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St. Andrew’s Church Eastern Green & Allesley Green

VICAR: CURATE:Revd. Greg Smith Revd. Marc Catley The Vicarage, Church Lane 27 Polperro Drive Tel: 024 7642 2856 Tel: 024 7640 5324 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

WARDENS: Nick Tooby Rebecca Martin 68 Chesterton Drive, Galley Common 12 Shottery Close, Mount Nod Tel: 024 7639 7442 Tel: 024 7646 1508

Hockley

Lane (Meriden)�

Upper Eastern Green Ln Church Lane

Banner Lane

(Berkswell) Broad Lane (Coventry)

St. Andrew’s Church & School

SchPoachers Retreat

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Please park on the opposite side of the road to the Church

TREASURER: Steve Martin 12 Shottery Close, Mount Nod Tel: 024 7646 1508

BAPTISM ENQUIRIES: Debbie Ryland Tel: 024 7645 2262

LINK EDITOR: Tracey Tidmarsh 25 Chiel Close, Eastern Green Tel: 024 7647 3588 Email: [email protected]

LINK ADVERTISING: Richard Marr Roselyn. Pickford Green Lane Tel: 01676 523130Email: [email protected]

For Wedding Enquiries, please telephone the Vicar

Visit our web site: www.standrews-eg.org.uk

St. Andrew’s Church’s Priorities 2008

1. To develop St@PH (St Andrew’s at Park Hill) as church plant serving the Allesley Green Estate.

2. To develop a home group. 3. To revise the baptism policy and enhance our baptism ministry.

Visit our web site: www. standrews-eg.org.uk

VICAR:Revd. Greg SmithTel: 024 7642 2856E-mail: [email protected]

WARDENS:Mathis BaumertTel: 07596 557075

Emma ReadTel: 024 7646 3439

ADMINISTRATOR & BAPTISM ENQUIRIESJulie CrowTel: 07756 918847E-mail: [email protected]

WEDDINGS:Rebecca MartinTel: 024 7646 1508

StAPH LEADERPhil RichardsonE-mail: [email protected]

PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICER& CHILDREN’S ADOVCATELinda ChylinskiTel: 024 7646 8535

THE LINK EDITOR: Tracey TidmarshTel: 024 7647 3588E-mail: [email protected]

ADVERTISING: Richard MarrTel: 01676 522697E-mail: [email protected]

DISTRIBUTION: Barbara WarnerTel: 024 7640 3458E-mail: [email protected]

St. Andrew’s Church Eastern Green & Allesley Green

VICAR: CURATE:Revd. Greg Smith Revd. Marc Catley The Vicarage, Church Lane 27 Polperro Drive Tel: 024 7642 2856 Tel: 024 7640 5324 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

WARDENS: Nick Tooby Rebecca Martin 68 Chesterton Drive, Galley Common 12 Shottery Close, Mount Nod Tel: 024 7639 7442 Tel: 024 7646 1508

Hockley

Lane (Meriden)�

Upper Eastern Green Ln Church Lane

Banner Lane

(Berkswell) Broad Lane (Coventry)

St. Andrew’s Church & School

SchPoachers Retreat

PH

Please park on the opposite side of the road to the Church

TREASURER: Steve Martin 12 Shottery Close, Mount Nod Tel: 024 7646 1508

BAPTISM ENQUIRIES: Debbie Ryland Tel: 024 7645 2262

LINK EDITOR: Tracey Tidmarsh 25 Chiel Close, Eastern Green Tel: 024 7647 3588 Email: [email protected]

LINK ADVERTISING: Richard Marr Roselyn. Pickford Green Lane Tel: 01676 523130Email: [email protected]

For Wedding Enquiries, please telephone the Vicar

Visit our web site: www.standrews-eg.org.uk

St. Andrew’s Church’s Priorities 2008

1. To develop St@PH (St Andrew’s at Park Hill) as church plant serving the Allesley Green Estate.

2. To develop a home group. 3. To revise the baptism policy and enhance our baptism ministry.

Priorities 2016Mission through:

1. Renewing and developing our children’s ministry2. Empowering our community with skills and confidence to live the Christian Life 3. Developing the Church Together in Tile Hill

Part of the Eastern Green History Trail

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Services in September/October Sept 4th at 8am Said communion Sept 4th at 10am Worship 4 All Sept 4th at 6.30pm Ignatian Service Sept 11th at 10am FamilyCommunion for

Education Sunday Sept 11th at 6.30pm Seek His Face Sept 18th at 10am Parish communion Sept 25th at 10am Parish Communion Oct 2nd at 8am Said Communion Oct 2nd at 10am Harvest Worship 4 All Oct 2nd at 6.30pm Ignatian Service

Pram Services are the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 9.15am for carers and pre-school children;

StAPH a contemporary service with excellent children’s work takes place on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of each month at 10.30am at Woodlands School in the sixth form block.

