By Tony and Linda Eade ST. MARY'S raised £2,000 during Christian Aid week this year. This is up on last year, which is really great news in what are still difficult times. The area given to St. Mary's to do house col- lections covers parts of East Barnet and South- gate. Over two thousand envelopes were put through letterboxes. This involves a team of volun- teers who give up their time to deliver and col- lect the envelopes. A really big thank you to them all. The weather was kind to us this year and we hope all enjoyed the exercise, especially up the hills and steps. There were no reports of any missing fingers consumed by waiting dogs, just some scratches from the letter- boxes themselves. One thing is for sure, the money raised will be put to excellent use. This year’s campaign involved a project in Nairobi in Kenya de- signed to make ‘no small change’ to the people living in ‘informal settle- ments’ (slums) providing them with fresh water, showers and toilets, and drainage systems to pre- vent flooding and protec- tion from disease. We reported a couple of months ago how £32 could buy the materials needed to build ten me- tres of new drains. This puts our £2,000 into pro- spective. So a massive thank you to everyone who donated. Please turn to page 33000 FREE copies delivered each month July/August 2010 WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE Money collected in Christian Aid Week is put to good use Victim of cyclone disaster in southern India. See page 3 www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk DON’T MISS! Songs of Praise in Oak Hill Park Sunday July 4 at mid-day INSIDE INFO The way to perfect peace: p4 The meaning of unity: p6 Women of sorrow: p12 Joey’s Quiz: p14 Crossword: p15 Two-month guide to services: p19 New wardens Pages 10 & 11 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message.
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By Tony and Linda Eade ST. MARY'S raised £2,000 during Christian Aid week this year. This is up on last year, which is really great news in what are still difficult times. The area given to St. Mary's to do house col-lections covers parts of East Barnet and South-gate. Over two thousand envelopes were put through letterboxes. This involves a team of volun-teers who give up their time to deliver and col-lect the envelopes. A really big thank you to them all. The weather was kind to us this year and we hope all enjoyed the exercise, especially up the hills and steps. There were no reports of any missing fingers consumed by waiting dogs, just some scratches from the letter-boxes themselves. One thing is for sure, the money raised will be put to excellent use. This year’s campaign involved a project in Nairobi in Kenya de-signed to make ‘no small change’ to the people
living in ‘informal settle-ments’ (slums) providing them with fresh water, showers and toilets, and drainage systems to pre-vent flooding and protec-tion from disease. We reported a couple of months ago how £32
could buy the materials needed to build ten me-tres of new drains. This puts our £2,000 into pro-spective. So a massive thank you to everyone who donated. Please turn to page 3
3000 FREE copies delivered each month July/August 2010
WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE Money collected in Christian Aid Week is put to good use
Victim of cyclone
disaster in southern
India. See page 3
www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk
DON’T MISS! Songs of Praise in Oak Hill
Park Sunday July 4
at mid-day
INSIDE INFO
The way to perfect
peace: p4
The meaning of unity: p6
Women of sorrow: p12 Joey’s Quiz: p14
Crossword: p15
Two-month guide to services:
p19 New wardens
Pages 10 & 11
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I’VE JUST come back from a lovely break camping with my family. It was in the beautiful hills of the central Peak District where we first pitched our tent – on a farmer’s field right at the head of the Noe valley, near Edale, just where the Pennine Way long dis-tance footpath starts. We were there with members of my extended family — my older sister braving camping in Britain for the first time! Unfortunately the rain of the first night came into her tent – not a great start – but she gradually adapted to the slower pace of life that camping ensures and by the third day declared she could get used to this! So we whiled away our mornings with such ‘demanding’ tasks as sitting in our cosy camping chairs, boiling kettles for numerous cups of coffee, and chatting, while the young cousins roamed freely around the fields and played along the river beside the campsite. Utter bliss! On most days, by three in the af-
ternoon, we felt we really should venture out and so enjoyed walks over the hills and watched para-gliders take off from Mam Tor mountain. For the second half of the week we moved on to the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park — to another farmer’s field — just a few miles from Hay-on-Wye. We were there to attend the Hay Literary Festival, which hosts a range of authors, poets, musi-cians, politicians, comedians and others of all types. Our kids lis-tened to Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Morpurgo among others, while we were entertained by Mar-cus Brigstocke, Monty Don, Alex-ander McCall-Smith and Ben Okri.
