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The Magazine of
The South Wye
Churches and
South Wye
Rural Parishes
Sept 2018
Volume 2 Issue 8
Price 50p
HELLO AND WELCOME!
September is the time when we get back to our normal routines after the summer
break. It’s a good opportunity to ask how God wants us to make a difference in
our workplace, school, family or with friends.
One of the ways that Christians can make a difference is through prayer. All of
the schools in our parishes are going through periods of change and I would
encourage you all to pray for the teaching and support staff as well as pupils and
their families. There are more practical ways in which we can support our schools
- have you thought about volunteering, helping with ‘Open the Book’ or becoming
a school governor?
As well as a new school term, September always seems to bring an increased
number of meetings after a relatively quiet August. PCCs, Synods and governing
bodies start to meet again and in his letter (page 4) Bishop Alistair reminds us
about the Diocesan Generation Next meetings. How do we as a Christian
Community encourage and inspire others to follow Christ? If you would like to
know more about our response as a Diocese, or have suggestions to make, you
might like to attend the meeting at the Hereford Academy on the 3rd of October.
In our Church year, we are also approaching the Harvest Festival season. In a
year when both the weather and the political climate are proving particularly
challenging to farmers, it is more important than ever to give thanks for God’s
generosity. Harvest produce collections are a welcome opportunity to
demonstrate our gratitude in practical help to those in great need. The chance to
gather together for Harvest lunches and suppers is welcome too. There are
details of our forthcoming Harvest services and festivals on the parish pages as
well as the back cover of this edition.
Elsewhere in this edition you will find articles on other opportunities to offer
practical help to those who need it, thorough donating or volunteering. Check out
our Acts of Kindness articles on pages 16 and 17, which identify opportunities to
support vulnerable people , both locally and further afield. Contributions to
ASPIRATION from readers are always welcome and I’m grateful to JIC for his
thoughts on recycling on page 26.
Whether this new season brings you changes and new challenges, or simply
continues your established routine, may you find blessings in the work that you
are called to do, may God enable you to make a difference in the lives of those
you meet and equip you to share the Good News with them
Rev. Anne
‘Work doesn’t take us away from God; it continues the work of God.’
(Eugene Peterson).
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CONTENTS
Welcome 2
Contents 3
Letter from the Bishop of Ludlow 4
South Wye Rural: St Andrew’s Dinedor 5
South Wye Rural: St David’s Little Dewchurch 6&7
South Wye, Hereford 8
South Wye Hereford: St Peter’s Bullinghope 9
South Wye Hereford: St Martin’s Ross Road 10-12
New from the Missioners 13
News from the Deanery 14
News from the Diocese 15
Acts of Kindness 16,17
City of Sanctuary 18
For Our Prayers 19
Coffee Time 20&21
St Michael’s Hospice News 22
Hereford Cathedral Dates 23
Host UK 24
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust 25
A Lighter Look - Reader Contribution 26
A Lighter Look 27
What do we have? 28
Advertising 29-33&36-39
Sunday Services 34
Meet the Team 35
Copy for the October issue of ASPIRATION should be sent to the Team Office by
September 19th to aspiration@stmartinshereford.org.uk The magazine will be
published on September 26th
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Letter from the Bishop of Ludlow
For many of us September brings with it a return to the regular and familiar
routines of work and daily life. After the summer and accompanying it the more
transient patterns associated with the school holiday season the serious business
of deadlines and daily duties come back to the fore. That said this month is often
a good one with many enjoyable events and opportunities still ahead. Hopefully
the weather will continue to be kind as the season slips from late summer to
autumn and we look back on what will probably be recounted as the long hot dry
summer of 2018.
The tradition of Harvest Festival still presents itself as one of the occasions to
gather in our churches and village halls to celebrate. The time honoured traditions
of decorating our churches for the service of thanksgiving is still a good one. So
too is the gathering to share food and celebrate together. We have yet to discover
how good a year this will be for the farmers. Yields may be lower due to the rain
fall or lack thereof. Certainly as I write the weather is proving to be good for
getting the grain collected and the straw baled which is good news. In an age
where regular Sunday attendance is perhaps not what it was in previous
generations harvest still provides a contact point and one where invitation and
welcome have a genuine purpose and meaning.
Many of the traditional harvest hymns make the link between the annual harvest
of crops and the spiritual harvest of seeing lives transformed and individuals
gathered in so to belong to the great company of those who love and follow Jesus
Christ. Mission has at its heart the hope of harvest, that is of seeing the bountiful
goodness of God impacting our everyday lives. Just as the harvest is annual so in
every generation the call is to Follow. Bishop Richard earlier this year wrote about
our autumn events entitled ‘Generation Next.’ We want to inspire a whole new
generation to follow Christ. As a reminder, the café style events and venues are:
25 September Bridstow C of E Primary School HR9 6PZ,
26 September Bishop Hooper C of E Primary School SY8 4BX,
2 October Luctonians Sports Club HR6 9RX,
3 October Hereford Academy HR2 7NG,
15 October Oldbury Well School WV16 5JD,
16 October Bishop’s Castle Community College SY9 5AY
There is also an ‘Inspiring Churches Day’ at Earl Mortimer College
Leominster on Saturday 17 November. Full details of all events are on
the web site. Please enjoy and make the most of this autumn.
+Alistair
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HARVEST CELEBRATION
SUNDAY September 23rd
11:15 Service at St Andrew’s
Church with harvest display.
Followed by auction of produce in
aid of refugees.
13:00ish Lunch in the Village SERVICES on SUNDAYS
Hall kindly provided by the local at St Andrew’s
WI and others. Sept 9th 9:30am Holy
TICKETS £8 for adults £4 for
Communion
under 16s Book with Wendy
870582 or Vall 870254 Sept 23rd 11:15am Harvest Service
followed by auction of produce and
JOIN US FOR THIS HIGHLIGHT lunch in the village hall.
OF THE VILLAGE YEAR! Oct 14th 9:30am Holy Communion
SPECIAL SERVICES ELSEWHERE
HAVE YOU NOTICED SUNDAY Sept 2nd 11am at Little
OUR NEW NOTICEBOARD? Dewchurch Village Hall Family-
friendly start of school service.
