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Issue 314
Churches of the Cley Hill Villages
Through the Open Doors
24th April 2015
Our Benefice This Week
Church Calendar for the Benefice
Around and About in the Benefice
Our Friends in South Sudan
Benefice Contacts
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From the Editor’s Chair
We are already at the end of April. May is an important month for us as we will
be holding our May Fayre on Saturday 16 th May. We are very grateful that Mr
and Mrs da Costa have given us permission to use their gardens for the May
Fayre so we must pray for good weather. Manor Farm is next door to St
Margaret’s so we plan to unveil the major fundraising appeal for the overhaul of
the bells at St Margaret’s. It is many years since the bells were given a full
overhaul so the costs will be in the order of £10,000 so we have a major
challenge to keep the sound of our bells ringing out across the parish. I know
that Dick Collins is still working on plans for that weekend but we hope to
facilitate access to the bell-tower and perhaps there may be a training bell for
people to try their hand at bell-ringing. If you can help out with the May Fayre
then please contact either Stella Bayman on 832230 or Phil Jefferson on
832845.
If bell-ringing is not your thing how about singing in our church choir? The
choir is growing as we now have men regularly singing in the choir so if you would
like to join us please contact either Marion on 832755 or Claire on 01985
218099.
The patronal festival for St Philip & St James’ in Chapmanslade will be Sunday
24th May this year.
Keith Muston
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Next week’s Church Calendar
for the Benefice of Cley Hill Villages
Sunday 26th April – Fourth Sunday of Easter
9.30am at St Philip & St James’, Chapmanslade
Eucharist
President – Reverend Di Britten
Welcome – Janet Aylesbury; Readers – Dennis Barnard & Rosalyn Dean;
Intercessions – Richard Dean; Server & Chalice – Keith Muston
10.30am at St Peter & St Paul, Longbridge Deverill
Eucharist
President – Reverend Pauline Reid
Readings
First Reading:
Acts 4: verses 5 to 12
Second Reading:
1 John 3: verses 16 to 24
Monday 27th April
10.30am at 5 Brimhill Rise, Chapmanslade
Time to Think Home Group – John 9 – A blind man sees the light
Please contact Phil on 832845 for further details
Date
Time
Sun 3 May
0800
0930
1115
1930
1000
1030
1800
1800
1030
1430
0900
1030
1030
1930
Tue 5 May
Sun 10 May
Sun 10 May
Sun 10 May
Thu 14 May
Mon 11 May
Sat 16 May
Sun 17 May
Sun 17 May
Sun 17 May
Tue 19 May
Service or Event
1662 BCP Holy Communion
Eucharist
Morning Worship
After Alpha Home Group
Rogation Eucharist
Eucharist
Rogation Eucharist
Ascension Day
Time to Think Home Group
May Fayre
1662 BCP Holy Communion
Family Parish Worship
Eucharist
After Alpha Home Group
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Place
St Mary the Virgin, KD
St Margaret’s, Corsley
St Peter & St Paul, LD
High House Farm, Cors
St Mary the Virgin, KD
St John the Baptist, H
St Peter & St Paul, LD
5 Brimhill Rise
Manor Farm
St Mary’s, Temple
St Margaret’s, Corsley
St Michael’s, Brix Dev
Thu 21 May
Sun 24 May
Sun 24 May
Wed 27 May
Sun 31 May
1000
0930
1030
1230
1030
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Eucharist
Eucharist
Light Bites Bread & Soup Lunch
Benefice Eucharist
Three Horseshoes
St Philip & St James’, Ch
St Peter & St Paul, LD
Corsley Reading Rooms
St John the Baptist, H
Place
Date
Time
Service or Event
Mon 1 Jun
Tue 2 Jun
Sun 7 Jun
Sun 7 Jun
Sun 7 Jun
Tue 9 Jun
Sun 14 Jun
Sun 14 Jun
Sun 14 Jun
Mon 15 Jun
Tue 16 Jun
Thu 18 Jun
Sun 21 Jun
Sun 21 Jun
Sun 21 Jun
Mon 29 Jun
Sun 28 Jun
Sun 28 Jun
Tue 30 Jun
1030
1930
0800
0930
1115
1930
0930
1030
1100
1030
1930
1000
0900
1030
1030
1030
0930
1030
1930
Time to Think Home Group
After Alpha Home Group
1662 BCP Holy Communion
Eucharist
Morning Worship
Parochial Church Council
Family Eucharist
Eucharist
Matins
Time to Think Home Group
After Alpha Home Group
Church & Community Coffee Morning
1662 BCP Holy Communion
Family Worship
Eucharist
Time to Think Home Group
Eucharist
Eucharist – Patronal Festival
After Alpha Home Group
St Michael’s, Brix Dev
St Margaret’s, Corsley
St Peter & St Paul, LD
St Margaret’s
St Philip & St James’, Ch
St Mary the Virgin, KD
St Mary’s, Temple
Three Horseshoes
St Mary’s, Temple
St Margaret’s, Corsley
St Michael’s, Brix Dev
St Philip & St James’, Ch
St John the Baptist, H
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Thu 16 Jul
1000
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Three Horseshoes
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Thu 20 Aug
1000
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Three Horseshoes
