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PUPILS at Church Hill School have raised £338 for the East Barnet war memorial fund by holding a sponsored silence. “This was a really wonderful effort and shows the children really care,” said the appeal’s main organiser, Mrs Catherine Loveday. The fund has passed its target of £2,000, which means that the names of 46 members of the Forces who died in the Second World War can be inscribed. Barnet Council has approved the work, and needs just to put the final permission in writing. The full list of names: see page 16.

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WINTER wonderland in Oak Hill Park, but it’s been a slip-sliding and shivering start to 2010 for most of us: see inside.

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INSIDE INFO Rector writes: p2 A grim week in gasless E. Barnet: pages 4 & 5 Lent begins: p5 A hundred years of Guiding: p6 Joey’s Quiz: p14 Services: p19

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From the Rectory RICHARD WATSON, PARISH PRIEST

ALTHOUGH I’m known to go on at length and with great passion about the latest epi-sodes of Dr Who, there has been another recurring theme in my rectoral ramblings since just before Christmas: “Have you seen the new web-site?” Now in its third regeneration, the church website is younger, slicker and more up to date than it’s ever been before (in fact, just like the new Doctor!). So I commend it to you – and encourage you to take a look if you haven’t already at www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk When you log on, you have a se-lection of 12 pages with navigation tabs running near the top of the screen: Welcome, Services, Ac-tivities, Ministerial Team, Partner-ship, Schools, History, Gallery, Contacts, Maps, Links and Admin. They’re all fairly self-explanatory, but you will be surprised how much information is available in each section. ‘Services’ not only offers informa-tion about Sunday services, but also details of Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals with downloadable fact sheets and templates for print-ing your own orders of service. ‘Activities’ covers the whole range of goings-on at St Mary’s, and together with the ‘Links’ page you have access to pretty much every

aspect of church and community life in the parish! The ‘Schools’ and ‘Gallery’ pages have yet to be completed, but of interest to many people will be the ‘History’ page. From this page you can read about how St Mary’s Church has grown and changed since its foundation in 1080, and view a brilliant ani-mation of the building’s evolution over the centuries. You can find out about our collection of hatch-ments (Don’t know what they are?….well check out the website!), explore the building and church-yard, download leaflets for a prayer walk and brief tour AND thanks to Martin Horton and Philip Graham our parish archivists, view transcripts of our church records dating back to the 16th century!

Here is the news... As if that wasn’t enough, on the right-hand side of the screen you will find a ‘Latest News’ column which contains bulletins on the most up-to-date information and events, and a list of everything that is available on the site at the click of a button. So …. “Have you seen the new website?” But there is one specific piece of community information to which I want to draw your attention. Following the fiasco which so

many people had to live through over the Christmas period with no gas supply and unreliable electrics, there is some practical advice of-fered on making your claims for compensation — and if the whole debacle passed you by, you can read what it was like for some lo-cal residents later in this issue! So look for the COMPENSA-TION bulletin in the right-hand column, and if that is information that you have already taken on board, please make sure your neighbours and friends have as well, especially those who are don’t have internet access or who may feel uncertain about making their claim. And lastly, THANK YOU. Thank you to all who have been looking out for and looking after neighbours and friends since the snow came down and the floods came up (through the gas pipes). Above all else there was a real sense of people ‘pulling together’ and taking care of one another – and amidst the bad news, that was the good news that needs to be heard. (Mmmmmm, maybe that ought to be on the new website?)

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IT WAS the Sunday morning before Christmas when we real-ised, on our usual rush out of the door to be on time for the service, that someone had taken off the cover of our gas meter, and that of our neighbour, and left them. “Why would someone vandalise a gas meter?” we wondered as we sped up the hill. When we got back we realised there was no gas to cook on, and no gas central heating – a pub lunch seemed a good idea. We thought it would all be over soon, and were not too worried, until we saw the local news broadcasts and realised the repairs could be a long job. Soon we were very grateful for winter duvets, hot water bottles, thick jumpers, the immersion heater, and electric cooking gadg-ets – not to mention our electric fire in the front room! When I had a five-hour journey back from

work in the snow on the Monday, most of these came into play to warm me up again...

