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Ambassador
June 2021
Parish magazine of the Roughton Benefice - comprising Roughton,
Bessingham, Felbrigg, Sustead, Metton and Hanworth with Gunton
www.roughtonbenefice.uk
45p
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Who's Who in our Benefice
Rector: Vacant For Weddings please contact the
[Patron: The Bishop of Norwich] Assistant Rural Dean,
-details at top of next column
Assistant Rural Dean:
The Revd Will Warren, The Old Prayer Group Co-ordinator
Vicarage, 42 Cromwell Road, Cromer Helen Mortimer 01263 511132
Mothers Union
NR27 0BE 01263 512000
Simone Hume 01263 711346
Or 01263 511474
Ambassador Newsletter:
William.warren@cromer-church.org.uk
Please Email copy to
Bessingham roughton.ambassador@gmail.com
[now overseen by the Diocesan General Enquires 01263 511132
Churches Trust] Contact: Advertising Manager required
Nina Chapman 01263 577782 Editor
Churchwardens Peter Raynor 01263 821487
Felbrigg peterraynor@sheringhamhouse.com
Mary Llewellyn 01263 513072 Website manager
Hilary Kirkland 01263 514380 Ron Mortimer 01263 511132
Hanworth with Gunton ronhel.tutt@btinternet.com
Richard Harbord 01263 768732 Safeguarding Officer for Child and
Vulnerable Adults:
Metton [None]
To be advised
Roughton Alternatively:
Helen Mortimer 01263 511132
Sue Brice 07958 377079
Dave Wiltshire 01263 768104
The Bishop’s Adviser for Safeguarding
Sustead
Roughton Church School
Priscilla McDougall 01263 577247
Glenn Davenport 01263 768877 Church member Governor
David Wiltshire 01263 768104
Hon Assistant Minister
Rector— Vacant
Revd Stephen J G Seamer
Telephone: 01263 768125 Clerk to the School Governors
Please contact Mr. Seamer for all Donald Mayes 01263 761392
general Benefice enquiries and Robert Brown Trust - Trustees
pastoral care needs. Helen Mortimer 01263 511132
For enquiries to do with Funerals, David Wiltshire 01263 768104
Cremations and Burials please Dorothy Kendall 01263 822681
contact Revd Janet Stewart.
Telephone: 01263 824497 Clerk to the Trustees
Maureen Wells 01263 768106
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June letter for Ambassador magazine, Roughton Benefice 2021
Dear Friend, The national and international news remains full of
triumph and tragedy. We can be thankful for the roll out of vaccines
to tackle the spread of Covid, the material benefit that many of us
almost take for granted in Northern Europe and our increasing
liberties as Lock-down restrictions finally appear to be ending. Yet at
this same time terrifying violence had broken out again in the Middle
East between Israel and Gaza and Western relations with Iran,
Russia and Afghanistan remain troublesome and complex whilst
Covid continues to ravage it’s way through India and Latin America.
So, from a Christian perspective what speaks to these issues? I am
going to point you to where you may not have expected me to go -
The book of Job in the Bible.
You probably know the basic details of the story about a man – here
in Norfolk we might have once termed him a “gentleman farmer”
whose faith in God is solid and whose practice in lifestyle and
worship is pretty exemplary. But life’s blessings, as all of us know,
are not always dependable and disaster can strike through changing
circumstances, not once, nor twice, but many times until life
sometimes seems bitter and basic at best. Job has friends who
come to console and comfort him in his troubles but they assume
much and question little so the term ‘Job’s Comforters’ explains
exactly what value their answers to Job’s dilemmas prove.
Job works his way through his difficulties as he faces bitter personal
lost of people he loves as well as the mockery and malice of others
who we might have thought would stand by him in adversity. The
link with our last fifteen months are so is not hard to see both in the
former and in the latter. Nevertheless, Job learns many lessons
about life and living that he had not fully realized before. In doing
so his faith and trust in God deepens, and what proves dross in life
and living is revealed and not worth the paper it is written on. [NB: I
may be pushing the boundaries of illustration and allegory a little –
bear with me!] What Job discovers is a far greater understanding of
the person and purposes of God Himself [Chapter 42 as a good swift
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summary] and which has eluded his well meaning friends.
Writing this brings me back to our situation today. Covid and the
pandemic has proved a bitter experience for so many of us. But, and
now it is a worthwhile but, this time has also challenged our
assumptions and presumptions in life and living. Over all these torrid
months we have had to dig deeper about what we value, believe and
honour. Our answers have not always been what we would formerly
have expected to say and we have seen old things with fresh eyes
and renewed appreciation. Maybe too we have regained a little more
humility, dignity and patience?
