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Helston & Wendron
Messenger
Some of the War Graves in Helston Cemetary
They gave their tomorrows for our todays
October/November 2018
www.stmichaelschurchhelston.org.uk
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THE PARISHES OF HELSTON & WENDRON
Team Rector Canon David Miller, St Michael’s Rectory
Church Lane, Helston, (572516)
email [email protected]
Asst Priest Revd. Dorothy Noakes, 6 Tenderah Road,
Helston (573239)
Reader [Helston] Mrs. Betty Booker 6, Brook Close,
Helston (562705)
ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, HELSTON
Churchwardens Mr John Boase 11,Cross Street, Helston TR13 8NQ
(01326 573200)
Mr Peter Jewell, 47 Saracen Way Penryn (01326 376948)
Organist Mr Richard Berry
Treasurer Mrs Nicola Boase 11 Cross Street, Helston TR13 8NQ
01326 573200
PCC Secretary Mrs Amanda Pyers
ST WENDRONA’S CHURCH, WENDRON
Churchwardens Mrs. Anne Veneear, 4 Tenderah Road, Helston
(569328)
Mr. Bevan Osborne, East Holme, Ashton,
TR13 9DS (01736 762349)
Organist Mrs. Anne Veneear, -as above.
Treasurer Mr Bevan Osborne, - as above
PCC Secretary Mrs. Henrietta Sandford, Trelubbas Cottage,
Lowertown, Helston TR13 0BU (565297)
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Clergy Rest Days; Revd. David Miller Friday
Revd. Dorothy Noakes Thursday
Betty Booker Friday
(Please try to respect this)
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The Rectory,
Church Lane
Helston
October/November
Dear Everyone,
Remembrance 2018
This year Remembrance Sunday commemorates the ending of the
First World War on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
It was the ‘war to end all wars’ as one or two people optimistically
thought at the time. Some people in 1914 also thought that the war
might be over by Christmas of that year. Instead the war continued on
land, sea & air until its conclusion. Nor was it the war to end all wars,
as we also remember in our commemoration of those who have died or
been injured in every war that has happened in the hundred years since.
The human heart is capable of great love, sacrifice & acts of service
& the courage & heroism of combatants & civilians in every war amply
testify to this. An ex paratrooper, parachuted into the Arnhem area in
that raid known as ‘ a bridge too far’ (in the second world war) told me
the turning point in his life came when he was hidden along with other
paratroopers in the cellar of a farmhouse in Holland. Every night the
farmers wife opened the trap door & read the psalms to them in English
urging them not to be afraid & to trust God. What heroism was shown
by farmers and paratroopers alike!
But there is also an evil side to the human heart & to warfare in
general. One point of reference between the combatants of the first
world war & the Christian faith were the wayside calvaries which they
noticed as they marched along the highways of Northern France and
Belgium. Jesus; own suffering and death on the cross became a
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powerful symbol of connection with what the soldiers were going
through. Jesus’ cross shows how lives can endure even in the midst of
suffering and death.
Yours in Christ
Canon David Miller
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Flag days for October/November
1st October………..St Germans
18th “ ………...St Luke
28th “ ………...St Simon & St Jude
1st November.………All Saints
3rd “ ……….Dedication of Truro Cathedral
11th “ ………..Remembrance Sunday –
Centenary Commemoration
14th “ …………..Duke of Cornwall’s Birthday
30th “ …………..St Andrew
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Services at St Michael’s
1st Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)
9.30 All-age Worship with Holy Communion
2nd-5th Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)
9.30 Parish Communion(CW)
Monday to Thursday 9.00 Morning Prayer
Thursday 9.30 Holy Communion
Evening & other Services:-as advertised in the Pew- slip
N.B St Michael’s Harvest Festival is on Sunday 30th September
Services at Wendron
1st Sunday 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW)
2nd Sunday 10.30a.m Morning Worship
3rd- 5th Sunday 10.30a.m Holy Communion (CW)
Other Services:-as announced in the Sunday Pew-slip
The date of Wendron Harvest Festival is to be arranged as it
depends on when the building work commences
Are you willing to join
The Friends of St Michael’s 500 Club?
This is a monthly draw,
Participants pay £5 per month
and 20% of the income is paid out in prizes
The remainder goes into the church building fund
If you are willing to join please contact
the treasurer Nicola Boase 01326 573200
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The Registers
Helston Wendron
Baptisms “May they evermore dwell in Him & He in them”
Elioise Grace McEwan, Poppy Rose Kellow
Paul Lucas Hoseasoin, Reuben Marcus Bone
Nora Gareth Wild, Henry Tobias Charity
Charlie Jowan Woodhouse,
Eva Kathryn Robson.
Weddings “ May their hearts be filled with Heavenly joy”
None Nicholas Janes Searle/
Margaret Jane Williams
Stuart Iain Galloway/
Lisa Anna Barbara Loveday
Paul Colin Jenkin/
Georgia Wright
Funerals “May they Rest in Peace & Rise in Glory”
Kathleen Louise Bolton, Vivian Rita Shepherd
Gillian Veale Vincent,
Patrick Kendrew Bunting.
Burial of ashes –
Elsa Rattray.
