June 2009

VICAR: The Revd. Martin Fredriksen Tel: 694109

PARISH OFFICE (Mondays to Fridays 9.30am - Noon) Tel: 697641

FROM THE VICAR: Out of a love for our Lord and a concern for each other, the generosity of some of our parishioners is at times, quite overwhelming.

On Wednesday, 29th April, at the Service where he was regularly a Server, we dedicated several items for use in the Church in memory of John Knowles – two altar cloths; small items of communion linen; four albs to be worn by our servers; three pulpit falls in fabrics matching the existing altar-frontals, to mark the changes of the seasons in the Church’s Liturgical Year; a small solid silver ciborium to contain communion wafers – the previous one in silver-plate has peeled badly; a small monstrance for blessing with the Sacrament at Corpus Christi and other occasions; a lead-glass flagon; a tray with stainless steel cruets for containing water and wine at midweek services.

There are four sets of vestments (chasubles and matching stoles) for the celebrant at the altar – some of the ones in current use are my personal property, whilst others from the church and Hillbourne have become faded and worn. There is, on order, a vestment press and drawer unit to contain most of the above.

John, being an engineer, was unhappy with the little sanctus-bells which occasionally fell apart when they were rung. There is now a fine set of bronze bells, whose tone would surely have delighted him.

All this has come from an extremely generous legacy from John’s estate and we will be using some of the remainder to put new lighting into the Church, clean the underside of the roof and give the interior a much-needed coat of paint.

I am most grateful, that when I come to retire (in just over two and a half years), the building, its decoration and ornaments will be in good order and that the work and worship will continue in this wonderful parish that has been greatly blessed by God over many years.

Martin Fredriksen.

HOLY BAPTISM

26th April Jacob Giovanni Maine and Luca Antonio Maine (Twins)
17th May Katie Mai Reade
31st May Holly Owen

We welcome them into the Lord’s Family

WEDDINGS

22nd May Mark Christopher Branford and Amala Jane Hawker
23rd May Ian Stewart Childs and Julie Elizabeth Brown

Those whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder.

CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

28th April Robert Edward (Bob) Worner 15th May John Philip Stevens
12th May Barbara Frances Kate Nethercott 18th May Dennis Albert Tarr
13th May Betty Elliott Wilson 19th May Betty Leila Wainwright
  Barbara Daphne Maginess   Joan Mary Haslett
29th May Dora Violet Chapman    

May they rest in peace and rise in glory

 

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