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You can help end poverty this May
Christian Aid is a long established charity which works
throughout the world supporting people in dire situations, regardless of their faith. Their annual campaigns highlight a different basic need each year, emphasised in the second week of May which is designated ‘Christian Aid Week’, the UK's longest running fundraising week.
For 2019, the focus is on reducing the number of women’s deaths in childbirth, with Sierra Leone being specifically detailed. In this West African country, ten women die every day from giving birth. Previous years' endeavours include buildingcontinued on page 7
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A guide to making your life happier
The Magazine of the Parish of East Barnet
East BarnetHerald
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Barnet connection to Charles Dickens
St Mary’s appoints new
Rector
by Gail Phillips
St Mary’s Church is very pleased to announce that the
Reverend Doctor Alec Corio has been appointed as the new Rector of East Barnet. Alec will be moving to East Barnet from his former post as Assistant Curate of St George’s Church, Stockport with St Gabriel’s Church, Adswood in Greater Manchester. The date of Alec's installation is yet to be announced while accommodation is found for Alec and his family.
Meanwhile, please keep Alec, his wife Sam, and children Nathaniel and Josiah, in your thoughts and prayers as they prepare to move to the area and begin a new chapter in their lives here in East Barnet.
An article from Alec begins on page 4.
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Obituary to David Howard
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What’s on...
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Women's Group Social EveningMonday 1st April | 8:00pmSt Mary's Church, East BarnetFollowing the Men's Group evening on 15th March, St Mary's Women's Group will be hosting their social evening. All ladies are invited to come along and it's a great way to meet some new people over a meal. RSVP to the Parish Office (details on back).
Partnership Lent GroupsThursday 4th & 11th April | 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrookside Methodist ChurchThis year's Lent Groups will focus on the Beatitudes. All are welcome to come.
Friend in Need Gospel Music ConcertThursday 6th April | 6:30pm-10:00pmEast Barnet Baptist ChurchTickets: Adults £12.50, Teens £5, Under-13's FREEPrice includes a buffet of bagels, wraps, and patties.Proceeds to FIN. Call 020 8449 8225 for tickets.
Easter Monday Walk to St AlbansMonday 22nd April | 7:30am startstarting at Brookside Methodist ChurchAll (including dogs) are invited to join the annual Easter Monday walk from East Barnet to St Albans. We will be walking 14 miles to St Albans across fields and along country lanes and... yes, there will be a few stops in pubs along the way. If you haven’t done it before, it’s a great way to walk off the Easter Sunday roast and meet some new people. The walk finishes at the cathedral where we join with other walkers for a celebratory service. (Below) Last year’s group at the cathedral.
Friend in Need Pamper AfternoonSaturday 27th April | 1:00pm-5:00pmEast Barnet Baptist ChurchEnjoy therapy and treatments from fabulous local traders and therapists. Refreshments provided.
Arbory String Quartet ConcertSunday 28th April | 3:00pmSt Mary's Church, East BarnetThe Arbory String Quartet are performing at St Mary's Church as part of the Spring into Summer series. They will be playing music by Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, and The Rolling Stones. Tickets are £5 at the door. Refreshments available.
Friend in Need Annual Garden EventSaturday 11th May | 12:00pm-4:00pmEast Barnet Baptist ChurchFree entry. We would welcome any donations of plants on the Friday or Saturday morning.
Table Top SaleSaturday 11th May | 2:00pm-4:00pmSt Mary's Church, East Barnet Lots of second-hand and new items for sale. Free entry. Refreshments available. Have something to sell? Book a table (£10) at [email protected].
Inter-Parish Rounders MatchSunday 12th May | 1:00pmOak Hill Park (near the tennis courts)The annual Inter-Parish Rounders Match in support of Christian Aid will be taking place in Oak Hill Park. All are welcome to come and join in or cheer on the team from St Mary's Church who will be playing teams from Christ Church Southgate; St Andrew's Southgate; All Saints Whetstone; and St Mark's Barnet Vale.
Green Christian Barnet MeetingSaturday 18th May | 10:00amSt John's United Reformed Church, New BarnetDo you care about climate change? Then come along to Green Christian Barnet's next meeting. Anyone is very welcome to come along, listen, learn, be encouraged, and get involved. This planet really needs your help!
