Great Hallingbury Parish News April 2013

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1 Great Hallingbury Parish News April 2013

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3 The Calendar - April th Second Sunday of Easter 8 am St. Giles Holy Communion am St. Mary s Family Service 14 th Third Sunday of Easter 8 am St. Mary s Holy Communion am St. Giles Morning Prayer 21 st Fourth Sunday of Easter 8 am St. Giles Holy Communion am St. Mary s Common Worship Holy Communion 28 th Fifth Sunday of Easter 8 am St. Mary s Holy Communion am St. Giles Family Service 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.

4 ST. GILES CHURCH - April 2013 Readers and Sidesmen Date Time Reading Reader Sidesman 7th 8 am 1 John 5, vv 4-12 John 20, vv th 10 am Acts 9, vv 1-6 John 21, vv st 8 am 1 Peter 2, vv John 16, vv P. O Brien Rvd J Green B. Beaumont P. Beaumont P. Hays Rvd J Green P. O Brien P Waterman S. Carey P. Hays 28th 10 am Acts 11, vv 1-18 S. Sylvester C. Collins C. Townsend Flowers in Church 7th April: No service at St. Giles Church 14th April: Jan Baldwin 21st April: Jan Baldwin 28th April: Heather Hays 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. 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 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. 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.

5 Companion Dog Show in aid of Foxdells Animal Rescue, Bishop s Stortford Charity no Sunday, April 14th, 2013 Great Hallingbury Village Hall & Field Show - Obedience- Novelty Classes Entries at venue from 11 am. Judging starts at 12 noon Stalls Refreshments A GOOD FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY Enquiries: HBO Flower Festival 2013 Saturday, Sunday, Monday 25/26/27 May Come and enjoy the 49 th annual St Mary s Church Flower Festival in picturesque Hatfield Broad Oak over the spring bank holiday weekend. As well as spectacular floral displays inside the historic 12th century village church, the fun-filled festival offers a variety of activities over the three days to entertain all the family. See a surprise celebrity open the event, wander through the car boot sale, farmers market and craft stalls, watch as your teddy bear parachute jumps from the church tower, feast on our hog roast or barbeque, enter the dog show, support the 10km runners as they race through the village and enjoy the falconry display. Proceeds go to the church s restoration and village activities. For details of all events, follow us on Facebook: com/stmaryschurchflowerfestival or visit the village website:

6 Church Letter - April 2013 By the time you read this letter the Lenten fast will be a thing of the past as, no doubt, at least some of the Easter eggs that you received will be, and we will be heading in the Church year for the next major festival, Passover. Christmas, Easter and Passover, or Whitsun as it used to be called, are the three major festivals of the Christian year when those who have been confirmed should attend church and receive communion. They are celebrations and commemorations of the good news that we believe. You will no doubt have noticed the rather busy time I have had since Christmas with what seems like so many more funerals than usual. Inevitably these, and Margaret Chapman s stroke, have made me reflect on my own mortality. I was struck by a news report about how Britain has slipped down the league on longer life expectancy with Italians now expected to live longer than we do with an average life expectancy of 81.5years, as opposed to ours of 79.9 years. The report made me laugh because the reporter said from avoidable deaths which suggested to me that he was thinking we could avoid something that is very much part of life, no matter how much we would like to avoid that reality. Celebrating Easter and Passover in the Church calendar highlights the hope and reassurance Christians have that death is not the end. We have the account of Jesus resurrection at Easter and the transformation of his disciples from a motley group of frightened people into a united force to spread the good news that God loves and cares for us all the time and Jesus, his Son, came to be our Saviour. They remind us that what may seem to be an apparently hopeless situation can be transformed into something meaningful. One of the stories I give to younger members of a bereaved family, is Water Bugs and Dragonflies. It is a parable as it were of life and death and the Christian hope. Doris Stickney tells of a group of rather ugly water bugs that live at the bottom of a pond who note that every so often one of their number disappears never to return again. They make a pact that the next one to go will

