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LUDLOW TOWERS St Laurence with St John Ludlow and St Giles Ludford Parishes Magazine St. John St. Giles St. Laurence 50p
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LUDLOW TOWERS

St Laurence with St John Ludlow

and St Giles Ludford

Parishes Magazine

St. John St. Giles

St. Laurence

50p

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LUDLOW PARISHES’ OFFICES

2 College Street, LUDLOW, Shropshire. SY8 1AN

Telephone: 01584 872073

e-mail: [email protected]

website: www.stlaurences.org.uk

The office is open to the public on Fridays

between 10.00 am and 12.00 pm.

Parish PD & Exec. Manager Shaun Ward 05602 092043

Parish CD & Ops. Manager Sally Newman-Kidd 01584 872073

Book-keeper Lyddia Pearson 01584 872073

Ashfords Group Office Sam Adams 07493 132802

Northern Group Office Grace Johnson 07493 247184

CLERGY (Days off are shown in brackets)

Acting Team Rector Rev’d Kelvin Price (Fri) 831886

Assistant Priest Revd Prebendary Ann Barge (Wed) 877307

Associate Minister Pastor Brigitte Malik (Fri) 878464

Vacancy Chaplain (SLL) Revd Canon Jeffry Wilcox 872073

NORMAL SUNDAY SERVICES

St Laurence 8.00 am Holy Communion BCP

9.30 am Parish Eucharist

Sung Eucharist once a month

11.30 am 2nd and 4th Sundays Choral Matins

3.30 pm 1st and 3rd Sundays Choral Evensong

(No 3rd service on the 5th Sunday of the month)

St John 9.30 am 1st & 3rd Sundays Holy Communion

2nd & 4th Sundays Lay-led Worship

St Giles 11.15 am 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion

1st Sunday Family Service

3rd Sunday Morning Prayer

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CONTENTS

Sunday Services & Bible Readings for February Insert sheet

Weekly Calendar & Thought for the Month 4

Parish Events Calendar & Wednesdays in Lent 5

From the Registers & Important Notice 6

Clergy Letter (Andrew Body) 7

From Bishop Alistair 8

Churchwardens’ Corner 9

News from St John's 10

News from St Giles’ 11

Choir Visit from Bad Reichenhall 13

Fairtrade Fortnight & Big Breakfast 14-15

A Poem by Betty Berry & St Laurence Prayer Circle 16

Christian Aid 17

Ludlows Palmers & Coffee Morning 18

Children’s Page 19

Messy Church & Sunday Lifts to Church 20

Mother’s Union & Life and Learning in Ludlow 21

Women’s World Day of Prayer 22

Ludlow Food Bank & Red Door Dog Grooming 23

St Laurence Cookery Book 24

Safeguarding Course 25

Stained Glass Day Conference 26

Magazine deadline dates and Guidelines 27

Advertisers 28-34

Contact List 35

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Death is not a full stop but a comma in the

story of life.

“Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life...whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”

(John 11: 25-26)

Calendar of Weekly Activities & Events

Weekly

Events

EVENT / ACTIVITY

(SJL=St John; SLL=St Laurence; SGL=St Giles

LMC = Ludlow Mascall Centre)

Monday 08:00 - 09:00 Morning Prayer and Holy Communion (SLL)

19:30 - 21:30 Bells Practice (SLL)

Tuesday 08:00 - 09:00 Morning Prayer and Holy Communion (SLL)

17:00 - 17:30 Evening Prayer (SLL)

18:00 - 19:15 Handbells (SLL)

Wedne

sday

09:45 - 11:15 Toddler Group (SLL)

11:30 - 12:15 Holy Communion (SLL)

17:00 - 17:30 Evening Prayer (SLL)

Thurs-

day

08:00 - 09:00 Morning Prayer (SLL)

17:00 - 17:30 Evening Prayer (SLL)

17:30 - 18:30 Practice for Junior Choristers (SLL)

18:45 - 20:30 Choir Practice (SLL)

Friday 08:00 - 09:00 Morning Prayer and Holy Communion (SLL)

09:45 - 11:15 Toddler Group (SLL)

17:30 - 18:00 Compline (SLL)

Sunday 08:00 - 08:45 Holy Communion (SLL)

09:30 - 10:45 Parish Eucharist (SLL)

11.30 Matins OR 15.30 Evensong (SLL)

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CAlENDAR OF PARiSH Events – March

Date Event Details

(SJL=St John; SLL=St Laurence; SGL=St Giles )

Sunday

6 March

Mothering Sunday.

