children’s Hospice Southwest. From 10am there was a steady flow may hold. Do come and join us and help of folk to browse the bring-and-buy The new government will make support this worthwhile cause. stall and to enjoy coffee and a it’s new year resolutions known in During January, our services will t e a c a k e , e x p e r t l y t o a s t e d b y The Queen’s speech, whilst we will be at 11am, with the exception of Rosemary. be making our own, although not so that on the 26th, which will be at As lunchtime approached, the publicly. May the outcome of both 2.30pm. Do come and join us at any soups were brought in. The choice sets of resolutions improve the or all of these, and you will be was quite amazing - roasted squash, quality of life for everybody, and assured of a very warm welcome. vegetable, mushroom, leek and may they last longer than the time it In closing may I, on behalf of the potato and game. Served with bread takes for this ink to dry. chapel, wish you all a very happy rolls, the conversation flourished Our first coffee morning of the and peaceful new year. around this soupy subject. Roderick Ovey year is on Wednesday, January 8th The raffle drawn and the clearing up done, the funds counted, it was time to leave. Huge thanks goes to everyone who made soup, provided raffle prizes, attended the event or gave generous donations, which resulted in a very pleasing £197 for the chapel’s interior fund. Thelma Clarke
Highly successful year reported for Blackdown community bus
IT has been another successful Café on February 20th. Details of
year for the Blackdown Hills such events can always be found Community Bus with the usual nearer the time in the Churchinford mix of clubs, youth groups and Community Shop, among other Stamp Collections WIs, together with private places. bookings. We invariably receive / Albums We have had a couple of highly compliments from our hirers – successful fundraising events, a whether for our volunteer drivers or Especially British and murder-mystery evening in the for the bus itself. So if you know of Colonial Victorian Period village hall and a garden party anyone who would like to hire the hosted by Brenda and Tim Baker. bus, the number is 07762 813967. Anything postal considered Support for our monthly shopping If you would like to volunteer to trips, introduced by Jayne Haynes, drive the minibus, please call Please phone Mike is growing and they will continue 07801 816892. after the winter break. We are also In either case, you can also email on organising trips from Churchinford [email protected] or to Hemyock and back for the Big contact us on our Facebook page. Fix event at the Hemyock Repair The Committee 07527 538863
5 MISSION COMMUNITY NEWS Daredevil minister talks THE Five Alive Mission Community is very pleased to FIONA Beale at announce its first event of 2020 - Donnington in 1997 a meal at The Tuckers Arms in Dalwood with Fiona Beale as guest speaker on February 4th at 7pm. Fiona is famous for outjumping the American daredevil stunt rider Evel Knievel. A former world champion stunt rider, she joined a stunt team at the age of 20 and went on to hold an unbeaten world record for the longest female ramp jump on a motorbike. T h e s t u n t r i d e r ’s l o v e f o r motorbikes started at the tender age of two. She asked her mum and dad for a motorbike, but they wouldn’t allow her. At three she asked again and wasn’t allowed because her friend had one and it blew up and badly burnt him. But she was patient and when she was 16 she finally got a motorbike. parents live, Fiona wants to focus or Rachel Hudson on 07752098001, She went on to be an outdoor her future stipendary ministry on [email protected]. Tickets are instructor and has recently joined "serving the farming community”. also on sale in the five churches The Beaminster team in Dorset as a The evening is open to all until the end of January at a cost of curate residents of the Five Alive parishes £12. Fiona, 48, who was an Associate and their friends and is a ticket-only This is a fantastic opportunity to Minister from Winchester Diocese, event. hear an extremely interesting feels she is definitely called to Rural Tickets can be obtained by speaker and enjoy a meal at the Ministry "serving all ages”. A contacting Anna Crabbe on 01297 Tuckers Arms with family and frequent visitor to Kenya, where her 32777 or [email protected]; friends. Team Plass entertains the Westcountry ADRIAN and Bridget Plass came empathetic for around three interval, “I have not laughed so to the Minster in Axminster on decades. Adrian has written many much since my husband died!” We Wednesday, October 16th for an books, such as The Sacred Diary of knew what she meant. evening of humour and wise Adrian Plass, aged 39 1/2 and It was good to be there and those reflections on the life of faith, as collections of poems which reflect who came from many churches in part of a Westcountry tour on many aspects of church and faith East Devon - Anglican and others - including visits to two of their matters. They covered jargon, the were encouraged and entertained children who live in this region. law, tongues, grief over animals, by this wise couple who will Now in their 70s, they have been bespoke ministry, unity and much celebrate 50 years of marriage next entertaining and challenging the more. One of the approximately 100 year.’ church to be more authentic and audience said to Adrian in the Simon Holloway
The Parishes’ Paper would like to Non-parish-specific editorials and all the Future Events page should be clarify where contributors should adverts (including for charities and sent to Martin Nunns. Items for send material they wish to be charitable events) should be sent to inclusion on pages 1-7 should be published. Martin Nunns. In order to ensure sent to directly to Simon Holloway. Parish-specific editorial material your advert is printed please do not Email addresses for the above for publication on a specific Parish send adverts to the parish contacts can be found on page 31 page (Dalwood, Kilmington, correspondents. We welcome and we would be very grateful if Stockland, Shute, Whitford and photographs and request that these you could submit your contributions Yarcombe) should be sent to the are sharp images and at least 1MB by the deadline date printed each respective parish correspondent. in size. Items for inclusion on month on page 31. Thank you. 6 Sharing the story
