CHURCH SERVICES PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY, Church St., Revd. David Seymour, The Vicarage, Church St., S.N. Tel: 471276 Daily exc.Sunday 8.00am MORNING OFFICE STURMINSTER NEWTON 1st,2nd,3rd,4th 8.00am HOLY COMMUNION 1st Sunday 9.30am FAMILY EUCHARIST 2nd,3rd,4th 9.30am HOLY COMMUNION 5th Sunday 10.00am BENEFICE EUCHARIST 3rd Sunday 11.00am FAMILY WORSHIP Every Sunday 6.00pm EVENSONG Each Wednesday there is Holy Communion at 10.00am. Each Wednesday there is a period of Intercessionary Prayer at 11.00am Daily exc. Sunday 5.30pm EVENING OFFICE

CHURCH OF ST. PETER, Hinton St. Mary 1st Sunday 10.00am HOLY COMMUNION (traditional) 2nd Sunday 10.00am FAMILY SERVICE (non- Eucharistic) 3rd & 4th Sunday 10.00am HOLY COMMUNION (modern)

CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS A BECKET, 3rd Sunday: 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION 2nd & 4th Sundays: 11.00am HOLY COMMUNION ********************** THE METHODIST CHURCH, Church St., Sturminster Newton Rev. Helen Caine Tel: 01747 854631 Sunday: 10.30am MORNING WORSHIP Monday: 10.15am COFFEE AND SALE OF TRAIDCRAFT GOODS. *********************** THE METHODIST CHURCH, Broad Oak 2nd Sunday 3.00pm Worship Wednesday 2.00pm Prayer Meeting *********************** STURMINSTER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, The Row, Sturminster Newton Sunday: 10.30am Morning Worship 6.00 pm on 1st Sunday of the month - Songs of Praise *********************** LIVING WATER CHURCH, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sunday: 10.20am Morning Worship — Contact Alan Wilkinson 01258 473825 ************************ ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY, Fr. Martin Budge Tel: 820388 Sunday: 9.30am MASS AT OLD MILL LANE 6.00pm “ “ “ “ 11.00am MASS AT GILLINGHAM May 2013 ************************* If you would like any of the clergy to call for any reason, particularly in case of illness or infirmity, please let us know. from the churches of Sturminster Newton

12 CHURCHES OF STURMINSTER NEWTON Foodbank at St Mary’s Church CHURCHESST. MARY’S OF STURMINSTERCHURCH OF NEWTON Thank you to those who have brought in donations for the Church St., Sturminster Newton Foodbank, keep them coming. The Foodbank is open to ST. MARY’SCHURCH CHURCH OF ST. OF PETER, ENGLAND receive our donations on Mondays and Thursdays between Church St., SturminsterHinton St. MaryNewton , DT10 1DB webCHURCH site:- www.stmaryssturminsternewton.org.uk OF ST. THOMAS A BECKET, 10.00 am and 12.00 am. If anyone feels that they might be Lydlinch able to call by the Foodbank while they are in Gillingham and CHURCH OF ST. PETER, Revd. David Seymour, The Vicarage, Church Street. Hinton St. Mary drop in some of our donations, please let me know. Tel: 471276 Diane Gingell 01258 473975. ********************** CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS A BECKET, THE METHODIST CHURCH, Lydlinch Church St., Sturminster Newton Taxi Service Revd. David Seymour, The Vicarage, Church Street. All enquiries, Please contact:Rev. Helen Caine, Minister in Charge, Some church volunteers run a taxi service to St Mary’s for Tel: 471276 7 Ridge Way, - Tel: 01747 854631 the 9.30am service. ********************************************* If you would like to take advantage of this please contact Mrs Maggie Damerell on (01258) 472800 SturminsterTHE METHODIST Christian CHURCH, Fellowship The Row, Sturminster Newton Telephone: 473928 Church St., Sturminster Newton Events at Salisbury Cathedral All************************ enquiries, Please contact: 13 April-8 September: ‘Messenger of the Spirit’. Rev. Helen Caine, LivingMinister inWater Charge, Church 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury Meeting at the - Exchange, Tel: 01747 Sturminster 854631 Newton. Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, one of Britain’s leading Contact:*********************** Alan Wilkinson 01258 473825 contemporary sculptors working in marble and bronze, Sturminster************************ Christian Fellowship holds her first public solo sculpture exhibition in the UK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY, The Row, Sturminster Newton Telephone: 473928 here this summer, bringing together eighteen Marnhull Fr. Martin Budge Tel: 01258 820388 ************************************************* extraordinary pieces created throughout a career Editor: Voice of the Churches spanning more than four decades. Follow this link:- Roger Gingell, 19 SelwoodLiving Close, Water Sturminster Church Newton. DT10 1PE Tel: 01258Meeting 473975 at the E-mail: Exchange, [email protected] Sturminster Newton. http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news.php?id=720 Contact: Alan Wilkinson 01258 473825 for full details.

