Helston & Wendron

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Some of the War Graves in Helston Cemetary

They gave their tomorrows for our todays

October/November 2018

www.stmichaelschurchhelston.org.uk

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THE PARISHES OF HELSTON & WENDRON

Team Rector Canon David Miller, St Michael’s Rectory

Church Lane, Helston, (572516)

email millerourrectory@googlemail.com

Asst Priest Revd. Dorothy Noakes, 6 Tenderah Road,

Helston (573239)

Reader [Helston] Mrs. Betty Booker 6, Brook Close,

Helston (562705)

ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, HELSTON

Churchwardens Mr John Boase 11,Cross Street, Helston TR13 8NQ

(01326 573200)

Mr Peter Jewell, 47 Saracen Way Penryn (01326 376948)

Organist Mr Richard Berry

Treasurer Mrs Nicola Boase 11 Cross Street, Helston TR13 8NQ

01326 573200

PCC Secretary Mrs Amanda Pyers

ST WENDRONA’S CHURCH, WENDRON

Churchwardens Mrs. Anne Veneear, 4 Tenderah Road, Helston

(569328)

Mr. Bevan Osborne, East Holme, Ashton,

TR13 9DS (01736 762349)

Organist Mrs. Anne Veneear, -as above.

Treasurer Mr Bevan Osborne, - as above

PCC Secretary Mrs. Henrietta Sandford, Trelubbas Cottage,

Lowertown, Helston TR13 0BU (565297)

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Clergy Rest Days; Revd. David Miller Friday

Revd. Dorothy Noakes Thursday

Betty Booker Friday

(Please try to respect this)

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The Rectory,

Church Lane

Helston

October/November

Dear Everyone,

Remembrance 2018

This year Remembrance Sunday commemorates the ending of the

First World War on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

It was the ‘war to end all wars’ as one or two people optimistically

thought at the time. Some people in 1914 also thought that the war

might be over by Christmas of that year. Instead the war continued on

land, sea & air until its conclusion. Nor was it the war to end all wars,

as we also remember in our commemoration of those who have died or

been injured in every war that has happened in the hundred years since.

The human heart is capable of great love, sacrifice & acts of service

& the courage & heroism of combatants & civilians in every war amply

testify to this. An ex paratrooper, parachuted into the Arnhem area in

that raid known as ‘ a bridge too far’ (in the second world war) told me

the turning point in his life came when he was hidden along with other

paratroopers in the cellar of a farmhouse in Holland. Every night the

farmers wife opened the trap door & read the psalms to them in English

urging them not to be afraid & to trust God. What heroism was shown

by farmers and paratroopers alike!

But there is also an evil side to the human heart & to warfare in

general. One point of reference between the combatants of the first

world war & the Christian faith were the wayside calvaries which they

noticed as they marched along the highways of Northern France and

Belgium. Jesus; own suffering and death on the cross became a

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powerful symbol of connection with what the soldiers were going

through. Jesus’ cross shows how lives can endure even in the midst of

suffering and death.

Yours in Christ

Canon David Miller

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Flag days for October/November

1st October………..St Germans

18th “ ………...St Luke

28th “ ………...St Simon & St Jude

1st November.………All Saints

3rd “ ……….Dedication of Truro Cathedral

11th “ ………..Remembrance Sunday –

Centenary Commemoration

14th “ …………..Duke of Cornwall’s Birthday

30th “ …………..St Andrew

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Services at St Michael’s

1st Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.30 All-age Worship with Holy Communion

2nd-5th Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.30 Parish Communion(CW)

Monday to Thursday 9.00 Morning Prayer

Thursday 9.30 Holy Communion

Evening & other Services:-as advertised in the Pew- slip

N.B St Michael’s Harvest Festival is on Sunday 30th September

Services at Wendron

1st Sunday 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW)

2nd Sunday 10.30a.m Morning Worship

3rd- 5th Sunday 10.30a.m Holy Communion (CW)

Other Services:-as announced in the Sunday Pew-slip

The date of Wendron Harvest Festival is to be arranged as it

depends on when the building work commences

Are you willing to join

The Friends of St Michael’s 500 Club?

This is a monthly draw,

Participants pay £5 per month

and 20% of the income is paid out in prizes

The remainder goes into the church building fund

If you are willing to join please contact

the treasurer Nicola Boase 01326 573200

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The Registers

Helston Wendron

Baptisms “May they evermore dwell in Him & He in them”

Elioise Grace McEwan, Poppy Rose Kellow

Paul Lucas Hoseasoin, Reuben Marcus Bone

Nora Gareth Wild, Henry Tobias Charity

Charlie Jowan Woodhouse,

Eva Kathryn Robson.

Weddings “ May their hearts be filled with Heavenly joy”

None Nicholas Janes Searle/

Margaret Jane Williams

Stuart Iain Galloway/

Lisa Anna Barbara Loveday

Paul Colin Jenkin/

Georgia Wright

Funerals “May they Rest in Peace & Rise in Glory”

Kathleen Louise Bolton, Vivian Rita Shepherd

Gillian Veale Vincent,

Patrick Kendrew Bunting.

Burial of ashes –

Elsa Rattray.

