September - All Saints` Church Croxley Green

All Saints’ Croxley Green
Parish Magazine
September 2015
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All Saints'
Croxley Green
Sunday Worship
8 am
Holy Communion
9.45am Parish Communion (Informal
Service on the 1st Sunday)
11.30am Family Service (3rd Sunday
in month )
12 noon Holy Communion followed
by Lunch Club (1st Sunday
in month)
6 pm
Evening Service
Weekday Services
Monday 7.05am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 7 am Morning Prayer
Thursday 7 am Morning Prayer
9.30am Holy Communion
Friday
7 am Morning Prayer
10.45am Holy Communion
at Croxley House
Vicar:
Revd Miriam Mugan
The Vicarage WD3 3HJ
Tel: 772109
Reader:
Mr David Williams
Tel: 263007
Honorary Priest:
Revd Canon Charles Parry Tel: 771037
Churchwardens:
Mr Nik Bennett
Mr Peter Shafe
Tel: 773623
Tel: 441638
Sacristan:
Leader Jane Colbourne
Assistants Mary Bittles
Chris Fagan
Tel: 441808
Tel: 771275
Tel: 720319
Parochial Church Council:
Secretary: Mr Chris Fagan
Tel: 720319
Treasurer: Mr Andrew Nobbs
Tel: 770039
The Church is Open Daily for private
prayer and meditation.
The Parish Office is open for enquiries
from 9am to 12 noon, Tuesday to Friday.
Answerphone available outside these
hours.
Tel: 772109
Parish Administrator: Mrs Judith Man
Website:www.croxleygreenallsaints.org
Email:[email protected]
Hall hire email;
[email protected]
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September 2015
Revd. Miriam writes:
Dear Friends,
I hope that you have all had a good summer, whether you have been
away or stayed at home. We seem to have had a very busy summer
here at church with the ordination of Benjamin Weitzmann, the
Family Service picnic, Youth Group weekend away, Mothers’ Union
afternoon tea and the Mothers’ Union Deanery service hosted by us
this year, the brass band concert as well as the usual Sunday services,
weddings and not an insignificant number of baptisms. It has indeed
been a full summer and there are more detailed accounts of some of
these events later in the magazine.
September heralds the beginning of autumn and is always a busy
period in the church year. We will have our Harvest Festival service
on Sunday 20th September at 10.45am (make a note of the later time!)
followed by the Harvest Lunch. It is always good to have
entertainment at the Harvest Lunch so if you know any funny
sketches or you are able to entertain us musically or in any other way
please let me know. We will be supporting the Bishop of St Albans’
Harvest Appeal again this year which is entitled ‘Building Hope –
Opportunity for all’. This is a project in Uganda building classrooms
and facilities for children who have a disability, who otherwise would
not be able to access education.
Another important date for your diary is Saturday 24th October. We
will be using course material from a conference that some of us
attended in May called ‘Leading Your Church Into Growth’. This
conference was exciting and inspiring and by using some of the
material from it we hope that it will inspire and excite you as well.
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The day is open to everyone and will help us to move forward with
planning the next phase of our Mission Action Plan so please, please
come along. Your views are very important. It is only when we
collectively bring our thoughts, ideas, hopes and concerns together in
the presence of God that we can truly know His will and the direction
He wants us to take. Please also, between now and then, hold this day
in your prayers.
September is a very special month for Chris Ashley our organist and
choir Director as he is getting married to Gill Fairman on 12th
September. We send our love and good wishes to them.
With my love and prayers
Miriam
Mothers’ Union Cuppa, Cake and a Chat on 7th August.
THANK YOU to Norma Stone who has raised £700 mainly through
the raffles at Who’s For Lunch. This money has already paid for the
new church barbecue and will also cover the cost of replacing the
carpet in the Children’s Corner.
