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100 Club reconfigured to allow for an increase in the
The winner of the draw on Sunday July 3rd size of the congregation. We are not back to
was Andrea Kaye. Appropriate as she was a pre-pandemic capacity and there are still
away celebrating a special birthday with her procedures in place to restrict the likely
Mum Pam Painter. Congratulations to spread of any virus. The church is also open
Andrea who is one of our regular lucky on the afternoon of the 4th Sunday in the
winners. month from 2 - 4pm for visitors. We also now
feel comfortable providing “table service”
We have the big draw for £50 in August to refreshments on these occasions as well as
complete the year. after the Sunday service.
It has been suggested that some tickets are In the case of St. Francis we are now
sticky !!! I can assure that is not the case but offering refreshments at our Wednesday
for a number of other reasons Patricia is “Community drop-in” after the morning
preparing new tickets. The Pandemic has service so if you or anyone you know is
seriously reduced Church Funds and It looking for some company come and join us
would be great if we could sell all 100 tickets from 10.30am. We are also able to provide
for the new year which starts September. I refreshments to clients of the foodbank which
hope that all who have supported by buying is so much more friendly. We are also able
/ selling tickets in the past will support the to welcome back some of the organisations
Draw in 2021-2022. If the lucky winners want that previously hired the premises which is
to keep their number please let me know. great news to all concerned.
Norman
We have been asked to publicise details of
The Bible study / Fellowship group will not “Woolmarket Music” that put on events at the
be meeting during August bur will be Woolmarket in Horndon. There are leaflets
resuming in September. When the plan is to in church or you can get details form their
meet at St. Francis in the evening of the 2nd website at:-
and 4th Tuesdays. However circumstances
https://woolmarketmusic.wordpress.com
may interfere with these dates so please
check the weekly newsletter for confirmation
before setting out. Everyone is welcome so I have recently been e-mailing Sue
feel free to “just turn up”. Fernandez (née Hammond) and she
wondered how their house In East Tilbury
Elsewhere in this month’s edition Revd. Village “Nyali” named after a beach in
Michèle writes about the St. James Kenya is suddenly displaying a blue plaque
churchyard in West Tilbury. The church itself mentioning H. G. Wells. I have spoken to
was sold many years ago and is in private members of our congregation who have
hands. The current owner has created a lived in East Tilbury since childhood and it
website at: http://stjameswt.co.uk/ which has remains a mystery . If anyone can help,
some historical notes and pictures. please let me know for interest and I will
With Covid-19 restrictions being eased the hope to report progress. Norman.
seating at St. Catherine’s has beenReflections from The Rectory
‘Walk softly in the ways of God
Listen gently to the voice of God
Sit quietly in the love of God
Pray humbly to the heart of God
Act boldly in the strength of God
Go forth in His name’
These are the words that appear in the entrance of the Chapel at
the Diocesan House of Retreat in Pleshey and which I was
fortunate to see every morning whilst on retreat there for a few
days in July. The words are placed close to a spiral tea-light candle stand. And every morning
on my way to Morning Prayer I would pause to light a candle. At the start of the week I felt
myself drawn to candles at the bottom of the spiral, an indication perhaps of how tired and
weary I was feeling. At the end of the week when it was time to go home, a candle nearer
to the top of the spiral was now lit and an indication that I was feeling rested and ready to
re-enter the world.
And finding time for rest and relaxation is important. Traditionally the summer months are
specifically for this purpose and many people head off on a holiday. This year, as with 2020,
there are still challenges attached to travelling abroad so many people will be seeking a
holiday destination closer to home. Some may even choose to have a ‘staycation’ and venture
out to things near our own doorsteps.
After all perhaps it is not the destination that is important but rather that you purposefully
choose to have time set apart from the busyness of everyday life.
In our Sunday bible readings of late we have heard how Jesus often ‘went away to a quiet
place’. These moments often occurred before he had an important decision to make or after
an extremely busy time of ministry and seeing to the needs of others. He also encouraged
his disciples to ‘set time apart’ for this same purpose.
Taking ‘time out’ can often drop to the bottom of our list of priorities. We can all, I’m sure,
always think of things we must, should or could be doing. But, just as a car needs to be
topped up with fuel and oil if it is to run efficiently we also need to be topped up through rest
and refreshment so that we can function as we need to and hopefully with some degree of
efficiency.
So, whatever helps you to stop and relax, find time to do it and allow yourself precious
moments to walk softly in the ways of God, sit quietly in the love of God and then once
refreshed and restored go forth in His name.
Stay safe and keep well, Every Blessing,
Revd Michèle.St James West Tilbury - Can you help?
As many of you will know St James Church in West Tilbury is now, and
has been for many years, a private residence. The churchyard has also
been closed and the maintenance overseen by the local council.
