Great Hallingbury Parish News September 2016

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1 Great Hallingbury Parish News September 2016

2 The Calendar - September th Fifteenth Sunday of Trinity 10 am St. Mary s Family Service 11 th Sixteenth Sunday of Trinity 8 am St. Mary s Holy Communion am St. Giles Morning Prayer 18 th Seventeenth Sunday of Trinity 10 am St. Mary s Common Worship Holy Communion 25 th Eighteenth Sunday of Trinity 10 am St. Giles Family Communion A 1662 Holy Communion Service is held at St. Mary s Church each Wednesday morning at 9.30 a.m. unless otherwise indicated There are FAMILY PACKS available at the back of each church for use during all 10am services. JUNIOR CHURCH is held at St Mary s Church, Little Hallingbury, on the THIRD Sunday of each month.

3 ST. GILES CHURCH - September 2016 Readers and Sidesmen Date Time Reading Reader Sidesman 11th 10 am Jeremiah 4, vv & Luke 15, vv 1-10 S. Sylvester M. King A. Trim B. Britten 25th 10 am Luke 16, vv 19 - end P. Beaumont C. Collins F. Townsend Flowers in Church To be arranged 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. Chris Harding (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 Please place gifts in the basket at the back of the Church. Information is on the notice boards. This is needed more now than ever so please give generously.

4 St. Giles Harvest Flowers & Cream Teas with stalls Saturday, 8th October, 2-5 pm Sunday, 9th October, 2-4 pm

5 St. Giles Church 100 Club July 2016 The draw took place on 31st July The winners were: No. 24 Shirley Mackrill 25 No. 98 Irene Graham 15 No. 41 Chris Harding 10 The prize money is 50% of the membership fees taken in February. The remaining 50% will be used to help maintain the fabric of our beau ful and historic village church. If you are interested in joining The 100 Club, it is never too late. Please contact Heather Hays or Philip Hays for further details. Tel:

6 St. Giles Church 100 Club August 2016 The draw took place on 14th August The winners were: No. 60 Rev. Janice Green 25 No. 77 Hilda and Dennis Hall 15 No. 63 Carole Digby 10 The prize money is 50% of the membership fees taken in February. The remaining 50% will be used to help maintain the fabric of our beau ful and historic village church. If you are interested in joining The 100 Club, it is never too late. Please contact Heather Hays or Philip Hays for further details. Tel:

7 Church Letter - September 2016 A man was at an airport waiting to catch a plane and, having some time to spare, he decided to buy himself a coffee and a bag of five small doughnuts. He looked around the busy departure lounge and the only place that was free was opposite another gentleman. He walked over to the space, took off his coat, placed his luggage next to his seat and sat down to enjoy his coffee and doughnuts. He took the lid off his coffee cup and opened the bag of doughnuts, popping one in his mouth. He placed the bag of doughnuts back on the table. To his complete surprise the gentleman sitting opposite him then leant over, opened the bag of doughnuts, took one out, ate it and placed the bag back on the table. As he did so he smiled at the man. Our man was furious. What is the world coming to when people steal your doughnuts?, he thought to himself, but he didn t say anything because he didn t want to make a scene. Instead, he picked up the bag again, took out a second doughnut and this time placed the bag as close to his own coffee cup as he could. That ll stop him, he chuckled to himself. To his utter disgust the gentleman opposite stretched across the table, picked up the bag of doughnuts, took out a second one for himself, popped it in his mouth and put the bag back on the table. By now our friend had steam coming out of his ears. The doughnut stealing thief!, he thought angrily and gave the other man a dirty look. The gentleman then got up to leave but as he did so he picked up the bag with one doughnut left, took out the doughnut, broke it in half, put half in his mouth and the remaining half he placed on the table on top of the bag and pushed the bag closer to the other man, gesturing that it was for him. With a smile he put on his coat and left. Our hero was flabbergasted. How could this other man so blatantly have taken someone else s food? And then have the audacity to

8 break the final doughnut in half? Well he wasn t going to eat it because it was probably contaminated anyway! Angrily he put on his coat, bent down to pick up his luggage and there, sitting on the top of his suitcase, was HIS bag of doughnuts. The person he had been accusing of stealing was in fact sharing his doughnuts. But here is the Theological point God owns all the doughnuts. Everything we have we have been given by God and all that God asks is that we share all that we have been given so that everybody has some. All that God asks is that if we find ourselves with 11 doughnuts when we only need 9, that we share our excess with those who may need it more than we do. The world currently feels a very broken and greedy place with everyone demanding what is rightfully theirs. How different that becomes if we acknowledge that it all belongs to God in the first place and if we love and care and share there is enough of everything for everyone. The Kingdom of God truly can be realised here and now. Janice From the Registers Post Baptism Welcoming Service Hector Fox Darley Petts 7th August

