WINDOW on WALTON Parish & Community News from St Peter’s and Christchurch, Walton-on-the-Hill 2021 St. JAN/FEB PETER’S CHURCH www.stpeterswoth.org WALTON ON THE HILL Parish News Community Local Events Clubs & Groups St Peter’s Church waltononthehill St Peter’s Church WOTH 2 Editor’s Note By Emmeline Moore Happy New Year everyone! 'planner' and a very Lets hope this will be a 'creative' person and so better year than the last hard to replace. Thankfully one. Laura (who continues as the recipe writer) has As the saying goes, out agreed to take up the role with the old and in with the new! And so that of Editor. So many thanks to you both, to is exactly what is happening. With a heavy Emmeline and to Laura, 'thank you!'" heart I leave you with this last issue and pass editing onto the much younger and newer, Laura Palmer. I don’t know if she actually is Harry has been very kind with his comments younger, but I feel like most people are above, however what nobody truly younger than me these days, especially as I understands is what the magazine has done spend most of my time with my children, for me. I was an unconfident, tired, mother who very generously point out when I need of two who’s only creativity outlet was to get my hair dyed! making food look desirable for two fussy eaters. I was incredibly nervous starting this "Harry writes: On behalf of the PCC, the 3 years ago, I hadn't switched on a desktop congregations of St Peter's, and wider for years. There were some mishaps to start Community, I would like to say an enormous with but, with the kind support from the thank you to Emmeline. She reworked and congregation, the wider community and the reinvented the Magazine. 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Please send all contributions, by email to:- Laura Palmer at [email protected] All views expressed are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of St Peter’s or Christchurch. 3 ST PETER’S PARISH TEAM Rector Benefice Curate Lay Minister Churchwarden Rev’d Harry Latham Christopher Hancock Tom Rhind-Tutt MBE Neil Williams 01737 812105 07901715882 07453411189 01737 813648 [email protected] cmjhancock@gmail. [email protected] sylvianeil@supanet. com com Parish Organist Organist Administrator Tony Lane John Rosling Jenny Tuttle 01737 668254 john@stpeterswoth. 07733107672 admin@stpeterswoth. org Tuttle.jenny@gmail. org com Pastoral Magazine Editor Treasurer Assistant Karen Rand Laura Palmer Mike Giles 01737 213311 colourmehappykitchen 01737 812636 karenrand@gmail. @icloud.com [email protected] com Magazine Printed by Printmates, 84 Holmethorpe Avenue, Redhill, RH1 2NL. Tel 01737 773755 www.printmates.co.uk 4 Rector’s Letter By Reverend Harry Latham I am writing as 2020 comes to Billy Graham gave a message an end, sincerely hoping that when he was in his 90’s 2021 will be a better year. A saying to America: “We have year with less restrictions but been going down the wrong where we continue to value road for a long time… man other people and think of how has learned to live without our actions may impact them. God, preoccupied and indifferent toward him and Two weeks before Christmas concerned only about material we were thinking about John the Baptist and security and pleasure. And yet mankind is his unique ministry of preparing the way for adrift morally and spiritually, confused, and Jesus. fearful.” In chapter 1 of John’s Gospel, we saw John Those words seem apt to me for Britain the apostle clearly stating that John the today, and perhaps 2021 has helped some Baptist was sent as a witness to Jesus. people to pray again, to reflect and be “There was a man sent from God whose mindful, to see other people’s value and to name was John. He came as a witness to appreciate them more? testify concerning that light, so that through The astounding thing we find as Christians is him all might believe. He himself was not that the description of Jesus as being ‘The the light; he came only as a witness to the light of the world’ is applied to us also by light.” him. So, in Matthew’s Gospel (5:14) Jesus says to his disciples, to his very ordinary John was a witness to Jesus. He was not the followers and friends “you are the light of the light, but Jesus was. Later in John’s Gospel world.” (8:12) Jesus says of himself “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never He says the same to those who follow Him walk in darkness but will have the light of today! So how we live matters, the kind of life.” people we are matters, what we say matters as well. The Baptist was a bit like a herald going ahead of a King and saying get ready! Get As we go into 2021, we are asked to reflect ready the King is coming! He gave as on this responsibility and to consider our examples that people should share their impact on others. Out strapline at St Peter’s clothing and food with the needy, tax says of us that we are people who are collectors were to collect no more than they “Seeking God’s face” and “Sharing his love.” were required to, and soldiers were to be content with their pay. 5 They are “aspirational” hopefully not, we will indeed statements, as you find in be light in our families, among school reports, when your our friends, at work and in the children are heading towards village. Or rather others may exams, but let us rise to them see something of God’s light as best we can. because of us. A light that gives hope in despair, It is as we seek the face of God in private encouragement in the journey, that helps us and public prayer and worship and Bible know we are not alone and that banishes study that we encounter his love. That fear. enables us to share what we receive with others – even if it is only like one beggar Looking forward to seeing you this year in St telling another beggar where to find bread. Peter’s and Online. Every Blessing, Then whether we are aware of it or not, Harry A Prayer A prayer that is also a song lyric from Keith Oh Lord, you're beautiful, Green. He was a Christian singer/songwriter Your face is all I seek, who died in a plane crash in July 1982, at the For when your eyes are on this child, age of just 28, in the summer I left school. Your grace abounds to me. He wrote dozens of hit songs and Oh Lord, please light the fire, contemporary hymns. He also ran 7 houses That once burned bright and clear. where he took in people in need, including Replace the lamp of my first love, former prostitutes, drug addicts, bikers, That burns with Holy fear. single mums, and homeless people. I want to take your word and shine it all He sang this prayer and I would like to echo around. it as we move in to 2021. It is a prayer that But first help me to just, live it Lord. fits with St Peter's strapline "Seeking God's And when I'm doing well, help me to never face, sharing his love." seek a crown. For my reward is giving glory to you. From St Peter’s Registers 6 Services Within Our Benefice of Headley & Box Hill Please see Headley and Box Hill website for up to date services. www.headleyboxhillchurches.org.uk St Mary’s, Headley 3rd Jan 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 10.30am Parish Communion 10th Jan 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am Family Communion with St Andrew’s 17th Jan 10.30am Parish Communion 24th Jan 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am Family Communion 31st Jan 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 10.30am Parish Communion 7th Feb 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 10.30am Parish Communion 14th Feb 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am Family Communion with St Andrew’s 21st Feb 10.30am Parish Communion -Bishop Andrew to open the Octagon 28th Feb 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am Family Communion St Andrew’s, Box Hill 3rd Jan 9.30am Contemporary Worship 10th Jan 9.30am Family Communion with St Mary’s 17th Jan 9.30am Informal Communion 24th Jan 9.30am Morning Praise 31st Jan 9.30am Family Communion 7th Feb 9.30am Contemporary Worship 14th Feb 9.30am Family Communion with St Mary’s 21st Feb 9.30am Informal Communion 28th Feb 9.30am Morning Praise 7 Christmas Services at St Peter’s Dec 20th Nativity Service A modest crowd gathered at 11.00am on Sunday Dec 20th for our nativity service with some children from the same class in their primary school.