Spiral Saxophone Quartet ConcertSunday 19th May | 3:00pmSt Mary's Church, East BarnetThe Spiral Saxophone Quartet are performing at St Mary's Church as part of the Spring into Summer series. Programme includes music by Dubois and Piazzolla. Tickets are £5 at the door. Refreshments served afterwards. All are invited.
Service Times over April and MaySt Mary’s Church, Church Hill Road, East Barnet, EN4 8XD
St Mary’s Church is open every Saturday from 10am-2pm to visitors
Sunday 7th AprilPassion Sunday, Fifth Sunday in Lent10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club
Sunday 14th AprilPalm Sunday10:00am Parish Eucharist with Procession & Sunday Club
Mon 15th & Wed 17th AprilMonday & Wednesday of Holy Week8:00pm Informal Worship
Thursday 18th AprilMaundy Thursday8:00pm Parish Eucharist with Foot Washing, Stripping of the Sanctuary, & Vigil
Friday 19th AprilGood FridayThree-part ecumenical service beginning at East Barnet Baptist Church (10am), Brookside Methodist Church (11am), and finally at St Mary's Church (12pm).
Saturday 20th AprilEaster Eve8:00pm Service of Light at Brookside Methodist Church. N.B. There is no Vigil Service at St Mary's Church this year
Sunday 21st AprilEaster Sunday, First Sunday of Easter10:00am All-Age Eucharist & Easter Egg Hunt
Little TotsEvery Thursday from 10:00-11:30am at Brookside Methodist Church Hall (during term time only).Playgroup for pre-school children. Toys, games, arts and crafts, snacks, storytime, singing, and more! £2 for first adult & child/twins. 50p for every additional child.
Sunday ClubEvery Sunday at 10am at Church Hill School (except during All-Age Services).Sunday School for primary school aged children.
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Groups and ClubsMonday Club Every Monday from 1:30-3:30pm at Brookside Methodist Church (except Bank Holidays).For anyone 60+ to meet for tea and cake, join in quizzes and games, and always a session of bingo!
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For more info on children’s activities, please contact Claire Driscoll (07957 584516)
Monday 22nd AprilEaster Monday7:30am Easter Monday Pilgrimage Walk from East Barnet to St Albans3:00pm Service at St Albans Cathedral
Sunday 28th AprilLow Sunday, Second Sunday of Easter10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club
Sunday 5th MayThird Sunday of Easter10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club
Sunday 12th MayFourth Sunday of Easter10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club with Prayers for Healing
Sunday 19th MayFifth Sunday of Easter10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club6:30pm Evensong
Sunday 26th MaySixth Sunday of Easter10:00am Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club
Wednesday 30th MayAscension Day8:00pm Parish Eucharist
St Mary's strives to be an inclusive church so whoever you are, and wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are most welcome here.
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From the editor’s desk...
by Matthew Eade
Why Rector not Vicar?
As St Mary’s Church prepares to welcome the arrival of its new Rector,
some may be wondering why our church refers to its new front- man as ‘Rector’ and not the more commonly used ‘Vicar’. And why does it matter anyway?
Well, it certainly did matter in Late Mediæval England. At this time, the local parish church and its clergy would be financially supported by tithes, a local 10% tax which was levied on the people in the area. These tithes
would be split into two categories, the greater and the lesser tithes. Rectors (like in East Barnet) would receive both the greater and the lesser tithes of their parish whereas vicars would only receive the lesser tithes from theirs with the greater tithes being given to a local landowner known as a ‘lay rector’. Thus, the position of Rector was seen as superior to that of a Vicar.
Today, however the difference is merely historical and with the abolition of tithes and church
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taxes, there are no differences in the pay or hierarchy of rectors and vicars in the Church of England.
I, personally, would like to wish our Rector Designate, Alec, and his family all the best as they prepare to move from Stockport to East Barnet and begin a new chapter in their lives here.
MINISTER's MESSAGE
by Rev Dr Alec CorioRector Designate of St Mary’s Church
I am very excited to have been appointed as the new Rector of East Barnet, and am
looking forward to arranging to move to the area and getting to know you all soon. The Diocese of St Albans is actively searching for appropriate accommodation for my family, where we can live for the next couple of years while the rectory at St Mary’s is rebuilt to rectify its problems with subsidence. As soon as we can find somewhere to live in East Barnet, the Churchwardens will be able to announce a date for my new ministry to begin. This will
be marked by an official service of institution and installation, and I do hope that the local church congregations, members of the wider parish community, and friends of all faiths will come to see me ‘plumbed in’ by the Bishop of St Albans.
