The Messenger November 2017

Monthly magazine of St Peter’s Terrace End

Website: http://www.stpeterspn.org.nz

ST PETER'S ANGLICAN CHURCH

229 Ruahine St., PO Box 5134

Terrace End. Palmerston North

Phone/Fax: . . . . . . . (06) 358-5403

E-mail: stpeters@inspire.net.nz

Vicar

Rev Anne Chrisp . . . . . . . .358 0712

Mobile Phone . . . . . . . .021 406 409

Church Wardens

Ally Sewell (Vicar’s). . . . . 357 1511

Mark Dobson (People’s). 354 2333

Priest Assistant

Rev’d Amy Houben 353 7117

Hon Priest Associate

Rev Geneth Davies . . . . . . 357 8481

Ven Graham Ovenden . . . .358 4421

Rev Ross Downes . . . . . . . 323 2035

Hon Vocational Deacon

Rev Faye Davenport . . . . . 358 1520

Vestry Members:

Rae Callahan ..................... 357 3970

Alyson Chandler ................358 5053

Ritchie De Montalk .......... 356 2300

Yvonne Rae……………….358 3962 Wayne Stokes ................. 027 408 1637

Heather Tootell ...................357 5151

Githa Warrington ................357 3859

Parish Treasurer

Heather Tootell . . . . . . . . . 357 5151

Parish Secretary

Rosemary O’Donoghue . . . . .358 5403

Church Contacts

AAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357 3859

Endowment Trust . . . . . . . 358 3962

Flower Guild . . . . . . . . . . .350 3082

Junior Church . . . . . . . . . . 350 3184

Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 2218

Pastoral Care . . . . . . . . . . .358 5403

Prayer Chain . . . . . . . . . . . 358 5981

Weekly Events

Wednesday 8, 22 November 10am Holy Communion

Wednesday 1, 15, 29 November 10am Eucharist

Thursdays 10am Study Group meets at Adrienne

and Max’s home 6a Franklin Ave.

Phone 359-0581 for more info.

3.40pm Ukelele Group (all ages)

meets in the hall during term time.

All welcome. Come 10 minutes early

and join us for a cuppa.

Fridays during term time 9.30am Young Mothers’ Craft Group

For more info contact Jeannie phone

357 1058

Sundays 8am Holy Communion

10am Eucharist

Other Events this Month Wednesday 1st November 11.30am AAW

Tuesday 7th November 12.15pm Lunchtime concert –

Wednesday 8th November 12 noon Senior Spread

Wednesday 15th November 7.15pm Vestry

Saturday 18th November 9am Parish Fair

From the Vicar Greetings –

I realise that you may not be aware of a change in the parish office. Amy is one

of our presiding priests, whose ministry is largely in rest homes. She now has a

new parish role.

In the middle of August, just before I went on leave, an arrangement was

approved by the diocesan office: that my role drop to .8, and that Amy work in

St Peter’s .2, which amounts to one day a week. Amy will have oversight of the

parish website and facebook page, and responsibility for co-ordinating the

pastoral care team. So, don’t be surprised if you hear from her in one of these

capacities, or see her sitting comfortably in the office during the week!

As for my role as vicar, little changes, except that I have a new flexibility in my

week, which allows space to tend the garden and clean the house! It will also

allow some breathing space, space to reflect, which will surely be an advantage

as we continue the parish review and begin to clarify our vision.

May you too be blessed with interludes for reflection and moments to see the

beauty that springs up around and within us –

Blessings -

Anne

From the Registers

Baptisms: October -Benitt Kenai Douglas Chisholm

Weddings: September – Julian Chisholm and Abygail Stokes

Funerals: September – Peter Sylvester Stagg

Alan Cameron

October – Mysie Christina Bird

Parish Activities

AAW – Women’s Fellowship Our AAW - Women’s Fellowship October meeting was held on Wednesday 4th

October. Our Guest Speaker Jenny Hornblow spoke about her time in Italy,

particularly in Rome with her husband John, and their stay at the Anglican Centre.