************************ From the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Marnhull ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY, Our Eastertide has been particularly joyful as during the Easter vigil we Marnhull welcomed a new member into the Church. And at the end of the service we saw a Polish custom when beautifully decorated baskets of food were taken to Fr. Martin Budge the altar for blessing. Then at the following weekend we greatly enjoyed Tel: 01258 820388 Sister Hyacinthe’ s talks which took us through salvation history, a talk imaginatively illustrated with slides of paintings. This day was also the ************************* 25th anniversary celebration of Fr Martin’s ordination, when we made a Editor: Voice of the Churches presentation to him – and all enjoyed an excellent buffet lunch. Roger Gingell, 19 Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton. DT10 1PE Tel: 01258 473975 E-mail: [email protected] Our other activities continue – donations to “Let the Children Live” from the parish over the years now total £107,000, and we continue to support the Submissions for the June 2013 issue are welcomed and should reach me by May 15th. Gillingham Food Bank. Please forward to Roger Gingell at 19 Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PE or via email to [email protected] Judith Bennett

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BAPTISM 2013

Sunday 14th April at St Peter’s The Vicar writes…. Chloe Rose Fox-Pitt As we move into the month of May, the Christian Church is preparing for ‘Shine as light in the world to the gory of God the Father’ one of its major festivals, the great Feast of Pentecost. The word ‘Pentecost’ FUNERALS derives from the Greek word for ‘the fiftieth day’ and it was originally the name

th given to the Jewish Feast of Weeks, which fell on the fiftieth day after the Monday 15 April at St Mary’s Passover. This was a day when the first fruits of the corn harvest were presented David George Collier 67 years to the Lord in thanksgiving. Friday 19th April at St Mary’s, It was on the Day of Pentecost that the disciples of Jesus were gathered David John Schreiber 73 years together in one place with Mary, Jesus’ mother, when the promised Holy Spirit