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Parish Register and Records
BAPTISMS
9th August 2015
Owen Daniel JONES, son of Bryn and Daniela
9th August 2015
Paul Leigh-James NEW, son of Simon and
Kimberley
16th August 2015
Sophia Jean THOMPSON, daughter of Paul and
Emma
Thanksgiving for the Birth of a Child
2nd August 2015
Florence Isabella Penelope ANDREWS,
daughter of James and Nicole
WEDDINGS
18th July 2015
Emma PALMER and Adam GIBLIN
8th August 2015
Andrew GODDARD and Caroline HEATH
September Readings
6th September
Trinity 14
Gospel
Mark 7 v24-end
13th September Trinity 15
NT
Gospel
James 3 v1-12
Mark 8 v27-end
20th September Harvest Festival
OT
Gospel
27th September Trinity 17
NT
Gospel
1 Kings 17 v 7-16
Matthew 6 v 25-33
James 5 v13-end
Mark 9 v38-end
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“Hello” and “How are you doing?”
Calling on you
“I look forward to your visit.”
“It’s company for me.”
“Have you any news about so-and-so?”
“Tell me about what you have been doing,” and “I
can remember when…”
Snippets of the conversations which take place on our visits to people
in the Church.
Over the past few years, members of the Visiting Team have been
visiting people who are largely housebound and would like us to see
them. They miss their friends and taking part in the life of the Church
as they used to do.
The visits are very informal and take place as and when they would
like to see us.
We get a lot of pleasure from our visits and we wondered if there are
more people who are not housebound but would like us to pop in for
a coffee and a chat. So, if you would like a visit, we would enjoy
responding. Just let the Vicar (Miriam Mugan) know, or contact the
Church Office on 01923 772109.
Sally Parry (on behalf of the Visiting Team)
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Mothers’ Union
It was a small but select group of about 12 that
turned out for our August meeting of Tea, Cake
and a Chat.
A splendid array of cakes of all shapes, sizes
and flavours were on offer, most of which had been lovingly handmade by MU members, so it was perhaps a shame that not more
people had been able to come – but it is the holiday season of
course.
We had a very informal meeting where the time was used to catch up
with news and gossip. Revd Miriam kept the official part very short
and down to a few notices. One of these was the suggestion that from
2016 we are considering changing the day of the monthly meetings to
a Thursday afternoon in the hope that we might be able to better
accommodate those who often have week-end commitments which
make Fridays difficult. Those present had no objections – does
anyone else have a comment for or against?
Another idea being mooted is that we will not necessarily have a
Speaker every month but instead have one-off events eg: more tea
and cakes, craft sessions, gardening sessions – any ideas will be
welcome as the Programme for 2016 is being put together already.
Please contact either Revd Miriam or Anne Oke with your ideas.
Forthcoming Events:
Friday 4th September, 2.15pm – The Work of a Police Community
Support Officer, a talk by one of our local PCSOs
Friday 2nd October, 2.15pm – Talk on the little-known
‘Baron of Croxley Green’ by Derek Middleton and Reg Walker
All our meetings are open to everyone, you do not have to be a
member, or female or even a Mother!
Sue McKeague
Apology: In last month’s magazine, the speaker was Carol Barrett not
Barton as was printed.
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Family Service Summer Party
What a beautiful afternoon we had
enjoying the summer sun in the
Vicarage garden. It was lovely to
have time to chat and relax with
many of the families that join us for
the Family Service and our younger
choir members.
All ages enjoyed the
activities on the theme of
God’s Creatures great and
small!
And everyone enjoyed the
lovely spread!
The highlight was perhaps
the ice cream to finish off
the afternoon!
Anne Oke
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Chiltern Hills Brass Band Concert
On Saturday 15th August, the
Chiltern Hills Brass Band played a
selection of music from Disney
films, West End Shows and
popular classics as well as their
‘signature march’ which was
composed by one of the band.
During the interval tea, cakes
and ices were enjoyed in the
Church garden in the
sunshine.
The afternoon was a great
success, enjoyed by almost
100 people who attended.
This is the second time the
Band has played in our
Church and we would like
to thank them for giving up
their time to entertain us all.