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My Oldest friend died recently after many years of crippling & painful illness.

Included in the service sheet celebrating his life, was the following poem. It was

very appropriate for someone who had borne pain so bravely & I thought it was

worth sharing- SR

The Sparrow’s Prayer

Father, before this sparrow’s earthly flight

Ends in the darkness of a winter’s night;

Father, without whose word no sparrow falls,

Hear this, Thy weary sparrow, when he calls.

Mercy, not justice, is his contrite prayer,

Cancel his guilt and drive away despair;

Speak but the word, and make his spirit whole,

Cleanse the dark places of his heart and soul,

Speak but the word, and set his spirit free;

Mercy, not justice, still his constant plea.

So shall Thy sparrow, crumpled wings restored,

Soar like the lark, and glorify his Lord.

(Q.H.) ( Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone)

Rest in Peace my dear friend, Peter

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In Memoriam- WW1 victims - 100 years ago

Greater love hath no man than these

That men lay down their lives for their friends.

William M Visick died 11/10/1918 Aged 23 Able seaman SS Goetoer

Convoy Escort ship, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve -------------------------

Eddie Addison died 14/10/1918 Aged 31 Armourers Mate HMS Vivid

Royal Navy ---------------------

Foster Courtier died 17/10/1918 Aged 36 Private 3rd Battalion Royal

Fusiliers -------------------

George James Cunnack died 17/10/1918 Aged 22 Captain 180th

Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers

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Thomas Alfred Cara died 16/11/1918 Aged 22 Wireless Telegraph

Operator SS Sampson Mercantile Marine

As with all the local WW1 Service personnel who gave their lives in

WW1, the St Michael’s Church bell will toll 100 times at 11am on the

anniversary of their deaths

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Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September (the

date of the start of WW2) was established in

2000 to honour those brave men & women who

kept our nation afloat during both world wars.

Seafarers are responsible for 95% of the UK

imports. including half the food we eat, much

of the fuel we burn & many of the products we

take for granted.

25.864 Merchant Seamen lost their lives between

3rd September1939 & the end of hostilities in 1945

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George Shutter

(Extracts from the Eulogy given by his friend

Nicholas Armfelt)

I've been asked to pay tribute to George with a

few words of personal reminiscence and

appreciation.

Most people will think of him in the context of

music, as pianist, keyboard player, and organist - in performance,

rehearsal, or church service. He was indeed a prodigious musician,

with a good degree in music from Lincoln College, Oxford.

His amount of participation in musical activities locally was

amazing. Musical theatre, pantomimes, gang shows, cabaret in the

Blue Anchor, many and diverse orchestral and choral

concerts. Rehearsal pianist for the Helston Chamber Choir, numerous

different musical theatre groups, the Cornwall Boys' Choir - you name

it, George was involved. Organ, harpsichord, keyboard harpist: he was

amazingly versatile. He played Mozart's C Minor Piano Concerto in

the Penzance festival, improvising his own cadenzas; he composed and

performed song settings for ‘As You Like It’ at the Minack; he

participated as musician in performances and tours by the Miracle

Theatre

It was through music that I first met George but my friendship with

George was mostly as a walking companion, someone who shared my

interests in birds, butterflies and flowers. We travelled together on

many nature holidays: to France, Greece, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, New

Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad, the Solomon Islands, and the

Federated States of Micronesia. But most of our nature travelling was

separately, catching up with each other's experiences afterwards with

our photos and George's stunning videos

The bench, a memorial to George Shutter, was installed in the churchyard during

the week beginning 27th May 2018 and was blessed by Canon David Miller after the

9.30 Eucharist on 31st May.

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and from Mike Thomas

George Shutter was a colleague of mine at Helston School. He was

Head of Music and retired in the summer of 1989. During his years of

retirement, he supported a

variety of musical events,

religious and non-religious,

in the Helston area. He also

enjoyed bird watching and

travelling, as Nicholas'

eulogy so neatly explains.

George died in 2014.

Several of us felt that he

should be remembered

through a memorial and so

the bench idea was born late

in 2017. Local carpenter

Peter Trimble, whose family

has a deep connection with

Helston Community College, created the European Oak bench at

Tresprison in Helston. It is testimony to George's popularity that the

full cost of the bench was achieved in less than three months. I am

grateful for the fund-raising in Porthleven by Johnny and Isobel Austin

and to all those near and far who made a financial donation. A

laminated sheet is hidden within the bench telling George's story. The

bench has already proven to be a very popular asset in our churchyard

and I hope that it will be a feature there for many years to come. A

cheque for £175.00 was also given to the College to go towards the

retuning of the grand piano - an instrument that George really enjoyed

playing when he worked at the School. Peter is available for similar

commissions; he is also responsible for constructing the replacement

bench outside the Andrew Hall, for Helston Town Council.

Mike Thomas - July 2018

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Helston & Wendron

Our Quiet Morning & Garden

Party afternoon at Degibna Prayer Chapel on 26th July was a very

happy occasion with members of the Mullion, Mawgan Smith. Helston

& Wendron Branches.

Rev Dorothy’s theme for our quiet Morning was taken from The Lord is

my Shepherd, Psalm 23 under the headings:-

The Wilderness, Green Pastures, Quiet Waters, Paths of Righteousness,

The Valley, The Rod & the Staff, The Table Prepared, Honey from the

Rock.

