Great Hallingbury Parish News March 2012

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1 Great Hallingbury Parish News March 2012

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3 The Calendar - March th Second Sunday of Lent 8 am St. Giles Holy Communion 1662 (Centuries) 10 am St. Mary s Family Service 11 th Third Sunday of Lent 18 th 8 am St. Mary s Holy Communion am St. Giles Morning Prayer 6 pm St. Mary s Evensong Fourth Sunday of Lent MOTHERING SUNDAY 8 am St. Giles Holy Communion am St. Giles Mothering Sunday Service 25 th Fifth Sunday of Lent 8 am St. Mary s Holy Communion am St. Giles Family Communion followed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting During the colder weather, the St. Giles 8 am Holy Communion Services are to be held at Centuries. A 1662 Holy Communion Service is held at St. Mary s Church each Wednesday morning at 9.30 a.m. unless otherwise indicated

4 ST. GILES CHURCH - March 2012 Readers and Sidesmen Date Time Reading Reader Sidesman 4th 8 am 1 Thessalonians 4, vv 1-8 Matthew 15, vv th 10 am Ephesians 5, vv 1-14 Luke 11, vv th 8 am Galatians 4, vv 26 - end John 6, vv am Exodus 2, vv Corinthians 1, vv 3-7 P. O Brien Rvd J Green A. Fuller P. Green P. Hays Rvd J Green TBA 25th 10 am John 12, vv The Dully Family Flowers in Church P. O Brien C. Collins P. Newton P. Hays C. Collins P Waterman F Townsend P Waterman There are no fl owers in the Church during Lent Organiser - Mr. Peter Waterman - telephone Choir Practice The choirs of St. Giles and St. Mary s meet on Friday evenings at 7.15pm at St. Mary s. For details, contact Mrs. Patricia Larby (tel: ) or Mr. Peter Green (tel: ) 1st Great Hallingbury Brownies The Brownies meet in the Village Hall each Monday from 5 pm to 6.15 pm during term time. Brown Owl is Mrs. Heather Hays - telephone the meeting place A club for years 6, 7 and 8 meets from 5 pm 6.30 pm in The Rectory every other Tuesday during term time. See Parish Diary for dates. Donations for this work may be left at the back of the Church. For details about this organisation, and what is required, please see the Notice Board. Thank you for the response so far.

5 Can you arrange a vase of flowers? IF SO, ST. GILES CHURCH NEEDS YOU! You are invited to a meeting on Wednesday 14th March at 2.30 pm at 3 Haycroft, Bishop s Stortford So that we can keep our beautiful church decorated for services throughout the year, a rota of helpers will be drawn up. We look forward to meeting you. If you are unable to join us at this meeting, but are willing to help, please phone Tea and coffee will be served Peter Waterman Heather Hays Flower Organiser Churchwarden St. Giles Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2012 This will take place on Sunday, 25th March, in St. Giles Church following the 10 am Holy Communion Service. All parishioners are invited to attend. Mrs. Heather Hays is kindly arranging for a lunch to be held at her home after the meeting and please let her know if you wish to join us. The main course will be provided but bring a drink of your choice and, if possible a sweet.

6 Church Letter - March 2012 At the end of January I was privileged, with several others from the village, to visit George Assinder to celebrate his 107 th birthday. To reach 107 is an amazing achievement and he was in good form but, even though he is still enjoying life, there is always the question, Would I want to live to be 107. Several of us were voicing that thought and, inevitably, there were a variety of answers. We are told increasingly that life expectancy is getting longer although we all know people who have died at, what we would consider these days, a relatively young age. Of course to many of our predecessors anything over the age of 70 was considered exceptional and I was informed on a holiday in Turkey, less than a decade ago, that the average life expectancy for a man there was something like 54. Recently I have read a book that may help us think through this question. It was written by Jennifer Worth whose other memoirs were incorporated in the TV series which nearly 9 million viewers switched to on a Sunday evening during January and February - Call the Midwife. The title of the book I read was In the midst of life, part of a quotation from a prayer often used during The Committal at a funeral service. In the midst of life we are in death, it continues, to whom can we turn for help, but to you, Lord. Anyone who has read any of Jennifer Worth s books will know that she writes with realism, compassion and a great deal of reflection, as well as a lively wit. I found this book compelling reading, particularly as it deals with the question as to how we, in the UK, deal with death. I am not the only one who has found this book profoundly thought provoking and I quote from one of the reviews on Amazon with which I wholeheartedly concur. This courageous book should be read widely, especially by the medical profession and those who are elderly or have elderly relatives. Jennifer Worth takes the subject of dying and examines it with examples from her own acquaintance and in all its manifestations - bad deaths, good deaths, and resuscitation. Dying is something we all have to go through, but in the UK it is a subject that is rarely discussed..the book is not difficult or

7 macabre but, on the contrary, inspiring and the personal examples interesting. As usual, her style is personal and direct and it is very easy to empathise with those whose cases are being described. The fact that in the UK death is a subject rarely discussed is noted by Jennifer who, in writing of the reaction of a Greek Orthodox Archbishop from a country where death is treated much more holistically, states, death is almost regarded as an indecency, provoking the most profound embarrassment, and certainly not a subject to be talked about. There were some instances recorded of children being sent away so that they were not aware of the death of a close family member, the thought being that they should not see that sort of thing, and of how damaging that attitude can be to children who sometimes take on a great burden of guilt. Fortunately this is something that is being addressed more and more by the hospice movement and with initiatives that allow for care in the home for the dying. This book should be read or, at the very least, the subject discussed especially at a time when doctors, ambulance personnel and other medical practitioners are increasingly expected to maintain life at all costs, often out of fear of litigation as much as anything else. There are no defi nite conclusions in the book but it gives one food for thought and it may help people to discuss with their families the way in which they wish to die. Later, when I did some further research on Jennifer Worth, I discovered that she had died just before the filming of the television series Call the Midwife. What gave me great comfort was to read that she had died after a short illness, cared for at home by her family. Having read her book I know that is something that she would have wished for. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Revd. Janice Green From the Registers Confirmation Fred Gregory 23 January St. Mary s Great Parndon