Big Fairtrade Breakfast following 9.30 Eucharist. (SLL)

3.00 pm. High Sheriff’s Legal Service (SLL)

Saturday

12 March

7.30 pm. Ludlow Choral Society Spring

Concert

Sunday

13 March

2.30 pm. Easter Messy Church

Monday

14 March

10.00 am. Commonwealth Day Service “Fly the Flag” at

the Buttercross.

Thursday

24 March

Maundy Thursday

4.00 pm. Vespers at St John’s (SJL)

7.15 pm. Solemn Eucharist (SLL)

Friday

25 March

Good Friday

12.00 noon Preaching of the Cross (SLL)

2.00 pm. Liturgy of The Day (SLL)

Saturday

26 March

10.00 am. Church Wardens’ coffee morning (SLL)

7.30 pm. Easter Vigil

St. JOHN'S CHURCH, GRAVEL HILL, LUDLOW

Wednesday Evenings in Lent 2016

For a number of years St John's has marked Lent by holding a service of

Compline with an address, each Wednesday evening. This year the addresses are being given on the theme of 'Thoughts on a Psalm'.

The starting time is 7.30pm (in St John's Church), and the March

dates , leaders and psalms are:

2 March, Rev John Perry, Psalm 90

9 March, Rev. Christine Brewster, Psalm 91

16 March, Rev. John Williams, Psalm 107

Everyone is welcome to attend some or all of these services.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

We are aware that we are legally responsible for people’s safety in

the church all the time that it is open.

If there is an incident in the church a member of staff should be

informed immediately. There is a telephone contact list held in the

shop in case a member of staff is not at hand straightaway.

Most incidents involve frail, older people who have had a fall so it is

a wise precaution to get a paramedic to assess their needs. Health

and Safety matters are continuously monitored, and practice in this area will be too.

Churchwardens and PCC

From the registers

Baptisms

10.1.16 Reggie John Broome St Giles.

Weddings

No weddings in January or February.

Funerals

15.1.16 Sarah Newbold Ludlow Cemetery

26.1.16 Walter Jones St Giles

28.1.16 Alice Bayliss St Laurence

30.1.16 Julia Ionides (Thanksgiving) St Laurence

8.2.16 Joan Parsonage Hereford Crematorium

10.2.16 Cicely Bownes St Laurence

11.2.16 John Huffer St Giles

15.2.16 Gertrude Pugh St Laurence

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Clergy LETTER

Dear Friends,

I love St Teresa of Avila’s ‘From sour-faced saints, good Lord deliver

us’. Most clergy have good reason to echo her, because sadly

joyfulness is not a universal description of all congregations. A pity,

because Pierre de Chardin said ‘Joy is the most infallible sign of the

presence of God.’

Elton Trueblood in ‘The Humor of Christ’ makes the point that we

are so used to listening solemnly to the words of Jesus that we don’t

realise that he made people laugh. Two possible reasons: the wrong

kind of reverence, which has ancient roots – St John Chrysostom

claimed Christ never laughed; and because when we are told a joke

we already know, we don’t laugh as much, if at all - and we know the

punchlines of Jesus’ stories. A good Lenten exercise - find the things

Jesus said which would have made his listeners smile or laugh out

loud. My first word processor was an excellent theologian. Its spell-

checker always wanted to change ‘Jesus’ to ‘Jester’.

Is talking about laughter and joy during Lent appropriate? Lent is a

time for spiritual growth, and my Lent reading this year is James

Martin SJ’s ‘Between Heaven and Mirth – why joy, humor and laughter

are at the heart of the spiritual life.’ That idea goes beyond Christian

tradition. A c.18th German Rabbi said that joy is not incidental to

spiritual quest, but vital to it. If you think of the most profoundly

spiritual people today, both inside and outside the Christian

community, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama spring to mind. You cannot picture either of them without memories of smiles

and indeed giggles!

Reinhold Niebuhr, who wrote that prayer about things we can change

and can’t change, and having the wisdom to know the difference, also

said ‘Humour is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of

prayer.’ So this is highly appropriate for Lenten thinking.

We risk taking ourselves too seriously. We need to be able to laugh

at ourselves. I commend the website ‘Ship of Fools’ as an excellent

counter-balance to sourfaced-ness. In 2005 they ran a religious joke

competition. The winner out of nearly 1,000, by Emo Philips, was this:

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“I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on

the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said "Stop! don't do it!"

"Why shouldn't I?" he said. I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"

He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?" He

said, "Religious." I said, "Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?" He

said, "Christian." I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?" He

said, "Protestant." I said, "Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?"

He said, "Baptist!" I said, "Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of

God or Baptist Church of the Lord?" He said, "Baptist Church of

God!" I said, "Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God, or are

you Reformed Baptist Church of God?" He said, "Reformed Baptist

Church of God!" I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of

God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God,

reformation of 1915?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God,

reformation of 1915!" I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off."

