june 2013 parish of killay magazine

Parish of Killay

Parish Magazine St Hilary and St Martin

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Parish of Killay -‐ Who’s Who Vicar: The Revd. Timothy J. Williams

The Vicarage, 30 Goetre Fach Road, Killay, Swansea ) 01792 204233

St Hilary's Readers: David Morgan, Eucharistic Assistants: Gillian Hutchinson, David Morgan, Eileen Nielsen,

Alan Pickard

Churchwardens: Valerie Beynon ) 204352 Roy Chapman ) 204766

Church Treasurer: Pam Davies ) 208506 Assistant Treasurer: Alan Pickard ) 204717 Sacristan: Tom Bartley ) 204915 Servers: Beryl Claybrook, Catherine Swain, Tom Bartley,

Steve Lewis, Howard Phillips, Bryan Smale, John Williams, Stephanie Budski

PCC Secretary: Eileen Nielsen ) 520685 Parish Centre Booking Secretary: TBA ) 07902844379 Envelopes/Gift Aid Scheme: Ken James ) 205963 Junior Church Enquiries: Father Tim

Organist/Choirmaster: Peter Carder Please send text message to 07530025275 Or email [email protected]

St Martin's Churchwardens: Elaine Graves ) 207126

Colin Williams ) 201364 Organist: Bill Riseborough ) 205935

Parish Magazine Editor: Fr Tim Copy Editor: Roger Rees ([email protected]) ) 207916 Commissioning Editor and Printer: Eric Thomas Advertising & Distribution: Ken James


The Vicar Wri tes ……. . June 20 13

ear Fr i ends I am slowly getting back into the swing of things after some amazing experiences

which have both challenged and in some ways changed me. One of the hot topics I’ve walked back into is Ministry Areas. I’m not sure quite how they will work and from what I understand thus far they will just be bigger Parishes with more lay involvement. This is the sort of thing we have been working towards in this Parish for some years now with lay pastoral assistants, and lay Eucharistic assistants. Whatever the pattern that emerges for these new areas, there is no doubt that there must be change, things cannot continue as they are; we must embrace change as we seek God’s will for his church today. This will mean new ways of worship, smarter use of our buildings – different ways of being church. We cannot cling on to the past, to the so called “halcyon days.” The world has moved on and the population’s relationship with the church has changed. We need to look forward and not back and as difficult as it maybe we must not cling on to the past.

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time there was an old farmer from Hawaii. He loved his land with a deep and beautiful intensity, so much so that when he sensed that he was about to die he had his sons bring him outside and lay him on his beloved earth. As he was about to expire he reached down by his side and clutched some earth onto his hands. He died a happy man.

He now appeared before heaven’s gate. God, as an old white bearded man, came out to greet him. "Welcome," he said. "You’ve been a good man. Please, come into the joy of heaven." But as the man started to enter the pearly gates, God said, "Please, you must let the soil go." "Never!" said the old farmer stepping back, "Never!" And so God departed sadly, leaving the old farmer outside the gates. A few eons went by. God came out again, this time as a friend, an old drinking buddy. They had a few drinks, told some stories and then God said, "All right, now its time to enter heaven, friend. Let’s go." And they started for the pearly gates. And once more God requested that the old man let go of the soil and once more he refused.

More eons rolled by. God came out once more, this time as a delightful and playful granddaughter. "Oh, grandpa," he said, "you’re so wonderful and we all miss you very much. Please come inside with me." The old man nodded and she helped him up for by this time he had grown indeed very old and arthritic. In fact, so arthritic was he that he had to prop up the right hand holding up the Hawaii soil with his left hand. They moved toward the pearly gates and at this point his strength gave out. His gnarled fingers would no longer stay clenched in a fist with the result that the soil sifted out between them until his hand was empty. He then entered heaven. The first thing he saw was his beloved island of Hawaii.

During His time in the desert, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, knows that the solution to life’s problems cannot be found in quick spectacles or manipulative power. Jesus discovers, by contending with the devil and sending the devil away, that his calling is not to be a superstar, but to be a servant. His ministry is not to wear a crown but to carry a cross.