The owner St James’s Church has made an enquiry to the Diocese
seeking to purchase the remaining land in the churchyard that did not
come with the original sale of the church.
As part of the consultation process, which is being overseen by the Diocese of Chelmsford, we
are required to try and make contact the living relatives of those who have had burials in the
churchyard during the last 50 years.
Please note nothing will change as a result of this regarding public right of way and
access to the churchyard. Burials and interment of ashes into existing graves will still
be allowed.
The list below contains the names of those who have been buried in the last 50 years, the place
where they lived at the time of their death and the year the burial took place.
If you know of any living relatives that we might contact then do please call Revd Michèle
Marshall on 01375 671754 or email on mjmarshall@fastmail.co.uk.
Thank you for your help.
St James West Tilbury Burials since 1971
Name of deceased Abode of deceased Year of death
Francis Bloomfield The Bakery, West Tilbury 1971
Florence Fuller 3, Coles Cottages, West Tilbury 1971
Gertrude Clark Chadwell St Mary 1972
Alice Pease 10, Muckingford Rd., West Tilbury 1972
William Harriss 48, Rookery View, Little Thurrock 1972
William Ockendon Collingwood Farm, Orsett 1972
Henry (Harry) Brown The Nook, East Tilbury 1972
Daisy Jepson Chadwell St Mary 1973
Jane Bibby Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary 1974
Amy Lancaster St Andrews Hospital, Billericay 1974
Formerly West Tilbury Village
Bertha Bull Well House, The Green, West Tilbury 1975
Geoffrey Edwards Biggin Farm, Chadwell St Mary 1975
Cecil Downes West Tilbury 1975
Louisa Brown East Tilbury 1975
William Bugg Low Street, West Tilbury 1976Eric Hunt Sunnyside, Low Street, West Tilbury 1977
Norman Frost 2 Monks Cottages Linford 1977
Hilda Wright 217, Southend Rd, Stanford le Hope 1977
John Mead 1, The Cottages, The Green, West Tilbury 1978
Ellen Ockendon Orsett Hospital 1978
Formerly Collingwood Farm
Leo Coker Mill Cottage, West Tilbury 1979
Elizabeth Clark Late of West Tilbury Village 1980
Elizabeth Bloomfield The Bakery, The Green West Tilbury 1981
Gladys Harriss Danefield, Church Lane, Bearstead 1981
Walter Frost St. Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham 1982
Hilda Gothard West Tilbury 1986
Ethel Bugg No address in Register 1987
Beryl Hunt Sunnyside, West Tilbury 1989
Kathleen Downes Ghyll Grove Nursing Home, Basildon 1997
Formerly West Tilbury
Dorothy Pease 41, East Tilbury Rd, Linford 1999
Grace Frost 127, Corringham Rd, Stanford le Hope 1999
Richard Ockendon Weavers, Chelmsford Road, Felstead 2000
Betty Waldon No address in register 2011
Carol Bright No address in register 2016
Lilian Grover 41, East Tilbury Road, Linford 2017
Iris Pease No address in register 2020
Smile Lines
Quiet
Sad teenager: “Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was ‘shut up’.”
Baby
A three-year-old walked over to a pregnant woman on the beach. “Why is your stomach
so big?” he wondered out loud.
“I’m having a baby,” the woman replied, amused.
The little boy, with a puzzled look, ventured: “Is it a good baby?”
The woman smiled. “Oh, yes. It’s a real good baby.”
With even more surprise the toddler asked: “Then why did you eat him?”The King’s Staycation Plus As our Holiday in Brittany was cancelled Sheila looked for an alternative and found a lovely “cottage” in Wedmore in Somerset. This had a bonus as we were able to see our Great Niece in Bristol on her Birthday and again before we drove home. Unfortunately Violet was a bit under the weather. Before driving to Bristol we went to Wells, the smallest City in England. We parked in Waitrose very near the Cathedral which was in walking distance. It is a stunning building and I particularly liked the West Front(c1230).It contains one of the largest galleries of medieval sculptures in the world. Starting in the lower niches with biblical scenes, it rises through kings, bishops and an order of angels to the twelve apostles with Christ over all. Due to the pandemic we had to follow the Pilgrims walk to admire the beautifully kept Cathedral, the Wells Clock installed about 1390 is one of the oldest medieval clock faces in the world which on the quarter hour shows jousting knights going round in tournament. There is a fantastic curve of well worn steps up to the Chapter House and some very beautiful altar frontals ceiling arches and stained glass windows. To date our best Cathedral visit. Next Door to the Cathedral is the Bishops Palace a huge most impressive building and an RHS Garden. It was interesting that included among the Bishops of Bath and Wells was Bishop Laud one of Michele’s predecessors as Rector of West Tilbury. Norman We had lunch at The Bishops Table (a café in the grounds!) Sheila Remembering Sir Walter Scott by Tim Lenton Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish historical novelist, poet and playwright, was born 250 years ago, on 15th August 1771. His best-known works include Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. Often considered to be both the inventor and the greatest writer of historical novels, he was inspired by a stay with his grandparents in the Scottish borders during his early childhood, while he recovered from polio. From them he heard stories and ballads about the area and became fascinated by the history and culture of Scotland, where all his early work was set – often published anonymously. On a visit to the Lake District in 1797 he met Charlotte Carpenter, who he married after a whirlwind romance, much to the disapproval of his parents, who suspected she was a French Catholic. But she was a British citizen who had been christened in the Church of England: the couple were happy until her death in 1826. Scott was widely admired for both novels and poetry and was once offered the post of Poet Laureate, which he declined. He was plagued during later life by financial problems, largely brought about by taking on the debts of friends and colleagues, but also by expenses incurred from his Abbotsford estate, near Galashiels.
