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THE UPPERWYLYE PARISH NEWS SEPTEMBER 2013 'Growing in the Love of God' 1979 to 2013 Our vision is to be open, welcoming, growing and inclusive churches, living within the love of God, and sharing God's love and life with others. http://upperwylyevalleyteam.webs.com SAMARITANS PURSE Please start collecting shoe boxes, and there are leaflets in the larger churches explaining what this is all about, and what we need to collect. Thank you to all those who have knitted jumpers, scarves etc., some of these will go by road to Bulgaria with Trussell Trust in December, but we are concentrating on the Christmas Shoe Boxes this year. Operation Christmas Child has delivered 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in the last 23 years and we are trusting God for another 100 million. Can we count on your support in 2013? For leaflets and further information please contact Anne on 840339 TEAM SERVICE 11.00am Sunday 29th September The Feast of St Michael & All Angels will be held at Manor Farm, Codford Saturday (by kind invitation of the Collins family) 14 September Preacher: Archdeacon Alan Jeans Ride + Stride throughout Wiltshire and Dorset, visiting historic churches using This service will be a little different as we will be meeting in a marquee at various modes of transport and raising Manor Farm. This is an opportunity for all of our congregations to unite money at the same time. Contact together from all the Churches of our Team to join in worship, prayer and Charles Graham (01672 514301, fellowship – and Ven. Alan Jeans, Archdeacon of Sarum, will be with us. [email protected]) or Anna Butler The service is followed by a Bring & Share Lunch afterwards ([email protected]). to which everyone is warmly invited. Come and join us – and bring family and friends! A BIG THANK-YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS THE UPPER WYLYE VALLEY TEAM PET SERVICE A message from PN Chairman, David Shaw Sunday 15th September The Parish News Committee hosted a 3pm simple but important party on 25th July at Manor Farm Veterinary Surgery Codford 2013 to say ‘Thank You’ to all those who OUR ANNUAL PET SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER AT 3PM WE help with the monthly production of the INVITE EVERYONE TO BRING THEIR PET ALONG FOR A SHORT SERVICE AND BLESSING. magazine. The Chairman would like to IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MANOR FARM VETERINARY SURGERY. take this opportunity to extend those thanks to all those who could not attend Hypo meeting 7.30pm Tuesday 3rd Sept, Red Lion – the clergy and all contributors and If you are under 25 years or a parent of an under 16 and would like to make distributors; without you the magazine the villages a better place for young people to live please come along. would fail. Thank you very much Delivered free to 1300 homes in Boyton, Codford, Corton, Heytesbury, Knook, Norton Bavant, Sherrington, Sutton Veny, Tytherington and Upton Lovell MEN’S BREAKFAST U 2013/2014 FROM THE REGISTERS Baptisms I hope that you are all We welcome ino the Christian Church having a great summer. Time flies and the next session of Mens' Fellowship Lucas Alexander James Rennie on 30th June at Codford St Mary Breakfasts will start on Monday 7 Monty Artimus Osborne on 3rd August at Tytherington October. Jacob Michael Ethan Botting on 10th August at Sutton Veny The arrangements will be much the same May they grow in the Christain Faith as before. The Breakfast starts at 8.15 at the Weddings Bishopstrow House Hotel. It normally Congratulations to ends by 9.30 after the talk, questions and Lauren Cundick and Paul Sanger on 5th July at Heytesbury prayers. The car park is tight so car sharing would be a great help. The cost of the Georgina Acworth and Georgios Kyriakoudes on 20th July at Norton Bavant Breakfast has risen modestly to £8.50 but Emily Woznika and Alex Millican on 27th July at Sutton Veny we will still collect £10 so no change May they have many happy years of married life together overall. The Speaker will get a little less for Funerals his Charity so we will put out a box for Our sympathy and love to those who mourn the passing of donations if you would like to donate or Audrey Sampson on 5th July at Sutton Veny/Semington are persuaded to give more. Minnie Lamb on 19th July at Semington The Speaker on Monday 7 October will be Mavis Lister on 23rd July at Codford St Peter Mr Angus Macpherson, the Wiltshire Reginald John Francis on 23rd July at Semington Police and Crime Commissioner. He will Nicholas John Carpenter on 31st July at Semington talk about his plans for the Police Service May they rest in the peace and light of Christ in the County and also discuss some of the Please contact the Ministry Team to make arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, challenges. Should be interesting. Confirmation preparation or Service of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage. If you would like to attend please ring: The clergy will officiate at any crematorium service. Simon Firth (850767) or Henry Collins (850193) Monday 7 October - TEAM DIARY Mr Angus Macpherson. Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner Please let Anne know of any social dates Monday 4 November - you have so these can be included, and it Bishop Crispian Hollis. Roman Catholic avoids clashing with other dates and WELLINGTON2WATERLOO Emeritus Bishop of Portsmouth events.We have no ITEMS FROM SOME BY BICYCLE Monday 2 December - OF OUR villages; please do send your During 24-27 September, Michael and Mr John Smith events in. This magazine is delivered door Judith Hutchings will be cycling with Monday 6 January - To be confirmed to door in all of our ten villages. approximately 300 other volunteers, 230 Monday 3 February - T: 840339 or backside-numbing miles from Wellington The Right Reverend Edward Condry. E:[email protected] Barracks, London to Waterloo in Belgium Bishop of Ramsbury to raise funds for the Grenadier Guard's Monday 3 March - SEPTEMBER Colonel's Fund (Prince Phillip is the General Sir Roger Wheeler. Saturday 7th Food Festival at Codford Regiment's Colonel). The charity's aim is Monday 7 April - Sunday 15th Pet Service at Codford to provide support to the many Grenadiers Mr Richard Southwell QC Friday 27th Big Coffee Morning wounded during 3 tours in Afghanistan, Please note that these dates may change but Sunday 29th Team Service Codford and to the families who have had relatives if so will be well published.Great if you can killed in action. You can find out more join us for these enjoyable events OCTOBER about W2W by visiting Best Wishes. Simon. Monday 7th -14th Retreat to Iona http://www.wellington2waterloo.co.uk. Saturday 12th Beattle Drive & Supper If you would like to support us and this STEVE MARTIN Sutton Veny very worthwhile cause please visit Judith's Friday 18th Friends HTK talk JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/ CONSTRUCTION at Codford Judith-Dando or make your donation GROUNDWORKS CONTRACTOR payable to The Colonel's Fund and pop it NOVEMBER into 68 High Street, Heytesbury. With very WARMINSTER Monday 4th Mens Breakfast many thanks for your generosity. WILTS The Speaker on Monday 4 November will be Bishop Crispian Hollis, the Roman PRAYER GROUP 07909 867720 Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Portsmouth. This continues to meet Saturday 30th Christmas Fayre at 7pm-9pm on Mondays 07540 840641 Heytesbury Church at 5 Hospital of St. John. [email protected] Please contact Anne DECEMBER 840339 for prayer requests DRIVEWAYS DRAINAGE PATIOS FOUNDATIONS Monday 9th Holiday at Home Codford or further information. MINISTRY TEAM LETTER From John Tomlinson, The Rectory, Sutton Veny housebound. do we sustain and refresh ourselves day by For those of us who have been able to day, when we’re not on holiday? Or do we Dear Friends go away on holiday, unless things have gone just rely on those internal batteries lasting By the time this letter is being read, seriously wrong, it will have been a time out until we are next able to get away? many of us will have had the privilege of of relaxation and refreshment – in what- The same question applies even more, to being away on holiday during the summer. ever form that takes for us. (It’s not that those who are unable to take holidays. For some people, that joy might be await- living here in the Wylye Valley is a bad thing We all relax and refresh ourselves in ing, now that the schools are back, costs – far from it! – how blessed we are to live different ways. For the extrovert, they tend are much lower and holiday places are in this lovely place. It’s just that it’s often to be the more social activities, meeting more quiet! I think it’s really important for good to get away from the normal routine with others, doing things together; sharing those of us who are able to take holidays to of life and from the expectations that are a meal with friends or a pint in the remember what a privilege it is. Many on us day by day.) But when we come back, local pub, for instance. For the more intro- people are not able to go away on holiday: we return refreshed and re-invigorated, verted, it may be sitting listening to some because of lack of finances, for instance, or our internal batteries fully re-charged, and good music, or going on a peaceful walk because of family or work commitments, ready for the regular pattern of life.