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              February 2021
HOLY TRINITY TAUNTON - February 2021
Holy Trinity Service Times
During lockdown public services are as
follows:

                          Sunday
                         10.00am
                         Saturday
                         6.00pm

Services will also continue to be streamed:
      Sunday                     Tuesday – Saturday
10.00am and 6.30pm                   10.00am

In addition to the above there will be:
  a streamed service for Candlemass, 2 February, at 7.30pm
 a public service for Ash Wednesday, 17 February, at 7.30pm

To access streamed services:

                               @ Holy Trinity Taunton

                                 Holy Trinity Taunton

Fr Julian can be emailed directly: frjulianssc@gmail.com
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2021

FR JULIAN WRITES…
The country has recently achieved the unenviable record of having one of
the highest death rates due to Covid in the world, with 100,000 people
having died. Maybe you, like me, were shocked at the suggestion early
last year that if the UK ‘only’ had 20,000 deaths, that would be a ‘good
outcome’. At the end of January, the world remembers Holocaust
Memorial Day when Auschwitz was finally liberated and the horrors of
Nazi genocide were laid bare to the condemnation of the world.
Today there are still people who incredibly deny that the holocaust ever
happened. Today there are people who incredibly deny the reality of Covid,
or else ascribe it to some form of conspiracy theory. Today there are people
who incredibly (to my mind) refuse the vaccine. It seems that the ostrich is
not the only creature that can bury its head in the sand to try and avoid reality.
It also seems incredible to people of faith, such as Christians, that in the
midst of such evils, past, present, and undeniably future, that there is no
hope. The death rate is slowing, the number of vaccinations increasing, a
roadmap is being published about how, if not when, this country may
emerge from lockdown. Anti-semitism still exists but on a very much
reduced scale, and Jewish leaders today condemn other minority religious
groups such as the Uighars in China.
These are indicators of hope in a darkened world – a world created light
but darkened by human sinfulness. As we consider this reality, we need
to reflect in penitence on our part in it, because inaction to injustice is just
as sinful as the act itself. Harsh and comfortable words, and addressed as
much to myself as others.
At the beginning of February we celebrate Candlemass when Simeon gives
thanks to God because he has seen his salvation in the shape of a small
baby, Jesus. And in a few weeks’ time, we shall mark the beginning of Lent,
leading to the triumphant completion of the process of salvation through
the same Jesus. Hope abounds.
HOLY TRINITY TAUNTON - February 2021
It is very difficult to feel the positive effects of hope when ‘change and
decay’ seems to be all around. But as that hymn ‘Abide with me’ also goes
on to say, ‘Heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee’.
February’s church festivals mark the realisation of hope, the birth of Jesus at
Christmas, a season which ends at Candlemass. After a few weeks’ ‘treading
water’ because Easter isn’t a fixed date, we come to Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of the fulfilment of hope at Easter with the resurrection.

This year, it will be different for us all as we contend with a third lockdown.
Our ability to mark Candlemass and Ash Wednesday together will be
compromised, but not cancelled. There is a story of Archbishop Desmond
Tutu during apartheid in South Africa celebrating Mass through a chain link
fence because of physical divisions. That didn’t make it any less ‘real’ to
those receiving Holy Communion, and all the more powerful as it
demonstrated that we can never block God in our lives.

‘Abide with me’ is a prayer which does not suggest there is any doubt that
God is always with us, but a heartfelt plea that we may experience his
presence ever more strongly. There is an old, but true, saying that absence
makes the heart grow fonder. Looking it at another way, it means we do
not always fully appreciate what is there all the time. God.

It may be hard to recognise God’s presence in the midst of this pandemic,
in the midst of our anxiety and concern, in the midst of 100,000 grieving
families. But the fact that it may be hard to recognise does not alter the fact
that he is there. He is there amidst the pain, the uncertainty, the grief and
the fear, experiencing the same emotions through his same humanity as us.

