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MOT back

MOTHERS, Others and

Toddlers, our popular

playgroup, is back in

action after extensive

refurbishment to Brook-

side Methodist Church

hall. The group meets

every Friday at 1.30pm

in term time, and new

children from babies to

under-fives are wel-

come.

See also page 2.

Greetings to all

A blessed Christmas

and happy new year

from the Rector and

congregation of St

Mary’s to everyone in

the parish of St

Mary’s, East Barnet.

Greetings also from

the Editor of the

Church Hill Herald

and all our writers.

Our next edition will

be in February.

Singalong with the Prince this christmas THE Prince of Wales will be full of

the Christmas spirit along with

some of the best singers and musicians in East Barnet and choristers from

St Mary’s on Thursday December 18, starting at 8pm. That’s not the Heir

to the Throne we’re referring to, of course, but the cosy hostelry on the

corner of Church Hill Road, where this festive evening has now become an

annual tradition with everybody joining in carols, some familiar and oth-

ers humorously less well known.

THURSDAY DEC 18: MAKE IT A CHRISTMAS DATE!

Christmas Services: See page 2

‘The light

that comes

into the

world and

shines on all

mankind’ John, Chapter 1

FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION

TODDLER PRAISE St Mary’s Church 10.30 to 11.45am,

MONDAYS Dec 1&15

Info: Claire Driscoll, 07957 584516

SUNDAY’S COOL 10am Sunday December 14 In Church Hill School

All children from 5 to 11 welcome.

Mothers,

Others and Tots (MOT) Pre-school Playgroup, every FRIDAY 1.30-3pm in term time.

Brookside Methodist Church hall. Info for all activities: Parish Office, 8441 4401

Festive Calendar

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Sunday December 7

ADVENT 2

10am Parish Eucharist

6.30pm Evensong

Sunday December 14

ADVENT 3

10am Parish Eucharist

6.30pm Broken Alt. Service

Thursday December 19

8-10pm Carol singing for

everybody in the Prince of

Wales, East Barnet Village

Sunday December 21

ADVENT 4

10am Parish Eucharist

4pm Christmas Carols

6.30pm Christmas Carols

Wednesday December 24

CHRISTMAS EVE

3.30pm Carols

for Peace

in Oak Hill Park

4pm Crib Service

11.30pm

Midnight Mass

Thursday December 25

CHRISTMAS

DAY

10am

All Age

Worship

Sunday December 28

HOLY INNOCENTS

10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday January 4

EPIPHANY

10am All Age Worship

6.30pm Evensong

Sunday January 11

BAPTISM OF CHRIST

10.45 Partnership Covenant

at Brookside Church

6.30pm Evening Prayer

Sunday January 18

EPIPHANY 2

10am Parish Eucharist

6.30pm Evensong

Sunday January 25

CONVERSION OF PAUL

10am Parish Eucharist

6.30pm Evensong

Church Hill Herald December 2014—3

From the

Rectory JAMES MUSTARD,

PARISH PRIEST

THIS Christmas we will be

recalling on Christmas Eve in

Oak Hill Park, the

extraordinary events of

Christmas Day 1914 when, at

various points along the

Western Front, men left

their trenches and exchanged

gifts and played games before

returning to the unimaginable

horror of that most dreadful

of conflicts.

Those events have been

presented to us this year by the

J Sainsbury plc Christmas

Advertising Campaign with the

assistance and support of the

Royal British Legion, to whom

Sainsbury is offering some

sponsorship.

That advertisement makes me

very uneasy. As an honorary

chaplain to the Royal British

Legion in East Barnet, I

wholeheartedly support the

work they do in this place and

further afield.

Had J Sainsbury offered to

make this film for the Legion’s

Poppy Appeal, I would have

been very supportive. But, as it

stands, J Sainsbury has used

this story to increase its

Christmas sales, and thereby its

profits. Those uncoordinated

gestures, one hundred years

ago, of peace, solidarity,

generosity and extraordinary

courage are being used to sell

us mince pies and turkeys. The

sharp contrast between the

courage of those men and the

corporation that seeks to profit

from them is so bitter, one can

almost taste the difference.

