THE LINK
The Parish Magazine for the parishes of
St Catherine and Holy Trinity Ventnor and St Boniface Bonchurch
September 2019
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Ventnor & Bonchurch Parish website address
www.ventnorcofe2.btck.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Churchwardens
St Catherine’s John Bagshawe and Adrian Pinnock
Holy Trinity Mark Bell and Jo Nicholson
St Boniface Philip Kennerly and George Westcott
Morning Prayer
Tuesday at 9.30am and Thursday at 9.15am at Holy Trinity
Wednesday at 9.30am at St Catherine’s
Friday at 9.00am St Boniface Parish Church
Midweek Services St Catherine’s - Wednesday - 10.30am Holy Communion
Holy Trinity - Thursday - 10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday Services Please see inside Link for details of Sunday Services
The Ministry Team
Rev’d Canon Hugh Wright 01983 853729
Email: [email protected]
Gill Chaloner Reader 854659
Jenny Hopkins-Holder Reader 852575
Gill Smith Reader 856134
Nicola Pinnock Reader
Lay Pastoral Assistants
Mary Bell - Jo Nicholson - Sally Fitzgerald
Janet Kay - Joel Whybrew
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And just when you thought it was all over……..
As I consider this article, it is mid Silly Season in Ventnor and
Bonchurch, otherwise known as July and August! In the summer
holidays in our seaside town, nothing, but nothing, is as usual! In
fact, the Silly Season seemed to start early this year with the
superb Bonchurch Flower Festival and “hot up” from then on.
Candle-lit Services ran through the summer on Sunday nights at
the Old Church, the Annual Readers’ Service took place at
Portsmouth Cathedral, where we were able to celebrate Nicola
Pinnock’s Licensing. Ventnor Fringe burst upon us with all its
concerts and plays, church furniture arranging, the Book Bus and
a Yard Sale at Holy Trinity.
Today, as I write this, The Carnival “Come and See” Café Service
has just taken place at St Catherine’s, so this week Ventnor
Carnival and its processions will take pride of place, and the
streets will again be bustling.
Everything feels a bit unplanned and ad hoc. People suddenly
decide to visit, our congregations swell and diminish according to
who’s COME on holiday and who’s GONE on holiday. Decisions
are often made on the spur of the moment…..and then the
weather comes along and changes everything!
It’s rather fun to lead an unplanned life for a couple of months,
and I suspect that all of us enjoy freedom and the chance to fit in
the unusual, the enjoyable, the unexpected treat and the un-
planned invasion of family and friends.
But at the end of it, it can be a relief to reach September, when
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“normal service can be resumed”, when life returns to an
ordinary pace, when everything goes back to usual in our three
churches.
But…just when you thought it was all over…we shall go out
with a blaze of glory!
Ventnor Horticultural Show will take place at Holy Trinity on
August 31st… a new venue near to the new allotments.
Bishop Christopher will be attending St Catherine’s on
September 1st for the “Come and See” Café Church and
afterwards to dedicate the Community Churchyard, and on
September 3rd, St Boniface will be holding its monthly Coffee
Morning.
So perhaps the Silly Season can go out “with a bang instead of a
whimper”, and then we can all return to Sensible September!
Gill
September 29th Harvest Festivals
9.30a.m. Holy Communion,
Holy Trinity Church
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10.45a.m. Holy Communion
St Catherine’s Church
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Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley
The sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed that I mentioned Sir
Frederick Ouseley in my June article, and in the spirit of ‘Linking’ articles I
thought I would turn to this gentleman this month. In the course of my
research I have been able to uncover two more ‘links’ which further
encouraged me in my quest.
The first link is personal: Sir Frederick was born in London in 1825 on 12
August, and so I share a birthday with him. However, his aristocratic
background certainly would set us apart! But his very background was the
cause of some difficulty for him as he progressed through his theological
and musical career, as his interest in the performance of Anglican church
music was an activity which was seen as beneath someone of his stature.
