St Matthew with St Paul Winchester
Pilgrims on a journey
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Parish magazine
February 2017 £1.50
Shared lunch at St Paul’s SUNDAY SERVICES
Wishing you peace and joy this Advent, St Matthew’s St Paul’s Christmas and Epiphany Stockbridge Road St Paul’s Hill (currently closed for building works)
8 am [2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th] 8 am [1st] Holy Communion Holy Communion [Book of Common Prayer (BCP)] [BCP]
11.15 am 9.30 am Mattins [BCP] Parish Communion with crèche and children’s activities
1st Sunday – Holy Communion [BCP] 1st Sunday – Family Communion
Every Wednesday Every Mon, Tues, Wed (see welcome sheet) 11 am 4.30 pm Holy Communion Evening Prayer
PARISH DIRECTORY Canon Peter Seal 844878 (w); 854849 (h) Parish Administrator [email protected]. Katy Palacio Voicemail 844878 Day off: Friday Parish Office, St Paul’s Hill, Winchester SO22 5AB [email protected] Bishop John Dennis 868881 M, W, F, 9.30 am–3 pm [email protected] Rector’s Assistant & ‘Building for Life’ Project Assistant Priest Administrator Revd Mary Copping 07921 886016 Ursula Payne Voicemail 844878 [email protected] [email protected] O come, O come Emmanuel Day off: Thursday M, Tu, Th, 9 am–5 pm Assistant Minister PCC Treasurer Revd Neil Birkett 864910 Stuart Dorward 860772 [email protected] [email protected] Licensed Lay Ministers (LLM) Please make cheques payable Stephen Adam 883511 to St Matthew’s PCC [email protected] Finance Management Officer Gary Ruffell (LLM Emeritus) 881513 Canon Keith Anderson Churchwardens Stewardship Secretary Mike Russell-Smith [St Matthew’s] 853584 Tim Stannard [St Paul’s] 855871 (Also Legacy Officer for St Matthew’s) [email protected] Dick Wilkinson [St Matthew’s] 865705 Legacy Officer for St Paul’s [email protected] David Blunt 810641 Chris Sharp [St Paul’s] 849186 [email protected] [email protected] Electoral Roll Officer Sue Walker [St Paul’s] 850559 Maggie Brecknell 856552 [email protected] [email protected] PCC Secretary Parish Visiting Nathalie Schulz 810509 Jan Walley 808441 [email protected] [email protected] [Continued on page 23]
2 Letter from the Rectory Dear friends, When I last wrote, our daughter Katie was preparing to go to Riga, Latvia, in the Baltic, helping with Taizé’s annual European meeting for young adults. You’ll be pleased to hear that this went well, with over 13,000 young adults meeting up in Riga. The organisation involved to welcome, accommodate, feed and lay on a programme of teaching and prayer for so many people is quite something. However, it was a huge success and Katie greatly enjoyed meeting some inspiring young people. Brother Alois, who is the prior of the Taizé community, spoke movingly, especially on the theme of peace. Extracts from his message and that of Pope Francis are on p. 16. Our prayers for peace in such a wobbly political world are needed more than ever. This month is what’s known liturgically as ordinary time. Sounds rather dull, perhaps, but I have to confess it feels attractive to me. Having delighted together in our celebration of Christmas and Epiphany, we can now take a deep breath as we prepare for Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday on 1 March. Do please return your palm cross from last year by Sunday 26 February. These are burned and made into ash. As part of our worship on Ash Wednesday everyone is invited to receive on their forehead in ash the sign of the cross. The cross recalls our baptism, which marked the beginning of our life as a Christian, and ash is symbolic of the end of our lives when our mortal remains return to the earth. The words used at the ashing are very powerful: ‘Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ.’ For us this ordinary time includes two important Sundays. First, on Sunday 12th we keep our annual Stewardship Sunday. In due course everyone will receive a personalised leaflet from me (see p. 10) encouraging ongoing and renewed generosity of time, skills and money as our response to God’s generosity to us. I found myself praying the other day, ‘Let’s make this fly ….’. Secondly, on Sunday 19th we will be licensing our new Parish Visitors. I can’t express adequately my gratitude to our current 20 Parish Visitors and the 8 who are currently being trained. Jan Walley and Penny Maguire have organised and co-ordinated a truly professional training course. Thank you to one and all. I am immensely proud of the pastoral care we can offer to our church community and beyond. You may say to yourself, ‘If that’s what ordinary time looks like … !!’ Indeed, one older member of our parish said to me the other day, ‘Our strapline may well be pilgrims on a journey, but this particular pilgrim is struggling to keep up’. This was said in jest, but there’s an important warning here about a right balance between action and prayer not only in our church life but in everything we do. And as one contemporary wise person puts it, ‘It’s not one or the other, it’s not either or, but both and’. Our website is being well received. Some have commented that they value being able to read sermons soon after they have been preached. If you miss a Sunday, the sermon is usually posted first thing on the Monday morning. On the theme of communication I’d like to thank the 53 people who took the time to respond to the questionnaire about this magazine. The responses were helpful and a real encouragement to go on producing a hard-copy magazine that is read and appreciated, particularly by older people. At St Matthew’s, the building work is on target to be completed by the end of the month (pictures on the back page). This will be a truly wonderful achievement. The first service will be on 1 March, Ash Wednesday – our spirit of penitence will be intermingled with shouts of glee as we see what has been accomplished and then stay on together to enjoy coffee in the new meeting space. Praise the Lord! With every good wish and prayers,
3 Parish services: February 2017 (St Matthew’s is closed until the end of February – Sunday services all at St Paul’s)