9 GREAT HALLINGBURY HISTORY SOCIETY The Peasants Revolt of 1381 in Essex A dramatic event in the ght against serfdom led by men from Essex and Kent by Herbert Eiden Wednesday, 14th September, 2016 Meetings are held in Great Hallingbury Village Hall at 8 pm Entrance Fee Including Refreshments: 2.00 for Members Membership 5 pa 3.00 for Non-members Everyone is welcome, so do join us

10 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MORNING AT LITTLE HALLINGBURY CHURCH FRIDAY, 11 TH NOVEMBER AM 1.00PM Please come and support your local hospice and stock up early on Christmas presents from some well known favourites such as Phoenix cards, Usborne books, Seres Silk and Silver and Apatchy as well as some other unique local artisan stalls.

11 Great Hallingbury Village Hall Raising funds to improve the Village Hall QUIZ NIGHT Saturday, 12th November,2016 Great Hallingbury Village Hall 7.30 pm for 8 pm GOOD PRIZES AND RAFFLE 5 per person at the door - table of 6 or 8 or join another group Reserve from Alex Russell ( ) Bring your own food and drink Have another convivial evening Support the Village Hall

12 A Defibrillator in Great Hallingbury It might save a life Great Hallingbury Parish Council, with an Uttlesford grant, has purchased a defibrillator for Great Hallingbury. A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest. This is called defibrillation and it s an essential lifesaving step in the chain of survival. The Defibrillator has arrived together with the case in which it sits. By the time you read this, its installation on the outside wall of the Village Hall will be underway. There will be an Unveiling Ceremony on Wednesday, 21st September, at 7.30pm after which light refreshments will be served. Then on Monday, 3rd October, at 7.30pm an Awareness Seminar and talk will be given by Martin Render, Chairman of The Community Heartbeat Trust. At this seminar training will be given on what to do if faced with an emergency situation where a patient is unconscious. All residents are invited to attend both events which will be held in the Village Hall. The Defibrillator will be available for emergencies but is only accessible once 999 has been dialled and an ambulance is on the way. This is another example of how Great Hallingbury Parish Council is providing benefits for all residents. Our thanks go to them and to our District Councillor Lesley Wells for arranging funding from Uttlesford DC.

13 PARISH DIARY - September th Great Hallingbury Parish Council Meeting - Village Hall 8 pm 6 th Olive Branch - Ploughmans Lunch - Langham, Latchmore Bank 7 th Library Van - Bedlars Green 1.35pm pm Woodside Green pm 13 th Friendship Club 14 th 21 st History Society - The Peasants Revolt of 1381 in Essex - Village Hall 8 pm Library Van - Bedlars Green 1.35pm pm Woodside Green pm 21 st Great Hallingbury Defibrillator Unveiling Ceremony - Village Hall 7.30 pm 28 th WI - Animal Charity - Great Hallingbury Village Hall 7.30pm Future Events 3 Oct Great Hallingbury Defibrillator Awareness Seminar - Village Hall 7.30 pm 4 Oct Olive Branch - Social Meeting - The Rectory 2.15 pm 8 Oct St Giles Harvest Flowers & Cream Teas - St Giles Church 2-5 pm 9 Oct St Giles Harvest Flowers & Cream Teas - St Giles Church 2-4 pm 12 Oct History Society - Thaxted - Village Hall 8 pm 16 Oct 26 Oct Let s Keep Great Hallingbury Tidy Litter Picking foray and lunch - start Village Hall or Bedlars Green 9.30 am WI - Open Meeting: Flog It - Great Hallingbury Village Hall 7.30 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

14 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 Mrs. Heather Hays, 3 Haycroft, Bishop s Stortford CM23 5JL 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. Sarah Cox, 5 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT Tel: Caretaker and Key Holder: Mrs. Sarah Cox, 5 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT Tel: Great Hallingbury Parish Council Chairman: Mr. Alan Townsend, 7 The Grove, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7TT 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: Great Hallingbury W.I. Secretary: Mrs Judy Simmonds, Parkside Cottage, Woodside Green, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7UQ Tel:

15 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