7 return and tell them where they have gone. Then one day one of the water bugs is drawn to climb a stalk that leads up through the water s surface. After its journey, it rests for a while and when it awakes it finds that suddenly it is able to fly, darting and swooping above the water of its previous habitation. It has been transformed into a beautiful winged creature, a dragonfly. It can see itself in the water s surface but it can no longer break through this to return to its friends any more than they can reach out to him. Doris Stickney s story ends with, I can t return! he said in dismay. At least, I tried. But I can t keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I ll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they ll understand what has happened to me, and where I went. We know that Jesus returned to his disciples and gave them a promise that he would take them to be where he was and we know he kept his promise to those who followed him in ways that they could not have anticipated, sharing a meal with them after his resurrection, suddenly appearing in locked room and revealing himself in the breaking of bread. So why should we doubt him. His resurrection is the evidence for our belief and the transformation of those who followed him, which we celebrate at Passover, shows us the way he can continue to work in our lives. Revd Janice Green From the Registers Funerals Anthony Thomson 86 years 12 February Parndon Somerville Wood Grace Campbell McGowan 85 years 15 February St. Giles

8 The Olive Branch in the Hallingburys On 5th March we were given a talk by Bob Reed, who is Wildlife Officer and Chairman of the Friends of Pishiobury Park. He showed us pictures of people who had lived in the house. It is thought that the title of Pishiobury comes from the name of a Roman General Piso. Eastwick Lodge is on Pisho Park which was the hunting park for Pishiobury. The park is well used by dog walkers and others and when there is snow it is a popular place for sledging. Mr Reed hopes that it will be given Local Nature Reserve status. Our next meeting will be on April 9th at 2.15pm in St. Mary's Church when Mr Trevor Myatt will be telling us about C.H.E.S.S. (Churches' Homeless Emergency Support Scheme). Anyone who is interested in hearing this talk is welcome to come. Nita Sylvester NCT Toddler Group Bumps, Babies and Beyond The local NCT Toddler group meets in our lovely Great Hallingbury Village Hall. There are toys for all ages and a seperate area for babies so they don't get trampled. The cost is just 1.50 per child which includes a drink and snack for them and you! We will on occasion be visited by outside companies who will be giving us taster sessions, haircuts and photos. For more information please contact us at bishopsstortford@nct.org.uk.

9 GREAT HALLINGBURY HISTORY SOCIETY History of Photography and Photographic History by Mike Perry David Lipson Photographers Meetings are held in Great Hallingbury Village Hall at 8 pm Entrance Fee: 1.50 for Members, 2.50 for Non-members including Refreshments Everyone is welcome, so do join us DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: 21st July at Gaston House THE SCHEDULE IS OUT contact Rita Storr (tel ) or Shirley Goodlife (tel ) for a copy ALREADY BOOKED: The Harlow Band The Hearts and Souls choir Owls and Pals The Donkey and Ferrets will be there along with the usual Tea Tent, beer tent and barbeque

10 PARISH DIARY - April th Olive Branch C.H.E.S.S. (Churches Homeless Emergency Support Scheme in St Mary s Church at 2.15 pm 9th Friendship Club 10th Library Van - Bedlars Green 2.10 pm pm Woodside Green pm 10th History Society History of Photography and Photographic History in the Village Hall at 8 pm 11th Police Beat Surgery at Little Hallingbury Post Office am 24th Library Van - Bedlars Green 2.10 pm pm Woodside Green pm 24th WI Annual Meeting & Social Time in the Village Hall at 7.45 pm FUTURE DATES 7 May Olive Branch Social Morning with coffee in St. Mary s Church am - 12 noon 8 May History Society Victorian Murders in Essex 13 May Great Hallingbury Parish Council - Village Hall at 8 pm 13 July Village Hall Quiz Night 7.30 for 8 pm 21 July Gt & Little Hallingbury Annual Flower & Country Show 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:

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