Sunday 5 February THE FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT [BCP THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY] 8 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Paul’s Readings: p. 75 9.30 am Family Communion St Paul’s Reading: Matthew 5: 13–20 [p. 65] 11.15 am [BCP] Holy Communion Parish rooms Readings: Isaiah 58: 1–9a; Matthew 5: 13–20 [p. 62] Sunday 12 February STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT [BCP SEPTUAGESIMA] 8 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Paul’s Readings: p. 78 9.30 am Parish Communion St Paul’s Readings: to be decided 11.15 am [BCP] Mattins Parish rooms Readings: to be decided Sunday 19 February THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT [BCP SEXAGESIMA] 8 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Paul’s Readings: p. 80 9.30 am Parish Communion St Paul’s Readings: Romans 8: 18–25; Matthew 6: 25–34 [p. 75] 11.15 am [BCP] Mattins Parish rooms Readings: Romans 8: 18–25; Matthew 6: 25–34 [p. 75] Sunday 26 February THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT [BCP QUINQUAGESIMA] 8 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Paul’s Readings: p. 82 9.30 am Parish Communion St Paul’s Readings: Exodus 24: 12–18; Matthew 17: 1–9 [p. 77] 11.15 am [BCP] Mattins Parish rooms Readings: Exodus 24: 12–18; Matthew 17: 1–9 [p. 77] Wednesday 1 March RE-OPENING OF ST MATTHEW’S ASH WEDNESDAY 11 am [BCP] Holy Communion and Ashing St Matthew’s 7.30 pm Holy Communion and Ashing St Paul’s Sunday 5 March THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 8 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Paul’s Readings: p. 86 9.30 am Family Communion St Paul’s Reading: Matthew 4: 1–11 [p. 88] 11.15 am [BCP] Holy Communion St Matthew’s Readings: Genesis 2: 15–17, 3: 1–7; Matthew 4: 1–11 [p. 87]
Page numbers for 8 am refer to the small black Book of Common Prayer. Page numbers for 9.30 am and 11.15 am refer to the blue Common Worship Lectionary. Readings are from Lectionary Year A. 4 Diary dates February Wed 1 7.30 pm Music meeting in the vestry Thurs 2 9.30–11.30 am Toddler group in the parish rooms 7 pm Western Church School governors meet at Western School Tues 7 7.30 pm Christian meditation in the parish rooms 7.30 pm Parish Visitor training in St Paul’s Hall 7.30 pm Community Day planning in the vestry Wed 8 2.30 pm Beyond Ourselves committee in the parish rooms 7 pm Women’s group at the Roebuck Inn 8.30 pm Men’s group at the Roebuck Inn Thurs 9 9.30–11.30 am Toddler group in the parish rooms Fri 10 Deadline for March parish magazine 7.30 pm ‘Strictly come drinking’ wine-tasting fund-raiser at the Caseys’ Sun 12 12 noon Baptism of Marcus Salter at St Paul’s Mon 13 7.30 pm Beyond Ourselves planning in the vestry Tues 14 7.30 pm Christian meditation in the parish rooms 7.30 pm Parish Visitor training in St Paul’s Hall Thurs 16 9.30–11.30 am Toddler group in the parish rooms Sat 18 10 am Parish Visitor training in the parish rooms Sun 19 9.30 am Commissioning of new Parish Visitors 4 pm St Paul’s @ 4 family service Tues 21 7.30 pm Christian meditation in the vestry 7.30 pm PCC in the parish rooms Mon 27 8.30 am Building for Life steering group in the parish rooms Tues 28 7.30 pm Christian meditation in the parish rooms
March Wed 1, Ash Wednesday St Matthew’s re-opens! 11 am [BCP] Holy Communion and Ashing at St Matthew’s 7.30 pm Holy Communion and Ashing at St Paul’s
Family feedback We welcome: all those who have worshipped with us for the first time in recent weeks; that they may feel at home and encouraged to come again. We congratulate: all who have had special news to celebrate. We pray for all who are unwell: Sheila Conway-Miller, John Dennis (not Bishop John), Anna McKenzie (age 9), Ena Jones, Julia Jones, Ryan King, Emma and Mark Miller, Kate Morgan, Sally Owens, Margaret Petersen, Paul Rolph and Les Scott. We offer our love, deepest sympathy and prayers to: the close family and friends of those who have died recently, including Val Balcombe and Peggy Goater.
5 Parish events & notices
Wine-tasting fund-raiser Day of reflection You are invited to Strictly come drinking on Fri 10 Sat 18 March at St Paul’s February, 7.30 pm. Tickets (£15) from Peter and Irene Casey, 808776, [email protected]. All proceeds to the parish’s Building for Life fund.
Tools for transformation A training day on simple and practical ways for your The contemplative heart: a richer knowing … a deeper church to care for God’s earth, at Christ Church, wisdom … a spacious place within. This day of Winchester, Mon 13 February,7.30 pm; speaker Ruth reflection offers the opportunity for meditators from Valerio, Churches and Theology Director for A Rocha the World Community for Christian Meditation UK. For more details, please contact Gordon Randall, (WCCM), and others interested in this spiritual Diocesan Stewardship Adviser, on 737323, practice, to spend time in stillness and silence, [email protected]. nourished by talks and quiet reflection. The day will be led by Beth Parfitt, who has been a member of WCCM for over 25 years; she leads retreats and is a spiritual companion. All are welcome.
Part-time chaplaincy job Pico Players concert and workshop Howard Rowe will be retiring as Lead Chaplain for St Paul’s Church and Pre-school are excited to be Winchester City Centre Chaplaincy at the end of April. hosting a fund-raising concert and children’s If you might be interested in this paid part-time role, workshop on Sat 25 March. ‘Join in or conduct’ takes please contact Howard ([email protected]) for place 3.30–5.30 pm, with the opportunity to try an an informal chat and the opportunity to go out with assortment of instruments, followed by a concert at him on a visit. 7.45 pm featuring music by Grieg and Tchaikovsky. Concert tickets £10; all enquiries to Michael Joseph would also be happy to provide [email protected]. Pico Players is a London- background information: [email protected]. based amateur symphony orchestra that performed Closing date: 17 February. on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing last December. It has raised over £25,000 for charity since 2014 and is really St Paul’s @ 4 pleased to be supporting us in the spring. 4 pm at St Paul’s every third Sunday, with story, craft activities, action songs, prayers and refreshments Winchester Bereavement Support afterwards - Have you ever experienced a major loss in your Sun 19 February ‘Joseph & his Amazing Coat’ life?
