CHRISTIAN AID WEEK- MAY 10-16th - St. Faith and St. Laurence Harborne 2021
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St. Faith and St. Laurence
Harborne
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK– MAY 10-16th
2021
USEFUL NUMBERS (See also back page)
Task Group Chairs
Finance and General Purposes REVD. CANON PRISCILLA WHITE 427 2410
Worship and SALLY GRIFFITHS 429 9436
Education: RACHEL LUCKMAN 445 1965
Mission: PAULINE SITFORD Email: pauline.walkersend@gmail.com 427 7005
Socials: DAVID GLANVILL 682 8360
Children and Young People : RUTH JEAVONS
Giving REVD. CANON PRISCILLA WHITE 427 2410
Parish Safeguarding Team Vicar: Rev’d Canon Priscilla White Mobile: 07896 935798
Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator and Children’s Co-ordinator: Ruth Jeavons
Mobile: 07870 703304
Vulnerable Adults Coordinator: Sue Glanvill
Domestic Violence Coordinator: Alison Keepax Mobile: 07726524256
Members: George Reeves, Ruth Jeavons and Christine Terry
The safeguarding group have a watching brief over safeguarding in the church.
The policy pack is available in the hall, as are posters with contact details of emergency
numbers.
If you have concerns about the safety of a child, young person or vulnerable adult, please
speak to the relevant member of the safeguarding team or one of the other team members, or
to the Vicar. Concerns may have then to be passed to the Bishop’s Safeguarding adviser in
confidence. In an emergency contact Police or Social Services.
Activities
Choir Practice: Thursdays 6pm. (see back cover for Organist and Choirmaster)
Women’s Fellowship: HELEN HAYWARD 422 5724
Stay and Play: Thursdays 9.30am- 11am
HILARY SHAYLOR 454 0451
Lesson Readers Secretaries:
(10am) PETER STOKES 422 6843
(6.30pm) DIANA LEADBEATER 427 1930
Servers Secretary: ALISON KEEPAX
Planned Giving: JACKIE TAYLOR 422 2930
Flower Rota: ANITA TIPPIN 454 7586
Transport DAVID GLANVILL 682 8360
Co-ordinator: (Please contact David if you need, or can offer lifts to church )
Uniformed Organisations
Scout Association Ring 0345 300 1818 and ask for 293rd Birmingham Scout Group
GSL Leader: TOM McARDLE
Beavers: Monday, 6pm MALCOLM ADEY
Cub Scouts: Wednesday, 6pm MATT CAWSEY or RICHARD PAINTER
Scouts: Tuesday, 7.15pm Leader: KEVIN PAYNE
Guides: Wednesday, 7.30pm Guider: AMANDA JONES 01384 636928
Brownies: Wednesday, 6pm-7.30pm Brown Owl: JANET JONES 429 8167
Rainbow Unit: Wednesday, 4.45pm-5.45pm Leader: JANET JONES 429 8167
Dear Friends,
We are now well into the Easter Season and May will see that season completed
with Pentecost and then Trinity Sunday at the end of the month. Watching Prince
Philip’s funeral on Saturday 17 th April brought into sharp focus the sense of Easter
hope. The trumpeters playing reveille, reminding us of the wake-up call for forces
personnel but also a reference to our own resurrection wake up.
Music can be deeply moving, and certainly much of the music in the service for
Prince Philip was very beautiful. It featured the Kontakion, a Russian Orthodox
prayer.
Originating in the Byzantine Empire around the sixth century CE, the Kontakion
dates back several thousand years. The word Kontakion comes from the Greek
word, kontax, meaning pole, specifically the pole which holds a scroll together.
The word was originally used to describe an early form of poetry, where each part
is divided into strophes (or verses/stanzas) and begins with a prologue that gives
background to the poem.
This is the text for the kontakion for the departed.
Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints:
where sorrow and pain are no more;
neither sighing but life everlasting.
Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of man:
and we are mortal formed from the dust of the earth,
and unto earth shall we return:
for so thou didst ordain,
when thou created me saying:
Dust thou art und unto dust shalt thou return.
