April 2018 Truth will out!

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1 The Parish of Wellow Wellow Church and Parish News April 2018 Truth will out! by the Rector Matthew Street, based on Matthew 28:11-15 Some of the guards went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, You must say, His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep. If this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble. So, they took the money and did as they were directed. (Matthew 28:11-15) Truth will out, we are told, and so it repeatedly proves. There may be occasions when deceit goes unnoticed, but falsehood has an uncanny habit of being exposed; of weaving a web that finally traps the very one who spins it. We may suppress the truth, we may twist and distort it, but it is hard to keep it hidden for ever, as the death and resurrection of Christ make crystal clear. His enemies stopped at nothing to get their man, cynically employing false witnesses to secure the verdict they were looking for. Similarly, when they heard news of the empty tomb, they turned once again to deceit, slipping a backhander to the guards in a desperate bid to hush up events. They did all they could to stifle the truth, but it was no good, for first one person, then another, then another still, and so on in perpetuity, met with the risen Lord and knew the truth for themselves. There is here both challenge and promise. On the one hand, there is a warning that deception will be uncovered however hard we try to conceal it; that all things will finally come to light. On the other hand, there is assurance that right will triumph; that God's purpose will prevail. So we put our trust in Christ - the way, the truth and the life knowing that his love is sure and his mercy dependable, now and always. Visit the Church Website:

2 Sunday Services in April Peter s witness to the Jews, Samaria and the ends of the earth Sunday 1 st April 10:00 HC EASTER SUNDAY Talk: Sharing the good news Mark 16:1-8 Leader/ Speaker: Matthew Street Sunday 8 th April 10:00 HC Talk: Denial and Restoration Luke 22:54-65; John 21:15-17 Leader: Richard Russell Speaker: Tom Morgan Sunday 15 th April 10:00 Talk: Witness to the Jews Acts 2:14-41 Leader: Matthew Street Speaker: Bob Grace Sunday 22 nd April 10:00 Talk: Witness to Samaria Acts 8:9-25 Leader: Tom Benyon Speaker: Richard Russell Sunday 29 th April 10:00 Talk: Witness to the Gentiles Acts 10:44-48 Leader: Dick Beath Speaker: Jo Vening Contact the Rector: The Revd. Matthew Street mgstreet@me.com or through the church website, see below Want to keep in touch? St Julian s Church sends out a weekly e-newsletter with all the latest news and views from around the Benefice. administrator@stjsgroup.church to subscribe to the mailing list. Advertising in this Newsletter FREE: Voluntary organisations based in Wellow. Fees apply to all other individuals and businesses who seek to gain financial benefit from advertising (irrespective of if they are based in Wellow or not): Contact Jenny Barr for more details and payments. Cheques made out to St. Julian s Church P.C.C Church Community Groups White Ox Mead Community Group Phone Nigel & Jo for more details Wellow Prayer Group Tuesdays at 3pm Phone Pauline for details Benefice Praise and Prayer Every Monday, The Vicarage, Peasedown St John God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:24 Please join us as we praise God, hear from His Word, and come to Him in prayer. St John s Peasedown 1 st Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF 2 nd Sunday - 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF 3 rd Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF HC 4 th Sunday- 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF 5 th Sunday - 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF HC= Holy Communion SF= Soul Food - A service with modern lively music followed by a family tea MP= Morning Praise Benefice Office For anything church related contact the Benefice Office: T: E: office@stjsgroup.church Visit the Church Website:

3 CHURCH NEWS Easter Sunday Celebrations at St Julian s Church Sunday April 1 st am Coffee and Croissants in the Church Service (play area for little ones in the church) Easter Egg Hunt, starting from the church, throughout the village and ending at the Fox & Badger. (children accompanied please!) Pam & Colin, Churchwardens All welcome! Bring your friends

4 FRIENDS OF ST. JULIAN S SATURDAY 28 TH APRIL - Annual Spring Clean 9.30am Please come along to the church on Saturday 28 th April to help give it its annual spring clean. A 9.30 start of bacon butties, tea, coffee & croissants will set you up well for a morning of activity. Please bring toothbrushes, dusters, e-cloths etc. The more, the merrier. Thanks, as always, in advance. SUNDAY 24 TH JUNE - Open Gardens & Art Trail 2-5pm Save the date. This is a Wellow Community Chest Fundraiser, led by The Friends of St Julian's. A family-friendly celebration of Wellow Art & Gardens. Refreshments available. More details to follow. Annabel Chapman LUNCH CLUB The April Lunch is on Thursday 26 th at 1pm in the Village Hall. As usual, if you are unable to attend, please let one of the cooks know. My number is , please leave a message if I don t answer. Many thanks, Janet Martin POP INN FOR APRIL Will be on the slightly later date of Monday the 9 th of April due to the Easter Holidays. Please come along and join us at the usual venue of the Fox & Badger noon- 2.pm to catch up on all the latest news, In pleasant company Enjoy a light snack coffee/ tea or something stronger!!!! There will be a free raffle ALL WILL BE MADE WELCOME HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE Shirley Don t forget to visit the Wellow