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My Oldest friend died recently after many years of crippling & painful illness.
Included in the service sheet celebrating his life, was the following poem. It was
very appropriate for someone who had borne pain so bravely & I thought it was
worth sharing- SR
The Sparrow’s Prayer
Father, before this sparrow’s earthly flight
Ends in the darkness of a winter’s night;
Father, without whose word no sparrow falls,
Hear this, Thy weary sparrow, when he calls.
Mercy, not justice, is his contrite prayer,
Cancel his guilt and drive away despair;
Speak but the word, and make his spirit whole,
Cleanse the dark places of his heart and soul,
Speak but the word, and set his spirit free;
Mercy, not justice, still his constant plea.
So shall Thy sparrow, crumpled wings restored,
Soar like the lark, and glorify his Lord.
(Q.H.) ( Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone)
Rest in Peace my dear friend, Peter
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In Memoriam- WW1 victims - 100 years ago
Greater love hath no man than these
That men lay down their lives for their friends.
William M Visick died 11/10/1918 Aged 23 Able seaman SS Goetoer
Convoy Escort ship, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve -------------------------
Eddie Addison died 14/10/1918 Aged 31 Armourers Mate HMS Vivid
Royal Navy ---------------------
Foster Courtier died 17/10/1918 Aged 36 Private 3rd Battalion Royal
Fusiliers -------------------
George James Cunnack died 17/10/1918 Aged 22 Captain 180th
Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
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Thomas Alfred Cara died 16/11/1918 Aged 22 Wireless Telegraph
Operator SS Sampson Mercantile Marine
As with all the local WW1 Service personnel who gave their lives in
WW1, the St Michael’s Church bell will toll 100 times at 11am on the
anniversary of their deaths
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Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September (the
date of the start of WW2) was established in
2000 to honour those brave men & women who
kept our nation afloat during both world wars.
Seafarers are responsible for 95% of the UK
imports. including half the food we eat, much
of the fuel we burn & many of the products we
take for granted.
25.864 Merchant Seamen lost their lives between
3rd September1939 & the end of hostilities in 1945
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George Shutter
(Extracts from the Eulogy given by his friend
Nicholas Armfelt)
I've been asked to pay tribute to George with a
few words of personal reminiscence and
appreciation.
Most people will think of him in the context of
music, as pianist, keyboard player, and organist - in performance,
rehearsal, or church service. He was indeed a prodigious musician,
with a good degree in music from Lincoln College, Oxford.
His amount of participation in musical activities locally was
amazing. Musical theatre, pantomimes, gang shows, cabaret in the
Blue Anchor, many and diverse orchestral and choral
concerts. Rehearsal pianist for the Helston Chamber Choir, numerous
different musical theatre groups, the Cornwall Boys' Choir - you name
it, George was involved. Organ, harpsichord, keyboard harpist: he was
amazingly versatile. He played Mozart's C Minor Piano Concerto in
the Penzance festival, improvising his own cadenzas; he composed and
performed song settings for ‘As You Like It’ at the Minack; he
participated as musician in performances and tours by the Miracle
Theatre
It was through music that I first met George but my friendship with
George was mostly as a walking companion, someone who shared my
interests in birds, butterflies and flowers. We travelled together on
many nature holidays: to France, Greece, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad, the Solomon Islands, and the
Federated States of Micronesia. But most of our nature travelling was
separately, catching up with each other's experiences afterwards with
our photos and George's stunning videos
The bench, a memorial to George Shutter, was installed in the churchyard during
the week beginning 27th May 2018 and was blessed by Canon David Miller after the
9.30 Eucharist on 31st May.
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and from Mike Thomas
George Shutter was a colleague of mine at Helston School. He was
Head of Music and retired in the summer of 1989. During his years of
retirement, he supported a
variety of musical events,
religious and non-religious,
in the Helston area. He also
enjoyed bird watching and
travelling, as Nicholas'
eulogy so neatly explains.
George died in 2014.
Several of us felt that he
should be remembered
through a memorial and so
the bench idea was born late
in 2017. Local carpenter
Peter Trimble, whose family
has a deep connection with
Helston Community College, created the European Oak bench at
Tresprison in Helston. It is testimony to George's popularity that the
full cost of the bench was achieved in less than three months. I am
grateful for the fund-raising in Porthleven by Johnny and Isobel Austin
and to all those near and far who made a financial donation. A
laminated sheet is hidden within the bench telling George's story. The
bench has already proven to be a very popular asset in our churchyard
and I hope that it will be a feature there for many years to come. A
cheque for £175.00 was also given to the College to go towards the
retuning of the grand piano - an instrument that George really enjoyed
playing when he worked at the School. Peter is available for similar
commissions; he is also responsible for constructing the replacement
bench outside the Andrew Hall, for Helston Town Council.
Mike Thomas - July 2018
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Helston & Wendron
Our Quiet Morning & Garden
Party afternoon at Degibna Prayer Chapel on 26th July was a very
happy occasion with members of the Mullion, Mawgan Smith. Helston
& Wendron Branches.