Each passage gave us much understanding & food for thought. In the

sheltered garden the peace & quiet of the surrounding fields &

hedgerows gave us time to sit, reflect & pray.

We ended the morning with a special communion service in the Chapel.

Our shared lunch was a wonderful time to chat & renew friendships

plus make new friends.

The profit from the stalls & our prayers were sent to the Mothers Union

Diocesan Charity, Kernow Young Carers, where it is much needed to

help the Young Carers in the area to have help & some fun time.

We ended the happy day with Prayers & a Blessing.

Kathleen Oliver, Branch Leader

…also from Kath Oliver

Thank you to everyone at Helston & Wendron Churches for all your love

& prayers during my recent operation. I have be overwhelmed with

wonderful cards & kind words & feel your support has & is truly aiding

my recovery. I am improving each day & look forward to catching up

with you all again soon. Love from Kathleen Oliver

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Crossword Answers page 15

Across

1 Abram's home during the famine in Genesis ch. 12 (5) 7 Bull fighters (8)

8 Into which Chemosh, in Jeremiah ch. 48, was to go (5) 10 Fourth in command of the Gadites in 1 Chronicles ch. 12 (10) 12 Proverbs ch. 12 says that such lips endure for ever (8)

14 Moses, in Leviticus ch. 10, told Aaron not to let his become unkempt (4) 16 Fortified city in Joshua ch. 19 (4)

17 ________ were Kattath, Hahalal, Shimron (Jos 19.15) (8) 20 Guiltlessly (10) 23 Unleavened bread would not contain this (5)

24 What Gideon did to the fleece in Judges ch. 6 (8) 25 Mistake (5)

Down 1 Then the sons are ______ (Mat 17.26) (6) 2 Psalm 92 predicts that the righteous shall flourish like this tree (4) 3 Measure equal to an ephah in Ezekiel ch. 45 (4)

4 The Devil (5) 5 Towards the ground (9) 6 OT book named after\awoman (6) 9 Number of chapters in Song of Songs (5)

11 Governor of Syria in Luke ch. 2 (9)

13 Funerary receptacle (3) 15 In a surreptitious manner (5)

16 Of which the fish in Isaiah ch. 50 die (6) 18 Cleaning cloth (6) 19 Threaded fastener (5) 21 Require (4) 22 Time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun (4)

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The Summer Fair

The summer fair held on Saturday

28th July was very successful in

raising £570 for church & Mothers

Union funds. Although the weather

was not as good as it had been,

people still turned out & were

willing to part with their money to

support the church. The stalls all

looked lovely & the range of goods on sale was tremendous. Well done

everyone without your support in making, donating and helping it

would not have done so well as it did – Sandra Chambers

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Coffee Morning

in aid of the RNLI

Monday 5th November 10.am onwards

at the home of Simon Roach

Whealhaven Clodgey Lane

Opposite Tesco’s

Please come & support the charity that provides the nation’s

Lifeboats & the Lifeguards for our beaches.

Gifts & Christmas Cards on sale.

All welcome

St Michael’s Christmas Fair

Saturday 24th November

10am onwards

All the usual stalls & refreshments

to be held in the Andrew Hall

Come and buy your Christmas presents

All Welcome

Crossword answers from Page 13

Across- 1 Egypt 7 Matadors 8 Exile 10 Mishmannah 12 Truthful 14 Hair 16 Tyre 17

Included 20 Innocently 23 Yeast 24 Squeezed 25 Error

Down- 1 Exempt 2 Palm 3 Bath 4 Satan 5 Downwards 6 Esther 9 Eight 11 Quirinius 13

Urn 15 Slyly/Slily 16 Thirst 18 Duster 19 Screw 21 Need 22 Year

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NEW BISHOP OF TRURO ANNOUNCED

Downing Street has announced that HM The Queen has approved the

nomination of the Revd Canon Philip Mounstephen as the 16th Bishop

of Truro.

Revd Canon Philip Mounstephen has

been announced as the 16th Bishop

of Truro He is pictured at Newlyn

Harbour

Currently the executive leader of

Church Mission Society, a role he has occupied since 2012. the new

bishop was chaplain of St Michael’s Church, Paris. He has also

previously worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society in a number of

roles, serving as deputy general director from 2004 to 2007.Now aged

59, he was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1988 and

priested the following year, serving his curacy in Gerrards Cross and

Fulmer in the Diocese of Oxford. From 1992 to 1998 he was the Vicar

of St James’ Church, West Streatham, in the Diocese of Southwark.He

has significant family roots in Cornwall with several generations of his

ancestors living in Tregony from the mid-18th century, before moving

to Truro.

On his appointment, he said: “I am absolutely delighted to have been

called to lead the Diocese of Truro in mission and ministry. With my

family roots in Cornwall I am very well aware of what a rich Christian

heritage we have. I rejoice in Cornwall’s strong sense of identity and I

look forward under God into leading us in what I hope and pray will be

a fruitful and exciting future.”