th came upon them in great power. Jesus had promised that he would not leave Wednesday 24 April at and afterwards at St Mary’s them comfortless after his departure from earth and this was the fulfilment of that Connie Guttridge promise. He had told them that they would be clothed with power from on high, ‘May they rest in peace and rise in glory’ and in the Acts of the Apostles chapter 2, St Luke dramatically conveys the sense of power and strength that filled the Apostles on that particular Day of Quiet Day at Friary Pentecost. Luke speaks of wind and fire as vivid images of what gave those men St Mary’s church is planning a Quiet Day at Hilfield Friary near Dorchester an entirely fresh sense of courage and passion in their commission to preach on Saturday 1st June from 10am-4pm. The day will provide an opportunity for Christ crucified, risen and glorified. You can find the story in Acts 2:1-21. In the Christian calendar, we keep this feast of Pentecost on the fiftieth prayer, silence, two addresses by one of the Franciscan brothers and peaceful day after Easter. It is a day on which the Church remembers the final link in the walks in beautiful countryside. If you would like to book a place or find out transformation of the early disciples from a disheartened rabble to a confident more, please contact the Vicar, David Seymour, on 471276. missionary force. It is also the day on which the Church remembers God’s constant presence and vitality among her members in the form of the Holy Spirit, Rogation Sunday the Spirit who came as wind and fire and now energises Jesus’ disciples in every th On Rogation Sunday, which is Sunday 5 May, there will be a special place and in every age. Evensong at the church of St Thomas à Becket, Lydlinch, at 6.30pm. Do join us Pentecost is always as major occasion. Indeed some talk of it as ‘the as we thank God for his gifts and goodness and pray for his blessing on the birthday of the Church.’ This year, this day will be even more special for the labours of our hands, and especially the work of our farmers. Church here in Sturminster Newton, for our Bishop, Nicholas Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury will be with us at St Mary’s church to lead a festival service for all The Revd David Seymour, Rural Dean of , is to be the parishes of the southern Blackmore Vale, usually known as the Pilgrim installed as a Canon of the Cathedral. Installation takes place 1 May Parishes. The Bishop is the focus of unity for the Church in any diocese and his 2013 at Salisbury Cathedral, 5.30pm, with the Bishop of Salisbury visit to any community is always a day to be anticipated with hope and officiating. Members of the public are welcome to attend, there is no excitement. A Bishop’s liturgical head-dress is the mitre and its shape is constriction on numbers. David’s duties in the Benefice and Deanery intended to represent the tongues of fire that descended upon the Apostles in remain unchanged. that account from Acts 2. So a Bishop is a constant reminder of the life of the Spirit that the Church is called to lead. The Revd Diane Gingell, Assistant Curate in the Benefice of St We are thrilled and honoured that Bishop Nicholas is coming to St Mary’s, Mary’s Church, Sturminster Newton, St Peter’s Church, Hinton St Mary Sturminster Newton, and we are looking forward to this day with relish. Any and St Thomas’ Church, Lydlinch, will be ordained into the Priesthood members of our community will be made very welcome on this special occasion. th at Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 29th June. The service starts at The date is Sunday 19 May and the service is at 10.00am. 5.30 pm and everyone is welcome to attend David Seymour

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8th May 2013 Hinton St. Mary Gardens Open 15th and 16th June 2 – 6 p.m.

Plans are now well advanced. As in the past the Manor House Garden “Ascension Day (often celebrated on a Sunday), the fourtieth day after Easter, and over 20 village gardens will be open. Entry £5 00 with children marks the day on which Jesus went to the under 12 free. Ample free parking and disabled toilet Mount of Olives with his disciples and facilities. Cream teas in the Tithe Barn with stalls for Plants and ascended to heaven before their eyes (Acts Collectables . 1:1-12). Though often overlooked, the In addition, a special exhibition “The World of the Horse” is being set ascension of Christ is filled with theological up. This will include a display in the church of equine pictures by local significance. Christ’s ascension means that artists and horse sculptures in the Manor House gardens. Details of in heaven there is one who, knowing the Mosaic will be included as 2013 is the 50th anniversary of it’s firsthand the experience of suffering and discovery temptation, prays for us and perfects our  prayers. The ascension is a witness and Hinton St Mary Coffee Morning guarantee of our own bodily resurrection, as well as an invitation for us to set our hearts and minds “on things Wednesday May 15th 2013, 10.30 - 12 noon above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God” (Col. 3:1-2) to at Rev Lydia's - Tower View Farm, Kingston. rule over all things in heaven and throughout the universe (Eph. 1:10, Directions - 20-23). Finally, the ascension of Jesus serves as the prelude to Leave Stur, turn right over the bridge, and then turn left up Glue Hill Pentecost, when the power of the risen Christ came upon all believers towards and . Stay on this road for 3 through the Holy Spirit.” miles and take the turning to the right signed Kingston. Follow this road bearing right at the pink house and Tower View Farm is 50m down on the right. Christian Aid Week - May 12th-18th, 2013 Christian Aid Week takes place from 12th until 18th May 2013. Please note there will be NO door-door collection this year for Christian Aid. All proceeds spilt between St Peter's and Homestart. There will be envelopes left at the back of Church. If anyone would like to donate, please take one & return it to the collection plate, Spring Gala Concert, or put it through the vicarage letter box. If possible, please take a small handful Saturday 4th May 2013 at 7.30pm and ask friends, colleagues, relations etc. in The Exchange, Sturminster Newton.  At the Christian Aid Lent lunches, £456.85 was made, a big thanks to everyone Sturminster Choral Society, under its director Caroline D’Cruz, presents a who made soup, helped in the kitchen or came to support the Lent Lunches. beautiful and springlike programme of solo and choral items for this very special concert. The soloists in Fauré’s Requiem will be Ireland’s leading Soprano Miriam Murphy, a native of Tralee who was the first ever recipient of the Rita Hunter bursary and made a sensational début at Covent Garden in Verdi’s Joint Parish Day - Monday 6th May Macbeth, and the Yorkshire-born bass-baritone Neil Baker, who has appeared at A group of parishioners from Alderholt near Fordingbridge is coming to St the festivals of Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg and is soon to perform at the Mary's for a joint parish day. This day will last from 11am until 6pm and there Opéra Comique in Paris. Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes with their catchy, light- will be worship, activities, fun, food and a walk together. It would be really good hearted tunes will be accompanied at the piano by the four hands of David if as many of our congregation as possible were able to join in this event. Grierson and Elaine Korman. Charlotte Collier, soprano, founder of Absolutely Opera!, will join Miriam and Neil for some solo and duet songs, and the choir will Alderholt's Vicar, Pip Martin, preached here a couple of years ago, and he is a also perform some of Vaughan Williams’ Five English Folk Songs. firm friend of David, our Vicar. Tickets £10.00 from The Exchange, Sturminster., 01258 475137

