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The Magazine of the Churches in Tring COMMENTOctOBER 2018 £1 THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHURCHES IN TRING A4 Jazz at Tring Park 2018 Poster_Layout 1 14/11/2017 09:51 Page 1 Editorial The fact that you are reading a 40- One Sunday morning recently I was life since Tring days page magazine right now is something called on to hold a baby in my arms for – as Mrs Dorothy of a miracle. A few days before the a good part of the service. Now there’s Howells has in this deadline I had five articles in and no a lovely job I wasn’t expecting that day! edition. If you have more promised. It is thanks to teamwork But baby Gabriel was amazingly tolerant just celebrated a that everything changed so quickly. I of the strange lady cuddling him and wonderful event – sent out an SOS to some of our usual allowed his mum to take part in leading we want to share contributors and people responded to the service. in the good news help: thus you have an October edition of If you enjoy reading Comment, do – as Kelly Chester Comment full of news and views. consider writing a few words for us. has here. If you want to attempt I suppose it’s a little like life. There’s If you live far away but used to live in the questions on a 1959 RE exam paper, an expectation that things will happen Tring – tell us what has changed in your have a go and maybe I could print your Join your “FOTCH” Friends for the Connoisseur’s Choice of Entertainment at Tring’s most Sumptuous Venue. as they usually do. There will always be answer! Thank you to Carole Wells for We are privileged to have been offered the date at someone to open the Church doors or sending that in this time. If you have Tring Park Mansion and we are delighted to welcome back the clean the Church or arrange the flowers; COMMENT been to any kind of Church event and seductive sounds of “The Jolly Jazzers”. someone makes the tea or buys the milk The magazine of the want to tell us what it was like, send that We start with a finger buffet and splendid wines in the Red Room, or washes up; someone plays the music in to me, with photos if you can. then move into the Ballroom for a club-style evening of Churches in Tring or fixes the microphone or welcomes DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 £1 We welcome contributions from all entertainment and refreshment. COMMENT THE MAGAZINE OF THE CHURCHES IN TRING SEPTEMBER 2017 £1 COMMENT NO V E M B E R 2 0 1 7 £ 1 There will be a big-prize raffle, a short auction and some surprise you at the door; someone sweeps the M HOT EANF GE AI Z the churches and you don’t have to be HESIN TRING C T THE CHUR HE CHUR COMMENT N GRTCI N I H SE entertainment to ensure the evening goes with a swing. path before you get there on snowy THEMAGAZINE OF asked to write it. Someone said last days. But unless that someone is YOU, month that the job of Editor was easy JOLLY it just happens. It always does. And really – I just have to nag people. Well, I IN THIS ISSUE: • The refugees • Christmas in the vicarage • Notes on blindness • My journey of faith JAZZERS • 100 favourite hymns • All are welcome • Harvest beer and hymns • New home for old piano we all take things – and sometimes the • Called to be holy • A day in the life of a Baptist Minister • Let the bells ring out • Finding friends in TringIN THIS ISSUE: Rem hate to nag people. It would be so much ternal• Reflectionsquestion on a quiet day • A musing from John Bly • Light up the dark • 100 favourite places • Women o embering • Thank you • What glory of God • Two messages from the Queen • Archbishop Desmond Tutu • ‘The Problem of fPain’ the Reformation• Welcome t • Confirming harvest • Harvesthe festival Princes Centre• The e • The commercialisation and secularisation of Christian festivals • Eco Church Award • The legacy of Grenfe ct 2018• 100 favourite books • Feedback • Tweet of the month • Thy kingdom come a harvest • An awful big adventu riage • Cleaningaughters toilets for ‘n’ the dogs ll • Tring’s Memorialo Tring Garden Cinema faith • • Retiremen Salvation • Comment Army in days gone by f the Other •formation Giving thanks • Celebrating for harvest • T • First-timers• Dens and Sleepold-timers Out • Inat the f sschendaele • The Poppy Proje th • The questionand vocations of gay • marDads ‘n’ tylads • Benjamin ‘n’ d Britten’sess, failure War and Requiem faith • The thank you I ne re IN THIS ISSUE: A• sense500 years o of the Re • Bishop John Cosin • Pia ootsteps of Great Uncle Alb visit to St Martha’s eturn to Burma • The Battle of Pa ver got to saythe • WhatMega is Stick an o Walk • The t