It is hoped that Philip will be consecrated as a bishop later this year and

that a service in Truro Cathedral to welcome him as bishop will take

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Kimbilio Autumn Lunch

You are invited to an Autumn Lunch

at The Guildhall Helston

on Wednesday 14th November

between 12noon & 2pm

There will be soup, with vegetarian option, and bread

followed by coffee & biscuits

Donations will go to to

The Kimbilio Centre

which takes in homeless street children

in Lubumbashi, D.R.C

Please come and give us your support

KIMBILIO Helping children build a future with hope

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HELSTON FATSTOCK SHOW

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2018

For the first time in its 148 year history, this country show will take

place on a Saturday, 10TH NOVEMBER, once again in the spacious

venue at FRANCHIS FARM, WENDRON, opposite the Wheal Dream

Restaurant, by kind permission of Mr Bob Cowell.

Prize winning cattle and sheep will be on view alongside, corn, roots,

fruit, vegetables and top-quality cookery, crafts, eggs, floral art, YFC,

photography and children’s classes. An opportunity to learn about

where your food comes from, with activities for children. Also present

will be wide a range of local produce and craft stalls – maybe a good

opportunity to start your Christmas shopping!

Entry is FREE for all domestic classes and entries close on Saturday

27th October – if you would like a copy of the schedule or require

further information, please telephone Mrs Margaret Eva on 01326

572004 or email: helstonfatstockshow@outlook.com. Alternatively,

visit www.facebook.com/helstonfatstockshow to view or download a

copy.

Everyone is welcome to exhibit and/or come to see what is on show on

the day.

Chris Eddy with son Lucas and Red Panda Jar of Chutney or Pickle Class

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History of the Last Post - ‘The People’s Anthem’

“The Last Post” - A phrase that conjures up sombre thoughts, images,

and a sense of finality and closure. Although now recognised as the

Bugle Call signifying the ‘Final Farewell’ at a military funeral or

Remembrance Parade, it was originally a call used daily by the Army. It

followed “The First Post” (which signalled the start of the Duty

Officer’s inspection of the sentry posts) and signalled that the inspection

of the final sentry post had taken place and all was secure for the night.

It was first published in 1790, and during any prolonged battle it was

also sounded to signal that fighting was over for the day and that any

combatants who were still out in the field or were injured should find

help or refuge by following the sound. From 1850 it became the custom

overseas for it to be played when a soldier died or was killed in action

and for the Regimental Bugler to play it at the graveside. The transition

of the Call from being an official tune for timekeeping to one of

mourning occurred during the 1880s when the overseas graveside

tradition began to be observed at home.

Its use in a symbolic way during Remembrance Day parades and

ceremonies signifies its acceptance as a token of remembrance as well

as of death.

HG Wells is credited with calling the First World War (or the Great

War as it was originally known) “the People’s War” and the Last Post

became the British People’s Anthem, being heard with monotonous

regularity during the War. The Last Post was not performed on the first

Armistice Day in 1919, but was heard the following year and the

practice has continued to this day.

In 1928, the custom started for the Call to be played at the Menin Gate,

Ypres, Belgium every night at 8pm, apart from 20th May 1940 to 6th

September 1944 due to the German occupation.

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Remembrance Quiz

This month’s quiz is a simple matter of filling in the blanks to reveal

names of places where battles/military engagements were fought in the

two world wars.

Answers in next month’s issue

1. A _ N _ E _

2. _ A _ _ C _ _ N _ _ E _ _

3. _ M _ _ A

4. _ _ A _ D _ _ S

5. O _ I _ A _ A

6. _ U _ _ I R _

7. B _ _ L _ C _ U R _

8. _ O _ _ E

9. _ U _ M

10. _ _ Z _ O

11. _ I _ G _ _ O _ E

12. _ P _ E _

13. F _ _M _ _ _ E _

14. _ O _ _ A _ _ Y

15. _ E _ A _ _ S B _ I _ G _

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When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,

For Their Tomorrow,

We Gave Our Today

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St Michael’s Rota It would be a great help if anyone unable to attend on a

Sunday would attempt to find a replacement for their duty.

October 7th -19 after Trinity October 14th-20 after Trinity

Lay Asst, K Murphy M Searle

Epistle M Thomas M Thorn

Prayers A Holyer M G-Kane

Sidespeople S Chambers K Bolland

Offertory Junior Church S & M Pryor

Server M Boxer N Boase

Crucifer K Murphy S Bayes

Coffee Mothers Union Congo Link

Cleaning J & T Gibb

Flowers All M G-Kane

October 21st -21 after Trinity October 28th – 22 after Trinity

Lay Asst, N Boase J Boase

Epistle H Thorn M Searle

Prayers M Thorn D Barlow

Sidespeople J Lawrence/A Hearne S Chambers

Offertory S Roach A Hearne/J Lawrence

Server M Searle B Booker

Crucifer N Bolland M Boxer

Coffee D & J Eddy

Cleaning John

Flowers Nan & Kath Ann

November 4th- 4 before Advent November 11th -Remembrance

Lay Asst M G-Kane K Murphy

Epistle S Bayes M G-Kane

Prayers M Thomas Clergy

Sidespeople L Martin/M Wellstead J Eddy

Offertory Junior Church H & M Thorn

Server N Boase M Boxer

Crucifer L Douglas K Murphy

Coffee H & M Thorn Mothers Union

Cleaning T Browne

Flowers Janice & Diane Sandy

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18th November -2 before Advent 25th November- Next before Advent