What is more, he is able to transform suffering through hope. As St Paul
writes in his letter to the Romans, ‘hope is not deceptive’. This is because
just as hope was realised in Jesus’ birth, so its effects were realised in his
death and resurrection. Again, the hymn prays ‘Hold thou thy cross before
my closing eyes’ – this is not a sign of despair but of hope. The cross does
not lead to death but to life.

The prayer of St Teresa of Ávila speaks to me, and I hope it does to you:
Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is
unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God:
God alone is sufficient.
With my prayers and all good wishes
                                                    Fr Julian
HOLY TRINITY TAUNTON - February 2021
FROM THE REGISTERS

FUNERALS

James Rome (12th January) – the brother of Sylvie Paul. May he rest
in peace and rise in glory.

NEIL TROOD

It was with great sadness that we heard that Neil had died peacefully
on 26th January in Yeovil District Hospital, after a short illness.

Neil had been Churchwarden at Holy Trinity for several years. He had
always been a faithful churchgoer, especially in Staple Fitzpaine as well
as at Holy Trinity and he took part in the annual parish pilgrimage to
Walsingham.

With increasing ill-health and failing sight, he found it more difficult to
attend on Sundays, although he always managed, when possible, to
come to the Friday Mass and soup lunch. With his impish sense of
humour, he would tease Ron Hayman (who died a few years ago)
having known him since school days!

Neil was an avid bee-keeper, supporter of the WI shop in Bath Place,
and a committed Mason. In his working life, Neil worked in advertising
through the County Gazette. Born and bred locally, he always lived
near Taunton, and there are several school friends who worshipped
with him at Holy Trinity still surviving.

He was a lovely, gentle and caring man and will be greatly missed by all
who knew him, especially his children Tim and Rachel and their
families, and his son Fr Jeremy, a RC priest in London. His death comes
very close to the anniversary of his late and much-missed wife, Jenny.

Funeral details have yet to be made, but please pray for the repose of
his soul. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
CANDLEMASS AND ASH WEDNESDAY

Candlemass - There will be a streamed Sung Mass at
7.30pm on Tuesday 2nd February to celebrate the
Presentation of Christ in the Temple, as Candlemass is
properly known.

Ash Wednesday - There will be a Sung Mass on Ash Wednesday, 17th
February, at 7.30pm, which can be attended, as it is such a significant
day in the Church’s calendar. Please return your palm crosses from last
year (I made sure you all had one – I hope!) for them to be burnt to
make the ash itself. Because of Covid restrictions, the
ash will not be ‘imposed’ (placed) on the forehead
with physical contact, but will be carefully sprinkled on
the head – a traditional sign of penitence and
mourning.

LENT 2021
Although we cannot meet together in the same way this year, we will
still have our usual programme for Lent.

Stations of the Cross:
Fridays, from 19th February, 6.00pm. A simple devotion as we follow
the journey of Jesus from his trial to his burial.
Compline:
Tuesdays from 23rd February, 8.00pm. The traditional last service of
the day, simple and profound.
Discussion Group:
Thursdays from 25th February, 7.30pm.

All the above will be done via Zoom – joining details will be sent out
nearer the time.

It is customary to consider the three gifts of Lent:
Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Please do what you can
to keep a holy Lent and grow in faith and confidence.
CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY
The Sundays, readings and themes, and Saints days for February are listed
below.

