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Goring Parish News SUMMER 2015

Issue number 40

The Parish of St Mary and St Laurence, Goring-by-Sea. Registered Charity 1131418

Website – www.goringbyseacofe.org.uk

This edition includes:

2 Goring United Reformed Church 75 years 12 - 13 For your support - Izulu Orphan Projects

3 Father George writes 14 St Mary’s Social Circle

4 From the Diocese: Petertide Ordinations 15 Jazz Evening

5 Diary and Lectionary for August 15 Music Group notes

6 Diary and Lectionary for September 16 Traidcraft and ‘Justice Matters’

7 International Nepal Fellowship 17 - 18 The Feibusch Mural

8 - 9 The Christian Journey 18 Fr. Simon's July Crossword answers

9 Singing for Fun 19 News from the Social Activities Committee

10 Nature Watch 19 And finally...Bill Tree

11 - 12 The Story of Goring and Highdown 20 Parish Contacts - Note changes

12 Christian Aid

Outreach

Photo courtesy of Rosemary Jones

U3A • David Lloyd Leisure • WI • Mothers’ Union

Davison School • Beavers & Rainbows • Phoenix Club

Worthing Lions • Sussex Gruffs • Goring 1st School

Ronnie Smith’s Big Band • Mumpreneurs • Facebook

Scouts & Guides • West Park School • Cubs & Brownies Some of the activities in

which our parishioners

are involved

‘Be imitators of God … and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us’

Ephesians 5: 1—2

Website%20–%20www.goringbyseacofe.org.uk

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Parish Office opening hours

The Parish Office is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 10:00am to 12:00 noon.

It is staffed by volunteers. If you have anything that needs to be handed in, a phone call in advance may avoid a wasted journey. Money should not be put through the letterbox. If you have money to pay in and are unable to get to the office, it may be handed to the Churchwardens or Treasurer after services on a Sunday. See the back page for Parish contact information.

Editorial.... The newly formed Editorial Team of Malcolm Chilton, Roland Silcox, Robert Eden, Janet Annis, Stephen Edwards and Graeme Richardson hope you enjoyed our first issue in July. We are grateful to the many contributors who make our job such a joy.

We welcome your comments, suggestions and articles. Photographs are especially welcome. However, if anyone does not wish for his/her, or his/her child’s, photo to appear in GPN or on the Parish website, please contact one of the clergy, churchwardens or a member of the editorial team to have that request formally recognised.

Articles may be sent electronically, to [email protected] (preferred); hand-written or typed articles should be sent to the Parish Office. We aim to publish our October edition on or before 27th September.

Press date for the October edition is Tuesday September 8th. Articles received after that date will only be included if time and space permit.

If you would like to receive the e-mail version of Goring Parish News, please send your e-mail address to [email protected]. For security reasons, please state your connection with the Parish or provide a postal address or phone number. To be sure it arrives in your inbox each month, please add [email protected] to your contacts list. The GPN, including back numbers and supplementary articles, can also be found on the Parish website www.goringbyseacofe.org.uk.

Items for the weekly Pew Sheet should be sent to reach the Parish Office by 10:00am on Thursdays. E-mail to: [email protected]

Please do not send them to Goring Parish News.

Goring Parish News is published by Goring PCC Parish Office, 12 Compton Avenue, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4UJ

Goring Parish News is printed by West Park School whose support we gratefully acknowledge.

Goring United Reformed Church

Celebrate

75 Years

31st July—2nd August

Contact Wilf Rhodes for details at [email protected] or 01903 248263

mailto:[email protected]

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It is another step in Fr Simon’s ministry. He has learnt and developed his ministry

amongst us, and now he is to explore his ministry further in a community for which he

will have responsibility. Please pray for him during this time. Both Fr Simon and I need

the support of the communities we serve through the prayers of the faithful. Each day

priests live their lives being open to the will of God and the opportunities He puts before

us to spread the good news of the gospel. The parable of the sower who scatters his

seed on the ground is at the heart of what we do. There is a Sufi saying which is

helpful:

“Every morning I cast my seed to the wind. It takes no courage to scatter

seeds but it takes great courage to go on facing the wind.”

