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Church News and Views for the Parishes
of
Badingham Bruisyard Cransford Dennington Rendham & Sweffling
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.
baptising them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
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Services for June 2018 Sunday 3rd 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Dennington
Trinity 1 9.30am BCP Morning Prayer Bruisyard Eld
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Sweffling MP
10.00am CW Communion Badingham RR
Sunday 10th 9.30am CW Trad. Communion Cransford MP
Trinity 2 9.30am Matins Rendham Eld
10.00am BCP Holy Communion Badingham PI
11.00am Family Service /Morning
Prayer
Dennington Eld
Sunday 17th None See services below Dennington
Trinity 3 9.30am Morning Prayer Sweffling JT
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Bruisyard MP
10.00am Gather Together Badingham Eld
Sunday 24th None See services below Badingham
Trinity 4 9.30am Morning Prayer Cransford JT
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Rendham MP
11.00am Holy Communion Dennington
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Editorial
What is Christianity All About?
"More people than ever before are following Jesus. He is at the heart of the
Christian faith, not church or morals or anything else.
The key question is therefore 'What do you think of Jesus Christ?' "
Jesus of Nazareth never wrote a book, never held political or religious
office, never commanded armies, and yet many would agree that He has
been the most influential figure ever to walk upon this planet.
The accounts of his life in the Bible are peppered with people who are
‘amazed’ at him. The world is now full of people who find Him their
inspiration and look to Him as their hope and their role model. He has more
followers in more countries of the world now, than ever before, and the
community of his followers worldwide is growing more quickly now than
ever.
The heart of the Christian faith is Jesus; not church, or morals, or anything
else. All of these other things may stem from an encounter with Jesus
Christ, but He is the heart and source of it all.
The key question is therefore, what do you think of Jesus Christ?
A Christian is not someone who is better than anyone else. A Christian is
someone who has decided to follow Jesus Christ. No one is disqualified by
not being good enough. Jesus said (and upset many religious people by
saying) “I have come not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” To
those who receive Him, He then gives the gift of the Holy Spirit to enliven
and equip the changed life He offers. This means He loves us so much that
He accepts us just as we are, but He loves us too much to leave us exactly as
we are.
As one of Jesus’ disciples, Philip, said to a friend of his, Nathaniel, who was
very sceptical, “Come and see”. As a modern writer has suggested, ‘Run an
experiment. We all learn how to live from somebody: our parents, our peers,
favourite writers, our appetites, our boss, or a vague combination of these.
Try learning how to live from Jesus. Come and see. Whatever your ideas
about religion might be, you can try being a student of Jesus. And that’s a
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CRANSFORD NEWS
On the 21st May was the funeral of Peter Gladwell, who had lived in
Cransford for most of his life, 50 years or so. After the funeral service he
was buried in the churchyard amid the spring flowers and cascading cherry
blossom. He will be much missed by us all, but especially by Mary and his
family. Our thoughts are with them .
A date for your diary, Saturday 21st July. This will be churchyard cutting
when we trim and tidy up the graves and attend to trees and shrubs. Please
come and support the team. We meet there at 2 pm. Refreshments will be
provided
We continue with no official incumbent as the vacancy is proving difficult
to fill. In the meantime we are well looked after by Rev Martin Percival
and our elder John Tesh. Our thanks to them. These are challenging times
for all churches, and we must not despair, but keep the faith and trust in the
Lord.
Patrick Grieve
very good place to start.
Do you know what Jesus said about
anything? Try living accordingly.
Take a stab at removing contempt
from your life, and see how life runs.
See how well you are able to do it.
Try living as if there is a heavenly
Father who cares for and listens to
you. Try living “without worry” one
day at a time. You have to go
through tomorrow anyway. Try it
with Jesus. Come and see.’
Like Saint Philip advised —
Come and See
St Philip
We have had good attendances in April at St Peter’s, especially on Easter
Day and the Benefice Service
Due to the re-painting of the church interior beginning on the 21st of May,
the church will be closed for about 26 weeks. But we will be holding our
usual services in the Hare Chapel on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month
and so please come over; you will all be welcome.
Rupert and Sally .
St Michael’s Church Rendham: Churchwardens’ Report
On Easter Sunday, 1st April, our service was taken by Prof. John Tesh, and
was well attended. The Benefice Choir sang the introit ‘And can it be’, and
the anthem ‘The strife is o’er’. The Remembrance Easter lilies filled the
church with their fragrance, and Lesley Bennion read out the names of
those who were remembered by the flowers. Thanks to all who supported
the Remembrance Lilies and to those who arranged them so beautifully.