Have a joyful Lent as well as a joyful Easter, and watch out for the

sour-faced saints! The Gospel is about joy.

Andrew Body

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From bishop alistair

This year Easter falls almost as early as it possibly can be. There is

some discussion taking place among major church leaders as to

whether to change to a fixed date as with Christmas. Press coverage

has noted that the Archbishop of Canterbury has shared in these

discussions. However Easter remains at present a moveable feast linked to the full moons of the Jewish Passover as it has done for over

1000 years.

Holy Week and Easter form perhaps the greatest of the Christian

festivals with the remembering of the trial, crucifixion and resurrection

of Jesus Christ from the dead. In and through the Church's liturgies

there are for those of Christian faith opportunities to re-enact and re-

appropriate the great message of reconciliation with God through

Christ's redeeming work and the promise that death does not have

the last word. To the sceptical and secular this whole world view is

problematic with questions as to whether such beliefs can make any

demands in an age of science and in a social context where human

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freedom is defined as personal choice and where each cherish their

own truth.

Grace Davie the social scientist is among others who point out that

contrary to what sociologists and political scientists expected thirty or

more years ago the world has not exchanged religion for the secular.

Both are present and both are growing. Religious belief and practice

has not gone away. In some ways globally the world is now more

religious. Some dismiss this as purely cultural conditioning: for those

who are religious it is simply a matter of the communities into which

they were born and raised. The trouble with that is that if we all are

merely the product of our social conditioning then the same applies to

the secularist and pluralist. Nobody has a superior vantage point. We

each have to do a bit more hard thinking as to where truth religious

or otherwise rests.

All of us have beliefs or assumptions upon which we base and live our

lives. From these we derive values and ways of seeing the world,

ourselves and others. The person of faith cannot prove the existence

of God and the atheist cannot prove their exclusive naturalism. Both

hold beliefs. What each of us can do is ask ourselves what most

convincingly makes sense of the world and human existence.

Paradoxically the best way to do this is as one author wrote to take

the leap of doubt: ruthlessly willing to question all our assumptions.

What is unfair and dishonest and perhaps too often the case is the

questioning of the religious and not of secular beliefs with the same degree of rigour. Easter invites us to leave no stone unturned, to look

into the tomb and be open to life changing surprise.

+Alistair

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Churchwardens’ Corner

Most of our news will appear in the March Vacancy Newsletter, which

will coincide with this issue of The Towers. We would however ask

you to put the following events in your diary, and invite you to join us.

Churchwardens’ monthly coffee mornings on Saturdays

from 10.00 to 11.30 am:

Upcoming dates are:

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26 March

23 April - and Stewardship Run or Walk between Two Towers

(St Laurence’s and St Mary the Virgin, Bromfield). More details in

the April Towers.

‘It’s not just about ramps’: Inclusive Church talk on disability,

at Leominster Priory, Thursday 3 March at 7.30 pm

Sunday 10 April: Launch of Stewardship Campaign at 9.30 Parish

Eucharist, with Bishop Michael Bourke

Sunday 17 April: Annual Meeting following 9.30 Parish Eucharist.

Jim Hooper & Jane Robinson, churchwardens

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News from St John’s

Things are happening. We welcomed Bishop Alistair to our lay-led

service on 14 February and he gave us an up-date on the progress of

our application to become a separate parish. This now lies with the

Church Commissioners and has entered its final stage. While it is still

possible that significant objections could trigger another round of

consultations, the bishop seemed confident that things were moving in

the right direction. As I wrote in a previous article, these are unsettled

times with the outcome of the Visitation and the re-organization of the

team into three benefices affecting the future of both of the Anglican

churches in Ludlow as well as the wider area.

We have enthusiastically received the challenge of devising our own

lay-led services, and I am delighted at the level of support for the idea

and the offers of participation from members of the congregation. It

was good that the bishop was able to be present, as we know that not only does he support this initiative, but he and Bishop Richard see this

as a way towards solving the current problem of shortage of clergy.

We are fortunate in having an active congregation at St John’s who not

only love singing, but are not afraid of taking a lead. This augurs well

for the growth of our church - people see themselves as part of a team

- a point Bishop Alistair made after our service.

Our Lenten services will be well underway by the time this article

appears. For many years St John’s has observed Lent in its own special

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way, by having an address followed by Compline every Wednesday

evening for five weeks. Speakers and themes have varied year by

year, and 2016 sees five retired clergy meditating and discussing a

psalm of their choice. We thank Don Millington for once again

setting this up.