Geraldine is out of “lockdown”
(To set this in context the weekend referred to is the 19th / 20th June………Ed)
After being away for two weekends, I expected to be in church on Sunday, especially be-
cause I will not be there this coming Sunday. Both of my sons had arranged to come and
clear the loft for us as we need access for pipework at some point. They did an amazing
job, but of course we have ‘stuff’ everywhere to get rid of.
My son and his family from Bracknell stayed the night on Saturday, which I was very happy
about as it is very rare. They said they were going to my daughter in law’s sister in Tiptree
the next day, which I thought nothing of. Usually, they would have been up and out the
door, but strangely not this time, which of course was fine with me as I got more time to
spend with my grandchildren. We were supposed to be going to my brothers for lunch, so
all should have worked out well, they would go, I would go to church, then on to my broth-
er’s.
Everyone was dallying, which put paid to coming to church as I didn’t want to come back
and find my family gone. I texted our lunch date to say we will be over as soon as Simon
and Stassa have gone. Eventually they did go, and we got moving too. On the way I texted
to say we were running a bit late, to which the reply was, don’t worry it’s only salad. I
thought Alan is not going to be happy about that when I tell him, but he didn’t react. All
these things did not register with me at all.
I got there, put on my slippers on, then walked through to the lounge, where I had the most
wonderful surprise, there were all my family under a gazebo outside the patio doors shouting
surprise, a table laid with the biggest feast you ever saw, which as it turned out my daugh-
ter in law, Gemma from South Ockendon had done. I was in complete and utter shock and
speechless, and then came the tears. They said as I missed out on my 70th party last year, I
have the Covid restricted 71st family version.
My family from Bracknell were dallying as they were getting messages to delay because
family coming from further away had not arrived. I think they all did such an amazing job,
and I am just so lucky to have such a wonderful family.
The Queen on York Minster
York Minster is to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year with a statue of the monarch,
placed in a niche high on its medieval west front.
The figure of the queen will be slightly larger than life, and she will be holding the historic
symbols of monarchy: the orb and sceptre. She will be the first British monarch to have
reigned for 70 years.
The statue will be the centre point of a makeover of the open space in front of
the Minster, where a new Queen Elizabeth Square is to be created. More details
are expected in the autumn.Church Wardens Report July 2021
July has brought with it celebrations and sad reflections
It was with great pleasure that Reverend Michele has officiated over
A Wedding for Aaron and Amy. We send you Gods blessings for your future
lives together.
But also the funeral of our brother Jason whose untimely passing brought great sorrow to St
Catherines congregation and his friends and family . May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Colin Strong and I have attended The admission of Churchwardens and Archdeacon’s Charge
at St Peters and St Pauls Church in Grays. The service was led by The Venerable Mike Lodge,
Archdeacon of Southend.
So it is official…….we can now formally undertake the roles required of a church warden.
Do you know what a church warden is responsible for? I know I didn’t until undertaking this role.
First, a little history, Church wardens first emerged into legal recognition in the thirteenth century.
Two centuries later all adult parishioners had a choice in annually choosing their church wardens.
And you still do.
What are our responsibilities?
As a lay representative of the parish the role is extremely varied, and generally
involves management, maintenance and mission., and the following is not ex-
haustive.
We assist and support our incumbent Reverend Michele.
We represent our congregation and people in the community.
We maintain order and decency in the church and church yard, particularly dur-
ing services
We are responsible for all goods in the church and the church yard.
The list continues and includes safeguarding, risk assessments, dealing with complaints, care
during interregnum, ensuring parish activities are adequately supervised and insured.
