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The Parish of Great Yarmouth
One Church in Many Places
August 2020 50p
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PARISH DIRECTORY ‘ONE CHURCH IN MANY PLACES’
(*REST DAY)
Team Rector :
The Revd Canon Simon Ward (*Fri) [email protected] 858410
Team Vicar : The Revd Jemma Sander-Heys (*Tues) [email protected] 304609
Assistant Priests: The Revd Frank Cliff [email protected] 851097
The Revd John Greenway (*Thurs) [email protected] 853558
The Revd Stephen Andrews (*Fri) [email protected]
The Revd Helen Lynch (*Fri) [email protected] 07902 447821
Readers: Mrs Pat Stringer 604082 [email protected]
Mrs Carolyn Cliff 851097 [email protected]
PCC Secretary: Ms Tracy Lacey 858410 [email protected]
Church Warden: Mr Paul Spychal 858332 [email protected]
For other contact numbers please see page 32
Parish Registers—page 5
Sunday Worship— page 13
Pathway Café & Support Centre—page 14
Letter from Nancy—pages 18-19
Answers Lockdown Quiz Number 3—page 19
Answers Heavens Above Quiz & Reflections for July Quiz—page 22
Know Your Minster Quiz—page 23
Nature Notes from the Church Tower: - pages 24-25
Lockdown Quiz No. 4—page 28
Front Cover: First Service in the Minster following ‘Lockdown’
Sunday 12.07.20 by Paul Spychal
THE DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT MAGAZINE IS AUGUST 14th 2020
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From The Revd Frank Cliff Last night Carolyn and I became what my father would have called “a pair of dirty stop outs” as we finally came home at 11.45pm. The occasion was to observe a comet called Neowise. The view when we could see it through the clouds was magnificent it can be seen with the naked eye and is even better with binoculars. However with a period of 6,800 years this is my one and only chance to
see it, which is why last night we were stood on the beach at Caister at 11 o’clock in the evening eagerly scanning the northern skies. With beating hearts and much anticipation, “socially distant” with no one around us.
It goes to show that even when all around seems to be in chaos and despair there are those moments when we glimpse something wonderous that lifts our spirits and is a healing balm to a wounded soul. That we are currently living in perilous times seems to me to be self-evident as the pandemic still rages on, restrictions are still in force and countries all over the world are faced with harsh decisions to make.
At moments like these people, myself included, seek something to cling to, be it a trusted friend, family or community that surrounds us. We seek some measure of stability, however small, to cling to, to hold onto much like a life belt.
For me my life belt is the relationship I have with two people. The first is my wife Carolyn. We will have been married 21 years by the time you read this but we will have known each other for over thirty years. It is the longevity of our relationship that creates that lifebelt of trust. We know each other both the good and the bad and we trust each other.
The second relationship is the one I have with God even when I don’t speak to him, He is still there listening, watching and caring for me in the good times and the bad. This unconditional love is one of the pillars of the Christian faith, it is our gift to the world because it is active not passive. This love shows itself in the myriad ways that all faiths have banded together in the face of the challenge of the pandemic to help those around them. Whatever the future holds we can be sure that God loves us even when it seems that there is nothing left God is still present in that time and place.
I pray that you will have a happy and restful August and hopefully we can meet together in the early Autumn. Fr Frank
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Safeguarding The Parish of Great Yarmouth is committed to promoting
A Safer Church. Here are some useful numbers if you are concerned for yourself or someone else.
* Rose Bishop, Parish Safeguarding Officer 01493 780784 * Revd Simon 01493 858410 * Revd Jemma 01493 304609 * Sue Bryce, Diocesan Safeguarding Officer 07958 377079 * Norfolk Adult and Child Social Services 0344 800 8020 * Emergencies, Police 999
0800 804 8044
Are you in need of some daily hope during this lockdown?
We have a new FREE telephone line for you to ring to hear comforting
hymns, daily prayers and reflections Faith in later life
CONNEC+IONS
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From the Parish Registers Funerals conducted by the Great Yarmouth Parish Clergy:
Funerals at the Minster
1 July 2020 Eileen Margaret Stone
17 July 2020 Maureen Margaret Doggett
Gorleston Crematorium
10 July Darren Wesley Reeder
16 July Patricia Munford
24 July Patricia Mary Dean
May They Rest in Peace
Parish Chat on a Wednesday Evening
Are you missing catching up with people over a cuppa after Church services? Join us every Wednesday between 7-8pm for a chatty zoom. Zoom is a meeting platform you can join by telephone, or online. This meeting has no agenda, it’s just a chance for a catch up. It would be lovely to see and/or hear from you. You don’t need to commit to every week - pop in when you feel like it.
1. To phone in, ring 0203 481 5240
2. When asked for the Meeting ID, enter 812 4549 6516 then the # button
3. Skip the next code it asks for by just pressing #
4. Then when it asks for the password enter 566513 and then #
It is much simpler than that sounds, I promise! Give me a call on 07902 447821 if you're having trouble getting in.