In the Church today many people feel the urge to fight change, especially change in the church. Think about it, none of us likes change and yet change is about the only thing we can count on. Things change, always have, always will. The church has changed, is changing and will continue to change and yet there are many who just like the old farmer, have a closed fist desperately trying to hang on to the past, to the known, to the familiar. And as long as that fist is closed, what can God put into it?

Let me give you an example I picked up in the USA. Some time ago, the new rector of a cathedral announced that they were considering remodeling the church. Without even knowing what changes were planned, a group of people believed that one of the changes would be moving the tabernacle from the center of the church to a side chapel reserved for the Blessed Sacrament. Fearing this, people mobilized and invested an incredible amount of energy into fighting this proposed change. Enormous energy went into this and frankly I can’t understand it.

Tell me, if we move Jesus from A to B, is he any less present in this church? And if we were to remove the Blessed Sacrament from the church entirely, Jesus would still be here because he told us if two or more are gathered in his name, there I am in their midst. And couldn’t it be just slightly possible that God is behind this change. Maybe God is telling us that we need to change our focus from Jesus in the tabernacle onto Jesus in the tabernacle of our brothers and sisters. Because, my friends ultimately, where we reserve the blessed sacrament is no where near as important as to how we treat the blessed sacrament which is contained in the tabernacle of the people we encounter daily.

What is the source of all this resistance to change? It is because we are afraid, afraid of the unknown, afraid of that which is even only slightly different from our own experience. Where is the faith in that? Where is the trust in Jesus words at the end of Matthew’s gospel when he said that I must go to the Father but know that I am with you always, even to the end of time?

I suspect that the source of this fear for many people is because we are really not sure what is going to happen to us when we die. We fear that either we will simply cease to exist or that there will be a harsh judging God who will throw us into the pit. For many, salvation is not assured, our ultimate fate is in jeopardy. But this is not the gospel. The gospel is that through Jesus we have been saved. Our salvation is assured, it’s in the bank; you know how we say that only three things are certain: life, death and taxes, well add a fourth, salvation. It’s a done deal, and it’s so simple. All we have to do is ask for it and we’ve got it. Could it be any easier?

Once we accept the truth of this, we can begin to trust and let go of the soil of the church that we have known. Once we let go, we can enter into that promised land where we will find that which we have always been seeking, a church, no matter how much it has changed, which leads us into an eternal relationship with God.

May God give us grace to trust in him, let go and go forward in faith.

Yours in Christ Our Vision: A family, rooted in Christ, committed to transforming lives by: Gathering as God’s people – Growing more like Jesus – Going out in the power of the Spirit.


Monthly Diary June 2013

2nd 10.30am Trinity 1 6.00pm Evensong

9th 10.30am Trinity 2

6.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam

14th 2.00pm Prayer Meeting led by Rev. Roy Blewett 16th 10.30am Trinity 3

6.00pm Evensong 23th 10.30am Trinity 4

6.00pm Evensong 30th 10.30am Trinity 5

6.00pm Evensong

Pram Group every Monday 1pm - 3pm (term times only)

Interviews every Monday 6pm – 7pm

Music Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm

Mothers’ Union 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2pm

Brownies every Tuesday 6pm Luncheon Club every Wednesday 11am - 2pm

Ladies’ Guild every Wednesday 7.30pm

Bowls every Friday afternoon 2pm - 4pm Evening 7pm - 10pm

Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Friday in the month at 2pm in the Choir Vestry Simeon Fellowship last Tuesday of the month at 7.15 pm at Dunvant Rugby Club

Father’s Day

Wimbledon


Rotas for June 2013 Readers at Morning Eucharist 2nd 1st Daniel Jones 9th 1st Glenys Vaughan 2nd David Vaughan 16th 1st Sheila Betts 2nd Gillian Hutchinson 23rd 1st Eric Thomas 2nd John Williams 30th 1st Pat Stratton 2nd Barbara Roberts

Offertory Procession 2nd Junior Church 9th Sylvia & Mike Powell 16th Mary & David Jones 23rd Mary & Haydn Osborne 30th Gwynneth Prestwood &

