United Parish Magazine 2017

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1 United Parish Magazine 2017 THE UNITED PARISH OF CHINNOR, SYDENHAM, ASTON ROWANT and CROWELL 0

2 Parish Contacts Rector to the United Parish - The Rev d Maggie Thorne maggie53thorne@gmail.com CHINNOR ASTON ROWANT The Rt. Rev d Brian Skinner The Rev d Des Foote David Bartlett The Rev d Dr. Brian Griffiths Margaret Poole Bob Sluka Jo Whitfield CROWELL SYDENHAM The Rev d Maggie Thorne The Rev d Joan DeVal Jo Whitfield PARISH OFFICE CHURCH HALL for St. Andrew s Louise Heathcote Val Welford csarc@btinternet.com valeriewelford828@btinternet.com 1

3 Pastoral Letter Dear friends Although Lent is liturgically the time the Church prepares for the great celebration of Christ s triumph over death, traditionally it s the time for giving something up. Even for those who don t regularly attend church, we often hear, I ve given up this, that, or the other for Lent whether it be chocolate, crisps, cheese or wine. It s intended to be a penance for our conscious or unconscious propensity to go our own way rather than God s, but it can become a tag for just going on a diet, putting right all the wrong choices and late night snacks we vowed we wouldn t fall prey to in our New Year s resolutions. Some people prefer to take something on instead of giving something up. That can mean anything from going to the gym or reading a good book every week. It might even mean reading a devotional book. You ll have to make up your own mind what you want to give up or take on, but here are some suggestions for making a real difference, spiritually. Eating healthily, exercising moderately and reading instead of watching TV are only going to make a difference to your shape and concentration. One year I took up reading a particularly challenging book. I remember little about it except for one thing: the suggestion to give up complaining. When we give up chocolate, what s the first thing we crave? Yes, it s chocolate, of course. The same applied to complaining, and I soon realised just how much I was doing it! How about forsaking gossiping or being dismissive? If you d rather take something on, then how about reading the Bible or attending our Lent course? Short on time? Well then, my latest discovery for busy people is the App, Pray as you go. It s free and lasts for about 10 minutes. There s no reading, just a few moments to reflect with some helpful pointers and beautifully chosen music. Or maybe you need some help with your spiritual journey? This is what I m here for. How about taking an hour out of the 6 weeks of Lent and chatting about where you are, spiritually? How about taking up the challenge and doing Lent a little differently for the sake of your soul? Every blessing for a fruitful and fulfilling Lent. Maggie 2

4 Readings Sunday 5 th March Sunday 12 th March 1 st Sunday of Lent 2 nd Sunday of Lent Genesis ;3.1-7 Genesis a Romans Romans 4.1-5,13-17 Matthew John Sunday 19 th March Sunday 26 th March 3 rd Sunday of Lent 4 th Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday Exodus Exodus Romans Corinthians John Luke

5 Letter from our new curate, Dr. Jacky Barr To the United Parish of Chinnor New adventures often begin with a mixture of excitement and a little nervous anticipation, and that is how I m feeling about serving my curacy with you. As the studying part of my ordination training is coming to an end, I am looking forward to being able to enact and embody my calling to serve Christ, and his Church, by serving you. One of the things that attracted me to Chinnor is the range of different services that are undertaken across the parish this is a situation I m used to as I ve always split my worship between two churches in Newbury, and I find it easy, and interesting, to move between different styles of church service. I think I will gain an almost unique breadth of experience by coming to you. Its also reassuring for me that Maggie also trained at Cuddesdon, and I m sure that we will find even more common ground than we have done already. I m really looking forward to the on-the-job practical training beginning. Becoming a priest is not something that I could have predicted for myself! My first career was as a research scientist for the Medical Research Council at Harwell. Then having the children necessitated a career break and after that, I didn t go back to science, I became a gym instructor working with people referred by the GP to the gym for specific health reasons. It was in this work that I realised how fascinated I am by other people s stories. Fourteen years ago I started to practise yoga and then became a yoga teacher and that has been my main job for the last 10 years. I ve specialised in teaching children (the youngest being 3 years old) and the more senior end of the spectrum (the oldest person I ve taught was 98!). The yoga was actually the start of my spiritual journey that eventually led to Christ. And here I am now, looking forward to being ordained on 1 st July! A big part of who I am is being mother to my three daughters. As I arrive in Chinnor, I will be in the new and slightly odd situation of all of them being half in, half out of the nest. The eldest, Heather, is already at university and will be beginning her third year, Zoe will be heading to University for her first year in October, and Abbey will be finishing her last year of sixth form in Newbury during the week, and spending the weekends and holidays with me. I m looking forward to meeting you all and getting this exciting curacy underway. With Love and Light Jacky 4