We were sorry to learn that Elizabeth Nixon has decided to step

down from her role as Health and Safety Officer. She has done a

sterling amount of work for St John’s, and has put in place and made

us aware of many matters that we have needed to address, and

would certainly be mandatory should we become a parish. A very

big “Thank you Elizabeth”. We shall undoubtedly need your help in

an advisory capacity in the future.

The set of twelve kneelers is nearly completed. Carla Phelps has

recently finished kneeler 11, which now needs to go to the

upholsterer, and kneeler 12 is two thirds of the way there. The

kneelers really are stunning and never cease to draw the eye with

their vibrant colours and exquisite stitchcraft.

The choir continues to practise every week, preparing anthems for

special occasions, and now, canticles which occur in the lay-led

morning prayer services. We already sing the Venite and are getting

to grips with the Benedictus. A problem lies with the psalter. We

have plenty of copies of the Parish Psalter, but the pointing is not

always logical and Colin, our organist, prefers one of the versions of

the Cathedral Psalter. Still, we make do with what we have at the

moment, and those without a church choir background find it

challenging [and hopefully rewarding] learning a new skill.

Sheila French

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news from st giles

Since the New Year we have been gradually adapting to the new

ordering of services at St Giles,’ having Family Service on 1st Sunday,

Holy Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sundays and Morning Prayer

with a lay person giving the address on the 3rd Sunday. The latter

service has been particularly interesting as it is some years since we

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had Morning Prayer on a Sunday in St Giles’ and the introduction of

an address by the laity gives a different view-point. Do come and

join us and tell us what you think.

Ludlow Team Ministry Restructuring: The scheme ready for approval by Bishop Richard includes St

Laurence’s and St John’s being separate parishes and one Benefice

whilst St Giles’ will become part of the Ashford Group and a

separate Benefice. After Kelvin leaves the post of incumbent of the

Benefice will be advertised and all the Churchwardens of the

Benefice will be involved in the choice.

CTAL Lent Lunches will be held on Fridays, 4, 11 & 18 March

from 12 noon till 1.30 p.m. in the Garden Room at the Methodist

Church in Broad Street. Lunches are free but it is hoped that

donations to Christian Aid will be made. All are welcome.

Our Prayer Fellowship meetings are on Monday, 7 March and

Monday, 21 March both at 10.30 a.m. at 3 Greenacres. We

are continuing to study David and Solomon which is proving a very

interesting and worthwhile exercise. There is so much to pray for

and our “Sick List” grows ever greater but we have had some

wonderful answers to our prayers and we thank God for them. If

you wish for special prayer for anyone please let Brigitte know.

Mothering Sunday is on Sunday, 6 March and there will be a

service in St Giles’ at 11.15 a.m. to remember all that our Mothers

have meant to us and done for us. Do please come and join with us

and , if possible, bring your mother and grandmother with you.

Easter Services: There will be leaflets in all the churches showing

when all the different Easter Services are to be held and at what

times. One special recommendation is the Good Friday Walk of

Witness when all the churches in the town walk together from the

Bishop Mascall Centre to the town square where there is a very

short service before continuing to the Buttercross. The walk starts

at 9.30 a.m.

May we wish everyone a very happy and blessed Easter-tide.

Margaret Wright +

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Choir visit from Bad Reichenhall

Before I came to Ludlow I spent 15 years in Bad Reichenhall - "Bad"

not in the sense of bad - worse - worst, but: Spa, as Bad Reichenhall is

a spa town at the Austrian border next to Salzburg. All these years I

have been a member of the Church Choir there, Motettenchor Bad

Reichenhall.

As I am always telling them how much I enjoy being here, among

friendly people in beautiful churches (and in exciting times these

days!), some of the members want to come and visit Ludlow and me

from 30 March to 3 April.

On Friday, 1 April, at 5.30 pm in St Laurence's Church, we will have a

Lutheran Choral Evening Prayer which will be followed by a few piec-

es on the organ, played by Matthias Roth, Bad Reichenhall Church

Music Director.

Afterwards there will be an opportunity for getting to know each oth-

er and to chat in English or German as we indulge in a bring and share

supper buffet.

I am very grateful that my friends have been so warmly invited!

Brigitte

A Note from the churchwardens: Please put this date (1 April) in your diaries to hear Brigitte’s choir, and please bring something to share and eat afterwards.

We have had such blessings from Brigitte’s stay with us. Let us show our appreciation by making the Bad Reichenhall choir re-ally welcome!

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SIT DOWN FOR BREAKFAST STAND UP FOR FARMERS Fairtrade Fortnight 29th February -13th March 2016

As Martin Luther King famously said, ‘before you finish eating breakfast in the

morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world’. Despite our depend-

ence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love,

about 795 million people are undernourished globally.

The people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed

their own families. We can support farmers and workers to put food

on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade

breakfast.