On the evening of Christmas Eve, two cheerful Liverpudlians were to be seen kneeling in the snow installing new meters for us. (So many people from all over the

country worked hard to get us all back to normal, giving up their own family Christmases to do so). On Christmas Day, my son’s landlord let us have the run of his own flat so we could cook lunch, the first proper home-made food for a long time, and it was abso-lutely delicious! People at church offered concern, and hospitality if they were not affected them-selves. It was a grim week,

though. We did not want to all go out together in case someone came to reconnect us, we all had to stay in the front room, or wear coats if we were in the rest of the house... and how to prepare the hot food we all wanted was a ma-jor problem. Every day we said “Perhaps it will be fixed today” and “At least we have each other” and “At least nobody is ill.” Finally, on the Sunday after Christmas, a very burly angel in a high visibility waistcoat came in and inspected the appliances – yes, they were okay and we had gas again. It’s amazing how beautiful the flames on a gas hob can be!

Gasless in East Barnet: turn to next page

A GRIM WEEK when Jack Frost came to call and

brought us a cold turkey Christmas

It was

Margaret Cranfield recalls the shivering

days caused by a burst water main




WE AWOKE at 6.30am that Sunday to a freezing cold house (at first I thought the boiler had gone) but then water poured out of the hobs when I attempted to warm the kitchen up! More than a thousand households were affected at first and we were to be one of the 150 households who unfortunately didn't have gas over Christmas and Boxing Day. It was definitely a headache for us and an extra stress for the time of year, though fortunately our Christ-mas Day wasn't too badly affected with family members pulling to-

gether, Lisa's mum and dad cooking the turkey at theirs and bringing it down.

And at least we weren't as unfortu-nate as some of the poor folk in Crescent Road who lost their elec-tricity as well! Typically this all happened during a very cold spell but it did bring neighbours and the local commu-nity together more from my experi-ence: helping each other to get

heaters, passing on any info, checking on elderly residents — people who wouldn't normally speak to each other now had a common cause. And maybe the time of year helped this general good feeling, because if it had happened at any other time in winter, it might not have been the case. It must also be said that National Grid and British Gas mobilised their engineers and workers well at first and they had a big presence within 24 hours of the drama un-folding.

The fact they were dishing out electric heaters and portable hobs on that very day obviously meant we were in this for the long haul. But it all dragged on too long, not so much because

of the fact that they couldn't clear the gas mains of water (cold conditions

hampering their efforts on an “unprecedented situation”) but mainly because their communi-cation wasn't dealt with very well, despite them setting up at St Mary’s school. We must have given our details to them half a dozen times and there appeared to be very little action from the ‘management’ over there to-wards more vulnerable members of the community. I don’t think National Grid truly

understood the effects it was hav-ing on some households. We alone had some 15 engineers visit us and it wasn’t until Decem-ber 30 (ten days later) that we eventually had our heating and cooker working properly, though the latter is still cutting out and probably needs replacing due to water damage. It should be mentioned, however, that the engineers, both domestic and working on the mains outside, worked flat out and were very po-lite and professional to the resi-dents of East Barnet.

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THIS YEAR, Lent begins on Wednesday February 17 with Ash Wednesday services at Brookside Methodist and at St Mary’s, and ten days later we have a Lenten Quiet Day at Edgware Abbey. A Quiet Day can be used as an oasis in the midst of a busy life, and gives room for the space in your heart to bring forth the fruit that will refresh you for the next part of your journey through life with God. It is not an iso-lated ‘day off’ but rather is the opportunity to reflect and draw on past experiences of God and life, and to gain the insight, strength and wisdom needed to be open to his future leadings. I would stress, however, that our Quiet Days are not Silent Days. Yes, there are periods of quiet, and you can always get off on your own for short periods if you really want silence, but there are also periods to share thoughts and ideas with others, particularly over the great Abbey lunch and while visiting the Cloister crafts shop. For this Quiet Day, we are return-ing to the Psalms, in particular two of the seven Penitential

