The
CRAYFISHER
June 2016
The parish magazine of the Cray Valley Benefice
No.13
50p
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CONTACTS
Vicar: Rev. Paul Prentice
(01689 823775)
Curate: Rev. Jane Winter
(01689 872282)
Reader: Elaine Chapple
(01689 874325)
Pastoral Assistants: Jill Renwick
Muriel Unsworth
(01689 825582)
(01689 835275)
Churchwardens: Colin Chapple
Malcolm Hubbard
(01689 874325)
(01689 601827)
Child Protection Officer and
Parish Administrator: Suzanne Diamond
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Mornings
(01689 823775)
Magazine Editor: Brenda Smith
Email: [email protected]
(01689 829556)
Social Committees Contacts
St Andrew’s: Dalaine Crane
St Mary’s: Bridget Daly
07958 228671
01689 830955
St Mary’s, High Street St Mary Cray: BR5 4NJ
www.stmarysatcray.com
St Andrew’s, Lower Road St Mary Cray: BR5 4AL
www.standrewsatcray.com
The editorial team reserve the right to edit, and condense
if necessary, items submitted for publication.
Opinions expressed by contributors, and services offered by advertisers, are not
specifically endorsed by THE CRAYFISHER magazine or the Cray Valley Benefice.
Front cover picture: New Life at Orpington Pond by Rev. Jane Winter
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PARISH LETTER
n May the season of Easter
officially came to an end with our
celebration of Pentecost. We now
enter into Ordinary Time, which may
seem like a bit of a lull. After all, we
had just finished celebrating Advent
and Christmas and suddenly Easter
was upon us. Having said that, there
is nothing ordinary about Ordinary
Time.
What may seem a break between the major festivals can actually be a time
for renewal and refreshment. Often it is within this period that people go
away on holiday and it is certainly a time when the weather starts to get
warmer as spring turns into summer. In fact the very ordinary things around
us, the things we often take for granted, are the things to be most
appreciated at this time. Things like the river Cray and the beauty of nature,
plants in bloom and sunny weather. However, ordinary time also sees the
onset of autumn in late August and early September as the seasons change
just before Advent. Our Christian lives are anything but ordinary, there are
always new ways in which God through faith reveals himself to us.
Last month I visited Cork, and what a beautiful city it is. One of the highlights
was when I visited the magnificent cathedral of St Fin Barre’s the Anglican
Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. The cathedral jostles for recognition
among the many very fine Roman Catholic churches. Here on a Sunday
morning I joined around twenty others for a said celebration of the Holy
Eucharist. Later that day we would be flying back home, but one of my
lasting impressions of Ireland was the friendliness of the people I
encountered. Every little bar that we went in, every coffee shop around the
city brought us in contact with small communities of people. These people
often reside very near the location itself. Every place of interest seemed to
have its own regulars.
Simple things like meeting people, especial from another country, can often
be most rewarding. They are simple ordinary pleasures of life, but they are
not to be under estimated. An honest welcome, a smile and an outstretched
hand can go a long way and be truly meaningful. We are now into Ordinary
Time, but there is nothing ordinary about God There is certainly nothing
ordinary about the variety of ways he consistently reveals himself to us.
So let us enjoy this liturgical season. Just being ordinary!
Yours in Christ,
Paul
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REGULAR SERVICES ACROSS THE BENEFICE
Sundays
09:00
10:00
10:30
Said Eucharist
Parish Eucharist
with Sunday School (JaM)
Parish Eucharist
Mondays
09:00
17:30
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Tuesdays
09:00
17:00
Said Eucharist
Evening Prayer
Wednesdays
08:30
12:00
17:00
Morning Prayer (term time only)
Said Eucharist
Evening Prayer
Thursdays
09:00
19:00
Morning Prayer
Said Eucharist
with homily
Fridays
09:00
12:00
Morning Prayer
Said Eucharist with Healing and
Wholeness, followed by the
opportunity for a cup of tea or coffee
and a chat
Evening Prayer
17:00
Saturdays
There are different regular Saturday
events throughout the month. See
the following pages to find out more
details.