I am happy and very grateful to say that Reverend Michele covers a lot of these responsibilities
as well especially during Lockdown.
Colin and I hope to serve you all to the best of our ability.
We have advertised on Facebook for volunteers to help with churchyard maintenance, we hope
to see you there soon. In the meantime
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love endures forever.
With blessings, Kathy
A prayer for all those affected by corona virus
Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy. Sustain and support the anxious, be
with those who care for the sick, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may find com-
fort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.PARISH DIARY FOR AUGUST
Our Sunday services are at St. Catherine’s
As a result of the Church’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic there are
still some restrictions in place. To find the latest information please look at
the weekly newsletter, copies of which can be found on the gate at St.
Francis and St. Catherine or on the church website.
1 Aug 9th Sunday after Trinity
“Worshipping together” (Refreshments afterwards) 10.00am
Holy Communion 4.30pm
4 Aug Holy Communion (St. Francis) 10.00am
Then the community support “drop in” at St. Francis 10.30am-noon
Funeral service and burial of the late William Ballard 2.00pm
5 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm
7 Aug Church cleaning at St. Catherine’s 10.00am - noon
Committal of ashes of Nell Plom 11.30am
8 Aug 10th Sunday after Trinity
Parish Communion (Refreshments afterwards) 10.00am
Baptism 12noon
10 Aug Funeral service and burial of the late William Hollington 1.00pm
11 Aug Holy Communion (St. Francis) 10.00am
Then the community support “drop in” at St. Francis 10.30am-noon
12 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm
14 Aug Church cleaning at St. Catherine’s 10.00am - noon
15 Aug 11th Sunday after Trinity The Blessed Virgin Mary
Parish Communion (Refreshments afterwards) 10.00am
Baptism of Beau Dove- Webb 12.noon
18 Aug Holy Communion (St. Francis) 10.00am
Then the community support “drop in” at St. Francis 10.30am-noon
19 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm
21 Aug Church cleaning at St. Catherine’s 10.00am - noon
22 Aug 12th Sunday after Trinity
Parish Communion (Refreshments afterwards) 10.00am
Baptism 12noon
St. Catherine’s open afternoon with refreshments 2.00 - 4.00pm
followed by Evening Prayer 4.30pm
23 Aug Wedding rehearsal 7.00pm25 Aug Holy Communion (St. Francis) 10.00am
Then the community support “drop in” at St. Francis 10.30am-noon
26 Aug Foodbank at St. Francis 11.00am - 1.00pm
27 Aug Wedding 2.00pm
28 Aug Church cleaning at St. Catherine’s 10.00am - noon
29 Aug 13th Sunday after Trinity
Parish Communion (Refreshments afterwards) 10.00am
What organists do with their feet -by Ruth Turnnidge
Several years ago I attended an art course and in the introduction the tutor asked us what
we did in life, apart from painting and I said that I liked singing in a choir and was also the
organist at church.
One evening I sat next to a lady at dinner and she said that she was pleased to be near
me as she wanted to know about the pedals on an organ, were they the same as those on
a piano? I was a little taken aback by the question, but then realised that organs in many
churches are well out of sight of the congregation.
So I said “No, an organs pedals make another keyboard which is played
by the feet”! Her face was quite a picture!
I did see the Kelvingrove Museum organ on the T.V. Once with cameras
in the feet, which was interesting to see, so if you are in Glasgow it’s a
lovely place to visit, as they have recitals at lunchtimes - but no cameras when I was there.
The picture is of the Kelvingrove museum’s organ keyboard……………………Ed
Occasional Offices during June
Baptisms
none
Weddings
17 July Aaron Mulqueen & Amy Taylor
Committal of ashes
18 July William Benyon
Funerals
19 July Jason Barron
23 July Gloria Salter
23 July John SachThe Priest in charge
REVD. MICHÈLE MARSHALL
The Rectory
24, Somerset Road, Linford
Stanford-le-Hope
Essex, SS17 0QA.
Telephone: 01375 671754 email: mjmarshall@fastmail.co.uk
The Services -
Sunday 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion service at St. Catherine’s
Wednesday 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion at St. Francis
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact Revd. Michèle Marshall
The Churchwardens PEWTALK Editor
COLIN STRONG T: 07591 708955 Chris Ford
E:- warden.colin.stcatherines@gmail.com 44, Northumberland Road
Linford
KATHY BIRD T: 07920 794716 Stanford le Hope
E:- warden.kathleenbird@yahoo.com SS17 0PU
Tel: 01375 675863
e-mail: pewtalk@talktalk.net
St. Francis Centre
The centre is currently not
available for hire for regular events
when not used by the Church. To
check availability please contact:
PATRICIA STRONG
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