1 Goring Parish News SUMMER 2015 Issue number 40 The Parish of St Mary and St Laurence, Goring-by-Sea. Registered Charity 1131418 Website – www.goringbyseacofe.org.uk This edition includes: 2 Goring United Reformed Church 75 years 12 - 13 For your support - Izulu Orphan Projects 3 Father George writes 14 St Mary’s Social Circle 4 From the Diocese: Petertide Ordinations 15 Jazz Evening 5 Diary and Lectionary for August 15 Music Group notes 6 Diary and Lectionary for September 16 Traidcraft and ‘Justice Matters’ 7 International Nepal Fellowship 17 - 18 The Feibusch Mural 8 - 9 The Christian Journey 18 Fr. Simon's July Crossword answers 9 Singing for Fun 19 News from the Social Activities Committee 10 Nature Watch 19 And finally...Bill Tree 11 - 12 The Story of Goring and Highdown 20 Parish Contacts - Note changes 12 Christian Aid Outreach Photo courtesy of Rosemary Jones U3A • David Lloyd Leisure • WI • Mothers’ Union Davison School • Beavers & Rainbows • Phoenix Club Worthing Lions • Sussex Gruffs • Goring 1st School Ronnie Smith’s Big Band • Mumpreneurs • Facebook Scouts & Guides • West Park School • Cubs & Brownies Some of the activities in which our parishioners are involved ‘Be imitators of God … and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us’ Ephesians 5: 1—2
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Goring Parish News SUMMER 2015
Issue number 40
The Parish of St Mary and St Laurence, Goring-by-Sea. Registered Charity 1131418
Website – www.goringbyseacofe.org.uk
This edition includes:
2 Goring United Reformed Church 75 years 12 - 13 For your support - Izulu Orphan Projects
3 Father George writes 14 St Mary’s Social Circle
4 From the Diocese: Petertide Ordinations 15 Jazz Evening
5 Diary and Lectionary for August 15 Music Group notes
6 Diary and Lectionary for September 16 Traidcraft and ‘Justice Matters’
7 International Nepal Fellowship 17 - 18 The Feibusch Mural
8 - 9 The Christian Journey 18 Fr. Simon's July Crossword answers
9 Singing for Fun 19 News from the Social Activities Committee
10 Nature Watch 19 And finally...Bill Tree
11 - 12 The Story of Goring and Highdown 20 Parish Contacts - Note changes
12 Christian Aid
Outreach
Photo courtesy of Rosemary Jones
U3A • David Lloyd Leisure • WI • Mothers’ Union
Davison School • Beavers & Rainbows • Phoenix Club
Worthing Lions • Sussex Gruffs • Goring 1st School
Ronnie Smith’s Big Band • Mumpreneurs • Facebook
Scouts & Guides • West Park School • Cubs & Brownies Some of the activities in
which our parishioners
are involved
‘Be imitators of God … and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us’
The Parish Office is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
It is staffed by volunteers. If you have anything that needs to be handed in, a phone call in advance may avoid a wasted journey. Money should not be put through the letterbox. If you have money to pay in and are unable to get to the office, it may be handed to the Churchwardens or Treasurer after services on a Sunday. See the back page for Parish contact information.
Editorial.... The newly formed Editorial Team of Malcolm Chilton, Roland Silcox, Robert Eden, Janet Annis, Stephen Edwards and Graeme Richardson hope you enjoyed our first issue in July. We are grateful to the many contributors who make our job such a joy.
We welcome your comments, suggestions and articles. Photographs are especially welcome. However, if anyone does not wish for his/her, or his/her child’s, photo to appear in GPN or on the Parish website, please contact one of the clergy, churchwardens or a member of the editorial team to have that request formally recognised.
Articles may be sent electronically, to [email protected] (preferred); hand-written or typed articles should be sent to the Parish Office. We aim to publish our October edition on or before 27th September.
Press date for the October edition is Tuesday September 8th. Articles received after that date will only be included if time and space permit.
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Goring Parish News is printed by West Park School whose support we gratefully acknowledge.
Goring United Reformed Church
Celebrate
75 Years
31st July—2nd August
Contact Wilf Rhodes for details at [email protected] or 01903 248263
It is another step in Fr Simon’s ministry. He has learnt and developed his ministry
amongst us, and now he is to explore his ministry further in a community for which he
will have responsibility. Please pray for him during this time. Both Fr Simon and I need
the support of the communities we serve through the prayers of the faithful. Each day
priests live their lives being open to the will of God and the opportunities He puts before
us to spread the good news of the gospel. The parable of the sower who scatters his
seed on the ground is at the heart of what we do. There is a Sufi saying which is
helpful:
“Every morning I cast my seed to the wind. It takes no courage to scatter
seeds but it takes great courage to go on facing the wind.”
