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September 2019
Christ Church
Chronicle The Parish Magazine of
Christ Church, Nailsea
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Christ Church Nailsea
in the United Benefice of Christ Church, Nailsea
and St Quiricus and St Julietta, Tickenham
Associate Vicar : Rev Steve Tilley Tel: 01275 543332 email: [email protected]
Enquiries about banns, weddings and baptisms can be made via Louise Maby,
Benefice Administrator on 859210 or [email protected]
Website: www.Christchurchnailsea.org.uk
Readers Bobbie Shannon 856260
Richard Wheller 07974 160280
Churchwardens Linda Randall 790593 Robin Lambert 464461
Pastoral Care Coordinator Rhona Winter 855718
PCC Secretary Kath Bezzant 856222
Treasurer and Gift Aid John Bickerstaffe 855605
Verger Chas Norman 854232
Electoral Roll Officer Jill Martin 851559
Mothers’ Union Jacqui Broughton 858304
After-Eights Rhona Winter 855718
Magazine distribution Linda Randall 790593
Magazine Editor June Slater 852550
Tiddlers Toddler Group Claire Conway 857336
Church Flowers Angela Wheller 858613
Vestry Hall bookings Louise Maby 859210
Events Group Linda Randall 790593
Worldwide Church Com. Liz Everitt 851174
Lifts to church Jo Hatcliffe 858149
FFC & Tuesday Tots Beverley Kelly 790520
Choir & Junior Choir Phil Lawrence 01454 777719
Benefice Prayer Chain Bobbie Shannon 856260
Safeguarding Elizabeth Wood 851722
Child Contact Scheme Duty Officer 07749 712699
Piecemakers and CC Crafts Val Cave 854892
Breakfast Run Kim Rockett 07894 563205
Food Bank Paul Murray 235722
Webmaster Richard Wheller 07974 160280
Christ Church Nailsea is a Registered Charity No 1145020
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Dear Friends
On meeting her child from school for the very first time the anxious
Mum asked “Was it alright? Did you enjoy it?” The child replied
without telling her mum anything of what she had been doing at
school. “I did enjoy being at school”. Then after a short pause
“What are we doing tomorrow?”
I wonder how many of you can relate to that. Starting school or
preschool is an anxious time for parents although the children usually
take it in their stride and most seem to enjoy school.
At Christ Church both our Toddler groups will be losing children they
have known and loved for most of their infancy as they start school.
We wish them well.
The next big anxious time for parents and for children of course is
that move from primary school to senior school and some of our FFC
(Faith for Children) will be experiencing that. It’s natural for both
children and parents to be a little anxious at these times in their
children’s lives.
Then of course comes sixth form, college or university. Some young
people will be leaving home for the first time.
If you are one of those parents who are anxious about your child
starting school, or going to their senior school, or leaving home and
going to university perhaps it would be good to focus on Jesus’
words because he told us not to be anxious about anything. Easy to
say and hard to do I hear you say and I can get as anxious about
things the same as anyone but I do believe that God who made such
a beautiful world for us, who sent his son to die on a cross and rise
again so
September 2019
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AFTER EIGHTS
Val Clifton, Committee
Parish Prayers
In September please pray for all who live in Kingsmead, Fosse Way,
and Fosse Lane, Fosse Close, Fosse Barton & Moorlands Close.
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that we would be saved would not go to all that trouble for us if he did
not care about us and love us.
He cares about every aspect of our lives, even our education. So
don’t be anxious, come and celebrate instead on 1st September when
we have our back to school Sunday which I can guarantee will be a
fantastic opportunity to thank God for what he is doing for us and for
our children.
Have a good September and allow Jesus to bless you and your chil-
dren.
With Christian love and blessings
Bobbie
On Monday, 16 September, Frank Clarke will
be giving us a talk on 'Monks, Canons, Deans -
800 years of Bristol Cathedral' at Rhona Win-
ter's at 59a North Street.
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DAVID’S GARDENING SERVICES
Do you need help in your garden?
Regular garden maintenance
including: Grass cutting Hedge
Trimming Weeding and
garden clear up Pruning
Call David on 07561119504
E-mail David at
Website Manager
We are looking for someone who could manage the Benefice website for
us. Richard currently does it, but is being forced to give it up to concen-
trate on his role as a Reader, especially as he will be busy during the va-
cancy.
