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Contents include:

Kafue Day

CSC Appeal

Bats Bats Bats

Thankful Villages Run

STOMP

Wondrous Machine

Life Story

A Parish Portrait: Claud

Holmes

Living with Govern-

ments like ours

October 2013

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Kafue Day – Saturday 12th October, 2013 St Andrew’s Church House, Cheddar

10 - 12am: Cakes for Kafue 7- 9pm: Kafue Supper (tickets £6) Today we join hands across the world with our Link Parish in Zam-bia – they are holding their first ever church fete – we are offering coffee and cakes in the morning followed in the evening by a Ka-fue style meal and ’travellers tales’ from the Rose’s recent visit to Kapue followed by thoughts for a return.

All proceeds will be used to support the work among children and

young people in Kafue

St Peter’s Draycott Harvest Festival

Loaves and Fishes Project Harvest Appeal 2013 Community of the Sisters of the Church (CSC),

St Paul’s, Bristol CSC reports: ‘The recent and continuing upheavals to the benefits system are bringing many new faces to our door. Sometimes mistakes in the wel-fare system mean people are left with nothing. Any gifts of food or money will be a great blessing to those less fortunate than us.’ As has become customary over the last few years at St. Peter's Draycott, we are again giving our Harvest Festival produce and collection to CSC, Bristol. If you want to contribute, please do so by 6th October. Suggestions: Tins (in date!) – rice pudding, fruit, custard, baked beans, soup, meat, sweet corn & other vegetables, tuna, macaroni cheese. Also dried goods, including cereal, tea bags & instant coffee. Fresh fruit and vegetables are also welcome. You can leave your gifts at Sedany, The Street, Draycott or The Old Forge, Stoke Street, Rodney Stoke or bring them to church. . For money gifts, cheques to 'CSC' (address as above). To have someone pick up contributions from your house please phone Chris Green on 01749 870554. Thank you!

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Letter from the Curate For many of us the long summer days are now becom-

ing a distant memory, yes the sun really did shine.

When I was on Holiday in Ireland this year I visited Kil-

larney Cathedral and came across this poem. I thought I

would share it with you all as it certainly struck a chord

with me. It is a call to live in the moment and to appreciate the wonder of the world

around us, so I hope it strikes a chord with you too, whether you are dashing around

like the hare or being forced to take life at a slower pace.

Slow Me Down. Wilferd Arlan Peterson (1900-95) Slow me down Lord, Slow me down! Ease the pounding of my heart By the quieting of my mind. Give me amid the confusion of my day, The calmness of the everlasting hills Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles With soothing music of the singing stream That live in my memory. Help me to know the restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacation Of slowing down to look at a flower, To chat with a friend, to pat a dog. To read a few lines from a good book. Remind me each day of the fable, Of the Hare and the Tortoise, That I may know that the race is not always to the swift- There is more to life than increasing speed. Let me look upwards into the branches of the flowing oak. And know that it is great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down Lord, and inspire me To send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values That I may grow toward the stars of my great destiny.

Chris Butler

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From The Ven John Reed, Archdeacon of Taunton

Of Caterpillars and Twiglets

Both are edible, as I now know since my visit to Zambia

in July.

When presented with a tray of crispy fried caterpillars by

Archbishop Albert one night in Kitwe, I had to go for a

new experience. I have a rule never to turn down food

offered, no matter how strange. The trick is not to look

too closely, then equate the food to something you like. I love Twiglets, and hap-

pily the caterpillars had a similar texture and not much taste.

I had longed to visit Zambia, since being instrumental in setting up a link between

Ilminster and Msoro in 1996. So, when asked to go with the Reverend Simon Hill,

our Diocesan Director of Clergy Training, to represent the Diocese at two confer-

ences, I jumped at the opportunity. It was a privilege to spend time with so many

Zambian Christians in very diverse settings, exchanging our understandings on

ministry and mission, opportunities and obstacles. We have much in common and

much which is incomparable.

