PARISH NEWSNovember 2012

HOLY TRINITY CHURCHBradford on Avon

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DIRECTORYPriest in Charge The Revd Joanna Abecassis joanna@abecassis.freeserve.co.uk

18A Woolley Street, BoA, 864444

Churchwardens Trevor Ford 25 Downavon, BoA, 862240Judith Holland 23 Avonfield Avenue, BoA, 866215

Assistant Wardens David Emerson, David Milne, Brian Netley, Val Payne, John Woods

Retired Clergy The Ven John Burgess, Canon David Driscoll, The Revd Alun Glyn-Jones,Canon Peter Hardman, The Revd Jim Hill, The Right Revd Bill Ind, The Revd Angela Onions, The Ven Ian Stanes, The Revd Karl Wiggins, Canon Humphrey York.

Lay Ministers Graham Dove (licensed) 868654Dr Malcolm Walsh (retired)

Director of Music Tom Pelham

Times of Services (Check Bulletins and notices or Church web site)

Sundays 8am Eucharist (Traditional language)

9.30am Sung Eucharist (coffee afterwards)

6pm Evensong, Compline, etc

Weekday Eucharist 10am Wednesdays

12 noon Fridays (Traditional language) with lunch out afterwards

Daily (apart from Sundays) Morning and Evening Prayer at 8.30am and 5.30pm (please enter via the north door opposite the Saxon Church, and check Bulletin for any cancellations)

Opening times April to September: the church is usually open to visitors on weekdays from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

Times of MeetingsChoir Practice 6.30pm Church, Tuesdays

Team Trinity 9.30am Guide HQ (1�� and 2ⁿ� Sundays in the

month, September to July, except Easter)

Mothers’ Union 7.30pm 3�� Thursday, Cedar Court, Berryfield Road, BoA.

Saxon Club 2 – 4pm Every Tuesday except August, United Church Hall

Bell Practice 7.30–9pm 2ⁿ� and 4�� Mondays

Holy Trinity Web-site www.brad-avon-ht.org.ukDiocese Web-site www.salisbury.anglican.org.uk

Weekly Bulletin Notices to Trevor Ford not later than Wednesday for the following Sunday.

Please let the Priest in Charge, LLM or Churchwardens know if someone needsvisiting at home or in hospital.

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DIARY  FOR NOVEMBER

Parish News copy date for Dec/Jan is 18th November

1 Thursday 8pm Contemplative Hour St Mary Tory

2 ALL SOULS 12pm All Souls Eucharist

4 SUNDAY ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

9.30am Sung Festival Eucharist (with incense)

6pm 'Lighten our Darkness' Service for the bereaved

8 Thursday 9.15am 'Wriggle and Worship'

11 SUNDAY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

8am No Service today

9am Said Eucharist with Hymns

10.15am Town Remembrance Service

11am Act of Remembrance Westbury Gardens

6pm Evensong Christ Church

15 Thursday 7.30pm Mothers' Union Meeting with John Craig as speaker 'Going to Blazes' Cedar Court

16 Friday 2pm Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication Saxon Church

17 Saturday 7.30pm Friends of Holy Trinity 'Fish and Chips' Quiz United Church Hall

18 SUNDAY THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT

9.30am 'Sing Hosanna'

2.30pm Holy Baptism of Theodore Alexander Crymble

6pm Compline

25 SUNDAY CHRIST THE KING

9.30am Sung Eucharist with Judith Hammond speaking about Bethlehem

6pm Evensong

WEEKLY GROUPS

Monday 7.30pm (fortnightly) 'Faith Explored' (for venue ring 868654)

Tuesday 10.30am mainly music (a group for young children

– school terms only)

Thursday 11am 'Faith Explored' (except 15 November) Vicarage, 18A, Woolley Street

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This memorable challenge tous all from a recent Gospelreading seems to sum up

very well what I had in mind tosay for this November issue ofParish News.

We are privileged this year to beable to keep Remembrance Sundayon the 11�� day of the 11�� monthand it is always a great honour forHoly Trinity to be at the heart of theActs of Remembrance of ourcommunity, both in our worship atchurch and at the War Memorial inWestbury Gardens. These acts ofremembrance, a profound sense ofthanksgiving for all who have gonebefore us to give us our freedom,and those who continue to serve onour behalf, unite our community ofall ages – and unite us in the nameof, and out of a true vocational senseof, service to others. This year wealso remember the 70�� anniversaryof the Battle of El Alamein in whichof course Norman Hanney, whomwe continue to remember daily inour prayers, served in the TankRegiment under GeneralMontgomery (see Parish News, July2012). We need these memories toconcentrate our minds.

And November at Holy Trinitywill see the launch of our PastoralCare Team – something which I

have been longing to do ever since Ihave been here! It representsanother small step in the 'rolling-out'of our long-term 'Holy Trinity has aVision'. This will, I hope, represent areal culture change in the life of thechurch – that is certainly what hashappened when I have introduced itelsewhere. Pastoral care isfundamental to ordained ministry,but it is also fundamental to allministry and is a gift, a skill and apassion which is shared by many laypeople. It is also really appropriatefor the lay members of ourcongregations who are out andabout in the community in a waywhich we clergy can never be, tocare for members of that communityon behalf of the church. For it goeswithout saying (I hope!) that, muchas I would truly love to, there is noway I can be out and about andalongside all of you all of the time!

So this is the essence of thePastoral Care Team. It is somethingof a 'win-win' situation in which laypeople can exercise their pastoralgifts and ministry – in which anotherbrick of the traditional clergy/laydivide can be permeated – in whichall can work together as a teamwithout any hint of 'delegation' inthe sense 'of not wanting to know' –and in which, most importantly, all

'…not to be served, but to serve…'

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members of the congregation andcommunity will gradually come torealise that, yes, 'the church' reallydoes care about me and my needsand is not 'too busy' and, what'smore, that if I tell someone about aneed, then something will happen! Sothis is all about loving, caring andserving one another.

The Team is not yet formed and soI shall give you their names in thenext edition of Parish News and alsodisplay this in church, as these TeamMembers (of which Graham and Ishall be two) will be your focal pointfor pastoral care. You may be assuredthat they will be trained andsupported and so be there to pass onmessages but also to listen, be it inthe Supermarket queue, the Marketor wherever… We shall be meetingregularly together to share ourexperiences and concerns and discussissues of pastoral care – but not, ofcourse, any individual cases. Theother members of the Team will also,very importantly, always keep inregular contact with me so that I shallbe always, as it were, with you 'inspirit' if not 'in person!

Between us, we shall endeavour tovisit those known to us who are in theRUH, Chippenham or WarminsterHospitals or Dorothy House (wherewe can also put them in touch withthe Chaplaincy), shall take HolyCommunion to the housebound, visit

the local 'Warden Controlled' Homes,and visit and generally keep in touchwith very many other people in thecommunity – reaching out the handof Christian love and friendship inevery case. I shall be co-ordinating allof these activities and so always havemy 'finger on the pulse' and seek tomaintain an up-to-date picture ofwho is where, who is caring forwhom, and how everyone is. So our'antennae' will hopefully becomepretty good as we really do want tokeep in touch and to know of anynews of illness, hospitalisation,bereavement or any other sudden orpainful change in personalcircumstances. But we cannot knoweverything unless you tell us – and soplease do let one of us know and keepus up to date.