An understanding of websites, images/graphics and English is necessary
and someone who would like to extend our reach outwards would be an
advantage. We can provide any training and guidance you might need
and there is always a professional you can contact if you get in a pickle.
For more details of what is involved, please give Richard a ring on 07974
160280 or speak to him directly.
Please note: the magazine editor has a new email address.
From now on, please send all items for the magazine to
[email protected] . Thank you.
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Back to School! Those words used to fill me with dread after a lovely summer holiday when I was at school! So let's pray for all those starting back, not only the children but their parents, teachers and staff. A few of our Church children will be starting school or moving on:- Seren Slee-Evans and Florence Crowne will be starting school in the Reception class. Emily Rockett, Isabella Woods, Oliver and Thomas Ovenden will be starting at Senior Schools. Please keep these children particularly in your prayers in the coming weeks. Children's Church 1st September at 10.15am is 'Back to School' and children can bring their pre-school or school bag along with things they will be taking with them. Faith For Children (FFC) starts back during the 10am Sunday services on the 8th and then meets on the 15th, 22nd and 29th September. Tuesday Tots starts back on the 3rd September when we celebrate Tots 8th Birthday. Tiddlers Toddlers is back on Friday 6th September. Please pray for Neil Wylie as he starts back with his Connect work at Nailsea School and all the new year 7's starting. The next prayer for the Connect work is Wednesday 4th September 8-9am in Wetherspoons, all welcome. Lots of Birthdays this month: Ashton Porter will become a teenager 13 years on the 4th Jake Searle is 8yrs old on the 7th Oliver and Thomas Ovenden are 12 on the 11th
Children’s News!
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Lucy Winter will be 7yrs old on the 19th and Olivia Collinson will be 4 on the 24th A very Happy Birthday to you all from everyone at Christ Church. Back to School here we come! Beverley Kelly
Children's Leader
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Christ Church Harvest 2019
We will be supporting The Community of the Sisters of the Church again
this Harvest. Last year, they gave out 10,000 bags of food to needy peo-
ple. They are seeing an increase in the number of people disadvantaged
by benefit sanctions and struggling to meet fuel costs. As a result, the
Sisters are more dependant than ever on our donations. Christ Church
Harvest will be on Sunday 6th October. The church will be decorated for
Harvest and we would appreciate your donations of the following:-
Tins of meat, rice pudding, fruit, custard, baked beans, soup,
vegetables and tuna. All tins need to be “in date” please.
Packets of cereals, pasta, rice, instant soup, biscuits, tea bags
and jars of coffee
Sundries – tin openers, toiletries for men and women and large
size nappies.
The Sisters say “we are now spending anything between £1000 and
£2500 PER WEEK, most of it on bulk buying of basic foods to supplement
the food donations we receive. During the winter months, £210 PER
WEEK of this goes on topping up utility keys for callers who are struggling
to pay for gas or electricity and we urgently need to replenish our funds in
order to meet this basis need”.
On Sunday 15th September we will be welcoming Sister Theresa Mary to
our 10 o’clock service where she will be talking more about the work that
they do. Do please come and listen to her.
Your Harvest donations can be brought to the office during office hours or
to the church on Saturday mornings or Sundays.
Thank you in advance, everything we donate is appreciated very much by
those who receive them.
Louise Maby
Pastoral Care
If anyone hears of a church member who is ill in hospital or at home and
would welcome prayer or a listening ear either by a personal visit or a
phone call please contact me either by email
[email protected] or ring Rona on 0777 9933959
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CHOIR VISIT TO ST MARY REDCLIFFE
Christ Church and Tickenham choirs participated in their eagerly antici-
pated annual visit to St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol on 28th July to
sing Evensong.
A large congregation, including members of Christ Church, enjoyed
hearing the choir sing a beautiful version of the Magnifcat and Nunc
Dimittis by Stanford, as well as an anthem -
All in the April Evening - made famous by the Glasgow Orpheus
Choir.
This last item was movingly announced as being a tribute to Betty Llew-
ellyn, who has just retired from the choir, sitting in the congregation
with her husband Raymond.