With the prayerful support of the faithful we are sustained, so the Bishop’s charge to the

congregation at a licensing, to pray for and care for their clergy is crucial to their

ministry and the ministry of the community they serve. It may be that God will do

amazing things through us for which we will give thanks, but what He asks of us, clergy

and laity, is to be faithful. That needs ministry underpinned with prayer.

St Teresa of Avila has written something that we all should ponder over:

“The Lord does not look so much at the magnitude of anything we do, as at

the love with which we do it.”

Ministry underpinned by prayer, leads to priest and people growing in love, and those

two together, prayer and love, will transform our communities. May God bless Fr Simon

in his secondment, and may we see in St Mary and St Laurence, and St Richard’s a

faithful God working through a faithful people.

God bless,

Father George writes:

Archdeacon Douglas has asked if Fr Simon could be be

seconded to St Richard’s, Maybridge for a period of six

months. Of course we have said yes. It will be good for Fr

Simon and will extend his ministry, giving him the

opportunity to work in a new community. He will continue

to be at St Mary’s for the first Sunday in the month Family

Eucharist which he has worked hard to build up. He will

also do one or two other things in St Mary’s to keep the

connection with our parish. When the secondment ends he

will return to St Mary and St Laurence to continue his

ministry.

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Coffee is served in Church (or the Hall) at

St Mary’s after the main Sunday service.

In addition to the services shown: Morning Prayer

is said at St Mary’s Monday (except Bank Holidays)

to Thursday each week at 8:30am.

A Traidcraft Stall is normally open at St Mary’s on the

second and third Sundays of each month.

Parish Breakfast is normally served in the Hall on the

3rd Sunday of every month from 8:15am to 9:15am.

Please note: there will be no Parish Breakfast

during August

Petertide Ordinations 2015 Bishop welcomes new clergy The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner ordained sixteen candidates as deacon to serve in parishes across Sussex at a special service in Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 27 June. Deacons assist priests in parishes, usually for a year, before going on to be ordained as priest. They assist in leading worship, offering pastoral care and gain valuable experience of preaching.

They were supported on the day by family, friends and parishioners from the parishes in which they will serve. “We are praying for each of them and I know that each of the communities in which they will serve will warmly welcome them and their families at the start of their public ministries,” said Bishop Martin. To read Bishop Martin’s sermon in full or to see further photos of the event visit: http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/2015/06/29/bishop-welcomes-new-clergy/

Family Communions in August and September:

Sunday 2nd August

10:00am in the Molson

Garden

Sunday 13th September

10:00am

(Note: 2nd Sunday of the month)

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Diary for August :

Lectionary Readings: August

August

Sat 1st Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9:00am

Sun 2nd The Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Holy Communion - St Mary’s 8:00am

Family Eucharist - St Mary’s 10:00am

in the Molson Garden

Evensong - St Mary’s 6:00pm

Wed 5th Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm

Thur 6th Holy Communion - St Mary’s 10:00am

Feast of Transfiguration

Coffee Time - St Mary’s 10:45am until 1 1:45am

Sat 8th Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9:00am

Sun 9th The Tenth Sunday after Trinity

St Laurence Patronal Festival


Sung Eucharist (joint) - St Laurence’s 10.00am


Mon 10th St Laurence Wed 12th Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm


Coffee Time - St Mary’s 10:45am until 11:45am


Sun 16th The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity


Sung Eucharist St Mary’s 9:30am

St Laurence’s 11:30am





Sat 22nd Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9:00am

Sun 23rd The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity


Sung Eucharist

St Mary’s 9:30am



Mon 24th St Bartholomew


Singing for Fun - St Mary’s Hall 7.30pm



Sat 29th Parish Prayers - St Mary’s 9.00am

Sun 30th The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity


Sung Eucharist

St Mary’s 9:30am



Date Sung Eucharist Evensong

2 August G

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Exod. 16: 2-4,9-15

Eph. 4: 1-16

John 6: 24-35

Ps. 88: 1-10

Job ch. 28

Heb. 11: 17-31

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The Tenth Sunday after Trinity

