Messenger. The. Issue 327 July Jo writes..

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1 St Barnabas fete 2 Claverham news/dates 3 Beryl s special day 3 PCC Awayday! 4 Clevedon Foodbank 5 Holy Trinity Summer Fayre 5 July/August Services 6/7 Worldwide lunch 7 Focos/Bells/Thank You 8 The M Messenger Published free for Holy Trinity, Cleeve and St. Barnabas, Claverham Please take with you to share with friends Jo writes.. A month at the Cathedral. Well, if you had to choose a month to spend working in a very large, cold, stone building - this past month was it! In case you haven t spotted, I ve been away from the Team, carrying out a four-week placement at Wells Cathedral as a part of my training. The idea is to spend some time reflecting on a different context for ministry and mission, both as a way of Issue 327 July 2018 reflecting on the context you have come from, but also on what it means to be a priest in different places. I ve had the privilege of spending a lot of time with the Dean of Wells, the Very Revd Dr John Davies, and as you might expect, if you know me at all, I ve made the most of that opportunity to quiz him! Perhaps as parish churches we look rather enviously at Cathedrals. All that money. All those staff. All those priests. But, whilst many of the challenges faced by Wells are unique to cathedrals, many are similar to those we face here; clergy vacancies, working with volunteers, reaching out with the message of God s love to an increasingly secular world. I ve had a full timetable for the last month - leaving Yatton in time to arrive for Morning

2 M two Liturgy in the Lady Chapel and setting out for home after Evensong. Long days. But those services brought alive for me the reality of worship as the heart-beat of the Cathedral and the way in which they act as a spiritual anchor for many of the community there - especially the clergy. Even more than in a parish, there are lots of meetings, HR issues, financial meetings, fabric commitees. The Cathedral is first and foremost a church, but it s also a large employer and tourist attraction that draws people globally to a little corner of Somerset. I met some wonderful people from all over the world, drawn here by the beauty of the building and who left changed by what they found within it. Among my experiences were - going on a High Parts Tour (highly recommended!), Pilgrim Days for Year 6 s, a Choral Evensong to commemorate the arrival of the Windrush, planning for the Zambian celebrations in July, welcoming many dogs and their owners to the Cathedral (the Cathedral and Evensong is now dog-friendly!) and even meeting one of the builders of the Chapter House at St Mary s. My time at Wells ended with the wonderfully moving opportunity to sit in the sanctuary for the ordination of deacons, and witness close-up what I had myself experienced only two years ago. So, what did I learn in my time at Wells? Some of you will know that I worked at Southwark Cathedral many years ago, so Cathedral life wasn t a complete surprise to me. I was reminded that there are always piles of chairs hiding somewhere and that if there are people in a Cathedral you don t want to upset, that would be the vergers! As it so happens, the vergers in Wells are a splendid bunch and took very good care of me, helping me out when I was uncertain about where to stand or what to do. Over the last month, I ve experienced much kindness and hospitality and a real generosity of time. I ve learned a lot. Above all, I ve learned that, however different our contexts, we (the church) are all about, perhaps only about, sharing the wonderful abundance of God s love for all people. Open doors and open hearts. It s a challenge for us all! Jo Stobart St Barnabas Fete For once the day of the annual St Barnabas Fete was sunny and warm. In fact, it was scorching hot and it was a nice change for people to be taking their cream teas inside the church because it was nice and cool rather than to avoid a deluge outside

3 M three The village market is in Claverham Village Hall on 21st July from 10am to 12noon. Come along, browse the stalls and catch up with all your friends for a cuppa. The Lunch Club coach outing has a few seats available, Wed. 15th. August - phone for details Jean Inside.. Remembering George Welch as in previous years! All the stalls did well and the event was well attended, raising a total of 566 for St Barnabas. and outside!! Many thanks to all who supported the Fete and to those stalwarts who worked so hard to make the afternoon an enjoyable event. Other Claverham news. The senior citizen's tea and entertainment is now back on in the village hall. It is on Saturday 4th August look out for posters for information. Yes, I remember George. He was good friends with Bill Roe and I remember one occasion when Doug was still working, I invited them both to dinner. It was quite a noisy occasion and full of laughter. Not long after that George left Claverham to be nearer his sister. Brenda Brenda also told me that the hydrangea bush in the grounds of St Barnabas church came from a cutting from George's garden. Thank you for your memories Brenda, I will pass them on to George s sister. Ed Beryl Oldfield s 90th Birthday Beryl and her family would like to thank all friends and neighbours who attended the service of celebration at St. Barnabas and the garden party at her home afterwards on 1st July. Instead of birthday presents, donations were given towards the St. Barnabas

4 M four repairs. The total given was a magnificent sum of over 850 (including Gift Aid tax recovered). Beryl is pictured with her great-grandson, Ryland, and with family and friends at St. Barnabas after the service. Ann Grant PCC Awayday!! The rescheduling of the PCC meeting by a week meant that Andrea, Lin and I would miss the meeting on 13th June as we were on holiday. Coincidently we were all holidaying with a cruise down the Danube, albeit we were going from Bucharest to Budapest and Andrea and John were going from Budapest to the Black Sea and back again. However, on reviewing our itineraries we found that we were all in Belgrade on the same day, 12th June, and maybe could meet up. We had an early start and, having seen the sights, had a free afternoon to tour the city. Andrea, plus husband John, had their tour in the afternoon, including a break in the city centre before their tour ended.