Lay Asst, M Searle N Boase

Epistle E Goodfellow M Thomas

Prayers A Holyer M G-Kane

Sidespeople S Chambers K Bolland

Offertory M G-Kane/D Maddock M Charnock

Server M Searle B Booker

Crucifer S Bayes N Bolland

Coffee Congo Link D & J Eddy

Cleaning J & T Gibb

Flowers Felicity N Boase

More Volunteers are

needed to do coffee after

the 9.30 service at

St Michael’s please

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Battle’s Over – The Nation’s tribute

100 years of Remembrance

November 11th will be the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice

& the United Kingdom and its friends overseas will mark the day 100

years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War

At 6am the sound of 1,000 bagpipes will fill the air before dawn has

broken. In cities and towns throughout the land individual pipers will play

Battle’s O’er - a traditional air played by pipers after a battle. Heralding

the start of the day’s commemorations, they will play the haunting tune

outside churches and cathedrals, in market squares and muddy fields, on

hilltops and high streets, in valleys and village greens throughout the

United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and at scores of

locations overseas. A lone piper will play Battle’s O’er in front of the

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey, London, with

others undertaking a similar performance in front of cathedrals in the UK.

Following the playing of this piece of music at the Merchant Navy

Associations National Memorial, Trinity Square Gardens, Tower Hill,

London, at 6am, through to 7pm, a WWI Beacon of Light will be lit, the

15,000 names of those brave Merchant Navy Seamen who lost their lives

during this dreadful war will be read out by a range of people from all

over the United Kingdom, in remembrance of the sacrifices made. This

unique tribute, organised in association with the Glasgow-based College

of Piping, will start the centenary media coverage on television and radio,

and will provide some of the day’s most moving and atmospheric sights

and sounds.

At 7pm after darkness has fallen, more than 1,000 Beacons of Light

will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man

and UK Overseas Territories, with the first of these Beacons being lit at

Westminster Abbey, London. The first beacon will be lit by a Lamplight

of Peace which has been specially made as a unique & lasting tribute to

the Tunnellers of WW1 whose dangerous job was not to charge over the

top of the trenches but to sink explosive-packed tunnels deep beneath

enemy lines. The lighting of the beacons will be preceded in many

locations by the Last Post being played at 6.55pm in association with the

Air Training Corps, Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Force, Boys’ Brigade

and the Light Infantry Buglers Association, & will involve young people

and others paying their personal tribute to those that gave their lives

during World War I.

At 7.05pm as beacons blaze around the country, bells in 1,000

churches and cathedrals will ring out providing a stirring soundtrack to

this historic event.

In Helston & Wendron we will be participating in the

commemoration with Armistice services being held at both churches. A

beacon will be lit at 7pm at the traditional site by the football field and

as well as muffled peals being rung at our churches earlier in the day,

Helston & Wendron Ringers will be joining the many other ringers from

around the country ‘Ringing out for Peace’ at 7.05pm

To coincide with the ringing of the church bells, 100 Town Criers,

one for each year since the end of WW1, will be undertaking, ‘A Cry

for Peace around the World’, and in the United Kingdom, the ‘Cry’ will

be led by a Chelsea Pensioner from The Royal Hospital, Chelsea,

London, at 7.05pm

Details of the national commemorations can be found online at

http//brunopeek,co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Battles-Over-

Guide.pdf . In addition to lots of other interesting information this

website also includes messages from The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir

Philip Jones Chief of Naval Staff, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter ,

Chief of the General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier Chief

of the Air Staff & Captain John Sail National Chairman, The Merchant

Navy Association.

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As has been stated elsewhere The St Michael’s Church bell will have

tolled 100 times at 11a.m. on the 100th anniversary of the deaths of each

of the 62 local men who gave their lives in World War.

This will continue up until 13th June 2020 as a number of men died from

injuries after hostilities had ceased.

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Martine Knight, a founder member and

Secretary of Helston WW1 Heritage Project

was thrilled, recently, to receive an invitation for

the National Service of Thanksgiving at

Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Sunday,

in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen.

This year Remembrance Sunday coincides with

the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day – when

the fighting ceased whilst peace negotiations took place prior to the

official end of the First World War, in June 1919.

She says that it is a great honour and recognition for the work that the

project has been doing since it began in 2014 and which will continue

until 2020 when the centenary of the last of Helston’s WW1 Fallen will

take place. Martine says that they believe theirs is the only such project

in the UK and that it has been an enormous privilege to be involved in it.

Once she knew she’d be going to London for the thanksgiving service she

determined to make it a full weekend of remembrance by attending the

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall

on the Saturday night and laying a wreath at The Cenotaph after the

veterans parade on the Sunday morning, as she was aware that it is

nowadays not possible for non-service personnel/veterans to take part in

the march itself.

