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Magazine of
The United Church
Winchester
MAY 2019
The United Church 01962 849559
Jewry Street
Winchester
SO23 8RZ New website: ucw.org.uk
Minister Revd Tim Searle
Fellowship, Worship and Education
Co-ordinator Pat Fry 01962 880748
Asst Co-ordinator Juli Wills 01962 863057
Pastoral
Co-ordinator Helen McTiffin 01962 868073
Bereavement Sandy Foster 01489 890334
Flowers Distribution Lesley Worrall 01962 882269
Cradle Roll Ann Coleman 07739 793488
Students Sam Barnes 02380 685531
Finance
Co-ordinator Christine Cook 01962 884510
Payments and Expenses Ralph Jessop 01962 843114
Donations and Gift Aid David Worrall 01962 882269
Administration
Co-ordinator Bob Lord 01962 855910
Asst Co-ordinator Dorothy Lusmore 01962 885824
Office Administrator Naomi Honey 01962 849559
office@ucw.org.uk
Mission
Co-ordinators Jo Crocker 01962 622654
Jo Pellatt 01962 849334
Youth Worker Sam Barnes 07742 077114
sambarnesyouthworker@gmail.com
Live at Home Anna Miles 01962 890995
Magazine Editor Barbara Dunton 01962 882012
yours@unitedchurchwinchester.org.uk
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Minister’s Letter
Walking the Way
By the time you read this, Easter will have
been and gone. We will have experienced
the solemnity of Maundy Thursday, the grief and guilt of Good
Friday and the renewed hope of Easter Day itself. That Holy Week
takes us through such a wide gamut of emotions serves to remind
us of how much our own lives, our own highs and lows, are
reflected in the last moments of Jesus’ earthly life.
With that in mind I offer some words from a sermon I preached
on Palm Sunday. They invite you to pretend, if only for a moment,
that you don’t know the end of the story. They invite you to
imagine yourself inside that story, seeing your own life reflected
through the eyes of Jesus as he journeyed ever closer to the
cross.
Today begins Holy Week. Today, we again set our feet on the
road to the Last Supper, to the garden to pray, to the cross,
and to the tomb. And while you may already know the
ending, pretend for a moment that you don’t. The disciples
didn’t. When Jesus died on Friday, that was supposed to be
the end. If death is not real, then Easter is no miracle.
So, plant your feet in the dust of Jerusalem this day. Feel the
palm branch in your hand and remember the teacher who
rode through the subversive protest on a colt.
This Holy Week story is life. This story is our lives. Joy. Love. Fear.
Grief. Betrayal. Pain. Even the ordinary: eating, drinking,
washing. This place, beloved, is where we learn both joy and
grief, celebration and pain: in church during Holy Week.
Here, we see our ordinary lives echoed in the life and love of
Jesus Christ, the Eternal. We see our imperfect lives reflected
in the perfect and saving love of Christ.
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This story is our story.
Beloved, we are invited to gather on Jerusalem’s streets
and shout Hosanna once again. May our lives reflect the
protest that we have held here today: that despite what
the world may tell us, our highest loyalty is to Christ alone,
the one who died and lives again, the one who binds us to
people of all races, nationalities, and affiliations. Christ, the
one who joins us together with people we love and with
people we’d rather not associate with.
And so, with our hands and our feet, with our sight and our
senses, with our singing and our prayers, let us walk through
Holy Week again. Amen
Sincerely,
Tim
News of the United Church Family
We send our sympathy to Sarah Holmes whose
mother, Mary, died suddenly on 14th March.
Mary’s funeral was conducted by Tim, our
minister, in church on 11th April. We continue to
remember Sarah in our prayers.
We were also sorry to hear of the death of
Hazel Lawson on 13th April. Hazel moved from Chester last
summer to be near Steve and Jane and lived the last eight
months of her life at Abbotts Barton Care Home. She had been
quite frail for some time but came to The United Church
whenever she was well enough. We remember Steve and Jane,
Kate and David and Sarah in our prayers.
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Congratulations to Lesley and David Worrall who celebrated their
Golden Wedding anniversary on 29th March!