Job is one of those books of the Bible that reminds us to take time to
ponder, pause and pray, and to remember and forgive. Perhaps
beyond everything I have found myself reminded about during the
pandemic, it is that our society can be too quick to jump on the
bandwagon of what we have lost rather than pause to re-assess
what we may have gained; gardens, family ties, space to be quiet
and time to think things through, should we choose to do so in the
presence of God and with the powerful name of Jesus Christ in our
prayers. With lock-down ending this month I hope we won’t lose
what we have gained. Maybe even to leave behind those lost
opportunities that Covid derailed in the past. Otherwise, we may find
that we have lost the very treasure we discovered at such a great
price. For Job it was the certainty of finding his Redeemer and so
knowing far greater purpose and peace for life and eternity. What
will it be for you? May the Summer months bring you some real joy
and gladness.
In prayer and thought,
Stephen Seamer
[Hon assistant minister, Roughton Benefice]
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Ambassador June 2021
Flaming June depicts warm weather. Well we’ll wait and see! Climate change
certainly affects the environment and our whole planet.
June 21st is marked as the Summer Solstice and special cards are available and
celebrations planned.
June 24th is marked as the Birth of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. In
many Mediterranean Countries the Summer Solstice is dedicated to John the
Baptist and similarly both were celebrated together in the Anglo-Saxon
traditions.
According to Scripture, John was Jesus’ older cousin. His mother Elizabeth and
Jesus’ mother Mary were sisters. But what different sons they were! John was
austere and may have joined the exclusive desert Essenes Community at
Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found). Jesus was sociable, even
being jeered at for mixing with others and being a drinker of wine. The opposite
of John!
All four Gospel writers contain passages about John. There are three special
reminders: his birth, the baptism of Jesus and his death. John was no ‘crowd
pleaser’. He willingly confronted the hypocrisy of the religious establishment and
did not hesitate to expose the immorality of Herod Antipas. Rather than
compromise his convictions, he endured days in prison before his violent death.
Jesus said that John was the greatest of all the prophets and He felt deeply
about John’s death.
Over the world Christians are still persecuted. We often take it for granted that
we can worship here freely and without fear.
So the Collect for John the Baptist’s Day is still relevant today.
The prayer asks God that after John’s example may “we constantly speak the
truth, boldly rebuke vice and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake”.
The Festival of the Summer Solstice and the Birth of John the Baptist will be
remembered and celebrated in their different ways this month.
Janet Stewart
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Weekly Readings
As a church we follow the lectionary of the Church of England. For the
coming month the readings are:
3 June Corpus Chrisi
Reading 1 Genesis 14:18-20
Psalm 116:10-17
Reading 2 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Gospel John 6:51-58
6 June First Sunday after Trinity
Reading 1 1 Samuel 18:4-11,16-20
Psalm 138
Reading 2 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Gospel Mark 3:20-35
13 June Second Sunday after Trinity
Reading 1 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Psalm 20
Reading 2 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
Gospel Mark 4:26-34
20 June Third Sunday after Trinity
Reading 1 1 Samuel 17:32-49
Psalm 9:9-20
Reading 2 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
Gospel Mark 4:35-41
27 June Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Reading 1 2 Samuel 1:1,17-27
Psalm 130
Reading 2 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Gospel Mark 5:21-43
If you want to follow the readings as we use them you can find them in the NRSV
(The New Revised Standard version) of the Bible. If you do not have this transla-
tion to hand you can find it online at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/ or
https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/explore-the-bible/.
Disclaimer:
The views expressed by individuals in this Magazine are not necessarily the views of
the group of Churches in this Benefice. Advertising in this magazine does not imply an
endorsement or promotion of the advertisement, nor its content, products or services.
Errors and omissions, whilst regrettable, may occur. Please advise the Editor and
appropriate action will be taken
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In the name of Jesus
There are two competing explanations of where the name of Jesus comes
from. These reflect our values and the way we follow the Holy Spirit so it’s a
subject worth thinking about. One version comes from the use of language
and spelling. There are numerous instances of the name Jesus in the Old
Testament as it evolved through translation from the original Hebrew to
Greek, Latin and then into vernacular English. Some claim that it developed
from the Hebrew name of ‘Yeshua’ even though it sounds more like the
modern form of ‘Joshua’. This became ‘Iēsous’ in Greek; then, ‘Iesus’ in
Latin, but both names remained closely related to ‘Yeshua’ or ‘Yeho-shua’.