6 Weekend services 1 st Sunday 5 th March 1 st Sunday of Lent 2 nd Sunday 12 th March 2 nd Sunday of Lent 3 rd Sunday 19 th March 3 rd Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday 4 th Sunday 26 th March 4 th Sunday of Lent 5 th Sunday NONE Saturday Chinnor 8.00am Eucharist (Said,CW) (Joan) 8.00am Eucharist (Said,CW) 8.00am Eucharist (Said,CW) 8.00am Eucharist (Said,CW) am Morning Prayer Eucharist (Sung,CW) Family Service (Margaret) 6.00pm Taize (No Semon) Eucharist (Sung,CW) 10am Children s Sunday Club Church Hall. Bread n wine (Tea n toast from 9am) 6.00pm Evensong Aston Rowant Family Service (CW, with Hymns (Des & Jo) Holy Communion (CW, with Hymns (Des) Holy Communion (CW, with Hymns (Brian) Holy Communion (CW, with Hymns (Brain) - Sydenham Communion (BCP) (Joan) pm Evensong (Rector & Joan) Mothering Sunday Family Service (Joan). - Crowell 6.00pm Evening prayer (BCP) (Hymns) High Mass st & 3 rd Saturdays 5.30pm Soul Space 5

7 Join us for musical, meditative contemplation at St. Andrew s, Church. Sunday 12 th March 6.00pm and every 2 nd Sunday each month. Private prayer ministry is offered after this service. 6

8 Prayers Please Pray for: Brian Hutton Joan Kingdom Pete Helen Miriam Wilcock Paul Carr Rachel Judith Cecil Rochester Sahar Will Rest in Peace Anna Harrall Joan Saunders Village Prayers Village prayers in February will be for residents of the High Street in Chinnor. Heavenly Father, we thank you for your love for us revealed in your Son, Jesus Christ. You call us to make your love known to others in this parish and neighbourhood. Help each of us to respond to this challenge and as visits are made, go before us, show us how to best use our opportunities, help us to speak a word in season, and in all we say and do, may we commend our Lord and further his kingdom, to the glory of your name. Amen.. 7

9 Weekday services and church group meetings MONDAY Morning Prayer at St. Andrew s Mothers Union Intercessions 8.00am, Chinnor, Chinnor. TUESDAY Morning Prayer, 8.00am 7 th March= Aston R., 14 th March= Crowell, 21 st March = Sydenham, 28 th March = Chinnor. Choir Practice 7.00pm, Sydenham Bell ringing Practice, 7.30pm, Aston Rowant WEDNESDAY Morning Prayer 8.00am, Chinnor MU Holy Communion, 8 th Mar, 11.00am, Chinnor, Healing Service 15 th February, 11.00am & 3 nd Wednesday of each month. Chinnor Luncheon Club, 12.30pm, Church Hall THURSDAY Morning Prayer 8.00am, Chinnor Toddler Church 11.00am, Chinnor. FRIDAY Morning Prayer 8.00am,Chinnor Treble Choir practice, 6.00pm, Chinnor Choir Practice, 6.45pm, Chinnor Bell ringing Practice, 7.30pm, Chinnor Lent Course The power of small choices. We will be looking at clips from films: Babette s Feast & The Shawshank Redemption For catering and seating purposes if you could let me know if you re intending to come. 8

10 Dates for your diary in: March 1 st Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins. Services: 11.00am Holy Communion with distribution of ashes, St Andrew s Chinnor. 7.30pm Holy Communion with distribution of ashes, St. Peter and St. Paul Aston Rowant. 8 th MU talk 2pm in the Church Hall, by Revd. Des Foote 6 th 13 th 20 th & 27 th Lent Course, (Mondays) 7.30pm in the Rectory, details to follow. 25 th Posey Making for Mothering Sunday, 9am in the Church Hall. All very welcome to join in. Future Dates for your diary: ST ANDREW S CHURCH : A JOLLY GOOD READ IN THE GARDEN: FLOWER FESTIVAL : 3 AND 4 JUNE 2017 (IN CONJUNCATION WITH THE CHINNOR OPEN GARDENS) Wanted : Plants and produce to sell More details to follow in next month s magazine. ADVANCE NOTICE - FORTHCOMING CHARITY FASHION SHOW Village Hall Friday 5th May 7.30 p.m. We are again holding a clothes show on Friday 5th May in the Village Hall, Chinnor. Once again we are looking for donations of top quality 'as new' items - day wear, evening wear, special occasion outfits. Designer labels/items with price label/tag still attached particularly appreciated. Shoes and accessories also welcome. Coat hangers, particularly plastic or wooden, also welcome. Ladies, Gents and Children's clothing all accepted as long as in good condition. Contact Jackie on or or Lyn on

