Hambledon Parish Magazine, June 2019 Page 1 Hambledon Parish Magazine, June 2019, Page 2 PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, HAMBLEDON Rector The Rev Simon Taylor 01483 421267 [email protected] Associate Vicar Position advertised Assistant Vicar The Rev David Jenkins 01483 416084 6 Quartermile Road Godalming, GU7 1TG Curate The Rev David Preece 01483 421267 [email protected] Churchwarden Mrs Elizabeth Cooke 01483 208637 Marepond Farm, Markwick Lane Loxhill, Godalming, GU8 4BD Churchwarden Derek Pearsall 01483 612684 39 Admiral Way Godalming, GU7 1QN Assistant Churchwarden David Chadwick, Little Beeches 01252 702268 14 Springhill, Elstead Godalming, GU8 6EL Pastoral Assistant Mrs Jacqui Rook 01428 684390 1 Hambledon Park Hambledon, GU8 4ER Pastoral Assistant Alan Harvey 01483 423264 (in training) 35 Maplehatch Close Godalming, GU7 1TQ Church Treasurer & Gift Aid Andrew Dunn 01428 482113 The Cottage, Lane End Hambledon, GU8 4HD Sunday Services Full details of these and any other services are set out in the Church Calendar for the month, which is shown on page 5 The Church has a number of Home Groups which meet regularly during the week at various locations. Details from Hambledon and Busbridge Church Office Tel: 01483 421267 Alpha details and information from: Hambledon and Busbridge Church Office Tel: 01483 421267 Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals contact Copy deadline for the Hambledon and Busbridge Church Office Tel No: 01483 421267 (Mon – Friday, 9.30am – 12.30pm) July magazine Where there is sickness or where a visit would be valued, The deadline is Thursday, 20 June please contact the Church Wardens Please send your copy to The Rector is normally off duty on Fridays Jane Woolley The nearest Roman Catholic churches are St Teresa of Cobblers, Woodlands Road Avila, Chiddingfold (Fr Irek Stadler, 01428 643877); Hambledon GU8 4HL St Edmund, Croft Rd, Godalming and St Joseph’s, 01428 684213 email: [email protected] Milford (Fr David Parmiter, 01483 416880) Advertisers, please contact TO SUBSCRIBE AND HAVE Emma Dunn, The Cottage, Lane End THE MAGAZINE DELIVERED, £6 per year Hambledon, GU8 4HD PLEASE CONTACT: MARY PARKER 01428 482113 Telephone: 01428 682545 email: [email protected] Cover Design by John Whittall Hambledon Parish Magazine, June 2019 Page 3 Assistant Vicar’s Vista – June ave you ever thought what it would be like to suffer from claustrophobia? Perhaps you do suffer from it and know only too well how the darkness folds in on you, and the H sense of isolation becomes a true horror. If so you might wonder what it would be like to be totally cut off, in darkness, cold and wet, no food, no comfort, no contact with the outside world for 10 days, although you have no way of account- ing for the time, and there is every possibility of never being found. This is what the Wild Boars, a Thai football team made up of 13 youngsters whose ages ranged from 11 to 16 years old had to endure just a year ago. You may remember reading about it. Together with their coach, who was himself only 25, they ventured nearly 3 km or 2 miles into the Tharm Luang cave system when early rains flooded some of the caverns blocking them in. No one knew where they were and it was only when their bicycles were found at the entrance to the cave that their parents put two and two together. It took seven days before two English cavers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton with sub aqua equipment found the boys alive and well. Can you imagine the boys’ relief? It still took many more days to get the boys out safely. But sadly a former Thai Navy Seal Saman Gunan lost his life in the rescue attempt. Having delivered oxygen tanks to the boys he ran out of air himself and all attempts to save him failed. This tragic story reminded me of the Easter Story which is in a different dimension altogether and yet parallels can be drawn. Mankind goes off in its own sweet way without a thought about the consequences only to find it is trapped. The mad rush for material wealth will ultimately leave this earth uninhabitable. Sin seems to have lost its meaning in a morass of relative values. As in the cave rescue, it would take a mammoth effort to change the direction mankind is taking, always assuming that it can be changed; or could it be that it would take just one life. That of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who, because of His death and resurrection at Easter, does change lives and restore us from our sins! Easter is far behind us now but its message is for all of us and for every day. So please enjoy your Summer holidays and do be careful if you go exploring particularly in a cave system. The Peace of God be with you David Jenkins, Assistant Vicar Hambledon and Busbridge Magazine Cover Design ince its inception Hambledon’s Parish Maga- Hambledon has always been fortunate in having zine, in common with those of most ecclesiasti- a plethora of local talent. Even more important is their S cal Parishes, was the