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The Forerunner

The Magazine for the Parish of

Newington Bagpath with

Kingscote

June                                                    2004

Calendar for June 2004

 

Nailsworth (CC) = service at Christ Church

* = joint service with Christ Church members   

 

 

The Little Angels mums and toddlers group meets at Nailsworth Church at 9.30 am on Fridays  4th, 11th, 18th and 25th of June.  Come and join in the fun.

 The Deanery Confirmation Service takes place at Nailsworth at 7.30 pm on Saturday 19th June.  All are invited to attend and support the candidates. 

The next PCC meeting will be on Monday 12 July at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall.

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The Vicar’s Letter

 Dear Friends,

“My father is the gardener”

  Once again we have started our courses and groups which are the preparation leading to confirmation at our Deanery service at St George’s on the 19th June.  We are delighted to have a good number of all ages (interestingly the adults outnumber the young people) who wish to take this step.  Each year time is spent discussing how these, and the rest of our membership, can be nurtured and encouraged to grow into the strong and faithful disciples who will bear ‘much fruit’.  Jesus does not use the illustration of, say, an ornamental cherry when He teaches, but a vine and a fig tree which are pruned and fed so that they will bear ‘much fruit’ (John 15 and Luke 13 verses 6 & 7) to God’s greater glory.

Jesus’ statement led me to think how much ‘disciplers’ could learn from gardeners.  I have tried to grow my own plants from seed over the years with a varying degree of success !  The right type of compost with the correct amount of water, heat and light will almost guarantee that the seeds will germinate, but then the seedlings must be nurtured carefully, pricked out and potted on !  And that’s only the beginning !  The plants must be planted in the right soil, protected, weeded around, fed etc. !

I believe that Jesus could grow things !  He used his knowledge to communicate in parables, talking of faith as tiny as a mustard seed, seeds on stony ground or being choked by brambles, and hard pruning to make old plants more fruitful - now there’s a thought !!  We need to understand His teaching and put it into practice so that our Benefice becomes a place where the healthy plants choke out the weeds and seed themselves.

 We have just remembered Pentecost when the promised Holy Spirit came, and He can cause us to learn and grow very quickly.  We should all pray for His help and understanding as we begin each day to read our Bibles - God can teach us faster than any human ever can !

 So, if the theory is sound, how do we put it into practice and create our own garden of Eden ?  Well, I do know the best gardener - and prayer can cause the most productive ideas to germinate !

The Reverend Stephen Earley

 

Flower Rota                 

 

Jo Spash

Sunday Club

All children in the parish are welcome to join in with our activities at the Sunday Club on 13th June when we will meet at 11.00 am in the Village hall.

Janet, Elin and Jenny

 Flower and Clean Team

As there is a wedding at our little church on 26th June, we will endeavour to make it shine again on Wednesday 23rd June at the usual time of 2.30 pm.

Vida Sutton

House Group

The next meeting will be on Tuesday 8th June, 7.45 for 8.00 pm, at the home of Georgina Harford when we will be discussing the theme What God thinks of My Ambitions.  The text to be used is Matthew 6 verses 19 to 34:

     

Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where it grows rusty and moth-eaten, and thieves break in to steal it.  Store up treasure in heaven, where there is no moth and no rust to spoil it, no thieves to break in and steal.  For where your wealth is, there will your heart be also.

The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eyes are sound, you will have light for your whole body; if the eyes are bad, your whole body will be in darkness.  If then the only light you have is darkness, the darkness is doubly dark.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and think nothing of the second.  You cannot serve God and Money.

Therefore I bid you put away anxious thoughts about food and drink to keep you alive, and clothes to cover your body.  Surely life is more than food, the body more than clothes.  Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow and reap and store in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  You are worth more than the birds !  Is there a man of you who by anxious thought can add a foot to his height ?  And why be anxious about clothes ?  Consider how the lilies grow in the fields; they do not work, they do not spin; and yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendour was not attired like one of  these.  But if that is how God clothes the grass in the fields, which is there today, and tomorrow is thrown on the stove, will he not all the more clothe you ?  How little faith you have !  No, do not ask anxiously “What are we to eat ?  What are we to drink ? What shall we wear ?”  All these things are for the heathen to run after, not for you, because your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.  Set your mind on God’s kingdom and his justice before everything else, and all the rest will come to you as well.  So do not be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow will look after itself.  Each day has troubles enough of its own.

 

All are most welcome to join us in our informal discussion of these and related issues.

The House Group

Grumbolds Ash Group

Although only three of us were able to take the trip to Bowood, the sun shone and it was just wonderful.  The ground was a stunning carpet of bluebells, and the Rhododendrons were so varied and colourful and in such a peaceful setting we thought this must be the nearest thing to heaven.

Our next trip is to the Sundial Theatre at Cirencester on 17th June to see a performance of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ which starts at 7.30 pm.  Travel arrangements to be made between members.

Vida Sutton

Tower Clearance

We thank those who helped on Saturday 22nd May with the clean up of the tower first floor and the gallery.  As a result, Louisa and Patrick’s wedding guests will be able to sit in the gallery and arrive at the reception in a presentable condition !

The PCC

 Village Hall Activities

 Many thanks to everyone who contributed in so many ways to making the Curry Night in April such a success, particularly those who cooked, cleared up and made a great effort to dress up ! (sorry, this could not be squeezed into the May issue)

 Independence Day Barbecue on Sunday 4 July - in the garden of Angela and Tony Wooldridge - 1.00 to 6.00 pm  Tickets - adults £5.00 children £3.00

Please support this fundraising event for your Village Hall.  Final details in July magazine.