The Zambians we met in over 15 urban and rural centres were not lacking in vision,

ideas and plans– although many projects start well, but never seem to come to

fruition. Is this lack of money, or organisation, both sometimes lacking in Zambia?

There is a contrast with the parishes of Bath & Wells. Many here talk the talk

about organisation, timescales, targets and urgency, but 55% of parishes say in this

year's Articles of Enquiry that they do not have plans for the development of their

churches – whether in worship, ministry, outreach, service or the buildings.

This article may be read by those of a church congregation and people on the

fringe of their local church who would not be inclined to offer their thoughts on

how their church can serve Our Lord and local people in the future. But maybe you

should.

In Zambia people eat caterpillars: catch a caterpillar and fry it. In England we eat

Twiglets: buy a packet containing things made from wheat flour, yeast, vegetable

and spice extracts and oil, niacin, riboflavin, salt and pepper. Quite a contrast. Do

we here complicate things and miss the simpler questions and answers?

John Reed

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Thankful Villages Motor Cycle Run On a sunny afternoon in late July, 28 motor cyclists rode sedately and carefully down Stoke Street to-wards the church, parked in Mr and Mrs Counsell’s yard and crossed the road to the church-yard in front of the north porch where they were welcomed in true Rodney Stoke fashion with tea and cake. They made an interesting sight in their boots and leathers, with Dougie, one of their leaders sporting a Girl Guide neckerchief (another story). The bells rang out in greeting as more villagers arrived on the scene. Descendants of those who came back from the First World War were introduced, namely Kath and Harry Dudden and members of the Tame and Mann families. Ron Moulton attended on behalf of the local branch of the British Legion. Inside the church a very cheerful yet moving ceremony took place. The Rev. Sue Rose bade all welcome, and Colin Symes described the Thanks-giving Window, installed in 1920 to commemorate the safe return of 22 people from the World War I to their village homes. Chris Neave, re-cently retired from the Navy and Sarah Mann, looking terrific in her naval uniform, and representing the youngest member of the forces, received a Welsh Slate plaque on behalf of the village. In thanks a presentation of a pennant, made by villager David Parkin, was presented to Dougie and Medwyn. Chris Neave then gave a splendid reply to the assembled bikers and in the church in which he speculated that the tendency to naval tra-dition in Rodney Stoke could be due to the stream running through it and the periodic flooding on Stoke Moor! Refreshments were then offered to the gathered bikers and villagers outside in the warm afternoon sun. Dougie Bancroft and Medwyn Parry and their entourage are raising awareness of the 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales and raising money for the Royal British Legion.

Ann Percival

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Bats! Bats! Bats!

I love them. They are fascinating little creatures, full of interest

and linked to much myth and mystery however………..

The school has been trying to get a crossing over the A371 near the

school for the last six years. I have to produce an annual travel plan which encour-

ages children to walk to school, rather than travel by car. I have to ask the children

why they do not walk when they live close enough to do so and then put in place

measures which overcome the issues raised. Every year I come down to the same

reason. The road is too dangerous to walk along. So, every year my travel plan

consists of requesting an improvement in road safety conditions, specifically a

crossing over the A371. Last year I finally thought I was making progress as I heard

that funds had been made available for a crossing to go in before the end of the

financial year. And then the bats intervened. We cannot have a crossing as we

might disturb the flight path of the local bats so a survey has to be carried out. It

can only be carried out during the summer months. I assume that it has been car-

ried out by now (although as I hear nothing from the Highways department ever,

that is only a surmise!) but has the money that was available now been swallowed

up and used for something else? I wait to see.

In April, out of the blue, I received a letter from the Diocese to say that they had

allocated funds for the replacement of the Victorian roof on Jupiter Class and that

the money would be available and would need to be spent during the financial

year 2013 to 14. A schedule of works was drawn up and the work went out to ten-

der with the objective of it being completed over the summer holidays. And then

the bats intervened. It was thought that there might be bats roosting in the roof.

