August Sandon 2016 Parish 40p Magazine

Contents August Services P2 Village Contacts P3 Terry’s Letter P4 Tea on the Green P6 Teddy Bears’ Picnic P7 The Ulysses Contract P8 Ladies’ Breakfast P9 Churchyard Comp P10 Southend Choir P12 Summer Fete P13 Bible Bite P14 Registers P15 South Sudan P16 Bradwell Adventure P18 A Million Gifts P19 About Grand Parents P19 Church Fabric News P20 Post Brexit P22 August's Recipe P26 Our Page P27 Contacts Back Page August Church Services St. Andrew's, Sandon Sandon Parish Contacts Tuesday 2 nd 9:30 am Holy Communion Howe Green URC followed by Tea and Chat Rev Mark Meatcher [email protected] Pam Knott 471691 Thursday 4 th 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer at Danbury County Councillor Sunday 7 th Trinity 11 Ian Grundy 01277 840737 10:00 am Sung Eucharist City Councillors 3:00 pm Tea on the Green Richard Ambor 222874 4:00 pm Songs of Praise on the Green Bob Shepherd [email protected] 223709 Tuesday 9 th 9:30 am Holy Communion Ian Wright [email protected] 226289 Sandon Parish Council followed by Tea and Chat Ron Bullus [email protected] 473633 Thursday 11 th 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer at Sandon Cedric Calmeyer [email protected] 478900 th Sunday 14 Trinity 12 Martin Cross Vice-Chair [email protected] 478910 8:00 am Holy Communion Rosemary Hoare [email protected] 473974 10:00 am Morning Prayer Dee Hyatt Chair [email protected] 697015 Tuesday 16 th 9:30 am Holy Communion Clerk [email protected] 477111 Richard Mbonye [email protected] 476800 followed by Tea and Chat Sandon Village Hall Thursday 18 th 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer Julie Fisher Chair 475976 at Little Baddow Evelyn Ellis Vice-Chair 222682 Sunday 21 st Trinity 13 Ray Kerslake Bookings 472386 10:00 am Sung Eucharist Uniformed Organisations’ Leaders Tuesday 23 rd 9:30 am Holy Communion Jean Blake Group Scout 603155 Susan Little Brownies 01621 840525 followed by Tea and Chat Jane Ronaldson Girl Guides 07939 047987 Thursday 25 th 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer Janet Bernardes Beavers 476830 at East Hanningfield Steve Eatly Cubs 07957 802898 Sunday 28 th Trinity 14 Aimee Agombar Scouts 07549 206055 10:00 am Sung Eucharist Women's Institute Tuesday 30 th 9:30 am Holy Communion Dorothy Gray 223609 Sandon Sports Club followed by Tea and Chat Graham Lucas 283730 Page 2 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 3 Terry’s Busy Letter prove that you are a valuable our 3 rd time of holding this event Do you feel busy? Too busy? Is member of the work force and each year the numbers there too much to do? It is a causes stress. Keeping up with increase. There will be Tea and common complaint and people modern day expectations of cake at 3 pm and at 4 pm the also say to me, Oh you must be individuals and families can take Chelmsford Salvation Army will so busy. So firstly I had to think away our free time, so that we play in our Songs of Praise. about what I meant by being cannot 'just be'. This is why Make sure you bring something busy and I set a target of not August is a good time to take a to sit on for the afternoon. being busy 75% of the time. It holiday, taking time out of the Finally, as many enjoy a break, wasn’t, I hasten to add, that I busyness of life and just allow let’s not forget those who cannot intended to sit around doing our minds and emotions time to have a holiday because of poor nothing. What I wanted was to renew. For some, this will mean health, poverty or an inability to deal with how I am about what retreating from the world, going take time off work as well as I’m doing. I wanted to be present to a place where the pace of life those who live in areas of who are less fortunate; those in the moment, not to be rushing is slower and peaceful. For conflict, where survival, freedom who live in developing countries, about, but taking my time, having some, it can be going on a and the hope of a safer, peaceful in countries where there is very time for people. It has been a retreat or finding a quiet place life are their priority. little stability