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BIBLE READINGS
The readings for each service are printed here so that members of the
congregation can read them in advance as part of their preparation for worship,
while others unable to come to Church can share with us through reading them.
(Colour shows the colour of vestments and hangings for the season)
Oct 5th
Oct 12th
Oct 19th
Oct 26th
Colour
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Gospel
Green
Green
Green
Green
Exod 20:1-20
Exod 32:1-14
Exod 33:12-end
Deut 34:1-12
Phil 3:4b-14
Phil 4:1-9
1 Thess1:1-10
1 Thess 2:1-8
Matt 21:33-end
Matt 22:1-14
Matt 22:15-22
Matt 22:34-end
Church News
Nowodhow An Eglos
Staff
Priest-in-Charge: Fr Robert Thewsey,
The Rectory, Forrabury, Boscastle, PL35 0DJ
Tel: 01840 250359
email: [email protected]
Assistant Priest:
Revd. Michael Parsons 01840 250625
Curate
Revd. Paul Beynon
01840 250729
Licensed Readers Michael Davey 01840 250979
Di Davey
01840 250979
Church wardens: (the STD code for all these numbers is 01840)
Boscastle
Lesnewth
Otterham
St. Juliot
Trevalga
Jenny Coles 212336; Mike Viner 250685
Simon McNair-Scott 261730; Val Gill 261582
TBA
Sally Searle 250225; Colin Wadey 261602
Arthur Nicholls 250268; Bob Pethick 250664
Newsletter contributions to Hanne White
email [email protected] by the second Sunday of the month
so we can distribute the magazine at the single parish service.
October 2014
NEWS AND VIEWS
FROM AROUND THE BOSCASTLE
GROUP OF CHURCHES
Date
Time
01 Oct
10.00 am Trethevy
05 Oct
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.30
11.30
Place
am
am
am
am
am
Lesnewth
Forrabury
Tintagel
Trevalga
St Juliot
Service
Diary dates for October
HC/Healing
HC (BCP)
HC
SOW
HC
MP
HC = Holy Communion
MW = Morning Worship
BC = Breakfast Church
SOW = Service of the Word
BCP = Book of Common
Prayer
PE = Parish Eucharist
08 Oct
10.00 am Trethevy
HC
12 Oct
10.00 am
10.00 am
11.30 am
3.00 pm
MW
HC
HC
Harvest & Revel
13 Oct
Forrabury
Tintagel
Otterham
Lesnewth
2.00 pm Trevalga
4-5th
6th
9th
11th
12th
17th
21st
21st
27th
Boscastle Food & Crafts Festival
Deanery Book Club at 7.30 pm (see Robert or Paul for more info)
Group Council Meeting at Boscastle Village Hall at 2 pm
Coffee Morning & Antiques Valuation at Otterham Church 10 am -1 pm
Harvest and Revel Service at Lesnewth Church at 3 pm
4 Corner Day at Crackington Institute Hall at 10.30 am—3.30 pm
F & M PCC at Polsarna at 2 pm
Otterham PCC at St. Tinnys at 3.30 pm
Otterham Hunt at 11 am—2 pm
Internment of Ashes
VENN DOWN FARMHOUSE
15 Oct
10.00 am Trethevy
HC
19 Oct
9.30 am Boscastle Village Hall Breakfast Church
11.00 am Otterham HC/Revel/Harvest – Group
10.00 am Tintagel HC
22 Oct
10.00 am Trethevy
HC
26 Oct
10.00 am
10.00 am
11.30 am
11.30 am
HC
HC
HC
MW
Luxury 4 star
self catering accommodation
in a tranquil location,
distant sea views
Open all year
BOTTREAUX HOUSE BOSCASTLE
Bed & Breakfast
Boscastle PL35 0BG
Open from 1 March - 31 October 2014
Forrabury
Tintagel
St Juliot
Trevalga
29 Oct
10.00 am Trethevy
HC
02 Nov
9.00
10.00
11.30
10.00
11.30
7.30
HC (BCP)
HC
HC
HC
MW
All Souls Service
am
am
am
am
am
pm
Lesnewth
Forrabury
Trevalga
Tintagel
St Juliot
Forrabury
01840 250599 / 07719 432615
www.venndownfarmhouse.co.uk
www.boscastleholidaycottages.com
Situated at the top of the old village,
we have 7 en suite very comfortable,
light and airy attractive bedrooms.