With the prayerful support of the faithful we are sustained, so the Bishop’s charge to the
congregation at a licensing, to pray for and care for their clergy is crucial to their
ministry and the ministry of the community they serve. It may be that God will do
amazing things through us for which we will give thanks, but what He asks of us, clergy
and laity, is to be faithful. That needs ministry underpinned with prayer.
St Teresa of Avila has written something that we all should ponder over:
“The Lord does not look so much at the magnitude of anything we do, as at
the love with which we do it.”
Ministry underpinned by prayer, leads to priest and people growing in love, and those
two together, prayer and love, will transform our communities. May God bless Fr Simon
in his secondment, and may we see in St Mary and St Laurence, and St Richard’s a
faithful God working through a faithful people.
God bless,
Father George writes:
Archdeacon Douglas has asked if Fr Simon could be be
seconded to St Richard’s, Maybridge for a period of six
months. Of course we have said yes. It will be good for Fr
Simon and will extend his ministry, giving him the
opportunity to work in a new community. He will continue
to be at St Mary’s for the first Sunday in the month Family
Eucharist which he has worked hard to build up. He will
also do one or two other things in St Mary’s to keep the
connection with our parish. When the secondment ends he
will return to St Mary and St Laurence to continue his
ministry.
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Coffee is served in Church (or the Hall) at
St Mary’s after the main Sunday service.
In addition to the services shown: Morning Prayer
is said at St Mary’s Monday (except Bank Holidays)
to Thursday each week at 8:30am.
A Traidcraft Stall is normally open at St Mary’s on the
second and third Sundays of each month.
Parish Breakfast is normally served in the Hall on the
3rd Sunday of every month from 8:15am to 9:15am.
Please note: there will be no Parish Breakfast
during August
Petertide Ordinations 2015 Bishop welcomes new clergy The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner ordained sixteen candidates as deacon to serve in parishes across Sussex at a special service in Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 27 June. Deacons assist priests in parishes, usually for a year, before going on to be ordained as priest. They assist in leading worship, offering pastoral care and gain valuable experience of preaching.
They were supported on the day by family, friends and parishioners from the parishes in which they will serve. “We are praying for each of them and I know that each of the communities in which they will serve will warmly welcome them and their families at the start of their public ministries,” said Bishop Martin. To read Bishop Martin’s sermon in full or to see further photos of the event visit: http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/2015/06/29/bishop-welcomes-new-clergy/
Family Communions in August and September:
Sunday 2nd August
10:00am in the Molson
Garden
Sunday 13th September
10:00am
(Note: 2nd Sunday of the month)
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Diary for August :
Lectionary Readings: August
August
Sat 1st Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9:00am
Sun 2nd The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
Holy Communion - St Mary’s 8:00am
Family Eucharist - St Mary’s 10:00am
in the Molson Garden
Evensong - St Mary’s 6:00pm
Wed 5th Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm
Thur 6th Holy Communion - St Mary’s 10:00am
Feast of Transfiguration
Coffee Time - St Mary’s 10:45am until 1 1:45am
Sat 8th Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9:00am
Sun 9th The Tenth Sunday after Trinity
St Laurence Patronal Festival
Holy Communion - St Mary’s 8:00am
Sung Eucharist (joint) - St Laurence’s 10.00am
Evensong - St Mary’s 6:00pm
Mon 10th St Laurence Wed 12th Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm
Confirmation group: quiet day on Saturday, 4th of July.
As part of the preparation for Confirmation, Father Simon arranged a visit to the Bishop’s Palace in Chichester for a day of quiet and contemplation. The theme was repentance and absolution and the four of us who attended found it an enlightening and thought provoking experience. The day started with a Eucharist in the
Bishop’s private chapel, home to the
famous 13th century Chichester
Roundel. Following the service we
participated in a series of group
discussions interspersed with periods of
private reading and reflection, an experience that was enhanced
greatly by the beautiful surroundings and the glorious weather.
Lessons centred on the famous Parable of the Prodigal Son and time
was set aside to reflect on the primary themes of this passage. During
these times of personal reflection we were able to stroll through the
gardens, visit the cathedral and meditate in the Bishop’s chapel. The
uniqueness of the surroundings provided the perfect spiritual backdrop
and made the whole experience truly unforgettable.
I should like to take the opportunity to thank The Rt Revd Martin Warner for allowing us into his
home on this occasion and for those who have never been to the Bishop’s Palace Gardens, I
thoroughly recommend a visit. If you are lucky enough to be invited into the private Palace then the
fascinating and memorable ceiling of the “Tudor Room” is not to be missed.
Those from St. Mary’s who were being confirmed on the 16th of July are: Becky Pickett, Theresa
Richardson, Kate Turner and Sally Hunt. Adam Miles
1st Communion
July also saw nine youngsters admitted to Holy Communion at the Family Service, after following a
course led by Fr Simon and helped by Gregg Strutt.