Once again we had to have surveys carried out and it seems that a few bats may

roost there from time to time. So, now we do not know when we can get the work

done and, if it can be done at all before the end of the financial year (which, as you

will remember, is when the funds must have been spent), it is bound to be ex-

tremely disruptive to school life as it will have to take place during the winter

months and in term time.

Bats, delightful as they are, can be a bit of a bother!

Cathy Lowe

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St. Leonard’s Rodney Stoke

music for the eve of Advent Sunday

Mozart Requiem

Bach’s Cantata - Wachet Auf

7.30pm Saturday 30 November 2013

Programmes: £10 01749 870684 or at the door

Conductor: Michael Taylor

Organ: Barry Rose

Soprano Soloists: Kiran Ellis &

Naomi MacLeod Jones

Counter -Tenor: David Cheetham

Tenor Soloist:

Mark Hounsell

Harpsichord &

Cello Continuo:

Alison Blundell &

Cressida Nash

St Peter’s Draycott 1945 Friday 11 October

An Evening with Miscellany………. in aid of church funds

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STOMP

Last month I took 47 pupils to London to see STOMP. For me

this was my third time of watching the performance and

once again I was not disappointed. You may have seen

STOMP at the closing ceremony of the London Olympic

Games. STOMP is a percussion group, originating in Brigh-

ton, UK back in the summer of 1991 that uses the body and

ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance.

STOMP's talented troupe of performers turns urban junk into urban funk, using eve-

rything from bin lids to the kitchen sink to make heart-pounding music. Each per-

former has their own funny little quirks, ticks and mannerisms, and there are mo-

ments of pure slapstick as the good-humoured games of one-upmanship get going.

The pupils really enjoyed this particular aspect and were probably quite glad they

were not sitting in the first few rows as they were sprayed with water when they

were performing with sinks full of water.

The energy and enthusiasm is amazing which certainly communicates with the audi-

ence. My pupils could really appreciate the complex rhythms being performed and

the use of polyrhythms to create a very exciting performance being played on every-

day resources. Typical instruments are brooms, steel rubbish bins, bin lids, match

boxes, newspapers – you get the idea.

The performers range from professionally trained dancers to music/piano teachers

and percussionist/composers and many of them have been with the current ensem-

ble in London between six and ten years. STOMP has received many awards and rec-

ognition during its long life. 2013 is the twentieth year in New York and twelfth year

in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre.

As the Sunday Telegraph comments ‘STOMP seems to suit all ages, ideal for those

whose children are too old or too hip to be dragged to ballet or pantomime’. My

pupils ranging from the ages of eleven to sixteen all thoroughly enjoyed the perform-

ance and, as soon as we got back in the classroom the following day, were trying to

imitate some of the polyrhythms created on anything they could get their hands on.

Some pupils even want to form a group working towards a performance for a future

concert. That ultimately is what it is all about – giving young people a variety of op-

portunities and experiences that awaken their creativity and interest.

Jo Turner

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Wondrous Machine

(not the sewing variety, but musical !)

Wondrous Machine was the description used by

the 17th Century poet Nicholas Brady when de-

scribing the organ, and it was later musically im-

mortalised by Henry Purcell in his 1692 Ode to

St.Cecilia. Several years later, Mozart coined his

own description, calling it 'the king of instru-

ments'

We're told that organs were first introduced in

church way back in the 7th century, though not a

trace of any of those survives anywhere. Here in

England, the oldest organ in playing order dates

from c.1602, and is to be found in Carisbrooke

Castle, Isle of Wight, though as you'll have read

in a previous article by David Cheetham, there's a

much older instrument to be found in Sion, Swit-

zerland. Dating from c.1430, it is reputed to be

the oldest organ in playing order anywhere in the

world.

And as I read that, some special memories were re-kindled. In the late 1950's, a friend

and I spent a holiday in Eastern France, and one day managed to make the cross-border

journey to Sion, specially to see the organ. Knowing it was a unique and international

treasure, and more in hope than anything else, we lugged a heavy domestic tape-

recorder up the steep hill to the church, and somehow managed to persuade the zeal-

ous custodian of the instrument to let me play. What we didn't tell him was that we

were planning to record it as well ! Somewhere, amongst a heap of old tapes stored in

a garage in Surrey, is the audio result of that evening we spent alone on that wonderful

instrument. I only wish I could find it now!