Thanks to Joyce,
Colin, Bill, Dudley, WEDNESDAY Sept 12th 3:30- 6pm
Julia Goodwin at Little Dewchurch Village Hall
and others who MESSY CHURCH for families.
helped with this
project. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL VISIT
It is a good
advertisement for On Saturday Sept 8th we welcome the
St Andrew’s. new year 7 students from the
Cathedral School for a short service
Watch the space
to find out what’s as part of their start of year camp on
happening! Dinedor Hill.
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SERVICES in
SEPTEMBER and EARLY OCTOBER
All at 11am St David’s
unless stated otherwise
SUNDAY Sept 2nd 11am in Village Hall
11am Family-friendly start of school
service.
SUNDAY Sept 9th Holy Communion
WEDNESDAY Sept 12th 3:30-6pm in
Village Hall MESSY CHURCH
SUNDAY Sept 16th Holy Communion
(Book of Common Prayer)
SATURDAY Sept 22nd 10:30am Loop and
Soup Village Hall
SUNDAY Sept 23rd Morning Prayer led by
members of the congregation
MONDAY Sept 24th 3pm
CONFIRMATION SERVICE with Bishop
Richard
SUNDAY Sept 30th Holy Communion WEDDING
SUNDAY Oct 7th HARVEST SERVICE CONGRATULATIONS
followed by lunch in the Village Hall. to Alice and Chris
Alice Crothers, granddaughter
CONFIRMATION SERVICE of our oldest member Lilian
It has been great joy to welcome Sharon to our Dolling, is to be married on
services over the past few weeks. We Saturday Sept 1st at 2:30pm at
particularly thank God that she has asked to be St David’s to Chris Roat. We
confirmed, so we have arranged a service on pray for Alice and Chris, for
Jack and Freya and Hugo and
Monday Sept 24th at 3pm when Bishop Alistair as they start a new
Richard will be with us. chapter in their family life.
Please pray for Sharon as she takes this May they know much happiness
important step as a disciple of Jesus. and the blessing of God.
Anyone is welcome to come to the service.
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LITTLE DEWCHURCH SCHOOL
Start of a new year
The new term at LD school starts on
Sept 4th. Rachel Matthews will be the
new Lead Teacher and there will be
some other new staff as well as the new
children starting at the school. Please DONKEY TAILS and a DONKEY TALE
pray for all concerned and for our On August 8th we had a great time at
continued contact with the school a special outdoor Messy Church in
through Open the Book and special the woods, thanks to Anthony and
services Sonya Kolker. After a game of Hide
and Seek we did some bark-rubbing
FLICKS IN THE STICKS and collected a variety of leaves.
Friday Sept 21st 7 for7:30pm A special bonus was a visit of Sheila
‘The Post’ Bell and one of her donkeys, followed
Little Dewchurch Village Hall by a game of ‘Pin the tail on the
Entrance fee £4.50 donkey’. Then we sat around a
campfire eating hot dogs, toasting
marshmallows on sticks and listening
to the tale of the donkey who carried
HARVEST CELEBRATION Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm
SUNDAY OCTOBER 7th Sunday.
11:00 Service at St David’s We look forward to our autumn series
Church back in the Village Hall, starting Weds
Followed by lunch in the Village 12th September.
Hall from 12:30pm.
Cost Tickets Adults £6, AFTER PEXIT
Children under 15 £3, Family £15, (Peter’s leaving in November)
available from Barbara Westhorp We have had some useful discussions
840757. NB Money must about what happens during the
accompany booking. vacancy and the process for
A fantastic 2 course lunch with advertising and appointing a new
home-cooked food; drinks priest for our benefice. Please keep
available for purchase. praying; that we know which woman or
Anyone wishing to help Joan with man God wants to come to us.
food please phone 840443. or The search is still on for a house
email joan.houghton@gmail.com . although there are some possibilities
that the diocese is considering.
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South Wye, Hereford
Through the long hot days of the summer holidays , we have
started to work out what the new routines will be for ministry and
mission in our new benefice. There have been a couple of
tweaks to our service patterns at both St Martin’s and St Peter’s,
but I hope that these will not be too difficult to adjust to. In these
changes we have kept the main service at each church at a
constant time and will only very rarely alter this - for example on
the 16th of September when the service at St Peter’s will be at 3:30, a songs and
praise celebration of the 50 years (!) that Jeff Paget has played the organ for
services.
If you have any concerns about the service patterns - not just service times, but
also the type of service - or suggestions, or would like to be involved
in service planning please get in touch.
Rev’d Anne
Would you like to find out more about the Christian faith?
Do you have questions that you’d like to ask about Church and what happens
there or about what Christians believe and how that affects our lives?
Look out for the Pilgrim Course which will be running this Autumn at St Martins or
contact David (07563 382923) for details.
We are very fortunate that Rev’d Penny Littlewood is going to
be supporting us with our ministry in South Wye. Penny has
recently retired as Minister in Charge at Burghill and is
generously offering her time and gifts during her retirement.
Some years ago, during her training, Penny undertook her
ministerial placement in the team so she may be familiar to
some of you.
Married to Roy, who may join her at worship occasionally,
Penny enjoys flower arranging, computer generated
embroidery and other crafts. Penny is passionate about the Life Events services
(weddings, funerals and baptisms) and the pastoral opportunities that they offer.
I am sure that you will make Penny and her husband Roy very welcome as you
meet them in the weeks to come.
Rev’d Anne
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St Peter’s, Bullinghope
September Services
Sunday 2nd 11:15am Family Service
Sunday 9th 11:15am Holy Communion
Sunday 16th 12:45pm Baptism
3:30pm Songs and Praise
(No Morning Service today)
Sunday 23rd 11:15am Holy Communion
Sunday 30th 11:15am Holy Communion
50 Years of Praise St Peter’s Big Clean Up and Clear Up
on Saturday and Sunday
Sunday 16th 1st and 2nd of September
September 2018 If you are able to help at all over the Big
at 3.30pm Clear Up weekend, we would be very
Join Jeff Paget and grateful. If you can offer an hour or two in
friends the Church or Churchyard or offer any other
for a service of help please let the parish office know. We
will also need cleaning and gardening
Songs and Praise supplies, storage boxes and help with
to celebrate 50 years removing rubbish as well as sustenance for
as organist the workers. It would be very helpful if we
at St Peter’s could borrow a gazebo or similar protection
Bullinghope from the elements for the weekend.