Rev Dorothy’s theme for our quiet Morning was taken from The Lord is
my Shepherd, Psalm 23 under the headings:-
The Wilderness, Green Pastures, Quiet Waters, Paths of Righteousness,
The Valley, The Rod & the Staff, The Table Prepared, Honey from the
Rock.
Each passage gave us much understanding & food for thought. In the
sheltered garden the peace & quiet of the surrounding fields &
hedgerows gave us time to sit, reflect & pray.
We ended the morning with a special communion service in the Chapel.
Our shared lunch was a wonderful time to chat & renew friendships
plus make new friends.
The profit from the stalls & our prayers were sent to the Mothers Union
Diocesan Charity, Kernow Young Carers, where it is much needed to
help the Young Carers in the area to have help & some fun time.
We ended the happy day with Prayers & a Blessing.
Kathleen Oliver, Branch Leader
…also from Kath Oliver
Thank you to everyone at Helston & Wendron Churches for all your love
& prayers during my recent operation. I have be overwhelmed with
wonderful cards & kind words & feel your support has & is truly aiding
my recovery. I am improving each day & look forward to catching up
with you all again soon. Love from Kathleen Oliver
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Crossword Answers page 15
Across
1 Abram's home during the famine in Genesis ch. 12 (5) 7 Bull fighters (8)
8 Into which Chemosh, in Jeremiah ch. 48, was to go (5) 10 Fourth in command of the Gadites in 1 Chronicles ch. 12 (10) 12 Proverbs ch. 12 says that such lips endure for ever (8)
14 Moses, in Leviticus ch. 10, told Aaron not to let his become unkempt (4) 16 Fortified city in Joshua ch. 19 (4)
17 ________ were Kattath, Hahalal, Shimron (Jos 19.15) (8) 20 Guiltlessly (10) 23 Unleavened bread would not contain this (5)
24 What Gideon did to the fleece in Judges ch. 6 (8) 25 Mistake (5)
Down 1 Then the sons are ______ (Mat 17.26) (6) 2 Psalm 92 predicts that the righteous shall flourish like this tree (4) 3 Measure equal to an ephah in Ezekiel ch. 45 (4)
4 The Devil (5) 5 Towards the ground (9) 6 OT book named after\awoman (6) 9 Number of chapters in Song of Songs (5)
11 Governor of Syria in Luke ch. 2 (9)
13 Funerary receptacle (3) 15 In a surreptitious manner (5)
16 Of which the fish in Isaiah ch. 50 die (6) 18 Cleaning cloth (6) 19 Threaded fastener (5) 21 Require (4) 22 Time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun (4)
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The Summer Fair
The summer fair held on Saturday
28th July was very successful in
raising £570 for church & Mothers
Union funds. Although the weather
was not as good as it had been,
people still turned out & were
willing to part with their money to
support the church. The stalls all
looked lovely & the range of goods on sale was tremendous. Well done
everyone without your support in making, donating and helping it
would not have done so well as it did – Sandra Chambers
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Coffee Morning
in aid of the RNLI
Monday 5th November 10.am onwards
at the home of Simon Roach
Whealhaven Clodgey Lane
Opposite Tesco’s
Please come & support the charity that provides the nation’s
Lifeboats & the Lifeguards for our beaches.
Gifts & Christmas Cards on sale.
All welcome
St Michael’s Christmas Fair
Saturday 24th November
10am onwards
All the usual stalls & refreshments
to be held in the Andrew Hall
Come and buy your Christmas presents
All Welcome
Crossword answers from Page 13
Across- 1 Egypt 7 Matadors 8 Exile 10 Mishmannah 12 Truthful 14 Hair 16 Tyre 17
Included 20 Innocently 23 Yeast 24 Squeezed 25 Error
Down- 1 Exempt 2 Palm 3 Bath 4 Satan 5 Downwards 6 Esther 9 Eight 11 Quirinius 13
Urn 15 Slyly/Slily 16 Thirst 18 Duster 19 Screw 21 Need 22 Year
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NEW BISHOP OF TRURO ANNOUNCED
Downing Street has announced that HM The Queen has approved the
nomination of the Revd Canon Philip Mounstephen as the 16th Bishop
of Truro.
Revd Canon Philip Mounstephen has
been announced as the 16th Bishop
of Truro He is pictured at Newlyn
Harbour
Currently the executive leader of
Church Mission Society, a role he has occupied since 2012. the new
bishop was chaplain of St Michael’s Church, Paris. He has also
previously worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society in a number of
roles, serving as deputy general director from 2004 to 2007.Now aged
59, he was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1988 and
priested the following year, serving his curacy in Gerrards Cross and
Fulmer in the Diocese of Oxford. From 1992 to 1998 he was the Vicar
of St James’ Church, West Streatham, in the Diocese of Southwark.He
has significant family roots in Cornwall with several generations of his
ancestors living in Tregony from the mid-18th century, before moving
to Truro.
On his appointment, he said: “I am absolutely delighted to have been
called to lead the Diocese of Truro in mission and ministry. With my
family roots in Cornwall I am very well aware of what a rich Christian
heritage we have. I rejoice in Cornwall’s strong sense of identity and I
look forward under God into leading us in what I hope and pray will be
a fruitful and exciting future.”
