WORTH PARISH

MAGAZINE

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Serving Crawley in Worth, Pound Hill, Maidenbower and Forge Wood

June– September 2017 ST BARNABAS’, POUND HILL

ST NICHOLAS’, WORTH

Reg. Charity No. 1131090

CLERGY SERVING THE PARISH Rector VACANT until October 2 2017

Associate Vicar VACANT

Assistant Priests Revd Canon Roger Brown 01293 520454

Revd Gordon Parry 07802 432398

Rural Dean Canon Julia Peaty 01342 322386

REGULAR SERVICES

Our regular services are shown below; a calendar at the back of this magazine details special services,

groups and events happening throughout the next few months.

St Nicholas’, Worth St Barnabas’, Pound Hil l

Sundays

08.00 Holy Communion

(Book of Common Prayer,

1662)

09.45 Sung Eucharist

(Common Worship)

11.30 Mini Messy Church at Nic’s

on 18 June, 2 and 16 July

10.00 1st Sunday - Eucharist

10.00 2nd Sunday - Service with Sunday School

10.00 3rd Sunday - Eucharist

10.00 4th Sunday - Informal Family Service

(non-Eucharist)

5th Sunday (30 July)

Please join us for 09.45 a Parish

Eucharist at St Nicholas’. No 10.00.

Mondays No services No services

Tuesdays No services 10.30 Eucharist

Wednesdays No services 15:00 Messy Church at St Barnabas’ on 28 June and 19 July

Thursdays 10.30 Eucharist No services

Fridays and

Saturdays No services No services

You can also join us at:

The Studio Maidenbower Infants School RH10 7RA

14 June and 12 July (2nd Wed of the month in term times)

15:15 Messy Church in Maidenbower

St Barnabas‘ Cafe RH10 7DY Mondays (term-times) 14.00-16.00 Pop in for a cake and a drink

Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 10.30-12.00 Pop in for a cake and a drink

Thursdays 14.00-16.00 Knit and Natter -bring any crafts to do

Fridays 12.30 Lunches - prebook tickets (£5.50)

by calling 01293 883362

Church in the Pub Coaching Halt Maidenbower RH10 7ZJ Last Friday of the month 20:30-late A pint down the pub with friends

Worth Parish Office, St Barnabas’ Church, Worth Road, Crawley, RH10 7DY

0300 111 8150 office@worthparish.org.uk worthparish.org facebook.com/WorthParish

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CONTENTS CLERGY SERVING THE PARISH ........................................................................................................ 2

REGULAR SERVICES ............................................................................................................................. 2

CONTACT US........................................................................................................................................ 4

HELLO… .................................................................................................................................................. 4

NEWS........................................................................................................................................................ 5

APPOINTMENT OF NEW RECTOR ............................................................................................ 5

CONGRATULATIONS .................................................................................................................... 5

YEAR OF THE BIBLE DVD AFTERNOON ................................................................................. 8

CHOIR PERFORMS AT THE HAWTH ........................................................................................ 9

KIDS PAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 10

WHAT ’S HAPPENING IN THE PARISH? ...................................................................................... 11

PCC INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 11

ST BARNABAS’ REFURBISHMENT ............................................................................................. 11

ASSOCIATE VICAR UPDATE ...................................................................................................... 11

YOUR PCC ....................................................................................................................................... 13

A KNIT AND NATTER MARVEL ..................................................................................................... 14

FROM THE ORDINAND’S DOG .................................................................................................... 16

FLOWERS AT WORTH ..................................................................................................................... 18

BELLRINGING COMMEMORATIONS ........................................................................................... 20

EASTER ELIMINATION QUIZ ANSWERS .................................................................................... 21

ON FORGIVENESS… ......................................................................................................................... 22

PARISHIONER PROFILE - ALEX KEULEMANS ............................................................................ 23

MOTHERS’ UNION ............................................................................................................................. 24

A POLICE OFFICER WRITES… ....................................................................................................... 25

EASTER IN OUR CHURCHES .......................................................................................................... 26

BUILDING THE EASTER GARDEN ............................................................................................ 26

THE EASTER EXPERIENCE ........................................................................................................... 27

BUILDING THE EASTER GARDEN ............................................................................................ 27

MESSY CHURCH AT EASTER ...................................................................................................... 28

FLOWERS AT ST BARNABAS’ .................................................................................................... 28

CROSSWORD ..................................................................................................................................... 29

USEFUL NUMBERS .............................................................................................................................. 30

JUNE–SEPTEMBER CALENDAR ....................................................................................................... 31

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CONTACT US If you have a Baptism, Wedding or general

enquiry, you can call the office on 0300 111 8150

or email us on office@worthparish.org.uk.

Send articles, photos, information and jokes for

the magazine to magazine@worthparish.org.uk

You can also find up to date information here:

www.worthparish.org

facebook.com/WorthParish

twitter.com/worthparish

HELLO… As it is I, the Editor, writing this introduction, you

might assume I have decided not to pester our

hardworking assistant priests or that I have

forgotten to ask anyone else to write it. Actually,

it’s both of those. Suddenly, a new magazine

deadline has loomed and so I need to write this

myself. Luckily, there are many people more ‘with

it’ than I, who have kindly submitted articles to

ensure the rest of these pages are not blank! If

they are blank, something has gone wrong with

the printing process, and that is now the domain

of my kind and able associate, Liz Gallagher.

Of course, the big news is our excitement and

relief that we have new clergy on the way. You

can read a little about the incoming Rector in this

magazine, with more to follow in future issues.

Having never experienced an interregnum before, I have been happy to see how well-run and calm

the parish has felt. Unless I am blissfully unaware -

I do tend to turn up, sing and leave - there have

been wonderful people who have stepped in to fill

most needs, just as it should be.

Individuals have quietly beavered away in the

background, finding a job that needs doing and

getting on with it. From Sue and Glennis who

manage our public profile, Max in finance, Joyce

who does the expenses, our wonderful

churchwardens Colin, Gerald (and Dave before

him), Sheila and Phyl, whose incredible

contributions could not be listed if I were to take

the whole magazine, the musicians, bell-ringers,

money-counters, Ian, Terry and Vera and the

other wonderful gardeners, the Saturday Market

stalwarts, Claire, Greta and the Messy Church

gang, Jane, Karen and the events committee, those

in the Mothers’ Union who, among other things,

ensure a baptismal presence, the Parish Prayer

Group whose fervent prayers have boosted our

individual ones, the lovely Gordon, Julia and other

guests preachers who have led our worship over

the last year and many, many more. I could go on,

but I know I would forget someone, because, as I

say, I pretty much turn up, sing and leave (most of

my volunteering is done from home).

So, it’s great that we have all contributed to

keeping the parish, its buildings and its services

alive. But now, how wonderful! The outreach

can begin, the enthusiasm can be further ignited

and a fresh direction can be given. With a new

Rector, the search for an Associate Vicar will

gather momentum, and growth is once again

possible!

I hope you all have a restful summer, looking

forward to the progress that the arrival of the

arrival of Fr Michael will bring.