AS the Five Alive Mission Community’s Open the Book team prepare to bring the story of the nativity to our three schools this December, we thought that this would be a suitable opportunity to highlight the work of Open the Book teams elsewhere the in the world. So here, with the kind permission of the Bible Society, is an article about the work of an Open the Book Team in Ghana…
By Naomi Dunn the impact they’ve seen on the Book. It is very humbling.” Open the Book International children’s behaviour and attitudes, And it’s not just about being able Development Co-ordinator and volunteers sharing stories of to remember the stories, but transformation. reflecting on them to. IT’S another hot, humid, morning When people speak to me about “Last week we did the story of in Accra as I step out of the car it, it is clear there is a real sense of when Jesus died," one of the and head towards the school joy and excitement surrounding the volunteers tells me. compound. program. “When we were acting, you could The sun is beating down, leaving Headteacher Jocelyn Agordo see in the faces of the children that a dense haze where it meets the agrees: “Even though the Open the they felt something was wrong. dust kicked up by our tyres on the Book time is short, the children are Jesus forgave the man next to him, dry ground. Though I haven’t yet happy. When it’s Wednesday, you it was like they understood. spotted any of the children, I can can see them running towards the “You could see them thinking, ‘I certainly hear them. The sounds of building. They can’t wait to see it.” want to be like that.’ We are blessed hundreds of voices singing together to be able to share the message, engulfs me as I approach the simple and they really embrace it.” concrete building up ahead. It We have been partnering with the makes me smile as I think to myself Bible Society in Ghana to run Open today is going to be another great the Book here for the past four day. years and Charles, ably assisted by I’m in Ghana on my third day of colleagues Rubby and Elizabeth, visiting primary schools running our has done an amazing job growing bible story telling programme - the programme to reach over 6,000 Open the Book. schoolchildren. Their big vision is to Every week, schools across the reach every primary school in capital city and beyond are visited Ghana. by teams of volunteers who tell the “The Bible says we should train a children a Bible story in a fun and child in the way they should go, and engaging way. Sometimes they they will not stray from it,” He dress up in costumes. Sometimes explains. they bring props. But, most popular “We believe that the impact we of all, sometimes they ask children are seeing now is the results of the to be a character in the story too. seed we have sown in the hearts of “Last Christmas, I was in the these children. Open the Book play,” 11-year-old “When they grow up, we hope Daniel tells me excitedly, as he they will remember some of the recounts the nativity story in Charles Twumasi, Programme imagery, drama and scenarios they surprising detail. Manager for the Bible Society in saw - and it will still speak into their I am amazed at how much he can Ghana who leads Open the Book, hearts. remember and convinced he must shares with me why he thinks it has “Wherever they are, if they have have had a lead role to recall it so been so successful. taken the wrong turn, they will be vividly. “I was a goat,” he announces “We have many preachers here able to come back.” proudly, puffing out his chest and going into schools to speak to the This passion for helping children crossing his arms when I ask. children. They are doing their best to engage with the Bible is shared This is one of the things I love and we believe that some children by all of the staff and the volunteers most about Open the Book. It’s a do understand, but for many it goes I speak to and their dedication to simple concept - just about sharing over their heads. Open the Book is inspiring. It’s been a story and giving children space to “But with the Open the Book, the an amazing eye-opening trip. My find meaning in it themselves. children are participating. They are thoughts are nicely summed up by Yet, its impact is significant. seeing the drama and then can Rubby, who turns to me on the way Across my visits so far, I have heard recollect the stories, they can make back to the office and with a smile multitudes of children detailing identify with the issues presented. says, "Open the Book, has a future, stories that they’ve heard months You can see them right you can see a bright future, here.” I couldn’t have earlier, teachers enthusing about the rush to get in and see Open the put it better myself. 7 DALWOOD NEWS Parish correspondent Michael Dods - [email protected] Parish distributor Susan Hunnisett – 01404 881268
Village shop’s Baptist Chapel’s story told THIS year sees the 10th anniversary update on the of the fire that gutted the old Baptist Chapel in Shute Road, Kilmington. new extension Dalwood author Jon Garvey, pictured, who is also an elder at the DALWOOD Community Shop baptist church, has written a is awaiting confirmation of the book, Through Fiery Trials, collecting renewal of the lease in the new the experiences of those who year. witnessed the fire and dealt with the The committee has been told rebuild over several years. by a contact that “he does not In the small hours of March 5th see any reason for the lease not 2009, the Baptist Chapel caught fire being granted”. and was virtually destroyed. The Fundraising is going well and it building had been in active use since step of it's recreation on a brand new has almost reached the building 1833 when it was first built to site. costs target and the supplement the famous Loughwood The story should be an thermometer has been updated. Chapel, which dates back to 1653 and encouragement to many other It is very encouraging that 80 per is still used twice a year. The book tells churches, other Christians, and indeed cent of funding raised has been how the fire happened and how the to anybody feeling daunted by the donated by village individuals or baptists responded. It is a story of challenges that life often brings us. organisations, for which the shop setbacks and difficulties, of faith and Copies of the book are for sale in St is very grateful. sometimes doubt. Most of all it is a Peter's Church at £5 or contact Jon on story of the providence of God in every 01404 881190.