Psalms, which for centuries have served as a special source of prayer and reflection during Lent. The Penitential Psalms is a desig-nation dating from the sixth cen-tury A.D. given to Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143. Four of these were known as ‘penitential psalms’ by St. Augustine of Hippo in the early 400s. The name belonged originally to the fifty-first Psalm (Miserere), which was recited at the close of

daily morning ser-vice in the primi-tive Church. The tone of their honest pleading is compelling and

invites us to turn to our Lord with the same candour and desire. Our struggles, our sins, our ‘enemies’ - and the ways we describe them - may be different, but these psalms can draw us into coming before our God, as sinners, with real needs. They can help us come to know God's love and mercy. We will be reflecting on Psalms 51 and 102, which are set for Eve-ning Prayer on Ash Wednesday. A leaflet with more details is available from the back of St Mary’s Church, the parish office in Church Hill Road or from Brookside Church.

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The Guides wore long black skirts, black boots, leather gauntlets and broad-brimmed hats, and carried poles for use in an emergency! A few years later the junior branch came into being, called Rosebuds - later Brownies. This was after the elves who were fabled to go around helping people. Later still the Rangers started. for older girls. I joined the Brownies in 1931 when they wore thick, brown serge dresses with straw hats in the sum-mer and pixie caps in the winter. After gaining my First Class badge I “flew up” to Guides. The highlight of every year was summer camp. Although the 'elf and safety laws did not exist, Guid-ers had to undergo training before being allowed to take girls to camp. There was good comradeship and lasting friendships were made: I am still in contact with some of them. We had midnight feasts when, na-ively, we thought they were being held without the knowledge of the Guiders. Once we tucked in to sar-dine sandwiches and tinned peaches with condensed milk, all washed down with fizzy lemonade. We lived to tell the tale! At the start of the second world war I lived in Hornsey, in the school evacuation area, but stayed at home, as did a sprinkling of

Guides. The District Commissioner gathered us into one group and we met on Saturday mornings to avoid being out in the blackout. My next memory is training in the Wrens in the north of England. The local Ranger unit had invited any-one at the naval base who had been a Guide to their Christmas party. One of the Rangers was also a Tawny Owl (adult Brownie leader) and as I had held a similar position

I offered to help. They met on Sat-urday mornings, my free time, and every week I was invited back to her home for tea and to spend the evening. Being so far from home and just 18, I was very grateful for their true Guide friendship. Fast forward to 1953 when I took a group of Guides to town for the Coronation. We went with sleeping bags, groundsheets, wet weather gear and a 24-hour supply of food, and camped on the pavement. A friendly policeman led us along the front of the crowd and we had a grandstand view.. My next landmark was the 40th

anniversary of the opening of the Guider training centre at Foxlease in the New Forest. A friend and I camped in the grounds with a few hundred others to join in the cele-brations. Each one of us was privi-leged to shake hands with Lady Baden-Powell, the World Chief Guide. There was also a visit from the then Princess Royal, Princess Mary, and we queued with our cameras while she posed patiently for us. She had arrived by helicop-ter, a novelty in the early 1960s. The Diamond Jubilee was cele-brated in 1970 with a spectacular performance at Wembley arena by Guides from all parts of the coun-try. I was appointed wardrobe mis-tress for the show, which was at-tended by the late Princess Marga-ret. As a committee member I was honoured to be presented to her. Before my retirement I was pre-sented with an Oak Leaf award for my services to Guiding. I maintain an interest in what is going on and am deeply grateful for all the friends I have made and for many happy memories. I still possess the badge I was given when I made my Promise as a Guide 75 years ago; one of my greatest treasures.

Guides of all ages: Let’s hear your stories!

A hundred years of Guiding OUR WINNIE ENJOYED QUITE A FEW OF THEM!

Winnie (front, centre) and friends at Guide camp.

AS THE Girl Guide movement cele-brates the centenary of its founding, WINNIE MONK recalls fond memories. THE MOVEMENT was started by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powel after many girls had tried to join the Boy Scouts, formed three years earlier. He was assisted by his sister, Agnes, who wrote the first handbook entitled How Girls can Help to Build the Empire.