- Would you have liked to talk to a trained volunteer? Sally Goodson’s installation - Would you feel able to offer this help to others? Sally’s last Sunday as assistant curate at St WBS is running a training course for volunteer Bartholomew’s will be 26 February, and she and bereavement visitors in March–June 2017. Kelvin expect to move to Harpenden as soon as If you are interested, please e-mail possible afterwards. Her licensing will be on Tues 14 [email protected] or March at 7.30 pm. All are welcome to attend. phone 877102 for further details.
6 Beyond Ourselves: refugees in safety at Taizé The Taizé community in France, again – especially as one of the refugees who left did not which is an ecumenical monastic have family in the UK. order, has a tradition of welcoming Charities are concerned now that, due to lack of further refugees that dates back to the information, the remaining boys are suffering from Second World War. At the end of increased anxiety and psychological distress on top of October it welcomed a group of the trauma they experienced during their journey to teenagers from the Calais migrant France, often via criminal people smugglers. Recently camp. They had come unaccompanied from Syria, the teenagers have refused to eat/receive medical Eritrea and Sudan. care/go to the French and English language classes laid The boys were led to believe that they would be on for them, saying this boycott will continue until they considered for asylum in the UK. On 15 November their have a clear answer from the Home Office about their hopes were raised when they were visited by 12 Home case. It is feared they will disappear and set up new Office officials and interviewed. After that they all had a camps on the French shoreline in an attempt to cross meal together so that the lads had a chance to tell their the Channel illegally. stories. They were full of hope and there was much joy Peter and Julia’s daughter, Sister Katie Seal, informed and singing – ‘like a feast’. her parents about the needs of the refugees and we A few weeks later, when four teenagers at the centre were delighted to give £600 from our mission giving were flown to the UK, the hopes of the rest were raised budget to support them.
Extracts from a letter from Orsi Hardi, a Hungarian teacher and psychologist who has lived in the Taizé community since 1999 Dear friends, we would like to thank you for your generosity towards the young people from Calais we welcome in Taizé-Ameugny. They were 16 Sudanese, Syrian and Eritrean. 4 of them could leave for the UK but all the others are refused. Meanwhile we welcomed two more young minors from Eritrea. So they are 14 today. They went through lot of difficulties and they all carry terrible stories. Some of them left their country several years ago and most of them spent more than a year in Calais. Here they found a safe place where we are trying to do our best to give them back their dignity. We’d like them to be able to trust and hope again ... It’s not easy. A few days ago the negative answers arrived from the UK. It was a very foggy, ugly, cold and wet day. They were all very disappointed, sad, angry, hopeless ... Then suddenly one of them said, let’s make a feast, let’s cook something good, let’s buy a sheep. First we didn’t know what to say but we felt their sadness so we said let’s do it. But everybody said it’s expensive, we have no money for it. And then immediately I said, don’t worry, friends from the UK sent us some money. They were very touched. 3 of them with some of our volunteers went to the closest town where there’s a nice halal butcher. They came back over-excited with a big piece of meat and some nice spices. Meanwhile the others made a big fire in the yard and they cooked the meat as if they were at home and shared it with all the friends from the neighbourhood who were around. God can always turn bad things to good. In spite of the bad news of the day, joy and solidarity was there. We hope you don’t mind that a part of your financial help was ‘eaten’ like this. :) Yours, Orsi Hardi on behalf of the little team
You can read more about Orsi and refugees online at https://wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl/orsi- hardi-refugees-in-taize
7 Beyond Ourselves Partners for Change, Ethiopia During Lent, the parish makes a kitchens. Volunteers collect refuse and keep their special collection for Partners communities clean and safe for all. for Change. This organisation Urban agriculture – people are trained how to grow works with communities, fruit and vegetables in confined areas and learn how helping them to develop their to keep chickens and sheep. own solutions to their Income generation – women save money in self- problems, particularly those of help groups and start up small businesses; they orphan and vulnerable children. They help people come support each other, grow in confidence and change together to form organisations representing all sections their status in the community. of the community and develop sustainable ways of Disaster-risk reduction and climate-change changing the lives of their most vulnerable members. To adaptation – in some areas the weather is changing, do this, community organisations develop a range of and as a consequence people face the threat of activities; these include: flood and/or drought. The community organisations find ways of reducing the flood risk to life and Direct orphan support – carers are found from property and learn how to harvest water and grow within the community and are provided with money food from drought-resistant crops. for food and clothing for their new family member. Children are provided with additional tuition. Partners in Change operates in close partnership with its Training and a start-up loan to set up a small Ethiopian partner, JeCCDO, which works closely to business are provided to the carer, and once this is enable community groups to develop and run the work. generating sufficient income the support stops and The local government in Ethiopia gives land for such moves on to benefit another orphan child. things as tutorials, urban agriculture demonstration Education – as well as disadvantaged children, plots, community organisation offices, income- adults who haven’t received an education can take generation schemes (e.g. community grain banks and basic literacy and numeracy classes to help them run dairies). Charitable trusts provide funds, and partnership their small businesses. with Comic Relief has been central to the success of Health and sanitation – community members build Partners in Change. In the UK members of the public and maintain communal toilets, showers and donate time and money to help this worthwhile charity.