Next month, David will tell you more about the two organs that have served (and con-

tinue to serve) our churches in Draycott & Rodney Stoke. Both date from early last cen-

tury, and with the occasional tuning and patching up, both keep going. One day they

will both need some real restoration and rebuilding. Ought we to start saving up now ?

Barry Rose

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Friends of St Leonard’s Marquee

FOR HIRE TEL: Tim Bibby

01749 870415

Friends of St Leonard’s Annual General Meeting

Rodney Stoke Church Hall

7:30pm Wednesday 13th November

Everyone is welcome to attend the FOSL AGM

N.S.Garden Services

Lawns mowed, reseeded and turfed, Hedge trimming,

Pruning, Garden clearance, Fencing, Decking, Patios,

Small tree surgery. Hardwood logs by the load or bagged

TEL: Nick Smith 07813037743

Home Library Service - message from our Village Agent

The Royal Voluntary Service offers a “Home Library Service”. It is open to older resi-

dents who cannot get to their local library because of mobility/transport problems.

You can select specific books, talking books or DVD’s, by genre or title and a volun-

teer will delivery them to you free of charge. This can be on a weekly basis or as and

when you would like more books. Please contact me on the number below for a

registration form. I will bring it along to you for completion and then forward it to

our local library.

Call me, Jackie Smith, on 07950 782436 or email to [email protected] .

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A Parish Portrait No.6

CLAUD HOLMES

Claud is on fine form. He offers me a choice of seats, and is ready to go. I prom-ise I’ll bowl him a googly or two, and he says: “Oh dear!”

Claud has the peculiar distinction of having been born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1928. This might have accounted for those fine skiing legs, had his mother not returned to England with him when he was a few months old. He never knew his father, but learned that he was an RNVR man – something nautical was already there in Claud’s genes. (I had previously recognized that he was naturally drawn to water when I saw him fall into the well outside his back door a couple of years ago, as we returned from The Rodney.)

Home in Folkestone was a happy time with his mother, until he was sent off to boarding prep school near Hastings. From here he went to Dartmouth, where he particularly enjoyed his History and English lessons, and rugby… and sailing. “I remained with the navy until I was 23. Then I found a job teaching in a prep school. I had the good fortune to meet John Piper, the great artist, whose son was taking part in the pantomime I’d just written.”

Writing has been an important part of Claud’s life: he has written about 20 plays for school productions, and had a children’s play broadcast on HTV. (“The producer changed lots of the dialogue, and the cast changed it all back again!”) His novel still seeks a publisher but he has had a number of short stories pub-lished. “I mean to send the novel off again.” (I was reminded of some famous writers who were rejected by 30 or 40 publishers before finally being accepted. Claud’s next career may yet lie ahead of him, if he hurries up.)

At the beginning of the 1950s Claud was, to his modest surprise, advised to try for Oxbridge. He wrote to various Cambridge colleges, and was accepted by Fitzwilliam after cramming in English, French, Russian, History and Latin. “I en-joyed everything at Cambridge: sailing, Scottish Reel Club, learning to play the bagpipes… and even most of the lectures. I enjoyed the great F.R.Leavis, Ry-lands the Shakespeare man, and all the Bloomsbury people: Virginia Woolf and so on. I had at least 2 bicycles, but I don’t think I had a girl friend.”

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Staying with a college friend after Cambridge, where he graduated in 1956, Claud met a young lady called Jane, who was wearing her tennis outfit. Claud greeted her…and Jane fled. (He has always made an impact on the ladies.) They were to meet again at a Halloween Party soon afterwards, when things went a little better. They married in 1958 and the two girls were born: Amanda in 1962 and Nicola in 1963.