God comes to earth at

Christmas as an expression of

God’s love for us, not to make a

profit. The tiny, vulnerable

baby shows us the fullness of

God’s love for us, the love that

gives itself for us, the love that

gives and does not count the

cost. God asks nothing from us

except that we act with

generosity and love towards one

another and towards God.

Those men who stepped out of

the trenches were an

inspirational example of that

message of brave, vulnerable,

unconditional love. If we give

as they did, and do not count

the cost, we love one another as

God loves us.

I wish you all, and those

whom you love, a holy and

blessed Christmas.

DEADLINE for contributions for

our next edition is

January 8 at the latest.

Christmas

2014

Sunday Nov 30

6.30pm: Advent Carol Service

Thursday Dec 18

8pm Carol Singing

(Prince of Wales Pub)

Sunday Dec 21

4pm and 6.30pm: Christmas

Carol Services

(followed by mulled wine)

Christmas Eve, Dec 24

3.30pm: Prayers for peace, on

an Oak Hill Park football pitch

(WW1 anniversary)

4 pm Crib Service

(for children, parents and

carers)

11.30pm: Midnight Mass

Christmas Day, Dec 25

10am: All Age Worship

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LAST MONTH, St Mary’s

chorister Anne Foley related

how she was descended from

the real-life Mr Pickwick, of

Dickens fame. She continues

her story...

Of course, as is known, many of

Dickens’ characters are based on

people with whom he was ac-

quainted. Pickwick was, proba-

bly, one of the first in a long line

of wonderfully named charac-

ters.

As a point of interest, I received

from Charles Dickens’ great

grandson, the late Cedric Dick-

ens, a book titled “The Miracles

of Pickwick” and it shows a por-

trait picture of my ancestor,

Moses Pickwick, the proprietor

of the coaching business where

Charles Dickens set eyes upon

the name Pickwick. This con-

firms all the facts written in our

family tree which are absolutely

true.

Further points of interest about

the Pickwicks include other de-

scendants of Moses Pickwick the

first, among them William

Eleazer Pickwick (baptised

1776). He was granted a Coat of

Arms in 1838 but died, a bache-

lor, in Boulogne in 1843 so the

Arms were not passed on.

Another great grandson of the

first Moses Pickwick, Charles

Henry (1831-1885) changed his

name from Pickwick to his

mother’s maiden name which

was Sainsbury. That remains,

and probably will always re-

main, a family mystery!

I have often thought that if that

baby had not been found at Pick-

wick some 300 years ago, would

it have affected Dickens’ whole

career? If it had been a different

name on the stage coaches,

would Dickens have chosen it?

Would it have affected the per-

sonality of his character and the

success of the book? Another

point is, by dint of the family

tree, that I may not have even

been here to write about this!

So to continue the Dickens

theme this Christmas, as Tiny

Tim, another Dickens character

observed, “God Bless us, every

one”.

Mr Pickwick and me

Mr Pickwick, in real life an

ancestor of Anne Foley.

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IT IS ONE of the great Christmas

carols. It is, of course, particu-

larly beloved by carol singers who

are less than entirely sober.

The verses tend to go well enough,

but then we get to that refrain:

“Gloria! Hosanna in excelsis!”

The word “Gloria” is fairly drawn

out. Even in church, fairly few sing-

ers can get to the end of it without

taking a breath. On the doorstep, it

gets longer and longer and more

and more tuneless, until the singers

are gasping for breath and trying

desperately to remember what key

they started in.

It's not an enjoyable experience for

those of us blessed with the gift of

hearing. Despite all that, it's actually

one of my favourite carols, because

it's so full of joy.

Some people get annoyed at the

commercialisation of Christmas. I

understand it, but in fact I think we

as a country are very good at cele-

brating Christmas. It's true that

fewer people go to church today

than was once the case. Nonethe-

less, our society celebrates Christ-

mas with enormous joy. And joy is

fundamentally what Christmas is all

about.