Important Monty Don is one of my hus-band’s heroes because, like him, he finds a spiritual depth and health when he is gardening. Somehow being connected to the earth and growing things helps them both make sense of the world and refreshes them deeply. Holidays, time-out to relax, and activities that refresh and enhance our lives spiritually are all really important elements that we need for our health and well-being. With work pressures and the eco-nomic climate it’s not possible for us all to get away for long, but we do all need time to attend to our inner being, to relax and find the space to reflect and be refreshed. The bible calls this ‘Sabbath rest’ and there is much in the theology of both the Hebrew Scriptures and in the New Testament that sup-ports this need to take time out. God himself rested on the seventh
day of creation; and Jewish and Christian societies have been or-ganised ever since around the idea of Sabbath. This should not be understood as a concept that re-stricts or limits what we do with such rest times, but should focus more on the divine wisdom and purpose and need of being re-freshed. As priests in the Church of Eng-land we are fortunate to be entitled to take three months of sabbatical leave after ten years of ministry. Richard is well-overdue this, but is putting that right by taking his Sabbatical this autumn. The word sabbatical is derived from this idea of Sabbath and is entirely about rest, relaxation, re-vitalisation, and opportunities to reflect and study, so that on return-ing to ministry one has renewed vision and energy. So we wish Richard a wonderfully nourishing Sabbatical time…for his and all our sakes! If you are planning to get away this summer I wish you a wonder-ful time. But if you’re not able to have a break soon I hope you can find regular activities to nourish you emotionally and spiritually. If gardening doesn’t do it for you (which it doesn’t for me!) what is it? Listening to or playing music, sport, jogging, reading, visiting art galleries, going to concerts or the theatre, walking in the country-side, or simply being with close friends or family? Find in your own life what nour-ishes and enhances your own well-being and gives you the space, rest and relaxation to help you reflect and be refreshed.
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Continued from front page The Christian Aid website is a good way to see how the money is being put to good use in many ways and in many different locations through-
out the world. There is an article regarding the recent cyclone Laila which hit the coast of southern India on May 20. Winds of 65mph and heavy rains from this category one cyclone swept across 777 vil-lages, killing 27 people and affect-ing more than one million. Christian Aid and partners have mobilised teams of volunteers to help bring the poorest people and their possessions to safety. The speed of their response would have helped to save lives and prevent further destruction. Just one example of how our dona-tions can make a difference.
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Volunteers respond to disaster
A BIG LUNCH is being arranged on Sunday July 18 at Oak Hill Park cafe. All are welcome. Music will be provided by the BMG Ensemble playing their banjos, mandolins and guitar and the em-phasis will be on WW2 music. A raffle will be held in aid jointly in aid of the East Barnet Festival and the listing of names on the New Barnet War Memorial. The event is being arranged jointly by Pam Edwards of East Barnet Festival, and Maria Nash, a disabil-ity and human rights campaigner, involving many organisations in the borough. M o r e i n f o r ma t i o n i s o n www.thebiglunch.com with a spe-cial email address for inquiries: [email protected]. . At 3pm there is a performance of " M a c b e t h " b y P r i n c i p a l Theatre in the green arena on the other side of the park between the golf course and the woodland, as part of the Festival's Theatre in the Park Season. Tickets are £11 (£9 concessions, £6 for 6-16s, under 6s free) on sale at the door at 2.30pm.
Big lunch in the park
Memorial ceremony to honour war dead
THE BLANK SPACE on the face of East Barnet’s war memorial is about to be filled with the names of 46 members of the services who lost their lives in the Second World War. And on Sunday July 18 at mid-day a rededication service is to be held, at which 46 pupils of Church Hill School will lay crosses to honour the memory of the 45 men and one woman who died in the conflict. The Mayor and Mayoress of Barnet, Councillor Anthony Finn and Mrs Anita Finn, will head a list of dignitaries at the service, which is to be conducted by the Revd Colin Smith, Minister of Brookside Methodist Church, and the Revd Richard Watson, Rector of St Mary’s. Members of East Barnet branch of the Royal British Legion will be on parade, accompanied by a piper, and many people who contributed to the public fund for the inscription of the names are also expected to attend. Relatives of the 46 WW2 fallen heroes will be there to see for the first time the names of their lost loved ones honoured.
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LAST SEPTEMBER, a number of people came to church to find out about Christian meditation, and three of them now consider this a regular part of their weekly routine. This year, after our summer break, the meditation group will re-start, in church, at 7.30pm on Wednes-day, September 15, and at the same time and place until Christmas. For the sessions until half-term (end of October), we will again be returning to basics, so this would be an ideal time for anyone who wants to find out about Christian meditation to come along and find out more about it. Learning to meditate is not just a matter of mastering a technique. It is much more about learning to appreciate and respond directly to the depths of your own nature. Meditation is the process by which we prepare ourselves, in the first instance, to be at peace with our-selves, so that we are capable of appreciating the peace of the God-head within us. The view of meditation that many people are encouraged to take as a means of relaxation, of retaining
inner peacefulness throughout the pressures of the modern urban life, is not essentially wrong in itself. But if this is all it is seen as being, the view is very limited because, as we become more and more relaxed in ourselves, and the longer we meditate, the more we become aware that the source of our new-found calm in our daily lives is precisely the life of God within us. This is the reason for the psalm-ist’s saying: “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps.46.10).