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ADVANCE NOTICES
TRIP TO WALSINGHAM 6 AUGUST
QUIET DAY 27 AUGUST
(SEE NOTICE BOARD FOR DETAILS OF THESE EVENTS)
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ACROSS THE BENEFICE THIS MONTH
Sun 5th
10:30
11:30
15:30
Mon 6th
12:30
Tue 7th
13:3016:00
15:00
Wed 8th
19:45
Sat 11th
Tue 14th
10.00
10:0012:00
12:00
Mon 20th
10:0016:00
15:3017:00
09:00
Tue 21st
19:30
Fri 24th
12.00
Sat 25th
13:00
10:00
Tues 28th
12:0015:00
20:00
Wed 29th
12.00
Sat 18th
ALL AGE FAMILY EUCHARIST
(Readings from the Good News Bible)
MOTHER’S UNION meeting in the church
centre( hall)
HOUSE GROUP at the vicarage: Stewards of
Creation
SINGLETON’S LUNCH at Petts Wood. See Jill
Renwick for details
MOTHER’S UNION for venue please listen to
notices
APSLEY COURT AFTERNOON TEA please
join us. 30p for tea/coffee and a chat. All
welcome and much appreciated by the residents
HOME GROUP in the narthex (porch area). See
Malcolm Deering for details.
FEAST OF ST BARNABAS Said Eucharist
COFFEE MORNING everyone welcome. Please
come along for tea/coffee and a chat. Cost £2
OPEN DOOR LUNCH book your lunch with
Rosemary Lathey (01689 872742) Cost £5.00.
Followed by SOCIAL CLUB. Everyone
welcome.
ORPINGTON DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OPEN DAY
MESSY CHURCH SPORTS DAY
Everyone welcome
GOING PLACES trip to Brighton. See notice
boards and Trevor Taylor for more details.
BENEFICE PRAYER GROUP at Muriel
Unsworth’s. See Muriel for details.
BIRTH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Said
Eucharist with healing and wholeness
PICNIC at St Paul’s Cray playing fields
COFFEE MORNING in the narthex ( porch area)
Everyone welcome
SUMMER FAIR please support this event by
joining in the fun
ST MARY CRAY ACTION GROUP in Vernon
Hall
FEAST OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL at the
Said Eucharist
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Regular meetings of Rainbows is in St Andrew’s church hall on Mondays
17:00-18:30 during term time. Brownies meet in
St Andrew’s church hall on Fridays 18:30-20:00 also during term time.
THE CHURCH HALL AT ST ANDREW’S IS FREE
ON TUESDAY EVENINGS – please see page 23
for details of how to book
Items in red refer to St Mary’s blue to St Andrew’s
purple to the benefice
BENEFICE READINGS FOR SUNDAYS IN JUNE
5th
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
1 Kings 17: 8-24 Galatians 1: 11-24
Luke 7: 11-17 Psalm 146
12th
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
1 Kings 21; 1-21 Galatians 2: 15-21
Luke 7: 36 to 8: 3 Psalm 5
19th
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
1 Kings 19: 1-15 Galatians 3: 23-29
Luke 8: 26-39 Psalm 42
26th
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
2 Kings 2: 1-14 Galatians 5: 1, 13-25
Luke 9: 51-62 Psalm 77
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ENGLAND AND
ST GEORGE
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n the 23 April,
English
people
everywhere
celebrated the feast day
of George, their patron
saint. All over the world, English men and women gathered to remember St
George and to renew their bond with their native land. Perhaps the
celebrations were a bit more subdued compared to those of Ireland,
Scotland and Wales, but the pride in the country was just as strongly felt.
The celebrations were many and varied; flags were flown and there were
parades and gatherings to
demonstrate their pride in
their nation. Morris Men
gathered on village greens
and town centres to reenact
their
traditional
dances. And it is good to
do these things. Sir Walter
Scot said
Breathes there a man with
soul so dead who never to himself has said
This is my own, my native land.
We joined in the celebrations at St Andrew’s church by having a Said
Eucharist followed by a traditional English cream tea. This was greatly
enjoyed. A simple tribute to a great country and a great man. Who said the
English are not patriotic!
Evelyn Magee
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ollowing on from the introduction last month to this new section, here is
another letter received. It is hoped that many more letters will be
forthcoming.
Some lovely people from St Mary's and St Andrew's had lunch today at Café
Mosaic in Christchurch, Orpington.