We see that nowhere more than in

Ding dong! merrily on high! The

first bells that ring out are in

heaven, before bells on earth join in

in the second verse. The first voices

that sing are angels' voices, joined

in the second verse by priest and

people.

Earth and heaven unite. All sing

together “Gloria! Hosanna in excel-

sis! Glory! Let there be praise in the

highest heaven!”

As God himself is born as a human

baby, heaven and earth are perfectly

united. Angels and shepherds and

kings, shop assistants and doctors

and police, barristers and bishops

and babies: all join in celebration.

On Christmas Day we celebrate

because the Saviour of the world

has been born. We celebrate with

joy, with exuberance and with a

certain lack of sobriety.

And, when we celebrate, we don't

celebrate alone. We are joining the

unnumbered choir of angels and

saints rejoicing, ringing out bells on

earth and in heaven.

So rejoice and celebrate this great

festival, the festival of the Nativity

of Our Lord. Celebrate with passion

and singing and laughter.

It's what Christmas is really all

about.

Christmas is a

time for sharing

all the love that

Jesus gives

Ding dong! merrily on high, In heaven the bells are ringing!

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East Barnet Village

Festive Fair Saturday Dec 13

Grand opening 4pm at Friend

in Need Centre

Stalls at Friend in Need (entry free)

Refreshments, Treasure Hunt,

Arts and crafts stalls ,

Carol singers, Raffles and competitions

Secret Santa, children can buy and wrap

presents for mum and dad.

Santa's grotto at FIN £3.

In the darkness

and the stillness

Jesus Christ was

born.

OCTOBER saw St Mary’s

once again embracing the

stage, this time with two per-

formances of the wonderful

Noye’s Fludde.

Conceived by Benjamin Britten

as a community opera, the pro-

duction brought together mem-

bers of our congregation and the

wider community, professional

and amateur musicians plus a

range of talented singers from

near and far.

Inside St Mary’s, the audience

were treated to the vision of a

Lowestoft trawler with an or-

chestra of over 30 musicians

arranged behind.

The instruments ranged from

the traditional to the bizarre –

including a row of mugs to be

struck by a wooden spoon.

Britten’s vision specified that

only the two lead roles should

be sung by professional singers

– as it happens we were treated

to our Rector and Parish Admin-

istrator playing the role of Noah

and his disbelieving wife with

the remaining singing roles be-

ing taken by children and mem-

bers of our adult choir as “the

Gossips”.

Both performances were sell-

outs with our small church

bursting at the seams. Audience

participation is key to Britten’s

opera and everyone enthusiasti-

cally joined in with the opening

hymn.

The spectacle of the children

holding beautiful animal masks

traipsing two-by-two on to the

ark was a joy to behold. We

were gripped as the tempest

took hold and joined with Noah

and family in a rousing rendi-

tion of "Eternal Father, Strong

to Save" to bolster our spir-

its. And we were relieved when

dry land was heralded by the

arrival of a dove clutching an

olive branch, even if the dove

was flying backwards at the

time!

Both performances were an

eclectic, moving and beautifully

staged retelling of the classic

story. A true community ven-

ture that will long be remem-

bered in our little church.

Beautiful opera in

church was simply

a joy to behold

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My mother was the eldest of a

large family and Christmas was

always an occasion for a noisy

gathering at my grandparents’

house.

We children were given much

attention and our adoring aunts

were forever thinking up innova-

tive ideas for our amusement.

Every year they invented some

novel way of making present giv-

ing entertaining. One year they

acquired a huge cardboard Christ-

mas cracker which they filled

with numerous sweets and tiny

toys and then suspended from the

ceiling.

As the string was cut, the giant

cracker disgorged its contents

across the room and everyone had

to scramble for the prizes; need-

less to say, the grownups pre-

tended to take part, but it was the

children who retrieved the bulk

of the booty!