We offer a delicious breakfast freshly
cooked to order, using local produce
whenever possible. We pride ourselves in being professional and with
a personal service at all times.
We welcome friends and families of
local residents to stay here and if all
rooms are booked for an event,
whether the event is here or elsewhere, we will offer discounted rates.
We can cater for your private function
– Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings,
Anniversaries, Funerals.
Tel. 01840 250231
www.boscastlecornwall.co.uk
[email protected]
Friends,
As I write this letter at the start of September, children have gone back to school, colleges
and universities are gearing up for the new academic year, and the evenings are drawing in,
reminding us that the yearly cycle of the world’s natural rhythms is moving on apace.
Harvest is running its course, and the air is a bit cooler, helping us to look back at a pretty
good summer, and once again realising that we live in a very beautiful and safe part of this
country, and indeed the world. In short we are very blessed, and we do well to thank God
for this fact each and every day.
When we look around the world and see the misery and mayhem, the violence and fear that
many, many people have to endure each day, never knowing if it would be their last,
brought about by man-made disasters, authoritarian dictators, ignorance and blind greed and
selfishness, to say nothing of the causes of the upset to the delicate balance of the
ecosystems of this fantastic planet, we can be doubly thankful for this wonderful place
where we live.
But as we know, all is not well even here. Our society is plagued with terrible imbalances.
The rich are creaming off even more of the country’s wealth. The poor seem to be getting
nowhere. Food banks are becoming a fixture. The beloved NHS is groaning at the seams.
Houses are still scarce and becoming ever more difficult to afford for many of the
population, and rents have gone through the roof.
We human beings, we most populous of all of God’s creatures, seem to have an inbuilt
selfish, independent streak, which blinkers our thinking and awareness of what we are doing
to the planet, to our own environment, and to our responsibility towards it and all living
creatures in this world. Above all we seem oblivious to what we are doing to our
relationship with God our Father.
We will only ever put this right, when we acknowledge God as creator of all things, and our
dependence on him, and when we turn back to him, and away from our independent
thinking.
He came to show us how to do this, in the person of his Son and our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who through his death on the cross redeemed us from the consequences of our selfish
independence and irresponsibility. Then, through his resurrection from the dead, he opened
up his grace, mercy and forgiveness to all who come to him in honesty and truth. What he
wants us to have is a new personal relationship with him, to become his disciples by
following him and his teaching, learning his way of doing things, and by involving him in
our lives, in all that we do, by literally asking him to live with us each and every day.
When we do this, when we make that step of faith, we will start to think in his ways,
helping to restore God’s intention when he created this world and placed us in it, to tend,
husband, and care for all that he had created, our fellow beings and our environment. Above
all he wants us to walk with him humbly and respectfully, knowing his peace and love in
our hearts that only he can give, with the promise of eternal life with him.
May he bless us all as we walk with him anew,
Michael D.
Persecution of Christians in Nigeria
The lives of many Christians in Nigeria are being taken or torn apart by the
ruthless campaign of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. This group not
only engages in its own brutal violence against Christians, but encourages
other Muslim groups to attack Christians in its attempt to establish an Islamic
state in the north of the country.
Anti Christian atrocities are now a common occurrence, not only in the north
of Nigeria, but also in the central region. Homes, churches and whole villages
have been systematically attacked and destroyed, leaving many hundreds, if
not thousands dead and many more homeless, injured and traumatised. The
abduction of Christian girls and young women, who
are then coerced into renouncing their Christian faith is a common problem,
culminating in the well publicised abduction of 200 girls from a single school
a few months ago. In places where the Islamists have control, there is also the
enforced introduction of sharia law for all people, whether Muslim or not.
Despite the efforts of the government to stop the violence, it has so far failed
to end this reign of terror, or to bring any of its perpetrators to justice, and
recently we are hearing disturbing reports of the conduct of the army as it
tries to restore order.
Prayer
Pray for those Christians who are injured, bereaved or traumatised, that the
Lord will bind up their wounds, comfort their sorrows and give them hope
for the future.
Pray for the release of all those abducted, back to their families, and for
recovery from their trauma.
Pray for the Nigerian authorities, that they will bring an end to the violence
and bloodshed, and will provide better security for our Christian brothers and
sisters.
Pray that the Nigerian army will behave openly and correctly as it seeks to
restore peace.
Pray for greater religious freedom in northern Nigeria, and that Christians
will not be subjected to sharia law and other discrimination.
Give thanks that there is universal condemnation of this terrorism, and for
the help that is being given to the authorities as it tries to bring this brutal
insurgence to an end.
Training:
Facilitating Small Groups.
Thank you for your interest in this course. We will be using, ‘Walking with God’s people’,
part of ‘Journeying 24:7 with God.’ These materials are produced by the Eastern Region
Training Partnership which is a partnership between Christian denominations whose aim is to
present a holistic vision of Christian education, with the intention of promoting individual and
corporate discipleship. These aims fit wonderfully well with WOL.
The course consists of 4 sessions each lasting around 90 minutes.
Session 1: How adults learn.
Session 2: How groups work.
Session 3: The role of the facilitator; Session 4: Facilitating a Christian group.
The sessions will be fortnightly, running on different dates and at different times at 2 venues.
Ideally, you will choose to stick with 1 study group so that relationships within the group can
develop, but I recognise that there will be times when swapping group will be unavoidable for
some of you, if you want to complete the course.
Application Form
The dates and venues are below, please tick/highlight the sessions you will be attending and
send the form back to me electronically or to my office address by
Wednesday 1st Oct , thank you.
Kenwyn Church, School Room, TR1 3DR:
Sessions run alternate Saturdays from 10 am to 12 midday allowing time for tea/coffee
Session 1: 1st Nov 2014…………… Session 2: 15th Nov ………………
Session 3: 29th Nov ………….......... Session 4: 13 Dec ……………......
St Johns Church Pensilva PL14 5NF
Sessions run alternate Monday evenings from 7-9pm, again allowing time for tea/coffee.
Session 1: 20th Oct 2014……………. Session 2: 3rd Nov …………………
Session 3: 17th Nov ……………........ Session 4: 1st Dec …………….........
Your details: Title:
Address :
Post Code:
Tel:
Name:
Mobile:
Church you attend:
E. mail:
Pauline Burdett. Discipleship Coordinator
Office Address: The Meadows, Sharlands Rd, Marhamchurch
Tel: 07733 443786, Email: [email protected],
Website: www.trurodiocese.org.uk
The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd is a company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England No 49825. The Board is a Charity (No 248330)
Marshgate WI
WEEKLY
PRAYER MEETING
A warm welcome to the Willow Farm was extended by Carol Horsington when
Marshgate WI went for an evening walk around the farm that she and her partner run. Members met the ponies who will work the woods, the delightful Dexter cattle with calves at foot and inspecting the willow plantation with the different varieties of tree that give such an interesting finish to the work produced.
The walk around the mixed woods, discussing the way it is managed, was very
interesting. Even a sudden heavy shower could not dampen the pleasure of the
outing and shelter was found under a robust hedge. Members then enjoyed a
welcome visit to the workshop to see finished willow work and have a cup of
tea. Wendy Trevennor thanked Carol for an interesting and invigorating evening. The next meeting will be at Tresparrett Methodist School room as we are
now in the position that the old Otterham & St Juliot Hall is closed but the new
hall is not yet open.
Every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m.
Open Meeting for Fellowship,
Prayer and Bible Study
at 'Fairview', Green Lane,
Boscastle.
All are welcome.
Contact Michael and Di Davey
01840 250979.
Juliotter Garden Club
The Juliotter Garden Club meets on the fourth Tuesday
of each month.
All meetings at Otterham Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
Forrabury and Minster 100 club
Members free / Visitors £3 including refreshments
It is said one has to speculate to appreciate so why not speculate £24 per year on
the F&M 100 club. The draw is made on the first Sunday of each month with
50% of the income going out in prises and 50% used for church fabric. If you
would like to invest in this way, then please contact Colin Bennett on 01840
250417.
TRAINING: FACILITATING SMALL GROUPS
Small groups can be great places to learn, share and grow together as
disciples of Christ, but we often lack people in our church or Parish who
have the confidence to draw a few people together regularly to discuss
the Bible and pray.
The Small Group Facilitation Training being offered will equip and
inspire individuals who would like to facilitate growth and learning in a
small group setting. You don’t need previous ’leadership’ experience,
you certainly don’t need to be a Bible scholar.
If you like the idea of meeting regularly with people you know, having
the Bible and prayer as your focus and would like the skills to make it
happen…. this training is for you.
If enough people are interested (8 or more) then I would happily run this
course in the local area, please see application form on the next page.
September winners are:
1.
2.
3.
Mike & Sue Viner
Diana Davey
Sandra Darlison
Community Lunch Otterham & St Juliot Hall
Due to builders delays with the new Village Hall we cannot plan
on having the lunch in October. We are hoping the hall will be
completed in time for the November 26th luncheon. Keep in
touch with Jennie Coles on 01840 212336 for all future dates.
Sorry , Kaye
Age Concern
Camelford & District
Cornwall
Reg. Charity
No:274217
"Two centuries of rampant materialism have resulted in a spiritual aridity unparalleled in human
history. Statistics reveal a collapse in church attendance matched by a significant fall in the numbers entering the priesthood. Recent surveys indicate that Spain, until recently seen as a deeply
religious society, now has less that 20% of its population actually practising Catholicism.
Yet here is the rub - in this same period the numbers entering the Camino soared and pilgrim figures have risen tenfold in a decade. How do we interpret these trends?"
(from A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago by John Brierley. The Present Breakdown &
Breakthrough)
(Permission to quote given by John Brierley)
-------------------------------Cherry Whitehead
[Admin.],
Kerensa, Helstone,
CAMINO de SANTIAGO / WALKING THE WAY
A purpose of pilgrimage is to allow time for old belief systems and outworn ' truths ' to fall away
so that new and higher perspectives can arise. We may also need to recognise that colleagues and
partners at home or at work may feel threatened by our new outlook on life. Breaking tribal patterns, challenging the status quo or querying consensus reality is generally considered inappropriate at best or heretical at worst. The extent to which we hold onto any new understanding is measured by how far we are prepared to walkourtalk and live our 'new' truth in the face of opposition,
often from those who profess to love us. Christ was crucified for living The Truth.(from A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago by John Brierley. Returning Home - Reflections)
(Permission to quote given by John Brierley )
When I was a child I thought like a child, I sang like a child and my father loved nothing better
that to accompany my boyish treble voice on the piano. One of his favourite songs, and certainly
one of mine, was 'The Holy City' (1882 Frederic Weatherly music by Michael Maybrick) It is
strange & interesting what goes through your head when walking the Camino! My head buzzed
with music & lyrics sacred and secular. But The Holy City kept coming back. Essentially those
few words from from the second half of the song 'And all who would might enter, and no one was
denied'. And Why? Because of the shadow of a cross - upon a lonely hill.
The Camino is a route - traceable on a map from your starting point to your goal. The Camino
passes city & countryside, hamlet and hillside - some of the way is rough & stoney, some level and
direct. There are green pastures, fields full of flowers, flowing waters. There are valleys that evoke
death. There are mountains that have to be climbed, and bridges that have to be crossed. Scorching
heat, blinding rain and mist so thick that you can't see a foot in front of your face! Sometimes
pleasant walking conditions with the sun warming your back & a cool breeze cooling your face.
But the Camino only comes alive because of the people. Fat ones, thin ones, peoples of all colours,
beliefs, sexualities & cultures. Young ones, old ones & many middle aged ones. Speaking every
language under the sun. Yet there is one language.
'And it is for this that we are born,
to be brother to the other.
It is for this that we are pilgrims,
not to travel to the shrine of St James of Compostela
or St Michael the Archangel,
but to travel
to the shrine which each person is,
to this temple
in which resides the Kingdom of God.
This is the pilgrimage of the Christian,
of every human being.
This is the pilgrimage
which became more and more obvious
as the days went on for me.'
(from Listen Pilgrim - Christopher William Jones DLT 1968 )
PL32 9RL,
Tel: 01840 213391
Email:
[email protected]
DAY
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Bus Mobile:
07980485238
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PROGRAMME
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OCTOBER 2014
CONTACT
Tele:
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TIME DON
Thurs
2
Launceston/Homeleigh
Sat
4
Boscastle Food Fair Weekend NS --------------------------
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TBA
Sun
5
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Tues
7
Atlantic Village/Merry Harriers NS Cherry Whitehead
213391 9am £8
Thurs
9
Padstow/Supermarket
ST Barbara Clutton
*****
9am £6
Tues
14
Kernow Mills
NS Barbara Clutton
******
9am £8.00
Wed
15
Gold Centre
NS Margaret Rush
779085 9am £8
Thurs
16
Wadebridge/ Trelawney
ST Lillian Marshall
250811 9am £5.50
Fri
17
Blisland Lunch
NS Peggy Molesworth 250269 9am £5
Tues
21
Tavistock
NS Liz King
261710 9am £7.50
Wed
22
Endsleigh Garden Centre
NS Margaret Rush
779085 9am £10
Thurs
23
Bodmin/Supermarket
ST Barbara Clutton
*****
Wed
29
Bude/Hill top Rest.
NS Margaret Rush
779085 1pm £5.50
Thurs
30
Shopping
ST Barbara Clutton
*****
Fri
31
Brendan Arms Bude
NS Peggy Molesworth 250269 9am £5.50
ST Barbara Clutton
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9am £5.50
9am £5.50
9am £5.50
***** Barbara can be contacted using the following number: 18002. 01840 .211011 Please wait
and listen for instructions.
Please be aware that the Organisers may ask for a deposit when you book your seat on a trip so
as to avoid cancelling a trip because of a lack of passengers on the day.
THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OVER 50
XX
NS [No visit to a supermarket]
ST [Visit to a Supermarket and refreshments as required]
The Language of the Camino has three words. Hola! A word of recognition & greeting
Buen Camino - Good Way - an expression of hope that your path may be fulfilling and
an expression of affirmation that we are following this 'way' together. Always said with
a smile, a wave, a touch, a nod - even when the rain of Galicia is hammering down Buen Camino means - not that I am/we are enjoying this part of the experience but that
'The Way' is good.
Did you walk alone? I set out on my own - but I was never alone.Physically there was
always another pilgrim up front and always a pilgrim way behind - sometimes 'with you'
as a group - sometimes 100 yards away sometimes maybe a mile - but always a person, a
fellow perigrino - close to you on 'The Way'. But that wasn't the only reason I was never
alone. The story of Cleopas and his friend on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus may
help you to understand what I mean. (Luke 24 verses 13-35)
And why did I do it? To prove to myself that I am still alive and so to celebrate being
70! To thank God for 47 years of ordained ministry in His service and trying to ( and
often failing ) to follow His Way. Oh and to avoid collecting more 'stuff'!! What do you
want for your birthday? friends & family kindly asked. A donation to the Stratton Deanery Camino Fund I was able to reply. A fund to enable people in our deanery to follow
The Way in their way - through retreats, pilgrimages, quiet days or whatever may help
them on their Camino. And the fund is still open! If you would like to make a contribution please send a cheque (made out to The Stratton Deanery Synod) to Mrs Sue Dickenson, Stratton Deanery Treasurer, Ranelagh, Stewarts Road, Week St Mary, Nr Holsworthy, Devon. EX22 6XA.