It was a great afternoon!
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Prayer Diary
Date
Croxley Community In our Church
Family
1st
Those who are recently
Baptised
Jason Clemow
2nd
Members of the Croxley
Green Parish Council
Jane Colbourne
3rd
Those children about to
start a new school
Mable and Peter
Cleer
4th
Those preparing for our
Church jumble sale
tomorrow
Joan and Reg Dee
5th
All those celebrating their
marriage
David Dimmock
6th
Those who worship at the
Methodist Church
Pamela Evans
7th
Those who run the Cell
Churches and House
Groups
Catrin Evans
8th
All those who are recently
bereaved
Pat and Andy Benoy
9th
All who work unpaid for
Chris Fagan
the good of our community
10th
All those needing respite
care
11th
Those preparing and
Pat Foster
attending Dinner Bell in our
Church Hall
12th
Those who face redundancy Sylvia Furzey
13th
Those who worship at the
Baptist Church
Diane and John
Galloway
14th
Those who have children
with a disability
Jo Gardner
In the Wider
World
For a solution to the
refugee crisis
worldwide
Shirley Ford
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Those affected by
the flooding in
China
15th
For our Health Care workers
16th
The staff, pupils and governors Jilly-Ann George
of Rickmansworth School
17th
The work of the Red Cross and Liz Gowshall
St John’s Ambulance Brigade
18th
For our Brownies, Guides and
their leaders
19th
Those preparing for the Harvest Patricia and
Lunch tomorrow
Richard Hall
20th
Those attending the Harvest
Lunch today
Anne and Martin
Harris
21st
The work of our local police
and PCSOs
Laurelle, Damon,
Nathan and Lauren
Herft
22nd
The lonely and housebound
Sheila Hiscock
23rd
Those working in and using
The Peace Hospice
Margaret Hobbs
24th
Those preparing and attending
the Seniors’ Tea Party
Helen and Michael
Hornett
25th
Those who receive Communion Teresa and Stuart
in their homes
Horsfield
26th
Those living in nursing homes
Valerie Hunt
27th
Those exploring the Christian
faith
Valerie Hurst
28th
Those who attend and run the
Toddler Groups
Sue and Ellie
Jenkins
29th
Those who clean and iron for
other people
Valerie Kendle
30th
For our neighbours
Margaret and
Roger Kircher
Sarah Gardner
Compiled by Rae Bowyer
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Catherine Gubbins
Peace in the
Central African
Republic
For Christians
worldwide
persecuted for
their faith
Which Herod was Which?
This article is a guide to understanding the roles the various Herods
played in the New Testament narratives. It was prompted by some
work I did in preparation of a sermon about the death of John the
Baptist.
Herod was a family name – they were all members of one family –
but there were other male members in the family with different names
as shown in the family tree (which is much simplified to show only
the principal players in the New Testament together with their
ancestry).
Herod the Great: He was made Procurator of Judaea by Julius
Caesar in 47BC. After the death of his father, Antipater (an
Idumaean), and his brother, Joseph, he was made ‘King of the Jews’
in 37BC. Of course, he remained under the authority of the Romans.
He was not a true Jew, though he followed the Jewish religion. He
was disliked by his people even though he spent huge sums building
the temple in Jerusalem. He was the Herod at the time of Jesus’ birth.
Some have seen that his ordering the death of the Innocents in
Bethlehem as consistent with his character because he put to death
some of his own children for plotting against him. Others have seen
that his care for his people was real as he remained friendly with the
Roman Authorities for political expediency. Herod the Great died in
4BC about 2 years after the birth of Jesus, most probably in 6 BC.
When he died his territory was divided between three of his sons:
Archelaus, Antipas and Philip.
Archelaus: He ruled Judaea from 4BC to 6BC and was the one
feared by Mary and Joseph when they returned from Egypt (Matthew
2). Their fears ware justified as both the Jews and the Samaritans
complained to the Romans about his cruelty and they dismissed him.
