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Parish Magazine
December 2014
& January 2015
50p
The Benefice of the Parish Church
of St Botolph’s Shepshed
and St James’ the Greater
Oaks in Charnwood
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INDEX OF MAGAZINE CONTENT—Quick Reference Page No Description 3 Who’s who 4 Ministerial Musings—Rev Dr Ed Bampton 5 Ministerial Musings—Rev Dr Ed Bampton / Seasons Greetings 6 St Botolph’s Church Mothers’ Union / Tuesday Group 7 Messy Church 8 Shepshed (Community) Christmas Nativity 5th December 2014 9 Christingle Services—St James 14th Dec, St Botolph’s 24th Dec 10 Please Support our Advertisers 11 St Botolph’s 100 Club /St James’ Acorn Lottery results / Pudding Party 7th February / Please support our advertisers 12 St Botolph’s Primary School report from The Jaguars 13 Messy Church details / From the Registers / Parish Walk 3rd January 14 Christmas Services at St Botolph’s 15 Christmas Services at St James’ 16 St James Mothers’ Union / St James’ Gardening Club 17 St James’ Brass Cleaning Rota / St James’ Christmas Fair 6/12 18 Church Services at St Botolph’s—December 19 Church Services at St James’—December 20 Jordan and Israel—Summary Report Presentation 14th January 21 Jordan and Israel—Summary Report Presentation 14th January 22 Jordan and Israel—Summary Report Presentation 14th January 23 Jordan and Israel—Summary Report Presentation 14th January 24 Church Services at St Botolph’s—January 25 Church Services at St James’—January 26 Men’s Fellowship—Ed Bampton 27 Men’s Fellowship—Ed Bampton / Healing Service 25th January 28 Material for February Magazine / Please Support our Advertisers 29 Please Support our Advertisers 30 Year B Lectionary—December 31 Year B Lectionary—January 32 St Botolph’s Open Church / Please Support our Advertisers 33 Please Support our Advertisers 34 Richard III—Miranda Cannon—Project Director 35 Please Support our Advertisers 36 Contact Information 37 Contact Information 38 PCC for St Botolph’s Shepshed 39 PCC for St James’ Oaks in Charnwood / Quote for the month 40 Parish Office/ Hall Booking details / Please Support our Advertisers
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WHO’S WHO
Vicar Curate Associate Priest Rev’d Canon Rev’d Ed Bampton Rev’d John Bird Cynthia Hebden (Day off Friday) (Day off Monday) 8 Buckingham Drive 1 Charles Hall Close 12 Smithy Way Thorpe Acre Shepshed Shepshed Loughborough LE12 9UP LE12 9TQ LE11 4TE 01509 506791 01509 505510 01509 234962 Parish Office (Open Monday - Friday mornings 9am - 12noon) Church Gate Telephone: 01509 502255 Shepshed e-mail: [email protected] LE12 9RJ website: www.shepshedandoaks.co.uk/ St Botolph’s Parish Church Shepshed Officers Churchwardens PCC Secretary Richard Rock Tricia Breen Denyse Dawson 2 Harrington Road 5 Pentland Avenue 2 Banbury Drive Shepshed Shepshed Shepshed LE12 9PQ LE12 9BH LE12 9PL 01509 508690 01509 508746 01509 829849 Deputy Wardens PCC Treasurer Colin Stinchcombe Sue Burt Jill Greenwood 1 Arbury Dale 11 Ring Fence 01509 504638 Shepshed Shepshed LE12 9JS LE12 9HX 01509 821869 01509 650074 07976544022 St James the Greater Oaks in Charnwood Officers Churchwardens PCC Secretary Ted Norman Vacant Vacant 57 Conway Drive Non appointed Non appointed Shepshed LE12 9PP PCC Treasurer 01509 821837 Vacant Non appointed
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MINISTERIAL
MUSINGS
A few weeks ago I finally made it
somewhere I had been invited to
go and wanted to go almost since I
arrived here in Shepshed - up the
bell tower to see the bells being
rung. Although I have had many
friends who have been bell-ringers,
I have never been into a bell tower
to see what real bell ringing takes.
