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Issue number 45
The Parish of St Mary and St Laurence, Goring-by-Sea. Registered Charity 1131418
Goring Parish News April / May 2016
Website – http://goringbyseacofe.org.uk/
2 Editorial 18 Churches Together in Goring - Sunrise Service
3 Father George writes 19 Charity Classical Concert
4 From the Diocese - A prayer for Syria 19 Quotable Quote
5 Diary and Lectionary for April 20 Christian Aid / Coffee Time in St. Mary’s
6 Diary and Lectionary for May 21 Baptisms in Jan/Feb
7 Pentecost in the UK 21 News from the Social Activities Committee
8 Sonnets of Faith: God’s in his heaven 21 Traidcraft
8 Singing for Fun 22 Fr George - A Day in School
9 Nature Watch 23 St. Laurence’s Church
10 Parish Mission Support at St. Mary’s 23 The Children’s Society
11 Parish Mission in Focus: April - CMS 24 Update from Malawi (February 2016) 12 Christian Breadcrumbs 5: 25 St. Mary’s Social Circle News
The Trinity and The Holy Spirit 25 4th Goring Guides / St Mary’s Church Hall
13 More News from the Diocese 26 4th Goring Guides - Winter Report
13 Seed for thought...Bill Tree 26 Guest Speaker - Karen Hill from MU
14-16 The Story of Goring and Highdown - Part 7 27 Family Services / Worthing Theological Society
17 Quarter Peal for Leonard Charles Phillips 27 And Finally…Bill Tree
18 Parish Mission in Focus: May - Street Pastors 28 Parish Contacts
This edition includes:
Empowered for Mission
Acts 2: 1-47
Acts 2:1-47 provides a snapshot
of the Early Church on the Day of
Pentecost: a day that ushers in
the promised baptism in the
Spirit, also known as the great
outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon
the disciples according to the
promise of power for mission
(Acts 1:8).
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Parish Office opening hours..... The Parish Office is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
It is staffed by volunteers. If you have anything that needs to be handed in, a phone call in advance may avoid a wasted journey. Money should not be put through the letterbox. If you
have money to pay in and are unable to get to the office, it may be handed to the Churchwardens or Treasurer after services on a Sunday.
See the back page for Parish contact information.
Editorial.... Easter is upon us, the year rolls on. Spring is well and truly here: days get longer and, hopefully,
warmer. Our Editorial Team of Malcolm Chilton, Roland Silcox, Robert Eden, Janet Annis and Graeme Richardson hope you will enjoy this, the April / May issue of GPN.
We have again decided to combine the next two months into one edition to ease the burden on the editorial staff and also to fit in with the school holidays at West Park, so far as printing is
concerned. In this edition, we offer you 28 pages, packed with interesting articles and news items. We wish all our readers a thoughtful, but peaceful Easter Week.
Your comments, suggestions and articles are most welcome. Especially, we thank those of you
who have supplied photos for inclusion. These are appreciated and, we hope you agree, make GPN more attractive to read. Please keep them coming, but please bear in mind that GPN is
printed in Greyscale for those who cannot receive emails. If you do not wish for your photo, or that of your child, to appear in GPN or on the Parish website, please contact one of the Clergy, Churchwardens or a member of the Editorial Team to have that request formally recognised.
We apologise to anyone whose contribution to this edition of GPN has had to be held over to a later issue. We are really grateful to the many contributors who make our job such a joy.
Preferably, articles should be sent electronically, to [email protected] Alternatively, handwritten or typed articles should be sent to the Parish Office.
We aim to publish our June edition on or before 26th May 2016.
Please note the Press Copy date for the June edition is Tuesday, May 10th, 2016.
Articles received after this date will only be included if time and space permit.
If possible, please send copy well in advance of this date: it will help preserve our sanity and prevent us burning too much midnight oil!
If you would like to receive the email version of Goring Parish News, please send your email address to [email protected]. For security reasons, please state your
connection with the Parish, provide your postal address and phone number. To be sure it arrives in your inbox each month, please add [email protected] to your contacts list.
GPN, including back issues and supplementary articles, can also be found on the Parish website:
http://goringbyseacofe.org.uk/
Items for the weekly Pew Sheet should be sent to reach the Parish Office by 10:00am on Thursdays.
Email to: [email protected] Please do not send them to Goring Parish News.
Goring Parish News is published by Goring PCC Parish Office, 12 Compton Avenue, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4UJ
Goring Parish News is printed by West Park School whose support we gratefully acknowledge.
Important Footnote from our correspondent in Les Arcs..…
Please note the email address for contacting both Dave and Malcolm: [email protected]
The Editorial Team
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Father George writes:
’ The Day of Resurrection! Let us be light on this feast. And let us
embrace one another. Brethren, let us speak to those who hate us.
For the resurrection’s sake will we forgive one another everything,
and so let us cry: “Christ is risen from the dead…” ‘
That comes from the Orthodox Liturgy for Easter Day: a joyful day when we gather to sing the
praise of God who has raised Jesus from the dead, the implications of which are out of this
world. Jesus died on the cross for all people that we might be forgiven. God raised him to life
that we might live with him in glory. Richard Rohr puts it this way:
Because of this two-sided event we can be Light in the world. We have a new beginning offered
to us every time we come to God bringing our failings and shortcomings. “Rise and begin again.”
are His words. We can embrace one another because we are all saved, transformed and given
this new beginning, through the mercy and love of God. If God can forgive us - all of us - the
prayer asks that we forgive one another everything. That’s not easy but is something that the
Easter message calls us to do. It may be something we need to ask for each day: the ability to
forgive those we find it most hard to forgive, a part of beginning again.
On Monday the world will be the same world, no doubt, we shall hear of atrocities in some part
of the world soon after Easter Day. That is what we do to one another and to ourselves. That is
the “Good Friday World” we live in. But we are an Easter People with a message of hope and
forgiveness; a new beginning offered if only we take it. We are an Easter People living in a Good
Friday world. It only makes sense in the light of the cross and resurrection.
On Monday the world may be the same, but will you? Will you allow God to bring you to the
cross and acknowledge those failings that separate us from God and neighbour (baptism
service)? Will you turn to Christ, who is risen from the dead and lives, offering us all a new
beginning? Will you cry, “Alleluia, Christ is risen!”, having known a mercy and love beyond our
understanding?
Have a joyful and blessed Easter.
God bless,
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Coffee is served in Church at St Mary’s after the main Sunday service & Thursday’s Holy Communion.
In addition to the services shown on Page 5 and 6,
Morning Prayer is said at St Mary’s Monday (except
Bank Holidays) to Thursday each week at 8:30am.
A Traidcraft Stall is normally open at St Mary’s on the
second and third Sundays of each month.
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Parish Breakfast is normally served in the Hall on the
3rd Sunday of every month from 8:15am to 9:15am.
Chichester Diocese News….. Church of England publishes prayers for Syria Parishes across the Diocese continue to support the Syrian refugees in a variety
of ways as the Church of England publishes prayers for Syria.
Prayer for peace in Syria
How long oh Lord? How long? We have been crying to you for peace
in Syria; for an end to killing and despair, an end to hostilities on all
sides. We thank you for the current cessation of hostilities and pray it
may turn into a long lasting peace. We cry to you for humanitarian aid
to reach those most in need. We beseech you for the rebuilding of
ruined homes, businesses and communities.
We long for the repairing of the breach and the restoration of streets
where your children may dwell in harmony.
We cry out that justice, truth and love may prevail for all the people of Syria.
We pray in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ambitious work by acclaimed artist now showing at Cathedral
‘If you have a religion it must be cosmic’ (C S Lewis). A large scale artwork by acclaimed artist Paul Benney is now
showing at Chichester Cathedral. From the 11th March to the 18th May, visitors to Chichester Cathedral will be able to see an extraordinary and monumental painting by the accomplished artist, Paul Benney. ‘Speaking in Tongues’ is one of Benney’s largest and most ambitious works to date measuring 8ft by 12ft. This striking painting will be
suspended, mid-air, in the Cathedral’s North Transept which is open daily to visitors, with free entry.
‘Speaking in Tongues’ tells the strange and powerful story of Pentecost, where the apostles suddenly have a direct personal experience of God as ‘tongues like of fire’ descend and sit upon each of them.
Today, Benney continues to explore the personal and mystical themes that have occupied him throughout his career, engaging with a wide range of media including painting, sculpture and music.
‘Speaking in Tongues’ 11th March to 18th May 2016 – open daily, free entry
You can stay in touch with all that is happening in The Diocese at : http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/
The season of Easter is celebrated for fifty days culminating in the feast of Pentecost. Since the late fourth century,
on the fortieth day there has been a kind of staging-post celebrating Christ's ascension to heaven. This marks the
end of his earthly ministry and it is therefore closely connected with the theme of mission. Matthew's Gospel ends
with Jesus's final words to his disciples, that they should go to all nations and make disciples, baptising them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28.19-20). In John's Gospel, Jesus instructed his
followers to pray for the coming of the Holy Spirit (John 14.15-17). The feast of Pentecost celebrates the account of
the Holy Spirit coming on the disciples empowering them for mission (Acts 2:1-47). Ascension and Pentecost are
closely linked. The Church is now to be the new body of Christ, filled with his life through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Pentecost 2016 Sunday, May 15, 2016
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Date Sung Eucharist Evensong
3 April
The Second Sunday of Easter
W
Acts:5 27-32
Rev. 1: 4-8
John 20:19 - end
Ps. 85
Gen. 3: 8-15
Gal. 4: 1-5
10 April
The Third Sunday of Easter
W
Acts 9: 1-6
Rev. 5: 11-14
John 21: 1-19
Ps. 86
Isaiah 38: 9-20
John 11: 17-44
17 April
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
W
Acts 9: 36-end
Rev. 7: 9-end
John 10: 22-30
Ps. 113, 114
Isaiah 63: 7-14
Luke 24: 36-49
24 April
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
W
Acts 11: 1-18
Rev. 21: 1-6
John 13: 31-35
Ps. 98
Daniel 6: 6-23
Mark 15: 46 – 16: 8
Date Event Time
Fri 1st Friday of Easter Week
Sat 2nd Saturday of Easter Week
Sun 3rd Second Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion 08:00
Family Eucharist 10:00
Evensong 18:00
Wed 6th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 7th Holy Communion 10:00
Sun 10th Third Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion 08:00
Sung Eucharist 09:30
Evensong 18:00
Wed 13th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 14th Holy Communion 10:00
Date Event Time
Sun 17th Fourth Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion 08:00
Sung Eucharist 09:30
Evensong 18:00
Wed 20th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 21st Holy Communion 10:00
Sat 23rd St. George, Martyr, Patron Saint of
England, c.304
Sun 24th Fifth Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion at St. Mary's 08:00
Family Eucharist at St. Laurence’s
with Guest Mission Speaker -
Sharon Wilcox of CMS
11:00
Evensong at St. Mary's 18:00
Mon 25th St. Mark the Evangelist
Wed 27th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 28th Holy Communion 10:00
Diary and Lectionary Readings for April 2016 - All services at St Mary’s unless otherwise stated
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Date Sung Eucharist Evensong
1 May
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
W
Acts 16: 9-15
Rev. 21:10, 22: 1-5
John14: 23-29 or John 5:1-9
Ps. 126
Zeph 3: 14-end
Matt. 28: 1-10, 16-end
5 May
Ascension Day
W
Acts 1: 1-11
Eph. 1: 15-end
Luke 24: 44-end
8 May
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
W
Acts 16: 16-34
Rev 22: 12-14, 16-17, 20-end
John 17:20-end
Ps. 68: 1-3, 18-19
Isaiah 44: 1-8
Eph. 4: 7-16
15 May
Pentecost
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Acts 2: 1-21
Rom. 8: 14-17
John 4: 8-17 [25-27]
Ps. 33: 1-12
Exodus 33: 7-20
2 Cor. 3: 4-end
22 May
Trinity Sunday
W
Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-end
Rom. 5: 1-15
John 16: 12-15
Ps. 73: 1-3, 16-end
Exodus 3: 1-15
John 3; 1-17
29 May
The First Sunday after Trinity
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Gal. 1: 1-12
Luke 7: 1-10
Psalm 39
Genesis 4: 1-16
Mark 3: 7-19
Diary and Lectionary Readings for May 2016
All services at St Mary’s unless otherwise stated
Date Event Time
Sun 1st St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
Sun 1st Sixth Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion 08:00
Family Eucharist 10:00
Evensong 18:00
Thur 5th Ascension Day - Sung Eucharist 19:30
Fri 6th Begins nine days of prayer before
Pentecost
Sun 8th Seventh Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion 08:00
Sung Eucharist 09:30
Christian Aid Annual Service 14:30
Evensong 18:00
Thur 12th Holy Communion 10:00
Sat 14th St. Matthias the Apostle
Sun 15th Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
Holy Communion 08:00
Sung Eucharist 09:30
Evensong 18:00
Date Event Time
Wed 18th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 19th Holy Communion 10:00
Sun 22nd Trinity Sunday
Holy Communion 08:00
Sung Eucharist 09:30
Evensong 18:00
Wed 25th Celtic Communion 18:30
Thur 26th Holy Communion 10:00
Thur 26th Saint Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
Thur 26th Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)
Sun 29th First Sunday after Trinity
Holy Communion at St. Mary’s 08:00
Sung Eucharist at St. Mary’s 09:30
Family Eucharist at St. Laurence’s 11:00
Evensong at St. Mary’s 18:00
Mon 30th Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431
Tue 31st The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
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Pentecost in the UK
Pentecost is a Christian observance commemorating the descent of the Holy
Spirit on Jesus Christ’s disciples, according to the Christian Bible. Many Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Pentecost, which is also known as
Pentecost Sunday, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday. This year it falls on Sunday, 15th May.
The dove is a popular symbol of the Holy Spirit.
What Do People Do? Pentecost is a joyous period for many Christians in the United Kingdom. Many churches have special Pentecost services for people – both members and guests – to learn more about Pentecost,
its history and the meaning of this occasion in modern times. Whit Sunday is called “Bread and Cheese Day” in Gloucestershire because of an old tradition that involves throwing bread and
cheese.
Many church groups organise celebrations in venues such as parks or community halls. These
celebrations often include speeches from special guests, music, food, activities for children, and opportunities for people to socialise. Pentecost is also a day allocated for baptisms in some churches. Many Christians recognise Pentecost as the birth of the Christian church.
The Pentecost Festival is a Christian festival held in London during the Pentecost weekend. The festival features various events, including music, sport, art and cultural events. Many churches and
Christian organisations participate in this festival. The Pentecost Festival was first held in 2008 and featured 150 events at more than 60 venues and outdoor spaces. Many people were out on the
streets around the events, talking to people and praying: www.sharejesusinternational.com/tbbpe/
Public Life Whitsunday is no longer a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Traffic and parking conditions may
be busy in areas where large Pentecost events are held.
Background According to the Christian Bible, it was on the 50th day after Easter when the apostles prayed together and the Holy Spirit descended on them. They received the “gift of tongues” – the ability
to speak in other languages – and immediately began to preach about Jesus Christ to Jewish people from all over the world who flocked to Jerusalem for the Feast of Shavuot.
Christian Pentecost not only commemorated the Holy Spirit’s visit but also marked the birth of the
Christian Church. Although it is not certain when Christians started observing Pentecost, it may have been as early as the first century. Whitsuntide, also referred to as Whitsun in modern times,
is the period beginning with the Saturday before Whitsunday and ending the following Saturday.
According to church tradition, Pentecost is about seven weeks after Easter Sunday, or 50 days
after Easter, including Easter Day. In some Orthodox churches, Whitsunday is observed after the date set by the western churches. This is because some Orthodox churches still observe holidays according to the Julian calendar, which preceded the Gregorian calendar adopted by many
western churches. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.
Symbols The symbols of Pentecost are those of the Holy Spirit and include flames, fire, wind, and a dove.
By kind permission of: http://www.timeanddate.com
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Sonnets of Faith God’s in His Heaven
(“God’s in His Heaven. All’s right with the world.”
Pippa in ‘Pippa Passes’ by Robert Browning).
‘God’s in His Heaven’ today all right: blazing
Creative power upon all that exists; here,
Everywhere; now, eternally; ordering, phasing,
Changing, evolving, unifying the far and near.
Yes, I know: it could be just chaos and chance.
Something (what?) went Bang: then a process of growth;
And here we are with no God-given purpose to enhance
And glorify the struggles of life. But I am loath
To believe in this nothing. It confounds my certain knowledge
Of choice, beauty, music, joy, love;
The goodness of people, their laughter, integrity, courage;
The transfiguration of things as they dance in the light from above.
Yes. ‘God’s in His Heaven’; and as I walk by the sea,
Wherever I go, His sun is shining on me.
Reproduced from by kind permission of The Very Rev Christopher Campling
A copy of Fr Christopher Campling’s book, ‘Sonnets of Faith’ can be obtained from the Parish Office during normal opening times. Priced at £5.00 each, all proceeds will go to St. Mary’s church.
Whoopee!! We start meeting
again in early May.
The Singing for Fun group is led by Jean Gardiner with
Malcolm Chilton on piano.
Singing for Fun sessions are enjoyable, uplifting and inspiring. They last for one hour. Valuable tips
are given to improve breathing technique and performance. Singers of all levels of ability are
welcome. The Group occasionally ‘sings out’ at various venues. The group meets at St Mary’s
Church Hall on various Wednesdays throughout the year, at 7:20pm for 7:30pm. See below for
dates.
Note: These dates are provisional and subject to amendment.
Singing for Fun
4th May - Social Evening
18th May 7th September
1st June 21st September
8th June 5th October
29th June 19th October
13th July 2nd November
27th July 16th November
In St Mary’s
Church Hall at
7:30pm unless
otherwise stated.
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I hope it won’t be long now before our summer visitors make themselves known. Perhaps the
Chiffchaff will visit, with its call like its name, chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff. A small bird about the size of a
Blue Tit, it flits quickly amongst the tree branches and in the shrubs. Once it arrives others will
quickly follow, so keep me posted with any you spot.
David Burt [email protected]
Nature Watch: April 2016
I knew Spring was under way when, after a rather wet but mild night, the pond was heaving with
activity. The frogs had arrived and were having a splashing time!
For several nights their activity continued and this spawn came as a result. I hope this will hatch
into hundreds of tadpoles shortly. I will keep you posted.
Meanwhile, one of the more colourful
members of the Crow family, the Jay (right),
has popped in quickly.
The Sparrow Hawk (left) has returned for his bath
a few times. He does fix you with his gaze,
doesn’t he?
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Parish Mission: St Mary’s and St Laurence’s, Goring by Sea have chosen to support the
following organisations through donation and prayer in 2016. Each month we shall have a focus on one of our selected organisations, as follows:
JANUARY THE LEPROSY MISSION - WORLD LEPROSY DAY 31.01.16 http://www.leprosymission.org.uk
Focusing on the physical, social, spiritual and psychological needs of people affected by leprosy, transforming lives in Asia and Africa.
FEBRUARY MOTHERS’ UNION Demonstrating Christian faith in action, promoting stable marriage, family life and the
protection of children. http://www.mothersunion.org
SPEAKER - SUNDAY 21st FEBRUARY
MARCH LIVABILITY Working with disabled and disadvantaged people to achieve choice, independence and
opportunity. http://www.livability.org.uk
APRIL* CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY* Supporting our Mission Partner, Sharon Wilcox, working with children with severe learning
disabilities in Ecuador. https://www.cms-uk.org
SPEAKER - SHARON WILCOX VISITS OUR PARISH ON SUNDAY, 24th APRIL
MAY* STREET PASTORS WORTHING* The church in action on the streets, caring, listening, helping.
http://www.streetpastors.org
JUNE MAF Using planes to transform the lives of the world’s most isolated people in need.
https://www.maf-uk.org
JULY CHURCH HOUSING TRUST Supports people who have been homeless, funding the help they need to rebuild their lives.
http://churchhousingtrust.org.uk SPEAKER SUNDAY 10th JULY (PROVISIONAL)
AUGUST CHRISTIAN RESOURCE MINISTRIES Spreading the Christian message in outlying areas and running an orphanage in Malawi.
https://christianresourceministries.wordpress.com
SEPTEMBER WORTHING CHURCHES’ HOMELESS PROJECTS Supporting and re-building lives of homeless people in Worthing.
http://www.wchp.org.uk
OCTOBER AIM INTERNATIONAL Reaching Africa’s unreached peoples with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
http://www.aimint.org/eu SPEAKER SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER (PROVISIONAL)
NOVEMBER ST FRANCIS SCHOOL, PAKISTAN Working to eradicate illiteracy and poverty through education of Christian children who may
otherwise end up in child labour. (no web site)
DECEMBER CHICHESTER DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY SUPPORT Assisting families within our Diocese through our local support worker.
http://familysupportwork.org/
*Articles on these Missions can be found elsewhere in this Issue.
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Our Parish Mission Focus for April
RESERVE THE DATE: SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016: Sharon Wilcox, our CMS partner, will give a talk about her work in Ecuador during a combined service at St. Laurence’s at 11:00am. Join her for a chat and coffee beforehand in the hall from 10:30am. Sharon has been working with children and adults with severe learning and physical disabilities, in a culture where disability still carries a high level of stigma.
https://www.cms-uk.org
A community of people in mission who want the world to know Jesus
A mission community – what does it mean?
CMS believes every person is made to play their part in the
mission of God to restore and heal a broken world and
broken people. So mission isn't someone else's job; it's
ours. Members are part of a mission community to
encourage each other and work together - to pray together,
learn together and participate together in mission.
Contact details:
CMS Tel: +44(0)1865 787400
Watlington Road Email: [email protected]
OXFORD Fax: +44 (0)1865 776375
OX4 6BZ
www.cms-org.uk Reg Charity No. 1131655
A full list of Missions and charities supported by St. Mary's Church can be found on the Parish
Website at: http://goringbyseacofe.org.uk/
Please note that the Parish also supports:
Christian Aid: through door to door collections in May. See page 20. http://www.christianaid.org.uk
The Children’s Society: through donation boxes. See page 16. http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk
Ruth Jepson
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Christian Breadcrumbs 5 ….The Trinity and The Holy Spirit
By The Very Reverend C.R. Campling, Dean Emeritus of Ripon
What is it that makes Christianity different from other religions? Many
things, but first and foremost it is belief in the Holy Trinity: a belief that leads us to say that God is love. It is not just that God does
love: but that God is love. There is love within God, making God not a barren unit but complex and personal as you and I are personal.
You are one person, yet you consist of body, mind and spirit which work together in the one person who is you. It isn't that you have a
body: you are a body: that is, you are a physical being, subject to the laws of physical matter. And you do not have a mind: you are mind, a thinking person, aware of
yourself, able to create and do what you choose to do and relate to other people. Furthermore, you are a spiritual being, with a conscience, able to respond to non-material values such as
goodness and beauty; able also, we believe, to relate to God. How do we relate to God? – through God's love by which we are created, known, restored and
strengthened. This is the love that guides our conscience. It is the love within us which we can deny and ignore (for we are created free to do so); a love by which we learn to value ourselves as
God's gift to us; a love which impels us to observe the world and seek to serve it. This love is the Holy Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is within God, uniting the Source of all Creation,
whom we call (metaphorically) 'God the Father'; with the Agent of Creation and Redemption, whom we call (metaphorically) the Word or the Son of God. It is through the Holy Spirit that all
that Christ did through his incarnate life, death and resurrection is given to human beings. As we become conscious of the Holy Spirit of God within us we grow in the love of God, the love of God's
world and the people in it. There is a movement throughout the Church, common to all denominations, known as the
'charismatic movement'. 'Charisma' is a Greek word meaning 'the gifts of the spirit’. St. Paul lists and discusses these in chapters 12 and 13 of his letter to the Corinthians (which we should all
read), with more words (l Corinthians 14.1-20) about the gift of 'speaking with tongues'. All Christians, of course, have the 'gift of the Spirit’ but in the charismatic movement the activity and
driving force of the Holy Spirit is emphasised in ways that affects the worship, the behaviour and the fellowship of the congregation. How good! - but like all spiritual gifts there has to be good sense and balance. Archbishop Michael Ramsey once said to me, "Always remember. The Holy
Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ, so its attributes are the qualities of humility and loving kindness; the very qualities, in fact, shown in the life of Jesus himself." St. Paul, writing to the Galatians,
says that the 'fruits of the Spirit' are "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" And he adds, "If we live by the Spirit, let us be guided by the
Spirit" (Galatians 6.22-26).
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More News From the Diocese…..
Events & Activities
CPAS training events 2016
Training opportunities are listed on the CPAS website. All events can be booked online at
www.cpas.org.uk/events
One of the distinguishing features of Chichester, is the use of modern
works of art to invigorate and beautify the cathedral. This idea, initiated
by Bishop George Bell in the early 1950s, was largely put into effect by
Walter Hussey during his deanship between 1955-77.
Slow Art Day - 9th April
Chichester Cathedral and Bishop's Palace. Slow Art Day happens every
year in early April. People all over the world spend time looking at
art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and
then meet together to talk about their experience. This is a free event but
booking is necessary through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slow-art-day-
chichester-cathedral-tickets-21335402764
If you would like to organise your own similar event locally please email Naomi Billingsley :
Bible by the Beach
Be built up and challenged at ‘Distinctive – the power of transforming grace’. With 1,000
delegates, an international line-up of speakers (including David Cook and Tim Lane) and a full
programme for adults and children alike, it is a wonderful event for the whole family. Come and
join us at The Congress Theatre complex, Eastbourne, 29th April – 2nd May 2016. More info from
www.biblebythebeach.org
Big Church Day out
Tickets are now on sale for the Big Church Day Out 2016. Taking place on the 28th and 29th May.
BCDO is the UK’s largest Christian celebration of its kind, gathering more than 25,000 people from
all denominations and ages for two days of world class music, family fun and incredible worship on
the Wiston Estate in West Sussex. More information on their website:
http://bigchurchdayout.com/
All the above can be viewed on the Chichester Diocese website at:
http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/
Seed for thought … Said the robin to the sparrow, “I should really like to know, why these anxious human beings rush
around and worry so.” Said the sparrow to the robin, “Friend, I think that it must be, that they
have no heavenly Father such as cares for you and me.”
Bill Tree
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The Story of Goring and
Highdown Part 7 – Early Repairs
The gifts bequeathed to the church were often directed
to be used for the upkeep of the fabric, or the ‘hye awter’ (High Altar); sometimes an additional sum was given for the upkeep of lights. In 1521 John Cooke
bequeathed 1lb of wax which was ‘for the mayntenance of the Light of Saynte Anthony of the said churche’.
During the late Middle Ages a number of saints held places of permanent honour within St Mary’s. Gifts are
recorded for the upkeep of lights of Our Ladie of Pyete, Saint John Baptist, Saint Katherine and Saint Thomas. Towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII, these gifts
came to an abrupt halt.
Attached to the principal Manor of Goring was the
ancient right called ‘wrecca maris’ which decreed that the remains of ships forced aground along the shore should
belong to the lord of the manor. In 1274 there was a trial at which this right was reaffirmed to
Henry Tregoz, and in 1279 subsequently disallowed. The Right of Wreck was again invoked in 1667 and in 1686 when several hogsheads of white wine were obligingly cast up by the sea. In
1758 the Duke of Norfolk tried to claim a wreck because of his position as lord paramount. This was strongly contested and the eventual judgment ruled that the wreck be ceded to the lord of
the manor, William Richardson.
The beach was certainly treacherous: in 1340 the sea destroyed 150 acres of land in Goring, and a further 600 acres remained uncultivated ‘due to the poverty of the tenants’, much of the land
being flooded or salted. We know that poverty continued in the village well into the 15th century from various ecclesiastical letters. They show that the annual value of the vicarage portion of the
tithes remained at less than 12 marks, (about £30). In 1424 this was felt to be too meagre even for a vicar to live on, so Henry, Archbishop of Canterbury, granted an additional 40shillings ‘to be
paid annually out of the fruits and profits of the master and fellows of the college of Arundell, to whom the rectory is annexed and incorporated.’
Oddly enough, the various medieval records refer both to Rectory and Vicarage. A Rectory
normally meant that Glebe lands were attached to the church, and this was certainly so in Goring. Fields on the east side of Sea Lane were glebe fields until the last century. However, the
incumbent of St Mary’s has without exception been called Vicar rather than Rector.
Sixty years after the grant, in 1484, the revenues of the vicarage of Goring were once more ‘very much impoverished by inundation of water….’ This time it was the bishop who came to the
rescue. He petitioned the ‘Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer’ to excuse the payment of certain taxes due to the King from the benefice. A reply came from the king (Edward V) that in
consideration of 40 pounds paid to him by Richard Earl of Arundell’, he granted licence to the said earl to give and assign one acre, one rood and three perches of land in Gorying, together
with the advowson, (right of appointing a clergyman to a parish), of the church to the Master and chaplains of the College of Holy Trinity, Arundell, to hold them and their successors for ever.’ The incident reveals how closely the affairs of Church and State were interwoven at this time.
The Son et Lumière production at St Mary’s Church in 1977 brought this incident vividly to life. In this scene the narrator first outlined the poverty of the village, music suggested waves of an
angry sea, the sound of rushing water was heard, and then a violent knocking ..…
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A century later, when a survey of the Sussex coast was made (1587) as part of the preparations against the Armada, the following situation was reported for Goring: ’The coast is reasonably well guarded, viz., between Goringe and Heinde Mill with a water between the beach and the firm land
save only next the mill, and that muddy and grown with sedges’. Clearly the beach was useless for an invading army who would find themselves well and truly bogged down immediately they set
foot on land.
Luke (shouting) Jem, Jem Bellman, wake up, Jem.
Jem Who’s there? What’s wrong?
Luke It’s Luke. Come quick, Jem, ring the alarm. There’s a great tide rising –
worse than last week even.
Wife (screaming) What is it? Is it more floods?
Luke Get your children out missus – a terrible flood coming. Best go to the
church tower. I’m off.
Wife (screaming) Ann, get up, get blankets. Jemmy wake up, give me baby. (Sound of
children crying, then wild clanging of a distant church bell, over sound of running water and “angry sea” music; it fades to a gentle tap on door.)
Bishop Story Yes, let them in now.
Chaplain The deputation from Goring my lord, Thomas Lewkenor and Dame Alice
his wife.
Bishop My good old friends –
Dame Alice My lord, all the Goring fields have lain under sea-water for seven weeks
– all is ruined. Our poor parson has worn himself near to death caring for his flock.
Lewkenor Lord Bishop, what shall we do? The king’s man is expected next month
to collect his tithe.
Bishop I know, I know, I have read your petition. It is a pitiful case. Yet the
King’s taxes must be paid, and Goring is not the only part of the coast to suffer this year.
Dame Alice That is poor comfort to us, my Lord.
Lewkenor Peace, dame. My family has given all it can in charity to the poor, and at
this season we cannot find enough to pay the vicar’s tithe as well, but perhaps by next spring –
Bishop Thomas, I have already prepared a petition of my own. Have you it
there, chaplain?
Chaplain Yes, my lord. “To the Treasurer and Barons of the exchequer. In
consequence of the great impoverishment of the revenues of the vicarage of Goring in Sussex caused by inundations of water and the
overflow of the sea, for which reason the farmers are penniless and unable to pay their dues to the church, I have the honour to plead and
to recommend your worships to excuse in full the payment of tithe for this year and until a good harvest may be gathered – “
Dame Alice God bless your grace.
Lewkenor Your generous understanding, my Lord – we are most grateful …’
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If you wish to obtain a copy of this out-of-print book, here’s the link to ABEBOOKS to purchase second-hand copies:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/0951272217
The extensive stretch of marsh and brackish water behind the beach from Goring to Heene
remained until the last century. Small streams running down to the sea were held back by the higher shingle beach. The geological map reveals a strip of alluvial soil (stream or river deposit)
south of Alinora Crescent. Some older books on local history suggest that the Arun river originally ran along the coast to an outlet near Lancing, but there is no real evidence for this. The patch of
alluvial soil behind the beach in Goring is due to centuries of silt being deposited by small streams and standing water. The area was subject to flooding during winter storms right up to 1940.
There is no doubt that the shoreline between Worthing and Rustington has changed over the years. The earliest maps agree that although the coast today is almost a straight line, there was
once a considerable promontory at Ferring. A manorial map of West Ferring drawn in 1621 shows that the shore then lay one and a half fields to the south of the present line, some 250 metres off
-shore. Five years later, the congregation at Kingston Chapel petitioned the bishop to be allowed seating at Ferring church as their chapel was being overtaken by the sea.
At extreme low tide a line of dark rocks can be seen some 500 metres south of Kingston beach.
At first sight they look natural except that there are no similar rocks for many miles along the coast. Locals refer to them as the last remains of Kingston chapel but there has never been an
archaeological investigation. A recent examination was made by the writer during a particularly low tide. It revealed that that ‘stone’ consists of a very hard conglomerate of pebbles, flint and grit, and a fragment is at present being examined by the County Archaeologist.
Some years ago the bottom of a well shaft was discovered not far from the rocks, indicating that the top of the well, and therefore the land surface, must have been 10 or more metres above the
present low tide mark. Half a mile to the west at Rustington, it is known that in 1700 there was a large park of elm trees which were felled and cleared just before the land was overwhelmed by
the sea. Certainly a considerable section of land between Rustington and Goring has been eroded by the sea during the last few hundred years.
Janet Annis and Allan Plumpton
Extracted from ‘The Story of Goring and Highdown’ by kind permission of Revd. Frank Fox-Wilson
Father Frank Fox-Wilson kindly donated the profit from the sale of this book to St Mary’s for the redecoration of the church interior during 1988.
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On Sunday, 17th January 2016 I joined some of the Goring-by-Sea bellringers to ring a quarter peal
on the bells of St Mary’s, in memory of my great great uncle, Leonard Charles Phillips of The Drive, West Worthing. Len gave his life for his country on 16th January 1916 near Ypres, in Belgium.
He was born on 25th May 1894 at Upton Cottages, Sompting, to Herbert and Louisa Phillips. Herbert was a carter. Len had a half-
brother, Frederick Wadey (who was killed in 1907 by a bolt of lightning on Highdown and is buried with his friend in the churchyard), a brother, Herbert (Bert) and a sister, Margaret. By
1901, the family was living at 2 Highdown Lodge, Goring Street and by 1907, at Crossway Lodge (where the roundabout now stands),
where Louisa ran a tea-shop. In 1911, Len was working as a nursery-man. In 1914, he became godfather to Bert and his wife Ethel’s first child, Ken, my granddad.
Len probably enlisted in the spring of 1915, at Chichester. He wrote a number of letters home to Bert and Ethel, which are still in the
family’s possession. In each of them he sent kisses to “dear little Kenny”. While he was away Bert and Ethel sent him money and
arranged plans for his wedding to Ethel’s sister, Daisy, about which he was very nervous. His letters display how much he and Daisy loved each other. They were married in Goring Church on 24th July
1915.
Len was sent first to Shoreham, then Woking and Redhill, digging trenches and placing barbed wire
around Merstham as part of the London defences, before crossing the Channel on 31st August 1915. He was immediately involved in the Battle of Loos, probably. His letters describe the conditions he
faced, his feelings when charging and crossing no-man’s land, his opinions of his fellows; the Gordons and Camerons; “a fine lot of men” and the enemy; “poor devils with wives and children back home, driven from behind by their officers”. He coped with the trenches but hated the Jack
Johnson (heavy German artillery), the mud, rain, freezing cold and the delayed post from home. He was gassed four times in the first few weeks of engagement.
He volunteered to join the Royal Engineers, 172nd Company, sapping, which was digging tunnels to blow up enemy trenches. Len died age 21, a Private, regimental number G/3175 of C
Company, 9th Battalion, the Royal Sussex Regiment, attached to the 172nd Company, Royal Engineers, possibly defending “The Bluff”.
He is buried at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery.
Daisy was awarded a derisory 16s. for the loss of her husband.
Eventually she married Len’s friend Arthur Kilham; they had no children. Len was awarded the Pip, Squeak and Wilfred medals and the Death Penny. A cousin gave them to an army comrade,
Chris Hatton, on the understanding that they would be given to the Royal Sussex Regimental Museum; Mr Hatton is now deceased and
the medals have gone missing. If anyone can advise me as to how to recover the medals, please contact me via the Editor by email:
[email protected] Anna Gawley
Footnote: Since writing this article, Anna and her niece have visited Ypres to pay their respects to Len at his graveside. He was a much loved member of Anna’s family who has never been forgotten. Ed.
Len and Daisy Phillips’ Wedding
Quarter Peal for Leonard Charles Phillips 1894 to 1916
Len was a Goring parishioner. He died serving his country in World War 1 and is
commemorated on St. Mary’s war memorial and in Chichester Cathedral.
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Our Parish Mission Focus for May
STREET PASTORS,
WORTHING A team of Street Pastors is on the
streets of Worthing to help clubbers
and others who are ‘out on the town at night’ to stay safe.
Worthing Street Pastors began patrolling Worthing’s streets in mid January 2010. Their
scheme is an inter-denominational Church response to problems associated with young
people drinking and clubbing in Worthing.
There are 41 volunteers from 14 local churches who have been trained to provide the Street
Pastor service. Their service is managed around eight teams but only one team at a time is out
every night – currently Fridays and Saturdays.
On the night, four patrol the streets while two pray back at the base between the hours of
10:00pm and 04:30am. Worthing Street Pastors engage with young people out on the streets,
provide a listening ear and offer practical help where needed. They work in close partnership
with existing groups such as the Pub Watch team (formed by pub and club managers), as well
as the police, the council, the security door staff, taxi marshals and other local services.
Contact Details: Ginny Cassell Tel: 07810 522307
Address: Street Pastors, Worthing, c/o Worthing Churches, The Elim Centre,
24 Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AB
http://www.streetpastors.co.uk/worthing Street Pastors is an initiative of Ascension
Trust, a registered charity in England &
Wales, No 1127204
If you would like to follow the progress of the charities featured in this and previous issues of
GPN, please view their websites.
A full list can be found on the Parish Website at: http://goringbyseacofe.org.uk/
Churches Together in Goring -
Do not forget the Easter Sunrise service on the Seafront on Sunday,
27th March. Meet at Sea Lane café at 06:45am.
Fr George will be conducting the service. Hot cross buns plus Tea and
Coffee will be available in St. Mary’s Church, after the service.
Sarah Stovell, St Mary’s Rep. CTG
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Charity Classical Concert
on Saturday 21st May at 7:30 pm
at St Mary's Church.
Following the success of their concert held last November, when
Angela Rabone, on Trumpet, and Hugh Potton, on Piano,
entertained a packed audience in St Mary’s Church, this duo offer
another evening of classical music, including Hugh playing
Debussy "Pagodas" from the Estampes Suite, Scriabin "Verse de
la Flame" and, playing together, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
Please come along to enjoy another absorbing performance from this duo. To avoid
disappointment and ensure you don't miss it, contact Angela on 07970 982130 or by email:
[email protected] to book your seat!
Tickets: £5.00 including refreshments
Proceeds, once more, will go towards *The Future Sense Foundation, a charity which supports
the Elephant Sanctuary and Hill Tribes Education Programme in Thailand. They work in some of
the poorest regions of the world, targeting education, child welfare and livelihoods as a means
to address a range of development issues.
Send your email address to [email protected] to ensure you are added to the mailing
list for future events!
Angela Rabone and Hugh Potton
*The Future Sense Foundation is registered in the UK (Charity No. 1132101)
Hugh Potton is an accomplished pianist and organist who completed his postgraduateship at the Royal Academy
of Music in London. His career as a recitalist and concerto soloist has taken him to many parts of the United
Kingdom and the USA.
Angela Rabone started playing trumpet aged 12 and was a founder member of the Newcastle City Wind Band
whilst at school. She attended summer school for young musicians in Durham as a pupil and later, as a teacher of
“beginners’ brass”. Since then she has played in a variety of bands around the country, depending on where she
was living at the time, but currently plays with the Ronnie Smith Big Band (Shoreham Airport main building every
2nd Tuesday in the month, if you’re interested), Brighton Big Band and at St Mary’s Church Music Group,
Goring-by-Sea.
Quotable Quote
“A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
(1834 – 1892)
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Di & David Burt (01903 248204) and Julie & Russell Marlow (01903 249685)
Our financial support for the Society is, obviously, well used; so thank you for your continuing support.
Christian Aid Week will be held from 15th to 21st May.
This is the week we love every neighbour.
Morsheda may live in Bangladesh, but she’s still our neighbour.
Living on a low-lying island on the Brahmaputra River, she is in constant fear of the floods that
have destroyed her home four times. But with your help this Christian Aid Week, we can lift our neighbours like Morsheda to safety. Just £250 is enough to raise her home above the floods and
give her a goat, seeds and a wormery to produce compost to help her build a new life, safe from fear.
The House to House collection provides vital funding for the many ongoing projects which CA undertakes. Your continuing support is so valuable. We hope that the kind folk who have helped either delivering or collecting envelopes in past years will be able to do so again. We will be in touch nearer the time. If you feel you could help at all please do get in touch as more help is greatly needed. The Annual Service which precedes the week will be in St. Mary’s Church at 2:30pm on Sunday, 8th May. This is open to everyone, so please do come along. We shall hear from a staff member from CA about the work and where our contributions are used.
We wish you every blessing.
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Coffee Time on Thursdays is after the 10:00am Communion Service. It is
not just for those who attend the service. It is for anyone and everyone: an
opportunity for fellowship. Come and join us. We offer freshly-brewed coffee,
hot chocolate, teas, etc., at the best prices in town!
Penelope Corp
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The Social Activities Committee raises valuable funds for the church with
our events. One of our main purposes is to bring the church community
together in a social setting. For any of these events to be successful we
need your support.
St George’s Day Special Event: Saturday, 23rd April. See Pew Sheet for details.
Midsummer Jazz Evening: Saturday, 25th June 2016.
Hopefully, the weather will be kind and we can picnic in the Molson Garden.
With Thanks from your Social Activities Committee: Penelope Corp, Pat Cross, Liz Hill,
Sylvia Jarrett, Jenny Lochen, Graeme Richardson, Sarah Stovell and Barbara Webber.
Baptisms:
Sunday, 10th January 2016 Charlie Ryan Lock
Sunday, 21st February 2016 Darcey Agnes Summer Pilkington
Sunday, 28th February 2016 Dawson Jacob Mayes
Baptisms – January and February
News from the Social Activities Committee
News from the Traidcraft Stall The Spring/Summer catalogues are now at the back of the Church for your perusal. Again, there
have been many new items added to the range and prices have remained stable. For bakers, there
is the addition of cooking chocolate while the coffee range also continues to increase, including
pods for coffee machines and roasted beans if you like to grind your own.
Fairtrade Fortnight has now passed for this year, when Traidcraft was suggesting that breakfast
might be the time to use Fairtrade goods – fruit juices, cereals, jams and marmalade, as well as
teas and coffees.
Buying fair trade products makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping them to build a better
future for them, their families and their communities. Traidcraft works to build lasting relationships
with small-scale producers in developing countries, and the long-term commitment enables the
producers to plan for the future and secure sustainable livelihoods, provide schooling and
healthcare, and fund community projects like clean water.
Please look online at http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk for more products and special offers.
More information about the work of Traidcraft and its partners can also be found on the website.
Janice Lelliott
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Fr George - A Day in School
These are some of the questions that were asked when I spent a day with Year 5 in West Park
School. I wonder how many of their questions are similar to questions you have in mind from
week to week but never get the chance to ask.
If they are the questions, how would you answer them? In Bible terms how do you answer for the
faith that is in you? More questions! When Jesus was asked a question he quite often answered it
with a question, after telling a story or parable. You can do that with children up to a point but
they will still want an answer.
Obviously some of the questions are easier than others, the ones about becoming a vicar and
what I do as a vicar. The more searching ones are questions that theologians have grappled with
over the centuries. Each deserves a considered answer.
When the day was over, exhausted and sitting with a coffee and a cold compress on my head I
thought about the opportunities we have as adults for asking those questions. Is there a need for
a safe place to ask questions that we have going round in our minds? They are probably the
questions that other people have going round in their minds but no one asks. What do you think?
I know that I thoroughly enjoyed the day. The children are amazing and I am always in awe of the
staff who work with them. I only spent a few hours with them; they spend hours each day. Thank
you to the staff of all our schools. They are as amazing as our children.
What questions would you like to ask?
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St Laurence’s New-style Services –
A Resounding Success!
The new style services launched in January are proving to be
very popular with all ages. The Guides are involved doing the
readings and prayers, while Brownies do a dramatisation of
the Gospel story. The music is upbeat and fun. Before each
service there is an opportunity for the adults to chat and relax whilst the children are involved in
activities – so far they have decorated candle holders and made Palm Crosses. Feedback from the
congregation includes: ‘Lovely service, the children really enjoyed it and we adults too’, ‘It was
fun’. ‘Awesome’. ‘Loved how inclusive it is’. ‘Coming again, lovely and welcoming’.
Details of future services are given below:
Fun, friendship and fellowship in the hall from 10:30am
Services commence at 11:00am
EASTER DAY
March 27th
Family Service with Easter Egg Hunt fun for all the family. Guest preacher: The Very Rev’d Christopher Campling.
Learn about the true meaning of Easter.
April 24th
Family and Parade Service. Learn about the people of Ecuador, their language and our guest speaker Sharon’s
work there. Children’s activity: Learn some Spanish, colour the Ecuadorian flag.
May 29th
Family Service. Learn about the power of prayer. Children’s activity: Write your own prayers which will be
read out as part of the service.
June 26th
Family and Parade Service. Learn about the meaning of vocation.
Children’s activity: What do you want to be when you grow up?
The Children’s Society
Should you wish to have a box in which to save your spare
change, do please let us know. It’s amazing how those one-
penny, two-pence, five-pence pieces mount up and they
formed the bulk of the cash deposited from the last box-
opening. They may be fiddly to count but all are useful!!
We wish you every happiness and blessings for 2016.
Please accept our thanks on behalf of the Society for all your support. http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
Di & David Burt (01903 248204)
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Update From Malawi February 2016
Greetings to you, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is just to update you of things that
happened in the month of February 2016 and with an encouragement to keep on praying for us as the famine stories grow each day, in so doing most of the people are losing hope.
But we Christian do we lose hope? No! We should keep our eyes on Him, who started the good
running of faith.
About farm crops: this morning I have visited the farm to keep on checking as to how things are.
But alas! Things are not so well in the upper land; all our crops have perished.
Five acres of maize lay on lower land on the stream which we build a dam some years ago. This land is wet and it stretches on nine acres,
which we do plant rice and Sugarcane as it holds water. This is the only healthy wet soil which has
given us a good field of Maize crops. The rice field is not completely farmed because of El Nino weather, as the annual rainfall did not completely
give water enough to fill both sides of the rice land. We still have the healthy sugar cane field as you can see.
Despite this part of land producing good crops, people do not
feel good, as some people come to steal Cassava and green Maize, although they are not fully ready for harvest or fit to eat.
The crops of the maize have little grain inside and the Cassava has small roots as this is not its harvest time. But three people
were caught by our watchman guards. When caught, some people usually do send such people to police, so that they can go to prison. But other people do burn them. I did not want them to
use either ways as we are Christians. When I asked them as to why they were robbing the farm they answered that they have
spent three days without food.
Understandingly I was so sad, as this is the situation all over Malawi. People do spend many days at Government food selling
points to find cheap priced maize as private traders are selling at high prices and they can't afford to buy.