We were laughing at the poem I'm Fine in May's edition of The Crayfisher (and
swapping symptoms!) I couldn't help recalling
In this exile called old age
I live between nostalgia and rage
This is the land of fools and fear
Thanks be
I am lucky to be here
Valediction Dannie Abse
Don
I would very much like to thank both Janet and Trevor Taylor for all the
outings and lunches they have organised throughout the year.
On Wednesday 20 April we had a lunch together at Christchurch,
Charterhouse Road, Orpington with St Mary’s and St Andrew’s churches.
Eighteen people attended.
I am now personally looking forward to a visit to The Red House later in the
year which is a National Trust property in Bexleyheath.
Once again many thanks.
Rita Openshaw
ST MARY’S MOTHER’S UNION
First Sunday of the month – 11:30 in the church centre (hall).
First Tuesday of the month – 13:30-16:00 at various venues. Please listen to
notices and see the notice board.
THE ROCHESTER DIOCESE, MOTHERS’ UNION AGM
16 APRIL. OUR 140TH ANNIVERSARY!
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hristchurch was the home for our meeting,
beginning with The Eucharist, led by Rev.
Ren Harding. Then the minutes, adoption
of accounts, reports and minutes of the Autumn
Council of 2015 were agreed. I’m always very
impressed with the amount of voluntary work
achieved by the MU members in this country and
abroad.
One of last year’s themes was It ain’t what you do,
it’s the way that you do it. We as members are
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committed to encourage and support family life and especially those in
adversity. The sharing of our practical skills in support of projects and people
locally and our love and prayer underpins all. The side-project of being a
member is our friendship, fellowship, fulfilment and fun.
This year one of the themes was to raise our profile and people’s awareness,
especially in the media. This was part of the address by our President Julia
Jamieson.
There were quite a few speakers after lunch. One spoke on Action and
Outreach, including providing holidays to worthy families.
Another spoke about Faith and Policy plus the monthly magazine which
provides resources for prayer and action and celebrating progress. She
explained about the need for a quiet day to pray and be together.
Many of our birthday and other occasional greetings cards are bought from
the Mothers’ Union. Also the magazine, Families First contains many
interesting
and
pictorial
articles.
Other talks were about
accounts and administration,
very responsible jobs, also
run by volunteers.
Throughout the meeting the
obvious theme was the
importance of prayer and
communication, and after
the address and photos our
prayers were led by Rev.
Ren Harding.
It was a day to ask oneself
‘What can I do to help our local families?’
If you’re interested in joining the Mothers’ Union please phone Muriel
Unsworth on 01689 835275.
Jackie Cook
OPEN DOOR LUNCH
Second Tuesday of the month at 12:00 (Cost £5.00)
n 10 May twelve of us enjoyed fish’n’chips and dessert.
The next lunch will be on 14 June at 12:00 in St Mary’s church centre
(hall) We will order pizza from the usual takeaway and have a salad
followed by dessert, tea or coffee. Please phone Muriel or Rosemary.
Please pay when booking. All are welcome, just let us know in advance.
Thank you.
Rosemary Lathey (01689 872742)
Muriel Unsworth (01689 835275)
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FRIENDS OF ST MARY’S
For further details contact Tony Lathey on 01689 872742.
COFFEE MORNING
Second Saturday of the month 10:00 - 12:00 (Cost £2:00)
O
A JAR OF JaM
ur theme before Pentecost was about God’s love for us and how we
can show people that he loves us by the way we treat others. Here
are the children’s ideas:
Love one another as Jesus loves you.
We must take care of each other.
Just a smile or a wave to someone can bring you closer to the greatest friend
of all, Jesus!
Responding to people in a positive friendly manner.
Help people who have disabilities, to guide and assist
them.
Jesus helps people do the right thing. He makes
people happy and helps us smile.
In the developing western world God is aware that the
population of believers is diminishing. It is our duty to
devote our lives to steering people in the right
direction. Many laws are based on the Ten
Commandments and we as Christians can promote spiritual laws such as
finding
peace
of
mind
by
selflessly
caring
for
others.
Nicole – Jam +
The children made flags depicting GOD LOVES YOU in different languages.
See if you can guess which languages they used!
Jackie Cook
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BROMLEY AND ST
GEORGE
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s well as being the patron
Saint for England and
several other countries, St
George has also been adopted
as the patron saint of the Scout
Association.