My only experience has been
ringing the simple single bell we
had in St Peter's church when I
lived in the village of Coton. I can
honestly say it was a privilege to
see the masters at work and I
came away amazed and awed by
the skill involved. I was particularly
awed as Graham kindly showed me
the ropes, quite literally, as I
awkwardly tried to ring a bell
myself - but I could only do it with
his help and I learned quickly just
how skillful one needs to be. You
need to coordinate what your
hands are doing, get the right feel
and strength of pull and as I
quickly realised, remember not to
look up! And all of that is even
before you learn to work with
others to sound any of the myriad
of peals that can be rung! It was a
pleasure to watch everyone
working together to make the
sounds I have always loved
whenever going to church. I now
appreciate the sound more than
ever.
It is this experience that stays with
me as I muse on the approaching
church season of Advent, as we
wait for Christmas. There is a
tendency for us to associate things
like bells with the coming season
and I have certainly seen bells
aplenty adorning Christmas trees
over the years. Why this
association though? Bells aren't
mentioned in the nativity story,
although what the angels might
have included as accompaniment
for their singing as they heralded
Jesus' birth isn't talked about at all,
so who knows. But I think bells are
a wonderful thing for the season,
as for me they create a sense of
waiting. They are heralding that
something is about to happen and
call people to come and see what
that is and in Advent that is
particularly poignant. For we are
waiting on the birth of Christ.
But of course our bells ring each
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Sunday, reminding everyone in
earshot of the presence of the
church and that a service is about
to begin. They invite people to
come and see what it is that is
going to happen. But the church is
only there, and the bells only ring,
precisely because of the incarnation
of Jesus - his birth on earth, God
made man, which we especially
remember at Christmas. And it was
Jesus who called for the church to
be established, to be his continued
presence on earth. In other words,
we too are called to be
incarnational, a visible presence of
God's work on earth, as part of
Christ's church. And the bells
certainly help with that, a clarion
call every Sunday, reminding our
community that we are there, as
we have been for centuries and will
be for as long as we can.
But watching our bell ringers work
together, and work in teaching me,
I was also reminded that the
church is not about the individual,
but about the community. It is only
as the ringers work together that
they can create the sounds we so
enjoy. In the same way it is only as
we work together as a church that
we create the community that
mirrors the values that Jesus came
specifically to teach us. Values
around compassion, love, justice,
mercy and peace. But to create
that community we need to act for
God. There are all sorts of things
that the churches at St Botolph's
and St James the Greater have
dreamed about. At St Botolph's the
time of waiting for a children and
families worker might be nearing
the end - which means the real
work begins and volunteers to help
with the visions of reaching all our
community are needed. Similarly
at St James the Greater there is a
new impetus to think how we grow
the church both in spiritual depth
and in the numbers that can share
in the joy of what Jesus heralded
when he came to earth at
Christmas. So perhaps this Advent
we coEduld all pray for God to
move in us and reveal God's own
plan for each of us in the
communities of which we are a
part. And then as we enter the
Christmas season we can act on
the fruits of that prayerful time
and work for the greater glory of
God in our churches and our
communities.
God bless you all this Advent and Christmas and through the whole year.
Ed
We Wish You All
A VERY
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
AND A PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
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ST. BOTOLPH’S MOTHERS’ UNION
A trip to Wyevale Nurseries (Woodlands) last month was enjoyed by 21 MU members and friends. We were all tempted by the array of gifts and plants and luckily the bus driver found room to accommodate our purchases. The roast lunch had to be seen to be believed and some of us had to forego the apple crumble/jam sponge and custard! A lovely day out! On Wednesday we had our usual monthly meeting with Judeth leading us. In our opening service she read the poem ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke. Afterwards we looked at some of Keith Hebden’s ‘alternative Christmas Carols’ as featured in the latest edition of Families First. These provoked a lively discussion on the commercialization of Christmas and how we all feel it starts too early! A delicious lunch followed, cooked as always by members of the committee. Our next meeting will be our Carol Service and Celebration of 100 years on 10th December at 2.30pm. We will also be dedicating a new banner for the occasion. RoseMarie
TUESDAY GROUP
On 7th October we made decorations for our tree at the Christmas Tree
Festival. We welcomed Pam Darby from Leics. Wildlife Trust to our
meeting on 21st October. Pam showed photographs of flowers, birds,
animals, bugs etc. mostly taken within a 15 mile radius of her home in
Quorn, these included shots of slowworms found in her neighbour's
compost bin. On 4th November we had a Bonfire Supper without the
fireworks, on the menu was soup followed by apple crumble and cus-
tard.
