IInterfacnterfacee where Church and Community meet September 2014 Interface SPECIAL WEB EDITION The Parish Magazine for Felsted, 50p Flitch Green and Little Dunmow IN THIS EDITION The Editor Church Directory Church Services This Month ......... 4 Introduces Sunday for Younger People .......... 4 www.felstedchurch.org.uk My first edition as editor Weekday Worship ........................ 4 of the parish magazine Licensed Ministers: From the desk of the Vicar ............ 5 was in June 2008, and Vicar Reverend Colin Taylor 01371 820242 [email protected] Our Charity for this month ............. 6 six years on it looks like Readers Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Robert Stone 01371 821477 Tower-ring News .......................... 7 this will be my last. Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Colin Priestman 01371 820197 What’s the Time ............................ 8 From September I will be using all of my Felstead, Parochial Church Council Officers: Interface time studying for ordination. A village, a train and a horse ........ 9 FELSTED LITTLE DUNMOW Felsted Friendship Club ................ 10 It’s been quite a busy six years, and amongst Churchwardens Felsted Memorial Hall ................... 11 all the village events, and articles that our Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Joyce Stone 01371 820564 Felsted 450 Video News ............... 11 contributors have provided I hope you have Jamie MacKay 01371 820483 David Stone as above Felsted Aid for Deprived Children . 11 caught some of my love for this little corner of Secretary Felsted Garden Club .................... 12 the world, and all of that in the context of my Sue Kelly 01371 823100 Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Events Pages ....................... 13 - 21 faith in Jesus. The great thing about a parish Treasurer New Medical Equipment .......... 22 magazine is that our primary focus can be Ian Butler 01371 821175 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 Royal British Legion - good news, and both as a believer and as an Both P.C.C.s bank with CAFBANK. Cheques should be made payable to: Women’s Section ..................... 22 editor there has been plenty of good news to Felsted P.C.C. Little Dunmow P.C.C. Stansted Airport Plans more share. Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00006007 Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00010225 flights over Felsted .................. 22 Dad loved it here .......................... 23 But back to this edition. It is full of local news, Other Useful Contact Details: Flowers & Cleaning Rotas ............ 24 and even after the busiest of summers there Organist Crèche Flowers - September 28th ............ 24 are more events than ever being advertised. Andrew Beaton 01371 821243 Lesley Taylor 01371 820242 Parish Registers ........................... 24 Robert Stone Choir Junior Church Look No Cars ................................ 25 Editor Bryony Rees 01371 821990 Amanda Little 01371 822669 Local Services Directory ............... 26 [email protected] Trade Directory …………...... 27 - 28 Fabric Officer Rock Solid STOP PRESS! Felsted— vacancy Sylvia Taylor 01371 820242 Lt Dunmow—Ted Bryant 01371 820995 YPC Ed and Helen Fenning New Community Hall, [email protected] Holy Cross Church, Felsted Bell Ringing Tower Captain by Jon Tredwell David Learmonth 01371 820398 I am pleased to advise you that the green Verger Gift Aid Secretary light has been given for us to start building Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 our new community hall and we hope that See a previous edition of Interface in the contractors will be on site later in full colour at www.felstedchurch.org.uk Magazine Team: September. Further news in October. Editor Robert Stone 01371 821477 [email protected] Sub Editor David Learmonth 01371 820398 LARGE PRINT EDITION Trade Directory Editor 01371 821477 DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION Distribution David Woods 01371 821665 AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Noon on Sunday 7th September 2014 TO EDITOR email: [email protected] Cover Photograph: Beautiful Flowers at Little Dunmow by Christine Middleton 3 SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER From the desk of the Vicar Felsted Little Dunmow Dear Friends authority in heaven and on earth has been Holy Cross Church The Priory Church given to me.” The Lion and th We need to worship Jesus as Lion and Sun 7 Sept 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP 11:00 am Holy Communion CW 12th Sunday the Lamb Lamb. Harvest Celebration after Trinity 6:00 pm Evening Prayer BCP followed by breakfast The Lion & the Lamb If you are particularly drawn to Jesus’ 9:00 am Morning Prayer BCP