All we go down to the dust;
and weeping o’er the grave we make our song:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The reveille and kontakion remind us of the twin poles of death, sleep and resur-
rection. In a time when we are still surrounded with death and suffering as well as
being opened up to joy, a reminder of our mortality does us no harm.
Priscilla
1
Aspects of life at St Faith and St Laurence
Morning Prayer – is normally said Monday to Thursday and Saturday at 8.15 am
in the Lady Chapel. We use Common Worship Daily Prayer, all are welcome to
come and join in. SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Task Groups – The church has a number of task groups enabling areas of church
life. These are listed in the magazine with the contact details of the chairs. If you
would like to be a part of a groups please contact the relevant chair or Priscilla. All
are welcome to join.
Stay and Play meets on Thursday between 9.30 and 11am in the Hall to give a
chance for people with young children to meet and the children to play. All are
welcome. Cost £2 per family. SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Sunday Club meets on the first, third and fourth Sundays of each month except
during the holidays. We hold an extra Sunday Club on days when there is a
baptism. All are welcome to join in hearing and experiencing a Bible Story and
learning together about what it means for our daily lives.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Messy Church takes place on the first Saturday of each month, most months.
A chance for children and parents/ carers to have an informal time of worship,
and discovering about a Bible story through song, craft, listening, cooking and so
much more. Dates are published in advance and all are welcome to come along.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Planned Giving helps people make giving regular. You decide how much you can
afford to give. You can join the envelope scheme weekly or monthly or pay by
Standing Order or annually by cheque. Income tax payers are asked to Gift Aid
their giving, so the Church can reclaim the tax on their donations at no extra cost
to the donors. For details, contact Jackie Taylor.
The Parish Giving Scheme is another way that you can give at no extra cost to
yourself. It reduces paperwork and increases cash flow for us.
Details are available from Loleta Atkinson or Priscilla.
We support Recycling. We have a special collection on the first Sunday of every
month when we collect ALUMINIUM cans and foil which can be sold and the
money raised is donated to our Mission Partners in Chile (through USPG)
Local supermarkets have battery recycling facilities in this area.
WILL RESUME WHEN THE CHURCH IS OPEN.
2Home Communion We have a team of lay people trained and able to bring
Home Communion usually on a monthly basis. This is for those who are unable
to come to church long term. If the situation is more temporary for example after
an operation you can also receive communion, usually from Priscilla. In either
case please contact Priscilla. SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
'easyfundraising’
Next time you shop online, think of St Faith and St Laurence and raise free
donations with 3,000+ retailers:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stfaithandstlaurence
Women’s Fellowship meets on the first Monday of the month from March to
December. Meetings are held in the Committee Room at 7.30pm. We have talks
on a variety of subjects. See Programme of the Month for details.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Prayer Ministry Team
Prayer ministry is offered during the 10am Communion on Sundays. People can
receive prayer for themselves or for any situation that is important to them.
It takes place in the Lady Chapel during the distribution of communion.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Foodbank
We collect food for the Quinton and Oldbury Foodbank. There is a box in church
and food can be placed there at any time. The list of things that are needed is in
church and in the hall. Food is distributed from St Boniface Church on
Wednesdays and Paul and Barney's place on Fridays. Vouchers are required to
receive food.
Choir and Music.
Choir Practice takes place weekly, normally on Thursdays 6-7pm. Anyone
interested in singing in the choir should contact Simon Palmer, Organist &
Choirmaster. (Contact details on page cover) We also like to encourage
instrumentalists to perform in church, either in services or in concerts.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Call in for Coffee time together over a cuppa on a Wednesday morning from
10.30 -12.00. if needed we can arrange for someone to collect you and then take
you home. If you are passing, do call in, or bring a friend, all are welcome.
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
3Zoom Activities using the phone
It is possible to dial into a zoom activity without using a computer. You use a
telephone and would be able to hear and speak but not see what is going on. If
this would suit anyone there is a range of numbers you can use
0203 901 7895 0131 460 1196
0203 051 2874 0203 481 5237
0203 481 5240
The cost of this will be dependant on how you pay for your phone-calls so please
be aware that a service or meeting could be an hour or so.