Since our last report there have been two weddings in the Church, that of
James Brice and Kelly Marie Holzinger on 5 April, and of Mark Chatterton
and Theadora Ballantyne-Way on 5 May. Both were very joyful occasions,
and both were conducted by the Rev. Jonathan Olanczuk.
We are grateful to the Community Payback team who came on 19 April to
give our churchyard grass the first cut of the year.
Charles and Frances
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Bruisyard Church
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Who’s Who in the Upper Alde Benefice 2018/2019
Revd Martin Percival will be taking services in the Upper Alde Benefice from the 1st May 2017.
Any funerals after that date should be referred to him. His telephone number is 01728 668537
Badingham 01728+ Email
Elders Ann Foster 638288 [email protected]
Victor Warne 638357 [email protected]
Churchwardens Robert Foster 638288 [email protected]
Victor Warne 638357 [email protected]
Secretary Alan Barlow 638420 [email protected]
Treasurer Nick Morgan 638524 [email protected]
Benefice Safeguarding Anne Fitzgerald [email protected].
DBS ID Checkers Patrick Grieve 663510 [email protected]
Victor Warne 638357 [email protected]
Bruisyard
Ext. Com. Min Rupert Wallis 638393 [email protected]
Elders Rupert Wallis 638393 [email protected]
Angela Carlton [email protected]
Churchwardens Rupert Wallis 638393 [email protected]
Sally Wilton 638393 [email protected]
Secretary Sally Wilton 638393 [email protected]
Treasurer Richard Pawle 638329 [email protected]
Cransford
Elders Patrick Grieve 663510 [email protected]
Glenda Thirkell 663732 [email protected]
Churchwardens Patrick Grieve 663510 [email protected]
Hector Wykes-Sneyd 01449 761862 [email protected]
Secretary Caroline Grieve 663510 [email protected]
Treasurer Patrick Grieve 663510 [email protected]
Venerable Ian Morgan [Archdeacon] Marlesford 01473 298504
Revd Mark Sanders [Rural Dean] Framlingham 01728 768875
Revd Martin Percival [Main] Yoxford 01728 668537
Canon Deirdre Parmenter Marlesford 01728 748145
Revd Philip Ind Melton 01394 384392
Canon Richard Ginn Hacheston 01728 748365
Dennington
Elder Charles Boscawen 638768 [email protected]
Churchwardens Veronica Maberly 638627 [email protected]
Robert Rous 638712 [email protected]
Secretary Julie Steward 638272 [email protected]
Treasurer Robert Rous 638712 [email protected]
Rendham
Ext. Com. Min Charles Seely 663467 [email protected]
Elder Charles Seely 663467 [email protected]
Churchwardens Frances Hill 664021 [email protected]
Charles Seely 663467 [email protected]
Secretary Sally Wilton 638393 [email protected]
Treasurer Richard Pawle 638329 [email protected]
Sweffling
Ext. Com. Min. John Tesh 663518 [email protected]
Elders John Tesh 663518 [email protected]
Anne Fitzgerald [email protected].
Churchwardens John Tesh 663518 [email protected]
Geoffrey Abbott 663402 [email protected]
Secretary Sheila Tesh 663518 [email protected]
Treasurer TBA
Locum Priests
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Dennington
The Plant Sale on 28th April was a huge success raising over £1100 for the
church. Despite the cold drizzly day we had such a large turnout and it was
really lovely to see so many people. Very many thanks to Celia and Peter
Reeve for the enormous amount of hard work in making it all
possible. Thank you to everyone else involved by helping out on the day and
to all those who contributed plants, cards, cakes etc. towards the sale. And of
course, thank you to everyone who came to visit us.
On 8th May the funeral was held for Doreen Wyatt who was for many years a
valued member of our community, endlessly baking and assisting for many
local charitable events. Her husband Gordon and son Keith were both
regular bell ringers and they were all great supporters of the church. There
was a large turnout for her funeral and I am sure she would have been
delighted by the gathering in the village hall afterwards.
Veronica
Badingham
Beetle Drive
This proved to be a very competitive but none the less sociable evening with
lots of fun and laughter and a tasty buffet supper.
David & Pam Waller were our champion players who had the dubious
honour of judging the best decorated beetle;
this accolade went to Lucas Foster who designed what David described as
"a sheet of beetles he would not like to meet on a dark night."
Thank you so much to everyone who provided food and helped and to all of
you who came along.
We made £277.50 for Church funds of which 10% will be donated to Cancer
Research
Sweffling
Our Easter Lily Festival over the Easter weekend attracted visitors not only
from the village but from as far afield as Felixstowe, Lowestoft and Bury St
Edmunds. The lilies (orientals, longiflorum and calla) were given in memory
of family and friends; the church looked beautiful and the scent was
amazing. The memorial scroll was beautifully written and illustrated by Jill
Abbott.