Elizabeth Whyman

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NEWS APPOINTMENT OF NEW RECTOR There was a buzz about the place on Sunday 28

May as the cat was out of the bag. There was to

be an announcement. We are to have a new

Rector of Worth, perhaps? And so it was. After

the services at both churches, the notice was

announced by churchwardens Gerald and Phyl:

Following interviews, the offer of Rector of Worth

Parish was offered to and accepted by Revd Michael

John Boag.

Thanks be to God, was heard amongst the

congregation. And it's amazing. We have been in

Interregnum for just 12 months, which in the

scheme of things is short. So we should count

ourselves lucky. Or is it our choral tradition that

attracted Fr Michael to our Parish? Well, yes is

the answer to that. More of that later.

Michael, who originally hails from New Zealand, is

currently Rector of Upper Coquetdale (near

Newcastle) a parish of six flourishing churches in

three districts covering 180 square miles of

remote rural Northumberland.

Leading a team of three clergy, he is governor of

two church schools, trustee of two local charities,

and chair of the local neighbourhood planning

development group. He is chair of the local Royal

British Legion and Police Force.

Michael has a choral background as Succentor at

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, organising

singers, organists, and the Royal Household and

ensuring that traditional Anglican liturgy was

offered to the very highest standards.

The churchwardens are happy he is right for

Worth Parish and are really delighted that he

accepted. We welcome Fr Michael to our Parish

and look forward to his Ministry.

Licensing by Bishop Martin will take place on

Monday October 2 at 7.30pm and we trust

everyone will join us at this joyful event. The next

issue of the magazine will come out the following

Sunday hopefully with photos from that occasion.

Colin Smith

CONGRATULATIONS We would like to send our heartfelt

congratulations to those who have been married

in our parish since March:

James Peter Davison and Nicola Jane

Pankhurst

Joseph Jake Riley and Clarissa Holly Broom

David Henry John Edwards and Sarah Jane Brew

Benjamin John Packman and Leanne Emily

Cozens

Joshua Mark Harris and Rebecca Anne Lamm

Crispin Archibold Clarke and Grace Ann

Osei-Bimpong

Christopher Thomas Bachelor and Laura Deborah Catherine Cotton

FUNNIES

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CONGRATULATIONS (continued) Also much love and blessings to those who have

been baptised in our parish since the last magazine

was published: Charlie Steven Aldridge, Grace

Mollie Aldridge, Zen Enzo Mendonca, Alice Rose

Goddard (pictured) Theodore Michael-Lee

Charlish, Reece David Lee Myton, Toby Hambly,

Evie Valerie Rose Hooper, Keira Rose Cook,

Ronnie Peter Cook and Jack Simon James Parton.

Alice Rose Goddard, daughter of Holly (née

French) and Will Goddard was baptised by Revd

David Knight at St Nicholas’ on Easter Day this

year. Mum, Holly, had been baptised at St

Nicholas’ and wore the same Christening gown.

The photos on this page show baby Alice with

parents Holly and Will, grandmother Sue French,

Godmother and Aunty Chloe French

and the Revd David

Knight. The other

photo shows Mum

Holly’s baptism at St

Nicholas’ with Revd

Peter Kefford in

November 1984.

SATURDAY MARKETS Admission free

10-11.45 1 July, 2 September Refreshments Toys Homemade produce Clothing Books

St Barnabas’ Church Pound Hill RH107DY

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CONGRATULATIONS (continued) On April 23, we were visited by Revd Canon

Peter Kefford, a previous Rector of the Parish,

who had returned to St Nicholas’ for the baptism

of his son, Simon’s step-son and Shirley and John

Hillsley’s great grandson.

It was lovely to welcome Peter, Crys, Simon and

Emma back, and to meet Emma’s two sons,

Daniel and Isaac.

On the same day, Bishop Martin confirmed Kay

Molloy at Worth Abbey – a lovely occasion.

Baptism, Confirmation and now a Wedding

because April 29th was the big day for two of St

Nicholas’ congregation. Sarah Brew & David

Edwards were married by Revd Canon Julia Peaty.

FUNNIES

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YEAR OF THE BIBLE DVD AFTERNOON We are planning to offer an afternoon of Biblical

enlightenment and entertainment, where we can

meet together to relax and share watching a DVD of

St Mark’s Gospel followed by tea & cakes.

In this Year of The Bible it is wonderful for us to

have access to a DVD that is a “Word for Word”

film adaptation of the Gospel according to Mark.

Not only do we hear Mark’s words without any

modifications and see the characterisation of Jesus

and the people of His time but also the type of

country that He lived and worked in. This will give

us a closer encounter with what we may or may not

already know and understand about Jesus’ life on

earth, so how can we not feel excited about this

opportunity?

We aim to gather at St Barnabas’ church on Saturday 9 September at 1.30pm to view the 2 hour film. The

afternoon will then conclude with tea, cakes and time

to chat either about the video, Mark’s account or

anything else you wish, including the importance of

cake fellowship!

We hope that you will be able to join us, so keep an

eye on the pewsheets for confirmation of the date

and then sign up for an afternoon of Faith &

Fellowship.

Joan Tick and Linda Eells

EMERGENCY BIBLE NUMBER

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CHOIR PERFORMS AT THE HAWTH On Friday 7 April, Worth Choir took part in

Eternally Yours, the Easter Story. This was an

event organized by Louise Ryrie of the New

Generation Dance School, in which the Easter

story was movingly revealed in drama, dance and

musical contributions, with pauses for thought and

prayers led by church leaders from around

Crawley.

Those in the audience felt it was both a poignant

and uplifting experience

Our choir sung The Reproaches by British

composer John Sanders, which is part of the

musical liturgy of Good Friday. The piece, which

mixes plainsong chant with harmony, has drawn

comparisons to much earlier choral works set

for use during Passiontide, not least Allegri’s Miserere.

As with all the choirs, dancers and speakers

taking part, the audience was appreciative, and

it was a memorable evening for both those

watching and performing.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

For the

crossword on

page 29.

ACROSS: 1,

Sabbatical. 7,

Opinion. 8, Laing.

10, Olga. 11,

Galilean. 13,

Sardis. 15, Severe.

17, Adultery. 18,

Flea. 21, Swazi. 22,

Acetate. 23,

Revelation.

DOWN: 1, Sling.

2, Brim. 3, Annual.

4, Ill-timed. 5,

Abilene. 6,

Colossians. 9,

Gennesaret. 12,

Diatribe. 14,

Roulade. 16,

Errata. 19, Learn.

20, Levi.

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KIDS PAGE

Cut out this jigsaw piece and colour and fill it in.

Download more from our website at

worthparish.org/messy-church/

and give some to friends.

Glue them together onto

one large sheet of paper

to remind you that

we are all different

but we are all

one in Christ.

Just as we need

different parts of

our body to

make a whole

living person,

Christians need

each other to

make a whole

living church.

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WHAT ’S HAPPENING IN THE PARISH? PCC INFORMATION At the last PCC Meeting, held on 9 May 2017,

Treasurer Max Perry reported that Regular Giving

is in budget. A lack of Clergy/Children’s Worker

salaries is, of course, saving us money at present.

In terms of Charitable Giving, £547 has been

donated to The Salvation Army and Open House

from collections, £400 would go to The

Lighthouse Project 2020 and £400 to DEC Yemen.

In the 2nd Quarter of 2017, £400 was earmarked

for Crawley Community and Voluntary Service,

£240 as a donation to Pakistan Block and £60 to

Nepal for Individual Toilets.

Stuart Sharpe offered to be Stewardship Officer

for St Barnabas’.

The St Nicholas’ Church Committee met in May

(see page 11) and the St Barnabas Church

Committee had not met since the last magazine

report.

There are 6 members of the Faith Committee

who discuss Messy Church, Home Groups, Prayer

Groups and Julian Groups.

There are 5 people on the Love Committee

whose last meeting concerned more inviting

signage to encourage the local community to visit

the Pastoral Centre. A flag with Worth Parish on

it has been purchased.

The Parish is now a member of Crawley

Community and Voluntary Service (CCVS), a

registered charity who offer a variety of services

and support, advice on volunteering, constitutional

work and funding. We are welcome to attend

their quarterly meetings and they have an

informative web site.

Quinquennial Inspections took place at St

Barnabas’ on 11 May 2017 and at time of writing,

would take place at St Nicholas’ on 5 June 2017.

The next Deanery Synod meeting is 13 June at St

Richards Church, Three Bridges. The next PCC

meeting will be Wednesday 6 September 2017 at

7.30pm at St Barnabas’. You are welcome to read

the full version of minutes at the Parish Office.

Phyl Pennell

ASSOCIATE VICAR UPDATE The vacancy for an Associate Vicar is still

advertised on ours and the Diocesan website.

In readiness for an incumbent, work is being

carried out on the St Barnabas’ vicarage to bring

it up to a good standard. New fencing has been

installed, there are new radiators and new door

handles fitted throughout the property as well as

a new fitted kitchen. Access from the study to

the toilet has been provided and there has been

considerable work on the chimneys and flat roof

area over the front door.

Phyl Pennell

ST BARNABAS’ REFURBISHMENT Fundraising for the refurbishment of Parish Hall

toilets and provision of a toilet for the disabled is

still on target with £17K of the £19K raised and

donations are still coming in from parishioners -

thank you!

We still await news of our application to the Big

Lottery Fund - an announcement is now due

mid-June.

The work on the toilets is scheduled to start

during the week of 31 July with work on the

ladies’ toilets and the toilet for the disabled likely

to take 2 and half to 3 weeks. During this time

the men’s toilets will still be in use. Once the

ladies’ toilets have been refurbished and the

toilet for the disabled is completed,

refurbishment of the men’s toilets will begin and

this work will take approximately 1 week. Our

Hall hirers have been informed.

Phyl Pennell

EMERGENCY BIBLE NUMBER

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ST NICHOLAS’ COMMITTEE Your St Nicholas’ Committee met for the first

time since our APCM in May. We welcomed back

to the committee Joan Tick, Pam Newley and

Gerald Sandwell, who, as our recently elected

Churchwarden was immediately voted to the

Chair. I was elected to the office of Secretary to

the committee, which means I spend hours writing

up the minutes following the meeting. We

decided that we should have quarterly meetings,

the next being held in July, October and January.

One of the

matters for

discussion

was our

stalwart

group of

Sunday duty

volunteers.

We are

most

impressed

with the

number of

volunteers

to read, serve coffee,

and perform

sidesperson

and chancel duties. These are not easy tasks and

the committee thank you all very much indeed.

However, we will always welcome more

volunteers especially as there are certain times of

the year when due to holidays we can sometimes

struggle with numbers. Perhaps the most onerous

of duties is that of Intercessor; this duty falls to

very few and I'm not surprised as it is demanding.

If any of you feel able to join the list of

intercessors, you would be most welcome and

training would be given.

Our architect, Robin Nugent, carried out the

Quinquennial Inspection at St Nicholas’ on

Monday 5th June and his report is awaited.

On a musical note there is to be a Classical Guitar

Concert at St Nicholas’ next year. The chosen

date is Saturday 14th July 2018 at 7.30pm and the

Recital will be performed by Mark Jennings, a

Classical/Spanish guitarist from Horsham. Further

details will be announced in due course.

Tony Chamier, who has provided us with an advanced system for monitoring and controlling

our heating system by computer, has now turned

his hand to organising our lighting. He has

inspected the church lighting and his

recommendations regarding upgrading and

replacing lights with LED falls in line with the

'efficient energy' recommendations from the

Diocese. Thank you Tony - your professional help

is invaluable. Tony and his wife Sally have also

joined our list to read the lessons on Sunday. We

look forward to that too.

The emergency lighting in the tower has been

replaced, paid for by the Bellringers. Our grateful

thanks are due to them for this necessary safety

precaution.

Finally let me tell you that I went to St Nicholas’ at

dusk to close the church when a magnificent

Tawny Owl with a wing span of at least 3 feet,

flew in front of me and perched itself on a tree

opposite the West door. There it stayed in all its

magnificence for about 15 seconds before silently

flying further into the woods. Sit silently in the

churchyard at dusk and you too might see some

nocturnal wildlife wanderings.

Colin Smith

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TO HIRE

St Nicholas’ Church - fantastic acoustics and seats 180

St Barnabas’ Church Hall - 10m by 10m, seats 105 with kitchen and garden

Pastoral Centre - a carpeted room and café seating up to 40

St Barnabas’ Downstairs Meeting Room 3.5m x 3.5m room with small kitchen and patio to garden. Seats up to 15 (or 8 around a large round table)

For rates, please see www.worthparish.org/venuehire

or email info@worthparish.org.uk to discuss your individual requirements or arrange a look around.

YOUR PCC

Phyl Pennell

Churchwarden St Barnabas’

Chair

2015-18

Gerald Sandwell

Churchwarden St Nicholas’

2017-18

Sheila Dring

Deputy Churchwarden St Barnabas’

2015-18

Colin Smith

Deputy Churchwarden St Nicholas’

2016 -18

Max Perry

Treasurer

2016-18

Sue Walshe

Deanery Synod Rep

2015-20

Ann Phillipson

Deanery Synod Rep

2017-20

Mary Fry

Deanery Synod Rep

2017-20

Viv Tillyer

Safeguarding Officer

2016-19

Jane Stanford

Electoral Roll Officer

2014-20

Linda Eells

2015-18

Ann Lane

2015-18

Bob Musselwhite

2017-20

David Fry

2016-20

Vera Sheehan

2016-19

Joan Tick

2017-20

Pam Newley

2017-20

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A KNIT AND NATTER MARVEL Joan Morgan is a

regular attendee

of our Parish’s

Knit and Natter

group. In 2007,

she was

introduced to

knitting teddies

for Africa

through Medical

Missionaries at St

John’s Church in

Crawley.

Since that time,

she has been

beavering away, using up different

coloured wools

to produce

attractive bears,

each one with a

matching scarf.

Just recently she

has completed and delivered her 1,000th bear.

What an amazing achievement!

In addition to this huge number, she has also

knitted teddies which have been sold at our

Summer and Christmas Fairs, raising money for

the Church and the charities supported by Knit

and Natter.

If you would like to join us, the Knit and Natter

group meets every Thursday from 2 to 4pm in the

Pastoral Centre at St Barnabas’. You are welcome

to come along with your knitting, crochet,

patchwork or anything else you have on the go

and meet our friendly group, share tips, enjoy a

cup of tea and biscuits and, of course, have a

natter. We ask only for a donation of £1. It

would be lovely to see you.

Val Rudd

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FROM THE ORDINAND’S DOG

Hi. Shadow here again. Did you see my

article in the last parish mag? I had a

whole page to myself. I was well chuffed!

I’ve tried to be good since then, I mean at least I haven’t made any more holes in the

sofa cover. However, as the sun’s now

out, my current favourite pastime is having

fun getting wet and muddy. There is a

lovely big puddle (more of a mini pond

really) in Tilgate Forest. The beauty is that

at first glance it only looks paw deep until

you jump in and get completely

submerged. I then like to run back

dripping wet to my humans and shake the

water off all over them before they have

time to get away! Such joy!!! Although

judging by some of the comments that

they shout they don’t always seem pleased.

Of course, I then get to get wet all over again

when I come home and have a shower (only in the

summer though, in the winter I get a warm bath).

I may be good at sly water submersion but what

I’m not very good at is geography. I mean, I even

have trouble finding Tilgate, so when the

Ordinand told me she was moving to St Alban’s in

September I started to panic. Well, St Alban’s is

north of London and I’m rather partial to Sussex.

I had no need to worry though as apparently,

there is also a St Alban’s here in Crawley. Phew!

What she meant was that she was going to be at

St Alban’s Church in Gossops Green. Why

didn’t she say that in the first place? It would have

saved so much confusion….. Must go, someone

has just rung the doorbell and I need to get ready

to do my vertical leaps of welcome.

Shadow Sawyer

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SATURDAY 8th JULY 2017 12.00 - 3.00PM

ST BARNABAS’ CHURCH, WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, RH10 7DY

Come along and enjoy the fun including: CAKE STALL, RAFFLE, TOMBOLAS, KNITTED & HAND CRAFTS, BOOKS, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, NEARLY NEW, AND LOTS,

LOTS MORE

For all you cake makers out there:

ENTER OUR CUPCAKE COMPETITION Bake 6 cupcakes and decorate in any style of your choice

Two categories: under 12’s and over 12’s Entry £1 – entries accepted between 10.30–11.30am on the day

LUNCHES WILL BE SERVED SO WHY NOT TREAT YOURSELF AFTER BROWSING THE STALLS AND ACTIVITIES

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FLOWERS AT WORTHSt Nicholas’ is a church with a very long history of

well over a thousand years. I for one wasn’t sure

how long the practice of decorating a church with

flowers had existed but people have used floral

decorations in their homes and churches for

hundreds of years. A quick Wikipedia search tells

me that flower arranging arrived in Europe around

1000AD, and was particularly popular in churches

and monasteries where flowers and plants were

used for food as well as for decoration. In the

later part of the Gothic period, flowers assumed a

more dominant role, such as blossoming in altar

pictures, manuscripts, and paintings.

Certainly, the practice has existed at Worth

beyond living memory and manages to continue

today with the support of a team of loyal

volunteers.

I began to arrangers flowers at St Nicholas’ under

the sponsorship and guidance of a wonderful lady

called Kay Hanscomb. She persuaded me to have

a go and I started by arranging small displays and

gradually gained confidence to move onto larger

ones. I have never had flower arranging lesson, just Kay’s support and I remember her words:

that arranging flowers is like painting with them,

making a picture. She also coached me with

technical advice on how to help them last as long

as possible -cutting the stems diagonally, using

floral foam and keeping the containers topped up

with water were all very useful tips. We always

try to use fresh flowers and greenery, avoiding

dyed and artificial whenever possible.

Now to explain how our team works. There are

twelve ladies at present who take it in turns to

arrange the flowers, one in the Chancel and

another in the North Chapel. So, two people

arrange the flowers for two weeks at a time,

topping up and dead heading on the second week.

However for Christmas, Harvest and Easter,

various areas are allocated to all available

arrangers. Certain times of year have allocated

colours, such as red and white for Christmas,

yellow and white for Easter, white for Ascension,

red and white for Pentecost, and autumn colours

for Harvest with produce sometimes included.

There are two periods when churches

traditionally do not have flowers - during Advent

and Lent. This is to enhance the penitential

feeling, as do the purple cloths covering pictures and people observing periods of fasting or

abstinence. These periods then seem to

emphasise the contrast with the times of

celebration that follow!

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The other side of the flowers in church are the

flowers for weddings. Wedding couples pay an

amount to the church to have a choice of

arrangements in their chosen colours. This

practice was started by Revd Peter Kefford, who

initially undertook to do the arrangements. Later

Betty Stoner did these. Sadly, due to ill health, she

had to give this up and a lady called Kim Snook

took on this responsibility.

In recent years, it was decided to outsource the

contract to Wiltshire’s Nurseries. Sue Perry

liaises regarding the arrangements. This dual

arrangement sometimes can mean the flowers are

not well co-ordinated with each other. Each

wedding has its own colours and the church

flowers are now donated by the arrangers. The

money collected for the Easter flowers goes

towards the extra costs at Easter as well as

funding the purchase of floral foam throughout the

year. We used to have our own Flower Fund,

which did reimburse arrangers if necessary or if

any one arranger was doing more than their fair

share, but this fund was removed by the last

incumbent.

All being well, our flower teams will continue as

long as health and stamina allow. We would

always welcome new members to our team:

church goers or not, male or female, of any age or

ability, and we offer support to get people started

if needed. It is over 30 years ago that Kay took

me under her wing and I thank her for allowing

me the privilege of spending time in church, in a

form of meditation, arranging flowers!

If you or anyone you know is interested in joining our

team, please contact me on:01293 884172 or email

me at noxlade@hotmail.com

Noreen Oxlade

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BELLRINGING COMMEMORATIONS On May 3, our bell ringers continued with their

commemoration of those who died in World War

I by ringing a quarter peal in memory of William

Johnson Private 9108, 8th (Service) Battalion East

Yorkshire Regiment. William was listed as

missing, assumed killed in action on 3 May 1917 in

an attack on Hoppy Wood as part of the 2nd

Battle of Arras.

Born in Crawley about 1889, he was the son of

James and Annie Johnson, his father being a

Cowman on the Tilgate Estate. William was the

brother of James Johnson who had already been

killed early in the war on 27 February 1915 in

fighting around Ypres in Belgium and is also

commemorated on the memorial.

In early June, the commemoration continued; this time for two men listed on our Memorial who

died on 7/8 June 1917. Both took part in, and

were casualties of, the fighting on the first day of

the Battle of Messines. This battle was an

offensive conducted by the British Second Army,

on the Western Front in West Flanders, Belgium,

with the objective of capturing German defences.

George Alfred Moore (sometimes listed as Alfred

George Moore) was born at Fletching near

Uckfield about 1881 and was a Nursery Gardener

who lived near Lowfield Heath and possibly

worked at the Cheals garden nurseries.

He enlisted in Horsham and became Private

George Alfred Moore GS/41851 of the 26th

(Service) Battalion (Bankers) Royal Fusiliers, a

regiment comprised of volunteers who were

mostly bank clerks and accountants. He died of

his wounds on 7th June 1917 and his body was

never recovered for burial. As well as being

shown on our memorial, he is additionally

commemorated on the Menin Gate memorial in

Ypres, Belgium and the War Memorials at

Lowfield Heath and at St Margaret’s Ifield.

William Peter Parsons was killed in action on 8th

June 1917, although original records indicate that

he too may have died on the 7th. Born in Ifield in

November 1881 to Mr and Mrs Nathan Parsons,

his father was a plumber from Charlwood.

William became a bricklayer’s labourer and

enlisted in East Grinstead, initially serving with the

Royal Engineers. He was 36 when he died and is listed then as Private 34657 William Peter Parsons

of the 9th (Service) Battalion Loyal North

Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action on

8th June 1917, although original records indicate

that he too may have died on the 7th. He was 36

and married with three children.

He was first buried where he fell, then later, in the

Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery.

His family home was Oak Cottage, 32 Hazelwick

Road in Three Bridges and his widow Elizabeth

paid 5 shillings and 6 pence to have nineteen

letters engraved on his Commonwealth War

Graves Commission gravestone. It reads 'Sleep

on Beloved, Sleep'.

KEEPING WELL OVER THE SUMMER TENNIS ELBOWTennis elbow is really an umbrella term used to

describe pain on the outside of the elbow and

radiating into the forearm. Pain can arise from

faults with various structures, including the neck,

elbow joints, muscles, tendons, nerves or a

combination. Tennis elbow is also known by

other names such as lateral epicondylitis, lateral

epicondylalgia and lateral elbow tendinopathy.

Patients often describe pain on activities like

gripping, lifting, and twisting. It is not just tennis

that can give patients tennis elbow! It is

commonly caused by repetitive activities, or

trauma, but can be insidious and occur for

seemingly no reason at all!

It’s common for our Physiotherapists to see

Tennis Elbow patients after a few weeks or

months of pain. By the time they get to us,

patients have normally rested, iced, taken some

ibuprofen and possibly done some daily stretches,

especially if they’ve been researching on Google

beforehand. The most common frustration is that

after a period of rest, avoiding sports and heavy

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work, things start to feel better, only to return

with a vengeance once they try to start again. The

questions we get asked are: What is it? Why have

I got it? Why will it not go away? Should I take the

steroid injection on offer from my GP? Will Physio

help?

If symptoms persist, more help may be needed.

Recent studies show that most patients get short

term relief from steroid injections, however long

term it would appear that injecting can prove to

be more detrimental. Studies comparing

physiotherapy management against injection

therapy showed similar short term improvement

(6 weeks), however at 1 year follow up, the

physiotherapy group reported a 94% success rate

compared to only 45% in the injection only group.

Your physiotherapist will assess the area to

determine which structure appears to be the

cause, and will advise the best course of action

from there. The answer to what is it varies from

patient to patient. Your physiotherapist will take

a history and use clinical tests in order to work

out where and why symptoms are occurring.

They will try and determine activities that may be

causing it, and help you work out how to modify

these.

Chronic cases (greater than 6-8 weeks old)

haven’t followed a normal healing process. They

are treated by improving tissue health, mechanics,

and various other more complex processes. For

example, if tennis is the cause, racket grip, and

technique changes may result in reduced stress to

the area and a potential resolution.

Tennis elbow can be a lot more than just pain in

the elbow after tennis. If you, or anyone you

know are suffering with it and need help, give

Head 2 Toe Physio a call on 01293 535 884 or

visit our website www.head2toephysio.co.uk to

make an appointment and we will do all we can to

help rid you of your elbow pain!

Mel Bowden

Head Physiotherapist, Head2Toe Physio

EASTER ELIMINATION QUIZ ANSWERS The words that should have been eliminated as answers in the quiz on page 23 of the previous issue

of the magazine are as follows:

Live, Veil (6,13)

Pontius Pilate (29,15)

Passover (11, 5)

Acts, Romans (1, 24)

Peter, Cyrene (16, 23)

Anoint, Nation (22, 28)

Last Supper (8, 25)

Judas, Thomas (14, 27)

Calvary, Golgotha (26, 31)

Friday, Shepherd (21, 30)

Eden, Gethsemane (7, 33)

Upper Room (18, 10)

Cast Lots (12, 2)

High Priest (4, 19)

James, John (17, 3)

Empty Tomb (20, 9)

This leaves the remaining word - number 32: RESURRECTION of course!

Congratulations if you got it right.

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ON FORGIVENESS…Can you forgive easily? Our natural instinct is self-

protection and when we've been hurt or injured,

we are rarely full of mercy, grace and

understanding.

Do you find the act of forgiving difficult? We

expect others to forgive us, and ask weekly to be

forgiven during our services, and we as Christians

are expected to forgive.

Forgiveness is often difficult to do, but so

necessary. In the Bible its importance is shown in

it being a very prominent theme. And the Bible

offers us clear insight and answers for many of the

questions we might have about forgiveness. We

are instructed to forgive as the Lord forgave us in

Colossians 3:13 – ‘Bear with each other and

forgive whatever grievances you may have against

one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you’. And it’s not a one off act, Jesus answers Peter in

Matthew 18:21-22 when he asks ‘Lord, how many

times shall I forgive my brother when he sins

against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I

tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times’.

Jesus leaves us in no doubt that while forgiveness

may not be easy for us, it is not a one-time choice

and effectively we must live in a permanent state

of forgiveness. Jesus knew that even though we

forgive, the memory of that hurt is still there and

we need to free ourselves from the bitterness and

resentment of the hurt and learn from our

memories. Forgiveness is important to Jesus, he

forgave his persecutors on the cross, and against

this example we must continue forgiving until the

matter is settled in our heart.

Since forgiveness goes against our nature, we must

forgive by faith, out of obedience to Jesus,

whether we feel like it or not. We may really

want revenge and retribution, but that is not our

choice. We must trust God to handle that issue,

so that the forgiveness will be complete.

However, forgiveness is often a slow, painful

process. The good news is that when we do

forgive, the Lord sets our hearts free from the

anger, bitterness, resentment, and hurt that

previously imprisoned us. We are the ones who

suffer most when we choose not to forgive.

The best reason to forgive is because Jesus

commanded us. The Bible is clear that if we don't

forgive, neither will we be forgiven Matthew in

6:14-16 tells us that ‘if you forgive men when they

sin against you, your heavenly Father will also

forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their

sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.’ We

also forgive so that our prayers will not be

hindered Mark in 11:25 tells us And when you

stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone,

forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may

forgive you your sins.’

There is a Forgiveness Day - June 26th, a Global

Forgiveness Day on August 27th, and an

International Forgiveness Day, on the first Sunday

of August. These days were set as times to

forgive and to be forgiven, arguing that the world will be a better place for this day and Amen to

that. Jesus would surely argue that every day is a

day to forgive.

Some time ago, a minister in one of her sermons

introduced me to the Forgiveness Project which is

a UK based charity that uses storytelling to

explore ideas around forgiveness, reconciliation

and conflict resolution.

There is much to forgive. Outside our personal

issues, the news reports modern atrocities and

persecution daily. We are also looking back at

past conflicts as anniversaries of events of the

world wars are remembered. Eva Kor explains at

the trial of former Auschwitz guard Oskar

Groening why she has forgiven her persecutors

under much criticism from family and the public:

‘You cannot be free from what was done to you

unless you remove from your shoulder the daily

burden of pain and anger and forgive the Nazis -

not because they deserve it, but because I deserve

it.”

We forgive out of obedience to the Lord. It is a

choice, a decision we make. As we forgive, we

discover that the command is in place for our own

good, and we will receive the reward of our

forgiveness - freedom.

George Jevons

Forgiveness Day - June 26 Global Forgiveness Day - August 27

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PARISHIONER PROFILE – ALEX KEULEMANS

Born in the Forties in Rotterdam, Holland, to an

Italian mother and Dutch father, Alex came to

England as a young lad where he lived in Tooting,

South London until the early Sixties.

His grandparents were Baptists but while in

Tooting, Alex decided of his own accord to

broaden his horizons to the Anglican church,

where he would be baptized at 16.

His parents started a restaurant business, with the

family moving to Carshalton and then on to

Wallington. Alex won a scholarship to Trinity

College of Music, London, as a violinist at the age

of 11. He attended here alongside his grammar school.

During the latter school years he was additionally

satisfying his musical bent by playing guitar in a

group at dances, where he was to meet his future

wife. It must have been meant to be because he

had already started going out with her only to find

that unbeknown to either family, Gwen’s mother

had bought the flat next to the Keulemans in

Wallington!

After school, Alex changed his mind at the last

minute about going to University, instead wanting

to get out and earn money. He completed an

electronic engineering apprenticeship at Philips in

Mitcham, Surrey, where he then stayed for a

number of years in the development areas

working on the first electronic antilock brakes for

cars, electronics for domestic appliances and then

moving on to the design of silicon chips. Alex and

Gwen were married in Wallington Parish Church

and they had two daughters, and now, four

grandchildren. The family moved a few times

before settling in their current house in Horley

where they thought they might stay for four years

or so; however, it has proved to be forty and

counting.

Following his work at Philips, Alex moved to a

company that designed process control systems

for power stations, working on the design of

industrial computers in Croydon and the US.

Then in the Eighties, with two other colleagues, they set up their own business designing fault

tolerant computerised safety systems - something

which at the time was taboo, or at least frowned

upon. They developed a system similar to that

used on the space shuttle, which was 100%

reliable. Following the Piper Alpha disaster, in

which 160 people lost their lives, their system was

soon in great demand from petrochemical

companies worldwide who needed new, more

dependable, systems.

The late Nineties saw them sell the company and

take early retirement. Although an Anglican as a

youth, Alex had returned to his roots in attending

the local Baptist church in Horley, but following

the retirement of the pastor, they ended up

visiting most churches within a 20 mile radius. A

huge fan of organ music, (both his brother and

sister in law are church organists) Alex found he

appreciated the traditional music-led services at St

Nicholas’, Worth and found himself there in

Andrew Piper’s last year as Rector.

In the Parish, Alex and Gwen have tackled a

variety of roles – being on the money rota, setting

up the church on Saturday evenings, maintenance,

PCC, churchyard duties, but since it’s a 16 mile

round trip from home, they have cut this back.

This year, they have focused on tending to the

Rectory garden in the absence of an incumbent.

Alex likes travelling, motorcycling, still enjoys

occasional software projects and electronic circuit design, and has a model railway room which his

younger grandchildren love.

Elizabeth Whyman

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MOTHERS’ UNIONWhat has happened since the beginning of March?

I hear you asking.

As reported in the last magazine we were

expecting our Diocesan President, Katherine

Anderson, to be our speaker at the March branch

meeting. We were not disappointed as both

Katherine and her husband Andy (M.U. Diocesan

Treasurer) came together and brought with them

a PowerPoint presentation about the Eastbourne

Contact Centre. This is one of the Mothers’

Union projects that we, as a branch, fundraise for,

with your help when you come to our coffee

mornings and so on, so thank you.

It was an informative talk and helped us to understand more about what happens when split

families have a time for contact with their children

and also how the building is set up to help

facilitate these meetings.

In April we gathered to watch a DVD entitled The

Three Trees, telling the story of three trees that

had grand ideas about what they would be in their

lifetimes. Although they had humble beginnings,

they grew to become important in the life of

Jesus. One was carved into an animal-feeding

trough, which then became the cradle for Jesus

after His birth. The second tree was made into a

fishing boat; the one that Jesus and His disciples

were travelling in on a stormy night, when Jesus

calmed the waves and storm. The third, I am sure

you have guessed, became the cross on which

Jesus was crucified.

Thought…. No matter how small a job we may

be given, it will become great, if we use it for the

greater glory of God.

On May 13, Mary Fry and I went to Bishop

Hannington Church in Hove for the Spring

Council and AGM, where we also saw the

production of Chosen (telling the story of our

Founder, Mary Sumner) performed by the

Saltmine group of players, as advertised in the last

Parish Magazine. It was a special production and

well worth seeing - it is on tour until mid-July.

Our May Branch Meeting was on Ascension Day

when we travelled to Holy Trinity at Forest Row

for a service led by Revd Angela Martin.

Saturday June 3 is at time of writing, in the future,

and we will all be at Mary’s home for a fundraising

Cream Tea - we hope you were able to join us.

Details of our summer outing on the afternoon of

July 18 are shown on this page and will also be

given in the pewsheet if you would like to join us

on that day as well. Everyone is always welcome

at all our events and also at our branch meetings.

Joan Tick

MOTHERS’ UNION OUTING

Tuesday July 18th leaving the Pastoral Centre at 1.30pm.

Visiting the Mayfield Lavender Fields at Banstead, Surrey (weather permitting )

followed by Cake/Scone and Tea at Woodcote Green

Garden Centre, Wallington.

Anyone interested in attending, please contact Mary Fry on 01293 410383

by June 25th

Cost for the day approximately £6

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A POLICE OFFICER WRITES… ON MANCHESTER I am a police officer, and this is what I want you to

know about the Manchester attacks.

On a Monday night in Manchester, the unthinkable

happened. A scene of horrifying, terrifying

carnage, beyond the imagining of all except those

who were there. Among the dead were children.

They might have been my own. And into the

midst of it all ran police officers – alongside their

colleagues from the other emergency services.

Without hesitation. Without a second thought.

That precious, old fashioned thing called duty: that

willingness to risk it all on behalf of complete

strangers.

It seems to me that we, as a society, owe them a

remarkable debt. Pause for a moment to think

about what we ask of the men and women in blue

- what we expect of them. Amongst the humdrum and the routine, we expect them to go

where most wouldn’t and to do what most

couldn’t:

Into the hurting places

Into the dangerous places

Into the violent places

Into the broken places

Into the terrifying places

Into the confusing places, where nothing is

quite as it seems.

Into the distressing places

Into the thin spaces between life and death.

And we expect them to deal with what they find

there. Trauma.

Alongside a debt of gratitude, we also owe them a

far greater level of understanding about the impact

that working life can have on them – about the

scars that they carry, both seen and unseen.

There’s no other job that comes close to this one

in terms of the simple wear and tear that officers

and staff are subject to over the course of a

policing life:

The inevitable realities of shift working

Extended hours worked over prolonged

periods of time

Endless trauma

Extraordinary complexity

Relentless demand

And it would be strange if police officers didn’t

absorb a little of the pain – a little of the strain –

somewhere along the way.

Over time, it takes its toll. Beyond the general

wear and tear, every police officer will be able to

tell you about the individual faces and places that

leave a deeper mark than any other:

The blood soaked murder scenes

The fatal crashes

The cot deaths

The armed and violent men

The troubled, haunted children

The sobbing mothers

The unavoidable horror of it all.

As a society, I don’t think we’ve even begun to

understand the compound impact on police

officers and their colleagues of the repeated

exposure to extreme trauma. Overwhelming.

Whilst remembering all that has gone before,

there are also the unavoidable demands of today:

Punishing workloads

Relentless deadlines

Covering for colleagues who are struggling

The complex consequences of austerity

The hostile commentary about policing

offered by anyone with an armchair and an

opinion

And that tension that exists for all of us between

work and life.

I’m not just a police officer. I’m a husband and I’m

a dad. It can’t all be just about the job. Everyone

has their own life story too. And, amongst all

that is wonderful, there are:

The demands of life

The challenges of life

The sorrows of life

The flat-out pace of life

And the natural, normal, human thing is to feel, to

grieve, to hurt sometimes. That last observation

is true of all of us of course. But not all of us are

police officers. Not all of us have been in the

places they’ve been. Not all of us have seen the

things that they’ve seen. Not all of us have confronted, time and again, the very worst that

human beings are capable of.

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Where police officers suffer - physically,

emotionally, psychologically, in any kind of way -

as a consequence of their service, the rest of us

have an absolute responsibility to look after them.

A duty, even.

Because they are the everyday heroes and

heroines who police our streets - and, every now

and then, they might just need a helping hand.

Ch Supt John Sutherland, Met Police

EASTER IN OUR CHURCHES

BUILDING THE EASTER GARDEN

A few children, their parents and a couple of

parishioners joined some of the retired Sunday

School teachers to help build the Easter Garden at St Nicholas’ on Holy (Easter) Saturday and a

great time was had by all.

We had a wonderful selection of plants donated

by those who came and the children chose

where they should be planted and planned the

garden out. Thank you all for a great job.

We had a chat about Good Friday and the

crosses on the Green Hill, the reason for the

garden and what we expect from Easter Day.

The disciples, Marys and little spring lambs and

bunnies were added and the stone was safely

placed covering the entrance to the tomb. We

then followed our gardening with traditional

refreshments.

The photo below shows the children (and a

grandma) gathered to show off their handiwork.

The next page shows the lovely Easter garden

built at St Barnabas’, thank you for your hard

work there as well.

Joan Tick

EMERGENCY BIBLE

NUMBER

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THE EASTER EXPERIENCE

Once again this Easter, St Barnabas’ was happy

to host one hundred and twenty children from

Year Three at Pound Hill Junior School who

came to the Easter Experience, hosted by the

Lighthouse Project.

The children were split into groups of 6 and

went round to various areas depicting the

different days and events in Jesus’s last week

including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Jesus

washing the disciples’ feet, The Last Supper,

the Garden of Gethsemene, Good Friday and

Easter Sunday.

At each area, the children were told a story,

given an activity and something to reflect

upon, such as feeling alone or prayer. For

example, when they were at the ‘washing the

feet’ area, they thought about how they could

serve each other and washed each other’s

hands.

The children were very well behaved and a

credit to the school.

The event ended with a song which the

children loved and each child was given an

Easter egg.

Liz Burston

BUILDING THE EASTER GARDEN Fun was also had completing the St Barnabas’

Easter garden, as we attempted to pour a whole

bag of compost (thank you Jane for supplying the

Easter Garden making kit!) into a shallow tray

without muddying the carpet or adding a nice

shade of black to the altar cloth. The next fun part

is digging up the moss from the Jubilee Garden to

form the top of the mound. (Thanks to Mary our

expert moss finder). Next comes the gravel path, deciding the route of the path from the mound to the tomb takes a lot of

concentration.

Positioning the

stone in

front of the

tomb so that

it stays in place

takes even

more

concentration!

Adding in the

bedding plants is

relatively easy

ensuring that fingers

are nice and muddy

ready to dig holes in

the mossy mound to

put the crosses in. And

there you have it. All

finished!

Greta Sawyer

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FLOWERS AT ST BARNABAS’ Thanks to all who decorated our church so

wonderfully with flowers at Easter.

MESSY CHURCH AT EASTER The lovely craft done by our Messy Church

congregations are shown below. Well done to

our children, parents and helpers.

EMERGENCY BIBLE NUMBERS

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CROSS WORD

Across

1 Relating to the Jewish day of rest (10)

7 Point of view (Matthew 22:17) (7) 8 20th-century Brethren philanthropist whose construction company became one of the UK’s

biggest, Sir John — (5)

10 Girl’s name (4)

11 Peter was accused of being one in the courtyard of the high priest’s house (Luke 22:59) (8)

13 The fifth of the ‘seven churches’ (Revelation 3:1–6) (6)

15 ‘Now the famine was — in Samaria’ (1 Kings 18:2) (6)

17 Banned by the seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14) (8)

18 Insect most closely associated with itching (1 Samuel 24:14) (4)

21 Bantu tribe which gives its name to tiny landlocked country in southern Africa (5)

22 Familiar material in churches that use an overhead projector (7)

23 Last book of the Bible (10)

Down

1 The young David’s favourite weapon (1 Samuel 17:40) (5)

2 ‘Your vats will — over with new wine’ (Proverbs 3:10) (4)

3 Once yearly (Exodus 30:10) (6)

4 Milled it (anag.) (3-5)

5 Region north of Damascus of which Lysanias was tetrarch (Luke 3:1) (7)

6 Comes between Philippians and 1 Thessalonians (10)

9 Lake where the first disciples were called (Luke 5:1–11) (10)

12 Abusive outburst (8)

14 Are loud (anag.) (7)

16 Printing errors (6)

19 ‘Take my yoke upon you and — from me’ (Matthew 11:29) (5)

20 Jacob’s third son (Genesis 29:34) (4)

Not a prize crossword this

month, but one just for fun

and the answers are listed

in this magazine if you get

stuck.

Please submit

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By Monday 18

September

Thank You.

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USEFUL NUMBERS Administrators (Parish) Glennis Parker

Sue Perry

01293 403163

0300 111 8150

Altar Servers (St Barnabas’) David Anderson

Phyl Pennell

01293 409914

01293 883362 Altar Servers (St Nicholas’) Jenny Dobson

Joan Pallett

01293 882939

01342 713756 Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals Parish Office 0300 111 8150

Bellringers Neil Dobson 01293 882939

Bookings

(Hall, Pastoral Centre, Church) etc)

Glennis Parker

Sue Perry

01293 403163

0300 111 8150 Buildings and Facilities See Churchwardens

Children’s Society Brenda Booker 01293 886473

Choirs (Worth Church and Festival) Alex Hiam 07804 420448

Church Cleaning (St Barnabas’) Phyl Pennell 01293 883362

Church Cleaning (St Nicholas’) Jill Freeborn 01293 883631

Churchwardens (St Barnabas’) Phyl Pennell

Sheila Dring

01293 883362

01293 513496

Churchwardens (St Nicholas’) Gerald Sandwell

Colin Smith

01293 883388

01293 889894

Events (Parish) Jane Stanford 01293 543065

Families, Youth and Children’s Work Parish Office 0300 111 8150

Fellowship Activities Joan Tick 01293 884695

Flower Arranging (St Barnabas’) Jane Stanford 01293 543065

Flower Arranging (St Nicholas’) Noreen Oxlade 01293 884172

Friends of St Nicholas’ Colin Smith 01293 889894

Giving (Donations etc) Sheila Dring 01293 513496

Julian Group (St Barnabas’) Don Hewerdine 0300 111 8150

Julian Group (St Nicholas’) Gill Gusterson 01293 414526

Knit and Natter Val Rudd 01293 401787

Media (Website, Facebook, Magazine)

(w(Website(Magazine/Website/Facebook/Twitter)

Elizabeth Whyman 01293 888817

Messy Church Sue Walshe 01293 887997

Mothers’ Union Mary Fry 01293 410383

Office (Parish) 0300 111 8150 PCC Lay Chair Phyl Pennell 01293 883362

PCC Electoral Roll Officer Jane Stanford 01293 543065

PCC Committee Chairs

Faith - Growth in Christ

Hope - Re-imagining Ministry

Love - Seeking the Common Good

St Nicholas’

St Barnabas’

Standing Committee

Linda Eells and

Joan Tick

Colin Smith

Phyl Pennell

Gerald Sandwell

Phyl Pennell

Phyl Pennell

01293 884385

01293 884695

01293 889894

01293 883362

01293 883388

01293 883362

01293 883362

PCC Treasurer Max Perry 01293 888488

Prayer Group Linda Eells 01293 884385

Safeguarding Officers Viv Tiller

Noreen Oxlade

07751 743773

01293 884172

Stewardship Officer (St Barnabas’) Stuart Sharpe 01293 873073

St Nicholas Circle Max Perry 01293 888488

Toddlers (Tues/Thurs am) Jenny Dobson 01293 882939

Weddings Parish Office 0300 111 8150

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JUNE–SEPTEMBER CALENDAR This magazine covers a number of months, therefore you may want to check with the office about later

events, Messy Church September dates will be on our website and pewsheets nearer the time.

Monday 12 June 11.00am Julian Group, St Barnabas'

Tuesday 13 June Deanery Synod Meeting St Richard's Church, Three Bridges

Wednesday 14 June 2.30pm Pastoral Assistants’ Tea, St Barnabas'

3.15 - 4.30pm Messy Church, Maidenbower Infants School

Sunday 18 June Regular services and

11.30 - 12pm Nic’s Mini Messy Church, St Nicholas'

Thursday 22 June 7.30pm Mothers' Union Meeting, St Barnabas'

Wednesday 28 June 3.00 - 4.30pm Messy Church, St Barnabas'

Friday 30 June 8.00pm Church in the Pub, Coaching Halt

Saturday 1 July 10-11.45am Saturday Market, St Barnabas'

Sunday 2 July

Regular services and

11.30 - 12pm Nic’s Mini Messy Church and Baptism, St Nicholas'

6.30 -7.20pm Choral Evensong, St Nicholas'

Tuesday 4 July 11.00am Home Communion, Lanehurst Gardens

Wednesday 5 July 7.30pm St Nicholas’ Committee Meeting, Garden Room, Rectory

Saturday 8 July 12 – 3pm Parish Summer Fair, St Barnabas'

Monday 10 July 11.00am Julian Group, St Barnabas'

Wednesday 12 July 2.30pm Pastoral Assistants’ Tea, St Barnabas'

3.15 - 4.30pm Messy Church, Maidenbower Infants School

Sunday 16 July Regular services and

11.30 - 12pm Nic’s Mini Messy Church, St Nicholas'

Tuesday 18 July 1.30pm Mothers’ Union Outing to Banstead, Surrey

Wednesday 19 July 3.00 - 4.30pm Messy Church, St Barnabas'

Sunday 30 July 09.45am Parish Eucharist at St Nicholas’ (No 10am at St Barnabas’)

Monday 31 July Toilet renovation work begins at St Barnabas’

Tuesday 1 August 11.00am Home Communion, Lanehurst Gardens

Sunday 6 August Regular services and

11.30 - 12pm Nic’s Mini Messy Church, St Nicholas'

Wednesday 9 August 2.30pm Pastoral Assistants’ Tea, St Barnabas'

Monday 14 August 11.00am Julian Group, St Barnabas'

Sunday 20 August Regular services and

11.30 - 12pm Nic’s Mini Messy Church, St Nicholas'

Saturday 2 September 10-11.45am Saturday Market, St Barnabas'

Tuesday 5 September 9.15-11.15am Toddlers restarts, St Barnabas'

11.00am Home Communion, Lanehurst Gardens

Wednesday 6 September 7.30pm PCC Meeting, St Barnabas'

Thursday 7 September 8.00pm St Nicholas’ Circle, St Barnabas’

Saturday 9 September 1.30pm Year of the Bible DVD afternoon, St Barnabas'

Monday 11 September 11.00am Julian Group, St Barnabas'

Wednesday 13 September 2.30pm Pastoral Assistants’ Tea, St Barnabas'

Thursday 14 September 2.30pm Julian Group, St Nicholas'

Monday 2 October 7.30pm Licensing of Revd Michael Boag as Rector, St Nicholas'

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