THE RIDGEWAY BENEFICE CONTACT Childrey with West Challow: Letcombe Bassett: Letcombe Regis: Sparsholt with Westcot and Kingston Lisle October 2014 VOLUME 30 Issue 11 Revd Leonora Hill 01235 760112 Rector of the Ridgeway Benefice [email protected] NB rest day: Tuesday ****************************************************************************** Dear Friends, Two years ago today we moved into the rectory at Letcombe Regis. Thinking back to those early days here I re-read the first letter I wrote for Contact. In that letter I referred to the image and the words that were chosen by the parishes to express the essence of the Ridgeway Benefice; a photograph of the Ridgeway Path and these words from St. Luke’s gospel, “while we walk along” Over the last two years we have been settling into the area and begun to get to know people. There have been many introductions and a lot of listening. In all that time I have not lost sight of that first image of the Ridgeway Path and ’while we walk along’. Now it is time to share my reflections and invite you to a presentation. I do hope you can come. Love and prayers, Leonora ALL WELCOME The Ridgeway Benefice : The Way Ahead Wednesday 8th October 7:30pm – 9:00pm West Challow Village Hall CHILDREY: The visit from Die Alten Friday 17th October - an evening Knaben in September was a huge concert with the Wantage Male Voice success thanks to the generosity of Choir in West Challow Village Hall the hosting families and the large followed by supper, in aid of St audience who came to the beautiful Laurence Church. The concert starts concert in the church. Over £600 at 7.30pm and tickets are £10 each was raised towards the South from 01235 765093 or 01235 Transept Improvement Project. 765985. Do join us!! Tear Fund Lunch: This month’s Tear Fund Lunch will be held on LETCOMBE REGIS: Everyone is Friday 3rd October, from 12.30pm, welcome to our Harvest Supper at 7pm in the Village Hall on Saturday venue to be advised. All welcome to th come and support the work of Tear 4 October which will be a "bring Fund. Any questions about the work and share" event. Tickets are not of Tear fund, please do ring Sue on required but please bring a bottle and a plate! This will be followed on 751563. th The Ridgeway Benefice : The Way Sunday 5 October with a Harvest Ahead on Wednesday 8th October Thanksgiving Service at 10am when at 7.30pm in West Challow Village we will be collecting items of food for Hall. All welcome. local charities. St Mary’s Gift Day - 11th October- Richmond Letcombe Regis in Childrey Village Hall from 10am – presents a “Night at the Races” on 12 noon. Do drop in for coffee and Friday 10th October at 6.30pm. in cake, meet Leonora and have a look aid of the St Andrews “Raise the at the latest plans for the South Roof Appeal”. Book now with Transept improvements. Richmond Hospitality on 01235 Dylan Thomas Evening: 774577. On the 25th October to commemorate Dylan Thomas’s LETCOMBE BASSETT: You will centenary there will be an evening of have seen in the August Contact that poetry, along with music from the St there is a proposal to replace the James Singers. This will all be kneelers in the church. We've had a accompanied by Welsh ales and few offers to make tapestry covers, supper in Childrey Village Hall! Time but would be glad of more volunteers is 7pm for 7.15pm, tickets are to make one or sponsor someone £14.50. For more details, dietary else to make one. Tapestry requirements etc, please ring Sue on experience not necessary! Those 751563. PS If anyone would like to who are more experienced can help help us with reading Under Milkwood, those who are new to it. Tapestry please volunteer sooner rather than kneelers will greatly enhance the later!!! church, so the more we can make, the better. If you are interested, WEST CHALLOW: A Bring & Share please contact Lindsey Fellingham Harvest Lunch will be held in the on 01235 764714 or e-mail her at th Village Hall on Sunday 5 October [email protected] after the Harvest Festival Service (approx.12.30pm to 1pm). CHILDREY METHODIST SERVICES - SEPTEMBER Sunday 5th October Brenda Boyer from Wallingford 11am Sunday 12th October Holy Communion, Rev. Martin Smithson 11am Sunday 19th October Michael Howlett, Didcot 11am Sunday 26thOctober United Service with St Mary’s at Childrey 11am Methodist Church. Alan Smith, Wallingford ********************************************************************************* FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS BAPTISMS Evelyn Marie Jelinska 16th August Letcombe Regis Layla-Rose June Blackman 17th August Sparsholt Amelie Jayne Males 25th August Childrey Liam Samuel Rupert Beames 30th August Childrey Mikayla Daisy Beames 30th August Childrey Luke Ian Michael Beames 30th August Childrey Annierose Beames 30th August Childrey Christopher Anthony Nigel Beames 30th August Childrey FUNERALS William John Sims 8th September Childrey ********************************************************************************* RIDE AND STRIDE Many thanks to all, from whichever parish, who participated in Ride & Stride in aid of The Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust on Saturday 13th September. We will let you know how much was raised in next month’s Contact. Ridgeway Benefice Church Services for October 2014 October 5th 12th 19th 26th 2nd November 16th Sunday 17th Sunday 18th Sunday Last Sunday 4th Sunday after Trinity after Trinity after Trinity after Trinity before Advent Childrey 8:30am 10:00am 6:00pm 11:00am 8:30am HC B Family Evensong United HC B Communion Family Service at Childrey Methodists West 11:30am 8:30am 11:30am Challow Harvest HC A Family Festival* Service Letcombe 10:00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:00am Regis Harvest Moving Family Service HC B HC B Festival & Forward in Baptism Prayer Letcombe 8:30am 6:00pm Bassett HC B Evensong Sparsholt 6:00pm 8:30am Evensong HC BCP Kingston 10:00am Lisle Family Communion HC A: Holy Communion in Modern English (Red Book); HC B: Holy Communion in Traditional English (Green Book); BCP: Book of Common Prayer Letcombe Regis 12th October Moving Forward in Lay led Prayer Letcombe Regis 19th October Family Service The Revd Antonia Cretney Kingston Lisle 19th October Family Communion The Right Revd Peter Nott *West Challow: Sunday 5th October Harvest Festival followed by Bring and Share Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall. Please send any items for Contact to:- Chic Cook 01235 751078 or email: [email protected] by the 15th of each month. .