Future Dates: 2nd December Christmas Meal at the Horse, 7 for 7.30pm
16th December Carols and Secret Santa
6th January New Year Service in Church
20th January Waterways of the Tsars
3rd February 6 years as Mothers' Union President - Rose Marie
Visitors and New Members always welcome Margaret Dumbleton
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Do you and your family enjoy craft activities, cooking and other messy fun?
Please see newsletter for further details
When? Sunday 7th December 2014
Where? St Botolph’s Church Hall
Time? 10.30 am—12.00 pm —o0O0o—
Messy Church follows the Family Service
on the 1st Sunday of each month —o0O0o—
Next month MESSY CHURCH will be held on
Sunday 4th January 2015
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Shepshed
Christmas Nativity
Friday, 5th December, 2014
St Botolph’s church
starting at 7.30 pm. The event will feature a costumed celebration of the
Christmas story with parts played by well-known townsfolk. It will be supported by a narration, choral
music, poetry, dance and bells and of course there will be carols for everyone to join in.
Come along and pack the church for a memorable start to the festive season
The Nativity will conclude with an affirmation of community representing many aspects of Shepshed life.
With thanks —David Stevenson
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Benefice
Christingle
Services
St James, Oaks in Charnwood
4pm Sunday 14th December
St Botolph’s, Shepshed
2pm, 4pm, 6pm
Christmas Eve
Christingles—Urgent SOS
Once again we are appealing for extra help (around 20 people)
at St Botolph’s Shepshed
There is a sign up sheet at the back of church.
If you could spare an hour or so on Tuesday morning 23rd December
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St Botolph’s 100 Club winners for
October 2014 are:
1 Eileen Start
2 Carol Coble
3 Christine Berry
New Members are
welcome contact
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PUDDING PARTY This ever popular event
will be held at The Vicarage on Saturday 7th
February 7.30pm. Tickets
available early January from Isobel, Dave and Bill.
Don't miss it!
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We are starting the build up to Christmas in the Jaguars already as we are
learning the songs for our play! Who will be Mary and Joseph this year?
Our school library is lovely but we need to replace some of the books. In October,
we wrote letters to different companies to see if anyone could help us by sending a
donation. We are thrilled to say that our local Asda has agreed that St. Botolph’s
CE Primary School can be one of the organisations they are supporting in
December and January through the green counter scheme in store. We are all
delighted that our letters have had such a positive response.
Our Creative Curriculum theme is called ‘Artist Study’ and we have been studying
the work of Scottish artist Ritchie Collins. Our theme began with a visit to Hind
Leys College as they kindly let us look around their gallery. This inspired us to
learn new drawing and painting techniques. We are going to produce our own
Ritchie Collins paintings and will hang them in our very own gallery for others to
see! We have been lucky enough to have a conversation with the artist using
Skype and he is keen to see the finished pieces.
The Jaguars
Nov 14
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FROM THE REGISTERS
Baptisms
Keigan Robert David Fearn Evie Ann Platten
There were no Weddings recently
Funerals
John Turner Sidney Freckleton Ronald Cave
Betty Melbourne Enid Freeman Terry Powell
Messy Church—See Page 7 Everyone's busy getting ready for something it seems. Messy Church is no exception. We will be getting ready for the coming of Jesus on Christmas Day. We will be colouring bunting and putting it up ready to greet Jesus, and making a host of angels to sing to our Lord. We will be making crackers. I wonder what the surprise will be in the middle, and of course we will make cards to wish our friends and family a very happy and blessed Christmas. In the New year our thoughts will turn to the kings who visited the holy family. We will make stars to lead their way, crowns for their heads, decorating boxes for their presents and making kings themselves. November is the month to prepare to prepare! If Advent is a time of preparation then we need to be ready. So Lord give me oil in my lamp... Sue , Debbie and Jackie
PARISH WALK – SATURDAY 3rd JANUARY 2015
MEET ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH CAR PARK 10AM
Easy 1 to 1.5 hour walking at Calke Abbey,
will include coffee stop at NT restaurant.