Congratulations also to Rosie and Howard Mellor on the arrival of
their first grandchild. He is the son of Beth and her husband Cory
and was born on 7th April.
We think of those children and young people in our
congregation who are anticipating exams in the next couple of
months. We hope that they feel supported and are able to do
their best.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Graham Rolfe for all
his hard work in the role of Pastoral Co-ordinator over the last
five-plus years. He has been brilliant and we are so glad that he
doesn’t intend to disappear!
The Pastoral Team is indeed a team and we work together to
support the United Church “family”. If you have a pastoral
concern you wish to share then please do talk to your pastoral
visitor or Tim, me or another member of the team.
Helen McTiffin
Pastoral Co-ordinator
A message from Dorothy Lock
Thank you for the cards, flowers and good wishes when I
celebrated my 90th birthday earlier in the year. It is always
nice to be remembered.
A message from Dick Parker
“I recently had a surprise visitor, it was
Jessica bringing with her some flowers
from those used for the Church the
previous day. As someone whose wife,
when her eyesight permitted, used to take a turn in arranging
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flowers (in our previous church she was flower secretary for
many years) and a recipient, may I reinforce the article by
Lesley Worrall, in the March edition . To sit in my chair and
be able to see and smell such a reminder means a great deal to
me, as I am sure it does to other recipients, to say nothing of
the pleasure of being able to talk to the bearer of such gifts.
So a long winded effort to say thank you to you all. My
prayers are with you.”
News from the Circuit
After the Church Meeting I was asked to put a Circuit update in
Yours.
Special Events:
• Easter Offering Service will be at Weeke on Sunday 12th May
at 6.30. Unfortunately this clashes with the Winchester
Christian Aid Service, to be held at United. In future years this
clash will be avoided.
• Circuit Service at Hillier Gardens will be on 23rd June, time to
be confirmed.
Survey
During the Summer all churches will be invited to complete a
wide ranging questionnaire, so that a new “Mission, Ministry and
Property Plan” can be drawn up, which will determine future
staffing arrangements. Church Council will be exploring how best
to give you the opportunity to consider this prayerfully and
express your views.
Staffing
Rev. Andrew Bird will be on sabbatical during the summer, so the
local preachers will have extra duties.
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Circuit Stewards
New stewards are needed – at present Winchester is under
represented – so if you feel you could serve in this way please talk
to me about what’s involved.
Pat Fry
Visit to Hong Kong
Following on from Alison Wood's and David and Lesley Worrall's
account of churches in the West Indies, we thought we would
write about our visit to the Methodist International Church (MIC)
in Hong Kong in February.
What a delight it was to be invited to the 11 o'clock service
where Howard Mellor was preaching in place of MIC's minister
who was on
holiday. We
were greeted
warmly in the
open foyer of
the 22-storey
building and
took the lift to
the first floor
where the
service in
English was to take place. The worship space was bright and
uplifting, with a large cross built into the outside wall the focus of
the room. All those who were new to the church were asked to
stand up. This meant that those nearby came up to welcome us
after the service.
Two screens with clear text and moving images facilitated the
worship and there was a short video with a church member
talking through upcoming events. As well as a choir and small
band there were two young people leading the singing. The
music was lively and the singing was inspired. Howard preached
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with his usual humour, warmth and feeling on Time linking the
theme to the lives of the people of Hong Kong he knows so well.
The notices were similar to ours but included how much money
had been given in the last month and what the budgeted
amount for the month was. The sums were very large and
showed a lot of generous giving.
At the end of the service we were given a bag, like the ones we
gave out during the Open Days, with information about the
church and events and goodies including chocolate! Lots of
people talked to us and we had a drink back down in the foyer.
One of the church council said how careful the architect had
been to listen to what people wanted in each part of the
building and the care taken over the plans. The stairs have a
separate ramp for children to hold onto. He talked about the
church’s hopes for continued growth.
You all know what a good cook Howard is. Despite having three
services to prepare he had made some delicious soup for a
meeting he was running after the service and for his guests!