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LITTLE JOHNNY and his family were having Sunday dinner at his grandmother’s house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was served. When Johnny

received his plate, he started eating right away. “Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer,” said his mother. “I don’t need to,” the boy replied. “Of course, you do,” his mother insisted. “We always say a prayer before eating at our house.” “That’s at our house,” Johnny explained. “But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook!” THE SUNDAY School teacher was describing how Lot 's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt, when little Freddie interrupted. “My mum looked back once while she was driving,” he announced with a cheeky grin, “and she turned into a lamp post!” THE SAME teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class: “If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?” A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence. “I think I’d get sick,” she said. ON ANOTHER occasion the teacher asked, “Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the ark?” Johnny replied: “No — how could he, with only two worms?”

THE CLASS was also asked: “We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But, there is a higher power. Can anybody tell me what it is?” “Aces!” blurted out one child. NINE-YEAR-OLD Joey was asked by his mother what he had learnt in Sunday School. “Well mum,” he replied, “our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt . “When they got to the Red Sea , he had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he radioed

headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved.” Mum smiled and asked: “Is that really what your teacher taught you?” Said Joey: “Well, no, But, if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!” THE VICAR’S cheeky teenage daughter noticed her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why. “Well, my pet,” he said, “I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon.” Grinning, she snapped back: “So how come he never does?”

DURING the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews. Tommy's mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence and, after church, demanded, “Whatever made you do such a thing?” Tommy answered seriously: “I asked God to teach me to whistle, and he did!” WHEN YOUNG Daisy said her bedtime prayers, she would bless every family member, every friend, and every animal (current and past), finishing with “And all girls.” Her mother’s curiosity got the best of her and she asked: “Daisy, why do you always add the part about all girls?” Replied her daughter: “Because everybody I know always finishes their prayers by saying ‘All men’!”

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MY HUSBAND Chris spends his way to work with his eyes glued to the pavement. Here is what he says about his hobby...

One of the reasons I love my host country is all about coins. It is the only country I know where practi-cally every day one can find money in the street. Besides lots of local currency, I have found forints, Aussie and US dollars (including two fake one-million dollar notes), roubles, shekels, you name it.

£ $ £ $ £ $ It seems the moment the huddled masses arrive here, they do as the British do: they throw their money away! Only on New Year's Day I found a pound in a puddle, five euro cents and one US cent. To tell the truth: I'm lovin' it! On average, I find six pence a day. The recession has put a dent

into that figure, though. Not enough to keep a family afloat, but enough to take the dreariness out of many a repeat-walk one does in a working life. I have found money in many places; tube stations are a good idea for beginners in the trade. Also, the little road leading to the till window at drive-in places is a good bet.

£ $ £ $ £ $ I have found money in a super-market (not recommended, a near strip-search ensued), beneath my newsagent’s counter, where he hadn't looked - or cleaned - in 20 years, in a toilet bowl (to answer your question: yes, of course but I did hesitate), and, the most frus-trating find, a pound outside a bakery in Golders Green. It cost me three fingernails, and I failed: the pound was glued to the pave-ment. The meanness of some seems boundless.

£ $ £ $ £ $ One morning I went to work. At Old Street tube station I ap-proached the usual beggar, and then - just two metres away from him, I saw this lovely shiny five pence coin on the ground. It was one of those moments when a huge amount of thought and emotions well up in one's head all at the same time. Was that the beggar's five pence? Had it just rolled out of his hat? Or did he perhaps not care: what doesn't buy a pint isn't worth having? What do I do, what do I do? I kept it in the end, which resulted

