Paul Parish Community Magazine September 2015 50p St Mary with St Paul, Penzance; St John the Baptist, Penzance St Peter’s, Newlyn; St Pol de Leon, Paul. Activities Choir Practice Wed 7.30pm John Harry (church) Bell Ringing Thurs 7.30pm Margaret Byrne (church) 731617 Womens Institute 2nd Thurs 7.30pm Linda Burton (church hall) 732618 Lunch Club Mon 12 for 12.30 Diane Bond (church hall) 731057 Line Dancing Thurs 7.30-9.30pm Annaliese Male (church hall) (except 2nd Thurs) 731717 Contacts Priest in charge Andrew Yates 367863 [email protected] Churchwardens Mary Wooding 732954 Nancy Renfree 731608 Treasurer Roger Bond 731057 PCC Secretary Sue Snell 363386 Pastoral Ministers Diane Bond 731057 Roger Bond 731057 Judith Byrne 367953 David Carpenter 731861 Mary Griffiths 732567 Nancy Renfree 731608 Church Hall hire Margaret Byrne 731617 Methodist Minister Rev. Julyan Drew 364707 Methodist Church Marjorie Kells 448622 secretary Magazine editor/ Kate Picknett 731991 adverts [email protected] 2 Contents Visit to Australia Page 4 Caption Competition time Page 6 Mousehole Methodist Chapel Services Page 7 National Memorial Arboretum Page 8 East Window Fund Raising Lectures Page 10 Services at Paul Church Page 11 Mousehole Historic Research Society Page 13 Mission Shaped Ministry Page 15 The Campers Page 16 Cove Macmillan Support Centre Page 23 Flash Mob Page 24 Women's Institute Page 25 May 2016 Page 28 Any articles or news items to me by the 17th of September for October's issue please. Contact details: Kate Picknett [email protected] 01736 731991 3 Visit to Australia We were lucky this year to spend our Summer Holiday down under in Australia. There were many highlights including various animal encounters with jumping crocodiles and camel riding in shadow of Uluru. But the most memorable activity was a visit to the Tiwi Islands which lie 39 miles north of Darwin across the Torres Islands Straits. We spent a day in the company of two indigenous guides and joined at various times by members of the community including a 6 year old who taught us how to lure a hermit crab out of its shell by whistling at it in a special way, The people who live there call themselves Tiwi which in their language simply means People, of course when the word came into their culture they reckoned themselves as the only people on the planet ! In time they were visited by Portuguese Traders and then British Colonists and so their understanding of the meaning of this word for humanity had to be extended. On arriving on Bathus Island we were immediately made to feel welcome by gestures and smiles and told that because the word Tiwi meant all the people on the planet we too were Tiwis. This was a very positive experience and made us as visitors from outside feel very included. The day took us to Aborigine Art Workshops to demonstrations of Clan dancing. We were given insights into the tribal funeral customs and the symbolism of totem poles. We also listened to the telling of some of their Dreamtime Stories. These are the stories of the Great Spirit which were not written down in the way we have a bible but passed on orally over thousands of years accompanied by intricate rituals. These Dream Time stories offer explanations of why the world is as it is and also the patterns by which the community should live. One of these Dream Time stories told of a fight between two half brothers following the death of one of their sons as a result of neglect by the other brother. The body of the child 4 was offered to the sea and the Spirit took him up into the sky to be the moon and to be a sign of the importance of caring for the weak and vulnerable. One of the buildings we were taken to see was the community Christian Church. Entering the building I was struck straight away by the style of the decoration inside which was identical to the art work we had seen on display. But even more dramatic was to look at the large painting behind the altar where the East window would be in an English Church. The colourful painting was not of Jesus, nor of Mary or one of the Saints. It was actually a representation of the Dream Time Story of the Half Brothers. This was a remarkable example of the Christian Community on that island being prepared to acknowledge a truth within the Spiritual Tradition of the Indigenous People and giving it pride of place in the church. This was the second powerful instance of practical inclusion we witnessed that special day. As Autumn approaches the 'Tiwi' of Paul begin our preparation to celebrate Paul Feast. There will be the usual events such as the Feast Dinner, Mousehole Male Voice Choir Concert, Evening of Story-telling, Feast Services and much more. I hope you