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Dear Friends THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST PETER’S, EDGMOND WITH ST CHAD’S, KYNNERSLEY AND ST LAWRENCE PRESTON WEALD MOORS including VILLAGE NEWS OCTOBER 2016 Visit us at www.stpeterschurchedgmond.org and www.edgmondparishcouncil.co.uk 1 RECTOR (usual day off: Monday) The Revd Prebendary Edward Ward, Edgmond Rectory 820217 RESIDENT MINISTER (part time; usual day off: Saturday) The Revd David Stokes-Harrison, Tibberton Rectory 551117 LICENSED READER Paul Benton 603071 CHURCHWARDENS John Ingram, Lovatt Cottage, 5 Turners Lane, Edgmond 810337 Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, High Street, Edgmond 810880 PCC SECRETARY Jane Gill 811201 TREASURER AND STEWARDSHIP RECORDER Rodney Bunyan 810957 ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER Dr Colin Brown 550164 TOWER CAPTAIN and RINGING MASTER Edric Broom 825851 TOWER SECRETARY Paul Lewis 820135 PUBLICITY c/o Penny Westgate 812920 MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Matthews 825976 MAGAZINE EDITOR Sara Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected] MAGAZINE ADVERTISING Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected] MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION Penny Hughes 820253 2 Dear Friends, Some of the first words we try to teach our children are “thank you”. We try to build in them a natural response of thanks, rather than to just grab and then leave. “Thank you” often means that we have appreciated all the effort people have put into the meal, the gift, or we have appreciated their kindness and friendship. So to give thanks for the success of the harvest is as old and as widespread as humanity itself – or at least as old as farming. And the desire to give thanks for the harvest is not confined just to churchgoers. My father was a typical Anglican churchgoer - apart from weddings, funerals, baptisms, he never went to church, except at harvest. As a farm labourer he felt the need to go to church to express thanks for the harvest. Thanksgiving is the recognition that we all have needs, and that the means to meet these needs are provided by God the Creator. It is an acknowledgement of our continued dependence upon God. And that despite all the advances of science and technology, if we do not have the sun or the rain, or even good soil, we do not have a harvest. For we believe that “all good gifts around us are sent from God above”. And our acknowledgement of God’s goodness should be expressed in giving part of the harvest back to the Creator. And that is why at harvest we bring gifts to church. We bring bread, all kinds of tinned and packaged goods from all over the world (illustrating our dependence on other people and countries), and fruits and flowers from our own gardens and orchards. And so we give to God. We aren’t just to rejoice and be happy in a beautifully decorated church singing the familiar harvest hymns. We come to offer our gifts to God, to present them for his use. And just as we cannot separate body, mind, and spirit - all three are interdependent and affect each other - so we cannot separate our worship of God from our offering to God of what we have and what we are. Both are interdependent. So at harvest we offer ourselves, our souls and bodies, in thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and the fruits of our labours, and in recognition that ultimately “all good gifts around us are sent from God above” May God bless you. Your Priest and Friend, Edward Ward 3 SERVICES IN THE OCTOBER DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON SUNDAY 2nd H ARVEST F ESTIVAL 9.00 am Trinity 19 7.45 am Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion Tuesday 4th 9.30 am St Francis of Assisi Holy Communion Thursday 6th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 9th 7.45 am 10.30 am HARVEST FESTIVAL Trinity 20 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.15 am 10.30 am (to be confirmed) Family Communion Sung Eucharist 6.30 pm 4.30 pm Harvest Songs of Healing Service Praise Thursday 13th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 16th 7.45 am 9.00 am Trinity 21 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion Thursday 20th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 23rd 7.45 am 10.30 am 9.00 am Last after Trinity Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion 10.30 am Sung Eucharist Thursday 27th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 30th 10.30 am All Saints Gathered service for the six parishes – Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Waters Upton 4 SIX PARISHES 2016 DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON SUNDAY 2nd H ARVEST F ESTIVAL 10.30 am PATRONAL FESTIVAL Trinity 19 10.30 am Morning Prayer 9.15 am Family Service Holy Communion Tuesday 4th St Francis of Assisi Thursday 6th SUNDAY 9th 9.00 am HARVEST FESTIVAL 9.15 am Trinity 20 Holy Communion 6.30 pm Said Communion Harvest Evensong Thursday 13th SUNDAY 16th 10.30 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Trinity 21 Songs of Praise Holy Communion Holy Communion Thursday 20th SUNDAY 23rd 9.00 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Last after Trinity Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion Thursday 27th SUNDAY 30th 10.30 am All Saints Gathered service for the six parishes – Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Waters Upton 5 FROM THE REGISTERS HOLY BAPTISM 17th July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Finlay Stuart Stephen, son of Russell and Amy Guthrie. 