Richard and Lesley Ritchie were visiting too. Rosie took us for a
tour of the building which has four different worship spaces, for
different languages, all with beautifully made wooden furniture,
flower arrangements for the Chinese New Year and windows
looking out onto the skyscrapers of Hong Kong. The architect has
done a wonderful job of creating a building with flowing lines
and interesting shapes.
Thousands of Philippino women are employed by families in Hong
Kong. Their day off is
Sunday and they have
to leave their dwelling
places. A few years
back, seeing that
these women spent
their time sitting on
pavements and in
parks, the MIC saw it
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as their mission to provide a place where the women could be
welcomed and feel safe. We saw how the building was being
used on several floors as a place of socialising and learning as
well as worship by many of them. They have their own
representatives on Church Council and organise lessons in
cooking, craft and music. Many of the women spend the whole
day at the MIC. They made us feel welcome as we popped in
with Rosie to see them.
Rosie is acting as Junior Church leader and organises activities
during the week as well as on Sundays. She proudly showed us a
whole purpose-built floor devoted to children’s work, where the
architect had come up with everything they had asked for.
Howard and Rosie were heavily involved in the design of the new
MIC and they must be congratulated on a building built for
people to worship together, to support each other and with the
space to reach out and welcome newcomers.
Bob and Anne Lord.
Called to Preach?
One morning in 1992, I was sitting on my bed reading; I was
studying for a degree in pastoral theology and this was one of
the set books. The chapter I was reading happened to be on
the subject of preaching and as I closed the book at the end of
it, the thought came unexpectedly into my head, “Why shouldn’t
I preach?” My immediate response was, “Because I haven’t
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been called.” I was fully aware that one doesn’t just decide that
preaching would be a good idea; one has to be called.
I tried to put the thought out of my mind, but over the next few
weeks, it persisted in intruding. Eventually I decided to see the
circuit superintendent. When he heard my account, he agreed
that it wasn’t a call to preach; he told me to go away and pray
about it and come back in three months if I still thought I might
have a call – perhaps God was calling me to a different ministry?
Three months later, to his surprise, I was back in his office,
explaining that I still didn’t know whether I had a call, but wanted
the opportunity to test it. The procedure in South Africa (for
Methodists) was for the would-be preacher to attend the Local
Preachers’ Meeting and give an account of their conversion and
their call to preach. I spoke honestly about my dubious call, but
added that if I was given the opportunity to try preaching, I felt
sure that I would know whether it was genuine or not. I had to
leave the room while they voted and when I returned, was told
that they had agreed to give me a note to preach – the first step
in the training process.
As I prepared for my first sermon, the theme of which was “God is
everywhere, but we are not always aware of it”, ideas flowed.
Of course I was nervous, but as I stood in the pulpit and started to
speak, I felt an overwhelming sense of rightness, of being in the
place God wanted me to be. I have never since doubted my
call.
I hope my preaching has had an effect on some people’s lives;
what is certain is that it has had an effect on mine. It has helped
me to grow in my relationship with God and to grow in love
towards other people. As I have tried to follow the words of the
hymn “......I will weep when you are weeping, when you laugh, I’ll
laugh with you” I have grown in my sense of connection with all
people and my desire for unity within the huge diversity of our
world.
Valerie Wright
10Space to Grow
In our frantic world it can be hard to find space to grow as
Christians. Too often, church itself becomes a place focused on
what we do rather than on how to be. God calls us to grow in our
discipleship of Christ, but in order to do so we must, at times, set
aside the demands of the day to be in God’s presence.
‘Space to Grow’ is a three-session course designed to explore just
that: how we can find space in our busy lives to grow spiritually.
Each session will begin at 6.30pm with food and then lead into
the topic for that evening. Led by our
Minister, Tim, these sessions will include
a mixture of input and discussion and
will finish no later than 8pm.
Whilst the sessions will be grounded in
the Christian tradition, all are welcome, whatever your faith or
background. The only requirement is a desire to grow spiritually.
So come and join us on a journey; perhaps together we might all
find space to grow.
9th May Session 1: A biblical perspective: did Mary choose
the better part?
23rd May Session 2: Praying and prayerfulness: is there a
difference?
6th June Session 3: Wellbeing in the 21st century: towards
flourishing in a frantic world.
