PARTNERS. 23 September Trinity 17. weekly newsletter. Dear Friends,

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1 PARTNERS weekly newsletter Dear Friends, 23 September Trinity 17 Our passage from Mark this weeks demonstrates how difficult it was for the disciples to follow Jesus. We find them caught up in their constant struggle for personal success. Jesus challenges them about why they were arguing and they are embarrassed at their personal ambitions. However it is not wrong for believers to be ambitious. What is wrong is when ambition and personal gains becomes the most important things in an individual s life. Jesus demonstrates that to be welcomed into the Kingdom we need to value children. Now in the society of Jesus this really not considered. In the Victorian times children had to be seen and not heard. In Jesus time children were second class citizens; in this passage Jesus is again challenging social norms and saying that children are as important as men!! I wonder what the disciples thought about that? When I struggle to understand a passage in the Bible, I am encouraged when I read that the disciples who were walking beside Jesus struggled as well. Because if that I reflect to one of the greatest philosophers of all time Winne the Pooh!! On confidence The things that make me different are the things that make me. On modesty It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?' On attitude Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart. On self worth You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Every Blessing Kate Wilson Growing in Faith, Reaching Out to All 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 23 September 2018 Trinity 17 COLLECT: Gracious God, you call us to fullness of life: deliver us from unbelief and banish our anxieties with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. PSALM 1 (For Morning Prayer) 1. Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, Nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 2. Their delight is in the law of the Lord, And they meditate on his law day and night. 3. They are like trees planted by streams of water, Bearing fruit in due season, 4. With leaves that do not wither; Everything they do shall prosper. 5. It is not so with the wicked: they are like chaff which the wind blows away; 6. Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgement comes, Nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.

3 A Reading from the Letter of James James 3:13-4:3,7-8a Wisdom is shown in peaceable living, based on God's gift of grace. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. 15 Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. 4:1 Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? 2 You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. 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.)

4 Mark 9:30-37 Jesus speaks of God's wisdom shown in simplicity. After leaving the mountain 30 Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again. 32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, What were you arguing about on the way? 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all. 36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37 Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me. 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: Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. 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.

5 GARY OUT & ABOUT : Monday to Wednesday, Gary is on a course in Salisbury. Wednesday evening, Men's Group at Hyde. Thursday, Meetings in the morning, 'Story and Song' at Fordingbridge Nursery in the afternoon, followed by assemblies at Hale and Breamore Schools, and Hyde PCC in the evening. Friday, preparation and catch up before going away next week. CHURCHES TOGETHER IN FORDINGBRIDGE AND DISTRICT : All are welcome to the Churches Together in Fordingbridge and District (CTFD) AGM on Thursday, October 18th at Hyde Church at 7.00p.m. OPEN DOORS : The Open Doors September magazine is now available. As usual it is both inspiring and informative as we can see how this international ministry serves persecuted Christians and churches worldwide. Read some amazing short stories, and keep up to date with how you and I can stand beside our brothers and sisters in Christ. HARVEST SUPPER - Saturday 6th October in ST MARY'S CHURCH HALL, FORDINGBRIDGE. 7pm for 7 30pm. Please come and celebrate Harvest with us, and enjoy a two-course dinner and some light-hearted entertainment. Soft drinks provided, or please BYOB. Tickets 12 ( 6 for age 16 and under, and if you kindly contribute a dessert) available from Jane Calver on or janecalver@btinternet.com). All proceeds to St Mary's, Fordingbridge. Please sign up on the list on the church noticeboard with your offers of help with contributing desserts, raffle prizes and the inevitable washing up. Thank you for your support. KINKIIZI : The Girls in Kinkiizi need your help: Can you spare some of your time to help make hygiene kits for girls in Kinkiizi? Sewing and non-sewing skills are needed and full training / instruction will be available. Come to a meeting at the Church Hall on Sept 29th at 2.30 to find out more. Tea & coffee will be provided. Call Amanda on for more information if required. REQUEST FOR CHINA : We are shortly off to Lee Abbey in Devon. This Christian conference centre is asking for pretty bone-china tea cups, saucers and plates, or plain white tea pots for their Tea Cottage (cafe). Any spares in your cupboard or side-board? We will gladly take them for you! Michael & Sylvia Anderson ( ). TRANSPORT NEEDED : to take people from Fordingbridge, 1st Thursday in month, to and from the Link Lunch at Hyde Memorial Hall. To get there at 12.15pm and collect at 2pm. If you could help occasionally, please speak to, or phone, Pat Bloomfield SING TO THE THE LORD : Sunday 14 October, 3pm at Hyde and 5pm at Ellingham. Barbara Strong is organising a special event called Sing to the Lord where you can learn some selected hymns each hymn will be introduced by a short, relevant Bible extract and the event will be an hour long. Everyone is welcome to join in and refreshments will be available afterwards. There will be a retiring collection.