To join online, go to Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81245496516?pwd=d1FzU3Y3b0J6TnJtN2pPc2pHQlJTZz09 Meeting ID: 812 4549 6516 Password: Minster . Mother Helen
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Reflections for August
There is something extra special about the Minster at the moment. Since the 15th of June we have been opening every day from 10 am to midday for individual private prayer. This has been possible because of the dedication of a small band of volunteers, who follow all the current advice and procedures to make our visitors feel as safe as possible. Thank you, volunteers.
The three main doors are flung wide open for ventilation. This heightens the sense of space and airiness. The view through the north door is green and lush and offers a tangible connection to the world and creation.
Often we see people walk by the north door. Sometimes they stop and look in. We wave ‘hello’. Occasionally they come round and enter through the south door, the official entrance. People are surprised at the size of the building. “I thought it was a cathedral,” said a young woman from Finland.
Visitors like to wander around, following the arrows, counter-clockwise as per instructions. One family, a dad, three children and two dogs(!), walked round three times and left with a Parish Life magazine, so they can think about maybe choir or bell-ringing, sometime in the future.
We do not recognise a surprising number of people. They come in and sit quietly in the pews and we hush our voices respectfully. The gentle, flickering lights on the candle-stand are a popular focus for many people’s private prayer.
Lots of old friends enter too. Then it’s an opportunity catch up, to check how people are, to swap stories of lockdown and, well, lockdown.
The Minster is quiet, most of the time. No talking, or singing, or organ music. This is sad. It makes us think about all the things we cannot do just now. But, it is also very calming and there is time to consider the history of the building. It has survived many plagues, a civil war and almost total destruction. Now it is helping us to weather the storm of COVID19. There is time to think about the future and to listen for the ‘still small voice’, which will surely guide us into that future.
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Great Yarmouth Minster
The Minster is Open daily from 10am—12 noon for
private prayer.
Please follow distancing guidelines.
Reflections for August Continued
While sitting at the welcoming desks (one for each volunteer, appropriately socially distanced), there is much on which to rest the eyes. The huge stone arches, cunningly built and slightly miraculous, stretch away into the shadows of the lady chapel. The gaudy apparel of the organ pipes peep shyly from the north transept, as if to say, “I’m here! Ready when you are!” Several of John Dashwood’s ‘Stations of the Cross’ are visible, reminding us of a suffering much greater than our own.
Then, suddenly, on Sunday 12th July, something completely different! The Minster is open again for worship. A few preparations are required: making sure there are enough places for people to sit safely; extra hand gel; a notebook for names and numbers (like in the restaurants); and some liturgical adjustments by the Rector.
Fifty or more people turned up, regulars from each of our Churches and congregations, visitors from other denominations, some new faces and children too. There was no singing, but there was the organ – glorious! There was no procession, but there were priests. There were many friends missing, but remembered in our prayers. There was no tea and biscuits, but there was Holy Communion – a wafer, carefully, and silently, ‘dropped’ into our hands by the Rector.
When you’re ready, come and join us, on Sunday, or any day of the week. We will do our best to help you feel safe.
Pam Spychal
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Heavens Above August 2020 ‘My chances of being Prime Minister are about as good as the chances
of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive!’ Boris Johnson
Mars, named after the Roman god of war, is the sec-ond smallest planet in our solar system and our neighbour in space. Throughout human history it has been known as the ‘red planet’. It is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide. The red colour of Mars suggests the surface rocks and accompanying dust are rich in oxides of iron. Mars has a mass of approximately one ninth of that of the earth. Its surface gravity is about one-third of the earth’s. Volcanic activity over billions of years has resulted in the formation of Olympus
Mons. This mountain, at over 20km in height and more than 600km in diameter, is believed to be the tallest in our solar system. There is recent evidence to suggest this huge volcano is still active.
The orbit of Mars around the Sun is an unusually elongated elliptical which results in extreme seasons on the surface. Dust storms can sometimes cover the entire surface of the planet for long periods. There is accumulating evidence of the presence of water in the planet. In 1877 two small moons were discovered. These were named Phobos and Deimos. Latin scholars amongst readers will recognise these as the words describing fear and panic! Asaph Hall who discovered the moons of Mars clearly had a dark sense of humour.
To date there have been more than forty missions to Mars. Only eighteen so far have been successful. NASA is hoping that its forthcoming mission, Mars 2020/Perseverance, will be the nineteenth. The mission has five key objectives. NASA hopes to explore the landing site geologically, assess ancient habitability, look for ancient signs of life, gather samples and test technology for future missions. Mission launch is planned for late July – August 2020 should conditions be favourable. Landing on Mars is planned for February 18th 2021. The landing area is the site of an ancient river del-ta within a crater which scientists hope will yield historical planetary data.
The Mars rover Perseverance will spend two earth years (equivalent to one Mars year) on the surface gathering evidence from seven scientific instruments. You may wish to find out more about the mission at mars.nasa.gov/mars2020. Paul Spychal
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Composer of the Month Orlando Gibbons (1583—1625)
Orlando was baptized on Christmas day 1583. He was an English Renaissance composer who played the virginal (a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family) and the organ. He was born in Oxford and followed in his Father’s footsteps as a musician. It is thought that he may have studied with William Byrd, but there is nothing to prove this – it is more likely he studied with his Father. He was appointed as an unsalaried member of the Chapel Royal in 1603 and junior organist by 1605. In 1606 he graduated from Kings College Cambridge with a Bachelor of Music.