1 Mon     S. Brigid, Abbess of Kildare 525)
2 CANDLEMASS            Theme: Taking Leave
Readings: Malachi 3.1-5; Hebrews 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-40
3 Wed     S. Anskar, Archbishop, Missionary (865)
4 Thu     S. Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder Gilbertine Order (1189)
5 Fri     S. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr (3rd Cent)
6 Sat     Accession of Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
7 SECOND BEFORE LENT Theme: Calling Sinners
Readings: Proverbs 8.1, 22-31; Colossians 1.15-20; Mark 2.13-22
8 Mon     S. Jerome Emiliani, Priest (1537)
9 Tue     S. Teilo, Welsh Monk & Bishop (6th Cent)
10 Wed    S. Scholastica, First Benedictine Nun (543)
14 NEXT BEFORE LENT Theme: Transfiguration
Readings: 2 Kings 2.1-12; 2 Corinthians 4.3-6; Mark 9.2-9
15 Mon S. Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden (1045)
16 Tue    Shrove Tuesday
17 ASH WEDNESDAY Theme: Repentance
Readings: Joel 2.1-2&12-17; 2 Cor 5.20b-6.10; Matthew 6.1-6&16-21
21 LENT 1             Theme: Temptation
Readings: Genesis 9.8-17; 1 Peter 3.18-22; Mark 1.9-15
23 Tue    S. Polycarp. Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr (155)
25 Thu    S. Ethelbert of Kent, 1st Christian Anglo-Saxon King (616)
28 LENT 2             Theme: Rejecting Evil
Readings: Genesis 17.1-7&15-16; Romans 4.13-25; Mark 8.31-38
5 BARLEY LOAVES, 2 SMALL FISH AND A BAG OF SPUDS!
Two local charitable organisations ‘The Women's Community Forum’
and ‘Catalys-ability C.I.C.’ are sharing their resources and volunteers to
deliver food parcels to the neediest children, families and individuals.
Our plan is to distribute 300 food parcels in the week of 8th February.

If you are able to help we would be grateful for contributions of a bag
of potatoes, rice, pasta or a £6.50 donation (made payable to either
‘The Women's Community Forum’ or ‘Catalys-ability C.I.C.’) which will
enable us to buy 20kg sacks of potatoes - much cheaper in the long run!
Please leave any financial donations in the church’s letter box or any
food donations in the vestry link corridor (behind the door with the
letter box) by 8th February.

This is an opportunity for us to show love, compassion and kindness as
a church body to those in need on our doorsteps as the economic
impact of COVID continues to wreak havoc on the weakest among us.
Any queries or thoughts please ring Akulah on 07449196673.

                                                          Akulah Agbami

A PRAYER FOR THE PANDEMIC
Dear Father God, you promise to hear us when we come to you in
prayer, thank you! We so need your listening ear at this time – and
your help, Lord. Winter always brings challenges, but this winter is
exceptional as the effects of the pandemic continue. When we are
afraid, or lonely, or grieving, or in despair, help us to trust you and
to know that you are with us in the middle of it all, sustaining us.
You are not social-distancing, You are very, very close, full of love
and compassion. We pray for our National Health Service and ask
for your special strength and protection for all staff. Thank you for
the skills you have given to scientists all over the world. Thank you
for the hope which the vaccines bring. Most of all thank you for the
hope which Jesus brings. This earthly life is a whisper in the light of
eternity and Jesus is the key to that eternal life. Thank you, Father,
for meeting all our needs in Jesus. Amen.
                                                   (From the Parish Pump)
STEPHEN PRICE - HOLY TRINITY’S NEW ORGANIST
I was born, at a very early age, in the county of Worcestershire into a
very loving, Christian Methodist family. My father was a teacher of
religious education and a Methodist local preacher, the latter clocking
up 65 years’ service until he was 85 years old. My mother was a school
secretary and my little sister a pain in the neck!

I remember from a very early age noticing and loving the sound of
music all around me... mother and father being both very good pianists
and singers. Music was the norm in the Price household. (I used to
play on the linoleum and the doctor said I had drums in my ears!!) No
seriously........

My parents used to fairly frequently attend Organ recitals in
Birmingham Town Hall given by the then legendary Dr George Thalben
Ball, Birmingham City organist. On one of these occasions the question
arose... shall we take Stephen... he is only 3 and will he fidget or run
about? Well they did take me and apparently I sat spellbound
throughout totally mesmerised. In fact I think my parents thought they
had taken someone else's child by mistake!! My mother said to my
father "Stephen has obviously loved the sound of this magnificent
organ... I wonder if he will become an organist himself one day?"