As usual, the ladies of St Mary Redcliffe provided a lovely selection of
food with tea between the rehearsal and Evensong.
The Very Rev. David Frayne, who had taken that morning's Holy Com-
munion and Baptism at Christ Church, reminded us that he had insti-
gated this tradition many years ago, and how pleased he was that it has
been continued. As the newest member of the choir, it is good that
with Phil Lawrence's leadership, we continue this tradition as long as
possible. John Broughton
"Chorister's Confession' Almighty and most merciful Conductor, We have erred and strayed from thy beat like lost sheep. We have followed too much the intonations and tempo of our own hearts; We have offended against the dynamic markings; We have left unsung those notes we ought to have sung, and we have sung those notes we ought not to have sung, and there is no support in us. But thou, O Conductor, have mercy upon us miserable singers. Succour the chorally challenged, Restore thou them that need extra note bashing, Spare thou them that are without pencil, Pardon our mistakes, and have faith, that hereafter, we will follow thy direction, and sing together in perfect harmony
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Fewer of us give to charity
We are giving less time and money to charity than we were two years
ago. That is the finding of a recent survey by Charities Aid Foundation
(CAF). It found that the proportion of those of us giving money or
sponsoring someone has dropped from 69 per cent in 2016 to 65 per-
cent in 2018.
The trend has been described as ‘worrying’ by the CAF. It comes as
figures show that our trust in charities has fallen (from 51 to 48 per
cent). Oxfam and Save the Children both attracted negative media
coverage after staff were accused of sexual misconduct, while other
charities have been accused of chasing vulnerable people.
CAF said that charities now have the challenge of finding ways “to in-
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CHRIST CHURCH
HARVEST BUFFET
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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER AT 12 PM
Our Harvest Lunch this year will take the form of a Plough-
man’s Buffet Lunch. This will make it easier for everyone
especially as on that Sunday it is the Children’s Service
and we want families and their children, in particular, to
feel very welcome. The Children’s Service will start at
11.00 am on that Sunday so that we can eat straight after.
We will put a sign-up form in the Church Porch to give us
some idea of how many to cater for. If you forget to sign it
you will still be very welcome. This is our Church Family
and includes everyone.
Further details from a member of the Events’ Team
Tina Hellawell
Marilyn Pointer
Jacqui Broughton
Linda Randall
John Broughton
Kate Gottschling
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Sky fright
An airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon bumping
around in the sky. One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next
to a clergyman and turned to him for comfort. “Can’t you do some-
thing?” she demanded forcefully.
“I’m sorry ma’am,” said the minister gently. “I’m in sales, not manage-
ment.”
AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 DAYS
Tim Lewis and Sheila Furneux return to us ‘in concert’
telling Jules Verne’s epic story in rhyme, parodied
song and pictures
WEDNESDAY 16th OCTOBER
7.30pm at CHRIST CHURCH
£7.50 to include post-concert coffee and nibbles
Buy your ticket after services from Jo Hatcliffe or Liz
Everitt, from the Church Office or on the door
Proceeds to the Christ Church Re-ordering Fund and
CMS
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SEPTEMBER 2019
4 September, Holy Communion 10.00am in Church, prayers Mary
Sheasby 18 September, Ploughman’s Lunch 12.30pm - Vestry Hall
Well, we certainly have had a hot summer this year! As I type this, I
realise how lucky we are in this part of the country when you consider
the poor folk in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, having to be evacuated
from their homes because of the amount of rain they have had.
Obviously, we all need to think about what we can do to combat global
warming, otherwise we will destroy our beautiful world. We need to
think of future generations and what we leave for them to inherit. I try
to think about the amount of plastic on food shopping and wrappings
that can’t be recycled. I do buy milk from the supermarket, but am
thinking I should go back to the milkman and have the milk delivered in
bottles. If I really think about it, I know there is loads more I could do.
For instance, there is a shop in Nailsea High Street where you can buy
herbs, spices, beans, rice, flour, etc and take your own container.