Meditation is a learning process and we must firstly pay attention to ourselves and discover both who we are and why we are. We are not running away from ourselves, we are finding our-selves; we are not rejecting our-selves, we are affirming ourselves. In Christian meditation, we seek, not just to think about God, but, to be with God, and to experience God as the ground of our being. In a deep creative silence, we meet God in a way that transcends all
our powers of intellect and lan-guage. Our attempts to achieve this silence may be difficult, and pro-longed, before experiencing the benefits of being in God’s pres-ence. We don’t follow any particular course, but use the ideas and thoughts of John Main OSB, who died in 1982. These have recently been re-published and edited by Dom Laurence Freeman OSB, the director of the World Community of Christian Meditation and a regu-lar visitor to the Benedictine Cen-tre for Spirituality at Cockfosters. The basic evening format is a short introduction, or explanation. We then sit quietly for a time, and fin-ish with a closing prayer to take away for the week. We usually have some very light refreshments afterwards to give us the opportu-nity to talk to each other. There is no charge for the evening and you are welcome to pop in or out for whichever Wednesdays that you are available. So why not come along and try some Christian meditation, even if it’s only to give yourself 30 minutes of quiet time in a hectic week.
Peace, perfect peace
MARTIN HORTON praises the benefits of meditation
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THE 2ND EAST BARNET Brownie Pack was fortunate to obtain tickets for a steam train trip to Windsor followed by ‘The Event’ to celebrate Girlguiding’s 100th anniversary. Nine Brownies, one Guide and two leaders made their way to Victoria to join 650 other Brownies to board the ‘Oliver Cromwell’ carry-ing the 1956 headboard ‘The Girl Guide’. On arrival we went to The Brocas (an open space by the river) where there was a huge marquee with a vehicle marked ‘Knights of Not-tingham’ parked nearby. When we got inside the marquee it was filled with Brownies from the first train making a total of 1,300 girls aged 7-10. ‘The Event’ then began. The Knights were dressed in medi-aeval costume representing the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood and they began a jousting/sword fight tournament. Of course all the girls cheered for Robin Hood and booed the Sheriff. The noise was deafening! After that we had a birds of prey display followed by a boat trip on the Thames and souvenir shopping. We viewed the castle from the out-side, then to McDonald’s before making our way back to the sta-tion. We arrived at Cockfosters at 9.15pm, tired but we’d had a great day out. I’m told all our Brownies made it to school the next day! Here’s what they had to say. Chloe: The train went really slowly. There was a Robin Hood show and it was good. The boat
was good and we bought souve-nirs. I bought a teddy bear and a model of ‘The Mayflower’. Holly: We all met at the tube sta-tion and we went on the train which was my favourite part so I am going to tell you about that! I was watching Anna play on her dsi. It was wicked! Amy W: When we went on the train it went and I fell over and they all laughed. It was funny. Robin was the scariest thing. I took loads of pictures. Olivia: We went on a tube. The train was really fun and we ate lunch on the train. We saw Robin Hood fight the Sheriff and we saw a bird show and went on a boat trip and fed the royal swans. We went to McDonald’s and went to Win-dsor and saw the Queen’s Tower and we ate on the way back and then we went home and it was a fun day. Anna: I took lots of photos on my dsi [hand-held game system: Ed.] and I took a picture of the castle. Lorien: The train was fun and ex-citing. The train was really big. Porter: The train trip was brilliant, well at least I loved it. We went on a boat trip, saw special birds and even saw a battle against Robin Hood by the Sheriff. On our way back we got McDonald’s and saw Windsor Castle.
When we got back our mums picked us up and we went home. Emma: I’d never been on a steam train before so this was quite an exciting trip for me! All was going well until we discovered that our carriage didn’t exist! Even after we were split up it was hard to find seats, but we managed. Our sur-prise when we got to Windsor was that there was a fight between Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. That was very loud! After a birds of prey display, a boat trip and souvenir buying, a well-deserved McDonald’s was in order! We had a pleasant journey home and arrived a little later than planned!
Anne Malloy, Brownie Guider
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Merry lives at Windsor!