Midweek Communion takes place every Weds at 10am.

Parish Communion includes crèche for under 3s and Junior Church for 3+.

ST@PH COFFEE MORNINGS You are invited to the Park Hill Coffee Mornings at

the following venues September 19th at Hilda's, 89 Appledore Drive

October 17th at Jackie's, 17 Juniper Drive November 21st at Hilda's, 89 Appledore Drive December 12th at Nora's, 32 Grizebeck Drive

All are on a Monday at 10am to 12 noon Info: Telephone Jennifer on 02476421830

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Dear Friends

Once upon a time, a man approaches Jesus

and asks for his help. On perhaps the only occasion in scripture, the Lord declines to do so. What’s the request, you may wonder? It is recorded in Luke chapter 12; and the request is for Jesus to compel the man’s brother to share his inheritance. The one who has gladly touched lepers when it was forbidden by the Law to do so and considered riskier than a holiday in the swamps of Brazil, refuses to play the part of judge on this occasion (we recall that when a woman was caught in adultery, he was ready to become judge in order to save her). He goes on to tell the parable of the rich fool who decides to build bigger barns for his grain only to die before he can enjoy the fruits of his wealth. It is a parable about the folly of making wealth and material things our priority.

We can assume therefore that his

exasperation with the man demanding assistance extracting a settlement from his brother stems from his recognition that the way to true happiness lies in good relationships not material wealth. We may imagine that this is a brother who is prepared to sacrifice his relationship with his sibling for the sake of money, surely the wrong priority. And which of us does not know of a family relationship that has broken down over arguments over money, more often than not when someone has died? One person will place value on financial worth, while another will place value on sentimental things.

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On the same basis, the Bible counsels

against going to law. I have heard divorce solicitors themselves argue that couples are best sorting out their differences amicably and arriving at a settlement without engaging a lawyer more than necessary. Similarly, those who have lost loved ones through medical negligence, will testify that they are not interested in money, but an apology or an explanation, something that does justice to the importance of the relationship that has been brought tragically to an end. Money can never achieve this.

The moral of all this, I guess, is that few of us

in the current economic climate can expect to be rich in material things, but we can all be rich in relationships. Jesus of course would encourage us to include our relationship with God in that.

Every blessing, Greg

Quiz Night Advance warning that there will be a repeat of our very popular Quiz Night at the Massey Ferguson Social Club on November 4th.

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Harvest This year St Andrews Harvest Appeal, launched jointly with St Andrews School is for Water Aid. We will be supporting The Pupil Pipeline that seeks to get water to Simango Basic School in Zambia, which has 800 pupils but no taps. We are seeking to raise funds for this immensely important project. Please note that each £2 raised provides 1 metre of pipeline. Do give generously. Supper n Chat

Lunch n Chat has been running for many years at St Andrews offering support, companionship and good food on Wednesday lunchtimes to those who have lost loved ones. It has always been well attended and has proved enormously beneficial to many going through difficult times. The group continues to be open to newcomers. Just get in touch for further details.

However, we have become increasingly aware that there are those in need of such support but who cannot make daytime meetings. Hence, we have launched Supper n Chat, which provides light refreshments and an opportunity for anyone struggling with a bereavement to talk to others in a similar situation. The group is running fortnightly on Thursday evenings (although there is no obligation) to come every time.

If you think this might be for you, please contact Rita on 76460744 (for catering purposes) or if you know someone who might appreciate this opportunity, do let them know. The September meetings take place on the 8th and 22nd.

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Allesley Green News Treasure Hunt

A small number of us had a fun afternoon looking for clues around the Allesley Green estate. Congratulations to Kam and her two boys who won the £25 meal voucher. Thanks to the Unicorn for kindly providing this. For a small donation, treasure hunt quiz sheets are still available from [email protected] for anyone wanting a challenging couple of hours, entailing a couple of miles of walking. Education Sunday

Education Sunday has moved to a new time of year to coincide with the start of the new school year. Accordingly, St Andrews will be celebrating Education Sunday on Sept 11th at 10am. Our focus this year will be on welcoming new families into the St Andrews community. Invitations are being extended to all reception children at St Andrews School and their parents/grandparents to join us as we celebrate the start of this wonderful journey of learning. We will, at the same time, be praying for all those involved in Education in whatever capacity.