The Easter Day service was well attended and the Benefice choir sang the
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introit “This joyful Eastertide” and the anthem “God so loved the world” by
Stainer.
On Saturday May 5th our local A Capella group “Five in a Bar” performed a
concert in Sweffling Church. It was a most enjoyable evening. There was an
eclectic mix of music ranging from 16th century madrigals, through musicals
of the 1920s to The Beatles and lots more. During the interval the audience
enjoyed delicious refreshments and there was the inevitable raffle. The
evening raised over £300 for church funds. We are very grateful to “Five in a
Bar” for entertaining us so well and to every one who supported the event.
Sweffling dates for your diary
Sweffling Fete this year will be held on the Townlands Meadow on Saturday
August 18th from 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. There will be lots to entertain you
and plenty to eat and drink, so book the date! More details will be given in
the next edition of The Link.
Harvest Thanksgiving in Sweffling will be on Sunday October 7th. Our
Thanksgiving service will be at 9.30 a.m. and will be followed at 1.00 p.m.
by Harvest Lunch and auction of Harvest produce in Sweffling Hut. All are
welcome.
Even further ahead we have our Annual Christmas Brass Band concert on
Friday, December 7th. This is a joyful start to the Christmas period and all
are invited.
General Data Protection Regulation
Under this new legislation the Church needs your permission to have
your name and other data on the lists it keeps.
Perhaps the most important list is the Church Electoral Roll. You will
have filled in a form and entered certain data and signed the form to be
on this list, that could have been as long ago as 2013. (Next year 2019,
we have to renew the roll.) There are other lists: Gift Aid donors,
Church Officers and committees, People who receive Emailed Upper
Alde Links or other information documents.
We would like to include all these lists on one Data Consent Form. If
you receive one of these forms it is because we think you are on a list,
please complete it, sign and return it as soon as possible.
The Act officially came into force on 25th May 2018.
There has been very little interest shown
in fillig our vacancy. It will continue to
be advertised nationwide.
Village support for our Churches is vital
if we are to attract a suitable candidate to
our Benefice. If we could get increased
support within the Benefice, then we may
be able to afford a full time priest; this
would open the position up to more
potential candidates.
Peterborough Cathedral This year’s Benefice Pilgrimage is to Peterborough Cathedral on Thursday
August 23rd. The coach will leave from Sweffling at 8.00 a.m. Cost £30 per
person to include a tour of the cathedral. Additional tours of the roof and
tower will be available at additional cost. If you would like to book a seat on
the coach, please contact Sheila Tesh (01728 663518). Money with booking
please.
Every one is welcome at any of our service; someone will greet you and
explain what we do.
“Come and See”
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Services for July 2018 Sunday 1st 8.00am Holy Communion Dennington
Trinity 5 9.30am BCP Morning Prayer Bruisyard Eld
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Sweffling MP
10.00am CW Holy Communion Badingham DP
Sunday 8th 9.30am CW Trad. Communion Cransford MP
Trinity 6 9.30am Morning Prayer Rendham Eld
10.00am BCP Communion Badingham PI
11.00am Family Service /Morning
Prayer
Dennington Eld
Sunday 15th None See services below Dennington
Trinity 7 9.30am Morning Prayer Sweffling Eld
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Bruisyard MP
10.00am Gather Together Badingham Eld
Sunday 22nd None See services below Badingham
Trinity 8 9.30am BCP Morning Prayer Cransford Eld
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Rendham MP
11.00am Holy Communion Dennington
Sunday 29th 10.00am Benefice Service Cransford MP
Trinity 9 Holy Communion
Sunday 5th Aug 8.00am Holy Communion Dennington
Trinity 9.30am BCP Morning Prayer Bruisyard Eld 10
9.30am BCP Holy Communion Sweffling MP
10.00am CW Holy Communion Badingham
Come and join us to celebrate
the completion of the new vestry windows
at Badingham Church on the feast day of St John the Baptist
Sunday 24th June 2018
From 3 - 4.45 pm there will be an opportunity to:
- view the beautiful new vestry windows
- peruse the parish records which will be on display in the
church
- find out more information about this hugely interesting
historic building
- wander around the community gardens
……..and indulge in complimentary delicious homemade
cakes and tea or cordial (weather permitting in the church
grounds).
So many people from our village and beyond have
supported the restoration of the windows so it would be
great to see as many people as possible. Feel free to pop in
or stay for the whole time!
Following this, we will have a service of your favourite
hymns at 5 pm celebrating the feast day of St John the
Baptist so please let us know the hymns you enjoy
singing. Everyone is most welcome at the service.
For more information contact Ann on 638288 or Karen on
638061