Judaea was turned into a Roman Province ruled by a Governor: later
on Pontius Pilate was that Governor from 26 to 37AD.
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Antipas: He is called Herod in the gospels and ruled over Galilee
from 4BC to 39AD. It was he who imprisoned John the Baptist and
had him killed. The historian, Josephus tells us it was because John’s
preaching was causing political unrest with a possible threat to his
own position as ruler of the area. The gospel stories give a different
reason, that it was a request from Herodias via her daughter, Salome,
that John should be beheaded (Mark 6). Antipas was the Herod Jesus
was sent to by Pilate during his trial. Antipas divorced his first wife,
a Nabatean princess, to marry Herodias and that caused her Arabian
family to bring military force on Antipas. The Romans had to come to
his aid and see off his attackers.
Philip: On the death of Herod the Great, Philip became Tetrarch of
the province to the north and east of Galilee. He was a successful
ruler of the area, with its largely Gentile population, and he remained
in office until his death in 34AD. This is not the Philip who
originally married Herodias – that was his half brother Herod-Philip.
But Philip did marry Herodias’ daughter, Salome (who was also his
half-brother’s daughter!) Philip is mentioned by Luke (Luke 3 v1) as
he located in time the start of John the Baptist’s preaching.
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Herod-Philip: He was the one originally married to Herodias and
mentioned in connection with the death of John the Baptist (Mark 6
v17) . Herodias was the granddaughter of Herod the Great and his
half-brother’s daughter!
Agrippa I: He became a friend of the Emperors Caligula and
Claudius and as a result became ruler of Galilee, Judaea and Samaria
(most of the area ruled over by his grandfather) from 37 to 44AD.
He persecuted Christians, had James the son of Zebedee killed and
imprisoned Peter (Acts 12).
Agrippa II: He was the son of Agrippa I and was only 17 when his
father died. Claudius made him king of Chalcis in the Lebanon.
Under Festus, the Governor of Palestine, Agrippa II was involved in
the ‘trial’ of Paul before he was dispatched to Rome where he is
believed to have ended his days (Acts 25 and 26).
David Williams
Farewell to Ellen Lappage
During August we said ‘goodbye’ to Ellen as she moves to University
in Birmingham at the beginning of September.
Over the last year, Ellen has spent a lot of time supporting the toddler
groups and the Dinner Bell as well as continuing to run the Youth
Group (and who will ever forget the amazing weekend she
organised?). She has also been a key part of the planning of the
Children’s Workshops and the Family Services and has helped to lead
them. She was a regular feature at the altar supporting the children at
our first Sunday services each month.
Ellen has a real gift in working with children and young people and
the fact that she has been a part of our Church, and shared this gift so
generously, has been a real blessing to us. We will miss her very
much. But we look forward to the holidays when she will be back
with us.
Please hold Ellen in your prayers as she moves to Birmingham.
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Croxley Green Stroke Club
Our charity in July, August and September
We meet each week during term times, on a Wednesday morning
between 9.45 and 11.30am., in the small hall at the back of the
Baptist Church in Sherborne Way. Although we meet here in
Croxley, we are joined by people from all around Watford,
Rickmansworth and Croxley Green.
During the morning we usually have a quiz sheet to answer although
we never have to struggle on our own! Others are always asking for
or giving clues if not the answers but this exercise does give us a
chance to chat to others as well as keeping our brains active and, for
those more severely affected by Stroke, it is also an opportunity to
attempt writing skills.
We have a coffee and cake break during which time we have a
raffle. Small donations of goodies are brought, each week, by those
attending.
Once all the cups and crumbs have been cleared away we are
fortunate to have a willing volunteer who comes along to guide us
through some simple exercises or, if she is not free to come, then we
get out a selection of games.
Those who come, say how helpful it is to speak to others who have
been affected by a stroke and it is a golden opportunity to share
experiences and ideas.
As one of the weekly voluntary helpers it is wonderful to watch the
progress made, especially by those more recently affected.