Pat Stratton

Altar Flowers 2nd Olwyn Iles 9th Memory of Barbara &

Mervyn Howell 16th Betty Nutt 23rd Memory of John Catley 30th Memory of Gareth Llewelyn

Sidespersons June Beryl Harris, Lyndon Hall, Jeremy Harris July Sylvia & Mike Powell, Grahame Treharne, Howard

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Coffee Janet Lewis

Sponsor for Bread & Wlne Janet Jones

Church Cleaning Pat & Hugh Stratton and Spencer Thomas


St Martin’s Church, Dunvant June 2013

Date Service Time Sidesperson Reader

2nd Holy Eucharist 8.00am E Graves D Morgan

9th Sung Eucharist 9.00am S Charles-Phillips H Lumsdaine

16th Sung Eucharist 9.00am G Lewis L Lewis

23rd Sung Eucharist 9.00am C Lewis E Harris

30th Sung Eucharist 9.00am R Draisey M Draisey Evensong 6.00pm C Williams E Miron

Altar Flowers

2nd Elaine Graves

9th Flower Fund

16th Flower Fund

23rd Sue Dimblebee

30th Betti Jones

Bread & Wine

Janet Huxtable

We pray especially for:- Sara Hooper Eleri Sherwood Kath Smith Olive Thomas


Parish News We pray for all who are ill at this time or in Nursing Homes – particularly remembering those being cared for at home and for those who are caring for them: Phyllis Harries, Emlyn Bawden, Peter Dickman, Joan Davies, Beattie Loosemore, Mary Chivers, Joyce Leonard, Olwen & John Iles. Bob Massey-Shaw sustained a fall and is now being cared for in Penybryn Nursing Home. Graham Treharne is now in Singleton Hospital Ward 7. Joan Dobbs is in Bloomfield Nursing Home. Canon Geoffrey Thomas and Margaret – she is caring for Geoffrey at home. To all of you - get well soon.

To any member of our church family who is not feeling well or is distressed at

this time, please contact Father Tim. There are a small number of trained pastoral care visitors in our Parish who will

always try to accommodate a request. Congratulations : To Rona Davies (Ash Grove) who celebrated her 90th birthday during the month. She wishes to thank Fr. Tim and her church family for gifts, cards, telephone calls – a most enjoyable day.

We send our sympathy to the family of Jeannie Thomas (Y Gorlan) who died suddenly during the month. She had been ill for some time but remained true to her faith in spite of her pain. We also remember the family of Jeremy Weston – our thoughts are with his wife Caren, daughter Georgia, his parents Gill & Jeff and his sister Paula. We give thanks for Jeannie & Jeremy’s life and we pray for those who face life without them,

and the adjustments of bereavement.


Not quite the BAFTA’s but….

I’m sure you all want to know more about the award our Parish Magazine won recently. Roger is too modest to write himself so I’m doing the honours. Being slightly involved myself as typist and proof reader (any typing or spelling errors are down to me!), together with all those who contribute and are involved with the magazine we can feel justifiably proud. Yes, I know it’s not the BAFTA’s, but it’s nice to receive any recognition for any achievement. The competition was run by the Association of Church Editors (ACE) taking in all denominations UK wide and, following his attendance at one of their workshops, Roger was invited to submit two editions of the magazine. He thought “why not?” and duly sent them off. We, subsequently, received an invitation to the award presentation in Westminster Central Hall, on Saturday 18th May and saying that he ‘would be formally acknowledged in at least one of the 6 categories’. We didn’t really know what that meant, maybe just a commendation, but decided we would go anyway and take in a show at the same time. (We saw Top Hat – very good).

We were astonished to find our magazine featured in the opening presentation quite a lot, highlighting best practice and even more surprised to find we were the winners in the first category ‘Cover Design’. As the awards continued, we received a commendation for the category ‘Use of Graphics’. We featured now and again in the presentation but that was all we actually won – much more than we expected when we went. Roger received a framed certificate for the category award and a scroll certificate for the commendation. Another Swansea Parish also came out well – Llwynderw won

the category ‘Typography & Creativity of Headlines’ and received commendations for ‘Clarity of the Christian Message’ and ‘Use of Graphics’. When it came to the overall winner, Llwynderw also received a commendation. It was an interesting and enjoyable day and we were proud to be there as representatives of Killay.