But in addition to this (which willhopefully become a Benefice Team),the Bradford Deanery will beproviding training for Lay PastoralAssistants in the spring of 2013. Thiswill consist of 10 sessions, lastingaround 2 hours each and, oncompletion of training, candidates(who need to be PCC sponsored) willbe commissioned and licensed by theBishop. So this will hopefully also beof interest to some Pastoral CareTeam members and/or others too??

With my love and prayers andevery blessing

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Our New Director of MusicParish News welcomes our new Director of Music, who takes up his post onNovember 1st. He has written a brief note about himself and his interests for thisissue of the magazine.

Hello. My name is Thomas Pelham,and I was born in Wandsworth,London. I’m 25, and havegraduated with a Bachelors and aMasters degree in music fromBristol University. I’ve always beeninvolved  with  a  variety  of  differenttypes of music. My church musicjourney probably began as achoirboy at St Mary’s, Battersea,where my mother and a variety ofrelatives also sang. I play theFrench horn, and of course pianoand organ.

If I were to be forced to identify a favourite composer, I would have to namethree: JS Bach for his keyboard works, Vaughan-Williams for his vocal works,and Messiaen, whose deep catholic faith has always inspired me to write sacredmusic. I am a composer, and have written several motets, a setting of theevening canticles as well as a variety of organ, piano and orchestral pieces. I amalso a keen bell-ringer, and appreciate church architecture (so plenty to titillateme in Bradford on Avon!)

I have previously been Director of Music at All Saints, Long Ashton, just theother side of Bristol. Since leaving university I have worked in a school as a musictechnician, conductor and theory teacher.

My other hobbies include cycling – I try to cycle at least 50 miles a week,sometimes more (weather dependent).  I also enjoy a variety of different games– an ancient eastern game called Go, especially. I read and collect science fictionnovels, and enjoy computer gaming when I have time.

Tom Pelham

A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. Oscar Wilde.

Tom Pelham at the console of Holy Trinity’sWillis organ

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FROM THE REGISTERS

Baptisms

Alice Emily Hunt 14th October

Jack Alan Turner 14th October

Iida Mary Elisa Huovinen 14th October

Daniel Cerid Swift 28th October

Marriages

Shaun Moulton and Trudy Montgomery 27th October

Funerals

Harvey Wroughton Johns 17th October (Semington)

Team Trinity News

Nicky Locke and Jacqui Vincent very kindly ran'Team Trinity' on the first Sunday in October.Seven children attended and they heard thestory of David and Goliath and made puppets.Thank you both for stepping in at the lastminutes for Sue and myself who were otherwiseengaged. The following Sunday only four children arrived but we hadlots of fun making a many-coloured coat for Joseph, now on ourChurch board.

Team Trinity will be held on the 4th and 11th November in the GuideHQ at 9.30am, when we shall be sorting out the parts for ourChristmas Tableau which will be held in Church on Sunday 16th

December. We are always looking for more children to join us, themore the merrier. You can never have enough angels and shepherds.

June, Sue & Muriel

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Our monthly meeting washeld back at Cedar Court onthe 18�� October. It was a

full house with no apologies forabsence and a number of visitorswho had come to hear Chris Hodgespeak on her recent visit to Israel inpreparation for the trip she isorganising in 2013. Mary Dawsonopened with prayer and then, afternotices (more of which below) Christook us through her trip with apower point presentation of picturesshe had taken. Details of the visithave already been reported inParish News so here are just somehighlights and memories of anentertaining and informativeevening:  the  lack  of  coffee  breakswas  worrying  for  the  caffeinejunkies, the searing heat of the Junesun, the crowds of tourists, thequiet contemplative moments,celebrating communion looking outover the Sea of Galilee, the horrorof the "wall", the wonderful foodand being in or near the actualplaces where the familiar events ofthe New (and Old) Testamentactually happened. It clearly broughtback memories to others who hadvisited or had mementoes from theHoly Land including Dawn who gavethe vote of thanks. An excellentevening and thanks to Tony andMarlene who helped with the‘technology’. Janet, Mary and Trevorserved  refreshments  and  the  flowers

brought by Janet were won byDawn.

It was good to have Chris H. andTrevor back with us and on the way torecovery.

Marlene reminded us about theneeds of the Trowbridge Women'sRefuge and Sylvia then spoke brieflyabout the Sudan to where our ‘Talent’money is going.

Talents andWheels Appeal

We heard from two of the Mothers'Union workers about the Sudan atthe MU Diocesan meeting recently.One statistic that we found relevantto our TALENTS and recentWHEELS appeal was the fact thatan object as big as a car cansometimes  get  stuck  in  the  floodwater  that  occasionally  affects  thecountry, so smaller lighter vehicles

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mainly music returned with the start of the new schoolyear on September 11�� 2012. With three children leaving atthe end of the summer term and now in school and oneMum returning to work we welcomed two new families toour sessions. We now have 15 families with 19 children(aged between 6 months and four years) on our live listand 5 more families on the waiting list.

As you can imagine, if all 19 children and attendant mums,and occasionally dads and grandmas, turn up the sessions are hectic but lively.But while an outbreak of chicken pox has reduced the numbers, I am pleased tosay that those affected are now on the mend.

November will see our second anniversary and it is pleasing to see how thechildren and mums have become friends and are happy to visit church at othertimes as well. The team are always looking for volunteers to help in a variety ofways so if you think you can help out in some way please speak to Kate. It’s greatfun.

Elaine Giles

Thanks…My grateful thanks to my many friends who kindly sponsored me for my recentswim raising quite a goodly amount of money for the Mothers’ Union SudanAppeal.

Thanks also for the many lovely cards, flowers and wishes of condolencereceived in my recent sad loss. I was greatly touched. Thank you all.

Evelyn Humphrey

like bicycles are more useful,provided of course that the distanceyou are travelling isn't too great!!Hence, our recent WHEELS appealwill help in providing these bicycles.We shall hear at the end of thismonth how much has been raisedfrom the TALENTS appealspecifically  for  those  in  need  in  thetroubles that have beset Christians in

the Sudan.Keep an eye on the display board in

church for more about the SUDAN

Our next meeting in November(15��) will be under the intriguing title'Going to Blazes' about the Fire andRescue Service.

Sylvia & Ian Stanes

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HARVEST FESTIVAL AND THE SEED PROJECTWe were delighted to have Marie (Joanna’s daughter), her husband Jackson,and their children Chiedza and Joshua at our Harvest Festival service onSeptember 30�� to tell us about their charity, the SEED Project. Below is anextract from the letter that Marie sent us after their visit:

We very much enjoyed meeting you all and were touched by people'sgenerosity. We received £412.12 during the morning service, and then mymum said that someone gave her another £25 for SEED during the eveningservice. So that's a total of £437.12!! £80 of that was Gift Aided, whichwill bring in another £20 when weclaim it. These contributions willmake a big difference empoweringpeople out in Zimbabwe – pleasepass on our thanks to everyone. Beyond money, it was so goodto talk to many congregationmembers afterwards and to heartheir interest in, and support for,what we are doing. We are alwaysdelighted when people ‘catch thevision’, as it were!

