2 The Benefice of Stour Vale Vicar The Rev’d Richard Priest The Vicarage, Kington Magna, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5EW Email: [email protected] 01747 838494 Day off—Monday Licensed Lay Minister Anthony Thomas Cobb Cottage, Church St, West Stour, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5RN Email: [email protected] 01747 838698 Licensed Lay Minister Carol Hibbert Parsons Glebe, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5RL Email: [email protected] 01747 838272 Group Treasurer Sue Jones 01747 838784 Email: [email protected] Safeguarding Officer Maria Windross 01747 838324 For Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals please contact the Vicar at the above address. Website www.stourvalechurches.org.uk The Magazine Editor Jill Perry, 3 Church Close, Stour Row, Shaftesbury, SP7 0QE. Tel: 01747 838911 [email protected] Treasurer Sue Jones East Stour 01747 838784 Advertising Jill Perry [email protected] COPY DATES for the May 2021 issue Advertising to Jill Perry 10am Tuesday 20th April Articles to Jill Perry 1pm Wednesday 21st April PUBLICATION Thursday 29th April Distribution Online via email from Richard or the Website: https://www.stourvalechurches.org.uk/ Published by The Stour Vale Benefice – Printed at Kington Magna Copyright reserved on all material Cover photo—Spring at Fifehead Magdalen—Rosemary Redwood 3 Serving the Blackmore Vale for over 30 years 4 Stour Vale Benefice Easter Services Holy Week Monday—Wednesday 7:00pm - Evening Prayer : on Facebook Maundy Thursday 7:00pm - Evening Prayer : on Facebook Good Friday 2:00pm - Meditation at the Cross at West Stour Holy Saturday 7:00pm – Meditations for Holy Saturday: on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Stour-Vale-CofE-107130680934164/?ref=settings Easter Sunday Due to Covid-19 social distancing requirements we ask that you would reserve your seat for the Easter Communion services – thank you. 9:15am Parish Communion Buckhorn Weston Reserve seats with Jenny Sledge – 01963 370709 11am Parish Communion East Stour Reserve seats with Sue Jones – 01747 838784 Stour Vale Benefice When attending services please remember to following current Covid-19 guidance and legal requirements, thank you. Please remember we may still have to ask you to: Use sanitizing gel on entry and exit, give your contact details as strongly recommended for NHS ‘Test & Trace’, wear a face covering. Observe social distancing at all times. Please also remember we are not allowed to sing at the moment, and receiving communion will be carried out in a different way to keep everyone as safe as possible. But, most importantly, if you do feel ill or have symptoms of any kind, please do not come to church. 5 We have Exmoor Horn Sheep, Large Black Pigs, Dexter Cattle and Dawns’ Happy Hens. Meat available at the moment is Grass fed Dexter Beef (hung for minimum 3wks) and Large Black Pork, butchered to suit your needs. Pork Sausages,Back,Streaky & Cottage Bacon (green & smoked) Eggs are sold from the ‘Egg Box’ at the top of the drive or from the farm. For more information or to place an order please call Tim Wilton Tel: 01963 371232 Mobile: 07720 345950 E-Mail: [email protected] 6 Thought for April I love the appearance stories of Jesus which follow Easter: to the two travellers on the road for Emmaus, to Thomas, and to the disciples as they return to their boats. Each one has something special to share with us in everyday ways. The travellers are despairing at recent events but walk in companionship back to Emmaus, trying to make sense of their thoughts. A stranger joins them and takes over the conversation, explaining everything to them. They enjoy his company and, on reaching town, invite him in for supper. In his breaking of bread they believe. When the other disciples say they have seen the risen Jesus, Thomas doesn’t know what to think. Any of us who have been the butt of someone else’s joke, aware of an undercurrent in the room but unsure what it is, can sympathise with Thomas….and so does Jesus who, for Thomas’ benefit alone, visits again and Thomas is quick to believe. The disciples don’t know what to do with themselves. Peter decides to go back to what he knows – fishing - and the others tag along. Someone appears on the beach and offers a little friendly advice on net positioning. The empty boat now cannot hold the deluge of fish that come over the side. Jesus is recognised and they all believe. In all three cases it takes quite a lot of effort on Jesus’ part to be recognised. But with Mary Magdalene? All it takes is her name. What will it take for you? Barbara Priest Mary Magdalene by Daphne Kitching In the opening of scripture and the breaking of bread, In the nail marks and the wound in his side, In the miraculous catch and fish breakfast on the beach, They recognised him. But for me? 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Extensions. Conversions. Sap Energy Rating on New Builds and Highly Glazed Extensions Water Efficiency Calculations Contact: 07968 739 168 [email protected] Friendly lady Gardener, all small gardening jobs undertaken in the local area including: Grass Cutting Weeding Planting— Hanging Baskets and Pots Pruning Reasonable rates Please call Lorraine on 01747 838120 Phone: 01747 838120 E-mail: [email protected] 10 Remembering David Duvall David John Stewart Duvall was born on the 16th August 1948, in Farnham. He was a talented child, although he didn't speak until he was nearly 3, when he started to speak in full sentences. After primary education, David went to Cumnor House Prep School before becoming a Queen's Scholar at Westminster School in 1961. As a Queen's Scholar, he was required to act as an usher at royal events at Westminster Abbey, which meant that he was present at the service of Thanksgiving for the Abbey's 900th anniversary in January 1966 when he was 17 years old. David was also allowed to sit in the gallery in the House of Commons, and remembered seeing Winston Churchill sitting in his seat. By this time, David had already been awarded a classical scholarship at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He ultimately spent 4 years there, gaining a 2:1 in Classics and a Masters degree. He began training as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, working for a London company and living in a flat in Brook Street, a couple of doors down from Jimi Hendrix. David worked as an accountant for his whole working life, ultimately settling at a company in Reading and teaching other accountants how to spot fraud. This was how David earned money; but it is not how David lived his life. David was an incredibly kind and generous man, giving up a huge amount of his time to a variety of good causes. This involved anything from doing the accounts for a whole number of different organisations, to actually holding a collection bucket outside a supermarket to raise money. David learned to play the piano and organ when he was at school, and he was involved with any number of choirs - I'm not sure there will ever be a definitive answer as to how many - as either chorister or as choir master and/or organist. It was through one such choir, The Bach Choir, that he met Ann Scrivenor in 1973. They became engaged and then married on 1st June 1974. They went on to be married for nearly 47 years, having four children: Christopher, Olivia, Richard and Camilla. David and Ann settled in Woodley, Berkshire, and joined the choir at St. Andrews, Sonning, with David taking over as choir master more or less immediately. It was a role David would take for the next 37 years, entirely voluntarily. Continued page 13 11 Timepiece Restoration Ltd Paul J. G. Stone C.M.B.H.I. Repairs to French & English Antique Clocks All work done on the premises, guaranteed for 12 months. Opening Times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday—10am-1pm 2-5pm only. 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