All the hard work in Autumn has payed off and. A host of golden daffodils

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1 CHRIST CHURCH Christ Church, Copse Hill, West Wimbledon, SW20 0HG spring Suggested dontion: 2.50 A very wrm welcome to our Spring issue As yer mrches on we re ll looking forwrd very much to Rev Michel Burns ministry with us here t Christ Church nd re gering up to evening of 26th April when he will be licensed. Thnk you to ll who hve contributed with rticles, letters nd photogrphs nd especilly to Nomi for her photogrphs nd work s Art Editor nd to In for his photos. We love getting your contributions so plese emil m to me t brendfclrk@ btinternet.com, or leve note in cross isle. Brend A host of golden dffodils All hrd work in Autumn hs pyed off nd our grdens hve strted blossoming forth with beutiful rry of spring flowers. As well s working prties of volunteers who look fter individul flower beds nd lwns, we re bly ssisted by Kings College pupils who enthusisticlly help us twice ech school term. Supervised by Christ Church volunteers, bout 12 pupils come s prt of ir fridy fternoon community service progrmme. Thnk you to ll who help nurture God s cretion. If you would like to help with grden upkeep plese tlk to Hzel. Our hll hs enjoyed benefits of spring clen see pge 7 A wrm welcome to our new vicr... The Revd Michel Burns will be licensed s Priest in Chrge t Christ Church on Wednesdy 26th April t 8pm. All re welcome nd if you d like to contribute to nibbles plese sign list t bck of church. See over pge for more from Michel...

2 2 3 A new beginning... I m very much looking forwrd to getting to know you properly in months nd yers hed. There re lots of things bout church nd prish tht I feel positive bout. Mny of you contribute much to life of Christ Church nd I trust tht will continue in yers hed. But I m lso very wre tht locl church exists for those who re not its members nd so being out in locl community will be priority. I m genuinely excited bout moving to West Wimbledon nd quickly settling into church nd loclity, nd working toger on some importnt issues, prticulrly in trying to discern wy forwrd for our building plns. letter from our incoming vicr There will be lots to do in yers hed but t hert of everything is certinty tht God is in chrge nd it is on Him we trust. I firmly believe tht God hs pln for ech one of us nd we need to be redy to listen to wht God wnts of us nd to ct upon it. Finlly few of you hve sked wht you should cll me, t lest to my fce! I relly don t mind: I hppily respond to Michel, Mike, Fr Michel s you feel comfortble. In one prish Hed techer clled me Mick Vic MTV for short nd tht hs stuck to this dy with some! I leve it up to you! God bless, Michel Your LETTERS Thnk you for shring There ws lovely festive lunch in hll t Christ Church on Thursdy, December 15th such tret! A delicious stew ws served, n hot mince pie with ice-crem, nd fter tht cme te or coffee! We hd Christms crckers now n expensive luxury nd my pper serviette hd Christms tree on it! So thnk you to ll who rrnged, cooked nd served this for us it ws lovely. The crols nd hymns t end were just right. It is lwys nicer shring mel with ors. Elizbeth Flemming More thnk yous... We recently received two lovely letters from beneficieries of our Hrvest Festivl dontions... Thnk you so much for our gifts nd dontions this yer. They relly re pprecited by women, children nd stff t Merton Refuge Genevieve, Children s Worker, Housing 4 Women Hello Everyone, I just wnted to sy thnk you so much nd God bless you. You gve us lot of lift nd we hd gret Christms becuse you helped us. Mny thnks Music t Christ church Pulling out stops Music Recitls t Christ Church nd St John s The Music Committee t Christ Church under chirmnship of Richrd Hll would like to welcome you to series of recitls during spring nd summer. We look forwrd to seeing you. We re proud to hve Rebecc Cross-Pdden s our orgn scholr. Here she tells us bout her musicl bckground nd role t Christ Church... I m 6th form student t Ursuline High School, currently studying for A-Levels, including music. I ply pino to Grde 8 nd won 2014 Merton Young Musicin of Yer. I sing with Ursuline 6th form choir, nd I enjoy composing. I m lso interested in conducting nd hving opportunity to tke prt in church services involves me in ll spects of role. I enjoy chllenge of plying orgn plying pedl-bord t sme time s plying with my hnds. I like fct