On Wednesday 18 September, we have our Ploughman’s Lunch and this
is usually well attended. Please tell your friends and family about it as
we love to have visitors, and meet our members’ families. Saying that,
it is open to anyone who would like to come, and you will be made most
welcome. The tickets this year will be £6 for a ploughman’s lunch and a
pudding. Do come!
Looking back to June, we all enjoyed our Cream Tea at Cheddar
Garden Centre – after tea we were able to look around at the plants etc
which made it more interesting. I w as away on holiday when we had
the joint garden visit with After 8’s and was sorry to have missed it. I
have had feedback and people said they really enjoyed it.
It is 4 months until Christmas!!! I know I can’t believe it either. We
were in Devon at Knighthayes, National Trust, yesterday and they
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already have their Christmas cards and calendars. Chris Mahony has
next year’s diaries too.
Getting older with aches and pains isn’t any fun. We all have them;
most of us do if we are truthful. Bad backs, hips, knees, the older
you get the more you get. The thing is to keep our sense of humour.
That is if you are not in so much pain or obviously really ill, that is a
different matter. I find things seem a lot better if you can laugh
about it. Prayer too should be our first thought of course. I will leave
you with this:- Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made; Our times are in His hand Who saith “A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all nor be afraid”. Enjoy the rest of the Summer.
God bless
Much love
Jacqui
North Somerset Child Contact Centre
A Child Contact Centre is a safe, neutral place where the children
of separated families can meet with their non-resident parent. The
North Somerset Centre operates twice a month in Clevedon or
Nailsea and is run and managed by the Mothers' Union. It is
staffed by a team of volunteers, male and female, who are all DBS
cleared and trained. This is a valuable service bringing much happi-
ness to "absent parents" and their children. Referrals are always
welcome and a few more volunteers would also be gratefully wel-
comed. If you feel that you could spare a couple of hours on a Sat-
urday afternoon occasionally, or would like more information please
phone Sylvia on 07749712699 or speak to Jacqui Broughton -
01275 858304.
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PRAYER DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
1. Jesus said “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder
them” (Matt 19:14)
2. Morning Prayers
3. First Meeting of Tots after the break.
4. Mothers’ Union Communion at 10.00 am
5. That we carefully consider our responsibilities and the decisions
we make.
6. Thanks for the new roles taken on by our congregation.
7. Residents of Kingsmead, Fosse Way and Fosse Close.
8. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm
119:105)
9. Little acts of kindness are like drops of gold to a needy, lonely
person.
10. Give thanks for skills and abilities; may we use them for the good
of all.
11. Holy Communion and Home Communions.
12. When I consider with awesome wonder all God’s works, my soul
sings “How great Thou art”,
13. The nurture and care of loving family relationships.
14. Awareness of the blessings we have compared with the needs of
many.
15. A welcome to Sister Theresa today at Morning Worship.
16. All living in Fosse Lane and Fosse Barton.
17. The governance of our nation.
18. Blood donors and all organ donors.
19. Our Benefice Prayer Chain.
20. Various stages of our lives that bring their own individual prob-
lems.
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21. The faith of Matthew who obeyed when the Lord said “Follow
me” (Matt 9:9)
22. Rejoice in the Lord always ...let your gentleness be evident to all
(Philippians 4;4)
23. The Autumn equinox and the beautiful colours of trees and
plants.
24. May we live in harmony with all
25. Homes in Moreland Close.
26. Forgiveness for not always living the life we profess.
27. All involved with the breakfast run.
28. The celebration of Harvest Thanksgiving in Tickenham.
29. Christians Together at tonight’s ‘Ignite’ service at the Baptist
Church
30. Baptism preparation.
OCTOBER
1. All prayer groups.
2. Local youth organisations
3. Love each other and grow daily in the Lord
4. Thanks for the dedication of our choir and organists
5. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
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Don’t know nothin’
When Columbus started out, he didn’t know where he was going.
When he got there, he didn’t know where he was. When he got
back, he didn’t know where he had been. And he did it all on other
people’s money. Can’t help thinking that Columbus reminds me of
some teenagers who go on family holidays...