St Laurence’s Church Patronal Festival

I Kings 19: 4-8

Eph. 4:25 - 5:2

John 6: 35, 41-51

Ps.91: 1-12

Job 39: 1 – 40: 4

Heb. 12: 1-17

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The Eleventh

Sunday after Trinity

Prov. 9: 1-6

Eph. 5: 15-20

John 6: 51-58

Ps. 100

Exod. 2:23 – 3:10

Heb. 13: 1-15

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The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Josh. 24; 1-2a, 14-18

Eph. 6: 10-20

John 6: 56-69

Ps.116: 10-end

Exod. 4:27 - 5:1

Heb. 13: 16-21

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The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Deut. 4: 1-2,6-9

James 1: 17-end

Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Ps. 119: 9-16

Exod. 12: 21-27

Matt. 4: 23 – 5: 20

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September

Wed 2nd Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm

Singing for Fun - St Symphorian’s 7:30pm

Thur 3rd Holy Communion - St Mary’s 10:00am



Sun 6th Blessed Virgin Mary Patronal Festival


Sung Eucharist (joint) - St Mary’s 10:00am


Tue 8th St Mary




Social Circle - St Mary’s Hall 7:30pm


Sun 13th The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity


Family Eucharist St Mary’s 10:00am

Sung Eucharist St Laurence’s 11:30am


Mon 14th Holy Cross Wed 16th Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm

Singing for Fun - St Mary’s Hall 7:30pm

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Sat 19th Parish Prayers- St Mary’s 9:00am

Sun 20th The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity


Sung Eucharist

St Mary’s 9:30am


Ecumenical Service - New Life Church 6:00pm

Mon 21st St Matthew

Wed 23rd Celtic Communion - St Mary’s 6:30pm




Harvest Supper 7:00pm

Sun 27th The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

Harvest Festival


Sung Eucharist

St Mary’s 9:30am




Singing for Fun - St Mary’s Hall 7:30pm

Diary for September:

Lectionary Readings: September

Date Sung Eucharist Evensong

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The Blessed Virgin Mary

St Mary’s Patronal Festival

(Note: Family Eucharist next

Sunday)

Isa. 61:10-end

Gal. 4: 4-7

Luke 1: 46-55

Ps. 132

Son of Sol. 2;1-7

Acts 1: 6-14

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The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Family Eucharist

Isa. 50: 4-9a

James 3: 1-12

Mark 8: 27-end

Ps. 119: 73-88

Exod. 18: 13-26

Matt. 7:1-14

20 September G

The Sixteenth

Sunday after Trinity

Jer. 11: 18-20

James 3: 13-4: 3, 7-8a

Mark 9: 30-37

Ecumenical Evening Service

27 September G

The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

Harvest Festival

Num. 11: 4-6, 10-16, 24-29

James 5: 13-end

Mark 9: 38-end

Ps. 120

Exod. Ch. 24

Matt. 9:1-8

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The mission giving committee, a group which meets once a year under the leadership of Ruth

Jepson, is looking for someone to join the committee as a replacement for Allan Plumpton. If you

are interested, please could you contact either Ruth Jepson or Alison Evans (Parish secretary) via

the office (email: [email protected]).

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The Christian Journey:

Confirmation

Confirmation group: quiet day on Saturday, 4th of July.

As part of the preparation for Confirmation, Father Simon arranged a visit to the Bishop’s Palace in Chichester for a day of quiet and contemplation. The theme was repentance and absolution and the four of us who attended found it an enlightening and thought provoking experience. The day started with a Eucharist in the

Bishop’s private chapel, home to the

famous 13th century Chichester

Roundel. Following the service we

participated in a series of group

discussions interspersed with periods of

private reading and reflection, an experience that was enhanced

greatly by the beautiful surroundings and the glorious weather.

Lessons centred on the famous Parable of the Prodigal Son and time

was set aside to reflect on the primary themes of this passage. During

these times of personal reflection we were able to stroll through the

gardens, visit the cathedral and meditate in the Bishop’s chapel. The

uniqueness of the surroundings provided the perfect spiritual backdrop

and made the whole experience truly unforgettable.

