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PARISH MAGAZINE Bell Ringers St John's: Liz Merritt 726767 St Mary's: Barry Osborn 725389 Contacts (01380 unless stated) Rector Vacant Curate Gerry Lynch LLM Parish Administrator Catherine Brown 724389 Licensed Lay Ministers Chris Cox 728716 Churchwardens Peter Crofts 725740 Jane Scorer 720168 Bob Simpson 725728 Hon. Treasurer Becky Edgington 722680 PCC Secretary Liz Overthrow 722404 Electoral Roll Officer Catherine Brown 724389 Organist Chris Totney 01672 562886 PARISH MAGAZINE Bell Ringers St John's: Liz Merritt 726767 St Mary's: Barry Osborn 725389 Flower Guild Heather Blyth 724347 Parish Magazine Distribution Peter Crofts 725740 Parish Magazine Editor Catherine Brown 724389 Mothers' Union Juliet Bazeley 829610 Children’s Church Catherine Brown 739253 Parish Safeguarding Officer Jerry King 723830 Health and Safety Officer Alan Martin 0755 7790 363 Representatives on Churches Together in Devizes David Evans 721527 Parish Rooms: hire and information 724389 [email protected] 50p 20 Bible readings for December Contents 1 Isa.11.1-10 17 Gen. 49.2,8-10 Luke 10.21-24 Matt. 1.11-17 2 Isa. 25.6-10 18 Jer. 23.5-8 3 The Bishop of Sherbourne writes….. Matt. 15.29-37 Matt. 1.18-24 3 Isa. 26.1-6 4 National Holocaust Day 2021 19 Judg. 13.2-7, 24-end Matt. 7.21,24-27 Luke 1.5-25 5 God’s Piece (Walk on by) by Gail Foster 4 Isa. 29.17-end 20 2 Sam. 7.1-11, 16 6 & 7 Mark my Words: the Gospel for this Year Matt. 9.27-31 Rom. 16.25-end Luke 1.26-38 8 & 9 A Curate Writes…. 5 Isa. 30.19-21,23-26 Matt. 9.35-10.1,6-8 21 Zeph. 3.14-18 10 & 11 Ten Tips for a Green Christmas 6 Isa. 40.1-11 Luke 1.39-45 12 Cartoon 2 pet.3.8-15 22 1 Sam. 24-end Mark 1.1-8 Luke 1.46-56 13 Mistletoe 7 Isa. 35 23 Mal. 3.1-4,4.5-end Luke 5.17-26 14 & 15 Crossword Luke 1.57-66 8 Isa. 40.1-11 24 2 Sam. 7.1-5,8-11,16 16 Sudoku Matt. 18.12-14 Acts 13.16-26 17 Book Review 9 Isa. 40.25-end Luke 1.67-79 Matt. 11.28-end 25 Isa. 9.2-7 Titus 2.11-14 18 Psalms for December 10 Isa. 41.13-20 Luke 2.1-14 19 Bible readings for December Matt. 11.11-15 26 2 Chr. 24.20-22 Acts 7.51-end 20 Parish Contacts 11 Isa. 48.17-19 Matt. 11.16-19 Matt 10.17-22 12 Ecclus. 48.1-4,9-11 27 Exod. 33.7-11a Kings 2.9-12 John 1 If you would like to read this magazine electronically, please Matt. 17.10-13 John 21.19b -end go to this page on our website: 13 Isa. 61.1-4, 8-end 28 Jer. 31.15-17 1 Thess.5.16-24 1 Cor. 1.26-29 http://www.stjohnwithstmary.org.uk/about-us/church-life/ John 1.6-8,19-28 Matt. 2.13-18 overview-of-church-life and follow the link. 14 Num. 24.2-7,15-17 29 1 John2.3-11 Matt. 21.23-27 Luke 2.22-35 15 Zeph. 3.1-2,9-13 30 1 John 2.12-17 Matt. 21.28-32 Luke 2.36-40 16 Isa. 45.6b-8, 21b-end 31 1 John 2.18-21 Luke 7.18b-23 John 1.1-18 2 19 The Bishop of Sherborne, Karen Gorham Psalms for December November is a time for remembrance and 11am on the 11th is always a poignant time as the nation stops for 2 minutes to remember those who 1 72.1-4, 18-19 have lost their lives in war. 2 23 Last month I was walking by the South West Coastal path in Dorset, and I 3 118.18-27a heard 2 boys speaking as they were running towards the cliff edge; what 4 27.1-4, 16-17 they said shocked me. One warned the other not to go too close to the edge 5 146.4-9 of the cliff, and the other said ‘What a perfect way to die!’ They then 6 85.1-2, 8-end proceeded to sing a song by Alicia Keys. That song itself is about a victim of 7 85.2-end gun crime, about his death and those left behind. It is interesting that if you put the words of the song into a certain search engine, the number for the 8 96.1-10,10-end Samaritans comes up on screen. 