Parish News
Benefice of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity,
Westwood and Wingfield
In this issue…
 Joanna becomes a Canon
 Environmental food for thought
 What did happen at the Last Supper?
And don’t miss the latest updates on the
summer fêtes around the benefice
June 2017
www.htboa.org
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DIRECTORY FOR HOLY TRINITY
Rector
The Revd Canon Joanna Abecassis, 18A Woolley St, BoA BA15 1AF
[email protected] Tel: 864444
The Revd Dr Ali Green, 36 Budbury Close, BoA BA15 1QG
[email protected] Tel: 0785 547 0069
Associate Priest
Churchwarden
Churchwardens’
Team
David Milne, 37 Palairet Close, BA15 1UT Tel: 864341
Vernon Burchell [email protected] Tel: 862782,
June Harrison [email protected] Tel: 863745,
Chris Hodge [email protected] Tel: 869357, and
Jane Jones [email protected] Tel: 862981
Benefice Administrator
Sally Palmer-Walton [email protected]
Admin Assistant
Aylene Clack [email protected]
Retired Clergy
The Ven John Burgess, Canon David Driscoll, The Revd Alun
Glyn-Jones, Canon Peter Hardman, The Revd Jim Hill,
The Ven Ian Stanes, The Revd Karl Wiggins.
Vacant
Director of Music
Times of Services
Holy Trinity
Sundays
Weekday Eucharist
Daily
Times of Meetings
mainly music
Choir Practice
Mothers’ Union
Saxon Club
Bell Practice
Benefice website
Weekly Bulletin
(Check Bulletins and notices or Church website)
8am Eucharist (Traditional language)
9.30am Eucharist (coffee afterwards)
2nd Sundays 9.30am ‘In the Round’ (coffee afterwards)
6pm Evensong, Compline, etc
10am Wednesdays
12 noon Fridays (Traditional language)
with lunch out afterwards
There will be no morning or evening prayer while Harrison &
Harrison are working in the church
10.30am, Tuesdays
6.30pm, Tuesdays
2.30pm, usually 3rd Thursday of every month
2–4pm Every Tuesday except August, Holy Trinity
7.30–9pm 2nd and 4th Mondays
www.htboa.org
Notices to Sally Palmer-Walton not later than Wednesday
for the following Sunday please.
Please see the bulletin or visit www.htboa.org
for more details on service times and locations.
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HOLY TRINITY
DIARY FOR JUNE 2017
1 Thursday
8pm
Contemplative Hour
4 SUNDAY
PENTECOST
9.30am
6pm
Sung Eucharist
Compline
5 Monday
pm
Harrison & Harrison arrive to start
work on re-instating organ
6 Tuesday
2pm
Saxon Club
9 Friday
7.30pm
Holy Trinity Friends
Skittles Evening
10 Saturday
2.30-5pm Wingfield Church Fête
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TRINITY SUNDAY – PATRONAL FESTIVAL
St Mary Tory
Saxon Church
Winsley Social
Club
The Poplars
9.30am
Sung Eucharist
6pm
Eucharist for Healing
and Wholeness
13 Tuesday
2pm
Saxon Club
17 Saturday
7.30pm
Bradford Choral Society 30th Anniversary Concert
18 SUNDAY
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.30am
Saxon Church
Sung Eucharist
2-4.30pm Town Council ‘Great Get-Together’
Tea Party
6pm
Evensong
20 Tuesday
2pm
Saxon Club
25 SUNDAY
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
27 Tuesday
Westwood
9.30am
Sung Eucharist
6pm
Evensong
2pm
Saxon Club
Saxon Church
* There is no Morning Prayer in Holy Trinity in June while Harrison & Harrison
are in residence.
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WESTWOOD & WINGFIELD
DIARY FOR JUNE 2017
4 SUNDAY PENTECOST
9.30am
Morning Prayer
9 Friday
10 Saturday
11 SUNDAY
17 Saturday
11.15am
Family Service
12 noon
Marriage of Michael Wright and Rebecca Higgs
2.30-5pm
Wingfield Church Fête
9.30am
Holy Communion
11.15am
Holy Communion with Baptism of
Gemma & Charlie George Dowell
1pm
Marriage of Richard Rea and Harriet
Withers and Holy Baptism of Henry
John Paul and Alfie Richard Rea
30 Friday
The Poplars
Wingfield
Westwood
Wingfield
Wingfield
11.15am
Mattins (BCP)
Westwood
6pm
Evensong
Westwood
10.30am
Holy Communion
24 Saturday 3pm
25 SUNDAY
Westwood
TRINITY SUNDAY
18 SUNDAY THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.30am
Family Service
19 Monday
Wingfield
Marriage of Mark Ambridge and
Christine Bell-Knight
The Fullers’
house, 36B
Church Lane
Westwood
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.30am
Holy Communion
Wingfield
11.15am
Holy Communion
Westwood
2.30pm
Marriage of Oliver Turner and Jennifer
Hargreaves
Wingfield
WEEKLY GROUPS
Monday 7.30pm (fortnightly) ‘Faith Explored’ (for venue ring Erin Shields-Pett
on 684460)
Tuesday 10.30am mainly music (a group for young children school term only),
Holy Trinity
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Life in All its Fullness
he month of May has been a positive, full and varied one for me. It
began with our APCM at Holy Trinity on Sunday, 7 May which – as
ever – was a really good opportunity to share our life together as a
church family: and 2016 was certainly some year to reflect back on, whilst
the year 2017 is so full of opportunity that it will really just be a case of
sharing the vision, pooling ideas and then implementing them!
Picture: © Ash Mills (ashmills.zenfolio.com)
And as part of that, we re-appointed David Milne as churchwarden and a
new and innovative ‘Churchwardens’ Team’ of Vernon Burchell, June
Harrison, Chris Hodge and Jane Jones who will be working alongside him.
It is great to have them all on board and we are already busy sharing out
the many tasks and responsibilities of the role, so it does seem to be a very
effective model. At least one of them should be around at all of our
Sunday services, and so do please make a point of sharing any delights,
ideas or concerns with any one of them. Meanwhile we wish both Judith as
churchwarden, and Jeremy as treasurer, a very happy and peaceful
‘retirement’ with enormous thanks for all they have offered us in their
different ways at Holy Trinity over the past 6 and 9 years respectively. And
we welcome Geoff Jones as our new treasurer: with your help – and thank
you so much for all the ‘My Commitment’ returns already made – it will be
Geoff’s task to keep us on the financial straight and narrow.
