TheThe PARISHES’PARISHES’ PAPERPAPER January 2020 60p where sold Happy new year The magazine for St Peter’s Church, Dalwood; St Giles’s Church, Kilmington; St Michael’s Church, Shute; St Michael & All Angels Church, Stockland; St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe THE SUNDAY SERVICES January 2020 Shute/ DATE Dalwood Kilmington Stockland Yarcombe Whitford Sunday 11am NO SERVICE 11am 11am 11am Beyond the Join in Holy Family January 5th Family Service Epiphany Stable elsewhere! Communion Service Sunday NO SERVICE 09:30am 11am 11am 11am January 12th Join in Holy Holy Family Morning Epiphany 1 elsewhere! Communion Communion Service Worship Sunday 11am 11am 11am NO SERVICE 11am January 19th Morning All Age Morning Join in Holy Epiphany 2 Worship Service Prayer elsewhere! Communion 11am Sunday Mission January 26th Community Please support the MCFC at Dalwood Trinity 14 Family Communion GROWTH MATTERS: MIDWEEK SERVICES Midweek Holy Communion: Verse of the Year Tuesdays 9.30am St Giles’s, Kilmington Wednesdays 9.30am St Peter’s, Dalwood Pauses for Prayer: ‘As you have Tuesdays 9.40am Yarcombe opportunity, do good to Tuesdays 10.20am Kilmington Tuesdays 10.30am Stockland all for in due season, you Bible Studies & Home Groups: will reap a harvest’ Mondays 7.30pm Yarcombe Tuesdays 3.30pm Dalwood Galatians 6v9 Tuesdays 7pm Kilmington Wednesdays 7pm Dalwood - For further details please contact Martin or Caroline Nunns 2 CLERGY COMMENT REACHING OUT IS SO IMPORTANT Gill Heighway AS I write this, we are nearing of the Christian life and an will come and visit. the first week of the Advent element of the church that I’ll finish on a slightly different season in the church – the endeavours to help people and note – I found this famous poem run-up to Christmas. families in need, whatever their trawling on the internet and it A d v e n t i s a l l a b o u t circumstances. made me chuckle. It’s called reconciliation and peace and Outreach takes the church to Helping by Shel Silverstein: hope as we look forward to the where people are and together, Agatha Fry, she made a pie wonders of Christmas. we help to find a way forward. And Christopher John helped When you read this, we will be We are very lucky in our bake it in the midst of the 12 days of villages as there are so many Christopher John, he mowed the Christmas and our bellies may people who go the extra mile for lawn well be full of festive foods of all their neighbours, whatever time And Agatha Fry helped rake it varieties – mine will be and I’ll be of the year it may be. Now, Zachary Zugg took out the lamenting the fact that I’ve eaten Please don’t forget that when rug too much turkey and chocolate the partying is over, and we And Jennifer Joy helped shake it again! move into January and February Then Jennifer Joy, she made a We are very lucky in this some will still be struggling; it is toy beautiful part of the country, as so important to keep others in And Zachary Zugg helped break many of us can enjoy the mind and assist where possible. it Christmas period without too Each parish has a pastoral And some kind of help is the kind much constraint. team and any of the members of help However, there are some in would be happy to visit anyone That helping's all about our communities who will not be in need – you can find the details And some kind of help is the kind so lucky due to differing reasons, inside the back cover of this of help and may need the assistance of magazine. We all can do without helpful neighbours, food banks Please call if you need support, I hope you’re enjoying the and the local churches. or if you know of someone who festive season and that the Outreach is an important part needs help and one of the team winter months will be kind. HAPPY NEW YEAR CONTENTS Mission community news 6 Yarcombe news 20-21 Open the Book 7 Area news 22 Sunday services 2 Dalwood news 8-10 Recipe of the Month 23 Clergy Comment 3 Kilmington news 11-12 Advertising 24-28 Psalm of the Month, bible readings Stockland news 13-16 Future events 29 and registers 4 Shute news 17-19 The Parishes’ Directory 30 Partner churches 5 Whitford news 19 Five Alive Mission teams 31 COVER PHOTO: This month’s cover photo is of a January frost on Beacon Hill, by Tim Phillips The Parishes’ Paper is the magazine of the Five Alive Community. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of the editor of the mission community. Submissions should be sent, preferably by email in text or Microsoft Word, jpeg or PDF format to the respective contributor - contact details are on page 31. We welcome photographs and request that these are sharp images and at least 1MB in size. The editor reserves the right to delay or refuse publication of articles for reasons of decorum, space, practicality or libel. Inclusion of advertisements or articles does not imply or suggest any form of endorsement. 3 PSALM OF THE MONTH PSALM 73 - chosen by DAVID WILSDON THE general point made in this 9. They set their mouth against destruction, perish and come to a psalm is that you cannot serve the heavens, and their tongue fearful end! God and mammon. ranges round the earth; However, it becomes clear that the 20. As with a dream when one way of the world has its attractions, 10. And so the people turn to awakes, so Lord, when your arise and many ups and downs are in them and find in them no fault. you will despise their image. store for anyone who wishes to get their priorities right. 11. They say, ' How should God 21. When my heart became know? Is their knowledge in the embittered and I was pierced to the PSALM 73 Most High?' quick, 1. Truly, God is loving to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 12.. Behold, these are the wicked; 22. I was but foolish and ignorant; ever at ease, they increase their I was like a brute beast in your 2. Nevertheless, my feet were wealth. presence. almost gone; my steps had well-nigh slipped. 13 Is it in vain that I cleansed my 23. Yet I am always with you; you heart and washed my hands in hold me by my right hand. 3. For I was envious of the innocence? proud; I saw the wicked in such 24. You will guide me with your prosperity; 14. All day long have I been counsel and afterwards receive me stricken and chastened every with glory. 4. For they suffer no pains and morning. their bodies are sleek and sound; 25. Whom have I in heaven but 15. If I had said, ' I will speak as you? And there is nothing upon 5. They come to no misfortune they do', I should have betrayed the earth that I desire in comparison like other folk; nor are thy plagued generation off your children. with you. as others are; 16. Then thought I to understand 26. Though my flesh and my heart 6. Therefore pride is their this, but it was too hard for me, fail me, God is the strength of my necklace and violence wraps them heart and my portion for ever. like a cloak. 17. Until I entered the sanctuary of God and understood the end of 27. Truly, those who forsake you 7. Their iniquity comes from the wicked: will perish; you will put to silence within; the conceits of their hearts the faithless who betray you. overflow. 18. How you set them in slippery places; you cast them down to 28. But it is good for me to draw 8. They scoff and speak only of destruction. near to God; in the Lord God have I evil; they talk of oppression from on made my refuge, that I may tell of all high 19. How suddenly do they come to your works. Bible readings January 2020 From the registers… Sun 5 Jan Jer: 31:7-14 Eph: 1:3-14 [W] Ps: 147:13-End John: 1:[1-9] 10-18 Funeral Service at Shute Christmas 2 December 6th OR Isa: 60:1-6 1 John: 3:22-4:6 Spreading ashes for Epiphany Ps: 2:7-End Matt: 4:12-17,23-End Doreen Hannah Scource Sun 12 Jan Isa: 42:1-9 Acts: 10:34-43 [W/Gold] Ps: 29 Matt: 3:13-End Epiphany 1 Blossom Sun 19 Jan Isa: 49:1-7 1 Cor: 1:1-9 where [W] Ps: 40:1-12 John: 1:29-42 Epiphany 2 you’re Isa: 9:1-4 1 Cor: 1:10-18 Sun 26 Jan Ps: 27:1,4-12 [or Matt: 4:12-23 [W] Trinity 14 27:1-11] planted 4 PARTNER CHURCHES IN THIS AREA Sunday services in other local churches: Dalwood Methodist: 11am Yarcombe Baptist: 11am The Beacon - Baptists in Kilmington: 10.30am and 6.00pm Roman Catholic: 9am Lyme Road Axminster; 11am Silver Street, Lyme Regis Dalwood Methodist Chapel Yarcombe Baptist Chapel WHAT will the new year bring? As from 10am until 12noon. Over the I DON’T think the subject of soup I write this we still have a general Christmas period we think a lot has ever had a greater airing than election to take place, so we about children, and so on this on November 30th when the chapel don’t know who will be taking us occasion we will be raising funds for hosted the Winter Warmer.