The Fairtrade Mark is now 21 yeas old. Fairtrade is continuing to grow and

where producers are able to sell enough of their produce on Fairtrade terms, it

can make a life changing difference. Fairtrade now reaches over 1.5 million farm-

ers and workers across the globe.

This Fairtrade Fortnight we ask everyone to get involved by taking part in the

BIG FAIRTRADE BREAKFAST taking place throughout the UK . You could

arrange a breakfast or coffee / tea occasion with friends, at work or join in one

in Ludlow:

Sat 5th March 10.00-12.00 Wesleys, Ludlow Methodist Church

Sun 6th March after 09.30 Eucharist at St Laurence Church

The highlight of the Fortnight will be the visit of a Fairtrade producer

from Kerala, India who will be coming to Ludlow on Saturday 12th

March as part of a tour of the West Midlands and Northern Ireland - see the

poster opposite.

Throughout Fairtrade Fortnight you are invited to visit and support The

Traidcraft Stall and Display in St Laurence Church with more in-

formation about our producer visit & the coop in Kerala A Fairtrade Dis-

play in Ludlow Library

Traidcraft Stall with a difference at the Local to Ludlow Market on

Thursday 10th March

Look out for Fairtrade Produce & Displays in the shops

Penelope A Bridstrup St Laurence Outward Concern Group,

Ludlow Fairtrade Town Group [email protected] 01584 876992

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St Laurence Prayer Circle

We are a group of people who firmly believe in

the power of prayer.

The Prayer Circle offers prayer for anyone who is in need of pray-

er support at any time: This may be for a specific day or time (eg

on the day of an operation) or for a longer period of time. All the

information given is confidential and kept within the members of

the Prayer Circle.

The contact for a prayer request is

Barbara Penson 01584 875956

A POEM By Betty Berry

I.N.R.I

Did they not know that when they dressed Him in a purple robe

And put a crown of thorns upon His head?

That this was no ordinary man? So many people He had led.

Did they not see, when He was beaten to the ground

How some in horror turned away?

They could not look to see Him fall

This noble person who would give His all, and not a word would say.

Did they not care about this suffering man?

They laughed and nailed Him to the cross

They did not feel it was their loss.

They gave him vinegar to drink – a sponge fixed to a wooden rod.

As He looked down, thru’ pain filled eyes.

Did they not know, or see or care?

This truly was the Son of God.

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Christian Aid

It’s Lent and one of the ways we mark this

season is by supporting the Christian Aid

committee’s Lent lunches.

a) Menu: home made soup (none more nutritious in town), bread and

cheese, tea and coffee.

b) Price: all donations welcome. Please bear in mind how much such

a meal would cost in town, as well as reflecting on the needs of those

who will benefit, and

c) What should Lent mean to each one of us?

This is one of our three main money raising efforts every year. As

well as raising money it is an enjoyable social event – no knocking on

doors, no getting soaked, blown away or getting frozen on street

corners. It’s a positive occasion – soup of excellent quality, to be

consumed while making friends from other churches, and getting to

know others who we recognise well, but perhaps have never spoken

to.

The Anglicans hosted the lunch on 26 February. We hope that many

of you will have attended and enjoyed it. However, if you were unable

to make it or one of the other two lunches already held, there are

three still to go – 4, 11 & 18 March. The hardworking teams of soup

makers really appreciate being appreciated, and please remember the

millions world wide who need our contributions to lift their poverty in

however small a way, it is a part of our Christian witness.

Finally, Christian Aid week is 16 – 23 May. The money we collect

contributes to about 75% of the annual amount raised by us all in the

UK. Without your support at all the events, the town’s committee

that arranges Christian Aid could not maintain its current level of

support. Please make a note of the date, if you haven’t already done

so, and think how you can contribute. More to follow in April ………

Claire Wilcox

Tel: 877199

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How much do you care about

St Laurence's?

Join the Ludlow

Palmers

and help conserve this wonderful

building in good order for the

future. There is no set subscription -

give what you can! To learn more, pick up our latest

newsletter in church or ring 01584-876901

The Conservation Trust for St Laurence, Ludlow

** A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY **

Tuesday,12 April - 10.00 - 12.30 in church:

The Wood Carvings of St Laurence's

10.00 The Misericords: Morality and the Palmers' Guild

Dr Debra Higgs Strickland, University of Glasgow

11.00 Exploring the Chancel Ceiling

Peter White MA

Cost: £5 - pay on the door (coffee included

Coffee morning in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Clifton Court, Old Street

Friday 1 April 10.00 - 12.30

There will also be a raffle.

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Children’s page - March 2016

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Messy Church

It will have been three months since the

previous Ludlow Messy Church by the

time we hold the next.