We very much hope that our HolyTrinity congregation will feel able to continue and develop our link withtheir inspiring work.

Margaret Harris

Seeing the light.The United States Navy is not exactly known for its sense of humour, but it washappy to release to the press what must be one of the most amusing radioexchanges in its distinguished history.Party 1: “Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.”Party 2: “Recommend that you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to

avoid a collision.”Party 1: “This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I repeat, divert YOUR course.”Party 2: “No, I say again divert YOUR course.”Party 1: “This is the aircraft carrier Enterprise: we are a large warship of the US

Navy. Divert your course NOW.”Party 2: “This is a lighthouse. Your call.”

From Pat Irving (Daily Telegraph extract)

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'CARITAS' TREE OF LIFE ADVENT PROJECT

This year we shall be launching our Holy Trinity Advent project at the9.30am service on 25th November, when Judith Hammond, who hasfirst‐hand  experience  of  living  in  Palestine,  will  give  us  some  insights

into life in Bethlehem today.We shall once more be supporting the Caritas Baby Hospital and Children's

Relief Bethlehem. The supply of clean water is an on-going problem for thehospital, made worse by the fact that the galvanized steel pipes and tanks areold and corroded and in urgent need of replacement. Over 1,100 sanitationelements are in need of repair, and the repair cost for the water system andsanitary fittings is estimated at £285,000, a staggering amount to find for ahospital that runs on charitable donations.

This Advent, will you help us create a church greetings card with a differenceand also support the Caritas Baby Hospital appeal? For a £1 (or more) donationadd a leaf , flower, fruit, bird, bees or butterflies or anything else appropriate, tothe drawing of a bare tree on our project board and write your own individualmessage so that in the coming weeks it becomes a beautiful and abundant Treeof Life. Either make your own decoration, or select one we made earlier!

Start saving your coins now and we shall be able to help ensure that by nextsummer the babies and staff in the hospital are well on their way to having a safeand reliable supply of water and plumbing for their basic needs.

Margaret HarrisCharities Co-ordinator

RoomsWhen the vicar moved his family into the large Victorian vicarage, a member ofthe congregation asked the Vicar’s young son how he liked his new home. “It’sgreat,” the little boy replied. “At last I have my own room, and Mike has hisown room, and Jemma has her own room, and Bobby has his own room.But poor Mum is still in with Dad.”

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Friends of Holy Trinity

CHRISTMAS TREEFESTIVAL

December 4th – 9th, 2012

Following the success of last year’s event, the Holy TrinityChristmas Tree Festival will take place on 4�� to 9�� December. As lastyear, local charities, clubs, organisations, businesses and individuals willhave the opportunity each to stage a tree on a theme based on whatthe shop or group do.

Entrants supply and decorate their own trees, each with a noticeexplaining what they do or sell, with contact details and perhaps a fewbusiness cards to take away. There is no charge for a space or for entry tosee the display, though the Friends of Holy Trinity will invite donationsfrom visitors and offer refreshments. We shall prepare a handout forvisitors listing the participants and including a short paragraph about eachof them. The Festival will be open from 4�� to 9�� December with setting upon 2ⁿ� and 3�� December and clearing away on the 10��.

If you would like to stage a tree, please complete the form below andsend it to John Cox, preferably by e-mail. Space will be limited, so pleaserespond by the end of October.

We shall be looking for volunteers to act as stewards during the courseof the week – names to David Milne please – and to help serve the mulledwine and mince pies – names to Joan Finch please.

To John Cox, 25 Deverell Close, BonA BA15 1UZjandbcox@hotmail.com

I/we (name of organisation)

Would like to stage a tree. My contact details are:

Name Telephone no

e-mail address

Postal address

To assist in planning the layout, will your tree will be big enough to befree standing ( ) or need to stand on a table ( ) ? (please tick asappropriate)

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Please join us to help make our Christmas Day dinner a success.At The Lambert Rooms

Mount Pleasant, Bradford on Avon BA15 1SJ,adjacent to the Castle Inn and opposite Christ Church

Time: 11.30am – 3.30pm

This is not a charity. We are donating our time and effort, so a non-refundablecharge of £8 will help us to cover the costs.

All enquiries to Gillian Hall, gillian.hall@mail.com or 01225 720227Co-organiser: Lady (Jean) Maitland, Bradford on Avon.

Forms will be appearing in church soon. Please complete a form and return it assoon as possible after that because numbers are limited

Please make cheques payable to Simon Arnold, Treasurer.

Spelt for choiceIt  isn't  often  that  a  bag  of  flour  encourages  one  to  read  the  Bible!  Thisrecently  happened  to me  as  I  was  opening  a  bag  of  spelt  flour  to makebread.

The mention of spelt in the Book of Ezekiel sent me scurrying to find thereference in my New Revised Standard Version. Yes, there it was, chapter 4verse 9, a separate reference from wheat, to which it is related. An ancientspecies cultivated over 9000 years ago. The information on the bag of flourindicated that spelt was a favourite of mystics and herbalists. Hildegard ofBingen thought highly of it in the 12�� century. Our climate seems favourable toits cultivation here in England, and it is growing in popularity.

Mind you the Book of Ezekiel is hard going to begin with. My bread mighthave a crusty exterior, but it is very palatable on the inside. As I read on inEzekiel I hope it gets more digestible.

Muriel Freeborn

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WILTSHIRE CHURCHESTOGETHER

Consultation Evening

On behalf of BACT, Harry Wishart (United Church) and MalcolmWalsh (Holy Trinity) attended this meeting in Devizes onWednesday 10�� October, along with 20 others covering a wide

geographical range. The meeting was chaired by Roy Fowler andsecretaried by Liz Overthrow, both of Wiltshire Churches Together (WCT).Its purpose was to discuss the rôle that member groups thought WCTshould play in the future and, in particular, whether there should be aCountry  Ecumenical  Officer.  The  keynote  speaker  was  Val  Potter,  CountyEcumenical  Officer  for  Dorset.

Val spoke about her experience as CEO and we were given copies of ThePurpose of Intermediate Bodies (ChurchesTogether in England, 2011), thecurrent charitable objectives of CT in Dorset, including Bournemouth & Poole,and the Terms of Reference for WCT (WCT Mandate, 1992). After a quickreview of notable historical years in the development of CT, she emphasisedthe importance of The Swanwick Declaration, 1987, which contained thefollowing commitment from the churches represented there:

“We now declare together our readiness to commit ourselves to eachother under God. Our earnest desire is to become more fully, in his owntime, the one Church of Christ, united in faith, communion, pastoral careand mission.”

CT itself states “Churches Together places the emphasis upon the Churchesin pilgrimage together towards unity rather than ecumenical institutions actingand speaking on behalf of the churches. Churches Together is therefore an‘instrument’ by which the churches journey towards full visible unity”. Valwished that the text of the Declaration could be made into a pleasing visibleposter and placed in all churches. This would be in line with Jesus’s prayer thatall should be one.