or where there is real challenge. What I find when where there is peace and quiet drought and famine. Teach us to I do this type of thing is that I to enable us to ‘be’ and to hear A prayer for this Summer be mindful of those who are become more aware of how I am the voice of our Lord speaking to We pray for all those going on weary with the relentless falling short. The other thing is to us. Others find being active, on holiday this Summer and thank struggle to keep alive; for those notice why I and other people holiday or at home, swimming, you for the refreshment which who can never look forward to a can get quite addicted to being climbing, running or just walking holidays give us, the excitement, good meal and a comfortable busy, and I think part of it is we helps them to be renewed and the freedom from routine and bed, and those who barely have feel more important and needed refreshed. Children love the new experiences and the necessities of life, much less when we are busy. summer holidays, being with opportunities. We pray for those its extras. Amen. family, spending time with So it’s about not being busy. grandparents, playing in the park Taking a deep breath and and garden. We have enjoyed noticing what’s going on around some lovely summertime me, opening the window and weather recently. Now the smelling the air. It is also talking schools have broken up, some to God about it and asking for families will be enjoying holidays God’s help. If God can’t help with either in or further peace in our own hearts, what is afield. August is the time when the use of God and prayer? we can all take a break. As far as There is much written about how Church events are concerned we stressful life is today. Having to have Tea on the Green on work long hours and having to Sunday 7 th August. This will be Page 4 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 5 th Did you miss it last year? Sunday 7 August Teddy Bears’ Picnic The teddies were then secured Tea on the Green 3pm–5pm to the rope with a harness and … clip ready for If so, make sure you don’t miss it this year! Over 150 people came last descent! Eager faces waited year. We look forward to seeing more this year! their arrival at the other end of At 3 pm you will be served a free cup of tea or coffee and homemade the rope! cake . WHEEEEEEEEEE!!…………… At 4 pm we will be joined by Chelmsford Salvation Army Band Safe landings every time! Phew! for a ‘Songs of Praise’. Then we did it all over again… Do join us and make sure you bring something to sit on. and again, and again! We also played ball games in the churchyard in the glorious Oh what fun we had! Once again sunshine, had sparkly glitter abseiling the teddies from the tattoos from Emma Read and church tower was brilliant fun enjoyed a delicious afternoon and had our little ones running to tea… with cake, of course. and fro with joy! Well done to all those brave So how does it work? Firstly we bears and miscellaneous fluffy invited all our little ones to a bedtime buddies and thank you special treat for their bears (and to the lovely families for bringing miscellaneous other fluffy them along. bedtime buddies) as we Alison Read concluded that, as they do a lot and The Teddy Team of hard work through the year keeping us company and helping us to sleep, they deserved a The Claydon Clinic Flowers by Mary treat themselves! So we got some very brave • Beautiful Floral designs people to secure the rope to the Physiotherapy • For home, office, weddings, top of the church tower and then Sports Injury Rehabilitation anniversaries, birthdays etc. secured the other end to the tree Acupuncture • Big or small occasions in the churchyard. The bucket • Traditional to contemporary www.theclaydonclinic.com designs then got lowered down from the Tel/fax 01245 401255 • Affordable prices tower and the children popped • Free local delivery their very brave buddies inside. Email. [email protected] 01245 477926 Time to say ‘Bon Voyage’ and Old Southend Rd, 07929 840631 the bucket was pulled up to the Howe Green CM2 7TB [email protected] top! EEK! Brave bears!