Gibbons had very good relationships with members of the English court, notably King James l and Prince Charles. He was a part of the first printed collection of English music and other compositions were published in his lifetime. Notable compositions include This Is the Record of John, the 8-part full anthem O Clap Your Hands Together and 2 settings of Evensong. The most important position achieved by Gibbons was his appointment in 1623 as the organist at Westminster Abbey which he held for 2 years until his death on the June 5th, 1625.
Gibbons was a very well-respected organist of his time and by perfecting Byrd's foundations of the English madrigal, full and verse anthems he paved the way for a future generation of English composers. This generation included his oldest son Christopher, who would teach John Blow, Pelham Humfrey and most notably Henry Purcell, the English pioneer of the Baroque era. Gibbons has been described as "not merely to a significant figure in music's past but to a composer who can still speak directly to the present."
Orlando also wrote many hymn tunes, notably: “Song 46” sung to “Drop, drop, slow tears”; “Song 1” sung to “Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round”; and “Song 34 (Angels’ Song) sung to “Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go”.
Martyn Marshall
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Jennifer Bate (1944—2020) International Concert Organist
Prue Goldsmith, a former organist at the Minster (then St Nicholas Parish ) lives in Norwich and has continued to support the Minster, both by attending recitals and also giving recitals in aid of our Organ Project. Prue was asked to write an article for the Norfolk Organists magazine, The Journal, about some of her memories. I thought this extract was particularly interesting and I hope you enjoy reading it. After hearing Prue on a Desert island Discs event, I know that Prue could easily write a book on her adventures in the music world!
It is sad that this year the world has lost two great concert organists of international stature, Jennifer Bate and Jane Parker-Smith. (1950 - 2020). Jane Freeman
Reminiscences of a Page Turner
Where were you at midnight on 15th August 1980? I was in France up in the organ loft of Beauvais Cathedral, a humble page-turner trying hard to follow the most complicated organ score I had ever seen. I was assisting in the recording of Olivier Messiaen's organ music by Jennifer Bate which was originally recorded on Unicorn Kanchana, and has recently been reissued on Regis. Listening to the CDs again brings back some wonderful memories.
Unicorn Records was the brainchild of my former husband, John Goldsmith, who founded the company in 1968 as an offshoot of his record shop in Waterloo, The Record Hunter. I had joined the shop that year as a sales assistant after qualifying as a midwife and wondering what to do next. John had just had some success issuing some Furtwangler wartime performances for sale over the shop counter and decided to set up his own independent classical record company. He asked me to go with him. As I was a keen amateur organist, we often spoke about interesting organ projects and from the beginning it was clear John wanted sometime to record all of Messiaen's organ works. That opportunity came in the early 80s. In June 1979 an article on Jennifer Bate appeared in Gramophone which described how the BBC had invited the composer to hear her prepare. She played to him and Mme Messiaen in St. James' Church, Muswell Hill and he immediately made a dedication on the scores and also gave the following recommendation: Jennifer Bate is an excellent organist, not only for her virtuosity, but also for her musicianship and sensitivity in choosing her timbres. She is an accomplished musician who loves what she plays and knows how to make others love it too.
This visit marked the beginning of a close artistic association and friendship with both Olivier Messiaen and his wife, Yvonne Loriod. John had read this article and the following day he telephoned Jennifer with an invitation to lunch at the Royal Festival Hall. So began this incredible project and our own long friendship. The recordings were booked to take place in Beauvais Cathedral over a period of three years with the late Bob Auger as recording engineer. Shortly before the first session, John found he was unable to go so he asked me if would I like to drive to Beauvais with all the recording equipment, help the organ tuner, and turn pages for Jennifer! A definite ‘Yes’!
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Jennifer Bate Continued
The architects of the cathedral had been over ambitious and the collapse of the central tower on Ascension Day 1573 led to the abandonment of the building of the nave. A provisional west wall, which still exists, closed off the cathedral. This is where the organ today is placed, access being via a daunting spiral staircase on the outside of that wall. In the summer of 1980 I drove to France, straight to the cathedral and delivered the recording equipment to Bob, who, as far as I remember, had no assistant. There I met the tuner, who spoke no English and I no French, but who seemed very pleased to see me. As far as I can remember he also had no assistant, perhaps because they knew I was coming. I was led straight up to the console, given a short course of instruction and we began immediately the tuning of this vast instrument. Later in the day we all drove back to the hotel and met Jenny, and so the team was assembled, engineer, tuner, tuner's assistant/page turner and Jenny.
The recording was done at night because of traffic noise; the cathedral pitch black except for the lights on the console and others strategically placed to help us navigate from the loft to Bob in the vestry to listen to the playbacks. The place was full of bats that tried to dive-bomb Jenny and me, and which occasionally peed on us, but once the recording started, I thought I was as near to heaven as I had ever been. What an introduction to the music of Messiaen! It was as if great bodies of sound literally flew out of the pipework into the cathedral. Recording started at around 10 pm and continued until often just before daybreak. In addition to the Messiaen, Jenny brought along the complete works of Cesar Franck; when traffic noise threatened to build up, she moved to the Franck as the sound was often denser and could withstand small amounts of interference which the Messiaen couldn't. What a daunting task.