City chaplaincy, according to Liz Russell The Winchester City Centre Chaplaincy is a Churches Together in Winchester initiative, and we contribute to its support. Liz is a volunteer chaplain and our parish link person. City chaplaincy provides an opportunity to be in touch the bar is set higher in the next. A lot of businesses are with a wide range of people with little or no church feeling the pressure of both increasing online shopping background. It enables chaplains to share in the lives of and rising city rates. people who work in Winchester. My role is to be a listener to either business or personal The area of town I cover is Great Minster Street, the concerns. For me the most rewarding conversations are Square and Market Street. Over the past five years I when someone trusts me enough to share any personal have been visiting the shops and eateries, and during concerns, such as health fears or relationship issues. I that time have I developed good relationships with pray for these after my visits and sometimes have had managers and staff. the privilege of praying with the person him/herself. I have come to respect their commitment and the I see myself as a gentle reminder to them of God’s great pressures they work under. The Christmas period has to love for them. Jesus walked in the marketplace bringing be the worst time, with the run-up to Christmas, love and hope, and as his disciple I try to do the same. followed by sales, with only one to two days’ break. Targets have to be met, and if a shop does well one year, Michael Joseph 8 Faith development
A healthy Christian community Space in the City The Thursday homegroup looked at the marks of a The spring series of ‘Space in the City’ talks at the United healthy Christian community based on Hebrews 13: 1–8 Church, Jewry Street, is entitled Soul Matters and and 15–16, Peter Seal’s sermon of 28 August 2016 and features two renowned speakers. Brian Draper, author their own experience of both Christian and secular and regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the communities. They also looked at passages from two Day, writes on his website that the radio talks are a good other New Testament writers in Romans 12: 9–16 and 1 indicator of what he tries to do: ‘Help people of all faiths Peter 4: 7–11. and none to see the world from a creative and engaging spiritual perspective … in 2 mins 45’. Patrick The marks they suggested for a healthy Christian Woodhouse, retired Canon of Wells Cathedral and community today were: prolific writer, is the author of Beyond Words, a resource respect for one another for contemplative prayer; he has a special interest in love and care for one another interfaith understanding, with particular regard for the being with one another in good times and bad contemplative dimension of differing traditions. hospitality Soulfulness, 1 & 8 February, 12.30–1 pm Brian Draper good, strong leadership asks, what might a Christian distinctive of the popular remembering those who are suffering (both within ‘mindfulness’ look like, not least for such a time as this? and outside the community) living lives that are not self-centred The practice of faith in a dismissive world, 15 & 22 not being too ready to talk February, 12.30–1 pm Patrick Woodhouse addresses openness to the outside world, and a willingness to the idea that the practice of the contemplative way of relate to others faith can, despite everything, make profound sense – and lead to a different kind of knowing. being welcoming striking the right balance between an inward and an Entrance is free, but donations are most welcome; outward focus. sandwiches are available after each talk. There were a few points that were easier to make Hidden Treasure negatively, in the sense that there are some common characteristics of unhealthy Christian communities we In cooperation with the local churches of the city, the should hope not to see: Taizé community will be leading a young-adult gathering in Birmingham over the Early May Bank Holiday faction weekend, 28 April–1 May 2017. In 11 host seeking personal position neighbourhoods of the city, people of different churches narrowness of interpretation. are working in teams to prepare accommodation and They also noted that there are some interesting issues of the morning programme for participants. On the diversity (of age, social background, race, etc.). We Saturday and Sunday afternoons there will be generally find it easier to relate to people who are like workshops on a wide variety of subjects, e.g. ‘faith and us, but also want to see a church that includes everyone. science’, ‘working for peace’, ‘prisons and community’. They regard St Paul’s as definitely a healthy community. Peter Seal, Charlotte Wilde and some staff from Peter Symonds College will be going and they hope to take a
group of 16–18-year-olds with them. If you know of anyone of this age who you think might be at all Live in harmony interested, do please ask them if Peter can be in touch. Last summer, a young person said to one of the Sisters with one another. at the end of a week in Taizé, ‘I was asking all kinds of questions about religion; I thought that it was only
about a certain teaching, and certain rules. But if it’s like Romans 12: 16 you say, I think that I’d like to be a Christian, in order to live from the freedom of this Presence in my life.’
9 Faith development
God’s generosity and our response shrinking of the public realm and common good. We experience its consequences, but are relatively sheltered Peter writes: The focus of Stewardship Sunday this year, as Winchester residents. on 12 February, is going to be little different from the It recalled for me the elderly high-Anglican Harold past few years. Macmillan as 1st Earl of Stockton in the House of Lords Following a fruitful discussion at a recent PCC, it was decrying the government’s ‘selling off of the family decided that everyone we know of who has any silver’. It is not a ‘religious book’ but is passionately connection with our parish will receive a stewardship moral and spiritual, and for any Christian, therefore, booklet individually addressed and signed by me. implicitly theological. Our primary aim is to thank everyone who contributes I don’t know and haven’t yet asked whether Marquand’s to the life of our parish by the gift of their time, skills subject and title inspired a response by Archbishop and money. There will also be the opportunity to review Justin, but his Lent Book 2017 is entitled Dethroning your involvement in these ways. Mammon. Marquand’s is an essential prequel. We have many volunteers, but could always benefit * Mammon: a Chaldean or Syriac word meaning ‘wealth’ or from more – both to take the strain off people who have ‘riches’ and, by personification, the god of riches served long and faithfully, and to initiate new projects. (Matthew 6: 24). Paul A. Newman At present we have 160 individuals/couples who are committed to regular giving. The monthly amounts vary widely. At the high end there is one gift of £450 per Lent 2017: walking the path of faith month, another of £250 and three of £200. These five ‘To find and to follow – walking the path of faith’ is the individuals/couples are contributing a significant amount theme of this year’s Lent course, led by Revd Julia of our total income from regular giving. Mourant. It will take place in St Paul’s Hall at 7.30 pm on Please prepare to receive your stewardship booklet by five Tuesdays: 7, 14, 21, 28 March and 4 April. Each reflecting on God’s generosity to you and ask, how can I session will include times of shared prayer, space for make a renewed response? personal reflection and an opportunity to discuss the With my prayers, themes together. The season of Lent can be a time of quiet reflection on our faith journey – a time to remember who God is, who we are and why we are on the path. Lent may be a time Book review: Mammon’s Kingdom of testing, allowing questions to surface but coming in due time to a fresh celebration of Easter. This short A book recommendation (plus sequel) – not just a good course offers a context for prayerful reflection around read but a clarion call: Mammon’s* Kingdom: An Essay our journey of faith, our relationship with God and the on Britain Now by David Marquand (Allen Lane, 2014). path of discipleship. Pre-‘Brexit referendum’, Marquand narrates how we came to be how and where we are in contemporary Week 1: Knowing God – who is ‘God’? socioeconomic and political culture. Week 2: Made in the image of God – who am I? Week 3: Following Jesus: belonging and believing Available for loan from Winchester Discovery Centre, Week 4: Faith journeys: doubts and deepenings this essay has six chapters: Hedonism Trumps Honour, Week 5: Moving forwards and outwards: living a faith Amnesia Conquers History, The Market State Invades that is real the Public Realm, From Fate to Choice – and Back Again, Charismatic Populism Smothers Democratic Debate, and Also on Tuesdays, Christian meditation will be available Who Do We Think We Are? as usual in the parish rooms at 7.30 pm. I suggest that it is easy and essential reading for anyone At St Matthew’s, the Lent discussion group will be at 10– willing to understand how our contemporary 11 am on Wednesdays 5, 15, 22, 29 March and 5 April. circumstances have resulted from a deliberate On Thursdays at 7.30 pm Gill Longman will lead a Lent philosophical ideology of moral individualism, the homegroup based on Les Miserables, looking at its privileging of greed and self-interest with privatised powerful themes of salvation and redemption.