Well of course I did and at the tender age of 14 had my first
appointment as organist at a Methodist church in Devon where we
then lived and where I was educated at grammar school and college. I
have been playing ever since at different churches in Devon,
Worcestershire and Somerset. Incidentally, many, many years later I
returned to Birmingham to spend a wonderful hour playing that very
same organ in the town hall that had inspired me all those years
before.

I also returned to and lived in the wonderful Elgar county of
Worcestershire at Malvern and also Herefordshire but returned to
Somerset a few years ago now to be nearer parents (sadly now passed
on) and of course family.

By profession I taught piano, organ, singing and theory in a private
capacity and schools and still teach if asked to do so.
I am very blest with two children and two grandchildren and we are a
very close family. After a period on my own I was delighted to meet
Glenys my partner four years ago. We live a very varied and interesting
life.

I love to walk, read, spend time with family and visit and play wonderful
organs and give organ recitals. One of the most memorable being at
Blenheim Palace on the great Library organ in 2011.

We are delighted to join you all here at Holy Trinity and look forward
to many happy years of worship and making music together.
                                                          Stephen Price

FEBRUARY QUIZ
For Holy Trinity’s pancake party on Shrove Tuesday I usually prepare a
quiz but as we cannot have a party this year here is my quiz.

1.   Where does the word February come from?
2. What is the birthstone for February?
3. The Feast of Candlemass on 2nd February celebrates the
   Presentation of the Lord. What does it also celebrate?
4. What flower is associated with Candlemass?
5. Why is the Feast of the Presentation known as Candlemass?
6. Who was the St Valentine who is remembered on St Valentine’s
   Day and when did he live?
7. Why is St Valentine remembered on 14th February?
8. Why is St Valentine associated with romance and love?
9. Why are pancakes traditionally made on Shrove Tuesday?
10. What is the original meaning of Lent?
11. How is ash for the Imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday made?
12. Which devotion has a special place during Lent?
                     Jane Laurence (Answers after ‘All in the Month of’)
A RECIPE FOR FEBRUARY

GINGER CREAM BISCUIT LOG

This recipe serves 8. No cooking is required, and it only takes 20
minutes to make (plus 6 hours in fridge before serving).

You will need:

600ml Carton thickened cream
60g Icing sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 tbsp Finely chopped glacé ginger
250g Ginger biscuits
60ml Fresh orange juice
60ml Ginger wine
2 tbsp caramel topping

Method

▪   Beat cream, sugar and vanilla until firm peaks form.
▪   Using a large metal spoon fold in half the chopped ginger.
▪   Spread a little ginger cream down the centre of a serving
    plate to help biscuits stand up.
▪   Crush one biscuit and set aside.
▪   Combine orange juice and ginger wine in a shallow bowl. Dip
    biscuits in and sandwich together with ginger cream.
▪   Stand upright on plate in a couple of rows to form a log.
▪   Spread remaining cream over top and side.
▪   Cover loosely with cling film and put in fridge for 6 hours to
    chill.
▪   Serve drizzled with caramel, the remaining chopped ginger
    and crushed biscuit.

                                                  Margaret Jordan
LEND WITH CARE

A recent email from Lend With Care broke the excellent news that a
total of £30 million has now been loaned to Entrepreneurs!

Just seven years ago LwC was celebrating their first £1million of loans.
In that short time the loans available have grown marvellously; all due
to people like the supporters at Holy Trinity. We are sent their thanks.

Please consider going onto their site, lendwithcare.org, to donate
personally; £15 is the first loan available and gift vouchers are available
for Birthday presents etc. These will allow the recipient to spend your
gift with an entrepreneur of their choice. Or consider donating £15
towards a loan to the many different Entrepreneurs shown on the site,
as a gift from you.

It is quite remarkable how many of the stories mention the recipients'
desire to educate their children from the profits of their business.
Perhaps this alone is an excellent reason to support Lend with Care?