Procedure
Dial the number
A voice will say something like welcome to zoom, enter your meeting ID
followed by hash.
You enter as asked. The meeting IDs are later in the magazine.
The voice will then ask for the passcode followed by hash.
These are different to the passcodes that are words. The passcodes are later
in the magazine for the various activities.
You should them be in the meeting and will be able to participate.
Activities on Zoom
Wednesdays (Coffee) and Chat meets at 11am. A chance to meet up and
chat about anything and everything, bring your own coffee
Zoom ID 953 7644 6364 Passcode coffee (telephone 420236)
Saturdays This is on the first Saturday of the month
Bible story and craft and fun together. Zoom ID 827 8902 7469 ring or
message Priscilla for the password. The April theme is focusses on Easter.
Do encourage people to come along. If they do not receive our emails with the
sheets on the details will be on the website each month
Sunday 4pm Zoom evening service ID: 833 3854 7339 Passcode: evening
(telephone 7619038)
Sermonline (normal rate call) for the sermon for the Sunday 0121 270 6364
WhatsApp
For those that have it WhatsApp is a handy way to keep in touch.
The church has three groups, a “Virtual Church” group, a general chat one and
one to pick up requests for or offers of help. If you would like to join any or all
then please contact Priscilla as above.
Need help?
If people need help with shopping or other needs the WhatsApp help group may
be able to do something. If you are not on the group, please contact Priscilla who
will pass the need on.
4Readings for May
2nd May Easter 5
10am Communion in Church Acts 8.26-40
John 15.1-8
4pm Zoom evening worship Psalm 96
Isaiah 60.1-14
Revelation 3.1-13
9th May Easter 6
8am Communion in Hall As 10am
10am Morning Worship in Church Acts 10.44-48
John 15.9-17
4pm Zoom evening worship Psalm 45
Song of Solomon 4.16 - 5.2; 8.6-7
Revelation 3.14-22
13th May Ascension Day
7.30pm Service at St George’s see elsewhere in magazine for details
16th May Easter 7
10am Communion in Church Acts 1.15-17,21-26
John 17.6-19
4pm Zoom evening worship Psalm 147.1-12
Isaiah 61.1-11
Luke 4.14-21
6.30pm Evensong in Hall Psalm 147.1-12
Then As 10am
23rd May Pentecost
8am Communion in Hall Acts 2.1-21
John 15.26-27, 16.4b-15
10am Morning Worship in Church Ezekiel 37.1-14
Acts 2.1-21
4pm Zoom evening worship Psalm 139.1-11,
Ezekiel 36.22-28
Acts 2.22-38
30th May Trinity Sunday
10am Communion in Church Isaiah 6.1-8
John 3.1-17
4pm Zoom evening worship Psalm 104.1-9
Ezekiel 1.4-10,22-28a
Revelation 4.1-11
Luke 4.14-21
6.30pm Evensong in Hall as 4pm
5Ascension Day.
Ascension Day is May 13 th. We will be having a cluster service with the local
Churches with whom we have traditionally worked closely. St Peter’s, St George’s
and Old Church Edgbaston. The service will take place at St George’s with Sam
Gibson, their newish Vicar presiding. I will be preaching. If you would like to
come, please book using this link.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ascension-day-eucharist-tickets-150722808979
The booking opens Sunday 18 th April at 1pm and ends on the Monday evening
before the service. There are 85 tickets for congregation available.
Do consider coming if you are able. It would be good to have a presence from
St Faith and St Laurence there.
Reading Mark’s Gospel
Bible Studies for the Summer Term 2021
Tuesday 11am and Thursday 7.30pm.
Zoom ID 857 5994 3409
Password Mark
We will primarily be using the Discovery Bible Study Method detailed here.
Read - Reader 1 reads the passage all the way through.
Read - Reader 2 same as above (useful to read from another translation)
Retell - With Bibles closed the re-teller tells the essence of the narrative/theme/
parable from memory. The re-teller should feel NO pressure to memorize or
capture everything and should not interpret the passage.