I grabbed some sleep in the morning and in the afternoon re-joined the tuner. At one point, I remember he asked for an Ouissumairn or something like it. I couldn't understand what he meant, so after about five minutes trip-trapping down from the farthest corner of the organ, he appeared through a small door near me, reached over me and drew the Voix Humaine!! On another occasion he was next to me tuning the Positive and handed the smallest Piccolo in the box - 'A 6 present'. I took it with thanks but he grabbed it back. Apparently, it was one of the oldest pipes in the organ.
Sadly, I personally was never introduced to the great composer, but in 1988 I sat right behind him in a packed Royal Festival Hall at the second performance of the Livre du Saint Sacrement. I said to Jenny later that there was one moment in the music of unbelievable beauty, an almost tangible feeling of the presence of God which everyone in the hall, I felt had picked up – ‘Institution of the Eucharist, Darling' Jenny said, 'Messiaen said that was the best thing he has ever written'. After a performance of the Livre at Derby Cathedral, sometime later in the Precentor's house, it was a delight to see Jenny giving an informal lecture on the work to a cluster of high-ranking clergy ranged either side other on a couch with the long score stretched between them. After all this, can you imagine the thrill I felt in April 2000 when I stood with my friends of the NOA in the loft at Sainte Trinite where Messiaen had been organist for 61 years.
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Jennifer Bate Continued
Jennifer Bate and Messiaen
In 1975 Unicom-Kanchana offered to record Jennifer Bate playing the complete works of Messiaen on the instrument of her choice. Having by now played many times in France, Jennifer Bate chose the recently-built organ at Beauvais Cathedral. The recordings took place between 1979 and 1981, appearing subsequently on CD. Each volume was heard by Messiaen prior to its final editing; he endorsed every one with enormous enthusiasm. All won international acclaim. The success of these recordings led to Messiaen recitals, many attended by the composer.
In 1983 Messiaen took her to his Paris agent and asked him to re-assign to Jennifer all organ recitals scheduled for him. At this stage he also started annotating all her scores with his personal nuances of interpretation. The high point came when he sent her the manuscript of his last masterpiece, Le Livre du Saint Sacrement. She gave the British premiere at Westminster Cathedral in 1986 with the composer present and to a capacity audience, receiving a 20-minute standing ovation and unanimous critical acclaim. The concert was filmed and shown on Channel 4 later that year. One week after this performance, she opened the Radio France complete Messiaen cycle, broadcast live in his presence, and he invited her to make the world premiere recording of Le Livre du Saint Sacrement on his own instrument in Paris, arranging his schedule to attend all rehearsals and recording sessions. This recording had great international success, including the award of Grand Prix du Disque.
Jennifer gave twenty-five performances of this new work around the world before the score was published. She was the Artistic Adviser and performer in the LWT South Bank Show television programme about Messiaen in 1985, which has been shown all over the world. There were three screenings at the Barbican in 1999. She gave the second London performance of Messiaen's Livre du Saint Sacrement at the Royal Festival Hall in 1988 to a full house, again with the composer present. Following the great success of the filming of the premiere of Le Livre du Saint Sacrement, Channel 4 commissioned a further programme La Nativite du Seigneur which was filmed at the 1989 Norwich and Norfolk international Festival and shown on Christmas Day. This Nativite du Seigneur film is distributed world-wide. In 1990, Jennifer's outstanding contribution to music received recognition with the award of Personnalité de l'Année by the French-based jury. She was the first British woman to win the award and only the third British artist to do so after Sir Georg Solti and Sir Yehudi Menuhin; Sir Simon Rattle has since also won it. During 2002 she was heavily involved in concerts around the world which commemorate both the 10th anniversary of Messiaen's death and the centenary of Maurice Duruflé's birth. Prue Gold-smith
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Sunday Worship During August
On the following Sundays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th August
There will be a Parish Eucharist in the Minster at 11am
Our online Sunday services at 10am will continue to be streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
Please check times on Facebook / website and the weekly Bulletin for any changes that may occur.
This pattern depends on the availability of the Ministry Team
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Worship Where You Are Our regular pattern of online Worship. All services can be viewed after they have finished, so don’t worry if you miss it! It has felt very good to be able to still join together even if in a different way.
Join together for worship on Facebook
Sunday Service 10am
Monday Footprints 10am
Tuesday Reflective Healing Service 7pm Fortnightly 4th and 18th August
Wednesday Parish Chat Evening Further details are given on page 5
Thursday Evening Prayer 7pm
Saturday Weekly message from Fr Simon 5pm
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Contact During Coronavirus: Ministry Team are trying to be in touch with church members. If you, or someone you know, is in need please do make contact through the Parish Office: there are volunteers who can help people. If you have prayer requests email or phone the parish office.
Online: If you’re online you can find the “Parish of Great Yarmouth” on YouTube. We’ll also do live streaming on our Facebook page: www.facebook/GtYarMinster . You don’t have to be signed up to Facebook to view these.
Regular Giving with no weekly collection plate our income is much de-creased. If you wish to set up a regular payment or make a one-off gift, the PCC sort code is 20-99-21 and account number 60425850. Thank you.
