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THETrinity TIMES The Parish Magazine of Holy Trinity Church, Henley-on-Thames Price 25p December 2020 / January 2021
THE VICAR’S LETTER
Dear friends,
This Christmas will be strange, but it precisely into these horrendous
needn’t be without hope. circumstances that God sends his
We may be facing the most unusual Son, Jesus – to bring salvation to the
Christmas – carol services without world.
congregational
singing; families The true light that
Reverend Duncan Carter gives light to everyone
restricted in their
visits etc. but, amidst was coming into the
Holy Trinity Vicarage
the cancellations and world. John 1:9
Church Street
the disappointments, Henley-on-Thames Things may seem
there will also be a Oxfordshire RG9 1SE somewhat dark at the
huge opportunity. Tel: (01491) 574822 moment, but think how
Because, if things light has a way of
seem a bit darker this The Vicar is always glad to see transforming things –
year, the light of anyone needing help or advice. Christmas trees
God’s love can shine Talking through problems and sparkle in our homes!
all the brighter. praying with people are his top The joy of Jesus’s light
If you are not feeling priorities. Do not feel worried is that it transforms not
too full of hope at the about sharing your problems, trees, but people’s
moment cast your whatever the concern, large or whole lives.
mind back to the first small. For your reference, his So, be encouraged
Christmas… day off is Saturday. this Christmas.
You are living under The greatest danger
the occupation of is not the lack of
foreign troops. You are not yet interest around us – two lockdowns
married, but you are expecting a have given many people a desire to
baby. Just at the point when the birth explore what really matters in life. The
is due, you are forced to walk 80 / 90 biggest danger is more likely to be the
miles to your fiancée’s family-home… weariness within us. It would be such
and not for a pleasant visit, but a shame if, worn down by Covid
because you are going to have to pay regulations, organising zoom meetings
higher taxes. You aren’t even and finding misplaced face masks, we
welcome when you get to the town. failed to find time this Christmas to
Then the baby is born, and suddenly hold out the hope that God has given
when you are exhausted and us and that people so need.
struggling with all the challenges of
motherhood you are forced to flee for The light shines in the darkness, and
your life and become a refugee in a the darkness has not overcome it.
foreign land. John 1:5
Yet what sustains you, (and can Best wishes,
sustain us all today), is that it is Duncan
2 The Reverend Duncan Carter
Trinity at Four update
Dear friends,
Kept Safe
One of the new phrases that 2020 Not stay safe, but kept safe. Because
has brought into existence is 'Stay Jesus Christ went through death into
Safe'. Do you remember when everlasting life, those who trust him
everyone started signing off their can be kept safe through all the trials
emails or messages that way? Now of of this life for that everlasting future
course where people can, of course themselves. Kept Safe. So much
they should stay safe. But have you better than 'stay safe'! And as
noticed how just saying 'stay safe' believers, our focus must be on his
doesn't actually help anyone to feel keeping of us, for a future beyond the
safe? That's because we look at this bounds of this broken world – for that
chaotic world and realise that sadly, is what will make us the people of
often even our personal safety is out peace, rather than fear, that he calls
of our control. Which is what makes us to be, even – indeed, especially –
this promise from Deuteronomy 33:27 in the midst of a pandemic.
so precious and wonderful:" The
eternal God is our refuge and With grateful thanks,
underneath are the everlasting arms."
Sam
The Reverend Sam Brewster
Looks like the sexton went to Spain
after all, and is still in quarantine.
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Heaven and Hell
This week I was asked about a force it on him. It may be supposed
difficult verse in John’s gospel – a that no one being condemned to
verse that speaks about God’s wrath. death would reject a pardon, but the
The argument was put that if God rule must be the same.' George
loves everyone we must all eventually Wilson did not accept his pardon -
be ok regardless of how we live our and went to execution by his own
lives – yet John records words of choice.
Jesus that challenge that view:
The free pardon and the new life that
“Whoever believes in the Son has God offers us, on the basis of the
eternal life, but whoever rejects the death of Christ, must similarly be
Son will not see life, for God's wrath accepted if its benefits are to be
remains on him." John 3:36 enjoyed. The offer is there for anyone
to receive, but the New Testament
What are we to make of this? One makes it plain that a pardon is valid
version even translates it ‘...God’s only if it is accepted. If we ignore or
wrath will remain on him forever.” reject it, then we must pay the penalty
I recalled the story of a man in the – one we all deserve.