All Welcome With many thanks in advance for your help
Rev’d Anne
It’s very exciting to announce that the Jeff Paget has been made a member of the
Order of St Ethelbert: The Order was instituted in 2015 as a means of recognising
devoted and loyal service to the diocese and cathedral through their parish
churches and community. Presentations to the Order will be made on Sunday 14
October at 3.30 pm during Choral Evensong. Each recipient will receive a
certificate and badge of the order, together with a new book on the Life of St
Ethelbert, Hereford’s patron saint, written by the Dean.
Rev’d Anne
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St Martin’s, Ross Road
‘Two aspects of the
Southern Hemisphere’
Fri 28th September 7:00pm
Illustrated Talk by Bruce Freeman
with refreshments, in the Hall
tickets £10 from Bruce or from the office
Thank You! Many thanks to all those who helped with the fete, organising,
setting up, running stalls, catering, packing away and in many other ways - and to
all those who attended and enabled us to raise the grand sum of over £2,100. It
was wonderful to see so many visitors and old friends join us to enjoy the festivities
and the entertainment from Dolloway Dancers. The list of prize winners from the
draw and other competitions is below. Thank you all. Rev’d Anne
No
Ticket
No
Ticket
Prize Prize winner Prize Prize winner
details details
1 £50 CASH 108 Sarah Hammett 26 Jewellery Set 319 Fay Best
2 £25 CASH 1412 Sylvia Cockroft 27 Rose Skin Care Set 132 Sarah Hammett
Warner Holme Lacy House 3005 W Earlstone 28 Echo Falls White Wine 616 Frank Podmore
3
2 day m’ship
Talisker Storm Single Malt 2388 John Eden 29 Body Shop Shower Set 1061 Peter Jones
4
Whiskey
Ultimate Spa Pamper 2042 J&J c/o Bruce 30 Box of Chocolates 0061 Vic Harwood
5
Collection Freeman
Champagne Rose Brut 1905 Sue Goodman 31 Teddy Bear Cross Stitch 1895 Sarah Gittens
6
Picture
7 Red Wine 1890 Adrian Gittens 32 M&S Biscuits 3823 Mrs M Crockett
8 M&S Biscuits 3041 Barbara Rickers 33 Blossom Hill Wine 569 June Stone
9 Red Wine 1377 Jill Longworth 34 Mens aftershave set 3531 Pam Kennet-Wise
10 Bath Gift Set 3727 John Probert 35 Fairtrade Clipper tea 367 Laura McCarthy
11 Belgian Truffines 0023 Sue Attwood
12 Shower Gift Set 2451 Su Ranyard CAKE TOMBOLA
13 British Bird Book 564 June Stone Hedgehog 221 Mo Shepherd
14 Rose Wine 3868 John Rennie Strawberry Gateau 375 unclaimed
15 Yankee Candle 2709 Vanessa White Coffee Cake 166 Julia
16 Sanctuary Spa Set 2326 Su Muirhead Cupcakes 280 Kayci-Ann Crowe
17 Little Sweet Shop Set 2343 John Eden Chocolate Cake 364 Tiffany
18 Glenfiddich Whiskey 2619 David Hammett
19 Dove Gift Set 1665 Gillian Farlow WEIGHT OF DOG GATE DRAW
20 Wine Pinot Grigio Blush 1385 Jenny Bailey Mollie West Laura Deacon
21 Chocolates 1407 Ruth Cockroft Melvin
22 Roget&Gallet Set 759 Shirley Kendall Melvin
23 Slate Cheeseboard set 3269 Marion Wilce Callum Ware
24 Cookie Assortment 1834 Irene Goodman
25 Baron SaintJean wine 574 June Stone
10St Martin’s, Ross Road
“You’re Welcome”
One of the things that we pride ourselves on at St Martin’s is our welcome.
Hospitality matters to us. Like all matters of pride, we don’t always get it right -
and it’s not necessarily easy. Some people will feel unwelcomed at a Church
service if they are not greeted with a hug and a personal invitation to coffee
afterwards. Other people would feel completely appalled by such an effusive
greeting and much happier with a polite ‘Good Morning’ and a comment on the
weather. We won’t get it right every time - but it really matters that we try.
Welcome doesn’t - shouldn’t - stop at the door of course and is the responsibility
of all Church members, not simply the person who happens to be on the
“Welcomer” rota on any given day.
The importance that we attach to hospitality and welcome shows through in many
aspects of our Church life at St Martin’s. We offer hospitality on a Monday
afternoon at Meals, on a Tuesday morning at coffee, at Lovely Lunches and at
many other events. We are St Martin’s - we feed one another, it’s what we do!
Because we enjoy it, or perhaps because we’re so busy doing it, we may run the
risk of forgetting why it matters so much. When we extend a hand of welcome as
a Church, we are doing it in the name of Jesus Christ.
As a welcoming church, we find new opportunities to show Christ’s love to His
children, to offer hospitality in His name. One of these opportunities has arisen in
the work of the Herefordshire City of Sanctuary, who are using the Narthex of the
Church once a week for a drop-in meeting for some of the most vulnerable people
who have recently arrived in our community. A number of the congregation have
asked about this work and I hope that the article about the City of Sanctuary
project on page 18 of this edition is informative.
