LUDLOW TOWERS
St Laurence with St John Ludlow
and St Giles Ludford
Parishes Magazine
St. John St. Giles
St. Laurence
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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.
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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.
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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:
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April 8 March 15 March
May 5 April 12 April
June 10 May 17 May
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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,
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Victoria Allen
Funeral Services
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Funerals
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e-mail: castle-
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
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Tel: 01584 873711 [email protected]
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Market Square, always there (Look for the cheese van)
FARMERS Fruit / Vegetables /
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Extensive range of
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Specialist Suppliers to
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Tel: 01584 873534
SARAH NASH
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Tel: 07866975429 (If unavailable please do leave a message)
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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