However, as preparations for the trip got underway Martine was amazed

to receive the news that she had been selected, in a national ballot, to take

part in a one-off People’s March of Thanks, which will see 10,000 people

follow the veterans parade past The Cenotaph. She said, “I just couldn’t

believe that I’d been selected for two such high profile events of

remembrance and I am deeply touched to have been.”

Martine plans to “take our men” with her by means of a set of cards,

which the WW1 project uses during its annual exhibitions, each inscribed

with the name of one of Helston’s 62 WW1 fallen. “They will be with me

throughout the weekend and I hope that their families will feel proud that

they are going on one last parade.”

Prior to heading off to London Martine will have overseen the mounting

of this year’s exhibition – entitled “Served, Survived and the Sowing of

Seeds” – which will open, at Helston Museum, on Thursday November

1st and which will run for the whole of November. The project is also

supporting Helston Town Council in its preparation for the “Battle’s

Over” event at Helston Football Club on the evening of Remembrance

Sunday, part of national commemorations of the centenary of the

Armistice. Martine says that she will be sorry to miss Helston’s own

events, but that the privilege of representing Helston in London will make

up for it. _________________________

Holy Land Pilgrimage (Continued) from Francis M Searle

The Shepherds fields face the hills of the Judean Wilderness around

Bethlehem, where shepherds still take their flocks. 2000 years ago foxes,

wolves & lions lived so a close guard was needed. There is a cave chapel

where our group took communion, the sermon being “Do not be afraid”, This

area is 4 miles from the birthplace of Jesus. St Helena built a chapel on the site

& the remains of a baptistry have been found

Onward to Manger Square & the Church of the Nativity, built in 365 by

Helena, mother of Constantine, Byzantine Emporor, over the site of Jesus’ birth.

Between 540 & 565, Emporor Justinian erected the building as it is today. Entry

is by the low ‘Humble Door’ where it is necessary to bend double to get in. The

massive interior as I saw it had the interior roof space covered in scaffolding for

restoration costing about 10 million shekels. Administered by Roman Catholic,

Greek Orthodox & Armenians, all had to agree on renovations starting in 2013

& hopefully being completed in 2019. The space around is a mass of gold,

silver, brass, jewels, lamps & candles suspended from the ceiling.

A wait of some 20 minutes followed as pilgrims filtered through the

birthplace of Christ with a 14 point star set in the marble of the floor. It was

necessary to prostrate on the floor to reach over the star to make one’s private

devotions. To the left, the manger stall was lit with 3 lamps. …. A life changing

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Loveday Martin recently gave me this pamphlet of St Michael’s which

must have been produced in the early 1980’s. The inner pages were

promoting Christian Stewardship. How many people can you identify from

the congregation photographed with the then Rector Harvey Pentreath?

Sadly many have passed on. It is noticeable how fashions change and

many more ladies wore hats to church in those days

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Pet Service at St Michael’s Hi Folks, it’s me “Jacob” again, this time

reporting on the Pet Service which was held

at St Michael’s on Sunday afternoon on 16th

September. I really enjoyed myself as we

were sitting in one of those seats where I

could crawl through to say hello to those

Boase Dalmations. I told them that as their

master is a church warden, they really should

be better behaved.

After singing two hymns- ‘All things bright & beautiful’ & ‘All creatures

of our God & King’, to which we added some interesting harmony, we

went up the front and got blessed. Actually I thought that bit was a bit

superfluous as my master was already referring to me as ‘That Blessed

Dog’. Anyway it was a chance to get to see the other dogs & also two

chickens (‘Sage’ & ‘Parsley’) from the rectory hen house.

Unfortunately attendance at the service wasn’t too good so next year I

will try to get a few of my mates to come along. I think if I set this as one

of my objectives it might improve my career prospects & I might even get

my position as Canine Correspondent confirmed.

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St Wendrona’s Rota Due to the

disruption caused by the forthcoming

building work, no rota has been prepared

for the coming period. Church wardens

will liaise directly as required.

Wendron Bits & Pieces

As I started writing the Oct/Nov Magazine I wondered how long ago it

was that we submitted our 20 page application to the Heritage Lottery

Fund asking for a grant to help fund the repair work to the north & south

facing sections of the main roof, the tower & the porch roof plus renewal

of the south aisle floor & an overall inspection/replacement of the

external rainwater drainage system. When I looked the date of the

application was 27th October 2016. We were informed that we were

successful in May 2017 receiving a small portion of the overall grant to

allow initial inspections so that plans & estimates could be prepared. At

the same time we realised that we had some serious fund raising to do as

well as seeking other grant funders. Here I would like to thank Janet who

relieved me of this time consuming task. “Didn’t she do well !” Our fund

raising started in July 2017 setting ourselves a target of £50,000. We

passed the halfway mark in early May this year & at the end of July we

had passed the £27K mark.

We still have a few events to organise, one being a Barn Dance on 19th

January 2019 thanks to an offer by Simon’s colleague who ran the last

one for us. Please don’t bother about your diet & putting on some extra

pounds during the festive season, It will give you a reason to come along

& enjoy the Barn Dance & get rid of the extra weight whilst at the same

time hopefully raising e a nice sum towards our appeal. In addition to

what we have raised, we have one or two grant funders who have agreed

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to hand over four figure sums depending on the amount that we have

raised ourselves.