Alice Cooper

 The Pindrop Acoustic Collective

 A concert of music and singing by this versatile group will take place at Kingscote Park on Saturday 19th June, commencing at 8.00 for 8.15 pm.  Admission to the event costs £10 and tickets must be purchased in advance.  Supper will also be available at an additional charge of £6 which may be paid on the night.  

 Instruments including acoustic guitar, mandolin, pipes, accordion, acoustic fretless bass, pan pipe, ukelele, dobro, finger piano, banjo and violin will provide a quiet but stimulating evening of  friendly music.  Further information about the group may be obtained on  Tel. (see paper copy of Forerunner) .

Kingscote Summer Jazz Evening

 By popular request we will be having another Jazz evening with Roy Kirby and his band on Friday 9 July at Cedar House, by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Reynolds.  Please reserve this date in your diaries and come along to join in the fun, with games and sideshows for the whole family.

The gates will open at 7.00 pm, closing at 10.30 pm, and the band will start playing at 7.30 pm.

Admission will be £5 for adults, children free, and there will be a bar and buffet selling refreshments, the  proceeds of the event in aid of the Parish Church.

Final details will be announced in the July magazine, but any queries may be directed in the meantime to Georgina Harford Tel.  (see paper copy of Forerunner) or Elin Tattersall Tel.  (see paper copy of Forerunner).

 

Mobile Police Station

The Mobile Police Station will visit Kingscote between 1.30 and 2.00 pm on Monday 7th June and Wednesday 23rd June.  Please give them your support.

 Post Office

The Post Office is open on every normal working Tuesday and Thursday :

           from  9.00 am to 1.00 pm  and  from  2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

 Mobile Library                                                                           

The mobile library will be by The Walled Garden from 9.40 am to 9.55 am on Thursdays  10th and 24th of June.

 

Waste Recycling

The boxes will be emptied as follows:

                   Newington and Bagpath  -  Mon. 7th and 21st June.

                   Kingscote  -  Tues. 8th and 22nd June.

 

Magazine

Many thanks to those who have made a special effort to deliver copy on time for this issue.  Any material which may be of interest for the next issue of the Forerunner should be sent by 20th June to H. Tubbs,  3 The Walled Garden,  Tel. 860 194, e-mail:

 

Parish Council - planning activity

 Recently approved work:

         Kingscote Park - retrospective permission for the Tori Arch.

Recent applications       

         Binley Farm - change of use of redundant farm buildings to function  rooms with ancillary facilities for private hire.    

Parish Directory

 

Vicar:

The Rev. Stephen Earley

Churchwardens:

Harry Tubbs

Philip Kendell

Hon.Sec.PCC:

Georgina Harford

Hon.Treas.PCC:

Brooks Childress

Members of PCC:

The Churchwardens

The Hon. Secretary

The Hon.Treasurer

Robert Whitworth

Sue Bradley-Jones

Elin Tattersall

Vida Sutton

Richard Waller

Rod and Jenny Tibbert.

Legacy Officer: 

Brooks Childress

Flower and Clean team:  

Vida Sutton

Iris Shorey

Jo Spash

Joan Wagner

Elizabeth Trigg.

Sunday Club:

Elin Tattersall

Janet Davies

Jenny Tibbert

Nailsworth MU

Jackie Porter

Editor of Forerunner:  

Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, GL8 8YP. Tel: 860 194

Printer of Forerunner:  

Geoffrey Higgins

Gift Aid and Envelopes:  

Brooks Childress

Church Flowers Rota: 

Jo Spash

Organist:

Rosemary Sims

Sidespersons:

Robert Whitworth

Harry Tubbs

Sue Bradley-Jones

Rod Tibbert.

Village Hall:

Secretary: Alice Cooper

Bookings: Angela Wooldridge

Royal British Legion: 

Gordon Bateman

Parish Council Chairman: 

Doug England

Parish Council Clerk:  

Sharon Hodgkins

 

The Forerunner is published by the P.C.C. who are usually most willing to

accept copy from village groups and individuals. However, please note that the opinions and views expressed by the contributors within the Forerunner are not necessarily those of the Church, P.C.C. or Editor.

Bogus Callers

Bogus callers can turn up as builders, gardeners and other specialists and may try to trick you into paying for unnecessary work, possibly even before it has been done !

LOCK

Keep your front and back doors locked even when at home.

If someone calls at your door and offers to do repairs to your home or asks to come in to show you products they are selling

  STOP

Before you answer, stop and think if you are expecting a call.

Look through a spy hole or window to see who it is.

  CHAIN

If you decide to answer the call, put the chain on the door and keep it on.  Normally when the door is locked, keep the chain off so that you can leave quickly in an emergency.

Illegal Waste Disposal

Unregistered waste disposal traders are able to undercut other legal businesses by dumping waste in laybys or hedgerows.  They may advertise for work through flyers put through the letterbox, often quoting mobile phone numbers.

  CHECK

Contact the County Trading Standards Department on 01452 426 200 or the Bogus Callers Helpline on 08081 000 777.

  CONTACT 

Les Haines CDC Community Safety Officer 01285 623 569 or Amelia Craighill CDC Waste and Sustainability Manager 01285 623 618