And then 2 days later I was installed as a Canon of Salisbury Cathedral.
It is a great honour and I was enormously touched by the huge number
of you who suddenly appeared at the Cathedral from Holy Trinity! The
‘installation’ (in our ‘stalls’) of
myself and 4 other canons took
place as a part of a very splendid
Choral Evensong with the boys’ and
girls’ choirs mixed together. It is
clearly a very ancient ceremony and
felt rather like a confirmation as
you are presented to the bishop
by your two ‘sponsors’ (in my case
the Archdeacons of Wilts and
Sherborne), and then you all hold
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hands in a great circle (or oval?!) and are led to and seated in your stall by
(and still attached to) your two sponsors. Mine is called ‘Teynton Regis’
which comes from Devon: in 1108 Bishop Roger of Salisbury appropriated
Kingsteignton Church ‘and all its chapels’ to form the prebend of Teynton
Regis. It became the second most valuable prebend at the cathedral! So I
look forward to forging closer relations between the benefice and the
cathedral with its very interesting and gifted staff and canons.
Finally, on the afternoon of Friday, 19 May, and in partnership with the
Health Centre and Alzheimer’s Support, and to the strains of the
‘Singalong’ choir, we held our first ‘Trinity Café’ at Holy Trinity. It was great
fun and we look forward to many more as this starts as a monthly event on
a Thursday morning from September. I am really grateful to the Pastoral
Care Team in this new venture, and for their delicious refreshments.
And so now, as June begins, we welcome back Harrison & Harrison and
our organ! It will be very good to see, and of course hear, it again and I
would ask you please to bear with us as they will be on site working
(almost) 12 hour days, 7 days a week for up to 3 months. But what a treat
we have in store as the last piece of the re-ordering jigsaw is very carefully
placed in position. And then the Fête season begins – so don’t miss
Wingfield Church Fête at its new venue of The Poplars field on 10 June.
With my love and prayers and every blessing
FROM THE REGISTERS
Baptisms
Lucy Madeleine Cleave
George Joseph Hudson Gould
Isabel Rae Hillier-Brown
7 May
14 May
21 May
Funerals
Larry Northam
Adrian Powell
4 May
17 May
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SOUTH SUDAN UNIVERSITY FOR THE FUTURE
charity is working with the Episcopal Church in South Sudan to open a
multi-campus university in the next two years, with the aim of helping
the next generation escape the violence that has plagued the country.
Theologian Dr Eeva John, Director of Pastoral Studies at Ridley Hall,
Cambridge, chairs the charity behind the project – the Episcopal Church of
South Sudan and Sudan University Partnership. Dr John spoke about the
need to keep working for long-term goals: “The country needs a new
generation of people who understand and embody values that underpin
the priorities of justice, reconciliation and peace-making. Education is the
answer: as students from different tribes and backgrounds learn skills and
knowledge that will help reconstruct and develop the country, a new era
will be established.”
Just three of South Sudan’s five state universities are currently
operating: the other two have suspended teaching, owing to the current
civil war, which erupted in 2013. “The country desperately needs trained
people who are committed to building a just, peaceful and prosperous
nation”, said Dr John.
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DEAN JUNE TO BE BISHOP JUNE
ishop Nicholas has warmly
welcomed the announcement
that the Dean of Salisbury, the Very
Revd June Osborne, is to be the next
Bishop of Llandaff. The Diocese of
Llandaff, in the Church in Wales,
includes Cardiff and much of the
South Wales Valleys.
Bishop Nicholas said, “June
Osborne is one of the Church of
England’s leading clerics. For the
last 13 years she has been an
outstanding Dean of Salisbury. She
has made significant contributions
to the wider Church of England
including helping to organise the
Leading Women group which has
been massively
influential in
growing women
into positions
of leadership
in the Church.
“I am delighted
she has been
appointed
Bishop of
Llandaff.” Her
appointment will be confirmed at a
Sacred Synod meeting on 14 July
and she will be consecrated at
Brecon Cathedral on 15 July. She
will celebrate her final Sunday at
Salisbury Cathedral on 9 July.
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CANON JOANNA INSTALLED
Ancient ceremony: Joanna took
part in an ancient ceremony as she
was welcomed into the College of
Canons during a service of Evensong
in Salisbury Cathedral
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Pictures: © Ash Mills (ashmills.zenfolio.com)
n 9 May, Joanna was one of five people who became members of the
College of Canons during a service of Evensong in Salisbury Cathedral.
A number of Holy Trinity members attended and witnessed her being
led ceremoniously to her own designated stall, Teyton Regis, in the Cathedral Quire. The Order of Service included short biographies of each new
canon, and Joanna’s mentioned her invaluable work during the reordering
and restoration project at Holy Trinity, which, it said, “offers enormous and
exciting opportunities for the future”.
Members of the College of Canons form part of the Cathedral’s extended family, providing feedback on Cathedral activities and policy decisions
made by Chapter, the Cathedral’s governing body. The Dean, the Very
Rev June Osborne, said: “I know these newly appointed members of the
College of Canons will play their part with grace, good humour and great
loyalty and I wish them well.” Following the service the new canons and
congregation enjoyed refreshments together in the south transept.
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MULTI-FAITH MORNING
Multi Faith Forum visited Holy
Trinity on 13 May for a tour of the
reordered church interior and a
chat over refreshments.
Two dozen or so guests, including young children, heard Tony
Haffenden explain about the
discovery of the valuable
painting which prompted the
building works. Ali Green
showed the visitors around
some of the main features, before Janet Brown and Joan Finch
served drinks and cakes.
Ali commented, “We all had a
great time getting to know one
another, and I hope this may
lead to further meetings and
conversations in the future”.
embers of the Trowbridge
mosque and the West Wilts
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PARISH HOLS
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SKITTLES EVENING
here will be a Parish holiday to Poland and Berlin (taking in Auschwitz,
Colditz Castle, and other places) on 8 May, 2018. Cost will be £1099 in
a shared room.