Life available, contact Jane or Isobel for further details.
Hope you can join us.
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
AT ST BOTOLPH’S
Advent Carol Service
Sunday 30th November 6pm
Christmas Concert
Wednesday 17th December 7.30pm
Carol Service
Sunday 21st December 6pm
Christmas Eve Holy Communion
24th December 11.30 pm
Christmas Day Holy Communion
25th December 10am
Christingle Services
Christmas Eve
2pm, 4pm and 6pm
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
AT ST JAMES’
Advent Carol Service
Sunday 30th November 4pm
Christingle Service
Sunday 14th December 4pm
Carol Service
Sunday 21st December 4pm
Christmas Eve Holy Communion
24th December 8 pm
No service on Christmas morning
Christmas Concert
Friday 19th December 7.30 pm
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ST JAMES' MOTHERS' UNION REPORT
At our November meeting we were few in number for various reasons, but those present very much enjoyed the talk by Julie Ann Heath, on the subject “Once upon a time” (her interesting life, starting as the daughter of a local miner & how she now writes and illustrates stories for children). Next, we look forward to our Christmas lunch at Longcliffe Golf Club, Nanpantan (as it was so good last year). It is on December 8th at 12.0 for 12.30.
We are just planning next year's programme and have already asked our curate, Ed Bampton, to be our speaker on 19th January at 2.30. He is very welcome when he takes our services at Oaks, so this will be a chance to find out more of his background and how he was led into the ministry.
We continue to remember in our prayers all those members who are unwell, especially Mary Aldridge, Ken Nicholls and Barbara Thirlwell. We also extend our sympathy to Barbara Powell for the rather sudden death of her husband.
Lesley Bates.
ST JAMES’ GARDENING CLUB Contact Wilf Shelton - 01509 769802 or
John Oakland - 01509 890376
Our season is now at an end and we meet again on 5 March 2015
for a new programme. The last meeting, the Gardeners Supper
was a well-attended success and thanks are due to all who gave
their time, their help on the night, raffle prizes, donations, mouth-
watering sweets and lovely table decorations (a gardeners delight).
We seem to have set ourselves very high standards now. Our
season is now at an end and we meet again on 5 March 2015 for a
new programme. The last meeting, the Gardeners Supper was a
well-attended success and thanks are due to all who gave their
time, their help on the night, raffle prizes, donations, mouth-
watering sweets and lovely table decorations (a gardeners delight).
We seem to have set ourselves very high standards now. Our
season is now at an end and we meet again on 5 March 2015 for a
new programme. The last meeting, the Gardeners Supper was a
well-attended success and thanks are due to all who gave their
time, their help on the night, raffle prizes, donations, mouth-
watering sweets and lovely table decorations (a gardeners delight).
We seem to have set ourselves very high standards now.
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ST JAMES’ BRASS CLEANING ROTA—
December 2014 and January 2015
Week beginning:
7 December J Quenby C Noakes 21 December M Unwin K Unwin 4 January S Cook M Flint 18 January J Cockayne S Brown 1 February S Shelton J Moss
St James Christmas Fair
Saturday 6 December 11 am-2.30 pm in the Oaks Storer Hall. We need cakes, bottles, toiletries, groceries there will be a box at the back of Church for any gifts you may be able to give.