8 The Olive Branch in the Hallingburys Our meeting in February was cancelled because of the snow. We will meet next on Tuesday, 6th March, in St. Mary s Church at 2.15 pm when we will be visited by Margaret Webb talking about the charity, Jaiput Limb. We look forward to you joining us. Nita Sylvester GREAT HALLINGBURY HISTORY SOCIETY History of Duxford by Mike Nicholas Wednesday, 14th March, 2012 Meetings are held in Great Hallingbury Village Hall at 8 pm Entrance Fee (Including Refreshments) 1.50 for Members 2.50 for Non-members Everyone is welcome, so do join us

9 Great Hallingbury s Celebrations for the QUEEN S DIAMOND JUBILEE Hog Roast Saturday, 2nd June, noon - 4pm at the Village Hall Field Enjoy roasted pork with sauce and salad (non meat option) Pimms, wine, beer on sale - Free soft drinks for children Maypole dancing Jubilee Queen Red, white & blue hat competition Planting a village Oak Tree Unveiling a village seat Ticket entry 5 per adult 10 family ticket (please tell us how many children) Candlelit Jubilee DINNER ROYALE Join a celebration dinner in the Village Hall Licensed bar only 60 tickets - one for each year of the Queen s reign Saturday, 2nd June, for 8 pm Minimum age 16 years Tickets STRICTLY LIMITED 10 each Thanksgiving Service & Afternoon Tea Sunday, 3rd June, 2012 at 3 pm in St. Giles Church with participation of all the Village organisations GREAT HALLINGBURY PARISH COUNCIL is providing all these events at a nominal charge to village residents. Great Hallingbury WI will prepare the food Tickets available from Mrs C Coultrup, Pantiles, Bedlars Green, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TL Phone: cj@coultruponline.com (cheques payable to Great Hallingbury Parish Council) More Maypole dancers needed - Primary School children from 6 years please contact Mrs Heather Hays on

10 PARISH DIARY - March th Great Hallingbury Parish Council Meeting in the Village Hall at 7 pm 6th Olive Branch Meeting - Margaret Webb Jaiput Limb charity - St. Mary s Church at 2.15 pm 9th Mobile Police Unit at the Village Hall 3-4 pm 13th Friendship Club 14th Flower Arrangers Meeting at Haycroft at 2.30 pm 14th Library Van - Bedlars Green pm Woodside Green pm 14th History Society - History of Duxford - Great Hallingbury Village Hall at 8 pm 17th Great Hallingbury Village Hall Quiz in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm 25th Annual Parochial Church Meeting in St. Giles Church following the 10 am Service 26th Great Hallingbury Annual Parish Meeting in the Village Hall at 8 pm 28th Library Van - Bedlars Green pm Woodside Green pm 28th Great Hallingbury WI - My Life as a Prison Officer - in the Village Hall at 7.45 pm FUTURE EVENTS 2 Queen s Diamond Jubilee celebrations June see page 7 3 Queen s Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service and June Afternoon Tea in St Giles Church at 3 pm Great Hallingbury Carpet Bowls Club The Club meets on Friday evenings in Great Hallingbury Village Hall at 8 pm. New members are always welcome. The Captain and Chairman is Alex Russell - telephone

11 Some Useful Addresses Clergy Revd. Janice Green Priest in Charge The Rectory, Wrights Green Lane, Little Hallingbury, CM22 7RE Tel: Churchwardens Mrs. Heather Hays, 3 Haycroft, Bishop s Stortford CM23 5JL Tel: Flowers in Church Mr. Peter Waterman, 2 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT Tel: Friendship Club Secretary Mrs. Val Mugele, Marston Farm, Leapers Lane, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TR Tel: Church Cleaning Mrs. Heather Hays, 3 Haycroft, Bishop s Stortford CM23 5JL Tel: St. Giles Parish News Editor: Mrs. Beryl Mead, The Chalfonts, Bedlars Green, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TL Tel: Publisher: Mrs. Christine Coultrup, Pantiles, Bedlars Green, Tel: Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TL cj@coultruponline.com Olive Branch Mrs. Nita Sylvester, Churchfield, Wrights Green Lane, Little Hallingbury CM22 7RE Tel: Great Hallingbury Village Hall Bookings: Mrs. Rita Storr, Little Bradley, Church Road, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TZ Tel: Caretaker and Key Holder: Mrs. Sarah Cox, 5 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT Tel: Great Hallingbury Parish Council Chairman: Mr. Martin Mugele, Marston Farm, Leapers Lane, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TR Tel: Clerk: Mrs. Freda Townsend, 7 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT Tel: st Great Hallingbury Brownies Mrs. Heather Hays, 3 Haycroft, Bishop s Stortford CM23 5JL Tel:

12 Please continue to send your contributions for the magazine to Mrs. Christine Coultrup, Pantiles, Bedlars Green, Great Hallingbury or to before the 20th of month previous to publication Compiled by B Mead Published by C J Coultrup e&oe