This will be on Sunday, 13 March from

2.30 – 4.30 in St Laurence’s Church.

The format will be the same as usual; 2.30 – crafts, 3.30 –

celebration, 4.00 – tea; and the theme will be Lent/Easter.

The whole of the afternoon (crafts, celebration and tea) is for

everyone, not just the children; and in fact children do need to have a responsible adult with them. So come along and share a small

celebration with us in the middle of Lent.

Sue Thomas - 01584 874352

Sandi Burley - 01584 873155

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Lifts for the 9.30 service on Sundays.

The kind volunteers who bring people to the Sunday Parish Eucharist

at 9.30 am are as follows:

1st Sunday Pat and Peter Pardoe 01584 877086

2nd Sunday Tim Hughes 07970 739754

3rd Sunday Judith and John Polley 01584 529247

Barbara Atkin 01584 879830

4th Sunday Diana Corston 01584 873778

5th Sunday Chris Jeffery 01584 872022

Reserves:

Carole Dixon 01568 750370

Anne and Dick Franks 01584 892019

With thanks to all.

Jen Pollard

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LUDLOW TEAM

BRANCH

Following our Carol Service in December Rev'd Canon Jeffrey

Wilcox led a service of closure for the Ludlow Team Branch of the

Mothers' Union. This was a sad occasion but I am confident that our

members will continue to uphold the aims of the Mothers' Union

through prayer and action whilst keeping in contact with each other.

For information about the Mothers' Union in the Hereford Diocese

the contact number is 01432 37336

Barbara Penson

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LIFE & LEARNING @ LUDLOW

THE BISHOP’S LUDLOW LECTURE

The final lecture of the current Life & Learning programme takes

place on 14 April when we shall be welcoming Bishop Richard Frith

to give his ‘Ludlow Lecture’. Bishop Richard, who was installed as

Bishop of Hereford in 2014, will be considering the challenge of

being people of faith in today’s world.

Places for what is already proving to be a popular event need to be

booked in advance. This can be done using the form contained

within the Life & Learning booklet available from the Welcome Desk

and from www.stlaurences.org.uk/lifeandlearning, or by contacting

Barry Forrester on 01584 878872.

Barry Forrester

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The Thursday of Holy Week is called Maundy Thursday:

It is named for the words that Jesus used at his last meal with the

disciples, what we now call the Last Supper. The Latin words are

‘Mandatum novum da vobis’ – a new commandment I give you’. Do you know what that commandment is? You can read the whole

account in St John’s Gospel, chapter 13.

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LUDLOW FOOD BANK

The total number of food parcels for January was

6 - the lowest monthly total since August 2012.

The Moving Annual Total is now 209, the lowest

for two years. Again, there has been a noticeable

fall in the number of recipients claiming for Financial reasons (1) and

Benefits (none) which is encouraging.

Good news?! Tony Cant

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INTRODUCING RED DOOR DOG GROOMING

Red Door Dog Grooming - you might ask

why Red Door Dog Grooming? Well simp-

ly, my doggy (parlour) den has got a red

door! I’m at Lower Corfton, my home for

18 years where I have lived with my Hus-

band and, until recently, our two Springer

Spaniels.

Ray, my Husband, and I love dogs but I work 12 hours a day and drive

30,000 miles a year and have reached a certain age when a woman has

to do what a woman has to do. Consequently, I put a lot of thought

into training to be a dog groomer.

I have travelled to Wrexham every Friday for the past 12 months to

study and practice dog grooming. My friends tell me I’m pretty good!

I have a red van for local pick up and return service and also a very

professional doggy (parlour) den. I’m fully insured for doggy grooming

and absolutely love dogs, so I can see an end to working 12 hours a

day in the computer industry. I’m looking forward to meeting lots of

nice people with their lovely dogs, what more could a girl of a certain

age want?

See our advertisement, [page. 32] , visit our website red-door-dog-

grooming.com or contact me for more information on 07496 648898,

Email: [email protected].

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St Laurence’s Cookery Book

Production of the St Laurence’s Cookery Book has been postponed. Insufficient recipes have been received to make this a worthwhile venture. If submissions increase in the future we shall certainly reconsider the position. Thanks to everyone who sent us their tried and tested, much loved, family recipes.

Mary Lowenthal and Liz Gardner

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Designated Safeguarding Lead in a Religious setting course

Tuesday 15th March 2016

DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WILL DAVIES

Create Safer Organisations is a consultancy with a combined col-lective experience of over 40 years in training, investigating and advising on safeguarding and child protection in all settings

We work in partnership with organisations to create a safer environment for children and staff where we challenge, support and develop a workforce, skilled and confident in all aspects of safeguarding.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead in a religious setting

is a specialist course and is designed to equip Senior

Leaders with the appropriate information and skills in

which to ensure that their role as the safeguarding lead

is carried out effectively and in accordance with both

national and local and policy guidelines.