Find your way into the maze
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Help please – we’d love some additional Nurse Support Volunteers
for our team. If you are a retired or ex-Registered Nurse or Health
Care Assistant, you may be interested in continuing to utilise your
skills to assist our great team of Registered Practice and District
Nurses who provide expert assessment, advice and wound care. Full
training and supervision is provided but this role enables the nursing
team to see more patients. Many congratulations go this fantastic
nursing team who were nominated for The Care and Support West
Awards and have reached the final. The Leg Club is so proud of
them and our members know what wonderful care they give collec-
tively – including the Nurse Support Volunteers. Please think about
joining us.
The Leg Club is an inspiring place! Come and see what it is all
about, without obligation, at Nailsea Tithe Barn any Wednesday
morning 9.00am - 11.30am and ask for a guided tour!
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EVENTS DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
Monday 2nd
8.30 am Morning Prayer
Tuesday 3rd
9.30-11.30 am Tots in Hall (buggies in Church)
10.00 am Staff Meeting
7.30 pm Times of Refreshing, 10 The Uplands
Wednesday 4th
10.00 am Mothers’ Union Holy Communion
7.30 pm Bible Study—25 Beechwood Road
Thursday 5th
10.00 am Benefice Prayers in Church
10.00 am Standing Committee in Hall
8.30 pm Boys’ Night Out— White Lion Pub
Friday 6th
1.15 – 3.00 pm Tiddlers
Saturday 7th
10.00-10.30 am Morning Prayers
10.30-12.00 pm Coffee
Monday 9th
8.30 am Morning Prayer
Tuesday 10th
9.30-11.30am Tots in Hall (buggies In church)
2.00 pm Christ Church crafts
2.30—4.30 pm Game On in Vestry Hall
7.30 pm Times of Refreshing—10 The Uplands
Wednesday 11th
10.00 am Holy Communion and Home Communion
Thursday 12th
10.00am Benefice Prayers in Church
Friday 13th
1.15-3.00 pm Tiddlers
Saturday 14th
10.00-10.30 am Morning Prayers
10.30-12.00 pm Coffee
Monday 16th
8.30 am Morning Prayer
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Tuesday 17th
9.30-11.30 am Tots in Vestry Hall (buggies in Church)
10.30 am Tuesday Group, 6 Woodland Road
1.30 pm Piecemakers in Hall
7.30 pm Times of Refreshing—10 The Uplands
Wednesday 18th
12.30 pm Mothers’ Union Ploughman’s Lunch in Hall
Thursday 19th
10.00 am Benefice Prayers in Church
10.00 am Events Committee Meeting
Friday 20th
1.15-3.00pm Tiddlers
Saturday 21st
10.00-10.30 am Prayers
10.30-12.00 pm Coffee
1.15-4.15 pm Child Contact
Monday 23rd
8.30 am Morning Prayer
4.00 pm Girls’ chat at Costa
7.30 pm PCC Meeting
Tuesday 24th
9.30-11.30 am Tots in Hall (buggies in Church)
2.00 pm Christ Church crafts
2.30-4.30 pm Game On
7.30pm ‘Times of Refreshing’ - 10 The Uplands
Wednesday 25th
7.30 pm Church Leaders’ AGM in Hall
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EVENTS DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER continued
Thursday 26th
10.00 am Benefice Prayers In Church
Friday 27th
1.15-3.00pm Tiddlers
Saturday 28th
10.00 am Prayers
10.30 –12.00pm Coffee
Sunday 29th
6.30 pm IGNITE at Baptist Church
Monday 30th
8.30 am Morning Prayer
7.30—9.15pm PDCA Meeting
Tuesday 1st October
9.30-11.30 am Tots in Hall (buggies in Church)
10.00 am Staff Meeting
10..30 am Tuesday Group
1.30 pm Piecemakers
7.30 pm Times of Refreshing-10 The Uplands
Wednesday 2nd
10.00 am Mothers’ Union Prayers
7.30 pm Mothers’ Union in Hall
Thursday 3rd
10.00 am Benefice Prayers in Church
8.30 pm Boys’ Night Out—White Lion pub
Friday 4th
1.15 –3.00 pm Tiddlers
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A time for grace and patience
September is the month when schools go back, harvest services are
being planned, and the College of Bishops takes place. Yippee! Actu-
ally I’m not being sarcastic. Of course there’s always a sense of this
is a month when many of us feel ‘back at work’. It can seem a busy
month with lots to challenge us. However we do have some agency in
how we approach the tasks of daily living, don’t we?
