Your free magazine—please take one Springtime and Lent THE MYLOR MAGAZINE , MARCH, 2011 A magazine for Church and Community The Mylor Magazine [email protected] Published by: The PCC of St Mylor and All Saints Editor: Revd. Roger Nicholls 01326 374408 Production & Design: David Eastburn 01326 374237 John Clark 01872 865974 Community & Advertising : Val Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 374767 Photography : Geoff Adams 01326 374197 Finance: Ruth Bray Proofing & PCC: Judy Menage Printing: Good Impressions, Redruth 01209 314451 Deadline dates for Copy for 2011 April — March 12th May - April 16th June - May 14th Advertising in the Parish Magazine Rates — per issue (artwork supplied) Full page (A5) £15.00 Half page £9.00 Quarter page £5.00 E-mail: [email protected] for further details 2 Parish of St Mylor with the Mission Church of All Saints Church Mylor Bridge Services for March, 2011 Regular services Sundays 8am Holy Communion, 1662, St Mylor. 9am Holy Communion, CW, All Saints 10.30am Parish Eucharist, St Mylor 4pm BCP Evening Prayer , All Saints Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9am Morning Prayer, All Saints, Mylor Bridge Wednesdays Holy Communion, 10 am, St Mylor—11 am, All Saints Diary for March Tue 1 Women’s Fellowship. (MMC 2:00 pm) Mrs Morwenna Bennett Wed 2 Local History Group AGM (TH 7:30pm) All welcome Fri 4 Women’s World Day of Prayer (AS 2:30) Mon 7 Mylor Flower Club (OS 7:30) Let’s Move On Mrs Diane Bate Friends of St Mylor AGM (AS 7:30) Thu 10 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown Mon 14 Mylor Gardening Club (OS 7:30) Greek Islands’ Plants Trevor Wiltshire Tue 15 Women’s Fellowship. (MMC 2:00 pm) Mrs Mavers Thu 17 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown Thu 24 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown Tue 29 Women’s Fellowship. (MMC 2:00 pm) Mrs Daphne Train Wed 30 Mylor Movies (TH 7:30) The King’s Speech Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush Thu 31 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown April Sat 2 Tremayne Hall Open Morning (TH 10-12) Exhibits, entertainment, food Thu 7 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown Thu 14 Lent Course (St Peter’s, Flushing 7:00) Soul Spark Angela Brown Key TC=Truro Cath.; EH=Epiphany House; OS-Ord-Statter Pav; TH=Tremayne Hall; AS=All Saints Church; MC=Mylor Church; MMC=Mylor Methodist Chapel; PH=Parish Hall Cover Photo : Chris Lea ~ Photo: Roger Nicholls Centre Pages : The First Sign of Spring ~ Geoff Adams (Feb 2011) Vicar’s letterletter——What’s in a name? - or: A rose by any other name... I wrote in the June edition last year about the diocese’s intention to move to Common Tenure . No penalties for needing to be reminded what that is, for, though in some ways a major change, it’s not likely of itself to bring any great innovations to the life of this, or indeed any parish. So, no need to panic. Common Tenure, I wrote then, would bring in new Terms of Service for clergy, bringing the Church of England into line with the Employment Rela- tions Act of 1999: ‘gone will be distinctions between non-stipendiary ministers and those who take a stipend, as will the distinction between incumbent and priest-in-charge : all appointments from next February will be open-ended ... Historically this will be quite a change as the freehold system will have been in existence for 1500 years!’. This week the diocesan registrar, Martin Follett posted the following in the diocese’s eBulletin. Some of you will cry, ‘Too much information!’ Neverthe- less, please read on: Why can't I be the Rector? Some clergy have asked if they can be the ‘rector’ or the ‘vicar’ instead of the ‘priest- in-charge’ now that common tenure has arrived. Before common tenure we had ben- eficed and unbeneficed clergy. The beneficed clergy were incumbents and held the freehold of the benefice. Incumbents were either rectors or vicars, and they were presented by a patron. However, because the whole Diocese has been involved with pastoral re-organisation, the Bishop has suspended the presentation of most bene- fices which has meant that patrons have not been able to present an incumbent. In- stead the Bishop has licensed priests-in-charge and they are unbeneficed because they do not hold the freehold of the benefice. As a result, most parochial clergy are priests-in-charge. This you know. None of this is changed by common tenure. We still have benefices and patrons and unless presentation is suspended, the patrons will present clergy to be instituted by the Bishop. The only difference is that such incumbents, be they rectors or vicars, will hold subject to common