The Price, van Noort and Suggitt families were winners at Littlethorpe Village Hall Quiz on 13th October Losers and scrummy puddings were also very much a part of the Quiz Psychotherapist Nick McNamara and Ecologist Bee Lobo have recently moved to Washington House– along with their dog Ollie. They were able to spare some time from unpacking boxes to come and hear Canon Richard give his talk ‘A Likely Tale’ and meet a few folk. A big welcome to you both! Many thanks to Paul & Mary Richardson for kindly sponsoring Roundabout 32 W HO' S W HO The Parish of Sharow with Copt Hewick & Marton-le-Moor St John’s Church Sharow & Holy Innocents’ Copt Hewick Incumbent: The Dean of Ripon, The Very Revd John Dobson November Letter Ministry Team Associate Priest with Pastoral responsibility for Sharow, Copt Hewick and Marton le Moor Revd Ruth Newton 16 Orchard Close, Sharow HG4 5BE Tel. 07805 265171 Email: [email protected] Assistant Priests Dear Friends Revd Christopher Cowper 6, Darnborough Gate Ripon HG4 2TF Tel: 01765 692221 Since 2014, the centenary of the First World War has given us pause for thought. We Canon John Colston [email protected] Tel:01765 600747 have remembered the thousands, of often many very young men, who lost their lives Reader Mrs Ruth Grenfell St John’s House, Sharow Lane, Sharow Tel: 01765 605771 or suffered life changing physical and mental injuries in the belief that they were Churchwardens “doing their duty”, fighting for their country. We have also recalled the contribution of Mr Simon Grenfell St John’s House, Sharow Lane, Sharow Tel: 01765 605771 the women, who loved, prayed, worked and nursed in extra-ordinary circumstances. Mrs Margaret Tease 79 Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon Tel: 01765 604474 Whatever the rights and wrongs of the war, what is certain is that it showed the full Church Council Secretary extent of human sinfulness - the horrors that human beings can inflict on one another, Mrs Rosemary Triffitt 8 Orchard Close Sharow Tel: 01765 605576 whilst at the same time providing an arena in which the best of humanity; self Church Council Treasurer sacrifice, resilience, and comradeship were very much in evidence. It is possible to Mr Charles Tease 79 Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon Tel: 01765 604474 Copt Hewick Churchwarden admire, and even seek to emulate the latter whist acknowledging the horror and Mrs Judith Howard Manor Farm House, Copt Hewick Tel: 01765 602508 waste of war. Copt Hewick Treasurer Over the past four years, we as a nation have reflected on the First World War and Mr Anthony Chadwick The Mount, Main Street, Copt Hewick Tel: 01765 604145 we have remembered those involved in it. It has been a sobering experience. St Michael's Church, Littlethorpe 2018 sees the Centenary of the Armistice, the cessation (albeit too brief) of the Church Wardens hostilities, the relief that the horror was over. St John’s has been proud to be involved Iris Alderson 6 Melrose Road, Bishop Monkton, HG3 3RH Tel: 01765 677644 in the Silhouette Soldiers Project, which has been an integral part of “Ripon Peter Moss The Coach House, The Mount, Littlethorpe Lane Tel: 01765 450663 Remembers”. The Soldiers which are depicted outside our Church and at various points Treasurer throughout the City are not proudly marching to war, full of a jingoistic pride and the Christine Curtis Park Hill Grange, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe Tel: 01765 603786 delusion that “it would all be over by Christmas” rather they are returning having Methodist Minister endured the unimaginable. Looking at the soldiers I see a sense of fatigue, Rev Helen Bell 4, Primrose Drive, Ripon HG4 1EY Tel: 01765 698288 resignation, relief, and still hope. Indeed one of the soldiers is entitled “Hope”. That Email: [email protected] after the horrors of that experience, people came back hopeful - determined to triumph over adversity and resolute to build a better world for the future - is a Roundabout Parishes Magazine Editor: Annie Hewitt triumph of the human spirit and a lesson for our times. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01765 609327 Those who fought in the 1914-1918 War, thought of it as “The War To End All Distribution: Bridget Taylor-Connor Wars” , alas this was not the case, as all too soon the unresolved tensions between the Email: [email protected] Tel: 01765 602402 nations of Europe reared their heads again, but what an aspiration - an end to all Money Matters: Robert Forber wars! Email: [email protected] Tel: 01765 602500 Copt Hewick Distribution Judith Howard, Manor Farm House, Copt Hewick Tel. 01765 602508 This is something which we as Christians are committed to work towards, the Marks of Littlethorpe Distribution: Steve Roberts, The Hollies, Pottery Lane Tel: 01765 601276 Mission, the job description of the Church of England, commits us to "To seek to Email: [email protected] transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to Marton le Moor Distribution Sandra Maltby, Newtondale, Tel: 01423 323947 pursue peace and reconciliation”. Whilst St Paul writes in Romans “If it is possible, as Email [email protected] far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone”. Romans 12:18 Printing handled by Green Lane Group, Littlethorpe, HG4 3LR Tel: 01765 609134 (cont. on page4) Thanks to ‘R & D of Sharow’ for kindly sponsoring Roundabout Thanks to ‘Alexander & Isobel’ for kindly sponsoring Roundabout 2 31 Unit 6, 80 Bondgate, Everyone is Welcome Ripon, North Yorkshire, to join us for HG4 1QE Worship, Praise & Prayer Tel: 01765 600612 Please see centre pages for details of services. Mob: 07803 903287 St John’s Church is usually open daily from 10am to 4pm. Domestic : Agricultural : Industrial Email: [email protected] You are invited to visit, enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this House of God which has been the spiritual home for Lighting, sockets, Showers, Garden lighting, Mains units, Testing etc countless numbers over the last 190 years. Baptisms, Weddings & Funerals To make arrangements for Baptisms please speak to one of the clergy after Sunday morning service. Please speak to Ruth to make wedding arrangements or if you would like to discuss funeral details Revd Ruth Newton Tel: 07805 265171 Parish Registers HOLY MATRIMONY Paul Brown & Lucy Townend 28th September 2018 Holy Innocents’ Copt Hewick RIP John Kay 12th October 2018 Holy Innocents’ Copt Hewick Olive Maughan 15th October 2018 St John’s Sharow Front Cover ‘…… we were all pleased to hear that you ae keeping in good health and hope and trust it may please God to keep you so. …. We seem to be making progress at all points just now by the papers, it seems as it will not be long before it is over now, at least we are all hoping so. ..….. it will be nice if you and Wilfred should happen to be on leave together. …..’ Taken from a letter to Arthur Whitaker from his parents. Arthur was killed on 22nd October 1918. 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We will be marking it in both Sharow and Copt Hewick with a choice of activities. There will be services in both Churches at 10:00 am and 10:30 am respectively. Those who wish to use the Services in November at St Michael’s Silhouette Soldiers as focus for their remembrance will be able to do as we gather outside St John’s at 10:50 am in preparation for the 11:00 am silence, after which people might wish to join a pilgrimage to the Cathedral. We will not only be pondering the self sacrifice of those who died but also the courage of those who lived. 4th Canon Barry We will not only be considering the futility of war but also celebrating peace and committing ourselves to work to achieve it today. 11th Canon Richard Revd Ruth 18th Revd Martin Bull 25th Nina Harrison Sharow Servicemen pay respects to the fallen in World War 1 Two retired Servicemen from Sharow recently visited Ypres in Belgium in order to review the battlefields and war graves on the Somme as part of the Royal British Legion’s “Great Pilgrimage 90”. Colonel Robert Forber and Mr Rod Macauley were representing Grewelthorpe Branch All Services at 10.30.am and all RBL. Holy Eucharist except for the 25th After paying their respects to the fallen, they took part in an emotional parade which is a Service of the Word through the streets of Ypres and then presented wreaths at the Menin Gate War Memorial. The Service was led by the Archbishop of York. The Band of the Royal Marines accompanied the parade and service. Following the parade, the people of St Michael`s Church, Littlethorpe Ypres were treated to an open air concert featuring the Welsh Male Voice choir.