A wide discussion followed out of which it seemed to me that the followingemerged. Members thought that WCT did have a valuable rôle to play inenabling the churches to come together so that each CT became ‘The Church inthis place at this time’ –

1. representing the Churches’ Voice to the one local authority, WiltshireCouncil, especially in strategic planning for the County's development, and

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for that authority to have one channel for communicating with the church.For this a County Ecumenical Officer would be invaluable

2. acting as a resource for money, ideas, contacts, skills, knowledge, people

3. Acting as a resource for money, ideas, contacts, skills, knowledge, people.

4. providing shared growth events to aid the progress towards unity, such asForums, Quiet days, educational and training courses, and directing theoutcomes of such events towards decision making by the leaders of thevarious churches to aid their determination and support to progress towardsunity

5. encouraging and providing facilities for the local groups to put on co-operative mission activities, such as street pastors, food-bank schemes,local radio broadcasting, and other communicative activities.

6. making sure that this need to progress towards unity was in the churches'professional training schemes, feeding back experience gained by the localGroups

It was agreed that feedback from the meeting would be made to theforthcoming Church Leaders meeting on 22ⁿ� October for the individualchurches to consider the proposals and incorporate them in the development oftheir particular strategies.

Personally, I think that an important outcome was the invigorating of themembers to ensure that their particular churches and groups put forward

specific proposals to further thecause of unity in their locality,thus putting into practice ourreadiness to commit ourselves toeach other under God to becomemore fully the one Church ofChrist, united in faith,communion, pastoral care andmission.

So do contact your BACTrepresentative with your ideasand enthusiasm.

Malcolm Walsh

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Ruth Whitaker is the ChiefExecutive of MAF in the UK.She has travelled widely to see

at  first  hand  the  work  of  thisworthwhile organisation. Here she tellsof two devoted MAF Missionaries inPapua New Guinea who, with God'shelp, made an incredible impact forgood in the lives of communities livingprimitive lives in the dense jungles ofPNG,  located  just  off  the  northerncoast of Australia. Ruth says …

For over 40 years, Tom and SalomeHoey have worked to bring the hope ofthe Gospel to people who practisedcannibalism. The story of their work inPNG and their partnership with MAF isdramatic. It is a story of persistence,determination and, above all, God'sintervention by His Spirit in people'slives.

I visited the MAF base at Rumginaefrom which Tom started his first trekalone to where the Bedamuni peoplelive. The jungle is dense and the terrainmountainous, and I can only imaginehow his wife Salome must have felt asshe watched Tom leave. Would he comeback alive?

Building on level ground : Tom facedtwo big challenges. First, how safewould it be to take his family to live withcannibals? And second, how do you startto communicate with people when noone outside the community speaks theirlanguage, and no one inside speaks any

other language? Knowing how vital anair bridge would be for them in servingthe Bedamuni, the next priority was tofind a site for an airstrip in this hostileenvironment that they were to callhome. The alternative was a 40 mile trekto collect supplies. When a site waseventually found, it was first necessaryto bring in a tractor in little pieces byMAF to Nomad River, and then byhelicopter to Mougulu where it wasreassembled.

An incredible job : From the start,Tom was slowly learning how to speakand write the local language. How did heeven begin with a language that has noalphabet and has never been written?Over many years and with God's help,Tom not only managed to learn wordsand phrases - he created symbols forwriting, identified and recorded thegrammatical structure - and thentranslated the whole Bible for them!Salome taught the local people to readand write their language. To bringliteracy is an incredible job in its own

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP Flying for life

FROM CANNIBALS TO CHRIST

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right, but she also carried out medicalwork and delivered babies as well asbringing up five children of her own.

Released from fear : Over thedecades, 6,000 local people have beenbaptised - people whose whole culturewas dominated bysorcery, suspicionand violence werereleased from fear.Sickness wasregarded as a resultof sorcery and thefate of the supposedsorcerer was to bekilled and eaten. Awife who had twinswas suspected of being unfaithfulbecause the men believed that havingtwo babies must mean that a womanmust have had two partners. However,the power of the Gospel overcame bothignorance and suspicion. Over time, Tomand Salome have also constructed fiveairstrips with the help of local people. It'snot just the terrain that's challenging inPNG, the weather makes life difficult tooand sometimes Salome would drive thetractor all day and Tom would drive it allnight so that important ground workcould be completed in dry weather. All ofTom and Salome's children went away toschool from the age of eight and the onlyway of hearing from them was by post,and this was always cheerfully deliveredby MAF pilots on their regular visits.

Lives turned around : Describing thetransformation of a whole community injust a few words is always difficult. Butfor Tom and Salome it was probablyencapsulated in the life of one of the

local tribesmen, Isilowa, who not onlycame to Christ, but also became theHead Pastor of the Evangelical Church ofPapua New Guinea. When Tom firstheard of Isilowa he was part of a group oftribesmen that was on the run from the

governmentbecause they hadkilled and eatentwo men forsuspected sorcery.It is uncertainwhether thegovernment evercaught up with him- but the Lord did!Isilowa became a

Christian and his life was turned around.

Overland travel in Papua New Guineais long, arduous and very dangerous, soair travel is the only practical alternativeand PNG has become one of MAF'slargest operations. And of course thereare many more countries where MAF hasa long track record of supportingpioneering work and communitydevelopment. Please continue to pray forthe work of MAF so that they maycontinue to bring life and hope to remotecommunities both in PNG and aroundthe world.

Story by Ruth Whittaker, MAF UKAdapted from MAF literature by

David Rawstronphotos from MAF literature

To donate to MAF, send to :-

Mission Aviation Fellowship,FREEPOST DR92. Castle Hill Avenue,Folkestone CT20 3BR

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Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.Committees – they keep minutes and waste hours.You know you're old if you can remember when bacon, eggs and sunshine weregood for you.

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TREE WORK IN THE CHURCHYARD

Every  five  years,  Raymond Winrow,  our  church  architect,  conducts  amajor inspection of Holy Trinity. Climbing every staircase, visiting every

easily available space he observes, photographs and reports on weatherdamage, ageing, decaying and rot.It's the quinquennial inspection – theequivalent of an MOT for thebuilding and churchyard. The 2012QQ was completed this summer. Wenow have a report which must beacted on to prevent rust, waterdamage, stone erosion and wear andtear.

Clearing the weeds from gutters,gullies and walls has been undertakenin the last few weeks. Himalayanbalsam in the flower beds, rampant elderflower under yew, brambles by thenorth door, dandelions by the boiler and the ubiquitous ivy have all beentackled by Liz and Tony. Tony has also repaired the lamp on the main gate andcleared out the flood light box in which plants had liked the mini‐greenhouseatmosphere. It is all looking neat and tidy. Wiltshire Council have filled the gap

in the path caused by a broken slab.

The box graves in the churchyardare ancient monuments and needattention because opportunist ivyplants gain a foothold and can causestone to move and collapse. There isalso a need to do some work on theyew trees. An application is to bemade to Wiltshire Council for workon ten of the trees. Mostly it is to liftthe crown to two and a half metresespecially on the path and above the

monuments where heavy branches are leaning on the box graves or leading tosuch a dark environment that the stone is covered in mould. One tree by theriverside next to the shed has fungus at the base, has been poorly pruned in thepast and needs felling. A copy of the application will be available at thechurchwardens' pew if you would like to see it.