They all share a meaning of, ‘the mighty one who saves’. A difficulty
occurred when printing developed in the 16th and 17th centuries and the
letter ‘J’ was formatted into an ‘I’. This has led to some misunderstandings
with names like Jesus, which have been perpetuated on the internet.
An alternative and just as speculative account says that because of a
similarity in their pronunciation, the name Jesus has a common derivation
with ‘Zeus’. He was the leader of the pagan Greek pantheon whose myths
evolved orally for many centuries before being written down some 600 years
before Jesus was born. These myths always acknowledged that Zeus was a
fictional mythological figure representing a god who was physically
unknowable except for his alleged power over the world and the heavens.
Most authorities recognise that Jesus was an historical person. His teachings
attacked paganism so he was seen as a threat to the moral and spiritual
order of his times. That meant a paganism based on the pantheon of lesser
deities headed by Zeus. Many myths developed around him giving Zeus
human attributes and experiences. Christianity was stimulated by the clarity
of Greek thinking, starting with St Luke. The Greeks and Romans still had
difficulties accepting the teachings of Jesus until they realised that he was a
‘Messiah’ who would save the world with a power that was even greater
than that which they had attributed to Zeus.
Rome had a long history of absorbing newly conquered peoples and their
cultures into its empire – a process known as ‘synchronisation’ so their
leading god Jupiter, superseded Zeus. There is every reason to think that
the early Christians saw this method as a way of developing their own
7obscure cult until it could become the dominant religion of the West.
That idea in no way undermines the power of the teachings of Christ to stand
alone.
Apart from the obvious differences, what were the similarities between Zeus
and Jesus, despite one being mythical and the other a real person?
1. Zeus’s birthday was on December 25th, the same day allotted to Jesus.
2. Both as babies slept in caves and were hidden away by their parents to
safeguard them from being slaughtered by their enemies.
3. In the cave they were both accompanied by animals like sheep and goats
that lent him warmth and protection.
4. Jesus died on the cross but was reborn when he ascended into heaven.
Myths claim that Zeus died every year only to be reborn each time.
5. Early Christians thought that Jesus looked like Zeus so statues of the latter
were allowed to remain in early churches – at least for a short time.
6. Both of the images of Zeus and Jesus are portrayed as having full manly
beards and flowing hair. This has been standard iconography down the ages
which has hardly changed - see the image on the front cover of the April
edition of the ‘Ambassador’. Despite the difference in their manner – one
being pugnacious while the other is modest and spiritual, this portrait of
Jesus is still a bit too Zeus-like. With developments in modern technology and
anthropological forensics, a drastically different image is emerging showing
what Jesus may have actually looked like. The facial image has moved away
from the Euro-centric stereotype to something far more akin to someone with
Middle Eastern features as far as they can be generalised. This reflects a
positive move in the racial agenda but iconography needs to go deeper than
that to find the real human side of Jesus. That may seem like a digression
from his spirituality but it begins to reflect and test our own values on
gender. It might also insulate us from surprise at the Second Coming.
We know from Scripture that Jesus was ritually circumcised soon after his
birth and from that we assume he was a male. Now we are more gender
aware we may be able to accept that the situation could have been more
complex than that – this needs further exploration if we are to get to the
heart of how his humanity and spirituality interacted.
Richard in Gunton
8An update from Felbrigg
It’s wonderful to be able to
welcome visitors back into
the house again Saturday-
Wednesday during term
time and seven days a week
over the school holidays,
between 12-4pm. The
current route through the
house takes in the Great
Hall, Dining Room, Drawing
Room, Cabinet Room, Stone
Corridor and Service Wing –
where you might see some
conservation in action as we clean the copper and china collections.
The Walled Garden is open
daily 10am-4pm, with a
vibrant display of tulips and
apple blossom. Our Tearoom
has re-opened and is serving
food and drinks daily
between the same times.
To avoid disappointment
please book your visit to
Felbrigg in advance,
especially at busier times
such as weekends, school
holidays and bank holidays:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/felbrigg-hall-gardens-and-estate ,
You can keep in touch on our social media pages, or email us at
felbrigg@nationaltrust.org.uk.
We hope you stay safe and well and we look forward to welcoming you
on your next visit.
9Ron Mortimer acting Treasurer for Roughton Benefice, Roughton
St Mary PCC, Metton and Hanworth.
I retired as treasurer for the Benefice, Roughton and Metton at the end of
2018.
The new treasurer ceased to act for us in the May/June of 2019 without
telling anyone. Since I was in the best position to “pick up the pieces” I
did so.
In the August/September 2019 the Revd Janet Frymann told me that
Doug Tuthill had taken on the role of treasurer for Metton and also Han-
worth. However Doug told me in early 2020 that he had only agreed to do
their accounts for 2019 as a favour and passed all their paper work to me.