On the Sunday
nearest to St George’s Day,
Scouts all over the country
parade in honour of their patron
Saint. Those Scouts who have
completed and been awarded the Queen’s Scout Award, parade before Her
Majesty at Windsor Castle on that day.
Bromley District is the largest scout district in Great Britain and this year the
parade was held in Orpington. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders came
from all over Bromley to take part. From Beckenham, West Wickham, Biggin
Hill and all the other parts of the borough. There were over 2000 young
people in the parade, accompanied by Leaders and parents. They walked
along Orpington High Street to the Priory Gardens where they were
inspected by the Mayor of Bromley, Councillor Kim Botting and her Consort.
Many of the younger members were dressed as St George or dragons or
knights. Everyone repeated the Scout Law and renewed the Promise they
made when they first joined. Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards were awarded
to those who had completed the
necessary requirements. The band
played stirring tunes and everyone
agreed that despite a cold wind, it was
a very good turnout.
St Andrew’s unfortunately no longer
has a Scout Group but we certainly
have one Cub Scout. Philip Willis
marched in the parade with the 1st
Poverest Group. Philip also had the
honour of carrying the Cub Pack flag.
A very impressive day!
Evelyn Magee
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ST MARY’S
RESTORATION
NEWS
T
he scaffolding is
complete, so the
building work can
begin. This is all very
good news. It means
that the steeple should
be repaired by the end
of the summer. We are
planning a special fun day to celebrate on Saturday 30 July. Please put the
date in your diary.
We are planning to have the church open on Wednesdays during the
summer as part of our commitment to Heritage Lottery. We need people to
give a little time to be in the church so it can be open. Could you and a friend
give a couple of hours once a month on a Wednesday morning or afternoon?
We need at least two people to be in the church at any one time. Please
speak to Rev. Jane Winter or Peter Moyle if you would like to join the Open
Church Group.
The St Mary's new website is now up and running thanks to the brilliant
efforts of Sallyanne Decker, our Web Editor. Please visit it.
www.stmarysatcray.org.uk
However, this website belongs to our entire community and we are looking
for suggestions on what you think should appear. On a specific note, we are
mindful that the Home Page, whilst looking really slick lacks people and so
we want to add another photo to add to the top banner which currently
shows a general internal view, the Avery brass and the Tenor bell. I have a
photo which we are considering (see attached) but you may have some
better ideas. If so please let Sallyanne or me know.
Peter Moyle
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THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
his month my thought is a bit different. 4 -12 June is cherishing
churchyards week which is an initiative of an organisation called
Caring for God’s Acre. The organisation exists to help communities
care for the unique habitat of their local churchyards. Cherishing
churchyards week is just one week in the year when extra focus is put on
promoting the diversity of churchyards and their need for special care. The
care of course has to run through every week of the year.
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We have two very different open spaces surrounding our churches. Both are
significant places of peace for people and wildlife. Both are used every day
by people who just want a little time out or who want to sit to remember a
loved one. Both open spaces are home to a variety of wildlife. It is not
unusual to spot twitchers wielding binoculars waiting for a glimpse of a
kingfisher or egret. Both provide sanctuary to a variety of moths and
butterflies.
The open spaces around our churches are wonderful. We have a
responsibility to care for this gift so our whole community can enjoy the
peace God provides in open spaces. So my thought this month is not that we
sit and read and think, but that we get out there and spend just a little bit of
time cherishing God’s acre. In doing so we will also experience the peace
God gives through open spaces.
Rev. Jane Winter
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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION FOR CAITLIN AND FRANCESCA
SUNDAY 15 MAY – PENTECOST
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eautiful day. Thank you to all for making Caitlin's first Holy Communion so
special.
Natalie Andrews
unday 15 May was a very special service. Two of our younger church
members made their First Holy Communion. Caitlin and Francesca. It
was lovely to celebrate this occasion with family and friends.
Dalaine Crane
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FOR THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART
Why not colour in this picture of Moses parting the Red Sea. Try
finding the story in the Bible.