Judith Holland

Holy Trinity, 1854, by Mrs E Tackle

Trees in the churchyard, 2012

BH

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Hallo again! I thought that Iwould  offer  a  few  thoughtson  the  Crucifixion  of  Christ,

in particular the mechanics of humanbehaviour that enabled God toachieve that objective.

Firstly, although there are recordedincidents in human history wheremartyrs for a cause have beendeliberately created by others in orderto bring success to that cause, I hopethat you can agreethat it took real ‘out-of-the-box’ thinkingfor God to reach theconclusion that thebest strategy forbringing theknowledge and peaceof God’s will to allpeople on Earth, thefulfilment of Jesus’s Ministry, was tohave his Son cruelly killed in front ofthe very people he had come to save,and then have the people of the Worldsubsequently taught the uniqueconcept that such a death of thatblameless man was for the totalredemption of the sins of mankind, ifthey truly repent of those sins and livegood Christian lives. A real God-likestrategy. I look upon it as God’s Plan A,which from the outset of Jesus’sMinistry, God wished to achieve.

There are quite a few passages inthe New Testament that make it very

clear that Jesus knew (during hisMinistry) what fate awaited him, andthat he tried hard to make his Disciplesunderstand it and come to terms withit. I think that even at the Last Supperthey had still not fully grasped whatwas going to happen and why, becauseit was such a unique concept. Whendid Jesus know what fate God had instore for him? My wild guess is thatJesus worked it out during his 40 days

and nights in thewilderness,communing withhis Father. I havewritten before onmy views on theinteractionbetween God's Willand human FreeWill when I

discussed the perennial subject ofGood and Evil in this world. On thebasis of my conclusions on thatsubject, I have to assume that God hadto engineer the necessary humanelements to achieve Plan A, and thoseelements turned out to consist ofJudas Iscariot, Caiaphas (and his fatherand other high Priests), and ProconsulPontius Pilate. Also added to this mix,was a classic volatile crowd of peoplewho could be ‘worked upon’ by skilfulmanipulators of public opinion, to theextent that the crowd eventually calledloudly for the release from prison of aninfamous robber rather than blameless

THANK GOD FOR JUDAS ISCARIOT(AND THE OTHER CONSPIRATORS)

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Jesus. God had to make all thosediverse human elements of Plan Aachieve His objective. He had to placethose people together at the rightplace and at the right time, judge howthey would all react in different waysto the planned events, and rely upontheir several and different motives toachieve the crucifixion of Jesus.

I have been informed by a learnedcleric that the word Iscariot in Aramaicmeans ‘dagger’. He also explained thetheory developed from this that Judaswas a Zealot. As developed, it is a neatand attractive theory. It could even bepostulated that the Zealot Leadershipmight have deliberately positionedJudas close to Jesus so that theLeadership could receive regularreports on the activities and thinkingof Jesus. Could he develop in duecourse into someone whom all couldrally around, to lead the Jewish Peopleas a political/military Messiah? Isuggest that this would have been animportant question for the Zealotswhich needed an answer. It is clearthat in the last week of Jesus’s lifeJudas was ready to betray him to theAuthorities. Three theories presentthemselves at this point. The firststates that Judas by then could seethat Jesus had no intention of beingthat kind of Messiah and in anger,feeling that Jesus was deliberatelyducking his clear duty to the JewishPeople, decided to betray Jesus. Thesecond theory states that Judas wasordered by the Zealot Leadership to

betray Jesus because the latter'steaching (render to Caesar that whichis Caesar's and render to God thatwhich is God's) was judged by theLeadership as undermining the Zealotcause. The third theory is that Judassimply betrayed Jesus for forty piecesof silver. In my limited knowledge ofthe New Testament, I have not comeacross any evidence that Judas wasdistrusted by the other elevenDisciples for the three years they weretogether; indeed, I gleanedsomewhere the idea that Judas keptthe Group's slim money resources forthat period of time, without anyuntoward incident. I therefore tend todismiss the third theory and amattracted to the second one as fittingmuch more closely to the historicaltimes. If Judas was indeed a Zealot, Ido not believe that he would havetaken such a major step of betrayingJesus without an order to do so fromhis Leadership.

The text of the New Testament andthe historical records describing therôle of the Priesthood in Roman times,makes the position of Caiaphas andthe High Priests pretty clear. Theywere caught up in a vortex of jealousyof Jesus and fear of Roman retributionif the populace revolted, includingparticular Roman anger against thePriesthood for failing to control thepopulace, which it is known was a clearpart of the political bargain in whichthe Romans allowed the Priesthoodfree religious

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reign as long as Roman Gods were notdefiled or publicly denigrated.Proconsul Pontius Pilate's position wasalso obvious. He had the political need(and responsibility to the RomanLegate in Antioch, and to Caesarhimself) to maintain law and order,dispense justice, keep the tax revenuesflowing to Rome, and support KingHerod II and the Priesthood wherenecessary in the their rôle in PaxRomana. As for the crowd of ordinaryJews, I judge that they were alwayslooking for leadership and guidance inthe vital matter of their religion; whatwas the right way to serve God andhow to live their lives in the day-to-dayRoman world of which they were anunwilling part.

So my logic leads me to theconclusion that if one or more of thosehuman elements did not fulfil God'sexpectations, Jesus would not havebeen crucified. Many Christians maydisagree with that statement and saythat God was surely hard at workensuring that the human elementsdelivered the desired result. Myproblem with that is that it simply goesagainst the rest of history, where nosuch absolute control of events by Godhas ever been identified. As you willsee from the foregoing, I do acceptthat God has the ability to place hischess pieces on his board so that theyare in a certain place at a certain time,but I cannot agree that God can ensurethat the chess pieces will then thinkand act in a particular way. God has

given humans a Free Will, whichmeans just that. As I have arguedpreviously, yes, the more mankindlives a good Christian life and listens tothe small still voice of God, the moreHe can control their acts and thinking,but He has to win that degree ofcontrol in mankind's Free Will. Wefight the good fight but I submit thatthere will always be malevolent andmegalomaniac persons amongst us; itis in the genes of mankind, along witha latent impulse for acts of brutality.

A glance at the main charactersafter the events surrounding theCrucifixion also intrigues me. Theevangelical work of the Apostles is welldocumented. As for Pontius Pilate, myguess is that he forgot all about Jesusafter no more than a month, immersedas Pilate would be in the many facetsof governing Judea. Caiaphas and theother High Priests were, I suspect, in acomplex state of mind. They wereprobably greatly relieved that thedeath of Jesus had been managedwithout any serious trouble from thepopulace; they knew in their heartsthat they had put a good teacher ofthe Faith to death, but yet consideredthat for the good of Judea in its Romanworld, they had to do what they did.As for the populace, each person'sthoughts were I suspect varied andlargely kept within the private confinesof the family home. Did they reflect onhow the crowd of people at theCrucifixion had, within a week,changed their adulation of Jesus into

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calling for his condemnation to death?(No different from the behaviour ofvolatile crowds in our day and age.) Inthe synagogues the teachings were nodoubt ‘business as usual’. The legend isthat Judas hanged himself fairly soonafter these events. If this is true, thenperhaps he had come to twoconclusions after constant searching ofhis mind, and perhaps listening to thefirst speeches of the Apostlesexplaining the purpose and meaning ofthe Crucifixion. The first conclusionmight have been that he had beeninstrumental in securing a cruel deathfor a holy and good man for purelypolitical reasons, and had not reallylistened to Jesus's teachings and theirmeaning. The second conclusion mighthave been that God had relied on Hisexpectation that Judas would act inthat manner for such a motive. What athought for Judas that would havebeen, that his infamous act had beenan essential part of God's Plan A.Reasons enough for suicide perhaps.