USA some years ago. His name was In the modern world it may not even
George Wilson. He had been indicted be an overt or dramatic rejection of
for robbing a mail van and putting the God which leaves us in peril. Studdart
life of the driver in jeopardy. He was Kennedy wrote a poem about our
condemned to death. However, indifference to what Christ has done
shortly before his execution he was to avert God’s wrath:
pardoned by the President. Yet, when
the warder presented the pardon to ‘When Jesus came to Golgotha, they
the prisoner in his cell, he refused to hanged Him on a tree,
accept it saying that he wanted to die. They drove great nails through hands
'Well,' the warder said, 'all right you and feet and made a Calvary.
will die; we'll go ahead with the They crowned Him with a crown of
execution.' But Wilson’s attorney thorns; red were the wounds and
obtained a stay of execution. It was deep, for those were crude and cruel
his contention that you could not days, and human flesh was cheap.
execute the man if he had been
pardoned. When Jesus came to Birmingham,
they simply passed Him by,
The case was brought to the They never hurt a hair of Him, they
Supreme Court of the United States only let Him die.
and the decision of that court read as For men had grown more tender, and
follows: “A pardon is a deed, to the they would not give Him pain,
validity of which delivery is essential; They only just passed down the
and delivery is not complete without street, and left Him in the rain.
acceptance. It may be then rejected
... and if it be rejected, we have Still Jesus cried “Forgive them; for
discovered no power in a court to they know not what they do.”
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And still it rained this wintry rain that Perhaps the wonder is, not that some
drenched Him through and through. should be left to face the wrath of
The crowds went home and left the God, but that anyone should find His
streets, without a soul to see, grace! Yet that is the promise!
And Jesus crouched against a wall, Whoever believes in the Son has
and cried for Calvary.’ eternal life
DC
Christian Aid
The year 2020 sees the 75th and children in a camp every
anniversary of the founding of month.
Christian Aid, setup by British and Bangladesh: building hand
Irish churches to help those left washing stations for Rohingya
homeless, hungry and destitute by the refugees.
Second World War. Afghanistan: distributing hygiene
kits with soap to 1,400 people.
The latest edition of the Christian Aid Nicaragua: support for coffee
Magazine highlights the great effects farmers who are getting lower
that the corona virus epidemic is yields because of climate change,
having on us all, but especially on the by helping them to shift to climate-
poorer countries, where Christian Aid resistant cocoa production.
works with its partners to alleviate
poverty and bring justice. How can you continue to help?
Give: see caid.org.uk/neighbours
Can I take you back to May this year, Act: ask the UK Chancellor Rishi
to what was a virtual Christian Aid Sunak to champion debt
Week? Many of you were kind cancellation for the poorest
enough to support Christian Aid countries at
through my JustGiving page, as the caid.org.uk/debtpetition.
usual house to house collection and Pray: download prayers at
sponsored walk could not take place. caid.org.uk/autumnpray.
I did manage a walk, and have written
about it in Trinity Times. Throughout The Christmas appeal is aimed at
the country many people found helping people in Ethiopia where
different ways to support CA, and there is long-term drought, by hoping
raised a total of £4 million. to provide reliable sources of water
and seeds that grow in drought.
Examples of the ways in which CA
has been responding to corona virus Finally, you might want to catch up
and other areas of need include: with an online service of reflection that
Guatemala: help for women at was on Wednesday 4th November at
increased risk of domestic 3:30 p.m. at caid.org.uk/reflection.
violence with online counselling
and transport to safe houses. For more information go to C.A.’s
Nigeria: distributing food website at caid.org.uk.
packages to 48,550 men, women
Mike Hails
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Children’s Pages
Christmas
Christmas is nearly here! More than two thousand years ago the Jews were longing for
the coming of their Messiah. The Old Testament had promised that when He came, He
would preach good news to the poor, bind up the broken hearted, proclaim freedom for
the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, proclaim the year of the Lord’s
favour, comfort all who mourn and to bestow on His people a crown of beauty instead of
ashes. Jesus did all those things. He was and is the Son of God, and whoever has seen
Him has seen the Father. Whoever believes in Him will have the best gift of all – His Spirit
within them, which gives them eternal life.