Sign the notice in the hall, or e-mail or phone the church office
office@ucw.org.uk/01962 849559.
11Court Chaplains
Continuing the series on chaplaincy roles, this month we talk to
William Cole and Ann Jones who volunteer
as Court Chaplains at Winchester Crown
Court, a role within the city centre
chaplaincy
What made you become a court chaplain?
William: I served on a jury in August 2017
and was affected quite deeply by the
whole experience. I saw there was a team
of chaplains, a group of ladies, and I
thought there should be a man on this team
as well. I sensed this was something I could do, with the
experience of having been on a jury.
Ann: Having spoken to jury members in the past about how
stressful it is in court and listening to William talk about his
experiences, I thought this would be a good opportunity to go
and support people, so that’s why I did it.
What does the role involve?
Ann: Just being there for people, the jury, barristers, the
defendant, witnesses, office staff, anyone within the court who
might need some support; someone to sit and listen to them talk
about anything that worries them. We’re there to listen when
people feel overburdened, frightened and worried.
William: There are three groups of people we help; the people
who work in the court facing pressure day and day out, those
affected by the case and juries. We listen to people and can
also refer them to other organisations like victim support. We
have links with other chaplaincies such as at Winchester Prison.
It’s very important to stay unbiased; whatever people have or
have not done, they’re human beings.
What difference do you think it makes to people?
William: We want to reassure people in a severe and intimidating
environment. Recognising that coming into court is difficult, we
are with people in their waiting, which is often long, sometimes
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be misplaced. We are there to help with basic things, 'where's
the toilet?' a frequent question as well as encouraging people
and allaying anxieties.
Ann: It's a very austere building, it is old and it can be
overwhelming. I remember a little while ago talking to a couple
of parents who were sat in a very
distressed state waiting for sentencing of
their son. It took them some time to be
able to express themselves, however they
just wanted to offload about how lost and
helpless they felt. We didn't have to say
very much, we just had to listen and
afterwards they said “thank you we’re really glad that you're
here”.
Can you give any other examples of people you’ve helped?
William: We’ve helped the jurors talk about how they're feeling
and how it's affected them with their job or with child care.
Obviously we don't talk about the case itself. A Muslim lady,
whose husband was on trial, wanted to talk. When I offered to
pray for her she said 'But I am not a Christian'. I reassured her that
God is greater than us and hears what we pray in faith, then
prayed quietly for the lady and the case. Frequently, being a
chaplain involves listening to families as they come to terms with
what is happening to their spouses, partners, children or siblings.
Ann: There was one young man who had been through quite a
lot in his life. He was unsure about talking at first and then said
what a lot of nonsense he had made with his life and he felt
going to prison was the only way he could get his life straight. His
family had never heard him speak like that. It was really
frightening for him and I think speaking made him realise that he
had to make something of his life. There was also one jury
member who was very distressed because the case involved
young children and he had young children at home. He was
having nightmares and not coping and he said talking to us
helped. On the same jury there was a lady who was a Christian
and asked us to pray for her which doesn't happen very often.
13There are going to be changes in the offices at Winchester court
as well as alterations to the building itself so we listen to worries
and concerns regarding their future.
You must hear some really difficult cases in court, how do you
cope with that?
Ann: Personally I don't dwell on it. With my background in
nursing, I am used to seeing and dealing with difficult situations.
It doesn't mean I’m insensitive, but you can't help people if you
take it to heart and let it affect you. I also pray and I talk to
other friends and colleagues. At times certain cases can leave
an impression, that’s life as a human being, just keep it in context
and start another day then you cope.
William: I often write things down. I pray and talk to other
people. We support one another on the team. Sometimes
when you're in court, you think “what am I here for, there's no
one interested in talking” but people have told us they’re glad
we’re there even if they don't want to talk. We can also sit and
pray for the situation, pray for the jury, the judge, and all those
affected.
What does it mean to you to be able to do the role?
William: It's a great privilege serving suffering people and listening
to people in the name of Christ.