I am aware of the general thrust ofthe Gospel of Judas Iscariot, that Jesusspecifically selected Judas andinstructed him to betray Jesus at the

appointed time, so as to achieve thefinal purpose of Jesus's Ministry. I amunable to accept this proposition. As Ihave tried to demonstrate above, thethoughts and actions of many peoplewere involved in achieving theCrucifixion; an ‘authorized’ act ofbetrayal by Judas would alone nothave achieved the desired outcome.Again, surely Jesus would not havepublicly used the word ‘betrayal’ at theLast Supper if he had authorized it;that would have been totally unfair toJudas, totally out of keeping with thecharacter of Jesus. Surely the latterwould have used less severe words,such as: “The time has come for me tobe handed over to the authorities.”

Therefore my logic leads me to theconclusion that in a twisted sense weChristians should be grateful thatJudas, Caiaphas, Pilate and the otherconspirators, acted as they did, thusgiving us Gentiles the Faith by whichwe live our lives, the promise ofRedemption, and the hope of a quietjoyful existence ‘when we pass over tothe other side’.

Alan Knight

Know what to doThe town's fire prevention officer was conducting a health and safety course at thelocal church. The officer said to the minister: “Now imagine this: it is a Sundaymorning and you have a number of people, spread throughout your churchbuilding. Some are in the choir stalls, some are in the kitchen, and some are in thenave. Suddenly, a big fire breaks out. What are the first steps you would take?”

The minister thought carefully for a moment. “Really big ones,” he said.

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How to Get Behind Closed Doors!

H ave you ever found yourself unable to resist a peek into lightedwindows as you pass? Probably most of us have been tempted at

one time or the other!Now you will have the unique

opportunity actually to get a tour of fivehomes in Bradford on Avon as the ArtsFestival presents its Winter Wander-Land Fête to launch the 2013 Festival.Although the open-home fundraiser hasbeen an annual event in many US andCanadian cities for 25-30 years, this willbe a first for Bradford and possibly forBritain.

The festivities are scheduled for 30��November 2012 at 6:30 for 7:00pm atthe Fat Fowl where you will check in and be able to begin bidding on the silentauction items many of which will make great Christmas gifts for everyone onyour list, and maybe even for you! Groups will then leave for the home tours.Your tour guide will give you information about the history and architecture ofthe homes, the individual owner's approach to interior decorating, and howeach has chosen Christmas decorations. All of the homes are located in centralBradford.

After your tour, you will return to the Fat Fowl for a reception of mince piesand mulled wine (bar also available). While you browse the many silent auctionitems, you will be treated to seasonal entertainment provided by Viva Voices.The highlight of the evening will be a live auction offering some very specialitems including a day trip on a narrow boat complete with wine and gourmetlunch, a dinner for four at the Fat Fowl with former England Rugby Captain,Lewis Moody, and a taster spa day for two at the Woolley Grange Spa.

All of this will benefit the Bradford on Avon Arts Festival which is planning afantastic event in July, 2013. Limited tickets available at The Fat Fowl, Made inBradford, and the Town Information Centre, for £10 each.

Website: www.theartsfestival.co.uk

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CANTAMUS CHAMBER CHOIRRemembrance Sunday Concert

Autumn BluesSunday 11th November, 2012 at the

Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on AvonWill Todd Mass in Blue and other works

Mass in Blue is a jazz setting of the Latin Mass with exuberantlyaccessible gospel, blues and jazz-inspired music,

featuring the Nick Malcolm Quintet and the Eberle String Quartet.Tickets £15; under18s and students £10

from Wiltshire Music Centre tel: 01225 860100www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

www.cantamuschamberchoir.co.uk

A CHRISTMAS CONCERTwith Carols

Programme includesThe Christmas Story by Heinrich Schütz

and traditional carols for choir and audience

Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on AvonFriday 7th December at 7.30pm

Tickets £10 (half price for children), available from members,Ex Libris Bookshop, or at the door.

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I wish…A man found a bottle containing a note washed up on the sea shore. He smashedit to get at the note and read,“ From your genie: I will grant you three wishes – just three.”“I would like a large cheque” said the beachcomber, and swoosh! the man found acheque for £10,000. “Thank you” he said. “Now I would like a Mercedes Benz.”Swoosh!, and there stood a brand new S-class saloon.“And now I’d like to be something the ladies can’t resist” he said, and Swoosh!he turned into a large box of chocolates.

From Enid German

Friends of Holy Trinity Team QuizSaturday 17th November, 7.00 for 7.30pm at the United Church Hall.Cost £8.00 per head including a Fish & Chip Supper

and Soft Drink. The following are hoping to provide teams for the Quiz…

Team Contact Tel.

HT Friends John Cox 864270Mystery Team A Judith Holland 866215Mystery Team B Cecilia Hynes-Higman 837177Team Trinity June Harrison 863745Mother's  Union  Marlene  Haffenden  864412

Saxon Club Angela Onions 309001Servers Mary Ford 862240Bellringers Anne Willis 865733Choir Ian Stanes 309036Clergy David Driscoll 865314

….and there may be more.If you would like to take part, please contact any of the above. If you feel youdo not fit into any of the above groups, please feel free to form your own team.Husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends can all be team members.If interested, please let Mike Fuller (864122) or John Cox (864270) knowASAP so that plans can be finalized.

Mike Fuller

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Crossword solutionsAcross1, Jehoiachin. 7, Endured. 8, Eased. 10, Rash. 11, Startled. 13, Easier. 15, Rubric. 17,Impurity. 18, Feet. 21, Eye at. 22, Ready to. 23, Holy Spirit.Down1, Judas. 2, Harm. 3, Is duty. 4, Cheerful. 5, Insular. 6, Jezreelite. 9, Dedication. 12,Secretly. 14, Supremo. 16, Stir up. 19. Egypt. 20, Hair.

WILTSHIRE BUTTERFLIES, October  2012I said in my last report: ‘Most species are now 'over' for the year and thegrasslands  and  woodlands  are  becoming  devoid  of  butterflies  apart  from  afew Speckled Woods, Red Admirals and Commas.’ In fact, these threespecies  have  continued  to  be  reported  in  good  numbers  during  the  first  halfof October along with the occasional Small Tortoiseshell and Large andSmall Whites.

Following five consecutive days of cool, dull, wet weather from 7�� – 11��, Iwas most surprised on the following Sunday, during a one-hour walk aroundWidbrook in calm, warm and sunny conditions, to count 11 Red Admirals and 11Commas all nectaring on ivy blossom. A short walk along the canal towpathearlier resulted in two very worn and tired-looking Speckled Woods.

I was interested to notice one of the Commas fluttering along the edge of adense laurel hedge and then disappear into its dark interior through a smallopening, possibly seeking out a hibernation site in which to spend the winter.