6 FORDWICK VILLAGE CHRISTMAS November at St Mary s Fordingbridge Memorabilia: If you have any memorabilia that may be suitable for the display in St Mary s Fordingbridge, please could you let Janet Newman ( ) know. Many thanks. Poppies: Please continue to make poppies for the Fordwick Village Christmas 1918 Festival after the deadline for the town poppies. Hundreds are needed to make a wave of poppies coming down from the outside of the church tower. There will be a template to make a felt poppy in October s Parish News & Views magazine, carry on making knitted and crocheted poppies or even cut them out of the clear base of a 2litre fizzy drink s bottle and use permanent red pens!! Finished poppies can be given direct to Janet Newman, Helen Tague, Judith Dowsett or put in the bag on the Trussell Trust trolley. Thank you for all your help. Christmas Fayre in Fordwick: Our Fayre this year will be very Christmassy and be held in Fordwick Village Hall ie. The North Chapel! It will be a bit different because we need to run stalls for as many of the 3 days as we possibly can. Therefore we need lots of the following please: preserves, jams and chutneys; unused gifts and toiletries; (full!) bottles, bottles, even more bottles and cans. We would like these as soon as possible and will put a collecting box in church for donations from 30 September by the north door. The sooner we have things in for the stalls the sooner we will have an idea of how long it will all last! There will be a book stall on the hall stage, but please save your donations of books until nearer the time. Thank you for your generosity!! Any queries to Helen Tague or Judith Dowsett NB. NO clothing and NO bric a brac please. Lists will go up later in October requesting your help to man the stalls, as well as help with refreshments etc. JIGSAW PUZZLE FESTIVAL: ST MARY S, FORDINGBRIDGE NEEDS PUZZLES & MAKERS! The response to our plea for puzzles and makers has been fantastic, thank you. Please keep up the good work!! Donated puzzles may be left in St Mary s Fordingbridge. There is an area along near the piano. Anyone is welcome to select a puzzle, pick up a board and take it home to make up, then bring back. Contact Judith on , j.dowsett7@btinternet.com or Viv on , viv@theshallows.co.uk or see Parish News & Views for more information. Thank you HARVEST GIFTS PLEASE: St Mary s Fordingbridge is celebrating Harvest on Sunday 7 October at the Allsorts Service, 10.30am, at the same time as the Baptism of Florence & Henry Philbrick. Please be kind enough to bring your donations of packets, dried or tinned goods to pass on to our local Trussell Trust Foodbank. ARE YOU FREE? The handbell ringers need 2 or 3 people happy to help with teas on Saturday 20th October in the afternoon. We are holding an all-day rally at The Trafalgar School in Downton and we need a hand with teas/coffee and cake, probably about 3pm. Call me to find out more. Many thanks. Viv