Angel Mary Gift Birth
Bethlehem Jospeh Herod Star
Christmas Jesus Gold Hymns
Kings Baby Frankincense Manger
Stable Shepherd Myrrh Donkey
Alex Miles-Kingston – Age 14
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Children’s Pages
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Children’s Pages
Epiphany
‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the
east and have come to worship him.’ So Matthew tells of the coming of the Magi,
or Wise Men, to Bethleham. Did they come from Arabia Felix – nowadays
southern Arabia? How many came? No one knows, but by the 6th century they
were named Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. Why gold, frankincense and myrrh?
Gold stands for kingship: Jesus was King of the Jews. Frankincense stands for
divinity; Jesus was to be worshipped. Myrrh stands for death and burial; Jesus
would become a sacrifice and die for his people. The Wise Men were the very first
Gentiles ever to worship Jesus. Isaiah foresaw this response to Jesus: ‘Nations
will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.’ The Magi
wanted to worship Jesus; Herod wanted to kill him.
Hope Year Twelfth night Enlightenment Realization
Epiphany Feast Traditions Beginning Adoration
Revelation Jesus Resolutions Christianity Celebration
New Baptism January Festival Church
Isabella Miles-Kingston – Age 12
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AN ANGEL HAD TOLD MARY SHE
WOULD HAVE A VERY SPECIAL BABY
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11SERVICES in DECEMBER
The Vicar, the Reverend Duncan THURSDAY 24th DECEMBER
Carter, will lead the morning services, Christmas Eve
with the assistance of the Licensed
Lay Minister, Michael Forsdike. 4:00 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
The Reverend Sam Brewster, will
lead the Trinity at Four services. 5:30 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER 11:30 P.M. CHRISTMAS
Second Sunday of Advent COMMUNION
10:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP FRIDAY 25th DECEMBER
Christmas Day
4:00 P.M. TRINITY AT FOUR
at Christ Church URC 8:00 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION
SUNDAY 13th DECEMBER 10:00 A.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
Third Sunday of Advent
11:00 A.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
10:00 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION
4:00 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
5:30 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS*
SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER
Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
with carols
SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER
4:00 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS* First Sunday of Christmas
5:30 P.M. CANDLELIT CAROLS* 10:00 A.M. MORNING WOSHIP
4:00 P.M. TRINITY AT FOUR
at Christ Church URC
Places will need to be booked for the
Carol Services marked with an
asterisk. Please use the link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/holy-
trinity-henley-31717596819
122021 Diary Dates
Since we don’t know what restrictions will be like for January we cannot plan our
January services yet. When we have an idea of what we can do, we will make
announcements in church and on the website.
Sunday 3rd January Epiphany
Wednesday 17th February Ash Wednesday
Thursday 1st April Maundy Thursday
Friday 2nd April Good Friday
Sunday 4th April Easter Sunday
Sunday 9th May – Christian Aid Week
Saturday 15th May
Thursday 13th May Ascension
Sunday 23rd May Pentecost
Sunday 30th May Trinity Sunday
Sunday 28th November Advent Sunday
Saturday 25th December Christmas Day
13PETER WILLIAMS
service, he was based at several RAF
stations, and it was during this time
that he met his wife to be, Barbara,
introduced to him through mutual
friends. Barbara and Peter were
married in July 1956, at West Malling,
in Kent. Two years later their son
Andrew was born in Lancashire, and
in 1960, their daughter Clare in
Scotland. During his time in the RAF,
Peter was mainly a night fighter pilot,
part of the cold war defence, and he
flew Meteors and Javelins. He always
felt that his twelve years of service in
the RAF were the most rewarding and
important years of his life.
On retiring from the RAF in 1963,
Peter joined the Civil Aviation
Peter Williams (1931 - 2000)
Authority as an air traffic controller.
Peter Williams was born on 23rd His first post was at Edinburgh
February 1931 in Lancashire, the Airport. In 1969, he was posted to
second son of Henry and Catherine London Airport, West Drayton,
Williams. His family home was in working not with the Heathrow traffic,
Littleborough, near Rochdale, the but mainly with the transatlantic traffic.
heart of the cotton industry; he had In later years, he became involved
two brothers. In his younger days, with training and other aspects of air
Peter was a member of the Saint traffic control.