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NO DOUBT, jewellers all over the world are currently busy polishing their engagement rings: Valentine’s Day is com-ing up, the most romantic day ever and traditionally the day to pop the question. Celebrities naturally do this in style. Tom Cruise proposed to wife Katie Holmes after a candle-lit dinner at Le Jules Verne res-taurant at the Eiffel Tower, I re-cently learnt. When Seal proposed to Heidi Klum, he surprised his bride-to-be in a custom built igloo on the top of a glacier in un-charted terrain — a little over the top, but definitely romantic. So how do men in East Barnet propose to their wives? Down on their knee in romantic Oak Hill Park, maybe, or in the cosy sur-roundings of the Prince of Wales? I went to the village to find out. “Where did you propose to your wife?” I cheerfully asked my first victim. “Sorry, dear, I can’t tell you that”, he answered, leaving the rest to my imagination. The quest was not as easy as I’d

thought it’d be. “It was on a park-ing lot”, told me the next. “‘Should we give it a try?’ I said and she had no clue what I meant.” His mate proposed on the 27 bus travelling through Marylebone Road. It took his wife 17 stops to decide until she finally said yes. “She’s Irish, you know,” he explained — “and a woman.” “I wanted to propose in a bowling alley”, said another parishioner, “but she guessed what was com-ing and said: ‘Don’t even think about doing this here.’” His friend had popped the ques-tion while his girl was doing the ironing. The engagement ring wasn’t ideal, it turned out, and so they bought another one a few months later. “Her real ring is underneath all these diamonds”, he smiled. “She had my name tattooed around her finger.” “I never proposed”, sighed an-other man. “After five years to-gether my girlfriend pinned me down and said: ‘Well, darling, it’s decision time…”, while Rector Richard went to watch a perform-ance of “Much Ado About Noth-ing”. When the curtain fell during the break he handed Linda the programme with the words “Do

you want to marry me?” written on top. Other parishioners pro-posed walking along the South Bank to a concert; after the sec-ond child; while having tea and biscuits at their girlfriend’s, or, like Mike Pearce, on a romantic holiday for two one week after they’d met. Love at first sight! Most men, my little study brought to light, were no real profession-als in uttering these most impor-tant, life-changing words. “He said: ‘Do you want to marry me?’

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THE PAYNE FAMILY have made a big impression at St Mary’s since arriving four years ago from the Midlands. Maria Payne is a superbly talented musician, as many of us will testify with enthusiasm. As well as backing Sunday songs on piano or saxophone she has delighted audiences at church concerts as a member of the exciting Spiral Saxophone Quartet. Painting is another string to her bow, and examples of her artistic talents hang in the family home. Husband Richie is a Squadron Leader in the RAF, a veteran of the Iraq conflict. He was based in Baghdad, helping to develop the country’s police force, but is now safely back home and extremely busy ‘flying a desk’ in a teaching role. He’s also a supporter of Leicester City Football Club, and

would like to know, I’m sure, if there are any more of this rare breed in East Barnet! Nine-year-old Sean Payne (more sensibly like me an Arsenal fan) was in the first batch of children admitted to Communion at St Mary’s two years ago. He’s following in mum’s footsteps as a saxophonist, already showing a talent for jazz. Determined not to be upstaged is Lily, a chirpy little miss of five, who intends to start learning the clarinet “when I get my new teeth!”

The move south, when Richie was relocated, brought Maria back to her native Barnet. She had been educated at St Catherine’s and East Barnet schools, playing the saxophone at the age of 14 in a band called ‘The Daydreamers’. Music clearly runs in her family. Dad Dave Jenkins plays piano and brothers Johnny and Eddie Jenkins are professional musicians who accompany the popular singing star Lily Allen on drums and keyboards.

So what is it about East Barnet Parish Church that appeals to this warm and friendly young couple and their children? “It’s so lovely,” enthuses Maria, “and everything I hear from Richard Watson and Becky echoes what I believe.” As for Richie, it has meant a crucial development in his life. “I was a devout atheist,” he smiles, “but once I came to look objectively at the Christian faith, as explained here at St Mary’s, my views changed.”

Under our parish priest’s guidance Richie had instruction, and this led to his confirmation last year. Change indeed.