So, for instance, at the College of Bishops this month, we shall do
more work on ‘Living in Love and Faith’, the theology, social anthro-
pology, biblical scholarship and scientific knowledge being consid-
ered as the Church reflects on issues of human identity, sexuality
and marriage. I’m looking forward to it. And that’s not being sarcas-
tic either. You see it is not that this will be an easy topic, something
which we can just all agree to but rather it will be an opportunity to
meet together with one another in the presence of God. We will no
doubt have some difficult conversations, grapple over impondera-
bles, find ourselves feeling vulnerable but this is the stuff of life, and
seeking to find God’s way in a world which has little time for reli-
gious faith anymore.
The College meets in an Oxford college over a few days and it can
sometimes seem rather distant from the everyday world in which we
live. However we always celebrate Holy Cross day while w e are
there. The Collect for that day reminds us that “the passion of thy
blessed Son hast made an instrument of painful death to be for us
the means of life and peace”.
That surely means that life and peace can be found even through the
experience of pain and death. In fact sometimes it’s the only way
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God Loves Me Always
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An inspirational collection of stories to teach chil-
dren how God can help them handle their emo-
tions. Each story explores a particular emotion: sadness, happiness,
fear and anger. The stories are written in clear, simple text and are
brought to life with beautiful illustrations.
Included with each story is a page of information for parents which
includes questions to ask children to engage them more deeply with
each new emotion, as well as Bible quotes to prompt thought and
discussion. A sticker sheet and reward chart are also included at the
back of the book to reinforce lessons learnt.
to find them. Dealing with complex issues, tackling challenging
tasks is not about finding the easiest and quickest route to an an-
swer. Sometimes it requires much more from us and we need the
grace and patience of the Christ who made Himself a sacrifice for
us.
The following is the prayer we use on Holy Cross Day after we re-
ceive bread and wine together, perhaps we need to use it more as
we face the challenge of seeking to live as men and women of God
in His world today.
“O faithful God, whose Son bore our sins in his body on the tree and
gave us this sacrament to show forth his death until he come: give
us grace to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our
salvation, our life and our hope.”
The Right Revd. Ruth Worsley
Bishop of Taunton
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SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
DATE CHRIST CHURCH TICKENHAM
Other Services: 4th September Mothers’ Union Holy Communion, 11th Home Holy
Communion, 18th Argentum
Caroline Bruce from the diocese will attend our 10am ser-vice on 29th September and after the service will talk to us about our survey results
1st
Trinity 11
8.30 am
10.00 am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Children’s Church
Holy Communion
10.30 am Holy Communion
8th
Trinity 12
8.30 am
10.00 am
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
10.30 am
6.30 pm
Morning Worship
Holy Communion
15th
Trinity 13
8.30 am
10.00am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Morning Worship
Evensong
10.30 am
Holy Communion
22nd
Trinity 14
8.30 am
10.00 am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Prayer and Praise
10.30 am Morning Worship
29th
Trinity 15
8.30 am
10.00 am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Morning Worship
IGNITE at Baptists
Church
10.30 am
Harvest Morning
Service
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Following the last meeting of The Events Committee, on Wednes-
day 14th August 2019, it was decided we needed more Helpers at
our Events, especially The Summer Fayre. We need committed
people who are available before the event and on the day!
Please give this your consideration.
Our Committee is now a smaller one, but with the same amount of
work to be done!"
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Signs found outside churches
- It is unlikely there'll be a reduction in the wages of sin.
- If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again.
- Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain eternal
fire insurance soon.
- This is a ch_ _ch What is missing? (U R)
- Forbidden fruit creates many jams.
- In the dark? Follow the Son.
- Running low on faith? Stop in for a fill-up.
- If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd
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The Bible that was thrown away
The story is told by Brother Andrew, who worked with the Persecuted
Church, of a Christian pastor who was travelling on a train in the old
Soviet Union.
There was one other passenger in the railway car. Soon the two men
were chatting. The subject of religion came up, and the other man ex-
tolled the logic of atheism and criticised religious belief. Then the Chris-
tian bravely expressed his own views, took out his Bible to show the
man some relevant verses. But the atheist was unmoved and annoyed.