Breaking News: Two of our recent loans, to the Malama Centre and
the Mwaisen Group of Chipata, both in Zambia where the Diocese has
links, have now been paid in full; so we have money to re-invest!

Thank you - very much.
                                                            Trudi Watkins

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 22 February – 7 March
It has been a terrible year for farmers and workers in the global south.
In 2020, on top of the pandemic, they had to deal with the growing
impact of climate change: more droughts and crop disease, locusts,
floods, fires, and heatwaves. No wonder their harvests were shrinking.

Yet with the help of Fairtrade, many of these producers of food, drinks
and cottons can be equipped to meet more everyday needs, and to
deal with the challenges facing them. So this month, why not visit
www.fairtrade.org.uk and see how you can send some support.
                                                   (From the Parish Pump)
TRISTAN DA CUNHA

The remote island of Tristan da Cunha was in the news recently. Last
November the Prince of Wales congratulated the island on its recent
Marine Protection Zone (MPZ) designation, the largest in the Atlantic
Ocean. With its large extension to the Blue Belt it is the largest marine
reserve in the Atlantic.

Mention of this island calls to mind the period nearly 60 years ago when
the former chaplain of Tristan, Fr Harold Wilde came as an assistant
priest to Holy Trinity from 1962 to 1964. Born in 1894 he had served in
Egypt and in the Great War with the Somerset Light Infantry in France
and Belgium as 2nd Lieutenant. He was awarded the Military Cross in
1918.

He spent 2 years with us at Holy Trinity and sometimes told us about
his experiences with the islanders of Tristan da Cunha, whom he served
in the 1930s. He left the island in August 1940. According to Naval
Records held at the Public Records Office, Captain G Hawkins of HMS
‘Queen of Bermuda’, the ship which took him from the island, reported
an interview with the Head Woman of Tristan da Cunha who said that
she was very sorry that Fr Wilde was leaving. “She knew that some of
the islanders disliked him and were afraid of him, but those were only
the lazy ones. Mr Wilde kept all the stores left by the ships under lock
and key. He rationed them, and issued extra supplies in time of need,
and on Feast days and holidays. He insisted that everybody should
work, and grow and catch sufficient food for themselves. But there
were always the rich who work hard and the poor who are in such a
condition through laziness.”

During his time at Holy Trinity Fr Wilde once told us in a sermon that
he had a concern about some of his older parishioners not preparing
for their deaths in terms of their Christian belief. So he warned them
in no uncertain terms: “The next person who knocks on your door may
well be the undertaker. Are you ready for judgement and what lies
ahead of you?” I suspect this forthright attitude in his preaching may
well have ruffled a few feathers.
He was described in the Naval Records as very popular on board and
liked by everyone. “He is obviously alert and quick, mentally, and has
a very pleasant manner…..one can realise that he soon established an
ascendancy over the simple-minded, backward and deeply religious
people on the island.”

Fr Wilde worked as our parish priest during an interregnum between
July and November 1963 and left Holy Trinity in November 1964 to take
up a new appointment at the Berkeley Hospital in Worcester.

                                                         George Coles

                     THE AGES OF LIFE
Old Age             On the outside: why so faded,
                   Colours chipped and hair awry?
                  Ageing’s price has been exacted,
                  Hope extinguished, love gone by.

Middle Age        Halfway there with lines appearing,
                  Self-help books are piling high.
                Dreams still beckon; future yearning,
                   Life has not yet passed me by.

Adolescence        Teenage daring, risk unflinching;
                  Health and vigour promise more
                  Every passion lurks, so tempting
                     All sensations to the fore.

Childhood          Child amazement, world untested;
                      Safely kept in others’ care.
                   Now emerging, trusting, fearless
                    Stain-free soul to taste the air.