I should like to take the opportunity to thank The Rt Revd Martin Warner for allowing us into his

home on this occasion and for those who have never been to the Bishop’s Palace Gardens, I

thoroughly recommend a visit. If you are lucky enough to be invited into the private Palace then the

fascinating and memorable ceiling of the “Tudor Room” is not to be missed.

Those from St. Mary’s who were being confirmed on the 16th of July are: Becky Pickett, Theresa

Richardson, Kate Turner and Sally Hunt. Adam Miles

1st Communion

July also saw nine youngsters admitted to Holy Communion at the Family Service, after following a

course led by Fr Simon and helped by Gregg Strutt.

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Singing for Fun

26th August

2nd September - Rehearsal at

St. Symphorian’s Church

5th September - a Saturday wedding at St. Symphorian’s 2:00pm

16th September

30th September

7th October

28th October WI meeting at Heene Road

Forthcoming Singing Dates

In St Mary’s Church Hall at 7:30pm unless otherwise stated.

The Singing for Fun group is led by Jean Gardiner with Malcolm Chilton on piano.

Singing for Fun sessions are enjoyable, uplifting and inspiring. They last for one hour. Valuable

tips are given to improve breathing technique and performance. Singers of all levels of ability

are welcome. The Group occasionally ‘sings out’ at various venues. The group recently sang a

selection of popular songs to members of the Kestro - Worthing Stroke - Club at Goring United

Reformed Church Hall, Shaftesbury Avenue.

The group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on various Wednesdays throughout the year, at

7:20pm for 7:30pm. See below for dates.

Please hold all those admitted to Holy Communion in your

prayers: Áine Daly; Freddie Johnson; Freya Took; Evie

Sayer; Elliott Holland; Josef Anderson; Jessie Pickett;

Brooke Williams and Lexie Collins. Pray for Emma Finlay,

who completed the course and is waiting to be admitted to

Holy Communion at St Matthew’s, Worthing.

We pray also for those who have been confirmed and

pledge our support to them all as they continue on their

Christian journey. Malcolm Chilton

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Nature Watch – August/September 2015

One visitor this summer has been this Green Woodpecker – a very colourful fellow even though his

beak shows where he has been digging for food!

I’m hoping for more visiting dragonflies as the summer progresses. Earlier there was a female Broad

Bodied Chaser laying eggs in the pond so hopefully in a few years’ time we shall see the results

emerge. However, this Four Spotted Chaser (above, right) spent a short while near the pond before

moving on to other pastures.

On one of those balmy evenings I took my bat detector into the garden just as the light was failing.

Two pipistrelle bats flew into the garden and circled catching insects before making their way to the

recreation ground nearby. The detector picks up the sound of their echo locating which is on a

frequency we wouldn’t hear. It’s good to hear they are still around and presumably roosting in the

nearby Ilex trees.

David Burt [email protected]

The birds’ breeding season has drawn

to a close. They will soon be much less

evident as they skulk in shrubbery to

allow their new plumage to grow whilst

they are more vulnerable.

I am now looking out for dragonflies as

their season has begun. This Common

Darter (below, left) appeared from

near our pond. Initially I thought it

might have emerged from the pond

but as it looks a mature female

perhaps not; a lovely specimen all the

same.


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The Story of Goring and Highdown

Part 2 – Goring Pre-History

Between 8000 and 4000 BC, before Highdown was occupied as a settlement, people of the Middle

Stone Age roamed the area in search of food. Evidence of these ‘Hunter/gatherer’ groups has been

found nearby at Angmering and Hammerpot, but the first people to leave evidence of occupation in

Goring lived in the New Stone Age. By this time, around 3000 BC, the influence of Neolithic culture

from the continent had brought new skills in stone and pottery and simple farming communities

became established all over the Sussex Downs.

A beautiful polished axe head from the New Stone Age was discovered near the shops at the west

end of the Strand, and others in Ardingly Drive, Thakeham Drive and on Highdown. The stone used

to make these axes varies and is not all native to Sussex. While flint tools were fashioned from

abundant local stone found on the surface or in the hilltop mines, the axe heads made from dolerite

provide evidence that even during this earliest culture, exchange of goods went on over great

distances.