We are always on the look out for more volunteers to help as we feel
it is safer to always have three able bodied people present, so even
helping occasionally, maybe once or twice a month, is very helpful.
We also still have spaces for those who have suffered a stroke.
To find out more please contact :
Gill Thomson on 226850 or Marjory Hutchison on 237620
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September Diary
3 Thur
9.30am
8pm
Holy Communion
PCC
4 Fri
2.15pm
MU – The work of the PCSO
A talk by one of our local PCSOs
5 Sat
2pm
Jumble Sale
6 Sun
Trinity 14
8am
9.45am
12 noon
6pm
Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Informal Parish Communion
Holy Communion followed by Lunch
Evensong (BCP)
10 Thur
9.30am
Holy Communion
11 Fri
12 noon
Dinner Bell returns
13 Sun
Trinity 15
8am
9.45am
11.30am
6pm
Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Parish Communion
Baptism of Taylor Williams
Evensong (Common Worship )
17 Thur
9.30am
Holy Communion
20 Sun
Harvest
8am
10.45am
lowed by Lunch
6pm
22 Tues
12 noon
Holy Communion (BCP)
Harvest Communion folTaizé
‘Who’s for Lunch?’ at the Red House
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24 Thur
9.30am
2.30pm
26 Sat
Wedding of Scott Bramham and Rosemary Tarbox
27 Sun
Trinity 17
8am
9.30am
6pm
Holy Communion
Seniors’ Tea
Holy Communion (BCP)
Parish Communion
Baptism of Summer Mae Jones
Evensong ( Common Worship)
Welcome Back!
Every Friday in term time 12 noon – 2pm
Lunch at the Dinner Bell in All Saints’ Hall
Dates for your diary in October:
2 Fri
2.15pm
MU – Talk on the little-known ‘Baron of
Croxley Green’ by Derek Middleton and
Reg Walker
10 Sat
8.30am 2.30pm
7.30pm
Christian Aid Book Sale at the Baptist
Church
Night Train Concert
24 Sat
31 Sat
PCC Leading your Church into
Growth day (see page 16)
10am
Service of Remembrance for the
Departed
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Announcements
CONGRATULATIONS to Anne and Chris Oke who have become
grandparents to Jowan (the Cornish way of spelling John) David
and to Chris Fagan who has become a great uncle to Alfred George.
Bits of old jewellery, beads and Christmas patterned material
would be gratefully received by Anni who is busily making
Christmas decorations to sell at the Christmas Market. If you have
any please pass them on to Miriam or leave them in the Parish Office.
Thank you
AN IMPORTANT DAY EVENT AT ALL SAINTS’
OPEN TO EVERONE
SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2015
9.30am – 4pm
In the Church Hall
Please come!
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Forthcoming Events
JUMBLE SALE: Saturday 5th September 2015 at 2pm. The SOFUN
Committee would appreciate help in providing ‘good’ jumble, in sorting the jumble from 9:30am and especially in selling from 1:45pm.
25 helpers needed, newcomers welcome. Please bring your jumble to
the Hall in the morning or phone for collection. No mains electrical
goods, thank you. Lyndon Palmer 01923 720856
HARVEST FESTIVAL: Sunday 20th September at
10:45am (note the later time)
Please bring your donations of non-perishable foods
and small tins to this later service.
HARVEST LUNCH: will follow the Harvest Festival morning
service.
Tickets will be on sale after the 9:45am services in early September
Adults : £7.50
Under 16 : £5
under 5s Free
Please book in advance.
NIGHT TRAIN CONCERT : On Saturday 10th October at 7:30pm,
Night Train will be in concert in the Church Hall.
Tickets at £5 each will be on sale during September after the 9:45am
services.
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All Saints’ Youth Club weekend July 2015
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Thoughts from the girls about their
Chellington Experience
This trip made me feel very special and relaxed to know God was with us.