Details - The group follow up with any missing/important “details”. Retelling
should only take a few minutes.
The leader asks 5 simple Questions
What do we learn about God?
What do we learn about humanity?
What does this passage say about obedience?
In the light of what we now know about this passage, what is God calling you to
do? (I will……..)
Who will you share this story with this week?
6Passages
Week beginning May 3rd Mark 4 focus 4.21-34
Week beginning May 10th Mark 5 focus 5.21-43
Week beginning May 17th Mark 6 focus 6.7-13, 30-43
Week beginning May 24th Mark 7 focus 7.24-37
Week beginning May 31st Mark 8.1-9.8 focus 8.27-9.8
Week beginning June 7th Mark 9.8-50 focus 9.33-41
Week beginning June 14th Mark 10 focus 10.17-31
Week beginning June 21st Mark 11 focus 11.1-11
Week beginning June 28th Mark 12.1-40 focus 12.13-37
Week beginning July 5th Mark 12.41-13.36 focus 13.1-13
Week beginning July 12th Mark 14.1-52 focus 14.32-52
Week beginning July 19th Mark 14.53-15.32 focus 15.16-32
Week beginning July 26th Mark 15.33-16.9 focus 15.42-16.9
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen
Funeral in Church
15th April Jason Lee Wilson
7LOCAL RECYCLING
As regards Eco Church as well as the community these are a few recycling points.
Morrison's at Five Ways recycle plastic bags ( all plastic bags as well as bread bags
plus produce bags not forgetting magazine wrap ).
The British Heart Foundation shop at Harborne accept shoes even if they are not
wearable.
Old handbags.
Old clean clothes if they are wearable or not.
I was advised old linen could be possibly offered to an animal hospital. You may
want to ask at the local Vet.
There are clothes recycling points at
Waitrose car park
Near the Court Oak Pub.
Near the shops down Fellows Lane.
Home Bargains accept old batteries if you ask at the check out.
Laurie Deimel
Awareness Events in May
1 May to 30 May – National Walking Month
1 May to 30 May – Local Community History Month
1 May to 30 May – Clean Air Month
1 May – May Day
2 May – World Asthma Day
3 May – May Day Bank Holiday
3-9 May – Screen Free Week
3 May – Gilbert & Sullivan Day
3 May – World Laughter Day
May 4 to May 9 – Red Cross Week
May 8 to May 16 – Doughnut Week!
May 8 – National Lost Sock Day!
12 May – International Nurses Day
17 May to 23 May – Dementia Action Week
20 May – National Bee Day
8Annual Meetings 2021
Yes we do have to do all this again!!
Last November’s meeting covered the accounts and report for 2019
This meeting takes us up to the present time
The meeting will be on May 25 th. It is currently proposed that this be via zoom but
we will hope to enable people to make use of the phone dial-in option.
The timeline for the meeting is as follows so if you are due to give a report please
send to Gill as asked. Reports should cover roughly May 2020 – May 2021
Deadline for reports for annual report to Gill April 10th
Electoral Roll
Notices about the revision of the roll go up 10th April
th
Email on 10 April to tell people about the revision – sent as usual weekly email
Roll is revised from 24th April
Roll closes 8th May
New roll on display from (at back of church names only) 9th May
APM/APCM
Approval of Accounts at PCC PCC 11th May 2021
th
AMP and APCM date and method 25 May by zoom call
Official notices for AMP APCM church door 15th May
Emails will also be sent out as a reminder and the notice will be in the magazine
for May
Elections
2018-2021 4 spaces
2019-2022 David Arkell, Laurie Deimel, Alison Keepax, Peter Thomson
2020-2023 Caroline Mosley, Alan Jones, Loleta Atkinson, Gill Hubble
So 4 vacancies for 2020-2023 Plus 3 places on Deanery Synod 2021-2023 as
casual vacancies Ruth Jeavons is currently our only representative.
Ex officio members Vicar, Churchwardens, Readers. Readers may stand for
Deanery Synod if they wish.
Notices for the elections will go up in Church on 15 th May. Please do pray about
standing.
9WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
St Swithun and the weather.
