August 2012

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TheLanternThe Parish Magazine of S. Andrew’s, Deal

AUGUST, 2012

Who’s Who in the Parish

Parish Priest:

The parish is in an interregnum

Honorary Assistant Clergy:

Father Ian Shackleton SSC 01304 379773 Father Roger Marsh SSC 01304 362851

Churchwardens:

Peter Gibson 01304 380860Waveney Brooks 01304 367961

PCC Officers

PCC Secretary: Ali RobertsonPCC Treasurer: Mike CareyElectoral Roll: Bryan Evans

Director of Music: Tim Woodhead

Lantern editor: Peter Gibson

The Parish Office:

S. Andrew’s Church, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY

(01304) 381131 - Email: [email protected]

The Parish Office is not manned full-time but mail and telephone messages are checked every day.

The Parish of S. Andrew, North Deal, is in the Diocese of Canterbury in the Church of England.

Cover Picture: The Discobolus by Myron from 460-450 BC. A Roman copy.

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In Church each week at S. Andrew’s

Matins is said at 8 am on Saturdays; otherwise at 9 am. on weekdays. Evensong is said at 6 pm.

Sunday 8.00 am Low Mass (Book of Common Prayer)10.00 am Parish Mass (Common Worship)6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) and Benediction

Monday 10.00 am Low Mass

Tuesday 9.30 am Low Mass

Wednesday 10.00 am Low Mass

Thursday 12.00 noon Low Mass

Friday 6.30 pm Low Mass (a priest is normally available before and after the service for spiritual counsel.)

Saturday 8.30 am Low Mass

On Festivals and Holy Days, service times may vary - please see our Notice Board or website or website

Holy Baptism, Weddings and Funerals

Please contact Father Ian Shackleton on 01304 379773 for inquiries about any of these services.

Kids’ Cinema in AugustSaturday 4th August and Wednesday 22nd August at 2pm in the church hall.

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Father Ian writes ......

William Temple (Archbishop of Canterbury 1942–44) famously remarked that the Church was the only organisation which exists for the benefit of those who are not its members. Like most sound-bites, it does not bear scrutiny and when examined, reveals itself as a half-truth. One may logically conclude from the statement that benefits cease upon joining and that to remain ”outside” is the most advantageous place to be. That is obviously nonsense.

Having said that, it remains the reality that the Church has a divine remit to engage in Mission and Evangelisation. The word Mission is a derivation from the3 Latin MITTO which means “I send”. Evangelisation derives from the Greek EUANGELIKOS which means ‘Good News’ and refers to “The Gos-pel”. This word in turn derives from Old English GODSPELL which itself means “Good News”. So the Church is sent out to make known the Gospel to those round about and even further afield.

Historically, the Parish Church is ideally placed to fulfil this vocation because everyone lives within an ecclesiastical parish. But not for us the strident and even aggressive evangelisation once practiced by some. That I believe is to-tally counterproductive. Similarly abhorrent is a spiritual smugness which we have all seen from time to timer.

All that people need to know is that the Church is always there for them and that happens naturally, not only through personal relationships between priests and people, but also through relationships between people and people; through neighbourliness, kindness, care and love.

Within those relationships opportunities arise for questioning or discussion about life in general and often specific issues and problems which may in-volve matters of faith. Today there are many people who have not an inkling of what the Christian Faith is about; others may have imbibed a caricature of the Faith which they understandably and rightly reject. Always there exists the opportunity to talk things over or to enquire. Mission and evangelisation are gentle and loving and always carry the risk of rejection.

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In addition to those relationships which arise naturally, we also from time to time try to create occasions for the strengthening of existing ones and the forging of new ones. Such an occasion will take place on Wednesday 29th August between 2 and 4pm when we hope to make contact with families with an emphasis on the young. This will take place in Canute Road on thr green in front of numbers 45 to 67; quite a distance from St. Andrew’s but part of our Parish which we try to serve. I and other members of the congre-gation look forward to meeting you there.