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Ladies Guildn Wednesday 24th April we were given an interesting and

informative talk on L.A.S.A (Loans and Savings Abertawe) Swansea’s Credit Union, by one of our church members, Mrs Sheila Betts. A few facts regarding the credit union are that anyone can save regardless of their age or circumstances and they also offer junior savings accounts.

L.A.S.A has been part of the community in Swansea for over 20 years- providing ethical products and services in conjunction with the Money Advice Service which can point members in the right direction with financial guidance and a range of affordable loans are offered.

Many thanks to Sheila for your talk which can certainly help a percentage of the general public, when these days, everything seems loaded against the poor.

e were pleased to welcome another church member, Megan

Jones (who brought Cledwyn along for moral support) on 1st May to tell about their holiday in Vietnam in 2004.

Hanoi was the starting point of the tour; it is a poor country (80% agricultural) which was occupied by the French for many years. It was divided with the Chinese controlling

the North, but after the Americans left in 1973 it was unified under the communist regime of Ho Chi Minh.

Megan described the typical diet, the housing and family units of 15 or 16 consisting of grandparents, parents, sons and their wives and children. Grandparents are revered and always taken care of; anniversaries of their deaths are celebrated but not birthdays.

Cledwyn and Megan travelled south in a luxury, air-conditioned coach, but road users were cycles, tandems carrying 4 or 5 passengers, or 5 pigs or 20 chickens, but strangely they saw no accidents. Education is free for six to eleven year olds but due to the increase in population, schools are used for juniors from 8am until noon and seniors from 2pm till 6pm.

It is usual for people to rise at 4.30am to begin work at 5am; apart from farming there are various cottage industries such as weaving “coolie hats” which are sold at inflated prices to tourists. Embroidering pictures in silk is another source of income, several of which Megan brought along.

Tunnels used by the Vietcong during the French and American occupation were one of the places of interest visited but entrances were enlarged for the tourists as the Vietnamese tend to be very small.

It was an extremely interesting talk; many thanks to Megan and Cledwyn.

he following week our evening was a 90th birthday celebration for one

of our members, Olive Moffat. Her daughters Anne and Christine and

granddaughters Becky and Catherine joined us and began the evening with a short presentation about her life. Olive

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was born and brought up in St. Thomas where her father was the local milkman, she did the milk round before school on a pony and trap, ladling out milk into jugs.

As a young woman, she was a very accomplished horsewoman. She met and married a Scotsman, Doug Moffat in 1946 and their first daughter, Anne, was born in 1954. Viv Davies organised some entertainment of amusing poetry, songs and told a bible story, not so ably assisted by several committee members. Gwynneth also entertained with saucy poetry and Beryl Bevan, who grew up in the same street as Olive, reminisced about their childhood. The evening ended with a cake and wine, generously provided and served by Anne, Christine, Becky and Catherine. Sadly we forgot to present Olive with the bouquet, so it was taken to her home later that night. It was a most enjoyable evening. Congratulations Olive from all your friends at Ladies Guild.

he very talented, Grace Birt, was our speaker on 15th May talking

about calligraphy and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Grace described the history of Christianity in Britain from Roman times until 7th century when a monk, Eadfrith, decided to write and illuminate the

gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in Roman Script. The gospels were written on vellum with a quill; the ink was made from oak gall, candle soot and salt and were coloured with woad, indigo, lapis lazuli and gold. They are normally on display at the British Library but will be at an exhibition at Durham Cathedral later this year. Through her calligraphy course at Bryn House, Grace discovered that in celebration of the Lindisfarne Gospels, a modern gospel is to be assembled with pages designed and illuminated by calligraphers, beginners and experienced, from all over Britain. As a very modest person, Grace insists that she is a novice but her work is very professional. The word she was assigned, to work with, was “thorns”, so she worked on the text “the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on His head” (John 19:1).