Page 6 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 7 The Ulysses Contract this would be to sign up with and The result was that Ulysses also compete with friends at successfully steered his boat My attention recently turned to Weightwatchers, to have an past the Sirens and so brought how we all have different regions agreement with another smoker his men safely home! in our brains competing against that one will not crack first (with each other! For example we agreed heavy penalties), to So in all of the above listed might decide to do something agree with a long term friend to examples we could structure sensible in the long term such as go to the gym every Wednesday things in the present so that our ‘losing weight’, ‘giving up say! future selves cannot misbehave. smoking’, or getting healthier by By lashing ourselves to the mast Ladies’ Breakfast ‘going to the local gym’! However Now the Ulysses Contract is a we can get around the seduction Saturday 13 th August working against these thoughts freely made deal between your of the now! This will enable us to 8:30am – 10 am and long term plans are short present and future selves. It is behave in better alignment with Butts Green Garden Centre term thoughts such as ‘the short intended to bind oneself to the the kind of person we would like term need to satisfy my hunger, future (not the present). to be. The key to the Ulysses Sandra Sykes a quick ‘calming’ cigarette and Contract therefore is in finally an antipathy to doing ‘the The term refers to the age –old recognising that we are different Why not join us for a delicious hard work of exercise’. pact made between Ulysses and persons in different contexts and breakfast? his men as they returned by sea to make better decisions it is We begin with a short talk and Invariably the ‘short term brain from the Trojan War. To get important not only to know our then enjoy both food and region wins out—we overeat, we home they had to sail past the self but all of ourselves! conversation. Please sign the have just that one cigarette and Sirens who were women who David Farrar list at the back of the church or we don’t raise the energy/will to had such alluring singing voices ring Janet on 01245 472997 to get to the gym! that they drew passing sailors reserve your place. onto the rocks and certain death! New Year Resolutions generally fade away by the end of January Now Ulysses really wanted to (one sees this every year at hear the Sirens songs although Pontlands Park’s gym). he realised that it would make him incapable of rational Now one way to try to better thought. So he put wax in the ensure that long term plans ears of his crew so they could overcome short term not hear and had them tie him to weaknesses is to set up a the mast so he could not jump ‘Ulysses Contract or ‘Deal’. overboard! He ordered them not to change direction for any This means getting someone reason and to keep their swords else to make you stick to your ready to attack him if he broke long term plans. An example of his bonds. Page 8 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 9 Churchyard million per year with 63% from Competition the Essex County Council plus Having got third place in the Best some EU funding etc. It supports Kept Churchyard category last people and places in Rural 44 th Art Exhibition 2016 year three of us (Christine Essex. Projects include Danbury Sports & Social Mennie, Denise Carter and the Affordable Housing, Village Halls Centre writer) went along by invitation to and community buildings, rural Main Road, Danbury CM3 4NQ the RCCE (Rural Community training of students etc. (A few Council of Essex) 2016 Annual years ago we managed to get the stage for pictures, Displays of Paintings by local General Meeting. We were £1,000 to ‘implant’ our water handshakes and the certificate artists hoping to at least get a ‘special supply across the Churchyard to and £100 cheque! We were of mention’! the Memorial Garden Tap. Much course very pleased!! Displays from the children of used and a time saver.) It also St John’s C of E Primary, The event was held for the first runs the Best Kept Churchyard The full results were Danbury Park and Heathcote time at the relatively new competition and Essex Village of 1st St Nicholas Church, Kelvedon Schools. Chelmsford City Racecourse at the Year Competition. Hatch Great Leighs. 2nd St Nicholas Church, Berden Friday 26th August After the main speeches and 3rd St Andrews Church, Sandon 12:00 – 20:00 The overall impression I got was approvals of the previous year’s Highly Commended The exhibition will be opened at that the course and buildings are facts and figures we waited with St Andrews, Wormingford 12:00 by Cllr Norman Hume really suited for purpose. We trepidation: the Presentation of St Ethelbert and All Saints were directed to a parking spot the Awards. Were we going to Church, Belchamp Otten Saturday 27 th August outside the main offices area win a prize? First, there were 2 10:00 – 18:00 having gone through an ominous ‘specially recommended’ After this the Presentations for 14:00 – 17:00 Pauline Grove, looking one-at-a-time tunnel churchyards shown on the large the 5 categories of Best Kept floral artist, will: demonstrate which runs under the racecourse presentation screen and neither Village were made: Overall Mixed Media and Illustrate itself. Just outside the main was us! This meant that we were winners were and Show techniques and answer steps were parked the Mercedes somewhere in the top three! Gainsford End who just pipped your questions of the Great and the Good: those Tension mounted: we were West Bergholt. of the Chairman of the Essex guaranteed first, second or third! Sunday 28 th August County Council with the EEC 1 Could we beat last year’s effort We then just had time to stop for 10:00 – 17:00 reg. plate, the Mayors of of third? a super supper with hot buffet 10:00 – 15:00 Charles Bran – Chelmsford, Southend, and some nice wine! “Making paper from leaves” Brentwood plus of course the Then on the screen appeared One of our better evenings out!! Adults and children come, learn Sheriff of Essex! My car looked a Third Place, ‘St. Andrew’s, Thanks go to all helpers over the and take home your work little forlorn! Sandon’ and the brief past 12 months in the expectations of World Cup churchyard. We will be back! Free Entry Catalogues £1.00 Now the RCCE is a charity and Domination disappeared! We Refreshments available receives in donations about £1.3 were third - again! We walked to David Farrar www.danburysociety.org.uk Page 10 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 11 Summer Fete