Mary Dawson had a Small Tortoiseshell at a window in her house on 14�� andreleased it into the warm sunshine. They often enter houses to hibernatethrough the winter but with most houses now kept warm, they are frequentlyaroused into activity. If the weather outside is not suitable, it is best to placethem in a cool, dark place, possibly a garage or shed, where they will hibernateuntil next spring.

© Mike FullerWiltshire Butterfly Recorder

Chocolate!If you like hot chocolate, go ahead: it seems that drinking a cup at bedtime canhelp stave off memory problems. Certainly a recent study in Italy found thatpeople who indulge in cocoa drinks had better memories, higher scores inreasoning tests, and improved blood-sugar control than those who did not. Cocaocontains high levels of flavonols, which are thought to protect brain cells fromdamage.

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RIP Harvey JohnsThe School is slowly but surely adjusting to the tragic news of the deathof Harvey Johns (Year 12). Discussions are underway regarding a form ofmemorial for Harvey but our thoughts and prayers need to continuefocussing  on  his  friends  and  family  at  this  very  difficult  time.  His  funeralwas held on 17�� October and representatives of the school and studentbody attended.

Year 12 students who knew Harvey have had two ceremonies to supportand mark his death. The first enabled students to dress in red and black andto play the Last Post, both as a remembrance to him and to a trip to theBattlefields of Northern France. This was something that he and several of hisfriends participated in. And just last week, there was a small service led byChris Browne, the Youth Worker for the Community Church, which runs aChristian Club at the school.

SurveysOn Thursday 27�� September, Sociology and Psychology A-level studentsconducted a town survey in partnership with Bradford on AvonCommunity Area Network (BoACAN). This was part of a nationalprogramme to gather data in town centres which will be analysed andcompared with the results of other towns with a similar typology. Townbenchmarking is undertaken to help identify the real issues andultimately will help improve Bradford both for its residents and visitors.The students, all Year 12, study research methods as part of theirrespective courses and this provided them with an opportunity to gainvaluable experience. All the students were a credit to St Laurence andthis  is  yet  another  example  of  the  benefits  to  all  of  collaborationbetween school and the local community.

Les MisérablesAuditions have been held and parts allotted and rehearsals begun for ourschool production this year of Les Misérables. Many students are alreadygiving of their time to make this another successful production for theschool, equally as ambitious as last year's Hamlet and let us hope assuccessful too.

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Sports LeadersThe school has been recognisedas one of the foremost in thecountry for developing leadershipskills under this scheme by theSports Council. Very muchintegrated with the idea of ourOlympic Values and Themes fromlast year, there was an awardceremony for the successfulstudent sports leaders.

Foundation Day17�� October saw Year 7 have their welcome to the St Laurencecommunity formalised in the Foundation Day Service at Holy TrinityChurch. It was attended by the Bishop of Ramsbury who spoke to thestudents about schools and churches being places of dreams. He alsoexplained the workmanship and symbolism in his new Bishop's Crook.Lots of splendid hymn singing and a play about St Laurence wasfollowed  by  the  flag  ceremony  back  at  school,  together  with  theunveiling of two new statues. These represent the students.

Maths Block

The Maths block is now takingshape in the grounds and by nextyear should provide state-of-the-artclassrooms and facilities for theMaths Department

The end of October brings a week'sholiday but only after Year 11 havecompleted their first taste of the realworld of work and Year 8 have tastedthe outdoor life in the Lake District.

Lorraine MarlowBe Spirited Co-Ordinator

A St Laurence service at Holy Trinity

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FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY

Ski�les Evening.Twenty eight members of the Friends and guests bravedthe very wet elements on 11�� October to compete in theannual skittles evening at the Dog & Fox, Ashley Road.

Marlene Haffenden lead the Team GB and Tony the BoA All Stars. It was ahard‐fought competition of three legs and before the start of the final leg, aftera break for a ploughman's supper and raffle, Team GB were ahead by 20 'pins'.Some fine skittling by the All Stars narrowed the gap to just 6 pins but Team GBtriumphed with a win of 176 to 170.

Thanks to all who came and especially to Angela for organizing the eveningand to Jenny Fuller for running the raffle. More than £110 was raised for churchfunds.

We plan to make this a 6-monthly event and all are most welcome toparticipate in this fun evening so keep a lookout for details of the next session inthe spring of next year.

Mike Fuller

In Between LightNovember 24th – 25th

For one weekend only, step into theambiguous space where horizon meetsearth and sky. Leading Canadian bornartist, Andrea MJ Toth exhibits herlatest breathtaking landscapes from hercurrent collection ‘In Between Light’.Explore these exquisite works at TheWest Barn, Bradford on Avon (oppositethe Tithe Barn), from 10am – 4pm.Entry free. Deep Blue, by Andrea Toth

King Henry VIII thought so much of Wolsey that he made him a Cardigan.

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The New Archdeacon of WiltshireTo Wiltshire from Bermondsey: the Revd Ruth Worsley, Parish DevelopmentOfficer  for  the  Diocese  of  Southwark,  is  to  be  the  next  Archdeacon  ofWiltshire.

Ruth, who is also a chaplain to HM The Queen, will beresponsible to the bishop for the life and work of theparishes in the deaneries which make up herarchdeaconry. She will also have additional diocese- wideresponsibilities.

Ruth was ordained into the Diocese of Southwell andis a former Area Dean of Nottingham North (2006 to2008), Nottingham South (2008 to 2010) and Dean ofWomen's Ministry (2007 to 2010).

The Bishop of Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam, said today,“We are delighted to be welcoming Ruth to take up theparticular responsibilities associated with being Archdeacon of Wiltshire. She hasa welcome blend of parish, deanery and diocesan experience which is just whatwe need as we continue to develop our sense of renewal in mission.”

Ruth, who is 50, is married to Howard, who is also a priest. They have threesons, Nathanael, Jonathan and Benjamin. The new Archdeacon said today, “I'mdelighted to be moving to the wilds of Wiltshire from balmy Bermondsey. I'mlooking forward to working with a great bunch of people who are seeking todiscover more of God.” She added, “Living in a family of men who are‘outdoorsy’, I admit I'd rather curl up in front of an open fire with a good book.However a friend has offered to take me fly fishing!”

Ruth will be doing some final work in south London before moving in the NewYear to take up her post in February.

From the Diocese of Salisbury web site

Family treeAt a drinks party at a wealthy golf club, the conversation turned to the subject ofancestry. “Of course, we trace our family back to coming over with William theConqueror,” observed one lady with satisfaction. She turned to a second woman,who was new to the club, and asked, “What about you dear? Can you go back veryfar?”“Not very far,” came the reply. “You see, all the early family records were lost inthe Flood.”

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Desiderata

GO PLACIDLYAMID THE NOISE AND THEHASTE AND REMEMBER WHATPEACE THERE MAY be in SILENCE.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speakyour truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and theignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, theyare vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; foralways there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy yourachievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, howeverhumble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. Butlet this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals,and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feignaffection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity anddisenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly to the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things ofyouth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do notdistress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of theuniverse, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. Andwhether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, andwhatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peacein your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Becheerful. Strive to be happy.