To be honest I didn’t know if I believed in God but now I know the
answer. Yes. I now fully 100% believe in God. I think this is because of
the activities I did and the quiet room which made me feel relaxed and
help to develop my knowledge.
I am going to remember most the baked beans and that we put our feet in
them and we had to get marbles out with your feet, we were blindfolded.
Right now I feel happy and joyful of the fun time we have had this
weekend.
I will remember all the happiness and laughter that we had over the
weekend and not being stressed or sad. I feel right now the Holy Spirit is
shining on me.
I will remember most all of the people I have spent time with especially
Ellen as she starts her new journey at university. And all the fun times!
At this point in time I feel refreshed, happy, joyous, excited for what lays
ahead on our trip, sad to be leaving an exciting trip.
I will remember all the laughs and the fun we had. I feel filled with the
Holy Spirit, happy that I’m going home and sad that we’re leaving.
Sitting and singing round the bonfire made me feel happy and peaceful
and I forgot about my worries.
I will always remember that we made pancakes on Sunday morning and I
bought a hot chocolate with my money when we went for a walk.
A big thank you to Ellen, Anne, Fran and Miriam for giving up their
time to take us and for planning all the fun activities.
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Chellington Adventure
A fun weekend away in the height of summer began with us loading
the mini bus in the pouring rain but seven keen and excited youth
club girls and their leader Ellen, ably supported by Miriam, Anne and
myself, didn’t let it dampen their spirits. Packed in tightly with all our
provisions we set off for the wilds, and hopefully sunnier climes, of
Bedfordshire.
We were heading for the Chellington Centre which is a 12th Century
church transformed into an award winning, eco-friendly residential
centre. Having trawled through the Friday evening traffic along with
road works we arrived at the centre to find it nestling on a hilltop
with spectacular views across the Great Ouse Valley and not a road in
sight. Despite the rain, which had almost stopped, it was a truly
magical sight.
After unpacking and making and eating pizza for supper, Ellen had
planned that we would have a get to know you Youth Alpha activity
which involved sharing some chocolate mousse. ‘Yummy’ I thought.
Then I saw the girls putting pop socks over their heads until they
covered their mouths and then eating the mousse through the pop
socks. ‘Yuk,’ not for me chocolate mousse or not.
The girls were such great sports. They all had a go and needless to
say ended up in a very messy state and there was the real message for
this fun: we can often get ourselves in a mess in life but there are
always ways of sorting the mess out and clearing it up.
Our evening ended with a quiet reflective time sitting in what would
have originally been the Chancel area of the church and now has
beautiful glass doors to separate it from the main living areas. We
had made it into a very comfortable quiet space with cushions, a
prayer board and quiet music. We were then all ready for hot
chocolate with an odd marshmallow or ten and bed.
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We awoke on Saturday morning to a glorious day full of warm
sunshine. It was promising to be action-packed beginning with a
Youth Alpha activity where some brave souls were blindfolded and
used their feet to find marbles in a bowl of cold baked beans. Then
we packed up our picnic and set off on a walk to the Harrold-Odell
country park where some of the group managed to find a picnic
bench for our lunch stop that was hidden in the woods next to a
playpark so after lunch great fun was had by all. After an ice-cream
stop, which the wasps enjoyed as much as us, we headed off back to
the centre. Ellen had planned some activities where we could
explore our thoughts about the Holy Spirit in ways that really
brought it to life.
We mixed ingredients to make paintbombs and saw how long we
were brave enough to hold them before they exploded. Then we
thought about what it is like to be full of the Holy Spirit by shaking
up a bottle of fizzy water and opening the top a little so the water
could spray out. Needless to say we all got very wet.
The mixing of the correct ingredients from life can fill us with the
Holy Spirit, we can fizz up and spill over with enthusiasm but if we
are an empty vessel we don’t feel energised. Once we had dried off
we spent the evening around the campfire with a BBQ, singing and
toasting marshmallows. I don’t think anybody took long to go to
sleep that night.