If you’re interested in joining in, names have to be in quickly, so please
contact Chris Hodge, 869357 or [email protected] as soon as possible,
for further information.
he Friends of Holy Trinity invite you to a skittles evening on
Friday, 9 June at 7.30pm in Winsley Social Club.
Admission is £10.00 per head (£10.50 for non-Friends) and
includes a Ploughman’s Supper. Numbers limited to a firstcome-first-served basis. If you would like to come please contact Mike
Fuller (01225) 864122, email - [email protected] or sign the form
in church.
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as this
little boy,
Ivan, thinking
he could make this seat to
his size? No harm done as
there was not a mark on
the furniture. The saw is
of a very thick plastic and
had already been tested to
make sure it would not
leave a mark.
We all come because
we love it! A comment that has been made by both the volunteer helpers
and the families attending. We are so blessed - long may it continue!
Lovely families, lovely helpers and the age differences may no impact as
we share the fun and friendship together. We have five families on our
waiting list but we will sadly lose several children who will start school in
September. However, we have a
new baby who started coming with
her siblings at three weeks old and
we are excited that another baby is
due at the beginning of July.
The vicar's wife and churchwarden from Freshford visited us at one
of our sessions recently with the
aim of starting a group there. In
her email to me after the visit she
stated: ' it was wonderful and you
have an awesome team who obviously have a heart for children and
young families'. As St Paul said in
his letter to the Corinthians, 'there
are three things that will endure faith, hope and love - and the
greatest of these is love.'
Marlene Haffenden
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Street Market 2017
he Street Market 2017 will be
held in Westbury Gardens on
Saturday, 1 July. We hope you will
all put the date in your diary and
begin to put by those unwanted
items to stock the Church stalls.
We’d be really grateful for your
support in making it another
successful year, raising funds for
the Church and providing a fun day
for our local community. All the
usual Church stalls will be there; we
are looking for books, toys, bottles
(for the tombola), good quality
bric-a-brac, gifts and collectables.
So please start searching to see
what unwanted or unneeded
things you can find!
QUALITY BRIC-A-BRAC - Judith &
Vernon Burchell
A famous team whose skill
raises the most each year....BUT
without your donations there
would be no stall.
SAXON CLUB - David Driscoll &
Val Payne
Any unwanted presents? Perhaps
that jewellery didn't suit or you've
been overloaded with soap! Pass it
on to the Saxon club.
PLANT STALL - Liz Murias who
often cleans our church covering
holiday times of the cleaner will
help on this stall. Is there anyone
who could be the point of contact
from the congregation?
2017 Stalls
BOOKS - Ian Stanes
Clear your shelves of the books
you will never read again, and
give the enjoyment of a good read
to others.
FOOD ZONE …
TEAS REFRESHMENTS & MU
PANTRY Judith Holland & Jill
Wright
Thai noodles, bacon butties,
ploughman's, cakes, bakes
and tea/coffee/squash. Please
will our excellent bakers take
to the kitchen once more for
July 1st. And consider joining the
rota to serve on the day.
BOTTLE TOMBOLA - Jane Jones &
June Harrison
A game of chance, so lots of
bottles please.
THE RAFFLE - Chris Hodge
We have many wonderful local
businesses which donate. Please
see if anyone you know will add to
the myriad of prizes.
For more information please
contact Judith on
[email protected]
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others’ Union had a visit
from the Diocesan President,
Rosie Stiven for their May meeting.
She brought some very good
news from the diocesan office.
A week’s holiday in Sidmouth
for disadvantaged families will
take place in August. Last year
26 families with about 60 members
were able to go. They had a
reunion in Salisbury last month.
MU is also giving families holidays
in a brand new 6 berth caravan
in Rockley Park thanks to two
generous trust funds.
Joanne Trickett, our Community
Project Worker, has completed her
contract of 15 hours a week this
summer. Successful applications
to grant making trusts has meant
that we are able to seek applicants
for a worker to be employed for
18 hours a week for the next
three years.
The Virtual Babies Project is now
going on in 11 secondary schools
and last year 240 pupils took part.
The Salisbury Law Court Café
continues and has expanded its
opening from three to five days a
week and now can supply sandwiches as well as hot drinks. The
small surplus it makes will support
two projects to help families with
prison visits.
Reflection
Finally Rosie led us in a reflection
for Pentecost and Thy Kingdom
Come, the initiative of the two
Archbishops which we are invited
to join between Ascension and
Pentecost. She explored images
of the Holy Spirit in the bible and
related them to today through
prayer and action. She compared
the Holy Spirit to a spiritual SatNav
which you have to switch on and
tune in to. It instructs you, repeats
the instructions and seeks another
route when you go wrong.
We set our own destinations
towards the Kingdom of God,
continually receiving guidance as
the spirit renews and inspires us.
The fruit of the Spirit is a gift from
God, sustaining us and challenging
us. It enables us to walk into the
future with trust and hope without
knowing precisely how things
will turn out but with complete
confidence in the providence and
grace of God.
Jill Wright
You can contact the editorial team on: [email protected]
July issue copy deadline Friday, 16 June, 2017
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FANTASTIC FÊTES
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HOLY TRINITY OPEN FOR REFILLS
music. There
will also be
stalls, sideshows and a
raffle drawn
at 4.15pm.
n Saturday, 10 June from
2.30pm Wingfield will be holding their annual fete at the Poplars.
Featuring a dog show, a tug of
war, and plenty of stalls, there
should be plenty to entertain
everyone! And with a BBQ from
5pm and more live music from
8pm, the Wingfield team have the
evening covered too.
Another important date for the
diary is the annual Westwood fete
on Saturday, 15 July. Held at
Westwood Manor from 2pm until
4.30pm, visitors will be able to
enjoy cream teas, hot dogs and ice
cream while listening to live jazz
oly Trinity Church is now officially a Refill Station, along
with a number of shops and other
organisations in Bradford on Avon.
It means that anyone is welcome
to come into the church and refill
their water flasks or bottles for
free, rather than buying expensive
bottles of water and thus adding to
the alarming amount of global
plastic waste.
Blue stickers on notice boards by
the church gate and in the porch
alert passers-by
to the facility, and
there is a free app
which can be
downloaded to
show locations of
Refill stations.
There are now
over 200 refill points in Bristol,
with others in Bath and across
Devon, Dorset and Cornwall, and
plans are afoot to roll out the
scheme across the nation.