Moral               Cast off now your stubborn pride.
                      Liberate the child inside.
                         (See Matthew 18:3)
                                    By John Barton from the Parish Pump
ALL IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
It was:
• 200 years ago, on 23rd Feb 1821 that John Keats, the poet, died
    of tuberculosis, aged 25.
• 125 years ago, on 1st Feb 1896 that the premiere of Giacomo
    Puccini’s opera La boheme, took place in Turin, Italy.
• 75 years ago, on 11th Feb 1946 that The Revised Standard Version
    of the New Testament was published. It was the first major
    English-language update of the Bible since the King James version
    published in 1611.
• 70 years ago, on 27th Feb 1951 that the 22nd Amendment to the
    US Constitution was ratified. It limits the President to two terms
    in office.
• 65 years ago, on 11th Feb 1956 that two members of the
    Cambridge spy ring, British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald
    Maclean, announced that they had defected to the Soviet Union.
    They had both vanished in mysterious circumstances in 1951.
• 50 years ago, on 15th Feb 1971 that the UK’s currency was
    decimalised.
• 40 years ago, on 24th Feb 1981 that Buckingham Palace announced
    the engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
• 30 years ago, on 28th Feb 1991 that the Gulf War ended at
    midnight when a ceasefire came into effect.
• 25 years ago, on 15th Feb 1996 that the oil tanker Sea Empress
    ran aground near Milford Haven, Wales, causing a major oil spill
    along the coastlines of Wales and Ireland.
• 20 years ago, on 19th Feb 2001 that the first case of foot-and-
    mouth disease in the 2001 UK outbreak was detected at an
    abattoir in Essex. The EU subsequently banned all British meat,
    milk and livestock exports.
• 10 years ago, on 22nd Feb 2011 that the Canterbury earthquake in
    New Zealand took place. 185 people were killed and up to 2,000
    injured, and there was widespread damage across the city.
                                                  From the Parish Pump

MAGAZINE DEADLINE: Wednesday 17th March
Please email copy to rcoles2@toucansurf.com or post to church
office.
FEBRUARY QUIZ ANSWERS

1.    It is named after a Roman festival of purification called Februa.
2.    Amethyst
3.    The Purification of the Virgin Mary
4.    The snowdrop. Snowdrops, also known as Candlemass Bells, with
      their pure white petals symbolise the purification of Mary and
      offer signs of light and hope.
5.    From early times in the church the Feast was celebrated at mass
      with a procession of lighted candles, reflecting Simeon's
      proclamation of ‘to be a light to lighten the Gentiles’.
6.    St Valentine of Rome (there are other Saints called Valentine) was
      a priest (or bishop) who lived in the 3rd century.
7.    He was executed on that date by the Roman Emperor for his faith
      and for ministering to persecuted Christians.
8.    He is said to have sent the first Valentine. Allegedly he healed the
      young daughter of his jailer from blindness and just before his
      death he sent her a farewell message signed ‘from your Valentine’.
9.    They are a way of using up rich foods before fasting in Lent.
10.   Spring
11.   By burning palm crosses from the previous Palm Sunday.
12.   The Stations of the Cross

            HOLY TRINITY                         WINNERS
December 2020
   1st        John Rudge                         £40.00
   2nd        Jason Stevens                      £24.00
   3rd        John Godley                        £16.00

                        ☺ SMILE LINE             ☺
Slow down
Each Sunday morning our minister was mildly irritated by a member of the
congregation who was a fast reader. Finally, announcing the 23rd Psalm,
he added: “And will the lady who is always by ‘the still waters’ while the
rest of us are still in ‘green pastures,’ please pause until we catch up?”
                                                        From the Parish Pump
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PARISH DIRECTORY
VICAR                      Fr Julian Laurence                        337890
READER                     Mr Michael Hemsley                        251722
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CHURCHWARDENS              Mr John Godley          (Church Office)   354800
PARISH OFFICE              Tues & Thurs 9.00am–11.00am               354800
                           Administrator: Rosie Clarke
PCC Vice-Chairman          Mr Geraint Jones                          284376
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Organist & Choir Trainer   Mr Stephen Price               07452 994114
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