17th July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Eva, daughter of Christopher Jones and Jasmine Stanley. 24th July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Alexander Paul John, son of Paul and Rebecca Hayhurst. 30th July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Holly Grace, daughter of David and Deborah Wickstead. 4th September at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Nevaeh George and Gracie Dorothy, daughters of James Edwards and Rebecca Whitefoot. HOLY MATRIMONY 22nd July at St Michael’s, Waters Upton – Alastair Douglas and Fiona Yapp. 29th July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Thomas Webster and Ella Jones. FUNERALS 9th September at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Margaret Donnison. The service was followed by cremation at Telford Crematorium. CREMATIONS 6th July at Telford Crematorium – Geoffrey Young of Waters Upton. 1st August at Telford Crematorium – Keith Duggan of Tibberton. BURIAL OF ASHES 7th August at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Doris Garmson, late of Australia, and Malcolm Garmson, late of Bournemouth. 12th August at Newport Cemetery – Philip Bennett. ALL SOULS’ DAY - November 2nd On Wednesday November 2nd (All Souls’ Day) we shall hold a Requiem Mass in St Peter’s Church, Edgmond at 9.30 am when we shall remember all the faithful departed. If you would like the name or names of a loved one or ones read out at the altar during this service would you please write them on the sheet of paper provided at the back of the church. 6 HEALING SERVICE Just to remind you all that the next monthly Healing Service at St Peter’s will be held on October 9th at 4.30 pm, and that the Healing Service will be held at that earlier time until March 2017. Everyone is welcome at this service. It is not a curing service, but a healing service, and is a short, quiet, contemplative service. THANK YOU Rector Edward and Jane would like to thank everyone who sent cards and messages on the occasion of their Ruby Wedding Anniversary. They were greatly appreciated, so thank you all very much. FROM THE EDITOR This month’s front cover features two lovely photos of the Fun Day held this summer at Edgmond Village Hall – complete with bouncy castle and a lively tug o’war. Below those pictures I have sneaked in a photo of the Christening of my granddaughter Elizabeth Patience in St Mary’s, Sheriffhales which took place in September. Of course Sheriffhales is not one of our six parishes so there is no justification for including this photo, but in this case the editor’s decision is final !! The picture on the right illustrates the Harvest season which is so evident in the fields all around our villages and which we are celebrating in our churches this autumn. The next edition of the Parish Magazine and Village News will cover the month of November 2016 and the deadline for contributions is Sunday, 2nd October. I would be very grateful if you can deliver your contributions in good time to me at the address on the inside front cover – or you can email them to me at [email protected]. And I’m always delighted to receive your photos (preferably by email) not just for the front cover, but also to illustrate your articles and contributions inside. Don’t forget that you can also read this magazine online on both the village and church websites (addresses on the front cover). 7 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RECTOR’S INDUCTION November 6th this year marks the 25th anniversary of our Rector’s Induction as Rector of Edgmond, Preston and Kynnersley. It is rather unusual these days to find a Priest remaining in one benefice for this length of time. It is more likely to be 10 or 12 years, and under Common Tenure, which now governs all new appointments, it will probably be just 7 years. (The Rector has the Freehold of the parish and despite requests from officials he has refused to give it up!) There will be a special Eucharist on Sunday November 6th in St Peter’s at 10.30 am to mark our Rector’s 25 years, and the guest preacher will be the Archdeacon of Salop.
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