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If you don’t fancy doing the colouring why not have a try at this
crossword. The solution will appear next month
ACROSS
1 Military tactic used by Joshua to attack and destroy the city of Ai (Joshua
8:2) (6)
4 Place of learning (6)
8 ‘When Moses’ hands grew — , they took a stone and put it under him and
he sat on it’ (Exodus 17:12) (5)
9 Unpleasant auguries of the end of the age, as forecast by Jesus (Matthew
24:7) (7)
10 Stronghold to which girls in King Xerxes’ harem (including Esther) were
taken (Esther 2:8) (7)
11 Where Saul went to consult a medium before fighting the Philistines (1
Samuel 28:7) (5)
12 Propitiation (Hebrews 2:17) (9)
17 Turn away (Jeremiah 11:15) (5)
19 So clear (anag.) (7)
21 ‘I have just got — , so I can’t come’: one excuse to be absent from the
great banquet (Luke 14:20) (7)
22 Long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen (Job 39:23) (5)
23 Musical beat (6)
24 What the Israelites were told to use to daub blood on their door-frames at
the first Passover (Exodus 12:22) (6)
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DOWN
1 Fasten (Exodus 28:37) (6)
2 Art bite (anag.) (7)
3 ‘The people of the city were divided; some — with the Jews, others with the
apostles’ (Acts 14:4) (5)
5 Contend (Jeremiah 12:5) (7)
6 Possessed (Job 1:3) (5)
7 Sheen (Lamentations 4:1) (6)
9 ‘You love evil rather than good, — rather than speaking the truth’ (Psalm
52:3) (9)
13 Large flightless bird (Job 39:13) (7)
14 They were worth several hundred pounds each (Matthew 25:15) (7)
15 ‘A — went out to sow his seed’ (Matthew 13:3) (6)
16 How Jesus described Jairus’s daughter when he went into the room
where she lay (Mark 5:39) (6)
18 The part of the day when the women went to the tomb on the first Easter
morning (John 20:1) (5)
20 Narrow passageway between buildings (Luke 14:21) (5)
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TIPS FOR A GREEN LAWN
on't cut it when the weather is very hot as it scorches the grass.
Even a very badly worn or moss covered lawn can be improved with
some TLC in autumn and spring.
spike with a garden fork by pushing it into the ground as far as it will
go every six inches
rake out the moss with a multi-pronged grass rake
brush in sharp sand (not builders sand) as this will improve drainage
feed according to instructions on the packet
if very neglected, feed every two weeks
Rita McKay
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ARGLWYDD ARWAIN TRWY’R ANIALWCH
n August we will be taking two weeks holiday as a family in Wales
(Cymru). We are staying in Swansea (Abertawe), visiting Cardiff
(Caerdydd) and Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin) by train and exploring the
Gower Peninsula by bus.
I have been to Wales a few times over the years including a trek up Mount
Snowdon back in the 1970s. My first ever visit to Wales was very
memorable. It was in 1972. A youth leader in our local Baptist church in
Peckham had moved to Wales because of his job as an engineer. He was
now involved in a youth group in a small chapel near his home in a remote
village called Whitmill. Nearest town Nantgaredig, not far from Carmarthen.
The land of Arthur, Merlin and the Holy Grail!
It was arranged for a few of us from our Young Peoples Fellowship (YPF) to
visit Ian and his small group of young people. Ian and his family were the
only residents who were not bilingual... except for a lady of eighty-five who
had lived in the village all her life. Since 1887. She was not bilingual. She
didn’t speak English! She didn’t need to.
Everyone in Whitmill spoke Welsh. A large
percentage of residents in Nantgaredig spoke
Welsh. Many people in Carmarthen also
spoke Welsh. We were after all in Southwest
Wales or Dyfed. Welsh Wales, the bro.
‘Would you like to meet her, Bill?’
‘I’d love to!’
All the cottages in the village had names, none had numbers. Ian’s was
called Pant-y-Capel. We took a couple of neighbours as translators and
headed on foot towards yet another isolated dwelling.
‘We’ll just stop for a quick drink as usual’ said Ian with a slight nod of the
head and a wink. Surely there can’t be a pub in this back of beyond I
thought. Ian and co led us into some woods. In the woods was a small
stream or rill. It was actually a typical babbling brook. Ian reached down into
the water and from under a small platform of flat stones extracted a crystal
wine goblet. He filled the glass from the sun spangled water and passed it
round. ‘People pay good money for this’ he said. We all chuckled - like the
brook. We took a sip. Ian said ‘Just like the upper room.’ He was right. A kind
of unofficial communion service! A poignant moment nonetheless. The water
was icy cold and crystal clear. We all had tears in our eyes. Unforgettable.