tenure. Similarly, if the right of presentation is sus- pended because pastoral re-organisation is being considered, the Bishop will license a priest-in-charge. The only difference is that the priest-in-charge will be subject to common tenure. So the names stay the same – rector, vicar, priest-in-charge – but now everyone is on the same common tenure. The exceptions to this are clergy who were incumbents when common tenure took effect. They had the option of converting to common ten- ure or not. Whether they do or whether they don't, they remain rector or vicar as be- fore. Most of the preparation for pastoral re-organisation has been done and many of the clusters are working well. I expect that pastoral re-organisation will follow, turning clusters into new benefices, parishes, teams, groups or whatever formulation works. As part of that process clergy who are leading a cluster will often be nominated as the incumbent by the scheme and when that happens, he or she will be the rector or vicar. I’ll add to that only this: what people choose to call me I have no control over so I will continue to respond appropriately to the appeal: '“'ere, vicar, say one for me.” 4 Chapel ChitChit----ChatChat Egypt in Bible times As I write, the news headlines have just announced that President Mubarak has, at last, resigned. Hopefully, by the time you read this, peaceful solutions have been found for the future of Egypt. Jewish settlements from earliest times have been excavated in Egypt. Other itinerant workers from other countries also went there for employment and stayed. And at Christmas we are reminded that the Holy family fled from Herod’s cruelty to Egypt where they hoped to find hospitality and a living amongst their own kith and kin. About 1300 BC, in the area of the lower Nile, Moses was born. His ancestors, Jacob and sons, had been brought to Egypt with the blessing of the Pharoah. Jacob’s younger son Joseph had been sold by his older brothers to merchants on their way to Egypt. There he rose to high office. After a few hundred years these Israelites had multiplied and were considered a potential threat. They were enslaved to make clay and straw bricks for ambitious new building projects. (The pyramids had long been built and were at that time already regarded as ancient). Moses had a privileged childhood in the royal household but had to spend some time in exile in Midian, experiencing another culture and laws that related to some of the Ten Commandments later to be given to the Israelites. After some years he returned to Egypt but as a consequence of terrible but timely plagues, the Egyptians were initially pleased to be rid of the Israelites. The great escape has been remembered every year in the celebration of the Passover. It is a joyous symbolic ceremony of God’s deliverance, and a ritual to be a constant reminder of His care. Cathy Wallwork Garden Design Windows Cleaned Commercial and Domestic Modern & traditional garden designs Regular Reliable Service Beautiful planting schemes Traditional and Pure Water Reach and Wash Methods Used Professional landscaping & planting Free Estimates Sensitive & practical plans or advice Tel: 01326 279026 from designer with Robert Bunn 3 The Bowling Green St Just in over 15 years Roseland Truro TR2 5JN. experience. Fully Insured. CRB Checked. Additional Services Offered: conservatory roofs, guttering, fascias, eaves Tel: 01326 250 584 and garage doors washed cathywallworkgardendesign.co.uk Soul Spark A spirituality course for Lent!!! To be held at St.Peter’s Church, Flushing commencing on Thursday 10th March 2011 at 7.0pm and thereafter on the following 5 Thursdays 17th., 24th. and 31st .March, and 7th. and 14th. April. An opportunity to explore prayer and spiritual growth within our relationship with God Limited numbers because of space so please telephone Angela Brown 01326 211593 if you are planning to come along. The Happy Gardener Local affordable Falmouth gardener, 6 years experience with Hertfordshire horticulture co. I take pride in my work, excellent attention to detail and a perfectionist attitude. Areas covered: All general garden maintenance/ clearance. Soft and Hard Landscaping includ- ing – Turfing, Fencing, Path and Patio laying. Contact Chris Rolfe: 07895 922 682 01326 618 453 [email protected] Bishop Tim names Serafina Community News and Views 11 o'clock on Saturday 5 th February saw the Nankersey Rowing Club wel- come Tim Thornton, Bishop of Truro, to conduct a service of dedication for Nankersey Rowing Club's new pilot gig, Serafina at Fish Cross in Flushing. Built by Andrew Nancarrow this is the first gig to be built in local elm for 10 years.