Oaks in Charnwood
Dec 6th 11am – 2-30pm
St James’
Christmas Fair
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Church Services at St Botolph’s
Every Wednesday morning
Holy Communion 10am
at St Botolph’s, Shepshed
7th December Advent 2 8 am Holy Communion CMH/EB
9.30 am Family Service Louise Brown
11 am Holy Communion CMH/EB
6 pm BCP Evensong JB
14th December Advent 3
8 am Holy Communion CMH
9.30 am Family Service EB
10.45 am Holy Communion CMH
6 pm BCP Evensong CMH
21st December Advent 4
8 am Holy Communion JB
9.30 am Family Service JB
11 am Holy Communion JB/CMH
6 pm Carol Service
For Christmas Service details see Page 14
28th December Christmas 1
10 am Holy Communion JB
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Church Services at St James’
CMH Rev Canon Cynthia Hebden
JB Rev John Bird
EB Rev Ed Brampton
Prayer Meeting
Every Saturday 8.30am—9.30am
Chancel - St Botolph’s Church
7th December Advent 2
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion JB
11.15 am CW Holy Communion JB
4 pm BCP Evensong EB
14th December Advent 3
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion Rev Len Dutton
4 pm Christingle
21st December Advent 4
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion CMH
4 pm Carol Service
28th December Christmas 1
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion JB
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Jordan – (and Israel)
Biblical and Cultural Journeys
On Wednesday 14th January from 6.30-9.30 pm., we invite you
to come to an evening in church to share the experiences that
we enjoyed on our recent visits to Jordan and the Holy Land.
We have a plentiful supply of photographs that were taken at
the various locations visited, so we hope to bring our experi-
ences to life.
To wet your appetite, the following article is a summary of our
trip to Jordan in September 2014.
Diane, Jane, Malcolm, Margaret, Marina, Sarah
A group of 29 of us set out on our journey to Jordan on 22nd September,
our leader was the Rev. Kevin Ashby of St Mary's Church Melton Mow-
bray. There were 6 of us from St. Botolph's plus Sarah's Aunt Barbara
and Uncle Colin who we adopted for the trip. Although we came from
different parts of Leics and counties beyond, we all very quickly started
to mix, make friends and gel as a group. On arriving at Amman Airport
we were met by Mohammed who was to be our very knowledgeable and
humorous guide for the duration of our stay in Jordan.
Day 1 – Machaerus, Madeba and Mount Nebo
After a journey along mountainous roads and spectacular scenery with
the occasional Bedouin camp with herds of goats and flocks of sheep (a
sign of modern times no camels for transport but a truck and tent exten-
sions made of plastic sheets), we came to Machaerus/Mukawir. It was
here at this hilltop fortified palace overlooking the Dead Sea region that
Herod had John the Baptist imprisoned and beheaded after Salome's
fateful dance. The more energetic members of the party climbed the
steep sandy hill to see the ruins while the remainder sat in the shade,
chatted and enjoyed the desert views. There are many caves in the hills
and livestock take refuge in their shady interiors to escape the heat of
the day.
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Madeba/Medeba is featured in narratives related to Moses and the Exo-
dus, David's war against the Moabites, Isaiah's oracle against Moab and
King Mesha of Moab's rebellion against Israel. For centuries Madeba has
been famous for its production of mosaics. We visited Madeba Handcraft
Centre which employs mostly disabled people making mosaics and pot-
tery. The mosaics are all natural stones, some of the pieces are tiny and
the patterns are intricate, and take many hours to complete. Madeba's
real masterpiece is to be found in the Orthodox Church of St. George
where a 6th century AD mosaic floor map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land
is to be seen. It is the earliest religious map of the Holy Land in any
form and has led archaeologists to discover remains of previously un-
known sites. There is humour in the map – it shows fish swimming in
the River Jordan towards the Dead Sea with smiling faces then returning
upstream with sad faces when they realise there is no food for them in
such saline water.
Mount Nebo is the summit from where over 3000 years ago Moses
viewed the “Promised Land” although he never got there himself. It
overlooks the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the distant hills of
Jerusalem. It was the final stage in Moses' historic flight from Egypt to
the Holy Land. The Serpent Cross stands nearby, a symbol of the bronze
(brazen) serpent taken by Moses into the desert and the cross upon
which Jesus was crucified.
Day 2 – Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Pella, Gadara
Bethany Beyond the Jordan is the site of John the Baptist's settlement
and where Jesus was baptised. Just a few yards away on the other side
of the river is Israel. Some of us put our hands or feet in the river whilst
on the Israeli side they were totally immersing themselves wearing spe-
cial robes over their swimwear.