He was another musical prodigy, composing his first opera at the age of
eight, and being compared (as was Samuel Wesley) to Mozart. But music
never figured in his formal education and a growing interest in ecclesiastical
matters led him to subjugate his musical talents to liturgical ideals. In 1844,
having succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father, he went to
Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1849 and appointed to a
curacy at a church in Knightsbridge. He then turned his attention to music
and obtained a degree in 1850, followed by a successful submission for an
Oxford DMus in 1854 with an exercise in oratorio.
Few of his own compositions are now known or performed, but in 1856
Ouseley both founded and endowed with his own funds St Michael's College on the outskirts of Tenbury Wells, a choir school intended to
serve as a model for Anglican church music. He also became the school's
first Warden. His fascination with the Tractarian movement in Oxford
provided the initial inspiration for the founding of the spiritual and
educational community, whose main task was the singing of the daily offices.
He had attempted a similar project during his curacy but met with
opposition due to the anti-catholic riots and this caused him to seek a more
sympathetic location in the Worcestershire countryside.
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Standards in church music were rather low at the time, and the conduct of
the liturgy was often superficial. The purpose of St Michael's was to set a
good example and encourage others to follow suit. Ouseley funded the
project himself, building and maintaining the College which also housed his
priceless library and which provided source material for countless visiting
scholars. He also wrote a number of learned text books on various
musical subjects including harmony, counterpoint, fugue, and composition.
His most famous pupil was Sir John Stainer, but he was also instrumental
in bringing together a variety of musicians for their own mutual benefit and
for the benefit of church music as a whole.
The second ‘link’ with Sir Frederick is a
more direct one with Holy Trinity. At
the time that our organ was being
refurbished by Edwin Lemare senior in the 1880s, it became clear that Mr
Lemare’s ambitions were not matched
by the funding available. A letter in our
archives shows that Sir Frederick was
consulted by Mr Lemare on what could
be left out of the specification with the
least detriment to the resulting
instrument. The response is written in
Sir Frederick’s own hand and dated only
weeks before his death, in 1889. He
gave detailed advice on which stops
could be omitted and one assumes that
his august advice was followed.
He died in Hereford where he had been precentor at Hereford Cathedral
since 1855. His influence lives on, though, as the Ouseley Trust provides
grants for cathedrals, choral foundations, parish churches, choir schools
and other relevant institutions for the promotion of high quality choral
traditions
Helen Slade
References: The Ouseley Trust and Wikipedia
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THE STAR.
Everyone knew that Mark could do it, he was never lost for words, his
teachers admitted that although he was only twelve years old he had
acquired the gift of being able to hold peoples’ attention and to top it all
he had talent : He was a wonderful singer.
It was the day of the celebration of Her Majesty, the Queen’s Silver
Jubilee. Mark had been nominated to lead a huge Variety show on the
stage of the Theatre Royal to celebrate this illustrious occasion, Every
school in the locality had been invited to produce a short act and I gave
Mark the plum job of Compère.
Secret rehearsals had been going on for several weeks including those
for Mark himself, so he certainly knew his job (although not at the
Theatre Royal.)
There were, of course several highly professional adults around in case
of any emergencies.
Mark arrived and was introduced to the producer and stage manager
amid a great amount of excitement and then Mark had a peep through
the spy-hole at the audience, when he saw the size of the audience, he
nearly fainted, his legs seemed to turn to jelly and he broke out in a
sweat. ”I can’t do it,” he said. (This was a touch of stage fright.)
The orchestra struck up the opening bars, the curtains opened revealing
an empty stage and the stage manager suddenly had the presence of
mind to pick Mark up bodily and carry him out to centre stage, he then
announced through the microphone : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
GIRLS AND BOYS, YOUR COMPARE’ FOR THIS AFTERNOON,
........MARK.”
The audience responded with a mighty welcome of cheering and
applause Mark was blinded by the spotlight and then he took over. The
stage was his,
He was in charge. He introduced each act with the professionalism of a
real trouper adding his own contributions of wit and song, it all turned
out to be a wonderful success, there were reports and reviews in the newspapers the following day and at the weekend, proclaiming Mark as
the new star of the stage, Aged twelve.