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The Pathway Café & Support Centre Covid-19 Arrangements
Information for our customers
The Cafe will remain open for you and will be providing take away food between 12 - 1 pm. on:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays.
We politely request that, in accordance with government guidelines, you maintain social distancing on arrival and leave the premises immediately on receiving food. We miss you and are so looking forward to sharing meals and good conversation with you all when these difficult times pass. Stay safe and please follow us on Facebook at PathwayGY for updates . Your Pathway Team The Pathway Café is always pleased to receive gifts of fresh food and ambient food and donations towards this work. If you would like to support this project please contact the Parish Office 01493 858410 [email protected]
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Please pray for the people who live and work in the area each Sunday and during the coming week:-
Sunday 2nd
Nelson Road Central, South Beach Parade, Albert Square, Saxon Road, Waterloo Road, Yarmouth Way, Bath Hill Terrace, St George’s School, Fire Service Friars Lane,
Sunday 9th
St George’s Road, Rodney Road, St Peter’s Plain, Napoleon Place, Shadingfield Close, Regent Road, Albion Road, the Hippodrome, Brundish Funeral Directors.
Sunday 16th
Kent Square, Portland Place, Duncan Road, King’s Road, St Peter’s Road, King Street, Russell Road, Crown Road, Devonshire Road, St George’s Theatre, York Road
Sunday 23rd
Wellington Road, Marine Parade, Camperdown, Apsley Road, Marine Parade, Queen’s Road, Lancaster Road, Trafalgar Road, Britannia Road, Comeunity, Central Library
Sunday 30th
Nottingham Way, Tolhouse Street, Marina Leisure Centre, Lighthouse Surgery, Middlegate, South Quay, Elizabethan House, Hippodrome.
God to enfold me, God to surround me, God in my speaking, God in my thinking. God in my life, God in my lips, God in my soul, God in my heart.
Lord we ask that you will be in our lives as we make use of our leisure time following the easing of the lockdown restrictions. May all be kept safe and enjoy the opportunities of the facilities that are now available during this holiday month.
We pray for: The congregations of our churches as the churches gradu-ally begin to open for Sunday ser-vices, may all be kept safe. Especially we remember those who are still apprehensive about going out.
Parents and carers who are working during school holidays that they may find safe care for their children.
Those who have left full-time education and are now seeking employment.
Young people who are awaiting examination results that they may receive good news.
Those visiting our town, may they have an enjoyable and happy holiday.
Those providing meals for the vulnerable, homeless and unemployed. We remember especially those who volunteer at the Pathway Café.
Our Police Force, Fire and Rescue Services, Ambulance Service, Paramedics and all other emergency services.
Those who keep our town clean and those who work in the parks and gardens.
Peace of mind for the anxious and hope for all who are close to despair.
The sick and infected, God heal and help, sustain bodies and spirits. Contain the spread of infection. Amen
Our Prayers for August
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PJ's GENTS
HAIRDRESSING
Appointments: Wed and Fri all day, Thurs mornings only
Non-appointments: Tues and Sat all day, and Thurs afternoons
Closed all day Monday
6a Deneside, Great Yarmouth
Telephone: 01493 843326
GREAT YARMOUTH
RECORDED MUSIC CIRCLE
23 Cobholm Road, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth
NR31 0BU
Tel: 07708 576675 (After 6.00pm) e-mail: [email protected]
Recorded music at its best, classical, light music and
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Access by main door
Second and fourth Monday from Sept. to June
7-30pm
All welcome.
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‘TRADITIONAL FISH & CHIPS’ also Pizzas &
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Come and say Hi!
Tue– Fri. 11.30am—2pm
4.30pm—9pm.
NCT Sponsored Bike Ride Saturday 12 September 2020
Sponsor forms and details for the NCT Sponsored Bike Ride are now available, please see Fr Simon, Pat Stringer or Michael Hewitt. Please support this event by taking part or sponsoring one of the cyclists, walkers, recorders, etc. Volunteers will be needed to keep the churches open on Saturday 12 September. Your Parish
Co-ordinator for the NCT Bike Ride is Pat Stringer, if you need further information or sponsor forms please call Pat on 01493 604082.
Please could we emphasise that the success of this event is largely down to lots of people making small contributions that add up to a large amount of money to help save our iconic and historic Norfolk churches.
50% of the sponsor monies is given to each church that
participates. website www. Justgiving.com/Norfolk churchestrust is an excellent way of raising sponsorship money from friends and family without having to ask them face to face, which lots of people find difficult. Just giving also removes the difficulty of collecting the money afterwards and makes sure that any Gift Aid is collected.
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The Story Behind the Hymn Just As I Am
The hymn ‘Just As I Am’ must be one of the most famous in the world. It has been sung by tens of millions of Christians at Billy Graham Crusades the world over, just for starters! Yet it was not written by a professional who was ‘aiming’ at a specific market, as many songs seem to be written today. Instead, it was written by an artist in Victorian times.
Her name was Charlotte Elliott, and she was born in Clapham in 1789. She grew up in a well to do home, and became a portrait artist and also a writer of humorous verse. All was well until Charlotte fell ill in her early 30s, and slid into a black depression. A minister, Dr Caesar Malan of Switzerland, came to visit her. Instead of sympathising, he asked her an unexpected question: did she have peace with God? Charlotte deeply resented the question and told him to mind his own business.