Centenary outing was
fun for Brownies
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IN A RECENT sermon, Martin Horton spoke powerfully on the subject of church unity, quoting the prayer Jesus made for his disciples: “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” Martin said: “ That’s you and me that Jesus is talking about. We are the ones who’ve come to believe in Jesus because of the words of those first disciples. “Jesus was praying for us, but was also praying for the Church that was to be. And that prayer was that all of its members would be one, just as he and his Father were one.” Crucially, this led to these questions: “ Is it possible that we might find unity for the church and the world in the midst of our
controversies? What does it mean to be united?” The unity that enlarged the kingdom of God was not meant to be a unity that made us all the same, Martin stressed. Unity was not meant to impose the “melting-pot” mentality that destroyed cultural, theological and social distinctions. This was not a unity of administration or organisation. It was a unity of personal relationship. “Christians will never organise their Churches all in the same way,” Martin said. “ T h e y w i l l never worship God all in the same way. They will never even all believe precisely the same things. “But Christian unity transcends all these differences, and joins men and women together, in love. It was a unity of love for which Jesus prayed, a unity in which men and women love each other because they love him. “The unity of God’s kingdom celebrates the diversity of God’s
creation. The unity of the Gospel requires us to live in the diversity of God’s creation. It requires us to be reconciled with love and compassion to a higher purpose – one that results in unity.” The prayer of Jesus for us all was to unite in mission, to release those imprisoned by poverty, lack of education, g e n d e r i n e q u a l i t y , environmental injustices, and lack of adequate health care. And God’s glory shone through when we were united in God’s love. It was the love of God, that when given away freely, drew us into a community, uniting us as one. This was the love that made us a serving community, united in one accord and mission. “ Can you imagine,” Martin asked, “how bright the beacon of that love is when we are all shining together? This is the unity that celebrates the diversity of all creation.” At the end of his life on earth, Jesus went to be at his Father’s right hand, where he continued to ask his Father to bless us. Martin ended his sermon with these words: “We are one in love with Jesus, because we love him, and Jesus wants that unity to go on into the next life. He wants us to be as close to his Father, in love, as he is, now that he’s in heaven. “So, if ever you’re feeling low or lonely, and wondering whether you’ll make it to heaven, or if you feel unable to pray for yourself, don’t worry - Jesus is praying for you. And with Jesus in your fan club rooting for you, you’re bound to win.”
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By Julia Gamble IT WAS an idyllic picture-book setting and, unusually for May, a gorgeous cloudless day from start to finish. Becky could not have picked a better family day out to celebrate the ‘birthday of the church’ - Pentecost Sunday. The College of St. Mark dates back to 1258, when it was a Benedictine infirmary attached to Walden Ab-bey, which stood on the site now occupied by the National Trust property, Audley End House. There was no time to explore this rather lovely building, however – Becky had great plans for us all… Around 40 of us braved the raging sun with high factor creams but, woe betide us, few hats! Once cof-fee and biscuits had been gratefully consumed, Becky led an im-promptu service in the middle of the field to remind us of the sig-nificance of Pentecost. For the fi-nale, we found ourselves marching to the shaky tune of ‘Grand Old Duke of York’. We then proceeded to the barn to make two large banners bearing flames and other symbols that rep-resented the idea of the Holy Spirit, along with boats with sails and fruits designed to be hung from the church the following day
– allegedly Richard was later up until the early hours attempting to hang our creations single-handedly! After jostling for shelter for our picnic beneath parasols to escape the increasing intensity of the sun, the activities of the day then began. First up, archery – not something you try every day but turned out to be great fun, even for the five-year-olds. I quickly realised this was not my forte as I fired shot after shot into the grass, missing the target entirely. Next up – the assault course, into which the youngsters threw them-selves, perhaps not so the wilting parents! This was followed by the boat race, using the boats we had proudly made earlier as further symbols of the Holy Spirit. This game quickly turned into a water extravaganza in which the children
jumped in and out of the pool in an attempt to escape the hosepipe. It was a job for us all to keep dry and even more tricky to persuade the children to stop. Sadly it was time to go home, soaked but very happy! If we could rely on the weather, we should have family away days more often over the summer. Highly recommended and thanks to Becky and all her helpers for organising such a great day.