She also told us something of its history including the historical older structures

beneath the existing building. Jenny showed us photographs of Rome, with a

power point presentation to accompany her talk. Thank you Jenny for sharing your

Italian experiences with us.

Our November meeting will be on Wednesday 1st November in the hall. Vicar

Anne will be our speaker and will chair our AGM. Please join us at 11.30am for a

shared meal (please bring a plate) and fellowship. All are welcome.

Enquiries to Githa Warrington, ph. 3573859 or Penny Merrall ph. 3571337.

Lunchtime Concerts The audience at St. Peter’s Lunchtime

Concert on Tuesday 3rd October 2017

was treated to a selection of classical

music which was varied and a delight to

hear. It featured Diana Neild on flute,

well known in Palmerston North for her

prowess with various ensembles, and

Christine Archer-Lockwood at the piano.

Diana and Christine have formed a

marvellous pairing and obviously enjoy

one another’s company and making

music together.

They began the concert with Handel’s Sonata

No.VI. It had four movements alternating between

slow and fast tempi. Three pieces of French music

followed, written by Gaubert (Orientale from “Deux

Esquisses”); Durand (“Romance”); and Faure

(“Sicilienne”). “Romance” became very passionate

at one point: and “Sicilienne” is one of those pieces

whose tune is well known and heard often, but

leaving the listener wondering about its title and

composer. The concert ended with two pieces by the

English composer Hinchcliffe from his suite “The

Elements”, No.1 Fire, and No. 2 Water. These are

contemporary works and descriptive of the elements

the pieces represented.

Vestry Vibes (18th October)

The October Vestry meeting was on 18th

October. There was quite a bit of business

as there had been no meeting in September

due to Vicar Anne’s absence.

The Health and Safety Manual is still

being finalized.

The display in the South Porch has

been added to and may be changed

seasonally

St Andrew’s and St David’s are to

be invited to join St Peter’s for the

Christmas Eve Service

The Vicarage tenants are moving to

Feilding and there will need to be some

redecoration before new tenants are

sought. A working bee could be helpful. A

new garage is required as well as a small

shed on church property to house the ride-

on lawnmower

The insulation of the vicarage, as

per legislation, is now complete.

The Childrens’ Committee Report

suggested that there is still discussion

about the childrens’ ministry in the church.

Amy has commenced working in

the parish on Mondays and wants to get to

know young families to build a

relationship with them

Githa Warrington and Isaac

Henderson gave verbal reports on Synod

with the focus on the two charges from

Bishop Ellie and Bishop Justin. From next

year, elections for Vestry members will be

every 2 years up to a maximum of 6 years.

There has been no detail yet from

Silvester Clark about the earthquake

strengthening

The Vicar has had only one response to the Core Competencies which were

included in the November Messenger. The office has copies if anyone

wishes to make a response now.

The report from the Review Team which conducted the review recently at

St Peter’s was circulated to Vestry. The recommendations within the report

will be discussed by Vestry at a special Vestry Day in February

Parish Fair November 18th from 9am to12 noon

The focus is on food: Indian food,

crepes with jam and cream,

sausage sizzle and

morning tea with muffins.

The plant stall is back!

So come along. Enjoy the lively atmosphere and look for the bargains in the

Bargain Bazaar!

For the children there will be a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and Lucky Dips.

What can you do to help? Make a cake bring some plants (named of course) or

check that you don’t have some bargains lurking in your home that could bring

dollars for the church. Best of all, bring yourselves!!!

See you on 18th November!

Hi Kids

Advent is here this month. Christmas is just around

the corner. Complete this crossword and bring it into

the parish office for a surprise!

2017 PET SERVICE

Prayer books A last look at the bookshelf, this time prayer books.