11 Family friendly Everyone, of every age, is warmly welcome to attend all parish services. FAMILY FRIENDLY SERVICES Sunday 5 th March (and the 1 st Sunday of each month), 10am at Chinnor. Childrens Sunday club at the church Sunday 12 th March (and the 2 nd Sunday of each month), St. Andrew s Church, Chinnor St. Andrew s Church, Chinnor and at the Church hall for those children who would like to join the Childrens Sunday Club. CHILDREN S SUNDAY CLUB Sunday 19 th March (and the 3 rd Sunday each month) (always the 1 st & 3 rd Sundays of each month) at St. Andrew s Church Hall, Chinnor (Behind the Village Centre) TODDLER CHURCH Term time only: Thursday s 11.00am, St. Andrew s Church, Chinnor. During the Christmas Tree Festivalwe will be in the Church Hall. SYDENHAM COFFEE MORNINGS Thursday 9 th March 12noon, at Sydenham Old School Room. All welcome Please remember in your prayers.. Chinnor s churches will be putting on a Passion Play on the 1 st April As the plans and rehearsals take shape please keep them in your prayers. 10

12 Parish News Aston Rowant, Duck Races, Snowdrop Walk and Cream Teas. Great fun was had by all at Aston Rowant on Sunday 5 th February. About 200 people walked along the snowdrop lined path to Five Ways, raced plastic ducks along the stream and then returned to the Church for a cream tea. The event was organised jointly by the Parish council and Aston Rowant Church. The accompanying photos record some of the fun of the day. 11

13 Parish News Aston Rowant, Duck Races, Snowdrop Walk and Cream Teas. 12

14 Parish News RE Inspired from St Andrew s School. A Coffee Morning in aid of Kidney Research UK Our son Simon is running the London Marathon this year for Kidney Research and we are having this Coffee Morning to raise money to sponsor him. Saturday 11 th March, 10am 12 noon At 14 Lower Road, Chinnor Please come and support us, we shall have a Raffle, a Sales table, and Cakes. All donations welcome. Shirley and Ken Munday

15 Parish News HUNGER LUNCH IN AID OF THE PORCH STEPPIN STONE CENTRE A hunger lunch will be held on Monday 6 th March from pm at The Old Vicarage, Aston Rowant All are welcome for a simple lunch of soup and bread; cash donations and gifts of dry and tinned foodstuffs will be gratefully received Rona Knight CONFIRMATION Bishop Colin will be coming to St. Andrew s on the evening of Wed 24 th May for our annual service of Confirmation. If you are thinking of being confirmed or would like more information, please contact Maggie ASAP

16 Parish News LENT APPEAL 2017: WATERAID Jars of Change URGENT NEWSFLASH! From 1 st March you will have to fetch all your water from Kingston Blount and you must walk there to collect it! This is the daily walk which millions of people in some of the World s poorest countries face in order to live. The nearest experience we have had to this was when, recently, we had a burst water main in Kingston Blount and many people in the area woke up to just a trickle of water from their taps one morning. This was an inconvenience but we were quickly reassured that it was only temporary and the supply was restored the same day. Thames Water even called to test our tap water on two occasions to ensure it was fully back to normal quality. Imagine if we had actually had to fetch all the water we needed for even a few days. Imagine that the water wasn t even clean and could easily make us seriously ill The Giving Committee is asking you to support WaterAid through our Lent Appeal this year WaterAid s appeal aims to help bring clean, safe water to rural communities in some of the world s poorest countries such as Madagascar, where children like 8-year-old Neny, from Tsarafangitra village, have to make long and difficult journeys to fetch unsafe water from a pond up to four times a day. What are we asking you to do? We would like all your small change please!(and larger change too if you can) From the beginning of Lent you will find jam jars available in all of the churches, together with Jars of Change sleeves and leaflets. Just help yourself to a jar (or please use one you have at home). During Lent just fill up your jar with all your spare change the more the better - it couldn t be easier. After Easter, ideally please count the money you have raised and return a cheque (made payable to WaterAid) for this amount to the Church Office or to Chris Foote, 33 Mill Lane please Gift Aid your donation using the slip printed on the back of the sleeve. If you can t do this, then please return your filled jar to Chris or to the Church Office. Last year we raised an amazing for Toilet Twinning we can beat that total this year with your help! Thank you Chris Foote & the Giving Group (Chris tel no or chrisfoote33@btinternet.com) 15

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18 Parish Office For all enquiries concerning baptism, confirmation and matrimony please contact Maggie Thorne at The Rectory. Rector The Rev d Maggie Thorne, The Rectory, Chinnor, OX39 4DH maggie53thorne@gmail.com Parish Office: Louise Heathcote St Andrew s Church, Chinnor, OX39 4PG csarc@btinternet.com Opening hours during term time: Monday (occasionally from ) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Closed The opening times sometimes vary, especially during school holidays so do call or to check if you need to be certain. The best way of contacting the parish office is by ing: csarc@btinternet.com Parish Magazine: Editor: Louise Heathcote. Submissions should be ed to the parish office, see above. DEADLINE for April magazine, is Wednesday March 15th 2017 The United parish Churchwarden contact details. St Andrew s, Chinnor St. Peter & Paul, Aston Rowant Pat Haywood Jeremy Wilcock Chris McGuire Jenny Flynn St Mary s, Sydenham Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Crowell Siobhan McKee Andy Warman Roy Harrison Jeremy Peters