It is always a joy to welcome people to Church, especially those bringing children
to be baptised, and we are looking at ways to improve our welcome and the
support that we offer to baptism families. Is this something that you might be
interested in helping us to think about and plan? Research tells us that a
significant factor in families returning to church after a christening is whether they
meet someone from the church who is not the vicar. At the moment the only
member of our congregation who attends baptism services is the verger on the
rota for that service, and of course however friendly they are, they are busy with
their role. Is this something that we could work on at St Martin’s? Please let me
know if you’d like to be involved. Thank you. Rev’d Anne
11St Martin’s September Diary
Sun 2nd 9:30am Parish Eucharist—theme “Messy Church”
4:00pm The Gathering - an informal family service
Mon 3rd 7.30pm Anna’s installation as Rector of the Arrowvale group
in St Marys Pembridge (contact the office if you need
transport or are able to offer a lift)
Tues 4th 10:00am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
10:30am Coffee in the Narthex - all welcome
7:30pm Baptism Preparation in the Narthex
Weds 5th 1:30pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex - Starting a new term
Thurs 6th 12:00noon Lovely Lunch in the Hall - tickets £3 from the office
1:30pm Silver Threads in the Hall
7:00pm SWIM
Sun 9th 9:30am Holy Communion
2:00pm Baptism
3:00pm Baptism
4:00pm Forest Church at the Scout Hut
Tues 11th 10:00am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
10:30am Coffee in the Narthex - all welcome
7:30pm PCC in the Narthex
Weds 12th 1:30pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex
Sat 15th 2:00pm Wedding Fair and Boot Sale in the Hall and Church
Sun 16th 9:30am Holy Communion with Parade
2:00pm Baptism
Tues 18th 10:00am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
10:30am Coffee in the Narthex - all welcome
Weds 19th 1:30pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex
Thurs 20th 1:30pm Silver Threads in the Hall
Fri 21st 3:30pm Messy Church Training in the Hall
Sun 23rd 9:30am Holy Communion
Tues 25th 10:00am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
10:30am Coffee in the Narthex - all welcome
Weds 26th 1:30pm Pre-School Praise in the Narthex
Fri 28th 7:00pm Illustrated Talk by Bruce Freeman -
‘Two aspects of the Southern Hemisphere’ ,
with refreshments, in the Hall - tickets from Bruce
Sun 30th 9:30am Holy Communion
12News from the Missioners
Our Souper-Stars drop-in sessions over the Summer holidays have been very
popular with local families . Each session included lunch, activities and crafts
based on the story of a biblical hero or heroine each week. The hot weather
meant that the Souper-stars ate more salad than soup! Very many thanks to all
those who have helped with contributions to the menu, donations and those who
came along to the sessions to help with catering or to make slime (much the most
popular craft each week!) Thank you. Jo
We are piloting Messy Church this Autumn at the Scout Hut
and St Martins! To do this we need loads of help and loads of
kit. Come along to our informal training session on September
21st at 3.30pm to find out how you can help - there are roles
for everyone. Thanks for the generous donations so far in the crate
at the back of church.
Jo and David
Firewood Play Dough Sellotape
Cotton String Lego HB Pencils
Glitter Kids Aprons Icing Sugar
Washi Tape Boxed Games Food Colouring
Lolly Sticks Paper Plates Sprinkles
Lovely Lunches
Forest Church 6th September at 12pm
in St. Martin’s Hall.
@Scout Hut HR2 7AQ Please come along
Church without rules, and share a meal with friends!
without walls.
Church outside with fire.
Church for everyone.
Tickets cost £3 from the Parish Office
4pm, 9th September
at the Scout Hut, Followed at 1:30pm by
Silver Threads
Blackmarston Road. A friendship group for the retired.
All Welcome
13Hereford Deanery News
As I edited the report below about the appointment of our new Rural Dean for
Hereford Deanery, it occurred to me that not all of our readers might be familiar
with the Deanery structure and the place of our local churches within it. In
the Church of England a deanery (or ‘rural deanery’) is a group of parishes under
the guidance of a Rural Dean (a senior member of clergy). The deanery
synod has a membership of all clergy who are licensed to a parish within the
deanery, plus elected lay members from every parish. If you would like to know
more about the work of the deanery synod, please talk to one of your parish
representatives. Hereford Deanery contains the following groups and teams of
parishes: the West Hereford Team Ministry, Hereford South Wye, Hereford St
Peter with St Owen and St James, Holmer with Huntington, Tupsley with
Hampton Bishop, the Maund Group of Parishes, the Burghill Group of parishes,
Magnis Group Benefice, the Fownhope Group, and the Bartestree Cross Group.
Under the guidance of Chris Moore, Hereford Deanery has produced a Mission
Action Plan for the Deanery and taken a more strategic approach to mission
planning. Rev’d Anne
A new Rural Dean has been appointed for the Hereford
Deanery (City and Rural). Revd Neil Patterson will take on
the role from 1 August while also continuing as Diocesan
Director of Vocations and Ordinands. Speaking of the
appointment, The Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Richard
Frith said: "Neil Patterson is an ideal person to build on the
excellent work which Chris Moore has done as rural dean. Hereford deanery
clergy are all fully stretched, but they are committed to working increasingly
closely together, clergy and lay people across the deanery. Neil has the vision,
clarity of thinking and energy to encourage this to happen."
Revd Neil, whose parish experience includes seven years as vicar of a group of
six rural parishes in Herefordshire and as Team Vicar for Ross will take on the
role from 1 August.
He replaces Revd Dr Chris Moore who has been in the role since October 2016.
Revd Neil Patterson said: "I am delighted to accept this additional responsibility
as Rural Dean of Hereford at a time of change and development in the city and
Diocese. A good deal of valuable work has already taken place to plan for
mission in the deanery, and I look forward to building on it as I get to know the
clergy and lay leaders better in the coming years."
14Hereford Diocesan News
A Vicar's Life Live
Saturday 8 September, 7.30pm -
Tickets £12 - The Courtyard, Edgar St, HR4 9JR
Join the Herefordshire vicars from the show to find out what they really do all day,
explore their own personal walk with God, and get the inside track from behind
the scenes on the documentary. Hear from Revd Nicholas Lowton and his wish
for people to know as much about Jesus’s life as they do of his birth, Revd Ruth
Hulse on how the church needs to reach out to young people and Father Matthew
Cashmore on how small acts of good
change the world.