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8 DALWOOD NEWS Christingle service ends weekend of top displays
By Michael Dods
THE Dalwood display weekend at piano and afterwards we all had a the beginning of December was lovely social time with mince pies rounded off with a Christingle and chocolate treats. The hamper service at St Peter’s Church in the draw was made, four prizes for four village. lucky winners. This was brilliantly led by Mary Thanks again to everyone who Harrison and attended by several helped to make the weekend so families and children. The children successful and enjoyable. were involved in the wonderful message projected by the service. CHILDREN are pictured during the Morris, Sophie, Ben and Hannah service, top, and the Christingles, read the prayers, Tina played the right
DALWOOD METHODIST CHURCH The Paishes’ invite you to a COFFEECOFFEE MORNINGMORNING Pape team AT THE CHAPEL WEDNESDAY 8th january wold like to 10 AM - 12 NOON WITH a “” bring and buy stall wish all or in aid of children’ s hospice southwest reades a vey DO COME AND enjoy a happy new cuppa AND a CHAT! yea!
9 DALWOOD NEWS World Christmas customs arrived for village display
By Michael Dods
FROM December 6th-8th, the world quite literally arrived in St Peter’s Church, Dalwood, and, in particular, its Christmas customs and traditions. Individuals and groups yet again provided wonderfully thoughtful, well- researched and creative displays about countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific, North and South America and the Caribbean. It was an amazing, colourful display, a wonderful village event with so many people so willing to be involved. Nine families, 19 organisations and businesses including The Methodist Church, Andrewshayes Holiday Park, Stockland Book Club, The Folly Nursery, the Upholstery Group, St Mary's Catholic School reception class, The Spinners, Sewards Coaches, Dalwood Fair Commitee, The Tuckers Arms, Dalwood Village Hall Commitee, The Dalwood Recreation Trust, The Dalwood Shop, The Community Land Trust, The Kroft Originals, the church flower arrangers, The Stitch and Bitch, the ladies’ skittles team and the art group all set up and contributed displays. Thanks go to everyone who put in so much hard work, particularly Sue Drew who organised it all, along with Karen Drew and Sue Purdy, who helped in setting up the displays and all those providing refreshments and stewarding for the visitors.
10 KILMINGTON NEWS Parish correspondent - Michael Tyler - [email protected] Parish distributor - Alun Evans 01297 353585 KIM SHINES AT GOSPEL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
By Anna Crabbe
ON Saturday, November 23rd in St Giles’s Church, Kilmington, Sidmouth Gospel Choir gave a wonderful performance under the direction of Kim Pritchard, pictured below. Kim’s lively personality shone through her skilful direction of the choir. The pianist, Sam, was an excellent accompanist and also sang a couple of songs beautifully. The lively gospel songs were inspiring and the joy of God’s love came through in the singing. The evening began with cheese and wine which everyone enjoyed. It was a relaxing time and lovely to see people from other parishes and people who had recently moved into the village. Just over £140 was raised for church funds. Thanks go to all the team who made the evening a tremendous success.
11 KILMINGTON NEWS
AT a Service of Morning Prayer in St Giles's Church, Kilmington, on DEPICTION of Abraham November 19th, Lay led by Brian Lincoln at Gettysburg Lavender, he reminded the congregation that 156 years ago on this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was four-and-a-half months after the Union Armies defeated those of the Confederates and 87 years after the declaration of Independence. Some two minutes long, it is considered to be one of the best-known speeches in American history. As it has much relevance to us, just after Remembrance Sunday and the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, and because of our shared values with the Americans, he thought that they might like to reflect on it again. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the Remembering best proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. speech by Lincoln “We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a By Brian Lavender remaining before us - that from final resting place for those who these honoured dead we take here gave their lives that our nation increased devotion to that cause for might live. It is altogether fitting and will little note, nor long remember which they gave the last full proper that we should do this. what we say here, but it can never measure of devotion - that we here “But, in a larger sense, we can not forget what they did here. It is for us highly resolve that these dead shall dedicate - we can not consecrate - the living, rather, to be dedicated not have died in vain - that this we can not hallow - this ground. here to the unfinished work which nation, under God, shall have a new “The brave men, living and dead, they who fought here have thus far birth of freedom - and that who struggled here, have so nobly advanced. government of the people, by the consecrated it, far above our poor “It is rather for us to be here people, for the people, shall not power to add or detract. The world dedicated to the great task perish from the earth”.
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