5 Now Belgrade has 1.3 million inhabitants, and we, having visited St Michael the Archangel Cathedral, were on our way to our next venue when suddenly a familiar sound could PCC absconders in Belgrade! be heard nearby it was Andrea who had spotted us in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Belgrade life, strolling along in the in the 33C heat. We joined up to walk with Andrea and John to their pick-up point and saw them on their way. Their boat, Thomas Hardy, was tied up alongside ours, Emerald Sky, so the good news was that there was time for four wonderfully cold beers on board Emerald Sky before we set off on our way, early evening, to Osijek in Croatia. Although we didn t discuss anything on the PCC agenda, we did all marvel at seeing St Sava Church, which, although still being built, is the largest Orthodox Cathedral in the world. Dave M five Clevedon Foodbank I have had an e mail from the Foodbank. Their most urgent requirements are as follows- Bags for life Cartons of long life milk Multipacks of small fruit juice Biscuits Large tins of soup Multi pack chocolate bars Jam Tuna Sponge Pudding Instant mashed potato Spaghetti Toiletries - shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes. Donations can be left in the box in the lobby of Holy Trinity. Holy Trinity Summer Fayre Saturday 21st July in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church from 2-4pm There will be all the usual fun-of-the- Fayre stalls, including tombola, washing line, bric-a-brac, books. (can t promise a first edition of Harry Potter, but you never know!) the ever-popular chance to try a Target game, Trevor and Valerie s beautiful plants etc. In addition there will be succulent cakes to eat and/or take away, delicious cream teas, ice cream, etc. Come along and enjoy a really

6 M six Services from the second week of July until the second week of August 2018 The sixth Sunday after Trinity 2nd Sunday 8th July Holy Communion Claverham 2nd Thursday 12th July Prayers for Healing & Wholeness Cleeve 2nd Saturday 14th July Holy Matrimony Claverham (Wake and Godbeer) Service at Wells Cathedral with Zambian Bishops present followed by bring your own picnic party in the Bishop s Palace grounds. The seventh Sunday after Trinity 3rd Sunday 15th July Holy Communion Cleeve 3rd Thursday 19th July Prayers for Healing & Wholeness + Holy Communion Cleeve The eighth Sunday after Trinity Mary Magdalene WHITE 4th Sunday 22nd July Team Communion Yatton With Bishop Derek Kamukwamba and his wife Evelyn - to be followed by a bring and share lunch Monday 23rd July Yatton Junior School Year 6 Leavers Service (with Parents) Yatton Tuesday 24th July Year 6 Leavers Assembly Court de Wyck 4th Wednesday 25th July Holy Communion Claverham (Book of Common Prayer) 4th Thursday 26th July No Service at Cleeve

7 The ninth Sunday after Trinity M seven 5th Sunday 29th July Informal Holy Communion Followed by a picnic Claverham The tenth Sunday after Trinity 1st Thursday 2nd August Prayers for Healing & Wholeness + Holy Communion Cleeve 1st Sunday 5th August Holy Communion Cleeve Informal Commuion Claverham 2nd Thursday 9th August Prayers for Healing & Wholeness + Holy Communion Cleeve The eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2nd Sunday 12th August Holy Communion Claverham friendly and fun afternoon. All proceeds will be shared between the Church Room refurbishment and the Andrew Sheppy Appeal Fund NB - (in the event of inclement weather, everything will be inside the Church/Church Room) MU Worldwide Lunch There are still a few tickets left for the Mothers Union Worldwide Lunch, which is being held this year on Wednesday, from 12 noon until 2pm in the Village Hall. The meal will consist of a delicious hot main course, choice of pudding and tea/coffee. There will be a cake stall, a Bring&Buy stall and a raffle, as well as Mothers Union Greeting Cards and books. This popular Summertime event is by ticket only, so a call to Lin on or Andrea on will get you a ticket priced at just 6. All proceeds are for the Mothers Union Worldwide Fund, which enables valuable work to be carried out both in the UK and abroad. Traidcraft The next Traidcraft stall will be after the 9.30 service at Holy Trinity on 15th July

8 M eight Focos Outing Those fortunate enough to go on the Focos outing last week had a real treat in store. Passengers were picked up in Cleeve and Claverham for the mystery trip. First stop was Totnes where they then embarked on the South Devon Steam railway along the banks of the naturally, lots of bell ringing. Everybody welcome to come along on this historic occasion. Jokes If I had three chocolate cakes and two carrot cakes and ate five cakes, what cake would I be left with? Ans Stomacake! Where is the best place to learn to make ice cream? Ans -Sundae School. Photo - Andrea beautiful river Dart to Buckfastleigh, to visit the Dartmoor Otters and Buckfast Butterflies. What a wonderful day out! Many thanks to Focos members who organised this very special trip. Backwell Bells St Andrew s Church in Backwell are celebrating the refurbishment and refitting of their eight bells and the addition of two others which were cast, appropriately on St Andrew s Day, 30th November, last year. The bells will be welcomed and blessed by Bishop Ruth at a special service on Saturday 21st July at 4pm and there will be refreshments afterwards. There will be tours up the tower from 10am and, Thank you For your contributions to this month s Messenger. Articles for the August edition should be with me by Wednesday 8th August. They can be ed to carole.perrott@gmx.com, put through the door of 15 Chestnut Drive, Claverham, or given to me at church. Holy Trinity Cleaning Rota Sarah Cush Nick Cush Andrea Stoddart Lin Mortimer Enid Pring Ron Pring Kath Hunt Gill Roe July 15th July 22nd July 29th August 5th August 12th