At a font nearby holding water from the Jordan we renewed our Baptism
vows during a short service led by the Rev. Kevin. As we started singing
our hymn we had competition from a group on the Israeli side as they
began singing too, we think we out-sang them.
We visited the ancient ruins of Pella a city through which Jesus would
have passed and associated with Isaac' twin sons Jacob and Esau, also a
city to which early Jewish believers fled after the fall of Jerusalem.
Gadara the old Decapolis City (modern day Umm Qays) is sited in the far
north of Jordan with the Syrian border beyond and Israel to the west. It
has impressive views overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the Golan
Heights and it was the site of Jesus's miracle of the Gadarene Swine.
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Day 3 – Jerash, Amman
Jerash/Gerasa in the Gilead Mountains is a major city and another of the
Decapolis. The old city is the most complete and best preserved Graeco
-Roman city in the Middle East with colonnaded streets, plazas, temples,
huge Hippodrome, theatre and Byzantine church remains.
Amman – City of contrasts a modern capital and ancient ruins. We went
into the old city Citadel mentioned in the bible by the name of Rabath
Ammon in the story of King Og who was famed for being a giant of a
man. The archaeological museum in the grounds of the Citadel owns
one of the finest collections of ancient artefacts in the Middle East in-
cluding some of the Copper Dead Sea Scrolls. On the outskirts of Am-
man is a district with apartments built very close together which were
funded by the UN for refugees from the Israeli/Palestine War. Many of
the men now work in the Gulf States and send money back to their fam-
ilies.
Day 4 – Dead Sea to Aqaba
We departed our Dead Sea Hotel today to travel south on the Kings'
Highway to Aqaba. The Kings' Highway is the world's oldest continuous-
ly used communication route and is mentioned several times in the bi-
ble. We passed the Arnon River a biblical boundary between Moab and
Edom. We stopped at Kerak – Ruth's home town to visit it's command-
ing Crusader castle.
Day 5 – Aqaba
A relaxing morning on a glass bottomed boat to view the reef, coral and
marine life of the Red Sea also an old ship wreck. After our boat trip we
went to the old port area (just a few ruins remain), associated with King
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and the Chronic Wars between the
kings of Judah and Edom. In more recent times it was conquered by
Lawrence of Arabia. The old port area is now being developed as a tour-
ist resort with hotels, apartments, sports areas and a golf course de-
signed by Greg Norman. Solar panels have been installed to provide the
electricity.
Day 6 – Wadi Rum (Wadi means Valley) & Little Petra
Wadi Rum is the route of Lawrence of Arabia's incredible desert march.
It is a vast silent place, timeless and starkly beautiful with uniquely
shaped massive mountains rising out of the rose-red desert sand. We
travelled by 4 x 4 desert jeeps along the sand roads up and down hills, it
was like being on a roller coaster at the fair sometimes. There were
camels roaming around. We stopped at Bedouin camps where some of
our party had a camel ride, we viewed rock writings and rock sculptures.
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We took tea and purchased local products. At one point we stop for a
period of reflection and silence sitting on boulders in the shade and gaz-
ing at the wonders of nature and God's creation. At the end of our desert
journey we had lunch at another Bedouin camp (it had air conditioning
would you believe), we were entertained by local musicians and you
could clap and dance to the catchy tunes. Several St Bots' travellers got
up and danced and had a great time.
At Wadi Rum the photographer wanted to buy Barbara for 20 camels,
Colin without hesitation said he would take 2.
Little Petra is a smaller scale Petra just 20 mins drive from the modern
day town, a taste of what was to come at Petra itself. It has rock carv-
ings and tombs cut into the rocks, some were serveral storeys high with
steps leading up to them. A film crew were present but we didn't see
any famous actors just miles of cables and coloured lights.