A Picture Gallery

Here is a selection of photos taken at the fete which was held on 2nd July in the Church yard.

Concert by The Southend Boys and Girls Choir

Sunday 18 th September 5pm in Church

The two choirs consist of over This is always a very popular 140 singers, aged 8 - 21 from concert. This year the choir have across Southend and the South been on tour in Canada and so East of Essex. we will hear from their The choirs regularly perform in programme London’s major concert venues, including St Martin in the Fields, Tickets are £10 for adults, St James Piccadilly and Royal £5 for children under 11yrs Albert Hall. In addition they frequently appear at corporate Ticket includes a glass of wine/ events, including prestigious Juice & nibbles London hotels, Claridges and Jumeriah Carlton Towers Hotels, To book your tickets please call and Hampton Court Palace. Terry 01245 698988 They have performed on national Christine 01245 281305 TV and radio stations, in addition David 01245 471484 to making recordings and CDs. Page 12 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 13 St Andrew's, Sandon

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Our Page Answers: It would be tempting to think that 1. Bethsaida, there were casualties from the 2. the eye of a needle, 3. Benjamin, battle of the Somme. But it 4. a burning bush, seems there were not in Sandon, 5. the pool of Siloam, presumably because no 6. like a flame of fire. battalions from the area were formed or fighting on the front line. There are no more fatalities from Sandon till November of this year.