Andrew’s church choir in nearby
1969 was the year Peter and family
Dearnley, and a patrol leader in the
moved here to Henley, home now for
local Boy Scouts Group. On leaving
over fifty years. This was also the
Heywood Grammar School, he
year Holy Trinity church became part
became a draughtsman’s apprentice
of the Williams’ family lives, at a time
until he was called up in 1950 for
when John Clarke was vicar.
National Service, and chose to serve
in the Royal Air Force. Peter retired in 1991, and began what
he always called his third career. This
Peter’s National Service years
was the time for him to pursue his
confirmed his long interest in the RAF
many interests of photography,
and flying, so he made the decision to
woodwork, music, aviation,
make this his future career. In 1952,
computers, railways, and walking
he began his pilot training in Southern
(especially in Switzerland and
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where
Austria). Following their walking
there was an RAF station and training
holidays, Peter and Barbara would
school. Throughout his years of
14give delightful and entertaining slide produce a new monthly magazine
shows in the Parish Room, illustrating under the title, “The Trinity Times”,
their holiday adventures. Another of and produce the magazine using new
Peter’s passions was music. He took desktop publishing technology using a
up playing the trombone and joined a computer. Together with the help of
local brass band. Peter and Barbara his wife Barbara, he carried out the
enjoyed travelling with the band to complete magazine production,
give concerts at various venues both including printing and distributing over
at home and abroad. a period of eight years, producing one
hundred editions. His monthly article,
Peter was actively involved in Holy ‘See You on Sunday’ appeared every
Trinity church life for over half a month, always on the back cover.
century. He has been a PCC member,
a sidesman, played the piano for On 21st March 2020, Peter sadly died,
church services, and produced the and his funeral took place on 17th
graphic advertisement pages for the April 2020. Regrettably, the Covid-19
church magazine. Using his pandemic restrictions in force at the
woodworking skills, Peter has made time prevented the service from being
church furniture from the wood of the held at Holy Trinity church; and so it
old pews, including two large curved took place at a family only service, at
and carved pew fronts to fit the new the Reading Crematorium, with
chair layout following reordering in the Duncan presiding at the service. We
late 1980’s, and an altar table for use hope to hold a memorial service to
when holding services in the parish celebrate Peter’s active and
room. In addition, Peter has carried meaningful life at Holy Trinity church
out a hundred and one other jobs for when conditions permit.
the church over the years.
Peter is missed so much by his wife
In 1993, as one of his retirement Barbara, his two children, Andrew and
projects, Peter took on the editorship Clare, daughter-in-law Dianne, his two
of the church magazine. He was to grandsons, and great-granddaughter.
BBW
15BRENDA CLOKEY (1926
(1926--2020)
Brenda filled her time as a school governor at
Attwood Primary School, as a registered
Samaritan, and was an active volunteer
fundraiser and Treasurer for Doctor
Barnardo's. During this period, she and
Kenneth were regular visitors to the stewards’
enclosure at Henley Royal Regatta. At this
time, Brenda's attraction for Henley
developed to the extent that when Kenneth
died in 2002, she followed his long-time
suggestion and moved to live near her son
John and his family.
Brenda soon settled into Henley life and
joined the Ladies Probus Club, and also the
Brenda Clokey, who for many years lived in Phyllis Court Club where she loved
Kings Road, was well known to many around entertaining friends and family, and where
Henley as "Granny Brenda" as she stood in she held her grandson’s 18th birthday and her
the school pickup queue to collect her own 90th birthday parties.