At his own request Swithun, an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester who
died in around 842 and later became a saint, was buried outside an earlier
cathedral known as the Old Minster, which was situated just to the north of the
present site. However the monks subsequently decided that his remains should
be placed within the building, moving them inside on 15 July 971. On that day it
rained, and for 40 days that followed, a sign of Swithun’s displeasure that gave
rise to the verse:
St Swithun's day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain
St Swithun's day if thou be fair For forty days 'twill rain nae mare
Each year on 15 July, British television weather presenters can still be
relied on to make reference to St Swithun, and it is not surprising that he is the
saint to whom we are recommended to pray in times of drought. Swithun also
planted apple trees - tradition prescribes that English apples should not be
picked before St Swithun's Day or they will not be ripe enough to eat.
Within the Old Minster, Swithun would have joined King Alfred the Great
(849-99) and Alfred's son, Edward the Elder (874-924), as at the time of their
deaths Winchester was the capital of the kingdom of Wessex. The remains of all
three have long since disappeared, despite many attempts to find them.
However, a shrine to St Swithun remains at Winchester Cathedral, despite
the destruction of an earlier version by the Tudor iconoclasts.
In 1079, the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, began the
construction of the present cathedral. He used limestone brought from quarries
near Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, where many local names still reflect the
excavations that took place there - Quarr Abbey, Stonelands and Stonepitts
among them - and the fairways at Ryde Golf Club still bear the scars of the tracks
used to transport the enormous blocks of stone.
The building was consecrated on 8 April 1093, and Walkelin's structure has
the distinction of being the longest Gothic cathedral in Europe, exceeded in
length only by the classical structure of St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Its full name is
the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, and
much of Walkelin's building survives today with much remaining Norman
architecture, examples of which can be found in the crypt, the transepts and
much of the nave.
However, the tower collapsed as early as 1107, a misfortune attributed to
the fact that William II - the son of William the Conqueror known as Rufus and a
man of allegedly dissolute habits - was buried there, following his death in the
nearby New Forest.
10The tower was rebuilt, still in the Norman style, and now has a rather squat
appearance, not quite in keeping with the other dimensions of the building.
William Rufus, William II (1056-1100) was the third son of William the
Conqueror and remains a controversial figure to this day. His nickname Rufus was
attributable to his red hair and he spent much of his reign quarrelling with the
church —since it was churchmen who wrote the history of the time, this means he
has received a bad press.
He was killed while hunting near Brockenhurst in the New Forest, an arrow
piercing his lung, and there were suggestions that his death was not an accident.
The place of his demise is marked by the Rufus Stone, which is signposted from
the A31. The New Forest was seemingly a dangerous place for the Conqueror's
sons - Richard, Rufus's elder brother, was also buried there after being gored by a
stag in the forest.
The diocese of Winchester was one of the largest in England -at one time it
included the Channel Islands and stretched from the south coast of England to the
south bank of the Thames in Southwark. Here in Southwark, the Bishop of
Winchester occupied Winchester Palace, which was adjacent to the prison known
as the Clink and also under the bishop's jurisdiction. These buildings are now
remembered in Clink Street, which runs beneath the railway tracks leading into
Cannon Street station, the Clink Prison Museum, and nearby Winchester Walk,
where the remains of the once magnificent palace's Rose Window may be seen.
The origins of the word 'clink' are obscure, but may be owing to the clinking
sound of metal caused by cell doors, keys and fetters —in any case, the word has
come to be used as a generic term for prisons. A Blue Plaque commemorates the
fact that the Clink Prison flourished there from 1144 and survived until 1780,
when it was burned down in a riot and never rebuilt.
Major changes to Winchester Cathedral had to wait until the fourteenth
century, during the tenure of a bishop whose fame possibly surpasses that of St
Swithun. William ofWykeham (c. 1324-1404) hailed from the village ofWickham
near Fareham in Hampshire and was born of humble stock.
Yet his talents attracted the support of powerful patrons, including the
Constable of Winchester Castle, where he gained some experience of building
that led to commissions for construction work at Windsor Castle for Edward III.