The removal men will have a very long journey to transport all my books and annoyingly heavy clergy supplies to East Barnet, as I will be moving to be with you from Stockport, which is ecclesiastically in the Diocese of Chester and geographically in
south Greater Manchester. I have been here for just over 2½ years, serving as the Assistant Curate at St George’s, Stockport with St Gabriel’s, Adswood. This is a very large suburban parish with areas of urban deprivation within it, and two Anglican churches ministering here. It is the kind of place that at the start of the twentieth century had a vast team of curates, and a rather intimidating vicar who wore a top hat, gaiters, and an apron – possibly at all times. St George’s building itself is enormous, seating 1,401 people in a grand
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continued from page 4 and rather uncomfortable gothic revival style. Yet it still appears less intimidating than that particular vicar. St Gabriel’s is a much smaller building, on our urban estate, and it works well for hosting children’s activities and social groups, which give a focus to our outreach work there. My curacy has therefore offered me very diverse opportunities to learn how to minister as a priest: from preaching to 1,000 people at a major civic service, to sitting in quiet prayer with 2 or 3; from curating an exhibition to reimagine our war memorial to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, to establishing a mini messy church for children at our parish school.
Though there will be many new opportunities for me to continue to learn how to live out my vocation from you, as I seek to care for you, East Barnet will seem familiar to me in many more ways. I grew up in North London, and my parents still live in Rayner’s Lane in Harrow. I worked as a lay pastoral assistant at St Michael’s, Highgate for a year, and my wife and I lived in East Finchley for a couple of years. Apart from those periods, I have spent a lot of my adult life in Cambridge, which is where I went
to university (repeatedly), met my wife, took some slightly grim jobs to fund graduate work and the exploration of a priestly calling, and eventually trained for ordained ministry. I actually only handed in my doctoral thesis 2 days before I was due to start training at Westcott House, so there was some uncertainty about whether I’d be able to start at all. Fortunately I made it, did my PhD viva voce examination on the history of Protestant-Catholic conflict between morning prayer and an ethics seminar, and indeed I overlapped with your former curate, Sam Korn, during his last year there.
My wife, Sam, is particularly happy to be moving to East Barnet, and has started referring to the area as ‘the promised land’. She’s been telling our 2 sons, Nathaniel and Josiah, about all the time they’ll get to spend playing in Oak Hill Park with their grandparents, while Daddy is stuck inside writing sermons. Nathaniel, incidentally, seems to think the phrase ‘writing a sermon’ is always succeeded by the words 'oh
dear’. Sam is Jewish, and I hope that my ministry in East Barnet will be marked by an openness to ecumenical and inter-faith collaboration that has been deepened because of my loving relationship with a person of a different faith. Sam is also a government economic advisor working for the Department for Education, and I also hope I’ll be able to get her to cast an eye over the accounts at St Mary’s School, because numerical and financial literacy are not generally areas in which historians and theologians excel.
While we wait for news of new accommodation, and prepare for a new phase in the life of St Mary’s, I am profoundly grateful for the ongoing strength of leadership which Roger and Chris have displayed as our Churchwardens. I am also delighted that through the steadfast ministry of Dave and Jenny, in partnership with Shaun and the team from Barnet Brookside Methodist Church, and an intimidatingly talented range of visiting preachers, services at St Mary’s have continued to display a creative and engaging flair. I am longing for the time – hopefully soon – when I can experience and contribute to our growth in that same spirit myself.
(Above) St George's, Stockport
(Above) Alec and family
(Below) Alec and with son, Nathaniel
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Obituary: David Howard1943 - 2019
St Mary's has been in deep mourning following the death
of David Howard on 14th
February. A devoted member of the church council and former churchwarden, David was a popular stalwart and inspirational worker for the under-privileged.
David, who was 76, was a tireless worker for Homeless Action in Barnet, of which he was Chairman, and for the Barnet Refugee Service. He was also in the forefront of St Mary's Church's building project.