10 Children’s and youth work update
Children’s assistant – we are pleased costumes. There were many in the band that Abbie Edwards has been and lots of parents helping with appointed. She is in her second year of refreshments. This great undertaking is teacher training at Winchester enjoyed by many people. University. Her first Sunday was 15 Meditation with children – this was an January, when she helped with Annual evening led by Roz Stockley from the Show rehearsals and got to know World Community for Christian people. She will be coordinating and Meditation. Many of our children’s work planning activities in the hall for the team attended to discover whether Climbers and Explorers groups, ably meditation could be possible with the assisted by our strong team of children’s groups on Sunday mornings. volunteers. It was felt that it would be good for our Children in the hall – on the Sunday children to experience this kind of silent before Advent they discussed the fruits prayer. At the evening we heard of the Spirit. They talked about fruit and looked at children saying how it helped them to keep calm and pictures of children showing love, joy, peace, patience, peaceful, and teachers saying how much it helped the kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self- children to focus on their work. We plan to begin trying control. They then made fruit kebabs. this with the children’s groups after half term. In one session in Advent the children thought about the Scramblers – in a recent session the children finished different types of waiting – for a meal, for a bus, for the scramblers nativity collage (see photo on bedtime and in a queue for a rollercoaster ride! Then centrespread) by making and adding the wise men. They they talked about what this time of waiting in church also said this special New Year prayer: was for. They made Advent clocks to take home. It’s a new year Christmas – it was great to see so many children and and we’ve come to worship you, Jesus, adults at the various events and services, including the like the wise men did. Christmas workshop, the Christingle service, the under- We haven’t brought glitzy gold. fives’ service with the pre-school and toddler groups and (Wave fingers) St Paul’s @ 4 (our informal family service). The animal We haven’t brought smelly frankincense. nativity attracted many more people than last year – (Pinch nose) word had obviously got around – and for the nativity the We haven’t brought oily myrrh. church was full. (Rub hands together) We’ve brought ourselves, just as we are. Destination group had a Christmas social at St Paul’s (Hug selves) with pizzas, quizzes, table tennis and football. Amen. Transition group had a Christmas social at the Butts’ Children’s work team meeting – a good number of house with pizzas and games. volunteers met to discuss all aspects of the children’s Daniel, the Annual Show – this was on 28 January at St and young people’s groups and events. It was agreed Paul’s and involved children from St Paul’s Church and that the Christmas activities had encouraged a huge Western Primary, our church school. Bill Lucas was the number of people to come into church, many of whom director , assisted by Vera Edwards, who made the were not regular churchgoers. Peter mentioned the Taizé event in Birmingham on the Parish Facebook page last weekend in April. He plans to take a group of 16–18- year-olds on the Saturday to experience something of www.facebook.com/StPaulsParishWinchester Our the flavour of Taizé and asked people to let him know of Facebook page is dedicated to information about St any young people who might be interested. Paul’s children and young people. We want to get information about what is happening out to the Servers – Mollie Stannard has been training some more public. So ‘like’ our page and then tell all your young people to take on the important role of Senior friends about it! Server. Mary Copping 11
Nativity at St Paul’s
Animal Nativity
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St Paul’s @ 4 family service
Scramblers Nativity collage
Shared lunch at St Paul’s
Drawn by Pamela Peskett on the Advent Quiet Day 13 Café society – more than a church coffee morning From Live the Mission (Diocese of Winchester, Jan 2017)
Hospitality and the sharing of food is central to the way Church of England resource to help people explore the Christians express their faith, from prayer breakfasts to Christian faith together (www.pilgrimcourse.org). Lent lunches, coffee mornings, food banks, meals for During the wave of prayer that led up to last Pentecost, homeless people and, of course, communion itself. people in Romsey were invited by the church to drop One way of sharing faith and food is through cafés, such into Caffè Nero, have a chat and make prayer requests as the 3Rs Café which pops up monthly in Pilgrims’ Cross of Tim and his team. Out of this came a regular C of E School in Picket Twenty, Andover. Wednesday morning drop-in session at Caffè Nero where people can discuss whatever The 3Rs stand for Relax, Refresh, they want. ‘We need to have both Revive, but might also stand for the time and the space to listen’, relationship, which is central to the says Tim. café’s inspiration, as it is a place where people on this new and ever- Upstairs at Caffè Nero is also the expanding housing development can setting for another café supported by meet, where children can play and do the abbey and local mental health craft, where the tea, coffee, squash charity Triangulate and Southern and cake are free and plentiful, and Health NHS Trust. The Tree of Life the welcome from the church is Café meets every Monday afternoon warm. to provide support, encouragement and advice for people with mental ‘Our objective is to share the love of health issues. ‘It provides a safe place Jesus by creating an environment for people to come to talk together where we can build relationships, and and share stories, to find encouragement, so that people seek to see where the Lord may lead us in terms of know they are not on their own, that there are others, social outreach’, says Canon John Harkin, vicar of nearby that people can support them’, says Tim. ‘It provides St Mary’s. ‘We purchased an excellent coffee machine human contact and also signposts services such as and had fun being trained as baristas. With wonderful courses and talking therapies. It has been a life line for homemade cakes thanks to the generosity of our church some, oxygen for others and sanctuary for all.’ members, and tables full of craft activities for children, we are able to offer a completely free afternoon of Another collaboration between the church and the refreshments and fun.’ health service takes place at Christ Church, Chineham, where on Mondays in term time the Health Visitor clinic It seems to be working. ‘The children really enjoy is in one room while ‘Coffee and Co.’ is in the next. themselves getting involved with all the craft’, said one parent, while another added: ‘At the weekend it’s nice ‘I’ve been coming since my daughter was born’, says to go out and spend a fun time together. It’s religious- Lisa, whose father Chris and two-year-old daughter based but no-one is trying to force it on us. We would Morgan are also regulars there. ‘It’s a nice secure place know where to go if we wanted to ask questions.’ for mums [and grandads] with little ones to come out and socialise. It’s better than being at a coffee shop.’