I asked another question, how could they steal the green Maize which is not ready to be eaten. They said they eat the whole
with tender cob as it has grain which smells like a cows milk! Un-mature can you believe? Eating like a cow the green cob maize. Because they were hungry, I did not take an action but leaving them to go free, but I told them not to come again to steal, because the crops are used to feed the orphans.
Also I told them if they continue stealing in the gardens of the people the people will either send them to the police or burn them as they usually do when they catch a thief.
For us at Maoni, we thank you for money and prayers you do sent now and then as these things do really push us forward and nearing to harvest time. It is my prayers the Lord should send angels to
guard the farm. We only have two men guard, which is not enough, especially during night times, when dark has come.
Moricio
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St Mary’s Social Circle News . . .
Dates for your diary:
Our Skittles evening, with a fish and chip supper, will be held on Thursday 14th April at 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Cost £8.00
This promises to be a fun evening, so come along. Names and money to Jean Aslett 01903 247608 or Linda Eden 01903 368582.
Thursday 28th April at 7:45pm. John Griffiths will be talking about the work of the Sussex Search and Rescue team.*
Thursday 12th May at 7:45pm. There will be a talk on Chinese Freshwater Pearls by Barbara Bartlett (members and ladies only).
Thursday 26th May at 7:45pm. Pauline Cory's talk is entitled Worthing Transition Town.*
* These two meetings are open to everyone. Members £1.00: Non-members £1.50 (including refreshments).
April/May Meetings
Leader: LInda Eden Tel.: 01903 368582
New members are always welcome.
Come on, Ladies,
give us a try!
Annual cost is £8.00
plus £1.00 per meeting (including
refreshments) Ladies who are not members may come to any meeting for £1.50. Men
may attend other Open Meetings only, for £1.50 (including refreshments).
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4th Goring Guides - Winter Term
Owing to pressure of space, unfortunately, we cannot include a
full activity report as usual. We apologise for this and hope to
include a fuller feature in our next edition. However, we are
pleased to report that the long-awaited store and activity building,
“Tiger’s Lair”, has been erected in the boat compound near
Worthing Sailing Club. It was unfortunate that this area was broken into the same night that the
shed was installed but, thankfully, nothing was taken from the site. I can report that some internal
shelving has been fitted and special security guards have since been installed at the windows.
For a comprehensive report on activities carried out by the Guides from 4th Goring go to their
website at : www.4gg.org.uk Editor
On Sunday 21 February, we welcomed Karen Hill from the
Mothers’ Union as our Guest Speaker at St Mary’s for the
10:00am Eucharist. Karen joined several church members
for breakfast in the Church Hall before the service.
Afterwards, she spoke about the work of the MU which was formed some 140 years ago and
covers many projects, both in this country and overseas.
These fit all kinds of needs but in Sussex include children/parent communication facilitator
training, providing family caravan holidays for those who are unable to afford one, and setting up
children’s play areas in Lewes and Ford prisons and Gatwick Detention Centre, thus creating a
pleasant environment for children to visit their parent in prison, so keeping a link with the family
open. Karen also asked for our prayers for the ‘Ministry of Cake’ an initiative set up in various
hospitals nationwide providing tea, cake and support to those families visiting children in hospital.
It is hoped that this may shortly be set up in the Blue Fin Children's Ward at Worthing Hospital.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind; and love your neighbour as yourself. Luke 10:27
Our grateful thanks to Karen for taking the time to come along and speak to us about the work of
the Mothers’ Union.
Janet Annis
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And finally … Not so grave
A Yorkshireman wanted an inscription on his wife’s gravestone to read – “she
was Thine”. The engraver mistakenly put “She was thin”. The man wrote back
saying they had missed out the “E”. The next effort read “’E’ She was Thin”.
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A man had the following inscription put on his wife’s tombstone:
“THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE HAS GONE OUT.”
Some years later after he had remarried, someone had written underneath:
“NOW HE HAS STRUCK ANOTHER MATCH.”
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When her husband was near to death, his wife ordered a headstone and asked that REST
IN PEACE be carved on it. This was done but after the man died and his will was read,
his widow found that he had left the bulk of his fortune elsewhere. She told the
stonemason to add: TILL WE MEET AGAIN.
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Seen on a dentist’s tombstone: STRANGER APPROACH THE GROUND WITH GRAVITY.
JOHN BROWN IS FILLING HIS FINAL CAVITY.
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On another tombstone are the words: HERE LIES ONE WOOD, ENCLOSED IN WOOD:
ONE WOOD WITHIN THE OTHER, THE OUTER WOOD WAS VERY GOOD – WE CANNOT
PRAISE THE OTHER.
Bill Tree
Worthing Theological Society Meets normally on the last Monday of January, February and March at West Worthing
Baptist Church, South Street, Tarring, Worthing at 7:45pm. Open to all.
For further information contact Secretary Roger Saville: 01903 219254
For further details, including speaker details, see website: http://www.gilco.org.uk/wts/
Family Services Family Services at St. Mary’s will be on the First Sunday each
month, commencing at 10:00. All are welcome.
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Parish Contacts Vicar The Revd. George Butler 01903 242525
Curate The Revd. Simon Horton 01903 529130
Reader Mr Keith Lelliott 01903 504384
Churchwardens Mr Ian Hill 01903 610021
Mrs Barbara Webber 01903 240613
The Vicarage and Parish Office 01903 242525
12 Compton Avenue,
Goring-by-Sea
Worthing BN12 4UJ e-mail: [email protected]
St Mary’s Hall lettings Mr Philip Webber 01903 246583
St Mary’s Bellringers Mr Graham Hills 01903 266980
St Laurence’s Church, (Sea Place, BN12 4BY) Local Wardens Mr Geoffrey Oliver 01903 240540
Mrs Ruth Jepson 01903 507469
St Laurence’s Hall lettings Mr Geoffrey Oliver 01903 240540
Other Church Officers:
Safe-guarding representative (Child protection, etc) Mrs Kathy Bawcutt 01903 501666
PCC Treasurer Mr Keith Lelliott 01903 504384
Parish Giving Officer Mr John Stovell 01903 535289
Parish Secretary & PCC Secretary Miss Alison Evans 01903 503905
Church Music :
St Mary's Organist Mr Richard Elwood 01903 242127
Choirmaster Mr Alex Bristow 01903 505554
Choir contact Mrs Rosemary Jones 01903 241061
Music Group leader Mr David Sumpter e-mail: [email protected]
St Laurence's Music Group leader Mr Russell Marlow 01903 249685
Communications Group e-mail: [email protected]
Editorial Mr Roland Silcox 01903 243970
Mr Malcolm Chilton 01903 506573
Mrs Penelope Corp 01903 209448
Website Mr Stephen Edwards 01903 709340
Unless otherwise acknowledged, photographs and images included in this publication have been taken either by staff and
parishioners of Goring parish, are downloaded from the ‘Clipart’ gallery provided by courtesy of Microsoft Corporation or
obtained from Wikipedia. Goring PCC, as publisher of this magazine, acknowledges and wishes to express its thanks to them.