ACROSS: 8, Grandchildren. 9, Pro. 10, Marvelled. 11, Strut. 13, Startle. 16, Babysit. 19, Orate. 22,
Eucharist. 24, Map. 25, Commissioners.
DOWN: 1, Egypt’s. 2, Favour. 3, Edomites. 4, Thorns. 5, Blue. 6, Armlet. 7, On edge. 12, Tea. 14, Adoption.
15, Lot. 16, Breach. 17, Become. 18, This So. 20, Armies. 21, Expose. 23, Avid.
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MU Promotes Gender Equality at UN Meeting
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others’ Union has
warned against a
‘weakening resolve’ in
the fight for women’s empowerment
and called upon the UK to do more
to promote gender equality, and end
discrimination against women in
the workplace.
Following the 61st United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women [UNCSW], which focused
on ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of
Work’, Mothers’ Union spoke out
against scaling down of rhetoric
and faltering language in the
Agreed Conclusions from the Commission. Overall, Mothers’ Union
gave a qualified welcome to the
Agreed Conclusions, which urge
governments at all levels, and invites civil society, the private sector and others, to address women’s
economic empowerment in the
changing world of work.
However, MU called upon the
Government to take necessary
action to ensure that the social
norms and stereotypes that underpin much of gender inequality are
reviewed, particularly those relating to unpaid work and care, job
segregation, and practices which
perpetuate violence against
women, such as those exacerbated
by media & advertising industries.
MU echoed UNCSW’s challenge
to governments to recognise
violence against women and girls
as a barrier to the economic empowerment of women, and take
measures to eradicate structural
barriers such as unfair charges in
the child maintenance system,
access to legal aid, and support
within the workplace. MU also
called for increased recognition
of unpaid care and work, and an
appreciation of the societal and
economic benefits this brings.
MU is also keen to challenge the
issue of gender inequality and
harmful gender norms, through
the education system, by
developing comprehensive and
age appropriate programmes
that promote healthy relationships
and sex education. Finally, the
Agreed Conclusions also drew
attention to access to education,
female illiteracy and the
treatment of migrants, as key
issues to address.
MU has consultative status with
the economic and social council of
the United Nations, and attends
UNCSW annually. MU members also spoke about the work of MU at
various side events.
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What Actually Happened at the Last Supper?
C
orpus Christi falls on 15 June.
Hugh Wright ponders a
topical question…
What actually happened at the
Last Supper? The answer might
seem obvious. Jesus shared the
bread and the wine and said, ‘This
is my body’ and ‘This is my blood’,
and that one of his disciples was
going to betray him. These two
events are mentioned in Mark’s
gospel and repeated in Matthew.
But that was not all.
Trouble had begun even before
this meal. Matthew tells the story
about something that happened as
Jesus and his disciples were going
up to Jerusalem for this Passover
Feast. The mother of the sons of
Zebedee, two of the disciples,
asked Jesus if her sons could have
the two senior positions in his
kingdom. This showed a terrible
misunderstanding of what Jesus’
ministry was all about. In Luke’s
gospel that same point came up in
the Last Supper. But this time, it
was worse.
In Luke’s account after Jesus had
shared the bread and the wine with
them all he immediately said ‘But
mark this, - my betrayer is here.’
They obviously all wondered which
of them it was. Then again straight
after that, as if that wasn’t enough,
Luke reports, ‘A jealous dispute
broke out about who among them
should rank highest’. So it was not
only the wife of Zebedee who was
thinking about this. They all were –
even at that fateful meal. The
culmination of these really very
shocking revelations was Jesus’
answer later to Peter, who had said
that he was ready to go with Jesus
to prison and to death. Jesus’ reply
was, ‘I tell you, Peter, the cock will
not crow tonight until you have
three times over denied that you
know me.’
The prediction of disloyalty
came true and the dispute about
seniority showed they were very
far from understanding what Jesus
had been saying to them for the
last three years. There was also the
clear meaning of the words of
institution of Holy Communion. His
body was about to be broken and
his blood was about to be shed.
What can we take from this? Like
the disciples we often consider
who is most important in the
Church and we forget the suffering
we cause him. But like the disciples
we can also learn, oh so slowly,
what he taught. We are also
forgiven just as the disciples were,
even after their truly dreadful
behaviour at that last meal
together before his arrest.
Hugh Wright
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Blessed are the Merciful for they shall obtain Mercy
Prayer Paths
A
nyone visiting Holy Trinity
Church since its reordering
is greeted by the ancient
sign of three intersecting circles,
picked out in coloured stone on the
newly-laid nave floor. The circle,
being an endless line with no
beginning or end, aptly symbolises
God’s eternity, and three of them
entwined traditionally represent
the Trinity.
The clover-like, interwoven
shape expresses the eternally selfgiving relationship of the three
eternal and unified
Persons of the
Trinity. It reminds
us that we can
begin to
understand
something of God
only in terms of
relationship. God the creator of all,
redeemer of humankind and
sustainer of life and spirit freely
gives and receives love. That idea
of exchange - giving and receiving is at the heart of the meaning of
mercy. The word comes from the
same root as "merchandise" and
"commerce": something of equal
value is given and received. So it is
with mercy - we are blessed by its
giving and receiving.
Several Old Testament prophets
describe the compassionate
disposition of God as the womb of
mercy. Hosea prophesies that God
will show mercy to a generation
who will be re-gathered to the
land: I will say to those called ‘Not
my people,’ ‘You are my people’;
and they will say, ‘You are my
God.’” (Hos. 2:23)
During her visit to Elizabeth,
Mary prophesies that God's mercy
is “…on those who fear him, from
generation to generation.”
Jesus continues in the fifth
Beatitude the theme of mercy as a
quality of our relationship
with God. As we begin to
enter with awe and
reverence into the
mystery of God, where
mercy begins, we
become alert to the
unbounding blessings we
are given as all created things,
including the rejected and the lost,
are being brought back into the
embrace of the God of mercy. We
become ever more aware of the
mercy God showers on us, through
loved ones and strangers, through
creation, in prayer and worship,
and in all the small blessings of our
daily lives. And we offer ourselves
in service to others from the
abundance of mercy that nourishes
and liberates us.