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Singing for Fun
26th August
2nd September - Rehearsal at
St. Symphorian’s Church
5th September - a Saturday wedding at St. Symphorian’s 2:00pm
16th September
30th September
7th October
28th October WI meeting at Heene Road
Forthcoming Singing Dates
In St Mary’s Church Hall at 7:30pm unless otherwise stated.
The Singing for Fun group is led by Jean Gardiner with Malcolm Chilton on piano.
Singing for Fun sessions are enjoyable, uplifting and inspiring. They last for one hour. Valuable
tips are given to improve breathing technique and performance. Singers of all levels of ability
are welcome. The Group occasionally ‘sings out’ at various venues. The group recently sang a
selection of popular songs to members of the Kestro - Worthing Stroke - Club at Goring United
Reformed Church Hall, Shaftesbury Avenue.
The group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on various Wednesdays throughout the year, at
7:20pm for 7:30pm. See below for dates.
Please hold all those admitted to Holy Communion in your
Between 8000 and 4000 BC, before Highdown was occupied as a settlement, people of the Middle
Stone Age roamed the area in search of food. Evidence of these ‘Hunter/gatherer’ groups has been
found nearby at Angmering and Hammerpot, but the first people to leave evidence of occupation in
Goring lived in the New Stone Age. By this time, around 3000 BC, the influence of Neolithic culture
from the continent had brought new skills in stone and pottery and simple farming communities
became established all over the Sussex Downs.
A beautiful polished axe head from the New Stone Age was discovered near the shops at the west
end of the Strand, and others in Ardingly Drive, Thakeham Drive and on Highdown. The stone used
to make these axes varies and is not all native to Sussex. While flint tools were fashioned from
abundant local stone found on the surface or in the hilltop mines, the axe heads made from dolerite
provide evidence that even during this earliest culture, exchange of goods went on over great
distances.
New Stone Age axe heads: 18. Small polished dolorite axe head from the lower slopes of Highdown.
19. Polished axe head from Goring
For a long time the local economy was totally dependant upon flint for the manufacture of most
tools and weapons. On the other side of the Findon Valley at Cissbury and north at Harrow Hill,
dozens of flint mines have been discovered. Flint was not only mined locally but fashioned into
scrapers, axe heads and a variety of tools which were used over a wide area. Recently the writer
found a serrated flint scraper from this period in a shallow rabbit hole below the north rampart on
Highdown, and an unfinished hand-axe on Cissbury. A vivid reconstruction of work in the Harrow
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We were heartened to see that the result of
the House to House and other events in the
Worthing area raised a total of £15,642
which is an 8% increase on last year’s figure
of £14,418.
A big thank you to everyone who contrib-
uted to make this possible.
Di & David Burt (01903 248204) and Julie &
Russell Marlow (01902 249685)
Hill flint mines can be seen at the Worthing Museum, along with many of the artefacts mentioned in
this and the next chapter.
Bronze Age
From around 2500 BC, with the discovery of metal, more organised societies gradually came into
existence. During this Old Bronze Age Highdown Hill became a permanent settlement, and
excavations have uncovered several pieces of their simple decorated pottery.
By 900 BC, the hill was occupied by people who lived in circular wattle-and-daub huts and enclosed
their encampment with a simple ditch. The holes cut into the chalk to take the upright timbers of
two huts have been found under the western rampart, showing that the larger earthworks now
visible only came later during the Iron Age. Inside the perimeter of one hut site was a hearth
containing a bucket-shaped pot, and a stone handmill for grinding corn.
Janet Annis and Allan Plumpton
Extracted from ‘The Story of Goring and
Highdown’, by kind permission of Rev Frank
Fox-Wilson
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If you wish to obtain a copy of this out-of-print book, here’s the link to ABEBOOKS to purchase second-hand copies: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/0951272217
Our parish is blessed with many talented musicians, ensuring that a wide spectrum of styles is
available for worship and weddings. In recent months the works of Sting, the Carpenters and
the Lighthouse Family have featured alongside those of modern worship leaders like Stuart
Townend, Geraldine Latty, Keith Getty and Paul Oakley, as well as more traditional composers,
including Johann Pachelbel. We are always willing to share our music and chat about it with
members of the congregation and we welcome suggestions. If we can find the music we’ll try
it!
We are always keen to recruit new members, so if you have a passion for music, do come and
talk to us.
Malcolm Chilton 07986818966
Jazz Evening and Picnic
A very relaxing Jazz Evening and Picnic was held on Saturday 27 June in the Molson Garden. It was
warm, sunny and a very happy occasion. The Arthur Catt Jazz Quintet were brilliant; they played
some well known tunes whilst we all enjoyed our picnics washed down by Pimms and wine from the
bar. (Our thanks to Paul Chatfield)
Photos courtesy of Gary Congdon
This event provided much pleasure and also raised over £600 for church funds. It is hoped that it
will be repeated annually! A huge thank you to everyone who helped, especially Jenny Lochen.