Sunday dawned grey and rainy again as we packed our bags and
loaded up the mini-bus but our spirits weren’t dampened by this as
we gathered together for one last time in our quiet area. We shared
our thoughts about how much we had enjoyed the weekend and
thanked Ellen for all her great ideas and hard work so that we could
have a weekend to remember.
Fran Bennett
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Christmas Market
Christmas is fast approaching and preparations for the Christmas
Market are well under way but we need your help, please.
STALLS
We need items to sell on the various Church stalls:
Toiletries, Chocolate Tombola, Bottle Tombola, ‘Best Bits’ and Gifts.
Please bring your donations and leave them in the basket at the back
of the Church. Thank you.
We also need help to run the stalls on the day.
Martin Harris is co-ordinating this so please see him to sign up for a
time slot if you can help, even if it is for just a short time.
SANTA’S GROTTO
It has become a tradition at All Saints’ Church to create a wonderful
grotto for the children to come and meet Santa. Plans are being made
but, again, we need some more help to achieve this. If you are feeling
creative or are willing to come and be directed, please contact
Anne Harris or Martin Harris to volunteer.
Smile Lines
A mother asked her son, as they
waited for the
bus, to tell the driver he was four
years old. That
way he would ride for free. So as
they got into the
bus, and the driver asked Jimmy how old he was, the little boy replied solemnly: "I am four years old."
"And do you know when will you be five years old?" asked the
smiling driver.
“Oh yes, that’s easy,“ replied Jimmy – “just as soon as I get off the
bus.”
Parish Pump
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Enquiries to:
email [email protected]
or phone 01923 772109 Tues—Fri 9am—12noon
Graham Spendlove MCFHP, MAHFP
14 Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley
qualified foot health professional
TOE-TAL FOOTCARE
for all the family.
For the treatment of corns, callus, ingrown or thickened
nails, nail trimming and other complaints.
For an appointment that will last between 40 minutes and 1
hour at a cost of £28 in your own home
at a time to suit you,
Book now on 07799 033974
[email protected]
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Puzzle Page
Puzzles from Parish Pump
Each row, column and
square must contain all the
digits from 1 to 9 once only.
Solution on page 28
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Children’s Page
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INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS
James Peddle is still independently owned and managed.
They pride themselves on giving a caring and
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Golden Charter Pre-payment Plans
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10 Moneyhill Parade
Uxbridge Road
Rickmansworth
HERTS WD3 2BE
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172 New Road
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
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(01923) 775013
51 Lower Road
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(24 hour service)
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Large and small cakes for all occasions,
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Call Janet Martin on 01923 774514
for more details
Now also catering for parties!
Hot or cold meals prepared for you for any occasion including birthdays,
Christenings, weddings, funerals, afternoon tea.
Great food, good prices, friendly service!
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MAGAZINE EDITORIAL TEAM
Mr David Williams (leader)
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Mrs Joan Bovington
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Mrs Diane Galloway
770392
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This month's cover is a design by Diane Galloway
Acknowledgement
Unless otherwise stated, pictures are taken from Parish Pump or else they
are produced by members of the magazine team.
We encourage articles from a wide range of contributors and the
opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the editors.
Solution
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Organist and Choir Director:
Chris Ashley
Tel: 07425 672 600
Hall Bookings:
[email protected]
Tel: 772109
Electoral Roll Officer:
Chris Fagan
Tel: 720319
Planned Giving Officer:
Pat Benoy
Tel: 07789 042 365
Mothers' Union Secretary:
Anne Oke
Tel: 220782
Half Crown Club Contact:
Diane Galloway
Tel: 770392
Youth Group:
Revd. Miriam
Tel: 772109
Parent and Toddler Club Contacts:
Mondays: Jane Manning
Thursday: Claire Hendry
Tel: 07775 766 371
Tel: 07540 940 590
Guides, Brownies and Rainbows:
Natalie Samuel
Tel: 770563
Badminton/Games Group
Chris Oke
Tel:220782
Email:[email protected]
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