What s on in October...

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1 What s on in October TRINITY HARVEST pm Mothers Union SPEAKER: Richard Howitt 17 St Luke pm Vestry Meeting 7.30pm ACT IV FUNDRAISING EVENT IN ST MARY S 1pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL IN ST MARY S Holy Eucharist (Narrated) (Scottish Liturgy 1982) MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST MARY BROUGHTY FERRY Together we are Making Church Happen Festival Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) Healing Eucharist 24 BIBLE SUNDAY Holy Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) pm Mothers Union 31 ALL SAINTS Holy Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) 4pm All Souls Memorial Service SUGGESTED DONATION 1 Issue 17 & 18 SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER St Mary s Scottish Episcopal Church, Broughty Ferry is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC001750

2 2 23 The Leadership Team / Vestry Members Rev Jonathan BOWER RECTOR Graeme STIRLING TREASURER Marjorie BATCHELOR SECRETARY / LR Lawrence WILLIAMS MEMBER Photo coming soon! Photo coming soon! Rhona GOODALL Steve WOODWARD Norma BONAR Fiona JEFFERY MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER What s on in September... Sandy TURRIFF MEMBER Edna PAUL TRINITY TRINITY pm Mothers Union Eucharist 19 TRINITY pm Vestry Meeting 1pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT IN ST MARY S SACRISTAN 26 Joseph FLEETWOOD David HOLLINGS Marion REILLY DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY SEXTON MOTHERS UNION SECRETARY Worship times at St Mary s: SUNDAYS: 8.30am Said Eucharist Holy Eucharist Evening Worship WEDS 10am BCP Eucharist and coffee THURS 10am Contemporary Eucharist followed by coffee MON-THURS 8.30am Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) Holy Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) Holy Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1982) BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY TRINITY 17 Holy Eucharist & Baptism (Scottish Liturgy 1982) Bishop Forbes Evensong sat Cathedral 2pm 10am 10am Mothers Union: SPEAKER: Sue Mowatt Eucharist (Scottish Prayer Book 1929), followed by coffee Contemporary Eucharist followed by coffee

3 22 Church Directory your church s Yellow Pages RECTOR The Rev d Jonathan Bower BA(Hons)QTS, DipPR DipMin HPC jonathanbower@clergy.net Vestry Secretary / Hall Bookings Co-ordinator Marjorie Batchelor Hon. Treasurer Graeme Stirling Director of Music Ministry Joseph Fleetwood mail@josephfleetwood.co.uk Sexton David Hollings Registrar of Giving George Watson Mothers Union Marion Reilly Rosemary Stirling Pastoral Care Contact the Rector Interim Magazine Editor Jonathan Bower If you ve got an item for the magazine, or would like to contribute in any way, please contact the Editor by the 15th of the previous month for publication in the following month s magazine. Remember this is both our church s magazine and a means of outreach, celebration and support to our local community. From the Rector... The Seasons of Life Come and Go... As we journey on together through the year it is easy to see that the seasons come and go. The seasons of life come and go too. Everything is passing except the love of God. The writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us of this truth in Scripture: A Time for Everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. God has made everything suitable for its time. I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. + The Seasons of Church life... As a living body (Paul used the image of the Body of Christ), the Church has its own seasons. Seasons of quiet preparation in the bleakness of winter, in the anticipation of the new life of Spring. It has seasons of joy and feasting, as well as seasons of gentle and sustained growth, There are, of course, also seasons of the darkest, coldest winter, 3 where nothing seems alive and we wonder how on earth new life could ever spring forth again from the hard, frozen soil. The Seasons of my life... The seasons of my life come and go, and I note their passing. The cold grey of winter, becomes the sunshine of spring; the bare trees of December are filled by the lush green leaves of June. The seasons of history come and go; empires fall away and leaders process toward obscurity. Fashions change; philosophies wither. Causes fade away. The seasons of my life come and go; yesterday I ran like a child with the optimism of youth, but time moves on. The seasons come and go, but You are still here, Lord of the Seasons. I rest again in the changeless season of your eternal faithfulness. Meditation by Rob Frost The spiritual journey is a marathon of seasons. Sometimes you can hold your own. Sometimes your side aches, you re hot and you can t get your breath. Which season are YOU in? Which season is our CHURCH in? Will Summer ever return? Remember, whatever season you find yourself in, everything is passing, the seasons come and go......remember all things are passing...and all will be well. Grace and peace Jonathan+

4 4 Advertisement Piano lessons TUTOR: Joseph Fleetwood Piano and Music Theory tuition available in St Mary's Church from the Director of Music Ministry, Joseph Fleetwood. Joseph is an experienced teacher and performer and is able to tailor a programme to suit your needs, whether beginner or advanced, young or old. Get in touch! mail@josephfleetwood.co.uk Tel Bishop s Pilgrimage at St Mary s Broughty Ferry Tuesday 12 October 2010 Our chance to shine At the invitation of the Rector of St Mary s, one of the Scottish Bishop s will be making a special Pilgrimage Visit among us. In the visit (Pilgrimage) there will be a chance for the church community to look beyond its own walls and reach out to the local community to make links, and share fellowship with one another and with a member of the College of Bishops. Sadly, our own Bishop, John, is not well enough to be part of the Pilgrimage visit. The pilgrimage will reflect the unique place of our church in the community it serves. E V E N T C A N C E L L E D There are 4 main elements to the pilgrimage visit 1. Prayer 4.15pm Prayer is an important part of the pilgrimage. A short service of prayer will take place at 4.15pm to greet the Bishop s arrival. 2. Parish Visit 5pm The Bishop will visit key people or places that are an important part of the parish. 3. Community Reception: 7pm This is a chance for us to invite key members of your community to meet the Bishop and tell their stories. 4. The Community Celebration Service 7.45pm During this specially written service the we will offer to God, with thanksgiving, our place in the local community, alongside others. There will also be an individual laying on of hands and blessing from the Bishop. HOW YOU CAN HELP... We would like you to let us know who from our local community you think would value an invitation to this very special occasion. If you have suggestions, please let the Rector know ( or jonathanbower@clergy.net) THANK YOU More to follow soon..

5 20 Church Magazine Feedback Form The Parish Magazine, in its current form, is likely to come to an end due to lack of interest in either contributing articles or in the desire to be part of the team who produce it. Unless a new Magazine Editor is found, the Magazine will cease at the end of the year. It s over to you... This is YOUR chance to offer feedback / play your part. Please speak only for yourself...anonymous replies will not be accepted 5 YOUR NAME ADDRESS Tel: About the magazine What positive feedback would you give concerning the magazine? Would you mind if the magazine was no longer published? Why? Have YOU ever contributed to the magazine? Would you be willing to (help) produce the magazine each month? Do you receive the electronic church mailing from St Mary s Do you find the notice sheet to be a key mode of communication? Other comments YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO The Importance of GIFT AID Never has it been more crucial to ensure that EVERY income stream into St Mary s is tax efficient and effective. IF YOU PAY TAX PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (how many times must we ask???)...beg...urge...challenge...please make sure you use a Gift Aid envelope if you give ANY cash offering at church no matter how small or large that offering is. Please make sure that if you give direct from your bank that you have completed a Gift Aid declaration. You should receive a new form with this magazine to enable you to review your giving...please complete it and return ASAP. Please return this form to the Rector Your support really could help St Mary s back onto its feet. We will ALL need to play our part. Please do support St Mary s...and keep the Tradition alive! Thank you

6 6 From Bishop John Dear Friends, I am very sorry to have to tell you that because of the state of my health I have just been signed OFF by my GP as unfit for work, and in the next two to three months I will undergo a re-run of some earlier treatment. This means that I will definitely be off sick and will be handing over the day to day running of the Diocese to the dean and chapter. My secretary Jean will handle any general enquiries, but during this time no matter how long it lasts I will not be available to anyone. What Gill and I really need at the moment is privacy. During the course of this period I will very reluctantly have to make a decision about early retirement. The details of when this might happen will be given as soon as any decisions are made. Thank you all for your concern. And with every blessing, + JOHN Brechin: 19 Book of Remembrance: October Alexander Samson died 4 October 1976 Alice May Edmondson died 16 October 1978 William Blackie Lyall died 20 October 1981 Mary Morrison Anderson died 26 October 1981 Paula Mairi Morrison died 13 October 1984 William Watt died 9 October 1985 Annie Robertson died 31 October 1985 Stanley Donald Fergusson died 19 October 1987 Martha Jane Breaden died 20 October 1988 John Stewart Clark died 31 October 1988 Nancy Brown died 7 October 1989 Nora Suzanne Scott died 26 October 1989 Louise Winifred Humphries died 9 October 1990 Margaret Gibson Laburn died 23 October 1990 William Stewart died 15 October 1993 Edith Jean Bubb died 8 October 1995 Mary Hardie Hendry died 3 October 1996 William Hennessey died 24 October 1996 William Lee Beaton died 30 October 1996 Norah Edgecombe died 23 October 1998 John Orr died 30 October 1998 Alice Mary Douglas died 7 October 2000 Kenneth Allan Nicol died 23 October 2002 Ian Macfarlane Forbes died 1 October 2003 Isabel Coyne Gates died 8 October 2003 Mary Joan Pratt died 9 October 2004 George Kemlo Martin died 3 October 2005 Helen Montague Kennedy died 2 October 2003 BISHOP JOHN HAS NOW ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, DUE TO ILL-HEALTH, WITH EFFECT FROM 16 OCTOBER 2010 Charles Bowman died 15 October 1991 George Schofield died 28 October 1992 Louisa Charlotte Ross died 8 October 1993 May the souls of all the faithful departed through the love and mercy of God rest in peace and rise in glory