Ted.
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COURAGE AND FORTITUDE.
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHERUBIM.
It boils down to circumstance and whatever has to be,
Bravery and courage. ....unexpectedly,
Our nervousness and feelings will never be in doubt
If we see a soul in trouble we must always help them out.
It seems so very natural to give a helping hand,
From a small and humble person to the leader of the band.
There are times that we don’t realise the goodness to be done,
Think of God in heaven who gave his only son.
To lose a dearly loved one is an awful wrench to bear, Be sympathetic to these things, always be aware.
Not everyone is brave enough to face calamity alone
Our Cherubim show mercy they will not condone
Kindness is the answer, a loving, kindly word,
At times a quiet action, it may not be even heard.
Our own true grit and fortitude are words that spring to mind,
Be loving, sympathetic, true and very kind.
Fear and lack of confidence are also hard to bear,
So often in a case like that it is a help to share.
Once more a kindly action will break through to save the day,
A little prayer of thankfulness, it is not hard to say
Be thankful for our freedom, our ever open door,
This world so full of wonder, we could not wish for more.
All creatures here for company unique and so divine,
Remembered by communion in Holy bread and wine.
Ted.
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Holy Cross Day Holy Cross Day (14th September) is when the Church celebrates the Cross as a
symbol of triumph, as the sign of Christ’s victory over death. It began back in
the fourth century, when Helena, mother of the Christian Roman Emperor
Constantine, travelled from Rome to Israel to seek out places of special
significance to Christians.
Much of Jerusalem had been destroyed by the Romans in 135 AD, but even so,
Helena located what she believed to be the sites of the Crucifixion and of the
Burial (and modern archaeologists think she may well be correct). The sites
were so close together that she built one large church over them - the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre. And that church, built in honour of the Cross, was
dedicated on 14th September 335.
The sign of the Cross has been used by Christians since early times. Tertullian,
writing about AD 211, noted that Christians seldom did anything significant
without making the sign of the cross.
C of E and Methodists inch closer to communion with each other
The General Synod has recently given its backing to further steps towards
bringing the Church of England and the Methodist Church in Great Britain into
communion with each other.
Members voted in favour of starting work on drafting a series of texts
including a formal declaration of a new relationship of communion between
the two churches.
The texts would include inaugural services to mark this new relationship and
practical guidelines on how ministers from each church could serve in the
other.
The Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth, called the Methodist
Church “our close historical cousin and covenant partner”.
The Revd Joyce Jones, from the Diocese of Leeds, said: “Our unity is vital for
our mission. If people see our two churches separately then they won’t see
Christ easily. If they see us loving one another and working together to serve
Christ, they are more likely to be drawn to faith.”
Extracts from Parish Pump
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First Thursday of the month at 9am,
St Catherine's Church. A warm welcome to breakfast and a friendly chat.
5th September
New Event In The Hub
Second Hand Book Corner
Wanted : Good quality paper back novels.
Please leave in the Hub. Many Thanks. Janet Kay
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Ventnor Townswomen's Guild
September 18th 2.15pm
“Wolverton Village and Culver Cliff”
with Bob Hyde
Next meeting - 16th October - American Tea
Resident’s Lounge. Knights Court, High Street, Ventnor.
Secretary - Mrs J Walters - 855892
Social Studies Group
2nd September 2.15pm
“A History of Postcards”
with Nick Minns
Next meeting 7th October - with Rosemary Cooper
Held in the Resident’s lounge at Byrnhill Grove, Park
Avenue. For more information contact
Mrs Barbara Joyner - 651577
£1 per meeting including refreshments.
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Monday Evening 7.45pm
Contact Jenny Holder 852575
Tuesday Evening - 8.00pm
At Mick and Nava Young’s St Andrews, Belgrave
Road. 852680
INTO THE SILENT LAND
Our next Contemplation Group takes place
Wednesday 11th September at 7.30 pm
Holy Trinity Hall.
Contact Tim Slade or Hugh
for more information.