New Stone Age axe heads: 18. Small polished dolorite axe head from the lower slopes of Highdown.

19. Polished axe head from Goring

For a long time the local economy was totally dependant upon flint for the manufacture of most

tools and weapons. On the other side of the Findon Valley at Cissbury and north at Harrow Hill,

dozens of flint mines have been discovered. Flint was not only mined locally but fashioned into

scrapers, axe heads and a variety of tools which were used over a wide area. Recently the writer

found a serrated flint scraper from this period in a shallow rabbit hole below the north rampart on

Highdown, and an unfinished hand-axe on Cissbury. A vivid reconstruction of work in the Harrow

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We were heartened to see that the result of

the House to House and other events in the

Worthing area raised a total of £15,642

which is an 8% increase on last year’s figure

of £14,418.

A big thank you to everyone who contrib-

uted to make this possible.

Di & David Burt (01903 248204) and Julie &

Russell Marlow (01902 249685)

Hill flint mines can be seen at the Worthing Museum, along with many of the artefacts mentioned in

this and the next chapter.

Bronze Age

From around 2500 BC, with the discovery of metal, more organised societies gradually came into

existence. During this Old Bronze Age Highdown Hill became a permanent settlement, and

excavations have uncovered several pieces of their simple decorated pottery.

By 900 BC, the hill was occupied by people who lived in circular wattle-and-daub huts and enclosed

their encampment with a simple ditch. The holes cut into the chalk to take the upright timbers of

two huts have been found under the western rampart, showing that the larger earthworks now

visible only came later during the Iron Age. Inside the perimeter of one hut site was a hearth

containing a bucket-shaped pot, and a stone handmill for grinding corn.

Janet Annis and Allan Plumpton

Extracted from ‘The Story of Goring and

Highdown’, by kind permission of Rev Frank

Fox-Wilson

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If you wish to obtain a copy of this out-of-print book, here’s the link to ABEBOOKS to purchase second-hand copies: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/0951272217

Christian Aid Week

House to House Collection

www.izuluorphanprojects.co.za

You are all invited to a fundraising

Coffee Morning

to be held on

Saturday 5 September 2015,

from 10:30am to 1:00pm at

7 Parklands Avenue, Goring by

Sea, BN12 4NG.

There will be cakes, jams, chutneys,

second hand books, greetings cards

etc for sale.

Coffee and Cake £2.50

For more details please contact Janet Annis

(01903) 539456 [email protected]

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/0951272217

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/0951272217


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Izulu Orphan Projects – James 1:27 – to look after

orphans and widows in their distress

Izulu Orphan Projects, IOP, is a non profit organisation which supports orphans and children of

HIV positive widows. Kate Bain, and her late husband Chadd, founded this project in 2002. They

support orphans living with HIV+ widows or elderly carers in villages near where Chadd grew up,

in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Starting with a Christmas party for 80 orphans, they increased their support by delivering food

parcels to these orphans every month. Their project has grown over the years as they've had to

respond to the worsening orphan crisis in the region, and they now care for approximately 1,750

children plus widows. Their logo includes the verse from James 1:27 – to look after orphans and

widows in their distress. The families are categorised according to means.

Food parcels are provided for 200 families and, when funds permit, houses are rebuilt for these

vulnerable children to ensure they have a safe, comfortable and hygienic home to grow up in. As

IOP see education as a way out of poverty they also ensure that the children registered with them

go to school, providing school uniform and paying school fees. Other projects include training local

people to carry out testing for HIV, diabetes, TB etc., giving support for planting vegetable

gardens and training in craftwork to encourage self-sufficiency. The elderly and disabled are also

helped with donated wheelchairs, walking frames, etc.

Situated in the rural lands near where I used to live, the family who run this small charity are well

known to me and my husband, Colin, and we visit the project approximately every two years. For

more information please contact us on 01903 539456/07788 600794, visit the website,

www.izuluorphanprojects.co.za or the Facebook page.

Please support our Coffee Morning on Saturday 5 September, advertised elsewhere in

this edition

Janet Annis

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St Mary’s Social Circle News . . .