Ann: You can bring some calm to someone in a difficult situation
and they know that there's someone there for them. I think that's
really important. It gives you a sense of fulfilment, that you're
doing something for people in the name of Christ. Having a faith
helps; if I didn't have a faith my reactions might be quite
different. I just give everything to him and he often gives me the
answers. Sometimes people are put off by the word chaplaincy,
however when they’re feeling worry and stress they can come to
us, even if they don’t want us to pray with them. I said to one
lady would you like me to pray she said “no” and I said would
you like us to go away and pray for you and she said “yes”.
14What would you like to see for the future of the role?
Ann: We’re the third court in the country to do this, so it's all very
new. As I have said, sometimes the word chaplain puts people
off. One person thought I was a vicar and I had to explain what
chaplaincy means. I’d like to grow people's understanding of
who and what we are, and grow a bigger team so that we can
cover most days of the week, especially when long lasting
difficult cases are being heard.
William: We are all on a learning curve. It would be good to
have a strong and reliable team. We try to contact the person
who is on the next day and tell them who to look out for in court,
so you can give continuity of support. You can also say to
people “if you'd like to speak to somebody tomorrow my
colleague will be here”.
Ann: People get to recognise you and they come and give you
an update on what's happened but some people are very
private. I remember one mother who was very stressed about
her son being sentenced. She didn’t come and speak to us until
the last day and then she burst into tears because she thought
she wasn’t going to see her son again. It was so stressful for her
and she wanted to go and see him in the cells. The security
people were first class and I’m glad we were able to help too.
This role is very fulfilling. It’s one of the best things I've ever done.
This Article re-produced, with permission, from The Worthys Parish Magazine,
(Ed.)
Picking up the pieces after “Broken”
At the Abbot Barton house group final
session, having talked about what makes
us really angry, we considered what we
could actually do to channel our anger at
the injustices in our society into
constructive action.
15The one practical idea that emerged was to look at supporting a
credit union. This was something Archbishop Welby has
advocated. More than twenty years ago Christians in Winchester
set up a credit union, but it proved too small to be viable, so
merged with others. Together they now form the Wessex
Community Bank. You can save with them, through on-line
banking, knowing your money is as safe as in a High Street bank,
and in the meantime is being used to enable people who
cannot get loans elsewhere to access credit at a fair rate, and
profits are being channelled back into community projects. So if
you are fortunate enough to have paid off your mortgage and
now have a little to save each month, why not consider this.
The Abbots Barton House Group
The Wednesday Fellowship
Join us for fun and fellowship over a good cup of tea.
May 2019
1 May William Stewart Hope for the Hopeless
8 May Nick Langham A Touch of Classical Greece
15 May TO BE ADVISED
22 May Margaret Braddock John Vine the Artist
29 May TO BE ADVISED
In March we enjoyed the following events:
Putting together Coloured Bags Yvonne North
A fun time was had by all, as we cut out of paper templates
three sizes of cardboard bags. Each piece of cardboard was
patterned on both sides, with one side having a large pattern,
the corresponding side having a smaller one.
We then folded and glued together the various sides, finishing off
with hole punching in the top of the bags and threading through
coloured ribbon, to tie in a bow. Very useful for wrapping an
awkward shaped gift.
1613 March A.G.M. Fellowship Songs of Praise
We started with having a look back over the past year. We have
shared and listened to a number of speakers and enjoyed their
very diverse subjects. We have rambled through a royal forest,
watched a film on Malawi, shared stories on the wearing of hats,
learnt about the Jewish customs for Harvest, and heard about an
Auctioneer's life. We have also heard
about Missionary life in Japan, listened to
Richard Costard's Songs of the South, Tim's
journey to Africa and seen pictures of the
Victoria Falls, as well as enjoying Yvonne's
craft sessions with us. We give thanks to all
our wonderful Speakers. The feedback
from the monthly article in Yours, is that it continues to be
enjoyed by our Church Fellowship.
Our Charitable Giving this year will be, 'The Winchester Hospice,
Friends of Winchester Cathedral and Reverse Rett. This meeting
was followed by our Fellowship's choice of Songs of Praise, from
Praise my soul the King of Heaven, Give me joy in my heart, keep
me praising, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation
and many more.
20 March Daffodils and Pressure Cookers, TLC for the Mind.
Pat Fry
One of the readings Pat used, Matthew11: v28-30, was
paraphrased this way:
Come to me all you who are tired with hard work. I will put
new life in you. Let me give you a hand and show you how
to live. I'll go your pace and see you through. I'll give you
the secret of a quiet mind. Pulling with me is easy, with my
help the load is light. That is to say, life will not necessarily be
easy, but Jesus yoke is easy in the sense that he walked this
way before us and is with us through everything, even when
we cannot sense his presence.
Pat shared with us something of what she learnt at the mental
health first aid course. Two of these things were, to be more
sensitive to each other, and gentler with ourselves. There is a big
17increase in the incidence of severe depression and anxiety. And
that is where early recognition, that there is a problem can make
a big difference. This is where the pressure cooker comes in. We
can cook a good stew in 20 minutes or so, that would normally
take a couple of hours in the oven. The right amount of pressure
makes all the difference. But we do need a safety valve, so like
the pressure cooker we need to let off steam in a safe and
controlled way, where no-one can be hurt.
Published by Action for Happiness are Ten Keys to Happier Living,
entitled GREAT DREAM'. 1) G: Giving, Do things for others, 2) R:
Relating, connect with people, 3) E: Exercising, Take care of your
body, 4) A: Awareness, Live Life Mindfully, 5) T: Trying out, Keep
Learning new things, 6) D: Direction, Have goals to look forward
to, 7) R: Resilence, Find ways to bounce back, 8) E: Emotions,
Look for what's good, 9) A: Acceptance, Be comfortable with
who you are, 10) M: Meaning, Be part of something bigger. We
listened to part of John Rutter's, 'For the beauty of the earth. Our
final Hymn 513 Take this moment time and space, as a reflection.
A meaningful afternoon.
27 March Hebridean Adventure Barbara Hillier
At the invitation of her friend, Barbara journeyed to the Hebrides
for a week's holiday in her friend's cottage. We were treated to a
stunning pictorial, power point presentation of their car journey
through Scotland to the Islands of the
Hebrides. During their stay Barbara
took many photos of the birds, of
which there are an extraordinary
diversity, that populate the islands.
Including the magnificent Golden
Eagle, Cormorants, Puffins, Curlews,
Oyster Catchers, Great Shua, Redshank and many more. In all,
over one hundred birds were photographed.
Pamela Gilbert
18SPACE IN THE CITY
May 2019
Reflecting on
The Lord’s Prayer
with
Brian Pickett Angela Tilby
Peter Lippiett Elizabeth Stuart
Wednesday lunchtimes 12.30 to 1pm
1, 8, 15 & 22 May 2019
at St Lawrence in the Square
Winchester
191 May The Rev’d Brian Pickett
Kingdom Come – ‘Our Father’ – a Jewish prayer?
Brian Pickett, a retired priest in Romsey, served first as a
Methodist, then Anglican, in parish work and hospital chaplaincy.
He is a retreat leader, spiritual director and Oblate of the Sisters
of Bethany in Portsmouth, where he leads study days on
spirituality. After reading German and Classics, he researched in
Hebrew, and has written on the German women mystics (‘The
Heart of Love’ 1991) and the Psalms (‘Songs for the Journey’
2002). Syriac spirituality continues to be an inspiration,
encouraged by a sabbatical in Kerala and Syria with Liz, his wife
and fellow priest.
8 May The Rev’d Canon Angela Tilby
The Riddle of the Lord’s Prayer’.
Angela Tilby is Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral,
Oxford, and Honorary Chaplain of Portsmouth Cathedral. She is a
theological educator, writer and broadcaster, whose
contributions to ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio 4 and her
various published writings have been much valued over many
years.
15 May The Rev’d Canon Dr Peter Lippiett
Praying the Prayer
Peter Lippiett is retired and lives in Twyford, married to Maggie,
occupied in grandparenting, gardening, travelling,
campervanning, cooking and spiritual direction. He has worked
as a general practitioner, parish priest, and retreat house
warden, and before retirement was Spirituality Adviser to
Portsmouth Diocese.
2022 May Professor Elizabeth Stuart
Lead us not into Temptation
Professor Elizabeth Stuart joined the University of Winchester in
1998 as a Professor of Christian Theology and Director of the
Centre for the Study of Theology and Religion. She became
Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer in 2005 before
being appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in August
2008, and then First Deputy Vice-Chancellor in January 2013.
No entrance fee is charged but your donations
are most welcome
Sandwiches and hot drinks will be available
after the talks, in the church.
Series Prayer
from Matthew 6. 9-13 in various translations -
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your
kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to
the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. Amen.
NRSV Anglicised.
Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are. Set the world
right; Do what’s best— as above, so below. Keep us alive
with three square meals. Keep us forgiven with you and
forgiving others. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You’re in charge! You can do anything you want! You’re
ablaze in beauty! Yes. Yes. Yes.
The Message
21Our Father in heaven, may your name be held holy, your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we have forgiven those who are in debt to us. And do not
put us to the test, but save us from the Evil One.
New Jerusalem
Our Father in heaven, let Your name remain holy. Bring
about Your kingdom. Manifest Your will here on earth, as it is
manifest in heaven. Give us each day that day’s bread —
no more, no less—And forgive us our debts as we forgive
those who owe us something. Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. But let Your kingdom be, and let it be
powerful and glorious forever. Amen The Voice.
The many and rich variety of talks given for Space in the City over
the last couple of decades are available to listen to online
via the website:
See the Archive at www.spaceinthecity.org.uk
JUNE 2019 Yours Magazine
Publication date for the June 2019
magazine (the next one) is Sunday 26th
May. The deadline for articles and notices
is Monday 13th May.
All contributions gratefully received.
The Yours Team is: Barbara Dunton and Sophie Armstrong
Email: yours@unitedchurchwinchester.org.uk
22Christian Aid Week 12-18 May 2019
– it’s getting closer!
Last month we thought about Tenneh in Sierra Leone – the most
dangerous place in the world to become a mum – and the joy of
the successful birth of her son Ansumana after the tragic loss of
her firstborn due to the lack of adequate care and facilities.
Much of the difference between her two pregnancies came
from the provision of a health centre – albeit tiny and
inadequately provisioned - and a trained nurse, Nurse Judith.
Since then we had the great privilege of hearing a first-hand
account of life in Sierra Leone by Joanna Tom-Kargbo, a
Christian Aid worker there, kindly hosted by St Paul’s Church.
Joanna knew Nurse Judith well, and had met Tenneh and her
baby. We also saw the almost-final version of this year’s Christian
Aid Week film, with Nurse Judith in a starring role!
As always we will start the Week with a service of celebration at
the United Church on Sunday 12 May at 6.30. Our speaker will be
Claire Aston, Head of Strategic Communications at Christian Aid.
It is always a great start to the week, whether you are collecting
from door to door or supporting the work with prayer and
donations. Claire has past links with Winchester which will be
revealed on the night! And of course there will be a chance to
see the film.
And before the Week formally starts, on the morning of Saturday
11 May, there is to be a Big Bike to Brekkie at the Cathedral. If
you are a Biker you can get sponsors to cover your cycle to the
Cathedral (not a huge distance for most of you I guess!), and
breakfast will be provided in the Refectory from 9.30 to 10.45. If
you don’t want to get sponsored you are still welcome to cycle
down: breakfast is £5 plus a further donation of your choice. In
23either case you need to register to help catering arrangements;
visit bit.ly/cawinchester19 or phone 023 8070 6969.
Sierra Leone has been affected by a series of disasters in recent
years; the one we may remember most vividly the terrible Ebola
outbreak in 2013-16; the country was helped by the International
Monetary Fund, but at the expense of a crippling debt. At 11.00
that morning a mass loop of cycles will form in front of the
Cathedral ringing their bells, calling on the IMF to Drop the Ebola
Debt.
On Wednesday 15 May, 10.00 to 1.00, Robin and Linda Hodgson
from St Stephen’s Sparsholt will be hosting a Coffee and Cake
morning with bring-and-buy sale at their house ‘Tara’, 69 Dean
Lane, Sparsholt SO22 5RA. And there may well be other Big
Brekkies or coffee mornings – or why not arrange one yourself?