Bishop Christopher will be attending
St Catherine’s on September 1st
for the “Come and See” Café Church
and afterwards to dedicate the
Community Churchyard
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September at Carisbrooke Priory
Open Door Worship Meeting every Thursday at 12 Noon
Speakers for September 2019:
5th September Brian Harley (Communion)
12th September Stella Hardiman
19th September Dennis Lloyd
26th September Bob White
A light lunch is available after the service
Activities @ The Priory
Poetry Past & Present with Anne Linington
will be returning this month – please check website for details
Open Art Group – Every Tuesday, Beginners Welcome
10.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Crochet Café Every Friday from 11.00 a.m. until 1.00 p.m.
QUIET DAY “Peter, Follower of Christ” Part Two
Monday 2nd September 2019
9.30 a.m. – 2.45 p.m.
Tea & Coffee will be provided – please bring your own lunch
Contact Maxine on 01983 523354
Prayer Ministry available by arrangement –
Please contact the Priory for an appointment Phone: 01983 523354
Email: [email protected]
www.carisbrookepriory.org.uk
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The story behind the hymn: How Great Thou Art
This well-loved, world famous Christian hymn began in Sweden, moved to
Germany and Russia, and thence to England and the USA, where it became
world famous as the signature song of George Beverly Shea in the great Billy
Graham Crusades.
In about 1887 Carl Boberg was a young lay-pastor in Sweden, walking home
from church near Kronoback, Sweden, and listening to the church bells.
Suddenly a violent storm blew up, with lightning and thunder and wind – and just
as quickly it departed. In the calm following the storm, a rainbow appeared, and
all nature was at peace. Boberg was inspired to write a poem, ‘O Store Gud’, on
the greatness of God in Nature. He set it to an old Swedish folk tune, and it
was first sung in Varmland in 1888.
‘O Store Gud’ became popular, and it began to spread. By 1907 it had been
taken to Germany by a wealthy Baltic Baptist nobleman. From there it moved
to Russia in 1912, where it was called Velikiy Bog – or ‘Great God’. By 1925 it
had been translated into English ‘O Mighty God’ by a professor at North Park
College in Illinois. But this gave way in 1949 to a different English translation,
done by a British missionary to the Ukraine, Stuart K Hine, who called it How
Great Thou Art, and rewrote some verses.
It was Hine’s version which went on to gain wide popularity in the USA. It was
first recorded by a Bill Carle in 1958, and then the Manna Music version of the
song was popularised in the 1950s at the Billy Graham Crusades. It was sung in
the 1955 Toronto campaign, and then it really took off in 1957 in Madison
Square Garden, New York, where Shea sang it 100 times during the campaign.
George Beverly Shea’s recording of the hymn has been ranked number 204 on
the top recordings of the 20th century. Billy Graham once said: “The reason I
like 'How Great Thou Art' is because it glorifies God. It turns Christian’s eyes
toward God, rather than upon themselves. I use it as often as possible because
it is such a God-honouring song.’
How Great Thou Art was voted the United Kingdom's favourite hymn by BBC’s
Songs of Praise programme, and it was second on the list of the ‘favourite hymns
of all time’ in a 2001 survey by Christianity Today magazine.
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BONCHURCH EVENTS
Bonchurch Coffee Mornings
On the first Tuesday of each month
Next Coffee Morning
Tuesday 3rd September - 10am – 12pm
MACMILLAN BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING
IN THE WORLD
St BONIFACE CHURCH Bonchurch Shute PO38 1RG
TUESDAY OCTOBER 1st
10am to 12 NOON.
Please come and support this very worthwhile
cause. Although this is our regular monthly Coffee
Morning slot the proceeds will go to
Macmillan Cancer Research
Coffee/Tea ***Cakes and Sausage Rolls to eat
***Cakes to Buy***Tombola***Raffle***Books
and lots of chat! See you there.
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Articles for the October Magazine should be handed in by
September 10th please. You can hand it in at the Hub or
email it to Joan Garlick at [email protected]
Hand written reports/articles are accepted if you do not
have access to a computer.