But after he left, his question haunted her. Did she have peace with God? She knew that she did not, that she had done some very wrong things. So, she invited Dr Malan to return. She told him that she would like to become a Christian, but would have to sort out her life first.
Dr Malan again said the unexpected: “Come just as you are.” The words were a revelation to Charlotte. She had assumed that she would have to put her life in order before she could hope to be accepted by God. Instead, she realised that Jesus wanted her just as she was - and He would take care of the sin. Charlotte became a Christian that day.
14 years later, in 1836, Charlotte wrote some verses that summed up how it had been between her and Jesus that day. They ran:
Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bids’t me come to Thee O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
Just as I am, tho tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt Fightings within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
Charlotte could not have dreamed that 150 years into the future, her verses would be sung by millions of people all over the world, as they responded to the Gospel presented at many great Billy Graham crusades, and made their way forward to do just as the hymn describes - to come to Jesus Christ, despite sin and fear and doubts, to come ‘just as I am.’ Parish Pump
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Letter from Nancy
Dear Readers, It’s me again and nothing much has changed in my life since I last wrote to you. My life in ‘Lockdown’ after four months seems very normal and I am unable to envisage anything else. God has been so gracious to me. I have enjoyed it all. Fortunately Hazel was happy with it also so we were very blessed.
I am very aware from phone calls that some people have been far from happy and I’ve tried to comfort them as best I could. Sadly it doesn’t always work out as I anticipated and got the wrong result. Who said, “The path to hell is paved with good intentions”? - but yes I think so.
With every good wish in the world I got some things wrong and needed sorting out, but thankfully the Good Lord Jesus was always there to support, guide, advise and direct me in the right direction. With best intentions we can go wrong. It reminds me of the following story:
A cat died and went to heaven. God met her at the gate and said, “you have been a good cat all these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking.” The cat thought for a minute and said, “All my life I lived on a farm and slept on hard wooden floors, I would like a real fluffy pillow to sleep on.” God smiled and instantly the car had a real fluffy pillow. A few days later, six mice were killed in an accident. God met the mice at the gates with the same offer had made to the cat. The mice said, “Well we have had to run all our lives from cats, dogs, even people with brooms, If we could just have some little roller skates, we would not have to run again.” God answered and said, “It is done”. All the mice had beautiful little roller skates. About a week later God decided to check on the cat. He found her asleep on her fluffy pillow. God awakened her and asked, “Is everything OK”, how are you doing, are you happy?” The cat replied, “Oh it is wonderful. The meals on wheels you have been sending me are delicious!”
It makes you smile, and at this uncertain time we need to be cheerful, reminding ourselves that ‘God’s love is endless’.
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1. Belgian
2. J B Priestly
3. Nathaniel Parker
4. Berjerec. Inspector Barnaby (Midsomer Murders)
5. Monty Dom
6. Lancelot
7. George II and George III
8. Aloe Vera
9. No. Hampton Court Palace
10. Avocado
11. 4.
12. Prokoviev
13. Eroica
14. Sir Henry Wood
15. Lohengrin Wagner
16. No. 1
17. Julian
18. Daniel Baremboim
19. Turandot Puccini
20. In its 68th year
Letter from Nancy Continued
Reading of Julian of Norwich, her isolation was self-induced and what does she say:
‘All will be well’’
All will be well and you will see it yourself
that every kind of thing will be well.
Would you know the Lord’s meaning in this thing?
Know it well.
Love was his meaning Who showed it to you? Love What did he show you? Love
Why did he show it to you? For love Thus was I taught that
Love was the Lord’s meaning.
Yes, He said, ‘Love one another as I have loved you’. We must try to do that always even if we make mistakes. I make many.
God Bless Nancy
Answers to Lockdown Quiz No. 3 in July Parish Life by Jane Freeman
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Religious Humbug
I confess to being an aficionado of religious humbug (but only as something to be laughed at). My favourite example arose in a context of secret messaging. For centuries those now known as spooks have been communicating in codes, ciphers and cryptology. One method of encryption is Steganography which is used to send secret messages past hostile intermediaries, and onto friends. Stenography requires a Trojan Horse carrier, and like the original Trojan Horse, the carrier message has to be significantly larger in terms of misinformation content than the inner hidden message.
When the hostile intermediaries are needed to deliver a message, then the outward encrypted communication must not be so small that a secret concealment becomes obvious. Accordingly some POWs in WWII were said to have posted innocent-looking paintings or drawings home, in which there was a foreground of blades of grass. However the blades of grass, by curving to the left or right, made up the dots or dashes of concealed Morse code messages.
In the context of modern internet-based steganography, secret messages are now being hidden within pseudo-random pixels of innocent-looking pictures: such concealments are undetectable to the naked eye. There are doubtlessly many other high-tech methods of hiding digital messages in plain sight, which will by now will be making serious headaches for intelligence services around the world.
Here is a historic steganographic exploit devised by a clever servant which saved the life of his imprisoned master: it pre-dates today’s high-tech methods by more than three centuries. At the time of the English Civil War, Sir John Trevanion was imprisoned in Colchester Castle in Essex. His fellow royalists Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle had recently been executed, and Sir John was expecting the same fate for crimes against the government. (Reformers had been elected into power by a significant majority of the locally-voting swords, muskets and cannons). Sir John’s servant R.T. sent a letter to his master in prison, which appeared to be sending an obsequious overdose of religious comfort. The letter passed the scrutiny of Sir John’s captors and was delivered to him by his jailer. Here is the full offering of the religious humbug that the crafty R.T arranged to have delivered (without highlights) to his master.
“Worthie Sir John, --Hope, that is ye beste comfort of ye afflicted, cannot much, I fear me, help you now. That I would saye to you, is this only: if ever I may be able to requite that I do owe you, stand not upon asking me. 'Tis not much that I can do: but what I can do, bee ye verie sure I wille. I knowe that, if dethe comes, if ordinary men fear it, it frights not you, ac-counting it for a high honour, to have such a rewarde of your loyalty. Pray yet that you may be spared this soe bitter, cup. I fear not that you will grudge any sufferings; only if bie submission you can turn them away, 'tis the part of a wise man. Tell me, an if you can, to do for you anythinge that you wolde have done. The general goes back on Wednesday. Restinge your servant to command. R.T.”
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Religious Humbug Continued
At first sight it would appear that, even by the standards of his time, the devout R.T. was less than capable in spelling and punctuation. However R.T. was far more devious and devoted than your average servant. The letter conveyed a concealment cipher in which each third letter after a punctuation mark, set out the real message. The hidden message was:
“PANEL AT EAST END OF CHAPEL SLIDES”
The loyal servant had told his master how to escape. On the following evening, whilst apparently awaiting death Sir John asked to be allowed to pass an hour of private prayer in the chapel of his prison. Sir John was less devout than his jailers thought, and used his hour of solitude to make good his escape – he was never recaptured.
Academic comments published on this well-known letter, often point to the totally unnecessary comma in the text “soe bitter, cup", as being the most obvious indicator of a secret message being present. However there is no need for us to believe that Sir John would ever have needed to notice the dodgy punctuation in order to have been alerted to the presence of a concealed message. Christians experience the commonality of understanding and purpose that exists between a master and a servant, from the relationship between our Lord Jesus and Christians – “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. ” John 15:51. Sir John would have instantly recognised that the outward message was utter humbug , because it was not in the natural style or language of his servant. His only problem would be the time he needed to unscramble the cipher - which appears to have been not very long.
Is there a hidden message within the text of this article? Both NO and YES:. - there is no hidden cipher in this text: and yes - the Spirit of the living God speaks to each and every individual with a personal message - one-to-one - that cannot be blocked or intercepted by any hostile agents – physical or spiritual. “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind …those who find me find life and receive favour from the Lord. But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death” (Proverbs 8 v4, 35-36). Quieting our souls; listening, accepting and then acting on the Spirit-given messages from our loving Father can sometimes be a matter of life or death. The difference between our master’s words “I knew you”, or “I never knew you” will inevitably become a matter of life or death for every one of us (Mat 10:23).
Postscript: A few decades ago when some Middle East lay-leaders of a Church were meeting, Vincent – a faithful USA military officer - was asked what he would be speaking about at the next service. I interjected with an intended joke and said “Something religious” – mistake! Vincent jumped up and indignantly said “ No! It will NOT be anything religious – I HATE religion!” I quietly said to myself “that man knows something that I need to learn”. Vincent was absolutely right concerning religious posturing – it is a seriously dangerous substitute for knowing and loving the Lord our God.
Barry Blakesley—The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and not those of any organisation.
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Answers to Heavens Above Quiz in July Parish Life by Paul Spychal
1. Titan 2. Halley’s comet 3. Eugene 4. Hubble 5. Earth 6. Astronomical unit 7. Venus 8. Electron 9. No 10. Saturn 11. Deimos 12. Equator 13. Czech 14. Laika 15. Asteroid 16. Rays 17. Europa 18. Tereshkova 19. Hale-Bopp 20. Eclipse 21. Gravity 22. Light 23. Observatory 24. Radius 25. Yes 26. Orbit 27. Four 28. Galaxy 29. Olympus 30. Diffraction
‘The heavens declare the glory of God’
Psalm 19:1-6
Answers to Reflections for July Quiz Parish Life
by Pam Spychal
1. Epiphany
2. St Fursey
3. St Brigid
4. Ash Wednesday
5. Woodbine Willy
6. St David and St Patrick
7. Frederick Denison Maurice
8. Christina Rosetti
9. Julian of Norwich / Caroline Chisholm / Josephine Butler / Joan of Arc
10. St Alban
11. Charlotte Elliot
12. St Dominic
13. John Henry Newman
14. Gabriel / Raphael
15. Edith Cavell
16. holy / virtuous / kind / patient
17. Wisdom (Sapienta) / My Lord (Adonai) / Root of Jesse (Radix Jesse) / Key of David (Clavis David) / Morning Star (Oriens) / King of Nations (Rex Gentium / God With Us (Emmanuel).
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The Minster Quiz How well do you know our
Minster Church? Can you answer the following questions?
1. In which year was the foundation stone laid? 1201, 1301 or 1101
2. In which year was the church completed and consecrated? 1329, 1224 or 1119
3. How many people can be seated in the Minster? 850, 1127 or 1334
4. In which year did Her Majesty the Queen visit with Prince Philip? 1967, 1985 or 1992
5. In which year did German Dornier bombers drop incendiaries on the church reducing it to a shell? 1939, 1944 or 1942
6. What was the total cost of restoration? £193,000 / £512,000 / £342,000
7. The Tower restoration in 2012 cost? £275,000 / £400,000 / £1,025,000
8. John Farmer was our Master of Music for which period of fifteen years? 1972-1987, 1978-1993 or 1982-1997
9. In which year was Simon Ward appointed as Rector and Martyn Marshall appointed as Director of Music? 2016, 2018 or 2017
10. How many paving slabs are there in the Minster? 3,149 / 5,412 / 4,057
11. The Vicar’s annual salary in 1959 was £74, £532 or £100 12. How many copper roofs are there? 4,6 or 8 13. How many light bulbs are there contained in the chandeliers?
647, 426 or 1139 14. In which year did Admiral Lord Nelson worship in the church?
1732, 1800 or 1824 15. The Minster Church has recently had its five-year, quinquennial,
inspection by our architect Philip Orchard. What is the estimated cost of repairs to the Minster Church? £531,000 / £1,573,220 / £2,262,830
The answers will appear in next month’s magazine. Good luck! Paul Spychal
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Nature Notes from the Church Tower
This year has been very different, as I have said before, with no Norfolk Show or many little country shows and fetes, which to me always seem like the old England our forefathers had fought for from may be the Viking times in East Anglia.
During ‘Lockdown’ these events have not taken place therefore I have completed many a task which normally would just be a dream, Like making a sundial out of salvaged stone from the restoration of our Minster tower which I was proudly involved with. Yes, I have been a very amateur stonemason and with a bit of skill and knowledge I completed my sundial ready for midsummer’s day to set it in the midday sun like the ancient people would have done. Surprisingly it was a very sunny day and when the top stone was laid at
the top with the sundial in place, I watched eagerly every hour and it was working very well. Keeping good time!
This year nature watching has been very different, I have taken much pleasure in watching butterflies in my garden and the surrounding marshes of our town of Great Yarmouth. The meadow browns seem to be everywhere along the old marsh tracks, I think they must be one of our more common butterflies . The females have a very prominent eye pattern on their wings of a bright
orange, the males are smaller and darker.
The comma butterfly has appeared in my garden. These are one of my favourites with raggedy wings. On the under side of their wings is a white comma, which gives them their name. The ragged edges to its wings camouflage the butterfly on dead leaves. Their
caterpillars when on a dead leaf look like a bird dropping. I think my little number of these butterflies live on the hop plants, which I was lucky enough to salvage when an old pub was being developed, and the landlady was pleased to let me have them.
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Whilst having a mug of tea on a seat in the garden I watch my family of robins which have become very tame; the young if you don’t know are brown with a speckled plumage.
The blue and great tits are with a few of their young around the bird feeding station. Whilst watching them, reading a weekly cage bird magazine, I saw to my horror in Germany a mystery bacteria is killing about 35,000 and there are more than 11,000 cases of sick birds mostly blue tits. This was first reported on 28 April 2020. I hope this does not come to our gardens in Great Britain.
So on a more cheerful note the wild flowers in the garden are doing well bringing in many insects, I do not know the names of some of them yet.
This year I like others, will not be able to attend the Sandringham Royal Show where folk like me buy plants which they have not seen before. But this year I have been very fortunate as country folk sell plants outside with an honest box. I have sorted out and purchased some plants and bulbs, I have forgotten some of their names, but never mind, “To plant a plant is to believe in tomorrow”,
As you know, you never know what’s going to turn up. Michael Pearson
Wild Flower
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Lockdown Quiz Number 4 by Jane Freeman 1. Inspector Morse’s first name?
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3. Judge John Deed and Insp George Gently both played by which actor?
4. Inspector Lewis ‘ First name ?
5. ‘Midsomer Murders’ is based on which book?
6. Love apple is the original name for?
7. Art of cutting bushes and shrubs?
8. Soils, Acidic, Alkaline and?
9. Which plant does the spice saffron come from?
10. Definition of deciduous trees?
11. Which plant is the Italian phrase beautiful woman?
12. Where is the giant sequoia tree found?
13. Name the 4 operas oi Wagner’s ‘Ring Cycle?
14. In Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute what is the name of the feathered bird catcher?
15. Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis had a romance with a world famous soprano. Who was she?
16. What is the name of the opera subtitles ‘Revenge of the Bat?
17. Where was the composer Benjamin Britten born?
18. Who composed the opera ‘The Flying Dutchman’?
19. In Puccini’s opera La Boheme who is Mimi’s lover?
20. Arguably the two best love arias in the world come from La Boheme...what are they?
21. Two famous Attenborough brothers?
22. How many James Bond films?
23. Dan Brown’s book was made into the award winning film ‘The Da Vinci Code’ what was his first book?
24. Which TV presenter travels the world in trains wearing brightly coloured clothes?
25. Aspirin comes from which tree?
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