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Grace showed us examples of illuminated manuscripts and several of her practice pieces. It was a fascinating talk which held us enthralled and was enhanced by Grace’s bubbly personality; a very enjoyable evening.

lma Jenkins, one of our members, demonstrated flower arranging

and answered questions on gardening on 22nd May. The first was a very colourful arrangement of silk irises, pink and purple anemones, pink and red spray carnations and roses in a round glass pot; twigs were used to give it height. The second was in a tall green vase and, again, tall twigs were used for height surrounded with large white magnolias and various shades of green foliage. The

result was a beautiful, sophisticated arrangement to grace any room. The final demonstration was a striking arrangement in a tall, dark green vase, of very pale green carnations and roses offset by black dahlias. All of the flowers, and some of the foliage, were silk. Alma ended the evening by answering members’ questions on gardening. It was a most enjoyable evening, thanks to Alma. June 5th Summer trip to Llanerchaeron June 12th Christopher Prestwood -‐ India June 19th Mrs Jo Scott -‐ Coastwatch June 26th Clive Williams -‐ Mozart

Why does my name need to be on the Electoral Roll? So you can • stand for election to, vote for, the

Parochial Church Council

• be eligible to be a Churchwarden and vote for the People’s Warden

• vote for representatives on the Rural Deanery & Diocesan Conferences

Existing roll entries need to be re submitted to make sure the electoral role is up to date. Application forms can be found at the back of Church

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S I M E O N M E N ’S F E L L O W S H I P

G A R D E N P A R T Y

At the January meeting of the Fellowship, the speaker was Mr Roy Gambold who is a Lay-Reader at St David’s Church in Morriston. His subject was ‘The Children of Chernobyl ’ , in which he has taken a great interest over many years. The people of Chernobyl were deeply affected by the tragic nuclear explosion that happened there in 1986 and newly born babies are still often affected by the aftermath of that catastrophe. Mr Gambold and his committee members arrange for a party of children from Chernobyl to spend a holiday in South Wales every other year, usually being housed by the local community. We were shown photographs of the children having a wonderful time at many places of interest and enjoyment, and being shown exceptional hospitality by their hosts. All this costs money and Mr Gambold’s talk encouraged us to offer some help in the best way we can. This has resulted in the ‘Fellowship’ (sorry for the misnomer of ‘Society’ in the publicity) organizing a GARDEN PARTY and the details are printed below. Please support this venture which, we hope, will enable us to help our friends in Morriston when they next host the ‘Children of Chernobyl’. Tickets may be obtained from Roy Chapman or Eric Thomas; or you can pay on entry; and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on:

SATURDAY 22nd JUNE at

425 Gower Road (opp Co-op) from 2:00 to 5:00 pm

(if wet, at St Hilary’s Church Hall) Light Refreshments inc.

Childrens’s Activities � Demonstrations � Tombola Stall

Admission: Adults £5 Children £2


Mothers’ UnionMr Gary Gregor started our May programme by taking us on a Gower journey. A keen walker, he described his walk from Mumbles to Rhossili. The walk began at Oystermouth Square where the Mumbles Railway ended, but was extended circa 1890 to the pier by filling in the old horse pool near the Devon Place area. We pass All Saints Church where we find the flat chest grave of Dr. Thomas Bowdler who attempted to ‘civilise’ Shakespeare’s plays. Further on we find the Prince’s Fountain to commemorate the wedding of Prince Edward to Alexandra in 1863; they later visited when he was King to open the King’s Dock in 1881. On past the lighthouse, built by architect William Jernegan who is buried in St Mary’s. He designed Kilvrough Manor and the Osborne Hotel where Sisley, the artist, used to stay to paint. At the top of the lane from Caswell is the house once owned by Frances Ridley Havergill, hymn writer. Proceed to Pwll Ddu bay where local John Voss fought off the press gang. Later, the ship he would have been on was shipwrecked leaving Swansea and the press ganged men, chained in the hold, were all drowned. There are 68 graves on the cliffs at Pennard. There is also a memorial to the poet Vernon Watkins, who lived at Pennard. Walk on past Penrice Castle to the church where Emma Talbot married John Dillwyn Llewellyn. As we pass Mewslade, we come to the caves where the Red Lady of Paviland was found. Really a man, it is the oldest human skeleton in the British Isles. Coming