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We are ‘worst dressed on holiday’ The most fashion-able tourists in this survey were the French and the Ital-ians. I found these re-sults strange as the choice of beautiful and stylish summer clothing in British shops is amazing – for both men and women. The same is true when you hit the stores in Germany. So how come they receive such bad marks for their clothes? I checked the internet to find out. Both Brits and Germans, have a tendency to wear socks with san-dals, I discovered, preferably combined with some luridly pat-terned shirt. This is perfectly true,
but so do the Poles, Czechs and basically everyone else in Europe (apart from the French and the Italians, of course). When I dug deeper it became clear that these bad marks are rather about general appear-ance and behaviour than about clothes. Both Brits and Germans
are described as being fat, noisy and lobster-coloured with sun-burn while on holidays. They drink too much and should be avoided when they come in groups. The Germans tend to re-serve sun loungers with their towels while British men walk around shirtless to show off their tattoos. And – even worse – they shave their heads. So how should we react after this terrible vote? Should we start wearing classic designs in dark blue and white during the holi-days as the French do? Should British men leave the socks at home and let their hair grow for the sleek Romeo look of the Ital-ians? Should we drink fewer beers, stay in the shade and represent Queen and country in the best possible way while abroad? I have views of my own about this, but I’m not telling you. Please let the Herald know what you think. We’d love to hear your opinion. 0409
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A £2,000 vet’s bill, but I do love my dog so much DURING the holidays our dog spends his time in some lovely dog kennels in the countryside – and he plainly enjoys it. At some point the owner asked me whether the dog was insured. “Many dogs staying with us have no insurance,” she informed me. “Their owners would rather put some money into a piggy bank from time to time, just in case their pet might fall ill.”
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Only recently my dog’s stomach turned and he needed an urgent life-saving operation which cost about £2,000 all in all. Earlier, he had to have several socks re-trieved from his stomach (at about £250 each time) as well as all kinds of other costly mishaps. “For this money we could have bought ten new dogs,” my hus-band remarked — but when you love a dog you’d give your last penny to save him. Better than taking this last penny from an ill-fed and half-empty piggy bank is having a proper insurance that will take over, if worse comes to worst. I’m so glad our dog is still alive without us having to worry about the bill.
JUST IN TIME for the summer holidays, the British have been voted worst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe, closely followed by the Germans.
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IT’S JULY and you’ve certainly planned and booked your holi-day a long time ago (as one does). Just in case you’re not quite as well organised as every picture-perfect Tom, Dick and Harry, here are some last min-ute suggestions: In the dovecote… Hundreds of doves used to live here, but nowadays this unusual holiday home is the perfect place for two (plus child). Find out more on www.the-dovecote.co.uk …or in a lighthouse Not all lighthouses are narrow, high and striped. This one – close to Llandudno in North Wales – looks like a medieval fortress and sports three hotel-style suites in-side: the Lamp Room, The Tele-graph Room and the Principal Keeper’s Suite. w w w . l i g h t h o u s e -llandudno.co.uk
…or in a luxury train In Petworth, a market town in the South Downs, the former railway station is now the perfect place to relax in colonial splendour. You may choose to stay in the Old Sta-tion or step back in time and board the train. The four restored Pull-man Carriages are just perfect for spending the night. Find out more on www.old-station.co.uk …or a camper van If you love moving around, beau-tiful camper van Betty might be ideal for you. Betty (beautiful name, isn’t it?) is a brand new 2009 Danbury V-Dub so she has the reliability and comfort of a modern vehicle but the retro charm of the original bay window VW Campers of the 70s. She is fully equipped for all your modern day camping needs and can sleep up to four adults. http://www.londonlovecampers.co.uk
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AFTER having tried horse burgers, frogs’ legs and snails on previous occasions, my son Alvo recently put an oven-baked tarantula on his plate. The delicacy was a present and came straight from Cambodia. “Please remove fangs before eating,” recommended the leaf-let. “You should savour the spider legs first. The head and ab-domen are best enjoyed with a glass of ice cold beer.” All in all, Alvo was not too impressed. “The legs tasted like burned hairy chicken,” he moaned, “while the rest tasted just burned and hairy. Thank God I had the beer to wash it down.”