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FOR PRAYER IN NOVEMBER

We  pray  for:� All those who mourn the loss of those who they have loved� Members of our armed forces serving abroad today� Team Trinity� Holy Trinity has a Vision

Saxon Club Programme for NovemberWe meet in the United Church Hall at 2 pm on Tuesdays.You are very welcome to join us.Nov 6th: Butterflies - Mike Fuller 13th: Visit to Whitehall Garden Centre - 10.30am Station Car Park, Return 2.30pm. 20th: Preparation for Mini Sale 24th: Coffee Morning and Mini Sale - United Church Hall 27th: Slides Show - John Durrant

Please do come and support us for our Coffee Morning andMini-Sale. We are raising money for our church of Holy Trinitywith a bit to spare for Club Funds. We can't do this without yoursupport. So, see you there!

Angela

Bradford on Avon District LinkGood Neighbour volunteers

available to help you.If you have a problem getting to a hospital or doctor’s

appointment, shopping, or just visiting a friend…

Phone LINK07957 367124

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Quick Crossword The  Bible  version is  the  NIV

Clues across1 He was replaced as king of Judah by his

uncle Mattaniah (2 Kings 24:17) (10)7 'Let us fix our eyes on Jesus... who for the

joy set before him - the cross' (Hebrews12:2) (7)

8 Relieved (5)10 Impetuous (Acts 19:36) (4)11 Surprised and alarmed (Luke 24:37) (8)13 'It is - for a camel to go through the eye

of a needle than for the rich to enter thekingdom of God' (Mark 10:25) (6)

15 Directions for the conduct of a churchservice (6)

17 One of the acts of the sinful nature(Galatians 5:19) (8)

18 and 20 Down 'She began to wet his - withher tears. Then she wiped them with her -' (Luke 7:38) (4,4)

21 'We will all be changed, in a flash, in thetwinkling of an - , - the last trumpet' (1Corinthians 15:51-52) (3,2)

22 'But he replied, "Lord, I am - - go withyou to prison and to death"' (Luke 22:33)(5,2)

23 Third person of the Trinity (2 Corinthians13:14) (4,6)

Clues down1 He betrayed Jesus (Matthew 27:3) (5)2 Paul's assurance to the Philippianjailer: 'Don't - yourself! We are all here!'(Acts 16:28) (4)3 'Fear God and keep hiscommandments, for this - the whole - ofman' (Ecclesiastes 12:13) (2,4)4 The sort of giver God loves (2Corinthians 9:7) (8)5 Sun rail (anag.) (7)6 Naboth, the ill-fated vineyard owner,was one (1 Kings 21:1) (10)9 Paul said of young widows, 'Whentheir sensual desires overcome their - toChrist, they want to marry' (1 Timothy5:11) (10)12 This was how Joseph of Arimatheapractised his discipleship 'because hefeared the Jews' (John 19:38) (8)14 Mop ruse (anag.) (7)16 Foment (Philippians 1:17) (4,2)19 Where Joseph and Mary escaped towith the baby Jesus (Matthew 2:14) (5)20 See 18 Across

Source: Parish PumpSolutions on page 27

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

THE STANDING COMMITTEE Chairman, Churchwardens, Assistant Curate, LLM and Treasurer

CHURCHWARDENS EMERITINorman Hanney, Jeremy Lavis, Mike Fuller, Anne Carter, Tony Haffenden, Joan Finch.

THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Patron: Dr Alex Moulton Chairman: John CoxSecretaries: Mike and Jenny FullerTreasurer: John WoodsCommittee: Anne Carter, Tony Haffenden, Chris Hodge, Jeremy Lavis, Revd Angela Onions, Raymond WinrowEx officio: Judith Holland, Trevor Ford

PARISH NEWS

Editors: Ann Holland (862731) & Bryan Harris (863011)e-mail: HT.ParishNews@gmail.com

Distribution: John and Beryl Cox (864270)Subscriptions Collector: Mary Ford (862240)Price: Annual subscription £5.00 in advance .

BRADFORD GROUP MINISTRYThis comprises the three benefices of Holy Trinity, North Bradford on Avon and Villages(Christ Church, Monkton Farleigh, South Wraxall and Winsley), Westwood and Wingfield.The benefice of North Bradford on Avon and Villages was formally created in May 2011although the parishes had been working together from May 2010.The clergy meetregularly for prayer and shared planning, and there is an informal Group Councilconsisting of the licensed clergy and churchwardens, with Licensed Lay Ministers.

Anne Carter June Harrison* David Rawstron

Graham Dove Chris Hodge (Secretary) Erin Shields-Pett (co-opted)

Mary Ford Ann Holland Malcolm Walsh*

Marlene Haffenden* Jeremy Lavis (Treasurer) Anne Willis*

Pam Harman Brian Netley Peter Wills

Margaret Harris Sue Platt

*Deanery Synod representative

Members

OfficersThe Revd Joanna Abecassis, ChairmanJudith Holland (Churchwarden), Deputy ChairmanTrevor Ford (Churchwarden)

The cover picture on the printed version of Parish News is from a drawing by Jonathan Pomroy.

Printed  at  the  Parish  Office,  18A Woolley  Street,  Bradford  on  Avon.

Parish News also appears (in colour) on the Holy Trinity web site: www.brad-avon-ht.org.uk/. Previousissues of the magazine can also be found in the magazine archive on the church web site.

OTHER OFFICERS AND ORGANIZERS

PCC Secretary Chris Hodge 284440 PCC Treasurer Jeremy Lavis 863600 Bellringers Phil Gaisford 863538 Bookstall Rev Angela Onions 309001 Brass Cleaning Chris Hodge 284440  Coffee  on  Sunday  Elaine  Giles  868654 Church Stewards David Milne 864341

Director of Music Tom PelhamDisplay Co-ordinator Revd Angela Onions 309001Electoral  Roll  Officer  Alan  Knight  860991Flowers Jonquil Burgess 868905Foodbank Margaret & Bryan Harris 863011Guides & Brownies Bryony Green 865820

email: girlguiding_boa@btinternet.com Mothers’ Union Ian & Sylvia Stanes 309036 MU Prayer Circle Chris Hodge 284440  Publicity  Officer  vacant Servers Mary Ford 862240

Saxon Club Revd Angela Onions 309001Saxon Church and St Mary Tory Trustees:                Chairman  Anna  Tanfield  (all  bookings)  863819 Secretary Diana Shaw Stewart 863253 Treasurer Jeremy Lavis 863600

Sidesmen Rota Judith Holland 866215 Stewardship Secretary Pam Harman 866995 Street Market: Community Stalls John Cox 864270 Church Stalls John Woods 863298 Communications Jackie Easby 863014 Team Trinity June Harrison 863745

Parish Representatives on other organisations: Bradford Group Council: The Churchwardens Children’s Society: Anne Carter Christian Aid: Jonquil Burgess    Deanery  Synod:  June  Harrison,  Marlene  Haffenden, Malcolm Walsh; Anne Willis Diocesan Synod: Anne Willis BoA Churches Together: David Rawstron St Laurence School: The Revd Joanna Abecassis

and Heather Knight (Foundation Governors)

The Chapel of St Mary Tory Inset: East window by Mark Angus

The Saxon church of St Laurence