This in turn led to further posts as a judge, a royal councillor and an administrator
of the royal exchequer. Ordination followed, and in 1366 William became Bishop
of Winchester. He used his knowledge of building to remodel the cathedral nave
in the present Perpendicular style and later founded New College, Oxford and
Winchester College, whose pupils are known as Wykehamists.
(Concluded on next page)
11William himself is commemorated within the cathedral in one of its many
fine chapels - his effigy is decorated with angels at his head and three clerks busy
at his feet, the latter representing his restless and busy life. The fine stained glass
windows that Wykeham also installed were sadly destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's
forces during the English Civil War between 1642 and 1651.
In the early twentieth century, the services of a diver named William
Walker were called upon to strengthen the totally waterlogged foundations of
the south and east walls of the cathedral. Thus for more than six years between
1906 and 1912 he worked in total darkness at depths of up to 6 metres (20 feet),
reinforcing the foundations with 25,000 bags of concrete, 115,000 concrete
blocks and almost a million bricks. His statue, of William wearing a diving suit, is
to be found in the grounds of the cathedral.
Winchester Cathedral has witnessed many historic events, prominent
among which was the marriage of Mary I, the daughter of Henry VIII, to Philip II
of Spain in 1554. This marriage took place in the cathedral because the royal
couple wished to be married by Stephen Gardiner, a bishop with Catholic
sympathies who had been deposed by the Protestant Edward VI then restored to
his post by Mary. She did not wish to be married by the Protestant Archbishop of
Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, who later met his fate at the stake in Oxford. The
cathedral also witnessed the funeral of the writer Jane Austen, who died in
Winchester at the age of 41 in 1817 and was buried in the cathedral, her funeral
attended by just four people. At the time of her death, she was little known as a
writer and the inscription on her tomb refers simply to her benevolence and
intelligence. A brass tablet now makes an understated reference to her fame as
an author, and in 1900 a memorial window was added. In 2005, the cathedral
was used for scenes of the film The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel of the
same name that gives a rather 'imaginative' account of Christian history.
Moreover, part of the cathedral was used as the Vatican for the film.
More recently, the cathedral was chosen for the day of remembrance,
which marked the anniversary of the first lockdown. A giant grass cross was laid
on the floor of the nave of the Cathedral. Partnering with Marie Curie, the
bereavement charity, the cathedral gardeners planted bright daffodils that
sprang up from the grass. Primroses nestled beneath. Candles were lit within
and around. The beautiful image of the enormous green, growing cross caught
the attention of the media and so, Winchester Cathedral became the anchor for
the national noon commemoration on the BBC and featured prominently in
national and local press.
The commemoration was led by the Very Revd Catherine Ogle, formally
Dean of Birmingham Cathedral.
Peter Stokes
12Today we feel the wind beneath our wings
Today the hidden fountain flows and plays
Today the church draws breath at last and sings
As every flame becomes a Tongue of praise.
This is the feast of fire, air, and water
Poured out and breathed and kindled into earth.
The earth herself awakens to her maker
And is translated out of death to birth.
The right words come today in their right order
And every word spells freedom and release
Today the gospel crosses every border
All tongues are loosened by the Prince of Peace
Today the lost are found in His translation.
Whose mother-tongue is Love, in every nation.
Malcolm Guite, from his book 'Sounding the Seasons'
13Recipe of the month: White Chocolate Pentecost Cake.
Traditionally white is the colour of Pentecost and was worn by all those
being confirmed on that Sunday, hence the other popular name for Pentecost,
Whitsunday. Ideally, you need an American-style white cake to represent
Whitsunday or Pentecost Sunday. White cake mixes are available online,
search for 'Betty Crocker's Super Moist White Cake Mix’ and make the cake
according to the instructions. Alternatively, you could use a Victoria Sandwich
cake.
To decorate your cake (see picture above) you need:
— White frosting to represent Whitsunday or Pentecost
— A large candle for the centre to represent Christ our Light, who promised to
send the Holy Spirit
— 12 Birthday candles to represent the 12 Apostles and the tongues of fire.