Jenny Lochen - tel: 01903 249154

Saturday 20th June Strawberry Tea in St Mary’s Hall in aid of

Kamelia Kids

Over 70 people enjoyed a Strawberry Tea which included sandwiches,

a scone with cream and jam, cake, unlimited tea and, of course,

strawberries.

There was a raffle, bottle tombola and a book stall. Over £550 was

raised for Kamelia Kids and the Social Circle Committee would like to

thank everyone who supported the event.

Thursday 11th June Cider Making Talk

Deborah Booth gave a short history of cider

making and explained the processes

involved. Then people were invited to taste

the wonderful cider and mead products.

More information at

www.homegrownhunnys.co.uk .

Thursday 25th June Guided Walking

Tour of Worthing

The tour was led by Kevin Newman of ‘All

Inclusive History’ whose aim is to engage

people of all ages in heritage and history.

We were told how Worthing developed

over centuries and we received many

interesting snippets of information, such

as the day Hitler Youth visited the town,

the reception of Sir Oswald Mosley, the

effects of bombing raids in World War II

and why the crew of a Lancaster bomber

have their names commemorated on a

special plaque on Worthing pier. A tour of

the twittens took us past the stables of the

lifeboat horses, the site of an ancient well

and some interesting ‘hidden’ houses.

Information on available tours can be

found at [email protected]

September Meetings

10th September is a members’ evening.

Further details will be in the pew sheet

nearer the time.

Thursday 24th September: Shuffle Board and

a fish and chip supper. It starts at 7:30pm

and is open to all. Cost and further details

nearer the time.

New members are always welcome. The cost

is £8 a year plus £1 per meeting (including

refreshments). Ladies who are not members

can come to any meeting for £1.50 . Men

may attend open meetings for £1.50.

http://www.homegrownhunnys.co.uk

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Music Group Notes

Our parish is blessed with many talented musicians, ensuring that a wide spectrum of styles is

available for worship and weddings. In recent months the works of Sting, the Carpenters and

the Lighthouse Family have featured alongside those of modern worship leaders like Stuart

Townend, Geraldine Latty, Keith Getty and Paul Oakley, as well as more traditional composers,

including Johann Pachelbel. We are always willing to share our music and chat about it with

members of the congregation and we welcome suggestions. If we can find the music we’ll try

it!

We are always keen to recruit new members, so if you have a passion for music, do come and

talk to us.

Malcolm Chilton 07986818966

Jazz Evening and Picnic

A very relaxing Jazz Evening and Picnic was held on Saturday 27 June in the Molson Garden. It was

warm, sunny and a very happy occasion. The Arthur Catt Jazz Quintet were brilliant; they played

some well known tunes whilst we all enjoyed our picnics washed down by Pimms and wine from the

bar. (Our thanks to Paul Chatfield)

Photos courtesy of Gary Congdon

This event provided much pleasure and also raised over £600 for church funds. It is hoped that it

will be repeated annually! A huge thank you to everyone who helped, especially Jenny Lochen.

Liz Hill

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Traidcraft and “Justice Matters”

Traidcraft has been operating now for 35 years. It started with a vision of trading with producers to raise them out of poverty. In the early days, coffee, tea and chocolate were the staple items for sale and pretty grim they were, too. But we bought them because we believed it was the right thing to do and we were doing something positive for the producers. Now, the range of ethical goods is enormous and you only have to browse through the Traidcraft catalogues to realise this. Not only has the range grown, but the quality has improved vastly – and so has the taste! The early vision of Traidcraft remains the same, but as with many things the ideology grows and embraces other changes. One of these is the way that Traidcraft campaigns on behalf of those who are unable to campaign for themselves and some of you will have seen the “Justice Matters” cards that have been in church for a few months.

This campaign is challenging the British Government to look at the way British companies recompense foreign workers who have been severely injured or killed, remembering the devastating fire in Bangladesh killing over 1000 factory workers making clothing for the British market.