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The Holy Spirit in Action – the theme of this year’s Pilgrimage for the Pilgrim Parishes. The following regular events take place at the Sunday 12 May At the usual main services across the pilgrim parishes, all hoping to Methodist Church Fellowship Rooms take part in one or more parts of the pilgrimage are commissioned and sent out with a MONDAY - 10.00am to 12 noon flame for them to colour and then bring to the event(s) they will be attending. Flames Coffee and Sale of Tradecraft Goods will be available on 5 May in those parishes that do not have a service on 12 May. At The Methodist Church Fellowship Rooms Church Street, Sturminster Newton  Tuesday 14 May 9.30am – Morning Worship at the Church of St Gregory at Marnhull.  Pilgrims will walk to Hinton St Mary (coffee break and comfort stop), before walking on All bookings/enquiries for the use of the Methodist Church to Manston Village Hall for the Eucharist for St Matthias the Apostle at about 12.30pm. and its rooms, please contact George Lydford (01258) 473214 After a picnic lunch, pilgrims will walk on to the Church of St Nicholas at for Evening Worship at about 3.30pm. Tea concludes the day's pilgrimage. ‘ND Meth. Women in Britain’ ‘ND Meth. Women in Britain’ are holding Cream and Savoury Teas at the Wednesday 15 May 5pm – Evening Worship at St Thomas a Becket at Lydlinch. Walk Methodist Church to raise money for the ‘Friends of North Women’s across to The Antelope, Hazelbury Bryan for Supper & Skittles (about 7.30pm). Refuge’ The teas take place between 2.30 pm and 4.00 pm on the following Thursday 16 May 10am – Holy Communion at the Church of St Mary at Stalbridge, days. Please come and support us. followed by a walk of witness through the town, ending with lunch at Dikes of Saturday 4th May Stalbridge. Saturday 1st June