Ali Green
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Food For Thought
like to think that I am fairly
environmentally aware. I
recycle my waste and don't
use excessive amounts of power
or water. I only drive when it is
absolutely necessary and I think
twice before buying new items.
However, I live in a rented flat and
so I can't add any insulation to the
fabric of the building and I can't
grow my own food.
coming about partly because of
rising levels of greenhouse gases
in the earth's atmosphere. Food
production systems are
responsible for more than a
quarter of greenhouse gases and
up to 80% are associated with
livestock production.
Straight away you can see that a
major problem is the amount of
livestock being reared for food. In
order to rear these livestock the
farmer needs land for his animals
which has led to extreme levels of
deforestation across the world. The
animals also need feeding, so the
farmer needs more land to grow
that animal food, leading to more
deforestation. Deforestation
causes the emission of carbon
dioxide, a greenhouse gas. In
addition, the animals also need a
lot of water when there are already
global shortages. And then there's
the problem of methane which
livestock produce and this is also
a greenhouse gas. It follows that
the higher the demand for meat,
the greater the deforestation,
water shortages and greenhouse
gas production.
How do plant crops measure up
to meat production? There is
significantly less greenhouse gas
production in the process of
cultivating crops. Also, because
“Green” Eating
As a 'green' thinker I am always
looking for more ways to do my
bit, so you can imagine my joy
when I came across a new
approach to eating that not only
helps to save our planet but it's
also very good for our health.
It's called flexitarianism. In
a nutshell all you need to do is
eat less meat. There are many
different levels of being a
flexitarian - from those who eat
one less meat meal each week, to
those who eat meat maybe once a
week or less. Personally I eat four
vegetarian dinners, two oily fish
dinners and one meat dinner each
week. All my breakfasts and most
of my lunches are vegetarian too.
You may be wondering how this
can help save God's amazing
creation… The problem we face is
down to global warming, which is
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troubles seem insurmountable and
we may feel powerless to change
anything, if we all did this one
thing, imagine how much brighter
the future would look. The
rainforests would continue to
stand, indigenous people would
not be displaced and countless
animals and plants would be saved
from extinction.
Pope Benedict XVI wrote, 'The
environment is God's gift to
everyone, and in our use of it we
have responsibility towards the
poor, towards future generations
and towards humanity as a whole'.
God calls us to be stewards of
creation. Let's be part of the
solution, not part of the problem!
Anna Goodson
you don't need to feed plants
like you do livestock, less land is
required and so there is less
deforestation. In addition, plant
crops need much less water.
Change for the Better
Adopting the flexitarian concept
has allowed me to make a real
contribution in the fight to save
this planet. There is also an added
bonus: certain health benefits. It
has been scientifically shown that
eating less meat can lower your
risk of developing cancer and heart
disease. It can also lower your
blood pressure and cholesterol
levels. Coupled with some regular
exercise you may lose some weight
as well. So although this planet's
Small Pilgrim Places—Hedd Wen Peace Place,
L
ent and Easter being a busy
season for me, I couldn’t
find three consecutive days
free to do the next planned leg of
my journey around Small Pilgrim
Places. But with a run of sunny, dry
days in early April, and a Saturday
free of commitments, a spontaneous opportunity presented itself: a
visit to Hedd Wen Peace Place near
Abergavenny, South Wales.
For the first time I took a human
walking companion, and started at
Govilon by the Monmouthshire
and Brecon Canal. The parish
church here sits on the lower
slopes of the Blorenge, which rises
550m above the old coal valleys to
the south, and the River Usk and
rich farmland to the north. Heading east along the towpath, we
were aware of how the surrounding landscape still bears the story
of its industrial past. The canal
transported pig iron, coal and
stone taken from these valley to
Newport and beyond. As we
walked we could see relics of the
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old tramroads and planeways
descending from the hills to the
canal wharfs. On the hillsides are
the ruins of mills and forges,
warehouses and tunnels, bearing
witness to the intense, noisome
activities here some 200 years
ago. But on this still spring morning the loudest sounds were of
birds singing lustily as they found
mates and fed fledglings.
Turning downhill off the canal,
we entered the village of Llanfoist
and headed for a whitewashed
house on a narrow road. This was
the home of Hospitaller Gill
Branch, who greeted us and took
us through to the Peace Place
which she had planned and created. It is a small, secluded garden
adjoined by an old building refurbished as a meeting room.
A striking feature of the garden
is the central statue of a little girl
holding an origami crane. This represents Sadako Sasaki, a child who
died as a result of the bombing of
Hiroshima, and who inspired the
making of “Peace Cranes”. The
meeting room was adorned with
many of these origami birds, made
by a visiting Japanese Buddhist
nun. The space is used for workshops, mindfulness classes, quiet
days and so on, and cared for by
the local Quaker group. Upstairs is
Above:
Monmouthshire
and Brecon canal
Right: The statue
of Sadako Sasaki
in the Peace Place
a comfortably furnished flat offering delightful place for a selfcatering retreat.
As we enjoyed a cup of tea in
the garden, a red kite glided overhead. It was good to see that this
bird, once persecuted almost to
extinction, is now thriving in these
valleys. For our return journey we
walked along the now-disused
railway, which had once carried
the steam locomotives that superseded the horse-drawn barges.
But now the railway is a path for
walkers and cyclists, as peaceful,
green and pleasant as the nearby
canal towpath.
Ali Green
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C
Canon Jones - Part Four
anon Jones was undoubtedly
a man who loved words
and languages. Latin would
have been essential for entrance to
Oxford; his Boden scholarship there
would have required him to study
Sanskrit and he would also have
had Greek.
being common in Wilts. Another talk
on The Place Names in the neighbourhood of Devizes… [was] …
rendered more intelligible by the
help of a black board [sic] upon
which the Reverend gentleman
wrote [words] ...first in Saxon, then
through the ‘transition state’ to the
present form, some of which were
very interesting. At Bradford Town
Hall The Old Folks of Wiltshire;
their sayings and doings which was
reported as highly interesting and
should have been heard to be appreciated. A second lecture was requested and promised.
Place names and the
domesday book
He put his Latin to the service of
the church, with the translation of
many documents concerning the
Cathedral and Diocese of Salisbury,
but he also used it, and a
knowledge of Anglo-Saxon, in his
translations of the Wiltshire
Domesday and place names, on
which he gave several public lectures. These included a series of
lectures to the Royal Literary and
Philosophical Association, Bath in
1862 and 1863, at which the Rev F.