Liz Hill
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Traidcraft and “Justice Matters”
Traidcraft has been operating now for 35 years. It started with a vision of trading with producers to raise them out of poverty. In the early days, coffee, tea and chocolate were the staple items for sale and pretty grim they were, too. But we bought them because we believed it was the right thing to do and we were doing something positive for the producers. Now, the range of ethical goods is enormous and you only have to browse through the Traidcraft catalogues to realise this. Not only has the range grown, but the quality has improved vastly – and so has the taste! The early vision of Traidcraft remains the same, but as with many things the ideology grows and embraces other changes. One of these is the way that Traidcraft campaigns on behalf of those who are unable to campaign for themselves and some of you will have seen the “Justice Matters” cards that have been in church for a few months.
This campaign is challenging the British Government to look at the way British companies recompense foreign workers who have been severely injured or killed, remembering the devastating fire in Bangladesh killing over 1000 factory workers making clothing for the British market.
On Thursday 2nd July, the Campaign was presented to Parliament and in the evening there was a quiet, reflective service at St Margaret's, Westminster, to which, as the Fair-Trader for the Parish, I was invited to attend. Keith and I took the opportunity to show our support and attended. We were surprised at how few people there were, but bearing in mind how hot it had been perhaps it was to be expected. We heard stories of some of the victims of exploitation by British firms – the poisoning of land from the by-products of mining; the families left to fend for themselves when the breadwinner is killed through his/her work because no provision is made for his/her dependants. The legal systems of other countries are not as skilled as ours, but through the intervention of British lawyers, companies are being brought to justice to recompense those who have been harmed by their actions. There is still a lot of work to be done in this field, but there is hope for the future.
The speaker was Martin Charlesworth, the Executive Director of Jubilee+, a long-term supporter of Traidcraft. At the end of the Service there was a call to action to support Traidcraft by:
serving coffee and tea supplied through them
selling Traidcraft wares
encouraging others to buy from the stall.
We are very grateful to our regular customers who buy a myriad of items – coffee, tea, cookies (ginger is a firm favourite), honey, washing liquid, rubber gloves, socks, cards, to name a few.
Do look at the stall next time it is open (2nd and 3rd Sundays in St Mary's Church) – there may just be something that you need. Please take a catalogue and you will be surprised at the contents. Also look on their website and look at the new products (and their sale items) that I can order for you (orders take approximately 5 days to arrive).
Remember that buying through the Stall on a Sunday morning, you are not only helping small producers trade out of poverty and enable them to better the lives of their families and communities, but the PCC also receives 10% of the monies raised.
Janice Lelliott
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The Hans Feibusch Mural …
Alison Evans and I have been working on a project to take some photos of the Hans Feibusch
mural, get some greetings cards made and a publicity leaflet written. A few years ago I wrote an
essay for my Northbrook College art course about Feibusch and I have loads of photos and
information already because of that. This is a little resumé of part of my essay.
Hans Feibusch (1898 – 1998) was a German Jewish emigré artist who settled in Britain in the 1930’s
because of the Nazi persecution: his early work was in Hitler’s infamous “Entartete
Kunst” (Degenerate Art) exhibition, and much was later destroyed.
After the war he became known to Bishop George Bell of Chichester who believed that for too long
there had been an estrangement between the arts and the church, and also saw culture to be the
key to the re-establishment of civilised values after the war.
Too much church art was (and still is) traditional,
banal and tasteless to the point of kitsch, and
Bishop Bell wanted modern artists to portray the
images of faith in a new modern style. He also did
not subscribe to the idea that church art had to be
made by worthy artists with Christian beliefs.
Hans Feibusch offered his services to the Church as
thanks for his welcome in England, and his work
appeared in many churches (as well as secular
buildings). He was a man of faith who recognised
the need for church art to educate and inspire with
its imagery and symbolism.
The Goring mural is reputed to be his best; the figures are particularly elegant and graceful. It is a
representation of the Light of Christ in Heaven. It is very spare, with simple shapes and plain
colours. There are also sketches for it in the choir vestry. I am told that the design actually includes
the crucifix above the pulpit, as all things proceed from Christ.
(continued over)
When the mural in St Mary’s Church in Goring was
proposed there was considerable opposition to it,
because it was thought not respectful and traditional
enough, and simply because it was very ‘modern’.
However after much discussion a decision was made
to proceed and the mural was completed in 1954. Now
it has also acquired the status of age, which makes it
more beautiful, and especially because the 1950’s
are far back enough in time to be fashionable again.