7 18 Book of Remembrance: September Catherine Helen Mason died 24 September 1966 Elizabeth Laburn died 19 September 1976 Robert George Middleton died 2 September 1978 Martha Johanna Woolley died 3 September 1980 Amy Alberta Gardener died 10 September 1982 May Grant died 19 September 1982 Jean Tosh Mitchell died 27 September 1984 Charles Cameron died 19 September 1987 Andrew Hardie Lyon died 24 September 1987 Florence Lillias Humphries died 3 September 1988 John Leonard Loades died 23 September 1988 Ernest James Beamer died 29 September 1988 David Alfred Hollings died 28 September 1986 Euphemia Winifred Wilson died 9 September 1989 James Edward McCulloch died 12 September 1989 Edith Anderson died 27 September 1989 Rose Vincent died 12 September 1990 Constance Aikenhead Sturrock Brown died 8 September 1991 Jemima King Mac William Arthur Simpson died 1 September 1992 Mavis Poole died 1 September 1993 Sylvia Fox died 7 September 1993 Margaret Jamieson died 27 September 1993 Gertrude Eileen Geddes died 28 September 1993 Alfred Good died in September 1995 Richard Bruce died 2 September 1996 Florence Alice Stoneman died 11 September 1996 William John Mackintosh died in September 1998 Marjorie Diack died 11 September 1999 John Owen Jackson died 14 September 2001 Norman Tainsh Houliston died 29 September 2001 Andrew William Henry Webster died 14 September 2001 Ronald Gordon Walker died 18 September 2002 Isabella Shepherd died 3 September 2004 Brenda Agnes Stevenson Adie died 6 September 2005 Maurice Robb Porter died 18 September 2005 Douglas Laing Mudie died 24 September 2005 Wallace Moore died 3 September 2006 Nan Benvie died 15 September 2006 David Hutton Campbell died 15 September 2006 James Hill died 6 September 1969 Ian B Thomson died 20 September News and events ALL SOULS MEMORIAL SERVICE Sunday 31 October 4pm St Mary s A service to remember departed loved ones Who will YOU invite? ACT IV Fundraising Event HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunday 10 October BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY Wednesday 20 October, 7.30pm See item on page 11 U P C O M I N G E V E N T S The Episcopal Church of St Mary, Broughty Ferry

8 8 Back to Church Sunday Sunday 26 September 2010 St Mary s Broughty Ferry ALL WHO WISH TO ENCOUNTER GOD, LEARN FROM CHRIST AND DESIRE TO SENSE THE SPIRIT AT WORK IN THEIR LIVES ARE WELCOME......and with all who are just curious! Back to Church Sunday is an opportunity, across our whole nation, to invite people to join us for our weekly activity of worship together as God s faith-full people. Who will YOU invite? 17

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10 Starter Packs St Mary s will be collecting domestic items for this local, churchsupported, charity on September 5th, 12th, and 19th. Please leave donations at the back of church. Useful items requested: cutlery Soap Duvets Bedding Curtains Pots / pans Cleaning items For more information, you can contact the charity's administrator, Heather West, on , or via starterpacks-dundee@btconnect.com Brass Cleaning Many thanks to Mrs Carus, Mrs Hewick and Mrs Joan Watt who are leaving the Brass-cleaning rota after a number of years. Current Brass-cleaners will need to add the following names to the rota: Mr Dick Gates Mrs Sue Ashton If anyone else would like to help with this small job, please contact Mrs Christine Berry ( )

11 Coffee Rota After several years as the stalwart of the Coffee Rota, Jean MacRae has decided to step down. 14 We thank her for all her endeavours in ensuring that we have always had a cup of tea/ coffee and biscuit waiting for us after Service. Jean can now enjoy hers without having to organise!! I have agreed to take over this task but if anyone feels able in any way to assist with the making and serving of the Tea/Coffee please contact me, Fiona Jeffery, on Many hands make light work! 11 ACT IV After Bubbles and Berries which amassed well over 200 towards assisting St Mary's finance itself, our second Fund Raising event is ACT IV On Tour This is an evening s entertainment of two One-Act Plays and an Alan Bennett reading. These will be performed by talented local Actors who give of their time to raise money for Charity. Whilst the Theatre in which they perform is being renovated they have continued performing but in Church Halls to assist the associated Church raise Funds. Our Performance is Wednesday 20th October 2010 at 7:30pm in Church Hall. Tickets are 6 Put this date in your Diary and buy tickets or sell to family and friends if unable to attend yourself. Tickets are available from Fiona Jeffery, Eileen Coull or Marjorie Batchelor. We are also holding a Raffle on this evening so if you attend Morning Prayers, Wed or Thurs Services, 8:30am or on Sunday and you would like to donate gifts please give them to the Rector or Fiona Jeffery. One of the Actresses is part of our Church Family so please support her and this evening to ensure a financial success in assisting us in narrowing the gap in our Monthly deficit of 1000 For Tickets you can also call

12 12 13 CONCERT SERIES fundraiser for St Mary s 25th September, 1pm Joseph Fleetwood, Piano, Playing Bach and Beethoven 23rd October, 1pm Liam Lynch (violin) and Joseph Fleetwood playing Debussy sonata, and Beethoven Spring Sonata 20th November 1pm Mariko North, piano, programme TBC Care Information Scotland If you are anxious about the care you need as you get older, or would like to find out more about care services available to those living in Scotland, you can visit the Care Information Scotland website or call: th December 1pm Michelle Cressida (soprano) with Joseph Fleetwood, piano. Including songs by Richard Strauss.