Another year, the aunts trans-

formed the space beneath the bay

window into a grotto decorated

with evergreens and crepe paper

and given a magical glow by the

clever positioning of a lamp.

Here they had placed exciting

looking bundles of gifts, one for

everyone, each bundle wrapped

in a different coloured tissue pa-

per, making the whole look like

an Aladdin’s cave filled with

treasure. The gifts themselves

were neither expensive nor ex-

travagant; but the careful presen-

tation combined with the irresisti-

ble element of surprise added to

the fun of the occasion and before

long the floor was awash with

wrapping paper and the air filled

with cries of pleasure mixed with

shrieks of mirth as the more

amusing joke items were re-

vealed.

Another Christmas Day treat

was a Punch and Judy show.

A ‘theatre’ would be set up in the

dining room and we would enjoy

the traditional stories of Mr

Punch, complete with squeaky

voice, Judy, baby and Toby the

naughty dog, with his string of

stolen sausages.

Curiously, though, just before the

Punch and Judy man was ex-

pected, Grandpa always donned

his hat and coat and disappeared

to “see a man about a dog.”

Strange to say, no sooner had the

Punch and Judy man departed by

the kitchen door, than the sound

of Grandpa’s key was heard in

the front lock and we would rush

to tell him what he had missed!

Christmas night always ended

with a sing-song. Grandpa would

seat himself at the piano and

pound out carols interspersed

with many music hall and popu-

lar ditties, always including “Lily

of Laguna” which he would ten-

derly address to my grandma,

whose name was Lillian.

Everyone joined in lustily; we

children soon becoming sleepy,

despite desperate efforts to stay

awake.

In those post-war days, we, like

many families, had little spare

money for non essentials and our

parents and aunts became ingen-

ious at making gifts from inex-

pensive materials, but for me,

perhaps the most enduring mem-

ory of those Christmases is that

of being in the midst of a large

and loving family; a Christmas

gift that never wears out or be-

comes dated, and one that all the

money in the world cannot buy.

Happy Christmas!

Memories of a family

Christmas By LESLEY DANSON

Crackers and carols THE CLOCKS change, the days shorten

and suddenly we find ourselves hurtling at

great speed towards the festive season! For children of course, their excitement fuelled by

nativity plays, carol services, and the magical bril-

liance of lights against the perfect backdrop of

dark skies, Christmas can’t come soon enough,

and I clearly remember from my own childhood

that delicious, fizzing feeling of anticipation that

grew in one long, gradual crescendo throughout

the days of December.

All this... and

a Punch and

Judy show

Church Hill Herald December 2014—9

ADVENT is the nicest times of

the year for me, and one of the

reasons is my beautiful advent

calendar. Chocolate calendars are all well

and good, but I feel myself drawn

towards those without chocolates,

like the ones I admired in my

youth. As a child, I just loved look-

ing at the seasonal picture at the

front, usually a nativity scene that

didn’t resemble the stable in Beth-

lehem in the least; a snowy glade in

a pine forest, for instance, complete

with Baby Jesus, the Holy Family

and all kinds of cute spotted fawns

and squirrels having a look at the

infant.

My own calendar was a large angel

that, due to the rounded shape of

his frock, could rock from side. He

was wearing a bright red cloak and

had beautiful blond hair; long,

wavy and, the epitome of extrava-

gance, sprinkled with sparkly glit-

ter. The effect was truly heavenly,

and I didn’t mind at all that I knew

the 24 little pictures in the hem of

the red frock by heart because that

particular calendar made an appear-

ance year after year.

Old friends On the contrary, the little images

seemed like old friends that you

haven’t met for quite a while.

When you see them again, they’re

just as they’ve always been, and

you secretly wonder how you could

have forgotten what they look like.

Advent wouldn’t be advent without

a proper wreath, made of fir sprigs

and with four chunky candles.

Every Advent Sunday we children

used to sit around the wreath, eat-

ing tea and home-made advent bis-

cuits, and singing Christmas carols.