Kilvert (of diary fame) presided.
Some Names of Occupiers in the 11th
century still preserved in those of
Wiltshire Persons or Places concentrated on the period around the
Norman Conquest when the Normans obtained a permanent footing
in this country. The names included
Chetel, the name over a respectable draper’s shop in Trowbridge, and
its possible derivatives: Keddle,
Kettelty/Kittelty, Ketley, all three
Exchequer and Exon
The Wiltshire Domesday consists
of two texts; the Exchequer
Domesday and the Exon Domesday, which contains some additional information, but is not often included in translations. In 1862 a
facsimile of the Exchequer Domesday Book for Wiltshire was published by the Ordnance Survey
Office, Southampton. The text
consists of the Latin only; there is
no translation apart from the entry
for Amesbury and Jones’s Domesday for Wiltshire was intended as an
accompanying volume to this facsimile. Domesday for Wiltshire.
Extracted from accurate copies of
the original records accompanied by
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translations, illustrative notes, analysis of contents, and General Introduction consists of an introduction;
the Exchequer Domesday and the
Exon Domesday, both in the original Latin and a translation; and an
analysis of the contents.
The Saturday Review was, on the
whole, approving of the translation
and felt that Jones’s approach was
an example to future translators
for other counties. The Victoria
County History (VCH) Domesday is
based on Jones’s translation, [it follows] that of Canon WH Jones ...
freely revised and annotated. Some
features ...have been retained…The
editor considers Jones’s detailed
commentary of great value,
though somewhat outdated. The
work was considered pioneering by
the editors of the Philimore edition
of the Wiltshire Domesday, who
considered it still of value. Jones’s
introduction remains largely relevant, and the inclusion of the Exon
Domesday completes the work
most satisfactorily. There is, alas,
no map.
In his introduction Jones reminds
the reader that manors are not
necessarily co-extensive with present parishes; that not every place
in Wiltshire is mentioned; and that
Domesday required no return of
churches, which is why no church-
es at Bradford are mentioned.
Churches are included only because of the land attached to
them, or there were special circumstances, such as the roofless
church at Netheravon or the delightful situation at Wilcot where
there was a new church, and excellent house and a good vineyard.
Who could want more?
Museum Copies
The Wiltshire Museum in Devizes
holds two copies of the 1862 Ordnance Survey facsimile, neither of
which appears to have belonged to
Jones. Other copies of the Wiltshire
Domesday in the Museum include
the second volume of the 1788
translation by Henry Penruddocke
Wyndham, annotated by Jones,
and two copies of Jones’s own
translation. One is an original and
complete ‘clean’ copy with no
manuscript notes; the other once
belonged to Chippenham Secondary School and has been sadly
mutilated. The analysis and Exon
Domesday sections have been
removed, and the rebound copy
consists only of the introduction
and the Exchequer Domesday.
Invaluable manuscripts in Jones’
handwriting and the review
from the Saturday Review have
been inserted.
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Wyndham’s translation included
the text of the Exchequer Domesday; a translation and an index
which includes the
‘antient’ name; the
‘modern’ and a reference to the folio. The introduction emphasises
the difficulty with place
names and the value of local knowledge and includes
explanations of such words
as hide, caracute, villanii and
bordarii, together with a long
discourse on money and payments. Wyndham concludes with a
plea for a proper county history
and how joint efforts might succeed in this. All of this was noted
and acted on by Jones.
The translation of the Wiltshire
Domesday was not without some
cost to Jones. On November 12th
1864 The Trowbridge Advertiser reported Serious Illness of the Vicar’,
‘Our esteemed Vicar’, is seriously ill.
He had been ‘indisposed for some
time’, and was under pressure with
Wiltshire Domesday and trying to
raise ‘£2,000 or £3,000’ for the
church re-building. [He had] caught
a cold at a ‘sale of fancy work at
Town Hall in aid of fund’ which
turned to ‘brain fever’ i.e. meningitis. Jones’s life despaired of and
prayers were offered in neighbour-
Above: Pages of Domesday Book for
Devonshire and Warwickshire
ing churches, including dissenting
chapels, at the special request of
Mrs Jones …Mr Jones at present
occupies a sphere of great usefulness and his removal in this district
would be esteemed a public calamity. A week later Jones was
progressing favourably. But the
damage to Jones’s health was
done, and was probably exacerbated when he contracted enteric
fever (typhoid) from the polluted
Bradford water supply. In June
1868 The Trowbridge Advertiser reported an absence of 6-8 months;
there was a long absence in 1879
and again between 1883 and 1885.
Anne Willis
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Families
J
In Memory of James
ames was born in 1964 and,
as a baby, abandoned by his
mother, taken into care by
social services and placed in a
children’s home.
He first entered our lives aged
five, as a resident in a nearby
Dr Barnardo’s home. When the
home faced closure, James had
nobody to take him in. At a case
conference that Sylvia, a teacher,
attended, a social worker
remarked that James needed to
live in a family with older boys.
That struck a chord with us as we
had two boys of our own.
Sylvia started to bring James
home, first for tea, then for the
weekend, finally during school
holidays. When Dr Barnardo’s
finally closed we offered him a
home as a foster child.
James was pretty unusual by any
standard. He could be absolutely
charming at times, especially with
strangers. From an early age he
was an avid reader, had a good
command of language, could
argue cogently and had a musical
ear. But music teachers soon gave
up on him as he ignored their
instructions. James was a normal
healthy baby but at three years of
age he stopped growing for several
years and became the smallest
child in his school. Several times
Sylvia took him to Great Ormond
Street Hospital, but they were
unable to diagnose or treat the
problem. As a teenager and adult
he remained slight in stature but
strong in physique, well able to
look after himself.
Arguments
There were arguments and fights
at home, with us and with his
brothers. We would have liked to
adopt James, but did not feel that
we could manage without the
support of social services. At
school, one teacher said to the
head, “Either he goes or I go”.
Once, we were called in to explain
why James came to school with
so many sweets and asked ‘were
we giving him too much pocket
money’. I discovered that he
was stealing my loose change
every week. Eventually he was
expelled from school and I had
to call on Social Services to take
responsibility. They sent him
to a boarding school in Devon
although he stayed with us during
the holidays.