KIDS’ OLYMPICK GAMESTraditional Childrens’ Games, *Scooter Races,

Snacks, Buns and Soft Drinks.29th August 2pm to 4pm

Canute Road in front of No’s 45 to 67Adults welcome. *Protective headgear must be worn.

S. Andrew’s Gift Day Saturday 28th July

9.00 am to 4.00 pm

Please bring your donation to the Church or to the Market.

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Thanks to your generous donations at this time last year and during the succeeding months, we are approaching our target of �12K

to repair the guttering and the windows in the roof; this will make the church water-tight for the winter.

Our next target is �30,000!This sum is needed if we are to prevent the important Victorian

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A Broad Church?

On 9th July the General Synod of the Church of England, meeting in York, voted to delay the decision to pass the Measure to ordain women to the epis-copate, that is, to make women bishops. There will now be a special meet-ing of Synod in London in November. Why then this move to adjourn and delay making the legislation?

The original Measure (i.e. the equivalent of an Act of Parliament to allow the Church to do something in law, being by law the Established Church) had been slightly amended by the Bishops to give greater provision to those who could not accept the jurisdiction of a woman bishop. Basically, these Anglicans fall into two groups: those who wish to retain the catholic tradi-tion of the Church of England and not make even more difficult the ties with the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and those who take a more fundamental interpretation of the Bible’s teaching about the headship of men over women. The overwhelming view of the Church is that women should and will become bishops in the Church of England. No one is in doubt that this change will be made, as it already has been made in the USA, NZ and elsewhere in the Anglican Communion.

There are two questions: how can this be achieved without forcing out of the Church of England those who in all conscience cannot accept women bishops? And secondly, should provision be made for those who cannot accept women bishops? The bishops were trying to make enough room, with their last minute amendments, for everyone to stay and thus answering Yes to the second question. They did not reckon on the strength of those who are opposed to them.

In the Synod those who desire to have women bishops do not want their authority as bishops to be in anyway compromised by alternative male bish-ops continuing to look after the conscientious objectors. They view the Bishops’ amendments as going too far and making substantial changes to what has hitherto been voted upon. They therefore, voted to adjourn the whole decision in the hope that the amendments can be weakened, or even got rid of, before November.

To date, over a thousand people have left the Church of England since Febru-ary of last year, because of the likelihood of woman bishops, but most of those who find this matter difficult wish to remain and want the Church to continue to make accommodation for them. Ever since Elizabethan times the Church of England has been accepting of people on a wide spectrum of Christian practice from catholic to protestant. It has been a Via Media, a mid-dle way, a Broad Church. In this manner it has been able to minister to all who live in its parishes as the national, Established Church. It would narrow its ministry if certain people felt there was no longer a place in it for them.

Let us hope that in the months ahead a solution is found which gives the Church first class women bishops while retaining the broadest and the most inclusive of membership. Only in this way can the Church of England remain truly catholic and reformed and continue to serve the majority of those who live in this country and avoid the temptation to turn further in on itself and become exclusive.

Fr Roger

Could you write for The Lantern?Regular readers of this magazine may have noticed that in recent months we have included articles and other items contributed by members of the congre-gation and by parishioners.

The editor would welcome more such contributions. Verse, topical comment, local news items, local history - anything that might be expected to interest a majority of our readership.

The editor will always try to include contributions as soon as space is availa-ble, normally in the following month’s issue. If, for any reason, he decides that an item cannot be included, he will return the contribution with a note of explanation if an address is included.

Word document contributions can be emailed to: Peter Gibson <[email protected]>. Manuscripts can be sent to the church at the address on the inside cover.

What’s On in July, August and September

Saturday 28th July 9am - 4pm S. ANDREW’S GIFT DAY. In Church or at the Market.

Saturday 4th August 2pm KIDS’ CINEMA in the church hall.

Wednesday 15th August ASSUMPTION of the BVM10am Low Mass

Monday 20th August COFFEE CONCERT ‘Off the Peg’.

Wednesday 22nd August KIDS’ CINEMA in the church hall.