We have a wedding on 6th October & this will be the last for about

6 months. From Monday Oct 8th the church will be starting to have a

new look as the erection of scaffolding will start on that day. The tower

will be covered in scaffolding up past he pinnacles as these have to be

taken down & rebuilt as hundreds of years of facing the elements has

taken its toll on them. The exterior of the four walls will be clad in

scaffolding. Internally the south aisle & organ areas will be full of

scaffolding & cordoned off.

As a result of a meeting with the main contractors, the architect, church

wardens,& rector, we have agreed that our Sunday services will continue

to be held in church. We may not be using the same area each week but

we have worked out a system which will allow contractors to erect

Scaffolding to allow the ceiling work to go ahead. The main areas we

will use will be either the choir stalls or the Lady Chapel.

On Remembrance Sunday which falls on Armistice, our service will go

ahead as usual.

Looking ahead to December some of our services which involve the

children from school could be held in the school this year. It will be the

first time for many years that we will not be having a Christmas tree

& we will be putting the animals from the Crib Set out to grass this year.

As soon as we have made arrangements for our Christmas service we

will let you know. I will try to use the “Down Your Way” column in

the local press but for some unknown reason some weeks it doesn’t

get printed.

Just one more point having spoken to the flower ladies we will give

flowers in church a miss after October 6/7th

Bevan

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This article was written by David Miller for the Messenger some time ago but as we are

particularly remembering WW1 in this edition I thought it was appropriate to reprint it.

SR-Ed

The Rev Tubby Clayton

Rev Philip Thomas Byard Clayton (popularly

known as Tubby), founder of 1 Toc H in WW1,

was born in 1885. As an army chaplain, he was

asked to form a hostel where soldiers destined for

the front could rest. He established it in the

Belgium town called Poperinge, a transit area for

soldiers destined for the front. From the word go,

the centre was marked by the imaginative principles which

characterised all of Tubby Clayton’s life. Books could be borrowed, the

soldier leaving his cap as a surety – since Tubby Clayton realised that

no soldier could appear on duty without his cap. There was a walled

garden where soldiers could quietly reflect & loads of tea- in contrast to

the more hectic facilities of the rest of town.

After the war, Toc H pioneered many services which are often taken

for granted today: football commentaries for hospital radio, the first

ever talking newspaper for the blind, were Toc H projects. Toc H padre

Chad Varah went off to start the Samaritans & Toc H branches across

the country set up flashing light alarm schemes in their areas- the

precursor of many systems now used by elderly & vulnerable people.

The four principles of Toc H are Fellowship, Service, Fair-mindedness

& the 2Kingdom of God. In the Toc H hostel at Poperinge was an attic,

known as the Upper Room, where services could be held. This was

where the principles of Toc H could be brought together.

Toc H crossed denominational boundaries & provided a vision which

could be extended elsewhere. For instance, George MacLoed, founder

of the Iona Community in Scotland, had been a Toc H chaplain.

An organisation which started in the maelstrom of the first

world war, provided practical Christian service in a variety of

imaginative ways during the decades which followed.

1 The hostel at Poperinge was named Talbot House (after Gilbert Talbot, son of the Bishop of Winchester, who had been killed in

the war) The soldiers shortened it to the initials “TH”. but since the letter T in the military phonetic alphabet used in signalling

was ‘Toc’ (just as the modern version is ‘Tango’) it became ‘Toc H’.

2 The Toc H symbol is a lamp (like an Alladin’s lamp) signifying that the light of Christ shines even in the darkest of hours

Well it’s been quite a summer. Our lawns have

suffered but in the main will survive. I look as if I will

have to seed some areas but only when the grass has

had a good soaking. I will be able to keep most of my

plants alive with careful watering. I have 5 butts & they serve me well.

When considering planting bulbs, I am not in a hurry & will only

plant when the ground is moist.. If planting flower pots then use moist

compost for planting daffodils, tulips, freezias, crocus, dwarf iris &

anemonies, to mention a few. I don’t think October will be too late for

such planting. Those of you who like to have pots indoors then do your

planting and keep your pots away from heat but always in daylight if

possible.

Dealing with fruit that you grow, the raspberry canes that

produced this year’s fruit should be cut down to 2 ins & the new canes

tied in position. To propagate your strawberries, choose healthy

runners still attached to the host plant & place the rooting shoots into 3

inch pots of moist compost. A hair pin or looped wire should be used to

hold the runner in place. Cut off the main plant when rooting has taken

place. You can store your pots outside in sheltered spots or in a

greenhouse or conservatory. Blackcurrants should be pruned by one

third on half of the rods already healthy. Remove broken or damaged

rods

Lift your dahlias, gladioli & begonias carefully, cut shoots to 4

inches & clean off soil. Keep dry, the right way up in dry peat or

compost. Any vegetable seedlings should be planted out into fertilised

soil. Roses can be pruned to about 6 inches. Check that roses are firmly

rooted.

Enjoy your gardening

Ron Allan

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Own recipes” (from hand written recipes, mostly collected from local

ladies from around the West Country)

Montelimar Pudding

Ingredients:-

6 oz. evaporated milk

1 oz. glace cherries (mixed colours make it look

nicer)

2 oz. marshmallows

1 oz lemon jelly

(lime jelly will do as lemon flavour seem in short supply)

¼ pint of hot water

The juice of 1 lemon

1 oz castor sugar

Chill evaporated milk.