He was there for about two
years, then transferred to a Quaker
boarding school. One day he was
playing with matches and set fire
to the dormitory. Instead of calling
the staff he ran away. Again he was
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expelled, and moved to
the Cotswold Community near
Cirencester, a home and training
centre for unsettled teenagers.
There he stayed until age 18, when
Social Services cut him loose to
fend for himself. James went to
London, against our advice, to live
in the YMCA and attend a college
to learn clock making.
That lasted only a term and
from then on he drifted around
the East end of London, living
hand to mouth on benefits.
Several times a year he would
turn up for the weekend,
sometimes with a dog, always
penniless. We would welcome him
home, feed him up and send him
back on Monday with a few pounds
in his pocket. After some while he
was allocated a council flat, and
made numerous friends.
One night in May 1999, two
police officers knocked at the door
to tell us that James had been
found dead in his flat. It seems
that he had been dead a week or
more when found. His brothers
went to London to clear his flat and
found very little there and almost
no food in the refrigerator. The
autopsy failed to identify drugs in
his body, although we believe that
was the likely cause of death. The
coroner returned an Open Verdict.
Above: James aged 13
His funeral service was at our
parish church.
By any standard James was a
most unusual person. He never
showed any curiosity about his
parentage and refused even to
discuss the subject. Our belief is
that James was damaged by his
first few years at an orphanage
where there was a frequent
change of staff. He was likely
starved of emotional support
and developed mistrust of
the world.
We did our best for James over
30 years. We often think and speak
of him and are sad that he died so
tragically. May he rest in peace.
Ron and Sylvia Dell
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Saints for the Season: Samuel and Henrietta Barnett
S
amuel Barnett (1844-1913)
and Henrietta Barnett
1851-1936) were two people
whose Christian faith led them to
become highly influential social
reformers. At the time they met,
Samuel was a curate at St Mary
Bryanston Square in London, while
Henrietta was working with Octavia
Hill, another well-known social
reformer, whose achievements
included founding the National
Trust (she is commemorated on
13 August).
Samuel and Henrietta married in
1873 and later that year moved to
Whitechapel, where Samuel had
been appointed vicar of St Jude’s.
His parish contained some of the
worst slums in east London and it
did not take long for them to realise that, if lasting social change
was to be achieved, a radical vision
was required that went beyond
mere piecemeal solutions.
The result was the creation of
Toynbee Hall in 1884, a place for
future leaders to live and work as
volunteers in London’s East End,
bringing them face to face with
poverty, and giving them the
opportunity to develop practical
solutions that they could take
with them into national life. Toynbee Hall was built in Commercial
Street, next door to the parish
church. It was named after the
historian Arnold Toynbee who had
worked closely with the Barnetts
and died tragically young at the
age of 30. Many of the individuals
that came to Toynbee Hall as
young men and women – including
Clement Attlee and William
Beveridge – went on to bring
about radical social change. Many
maintained a lifelong connection
with Toynbee Hall.
Similar institutions were created
in other parts of London and industrial cities in Britain, and were frequently linked with universities and
independent schools. They became
Above: Portrait of Samuel and Henrietta
Barnett by H von Herkomer
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known as settlements and also
spread to the USA and even late
imperial Russia. Settlements declined in number after WW2, often
due to financial circumstances but
also through demographic changes. The work of the settlements
which have survived, including
Toynbee Hall, is conducted far
more by professionals, and resident volunteers have almost totally disappeared. St Jude’s church,
however, was destroyed in the
Blitz. Another legacy is the renowned Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Less successful was Henrietta’s
vision of Hampstead Garden Suburb as a desirable place to live, with
plenty of green space and catering
for all classes and income groups,
including the kind of people she
knew living in Whitechapel. The
latter was never really achieved. In
fact this is where some of the most
expensive properties are to be
found! Nevertheless, their legacy
continues in Toynbee Hall. As it
says on their website:
“We work on the frontline in the
struggle against poverty. We give
some of the UK’s most deprived
communities a voice, providing
access to free advice and support
and working together to tackle
social injustice.”
Henrietta and Samuel are commemorated on 17 June.
David Driscoll
Your Letters
D
THE BEES ARE BACK
uring the building work last year I was aware that the colony of
honey bees in Holy Trinity church tower seemed to have died
out. This is not surprising. Honey bees are declining due to
insecticides and disease.
During the recent hot weather I checked the tower for
signs of life. Hallelujah!! Honey bees were coming and
going and a swarm must have recently discovered a very
suitable place to dwell. Another sign of new life and
these precious creatures on whom our season of
fruitfulness depends love our dwelling as much as we
do. Hallelujah!
Judith Holland ...
now having more time to visit her own bees!
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Wiltshire Butterflies - April/May
ith the continuation of
the warm, sunny and
dry weather (the driest
winter period since records began in
1910), butterflies have flourished,
especially on the chalk grassland
sites. Many recorders have
commented on the high numbers
seen, even of scarce and local
species. This is excellent news
following last year’s dire season for
most species.
Dingy and Grizzled Skippers,
Green Hairstreaks, Small Blues,
Brown Argus and Adonis Blues have
all excelled on their favoured sites,
Cotley Hill near Warminster and
areas of the MoD land on Salisbury
Plain being particular favourites.
In recent days the rare Duke of
Burgundy and Marsh Fritillary have
also appeared in good numbers.
During a 2 hour walk on Picquet
Hill, Bratton on 9th May, Jenny and I
saw 15 different species plus 3
Above: The Duke of Burgundy, one of the
most rapidly declining species in the UK
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earlier in the day giving a total of
18 – quite remarkable.
Holly Blues and Orange-tips
have been particularly noticeable
in gardens and urban areas as well
as in the countryside and the
usually solitary Brimstone is still
on the wing after emerging in July
2016, a very long-lived butterfly.
A few Small Tortoiseshells and
Peacocks are also still around and
Red Admirals have been unusually
common for this time of year –
believed to be a mixture of some
that over-wintered and recent
immigrants from the Continent.
Three species that seem not to
have fared so well – the Greenveined White & the two ‘Cabbage
Whites’ - will no doubt recover and
be seen later in the year.