Saturday 25th August BRADERIE TEAM at the Undercroft8am to 2pm

Monday 27th August COFFEE CONCERT ‘Sacred and Profane’.

Wednesday 29th August NORTH DEAL CHILDREN’S OLYMPICK GAMES 2pm-4pm Canute Road

Saturday 8th September BIRTH of the BVM11.30am Low Mass 12 Noon The Rosary

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Sincere Thanks

These words are written following the commemoration of my 55th anniversary of being ordained Priest in Canterbury Cathedral. It was such a great privilege to preside and preach at the Eucharist at St. Andrew’s on 17th June, with many members of my family and friends present, who received such a gracious welcome at the Church. Also, they were thrilled by the warmth of the atmosphere at the lovely reception in the Hall afterwards.

The family of St. Andrew’s was so wonderfully supportive at the time of my beloved Pamela’s death and so it was also on this day.

I am so grateful also for the lovely gifts and cards and all the kind messages, written and spoken.

Fr Robert Lunnon

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Coming into Church - something for younger people.

When we come into Church we enter a special space. We first should be able to find a bowl of Holy Water in which to dip our finger and make the sign of the cross over ourselves. This reminds us of our baptism and entry into the Church. In some churches the font is used in this way, but at St. Andrew’s you will find a bowl for this in the porch.

It used to be taught that we should say Hello to God before anything else. One way of doing this is to bow towards the High Altar and if the Blessed Sacrament is kept there, to even bend one knee and do what is called a genuflection. Go to your place and sit or kneel and say a prayer. You might begin by making the sign of the cross, as we begin everything we do in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

There was an old saying that “We speak to God before Mass and to other people afterwards.” This is not being unfriendly, but just getting matters in the right order. These simple actions get our minds and bodies in the right frame for worship. A nod and a smile to other people are fine and chatter can be left until the refreshments in the Hall after Mass.

It can be quite difficult to do this, these days, as the habit about being quiet before a service has rather gone by the board with people trying to be friendly and welcoming which are good things! It is very important that people feel welcome and are put at ease when they come into church. It is nonetheless, also good to have a general atmosphere of prayer and a collective moment of quiet. This can be hard because even if you try to sit and be reflective someone often comes over and interrupts you by wanting to talk. Just smile and say, “Let’s talk afterwards.” Sometimes it is necessary to talk and if this is the case then it should done in a whisper, so as not to disturb other people at prayer.

How do you get round this? One way is to find a quiet space in the Church away from the bustle. Many people still find it useful to go to a pricket stand and light one or more candles to focus their prayers. My vicar used to say that there were always three things to pray about: something to say

sorry for, something to say thank you for and someone to pray for. You will find one of these candle stands often near to a statue or the Blessed Sacra-ment. What used to be a rare practice of lighting what is called a votive candle in the Church of England, is now quite common, especially in our cathedrals. It is a good way to begin.

At school I would often remind my pupils if they were noisy in Chapel, be-fore a service, of where they were. The Bible says,” This is an awesome place. The gate of Heaven.” St. Andrew’s is a beautiful and special place. Therefore, as it says in the psalms, “Be still and know that I am God.”

Fr. Roger

(I hope that all who are young at heart if not in years will read this. There is sufficient matter here to offer something for all ages. Editor.)

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London Olympics 2012Here is a picture of the an Olympic torch-bearer for young people to colour

Contributions from around the Parish.A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, 'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

With even greater emphasis he said, 'And if I hadAll the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

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The song leader stood very uncertainly and announced trying hard not to break into a smile, 'For our closing song, let us sing Hymn 365, “Shall We Gather at the River?”’

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A small boy was asked what he had thought of King George the Fifth’s visit to the school the previous day.

“Well,” he said, “ I was rather disappointed in him.”

He was asked why this was and he replied, “I saw that he was wearing brown shoes and you know we always sing,, ‘God bless our grey shoes king.’.”