In 1964 Claud became Headmaster of the Wells Cathedral Junior School, where he remained for eight years before leaving to study drama (which he was later to teach at Kings of Wessex). “It was an agonizing decision to leave the Cathedral School. Jane supported me all the way, as she has always done. At this point we bought the house in Rodney Stoke: a nice little village with a beautiful church and a keen congregation.”

“How do you make sense of the concept of God?” (This was my googly.)

“Well, I was brought up with the concept of God. I can’t always make sense of it. Some of the hymns are plainly talking nonsense. But when you look at people of all faiths it’s possible to think that they have, in some sense, all found the same God. I feel closest to that God in a church.

“My happiest years? Oh Lord! I think the early years of our marriage, in Rochester. There was an excellent sailing club (Jane sailed too) and things were good at the school. But taking over as Head of the Wells Cathedral Jun-ior too.”

It’s time to wrap up our very enjoyable session, and I promise to come back and read to him what I have written down. He may edit out rather more than HTV did from his play! M.L.T.

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Visit www.hostuk.org or call Frances Good 01934 712606.

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Gordon’s Corner

Life Story

Last year I decided to write a brief story of my life.

I could not imagine that more than half a dozen people would be inter-ested in reading it, but at least that would be more than those who might wish to plough through the life story of one of my friends, who continues to add items as they occur to him, and whose life story currently runs to some 400 pages.

By contrast, my own account runs to only 30 pages, but interleaved with photos from the relevant time of the story, although going back to my great great grandfather.

So was this simply a self-indulgent exercise? I don't think so, because to my surprise, when I have referred to it, quite a few friends and family have asked to read it, and it records one person's impression of times which will soon pass from living memory, and each individual has a different experience of - for example - the second world war, the years before that conflict, or National Service or ….

But writing the story also brought back to mind almost forgotten incidents, and despite some very painful times, to be even more thankful for the life I've had, not least in the way I seem to have been guided, and also somehow protected from decisions and paths which would have shut off the really positive paths which later opened up.

Writing one's life story is not the same as journalling, or keeping a diary, because it is retrospective. However, keeping a journal can be very helpful and I have run residential journalling courses based on the work of the writer Ira Progoff. Such a course really makes one think hard. How about these, for example?

- Stepping stones

- Roads not taken

- Dialogue with particular persons

- Dialogue with one's body

- Peaks, depths and explorations

- Too late to … too soon to … NOW is the time to ….

Anyhow, the reason for writing all this is not really to write about 'me' at all, but to invite readers to do the same. Go on - write your life story! Or start keeping a journal.

I'm sure you will find the process rewarding, but also (who knows?) someone might even want to read it! Gordon Jeff

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Mobile Police Station in Attendance

The Mobile Police Station will be at Sealey Close in Draycott on October 15th at 3.00

Anyone wanting advice can speak directly to Linda Vincent our PCSO.

August Show raised over £3500 for

local Save the Children projects

A big thank you to everyone who helped and to everyone who came and supported it. Jane Holmes and the Committee

Holly Rollers Update

Thank you very much Mick, Lori, Hilary and everyone involved in organising the Summer Skittles at the Strawberry Special and for donating a whopping £539.33 towards the continuing redecoration and refurbishment of our village Church

The Holy Rollers all really excelled themselves and here are those vital end of sea-son team statistics:

Played 15, pins downed 4037, won 5 & runners up a massive 10 times!

Top scorers (in one game) Richard Oliver (56pins) and Tricia Lumley (51pins)

Squad comprised Thea & Richard Oliver, Tricia & Bob Lumley, Jay Michael-son, Rev Chris, Chris Green, Maria & Hennasey Millard, Karen Percival, Murray & Trisha Heckbert, Margaret Moulton, and Janette Vining.