The Hub Coffee Shop at St Catherine’s Church
Monday to Saturday 10:30-12:30
(except Wednesday 11-12:30).
Coffee, Cake, Chat, Companionship .......
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VENTNOR WEATHER
Thanks to Mike Wood for our
weather information for Ventnor.
Don’t forget to pick up your free copy of
the new look @CofEPortsmouth.
Issued quarterly.
Toasted Teacake
Tuesdays at the Hub 10.30 - 12.30
St Catherine’s Church
June weather
Rainfall of 57.2mm was 140% of the average of 41.0mm. The wettest day was
the 7th with 13.2mm. Rain fell on 12 days.
The mean temperature was 15.7C. Just above the average of 14.9C. The
hottest day was the 29th with 24.6C. 12 days had more the than 20C. The
coldest night was the 11th with 9.6 C.
July weather.
Rainfall of 40.9mm was 94% of the average of 43.37mm. The wettest day was
the 19th with 28.1mm. This was the wettest day since January 12th 2017. Rain
fell on 9 days.
The mean temperature was 18.7C. The average maximum was 22.2C 28 days
had more than 20C. The hottest day was the 23rd with 27.2C. The coldest
night was the 2nd with 12.5C.
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“Trinity Folk”
20th September
Holy Trinity
Church Hall
7.30pm - 10pm
28th September 3pm - 5pm
St Francis Academy - Upper Ventnor
“Come and share a meal with us”
Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or carer.
Do please tell any families you know about this
Free event
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Worship September 1st The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
9.30a.m. Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Church
10.45a.m. “Come and See” Café Church, St Catherine’s Church,
followed by dedication of the community church garden by
Bishop Christopher.
10.45a.m. Holy Communion, St Boniface Church
September 8th The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
9,30a.m. Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Church
10.45a.m. Holy Communion, St Catherine’s Church
10.45a.m. Holy Communion, St Boniface Church
6.30 p.m. Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Church
September 15th The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
9.30a.m. Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Church
10.45a.m. Morning Worship, St Catherine’s Church
10.45a.m. Holy Communion, St Boniface Church
September 22nd The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
11.00a.m. JOINT SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION,
St BONIFACE CHURCH
September 29th, St Michael and All Angels/Harvest
9.30a.m. Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Church H.F.
10.45a.m. Holy Communion St Catherine’s Church H.F.
10.45a.m. Morning Worship, St Boniface Church
6.30p.m. Evensong, Holy Trinity Church
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Bible Readings September 1st The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Proverbs 25:6-7
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
St Luke 14:1, 7-14
September 8th The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Deuteronomy 30:15-end
Philemon 1-21
St Luke 14:25-33
September 15th The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
Exodus 32:7-14
1 Timothy 1:12-17
St Luke 15:1-10
September 22nd The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Amos 8:4-7
1 Timothy 2:1-7
St Luke 16:1-13
September 29th St Michael and All Angels
St Michael Readings / Harvest Readings
Genesis 28:10-17 Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Revelation 12:7-12 Philippians 4:4-9
St John 14:7-end St John 6:25-35
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BEREAVEMENT GROUP….Can we help you?
We are aware that there are a number of
people who have been bereaved and might
like someone to talk to.
If this is YOU or someone you know, please contact any of the
Bereavement Group from St Catherine’s, Holy Trinity and
St Boniface, by telephoning 01983 853729 or visit the Hub at
St Catherine’s any morning between 10.30 am and 12.30pm.
Anything you wish to discuss will be treated with absolute
confidentiality.
PRAYER TIME Each SATURDAY afternoon between 1pm and 2pm
in, St Catherine’s Church.
For more information contact Ann Allen
PRAYER CHAIN Many of you especially newcomers to the Church may not
know about THE PRAYER CHAIN which has been going
for a very long time.
It is made up with a prayerful group of people who pass on
confidential prayers one to another.
If anyone has a confidential or urgent prayer for themselves
or other people, whether members of the Church or not,
then they can ring me on 01983 731142 or email me on
Ann Radcliffe
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