Twilight session. 6pm – 9pm £80 per place

Min numbers five places. Max 20.

Please call to book a place; Call 07970 340846 E mail [email protected]

CSO Courses on

ww.createsaferorgs.comm

COURSE CONTENT

Roles and responsibilities within the Church Organisation as re-

gard Safeguarding Children.

Procedures if a child makes a disclosure including requirements

for FGM and Radicalisation.

A procedure if an allegation is made against a member of the

church.

Pathway for LSCB Policies and

Procedures

NEW – Safe Working Practice

Guidance September 2015

Venue: Leominster Baptist Church, Etnam Street, Leominster. Will Davies has 15 years experience as a teacher in Primary Schools, 8 years in leadership. He has worked in Devon, Herefordshire and Shrop-shire. Will has been a Headteacher in Shropshire for 3 years. He is a committed Christian having attended both Church of England and evan-gelistic settings.

Create Safer Organisations

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Thank you to all our contributors.

COPY FOR THE APRIL TOWERS TO THE OFFICE BY

8 MARCH 2016 PLEASE

Material arriving after the preferred date cannot be guaranteed to be

included. Material arriving after the final date will definitely

NOT be included until the following month:

Issue Preferred Date Final Date

April 8 March 15 March

May 5 April 12 April

June 10 May 17 May

July/August 7 June 14 June

Please send articles by email to [email protected]

Please send information about events and subjects that you would like to

appear in the magazine. We ask contributors to limit their articles to:

No more than two A5 pages or 600 words (Gill Sans 12pt)

There may be special circumstances when more space is required but we

ask that you please check with the Editorial Committee and request

larger space at least two weeks ahead of the submission date to

determine if sufficient space will be available in that month’s issue.

Editor’s Note

Opinions expressed in contributed articles in this magazine are those of the

contributor and do not necessarily represent the position or opinions of the

PCC or the Editorial Committee.

Towers Editorial Committee

The present members of the Towers editorial committee are:

Sally Newman-Kidd - Parishes Office 872073

John Burley - ‘Burleys’, 72 Dahn Drive, Ludlow 873155

Lesley Gosbee-Harper - Flat 6, 3 College Street 879265

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THANK YOU to these local retailers and businesses who have supported us by purchasing advertising space:

Diocesan News Service for Magazine Editors.

Copy in writing for April issue by 1 March to:

Anni Holden, Communications Officer,

The Palace, Hereford HR4 9BL

We ALFI

f u rn i tur e maker s

Locally made to measure traditional kitchens and pine furni-

ture

Wednesdays - in the Market Square

Marcus Field and Sarah Redway

4 The Terrace, Norton, Presteigne, LD82EL

01544 260033 w w w . w e a l f i . c o . u k

R I B A

Trevor Hewett

A R C H I T E C T

▪ Planning applications ▪

▪ Listed building consent ▪

▪ Building regulations ▪

▪ Alterations and extensions ▪

▪ Church inspections ▪

▪ Green building ▪

The Architecture Studio 22 Broad Street, Ludlow SY8 1NG

Tel: 01584 877992 Email: [email protected]

www.trevorhewett.co.uk

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Victoria Allen

Funeral Services

Traditional and Green

Funerals

Private Chapel of Rest

Pre-Paid Funeral Plans

All Areas Covered

Ludlow

01584 879035

24 Hour Service

8 Charlton Rise, Ludlow, SY8 1ND [email protected]

Castle Bookshop 5 Castle Street, Ludlow Y8 1AS

Tel: 01584 872562

e-mail: castle-

[email protected]

Ludlow Cookshop 16 Tower Street Ludlow SY8 1RL

Tel/Fax: (01584) 877747 Debbie & Sebastian

We now also serve pots of loose-leaf Tea, ground Coffee and fresh scones (as available).

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The real beauty is the service we offer

Best of all agencies for local knowledge

Specialists in the town market from small

cottages to grand

residences Ludlow office

26 Bull Ring

Ludlow

Shropshire

SY8 1AA

Tel: 01584 873711 [email protected]

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Say Cheese! Say Mark!

Market Square, always there (Look for the cheese van)

FARMERS Fruit / Vegetables /

Flowers

1 Mill Street, Ludlow

Extensive range of

quality local produce

Specialist Suppliers to

Hotel and Catering

Trade

Tel: 01584 873534

SARAH NASH

Qualified Foot Health

Practitioner

For all your foot care needs

from the comfort of your own

home.

Nail Trimming

Removal of corns & callus

Contact 01584 878866

Mobile 07903638274

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HINGE & BRACKET Top Quality, Reliable Service with a Smile!