will come to lots of them. But as well as joining in these community activities Feast is also a time for us to reflect on where we are as a community. And a good place to start this reflection would be to to ask how inclusive we are prepared to be and how can we find practical ways to make a commitment to being inclusive a reality. Andrew. Diocesan Roadshow comes to Penzance -Tuesday October 6th. A chance to hear first hand from our Bishops and the Diocesan Leadership team the plans for the future. Meeting will be held at Penwith College Put the date in your diary now. 5 CAPTION COMPETITION TIME ! Taken from a recent boules match - Paul/Mousehole vs Lamorna. Any suggestions to the editor by 22nd September please - [email protected] (Editor's decision is final!) COMMUNITY OUTREACH GROUP The October meeting will be held on Thursday 15th October 2015 In the CHURCH HALL, PAUL at 3.00pm and will be our ANNUAL FEAST TEA Proceeds in aid of “The White Cross Mission” ALL WELCOME We would like to say a huge thank you for the kind donation from Village Theatre funds for the window as they disband. With a personal thanks from Nancy & Mary 6 MOUSEHOLE METHODIST CHAPEL SERVICES Sunday Sept. 6th 11am - service will be led by members of the congregation Sunday Sept. 13th 11am - Mrs M F Carson Sunday 20th Sept 11am - Mr A Jasper Sunday 27th Sept 11am - Chapel anniversary. Rev J Drew - Sacrament Sunday 4th October - 11am - Harvest Festival - Mrs C Baxter Sunday 11th October -No service at Mousehole - join Paul for Feast Service. Sunday 18th October - Rev M Lumbers Sunday 25th October - 11am - Mrs J Harrold. PAUL PARISH REGISTERS Holy Baptism – “A child of God” 19th July 2015 Logan James and Archie Roger the sons of Peter and Charlotte Elizabeth Kent 16th August 2015 Lochlan James son of Brendan James and Rebecca Kathryn Sleeman Holy Matrimony – “God is Love” 25th June 2015 Christopher Keith Yacoubian and Camilla Banks 18th July 2015 Scott Michael Ladd and Lauren Stephanie Pentreath Christian Funeral – “Underneath are the Everlasting Arms” 11th August 2015 Joseph Arthur Donald (Don) Ladd 7 THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM In July this year Bob Harrison gave an illustrated lecture on the NMA in Paul Hall and for those who missed the event an edited version is given below. The National Memorial Arboretum is the brainchild of Commander David Childs CBE who wished to establish a national focus for remembrance. He was greatly supported by the late Group Captain Sir Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & 2 bars, DFC, who was concerned about future remembrance and became influential in the concept of the Arboretum. In 1994 the then Prime Minister John Major launched the appeal. Redland Aggregates (now Lafarge Tarmac) generously gifted 152 acres of reclaimed gravel workings near Lichfield in Staffordshire. 40% of the project was funded by the National Lottery and the rest by thousands of donations, both large and small from a wide variety of organisations, both military and civilian, men and women, corporate and voluntary. The site, which was officially opened on the 16th of May 2001 by HRH The Duchess of Kent now contains over 50,000 maturing trees and over 300 dedicated memorials. The main feature is the Armed Forces Memorial, designed by Liam O’Connor, which is set on a mound based on early British barrows or tumuli. It is constructed of 200,000 bricks faced with over 1,000 tonnes of Portland stone. The names of those who have been killed on duty or as the result of terrorism since the end of World War II are recorded by year, service (RN, Army or RAF) and date order so that those who died together in the same incident are grouped together. The memorial is particularly important for the many families and friends who have no grave to visit. It was dedicated in the presence of HM The Queen in 2007. 8 While the majority of the memorials are military there are also ones commemorating such organisations as the Bevin Boys, St John Volunteers, Rotary, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death, YMCA and the Woman’s Institute. The Stillbirth and Neonatal one is particularly moving. It is a simple maze with dark stones and black thorntrees. In the middle is a sculpture of a small baby lying beneath a handkerchief tree. The “handkerchief” tree has its bracts removed on the anniversary of Anne Frank’s death. Near to the entrance stands the Millennium Chapel of Peace and Forgiveness which welcomes all people from all faiths and walks of life. The chapels wood construction is supported on twelve trunks of Douglas fir, each one representing one of the twelve apostles on whose witness the early church was built.