It’s religious-based but no-one is trying to ‘And it’s an excuse to see my granddaughter and participate in the cake!’ adds Chris. force it on us. We would know where to go The idea is to make people feel special, to give them a if we wanted to ask questions. bit of a sanctuary, where someone will serve them real coffee and homemade cake and then wash up. If Some churches draw on already established cafés to someone needs a listening ear there is Christine, who reach out. Canon Tim Sledge and the team from Romsey keeps an eye out for anyone on their own or looking a have close links with Sundae’s Child, a café and ice- bit lost. cream parlour where, once a month on a Sunday, a For the children there are toys, cakes, drinks, a safe group of young people take over the upper room for a place to play and relaxed, happy parents. Not bad for a discussion, and have followed the Pilgrim course, a Monday morning. 14 Community Day Lauren Thompson writes: Ladies and gentlemen, boys We are also still looking for that special person to be our and girls, the greatest event on earth is here ... Carnival contact for all the performers. We have had a shout out Community Day! May 6th 2017. We’re hoping for lots of for this person, and it doesn’t even need to be someone excitement and new experiences this year. We’re who comes to church. If you know anyone who is looking to get as much of the Carnival theme into the looking for experience with ‘events’ or you think would day as possible, so we are looking for the following (for be amazing for this position, please pass them my info! the moment): My contact details are: 07975721418, [email protected]. Or I’m generally candy floss machines in church if you prefer to chat with me in person. popcorn machines bunting We hope you are all as crazy excited as we are, and performers – not just singing! We’d love a magician, looking forward to the day. Let’s make sure it’s a or mime? Community Day that we’ll never forget.
Friends of St Matthew with St Paul At the AGM in November, a great line-up of events for Plus a mystery event in the autumn 2017 was announced. All are welcome, whether they Also announced was a series of talks to be held in the have links with the church or not. spring on aspects of St Matthew’s Church and the A special evening with Alan Titchmarsh parish, to celebrate the re-opening of St Matthew’s. Thursday 23 March, 7.30 pm, St Paul’s Details of speakers, subjects and dates will be published soon. At the same time there will be a leaflet drop to Conducted tour of the beautiful Hillier Gardens, residents of the parish as a recruitment drive for new Ampfield members. Saturday 3 June, 2–3.30 pm Committee members elected for 2017 are Keith Brown, Coach trip to the amazing Mary Rose exhibition in Geoffrey Burnaby, Mark Byford, Gary Ruffell, Portsmouth Christopher Van der Noot, Dick Wilkinson and Liz Wood. Saturday 22 July The Friends Committee
Interested in meeting people/getting involved? Twirties group for 20s and 30s, meeting monthly on Sunday evenings; please contact Katy Charles, [email protected] Women’s group meeting monthly, 7 pm, at the Roebuck; please contact Julia Seal, 854849, [email protected] Men’s group meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, 8.30 pm, at the Roebuck for a drink and a chat; please contact Chris Sharp, 849186, [email protected] Daytime book group on the first Monday of the month, 3–4.30 pm at 6 Orchard Walk; please contact Talia Hedstrom, 868728, or Christine Bennett, 852681 Evening ‘Glimpses of God’ group on the first Monday of the month, 8–9.15 pm, and recruiting new members; if you would like to attend please contact Christine Bennett, 852681 Monday homegroup, looking at book 6 of the Pilgrim course; please contact Chris Sharp, 849186 Tuesday homegroup, studying book 5 of the Pilgrim course, meeting fortnightly; please contact James Clay, 852141 Meditation group, Tuesdays, 7.30 pm in the parish rooms; all welcome Thursday homegroup, looking at book 5 of the Pilgrim course, meeting fortnightly, 7.30 for 7.45 pm; please contact Peter & Irene Casey, 808776
15 A year of peace
Cultivate nonviolence ‘The light we have found here is a light of peace. Tomorrow will be World Peace Day. Tonight we are Extracts from the pope’s peace message ‘Nonviolence: a going to pray for all those who experience violence, Style of Politics for Peace’ (1 Jan 2017): injustice or poverty. ‘I ask God to help all of us to cultivate nonviolence in our ‘On returning home, each of us can be a peacemaker; most personal thoughts and values. May charity and everyone can inscribe non-violence in their daily lives. nonviolence govern how we treat each other as Each of us could share the light of peace with one or individuals, within society and in international life. When several other people: our loved ones, a family that lives victims of violence are able to resist the temptation to in a precarious situation, a homeless person, an retaliate, they become the most credible promoters of abandoned child, a refugee. nonviolent peace-making. In the most local and ordinary situations and in the international order, may nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our Each of us can be a peacemaker relationships and our actions, and indeed of political life in all its forms. ‘Sometimes we can relieve suffering. Always we can give our heartfelt attention to another person, which is as ‘Today, sadly, we find ourselves engaged in a horrifying important as material help: listening to a refugee telling world war fought piecemeal. his story, or a single mother who is unemployed and ‘Violence is not the cure for our broken world. who does not know how to prepare the future of her Countering violence with violence leads at best to forced children … migrations and enormous suffering, because vast amounts of resources are diverted to military