David loved working and (so he said) despised holidays. A rugby enthusiast - one of his few recreational joys was
watching Saracens and England play, along with his wife Barbara.
Seven years ago, David was honoured at a Civic Awards ceremony where he was described as a passionate advocate for refugee issues and dedicated to helping 'vulnerable and marginalised' groups in society.
He was quoted as saying modestly, "I'm not a preacher or a teacher; it's about articulating people's problems and getting things done."
My thoughts and prayers go to Barbara, their children John and Lizzy, and their grandchildren. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
At David's Funeral his son, John, gave a most moving Eulogy.Here is a brief taste of what he said:
"The tapestry of my father's life was woven of four simple threads:
Service was a cornerstone of his life from an early age in his home town of Hereford. In his professional life as a surveyor he was involved in improving social housing in inner London boroughs and more recently in ensuring that local planning applications were sustainable and met local needs. He was involved
in Homeless Action in Barnet and Barnet Refugee Services.
Humility was shown in his natural self deprecation and playing the clown. He kept his Civic Award in the downstairs toilet with the benefit that he was reminded of it every day. He did not covet the limelight but worked quietly to create benefits for local people.
Faith was the foundation of his life; he had been involved in other churches before he came to East Barnet where he was a member of the PCC for many years, a churchwarden for nine
years and responsible for the fabric of the parish church and finally the plans for the New Hall adjoining the Church.
Strength supported David through each day of his life and helped him to achieve the tasks he set himself."
John finished by talking of
his father's dedication to family, his teaching his children of the value of work and of gaining knowledge. He said how much his father would be missed but that his legacy would live on in his passion to do whatever one can to help someone else.
(Above) David, left, receiving his civic award
A tribute by Mike Pearce
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continued from front pagehurricane proof houses in Haiti, providing support and aid to flood victims in Bangladesh, and in Colombia establishing humanitarian zones to protect communities forcibly displaced by paramilitary groups intent on acquiring land.
Through a partnership with RADA (Rehabilitation and Development Agency), Christian Aid has this year begun working locally to help women access health care and improve hygiene
with simple interventions like hand washing. The aim in Sawula village, for example, is to build a properly equipped health care centre. Operations, births and baby check-ups currently all take place in one small room with
just two delivery beds and no electricity. Patients are asked to bring torches. Judith, the nurse in charge, sometimes must undertake a three hour walk to collect drugs to combat malaria and typhoid - diseases especially prevalent in children.
You can help end poverty this May
by Gail Phillips
East Barnet Residents’ AssociationEstablished 1982
News from the
@EastBarnetResidentsAssociation www.eastbar.net
Spring seemed to be upon us in late February, then it turned back into Winter
– or forward to Autumn – in early March. But the prospect of summer will soon be evident when visiting Oak Hill Park. The London Wildlife Trust has published the plans (below) for a new stream to relieve the flooding so frequently seen from the culvert on the edge of the woods near the bandstand. Construction work should be completed by mid-March, followed by some weeks of landscaping and planting so that the new watercourse becomes an area conducive both to wildlife and plant life. There will be several crossing points over the route, built using railway sleepers so that vehicular access to the
by Christine Shields, Chairman of the EBRA
park beyond the water is not lost, though their locations have not yet been announced. East Barnet Residents’ Association has worked closely with Barnet Council and the London Wildlife Trust to ensure that this project
enhances the park facilities and that there is no loss of existing function. But we all know how disruptive it is when it does flood and this project promises to help to alleviate that problem. We look forward to seeing the results.
Finally, EBRA is supporting the
charities chosen to remember two late local residents who made a massive contribution to the local community over many years, David Howard and Pat Gladwyn. May they rest in peace.
020 8144 8469
Small individual donations can provide a bag of cement to help build the clinic, or a stethoscope for a nurse. Cumulatively, small amounts can buy a starter kit for a community health worker or a much needed new delivery bed. If you would like to contribute, please see the form on page 10 with details of your preferred method of giving.
If you are free on Sunday 12th May from 1.00pm, you are welcome to come along to cheer on the teams in the annual Inter-Parish Rounders Match held in support of Christian Aid at Oak Hill Park (Parkside Gardens end; near the tennis courts).
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6 steps to being happier!by Bettina von CosselEveryone seems to be
moaning these days; about Brexit, trains being late, or
that the weather could be better. ‘I can’t complain,’ people reply, if asked how they’re doing – but where’s the happiness? I went in search and found a happiness training course that promised to bring more happiness into my life so that I, in turn, can bring it to others. Now, after the course, I feel like the Happiness Fairy waving my magic wand over the parish. Here are my favourite exercises that will surely sprinkle a fair(y) bit of happiness dust onto your life:
STEP 1 - START A DIARYLead a Happiness &
Gratefulness Diary. Write the happiest moment of your day and everything you’re grateful for into your diary. Did you enjoy the birdsong in your garden? Are you happy to be healthy and alive? Was someone kind to you? Write it down and relive those happy moments in your memory.
STEP 2 - CALL OLD FRIENDSIn your phone book, draw red
circles around the names of old friends that you haven’t seen or
heard for a while. Get in touch and see how they’re doing.
STEP 3 - THANK SOMEONEWrite a thank you letter to
someone you always wanted to thank but never did. Your old French teacher for his eternal
patience, or the man on the bus who always offers you his seat. If possible, read it out to them
aloud. Otherwise send it to them
STEP 4 - BE SPONTANEOUSGive someone else an
unexpected moment of happiness. Send your mum flowers for no particular reason. Stick a love note to your husband’s beer can. Give a genuine compliment. You could also put a penny on the pavement, knowing that the lucky finder will be really happy about it.
STEP 5 - MAKE MEMORIESHand out happy memories.
Inviting others to a picnic, an outing, or to the cinema creates shared moments of happiness that will turn into happy memories. There’s no need to
spend money. A dog walk with fellow dog owners; a game of chess with a friend; knitting socks together for charity; baking a cake together and eat it – whatever brings people together and adds a bit of fun and happiness to their lives.
STEP 6 - SHARE WORRIESIs there something that makes your life miserable? A stressful job; alone and bored at home; lacking money to fulfil your dreams? Make sure you tell everyone about it. You’re bound to get many suggestions of how to solve your problem. Everyone who knows that you’re looking for a job will think of you if they hear of an opening. If you’re bored, you’ll be made aware of social groups in the area and opportunities for volunteer work. You might even end up doing belly dancing, or organizing the next church Quiz Night. Opportunities arrive like little happy miracles if you talk about your wishes.
Happiness is for sharing. So go out and spread it and be thankful for God’s gifts and the happy moments that fill your life.
There is no 'planet B'by Debbie Windeler, Green Christian Barnet Group
It is brilliant that we now have a Green Christian Group right on our doorstep! This
will make it so much easier for all of us to come aboard and get involved; be more informed, and find ways we can all reduce our
carbon footprint, or place pressure on governments and companies to take action too.
I discovered, from attending the latest meeting on Saturday 26th January at St John’s United
Reformed Church, New Barnet, that there is a wealth of information available and a number of organisations that are collaborating together, taking the threat of climate change extremely seriously, and actively
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engaging in various practical ways to make a difference. This was so encouraging!
There were some excellent speakers, including Alan Pryor, who gave us feedback from a recent local questionnaire.(For details, see the blog on www.climateconcern.co.uk).
Frances Reynolds, from Christian Aid, said they are encouraging UK banks to invest in renewable energy rather than funding fossil fuels.
Sarah Edwards, from Tearfund, invited us to a mass lobby of parliament on 26th June at Westminster, calling for the UK government to adopt a target of ‘net zero’ carbon emissions. There is more information on the Climate Coalition website. And
Holly Petersen, from Operation Noah, spoke on managing our carbon footprint, practical things we can all do, and mentioned their Bright Now campaigns for churches to divest from fossil fuels and ‘the Extinction Rebellion’ direct action movement.
Something that stuck in my mind was 'We are the last generation that can take action to limit the climate change catastrophe' (the latest IPCC* report gives us just 12 years).
This really challenged me! Together, let’s make a difference to this planet. We might think we are too young, too old, or too busy!, but in fact, we are all needed in this.
If you are not sure where to begin, please look at the following websites: www.climateconcern.co.ukwww.christianaid.co.uk www.tearfund.org/actionwww.climatecoalition.org
The next meeting is on Saturday 18th May at St John's URC, New Barnet from 10am - 12pm. Anyone is very welcome to come along, listen, and learn, be encouraged, and get involved. Our planet is in desperate need of your help!
*Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
East Barnet Old Grammarians
East Barnet Old Grammarians Football Club was formed in 1948 by ex-
pupils of the school which was a Grammar School at the time. In 1971 it became a comprehensive and is still there near the top of Cat Hill. It has had 8 different names since it was opened in 1937! As the name EBOG was so well known locally and in amateur football by 1971, it was decided not to change it.
The football club is the main section of the school alumni association which still produces a quarterly Newsletter for old students. There are some students alive today who were there in 1937 and still keep in touch with their school friends.
by Roy Bertauche, EBOG Newsletter Editor
EBOG FC grew gradually from 1948 to a peak of 9 teams during the 90s and won numerous trophies along the way. Perhaps the highest point for the 1st team was during the 70s when they were entered into the Amateur Cup and FA Vase. In common with cricket, rugby, and even golf, we have struggled for members in recent years. Lifestyle changes, including more Saturday jobs, have limited availability and, of course, there has been an explosion in Astro pitches.
We presently have 5 teams which play in the Southern Amateur League, mostly against local sides although the top two sides can travel to anywhere in
London. We also have under-12 and under-9 youth sides and are looking to restart our successful ladies side which folded recently.
We are not limited to ex-students and would welcome anybody from the community to join us. Annual membership is £12 for adults and £6 for schoolboys. For info about our Youth section contact Paul Freeman on 07801 862 844 or [email protected]. All spectators are welcome to our club house in Alan Drive, Barnet, EN5 2PU. Kick-offs are usually on Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 10:30am.
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by Rev Shaun SandersMinister of Brookside Methodist Church
METHODISTMATTERS
You might have spotted 20CMB19 chalked outside the entrance to Brookside
church (right) and in other places earlier this year. The symbols also appeared quite extensively in social media. They have been used to symbolise a blessing of the Feast of Epiphany when Christians celebrate the journey of the Magi (the wise men) to Jesus in Bethlehem on 6th January each year.
The 20 and 19 together refer
to the new year whilst the C, M and B can refer to the names given by tradition to the magi; Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.
Alternatively, CMB can be the initials of the Latin phrase ‘Christus mansionem benedicat’which means ‘May Christ bless this house’.
The chalking was done as part of Brookside’s Midweek Worship in January, a simple creative service which meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 8pm.
Another significant act of worship at the church took place on 10th February which was planned and led by the young people. They took the theme of Jesus’ calling of the first disciples from St Luke’s Gospel Chapter 5. Simon, James, and John were fishermen. The worship celebrated our calling as Christian disciples but also our
Christian responsibility to care for the environment including the importance of protecting the seas from plastic waste (left).
The young people are already looking ahead to plan worship for Pentecost Sunday on 9th June.
At Brookside, we are
also preparing for special services in Lent and Holy Week, including on Good Friday when we will join with East Barnet Baptist Church and St Mary's Church for a joint ecumenical service at each place (see page 3 for more details).
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Dickens train crash victim buried in East Barnet
by Dick Selby
The Staplehurst Rail Crash was a derailment at Staplehurst, Kent on 9th
June 1865 at 3:13 pm. The South Eastern Railway Folkestone to London boat train derailed while crossing a viaduct where a length of track had been removed during engineering works, killing ten passengers and injuring forty. Charles Dickens was with his mistress Ellen Ternan and her mother, Frances Ternan, in the first class carriage, which did not completely fall into the river bed and survived the derailment. He climbed out of the compartment through the window, rescued the Ternans and, with his flask of brandy and his hat full of water, tended to the victims, some of whom died while he was with them.
Before he left with other survivors in an emergency train to London, he retrieved the manuscript of the episode of 'Our Mutual Friend' that he was working on. The directors of the South Eastern Railway presented Dickens with a piece of plate as a token of their appreciation for his assistance in the aftermath of the accident. The experience affected Dickens greatly; he lost his voice for two weeks and he was two and a half pages short for the sixteenth episode, published in August 1865. Dickens acknowledged the incident in the novel’s postscript:- “On Friday the Ninth of June in the present year, Mr and
Mrs Boffin (in their manuscript dress of receiving Mr and Mrs Lammle at breakfast) were on the South-Eastern Railway with me, in a terribly destructive accident. When I had done what I could to help others, I climbed back into my carriage — nearly turned over a viaduct, and caught aslant upon the turn — to extricate the worthy couple. They were much soiled, but otherwise unhurt. [...] I remember with devout thankfulness that I can never be much nearer parting company with my readers for ever than I was then, until there shall be written against my life, the two words with which I have this day closed this book: — THE END.”Afterwards Dickens was nervous
when travelling by train, using alternative means when available. He died five years to the day after the accident; his son said that “he had never fully recovered”
(Above) The grave (chest tomb) of Charlotta Chauntrell in St Mary’s Churchyard, East Barnet. The epitaph reads:“CHARLOTTA CHAUNTRELL, The beloved wife of FREDERICK DUNDAS FAITHFULL Esq., of Bombay; Died near Staplehurst, Kent the 9th June 1865. ‘Fold her, O Father, in thine arms and let her henceforth be a messenger of love between our human hearts and thee.’”
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Looking for a quiet place? Not visited a church before?
St Mary’s Church is open every Saturday between 10am-2pm to visitors, tourists, pilgrims, those looking for a quiet place to pray or
meditate, and everyone else.
At around 939 years old, St Mary’s is the oldest building in Barnet, is a Grade II* listed building, and holds a wealth of history and numinosity.
All are welcome
Oak Hill Parkrun
We need your help
Oak Hill ParkrunA free, weekly 5km (3 mi) run, open to people of all abilities.
Oak Hill Parkrun is a free community event run by local volunteers. We invite you to walk, jog, or run for 5km (3 mi) as leisurely or as briskly as you like.
Every Saturday at 9amOak Hill Park, East Barnet
Register for free in advance at www.parkrun.org,uk/register. Coffee is served afterwards.
Chipping Barnet Foodbank needs the following donations:Rice, Sugar, Cereal, and ToothbrushesThey already have plenty of biscuits and cakes, pasta, soup, and baked beans.Donation boxes are located in St Mary's Church and Brookside Methodist Church or alternatively, you could take your donations to the Foodbank at:Mary Immaculate and St Peter's Catholic Church, 63 Somerset Road, New Barnet, EN5 1RF
A thought for Easter: Was it an eclipse?
by Di Smith
universe changed the natural order of things, yet afterwards nothing was harmed, unlike darkness when a volcano erupts.
Now why would the Creator of the universe stop the sun shining and cover the land with darkness at midday? To show His anger? To pass judgement? To hide?
This supernatural darkness occurred when Jesus Christ was brutally tortured and crucified. His death was a prearranged agreement between Father and Son, not an accident or a mistake. We chose to please ourselves, not God, and totally messed up in doing so.
When He died, Jesus took the punishment we deserve and became the object of God’s wrath and judgement, symbolised by terrifying darkness. This is what is celebrated at Easter – Jesus died and rose again and offers new life to all who trust in Him. Inspired by the book '6 Miracles of Cavalry' by William R Nicolson.
"The sun stopped shining and darkness came over the whole land". It lasted for three hours, starting at 12 noon and stayed 'til 3pm. At its highest point in the sky the sun suddenly stopped shining, as though a light switch had been turned off.
This was not a twilight fading of the sun. Those experiencing the darkness were terrified. Even the longest eclipse of the sun lasts only a few minutes, this lasted 3 hours. This darkness was supernatural: the Creator of the
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Puzzle Break
The goal of a word wheel puzzle is to create as many words possible with the letters in the word wheel. You can only use each letter once and every word must use the centre letter. 4-letter words or longer. No plurals using -s (though verb endings in -s are allowed), proper nouns, or foreign words. There is one 9-letter and two 8-letter words possible.
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CrosswordACROSS2 Place of the crucifixion [8]5 Rolled scripture [6]7 Northern Irish town [5]8 East Barnet's train station [8,4]9 Pentecost [6]11 April hath put a spirit of _________ in everything - Shakespeare [5]
DOWN1 Day commemorating the Last Supper [6,8]3 Greek name for Easter [6]4 Saint's day - 23rd April [6]6 Distant future [4,3]10 Zodiac of April and May [6]
Answers to Puzzle Break are on page 19
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