Rodney Stoke & Draycott Defibrillator Appeal

Cream Teas to die for…..

from 2.30 pm on Sunday 13 October

at Mary and Don Banks’, 1 Smith Close, Rodney Stoke

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‘Surviving in an age of uncertainty’

Living with Governments like ours

Democracy has its flaws as a form of government, many of which arise from the adversarial nature of the consequent political processes. But it seems to be better than the alternatives. We all have to learn to live with it and survive the many uncertainties that it brings. ‘Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.’ So said Franklin D. Roosevelt and, if true, does this not place educators above mere politi-cians as the defenders of democracy? Thinking, say, of Michael Gove, is not one of the supreme ironies of modern de-mocratic government that some of our MPs find themselves running great offices of state with no training whatsoever for their elevated roles? From this lofty height, cabinet members find themselves directing people who have actually been trained to fulfil their roles in life. This might be expected to create a sense of hu-mility in the body politic. It seems to me that democratic governments should place importance on improv-ing the morale of their citizens. Morale is potent . The post-war Atlee government achieved more in six years than almost all the rest of the governments we had in the entire 20th Century put together. A lot of that was down to the population’s high morale. The economy was on its knees. Today morale is rarely mentioned and governments greatly underestimate the damage they do by undermining it. I suggest that governments should concentrate on drawing out policy from those people who are actually trained and who have real experience. Compromise would be inevitable, discussion might be uncomfortable but the outcomes would be much better. And finally we return to Mr Gove. The first tranche of state schools to convert to Academy Status under his new policy in 2010 had to be ‘Outstanding Schools’, a status they had obtained under the policies of his predecessors whose achieve-ments he was only too happy to malign along with the contributions of the many professionals who had been responsible for their success. It is not a very construc-tive or intelligent way of proceeding is it?

Steve Percival

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Don’s Poem and Mary’s Recipe

5oz (150g) soft margarine

2 large eggs

8oz caster sugar

1 tsp almond essence

8oz s/r flour

1½ level tsps baking powder

12oz cored & peeled cooking apples

1oz (25g) flaked almonds

1. Heat oven to 160°C, Gas Mark 3.

2. Grease 8” loose bottomed tin.

3. Place all ingredients except apples & almonds in a bowl and beat well in a mixer or blender.

4. Spread half mixture in the bottom of the tin & cover with the sliced apples.

5. Put blobs of the rest of the mixture on top of the apples.

6. Sprinkle with flaked almonds.

7. Bake for about 1½ hours until evenly pale brown & shrink-ing away from the side of the tin.

8. Serve warm with cream

9. Freezes well. When thawed, reheat until warm.

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart's core W.B. Yeats (1865-1939)

Apple and Almond Cake

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HOME COMMUNION

It is one of the great privileges in ministry to be able to bring communion to the elderly and housebound or those who are temporarily unable to get to church due to injury – do let Rev Chris know if you, or someone you know

would appreciate this aspect of the Church’s care. The Church Office can be contacted on 01934 742535

St Leonard’s Church, Rodney Stoke Flower Rota

Oct 2013 - March 2014

Date Altar Pedestal

Oct 6th Denny Johnson Megan James

Oct 12th

Ann Percival Lesley Davey

Oct 20th Isobelle Sealey Honor Neave

Oct 27th

Fay Pitman Joan Salmon

Nov 3rd

Vicky Andrews Jane Holmes

Nov 10th

Remembrance Sunday Denny Johnson Megan James

Nov 17th Lesley Davey Ann Percival

Nov 24th

Honor Neave Isobelle Sealey

Dec 1st

Advent

Dec 24th Joan Salmon Fay Pitman

Jan 5th

Joan Salmon Fay Pitman

Jan 12th

Jane Holmes Vicky Andrews Jan 19

th Jane Holmes Vicky Andrews

Jan 26th Denny Johnson Megan James

Feb 2nd Denny Johnson Megan James

Feb 9th Ann Percival Lesley Davey

Feb 16th Ann Percival Lesley Davey

Feb 23rd Isobelle Sealey Honor Neave

March 2nd Isobelle Sealey Honor Neave

March 9th Fay Pitman Joan Salmon

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Sunday Services in October 2013