tht I cn chnge stops to lter sound which cn be both beutiful nd powerful, nd,of course, I love music itself. I tke lessons with orgnist Michel Higgins nd Richrd Hll, Musicl Director t Christ Church, mentors me. He hs been enormously encourging; he hs given me opportunity to ccompny choir truly rewrding experience. I hve pplied to study music t university nd hope to pursue music s creer. Being n orgn scholr hs definitely brodened my horizons, nd given me new opportunities, so I m extremely grteful to ll t Christ Church for this experience. Christ Church Sturdy Recitls t 6pm 13th My: Cimros Concerto for Oboe in C Mjor nd Debussy Sont for violin nd pino 10th June: Music by Bernstein, Brber nd Furé 1st July: George Shering Songs nd Sonnets of Willim Shkespere nd Bob Chilcott A Little Jzz Mss St John s, Spencer Hill Fridy Recitls t 1pm 28th April: Beethoven String Trio in D op. 9 no. 2 nd Boccherini String Trio 26th My: Oper-inspired music in concert by Mozrt, Wgner nd Rossini 30th June: Music for pino by Hydn, Brhms nd Prokofiev We need someone to run refreshments rot for se concerts, nd check wine stocks. Two volunteers will be needed ech month. If nyone is willing to run this rot, plese cn y let eir Tish or Rich know. Thnk you

3 4 5 Our sister churches Extrordinry things through ordinry people God is good, God is gret We were blessed with sunshine, dffodils nd delightful singing on Moring Sundy... Mlcolm Brem is n Elder t Everydy Church in Queens Rod, Wimbledon community of people who wnt to know wht it truly mens to follow Jesus every dy. Here he describes life in his church... The core of Church re committed believers, but we lso gr sceptics nd seekers. We believe tht nobody is bd enough to be beyond rech of God s mercy nd grce. We re church tht believes God fills people with his Holy Spirit nd reby does extrordinry things through very ordinry people. It mens we cn be honest with one nor, since people who hve been ccepted by God hve nothing left to prove to one nor. It cretes n tmosphere of unticity in which people cn flourish nd Christin fith cn grow. Known s Queen s Rod Bptist Church for over 100 yers, our nme ws chnged t beginning of 2013 to Everydy Church hving been pproched by Kingston Bptist Church, n Southfields Bptist Church, to help m revive ir churches which were dying. We hve grown since strt of 2013 from one venue of bout 250 people to seven venues ttrcting just over 1000 people, with dditionl venues in Croydon, Clphm, Sutton nd Richmond, nd on-line services in Germn, Spnish, Itlin nd Russin reching mny more. Ech of our venues hs its own tem of elders nd ministry leders, nd is mde up of people of ll shpes nd sizes. Although fcilities nd fetures my vry cross our loctions, one thing you cn be sure of is wrm welcome. My wife Jne nd I hve ttended Everydy Church Wimbledon for nerly 18 yers. We hve two dult sons who both work for Everydy Church. Adm is pstor t Southfields nd Duncn is giving yer to Croydon venue. I m now retired my lst job being t Prkside Hospitl where I ws Mterils Mnger for 17 yers. A gret job, but not s good s being retired! I spend my time now doing voluntry work (mostly mongst homeless), trvelling, keeping fit nd helping to run church venue of bout 500 members where I hve just been elected n Elder. Gone fishing! B ill Petch is hppy to go fishing t ny time nd this prticulr morning sw him up t hll with n 18 foot rod with fer duster ttched to end! So, with length of his rms, he ws ble to rech into pex of hll roof. His ctch? Mny yers worth of cobwebs, dust, prty popper strings nd bndoned blloons! BAPTISMS JANUARY Mrgot MACMILLAN MARCH Chrles WILLIAMS Benjmin WILLIAMS We welcome you into fmily t Christ Church Did you know we send Anniversry of bptism crds for ech child/person who hs been bptised t Christ Church? We send m on nniversry of ir bptism for five yers fter tht dte. Everyone plyed prt in mking Moring Sundy wrm nd joyful occsion. Richrd, Bishop of Kingston (who ws ccompnied by his wife), led service, with pryers nd redings from Guides nd Brownies. Lucy Christie conducted Junior Church nd Step Up Church in n nimted rendition of God is good, God is gret nd dffodils were shred out mongst mors in congregtion. At end of service we mde good use of sprkling hll (fter previous dy s Spring clen) for te, biscuits nd Brownie-stll ckes. Behind--scenes re ws some secret squirrel work being done in rediness for Michel s rrivl. All to be reveled soon!