Page 14 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 15 South Sudan politicians who were once members of warring factions. From Church Mission Society Paul Bonju and Aggry Idri are On Wednesday 6 July, Bishop both South Sudanese MPs but Allison Theological College they had never met before our (BATC) in Yei, where Church African Biblical Leadership Mission Society mission partners Initiative Conference. Working Derek and Jane Waller are for opposing political parties Aggry Idri Paul Bonju based, held a day of fasting and fraught with tension during a civil parties fraught with tension Picture credits: Bible Society/Clare Kendall prayer. war, it was here that they during a civil war, it was here years or more? I think that we Derek said: “Just when we think were brought together by their that they were brought together can do that,’ says Bonju. that the situation in South Sudan love of the Bible. by their love of the Bible. ‘I think that truth and cannot possibly get any worse, it The situation in South Sudan is ‘I have lost very good friends,’ reconciliation is one of the most does! The economy is on its still difficult, as fighting continues Paul Bonju says of the long- important cornerstones for re- knees, the UN predicts 4.8 between rebel groups and running civil war. ‘As for the building South Sudan,’ says Idri. million are in danger of government forces. More members of the opposition, I was ‘Victims and perpetrators must starvation and violence violence erupted this week. longing to see them. But I didn’t come together, accept what is continues to break out in Please join us in praying for MPs know if they wanted to see me. there and have the sense of different parts of the country Paul Bonju and Aggry Idri as ‘When I met Aggry Idri we forgiveness among themselves (thankfully not in Yei). What can they serve their country, and for hugged each other. In that so that people can start to re- we do? Our students instinctively the nation of South Sudan on its moment it came to my mind that constitute their lives and their turn to prayer. So at BATC we fourth anniversary. yes, despite all that has livelihoods and move forward to held a day of prayer and fasting happened in South Sudan, we a new, democratic country. for South Sudan.” Remembering a remarkable can resolve our problems and ‘Then you put in place a proper Please join with Derek, Jane and reconciliation overcome the trauma, all the foundation so it never happens the staff and students at BATC in Last year, politicians from killings and suffering that we again.’ praying for South Sudan, for opposing sides of South Sudan’s underwent.' A year on, both parties still face peace and harmony and that civil war met and prayed After meeting, the two men ate challenges as they seek to lead God will turn around the situation together at the African Biblical and prayed together. a nation wracked with division. politically and economically. Leadership Initiative gathering in Paul Bonju and Aggry Idri Malawi. One year on, we Finding a way forward frequently meet to pray along And Terry draws our attention to remember that moment and Both believe that the way with Edward Kajivora, General the following by Hazel Southam invite you to pray with us for this forward for the war-torn country Secretary of Bible Society of of Bible Society nation. is for a Truth and Reconciliation South Sudan. As South Sudan prepares to Paul Bonju and Aggry Idri are Commission to be established. Please continue to pray for Paul mark its 5 th birthday, we want to both South Sudanese MPs but ‘After all, we all suffered at the Bonju, Aggry Idri and the nation remember a remarkable they had never met before the hands of the North Sudanese for of South Sudan as violence reconciliation between two 2015 ABLI gathering in Malawi. over four decades. Can we not continues. Working for opposing political really forgive ourselves in two Page 16 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 17 A Bradwell Adventure samphire –we think. Apparently it A Million Gifts About Grand Parents Terry reminded us on Sunday can be good in salad or pickled. to celebrate the Queen's birthday 10 th July about the evening As we walked further the ground She was in the bathroom, putting service at St Peter’s chapel and did get more and more slippery- Churches throughout the on her makeup, under the we drove down and shared in a our shoes got muddy and one of country, including Sandon, who watchful eyes of her young picnic with some friends from us did manage to slip onto hands celebrated the Queen’s 90 th granddaughter, as she’d done Little Leighs – one of Caroline’s and knees and lose a shoe birthday in June by giving away many times before. After she parishes – before it began. temporarily! Oops. Then Caroline copies of The Servant Queen applied her lipstick and started to It was inspiring to hear Sandra had an interesting and perhaps and the King She Serves have leave, the little one said, “But Sykes’s reflection on Exodus worrying thought –would we find made it Britain’s most popular Grandma, you forgot to kiss the where Moses encountered God our car on the wrong side of a book this year. Nearly one million toilet paper good-bye!” I will in the burning bush. We were gate which had been locked? copies were ordered in the probably never put lipstick on asked to consider when we have We discovered the code for the space of five months. again without thinking about been offered such encounters lock although the lady I asked kissing the toilet paper good-bye. and maybe seemed a little The 64-page gift book, with a have turned unsure. foreword by Her Majesty The My young grandson called the away or As we left we Queen, was published by HOPE, other day to wish me, “Happy crossed the noticed a Bible Society and the London Birthday.” He asked me how old I road instead of piece of paper Institute for Contemporary was, and I told him, 80. My developing our tucked under Christianity, and uses the grandson was quiet for a relationship the Queen’s own words to draw out moment, and then he asked, with God or windscreen the central role of her trust in “Did you start at 1?” listening to his wiper , “The Jesus Christ. plan for us. gate has been After putting her grandchildren to Moses was invited to do what he closed but unlocked. Please As Roy Crowne, HOPE’s bed, a grandmother changed into felt quite ill equipped to do but he close it behind you. It will be executive director, explains: “The old trousers and a droopy blouse did accept and he achieved locked later. Many Thanks.” We Servant Queen has opened up and proceeded to wash her hair. miracles. were grateful for their kindness. lots of conversations about the As she heard the children getting Perhaps God wants us to do I would recommend the evening Queen, her service to nation and more and more rambunctious, some work for him. services at Bradwell on Sundays Commonwealth, and the her patience grew thin. Finally, There was lovely music in a in July and August at 6:30 pm. example of Jesus Christ which she threw a towel around her wonderful setting, with time to Richard and Judy and Terry and motivates Christians worldwide head and stormed into their meditate and time for prayer. Caroline will plan to go to them. to serve people in their villages, room, putting them back to bed After the service we had a walk Please ask if you would like to towns and cities.” with stern warnings. As she left along the beach with Terry and join in and have a lift with us. the room, she heard the three- Caroline. It