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The Ancient Olympic GamesLegends obscure the origins of the Olympic Games, so placing any certain date on the start of the contest is impossible. However, it seems likely that they were already in existence in the ninth century B.C. The first recorded Olympic victor was Koroibos of Elis, traditionally dated to 776 B.C. Greek historians later used number of the Olympiad, the four year period between contests, as a means of dating events. If an event was said to have occurred in the first Olympiad, for example, it would be dated to the period of 776 to 772 B.C.

Olympia was one of the oldest religious centres in the ancient Greek world. Since athletic contests were one way that the ancient Greeks honoured their gods, it was logical to hold a recurring athletic competition at the site of the shrine dedicated to the king of the Olympian god's, Zeus. Also, Olympia is conveniently placed on the west coast of southern Greece to reach by ship, which was a major concern for the Greeks. Athletes and spectators travelled from Greek colonies as far away as modern-day Spain, the Black Sea, and Egypt.

Over the years Olympia developed into a great complex that included a 60,000-seat stadium, a vast hippodrome for equestrian events, and a gymnasium for wrestlers, boxers, gymnasts, and others. Religious buildings were also an important part of Olympia, just as religious ceremonies were an important part of the Games. One building, the Olympium, housed a forty-foot ivory statue of Zeus with robes of gold, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

An international truce among the Greeks was declared for the month before the Olympics to allow the athletes to reach Olympia safely. The judges had the authority to fine whole cities and ban their athletes from competition for breaking the truce.

The Olympics were open to any free-born Greek in the world. There were separate mens' and boys' divisions for the events. The judges divided youths into the boys' or men's divisions based as much on physical size and strength as age.

Athletics were a key part of education in ancient Greece. Many Greeks believed that developing the body was equally important as improving the mind for overall health. Also, regular exercise was important in a society where men were always needed for military service. Ancient competitors were required to train in their home city for ten months prior to the Games and then to train at Olympia for a month before the Games officially started, like modern competitors at the Olympic Village.

A victor received a crown made from olive leaves, and was entitled to have a statue of himself set up at Olympia. Although he did not receive money at the Olympics,

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the victor was treated much like a modern sports celebrity by his home city. It was common for victors to receive benefits such as having all their meals at public ex-pense or front-row seats at the theatre and other public festivals. One city even built a private gym for their Olympic wrestling champion to exercise in.

Unlike the modern Olympics, judges did not come from all over the Greek world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia. Even though the judges were all Eleans, local Elean Greeks were still allowed to compete in the Olym-pics. The Elean people had such a reputation for fairness that an Elean cheating at the Games was a shock to other Greeks. Anyone who violated the rules was fined by the judges. The money was used to set up statues of Zeus.

The games carried on, even as Greece's power declined and Rome's rose. Some later Roman emperors, who admired Greek culture, revived the splendour of the games and restored the site and buildings. Once the Roman emperors formally adopted Christianity, they discouraged and eventually, outlawed, old "pagan" religious prac-tices. Since the Olympic Games were first and foremost a religious celebration in honour of Zeus, they held no place in the Christian empire. The emperor Theodosius I legally abolished the games in 393 or 394 A.D

Events in the Ancient Olympics:

The races and other events in the ancient Olympics were not fixed at the time of the first Olympics, but gradually evolved. Here you'll find a description of the big events at the ancient Olympics and the approximate date when they were added.

Running 776 BC - the only event at this time was a foot race of one stade (a dis-tance of about 200 yards and the length of the original track ). In 724 BC a second event of two stades (400 yds), the diaulos, was introduced. 720 BC saw the dolichosa race of about 20 stades (4000 yds or 3 miles) added. There was also a foot race in armour - this weighed 50-60 pounds. Other races were run naked by this tim Pentathlon 708 BC This comprised five events - broad jump, discus, javelin, run-ning, and wrestling . Boxing 688 BC Equestrian Events 648 BC Chariot Races were introduced. These were raced by professionals who were sponsored by the wealthy, including women who were other-wise excluded from participating in the games. Pankration 200 BC This was a form of all-in-wrestling.The Marathon was never part of the ancient games although the distance covered originated in the legend of Pheidippdes running from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens, a distance of about 25 miles, to announce victory over the Persians in 490 BC.

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