It is hoped that Philip will be consecrated as a bishop later this year and
that a service in Truro Cathedral to welcome him as bishop will take
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Kimbilio Autumn Lunch
You are invited to an Autumn Lunch
at The Guildhall Helston
on Wednesday 14th November
between 12noon & 2pm
There will be soup, with vegetarian option, and bread
followed by coffee & biscuits
Donations will go to to
The Kimbilio Centre
which takes in homeless street children
in Lubumbashi, D.R.C
Please come and give us your support
KIMBILIO Helping children build a future with hope
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HELSTON FATSTOCK SHOW
SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2018
For the first time in its 148 year history, this country show will take
place on a Saturday, 10TH NOVEMBER, once again in the spacious
venue at FRANCHIS FARM, WENDRON, opposite the Wheal Dream
Restaurant, by kind permission of Mr Bob Cowell.
Prize winning cattle and sheep will be on view alongside, corn, roots,
fruit, vegetables and top-quality cookery, crafts, eggs, floral art, YFC,
photography and children’s classes. An opportunity to learn about
where your food comes from, with activities for children. Also present
will be wide a range of local produce and craft stalls – maybe a good
opportunity to start your Christmas shopping!
Entry is FREE for all domestic classes and entries close on Saturday
27th October – if you would like a copy of the schedule or require
further information, please telephone Mrs Margaret Eva on 01326
572004 or email: [email protected]. Alternatively,
visit www.facebook.com/helstonfatstockshow to view or download a
copy.
Everyone is welcome to exhibit and/or come to see what is on show on
the day.
Chris Eddy with son Lucas and Red Panda Jar of Chutney or Pickle Class
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History of the Last Post - ‘The People’s Anthem’
“The Last Post” - A phrase that conjures up sombre thoughts, images,
and a sense of finality and closure. Although now recognised as the
Bugle Call signifying the ‘Final Farewell’ at a military funeral or
Remembrance Parade, it was originally a call used daily by the Army. It
followed “The First Post” (which signalled the start of the Duty
Officer’s inspection of the sentry posts) and signalled that the inspection
of the final sentry post had taken place and all was secure for the night.
It was first published in 1790, and during any prolonged battle it was
also sounded to signal that fighting was over for the day and that any
combatants who were still out in the field or were injured should find
help or refuge by following the sound. From 1850 it became the custom
overseas for it to be played when a soldier died or was killed in action
and for the Regimental Bugler to play it at the graveside. The transition
of the Call from being an official tune for timekeeping to one of
mourning occurred during the 1880s when the overseas graveside
tradition began to be observed at home.
Its use in a symbolic way during Remembrance Day parades and
ceremonies signifies its acceptance as a token of remembrance as well
as of death.
HG Wells is credited with calling the First World War (or the Great
War as it was originally known) “the People’s War” and the Last Post
became the British People’s Anthem, being heard with monotonous
regularity during the War. The Last Post was not performed on the first
Armistice Day in 1919, but was heard the following year and the
practice has continued to this day.
In 1928, the custom started for the Call to be played at the Menin Gate,
Ypres, Belgium every night at 8pm, apart from 20th May 1940 to 6th
September 1944 due to the German occupation.
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Remembrance Quiz
This month’s quiz is a simple matter of filling in the blanks to reveal
names of places where battles/military engagements were fought in the
two world wars.
Answers in next month’s issue
1. A _ N _ E _
2. _ A _ _ C _ _ N _ _ E _ _
3. _ M _ _ A
4. _ _ A _ D _ _ S
5. O _ I _ A _ A
6. _ U _ _ I R _
7. B _ _ L _ C _ U R _
8. _ O _ _ E
9. _ U _ M
10. _ _ Z _ O
11. _ I _ G _ _ O _ E
12. _ P _ E _
13. F _ _M _ _ _ E _
14. _ O _ _ A _ _ Y
15. _ E _ A _ _ S B _ I _ G _
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When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Their Tomorrow,
We Gave Our Today
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St Michael’s Rota It would be a great help if anyone unable to attend on a
Sunday would attempt to find a replacement for their duty.