9 103.8-13 10 145.1,8-13 What is life, when we have become somewhat immune to death? It is tragic that even children are wondering what the point of it all is and when we look 11 1 back at the numbers of those killed in war – 20 million in the first world war, 12 80.1-4,18-19 and 70 – 85 million in the second world war, and 17 million in the holocaust, 13 126 it is easy to skate over them. 14 25.3-8 Covid-19 is making us all think, and I hope it helps us think differently. So far 15 34.1-6,21-22 over 1 million people have died, and every death is someone’s child, parent, 16 85.7-end grandparent, brother or sister. Life is precious as we protect ourselves, and 17 72.1-5,18-19 our neighbours particularly the elderly and the most vulnerable. Everyone is 18 72.1-2,12-13,18-end made in God’s image, and death is definitely not nothing at all, as we are 19 71.3-8 discovering as we anger over not being able to visit loved ones in nursing homes and are so grateful to those who have held hands of relatives dying 20 89.1-4,19-26 in hospital. 21 33.1-4,11-12,20-end 22 113 Many have found comfort at such a time from a prayer, anointing with oil or 23 25.3-9 holding a cross in their hands, because God’s love promises much more than sentimental songs. Christians stand alongside those in the trenches, 24 89.2,19-27 those in hospital, those at the graveside because life is precious, death is 25 96 hard and hope eternal. 26 119.161-168 Let us take the opportunity to make this month a month when we truly 27 117 remember everyone who had died and enable our local communities to 28 124 remember too, not just with the sounds of bugles and silence, but by 29 96.1-4 reminding people of God’s promises, that everyone is special and ‘that 30 96.7-10 neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things 31 96.1,11-end to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord’. Romans 8:38,39 +Karen 18 3 Next year's Holocaust Memorial Day is Wednesday 27th January 2021 Book Review Let it Slow – an Advent calendar with a difference By Stephen Cottrell, CHP, £6.99 Christmas is one of the most joyful times of year, Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is the international day to remember and it can also be one of the most stressful. This the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the mil- understanding and uplifting book offers another lions of other people killed under Nazi persecution and in genocides way to approach Christmas, and to discover how that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. 27th January its joys and promises can restore our lives, not marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the larg- add to their burdens. est Nazi death camp. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide, and says: "The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable Free at Last and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK, prejudice and the lan- By Asia Bibi, Authentic, £9.99 guage of hatred must be challenged by us all. HMD is for everyone. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn Here is the remarkable story of the woman who more about the past and take action to create a safer future. We know refused to renounce her faith and unwittingly they learn more, empathise more and do more." became the global symbol of the fight against religious extremism. The www.hmd.org.uk website gives ideas for holocaust and genocide observance, in school, at work, with others, or privately. This year, After drinking water from the same glass as a there are ideas for recipes for remembrance, not just for Shoah victims Muslim woman, Asia Bibi, a Christian, was (Jewish Holocaust), but also to remember victims of Bosnian, Rwan- sentenced to hang by the Islamic Republic of dan and other genocides. More here. Pakistan in 2010 on charges of blasphemy. Our Diocesan Inter-Faith Adviser Canon Bill Cave will not only encour- Bibi's case polarised all of Pakistan and mobilised age and assist for HMD 2021, but also on other holocaust-related mat- international support from across the globe, including politicians, ters, as well as God’s Unfailing Word (the Faith and Order commission journalists, and countless organisations.
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