now to the end of our walk, we can’t miss the famous WURM (an old English word for ‘sea monster’) sticking out of the sea and finally to Oxwich Church and the memorial plaque to our own famous seaman Edgar Evans – 2012 was the centenary of his birth. Phyl Smith thanked Mr Gregor for describing such an interesting and educating walk.

On Thursday May 16th, some of our members attended the Deanery Festival at Holy Cross. Banners were paraded before Evensong, led by Father Danny Evans. Tea followed with a fine selection of cakes. We send our love to Barbara Thomas who was presented with a certificate marking 52 years service in Mothers’ Union, not far short of Betty Nutt, our longest serving member with 56 years. We also wish happy 80th birthday to Mary Osborne.

The Retreat for the south of the Diocese was held on May 8th in Nicholaston House, led by the Revd Ian Drew-Jones, curate of St Mary’s, Swansea. 34 members attended including 5 from our Branch. The theme of the day was ‘The Seeds We Sow’ based on the parable of the sower. Each short talk was followed by a period of silent reflection during which Ian suggested we think about what seeds have been implanted in our minds; by whom – were they all actually ones that have borne fruit or, perhaps, they were ones that helped us to decide which path we should follow on our journey of faith. Our thoughts, we


then shared in small groups when we discussed our hopes that the seeds we sow as church and Mothers’ Union members do not all fall on stony ground!

To end a busy month, Mrs Jackie Dent, a retired specialist diabetic nurse, gave a talk about diabetes and its many health problems. Jackie started her nursing career as a midwife, then general nursing and children and was the first specialist diabetic nurse in Wales. Jackie raised £25,000 to start up the first diabetic centre in Morriston Hospital and one in Cardiff where she stayed for 5 years. She was approached by the Welsh Assembly to set up a National network. There are two types of diabetes – Type 1 is insulin dependent, mainly affecting children and treated by injection. Type 2 affects older people and is controlled by diet, weight

and tablets. Insulin in the body is controlled by the pancreas; symptoms include severe thirst, excess urine and weight loss. Asian and Afro-Caribbean races are especially susceptible. Diabetes is a serious and chronic illness and takes up to 15% of the NHS budget. 15,000 people in Wales are unaware that they may have it. It can cause many problems – blurred vision and blindness, impotence, vascular and kidney problems, even gangrene which has been treated by maggot therapy. All of this is a big drain on NHS resources, aggravated by people not attending appointments. Swansea has the worst record in Wales for this, generally. Jackie, herself, is a diabetic and recommends a high fibre, low sugar diet. Enid Rotherham thanked Jackie for her talk – it was quite an education!

Finally, at the council meeting in Brecon, the Wedding Fayre Mothers’ Union Raffle was drawn. Sadly, very few prizes came to the south of the Diocese.

For June 4th meeting 2:00 pm Following Flamingos Ann Davies 7th 11:00 am Monthly Eucharist at St Mary’s 18th meeting 2:00 pm Father Tim A Sabbatical Journey Don’t forget the Summer Tea Party July 2nd 2:00 pm - Tickets £2.00 - Everyone welcome

Sandra Banks Secretary Mothers’ Union Update

St Hilary’s MU has 41 members who usually meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 2.00 pm in the Parish Centre. After a short service we enjoy listening to speakers on a variety of topics. MU is a Christian organisation with over 4 million members in 83 countries. Our aim and purpose is to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by transformation of communities worldwide through promoting stable marriage, nurturing family life and the protection of children. This year, so far, we have financially supported a refuge for women and children, AFIA (holidays for disadvantaged families) and overseas projects. Everyone is welcome at our branch meetings or social events. Come and have a chat and enjoy the tea and biscuits.