5 WELLOW PARISH COUNCIL 11 members of the public attended the 19 th February meeting. Budget Councillors finalised details of the balanced budget. Wellow Community Bus and Wellow Village Hall will receive a lower grant than requested in 2018/19 only. The Parlour shop grant is maintained. Replacement of the Playing Field fence will be done over two years. A contribution to the cost of repairing the church clock is being sought. At the April meeting there will be a review of the principles on which the parish council makes grants to parish organisations. Planning An application for a single storey rear kitchen extension at Baggridge Farm was supported. The following decisions by B&NES on properties in Wellow were noted: felling of a conifer and removal of overhanging limbs at the Manor House, High Street; refusal to discharge conditions at Vera House (an arboricultural survey is needed); refusal of detached carport at Church House, High Street (a revised application will be considered in April); removal of red cedar at Elmlea, Railway Lane. Sports Pavilion At the time of writing, despite the weather the groundworks have been done and concrete pads laid ready for the erection of the pavilion. Costs have risen considerably because of alterations to the disabled access required by building control. Some of the hoped-for internal features may have to be delayed or done without, though additional donations are kindly being made. Wellow Car Park The Parish Council will tell B&NES that it is not in a position to take on a full repairing lease of the car park. Footpath B&NES s proposal to divert sections of Public Footpaths BA25/13 and BA25/14 at Weavers Farm Lodge was noted. Bee hotel There was agreement to place a bee hotel (for solitary, non-stinging bees) in the play park Next meeting Monday 16 April, 8:00pm in Wellow Village Hall. All welcome. Items for agenda consideration to the Clerk one week in advance, please. Robin Campbell clerk@wellowparish.info

6 WELLOW AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY I am writing this as the temperature outside is minus 1 degree C and snow is forecast. So much for spring! Cold spring temperatures make a gardeners life difficult as it is not warm enough for seed sowing except with heat and tender new growth can easily get scorched by the cold winds. Life is hard for bees and other pollinators as well and I have found a couple of bumble bees which seem to have succumbed to the cold. Last year a late frost destroyed my apple crop, presumably because of damage to the flowers at a crucial stage. You may see a swarm of honey bees in the spring, April to July, and they are looking for a new home. The way they go about this is fascinating, come on the bee walk on 3rd June to find out more. If you see a swarm, or would like a hive in your garden contact Hugh on Hopefully those who took up our free seed offer will have onions and snap dragons starting into growth. It is also time to think about growing things for the annual plant sale on 12 th May. As soon as this cold snap is over get sowing. Some plants take longer to reach a suitable stage than others. Cosmos, for instance, will make a plant about 10cms tall and ready to plant out after the plant sale if sown at the beginning of April; runner beans and sun flowers would need to be planted about mid April for a similar result. Obviously, this depends a little on temperature and conditions, but this is a rough guide. Grow some extra plants for the bees and pollinators this year and set up a Nectar Cafe in your garden. We will be putting info about this on our website after the bee and pollinator evening on the 21 st March. Happy growing, Bridget and the Committee THANK YOU Thank you so much to everyone who has so generously given money to Macmillian following our Big Shave. Josephine's one of my really good friends at school; her Mum was diagnosed with Cancer in October. We decided to do something positive and shaved our heads on the 23 rd of February in aid of Macmillan. Our aim was to raise 1000, but to date we have raised This is just to say a Huge Thank You to everyone who has visited our giving page and kindly donated or put money through our letter box, or given my Mum and Dad money for us. THANK YOU. Love from Ashling XX

7 Let's Celebrate Wellow's Creativity! Get in touch if you would like to participate and / or SAVE THE DATE! Have you ever thought about how many people in Wellow make and create wonderful works, in so many different ways? On Sunday 24th June 2-5pm the first assembly of WHAM! (Wellow Hobbyists, Artists and Makers) will take place in venues across the village, tying in with the Wellow Open Gardens event. Please come, show and even sell your work, admire the work of others and have yours admired too. Do you do art work, photography, needlework, sculpture, model making or any craft work? We'd like to hear from you! To get involved please colintremellen@icloud.com or call him on

8 NEW EDITOR NEEDED As our house is currently for sale, it s time for me to step down as editor of the Parish News, and let someone else take over. All you need is a spare 2-3 hours a month and basic Microsoft Word. Skills. If you have any questions, give me a ring on Jenny Community Matters: Support your Village The Parlour Shop, the Village Hall, Church and Societies PARISH NEWS Can you let me have any articles for the April edition, by the 19 th of April. As usual, you can either me at jennybarr44@yahoo.co.uk, leave at the Parlour shop or post it through the letterbox of Honeysuckle Cottage. Printed by St Phillip and St James Church, Oddown. Published and Promoted by St Julian s Parish Church at the St J s Group Office, The Vicarage, Church Road, Peasedown St John, BA2 8AA, administrator@stjsgroup.church