Join in the conversation beforehand
and submit your question to the vicars
on #AVicarsLife. www.courtyard.org.uk
Box office: 01432 340555
Farewell to Paddy
August saw the Archdeacon of Hereford, the Venerable Paddy
Benson swap rural Herefordshire for the city of Leeds and
retirement. As well as the specific responsibilities of being an
archdeacon, Paddy has taken an active interest in our diocesan
link with Tanzania and nearer home the forming of a Community
Land Trust, to help tackle the lack of affordable housing in our
diocese.
The Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Richard Frith has wished Paddy well and
said: “All of us in the diocese have reason to be thankful to Paddy for his ministry.
He is passionate about the Christian good news, warmly pastoral in his dealings
with others, immensely hard working and a very gifted communicator of the
Christian faith. We shall miss him greatly."
After retiring, Archdeacon Paddy and his wife Eleanor plan to move nearer one of
their children. “Our daughter asked us to join her church,” Paddy said. “She said,
‘Mum and Dad, we need some old people in the congregation’.”
His successor, Revd Derek Chedzey will be licensed at Hereford Cathedral on
Sunday 9 September.
15Acts of Kindness
We collect donations of clothing,
shelter and food to send to those
inneed. Items are distributed in the
camps in France or sent to containers
heraded for Syria and Greece. All of
our donations are sorted andit
decided where these donations are
needed most. Some things that we receive aren’t suitable to be sent to the camps
and these goods are then sold on via car boot sales or Cash4Clothes, and the
money raised doing so goes back into the charity. We pride ourselves that
nothing is wasted and all donations are able to help somehow.
You can leave donations at St Martin’s Church Office or St Paul’s Church Tupsley
or take them straight to the Colwall warehouse, 10-1, Saturday & Wednesday.
Thanks for Choosing Love
So far this year, the Red Cross have helped 197 people, to retain their
independence by loaning them a wheelchair. This makes a big difference to
people as they return home after an illness or surgery. Some people also loan a
wheelchair to go for a holiday or trip with friends or family. There is no statutory
service for people who need a wheelchair on a short term basis (that’s less than 6
months) and, in Hereford, and lots of other areas the Red Cross bridges this gap
To continue this much needed service we are looking for volunteers, to help in
our office at The Kindle Centre. You would be dealing with enquiries over the
phone and showing people how to use our wheelchairs. You don’t need any
experience as full training will be given; so if you have a few hours free during the
week, and you’d like to make a difference to the lives of local people please get in
touch to find out more.
Call: 0300 100 1400
Email: iWantToVolunteer@redcross.org.uk
16Acts of Kindness
Donating We welcome all gifts of food or
donations of money. We always need:
Tinned meat (stews, casseroles, ham),
Tinned vegetables, Smash, UHT/Dried Milk,
Sugar, Tinned fruit/rice pudding/custard, Coffee, Toothpaste, Soap & Toilet rolls
Donations of food can be delivered to: St Martin’s Church or direct to Unit 5, 32,
Aubrey Street, Hereford, HR4 0BU We are grateful for donations of money which
enable us to provide fresh food items such as milk, butter and cheese with the
Food Parcels. Donations can be in cash or by cheque made out to "Hereford
Food Bank". If you are a UK taxpayer, your donations can be gift aided, please
complete a gift aid form (available from the website) and all future gifts will
be included in your declaration.
Volunteering We always welcome new volunteers to work in the Food Bank, or
to help with collections or fund raising. If you would like to volunteer, please email
Jacquie at herefordfoodbank@rocketmail.com
Meals@StMartins continue to provide a hot two course meal each
Monday for between 20 and 30 people who are in need locally. We have received
some grants in the past - for example to buy the cooker - as well as cash
donations and gifts for which we are very grateful, but the coffers are low at the
moment. We regularly receive donations of surplus food from supermarkets, but
these obviously vary greatly in amount and content from week to week and we
need cash to enable us to plan menus and to supplement the donated food. We
are very grateful to all those who continue to support us. If you would like to offer
some of your time, we welcome volunteers to help serve or to collect donations
from the supermarkets. Financial donations can be given in to the parish office,
clearly marked ‘Meals at St Martin’s.’ Thank you for your help and prayers.
Craft and Art Supplies Needed
Our work at St Martin’s with families and young people gets through a great deal
of supplies. If you have craft items, such as felt pens, glue-sticks or children’s
scissors, that you can spare or could pick some up when you are shopping and
drop them into the office or the box in St Martin’s we’d make sure that they get
used!
Thank you.
17City of Sanctuary
What is happening in Herefordshire about refugees?
About 18 months ago the first Syrian families arrived in our county under a United
Nations 'Vulnerable People's Resettlement Scheme' . 14 families (60 individuals)
came over a period of about 6 months and were all offered support from Refugee
Action who were appointed by Herefordshire Council to do the necessary work-
finding housing, school places, doctors and providing basic English lessons as
well as giving each family one year of support from a caseworker. The settlement
of these families went well and the Council agreed to take a further somewhat
smaller group of families, for whom the same support will be provided. This time
the county has offered to take some asylum seekers being resettled from areas
where concentrations of people seeking asylum tend to accumulate. These
families do not have refugee status and do not have the same access to public
services. They will be housed and given some support by G4S, who will not be
available in Hereford more than one day a week. So far all refugees have been
housed in or very near to Hereford but it may be necessary now to look for
accommodation in Leominster.
This is the context in which a group of concerned people decided the community
should prepare to offer support to both refugees and asylum seekers and have
worked to set up Herefordshire City of Sanctuary. This links us to a wider national
movement which aims to give welcoming support to people who have been forced
to flee their homes. We can draw on expertise from other areas who have more
experience of helping people to settle.
How can you help?
As an individual there are many ways you can support our work. We need
volunteers to be present at Drop in Centres to offer a place of welcome where
people can come for help with English, ask for local information, seek help with
access to legal advice etc. We will also need volunteers to befriend individuals
and families. We will be providing support and training for these roles and of
course doing the usual DBS checks for the protection of these vulnerable people.