Carole Pickard (Branch Leader)

Mothers’ Union Afternoon Tea. Tuesday 2nd July 2013 at 2.00pm

in the Parish Centre

Bring & Buy and Raffle All welcome

Tickets £2 available from Sandra Banks


Music Society There were 18 members present at our May meeting. Our guest speaker for the evening was David Morgan speaking about “The Magnificent 5th”. We were treated to different movements from six 5th Symphonies by different composers: Franz Schubert 1st movement Beethoven 2nd movement Tchaikovsky 3rd movement Sibelius 3rd movement Mahler 4th movement Prokofiev 4th movement Between the pieces of music, David reminisced about what each piece of music meant to him, the concerts he had been to and how he had become interested in classical music. Once again, we had an enjoyable evening or, perhaps I should say, thank you to David Morgan for a Magnificent Evening! The next meeting on June 10th is either ‘A Musical Trio’ or a musical quiz.

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Have you got something you would like to say? Read a good book? Seen a good film or play? Had a good holiday? Recommend a recipe? Gardening tips? Something interesting or funny happened to you? Tell us about it. There is a post box at the back of church – just drop in your contributions and we will share them in the magazine. Or e-‐mail to [email protected] Roger

Articles for the magazine can be submitted any time up to the last Sunday of the month for publication the following month.


The Dentistfew days ago I visited the dentist to have a tooth filled. The tooth had lost its original

filling of many years ago and what seemed the crater of Vesuvius filled my upper mouth and was a constant attraction to my tongue. So much so that my tongue became quite sore.

Now I don’t know how you feel about visiting the dentist, but my early experiences of dental visits have caused me to be very apprehensive with regards to dental treatment. You cannot imagine what a relief it is to hear the words ‘Nothing to be done, see you in six month’s time’. This has been the regular dismissal over many years until the last visit for I knew that Vesuvius had to be filled or else my tongue would be in shreds. ‘Make an appointment for the week after next and we will see to it. It’s a large hole and will take some filling etc.etc.etc..’

Isn’t it silly that an octogenarian loses sleep over the thought of what is to come by way of the injection and the drill. As a very young boy in my Junior School we had regular six monthly examinations of the mouth by a dentist. We used to line up in the front of the class and wait our turn to be seen. A nurse wrote down who you were and the rest of your necessary details and then you stepped forward with an open mouth. The dentist lifted a metal gadget with a small mirror at one end and placed it in your mouth. Ugh! This implement had been steeped in a very strong disinfectant and the taste, which was introduced into your mouth, was to be with you for the rest of the week. The dentist pushed this spatula type thing around all my teeth and spoke instructions to the nurse who entered information on a sheet for future reference. Then the spatula gave way to a similarly tasting probe with a spike at the end of it and the dentist proceeded to

scrape or pierce my teeth shouting out more information. Then it was over and I could retire to a nearby toilet along with the other boys to have a good spit.

Weeks later the teacher handed me a form to take home. The form stated that I had bad teeth

and a couple would have to be removed. Cost of the operation, sixpence at a nearby clinic.

Now what got me was that when I attended the clinic for the operation the dentist had to send for a

plank of wood for me to sit on because I was lost in the dentist chair, being

of small stature. That was not a good start, but then he decided to make ready the needle syringe by pumping it in front of my eyes. The fluid squirted out onto my trousers and he advanced on my open mouth to plunge in the needle in one or two places. ‘A pin prick’ he said - a red hot poker I felt and cried out in pain... which was ignored. ‘Go and sit in the next room for a little while for the injection to work and then we will take out the teeth’....and that was the last he saw of me. I went out into the next room, through that one, found a corridor leading out to the roadway and went straight home to an empty house for my parents were at work.

Ever since that day dental treatment has haunted my subconscious. Each time I had work to be done the suffering of that clinic visit would surface and I would become most apprehensive.

But no longer…. ‘a pin prick’ (and it was just that) and the area went numb in seconds. The cleaning out and the filling was completed in a very short time. I felt no discomfort and within a very short time my mouth felt normal. The art of dentistry has certainly improved in my lifetime.