7 WOODGREEN HARVEST FESTIVAL SUPPER : Saturday 29 September from 6.30pm at Woodgreen Village Hall. Ploughmans and choice of homemade puds, glass of cider or apple juice on arrival. Fairtrade tea/coffee plus licensed bar. Tickets 12 adult, 6 for under 14s. On sale at Woodgreen Community Shop. All proceeds to St Boniface, Woodgreen. Contact Nicky Davies for further information LOOK OUT FOR Books to Borrow coming soon: a Pop-Up table, with mainly Christian books, which will appear now and then in our churches or at coffee mornings. Treat yourself to a good read. A variety of books (and we welcome modern Christian books you have enjoyed, which you no longer want, to increase our stocks). Get in touch if you have books, or want Books to Borrow to visit your church or coffee morning. St Boniface Woodgreen, St Giles Godshill, and St Mary s Fordingbridge are already on the list. Pat Bloomfield , Gwenda Moore KINGDOM ESSENTIALS : pm Ringwood Parish Church, 26th September, 3rd & 10th October. Three sessions designed to equip you for prayer and healing ministry. Kingdom Essentials will be three evenings together to try to understand better what Kingdom means today. Join us at Ringwood Parish Church for a three session course led by Cannon Peter Vargeson, exploring how to pray for one another and for healing. These three sessions will explore how we can respond to Jesus' command to pray for one another, see lives transformed and heal the sick. Contact Ringwood Benefice for more information AID TO SYRIA : As the eyes of the world now fall on Idlib, and we see again images of the many thousands of Syrian families living in bombed out buildings and plastic shelters, Hyde and the surrounding communities are coming together for their 5th Aid to Syria Coffee Morning. Please come and join us. Saturday 29th September, 10 until 12 in Hyde War Memorial Hall. For more information please text Carrie on or visit Thank you. CHRISTCHURCH DEANERY Saturday Synod : Saturday, September 29th, 2018, 9.30a.m p.m. St Mark s, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5AA. An Open Meeting, to which everyone in the Deanery is invited. Breakfast, Worship, Discussion Workshops on Living Generously, Ministry to new housing areas, Ministry with sixth formers and much more. Come to pray, discuss, learn! Please let us know you are coming by September 21st so we can provide breakfast Or: Rectory@AVP-Benefice.org.uk 100 YEARS 100 DAYS prayers for peace : Prayers, Bible readings & reflections on peace, written by Christians across the denominational spectrum, are available in a beautifully designed format to make it easy for churches and individuals to join in. 100 Days of Peace and Hope 100 short daily Bible readings, prayers, reflections on peace and peace-making actions. Find out more at REFLECTION : Due to being unwell, I will be unable to write Reflection for the next few weeks but I will be back! Best wishes, Daphne Himmel

8 This Week 23 September 2018 Trinity 17 Sunday am Holy Communion Fordingbridge September 9.30am Sung Eucharist Fordingbridge 9.30am Holy Communion (and Bible Course / lunch) 10.00am Iona Harvest Morning Prayer 10.45am Morning Service 11.00am Matins 12.00pm Baptism Hyde Woodgreen Sandleheath Breamore Breamore 4.30pm Baptism Woodgreen 6.30pm Evensong Fordingbridge Monday am Morning Prayer Fordingbridge Wednesday am Morning Prayer Fordingbridge 10.00am Joint Communion Frogham Chapel 10.00am Holy Communion Fordingbridge 7.00pm Hyde Men s Group, Royal Oak Gorley 7.45pm Meditation Drop In Fordingbridge Thursday pm Bell Ringing Fordingbridge Friday am Fairtrade Coffee Morning Woodgreen 6.20pm Choir Practice Fordingbridge Saturday pm Harvest Supper, Village Hall Woodgreen Sunday am Holy Communion Fordingbridge September 8.30am Holy Communion Breamore 9.30am Sung Eucharist Fordingbridge 9.30am Holy Communion Hyde 10.00am Morning Service Hale 10.45am Morning Service Sandleheath Contact : Jackie Garratt or 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