October 7th -19 after Trinity October 14th-20 after Trinity
Lay Asst, K Murphy M Searle
Epistle M Thomas M Thorn
Prayers A Holyer M G-Kane
Sidespeople S Chambers K Bolland
Offertory Junior Church S & M Pryor
Server M Boxer N Boase
Crucifer K Murphy S Bayes
Coffee Mothers Union Congo Link
Cleaning J & T Gibb
Flowers All M G-Kane
October 21st -21 after Trinity October 28th – 22 after Trinity
Lay Asst, N Boase J Boase
Epistle H Thorn M Searle
Prayers M Thorn D Barlow
Sidespeople J Lawrence/A Hearne S Chambers
Offertory S Roach A Hearne/J Lawrence
Server M Searle B Booker
Crucifer N Bolland M Boxer
Coffee D & J Eddy
Cleaning John
Flowers Nan & Kath Ann
November 4th- 4 before Advent November 11th -Remembrance
Lay Asst M G-Kane K Murphy
Epistle S Bayes M G-Kane
Prayers M Thomas Clergy
Sidespeople L Martin/M Wellstead J Eddy
Offertory Junior Church H & M Thorn
Server N Boase M Boxer
Crucifer L Douglas K Murphy
Coffee H & M Thorn Mothers Union
Cleaning T Browne
Flowers Janice & Diane Sandy
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18th November -2 before Advent 25th November- Next before Advent
Lay Asst, M Searle N Boase
Epistle E Goodfellow M Thomas
Prayers A Holyer M G-Kane
Sidespeople S Chambers K Bolland
Offertory M G-Kane/D Maddock M Charnock
Server M Searle B Booker
Crucifer S Bayes N Bolland
Coffee Congo Link D & J Eddy
Cleaning J & T Gibb
Flowers Felicity N Boase
More Volunteers are
needed to do coffee after
the 9.30 service at
St Michael’s please
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Battle’s Over – The Nation’s tribute
100 years of Remembrance
November 11th will be the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice
& the United Kingdom and its friends overseas will mark the day 100
years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War
At 6am the sound of 1,000 bagpipes will fill the air before dawn has
broken. In cities and towns throughout the land individual pipers will play
Battle’s O’er - a traditional air played by pipers after a battle. Heralding
the start of the day’s commemorations, they will play the haunting tune
outside churches and cathedrals, in market squares and muddy fields, on
hilltops and high streets, in valleys and village greens throughout the
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and at scores of
locations overseas. A lone piper will play Battle’s O’er in front of the
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey, London, with
others undertaking a similar performance in front of cathedrals in the UK.
Following the playing of this piece of music at the Merchant Navy
Associations National Memorial, Trinity Square Gardens, Tower Hill,
London, at 6am, through to 7pm, a WWI Beacon of Light will be lit, the
15,000 names of those brave Merchant Navy Seamen who lost their lives
during this dreadful war will be read out by a range of people from all
over the United Kingdom, in remembrance of the sacrifices made. This
unique tribute, organised in association with the Glasgow-based College
of Piping, will start the centenary media coverage on television and radio,
and will provide some of the day’s most moving and atmospheric sights
and sounds.
At 7pm after darkness has fallen, more than 1,000 Beacons of Light
will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man
and UK Overseas Territories, with the first of these Beacons being lit at
Westminster Abbey, London. The first beacon will be lit by a Lamplight
of Peace which has been specially made as a unique & lasting tribute to
the Tunnellers of WW1 whose dangerous job was not to charge over the
top of the trenches but to sink explosive-packed tunnels deep beneath
enemy lines. The lighting of the beacons will be preceded in many
locations by the Last Post being played at 6.55pm in association with the
Air Training Corps, Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Force, Boys’ Brigade
and the Light Infantry Buglers Association, & will involve young people
and others paying their personal tribute to those that gave their lives
during World War I.
At 7.05pm as beacons blaze around the country, bells in 1,000
churches and cathedrals will ring out providing a stirring soundtrack to
this historic event.
In Helston & Wendron we will be participating in the
commemoration with Armistice services being held at both churches. A
beacon will be lit at 7pm at the traditional site by the football field and
as well as muffled peals being rung at our churches earlier in the day,
Helston & Wendron Ringers will be joining the many other ringers from
around the country ‘Ringing out for Peace’ at 7.05pm
To coincide with the ringing of the church bells, 100 Town Criers,
one for each year since the end of WW1, will be undertaking, ‘A Cry
for Peace around the World’, and in the United Kingdom, the ‘Cry’ will
be led by a Chelsea Pensioner from The Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
London, at 7.05pm
Details of the national commemorations can be found online at
http//brunopeek,co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Battles-Over-
Guide.pdf . In addition to lots of other interesting information this
website also includes messages from The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir
Philip Jones Chief of Naval Staff, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter ,
Chief of the General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier Chief
of the Air Staff & Captain John Sail National Chairman, The Merchant
Navy Association.
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As has been stated elsewhere The St Michael’s Church bell will have
tolled 100 times at 11a.m. on the 100th anniversary of the deaths of each
of the 62 local men who gave their lives in World War.
This will continue up until 13th June 2020 as a number of men died from
injuries after hostilities had ceased.
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Martine Knight, a founder member and
Secretary of Helston WW1 Heritage Project
was thrilled, recently, to receive an invitation for
the National Service of Thanksgiving at
Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Sunday,
in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen.
This year Remembrance Sunday coincides with
the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day – when
the fighting ceased whilst peace negotiations took place prior to the
official end of the First World War, in June 1919.
She says that it is a great honour and recognition for the work that the
project has been doing since it began in 2014 and which will continue
until 2020 when the centenary of the last of Helston’s WW1 Fallen will
take place. Martine says that they believe theirs is the only such project
in the UK and that it has been an enormous privilege to be involved in it.
Once she knew she’d be going to London for the thanksgiving service she
determined to make it a full weekend of remembrance by attending the
Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall
on the Saturday night and laying a wreath at The Cenotaph after the
veterans parade on the Sunday morning, as she was aware that it is
nowadays not possible for non-service personnel/veterans to take part in
the march itself.
However, as preparations for the trip got underway Martine was amazed
to receive the news that she had been selected, in a national ballot, to take
part in a one-off People’s March of Thanks, which will see 10,000 people
follow the veterans parade past The Cenotaph. She said, “I just couldn’t
believe that I’d been selected for two such high profile events of
remembrance and I am deeply touched to have been.”