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CROSSWORD TIME ACROSS

1. Evil (Genesis 6:5) (10) 7. Musician called for by Elisha when he met the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom (2 Kings 3:15) (7) 8. The request that led to the institution of the Lord’s Prayer: ‘Lord, — us to pray’ (Luke 11:1) (5) 10. ‘We are hard pressed on every—’ (2 Corinthians 4:8) (4) 11. Fraud (2 Corinthians 6:8) (8) 13. ‘His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and — around my tent’ (Job 19:12) (6) 15. Where Rachel hid Laban’s household gods when he searched his daughter’s tent (Genesis 31:34) (6) 17. ‘Now about spiritual gifts brothers,

I do not want you to be—’ (1 Corinthians 12:1) (8) 18. Nomadic dwelling (Genesis 26:25) (4) 21. ‘As for man, his days are like—, he flourishes like a flower of the field’ (Psalm 103:15) (5) 22. Or I live (anag.) (7) 23. Those guilty of 1 Across (Romans 13:4) (10) DOWN 1. ‘God so loved the — that he gave his one and only Son’ (John 3:16) (5) 2. ‘Away in a manger, no — for a bed’ (4) 3. Mob ten (anag.) (6) 4. ‘Each — group made its own gods in several towns where they settled’ (2 Kings 17:29) (8) 5. Began (Luke 9:46) (7) 6. Speaking very softly (John 7:32) (10) 9. Workers Ruth joined when she arrived in Bethlehem with her mother-in-law Naomi (Ruth 2:3) (10) 12. Put in jail (Acts 22:19) (8) 14. Aceturn (anag.) (7) 16. Discharge (Acts 21:3) (6) 19. ‘All these—come from inside and make a man “unclean”’ (Mark 7:23) (5) 20. ‘Let us rejoice and be glad and — him glory!’ (Revelation 19:7) (4)

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Quiz – Chocolates

What well known chocolates are referred to here?

1. Where you can work, rest and play 2. Where the posh people live 3. A dozen of these would be nice on

Valentine’s day 4. Could there be a mutiny on board

this vessel 5. Cinderella was his friend 6. It’s not Terry fruit it’s mine 7. The pyramids of Switzerland 8. Clever people who wear pants 9. Not 19:59 but 20:01 10. You would be doing this if you bit

down hard 11. These used to be a marathon

12. Speak quietly 13. A tall bus maybe 14. Friday it must mean it is 15. When you go to sleep you have

this and not nightmares 16. This called if you want a break

during a game 17. On a summers day, with lashings

of ginger beer and sandwiches 18. Eastern Relish 19. A dancer may give you one of

these if you ask nicely 20. The chocolate that young cowboys

like Answers next month

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Wide variety of Beers available, including weekly guest beers mentioned in the Good Beer Guide.

Sunday lunches served 12 noon to 2:30 pm in restaurant and at the Bar. Reservations advisable.

Restaurant available for Lunches, Dinners, Buffets & Private Functions.

New menu available every day from 12:00 – 8:00 pm

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Open: Mon–Sat 9am–6pm Sun 11am–4pm

HERITAGE


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ENQUIRIES

CHRISTINE O’ROURKE 34 Fairy Grove, Killay

01792 290100

Vivian Hall, Blackpill: Mon 7:30 – 8:30 pm Mixed St Hilary’s Church Hall, Killay: Tues 10:00 – 11:00 am Ladies St Paul’s Parish Centre, Sketty: Tues 7:30 – 9:30 pm Ladies Thurs 10:00 – 11:00 am Ladies

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OF KILLAY

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Church Services

St Hilary’s

1st Sunday 10.30am Family Eucharist (followed by coffee with Traidcraft Stall)

6.00pm Evensong 2nd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam 3rd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 4th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Healing Service 5th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong at St Martin’s

St Martin’s 1st Sunday 8.00am Holy Eucharist 2nd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 3rd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 4th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 5th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong with St Hilary’s at St Martin’s

St Hilary’s Church Hall – Parish Centre Two large rooms with refreshment and disabled facilities available for hire ….. parties, anniversaries, meetings etc.

Phone 07902844379

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