grandchildren, Tom and Daniel, from Rupert
House School in the early 2000's. Not long after celebrating her 80th birthday
aboard Hobbs' magnificent Steamer the "New
Brenda was born Brenda Buckton, in Buenos Orleans", Brenda was sadly diagnosed with
Aires, Argentina, in 1926, the eldest child of late onset Parkinson’s disease. However she
Jack and lsabel Buckton. Her father had was none-the-less determined to make the
travelled, with the Bank of Argentine, to most of her later years, and could regularly be
Argentina, where he met lsabel Comber, from seen striding down the tow path from the
a second-generation Anglo Argentine family Leander Club to the Flower Pot Hotel for
living in Buenos Aires. Brenda moved back to lunch, or supporting lock transits up to
England with her mother in the 1930's. London with her friend Graham on his Henley
After attending school in Cambridge, Brenda based barge. Brenda was a regular worshiper
was plunged into wartime Britain as a student at Holy Trinity Church, and took part in its
nurse at the Queen Mary's Roehampton social events. She also delighted in being
Hospital, based in the pioneering maxillofacial recognised and hailed as "Granny Brenda", in
burns and rehabilitation wards. At this Waitrose or just walking around the town,
hospital, after the war had ended, Brenda met even though by her own admission in her
her future husband to be, Kenneth Clokey, later years, she could not always remember
then a Captain in the Royal Ulster Rifles who all the names of those who greeted her.
was recuperating after contracting Typhus, ln her final years, after the death of her
following his participation in the liberation of neighbour Graham, Brenda became unable to
the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. cope with her Kings Road three-story town
Brenda and Kenneth were married in 1948, house, and moved to the newly opened
and thereafter moved numerous times around Chiltern Court Care Centre, in the Bluebell
London as Kenneth resumed his medical Nursing care ward. Brenda soon built a great
studies as a trainee surgeon at Guys rapport with her nurses and carers and they
Hospital, before settling in Sanderstead in would regularly help her "escape" into the
1953 after becoming a qualified dental town, by wheeling her stroller down to her.
surgeon (LSD). Brenda's first and only child,
John, was born in 1960, and Brenda Brenda died peacefully of old age, aged 94,
combined being a mother with supporting her with her son at her side, on 17th September,
husband’s dental practice, both as a nurse after a long and wonderful life.
and receptionist. ln the 1970's and 80's,
1630th ANNIVERSARY
FUNERALS
12th Nov Sheila Mary Plumridge
20th Nov Reginald Alfred Willis
23rd Nov Peter Roberts
Duncan has now completed 30 years’
service as vicar of Holy Trinity church.
He was instituted and Inducted as the
eight vicar of Holy Trinity church on the
26th November 1990.
A Prayer for the Unemployed
Only two previous incumbents of Holy
Trinity church have served for longer God, our Father, I turn to you seeking
periods, the Reverend R. M. Willis who your divine help and guidance as I look
served for 32 years from 1912 to 1944, for suitable employment. I need your
and the Reverend W. P. Pinckney, who wisdom to guide my footsteps along
served for 40 years from 1849 to 1889. the right path, and lead me to find the
One of his first jobs Duncan had to do proper things to say on this quest. I
when he first arrived was to get the wish to use the gifts and talents you
leaking church roof fixed. This task was have given me, but I need the
soon accomplished following the opportunity to do so with gainful
successful raising of sufficient funds. employment. Do not abandon me, dear
Father, in this search, but rather grant
At present Duncan is facing one of his me this favour I seek so I may return to
most challenging times, which is to you with praise and thanksgiving for
keep the church running during the your gracious assistance. Grant this
worst pandemic the country has faced through Christ, our Lord.
in recent times. Modern technology has Amen
come to our aid, and although the
church has to be closed during the
lockdowns, church services can still be
seen on line by those having the
required devices and knowhow. The
good news is that the church is still
coping, and we look forward to soon
getting back to normal.
JB
17Christmas Roast
For anyone who would like a vegetation option for their Christmas Roast this year,
maybe they would like to try this recipe.
Cut 2 avocados in half. Mix and then stuff the avocados.
Add pine kernels (wheat-free version)
or bread crumbs.
Roast in the oven at 180°C for 25 to
30 minutes.
Serve with all the Christmas
trimmings.
Scoop out the centres.
Cut up some cheese (half blue, half
cheddar).
Christopher Wellings
“I am looking for a Christmas Card that contains inclusive
language, yet retains the richness of 16th century English
and is overtly Christian whilst been sensitive to the multi-
faith patterns of out day… any suggestions?”
18Advent Books
This is a selection of book titles covered in the Church Times of 23rd October.