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Wed 16 Sep
Thu 17 Sep
Wed 23 Sep
1930
1000
1230
Parochial Church Council
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Light Bites Bread & Soup Lunch
Chapmanslade School
Three Horseshoes
Corsley Reading Rooms
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Thu 15 Oct
Wed 28 Oct
1000
1230
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Light Bites Bread & Soup Lunch
Three Horseshoes
Corsley Reading Rooms
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Wed 18 Nov
Thu 19 Nov
Wed 25 Nov
1930
1000
1230
Parochial Church Council
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Light Bites Bread & Soup Lunch
St Margaret’s
Three Horseshoes
Corsley Reading Rooms
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Wed 16 Dec
Thu 17 Dec
Sun 20 Dec
Thu 24 Dec
Fri 25 Dec
1230
1000
Light Bites Christmas Lunch
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Carol Service
Christmas Eve Crib Services
Christmas Day Eucharist
Corsley Reading Rooms
Three Horseshoes
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Thu 21 Jan
Wed 27 Jan
1000
1230
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Light Bites Soup Lunch
Three Horseshoes
Corsley Reading Rooms
Date
Time
Service or Event
Place
Thu 18 Feb
Wed 24 Feb
1000
1230
Church & Community Coffee Morning
Light Bites Soup Lunch
Three Horseshoes
Corsley Reading Rooms
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Around and About in the Benefice
Deverills Mini-Fest 2015
Join us for a weekend of music, comedy and more in the unique rural venues of the beautiful Deverill
valley.
Saturday 2nd May
The brilliant 'Kepow! Theatre' returns to perform their new show 'On the Edge!' in The Barn Theatre,
Kingston Deverill, 7.30pm. £10 adults / £5 under-17s. "Wonderful improvised comedy … about all
those moments in life when we are On the Edge!”
The Times *****
Sunday 3rd May
Bath Philharmonia Wind Ensemble with Jacquelyn Bevan, piano, in Kingston Deverill Church,
7.30pm. Programme includes Mozart’s Quintet in E Flat for Piano and Winds, K452 and Beethoven’s
Quintet in E Flat for Piano and Winds, Op 16. Plus works by Bruch and Schumann.
£15 adults / £7.50 under-17s.
Accompanying entertainment
Walk and talk with David Stratton - Celebrating 150 years of farming in Kingston Deverill (2nd May,
The Barn Theatre, Kingston Deverill, 11am, £5)
White Horse Morris (2nd May, Outside The George Inn, Longbridge Deverill, 2pm)
St George and The Black Knight with the Langport Mummers (3rd May, The George Inn, Longbridge
Deverill, 3pm, free of charge). A gripping tale, slapstick, music and general hilarity for all. Traditional
mumming with a contemporary twist.
Wine/beer and soft drinks will be available at all events.
Tickets and information: telephone: 01985 844385;
e-mail:[email protected]; www.deverillsfestival.com
Wessex MS Therapy Centre, Warminster
Are you a positive, friendly and sociable person? Have you thought about volunteering?
The Wessex MS Therapy Centre in the heart of Warminster is a busy charity and has an
award winning team of staff and volunteers who deliver services to people with MS and other
conditions.
We have had a very successful 2014 and with an expanding membership we need more
volunteers. The Centre is an uplifting, caring, supportive environment that is a lifeline for
many people.
If you are able to give half a day per week to help we would be very interested in hearing
from you. Full training and ongoing support will be given.
For more information please ring Rosie Eliot or Sarah Williamson on 01985 217728 or email
to [email protected]
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Warminster & District Foodbank
We continue to deliver food donations to the Foodbank on a weekly basis. Thank you
everyone for your continued support. Please leave all donations at any of our three
churches at the end of a service. We shall arrange for delivery to the foodbank in
Warminster.
Urgently needed!
Warminster Foodbank always requires donations of foodstuffs but at the current time very
much needs donations of fruit juice (1 litre packs) and tinned vegetables. We collect at all
services at St Margaret’s, Corsley and deliver to the Warminster Foodbank shortly
afterwards. Please leave all your donations at any of the churches in Corsley or
Chapmanslade.
As a reminder the following basic foods go into food boxes: cereals, long life milk, pasta,
pasta sauce, tea bags (40s or 80s), instant mash potatoes, fruit juice, biscuits and rice. Tins
of: uddings (milk or sponge), tomatoes, vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, soup and baked beans
It is also nice to be able to give people a treat e.g. snack noodles, chocolate bars, jam,
pickle, sauce and tinned spaghetti.