Readings in October 2013

Weekly events in October 2013

Cheddar Draycott Rodney Stoke

Oct 6th

Trinity 19 8am BCP Communion 10am Parish Eucharist

9.30 Harvest Parish Communion

11.15 Parish Communion

Oct 13th Trinity 20

8am BCP Communion 10am Parish Eucharist

9.30 Parish Communion 11.15 Parish Communion

Oct 20th Trinity 21

8am BCP Communion 10am Harvest Family Communion

9.30 Parish Communion 11.15 Parish Communion

Oct 27th Bible Sunday

8am BCP Communion 10am Parish Eucharist

9.30 Parish Communion 11.15 Sung Matins

Date Page Old Testament Psalm Epistle Gospel

Oct 6th Trinity 19

1005 Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 37: 1 - 9 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 Luke 17: 5-10

Oct 13th Trinity 20

1011 2 Kings 5: 1-3, 7-15 111 2 Timothy 2: 8-15 Luke 17: 11-19

Oct 20th Trinity 21

1016 Genesis 32: 22-31 121 2 Timothy 3:14– 4:5 Luke 18: 1-8

Oct 27th Bible Sunday

1027 Isaiah 45: 22 – 25 119:129-136

Romans 15: 1-6 Luke 4: 16-24

Harvest Readings

1165 Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 100 Philippians 4: 4-9 John 6: 25-35

Sunday 7pm STARR Rehearsal, Church House, Cheddar

Monday 9am Morning Prayer, Cheddar 9.30 Beginners Line dancing, Church House, Cheddar 10.30 Intermediates Line dancing, Ch House, Cheddar

Tuesday 9am Morning Prayer, Cheddar 6.30pm Evening Prayer, Rodney Stoke 8pm Bell ringing, Cheddar

Wednesday 9.10 D&RS School Service, Draycott 10am Holy Communion, Cheddar (except 2nd Weds) 6.30pm Evening Prayer, Draycott

Thursday 9am LMG Prayer – see diary for venue 2.30 House Group, 4 Southfield, Cheddar 7.30pm Bell ringing, Rodney Stoke 7.30pm Sight Reading classes, Draycott

Friday 10am St Andrew’s Toddlers, Ch House, Cheddar 6.15pm St Andrew’s Choir practise, Cheddar 7pm STARR Rehearsal, Church House, Cheddar

Saturday 9am Morning Prayer, Cheddar 10-12 Open Office, Den, Cheddar

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Diary October 2013

Fancy a coffee, a biscuit and a good chat on a Tuesday 1000 -

Tues 1 10.30am Greenhill Communion Cheddar

2.15pm Mothers’ Union Cheddar

Wed 2 10am BCP Communion Cheddar

Thurs 3 9am LMG Morning Prayer Weare

10 - 4 Training Day, Sue Wells

7.30pm Sight reading classes Draycott

Fri 4 2pm D&RS School Harvest Draycott

Sat 5 10-12 Coffee Morning & Decorating for Harvest Draycott

2pm Wedding Blessing Cheddar

Sun 6 6pm Bible Society Service Axbridge

Tues 8 12.30pm Chapter Weare

7pm Deanery Synod KoW

Wed 9 11.30am MU Communion Cheddar

1.30pm Sealey Close Communion Draycott

Thurs 10 9am LMG Morning Prayer Cheddar

Fri 11 7pm Concert Draycott

Sat 12 10-12 Cakes for Kafue Cheddar

7.00pm Kafue Evening Cheddar

Tues 15 10am Greenhill Communion Cheddar

Wed 16 10am Holy Communion Cheddar

11am Court House Communion Cheddar

Thurs 17 9am LMG Morning Prayer Axbridge

11am Cheddar Court Communion Cheddar

2.30pm Homestead Communion Cheddar

7.30pm Cheddar PCC Den, Cheddar

Fri 18 7pm Cheddar Harvest Supper Cheddar

Sat 19 2.30pm Messy Church Cheddar

7.30pm FoSA Concert Cheddar

Wed 23 10am Holy Communion Cheddar

12.15pm CVC Planning

Thurs 24 9am LMG Morning Prayer Weare

Sat 26 9am Diocesan Synod Street

Wed 30 10am Healing Communion Cheddar

2.30pm Laurels Communion Draycott

Thurs 31 9am LMG Morning Prayer Cheddar

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From the Registers Baptisms:

We welcome into the Church family Oliver Webster, Croyde Pitman, Holly Salway-Binning, Matthew Crocker. Marriages:

Congratulations to the newly married: James Betts & Caroline Burdock (3rd August) Edward Reeve & Debra Smith (29th August) Dan Capell & Joy Griffiths-Heath (31st August) Mark Smith & Clair Edwards (7th Sept) Nick Farrant & Abi Rymell (14th Sept) Ashleigh & Anneka Bell (14th Sept) Tim Stead & Kate Cox (21st Sept) Ieuan Robertson & Becky Smart (28th Sept) Funerals:

Our prayers are with those who mourn the death of: May Parsons, Betty Williams, Sylvia Matthews, Reverend Anthony Car-dale, Jack Spencer, Malcolm Wright, Casper Bright, Eric Lukins RIP

October 2013 Rotas

DRAYCOTT

6 13 20 27 Nov 3

Sidesman R Dingley C Jeff J Jeffries N Devitt R Dingley

Intercessor T Oliver C Green N Devitt President T Oliver

Organist D Cheetham I Ames-White B Rose D Cheetham D Cheetham

Readers T Lumley C Jeff J Jeffries N Devitt T Lumley

T Oliver C Green G Jeff T Oliver C Green

R Dingley G Jeff T Oliver R Dingley R Dingley

Coffee C Jeff T Heckbert F Irving T Lumley J Jeffries

Cleaning J Jeffries C Jeff T Lumley T Heckbert J Jeffries

H Jeffries H Jeffries

Flowers HARVEST T Lumley T Lumley G Salt G Salt

RODNEY STOKE

Sidesman A Jeffries J Newman A Percival T Symes D Banks

Organist Joanne Joanne Joanne Barry Michael

Reader 1 H Neave A Newman S Percival A Jeffries C Kembrey

Reader 2 C Kembrey D Banks I Turner A Percival R Mann

Cleaning R Mann I Sealey

N Tame

Flowers A D Johnson A Percival I Sealey F Pitman V Andrews

Flowers P M James L Davey H Neave J Salmon J Holmes

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Mr Peter Everett DO MRO

Registered Osteopath

12, Woodborough Road

Winscombe

BS25 1AA

01934 844764

Home visits by

arrangement

BENEFICE CONTACTS RECTOR

Rev Sue Rose 01934 740394 e: [email protected] CURATE

Rev Chris Butler 01934 744255 e: [email protected] LAY/LICENSED READERS

Dr Chris Green, Mrs Ann Wait BENEFICE OFFICE – 01934 742535

Open every Saturday between 10am and 12noon to arrange baptisms, weddings and any other special services.

CHEDDAR Churchwardens Richard Scourse 01934 743013 Jim Reeve 01934 744442 Deputy Wardens Rod Walsh 01934 741598

Margaret Gelder 01934 742165 Deanery Synod Reps Alan Rayfield (Chair and Diocesan Synod rep)

Mike Brownbill, Rod Walsh Treasurer Dawn Hill Secretary Gill Halliday Church House Bookings Anne Langford 01934 742763

DRAYCOTT Churchwardens Thea Oliver 01934 744739 (& Treasurer) David Cheetham 01934 740255 Deanery Synod Reps Tricia Lumley, Thea Oliver Secretary Chris Green

RODNEY STOKE Churchwardens Jane Holmes 01749 870467 Megan James 01749 870555 Deanery Synod Rep Jo Symes Treasurer Len May Secretary Ann Percival

WEBSITE ADDRESSES www.standrewscheddar.org.uk

www.rodneystokewithdraycott.org.uk www.stleonardsrodneystoke.org

MAGAZINE EDITORS

Cheddar: Margaret Gelder e: [email protected] Rodney Stoke and Draycott: Rob Walker e: [email protected]

Deadline for Magazine copy is 11th of each month