Martine plans to “take our men” with her by means of a set of cards,
which the WW1 project uses during its annual exhibitions, each inscribed
with the name of one of Helston’s 62 WW1 fallen. “They will be with me
throughout the weekend and I hope that their families will feel proud that
they are going on one last parade.”
Prior to heading off to London Martine will have overseen the mounting
of this year’s exhibition – entitled “Served, Survived and the Sowing of
Seeds” – which will open, at Helston Museum, on Thursday November
1st and which will run for the whole of November. The project is also
supporting Helston Town Council in its preparation for the “Battle’s
Over” event at Helston Football Club on the evening of Remembrance
Sunday, part of national commemorations of the centenary of the
Armistice. Martine says that she will be sorry to miss Helston’s own
events, but that the privilege of representing Helston in London will make
up for it. _________________________
Holy Land Pilgrimage (Continued) from Francis M Searle
The Shepherds fields face the hills of the Judean Wilderness around
Bethlehem, where shepherds still take their flocks. 2000 years ago foxes,
wolves & lions lived so a close guard was needed. There is a cave chapel
where our group took communion, the sermon being “Do not be afraid”, This
area is 4 miles from the birthplace of Jesus. St Helena built a chapel on the site
& the remains of a baptistry have been found
Onward to Manger Square & the Church of the Nativity, built in 365 by
Helena, mother of Constantine, Byzantine Emporor, over the site of Jesus’ birth.
Between 540 & 565, Emporor Justinian erected the building as it is today. Entry
is by the low ‘Humble Door’ where it is necessary to bend double to get in. The
massive interior as I saw it had the interior roof space covered in scaffolding for
restoration costing about 10 million shekels. Administered by Roman Catholic,
Greek Orthodox & Armenians, all had to agree on renovations starting in 2013
& hopefully being completed in 2019. The space around is a mass of gold,
silver, brass, jewels, lamps & candles suspended from the ceiling.
A wait of some 20 minutes followed as pilgrims filtered through the
birthplace of Christ with a 14 point star set in the marble of the floor. It was
necessary to prostrate on the floor to reach over the star to make one’s private
devotions. To the left, the manger stall was lit with 3 lamps. …. A life changing
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Loveday Martin recently gave me this pamphlet of St Michael’s which
must have been produced in the early 1980’s. The inner pages were
promoting Christian Stewardship. How many people can you identify from
the congregation photographed with the then Rector Harvey Pentreath?
Sadly many have passed on. It is noticeable how fashions change and
many more ladies wore hats to church in those days
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Pet Service at St Michael’s Hi Folks, it’s me “Jacob” again, this time
reporting on the Pet Service which was held
at St Michael’s on Sunday afternoon on 16th
September. I really enjoyed myself as we
were sitting in one of those seats where I
could crawl through to say hello to those
Boase Dalmations. I told them that as their
master is a church warden, they really should
be better behaved.
After singing two hymns- ‘All things bright & beautiful’ & ‘All creatures
of our God & King’, to which we added some interesting harmony, we
went up the front and got blessed. Actually I thought that bit was a bit
superfluous as my master was already referring to me as ‘That Blessed
Dog’. Anyway it was a chance to get to see the other dogs & also two
chickens (‘Sage’ & ‘Parsley’) from the rectory hen house.
Unfortunately attendance at the service wasn’t too good so next year I
will try to get a few of my mates to come along. I think if I set this as one
of my objectives it might improve my career prospects & I might even get
my position as Canine Correspondent confirmed.
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St Wendrona’s Rota Due to the
disruption caused by the forthcoming
building work, no rota has been prepared
for the coming period. Church wardens
will liaise directly as required.
Wendron Bits & Pieces
As I started writing the Oct/Nov Magazine I wondered how long ago it
was that we submitted our 20 page application to the Heritage Lottery
Fund asking for a grant to help fund the repair work to the north & south
facing sections of the main roof, the tower & the porch roof plus renewal
of the south aisle floor & an overall inspection/replacement of the
external rainwater drainage system. When I looked the date of the
application was 27th October 2016. We were informed that we were
successful in May 2017 receiving a small portion of the overall grant to
allow initial inspections so that plans & estimates could be prepared. At
the same time we realised that we had some serious fund raising to do as
well as seeking other grant funders. Here I would like to thank Janet who
relieved me of this time consuming task. “Didn’t she do well !” Our fund
raising started in July 2017 setting ourselves a target of £50,000. We
passed the halfway mark in early May this year & at the end of July we
had passed the £27K mark.
We still have a few events to organise, one being a Barn Dance on 19th
January 2019 thanks to an offer by Simon’s colleague who ran the last
one for us. Please don’t bother about your diet & putting on some extra
pounds during the festive season, It will give you a reason to come along
& enjoy the Barn Dance & get rid of the extra weight whilst at the same
time hopefully raising e a nice sum towards our appeal. In addition to
what we have raised, we have one or two grant funders who have agreed
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to hand over four figure sums depending on the amount that we have
raised ourselves.