It was always lovely, especially the

delicious smell of the burning fir

needles that we secretly held over

the candle flames, ignoring the fact

that our parents had strictly forbid-

den playing with fire.

Santa didn’t exist for us, because

still today in Germany it’s Baby

Jesus who brings the presents.

He arrives just after the family

comes back home from church, and

the children have to wait outside

the living room until he has gone

again, having left his wonderful

gifts. Then the mother rings a bell

to announce that everyone may

now enter the Christmas room.

Presents

This is also the moment of lots of

‘Ahs’ and ‘Ohs’ when everyone

sees the Christmas tree for the first

time, usually lit with real candles

(and a bucket of water right next to

it, just in case), and the presents

underneath. I still remember how superhumanly

heroic I felt as a child having to

endure a long row of Christmas

songs followed by prayers and,

even worse, Bible readings before

I was finally allowed to race to my

presents and rip open the packag-

ing. Nowadays my children and

grandchildren have to suffer the

same tribulation, while it is now my

turn to ring the little bell after Baby

Jesus has left. Too bad I’ve opened

the last little door of my Advent

calendar by then, and it is soon time

to bring it back into the attic until

next year. A sad moment until I

remember, as I take off my Christ-

mas decorations, that Jesus is not

just here for Christmas. He’s here

to stay for us; not just in December,

and not just for Advent, but for al-

ways and for ever.

Bettina

Simply the best

time of the year

10—Church Hill Herald December 2014

1: Name the angel who told

Mary she would give birth to

Jesus.

2: What do we call Mary’s

song of praise after the

Annunciation?

3: Who was Mary's cousin,

mother of John the Baptist?

4. Who was John’s

father?

5: Which Roman emperor

ordered the census

for which Joseph and Mary

went to register?

6: How did the angel

address Joseph: descendant

of ……………….?

7: What does the name

Emmanuel mean?

8: Who was King of Judaea

when Jesus was born?

9: What gifts did the wise men

bring to Jesus?

10: To whom did Mary

and Joseph present Jesus in the

temple?

11: What do we call this man's

prayer?

12: What was the name of his

companion in the Temple?

13: Where did Joseph take Mary

and Jesus for safety?

14: What happened to all the

boys under two years old in

Bethlehem?

15: By the time the Holy Family

returned home, who had become

King of Judaea?

16: What prediction of the

prophets then came true? “He

will be called a . . . . . . . . . . ?

17: How old was Jesus when his

parents lost him in the Temple?

18: Which Jewish festival

was being celebrated at this time?

19: Who was emperor when John

began preaching?

20: In which river did John

baptise Jesus?

Answers on

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IN A LONG and enjoyable

newspaper career I covered

many big stories, but never

one so wonderful and life-

changing as ‘the greatest

story ever told’ - the birth

of Jesus Christ.

Had this sensational event hap-

pened while I worked in Fleet

Street, this is how we might

have reported it . . .

BETHLEHEM, December 25

THE West Bank’s acute hous-

ing crisis reached epic propor-

tions last night as a teenage

mother was forced to have her

baby in a freezing stable.

The girl, known simply as

Mary, had travelled up with her

husband Joseph — believed to

be a descendant of King David

— from their home in Nazareth

to register for the census.

When they arrived every spare

bed in town had been taken —

there was literally no room at

the inn. The only available roof

over the young couple’s head

was a rickety stable housing

donkeys and cattle. It was there

that late last night Mary gave

birth to her firstborn — whom

the couple have decided to call

Jesus.

The new mum wrapped the little

mite in rags and gently laid him

to sleep in a manger filled with

straw. Their only heating came

from the animals’ breath.

An astonishing claim came

almost immediately as a

group of Bethlehem shepherds

said they had seen a band of

angels descending from the

skies at the same time Jesus

was born.

Yasser Zatsmaibebi, their

leader, told our reporter on the

scene: “The angels described

the baby boy as the saviour king

we’ve all been waiting for, then

directed us down to the stable,

which was illuminated by a

bright star. Then we saw the

infant. We were overcome and

gave thanks to God.”