4 6 7 For ll Sints... April 25th MARK THE EVANGELIST Mrk Evngelist is trditionlly scribed uthor of Gospel of Mrk. He is sid to hve founded Church of Alexndri, one of most importnt episcopl sees of Erly Christinity. His symbol is winged lion. In 828, relics believed to be body of Sint Mrk were stolen from Alexndri by two Venetin merchnts nd tken to Venice. A mosic in St Mrk s Bsilic depicts silors covering relics with lyer of pork nd cbbge leves! Who ll get job done? This is story bout four people nmed Everybody, Somebody, Anybody nd Nobody. There ws n importnt job to be done nd Everybody ws sure tht Somebody would do it. Anybody could hve done it but Nobody did. Somebody got ngry bout tht becuse it ws Everybody s job. Everybody thought tht Anybody could do it, but Nobody relised tht Everybody wouldn t do it. It ended up tht Everybody blmed Somebody when Nobody did wht Anybody could hve done. Hidden tlents We hve n rtist in our midsts who hs been keeping his light under bushel... Gerld Bte ws recently exhibiting his hnd thrown pots nd pintings t Lw Society s Art exhibition in London toger with or lwyers. His pinting of London Eye t night ws used s exhibition poster. It proved good opportunity for or rt lovers from Christ Church nd recent Rome holidy to enjoy both meeting up nd some qulity rt on disply. Gerld ws trined in throwing pots by well know Africn potter Kofi Ay t Jos pottery in Nigeri, who ws pupil of fmous UK potter Michel Crdew. From brd The qulity of mercy is not strin d, It droppeth s gentle rin from heven Upon plce beneth: it is twice blest; It blesseth him tht gives nd him tht tkes The Merchnt of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1 Tem tidy-up On 25th Mrch Stefn Bown nd his tem of volunteers ticked off long list of clening jobs to mke church hll nd grden not only presentble, but sprkling! A round 14 or 15 people cme to help for n hour or so, or ll dy if y could spre time. The wer ws kind to us nd 9 of us hd lunch under mgnoli tree nd tlked to young Chinese couple who wnted to get mrried t Christ Church. We must hve been good dvertisment! We pinted gents loo, re between side door ner church nd hll longside stge. We clened windows, clered out lrge storge re under stge nd bck room. We cut grss out front nd weeded ll round hll, plus extensive brnch shredding nd cutting up in bck grden mening two trips to dump! There s still more to do like pinting externl doors (re re ny budding decortors out re?), but hll is looking much fresher nd redy for hire.everyone worked incredibly hrd! Very grteful to m ll. There re bgs of grden wste round side of hll to be tken to tip! If you would like to volunter with nything plese contct stefn.bown@tlktlk.net To hire Christ Church hll The hll is suitble for meetings, children s prties, youth groups, gym clsses, dnce clsses it hs n excellent sprung floor! cll

5 8 9 It s journey, rr thn destintion, tht s importnt... This pssge is from Tim Stnley historin, columnist nd leder writer for The Telegrph from his BBC Rdio 4 Thought For The Dy brodcst lst Lent. It ws brought to one of Smll Group meetings nd we thought you d like to red his supportive words for nyone struggling to get through Lent.. bout third of wy of wy through Lent nd, if you re We re nything like me, you ll lredy hve let yourself down. I intended to give up lcohol nd met. The lcohol pledge ws broken within 48 hours, when someone offered me gin nd tonic nd I bsent-mindedly sid Mke it double. As for met, well everyone knows best cure for hngover is bcon sndwich. Wher you keep Lent or not, we re ll fmilir with feeling of trying very hrd to ccomplish something not quite mking it nd being tempted to cll it quits nd give up. But I m trying to resist tht tempttion. For me, s Ctholic, Lent isn t bout chieving perfection. It s bout trying to emulte Christ s period of wndering in desert when we re told tht Devil tempted him with promises of food, glory nd power. Jesus implcbly resisted becuse, I believe, he ws Son of God. I, on or hnd, m just humn being. Success is idel but Even if we fil to ttin our gol, process of trying to get re cn in itself be redemptive filure is not unexpected. Wht mtters is tht I try to be best I cn. Shortly fter I converted to Ctholicism I went to priest for confession nd sid tht I fered it wsn t working out. I still sin, I moned, I let myself nd ors down. The priest sid to me: But by very fct