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2 Sunday (see page 10 for details) 8am Holy Communion (Prayerbook) or Morning Prayer 10am Parish Communion or Service of the Word (with Sunday Club for children) 6pm Evensong Choir Practice Mondays 10.30 am Senior Citizens Lunch Club Tuesdays in the Honywood Hall 11am Study & Discussion Wednesdays 10.30am at Honywood Hall Thursday 10.30am Edward Bear Club (Toddler Service, followed by coffee and play) Parish Contacts: Mother’s Union 4th Friday of each month, 1.45pm During the Interregnum for all church matters please Bell-ringing Practice contact: Fridays at 7.45 pm Associate Priest Rev’d Sue Godsmark : 01621 891513 Email : [email protected] If you are unable to contact the Associate Priest please speak to the Churchwardens: Churchwardens Isobel Doubleday : 01621 891329 Karen Tarpey : 01621 892122 Baptisms For enquiries about baptisms, please contact Rev’d Sue Godsmark. Magazine: Enquiries : Helen Mutton : 01621 891067 Adverts : Pauline Stebbing : 01621 892059 Email : [email protected] Website: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/6657 3 Church News St Peter’s Church Fun Dog Show Saturday, 7th September was the rescheduled date for the Fun Dog Show postponed due to extreme heat at the church summer fete in June. This time the weather was ideal (well definitely for the dogs, maybe not the ice cream man!). The very generous Mann family provided us with a superb venue for the show, not to mention helping set up and clear away afterwards, so thank you, we couldn’t have rescheduled the event without you. Dogs large and small turned out for the 12 classes, competing for the title of Best in Show. With over 40 dogs in attendance, our judge Marie Atkinson (and daughter, Brooke) from Totham Doggy Dawdles, had a tough task on their hands!! It was lovely to see the different types of dogs and handlers of all ages. Liz of Elizabeth Clare Photography spent the whole day capturing the combinations, resulting in some wonderful images which can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/elizabethclarephotos A huge thank you must go to all of our sponsors. Raw Made Simple provided rosettes for all classes and the Best in Show prizes, along with running the dog scurry competition on the day. All our other class sponsors provided some amazing prizes for 1st and 2nd in each class. The support from these local businesses and charities is so gratefully received, and helped the event raise £355 for the church. Rachel Patten 4 Church News St Peter’s Church Fun Dog Show Results Cutest Puppy sponsored by Totham Doggy Dawdles: 1st Lisa and Teddy, 2nd Kat and Jasper Golden Oldie sponsored by Natural Answers: 1st Carol and Wotsit, 2nd Lucinda and Kiera Prettiest Bitch sponsored by Maypole Pet and Garden Centre: 1st Tina and Annie, 2nd Gemma and Millie Most Handsome Dog sponsored by Arnies of Essex, Dog Grooming Salon: 1st Damian with Kovu, 2nd Charlie and Veno Child’s Best Friend sponsored by Elizabeth Clare Photography: 1st Elizabeth and Argo, 2nd Charlotte & Jack with Simba Musical Sits sponsored by Elizabeth Clare Photography: 1st Gemma and Millie, 2nd Donna and Tilly Proudest Pedigree sponsored by Natural Answers: 1st Karen and Dora, 2nd Charlie and Winnie Canniest Crossbreed by Many Tears Animal Rescue: 1st Vanessa and Rascal, 2nd Vicki and Dudell Most Appealing Eyes sponsored by Raw Made Simple: 1st Hayley and Kobie, 2nd Karen and Monster Waggiest Tail sponsored by Maypole Pet and Garden Centre: 1st Donna and Tilly, 2nd Emma and Thor Best Rescue sponsored by Totham Doggy Dawdles: 1st Dean and Buster, 2nd Charlie and Veno The Dog the Judge would most like to Take Home sponsored by Arnies of Essex, Dog Grooming Salon: 1st Karen and Dora, 2nd Caroline and Shona Best in Show sponsored by Raw Made Simple: BIS Damian and Kovu, RBIS Karen and Dora 5 Church News Saint Cleopatra No, not that Cleopatra! This is Saint Cleopatra, a rather obscure Saint whose feast day is in October. She was a Palestinian widow who rescued the remains of Saint Varus. Cleopatra brought the relics of the saint back to her home in Dera, Syria. When the church was dedicated to Varus, Cleopatra’s young son mysteriously died. According to legend, Varus appeared to Cleopatra and comforted her in her grief. St Varus himself was a Christian martyr who died in Alexandria, Egypt in AD 307. Both Egypt and Syria have small Christian populations in otherwise dominant Muslim populations. Egypt has around 10 million Christians, and Syria, which, as late as the 1920s had a 30% Christian population, is down to about 10%. The Syrian Christian population dates back 20,000 years and is currently suffering wide- scale persecution amidst a devastating civil war. The great Apostle