Saturday 6th July Friday 17 May 6pm till 9pm – ‘Youth Pentecost’. The Archdeacon of Dorset, the Venerable Stephen Waine, is attending this evening event. Cake Stall in support of the Methodist Church. There will be a sale of homemade cakes starting at 9.00 am on Saturday 11th Sunday 19 May 10am – Pilgrim Eucharist and Renewal of the Covenant with the Bishop May. of Salisbury at the Church of St Mary at Sturminster Newton. (See Below) You are welcome to join in whatever your time allows and your interest stirs. You don’t STURMINSTER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP have to walk, you may travel by car to an event and join in. Booking forms will be welcomes you to our services every Sunday at 10.30am available in each of the pilgrim churches. To help with the catering at several events, and SONGS of PRAISE 1st Sunday in the month at 6.00pm. please use to booking form (or book on line) to help us with the numbers. We also have OPEN HOUSE every Friday at 11.00am, The Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, will be presiding and for you to come and look round, meet some of the fellowship, preaching at a special service at St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton, at 10.00am on Sunday and have coffee/tea if you’d like to. 19th May. This service will mark the climax of the Pilgrim Week for the Pilgrim Parishes We are also a FOOD BANK COLLECTION POINT, and we are very proud to have our Bishop with us as we renew our covenant to work linked to Gillingham Food Bank. closely together. All members of our community are very welcome to come and hear We are a small fellowship where everyone matters Bishop Nicholas. and you would be most welcome. Visit our website at: sturminsterchristianfellowship.com

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The following Christian groups currently meet in Sturminster Newton with Our young people took part in the Easter Morning Service singing 'All in an the purpose of providing Christian activities for our children and youth Easter Garden'. They were somewhat surprised to receive an ovation ! As we covering a wide range of ages. enter the summer period we are looking forward to a Fete and perhaps working with the Methodist Church in the summer months [to be con- Little Acorns- a growing church firmed]. Two of our choristers whom form part of the Youth Choir of St In April, we took the theme of Easter for our service, never an easy Mary's Church Choir were awarded the RCCM medals to mark their commit- option with very young children. We listened to the story of the first Easter ment . Holly Fripp and Gwyneth Hobbs were the recipients and we thank and explored what gives us life and how God is the source of all life. The them for their dedication and support. This section now claims 6 young peo- children then made two delightful miniature Easter gardens, which have ple who are able to sing with us on the first Sunday of the month. I would been bedecking the chancel step in St Mary’s. like to remind you that we are available to provide entertainment for sum- rd The service for May will be on Friday 3 May at 2.00pm in church. All mer activities such as fetes, flower shows and charities. It is important to are welcome. keep the group working well in all aspects of their abilities and anyone inter- THE JAY and THE JAM CLUBS ested in joining us can find details on our web site which is well worth a After schools clubs continue on Mondays throughout the spring term. visit. http://www.youngstars-stur.co.uk/. Details and parental consent forms are available at William Barnes School. Or you may phone Muriel 01258 473852 The Jay Club for key stage 1 children taking place at the Methodist Church The Jam for key stage 2 children taking place at St Mary’s Church Hall. The Big Lunch All are welcome to these multi-activity Christian clubs. Sunday 2nd June – 12noon to 3.00pm Please note there will be no JAY or JAM clubs on 6th, 20th or 27th May. YOUR INVITATION TO A FREE GET TOGETHER IN THE RAILWAY GARDEN Bring a picnic and join your neighbours for an afternoon of food, Messy church is for anyone, from little children friendship and fun. Share your memories of the street parties held on and their older brothers and sisters, their mums Coronation Day in 1953 with some of your younger neighbours and join and dads, their grandparents, their next door in the organised games and activities of yesteryear. To book your place at this fabulously fun filled event, or to ensure your neighbours and their best friends. During the place on the NORDCAT bus, contact the SturQuest Community Office. Messy church, we have a whole host of Look out for posters and flyers for a full listing of activities. different activities, a short celebration, where we sing together and we finish with a family meal. The Next meeting will be on Monday 13th May 2013 Gift Day On Monday 13th May the vicar Rev David Seymour will be in the Messy church is free but donations will be gratefully accepted. town square from 9.00am. The annual ‘Gift Day’ is very important Sturminster Newton Methodist Church to St Mary’s and the money received is put to very good use. Church Street Please come along and meet David if you can, if not please use the Time: 3.30 – 5.30 p.m. envelope attached to this edition of the Voice of the Churches to The Theme will be Pentecost make your donation. For further information call Adrienne Richardson on 01258 471190 Thankyou.

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