On Thursday 2nd July, the Campaign was presented to Parliament and in the evening there was a quiet, reflective service at St Margaret's, Westminster, to which, as the Fair-Trader for the Parish, I was invited to attend. Keith and I took the opportunity to show our support and attended. We were surprised at how few people there were, but bearing in mind how hot it had been perhaps it was to be expected. We heard stories of some of the victims of exploitation by British firms – the poisoning of land from the by-products of mining; the families left to fend for themselves when the breadwinner is killed through his/her work because no provision is made for his/her dependants. The legal systems of other countries are not as skilled as ours, but through the intervention of British lawyers, companies are being brought to justice to recompense those who have been harmed by their actions. There is still a lot of work to be done in this field, but there is hope for the future.

The speaker was Martin Charlesworth, the Executive Director of Jubilee+, a long-term supporter of Traidcraft. At the end of the Service there was a call to action to support Traidcraft by:

serving coffee and tea supplied through them

selling Traidcraft wares

encouraging others to buy from the stall.

We are very grateful to our regular customers who buy a myriad of items – coffee, tea, cookies (ginger is a firm favourite), honey, washing liquid, rubber gloves, socks, cards, to name a few.

Do look at the stall next time it is open (2nd and 3rd Sundays in St Mary's Church) – there may just be something that you need. Please take a catalogue and you will be surprised at the contents. Also look on their website and look at the new products (and their sale items) that I can order for you (orders take approximately 5 days to arrive).

Remember that buying through the Stall on a Sunday morning, you are not only helping small producers trade out of poverty and enable them to better the lives of their families and communities, but the PCC also receives 10% of the monies raised.

Janice Lelliott

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The Hans Feibusch Mural …

Alison Evans and I have been working on a project to take some photos of the Hans Feibusch

mural, get some greetings cards made and a publicity leaflet written. A few years ago I wrote an

essay for my Northbrook College art course about Feibusch and I have loads of photos and

information already because of that. This is a little resumé of part of my essay.

Hans Feibusch (1898 – 1998) was a German Jewish emigré artist who settled in Britain in the 1930’s

because of the Nazi persecution: his early work was in Hitler’s infamous “Entartete

Kunst” (Degenerate Art) exhibition, and much was later destroyed.

After the war he became known to Bishop George Bell of Chichester who believed that for too long

there had been an estrangement between the arts and the church, and also saw culture to be the

key to the re-establishment of civilised values after the war.

Too much church art was (and still is) traditional,

banal and tasteless to the point of kitsch, and

Bishop Bell wanted modern artists to portray the

images of faith in a new modern style. He also did

not subscribe to the idea that church art had to be

made by worthy artists with Christian beliefs.

Hans Feibusch offered his services to the Church as

thanks for his welcome in England, and his work

appeared in many churches (as well as secular

buildings). He was a man of faith who recognised

the need for church art to educate and inspire with

its imagery and symbolism.

The Goring mural is reputed to be his best; the figures are particularly elegant and graceful. It is a

representation of the Light of Christ in Heaven. It is very spare, with simple shapes and plain

colours. There are also sketches for it in the choir vestry. I am told that the design actually includes

the crucifix above the pulpit, as all things proceed from Christ.

(continued over)

When the mural in St Mary’s Church in Goring was

proposed there was considerable opposition to it,

because it was thought not respectful and traditional

enough, and simply because it was very ‘modern’.

However after much discussion a decision was made

to proceed and the mural was completed in 1954. Now

it has also acquired the status of age, which makes it

more beautiful, and especially because the 1950’s

are far back enough in time to be fashionable again.

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Across: 4. Lemon 5. Emmanuel 6. Origami 9. Zechariah 11. Julian 16. Sea 17. Blackdown 18. Ichthys 19. Eucharist 21. Tiberias 23. Walsingham 25. Vulture 27. Wales 28. Bluetooth 29. Lewes 30. Esther

Fr Simon’s Crossword Answers – from July 2015 edition Down: 1. Zorro 2. December 3. Duke 7. Matthias 8. Curate 10. Hippophobia 12. Anglican 13. Richard 14. Francis 15. Justin 20. Ruth 22. Pentecost 24. Medway 26. Peter

It reminds me of medieval wall paintings which were there to educate and inspire; the Christ figure

looks down and watches over the people below, and is a symbol of continuity.

Rosemary Jones

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And finally …

An engaged couple, well into their eighties, were out shopping one day and decided to call in at the local chemist.