Magicof Canon o Vincent Berry ply Walk’ at Collegens • NewsLake • from Succ Bishop Wood School • A good life• deserves Why I am a angood Anglican deahment • Gifts • Times change • Parish par no and More • Since last y of Maureener Dickenson Parnell ert more enjoyable if people volunteered… kindness of others – for granted. • What is an ethical flower? • R blate? • A youngsterf Christingle in the war • Tweet of there’ month Concert • •‘Sim 100 favourite hym • Tweet of the All Souls Day • The history of ACTS • Tring War Memorial refurbis he Grenfell tragedyk Walk • • In In memor memory of Pet • Out with the old… month • Men’s Society• •Fairtrade ‘Piano and Tring Mo • T It is only when something goes • Another year, another Megastic So a final appeal here: how did your wrong that we realise there’s a big gap. Please submit your article to the spouse propose to you? Where was And sometimes we are that person Editor by the 6th of the month. it? When? Can you look back at it with who needs to step up to help because Aim for 400 or 800 words and amusement or fond memories? Write we have the skills or the time or the please send a head and shoulders to me in a few words and I will print it. willingness. There is always something colour photo or jpg and any other Tell me how long ago it was – if you can photos in high resolution. that needs to be done and the more we remember the date (my husband can’t!). Contact spread the work around between us, the [email protected] The Editor easier it is for everyone. Fallible pilgrims, openly seeking God As we move into October, the days encourage Christians to lead open and lighting will enable get shorter and light becomes a more transparent lives. That, of course, is very us to truly enjoy our pressing issue. It is no surprise that different from living pure and perfect beautiful Church in many religious festivals will have light lives. We may hope to be pure and the same way that as a theme, whether this is Diwali or a perfect, but we know that for most of us the light of Christ Christian celebration of the light who that is something unattainable. There is a enables us to enjoy is coming into the world. At the end of huge difference between a fallible pilgrim life itself. There is a this month many people will celebrate openly seeking God and a person who hope that proper Hallowe’en, which has almost become tries to hide away their faults as they lighting will make a celebration of darkness (or more pretend to be good. The church knows our Church ever more welcoming realistically a celebration of having fun this as well as anyone. The recent IICSA and useable, and that it will reflect our whilst pretending to be scary) and equally has shone a light onto the church which Christian journeys of walking in the light many churches will offer an alternative has shown an institution which tried (in of Christ. There is a hope that we as a celebration of light. vain) to protect itself. The light may be church will never be tempted to hide The image of light is vitally important. uncomfortable, but ultimately it is good. things away in the dark corners and that It conjures up an image of living our lives As I write this article we are eagerly as the nights draw in, we may all be in the full light of day and not hiding in awaiting new lighting in St Peter & St drawn to the Light. the shadows. I think it is reflected in Paul’s Church. Maybe by the time you As Bernadette Farrell writes in her the prayer which is used at the start of are reading this article it will be in place. hymn: ‘Christ, be our light! Shine in our many Anglican services, the collect for There is a fear that wonderful new hearts. Shine through the darkness. purity: ‘Almighty God… from whom no lighting will show up the cobwebs and Christ, be our light! Shine in Your church secrets are hidden’. In the light of Christ tired decoration in our historic building. gathered today.’ there are no hiding places. This should However there is also a hope that proper Huw Bellis, Tring Team 3 Computer & Printer Repairs & Support Friendly, patient and expert help with all Seven types of Atheism your computing needs. In the first school Atheisms that are happy with a godless he does not pretend that he or other where I worked as a world or an unnameable God.’ It would Atheists are infallible, he is open to Plaques for all Occasions [email protected] Maintenance Free Stainless Steel teacher, one of my take more than the page your very strict criticism and can see the weaknesses in colleagues grew up editor has allowed me to do justice to his views.
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