As people's needs become clearer we may seek donations in kind to help people
establish a homely space. We will also need some funds to help with things like
fares to reach important appointments, or to pay for interpreters.
Our first drop in centre will be at St Martin's Church on Friday mornings from 3rd
August. We will continue to adapt what we provide according to the needs of the
Refugees and Asylum seekers who are in Herefordshire.
18For our Prayers
Those to be baptised this month
Rosie Harriet Sophie Riley
Evie Benjamin Arabella
Those to be married this month
Jamie Box and Adele Coombes
Dean Evans and Jenna Scotford
Shane Gillespie and Laura McNair
Colin Grogan and Nicola Grogan
Christopher Roat and Alice Dolling-Crothers
Stuart Robinson and Marcia Robinson
Those who are ill or in need of your prayers
Peter & Glenys H Graham M
Gaynor C Olivia K
Pam D Pat A
Barbara W Tod P
Trish O Geoff A
Margaret M Jenny
Seren W
Those who have died and those who mourn their loss
Sapphire D.. Neil M.
Rosalie M Kenneth W
The Diocesan Follow! Prayer
God who in Jesus calls us - open hearts and minds to your invitation.
God of the pilgrim way - be our companion day by day.
God of the still, small voice - teach us to pray.
Grant that in our calling, our following, our pilgrimage
we may see your kingdom of truth and peace -
and delight to bring others to your love.
We make this prayer through Jesus, the Lord. Amen
19COFFEE TIME
Doodle Box
20Across Down
1 ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, its 1 ‘Whoever finds his life will — it’ (Matthew
builders — in vain’ (Psalm 127:1) (6) 10:39) (4)
4 Season of the year (Psalm 84:6) (6) 2 ‘My lord the king, let the — — on me and
7 ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to on my father’s family, and let the king and
the point of death. — here and keep watch his throne be without guilt’ (2 Samuel 14:9)
with me’ (Matthew 26:38) (4) (5,4)
8 It came over the whole land from the 3 O raid (anag.) (5)
sixth to the ninth hour on the first Good 4 ‘If two of you on earth — about anything
Friday (Luke 23:44) (8) you ask for, it will be done for you by my
9 Paul invariably did this in the syna- Father in heaven’ (Matthew 18:19) (5)
gogues he visited on his missionary jour- 5 Take care of (1 Samuel 17:15) (4)
neys (Acts 17:2) (8) 6 What the older son heard as he came
13 ‘It is God who works in you to will and to near the house the day his prodigal brother
— according to his good pur- came home (Luke 15:25) (5)
pose’ (Philippians 2:13) (3) 10 ‘Do not think of yourself more highly
16 Members of the Church of Scotland (13) than you ought,but rather think of yourself
17 ‘Now when he saw the crowds, he went with — judgment’ (Romans 12:3) (5)
up on a mountain side and — 11 Do ten(anag.)(5)
down’ (Matthew 5:1) (3) 12 Architectural style first used in Greek
19 Mock(Luke14:29)(8) temples in the sixth century BC (5)
24 Disgrace(Psalm44:13)(8) 13 Capable of being used(1Kings7:36)(9)
25 First month of the Hebrew calendar 14 ‘Each one should — his own ac-
(Exodus13:4)(4) tions’(Galatians6:4)(4)
26 Christianity of the Britons before Augus- 15 Among the items imported by Solomon’s
tine arrived from Rome(6) fleet of trading ships (1 Kings 10:22) (4)
27 Mean (Numbers 35:23)(6) 18 ‘But I am afraid that just —— was de-
ceived by the serpent’s cunning, your
minds may somehow be led astray’ (2 Co-
rinthians 11:3) (2,3)
20 Outstanding 18th-century hymn writer,
— Watts(5)
21 One of the four sons of Asher
(Genesis46:17)(5)
22 Be distressed(Proverbs24:19)(4)
23 He was the father of Gaal, who threat-
ened rebellion against Abimelech (Judges
9:28) (4)
Last Month’s Solution
21St Michael’s Hospice
The incredible support St Michael’s receives from the community means your
local hospice is now providing more care to more people for longer periods of
time. St Michael’s mission is to ensure that end-of-life care is available to
everyone who needs it, including patients, family and friends. We want to enable
people to do the things they want to do and make their life easier and more
comfortable.
All care at St Michael’s is provided free of charge, and people can be referred by
any health or social care professional involved in their care. We care for cancer
and non-cancer patients, and because everyone’s illness is unique, we offer a
range of different treatments. Our regular outpatient clinics and support groups
can give people the confidence and advice to help them live well with their illness.
For example, people with fatigue and breathlessness can benefit from courses
offering practical advice. Our occupational and physiotherapists can help alleviate
or control a range of symptoms, and with personalised exercise programmes and
home adaptations, they can make a real improvement to independent living. Our
person-centred approach means we also provide psychological and emotional
support through our counselling service and social care team.
Visiting the Hospice offers people a chance to socialise, make new friends and
take part in activities that range from arts and craft sessions to informative talks. If
you would like to find out more about how we can help you, or if you want to join a
nursing team which cares, visit st-michaels-hospice.org.uk or call 01432 851 000.
Venus - I Feel Love
This Autumn, you won’t wanna stop ‘till you’ve got
enough of Venus – I Feel Love.
Join up to 1,000 sparkling women who will be awash
with Friday Night Fever on 21st September. As it
enters its second decade, Venus takes us back to
the 1970s – that glittering, boogie-filled period which brought us the tunes we still
treasure today. With those beloved times in mind, step out under Hereford’s night
sky while decorated with colour, sparkle and a smile ready to walk together to
remember our loved ones. You’ll join the sisterhood and experience the
unforgettable razzmatazz that is the St Michael’s Hospice Venus midnight walk.
Sign up at www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk
22Hereford Cathedral Diary Dates
For Children! – Come along to Hereford Cathedral's Summer Crypt Club and
enjoy three mornings of free holiday fun! We will meet in the Crypt and then
explore the gardens, climb the cathedral tower and discover the unvisited nooks
and crannies of the historic building. There will be stories, arts and crafts, and a
treasure hunt on the theme of ‘Looking for the Glory of God in the world around
us’. Workshops take place on Thursday 30th, Friday 31st August and Saturday
1st September from 10am-12.30pm each day. To book a place or for more
information contact visits@herefordcathedral.org or phone 01432 374202.