Sun 14th Sept 9:00 am Holy Communion CW sounds like the name strength, his unyielding commitment to the 11:00 am Morning Prayer Holy Cross Day of a local pub, and Google tells me there word of God, and his unspeakable power, are indeed many pubs with that name, but then take time to meditate on Jesus’ 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP Sun 21st Sept that phrase also tells us a lot about God mercy, his identification with outsiders, and 10:30 am Morning Prayer BCP 11:00 am Morning Prayer 14th Sunday and how we should relate his unspeakable suffering. after Trinity to him. And if you are drawn to 9:00 am Holy Communion CW Sun 28th Sept We could say that the Jesus as your best 11:00 am All Age Harvest Worship 15th Sunday after Trinity 4:00 pm Priory Prayers God of the bible is both friend, confidant, and 7:00 pm Confirmation Service Lion and Lamb. comforter, be sure to reverently worship him as SUNDAY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE: He is sovereign, your King, Lord, and powerful, omniscient, and Righteous Judge. “Little Doves” Crèche for children 0-5 years available from 10:45 am. holy. And he is merciful, Junior Church welcomes all children aged 5-11, and meets each week, except on the patient, wise, and loving. And if you don’t yet know fourth Sunday of each month. Junior Church takes place during the 11:00 am Service at God, think about this: If we have a lopsided God, we will become Felsted. For details contact Amanda Little. 01371 822669, [email protected] A God that is only a lion or only a lamb is lopsided Christians. only half a God. Rock Solid is a group for young people aged 11-14, meeting weekly from 10:30 am at the Vicarage. Contact Sylvia Taylor for further details 01371 820242. We need to know Jesus Christ as both You hurt and suffer, so you need more Lion and Lamb. than a King to rule over you. YPC is a group for teenagers aged 14-18. Contact Ed and Helen Fenning for details. [email protected] The Lion-like Jesus in Matthew 23:14 who You sin, so you need a Lamb to bear the said “Woe to you, teachers of the law and guilt you feel and the punishment you Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over deserve. WEEKDAY WORSHIP land and sea to win a single convert, and Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, when he becomes one, you make him What good is a Lion-like God if he doesn’t as working for the Lord, not for human masters twice as much a son of hell as you are” is take care of sin and if he rules by his roar Colossians 3 v 23 the same as the Lamb-like Jesus in alone? Matthew 25 who said “I tell you the truth, Only in Jesus Christ will you find a God Wednesdays at 9:30 am. Holy Communion Service in Holy Cross Church, Felsted. whatever you did for one of the least of who is both a strong Lion and a slain Fridays at 9:15 am in the Priory Church, Little Dunmow. Prayers for the community. these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Lamb. Come to Him. Home Groups. There are home groups meeting throughout the week. And the Lamb-like Jesus in Matthew 27 Details are available from Rev. Colin Taylor. who cried out “My God, my God, why have Best Regards, you forsaken me” is the same as the Lion- Holy Communion at Home. Please contact Rev. Colin Taylor if you know anyone who like Jesus in Matthew 28 who declared “All would like to receive Holy Communion. 4 5 and others walked. I didn’t think I’d be Ten percent of the church income is Tower-ring News – allowed to cycle into the village, though on given to a range of charities. August 2014 the day it was clear that I could have done Each is featured here monthly by David Learmonth, Tower Captain so on my ’73 sit-up-and-beg Hercules. But and on a board at the church. chatting to people on the way there and on It’s been a celebratory sort of year as I’m This month it is the turn of :- the way back was probably more fun and sure you’ll agree (without in any way many were complimentary. The timing for forgetting those who have had difficult the QP of St Clements College Bob was times). The Village Events Committee chosen as the caravane was scheduled to have been run off their feet. Up in the pass. We didn’t see any of this as the tower, the band have been delighted to be caravane was much shorter than expected involved in the visit of HM Queen Elizabeth because (we later heard) many thought Samaritan's Purse (UK & Ireland) is an international relief and development organisation II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Felsted the Essex lanes too narrow and went that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst 450, the Tour de France and, more straight to London via the M11! Your communities in need in 18 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.