And have I been changed by the experience?! 33 days and 450 miles later how has the
Camino affected me? It has clarified my resolve to continue the adventure of discovering
new ways of 'being' church. Ways of making a reality what 'The shadow of a cross on a
lonely hill' made possible - 'That all who would might enter and no one was denied'.
The Camino underlines the words and the concept of 'being inclusive'. All walking the
same path, with a common goal, a common greeting and a common affirmation. Hola!
Buen Camino! Some walking fast, some just plodding - yet all with a common purpose.
Walking the Camino has strengthened my resolve, as John Brierley eloquently expresses
it 'to allow time for old belief systems and out worn 'truths' to fall away so that new and
higher perspectives can arise'.
To learn more listen to my sermons until the day of my funeral (!) talk to me, email me,
phone me - for as someone once said in the Truro Diocese ' Together We Can'!!!! That is
the affirmation of the Camino and my prayer for all of God's people.
Rob Yeomans June 2014
01566 781570
[email protected]
Lesnewth Church
Harvest and Revel Service
12 October at 3 pm
Refreshments served after the service
Everyone welcome
Boscastle WI
Coffee Morning
and
Antiques Valuation
by local auctioneer
Michael Titchin
of LP Auctions at
St Denis Church,
Otterham
Saturday October 11th
10am – 1pm
Valuations 50p per item
Proceeds to church funds
Raffle and books
In August we anxiously watched the weather, hoping our annual outing would not have
to be cancelled as was the previous year’s. When the day came, driving along the Bodmin road towards Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, St Austell, we experienced the
‘ice bucket challenge’. Rain poured down relentlessly, reducing visibility to a few yards.
Grimly, we sat in silence wondering which one of us would say - ‘Is this a good idea?’,
but by the time we reached our destination - as the saying goes (appropriate or not!) –
‘the sun shines on the righteous’ and it did!!
Despite being just off the A390, the Garden is an oasis of peace and tranquillity. A meandering path takes you to the Water Garden, where goldfish swim lazily, water trickles
from a waterfall into their pond and, crossing a Monet-style bridge, you follow the path
through the Woodland Walk. Well hidden amongst the vegetation and trees, statues are
a challenge for the observant visitor. Emerging at the Sunken Garden area, the building
here is used for conferences and courses. Prior to this, it had been the owners’ dwelling;
living in this quiet haven must have been close to Paradise, surrounded as it is by fragrant roses, honeysuckle and bird song. I could ‘wax lyrical’ about the beauty of the
gardens - the trees, the café (home cooked food, delicious!) and the friendly ducks - but
space precludes.
There was no speaker for August, as the annual outing replaces our monthly meeting.
However, our September speaker told us about Nicholas Culpeper and his book - ‘The
Complete Herbalist’. (Not to be confused with Thomas Culpeper, Nicholas’s ancestor
and lover of Catherine Howard!) ‘He (Nicholas) devoted himself to using herbs to treat
the illnesses of his patients’, provided ‘his services for free’ and criticized, ‘what he
considered as the unnatural methods of his contemporaries, such as toxic remedies and
bloodletting’. In his opinion ‘as much piss as the Thames might hold did not help in
diagnosis’. In the early to mid seventeenth century ‘Culpeper was a widely read source
for medical treatment’ and the uses of herbs for curing ailments.
We look forward to our October speaker, who will be Abby Crosby from the Cornwall
Wildlife Trust also in October we will be requisitioning the village hall during the Food
and Commerce weekend (4th /5th October), where we will provide soup, Ploughman’s
lunches, teas, coffees and cakes. There will be stalls with books and other items to view
or for sale.
So come and see us, either at the village hall or why not join us when we meet on every
second Tuesday in the village hall at 2pm. Come along and get to know us.