September Events
Tuesday 4 September, 1.15pm Lunchtime Organ Recital
Given by Nicholas Morris, Birmingham Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft
onto a large screen in the nave. Free with retiring collection.
Tuesday 4 September, 4.15pm It’s a Vicars Life Tour, £5 (Tickets available
from Cathedral Shop) A living history, guided tour of some of the colourful
characters who have lived and worked within the cathedral since the Middle Ages.
For more information, please visit herefordcathedral.org
Sunday 9 September, 3.30pm Evensong & Prebendal Installation
The Bishop will collate as a prebendary The Revd Mike Kneen, Team Rector of
Leominster Priory, and will collate as a prebendary and as Archdeacon of
Hereford The Reverend Canon Derek Chedzey who is currently the Head of
Ministry Development in the diocese of Bristol. All welcome
Tuesday 11 September, 7.15pm Gala Evening Organ Recital
Given by Henry Fairs, Birmingham. Tickets are £15 (£6 for students) and will be
available from the Cathedral Shop (01432 374210)
Sunday 16 September, 3.30pm Evensong Battle of Britain Service
Join us to commemorate The Battle of Britain – everyone welcome
Sunday 16 September, 5.30pm Evening Hour
A service of prayer for healing and time for quiet reflection at the shrine of Saint
Thomas of Hereford in the north transept of the cathedral.
Tuesday 18 September, 1.15pm Lunchtime Organ Recital
Given by Shaun Ward, St Laurence, Ludlow. Projection from the organ loft onto a
large screen in the nave. Free with retiring collection.
Tuesday 25 September, 1.15pm Audience Request Organ Recital
Given by Peter Dyke, Hereford Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft onto a
large screen in the nave. Free with retiring collection.
23Host UK
Reach out to touch the World this Christmastime
No wrapping paper required, ribbon or
tags, just knowing that by offering
hospitality to a “Stranger Soon to
Become Friend”, the experience will stay
with you and your guest long after
recycling the wrapping paper, storing
decorations and finishing off the cold
turkey!
Here at HOST UK we offer you the opportunity to engage in an extra special
Christmas-time by opening your home to an international student for whom the
alternative would be, not only being far from home and loved ones but marking
time in lonely halls of residence.
HOST UK arranges visits for International students all year round but as can well
be imagined, festive season hospitality is greatly sought after and valued. Our
“festive season” will include the period in the Christmas run up, as well as New
Year. Your guest will be someone keen to experience British life with all its
special traditions and culture…and keen to share those of their home country.
Your hospitality will be a unique gift, invariably remembered and treasured. Your
gift to each other and to the world will be that of growing friendship, peace and
understanding.
Please consider this opportunity and remember that if the festive season is
difficult for you, we do operate all year round and hosting can become one of your
New Year Resolutions!
If you should like to know more, please go to our website www.hostuk.org or
leave us a message on http://visits.hostuk.org/Public/ApplyToBecomeAHost
24From July 2018 our offices will be based at Queenswood Country Park &
Arboretum. Our postal address is now: Herefordshire Wildlife Trust,
Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster,
Herefordshire, HR6 0PY The Visitor Centre is open every day between 10 am
and 4 pm and there is a large pay and display car park. Bus number 492 runs
between Hereford and Leominster and stops at Queenswood. If you are visiting
for a meeting, please call in first at the visitor centre and the staff and
volunteers on duty will direct you to the correct office building. Our email and
telephone details will remain the same. For general enquiries, please continue
to use 01432 356872 enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk If you are interested in
joining the team at Queenswood, please get in touch on the above details.
There are numerous roles available in administration, engagement and
education, practical work and visitor experience.
Walk for Wildlife
Sat, 22/09/2018 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Our annual fundraising walk is this year
raising money for conservation and access
work on our Woolhope Dome Nature Reserves:
Common Hill, Wessington Pasture, Lea &
Paget's Wood and Nupend Wood.
This year’s walk tracks the footpaths of the Woolhope Dome though woods,
meadows and orchards. The route covers a total of 13 miles but is formed of
three loops, each starting and finishing close by the Woolhope Village Hall so
participants can choose to undertake one or two loops only.The first two loops
are around 5 miles each, the last is just over 3 miles.
• Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads at all times.
• There will be stewards along the route and refreshments available at the
Woolhope Village Hall.
Each participant will receive a map and guide to the walk and the landscape
and can collect a goody bag when they reach the finish!
To register costs £15 per person; under 14s are free. We would also love you
to raise additional sponsorship if possible to contribute to the upkeep of this
beautiful part of Herefordshire. Please complete the online form to register at
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/events/2018/07/31/walk-wildlife
25Readers’ Contributions
DUSTBIN DAI Early hours next morning
Today I'll tell of "Dustbin Dai" Dai left his shabby couch
His proper name was Josh Retrieved the buddha from the shed
Inspector of the dustbins And placed it in his pouch.
From St. Martin's down to Ross. He'd come to the conclusion
From early in his childhood That it might be worth a tenner
Dai had been inclined So he took it to the pawn shop
To peer in people's waste bins To show to Ikey Jenner.
To see what he could find. Old Ikey was a cautious bird
When he was only six years old And questions on Dai rained
He lifted up a lid To know where it had come from
And found an ancient yo-yo And how it was obtained.
Discarded by some kid. Dai was quite embarrassed
Next day he came across some skates And took his dodgy load
And then a clockwork rabbit Across to the museum
And by this time young Dai was hooked Out on the Leominster road.
On his disgusting habit. When he unwrapped the Buddha
For thirty years he plied his trade The curator got excited
His "treasures" grew apace And said "This item is superb"
junk was piled throughout his home Dai Dustbin was delighted.
The trash filled every space. I won't keep you all in suspense
Some weeks ago whilst at the tip The object was pure gold
He moved an old ship's rudder And last week up at Sotheby's
And there wrapped in an old jute bag At auction it was sold.