— Seven red hearts made from icing to represent the seven gifts of the Holy
Spirit: wisdom, understanding, right judgement, courage, knowledge, piety,
and fear of the Lord.
— 12 strawberries to represent the 12 fruits of the spirit according to the an-
cient Latin translation of the Bible. These are: charity, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control,
and chastity.
Before serving the cake, light all the candles and let everyone blow them out
together to make the 'mighty wind' of Pentecost!
Serve with vanilla (white) ice cream and more strawberries!
Bob Peters
14ANSWERS TO EASTER QUIZ
1 Crown of thorns
2 Clothes
3 30
4 With a kiss
5 Annas
6 King of the Jews
7 3 hours
8 Joseph
9 Mary Magdalene
10 Barabbas
11 Purple
12 He claimed to be the Son of God
13 Spear
14 Linen clothes
15 Thomas
16 Sea of Tiberias
17 Herod
18 Simon of Cyrene
19 An angel
20 40 days
Lockdown Exercise
Can you find the names of sixteen books of the Bible hidden in the paragraph
below?
I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible (merely by a fluke). It
kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation. Some
were in a jam, especially since the name of the books were not capitalized, but
the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a real job.
We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be
some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will
quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be
loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so
she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now.
15PENTECOST QUIZ
1. The word “Pentecost” comes from what language?
2. What does the word “Pentecost” mean and refer to?
3. What Christian holiday does Pentecost follow, and how long afterwards? (
4. In what book and chapter of the New Testament do we find the account of the
celebration of Pentecost?
5. Where does this celebration of Pentecost take place?
6. How many days after Jesus ascended into Heaven did the disciples celebrate
Pentecost?
7. What sound did the disciples hear all around them while they were gathered
together in a room to celebrate Pentecost?
8. What rested on each one of the disciples as they heard this sound?
9. What did the sound represent, and what does the day of Pentecost celebrate?
10. What did the disciples do when the Holy Spirit entered them?
11. What does the New Testament word “glossolalia” refer to?
12. What did some witnesses who heard the disciples accuse them of?
13. Which one of Jesus’ disciples spoke to the entire crowd? (Peter)
14. What Old Testament prophecy did he declare was being fulfilled on this day
of Pentecost?
15. How many people believed the disciples’ message about Christ and were
baptized on this day of Pentecost?
16. Historically, Pentecost is related to what Jewish holiday, and what does it
commemorate?
17. What is another name for the Christian day of Pentecost in some English-
speaking countries?
18 What is the traditional liturgical colour for Pentecost?
19. In many Christian traditions, what is the name of the liturgical season
following Pentecost?
20. In the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, and some other
traditions, what is the first Sunday after Pentecost called?
21. Which Shakespeare play mentions Pentecost?
16PRAYER OF THE MONTH
Prayer for Christian Aid 2021 (10 – 16 May 2021)
Everyone is equal in the sight of God. For over 75 years, this truth has
inspired Christian Aid to stand together in solidarity with our most marginalised
global neighbours, of all faiths and none.
The impact of corona virus on the international community has revealed,
almost brutally, the reality of our global and national structures of economics,
social relations, cultural expectations and political capacities. The virus and its
potential for death and for brokenness also calls on Christian Aid to revisit
fundamental beliefs and principles, so that people might act with vigour and
timeliness in the work that is undertaken with partners to remedy poverty and
injustice.
Love Never Fails
Loving God, we pray for the whole world.
Even in the darkest moments, love gives hope.
Love compels us to fight against corona virus alongside our sisters and
brothers living in poverty.
Love compels us to stand together in prayer with our neighbours near and far.
Love compels us to give and act as one.
Now, it is clear that our futures are bound together more tightly than ever
before.
As we pray in our individual homes – around the nation and around the world
– we are united as one family.
So, let us pause and find a moment of peace, as we lift up our hearts together
in prayer.
AMEN
As we discover what being healed from the effects of this virus can
restore to us, we need to vow to walk on new paths. We need to leave the old
village behind and explore a vision of a new world.