tht you ve come here to confess your sins, you ve shown tht you hve chnged. He ws right. Tht I ws prepred to go out on cold evening nd dmit everything to totl strnger showed tht I t lest now worried bout my fults nd cred bout putting m right. I hd entered into dilogue with my own conscience. Sometimes in life we cn focus exclusively on ends nd underestimte vlue of mens. It would be wonderful to be good person or helthier person or hppier person. But even if we fil to ttin our gol, process of trying to get re cn in itself be redemptive. Consider mn who climbs mountin, gets hlfwy nd is forced to stop by ftigue. Sure, he didn t mde it to top, nd tht s disppointing. But he sw mgnificent pek closer thn ny of us could clim to, nd he will hve hd clerer view of world below him thn rest of us cn ever imgine. He hs ttined wisdom. And, of course, when he regins his energy he cn resume his climb. Tim Stnley ws rised Bptist, bptised n Anglicn in 2003 nd lter converted to Ctholicism Fith, Hope And... A villge decided to pry for rin. On dy of pryer ll villgers gred, but only one boy cme with n umbrell. Tht s fith. Every night we go to bed without ny ssurnce of being live next morning, but still we set our lrms. Tht s hope. An old mn hd shirt with words I m not 80. I m sweet 16 with 64 yers of experience. Tht s ttitude! OBITUARY Mbel White 14th August th November 2016 Julie Gringer remembers much loved member of our congregtion Mbel ws wonderful ldy, nd n extremely populr member of Christ Church. Her fith ws very importnt to her. She hd gret sense of humour nd ccepted whtever life threw t her, never complining. Brought up in Dover she hd six siblings. When she left school, Mbel went to work in boys bording school where she met her future husbnd, Syd. They hd very hppy mrrige nd hd two dughters, Julie nd Crol. Mbel lived in Cinque Cottges on common nd continued to live re fter Syd died. Sdly, her dughter Crol pssed wy in When Mbel s helth begn to deteriorte she moved to Rosemry Lodge nd lter to Alexnder House in Clifton Rod. She loved to sit nd cht in beutiful grdens. She loved coming to church nd when possible would tke prt in or church ctivities. In 2015 she hd to move into nursing home in Mitchm where she remined until she pssed wy in hospitl in November We hd lovely memoril service for her in Christ Church on 14th December Mbel leves behind her son in lw Tim, Crol s husbnd, dughter Julie nd husbnd Andy, four grndchildren nd three gret grndchildren. Our new bby grnd! Richrd Hll on ltest edition to our musicl fmily... We re hugely grteful to Bittlestone fmily who hve donted ir beutiful c Blüthner grnd pino to Christ Church in memory of ir lte prents, Mr nd Mrs Bittlestone. This fntstic instrument hs enbled us to lunch new monthly concert series. The first concert ws in Mrch nd rised over 370 for church. In n verge week during term time, pino is lso used for numerous privte pino lessons. Hopefully it will lso enble Christ Church to become host venue for Associted Bord of Royl Schools of Music exms in future. This would see Christ Church open its doors to n interntionlly recognised exm bord nd locl tlented music students, s well s generting significnt, new, nd relible revenue strem for church. Stefn Bown hs Book Club News The lively nd open exchnges t meetings of Christ Church Book Club seldom disppoint members regrdless of how well chosen book is regrded or studied in detil. We hve list of discussion points which trigger keen responses nd opinions bout uthor s skill nd worth. The books chosen re very vried. On 18th April t 8pm t 205 Cottenhm Prk Rod we will be discussing Werlnd by Alexndr Hrris diverting ccount of our ever-chnging wer. On 24th My t 8pm t Flt 3, 31 Arterberry Rod our book will be Golden Hill by Frncis Spufford, which won 2016 Cost Awrd for first novel. We wrmly welcome new members nd one-off visitors. Detils of venues, dtes nd times re lwys vilble t cross isle. We look forwrd to seeing you. generously tken on tsk of monitoring church s humidity to ensure pino is kept in suitble conditions. Liz Errington is kindly looking into wy to esily move pino onto rised re t front of church for concerts. And very generous dontion from member of congregtion hs enbled us to invest in cover to ensure it s sfely stored when not in use. Once pino is more portble, it will be used every Fridy for choir rehersls nd hopefully in Sundy services, too!

