November Sandon 2016 Parish 40p Magazine Grief is the price we pay for Love November Church Services St. Andrew's, Sandon Sandon Parish Contacts st Tuesday 1 9:30 am Holy Communion Howe Green URC followed by Tea and Chat Rev Mark Meatcher [email protected] rd Thursday 3 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer Pam Knott 471691 at East Hanningfield Essex County Councillor th Sunday 6 3rd Sunday before Advent Ian Grundy 01277 840737 10:00 am All Age Communion Service Chelmsford City Councillors with collection of shoeboxes Richard Ambor 222874 th Tuesday 8 9:30 am Holy Communion Bob Shepherd [email protected] 223709 followed by Tea and Chat Ian Wright [email protected] 226289 th Thursday 10 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer at Sandon Sandon Parish Council th Sunday 13 Remembrance Sunday Ron Bullus [email protected] 473633 8:00 am Said Holy Communion Cedric Calmeyer [email protected] 478900 10:00 am Remembrance Day Service Martin Cross Vice-Chair [email protected] 478910 th Tuesday 15 9:30 am Holy Communion Rosemary Hoare [email protected] 473974 followed by Tea and Chat Dee Hyatt Chair [email protected] 697015 th Thursday 17 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer at Stock Richard Mbonye [email protected] 476800 th Sunday 20 Christ the King Sandon Village Hall 10:00 am Sung Eucharist Julie Fisher Chair 475976 nd Tuesday 22 9:30 am Holy Communion Evelyn Ellis Vice-Chair 222682 followed by Tea and Chat Ray Kerslake Bookings 472386 rd Wednesday 23 9:30 am Celtic Morning Prayer Uniformed Organisations’ Leaders th Thursday 24 8:30 am CCG Morning Prayer Jean Blake Group Scout 603155 at West Hanningfield Susan Little Brownies 01621 840525 th Friday 25 Patronal Festival Jane Ronaldson Girl Guides 07939 047987 7:30 pm Choral Evensong Janet Bernardes Beavers 476830 Preacher Venerable Elizabeth Snowden Steve Eatly Cubs 07957 802898 Archdeacon of Chelmsford Aimee Agombar Scouts 07549 206055 followed by Cheese and wine Women's Institute th Sunday 27 Advent Sunday Dorothy Gray 223609 10:00 am Sung Eucharist Sandon Sports Club th Tuesday 29 9:30 am Holy Communion Graham Lucas 283730 followed by Tea and Chat Page 2 November 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine November 2016 Page 3 Terry’s Letter Christian principles which have human life, from conception to celebrate His coming to earth to As we enter November our shaped our country for many, grave, is a clear teaching of be our Saviour. But the Christian minds can easily turn to the many centuries. Too often there scripture. It is these principles, hopes too for Jesus’ return. The season of remembrance. We is a complacency of which we when properly applied, that need penultimate verse of the Bible have Remembrance Sunday can all be guilty, and if we are to be upheld at all costs, says, “He who testifies to these when we think of those who not careful, the Christian sometimes, tragically, with force, things says, ‘Surely I am coming suffered and died in the 2 World foundations of our society will as in WWII, although I am aware soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Wars and subsequent wars too. crumble entirely, with of the paradox in that statement. Jesus!” So we look forward to That suffering is not confined to consequences that will be far Thank God that there continues the day when Jesus will return. those directly in conflict but also reaching and not to the general to be evidence of Christian But it will be a time of tribulation those at home agonising about good of our population. I don’t civilisation in Great Britain. We and we need to live ready for their loved ones and those left believe such an outcome would still have much to give thanks that day. We will be surprised behind. War also too readily be honouring to those who for, but we must remember that when it comes. Indeed we need destroys infrastructure and sacrificed so much during 1939- these blessings have been hard to live ready to meet the Lord security and hence food supply. 1945, and yet, little by little, it is won. Let us work together to whether in our life, in our death It is often a precursor to famine. happening. This begs the ensure their survival and resist, or in Christ’s return. We rightly come together this question, ‘What do we feel about at all costs, their slow but sure This was a theme that Revd Tim month to remember all who have ‘the survival of our Christian removal from our country. At the Ball brought to the men’s fought to preserve our freedoms civilisation’? Perhaps we feel going down of the sun, and in breakfast at the beginning of and way of life, and I warmly such a phrase is out of date and the morning, we will remember October. He began his working invite you to come to your parish out of place in 2016. Perhaps we them. life as a fireman and was later church at 10 am on have never thought about it and One of the gospel readings in ordained. He pointed out that Remembrance Sunday. It is the would rather not start now November, in the weeks before both involved meeting people at least we can do. In my view we because X Factor is on soon! Or Advent contains the words, “And their end. To help folk think and not only have a duty to perhaps we might just dwell on you will hear of wars and prepare for this he is conducting remember, but also to uphold what our forefathers and rumours of wars; see that you sessions called ‘Grave Talk’. what they fought for. mothers thought of such a are not alarmed; for this must So maybe you will be praying to In 1940, Winston Churchill, in phrase and the concepts behind take place, but the end is not help prepare yourself to think one of his greatest speeches, at it, and we would then do well to yet. For nation will rise against about these issues. the time of the Battle of Britain, recall what it prompted them to nation, and kingdom against This is a way of thinking of the said of the struggle, “Upon this achieve on our behalf, in the kingdom, and there will be hope we have in Jesus that battle depends the survival of defeat of a great evil. famines and earthquakes in death is not the end but a Christian civilisation.” Well I shall Jesus is talked of in the Bible as various places: all this is but the continuation of life begun in him. leave it to others to judge what the ‘Prince of Peace’. He came beginning of the birth-pangs.” So as we remember this month Winston would make of the state ‘to turn swords into plough Here Jesus is speaking of the let us all keep that Hope in our of Christian civilisation in Britain shares and spears into pruning trials that many in the world will hearts, in Christ, and share it and beyond in 2016, but we hooks’. He taught us to ‘love our undergo prior to His return. with those around us. should take a moment to think neighbours as we love Advent means coming and at With love and prayers, about the need to guard the ourselves’, and the sanctity of Christmas we mark and Terry Page 4 November 2016 Sandon Parish Magazine Sandon Parish Magazine November 2016 Page 5 Syria: Praying for peace to the town centres, leaving The Bishop of Wakefield, the women to run the churches. Right Revd Stephen Platten, Pray also for Bishop Maker who recently encouraged parishes to escaped death in 2014 and has join in praying for peace in Syria. been largely operating from Please join us in this excellent Kenya. initiative using the prayer below. He recently visited Rumbek and Prayer for peace in Syria said that the area was largely How long oh Lord? How long? calm except for hunger and We have been crying to you for starvation due to drought. The th peace in Syria; for an end to greatest fear amongst the Operation Christmas Child Saturday 19 Nov killing and despair, an end to population is a return to violence th 10am Sun 6 November Christmas Fayre hostilities on all sides. We thank due to the outstanding political It may be hard to imagine what 12 noon to 2.30 pm in Sandon you for the current cessation of differences amongst the leaders. a difference a shoebox Village Hall hostilities and pray it may turn Please also pray for: containing a few simple toys Lots of stalls including bottle into a long lasting peace. A change of mind-set amongst and gifts makes to a child, but if tombola, gifts, children’s stall, We cry to you for humanitarian both Nuer and Dinka people. you think, for many, this is the cakes, bric and brac, Grand aid to reach those most in need. A restoration to faith for those first time they will receive any raffle and much more. We beseech you for the who have turned away from present at Christmas, it helps Offers of help to Liz on 471756 rebuilding of ruined homes, Jesus. people understand. businesses and communities. The church as it engages in Many are abandoned or have Come and have fun and do We long for the repairing of the evangelism, to share God’s love been removed from abuse, are some Christmas Shopping at breach and the restoration of even in the midst of suffering.