As the futility of their argument became clear, the men lapsed into si-
lence. When a little later the Christian was nearing his stop, he left the
compartment to get his suitcase. He returned to find his Bible was
missing. The atheist was closing the train window and sneered. It was
clear that he had thrown the Bible out.
A few months later, a stranger came to call upon the Christian pastor. It
was a man from a neighbouring village who asked to be baptised. The
pastor was astonished. The stranger told him this story:
“Until a few months ago I knew nothing of Christianity. I am just a local
builder, working near the railway track. Suddenly one afternoon a book
came flying out of the window of a passing train and landed nearby. I
walked over and picked it up. It was a Bible – the first I had ever seen.
“I took it home and out of curiosity began to read it. I was amazed by
what I read, and I have become a Christian. Now I want to be baptised
and meet with other Christians. I have heard rumours that you are also a
Christian, so I hoped that you would help me.”
The astonished Christian pastor did indeed baptise the builder, and also
confided his side of the story of the flying Bible. Within a few years the
builder had converted several of his neighbours, and a tiny Christian
church had been planted within his own community. All because of a
thrown-away Bible.
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POETRY CORNER
The Harvest Comes
The harvest comes
The fields turn gold
The grain is ripe.
And, as of old
The workers glean,
And thresh, and grind
They knead and bake
And bread we find
Fruit of the grain
A Holy token
Of our Lamb of God
His body broken
The sun shines warm
The grapes are ripened
The fruit is picked
For Vintner’s stipend.
The grapes are crushed
Their juices stored
And in due course,
The wine is poured
Fruit of the vine
A token, too
Of the blood of Christ
That was shed for you
By Nigel Beeton
Name Above All Names
Name above all Names, what’s in a
name?
Jesus, Messiah, He’s coming again.
Alpha Omega, Beginning and End,
Apostle and High Priest, the sinners’
Friend.
Walking on water, calming the storm,
God incarnate calling us home.
Creator, the I Am, nailed to a tree
Lion of Judah dying for me.
Risen, the Victor, conquering King
Coming with clouds redemption to
bring.
To gather His bride for heaven above
To reign with the Lamb whose name
is Love.
By Megan Carter
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The normal activities at Christ Church are: Weekly:
Sun 10.00am - Children are always welcome at our services.
There are always toys and books in the children’s corner in Church for tod-
dlers and babies. First Sunday of each month is Children’s Church, for
young children and their families, in Church. All other Sundays, Faith for
Children (FFC) 3-11 years meet in the Vestry Hall during the service in
church. For information in advance, please contact the Church Office.
Mon 8.30am Morning Prayer, Bible readings & intercessions
Tue 9.30am Tuesday Tots in Vestry Hall (term time)
Fri 1.30pm Tiddlers Toddler Group in Vestry Hall (term time)
7.00pm Choir Practice
Sat 10.00 - 10.30 Morning Prayer and Intercessions
10.30 - 12.00 Church open for quiet prayer
10.30 - 12.00 Coffee morning in Vestry Hall (unless special event) Louise Maby, the Benefice Administrator, is available in the Church Office
on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.45 –12 and Wednesday 9.45 –11am.
Alternatively phone 859210 or
e-mail: [email protected]
Church Website: www.Christchurchnailsea.org.uk
Monthly:
Mothers’ Union 1st Wednesday alternate months starting February
7.30pm Vestry Hall
3rd Wednesday every month 2.30pm Vestry Hall
After-Eights 3rd Monday each month 8.00pm in local homes
Midweek Communion 2nd Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion
Boys’ Night Out First Thursday 8.30pm at White Lion
Church Breakfast 2nd and 4th Sunday each month after 8.30 service
Game On 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2.30-4.30 in Vestry Hall
Girls’ Chat Time 4th Monday 4.00pm at Costa in the Precinct
Piecemakers 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month 1.30 Vestry Hall
Christ Church Crafts 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month 2.00 - 4.00pm
at 63 Westway
Items for the magazine should be emailed to [email protected]
or handed into the church office by the 14th of each month, thanks