Frequencies of God: Walking Living in Hope
through Advent with R. S. Thomas, Catherine Fox.
by Carys Walsh’. York Courses £3.80 (booklet); audio CD
Canterbury Press £12.99 £8.99; transcript of audio £3.55; course
Interprets the poetry of the Welsh pack including one each of the above
priest R. S. Thomas through the £16.30
Advent prisms of waiting, accepting, The 27-page booklet and accompanying
journeying, birthing, and seeing. CD, with its transcript, are divided into
four sessions. These are entitled Living
At Home in Advent: A domestic well, Dying well, Hell-bent on destruction,
journey from Advent to Epiphany, and Going to heaven when we die.
by Gordon Giles.
BRF £8.99 Sacred Space Advent and
In this BRF Advent Book, Gordon Christmas 2020-2021.
Giles identifies the three The Irish Jesuits.
Advent themes that his reflections Messenger Publications £4.50
seek to explore: “hope, expectation This neat, pocket-sized book inhabits
and trepidation”. At Home in Advent is a coronavirus-free environment. The
intended both for individual use and spirituality is sound, and thoroughly
for groups. With daily thoughts Ignatian, but there is little here to
accompanied by questions, activities, relieve the anxiety of Advent 2020.
and prayers.
Journeying through Advent with New
Into the Heart of Advent: Twenty- Daylight: Daily Bible readings and
five conversations with Jesus, by group study material. Sally Welch,
Penelope Wilcock. editor.
SPCK £9.99 BRF £2.99
This is a series of dialogues with Extends from the First Sunday of Advent
Jesus, covering all the familiar Advent through to Saturday 9 January 2021.
themes ranging from the Holy Family, There is also a short, “do-it-yourself”
on day one, to the infant light, day 25. Advent retreat included, with the themes
The tone is deliberately devotional; of new beginnings with John the Baptist,
the style is familiar. Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and the wise men.
This was also written with no reference
The Glorious Journey: A reflection to the pandemic, so feels a bit out of
book based on “The Two Popes”, touch and not helpful advent reading this
by Liam Kelly. year.
DLT £6.99
An Advent book based on the Netflix The Celtic Year: A rhythm of prayer
film The Two Popes. This is a nicely and meditation for the eight points
balanced secular commentary on of the Celtic year. David Cole.
seasonal themes such as listening, BRF £8.99
change, mercy, and loneliness. This covers the whole year, rather
than just Advent.
Mike Hails
19YOUR MAGAZINE TEAM 2020
The magazine team wish all readers a Happy Christmas and a Happy New
Year 2021, and hope that you have enjoyed reading the church magazine
during the year, which is its 130th year of publication.
Editor Richard Young Distribution
Manager Rosemary Woodroffe
Proof-readers Stuart Brewer
John Burton Thank you to all our magazine
Michael Forsdike contributors. Without your valuable
Jean Smith contributions, the magazine would be
Susan Young greatly lacking in valued content;
more next year please.
Printing Sam Brewster
We encourage you all to submit
Magazine Paul & Lyn Clayden articles of interest for inclusion in the
Distributors Andrew Galletley magazine. Such articles can include
Maureen George reports of church activities, accounts
Ian & Ruth Forster of holidays and outings, recipes,
Mike Hails puzzles, letters to the editor, relevant
Pat Herrington current topics. Please do not hesitate
Sally Jones to send them in to the Editor, either in
Barbara Williams electronic or manuscript form.
Rosemary Woodroffe
20On How to Mix Town and Country – or not
The Rectory
Saint James the Least of All
My dear Nephew Darren
Your idea for our two churches to hold been obsolete before Jesus’s first
a combined New Year’s Day walk was birthday, and a CD of Madonna’s
an admirable one, although I could greatest hits.
sense a certain clash of cultures when
your party arrived at the starting point I do concede that our two
with boots, waterproofs and GPS congregations learned much from one
equipment. Our own group, rather another. Our ladies were most
anticipating tottering between tea interested to hear about the latest in
shops, with a little light shopping in personal trainers, while yours
between, sported tweed suits, discovered how to bring a pan of jam to
shopping bags and furled umbrellas. a rolling boil. Your men seemed
impressed to hear of squirrel shooting
Even the two sets of dogs seemed while ours gathered useful tips for
bemused with one another, with your caravanning abroad. And poor Miss
Westies and King Charles spaniels Mill’s poodle learned that the great
making enough noise to scare all the outdoors was a parallel and hostile
wildlife in the county, and our universe.