The Revd Janet at this time was unwell and not in post.
Since then I have overseen the accounts as above.
One of my main reasons for retiring was the poor state of my hearing
which meant meetings were difficult and the phone almost impossible and
that is still the case, the corona virus restrictions haven’t helped either so I
have decided to cease doing the accounts or anything to do with cash or
banking in the future.
This was not an easy decision to make but I feel if I do not actually quit
no one will come forward to take it or part of it on
The statements for all the accounts are due over the next fortnight. I will
look over each one as it comes, deal with anything vital and then put all
the paper work to do with that account in the Benefice office.
Whatever paper work comes to me after this will be put in the benefice
office or passed to whoever takes on these accounts.
Ron Mortimer 5th May 2021.
1011
LENT BIBLE A MONTH
Lent and Easter seem a long time ago now. Although we couldn’t actually
meet for a lent course this year, we could still make a donation to Bible a
month as we would have done at our lent meetings. You will have read
over the months articles on the work that they do, and the dangerous plac-
es they work to bring God’s love into peoples lives along with precious Bi-
bles translated into their own languages.
You will have read how desperate they are for His word. Oh that it was the
same in western countries, we pray on!
We managed to collect £85, so thank you to all who gave.
A WALK IN THE WOODS
Our daily walks over the last week have been through some of our local
woods and particularly those we knew would have a good showing of blue-
bells. Bluebells don’t flower for long but caught at the right time a carpet of
their blue haze is magical. As a single bloom they are beautiful and delicate
but en mass a fabulous display. Yesterday we also saw butterflies Orange
Tips, a Red Admiral, Painted Ladies & Peacock plus some unidentified white
ones. By the time you read this the Bluebells will be passed their best and
you’ll have to wait till next year to be enchanted.
MARK AND AUDREY SKINNER (AND DAVID)
Many of you will, over the years, have met Mark and Audrey. They were
usually in England visiting Mark’s aged mother in Dereham at the time
when we were having our Rectory garden party, and would join us for the
afternoon, and then come to our Sunday service and give us an update of
the work they were doing for the Wycliffe Bible translators in Senegal.
See the next pages for the latest chapters in they’re life and work.
12Mark & Audrey Skinner
This is the confidence
we have in approaching
God: that if we ask
anything according to
his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he
hears us – whatever we
ask – we know that we
have what we asked of
him. 1 John 5: 14 – 15.
We have been serving
with Wycliffe Bible
Translators and
seconded to their
partner organisation,
SIL, in Senegal, West
Africa. We have been
there for the past 17
years in Administration and Computer Support roles. Our hope had been to
continue there till 2023, but we have had to return to the UK due to the Covid
situation.
In April of last year our leadership team suggested that we return to the UK, since
our age and health placed us in the high-risk group. We were reluctant to return
for two reasons – we did not have funds for the airfare and we didn’t have a place
to stay in England. However, we trusted that if God brought us back, He would
provide. By early May, COVID-19 cases were increasing in Senegal, especially in
Dakar, and on May 6th we contacted friends to ask for prayer, thinking that we
would need to evacuate at some point in the near future. On May 7th we had
bought tickets to return to England on the 27th/28th May! A friend posted our
need for a home on her church’s facebook page and within a few days we were
offered a place to rent at an incredibly low price. God also provided us with a car
to get around in and, after the first month in a luxurious holiday cottage in
Northampton, we stayed in a friend's caravan in Norfolk. It wasn’t possible to stay
in the caravan over winter and God provided another cozy holiday cottage in
Norfolk, from November through till mid-April. We are now amazingly settled into
our new home, a rented, ground-floor apartment, in Briston.
We now work remotely with SIL in Senegal, still doing the work we were doing
whilst in-country. Audrey's prime role is as Prayer Coordinator, seeking to see
how we can encourage and build each other up and stay in touch, while working at
a distance. Mark is splitting his time between working for SIL’s Language Software
13Development
department,
supporting “WeSay”,
a simple dictionary
building program,
and working for SIL
Senegal on
keyboards. He’ll
shortly be releasing
keyboards for a
number of
Senegalese
languages (with
Latin and Arabic
script versions).
These will work on
smartphones (with
dictionaries for predictive text) as well as on computers. When not working on
keyboards Mark provides computer support for projects in Senegal.
There are four SIL translation projects in process
at present. During lockdown in Senegal, the teams
continued to work via internet. In spite of this, last
October the Ndut people celebrated the dedication
of the New Testament in their language and are
now working on portions of the Old Testament.