He spied a golden Buddha. Dai went up to London
At first he guessed it must be brass with his young cousin Gillian
Which he could sell as scrap and fainted off when the hammer fell
No way could our hero guess At three quarters of a million.
The fortune in his lap. Times have really changed for Dai
He took his pickings to his home He's bought a lovely home
And dumped them in his shed Overlooking Hay-on-Wye
Kicked off his smelly wellingtons And a holiday flat in Rome.
And climbed into his bed. I'd like to say his new found wealth
But sleep was slow to come that night Has cleansed him of his sins
Rheumatics made him shudder But as he walks along the road
And when at last he closed his eyes Dai still inspects the bins. J.I.C.
He dreamed about the Buddha. September 2018.
26Planning for the clear-up days at St Peter’s might involve many of these decisions! Ed.
27What do we have?
The Rev Reuben Ezemadu of Nigeria recently spoke at the 2018 Lausanne
Researcher’s Conference. He urged the pastors to encourage their
congregations not to be discouraged by how little any single one of them could
do…
“When Jesus fed the 5,000, He did not produce the food from thin air. Instead,
He asked the disciples how many loaves of bread they already had (Mark 6:38).
When they produced the five loaves and two fish, it seemed laughable. Everyone
knew that wasn’t enough. No one thought that what they had was, in the hands
of God, more than sufficient.
Moses had the same problem. He was told to go to Pharaoh and ask him to
release the Israelites out of Egypt. He asked a very natural question, “What if
they do not believe me or listen to me?” God asked him, “What is that in your
hand?” It was his staff which, to his utter amazement, became a snake in front of
him. That staff in the hand of Moses became the staff of God. It parted the Red
Sea, it made the waters close over again, when it was used to strike a rock out
came water and when in time Aaron took it, it sprouted, budded, blossomed and
produced almonds. In the hands of God, more than sufficient.
A desperate widow appealed to Elisha the prophet. Her two children were about
to be taken as slaves to make good a debt. ‘What do you have?’ asked
Elisha. ‘Nothing, but a flask of oil,’ she replied. ‘Go and borrow jars and
containers from all your neighbours, as many as you can,’ he ordered, ‘then fill
them from your flask.’ She went inside her house with her two sons and filled
every jar. ‘Then the oil stopped flowing’ (2 Kings 4:6). ‘Sell the oil, pay off your
creditor, and live on the remainder,’ said Elisha. In the hands of God, a flask of oil
was more than sufficient.
What do you have now? A couple of spare hours a week? Some clothes that
you no longer need? A willingness to visit someone who is lonely? An opportunity
to help a neighbour or colleague? A talent for DIY? For sewing? For sharing
your faith? What actually do you have? In the Bible, people who used what they
had in the service of God found that, however seemingly insignificant, it was more
than sufficient with God’s blessing on it.
What is the key that opens the divine grace? Obedience. It was obedience in
using what they already had that engendered the miracle. May it be so for you
also.”
Rev Reuben Ezemadu
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33REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES
St Martin’s, Ross Road St Peter’s, Bullinghope
9.30 am Holy Communion for the 11.15 am weekly service:
whole Church Family (with Parade on For patterns of Communion and
3rd Sunday) Morning Prayer, please check on St
Peter’s pages inside)
4pm on 1st Sunday of each month
The Gathering, for families and those 3:30 on 3rd Sundays BCP Evening
preparing for Baptism followed by tea Prayer
4pm on 2nd Sundays—Forest St Andrew’s, Dinedor
Church at the Blackmarston Road 9.30 am Holy Communion
Scout Hut (see inside for details) (2nd & 4th Sundays)
Baptisms on the afternoons of 2nd St David’s, Little Dewchurch
and 3rd Sundays, or in the main 11 am Holy Communion
Sunday morning service (Common Worship on 2nd & 4th
Sundays; BCP Communion on 3rd
Mid-Week Services Sundays )
at St Martin’s in the Lady Chapel
For other Sundays please see
Morning Prayer: Little Dewchurch pages inside this
9.00 am Monday - Friday magazine
Said Communion 10am Tuesdays
(followed by our Coffee Shop if you For occasional alterations to
wish to stay for coffee & company) these service times, please see the
Church pages in this magazine or
Pre-school Praise TERM-TIME only our weekly pew sheet which is
Every Wednesday 1.45-3pm for small available in the Churches
children and their carers
Please come in to see us on any weekday morning in our office at St Martin’s
Church (Ross Road end of the hall building). Christine and Sharron can deal
with most enquiries & can make arrangements for you to meet with one of our
clergy should you wish to do so.
34Meet The Team
Clergy
Anne Dowdeswell
Team Rector. Hereford South Wye
(St Martin’s and St Peter’s)
07864 938898
Peter Houghton
Associate Minister (part-time) South Wye Rural
(Little Dewchurch & Dinedor)
01432 840443
Penny Littlewood
Associate Minister. Hereford South Wye
(St Martin’s and St Peter’s)
Contact through the office please
Intergenerational Missioners (Job Share)
David Bland Jo Child
07563 382872 07563 382923
David.bland@hereford.anglican.org Joanne.child@hereford.anglican.org
Team Office Staff
Team Administrator Administrative Assistant
Christine Cook Sharron Brown
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Dinedor Sunday September 23rd
11:15 Service at St Andrew’s Church with harvest display.
Followed by auction of produce in aid of refugees.
13:00ish Lunch in the Village Hall kindly provided by the local
WI and others. TICKETS £8 for adults £4 for under 16s Book
with Wendy 870582 or Vall 870254
Little Dewchurch Sunday October 7th
11:00 Service at St David’s Church
12:30pm. Lunch in the Village Hall Tickets Adults £6,
Child under 15 £3, Family £15, available from Barbara
Westhorp 840757. NB Money must accompany booking.
St Peter’s Sunday October 14th
11:15 Family Harvest Service
Followed by lunch at the Grafton
St Martin’s Sunday October 21st
9:30 Harvest Service with Parade
Produce Collection for Monday Meals and Hereford Foodbank
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