Day 7 – Petra – the Lost City & Capital of the Nabataeans
It is not known exactly when Petra was built but the city began to pros-
per in the 1st century BC which grew rich through trade in frankincense,
myrrh and spices. You walk through a long narrow gorge about a mile
long (a natural splitting of the mountain and called The Siq) with rock
carvings and writings all along the route until it opens up onto Petra's
most magnificent facade, the Treasury itself, a building almost 40 metres
high and intricately decorated. It is known as the rose-red city because
of the wonderful colour of the rock. The Nabataeans buried their dead in
intricate tombs that were cut out of the maintain sides, the city also had
temples and a theatre and later under the Roman and Byzantine era
there was a colonnaded street and churches. An earthquake and later
changes in trade routes led to the decline of the city and it remained lost
to the western world for centuries. Boys selling postcards in The Siq
came out with expressions such as “Cheap as Chips” and “ASDA Price”.
Impressions of Jordan
A very friendly people, the children took delight in waving to us as our
coach went passed them. The Christians and Muslims live quite peace-
fully together. Water is in short supply and the Dead Sea Level is drop-
ping by a metre a year due to damming of the River Jordan further up-
stream. The Jordan valley is very fertile with vegetables, salad crops
and fruit trees growing there. Other parts are very arid with the occa-
sional green areas where there are artesian wells.
Diane, Jane, Malcolm, Margaret, Marina, Sarah
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4th January Epiphany/Christmas 2
8 am Holy Communion CMH/NC
9.30 am Family Service CMH
11 am Holy Communion CMH/NC
6 pm BCP Evensong JB
11th January Epiphany 1/Baptism of Christ
8 am Holy Communion CMH/EB
9.30 am Family Service EB
10.45 am Holy Communion CMH/EB
6 pm BCP Evensong EB
18th January Epiphany 2
8 am Holy Communion JB
9.30 am Family Service Wilma Colley
11 am Holy Communion JB
6 pm Unity Service CTiS
25th January Epiphany 3
8 am Holy Communion JB
9.30 am Family Service Louise Brown
11 am Holy Communion JB
6 pm Healing Service
Every Wednesday morning
Holy Communion 10am
at St Botolph’s, Shepshed
Church Services at St Botolph’s
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Church Services at St James’ 4th January Epiphany/Christmas 2
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion JB
11.15 am CW Holy Communion JB
4 pm BCP Evensong NC
11th January Epiphany 1/Baptism of Christ
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion Rev Len Dutton
4 pm Plough Sunday CMH
18th January Epiphany 2
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion CMH
11.15 am Family Service CMH
4 pm BCP Holy Communion JB
25th January Epiphany 3
8.30 am BCP Holy Communion Rev Len Dutton
4 pm BCP Evensong JB
CMH Rev Canon Cynthia Hebden
JB Rev John Bird
EB Rev Ed Brampton
NC Noel Colley
CTiS Churches Together in Shepshed
Prayer Meeting
Every Saturday 8.30am—9.30am
Chancel - St Botolph’s Church
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Men's Fellowship The men's fellowship is back, after a period of quiet! At a meeting in the pub
(where else?!) I was struck by the enthusiasm for the men's fellowship to
continue and the plethora of ideas of things that we could and would like to
do together. So a programme is slowly emerging, as I and others work to ar-
range talks, visits and the like. By the time this reaches print a group of us
will have enjoyed an evening of dog racing (the curate being led astray.....!)
and up and coming will be a meal in the Church Hall on Friday 19th December
from 7.30pm, with guests (women too!) welcome, in January a talk from Hor-
ace Lister and his experiences in mining, and a trip to the Bell Foundry, hope-
fully in February. Watch out in the notice sheet for these and more events as
the new year progresses.
But for our first meeting we had a meal at the Black Swan with a talk from
Bryan Spence, the founder of the Carpenter's Arms in Loughborough, a reha-
bilitation centre for homeless men with drug and alcohol addiction. He spoke
movingly of his own journey in setting up not only this venture, but also ven-
tures in South Africa and Romania which he continues to support. All this was
underpinned by his strong Christian faith and a trust in God that I think
amazed us all. Often the money to set things up and run things didn't seem
to be there, but then suddenly, just at the right moment, it would appear
from someone or several places to allow Bryan's vision to be realised. Such
was the case that allowed the Carpenter's Arms to be established. The work
that is done there in turning around the lives of men who to many might have
seemed hopeless cases is simply astounding and the love and dedication of
Bryan and all who work there humbled us all. Not only that, but a foodbank
also runs out of the Carpenter's Arms (called Joseph's Storehouse) to reach
out to more people in need.