ends and ‘When we go very simply to those who are poorer than away from the everyday needs of young people, families ourselves, we make a discovery: they give us something, experiencing hardship, the elderly, the infirm and the they help us to accept our own weaknesses and great majority of people in our world. At worst, it can vulnerability, they teach us the inestimable value of lead to the death, physical and spiritual, of many people, human goodness. if not of all. ‘The poor of this world are, sometimes unwittingly, very ‘All of us want peace. Many people build it day by day close to Jesus who was poor among the poor. When we through small gestures and acts. In 2017, may we open our hearts to those who are wounded by life, we dedicate ourselves prayerfully and actively to banishing draw closer to Jesus. At the same time we understand violence from our hearts, words and deeds, and to his words better, and his light is rekindled in us. The becoming nonviolent people and to building nonviolent meaning of our life becomes more evident; it is a sign of communities that care for our common home. Nothing the love of God – we are made to love and to be loved.’ is impossible if we turn to God in prayer. Everyone can be an artisan of peace.’ Peace prayer O Lord, you have said to us ‘Peace I leave with you’. A light of peace This peace that you give is not that of this world: Words from Brother Alois at the end of the Taizé youth it is not the peace of order, when order oppresses; meeting in Riga: it is not the peace of silence, when silence is born of suppression; ‘Our pilgrimage is coming to an end. When you go back it is not the peace of resignation, when such resignation tonight to the families who have welcomed you, tell is unworthy. them again our gratitude. Their hospitality will remain a Your peace is love for all people, light on our way. is justice for all people, ‘Let us take this light home with us tomorrow. It is the is truth for all people, light of Christ himself. It will enlighten our everyday the truth that liberates and stimulates growth. lives. It will rekindle hope in us over and over again. Lord, it is this peace we believe in because of your ‘With this light we will pass through the darknesses that promise. might discourage us. It will enable us not to give in to Grant us peace, and we will give this peace to others. fear in the face of the instabilities and upheavals of the (Italy: the Waldensian Community) world.
16 Message from Steve Brine, MP In my December/January column for the country. All three services are working parish magazine, I wrote about ambitious together to train the men and women we plans I have launched – alongside the will rely on as a nation in buildings that are University of Winchester, the City Council truly first class. It’s the next stage in our and others – to develop a Knowledge Park long military history and is the perfect way on the Sir John Moore Barracks ATR site. I to mark the centenary of Worthy Down can confirm we are actively exploring how from 2018. to bring hundreds of new, high-skilled jobs In other news, I’m sure few of you missed to the 86-hectare site which the MoD has the announcement just before Christmas confirmed it will vacate by 2021. that Winchester has been judged the best We have now formed a working party to move things place to live in the whole of the UK. Of course those of forward and, among many other things planning-related, us who live here know this to be true, but I don't think to test the market. The initial response locally, from we ever take it for granted and, if this accolade helps constituents as well as potential partners, has been with investment into the city and spreading prosperity hugely positive. To be clear, the incentive for me of this further across the area, then it’s good news. We should is new jobs for Winchester and the strength of our local remember, however, that Winchester has its challenges economy as thousands of new houses are built; but also and pockets of relative poverty. Not every part of our to address proactively the vast numbers who commute city enjoys the relative wealth and prosperity of OUT of our city ever day, putting great pressure on our Fulflood, so nobody should see this as ‘job done’. transport infrastructure. Finally, I was delighted to see our Prime Minister use her Yes, we need to improve and upgrade the rail service first big domestic policy speech to talk about the mental from Winchester, but it will never be enough if we build health challenge facing our country today. I 3,000 new homes in the city which are occupied by wholeheartedly back new measures to transform the people moving out of London only to commute back way we approach and deal with mental health so that there every day. There’s a bigger picture about choices, more children and young people receive support and and that’s one reason why we’re all very excited about care. As a constituency MP, I hear for myself from the potential this Knowledge Park has for Winchester. teachers how these challenges can grow and develop Stay updated at www.stevebrine.com/knowledgepark. from a young age, so the announced new support for every secondary school to increase awareness around Sticking on the north side of Winchester, on the other mental health has to be right. I have posted more on this side of Three Maids Hill roundabout we have Worthy and some key links via Down, where the £250m Project Wellesley is taking www.stevebrine.com/mentalhealth. shape. I visited last month for a briefing from the Garrison Commander, Lt Col Mark Cox, and his senior You can find more about my other work, in Winchester team on what will become the new Defence College of and of course in Westminster, via my website, which Logistics, Policing and Administration. now includes a fast-growing Brexit mini-site at www.stevebrine.com/brexit. What is happening here, right under our noses, is hugely impressive and a national achievement I believe will be Steve Brine the source of great pride for Winchester and our MP for Winchester
Christian Aid collections Julie Sharp writes: ‘I’m very pleased to advise that the Nativity service raised £707 (£607 gifted) and the carol service raised £808 (£593 gifted). In addition, a further £306 (£270 gifted) was collected over the Christmas period, giving an overall total for the Christian Aid 2016 Christmas Appeal of £1,822 (£1,471 gifted) [2015: £1,301 (£975 gifted)]. Gift Aid increases the amount given by 25%. In this case, a further £367 can be claimed by Christian Aid to help support those in extreme poverty. Thank you to everyone who continues to support the work of Christian Aid.’