was rather muddy Further details of other ones are year-old say with a trembling but we ventured on, spotting on page 24. We can take a voice, “Who was THAT?” egrets, a curlew calling and picnic if the weather is good! The beach walk is optional! Judy Cecil Page 18 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 19 Church Fabric News area. I intend to get the name David Farrar gives us an update plaques revitalised in the next few months. Church Roof Repairs We now know that we are to Trees receive a grant of £61,900 from The horse chestnut tree outside the Listed Places of Worship the Churchyard front fence has Repair Fund. We are applying for had its crown raised by Mike and a Faculty to proceed with the is now much safer! Michael repairs. Anna Cosby is Puffett is now researching whose continuing with her excellent property this tree is on. work pursuing further awards that are needed to enable us to Churchyard Grass Cutting attain the anticipated total of For the record the current ‘grass £105,000 for the full repairs. She cutters’ are George, Nick and is approaching the Wolfson Fund myself. The residual large central and The Friends of Essex area had been cut by John Churches Charities. So there is Willsmer until his untimely death still work to be done in securing a year ago. Since then the all of the finances. Then comes Parish Council have occasionally the difficult bit—getting the work cut it normally at our prompting. formally tendered for and then However now I can advise there doing the repairs! has been an agreement made that they will cut it once per Memorial Garden month at no charge to us. At the Mike Harris has been very busy same time we will be happy for and has replaced the vertical the council to use the SAR for posts around the Garden. The their bi-monthly meetings at no whole units have been re-stained charge! We need to work closer with a little help from me and the together from now onwards! Uniformed Group. Christine Mennie has re-organised the Garden chair positions with help from Brian so that one can better view the Garden, Churchyard Front Page Picture and Church from either chair. Denise Carter has also done a marks Rio Olympic Games 2016 great deal of weeding and which begin on Friday, August 5 clearing up around the Garden and end on Sunday, August 21. Page 20 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 21 Post Brexit The campaign on both sides The Referendum has shown just as troubling is the fear of may have been marked by half some of the deeper concerns in such incidents and concern for Terry Brown offers this letter sent promises and half-truths, playing our society. It has become very their future among many who by The Rt Revd John Wraw, to people's fears and anxieties evident just how out of touch have been welcomed into this Area Bishop of Bradwell to all and although the majority was much of leadership - political, country from other EU nations licensed ministers in the not overwhelming nationally, the private sector, church included - and from across the world. This Bradwell Area Referendum result is clear and is with the mood of much of the is something we can respond to decisive and it does people a country. There is a need for a very practically in our localities. It Archbishop Justin Welby spoke great disservice to assume their much greater listening to and is important we build strong, recently in a different context that votes ill-informed and ill heeding people's concerns and positive relationships between his identity lay not in his DNA but considered. Locally support for fears and anxieties and also our faith groups and between the in Christ. Paul reminds us as exit from the EU was among the hopes and dreams and longings. richly diverse groups which Christians that our citizenship is highest in the country. The key question is still 'what make up our communities. in heaven but at the same time sort of society do we want to urges the early church to pray for What is much less clear is build?' A timely debate in Diocesan and have respect for the civic actually what exit from the EU Synod last month affirmed authorities. In the relationship will look like. There has been no Some of those fears and building a partnership with between Christians and wider clear plan from those who anxieties are, I believe, genuine Citizens UK. This is already society one strong image is that campaigned for out, nor even but misplaced and badly strong in some East London of resident aliens - those who agreement on what that would informed. That is particularly true Boroughs and growing in are fully committed to the mean. It is a matter of urgency with regard to migration. The . It is an organisation common good, engagement with that those issues are addressed. challenges facing us not simply which brings together groups and participation in the society in Already there are sectors of as a country but globally around and people in a locality to give a which they are set but who also society seeing a severe impact migration are much more voice to the real concerns of that have a wider perspective and because of the Referendum complex than presented by the locality holding local decision wider horizons. result. Politicians need to look to media and the main political makers to account. There are the good of the country and not parties. Barriers and quotas will plans for an interfaith event in As the dust settles this week it is simply party interests. not make those issues go away. Essex this autumn as well as the a good time to take stock in the Such global issues require a beginning of conversations about light of the Referendum vote to Personally I would support the global response and call on us building some local Citizen UK leave the EU. Few if any strong argument for a General as a nation to share in that groups. expected an 'out' vote even Election in due course once the response. among the 'Brexiteers' and leadership of the main political Across the Area we will have certainly at the moment we have parties has been resolved. I see Even more immediate is the voted differently in the a political vacuum with neither this not as a rerun of the racism and xenophobia which Referendum and have different the Government nor those who Referendum but to give a has surfaced since the views on its outcome. Now the had campaigned for 'out' offering mandate for those leading Referendum. Such incidents decision has been made we any sense of leadership or plan. negotiations. have been swiftly and rightly need to be united both in a condemned. Alongside that and shared vision for the sort of Page 22 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 23 society we want to be part of and in working to bring that about. We need to pray for those whose lives have been immediately impacted by the Referendum result and those who fear the impact it may have. We need to pray for our political leadership, for those with the skills, experience, courage and commitment to foster reconciliation and unite our country in a vision for the common good. We need to commit ourselves to build the relationships locally, to underpin that vision and foster the good of all, having particular care for those who are subject to unwarranted abuse and violence. Worship for a Summer’s Thank you for all you do and for Evening (see also page 20) the many ways so many of you The Chapel at St Peter-on-the- have already responded Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea following last week's Referendum 31 st July Revd Carol Smith