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CHRIS MEARS I WAS BORN in 1949 and grew up in Hornsey. I attended Mayes Road Church, Wood Green from three to 16, the last two years as Sunday School teacher of the “tinies”. At 15 I met Roy and, after a four- year courtship, we married in 1968 and set up home in Henry Road. I left school at 16 and worked as a professional secretary until 2006. There was a break of 17 years, however, from 1971 to 1988 to bring up our children: Symon (39) married to Fiona with a son Glen (10) whom I adore and love “all the leaves on the trees” and Lisa (36) who will marry Andrew in August at St Mary’s. During this period I also completed PPA courses and subsequently ran a nursery for five years and was a childminder to Paul (now 28) for a further five years. Paul and his par-ents are among the group of our very dear friends. I love children and enjoy being with them. I feel very strongly that all children should be loved, shown affection and respect and taught by
example how to be good and kind
members of society. It is wonderful to see so many families with young children at our services worshipping together with us “oldies” as well as some new young faces in the Sacristan Team. We moved to our present home in 1977 and I was drawn to St Mary’s in 1994. On my first visit I felt cuddled, hugged, peaceful, wel-
comed and surrounded by the pres-
ence of God – I was part of St Mary’s family immediately. The following year I was con-firmed. As I received the Holy Sac-rament the first time (and every time since) I smiled and asked Je-sus to come into my heart. It was not long before I became a member of the PCC, on the crèche, reading and sidesmen rotas, part of the marriage preparation and heal-ing teams and more recently helper with Toddler Praise. It is a privilege to be a churchwar-den and a huge responsibility. As well as all the legal requirements, I consider the most important duties will be to care for the well-being of the congregation as well as Richard and his family I pray that I can rise to the chal-lenge before me and do a good and proper job on behalf of everyone at St Mary’s. I get so much from be-longing to St Mary’s and it is won-derful to be able to give something in return.
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BORN and brought up in London in the very early 1960s, I spent my teenage years in Cheshire, hence my unwavering support for the now defunct Chester City FC. I returned to London after the sixth form and joined the Met-ropolitan Police where I have tried to keep the Queen’s Peace for nearly thirty years with many adventures along the way and insights into human life in all its ups and downs. I am the son of a clergyman, so the traditions of the Church of England run through my veins and I soon felt very much at home at St. Mary’s when I
moved to East Barnet in 1992. I have been on the Parochial Church Council for a number of years and can be seen occasion-ally swinging the incense around as part of the Sacristy Team. Being a churchwarden was never part of the plan and I see the role as a new challenge. Married to Sue and with two lovely teenage daughters, Emily and Elle, I can be spotted in the Village nipping in and out of Ladbrokes and the Prince of Wales. All those years as a copper have made me very much a pupil of the “Johnny Walker School of Wisdom”, although I prefer Jameson’s.
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East Barnet Community Festival
July 2-4 in Oak Hill Park Music Dance Sports
THEATRE IN THE PARK Sundays in the Green arena,
Oak Hill Park July 11: The Taming of the Shrew
July 18: Macbeth August 1: Romeo and Juliet
Whether you are an artist, sponsor or just plain spectator there is an opportunity for you to
participate in the largest free music and dance festival in North London.
COME AND JOIN THE PARTY!
in their own write
Jon: son of a clergyman, he has the traditions of the Church of England ‘in his
veins’.
Songs of Praise in the Park Sunday July 4 at mid-day The tea tent will have music to accompany the straw-berries and cream. On Saturday July 3 Oliver Staines (flute) and Colin Kavanagh (guitar) perform with some of their friends, playing a mixture of Latin jazz and lounge music. On Sunday Kathy Gilbert is MC to a programme of recit-als by some of her piano pupils, including Colin Mid-dleton, Surya Bowyer and Aria Mirabel. The Festival appreciates the help of St Mary’s and East Barnet Baptist Churches as sponsors of the tea tent.
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IN MY OPINION, the most wonderful thing that happened in the Christian Church over the last few decades is the ordination of women to the priesthood. As a dedicated feminist, I have been reading recently of the pain and sorrow felt by female Roman Catholics who wish to become priests but are denied the privilege. There are many of them, and they have an organisation attempting to further their cause. The Women’s Leadership Cam-paign numbers among its members some leading Roman Catholics who are seeking to expose what they call fallacies, misconceptions and discrimination by an over-whelmingly patriarchal Church leadership. Among them is Mary McAleese, President of the Republic of Ire-
land and a distinguished lawyer, who has been quoted with a mov-ing plea that surely emanated from deep down in her heart and soul. In a lecture as long ago as 1995 Mrs McAleese said: “If I truly be-lieved that Christ was the authority for the proposition that women are to be excluded from priesthood by virtue simply of their gender, I would have to say emphatically that this is a Christ in whose divin-ity I do not and will not and cannot believe. “This Christ is too small of mind, too mean of heart to be the Christ
of the gospel whom I believe in and whom I know, I like to think, at least as well as the Pope might know him.” That statement describes elo-quently the hurt that is felt by le-gions of Jesus Christ’s devoted followers. Unfortunately, it seems to have had little effect. I would venture to suggest, sadly, that Mrs McAleese and her friends will not see their hopes fulfilled in their lifetimes. There is, however, another way. It is not unusual to have Christians moving from one denomination to another — we have certainly seen it at St Mary’s, where a number of cradle Catholics worship quite happily — and in the Anglican and free churches women priests abound. Therefore I humbly sug-gest that this is worthy of thought.
Stumbling block There is, of course, one huge stumbling block, and that is the question of the apostolic succes-sion. Roman Catholics are told that they belong to the one true church, and that’s that. But is it? Those of us who — for various reasons — have switched from Rome to Canterbury have no such worries. We believe that daily Christian practice supersedes religious dogma, and we receive the consecrated bread and wine with a clear conscience from a Church England priest or, indeed, from a Methodist minister. Are we to be condemned for her-esy, or perhaps for ignorance? I feel sure that Mrs McAleese, and the Christ whom she so clearly adores, would not think so. The Women’s Leadership Cam-paign, then, has my full support. At the very least, from an ecu-menical point of view, may I rec-ommend that it deserves all of our prayers.
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A FREE telephone service has been launched by Age Concern UK Hertfordshire, which sup-ports people aged 50 plus who are not currently receiving any other form of statutory help. Some of these people may be ex-periencing life-changing and emo-tionally challenging situations like: a bereavement facing retirement being a victim of a crime following a fall or a stay in hospital or even considering moving to private, sheltered or residential accommodation. The aim of the service is to enable older people to live independently in their own homes for longer with improved health and well-being from a social, physical and mental health perspective. Elsie, living alone, has a nasty fall at home. She is really shaken, wor-ried about continuing to live alone and scared of falling again. She has no broken bones but her confi-dence is shattered. Bill loses his wife to Alzheimer’s
and watches her slip away from him over 16 long years, until her eventual death from pneumonia. He is one of the old school so does not admit how frightened and lost he feels.
Move forward It is for people like Elsie and Bill that Age UK Hertfordshire has launched In Touch, the service offering in-depth and on-going telephone support which can in-volve signposting to other or-ganisations, where relevant. It works with individuals on a one-to-one basis at a time convenient to them, by listening, giving empathy and support to enable the person to move forward from the situation that is causing them anxiety.
Do you or do you know someone who can benefit from this service but might not know about it? Per-haps a neighbour, friend or a member of your family? For more information or to be referred to the scheme please contact Age Concern UK Hert-fordshire’s In Touch Team by phone 01992 629358/634964 or email [email protected]
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SOCIETY A group of enthusiasts who meet on the second Monday of the month at Brookside Meth-odist Church Hall (corner of Cat Hill and Church Hill Road) from 8 to 10pm. Guest speakers and shows in June and July. We are seeking new members. If interested, please contact Alan Gregory on 8346 6101 or come to one of our meetings. 0510
WHILE AWAY a few idle summer moments with these questions about historic dates in July and August. Good luck! 1: Which British tennis player won the Wimbledon women’s singles title on July 1, 1977?
2: July 4 is American Independ-ence Day. In which year was inde-pendence declared?
3: Where did the armies of James II and William III clash on July 12, 1690?
4: In which year on July 18 was the Pope’s authority over England declared void?
5: Who broke off her engagement to Paul McCartney on TV on July 20, 1968?
6: Which American state banned Beatles products on July 31, 1968 because of John Lennon’s remarks about Jesus?
7: Which dance was introduced by Chubby Checker on August 1, 1960?
8: Which international youth movement celebrated its centenary on August 1, 2007?
9: Which Crown colony gained independence from Britain on Au-gust 16, 1960.
10: Which instrument of commu-nication was granted a patent on August 20, 1896?
11: Which country declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914 — although the two nations were allies in the Second World War?
12: Which famous couple died in a car crash on August 31, 1997 in Paris?
AS USUAL, we finish with some
Biblical brain-teasers.
These are all about Old Testa-ment legends.
13: From what did God make Eve?
14: How many Philistines did Samson kill with the jawbone of an ass?
15: How was Elijah taken up to heaven?
16 What was unusual about Ba-laam’s donkey?
17: How many years did Methuse-lah live?
18: What happened to the walls of Jericho when Joshua’s men blew their trumpets?
19: For what did Esau sell his birthright?
20: What happened to 42 boys after they jeered at Joshua?
21: How old was Abraham when his first child was born?
Answers on page 18
Some summer sticklers! JOEY O’REILLY’s Herald Quiz
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Crossword Compiled by Anne Williams *each of these is a 13 across.