A gift to my grandmother in 1914 was a lovely leather-bound volume of “The

Book of Common Prayer” and in smaller print “and administration of the

sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of

The Church of England.” The paper is so called rice paper, very thin and delicate

but the print is not small. It is well used and some of the pages are yellowing or

stained. At the back is a words-only hymn book which contains 638 hymns. There

is a quantity of reference material including “Concerning the Service of the

Church,” “The Order How the Psalter is Appointed to be Read” and “the Order

How the Rest of Holy Scripture is Appointed to be Read.” There are tables of the

calendar of lessons, a table to find Easter Day until the year 2199, tables and rules

for moveable and immoveable feasts, and at the back “Hymns appropriate to the

Collect, Epistle, Gospel and Lessons for each Sunday throughout the Year”,

“Hymns for the Church’s Feasts and Fasts, and “Hymns for the Black-letter Holy

Days.” I don’t know what they are so that is something else to find out. What a

fount of wisdom in one small book and certainly plenty to read if the sermon goes

on too long!

An elegant leather-bound book was a gift to my grandfather from my parents in

1952. The first page has a card attached with the greeting to my grandfather and

underneath in my mother’s writing verse 4 from Psalm 34 “I sought the Lord and

he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Below that my aunt has written

“Hymn 715”. I looked that up and it is the beautiful “Here, O my Lord, I see Thee

face to face.” I do not know the significance of this but I think it was not long after

my grandmother had died. This book also has fine paper which is identified as

“India paper” on the title page and has the same titles as the previous book. Also

the same references and tables. It is printed by Cambridge University Press but

does not have a date of printing.

Just made to be held neatly in the hand is another little book “The Book of

Common Prayer Hymns A & M”. Although it is a small book, it also has all the

reference tables as in the other books. The title page has “The Psalter or Psalms of

David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches: and the form and manner

of making, ordaining and consecration of bishops, priests and deacons.” No

wonder the print is small to fit it all in. It was printed by Oxford University Press

and does not have a date of printing. The inscription shows that it was a gift from

me to my aunt in 1948 but as I was only small then it must have been my parents

doing the gifting for me. My aunt’s writing then says she passed it on to my

“darling daughter” at Christmas 1974 – Rachel was only 2 then and has obviously

left it in my care!

Two special books commemorate my confirmation on October 3rd 1954. One is

white covered – sort of bakelite – inscribed inside by my mother and signed by the

then Primate of New Zealand, Norman Lesser who confirmed me and was a family

friend. It has a gold cross inlaid on the outside and was also printed by Oxford

University Press. A few of the tables and reference pages present in the earlier

books have been removed but all the hymns are there. The other maroon leather

bound prayer book with a cross and my name in gold on the front was a gift from

my godfather at my confirmation and the one I used for many years as I felt the

white one was too obvious! While it has many of the earlier reference tables and

important documents such as “Of ceremonies, why some be abolished and some

retained”, it has an opening statement headed “An Act for the Uniformity of

Common Prayer and Service in the church, and Administration of the Sacraments”

which is very extensive but in such small print that it almost defies legibility. I

must read it one day! It also has all the hymns and is quite a fat little book, printed

by Collins Clear Type Press.

It is also interesting to note that another very small book was a gift from the church

on confirmation. Inscribed with my name and “A gift from your church at your

confirmation” and the date, it is also signed Norman Waiapu as the Bishop of the

Diocese. Entitled “In His Presence”, it is a “Guide to Confirmation, Communion

and Church Teaching” and contains some lovely prayers and a great deal of

information about why various things are done as part of the Communion service.

It also has a page with sub-headings for people to pray for – those who have died,

unbelievers, mission groups, fellow confirmees etc. I filled it in and it is intriguing

to see who I considered really important to pray for at that time!

And so to the last one, a large red covered book which is “The New Zealand Prayer

Book”. What interest when this appeared in 1989 and there was a great rush to

purchase our own copy. There was even a pattern given out to make a carry bag

(with a handle) so it could easily be brought to church each Sunday as most of us

did. You all know what is in that one and of course the Te Reo words to make it

uniquely New Zealand. Now we have gone down to a really slim volume which is

used each Sunday.

How times have changed. It is no longer important to have your own prayer book

and because of the changes in service formats it might not be of use in some

churches anyway. The words of the “old” prayer books still fill me with more

reverence than the modern version and I can only look through my collection with

nostalgia for past memories and past people who set me on this path. Yvonne Rae