With love and prayers, 7th August Revd Susan Hill Sayers

14 th August Andy Raine of Northumbria Community

21 st August Parishes of Bradwell and St Lawrence

28 th August Bishop of Bradwell Rt Revd John Wraw Page 24 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 25 Smoky Barbecue Relish Eye See You All the answers to this Bible quiz 1 onion, chopped Reduce the heat and cook for 20 are to do with eyes and seeing. 4 cloves garlic minutes until thickened. The answers are on page 15. 1 tablespoon olive oil Discard bay leaves and chilli. 2 bay leaves Serve with barbecued steaks or 1. What is the name of the 1 whole small red chilli good burgers. village where Jesus healed 2 teaspoon mustard powder Good for these barmy, balmy a blind man? (Luke, 2 tablespoon smoked paprika evenings - for those of you who Television chapter 8) 1 teaspoon salt flakes spotted last month's error. When did television start? I bet 2. What eye can a camel go 500 g tin chopped tomatoes you didn’t know that it started on through more easily than a 90 g brown sugar Narelle Arnold 22 nd August 1932 when the rich man? (Matthew, 80 ml Worcestershire sauce British Broadcasting Corporation chapter 19) 90 g honey introduced its first regular TV 3. Joseph talks about his 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar Christenings or service in the London area. By eyes and the eyes of which Weddings summer 1949 television began one of his brothers? Place onion and garlic in food St. Andrews Church to be available outside London (Genesis, chapter 45) processor and whiz till finely and 1954 saw the first daily 4. What did Moses see in the chopped. Heat the oil and cook Sandon news bulletins and weather desert at Horeb? (Exodus, the onion mixture, bay leaves Contact forecasts. Colour pictures arrived chapter 3) Revd. Terry Brown and chilli and cook 4-5 minutes. at the end of 1969. 5. Where did Jesus send the on 01245 698988 Add mustard, paprika and salt or People moan about what is on blind man to wash his and cook for 30secs. Add rest of email [email protected] television and what a waste of eyes? (John, chapter 9) ingredients and bring to the boil. time it is, but there are good 6. What are the eyes like of things to say for it. Without the the one who rides a white news reports of famine in Africa horse? (Revelation, would we have had Live Aid? chapter 19) And what about Comic Relief and Children in Need? TV entertains and educates. It helps us to relax, and it can also Why do beavers spend a help us to pray by showing us fortune on the internet? the world. We see the natural They never want to log off. disasters and people hurt and made homeless by war. And we How do you stop the turn to God and ask Him to help batteries in your Play those who suffer and we pray for Station running out? them, remembering that we are Hide their trainers. God’s hands here on earth. Page 26 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine August 2016 Page 27 Saint Andrew’s Parish Church Contacts

Revd. Terry Brown* Priest-in-Charge 698988 [email protected]

David Farrar* 471484 Church Wardens Mark Champness* 472299

PCC Secretary Christine Mennie* 281305 PCC Treasurer Nick Bobeldijk* 471756 Child Protection Alison Read 474858 Vulnerable Adults Christine Farrar 471484 Electoral Roll Liz Bobeldijk 471756 Organist Ron Woods 268304 Bell Ringing Nick Tovey 472692 Tiny Tots Alison Read 474858 Magazine Editor Richard Cecil 224747 as * above and Colin Bryan, Judy Cecil, Parochial Church Anna Cosby, Valerie Grimwood, John Gruby, Council Members Simon Johnson, Michael Puffett, Dennis Terry and Janet Terry

Regular Activities

nd 2 Sundays of the month 8:00 am Holy Communion (Traditional) 10:00 am Family Service Other Sundays 10:00 am Parish Eucharist Tuesdays 9:30 am Holy Communion 10:00 am Tea/Coffee and Chat 7:45 pm Bell Ringing Practice Wednesday 9:30 am Celtic Prayer (4 th Wed of month) 1:00 pm Tiny Tots (term time only) Fridays 7.30 pm Choir Practice Page 28 August 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine