PARTNERS. 1 July 2018 Trinity 5. John Towler. weekly newsletter

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1 PARTNERS weekly newsletter 1 July 2018 Trinity 5 As we welcome Mike Trotman (ordained deacon this morning to serve in this Benefice) and his wife Heidi and their two children Phoebe and Sam, I offer this rather wonderful poem which is full of expectation of an ordained minister! It is attributed to Reginald Askew, 1975: Give us a man of God Father, to pray for us, Longed for, and insignificant but excellent in mercy, And ordain him someone who loves the mystery of faith Whose conversation seems credibly to come from heaven A poor man, a hungry man whose hospitality is endless. Give us a preaching man Father, who doesn t know how to fake, A free man, on holiday in this parish, a still man Good as an ikon with a heart full of treasure; Someone to talk to when death comes here, A fellow countryman of birth and death And the dynasty of our family whose eye has missed nothing. Give us a man without sanctimony Father, to handle what is eternal, A private citizen among miracles not his, modest, capable of silence Someone who reminds us now and then of your own description And another kingdom by the righteousness of his judgement Or some grace in what s done in laying down his life even for his friends. God bless you Mike, Heidi, Phoebe and Sam as you come to live and work among us John Towler St Mary s Fordingbridge SP6 1BB St Mary s Breamore SP6 2DF Holy Ascension Hyde SP6 2QJ St Giles Godshill SP6 2JJ St Boniface Woodgreen SP6 2AJ St Mary s Hale SP6 2RF Sandleheath Uniting Church SP6 1PT We welcome all, especially visitors and those attending for the first time. If you need gluten free wafers at Communion, please speak to someone at the door before the service. Please take this newsletter home with you for the week ahead. Please stay after the morning service for tea and coffee, to meet folk and ask any questions. God Bless

2 READINGS - for you to use today and during the week 1 July 2018 Trinity 5 COLLECT: Almighty God, send down upon your Church the riches of your Spirit, and kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. PSALM 130 (For Morning Prayer) 1. Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. 2. If you, Lord, were to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who could stand? 3. But there is forgiveness with you, so that you shall be feared. 4. I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. 5. My soul waits for the Lord, more than the night watch for the morning, more than the night watch for the morning. 6. O Israel, wait for the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy; 7. With him is plenteous redemption and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

3 A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians Paul encourages the Christians at Corinth to be generous in giving II Corinthians 8:7-15 Just as you excel in everything in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us see that you also excel in this grace of giving. I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, as it is written: He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little. At the end, the Reader says: For the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE GOSPEL READING Please stand and turn to face the Gospel Reader When the Gospel is announced, the Reader says: Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. (Glory be to thee, O Lord.) Two healing miracles. Mark 5:21-43 When Jesus had crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered round him while he was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.

4 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed. Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realised that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, Who touched my clothes? You see the people crowding against you, his disciples answered, and yet you can ask, Who touched me? But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering. While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. Your daughter is dead, they said. Why bother the teacher any more? Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, Don t be afraid; just believe. He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep. But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, Talitha koum! (which means, Little girl, I say to you, get up! ). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. At the end, the Reader says: This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. (At the end, the Reader says: This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to thee, O Christ.) (c) New Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible. POST COMMUNION PRAYER: Grant, O Lord, we beseech you, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your governance, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.

5 GARY OUT AND ABOUT : Sunday, Gary is at the Cathedral for the Ordination of Deacons, including Mike, and at the Welcome Service at Fordingbridge this evening. Monday morning, with Scouts from New Zealand at Fordingbridge Church, followed by a meeting in Winchester, and Messy Church at Hyde. Tuesday, spending the day with Year 6 from Breamore School at the Leavers' Service in Christchurch Priory, a Farewell Tea for Fiona in the afternoon, at New Parents' Evening at Breamore School, and Burgate School's Creative Arts Evening. Wednesday, Deanery Clergy Chapter Away Day on Franciscan Spirituality at Christchurch Priory. Thursday, with others from the team on a Resilience Training Day (!) for clergy at Old Alresford Place, and then at Winchester Cathedral for an NHS 70th Anniversary Service. Friday, Interviews for the new Finance and Administration Post in the Office, Benefice of the Future Group Lunch,, Breamore School Fayre, and a wedding rehearsal. MIKE TROTMAN : Mike is being ordained Deacon in Winchester Cathedral this Morning (July 1st) at Please pray for Mike, for all of those being ordained Deacon or Priest at this time, and for Heidi, Sam and Phoebe as they settle in here. There will be a special Benefice Welcome Service at St Mary's, Fordingbridge at 5.00p.m. on Sunday, July 1st., to which all are welcome. A simple form of Evening Service, followed by Refreshments. Unfortunately, Mike has to have an operation next Friday to repair some hip damage (not great timing, but better to get it done now), so he will be at home recovering for a couple of weeks, and on crutches for a few weeks after that - so don't be surprised if you don't see him around for a bit. After that, he'll be raring to go, and looking forward to meeting everyone. Gary. PRAYER STATIONS at Breamore School, Tuesday 26th - Nicky Davies, Richard Farr and I had a wonderful day at Breamore School last week, working with the whole school on the Lord's Prayer. Each of the five classes had an introduction to the Prayer, and then spent about minutes at each of the three Prayer Stations - reflecting on 'Please' (a wonderful reflective space in the willow trees), 'Forgiveness' (using stones to think about the way people hurt us, and how we forgive) and 'Praise' (using the Praise Parachute'). The responses from children and staff were wonderful - and we hope to do it again in Breamore, Hyde and possibly other schools as well. Gary. BOOST : Unfortunately Boost is cancelled on Thursday 5th July, due to no leaders being available. There is also no Boost in August, so we look forward to seeing you again in September, on Thursday 6th. EMERGENCY PRAYER CHAIN : Please send all requests for prayer to prayer@avp-benefice.org.uk. If you feel able to commit to regular prayer for those on the list and wish to become a prayer partner, please make contact via the above address.

6 THE MADDING CROWD : The Madding Crowd are coming to the Hulse Hall, Breamore on 14th July at 7.30p.m. Enjoy the opportunity to hear the music that was played and sung throughout England in Georgian times, when village bands and choirs played for entertainment and dancing as well as in church every Sunday. Tickets 10, including light refreshments; available at the Woodgreen Shop, The Fordingbridge Book Shop, Edna Dymott and Lynette Proceeds to St Mary s Church, Breamore THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOURED Wimborne 14 th July : One of the writers and presenters of The Bible Course, Dr Andrew Ollerton, together with Christian comedian, Paul Kerensa and singers Sound of Wales will be at The Lantern Church, Wimborne on Saturday, 14 th July. Their show of music, laughter and learning follows the theme of The Bible Course and explains how key events, books and characters in the Bible fit together. If you are part of the group attending The Bible Course at Hyde or would like to get a glimpse of its theme to consider joining us on a later course, this should be an entertaining evening. As of today, they are almost sold out but I have some tickets (cost 6) for anyone who would like to join us first come first served! I am sure we can arrange shared transport as well. Julian Sims ( ) HOLIDAY AT HOME : Could you help? Holiday at home is a Churches Together initiative that provides a meal & food parcel for families in need in our area. This Summer will mark our 1 year anniversary. We have seen more families benefiting from the provision of a cooked meal once a week during the School holiday period. This provision is only possible with the help of volunteers, if you feel that you could help in any way please contact Jo Williams on or at holidayathome@fordingbridge.com The session dates are 31 st July, 7 th, 14 th, 21 st & 28 th August & we run from 9.30am to 2pm (allows for set up & pack down time) HELP WITH CHILDREN S WORK : Are you able to help with Children s Work at St Mary s Fordingbridge on 29 July, 19 or 26 August? There will be a leader for the group, but an additional helper may be required to accompany the leader and lead with a Bible passage and some simple activities. Please contact Annette Young for more information. PUDDLEDUCKLINGS : will be meeting in St Mary s Churchyard, Fordingbridge on Thursday 5th July at 12.30pm. Bring a picnic! We look forward to seeing you there. Mummy Duckling, Janet Newman.

7 HYDE OUTDOOR MESSY CHURCH : Monday July 2nd at 3.30pm at the Cricket Pitch at Hyde. Primary aged children and their parents are welcome to join us for games, fun and a BBQ. Contact Heather Clark (01425) TOFSS (Too Old For Sunday School): pm Thursday 12 and 26 July at 15 Provost Street. Come and join us to look at J I Packer s study guide Meeting God. Open to all. Bring your bibles, or you can borrow one when you come. Refreshments. We look forward to seeing you. Further details John and Pat Bloomfield JULY OPEN DOORS free magazine is here! Please pick up a copy. News of our Christian family from around the world, and suggestions for prayer. Prayer makes a difference: think of what has been happening in North and South Korea! Many believe that the Berlin Wall came down as a result of prayer. Show God that you care for your Christian brothers and sisters by praying for them. RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE FOODBANK : are in need of meat pies (Fray Bentos type) and kitchen/bathroom surface cleaner. Please donate if you can. Many thanks. CHURCH OFFICE : The Church Office will be re-opening on July 2nd on Mondays from 10.30am to 12 noon. Nicky Davies has kindly agreed to work in the office, pending the appointment of a new Parish Administrator. REFLECTION : Something extraordinary is always happening in our world e.g. cannabis oil which alleviates epilepsy and gives life to a youngster; a Japanese prison of war returning to be reconciled with his captor and torturer. We are confronted with the nature of mystery. Something deeply personal and significant is happening. It is like a miracle what is an ordinary situation comes alive, the light dawns, the penny drops. In today s gospel story Mark is telling us that God is profoundly disclosed to Jairus and the woman with a hemorrhage in a way which gives them both a glimpse of Jesus as being the embodiment of the mystery we call God, the depth of our being, the beyond in the midst. And this mystery is not an excuse for not being able to say what was happening in a scientific way. Our belief in God is not a belief in what Bishop John Robinson of Honest to God fame called the God of the Gaps -some experience that science cannot account for. For what the gospel writer is revealing to us is something about the profound nature of God, the Ground of all our being, that in the most ordinary of circumstances the healing hand of God is always at work. John Towler, on behalf of Daphne Himmel

8 This Week 1 July Trinity 5 Sunday am Holy Communion Fordingbridge July 8.30am Holy Communion Breamore 9.00am Holy Communion Godshill 9.30am Holy Communion Hyde 10.00am Music Service 10.30am Allsorts 10.45am Morning Service 4.30pm Youth Space 5.00pm Benefice Service - welcome Mike Trotman Hale Fordingbridge Sandleheath Hyde Fordingbridge Monday am Morning prayer Fordingbridge 3.30pm Messy Church on the cricket pitch Hyde Tuesday am Sandleheath Uniting Church Coffee Morning Sandleheath Wednesday am Morning Prayer Fordingbridge 10.00am Bible Study, Heather Cottage Rockford Common 10.30am Holy Communion and coffee Fordingbridge 7.45pm Meditation Drop-In Fordingbridge Thursday pm Puddle Ducklings in the churchyard Fordingbridge Boost CANCELLED 7.30pm Bell Ringing Fordingbridge Friday pm Choir Practice Fordingbridge Saturday 7 12noon Wedding Lucy Collis and Claude Pett Breamore Sunday am Holy Communion Fordingbridge July 9.30am Sung Eucharist Fordingbridge 9.30am Holy Communion Hyde 10.00am Morning Service Woodgreen 10.45am C of E Morning Service Sandleheath 11.00am Morning Prayer Breamore Contact : Gail Newell, Church Office, The Rainbow Centre, 39 Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge SP6 1AB Tel church.office@fordingbridge.com CHURCH OFFICE OPEN - MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10.30am to 12 noon