Back to Maria: teaching in local schools three days a week, coaching a

young people’s band, rehearsing and recording with the Spirals and helping her husband bring up two children, she has little time to spare for any further activities. Or so you might think. But then there’s the cakes… ah yes, the cakes. This multi-skilled young woman is a very accomplished pâtissière, producing delicious confections for friends and church occasions — including the recent tenth birthday of the Herald, for which co-editor Bettina and I were very grateful. So life for the Paynes is fun but no daydream: they certainly live it to the full. We’re glad to have them around, and look forward to more music. And cakes!

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THE ABOVE line of numbers and letters is neither part of a mathematical equation, nor a scientific formula. Can you guess what it is? This was the question our parish priest put to us on the feast of the Epiphany (this word is from the Greek for 'showing’), the date when we recall the visit made by the legendary wise men from the east to the baby Jesus and his parents. Brows in the pews furrowed, but nobody came up with the answer. I heard some distant bells ringing in my memory bank, but not until

Richard read out the meaning did the penny drop. The numbers, when put together, denote this year, 2010. The letters are the initials of Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, who are said to have taken gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the new-born king. Then I remembered: I had seen the line countless times, chalked on the doors of houses in Germany, put there by young people who went collecting for good causes on every January 6. It’s a ceremony common to many parts of Catholic mainland Europe. The initials CMB can also mean Christu Mansionem Benedicat — “Christ bless this house”. Ever a man to seize the main chance, Richard issued us with sticks of chalk and proposed we should bring the custom here — not with any appeal for cash, but simply as a sign of our faith in God. He told us that traditionally

the Church had looked at three important incidents in the life of Christ: first the showing of Jesus to the Magi, who were among the first to acknowledge the glory of God in the Bethlehem babe, and who were gentiles! Second came the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist; and third the miracle of turning water into wine at the Cana wedding.. If chalking on your front door seemed slightly odd, declared Richard, it was no different from wearing a cross or a fish on your lapel or around your neck, or displaying one on your car. You can read the full sermon on our church website. Go to www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk and follow the links. Meanwhile I’ve got busy with my stick of chalk, and I will be intrigued to see 20+C+M+B+10 on more front doors around the parish. At the very least, it could be a useful talking point.

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ENGLISH is full of words imported from foreign tongues. Here are a few — do you know from which languages we got them? 1 Kindergarten 2 Bravo 3 Ballet 4 Vodka 5 Gymkhana 6 Delta 7 Tornado Easy enough? OK, now you can try a spot of general knowledge. 8 Which edible nut gets its name from a country in South America? 9 In which country do many people regard cows as sacred? 10 Who burst on to the pop music scene with his number one hit song ’Lady in Red’? 11 What nationality is the professional darts player Raymond van Barneveld? 12 What is the name of the neck injury a driver often gets if his or her car is rammed in the back by another vehicle?

13 In which war did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place? 14 Which is the biggest city on Canada’s west coast? 15 (See picture) This British and Commonwealth boxing champion lives in East Barnet. What is his name? 16 In London it’s called the Tube, and in Paris the Metro. What is the name of Berlin’s underground railway? 17 On which river do the cities of Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade stand? 18 Which is the largest tree-

dwelling ape, whose name means ‘forest man’? 19 What is the fundamental oath usually associated with doctors? 20 What’s unusual about the way sea horses hatch their young? How are you doing? To wrap up this month’s batch of brainteasers, we have five questions on religion. 21 Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury? 22 Who was the first Christian martyr? 23 Where does the world’s largest Mormon temple stand? 24 How many points does the Star of David have? 25 In which country is Zen the leading school of Buddhism? That’s it then — to find out your score, please TURN TO PAGE 18, where the answers are given along with my monthly look at local events.