Retrievers puzzled why the pheasants
were not dropping from the sky. Dear By mid-afternoon, however, the balance
Miss Mill’s miniature poodle, with the of power shifted. When the leader of the
painted toenails, will probably need life- walk from your group lost his SatNav,
long counselling; the furthest she had our members felt the need to assert
walked previously was from her bed to themselves. The gentlemen navigated
beside the dining room table. using wind direction, moss on trees and
angles of the sun, while our ladies, with
The electronic navigation equipment tweed skirts furled somewhat higher
brought by members of your group than one would have wished, showed
made me think that if only the wise yours how to wade through a peat bog
men had had these blessings, they without complaining.
wouldn’t have had to follow anything as
unreliable as a star. Although I Perhaps town and country really can
suppose that instead of gold, learn from one another. But if Major
frankincense and myrrh, they would Bullock’s wife arrives for Mattins next
then have arrived with an MP3 player, Sunday sporting the latest gym gear,
a mobile phone, which would have you will have much to answer for.
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
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21PARISH JOTTINGS
Remembrance Sunday until at least 2nd December in order to
stem the recent steep rise of corona
virus infections, caused by many
people not obeying the rules, and not
socially distancing two metres, since
the easing of the previous lockdown
restrictions.
The online ‘Zoom’ services work very
well, and if you wish, you can actually
sing at home, whereas you are not
allowed to do so in church for fear of
the added risk of any infected person
spreading the virus. With the recent
When you go home hope of a vaccine being available in the
Tell them of us and say not too distant future, we may be able
For your tomorrow to hold normal services in church
We gave our today again, perhaps before next Christmas.
This year, our Remembrance Service,
took place on Sunday 8th November.
Due to the Lockdown restrictions, it had
to be viewed on ‘Zoom’. The service
was led by Duncan and Michael,
speaking from their homes, with the
remote congregation taking part in their
homes, via their online device screens.
During the service, we observed the
two-minute silence as usual.
A wreath was placed on the church
main entrance gates, as suggested by
Ian Forster, and Rosemary Woodroffe
placed poppies on the war graves in Pathways Magazine
the churchyard. The latest edition of Pathways is now
available. This edition focusses on the
Another Lockdown climate emergency, and the need to
The notice on the church door read, take action now. Due to Coronavirus
“Under the current restrictions, the crisis restrictions, for the first time, the
church sadly has to remain closed Diocese of Oxford has produced an
throughout November (except for online-only PDF version of our
ongoing support groups and diocesan magazine, which can be
educational use by the school)”. downloaded from -
Starting from 5th November, the second ‘https://www.oxford.anglican.org/pat
lockdown is to remain in place hways-pdf-version/’.
JB
22Holy Trinity Church banner (2018)
23THE Trinity TIMES
The current parish magazine of Holy Trinity church, Henley-on-Thames.
Published monthly throughout the year. This issue is Number 313.
1,536 Holy Trinity church parish magazines have been produced since 1890.
CONTACTS AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Vicar
The Reverend Duncan Carter Holy Trinity Vicarage 57 4822
Minister for Trinity at Four
The Reverend Sam Brewster 29 Gainsborough Hill 07899 843461
Licensed Lay Minister
Michael Forsdike 1 Brookside, Watlington 61 2161
Churchwardens
Barbara Williams 14 Lovell Close 57 4533
Michael Forsdike 1 Brookside, Watlington 61 2161
PCC Treasurer Stefan Kotas 07539 822201
Church Flowers Maureen George & 57 7895
Mary Burton 57 2971
Magazine Editor Richard Young 57 8422
The STD Code for Henley telephone numbers is 01491
Holy Trinity website : http://www.holytrinityhenley.org.uk
Readers are invited to contribute articles, features, notices, etc., for
publication in the Trinity Times. Submissions should be delivered to
Richard Young, 11 Saint Mary’s Close, (Telephone 578422), or may be
e-mailed to the Trinity Times mailbox at ‘magazine@holytrinityhenley.info’.
For inclusion in the next magazine, submissions must be received by
Sunday the 17th of January 2021.You can also read