vehicle for imparting news willingness to share their skills with the community about the Church and its related activities. In May and nowhere is this better demonstrated than by the 1998 the format was changed from A5 to A4 to permit new cover of the Parish Magazine. It is the work of more coverage of Hambledon community matters, on John Whittall who (as readers of Hambledon Entre- the cover design St Peter’s Church remaining central. preneurs , December 2018, will know) is a nationally- Ten years later it was decided to make the cover, acclaimed artist who now takes much of his inspiration as well as the contents, more inclusive by adding pic- from our surrounding countryside. The village owes a tures of some of the village’s best-known landmarks. huge debt to John whose design reflects perfectly all The beautiful sketches of these landmarks by local that makes Hambledon so beautiful and so special. “artist-in-residence”, Rachel Hockridge, have to this So, on behalf of all our readers, thank you, John day featured on the cover of the Magazine. for a unique contribution to a very special Magazine. But times move on. The Editors Hambledon Parish Magazine, June 2019, Page 4 CHURCH CALENDAR June 2019 2nd June 9.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) 7th Sunday of Easter 10.30 am Morning Worship & Baptisms ____________________________________________________ Thursday 6th June 9-9.30 am Morning Prayer ____________________________________________________ 9th June 9.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP) Pentecost 10.30 am Morning Worship ____________________________________________________ Thursday 13th June 9-9.30 am Morning Prayer ____________________________________________________ Saturday 15th June 8.30-10 am Prayer Breakfast A time to meet together for prayer. All are welcome. ____________________________________________________ 16th June 9.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Trinity Sunday & 10.30 am Holy Communion (CW) Father’s Day ____________________________________________________ Thursday 20th June 9-9.30 am Morning Prayer ____________________________________________________ 23rd June 9.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP) Mission Sunday – CFSF 10.30 am Morning Worship ____________________________________________________ Thursday 27th June 9-9.30 am Morning Prayer ____________________________________________________ 30th June 9.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP) 2nd Sunday after Trinity 10.30 am Messy Church (instead of 7 July – see page 13 ) ____________________________________________________ And Thursday 4th July 9.9.30 am Morning Prayer ____________________________________________________ Services at St John’s, Busbridge in June 8.00 am Every Sunday: Holy Communion CW (said) in Old Rectory* 10.00 am Classic Service in Old Rectory* : Contemporary Service in School: 1st Sunday: Morning Worship 1st Sunday: All Age , Mark Puddephat & FUSE Team 2 nd Sunday: Holy Communion (CW) 2nd Sunday: Morning Worship 3rd Sunday: Morning Worship 3rd Sunday: Holy Communion (CW) 4th Sunday: Holy Communion (CW) 4th Sunday: Morning Worship 5th Sunday: Morning Worship 5th Sunday: Morning Worship & Baptism Groups for children of all ages in various locations: turn up and ask! 6.30 pm Benefice Evening Worship: in Old Rectory * 1st Sunday: Holy Communion; 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays: Evening Worship; 3rd Sunday: Unplugged * Busbridge Church is now closed for re-ordering. 8am, 10am Classic and 6.30pm services will take place in Busbridge Old Rectory (unless otherwise stated) until end of August 2019 Hambledon Parish Magazine, June 2019 Page 5 PARISH & PEOPLE Sorrow as Hambledon Loses two Outstanding Villagers Hambledon is united in sadness following the deaths given more to the life of our community, with such of two loved and respected villagers Mic Coleman generosity and kindness. Both had suffered recent and Pat Williams . Mic died on 13 May and Pat on 28 spells of poor health but until then had been active in April. Both lived long and active lives and died peace- the village where they devoted so much of their time. fully in their own homes, surrounded by family. It Hambledon sends it love and sympathy to the families would be hard to think of two people who could have of both and celebrates two lives well lived. Mic Coleman, who was 90, was awarded the British At the start of Empire Medal in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Hon- the May Parish ours in 2012 “for services to sport and the community Council monthly in Hambledon”. A teacher by profession, he moved to meeting a minute’s the village in the 1950s and he and his wife Sylvia silence was ob- have lived here ever since. They also celebrated their served and tributes diamond wedding anniversary in 2012. were paid. He has been a stalwart of village life, working He was a regu- tirelessly for the football and cricket clubs, becoming lar at the Merry president of both.