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BEGORRAH! Am I glad that I escaped for Christmas to that dear land across the Irish Sea, thereby missing the Terrible East Barnet Gasless Freeze-up. It was a grim experience, as Mar-garet and Jamie report on pages three and four. Herald staff members escaped most of the ordeal, Bettina flying off to her native Germany for a family gathering and Anna to spar-kling Sussex to celebrate her dad’s 60th birthday. On the Sunday night Mike and I enjoyed our superb church carol service and then thought we’d pop into the Prince of Wales before nipping across the road for a fiery curry. But the Prince was almost deserted apart from some hardy quizzers wrapped in overcoats and scarves, and the Taj Mahal, its tandoor (oven) stone cold, was dark and firmly locked up. The next day we fled respec-tively to Wales and Ireland. Stories I’ve heard since getting back to a thankfully re-connected village show that the British bull-dog spirit lives on, with people helping each other and smiling through the hardships. IT WASN’T LONG, of course, before normal life came to a virtual standstill with the onset of one of the coldest spells in memory and inches of snow which had adults cursing but school-free children on toboggans whooping with delight

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A HEARTY welcome to a new religious group starting up in the village. It’s a Tamil Christian Fellowship, meeting at East Bar-net Baptist Church for services at 8.30am on Sundays. The organiser, who goes by the deliciously unpronounceable name of Thambirajah Navarajasegaran, says the fellowship will serve Bar-net’s growing Tamil community, aiming to spread the good news and to pray for peace and people who need help and comfort. Mike, Bettina and I applaud such com-mitment, and hope to let you know how the group is getting on. That’s all for now — see you in March!

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From the parish registers BAPTISMS

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Services and events in February and March

Sunday February 7 2nd BEFORE LENT 10am All Age Eucharist at St Mary’s School (No service in Church) 6.30pm Choral Evensong for the Accession of the Queen in the presence of the Mayor of Barnet Saturday February 13 7pm QUIZ in Hall prompt! Sunday February 14 NEXT BEFORE LENT 10am Sung Eucharist (with Baptism) 7.00pm broken/ Wed nesday February 17 ASH WEDNESDAY 10.45am Communion at Barnet Brookside Methodist Church 8pm Sung Eucharist with Imposi-tion of Ashes at St Mary’s Sunday February 21 LENT 1 10am Sung Eucharist with incense 6.30pm Evensong

Saturday February 27 Quiet Day at Edgware Abbey (see details on right and Martin Horton’s article on page 5) Sunday February 28 LENT 2 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong Sunday March 7 LENT 3 10am Messy Mass 6.30pm Evensong Sunday March 14 LENT 4 & Mothering Sunday 10.45am All-Age Service of the Word for Mothering Sunday at Brookside Methodist Church (no 10am service at St Mary’s) 7pm broken/ Sunday March 21 LENT 5 (Passiontide begins) 10am Healing Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong

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Quiet Day (see p5) The day begins with a short Worship at 10am followed by a reflection and then time for quiet until mid-day worship in the chapel. This is followed by lunch and an opportunity to visit the Abbey crafts shop. In the afternoon there will be another short reflection and time for quiet before leaving for home at about 4pm. More details are available from the back of church or the office, com-plete with form to be returned to the office by February 22. Anyone who wants to find out more about Quiet Days, please ask Richard, Becky or Martin or Anne in the parish office (8361 7524).




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RECTOR (PARISH PRIEST) The Revd Richard Watson The Rectory, 136 Church Hill Road, EN4 8XD Tel: 8368 3840 [email protected] or [email protected] ASSISTANT CURATE The Revd Becky Leach Tel: 07806 530656 [email protected] READER (LAY MINISTER) Mr Martin Horton, 38 West Walk, EN4 8NU Tel: 8368 6341 [email protected]

Church website: stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk

ASSOCIATE MINISTER (Methodist) The Revd Colin Smith 18 Granville Road, Barnet EN5 4DU Tel: 8449 8386 [email protected] PARISH CO-ORDINATOR: Mrs Anne Kruse Parish Office/Church Hall, 54 Church Hill Road, EN4 8TA. Mon-Fri 10am-noon Tel: 8361 7524 [email protected] CHURCHWARDENS: Mrs Hilary Middleton 8440 7506. Mr Peter Weller 8449 4884. DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Mr Andrew Earwaker, . Tel: 8591 8212 Mobile: 07518 277 056 [email protected]

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Please note: Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of East Barnet Parish Church.

Advertisements are accepted in good faith, but St Mary’s

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