Chop cherries in quarters, Cut marshmallows in quarters.

Dissolve jelly. Cool until it begins to thicken

Whip evaporated milk

Add cooled jelly

Stir in lemon juice, cherries, marshmallows & castor sugar

Pour into a jelly mould

Chill until set

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Diary Dates

Sunday 30th September 9.30am St Michael’s Harvest Festival

(Look out in Pew Slip for date of Wendron Harvest TBA)

Monday 5th November 10am-12noon Lifeboat Coffee Morning at the

home of Simon Roach Whealhaven Clodgey Lane (opposite Tesco)

Christmas cards on sale All Welcome (see Page15)

Saturday 10th November- Helston Fatstock Show at Franchis Farm

Wendron (see Page 19)

Sunday 11th November Centenary Commemorations Of WW1 Armistice

Remembrance services in churches (See Pew slip for times)

Lighting of our local beacon at Helston Football Ground at 7pm

Church bells ringing out for Peace at 7.05pm (See Pages 24/25)

Wednesday 14th November 12noon-2pm Kimbilio Autumn Lunch in the

Guildhall. In aid of Homeless street children in Lumbumbashi

All welcome (See page 17)

Saturday November 24th from 10am -12noon.St Michael’s Christmas

Fair at the Andrew Hall, Buy your Christmas Presents. All Welcome

(See page 15)

Saturday 19th January 2019 Advance Notice- Barn Dance at Wendron

School in aid of Wendron Church Renovations. All Welcome to a Fun

Evening (see Page 30)

See the church website www.stmichaelschurchhelston.org.uk for the

up-to-date church calendar & for details of other church events for

the Helston & Wendron Parishes.

Copies of current and past Church Magazines are also on line.

Magazine photos/pictures are in colour and are much clearer than in

the printed edition.

Last Word from the Editor. Please submit any items for the

August/September Messenger to me simonroach@talktalk.net

by Sunday 11th November or give to me in church.

Simon Roach Whealhaven Clodgey Lane Helston TR13 8PJ

Tel 01326 561067 or 07870702034

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PCC Members St Michael’s Helston

Canon David Miller-Chairperson

Rev Dorothy Noakes (P/b)

Mrs Betty Booker Lay-Reader (B&P/b)

Mr John Boase- Churchwarden (B)

Mr Peter Jewell Churchwarden

Mrs Nicola Boase-Treasurer

Mrs Amanda Pyers-Secretary

Mr Michael Thorn(B & Deanery Synod)

Mr Peter Jewell (B)

Mr Richard Berry(B)

Mrs Jean Williams (I)

Mrs Heather Thorn (I)

Mrs Elizabeth Davis (I)

Mrs Marjorie Searle(I)

Mr Michael Thomas

Mr Jake Holyer

Ms Louise Douglas (I) Committees: B=Buildings, I=Internal Affairs, , P/b=Playbox

CMS Link- Mary Charnock, Susan Summers.

Junior Church-Beccy Miller, Sandy Windsor,

Electoral Roll Officer- Sandra Chambers.

Safeguarding officer – Bob Woods

Magazine Editor - Simon Roach

Helston Bell Ringers : Bob Woods (Captain), Philip Woods (Vice Captain),

Roger Nott (Tower keeper) Margaret Pryor (Sec), Philip Booker, Nicola Boase,

Jean Williams, Stanley Pryor, Simon Roach, Amanda Boxer, Kate & Nigel

Bolland, Mandy Basher.

Ringing Practice night is on Tuesday’s at 7.30 pm at St Michael’s except on the

first Tuesday in the month when it is at Wendron. New ringers and visitors are

welcome

Helston & Wendron Mothers Union Branch Leader/Enrolling

Member.-Mrs Kathleen Oliver, 10 Castel Wary Close, Helston

TR138SF 01326 573256

New Members are always welcome!! Please contact Kath if you

wish to join

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St Wendrona’s PCC Wendron

Canon David Miller-Chairperson

Mr Bevan Osborne – Churchwarden/Treasurer/Deanery & Diocesan Synod

Mrs Anne Veneear - Churchwarden

Mrs Henrietta Sandford – Secretary

Mr Philip Haywood,

Mr Bob Ayres

Mrs Jennifer Haywood

Mrs Carol Bryans

Mrs Sue Spencer Electoral Roll Officer (not on the PCC)

Wendron Bell Ringers – Ray Spencer, Max Barnett The St Michael’s Ringers usually try to ring for morning service at Wendron on

the first Sunday of the month though the Sunday may change occasionally to fit

in with special occasions e.g. Harvest Festival etc

Sidespeople M Cowley, P Haywood, C Loveday, B Osborne.R Osborne,

J Parker

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Many thanks to our supporters who have

recently renewed their advertisements in the

Messenger. Hopefully the advertisements are to

our mutual benefit. The subscriptions received

from advertisements certainly help us to

produce this magazine at little or no cost to the

church so please support these local businesses

whenever possible!!

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