Details on caweek.org/resources.
Last year we raised over £24,800 for Christian Aid in Winchester
and District. That is so worthwhile! Please help as you can!
Please note: We could still do with more volunteers to help
collect outside Tesco’s at Winnall on Friday 17 May. Please let
Rosemary know if you could help for an hour or two (869007 or
rcdunhill@gmail.com).
24You’re invited
to the
Big Brekkie!
The United Church
Jewry Street
Winchester
Saturday 19th May
8.30 - 11.00 am
Want to change the world over breakfast?
Then come and tuck in at our Big Brekkie!
We’ll be serving a delicious morning meal,
while raising money to fight
poverty and
injustice worldwide.
25LAST, BUT NOT LEAST ……..
Attendance at church may be in decline in some parts of the
Christian community, but this is not the complete picture. Some
younger people are turning to religion, discovering the meaning
that they find lacking in much of secular society. The sense of
belonging to a community gives religion its special quality.
According to research carried out by the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, being part of a community of like-minded individuals is
more important to happiness than theological conviction.
More than ever before, with so many people experiencing
challenges with jobs, mental health and relationships, the solace
and safety-net provided by faith groups is a priceless boon.
Zaki Cooper, Council of Christians and Jews, London NW
26Dates for May 2019
1 Fairtrade Stall in the Coffee Lounge 10am-2pm
Space in the City: Reflecting on the 12.30pm
Lord’s Prayer (1of4) at St Lawrence
in the Square
*Wednesday Fellowship in Room 1 2.30pm
2 Coffee Bar Playtime in Room 1 10am-1pm
Messy Church in the Hall 3.30-5.15pm
3 Friday Worship in the Church 11-11.20am
6 Coffee Bar & Church office closed
7 Baby & Toddler Group in the Hall 2-3.30pm
8 Space in the City: Reflecting on the 12.30pm
Lord’s Prayer (2of4) at St Lawrence
*Wednesday Fellowship 2.30pm
9 Coffee Bar Playtime in Room 1 10am-1pm
‘SPACE TO GROW’ - A biblical 6.30pm
perspective: did Mary choose the
better part? in the Hall
10 Friday Worship in the Church 11-11.20am
11 Christian Aid Week ‘Big Brekkie’ 8.30-11am
in the Hall
13 Church Council in Room 1 9.30-12noon
14 Baby & Toddler Group in the Hall 2-3.30pm
15 Fairtrade Stall in the Coffee Lounge 10am-2pm
Space in the City: Reflecting on the 12.30pm
Lord’s Prayer (3of4) at St Lawrence
*Wednesday Fellowship in Room 1 2.30pm
16 Coffee Bar Playtime in Room 1 10am-1pm
17 Friday Worship in the Church 11-11.20am
21 Baby & Toddler Group in the Hall 2-3.30pm
22 Space in the City: Reflecting on the 12.30pm
Lord’s Prayer (4of4) at St Lawrence
*Wednesday Fellowship in Room 1 2.30pm
Women’s Group at the Queen Inn 7.30pm
2723 Coffee Bar Playtime in Room 1 10am-1pm
‘SPACE TO GROW’ – Praying & 6.30pm
prayerfulness: is there a difference?
24 Friday Worship in the Church 11-11.20am
27 Craft Club in Room 1 10-12noon
28 No Baby & Toddler Group - half term
29 *Wednesday Fellowship in Room 1 2.30pm
30 Coffee Bar Playtime in Room 1 10am-1pm
Men’s Group at the Queen Inn 7.30pm
31 Friday Worship in the Church 11-11.20am
*Details elsewhere in Yours
Prevailing circumstances may require change of programme
Services for May 2019
5TH MAY
9.00 am Word & Worship Mrs Pat Fry
10.30 am Holy Communion Revd Tim Searle
12TH MAY
9.00 am Holy Communion Revd Tim Searle
10.30 am Morning Worship Revd Tim Searle
19TH MAY
9.00 am Local Arrangement
10.30 am Morning Worship Mrs Pat Fry
26TH MAY
9.00 am Holy Communion Revd Tim Searle
10.30 am Morning Worship Revd Tim Searle
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