The implications are likely to be

tremendous. Is this the Mes-

siah? Only time will tell.

AS I SEE IT

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A SHOEMAKER had be-

come, by no fault of his own,

so poor that at last he had

nothing left but leather for

one pair of shoes. So in the

evening, he cut out the shoes

which he wished to begin to

make the next morning, and

as he had a good conscience,

he lay down quietly in his

bed, commended himself to

God, and fell asleep.

In the morning, after he had

said his prayers, and was just

going to sit down to work, the

two shoes stood quite finished

on his table. He was astounded,

and knew not what to say. He

took the shoes in his hands to

observe them closely, and they

were so neatly made that there

was not one bad stitch in them,

just as if they were intended as

a masterpiece.

Soon after, a buyer came in,

and as the shoes pleased him so

well, he paid more for them

than was customary, and, with

the money, the shoemaker was

able to buy leather for two pairs

of shoes. He cut them out at

night, and next morning was

about to set to work with fresh

courage; but he had no need to

do so, for, when he got up, they

were already made, and buyers

also were not wanting, who

gave him money enough to buy

leather for four pairs of shoes.

The following morning, too, he

found the four pairs made; and

so it went on constantly —

what he cut out in the evening

was finished by the morning, so

that he soon had his honest in-

dependence again, and at last

became a wealthy man.

One evening not long before

Christmas, when the man had

been cutting out, he said to his

wife, before going to bed,

“What do you think if we were

to stay up tonight to see who it

is that lends us this helping

hand?”

The woman liked the idea, and

lit a candle, and then they hid

themselves in a corner of the

room, behind some clothes

which were hanging up there,

and watched.

When it was midnight, two

pretty little naked men came,

sat down by the shoemaker's

table, took all the work which

was cut out before them and

began to stitch and sew, and

hammer so skilfully and so

quickly with their little fingers

that the shoemaker could not

turn away his eyes for astonish-

ment. They did not stop until

all was done and stood finished

on the table; and then they ran

quickly away.

The ELVES AND THE shoemaker

A little bedtime story by the

Brothers Grimm

S

Next morning the woman said: “The little men have made us

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run about so, and have nothing on, and must be cold. I'll tell you

what I'll do: I will make them little shirts and coats, and vests

and trousers, and knit both of them a pair of stockings, and you,

too, make them two little pairs of shoes.”

The man said, “I shall be very glad to do it;” and one night,

when everything was ready, they laid their presents all together

on the table instead of the cut-out work, and then concealed

themselves to see how the little men would behave.

At midnight they came bounding in, and wanted to get to work

at once, but as they did not find any leather cut out, only the

pretty little articles of cloth-

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intense delight. They dressed

themselves with the greatest

rapidity, putting the pretty

clothes on, and singing,

"Now we are boys so fine to

see, why should we longer

cobblers be?" Then they

danced, skipped and leapt

over chairs and benches. At

last they danced out of

doors. From that time they

came no more, but as long as

the shoemaker lived all went

well with him, and all his

undertakings prospered.

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1 Gabriel

2 The Magnificat

3 Elizabeth

4 Zachariah

5 Augustus

6 David

7 God with us

8 Herod

9 Gold, Frankincense

and Myrrh

10 Simeon

11 Nunc Dimittis

12 Anna

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Jesus is born to

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A young mother

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Christmas is

an invitation to

choose our way

in life

On sale now: the

stories of the 55

East Barnet men

who died in the

First World War

THEIR NAMES are inscribed on the

village war memorial and on a brass

plaque in St Mary’s Church, and their

names are read out in our annual Re-

membrance service. Bur now our acclaimed new book East

Barnet 1914-1918 tells the personal stories

of the 55 servicemen who served in the

armed forces during the First World War

but never returned from the conflict. From

Alfred Anderson to Nelson Wise, we learn

how they “joined up” and left the village

only to die in battles from Flanders to Gal-

lipoli. It is a fascinating read, and is on sale

at St Mary’s and Brookside Methodist

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Keep eyes away from

that transfer window ON CHRISTMAS EVE this

year, at 3.30pm in Oak Hill

Park, we are remembering the

occasion when British and Ger-

man soldiers in the first World

War left their trenches and

played a game of football to-

gether (we suspect the Germans

won…) after they heard each

other singing the same carols.