The future groom asked the assistant, “Do you stock ear wax remover?” “Yes,” came the reply.

“How about denture cream, eye drops and Deep Heat?” “Oh yes, we do stock all those.”

“Do you keep vitamin pills, smelling salts and corn plasters?” “Indeed we do,” came the reply.

“I am sure you stock aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen?” “Naturally,” the assistant said.

After a short discussion with his bride to be he said, “We should like to use your shop for our

wedding gift list.”!!!

News from the Social Activities Committee

The Social Activities Committee met recently to plan the programme of events for the remainder of

2015. Although we do raise valuable funds for the church with our events, one of our main

purposes is to bring the church community together in a social setting. For any of these events to

be successful we need your support.

As part of our Patronal Festival celebrations, the next planned event is a Fun Day on Saturday,

5th September at 4:00pm. It will involve games and competitions for all ages! Bring along your

picnic. For further details, please see the SAC noticeboard in the porch.

On September 26th at 7:00pm, we will be enjoying our annual Harvest Supper. This is a

chance to enjoy good company and good food. Always popular, be sure to buy your tickets early.

By popular request, our October get together will be a Curry Night. So please put Saturday, 31st

October in your diary.

If you can spare any time to be a Friend of the Social Activities Committee, helping at specific

events, you would be welcomed with open arms! We are a pleasant bunch of people. The

Committee Members are Pat Cross, Penelope Corp, Liz Hill, Jenny Lochen, Sylvia Jarrett, Sarah

Stovell and Barbara Webber.

Bill Tree

Carolathon 2015 and Christmas Market

Saturday, 5th December and Sunday, 6th December 2015

The main fund-raising event of the year is on Saturday, 5th December. This will involve a

Christmas Market in the Church Hall and the (nearly) continuous singing of Carols/Christmas

Songs in the church. Local choirs have been invited to participate.

The weekend will finish on Sunday afternoon with a concert in church.

All funds raised by this event will be shared between the church and the local Family

Welfare Support Group.

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Parish Contacts Vicar The Revd. George Butler 01903 242525

Curate The Revd. Simon Horton 01903 529130

Reader Mr Keith Lelliott 01903 504384

Churchwardens Mr Ian Hill 01903 610021

Mrs Barbara Webber 01903 240613

The Vicarage and Parish Office 01903 242525

12 Compton Avenue,

Goring-by-Sea

Worthing BN12 4UJ e-mail: [email protected]

St Mary’s Hall lettings Mr Philip Webber 01903 246583

St Mary’s Bellringers Mr Graham Hills 01903 266980

St Laurence’s Church, (Sea Place, BN12 4BY) Local Wardens Mr Geoffrey Oliver 01903 240540

Mrs Ruth Jepson 01903 507469

St Laurence’s Hall lettings Mr Geoffrey Oliver 01903 240540

Other Church Officers: Safe-guarding representative (Child protection, etc) Mrs Kathy Bawcutt 01903 501666

PCC Treasurer Mr Keith Lelliott 01903 504384

Parish Giving Officer Mr John Stovell 01903 535289

Parish Secretary & PCC Secretary Miss Alison Evans 01903 503905

Church Music : St Mary's Organist Mr Richard Elwood 01903 242127

Choirmaster Mr Alex Bristow 01903 505554

Choir contact Mrs Rosemary Jones 01903 241061

Music Group leader Mr Malcolm Chilton 01903 506573

St Laurence's Music Group leader Mr Russell Marlow 01903 249685

Communications Group e-mail: [email protected]

Chairman Mr Allan Plumpton

Editorial Mr Roland Silcox 01903 243970

Mr Malcolm Chilton 01903 506573

Mrs Penelope Corp 01903 209448

Website Mr Stephen Edwards 01903 709340

Unless otherwise acknowledged, photographs and images included in this publication have been taken either by staff and

parishioners of Goring parish, are downloaded from the ‘Clipart’ gallery provided by courtesy of Microsoft Corporation or

obtained from Wikipedia. Goring PCC, as publisher of this magazine, acknowledges and wishes to express its thanks to them.

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