Paul’s conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus seems ironic. Paul Smith Church Cleaners We have a beautiful church at St Peter’s. We need some wonderful people to join our team to help keep it clean. Is that you? If you can help in any way, please contact Martyn on 892387, email: [email protected] 6 Church News Church Registers Baptisms Sunday, 11th August Jayden Robert George Turton of Maldon Sunday, 11th August, Olivia-Rose Ruck of Maldon Sunday,18th August Edward Samuel Varley Boorman of Great Totham (pictured) If you are considering baptism for yourself or your children, confirmation, weddings, funeral arrangements, Holy Communion at home, or you would just like a visit, please get in touch with Rev’d Sue Godsmark or one of the Churchwardens (see page 3 for contact details). In your prayers at home this month, please include: Our ‘Friendship Church’ - Bragernes Kirke, Drammen, Norway; Bob, David, Adam, Mary, Keith, Brian, Roger, Pat, Roger, Sylvia, Dennis, Laura, Mike, David and Noah. 7 Village News Great Totham Gardening Club Autumn Show 8 Village News Great Totham Gardening Club Autumn Show The winners and best exhibit in each division were:- Division 1 - Vegetables Division 2 - Fruit 1st with 44 points: Norman Wright 1st with 14 points: Jenny Phillips 2nd with 26 points: Richard Monk 2nd with 8 points: Derryle Beard 3rd with 19 points: Rebekah Clark 3rd with 6 points: Cliff Ellams Best exhibit: Richard Monks: Best exhibit: John Keyes: 3 Onions 4 dessert apples Top Tray winner: Norman Wright Division 3 - Flowers Division 4 - Floral Art 1st with 24 points: Rebekah Clark 1st with 8 points: Rebekah Clark, 2nd with 21 points: Ken Cooper Pauline Wright 3rd with 18 points: Richard Monk 2nd with 6 points: Linda Warr Best exhibit: Richard Monk 3rd with 1 point: Yvonne Hawley Best exhibit: Rebekah Clark Division 5 - Cookery Division 6 - Arts and Crafts 1st with 19 points: Yvonne Hawley 1st with 23 points: Brenda Steele 2nd with 15 points: Rebekah Clark 2nd with 12 points: Derryle Beard 3rd with 14 points: Derryle Beard 3rd with 7 points: Pauline Wright Best exhibit: Yvonne Hawley: Best exhibit: Fruit Cake Madeline Garwood's Cross Stitch Best Fruit Cake: Yvonne Hawley Best Victoria Sandwich: Rebekah Clark Division 7 - Photography Spud Bucket Challenge 1st with 28 points: Sue Ebert 1st with 5lb 11oz: Rebekah Clark 2nd with 11 points: Ken Cooper 2nd with 3lb 10oz: Jenny Phillips 3rd with 9 points: Christine Walker 3rd with 3lb 9oz: Linda Keyes Best exhibit: Ken Cooper's Fairground Scene Most points in the Autumn Show: 1st with 68 points: Rebekah Clark; 2nd with 54 points: Norman Wright; 3rd with 48 points: Ken Cooper Overall Spring and Autumn Show Winner 2019: 1st with 111 points: Rebekah Clark; 2nd with 98 points: Christine Walker; 3rd with 76 points: Richard Monk Christine Walker 9 Church News Services at St Peter’s Church October Sunday, 6th October 8am Holy Communion The Sixteenth Sunday after 10am Morning Service of the Trinity Word 6pm Evensong Sunday, 13th October 8am Morning Prayer The Seventeenth Sunday 10am Family Communion after Trinity 6pm Evensong Sunday, 20th October 8am Morning Prayer The Eighteenth Sunday 10am Family Communion after Trinity 6pm Evensong Sunday, 27th October 8am Morning Prayer The Last Sunday after 11am All Saints’ Day Service Trinity Little Totham (no 10am service at Great Totham) 6pm Evensong 200+ Club Draw Winners August 1st Prize - Christine Adams 2nd Prize - Mary Bradley 3rd Prize - Roger Allen If you would like to join the scheme, whose proceeds benefit the church, please contact Roger Allen on 892334 St Peter’s Church Website Do take a moment to visit our new website for all the latest news and information on activities going on both at St. Peter’s and in and around the village: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/6657 Thanks to Chris Munton for managing the website for us. 10 Church News United Benefice Service All Saints Church, Little Totham On Sunday 27th October, for All Saint's Day, the three churches in our Benefice will be meeting together at All Saints Church, Little Totham, at 11am. There will be no 10am Service or Sunday Club at St. Peter's Church on that day and you are all invited to join us at Little Totham. Christine Walker All Souls Service If you would like the name of a loved one mentioned at the All Souls Service to be held on Sunday, 3rd November, please give details to Rev'd Sue or the Churchwardens. The service will be held at St. Peter's Church at 3.30pm, followed by tea. Christine Walker St Nicholas Fayre Saturday, 23rd November “Many hands make light work” So if you are able to plan to spare an hour on 23rd November in the Vil- lage Hall, we would be very grateful for your help with our annual St.