Since early this year, the translation teams have
been able to work together and continue to see
progress.
Praise God that there are now three Christian radio
stations broadcasting God’s Truth in Senegal and
The Gambia. There is one in Dakar, another in
Ziguinchor and one in The Gambia. Please pray
that God's word would go out across the radio
waves at a time when people cannot meet in
groups and share the Gospel face to face. A
member of the Karon translation team, Matthias,
has a radio show going out on Sunday afternoons in The Gambia and live-
streaming on Facebook. They have already received lots of encouraging feedback.
Please pray that many would be reached and built up through these initiatives.
14Rev Robert Brown Trust
(Charity No. 234865)
Through the generosity of the Rev. Robert Brown Trust Fund set up
in 1694, The Trustees are able to offer limited funds to help
residents of Roughton over difficult periods. Applications can be
made at any time of the year and will be treated in strictest
confidence.
For more information or to make an application, please contact the
Clerk of the Trust – Maureen Wells on 01263 768106.
Although applications for grants can be made at any time of
the year. It has been traditional to give grants out before
Christmas and the winter months to help with extra
expenses incurred this time of the year.
Giving to your Church
The bank details for each of our Churches are shown below.
One of the best ways to give regularly to your Church is to create a
standing order with your bank. If you do online banking this can be set up
on your computer without leaving home. If you don’t have internet banking
you will need to go into your bank. I suggest that you speak with them first
in order to ensure you have whatever details they require to set up a
standing order.
Account Title Bank Sort Code Account Number
St Andrew’s Church Metton PCC 30-94-34 00356489
Roughton PCC 20-03-26 90757322
Hanworth Church PCC 30-94-34 00296028
Sustead Parochial Church Council 30-94-34 00378156
Felbrigg Churchwardens 20-03-26 20367192
Please ensure your Church has your details to claim back tax on your
payments.
15Nature special
Pick up your free 2021 copy of the Norfolk
Coast Guardian from outlets along the coast
from mid May. This year’s 40 page
newspaper is an action for nature special
featuring art, poems and even fiction.
There’s a handy map, tips on walking,
cycling, and dog walking; the coastal code
and a local products directory, as well as a
kids page and events listings, including
details of our Dark Skies Festival in the autumn. We have a front cover with
a difference – made using artificial intelligence by local artist Karen Eng, it’s
interactive. Get your copy to find out more!
There is a list of the main stockists on our website at: http://
www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/partnership/norfolk-coast-guardian/108
We’d like to say a very big thank you to all those businesses who advertise
in the Norfolk Coast Guardian and support the Norfolk Coast AONB.
Catherine Leigh
Project adviser – education and community
{part time, usually Mon, Tues & Weds)
Norfolk Coast Partnership
South Wing, Fakenham Fire Station
Norwich Road
Fakenham
Norfolk NR21 8BB
T (direct): 01328 850545
E. catherine.leigh@norfolk.gov.uk
W: www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk
Craft Workshop, Mother’s Union, Village halls and WI
These organisations have all suspended their activities because of the coronavirus,
they will resume as soon as possible. They can be contacted via the usual contacts.
If you want someone to pray with (by phone) please feel free to ring a churchwarden,
numbers on page 2.
16Your Local Directory
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18Your Local Directory Cont.
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The Bible Reading Fellowship
May sees the start of BRF’s new year. Several of us in the benefice belong to this,
it gives help with regular Bible reading, something that many find difficult.
Three times a year we have a booklet lasting three months, which has a short
reading from the Bible for each day, followed by explanations and comments
relating it to everyday life – written by a variety of people from different
backgrounds – and so often it is just what we need at that time.
If you would like to join in speak to Mary or Helen and we can order something
for you with the group. The subscription for the year is £14.25 and there are
several different types to choose from – we have a few sample back copies, or
you can find them on brf.org.uk
But this is not all BRF does, there is the Anna Chaplaincy, helping older people.
Messy church, working with families and young people, which is now spreading
world wide. Messy vintage, which is a new outreach providing activities and
worship for older people. Parenting for Faith, ideas, resources and help for
families…...you can find them all there on brf.org.uk or at 15, The Chambers,
Vineyard, Abingdon, OX4 3FE
19JUNE 2021
Services
6 June First Sunday after Trinity
10.30 am Morning Service CW Bessingham
10.30 am Communion Service BCP Sustead
13 June Second Sunday after Trinity
10.30 am Morning Service CW Roughton
20 June Third Sunday after Trinity
10.30 am Morning Service CW Hanworth
27 June Fourth Sunday after Trinity
10.30 am Morning Service CW Felbrigg
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