Letters to the Editor
This newsletter is now over six years old but receives few contributions. If you wish to
contribute an article for the newsletter or would like to read about a particular subject in the
newsletter please do let us know. This newsletter is our way of reaching over 120
households across the Parish on a weekly basis and we constantly seek to present
information on our life in our Church Parish that is useful to you. Please do let us know if
there are any gaps!!
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Our Friends in South Sudan
Dear friends
The bad news first: fighting between rebels and government forces continues in Unity and Upper
Nile states, and is likely to intensify in the coming months, as each side tries to maximise its
territory before the rains come. The IGAD peace talks have failed, and informed opinion is that
the new talks - "IGAD-plus" - will also fail because the two sides are as far apart as ever and
both still believe they can achieve a military victory. Meanwhile around 6 million people are
deemed to be food-insecure, and the rate of acute malnutrition in children (30%) is twice the
expected rate. The states of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap have acute food shortage and
some grain is being trucked in by the national government; the causes of shortage are poor
harvest last year, closure of the border with Sudan hindering deliveries, and air raise by Sudan
Air Force.Pray for all those in such desperate need, that the help they need will reach them.
All steps to determine the status of Abyei (claimed by both sides, but with a resident population of
Ngok Dinka, likely to opt for South Sudan) have been blocked by the Government of Sudan. In
the impasse that Government is retaining all the oil revenues for itself and quietly signing
agreements to expand oil production in areas which include part of Abyei. Pray that they would
be called to account and that the resources of this area may be fairly shared.
But - good news - the South Sudan Council of churches has met with a World Council of
Churches (WCC) delegation and, in unanimity across all churches, has issued a declaration:
being now under new leadership, they express fresh determination to take a leading role, as
before, in bringing peace. They undertake to begin a new peace process and to play their unique
role in creating peace, by rebuilding trust and bringing the two sides together. They will also use
their grass roots network to address the longer-term issues of reconciliation. WCC is going to call
a special day of prayer for the South Sudan Peace Process in May. But let us start praying for
this now. The peace and reconciliation process initiated by the National Council for Healing,
Peace and Reconciliation is already under way, and the training of 50 Peace Mobilisers began
today in Warrap State. Pray that their work may be fruitful.
In Jonglei State - at one time the most severely affected by fighting - hundreds of pupils have
returned to schools in two villages; one school alone registered 996 pupils and was still adding
new ones. Pray fro all children whose learning has been disrupted or broken, that they would still
find opportunities for education.
Please pray for Bishop Samuel Peni of Nzara Diocese who is in Salisbury Diocese for a couple
of weeks with his wife, and gave us a very helpful update at the Deanery Partnerships Day.
Please continue to pray for Bishop Justin and Maridi Diocese; for the Chaima Christian Institute
and Rev Atovura Martin, Principal; for the students we support; and this week for the Amaki
Achdeaconry.
Amaki Archdeaconry is 17 miles north of Maridi ,it is also one of the remote archdeaconries in the
diocese . Pray for spiritual revival and guidance to Archdeacon Richard Mahmoud.
With every blessing.
The Revd. Jane Shaw
Manor Farm House, Corton,
Warminsterm Wiltshire BA12 0SZ
Tel: 01985 850141
Mobile: 07908 118543
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Benefice Contacts – www.cleyhillchurches.org
Clergy
Rural Dean
Reverend Pauline Reid
01985 841290
e-mail – [email protected]
Associate Priest
Reverend Di Britten
01373 832515
Lay Pastoral Assistants
Barbara Hughes
01373 832273
Claire Tanner
01985 218099
Richard Dean
01373 832594
Churchwardens
St John the Baptist, Horningsham
Tim Moore
01985 844336
St Margaret of Antioch, Corsley.
Charles Thackway
01373 832048
John Helliar
01373 832803
Bill Knowles
01985 844476
Robert Shuler
01985 844291
St Michael the Archangel, Brixton Deverill
Richard Lucas
01985 841164
St Peter & St Paul, Longbridge Deverill
Guy Ratcliffe
01985 219456
Tim Young
01985 840477
Charles Thackway
01373 832048
John Helliar
01373 832803
St Margaret’s, Corsley.
Judith Helliar
01373 832803
St Mary’s, Temple.
Harcourt Gough
01373 832039
St Philip & St James’, Chapmanslade.
Janet Aylesbury
01373 832752
Administrator
Marion Muston
01373 839026
Safeguarding Officer
Marion Muston
01373 832755
Webmaster
Ian Buick
01373 832318
ditto
St Mary the Virgin, Kingston Deverill
ditto
ditto
St Philip & St James’, Chapmanslade
ditto
Deputy Churchwardens
For all Parish officers and contacts please refer to contacts section of the Benefice website
www.cleyhillchurches.org
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