I did meet this lady. I met her twice more in subsequent visits to Whitmill.
I was instantly enamoured of the Welsh tongue and have been fascinated by
all six of the Celtic languages ever since.
Bill Willis
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A 19TH CENTURY NURSERY RHYME
A 21ST CENTURY QUESTION?
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n April, I heard a poem that I subsequently
discovered originated as a nursery rhyme that
was published in Punch in 1875. Slightly
different versions have developed from the 1875
words. The following version is apparently from
the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes 2nd
edition 1997.
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
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A SUNDAY SCHOOL BIBLE QUESTION
here in the New Testament are we told not to forget a woman
whose name we are not given?
The answer is on page 21.
From Sunday School Bible Questions in Home Words 1899
Malcolm Deering
We regret to announce that Mr John Blundell, a former churchwarden of St
Mary's Church and an active member of many local societies died peacefully
on Wednesday 11 May at The Lauriston House Care Home. He had been a
resident for the last six and a half years. He was just over 89 years old,
having been born on the 4 May 1927.
We extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to his wife Jennifer and all
other family members and to his many friends.
John’s funeral will take place at St Mary’s church on Friday 10th June at
11.30am
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HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD
W
e all say it, don’t we? There’s no place like home. We might have
had the holiday trip of a lifetime. Rome or Venice, the Pyramids, the
Seychelles, but when we are packing the suitcase on the final day
or we feel the aeroplane wheels touch down in London, there comes a
longing to be back home indoors and to put the kettle on.
I was reminded of this when Jackie was reciting Robert Browning’s poem at
the Lazy Sunday Afternoon concert in St Mary’s on 10 April. The poem is
entitled Home Thoughts from Abroad but is perhaps more popularly known
by its opening line
Oh, to be in England, now that April’s there
Robert Browning (1812–1889) had settled in Italy after his marriage to
Elizabeth Barrett in 1845. Now, as we all know
from sometimes literally bitter experience, the
month of April in England can be very
unpredictable for weather. Mr and Mrs Browning
in their house in Florence were surely rejoicing in
the sun, warmth, colour and beauty of Tuscany.
Looking out at the low hills and fertile countryside
on the banks of the River Arno.
Not exactly. For in his wistful poem Robert
Browning is looking out at his garden in Florence
and remembering how the chaffinch sings in an
English spring. Also the whitethroat and the
thrush. There is blossom on the pear tree, the
elm tree reawakens with tiny leaf. Weather-wise,
he concedes that yes, sometimes the fields might be rough with hoary dew,
but altogether, he concludes, the English landscape in spring is
Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower!
Jerry Dowlen
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Did you know the answer to the Sunday school question on page 19?
If not, see Luke 17: 32.
VINTAGE AFTERNOON TEA
FOR THE QUEEN’S 90TH
BIRTHDAY
AT ST ANDREW’S HALL
LOWER ROAD
SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2016
DOORS OPEN 14:00
COME ALONG TO CELEBRATE
HER MAJESTY’S 90TH BIRTHDAY
DUE TO LACK OF SPACE THIS EVENT
IS FOR ADULTS ONLY
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
IN CHURCH
£6 EACH
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www.stmaryatcray.com
AND MUCH MORE AT
ST MARY’S CHURCH AND CHURCH
CENTRE (HALL)
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HALL FOR HIRE
Have you thought of
hiring St Andrew’s
fully equipped
church hall for a
function? If you are
interested please
contact the Parish
Office on 01689
823775. The hall is
usually available
Tuesday evenings,
weekends and
during the day out
of term time
St Mary’s hall is also
available for hire
most days and/or
evenings. Please
contact Sue
McDonald on
07914360625
Funshine Club
St Andrew’s
Toddler Group
Every Wednesday during term
time
We meet in St Andrew’s Church
Lower Road
Car parking in the church car
park
£1.00 per adult,
Children free
(Includes craft activity,
tea/coffee, squash and biscuit)
Enquiries to: Sarah Rideout
0794 1020724
We are a very friendly group for
babies to preschool children, mums,
grans, dads, grandads, childminders
and carers.
Please come along and
join in the fun.
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