We have a wedding on 6th October & this will be the last for about
6 months. From Monday Oct 8th the church will be starting to have a
new look as the erection of scaffolding will start on that day. The tower
will be covered in scaffolding up past he pinnacles as these have to be
taken down & rebuilt as hundreds of years of facing the elements has
taken its toll on them. The exterior of the four walls will be clad in
scaffolding. Internally the south aisle & organ areas will be full of
scaffolding & cordoned off.
As a result of a meeting with the main contractors, the architect, church
wardens,& rector, we have agreed that our Sunday services will continue
to be held in church. We may not be using the same area each week but
we have worked out a system which will allow contractors to erect
Scaffolding to allow the ceiling work to go ahead. The main areas we
will use will be either the choir stalls or the Lady Chapel.
On Remembrance Sunday which falls on Armistice, our service will go
ahead as usual.
Looking ahead to December some of our services which involve the
children from school could be held in the school this year. It will be the
first time for many years that we will not be having a Christmas tree
& we will be putting the animals from the Crib Set out to grass this year.
As soon as we have made arrangements for our Christmas service we
will let you know. I will try to use the “Down Your Way” column in
the local press but for some unknown reason some weeks it doesn’t
get printed.
Just one more point having spoken to the flower ladies we will give
flowers in church a miss after October 6/7th
Bevan
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This article was written by David Miller for the Messenger some time ago but as we are
particularly remembering WW1 in this edition I thought it was appropriate to reprint it.
SR-Ed
The Rev Tubby Clayton
Rev Philip Thomas Byard Clayton (popularly
known as Tubby), founder of 1 Toc H in WW1,
was born in 1885. As an army chaplain, he was
asked to form a hostel where soldiers destined for
the front could rest. He established it in the
Belgium town called Poperinge, a transit area for
soldiers destined for the front. From the word go,
the centre was marked by the imaginative principles which
characterised all of Tubby Clayton’s life. Books could be borrowed, the
soldier leaving his cap as a surety – since Tubby Clayton realised that
no soldier could appear on duty without his cap. There was a walled
garden where soldiers could quietly reflect & loads of tea- in contrast to
the more hectic facilities of the rest of town.
After the war, Toc H pioneered many services which are often taken
for granted today: football commentaries for hospital radio, the first
ever talking newspaper for the blind, were Toc H projects. Toc H padre
Chad Varah went off to start the Samaritans & Toc H branches across
the country set up flashing light alarm schemes in their areas- the
precursor of many systems now used by elderly & vulnerable people.
The four principles of Toc H are Fellowship, Service, Fair-mindedness
& the 2Kingdom of God. In the Toc H hostel at Poperinge was an attic,
known as the Upper Room, where services could be held. This was
where the principles of Toc H could be brought together.
Toc H crossed denominational boundaries & provided a vision which
could be extended elsewhere. For instance, George MacLoed, founder
of the Iona Community in Scotland, had been a Toc H chaplain.
An organisation which started in the maelstrom of the first
world war, provided practical Christian service in a variety of
imaginative ways during the decades which followed.
1 The hostel at Poperinge was named Talbot House (after Gilbert Talbot, son of the Bishop of Winchester, who had been killed in
the war) The soldiers shortened it to the initials “TH”. but since the letter T in the military phonetic alphabet used in signalling
was ‘Toc’ (just as the modern version is ‘Tango’) it became ‘Toc H’.
2 The Toc H symbol is a lamp (like an Alladin’s lamp) signifying that the light of Christ shines even in the darkest of hours
Well it’s been quite a summer. Our lawns have
suffered but in the main will survive. I look as if I will
have to seed some areas but only when the grass has
had a good soaking. I will be able to keep most of my
plants alive with careful watering. I have 5 butts & they serve me well.
When considering planting bulbs, I am not in a hurry & will only
plant when the ground is moist.. If planting flower pots then use moist
compost for planting daffodils, tulips, freezias, crocus, dwarf iris &
anemonies, to mention a few. I don’t think October will be too late for
such planting. Those of you who like to have pots indoors then do your
planting and keep your pots away from heat but always in daylight if
possible.
Dealing with fruit that you grow, the raspberry canes that
produced this year’s fruit should be cut down to 2 ins & the new canes
tied in position. To propagate your strawberries, choose healthy
runners still attached to the host plant & place the rooting shoots into 3
inch pots of moist compost. A hair pin or looped wire should be used to
hold the runner in place. Cut off the main plant when rooting has taken
place. You can store your pots outside in sheltered spots or in a
greenhouse or conservatory. Blackcurrants should be pruned by one
third on half of the rods already healthy. Remove broken or damaged
rods
Lift your dahlias, gladioli & begonias carefully, cut shoots to 4
inches & clean off soil. Keep dry, the right way up in dry peat or
compost. Any vegetable seedlings should be planted out into fertilised
soil. Roses can be pruned to about 6 inches. Check that roses are firmly
rooted.
Enjoy your gardening
Ron Allan
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Own recipes” (from hand written recipes, mostly collected from local
ladies from around the West Country)
Montelimar Pudding
Ingredients:-
6 oz. evaporated milk
1 oz. glace cherries (mixed colours make it look
nicer)
2 oz. marshmallows
1 oz lemon jelly
(lime jelly will do as lemon flavour seem in short supply)
¼ pint of hot water
The juice of 1 lemon
1 oz castor sugar
Chill evaporated milk.
Chop cherries in quarters, Cut marshmallows in quarters.
Dissolve jelly. Cool until it begins to thicken
Whip evaporated milk
Add cooled jelly
Stir in lemon juice, cherries, marshmallows & castor sugar
Pour into a jelly mould
Chill until set
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Diary Dates
Sunday 30th September 9.30am St Michael’s Harvest Festival
(Look out in Pew Slip for date of Wendron Harvest TBA)
Monday 5th November 10am-12noon Lifeboat Coffee Morning at the
home of Simon Roach Whealhaven Clodgey Lane (opposite Tesco)
Christmas cards on sale All Welcome (see Page15)
Saturday 10th November- Helston Fatstock Show at Franchis Farm
Wendron (see Page 19)
Sunday 11th November Centenary Commemorations Of WW1 Armistice
Remembrance services in churches (See Pew slip for times)
Lighting of our local beacon at Helston Football Ground at 7pm
Church bells ringing out for Peace at 7.05pm (See Pages 24/25)
Wednesday 14th November 12noon-2pm Kimbilio Autumn Lunch in the
Guildhall. In aid of Homeless street children in Lumbumbashi
All welcome (See page 17)
Saturday November 24th from 10am -12noon.St Michael’s Christmas
Fair at the Andrew Hall, Buy your Christmas Presents. All Welcome
(See page 15)
Saturday 19th January 2019 Advance Notice- Barn Dance at Wendron
School in aid of Wendron Church Renovations. All Welcome to a Fun
Evening (see Page 30)
See the church website www.stmichaelschurchhelston.org.uk for the
up-to-date church calendar & for details of other church events for
the Helston & Wendron Parishes.
Copies of current and past Church Magazines are also on line.
Magazine photos/pictures are in colour and are much clearer than in
the printed edition.
Last Word from the Editor. Please submit any items for the
August/September Messenger to me [email protected]
by Sunday 11th November or give to me in church.
Simon Roach Whealhaven Clodgey Lane Helston TR13 8PJ
Tel 01326 561067 or 07870702034
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PCC Members St Michael’s Helston
Canon David Miller-Chairperson
Rev Dorothy Noakes (P/b)
Mrs Betty Booker Lay-Reader (B&P/b)
Mr John Boase- Churchwarden (B)
Mr Peter Jewell Churchwarden
Mrs Nicola Boase-Treasurer
Mrs Amanda Pyers-Secretary
Mr Michael Thorn(B & Deanery Synod)
Mr Peter Jewell (B)
Mr Richard Berry(B)
Mrs Jean Williams (I)
Mrs Heather Thorn (I)
Mrs Elizabeth Davis (I)
Mrs Marjorie Searle(I)
Mr Michael Thomas
Mr Jake Holyer
Ms Louise Douglas (I) Committees: B=Buildings, I=Internal Affairs, , P/b=Playbox
CMS Link- Mary Charnock, Susan Summers.
Junior Church-Beccy Miller, Sandy Windsor,
Electoral Roll Officer- Sandra Chambers.
Safeguarding officer – Bob Woods
Magazine Editor - Simon Roach
Helston Bell Ringers : Bob Woods (Captain), Philip Woods (Vice Captain),
Roger Nott (Tower keeper) Margaret Pryor (Sec), Philip Booker, Nicola Boase,
Jean Williams, Stanley Pryor, Simon Roach, Amanda Boxer, Kate & Nigel
Bolland, Mandy Basher.
Ringing Practice night is on Tuesday’s at 7.30 pm at St Michael’s except on the
first Tuesday in the month when it is at Wendron. New ringers and visitors are
welcome
Helston & Wendron Mothers Union Branch Leader/Enrolling
Member.-Mrs Kathleen Oliver, 10 Castel Wary Close, Helston
TR138SF 01326 573256
New Members are always welcome!! Please contact Kath if you
wish to join
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St Wendrona’s PCC Wendron
Canon David Miller-Chairperson
Mr Bevan Osborne – Churchwarden/Treasurer/Deanery & Diocesan Synod
Mrs Anne Veneear - Churchwarden
Mrs Henrietta Sandford – Secretary
Mr Philip Haywood,
Mr Bob Ayres
Mrs Jennifer Haywood
Mrs Carol Bryans
Mrs Sue Spencer Electoral Roll Officer (not on the PCC)
Wendron Bell Ringers – Ray Spencer, Max Barnett The St Michael’s Ringers usually try to ring for morning service at Wendron on
the first Sunday of the month though the Sunday may change occasionally to fit
in with special occasions e.g. Harvest Festival etc
Sidespeople M Cowley, P Haywood, C Loveday, B Osborne.R Osborne,
J Parker
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Many thanks to our supporters who have
recently renewed their advertisements in the
Messenger. Hopefully the advertisements are to
our mutual benefit. The subscriptions received
from advertisements certainly help us to
produce this magazine at little or no cost to the
church so please support these local businesses
whenever possible!!
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