Across *1. No colour in this 13 across .(5) 4. Shelter for alien locally. (6) 9. Fifty, for example, a friend in law. (7) 10. They sound correct in religions. (5) 11. Lazy identification for the French. (4) 12. Cooker in muddled rain … falls. (7) 13. Hear see; see intro. (3) 14. South African artist girl. (4) 16. Medicines (mostly) cure these. (4) 18. A church is part of a circle. (3) 20. Half of an immortal? (7) 21. Run from truffle egg. (4) 24. Non-U rogues become monsters. (5) *25. Strong wind round
French island. (7) *26. … brick road? 27. A big 13 across. (5)
Down
*1. Table ice loses directions in Northern Europe. (6) 2. E.g. Gabriel or Michael. (5) 3. Vegetable potassium drink. (4) *5. Radii act together near Italy. (8) 6. Two necessities for a game. (7) *7. Day up over chap in the south. (6) 8. Laughing creature has money in margins of Hornsea. (5) *13. Southern old ship con-tains donkey. (8) 15. Mad rail - all at 13across. (7) 17. Folly of one coy girl. (6) 18. Proverbial era includes
two notes. (5) *19. Odd bad egg remains in Med. (6) 22. Endless flower on the French city. (5) 23. Voice in oral toccata. (4)
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THE FEAST of Pentecost celebrates the new life given to God's people through the power of the Holy Spirit. Having had 17 adults con-firmed on Ascension Day, it was great to be able to ad-
mit 11 children (above) to Communion as part of our shared Pentecost service with Brookside Methodist Church. This was the third year that children from St Mary’s and
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Joey’s Quiz answers 1: Virginia Wade. 2: 1776. 3: Battle of the Boyne. 4: 1536. 5: Jane Asher. 6: Alabama. 7: The Twist. 8: Scouting. 9: Cyprus. 10: The dial telephone. 11: Japan. 12: Lady Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed. 13: One of Adam’s ribs. 14: One thousand. 15: In a whirlwind. 16: It could speak. 17: 969. 18: They fell down. 19: A bowl of stew. 20: Two bears tore them to pieces. 21: 100.
East Barnet Parish Residents Association (incorporating Friends of Oak Hill Park) Web: eastbarnet.org e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8441 8096 We invite all residents to join our association. We continually monitor planning applications and have successfully rejected mobile phone masts, unsuitable housing developments, and a floodlit golf driving range in the park. We have helped keep post offices open, and encouraged better law and order, better recreation facilities… The more members we have the more important we can be. Membership is only £2 per year per household, and includes four newsletters a year and full access to the website. 0610
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Bible story with song,
prayer and play
Under-fives and their parents/carers are in-vited to join us for praise, play and chat. You are welcome to come (and bring your friends)
St Mary’s Church, East Barnet
10.30 to 11.30am, on July 1 &15
Toddler Praise A relaxed
service with time for play
and chat. Contact
Becky Leach for info: 0780 653 0656
Services and events in July and August Sunday July 4 TRINITY 5 No 10am Service 12noon Songs of Praise in the Park (East Barnet Festival) 6.30pm Evensong Sunday July 11 TRINITY 6 10am Sung Eucharist 7pm broken/ (alternative worship) Sunday July 18 TRINITY 7 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong at St Mary's Monken Hadley [Celebrating 250 years of Methodism in Barnet]. No Evensong in East Barnet
Sunday July 25 ST JAMES THE APOSTLE 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong Sunday August 1 Sunday August 1 TRINITY 8 10am All Age Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong Sunday August 8 TRINITY 10 10am Sung Eucharist (with Baprism) 6.30pm Evensong Sunday August 15 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 10am Sung Eucharist with incense 6.30pm Evensong
Sunday August 22 TRINITY 12 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong Sunday August 29 TRINITY 13 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong
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Advance notice: the Whetstone-based IONIAN CLARINET CHOIR will be holding their 40th Anniversary Concert at St Mary's on Saturday November 20 at 7.45pm. Please join us. More details in the September Herald.
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RECTOR (PARISH PRIEST) The Revd Richard Watson The Rectory, 136 Church Hill Road, EN4 8XD Tel: 8368 3840 [email protected] or [email protected] ASSISTANT CURATE The Revd Becky Leach Tel: 07806 530656 [email protected] READER (LAY MINISTER) Mr Martin Horton, 38 West Walk, EN4 8NU Tel: 8368 6341 [email protected]
Church website: stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk
ASSOCIATE MINISTER (Methodist) The Revd Colin Smith 18 Granville Road, Barnet EN5 4DU Tel: 8449 8386 [email protected] PARISH CO-ORDINATOR: Mrs Anne Kruse Parish Office/Church Hall, 54 Church Hill Road, EN4 8TA. Mon-Fri 10am-noon Tel: 8361 7524 [email protected] Churchwardens Mr Jon Simpson 8361 7030. Mrs Chris Mears 8368 6200. DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Mr Andrew Earwaker, . Tel: 8591 8212 Mobile: 07518 277 056 [email protected]
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