Football does indeed bring people

together, and fans respect the com-

mitment of the fans of the teams

they play. A lot of good conversa-

tions are to be had on the way to

and from the games, as we all

know similar joys and frustrations

in following our teams.

The Bees are flying high at the top

of the Conference, and even man-

ager Martin Allen is surprised at

how well we are doing. However,

this may change in the next month

or so when the winter transfer win-

dow opens.

Will our favourite players be en-

ticed away by bigger clubs? Can

the team keep its winning ways

without them, if they are? Will we

“come down with the Christmas

decorations”? We do hope not.

Indeed, there may even be a

chance to strengthen the squad

further from players in the lower

leagues, and it is difficult to see

how our position going into this

nail-biting time could be stronger.

So, subject to the weather and cup

ties as yet unknown, here are the

fixtures for December and January

(all times 3 pm):

Saturday 6 December – away to

Torquay. The Gulls are currently

mid table and we will have played

them at home in November. They

were relegated from the League

last year.

Saturday 20 – home to Chester.

We played the Blues away at the

start of the season and beat them

5-0, but after this shaky start,

Chester have been playing well

and are currently mid-table.

Boxing Day – Away to Alder-

shot. The Shots are currently mid-

table. They were relegated with us

in 2013. We found them difficult

opponents last season, drawing

away and losing at home.

Sunday 28 - Home to Dover.

We beat the Whites 3-0 when we

played them away in September

and they are in the lower half of

the league. They came up to the

Conference this season.

Thursday January 1- Home to

Aldershot – let’s hope we will

have reason to sing “Can we play

you every week?”

Sunday 4 - Away to Lincoln,

who are currently mid-table. In

August when we played the Imps

at home we lost 2-1, and they tend

to be something of a bugbear team

for us. They are currently mid-

table.

Saturday 17 - Away to Grimsby,

who are near the top of the table

and reached the semi-final of the

play-offs two years running. We

lost away to the Mariners last sea-

son, but won at home.

Saturday 24 - Home to South-

port, who are in the lower half of

the table. We beat the Sand-

grounders 2-0 when we met in

August. They came up to the

Conference in 2010 but have

struggled to stay in it since then.

Saturday 31 – Away to Halifax,

who are near the top of the table.

The Shaymen lost in the play-off

semi-finals last season after finish-

ing fifth. We lost both times we

played them last season.

As usual, fixture updates, travel

details and ways to support the

Bees can be found on the club

website, www.barnetfc.com

“I’m dreaming of a nine point

Christmas, just like the ones we

used to know…”

Come on you Bees!

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8207 7355

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CHURCH DIRECTORY RECTOR (PARISH PRIEST)

The Revd James Mustard

The Rectory, 136 Church Hill Road, EN4 8XD

Tel: 8368 3840 rector.eastbarnet@yahoo.co.uk

ASSISTANT CURATE

The Revd Sam Korn

109 Margaret Rd, New Barnet, EN4 9RA

020 3524 5410 samkorn@cantab.net

ASSOCIATE MINISTERS

The Revd Colin Smith (Methodist) , Parish Office

The Revd Dr Jenny King, Parish Office

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR

Mrs Margaret Cranfield

St Mary's Parish Office, Brookside Methodist Church,

2 Cat Hill, East Barnet EN4 8JB.

Tel: 8441 4401

parishoffice.smeb@gmail.com

CHURCHWARDENS:

Mr John Hawkins 8441 3931

Mrs Chris Mears 8368 6200

READER (LAY MINISTER)

Mr David Griffin

Contact through Parish Office

CHURCH HILL

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