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Pantomime Eastern Green Village Hall in conjunction

with St Andrews Church are aiming to produce a traditional family Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, in January 2017. Preparation for this will start this summer. Anyone in the community who would like to get involved would be most welcome. We are looking for actors, set builders and decorators, costume makers, stage hands, singers, musicians and a stage manager. To volunteer or find out more, contact Greg Smith on 7642 2856 or [email protected]. If interested, please make contact ASAP Churches Together Prayer Walk

Churches in Tile Hill, Eastern Green and Mount Nod will be walking the streets of West Coventry to pray for our area on Sunday Sept 18th from 3pm to 5.30pm. If you wish to join us, please contact Anne Richardson at [email protected] for further information. Eastern Green Village Hall

The Eastern Green Village Hall committee would like to thank everyone who responded to the survey in the July edition of the Link. We appreciate all feedback. It's still not too late to send comments.

Please put them in writing and place them in the box in the village hall foyer

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Sponsored Walk On Saturday October 1st, a team from St

Andrews is going to be walking the whole of the Arden Way. Starting in Henley in Arden, we will be walking a circular marathon (26 ½ miles), in order to raise funds for the church as well as Eastern Green resident, Hannah Miller, a young mum, who following surgery last year is now confined to a wheelchair. Our target is to raise £1200, half of which will go to Hannah towards financing a wet room in her adapted home. Anyone wishing to sponsor us should post donations or pledges to the Vicarage marking them ‘sponsored walk’. Eastern Green History Group

For the July event, the Group and visitors

were hosted for a second time by Charles and Gill Holbrook at the old vicarage of St. Andrew's Church. We are very grateful for their kindness and hospitality and also for the help of Fay Gibbs. Mr & Mrs Holbrook have lived there since 1986. Many features of the old vicarage remain and others were described to us. The Revd. Jenkins was its last resident vicar, up to 1971. James Kessel, the artist, lived there in the late 1970s and painted his portrait of Bishop Cuthbert Bardsley on the premises.

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The church, vicarage and school were completed in 1875 during what is called the Gothic Revival Period by architectural historians. The architect Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-1873) designed many ecclesiastical and other properties in England during his lifetime. Notice the double course of contrasting blue brick and bath stone dressing as a feature of his work.

Future Meetings Monday 26th September at 7.30pm, Peter Lee,

'Nuneaton to Coventry by Train in the Days of Steam'

Monday 24th October at 2pm, David Fry, 'Earlsdon'

Our new books, 'Tile Hill Wood School

Memories' and 'The Woodlands School Memories' are now available priced as £5 each or £4 for multiple books. Contact Jenny 76403372 for details Styvechale Open Gardens

Over 300 visitors attended the gardens on Sunday 26th June. We are sure that they all enjoyed the gardens and delicious refreshments.

Together we raised £4,145 for local and national charities, including £3,133 for our chosen local charity Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Service. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Angela Atkin, Styvechale and District Residents Association.

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St Andrew's Church Website

The website is now regularly updated with details of events, news and information appropriate to church

life and activities. If you would like any church activities advertising on the website then please

give me the details and I will gladly advertise them for you.

If you have never taken a look at the church

website, please do take a look. The website address is http://standrews-eg.org.uk/

If you have any suggestions for improvements then

please let me know. Julie Crow, Parish Administrator

07756 918847

From the Registers …. Baptisms Jonah James Noah James Funerals Liam McGerrigan Doris Magson Anthony Aston Weddings Mark Kerby and Charlene Foreman Lee Bilby and Olivia Arnett Alex Hyde and Danielle Cook

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Eastern Green Pre-School Playgroup

Village Hall Church Lane Session times: 9-11.30 Mon & Thurs

and 9-3 Tues, Weds, Fri Optional lunch club daily 11.30-12.30

Awarded OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ in 2015 We welcome children from 2 years – Government

funding for 2 (where eligible), 3 & 4 year olds Pop in or call Kay/Cathy on 02476 474174 during

session times

EASTERN GREEN WI August is usually a quiet month for many

groups & organisations, but not for Eastern Green WI. We had a party to celebrate our 70th Birthday – our first meeting was in 1946 and we’re still going strong! Our party in Eastern Green Village Hall was attended by more than 50 past & present members and the room looked lovely – clothed tables with sandwiches, cake stands, strawberries and cream and a celebration birthday cake and a glass of bubbly for the toast. After tea we were entertained by Chris Ford (keyboard vocalist) who had us all singing and dancing with music from the 40’s to present day.

Also in August, Mark Hope-Urwin from the British Trust for Ornithology gave an interesting and informative talk at our regular monthly meeting about gardens for birds – he advised us on the best food to put out to attract different species and the ideal habitat to encourage birds into our garden – for more information google www.bto.org.