RICK BREMNER

All aspects of home Improvements.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

My priority is a satisfied customer. My prices are very competitive

and all my work is guaranteed.

Pride in my work

I love what I do, and this is reflected in my work. I always give great

attention to detail and leave the site clean and tidy.

I love a job with a challenge, or one that’s a bit out of the ordinary!

Tel: 07866975429 (If unavailable please do leave a message)

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.hinge-bracket.co.uk

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Old Downton Lodge

Come along and celebrate the arrival of our new Head Chef

Karl Martin by trying our new Tasting Menu!

Our Restaurant is open Tuesday through until Saturday night

from 6pm until 9pm and is offering a set tasting menu, a True

taste of the Shropshire countryside.

We look forward to welcoming many guests from the

surrounding counties and hopefully further afield as our

reputation grows.

For reservations please contact David on:

[email protected] or call on 01568771826

AA Hotel Services is delighted to announce that

Old Downton Lodge has been awarded a two AA Rosette

Award and maintained the 5 gold stars for the hotel

DISHLEY FOOT HEALTH AT GRANGE COURT LEOMINSTER

NAILCARE, THICKENED NAILS, CALLUSES, CORNS

PROFESSIONAL FOOT CARE SERVICE

Pedicure and Qualified massage also available

ANITA HARVEY

REGISTERED NURSE AND QUALIFIED FOOT HEALTH

PRACTITIONER

CALL TO BOOK: 01568 613298 0R 07816988196

[email protected] – Home visits possible

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CONTACT US…

THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE WITH ST JOHN

Parishes’ Office 872073

Churchwardens Dr Jane Robinson, 6 Clifton Court, Ludlow 875694

Mr Jim Hooper, 37 Beech Close, Ludlow SY8 2PD 878766

Deputy Churchwardens Mrs Maureen Stinton, 28 Friars Gardens, Ludlow 873445

Mr Brian Gardner, 29 Lower Broad Street, Ludlow 318020

PCC Secretary Mrs Val Hardwick, Culmington 861658

Electoral Roll Parishes Office 872073

ST LAURENCE’S, LUDLOW

8am Sidesmen’s Rota Mr and Mrs R Burns, 8 Poyner Road, Ludlow 872419

Children’s Church Children’s Committee, Parishes Office 872073

Communion Rota Mrs Fay Carson, Fairfield, Linney, Ludlow 879155

Conservation Trust Mr Hugh Wood, 38 Charlton Rise, Ludlow 876901

Custodian Mr Matthew Lenthall c/o Parishes Office 872073

Director of Music Mr Shaun Ward, Parishes’ Office 872073

Flowers Mrs Liz Gardner, 29 Lower Broad Street, Ludlow 318020

Gift Aid Secretary Parishes Office 872073

Pastoral Links Parishes Office 872073

Sacristan / Servers Sec. Mrs Antonia O’Kennedy, 17 Friars Garden, Ludlow 877309

Stewarding Mrs Fay Carson, Fairfield, Linney, Ludlow 879155

St Laurence Shop Mrs Di Corston, 13 Whitbatch Close, Ludlow 873778

Tower Captain Tony Greatrex, Church House, Bell Lane, Orleton 01568 780764

Tower Floodlighting Forms at St Laurence Shop

Treasurer Mr Michael Hunt

ST JOHN’S, LUDLOW

Deputy Wardens Mrs Sheila French, 4, Coach House Fields, Livesey Rd 876142 Dr Brian Childs

Treasurer Mr Peter Phelps, Hill Crest, Gravel Hill, Ludlow 873179

Secretary Mr John French, 4, Coach House Fields, Livesey Road 876142

Organist SJL/SGL Mr Colin Reeves 875608

ST GILES’ LUDFORD

Churchwardens Mrs Barbara Bell, 39 The Cliff Park, Ludlow 872058

Mr Merlin Unwin, 8 Corve Street, Ludlow 872987

Treasurer Mrs Barbara Foster, 6 James Close, Ludlow SY8 1UH 318298

Secretary Vacant

Minutes Secretary Mrs Karen Unwin, 8 Corve Street , Ludlow 872987

Electoral Roll Mr Rob Downes, 30 Wheeler Road, Ludlow 874095

Flowers Ms Elizabeth Woodall 878565

Wedding Flowers Vacant

LUDLOW TEAM MINISTRY

Bible Reading F’ship Penelope Bridstrup, 4, The Vineyard, Lower Broad Street 876992

Mothers’ Union Mothers' Union Office, Hereford 01432 373306

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Easter 2016

LARGE PRINT Copies in large print are available from

the Parishes Office – 01584 872073


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