Sally Griffiths
17UPDATE FROM GEORGE REEVES
A very Happy Easter to everyone at St Faith & St Laurence Church! I hope
you are all keeping well. It has been a strange term at Cuddesdon, as all of our
teaching and worship has been online due to the latest COVID restrictions.
Nevertheless, the time has gone fast and we have been able to continue in our
formation, despite the obvious limitations. This term has been my last on
placement with the benefice of Benson with Ewelme, and we are now able to
do a bit of church-hopping (or as much as government restrictions allow) until
the end of the academic year. We have also now finished the majority of our
teaching, with the summer term being significantly shorter.
I stayed in college for Holy Week, and had the privilege of being able to
take part in services at one of the Oxford churches, St Barnabas' Jericho. St
Barnabas is a prominent Anglo-Catholic church in West Oxford and was the
inspiration behind John Betjeman's poem 'St Barnabas Oxford.' It is a beautiful
building, and it has been wonderful to be able to assist in their Holy Week
services as a server, along with three others from Cuddesdon. We also had a
7am College Eucharist on Easter Sunday in the college chapel, which was a very
moving moment after three months of purely online worship.
Looking forward, I am excited about the new term ahead. I have been
appointed as one of the two new chapel sacristans, responsible for the upkeep
of the college chapel over the coming year. I have also been elected to the
social club committee, an equally important role in the life of the college as we
prepare to re-open our bar after a rather long COVID-inflicted dry spell!
I continue to keep you all in my prayers, and I look forward to being able
to visit at some point over the long summer break.
St. Barnabas’ Jericho Church, Oxford
18THE DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT
PARISH MAGAZINE IS
SUNDAY MAY 23rd
Join in with us this Christian Aid Week.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to do our usual house-to-house
collection for Christian Aid Week this year due to the ongoing lockdown. However
we can still get involved and support the vital work that Christian Aid do.
During CA Week (10-16th May), Christian Aid will be live-streaming daily
worship on their website, as well as hosting a daily fundraising quiz. There are lots
of resources on the website, and a giving page for online donations, so please do
consider a gift to support their work at this difficult time. You can find their
website at www.christianaid.org.uk
A seven-day devotional booklet will be available to use during the week.
Thanks to Dave Walker
19THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT FAITH AND SAINT LAURENCE
HARBORNE B17 8RD
At the junction of Balden and Croftdown Road
SERVICES
SUNDAY 8am HOLY COMMUNION
10am FAMILY COMMUNION 2nd SUNDAY– MORNING PRAISE
6.30pm EVENSONG and SERMON (2 nd SUNDAY-SUNG EUCHARIST)
WEDNESDAY- 11am HOLY COMMUNION
SUNDAY CLUB and Crèche run alongside Family Communion on 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays
MINISTRY TEAM
Vicar: The REVD. CANON PRISCILLA WHITE M.A. 427 2410
115 Balden Road, B32 2EL Mobile: 07896 935798
E-mail: priscillawhite.harborne@btinternet.com
Licensed Readers: SALLY GRIFFITHS Ed.D., M.Ed. 429 9436
E-mail: sallyebd@hotmail.com
RACHEL LUCKMAN Dip. BA Mphil PhD 445 1965
Mobile: 07500 680 838
Email:luckmara@internet-mail.org
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH:
Churchwardens: MALCOLM ADEY 421 1099
CORINNE TREACY Mobile: 07752640151
E-mail:corinneftreacy@gmail.com
P.C.C. Secretary: GILL HUBBLE 426 4152
P.C.C. Treasurer: LOLETA ATKINSON
Electoral Roll: JUDITH BENNETT 427 8154
Organist and SIMON PALMER B.Mus.,L.T.C.L.,A.B.S.M. 440 6519
Choirmaster:
Assistant Organist: MARK LAWRENCE 475 3951
Bell Ringers: JACKIE TAYLOR 422 2930
Sunday Club Co-ordinators:
Church Hall Bookings: Please contact 07896 935798
BOOKINGS NOT CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN
Church Hall: Church Hall may be contacted in an emergency on: 428 2406
PARISH MAGAZINE
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Email: corinneftreacy@gmail.com
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