17 Some thoughts inspired by Janus This is always a strange time to be is 13 years old. When we went our writing for the magazine, as so much separate ways, I was left with a warm has happened since my last article. feeling that Dickens would have Then we were looking forward to thoroughly approved. Advent and Christmas; now we are in the season of Epiphany, and by the Looking back and forward must include time you read this we shall be moving St Matthew’s. We have missed gathering towards the ‘gesimas’ and Lent. That I there, but there have been good wanted to look in both directions congregations in the parish rooms for while 2017 is still new was what Mattins, and with others I have loved reminded me of Janus, the Roman god attending services in the Lady Chapel, of beginnings, transitions and endings, where there is such a feeling of quiet whose head is always carved with two inspiration and of being truly in a holy faces, one looking back and one place. It has been a privilege and delight forward. to worship there.
My looking back to Christmas brings me two special Our little church leads naturally to Janus’s other face, for memories from among all the loved and familiar things. we look forward to returning there in March, and then The first is of a silly ‘mistake’ when I purchased a the plans and hopes of the parish will be concerned with sellotape dispenser which would make my parcel the much greater projects of Building for Life at St Paul’s. wrapping much easier when cutting correct lengths. It Work and worship, old friends and reaching out to new did help in the cutting, but then ‘dispensed’ itself ones seem the best of goals for a new year. cheerfully round my fingers, the wrong surfaces of the Sadly, however, 2017 has begun in a world of some parcels, the table and itself. As a device to make life terrible situations and many more problems and easier, it left something to be desired! uncertainties. Janus was the guardian also of time, My other memory is from Boxing Day. I had spent doorways, passages and gates, but it seemed right for Christmas Day with my family in Basingstoke, and driving the last of these and in this place to turn from a Roman there through deserted streets and countryside I god to the familiar words of Minnie Louise Haskins, used thought of the contrast with the last scenes of A in the 1939 Christmas message of George VI to inspire Christmas Carol, where people thronged the streets to his people at a time of more than uncertainty, as they greet each other. The next day, however, an afternoon faced the threat of invasion and defeat: walk with the dog meant meeting several family parties ‘I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: enjoying the fresh air. There were plenty of smiles and “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the greetings then, and I remember particularly one large unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness group of three generations who stopped to chat. The and put you hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to little ones showed me their lovely new hats and you better than light and safer than a known way.”’ handbags, and asked if they could stroke my puppy. Katy behaved very nicely for them, and there was much Heather Riley amusement when I explained that my ‘puppy’
Prayers from Through the day with Jesus By Jean Coggan, sent in by Nan Deedes
Lord, temper with tranquillity my manifold activity, Every morning lean your arm awhile upon the window- and may I do my work for thee sill of heaven and gaze upon your God; and with that with very great simplicity. vision in your heart, turn strong to meet the day.
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22 1 CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH WORK
TOGS toddler group, 0–3 years Children’s Sunday activities Thursday, 9.30–11.30 am Mary Copping 844878 Mary Copping 844878 [email protected] [email protected] Scramblers: pre-school Climbers: Year R–Year 2 St Paul’s Pre-School Explorers: Year 3–Year 5 Open 5 days a week: Destination: Years 6 & 7 Mon, Tues, Wed 9.15 am–2.15 pm Transition: Year 8 upwards Thurs, Fri 9.15 am–1.15 pm Silvia Brown [Supervisor] Western Church School [during Pre-School hours] 07879 645600 Peter Burbridge [Headteacher] 852591 [email protected] Browning Drive SO22 5AR Emma Silvester [Administrator] [email protected]
Youth work Mary Copping 07921 886016 [Children and Youth Work Co-ordinator] Parish Office [day off Thursday] [email protected]
Men’s Group Health, Safety & Security Officer 2nd Wednesday of the month, 8.30 pm Mike Beard, St Matthew’s 854362 Chris Sharp 849186 Roger McKearney, St Paul’s 624115 [email protected] Safeguarding Officer (children & adults) Women’s Group Niki Bray 07786 837535 Monthly, 7.30 pm [email protected] Julia Seal 854849 [email protected] Beyond Ourselves committee Alexa Heady 841151 Twirties Group [email protected] Monthly, Sunday evenings Katy Charles Hall and room bookings [email protected] Katy Palacio 844878 [email protected] Mother’s Union In the Parish Office M, W, F, 9.30 am–3 pm Brenda Pomeroy 864047 Parish magazine contacts Music Administrator Editorial Ali Galvin 07734 458773 Peter Seal 854849 [email protected] [email protected]
Organists Advertising Prue Skinner, St Matthew’s 854210 Katy Palacio 844878 Ian Rees, St Paul’s [email protected] Flowers Local distribution Heather Riley, St Matthew’s 862867 Ruth Thornton 861856 Sarah Eadie, St Paul’s 624259 [email protected] Mission to Seafarers Postal distribution Jean Gardner- 853482 Janet Bird 881173 St Matthew’s & St Paul’s
Friends of St Matthew with St Paul Please identify your article as an item for the magazine and Geoffrey Burnaby 865432 attach file. It may be necessary to edit contributions – the [email protected] editor reserves the right to do so.
23 Building for Life at St Matthew’s This is our second major project at St Matthew’s, following directly on from roof re-tiling and creation of a community space, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Project 2, the new toilet extension, replaces a semi- underground composting toilet. It includes a second exit from church, improving fire safety; new, more efficient heating; a baby-changing unit; and facilities for flower-arranging and storage. We are grateful for support from the Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
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