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Broad Lane, Eastern Green, Coventry CV5 7NL.

Something to celebrate? Function room available for up to 250 people. Selection of buffets and DJ hire. League snooker, pool, darts, dominoes plus in-house dominoes

league. Many other sections; football, cricket, chess, sub-aqua, running,

fell-walking, dog club All major sporting events shown on large screen TVs.

Good selection of fine ales and a friendly atmosphere.

Retired members club with frequent trips and dances. New members always

welcome. Join us for a drink sometime.

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Eastern Green WI meet at 7.15pm on the first Wednesday of the month at Eastern Green Village Hall – new members and visitors are always welcome - please come and join us. Our programme for the next couple of months is:

7th September, Peter Walters (historian/author) will enlighten us with a talk on the history of Coventry from 1793 to present day.

5th October, Harvest Supper and a workshop on Table Decorations under the guidance of Glen

Duggins. St Andrew’s Buildings Committee

St Andrew’s is subject to an architectural survey and report every five years. The latest report in 2015 indicated there were no major renovation works required at the present time. Much of the future renovation works included normal maintenance items like clearing leaves from gutters. The only items of any significance related to the need for re-pointing of brickwork in various areas and a closer inspection of some areas of stonework.

The buildings committee are also involved in

making improvements where possible. A recent bequest led to a project to propose the glazing of the current porch, the moving of the existing entrance doors to replace the outer wrought iron gates and new glazed entrance doors on the inside. However this has been shelved for the time being on cost grounds and work concentrated on new gutters and drainage, timber treatment and re-pointing of the porch.

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Green Lane Mobile Foot Clinic

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In addition, a grant application to renovate the current kitchen in the side room is being pursued to expand the cooking facilities and improve the ergonomics.

Finally, the possibility of a moveable font is being considered to enable Baptisms to be performed in a more central position. Trevor Hill With thanks,

Beryl and Richard Gascoigne and family would like to thank all friends and neighbours for the lovely cards, messages of condolence and offers of help after the very sad loss of Roy.

Special thanks to Rev. Jonathan Hill for a comforting service. We are so grateful for your support and kindness at this sad time.

Beryl Gascoigne.

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The Rev Paul Hardingham looks back on that terrible morning 15 years ago this month…

15th Anniversary of 9/11

Fifteen years ago on 11th Sept 2001 terrorist attacks demolished the Twin Towers in New York killing 2,996 people and injuring over 6,000. Events like 9/11 raise the inevitable question: Why does God allow such suffering to take place?

There are no easy answers to this question! We cannot fully understand why such things happen, although we live in a fallen world, where people make real choices. Yet the Bible affirms that God identifies with our suffering, supremely when Jesus experienced suffering and death! It is on the cross that God knows what it is to lose a loved one in an unjust attack. ‘I could never myself believe in God if it were not for the Cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?’ (John Stott).

What does this mean? We cannot know why God allows evil and suffering to continue, but we do know that he does love or care for us: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16). God loved us enough to fully engage with the mess of the world.

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Canon David Winter, former Head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC, muses on the church calendar…

For those who attend to such ecclesiastical details, the Church is now in what it calls the ‘Ordinary Season’. It doesn’t mean it’s going to be bland, boring or predictable in church at the moment (or at any rate, no more than usual), but that following Pentecost and Trinity Sunday, there are no great festivals of the faith to celebrate until we get to Advent, and that’s not till the end of November. For a few months, we can forget the high days and holidays and simply concentrate on, well, being ‘ordinary’.

Personally, I find that rather encouraging. All my life I’ve been a person who enjoys the ordinary. Even on holidays which I’ve enjoyed, I’ve secretly looked forward to getting home and picking up the familiar routine. The dictionary defines ‘ordinary’ as ‘with no distinctive features, normal, usual’. Well, I think everyday, ordinary, normal, usual life still includes plenty of ‘distinctive features’ – surprises, too. To me an impressive feature of the biblical gospels is how normal and ordinary most of it seems. Yes, there are those mighty acts of power which we call miracles, but the setting of them is about as ‘ordinary’ as you could get: a cattle-shed, a lakeside, a fishing boat, a garden, a little girl’s bedroom, a wedding party. It’s in the rich raw world of the ordinary that God does wonderful things, just as it’s in the routine of daily life that kind words are spoken, the sick healed, the sad comforted. I’m sometimes more aware of God in these ‘ordinary’ settings than in the extraordinary splendour of a great cathedral. Long live the ‘ordinary’!

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