One of our rarest and very
local species, the Pearl-bordered
Fritillary, is emerging as I write
in its main woodland habitat east
of Salisbury and apparently in
good numbers. So far 25 of our
45 resident breeding butterflies
have been recorded. As we move
towards June, more species
will emerge. Details of any
butterfly sightings will always
be very welcome.
Mike Fuller
Wiltshire Butterfly Recorder
13th May 2017
For Prayer in June
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The victims of terrorist attacks
Harrison & Harrison working in church
The Pastoral Care Team
The LPAs
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westwood
Churchwardens:
Paul Slade
[email protected]
PCC Secretary
Jill Ross
[email protected]
The Parish Church of St Mary, Wingfield
Churchwarden:
David Robinson
[email protected]
PCC Secretary
Vacant
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Quick Crossword
The Bible version is the NIV
Solutions on page 14
3 The descendants of Esau (Genesis 36:9) (8)
4 The components of the crown that Jesus was
made to wear before his crucifixion (John 19:2) (6)
5 Colour of cloth to cover holy objects in the
tabernacle when moving camp (Numbers 4:6–12) (4)
6 One of the gold articles plundered from the
Midianites offered to the Lord by the Israelite army
‘to make atonement’ (Numbers 31:50) (6)
7 ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the
children’s teeth are set — — ’ (Jeremiah 31:29) (2,4)
12 Ate (anag.) (3)
14 ‘We ourselves... groan inwardly as we wait
eagerly for our — as sons’ (Romans 8:23) (8)
15 Abram’s nephew (Genesis 14:12) (3)
16 Rupture (Job 30:14) (6)
17 ‘Yet to all who received him... he gave the right
to — children of God’ (John 1:12) (6)
18 ‘I... asked him the true meaning of all — . — he
told me and gave me the interpretation of these
things’ (Daniel 7:16) (4,2)
20 Military units (Exodus 14:20) (6)
21 ‘Joseph her husband was a righteous man and
did not want to — her to public disgrace’ (Matthew
1:19) (6)
23 Diva (anag.) (4)
Clues across
8 Laban complained he had not been allowed to
kiss them when Jacob fled with his family (Genesis
31:28) (13)
9 In favour of (3)
10 ‘The child’s father and mother — at what was
said about him’ (Luke 2:33) (9)
11 Swagger (Psalm 12:8) (5)
13 ‘Terrors — him on every side and dog his every
step’ (Job 18:11) (7)
16 Bay bits (anag.) (7)
19 Preach, address an audience, speak in public (5)
22 Holy Communion (9)
24 ‘On their way to — out the land, Joshua
instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the
land”’ (Joshua 18:8) (3)
25 Joseph advised Pharaoh to appoint these
to administer his grain storage plan (Genesis
41:34) (13)
Clues down
1 ‘Assyria’s pride will be brought down and —
sceptre will pass away’ (Zechariah 10:11) (6)
2 ‘And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in —
with God and men’ (Luke 2:52) (6)
Source: Crosswords reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
Officers
The Revd Joanna Abecassis, Chair
The Rev Dr Ali Green (Associate Priest)
David Milne (Churchwarden), Vice Chair
Members
Deirdre Garrett
Jeremy Lavis*
Steve Fountain
Anna Melluish
Chris Hodge (PCC Secretary)
Jill Wright
Geoff Jones (Treasurer - co-opted)
* Deanery Synod representatives
The Standing Committee
Chair, Churchwardens, Associate Priest and Treasurer
Churchwardens Emeriti
Jeremy Lavis, Mike Fuller, Anne Carter, Tony Haffenden, Joan Finch, Trevor Ford,
Judith Holland
The Pastoral Care Team
Joanna, Anne Carter, Alison Cook, Joan Finch, Marlene Haffenden, Tony Haffenden,
Chris Hodge, Evelyn Humphrey, Heather Knight, Sue Lavis, Val Payne, David Rawstron, Hazel Rawstron, Geneviève Roberts and Sylvia Stanes.
The Friends of Holy Trinity Church
Chairman: John Cox, Secretaries: Mike and Jenny Fuller, Treasurer: Judith Burchell
Committee: Michael Cottle, Chris Hodge
Ex officio: Revd Joanna Abecassis and David Milne
Bradford Group Ministry
This is a longstanding body which now comprises the two benefices of North
Bradford on Avon and Villages and our own. We look forward to establishing a
much closer bond and to this end joint meetings and services have recently been
held, and the Group clergy meet regularly.
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OTHER OFFICERS AND ORGANIZERS
PCC Secretary
Chris Hodge
PCC Treasurer
Benefice Administrator
Benefice Admin Assistant
Bellringers
Bookstall
Brass Cleaning
Coffee on Sunday
Director of Music
Electoral Roll Officer
Flowers
Food Bank
Guides & Brownies
mainly music
Geoff Jones
Sally Palmer-Walton
Aylene Clack
Sarah Quintin
Chris Hodge
Joan Finch
869357
email: [email protected]
862981
[email protected]
[email protected]
869469
869357
863878
Alan Knight
860991
Jonquil Burgess
868905
Heather and Alan Knight
860991
Sarah Bennett
[email protected]
Marlene Haffenden
864412
[email protected]
Mothers’ Union
Jill Wright
287786
MU Prayer Circle
Chris Hodge
869357
Saxon Club
David Driscoll
865314
Saxon Church and St Mary Tory Trustees:
Chairman
Anna Tanfield (all bookings)
863819
Secretary
Anne Carter
862146
Treasurer
Jeremy Lavis
863600
Sidespersons
Churchwardens
Stewardship Secretary
Benefice Office
Street Market:
Community Stalls John Cox
864270
Communications Judith Holland
866215
Church Stalls Mervyn Harris
863440
Parish Representatives on other organisations:
Bradford Group Council:
The Churchwardens
Children’s Society:
Anne Carter
Christian Aid:
Judith Holland
Deanery Synod:
Jeremy Lavis
BoA Churches Together:
c/o The Revd Joanna Abecassis
St Laurence School:
The Revd Joanna Abecassis
and Lindsay Driscoll (Foundation Governors)
Printed at the Parish Office, 18A Woolley Street, Bradford on Avon.
Parish News also appears (in colour) on the Holy Trinity web site: www.htboa.org. Previous issues of the magazine can also be found in the magazine
archive on the church web site.
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