CHURCH SERVICES PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY, Church St., Sturminster Newton STURMINSTER NEWTON Revd. David Seymour, The Vicarage, Church St., S.N. Tel: 471276 Daily exc.Sunday 8.00am MORNING OFFICE 1st,2nd,3rd,4th 8.00am HOLY COMMUNION 1st Sunday 9.30am FAMILY EUCHARIST 2nd,3rd,4th 9.30am HOLY COMMUNION 5th Sunday 9.30am BENEFICE EUCHARIST 3rd Sunday 11.00am FAMILY SERVICE Every Sunday 6.00pm EVENSONG Each Wednesday there is Holy Communion at 10.00am. Daily exc. Sunday 5.30pm EVENING OFFICE CHURCH OF ST. PETER, Hinton St. Mary Worship takes place every Sunday starting at 10.00 am CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS A BECKET, Lydlinch 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, Marnhull Fr. Martin Budge Tel: 820388 Sunday: 9.30am MASS AT OLD MILL LANE 6.00pm “ “ “ “ February 2012 11.00am MASS AT GILLINGHAM ************************* 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 St Mary’s Church Hall CHURCHES OF STURMINSTER NEWTON Beside St Mary's Church in ST. MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sturminster Newton is its Church St., Sturminster Newton Church Hall. This building was redesigned and upgraded CHURCH OF ST. PETER, in 2005 to be a pleasant, Hinton St. Mary multi-purpose hall of a very useful size, available for hire as CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS A BECKET, well as for church use. Lydlinch In addition to church youth Revd. David Seymour, The Vicarage, Church Street. groups and meetings of all Tel: 471276 sorts, it is regularly hired out for children's parties, other private parties, dancing classes, keep fit and ********************** other organisations for private meetings. It can accommodate 60 people seated for a special lunch or dinner and THE METHODIST CHURCH, has tables and chairs for that number. The kitchen is well equipped Church St., Sturminster Newton with a 4-ring gas cooker/oven, microwave, fridge and dishwasher, All enquiries, Please contact: crockery, cutlery and glasses. There is a reasonable amount of parking near the church. Rev. Helen Caine, Minister in Charge, 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury Anyone interested in finding out more about this valuable asset to the - Tel: 01747 854631 *********************** town should ring Mrs Mary Deane 01258 472264. Sturminster Christian Fellowship The Row, Sturminster Newton Telephone: 473928 :`7; : `QJ:CV 10:C ************************ .17V:` :`7;]:`1.H.%`H.11CCGV@VV]1J$:`V: Q` 1 CVQ`: `QJ:C . Living Water Church V 10:CQJQ .V`1J$ %JR:71.1H.1 %JR:7 :`H.8.V`V11CCGV:]VH1:C Meeting at the Exchange, Sturminster Newton. V`01HV`Q`]VQ]CVQ`:CC:$V: 8:I`QCCQ1VRG7:G`1J$:JR.:`VC%JH.1J Contact: Alan Wilkinson 01258 473825 :`7; :CC1IIVR1: VC7:` V`1:`R8"Q]% .1R: V1J7Q%`R1:`1V:JRHQIV:JR=Q1J 1J:HVCVG`: 1QJQ`Q%`RVR1H: 1QJ Q .VIQ .V`Q`$V% ************************ ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY, Marnhull From the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Marnhull February always has the reputation of being a grey and Fr. Martin Budge miserable month. In some countries the season until Ash Tel: 01258 820388 Wednesday is all called “carnival”, though that is not in our country’s tradition, perhaps more a period when we can reflection on the ************************* joys of Christmas and the Incarnation, before Lent reminds us of Christ’s Editor: Voice of the Churches suffering that precedes his Resurrection. Roger Gingell, 19 Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton. DT10 1PE Tel: 01258 473975 E-mail: [email protected] In the parish our study groups continue, we continue to support the Gil- Submissions for the March 2012 issue are welcomed and should reach me by February lingham food bank with a box in the porch for our offerings, and the street 15th. Please forward to Roger Gingell at 19 Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PE or via email to [email protected] children in South America. Judith Bennett 2 11 PARISH REGISTERS HOLY BAPTISM 2012 From the Vicar…. Sunday 11th December at St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary During the three months of last autumn, September, October and Jack John Warren November, I was very fortunate in being granted sabbatical leave, sometimes know as study leave. It was a wonderful three months, in which I was given a ‘Shine as a light in the world to the glory of God the Father’ real chance to do some serious reading, praying and thinking, as well as the opportunity to recharge my energy batteries. I realise that I was extremely HOLY MATRIMONY fortunate to have this spell and I am hugely grateful to the Diocese of Salisbury for offering me this chance and to my colleagues here in the parish for taking so Saturday 17th December at St Thomas à Becket, Lydlinch much responsibility during this time. Adrian Denis Cossins and Laura Elizabeth Matthews The sabbatical gave me a long-awaited opening to study the life and works of someone I have for many years found inspirational. His name was ‘Thos whom God has joined together, let no-one put asunder’ Juan de Yepes, but he is usually known as John of the Cross (Juan de la Cruz). He lived in Spain in the 16th century. He was a monk, a poet, a writer, a spiritual FUNERALS director but above all a passionate Christian disciple, who loved God, served Christ with all his energy and encouraged others to do the same. Tuesday 27th September at St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton One of the remarkable things about this John was that he was Gordon Henry Gardener Woods 83 years apparently very small of stature. Reports vary, but it is certain that he was no taller than 5’ 1” and may even have been as small as 4’ 11”. Even for 400 years Friday 11th November at St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton ago that was tiny. But his great monastic elder and close confidante, Teresa of Doris Ellen Charles 97 years Avila, dubbed him ‘this little man who was big before God.’ Perhaps it was John’s lack of inches that contributed to the rough and tough treatment to which Friday 25th November at St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton he was subjected at several times in his life. It seems hard to understand but John Barbet even a man who was so passionate for his faith and for the spiritual nourishment of others had to endure some appalling treatment at times in his life. The Thursday 8th December at St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton toughest period of all was the 9 months that he spent in a Toledo prison cell with Kenneth Pickering 63 years only one little window high up in the wall for daylight. His subsequent escape is the stuff of legend but one cannot help wondering if his diminutive size Monday 12th December at St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary contributed to the regular bouts of bullying he had to endure. But what is so Mohammed ‘Azad’ Ramkoleea striking is that this little man achieved huge things for God, and much later the Church was to recognise this as he was made a saint and a doctor of the ‘May they rest in peace and rise in glory’ Church, a rare accolade. These days, we have become used to the unwritten maxim that big ATTENTION ALL ST MARY'S FLOWER ARRANGERS! is better. World cities vie with each other for the tallest building, the fat bonuses We have a new team taking over the organisation of flower arranging in the go to the fattest cats, the Premier footballs clubs with the richest owners win all church. From now on, Anna Pearmund (01258 474686) will be in charge of the the trophies. But the Christian Gospel teaches a different path. Jesus very consciously spent time with the outcasts and the marginalised, and preached a rota; Paula Harris (01258 471147) will continue to look after wedding flowers, good news that offered a preferential option for the poor, for the little man and and Sylvia May (01258 473189) will be the co-ordinator of all that goes on. woman. Most of us would not regard ourselves as big or important and we may We are most grateful to them all for agreeing to undertake their tasks, so please be tempted to think less of ourselves as a result. But it is the combined effect of give them any help they may need. countless small acts of mercy and kindness that builds the kingdom of God. The If anyone would like to join the flower rota, please do contact Anna Pearmund - example of a man who possessed almost nothing and who barely made 5 feet the more the merrier! assures us that little people can indeed be big before God. David Seymour 10 3 Trip to Tisbury on Friday 10th February Snowdrop Services of Remembrance Aged 10 to 14? Come and join others from North Dorset at Methodist Weldmar Hospicecare Trust Snowdrop Gardens and Walks were established to Church in Tisbury for an end of half-term party.