The questions at the end of the talk revealed just how moved people had
been by Bryan's testimony and work. They also revealed how it had deepened
our understanding of the lives of those people we rarely encounter, an under-
class that we, the church and Christian men and women should be reaching
out to, just as Jesus did in his day. In that spirit, it was decided after the
meeting by several of us that we should donate a portion of the money that
we collect as subs from regular members to the Carpenter's Arms, to do what
little we can to help in this important work. The curate plans to go down and
do that in person soon, so he can see the work first hand and Bryan said that
visitors are always welcome to come and see their work - and even volunteer
in some way if so moved.
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Monthly Healing Service
St Botolph’s Shepshed
Our next Healing Service is on Sunday 25th January
at 6.00 pm
This is a quiet meditative opportunity for everyone to enjoy a peaceful time in church with music, prayers and pictures for personal
contemplation.
Members of the Healing Group are always willing to pray with any member of the congregation, so please do not be afraid to ask a
member of the group to assist.
We welcome any men to come along and join us, with meetings general-
ly held in the evening of the third Friday of the month, but some varia-
tions for specific trips. Those that can be there regularly we ask a £10
annual sub (as this allows us to do such things as make charitable dona-
tions, pay for speaker's meals and so forth), but occasional members are
just as welcome, as we understand that some can only make particular
things and we want the fellowship to be enjoyed by all. So here's looking
forward to a good year of fellowship and fun.
Every blessing, Ed.
We are please to have the welcome
School Productions in Church—December
St Botolph’s CoE Primary School
10th and 12th December 9.30 am
15th December 7.00pm
Newcroft Primary School
15th and 18th December 9.30 am
15th and 18th December 6.30pm
Oxley Primary School
11th December 1.30 pm
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the
healthy foundations for
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Any written submissions should be sent to
Yvonne Wade at the Parish Office.
The deadline for receiving articles for the next
Magazine is Wednesday 14th January 2015
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due out on 25th January 2015
If you would like your copy of the magazine posted each
month, please contact the Parish Office
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St Botolph’s is a re-ordered 12th century church
in the centre of the town with a modern hall adjacent to it.
As well as being open for regular services, St. Botolph's is open on Tuesday and Saturday mornings
9.30am - 12.30pm for refreshments, a look around,
prayer or chat. Do pop in to see us.
If you have some spare time please consider being a volunteer as this can
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It takes a lot of people all working together to make sure that come March 2015 we can rebury King Richard III with Dignity and Honour. We asked Miranda Cannon a few questions about how she is helping the King Richard III project team…
Q What’s your role?
For the RIII Re-internment I am Project Director, which in essence is about ensuring we are all working as a team to a clear plan which gets us to the 26th March but also beyond that leaving a great legacy for the city and county. In my day job I am Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance at the City Council.
Q What experience do you bring from your day job?
Overseeing a whole range of challenging projects and events often running at the same time – ranging from currently for example planning for elections 2015, introduction of a whole new system of electoral registration, complete rebuild of the Council’s website, civic events such as Remembrance Day and homecoming parades, finance and budget reviews etc. The juggling of very different issues at the same time, managing inputs across teams, and handling communications to a whole range of different audiences is very much what I do day to day and is the same for the Re-interment project!
Q What’s the biggest challenge you face?
Managing so many different expectations from all those who have some sort of stake in the Re-interment and like any major project of this kind that means the approach to planning and managing communications is absolutely critical
Q What’s the best thing about being part of the team?
The Re-interment Project Team is a unique team because it brings together so many different organisations from the city and county, and means that we have a fantastic range of skills, experiences and expertise to draw on.
Q If you were a medieval knight what would your motto be?
Listen, reflect and then act
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Richard Rock Churchwarden 508690
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At the APCM in April 2014, a full election of officers was not made
PCC for St James’ the Greater—Oaks in Charnwood
STANDING COMMITTEE
Cynthia Hebden Vicar 506791
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Vacant Churchwarden
Vacant Treasurer
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