6 10 11 DISCOVERING PROVERBS We hve been intrigued by how relevnt proverbs re tody... The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understnd everything long wy. PROVBS.24 Don t be impressed with your own wisdom. Insted, fer Lord nd turn wy from evil. Then you will hve heling for your body. PROVBS.3 For ll Sints... My 26th AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY Augustine of Cnterbury ws Benedictine monk who becme first Archbishop of Cnterbury in yer 597. He is considered Apostle to English nd founder of English Church. He ws prior of monstery in Rome when Pope Gregory Gret chose him to led mission to Britin to Christinize King Ælberht nd his Kingdom of Kent from Anglo- Sxon pgnism. In nutshell with Jim Finch Chorister Jim gives us whistle-stop history of his life... My fr served in Royl Air Force, nd we moved with him on every posting including Mlt in Looking bck, this probbly would not hve been possible hd it been known tht World Wr II ws bout strt. I ws ged seven but this wrtime experience hs remined with me s n indelible memory. I feel gret debt is owed to our young RAF servicemen, nd recommend visit to Memoril in Green Prk. My bror, rtist Brin Finch, dvised rchitect on centrl design of memoril. The severity of bombing rids on Mlt ment evcution of Service fmilies bck to UK in We returned to live in Sheerness where my prents hd lived prior to wr. I joined locl youth club t Sheerness prish church nd sng in choir re. I ws lso member of locl Scout troop. This link with Scouting continued in lter yers, nd my lte wife, Vlerie, ws Bever Scout leder. After Ntionl Service in RAF, creer ppointment in London followed nd I red for lw degree t King s College. Life is still busy fter retirement I studied for Mster s degree, which hs enbled me to become Bord member nd Trustee t Sutton Volunteer Centre. I lso volunteer in fund-rising tem t Sutton brnch of Royl Membership of Christ Church hs lwys been centrl to my life... for which I hve lwys been extremely grteful. Mrsden hospitl. My wife Vlerie nd I becme members of Christ Church some 20 yers go. We hd previously ttended St. Sviour s Church, Rynes Prk, where our children were very involved in Sundy School, Youth Club, Guides nd Scouts. Membership of Christ Church hs lwys been centrl to my life. When Vlerie died, friends t church were very supportive, for which I hve lwys been extremely grteful. My gretest plesure is wtching my grndchildren growing up. My elder son nd his fmily live ner Bth, nd my dughter nd fmily re in Frehm. My younger son nd his fmily hve emigrted to New Zelnd where I visit m s often s is prcticl. Simon is Pstor of Christin New Frontiers Evngelicl Church in Aucklnd. Chorl singing remins very importnt hobby, prticulrly singing in choir t Christ Church. We re fortunte to hve Richrd Hll s our orgnist nd music director nd we welcome new inititive of forming Music Committee. I m lso member of West Brnes Singers, locl mteur choir. My or interests include membership of Christ Church Book Club, ttending plys nd concerts nd listening to clssicl music prticulrly on Rdio 3 nd Clssic FM. Junior & Step up church The best Ntivity in 20 yers! This compliment ws mde by regulr member of congregtion. We struck gold with lst December s Junior Church Ntivity ply, with most wonderful group of children. We hd more siblings tking prt thn ever before. Alex Prks ws our dorble donkey. Elefpheri, Hrry, Lur, Lucy nd Amy (who cme from her sickbed) were ll brillint nrrtors. The shepherds were Eric, Josie nd Ben. Not forgetting Robbie sheep who kept his costume on for s long s possible! The wonderful innkeepers were Mrth, Holly nd Elefpheri md ll knew ir lines perfectly which ws VERY impressive. Lily ws our twinkling str nd Grce our mgnificent Angel. Mry, plyed by Olivi nd Joseph, plyed by Jonthn, were splendid nd so untic! Sdly we only hd two Kings s Austin ws poorly, but Alex nd Cllum were excellent in ir roles well improvised! We must thnk Kte for finding such gret script, Lyons for his enthusistic nd committed directing, nd Rich for his pino ccompniment. It ws fntstic tem effort children, supportive prents nd Junior Church leders. Thnk you to you ll. Tish Mousell. Eline Chester s wonderful wreth mking evening took plce lst December. The cretive juices were helped long with festive nibbles, tipples nd much lughter. The end result? Seventeen stunning wreths nd over 300 (best ever result) rised in process! Thnk you Eline for mking this nnul event such fun nd so successful.

7 12 13 A Z OF THE church Our smll group Christ Church hs number of Smll Groups wy of bringing people toger on regulr bsis in relxed tmosphere, to hve discussions bout mtters of interest to us s Christins. Flis Bnks (fr left of pic) opens door on her prticulr group... relly not sure how much our smll group differs from ors, but I suspect tht it is by quite lot. For strt, we decided t very erly I m stge tht we were not going to embrk on course of study. Insted, we meet in ech or s houses bout every or month nd cht bout church, life nd fmilies. And we go on outings... We hve hd two outings so fr, with one more in plnning. Lst utumn Brend took us on n excellent trip to Victori nd Albert Museum, where she is volunteer. The min objective ws to see pinted nd gilded lime wood nd pine crved figure of Jesus on Donkey, in Medievl nd Renissnce gllery, nd we lso hd guided tour of Europe Gllery Lst month we went to All Sints Church, Fulhm, nd Fulhm Plce. All Sints is home church of one of our number, Christopher Dy, who joins us t Christ Church minly for evensong, where he enjoys Book of Common Pryer celebrtion. He gve us gret dy out, displying huge quntities of locl knowledge. There re no fewer thn eight Bishops of London buried in churchyrd, nd host of monuments both in nd outside church. At lest three of bishops ended ir creers s Archbishop of Cnterbury. Fulhm Plce is like smller, less grnd, version of Hmpton Court, nd (I cn relibly inform you from experience) hs very good coffee shop. Wfor Whitsuntide... Whitsun is trditionl nme given to festivl commemorting coming of Holy Spirit to disciples following deth of Jesus Christ. It is thought to derive from Anglo-Sxon word wit, mening understnding, to celebrte disciples being filled with wisdom of God. It is lso known s Pentecost nd is celebrted on seventh Sundy fter Ester. The first Pentecost mrked beginning of Christin Church s n officil, meningful movement. Poetry for your hert There is poet, TBH, who writes pryers nd poems in chlk on pvement outside Ntionl Gllery. This one is clled You nd I... If ll dys were just so, A little of everything for ll to hold, To give fith to help us be strong nd bold, To endure ech of life s unexpected folds, To rech out to ech or s need, To trust, to touch, to feel nd to believe tht we re blessed inside with seed Tht grows so tender nd never leves, But resist ll tht cres to cuse pin, For ll we re nd wish to remin, Innocent, without need to blme, You nd I, we re sme. PCC News The PCC hve met three times since lst edition of mgzine. PCC secretry, Debbie Morely reports... The PCC met in December nd Februry, with specil meeting being held in Jnury to meet our new Priest in Chrge, Rev Michel Burns. Mtters hve quietened down over winter months nd we often now find ourselves discussing point nd n deciding to postpone decision until Michel is here. Music life t Christ Church Our new Music Committee hs orgnised progrme of concerts to be held in church on regulr bsis. These will be held in collbortion with choir nd musicins from St. John s, Spencer Hill. Richrd Hll, our orgnist nd choirmster wnts to recruit, new young voices into choir. A very generous gift of bby grnd pino ws mde by locl fmily nd this will be rel sset to Christ Church. Bck in ction We hve hd structurl survey on hll crried out, which hs proved building PRAYER Der God, thnk you for ll tht is good, for our cretion nd our humnity; for stewrdship you hve given us of this plnet erth; for gifts of life nd of one nor. to be sound, giving rise to rel options for refurbishment nd redevelopment if tht is preferred wy forwrd. We re tking hll bookings until summer when we hope we will hve better ide of wht will hppen to hll. With new bookings in mind, we hd hll clening nd mintennce dy on 25th Mrch, so it is spruced nd redy for business! In or building news, re is proposed development t 4/4 Cottenhm Prk Rod. We will report on this when we her of ny furr news. Chrity collections Notices will be put in pew sheets reminding worshippers to bring csh into church for specil collections, such s Christin Cre, Fith In Action nd St Rphel s Hospice over Christms period. It hs been noted tht se types of collection re not covered by those who py money to Christ Church regulrly every month through ir bnk ccounts. Julie Gringer Churchwrden Slly Edmunds Churchwrden Debbie Morley Secretry Nicol Mytt Tresurer Shron Mwhinney* Tish Mousell Juli Wrner Pul Sinclir* Brend Thurgood* Chris Lrkmn* * Denery Synod Representtives Behind green screen The ice chmber in grounds of Christ Church which ws exposed during building development project will be repired nd diocese will cover costs. However, before tht cn hppen, chmber will be inspected by n rcheologist to see if nything of interest hs been interred in re! A new chpter Bnners will be plced in church grounds to dvertise our events, supported by poster on noticebord. Finlly, it is tht time of yer gin when PCC membership is scrutinised to see who hs come to end of ir term nd must step down more news on tht next time. We look forwrd to meeting some new members onto committee nd to Michel s licensing on 26th April, when our period of interregnum will finlly be over. It will be good to be ble to move on in new direction t lst. CHRIST CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Lynd Colemn* John Dvey Pt Spencer In Christie Mry Ann Bown Nomi Lowe Vivin Hrris

8 14 Quick quiz Answers below 1. Cross Fell is highest pek in which rnge of English Hills? 2. Which fictionl chrcter rode horse clled Rocinte? 3. Queen Elizbeth II hs mde most officil visits to which country? 4. How mny eyes does cterpillr hve 8, 10 or 12? 5. Whose birthdy, 2nd October, is commemorted round world s n interntionl Dy of non-violence? 15 MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION Did you know you cn tke out n nnul subscription for Christ Church mgzine for 7.50 for 3 copies. The esiest wy is to put cheque or csh in n envelope nd give it to churchwrden (Sl or Julie), Thnk you for your support. R CH christ church chrities IST CHUR CH Christ Church, Copse Hill, West Wimbledon, SW20 0HG s u m m er Hts off to splendid Corontion celebr tion! T CHURC S I R H 2013 Welcome from Editor... We hope you enjoy summer this edition of mgzine. Thnk you to ll who hve contribu Churchwrden, ted Red, white nd Julie Gringer informtive, blue hts Chef, Celi Berwick were crowning nd Mrk Adms glory of entertining nd nd her tem celebrtion serve funny s up royl fest rticles good mix I hope! Rememb er, we wnt your ides, letters, ny specil ctivities coming up for you nd your fmilies, Hill, West Wimbledon, SW20 0HG nd prticul Church, Christ rlycopse we welcome your feedbck. If you re going wy on holidy, hve Thnk gret time. If it is to n Sundy 2nd yousty-t-h June ome culinry msterpiec time, we celebrted friends e ws we look forwrd Corontion biscuits mgnificent Corontion 60th nniversr to who hve sent from y of Plce shop. There Chicken which seeing you Queen s t Christ ws mde to were in WW1 too for Corontion prizes exct Cordon Corontion in Church. 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Presumbly he drk ws very nswer not commen ndbttle of Ypres where finlising Second plns clls. plnning Brend PRAYER W T Brend when He ming The overwhel questions. public ws response from In ddition, extremely positive. met with Geoff nd Richrd nerest Christ Church s to discuss neighbours building plns impct wit for Now we must Merton s plnning decision of it Unfortuntely, deprtment. predict when is difficult to be reched. decision will e, BDC In mentim tht confirmtion. hs been pproved ppliction is ppliction Assuming our will not construction successful, until this utumn. commence PRAY ER trouble you Let nothing frighten you Let nothing wy All things pss God never chnges Ptience obtins ll things g for Nothing is wntin God those who possess God lone suffices. Fith in Action This locl chrity provides support for ll homeless people in re. They re open on Wednesdys nd Fridys t Slvtion Army Hll in Wimbledon, nd ll users re provided with hot mels, clos, nd support for getting work nd ccommodtion. If you hve ny clothing no longer required which you think would be suitble plese leve it t bck of church in bg lbelled FIA. They lso pprecite new underwer nd socks. CANDLEM AS d Fest We celebrte s on 1st of Cndlem is Ptronl Februry, which Church. Festivl of Christ sw The 10m service to n cndlelit processio service evening ltr nd t of very own Songs we hd our nd ll hymns Prise, with by members redings chosen tion. of congreg Bishop of Southwrk s Lent Cll This yer Bishop s Lent Cll is supporting projects in Southwrk Diocese nd in Zimbbwe. The Diocesn projects re The Dniel-Sprgo-Mbbs Foundtion, Fith in Action Merton Homelessness Project nd Deptford Rech helping those in gret need. All collections in church will go to this ppel. You cn lso donte by text or online t Cheques my be sent to John Jckson, Trinity House, 4 Chpel Court, Borough High Street SE1 1HW. Thnk you. ANSWERS: 1. Pennines 2. Don Quixote 3. Cnd Mhtm Gndhi Ester Lilies If you would like to contribute towrds cost of Ester Lilies in Church, in memory of loved one, re is collection box nd list t bck of church. Thnk you A Z OF THE c h u r c h The Fridy Group W e hve been meeting s n ecumenicl group for over 30 yers nd re still going strong with severl founder members still ttending, nd new members who join us regulrly. It is fundmentlly Bible study group sometimes following course of study prticulrly in Lent, nd those who wish will led discussion which is lwys lively nd entertining. We hve just completed chllenging tsk of studying St. John s Gospel. No specil knowledge is required so why not come nd join us? We meet fortnightly in termtime t 4 Wool Rod home of Mir nd Duncn Rbgliti t 10m. The dtes re printed in weekly news-sheet. It is not necessry to ttend every session. Lynd Colemn Xfor St. Frncis Xvier... St. Frncis Xvier ws Bsque Romn Ctholic missionry born in Nvrre in While studying t University of Pris, he met Igntius Loyol who encourged him to become priest, nd he ws ordined in Toger with his friend Peter Fvre, he founded Society of Jesus members of which re known s Jesuits. He ws lter sked by Pope Pul III to tke new order to Indi. Christ Church, West Wimbledon presents FENTON & CHARLES GRAY MILLER The West End Comes To West Wimbledon 7.30pm, Sturdy 6th My in hll Tickets 25 including supper vilble from Tish, tish@mouselltrining.com or in church A wicked sense of humor nd lrger-thn-life stge presence. Don t miss... MAUNDY THURSDAY DESSERT TOGETHER 13th April t 7.30pm Joim us for dessert before 8.30pm Euchrist of Lst Supper. Add your nme nd detils of dessert to list t bck of church. Volunteers needed to set up t 7pm or cler up t 9.30pm. Plese contct Lucy Christie Children s Service with hot cross buns Good Fridy 14th April t 10m Led by Lucy Christie, with tlk by Juli Wrner Kids Activity Afternoon Show Business Weekly (New York) Sturdy 13th My t 3-5pm A superb interpreter of lyrics s well s fine singer. A totlly enjoyble show In hll. All kids ged 4-11 re welcome. Emil tish@mouselltrining.com if you re interested in your children ttending Musicl Stges (London) All re welcome

9 16 Spring Diry 2017 Sundy 9th April Plm Sundy 6.30pm Plm Sundy Singing & Performnce Mondy 10th April 7.30pm Pryer & Medittion for Holy Week Tuesdy 11th April 7.30pm Pryer & Medittion for Holy Week Wednesdy 12th April 7.30pm Pryer & Medittion for Holy Week Thursdy 13th April Mundy thursdy 7.30pm Supper 8.30pm Euchrist of Lst Supper Fridy 14th April good fridy 10m Children s Service 2pm The Lst hour Sundy 16th April Ester Sundy 10m Fmily Communion 6.30pm Evening Pryer Tuesdy 18th April 8pm Book Club Thursdy 20th April 9.30m Bruno Ber, Avenue Rod Fridy 21st April 6pm Licensing Rehersl Sundy 23rd April 2nd Sundy of Ester 6.30pm BCP Evensong Mondy 24th April 7.30pm Brss Group Tuesdy 25th April Wednesdy 26th April 8pm Licensing Service for Cnon Michel Burns Thursdy 27th April 9.30m Bruno Ber, Avenue Rod Fridy 28th April 6.15pm Children s Choir 7.30pm Adult Choir Sundy 30th April 3rd Sundy of Ester Followed by APCM 6.30pm BCP Evensong Tuesdy 2nd My Thursdy 4th My 9.30m Bruno Ber, Avenue Rod Fridy 5th My 6.15pm Children s Choir 7.30pm Adult Choir Sturdy 6th My 7.30pm Fenton & Miller, Cbret & Dinner, Hll Sundy 7th My 4th Sundy of Ester 6.30pm BCP Evensong Mondy 8th My 7.30pm Brss Group Tuesdy 9th My Thursdy 11th My 9.30m Bruno Ber, Avenue Rod Fridy 12th My 6.15pm Children s Choir 7.30pm Adult Choir Sturdy 13th My 3pm 5pm Children s Activity Afternoon, Hll 6pm Concert Sundy 14th My 5th Sundy of Ester 6.30pm BCP Evensong Mondy 15th My 7.30pm Brss Group Tuesdy 16th My Thursdy 18th My 9.30m Bruno Ber, Avenue Rod Fridy 19th My 6.15pm Children s Choir 7.30pm Adult Choir Sundy 21st My 6th Sundy of Ester with Bptism 6.30pm Evensong Mondy 22nd My 7.30pm Brss Group Thnk you to ll our contributors... We hope you ve enjoyed this issue nd thnk ll of you who hve contributed. We d love to her your thoughts nd would welcome ny feture ides,letters, memories nd photogrphs you hve. We lredy hve some exciting ides for next issue. Emil Editor Brend on brendfclrk@btinternet.com or Art Editor Nomi on nomi.lowe@blueyonder.co.uk How to get in touch The Prish Office is bsed t St Sviours Church, Grnd Drive office mobile number is Plese leve messge nd I will respond s soon s possible. Sr, Administrtor Prish office hours: Tues & Thur 9.30m - 12 noon. Fri 9.30m - 12 noon ccprishoffice@yhoo.co.uk Website: