The King James Bible

This year we celebrate the

400th

anniversary of the

publication in 1611 of the

KJV –King James (or

Authorized) Version of the

Bible. King James I of

England and VI of Scotland

came to the throne on the

death of Queen Elizabeth I in

1603. It is, according to its

title, ‘translated out of the

original tongues: and with the

former translations diligently

compared and revised by His

Majesty’s special command.”

The ‘original tongues’ were

the Hebrew of the Jewish

scriptures - the Old Testament,

and the Greek of the New; and

the ‘former translations’

included Henry VIII’s Great

Bible of 1539, and the Geneva

Bible of 1560 - the one used

by Shakespeare and taken to

America by the Pilgrim

Fathers on the ‘Mayflower’.

These were in turn largely

based on the work of William

Tyndale, martyred in 1536,

parts of whose Bible (he did

not translate the whole of it)

were the first to be printed in

the English language.

The KJV was the work of

committees of scholars and

clerics from the Universities of

Cambridge and Oxford, and

from Westminster and London

(which were then separate

entities). If you’d like to read

more about the history, I

recommend Power and Glory:

Jacobean England and the

Making of the King James

Bible by Adam Nicholson, which is

informative and very

readable.

As often happens with

something new, the KJV

was not immediately

popular, but in due

course it became the

version used almost

everywhere in England,

and remained so until

about the 1950s when

more modern versions

began to appear. We

know many of its

phrases by heart as it is

the version read in the

Christmas Eve service of

Nine Lessons and Carols

both at King’s and here

in St. Andrew’s. Our cultural

debt to it is immeasurable in

literature, art and music; we

can trace its influence from the

poet, John Milton, to the pop

group, Boney M.

Cambridge University Library

has a free exhibition* about

the KJV for the next 6 months.

This includes a copy of the

first folio edition of 1611. Our

new Bishop of Ely, Stephen

Conway, has asked if this can

be carried in procession when

he is installed, and wants to

use it when he takes his oaths.

We wonder if he is aware that

it measures a good 42 x 26 x

12 centimetres and weighs in

the region of 7.7 kg (17 lbs)!

Rosemary Mathew**

*The exhibition is called ‘Great and

Manifold Blessings: The making of

the King James Bible’

**Rosemary was senior assistant in

the Bible Society Library in the

Cambridge University Library.

Feb 2011 – The Newsletter of St Andrew’s Church, Church Street Chesterton – No. 1111

Women’s World Day of Prayer Service

St Andrew’s Church On

Friday 4 March

At

2.30 pm

Prepared by Christian Women of Chile

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News from St Andrew’s Hall:

It’s full steam ahead at St Andrew’s Hall with a mix of old and new initiatives planned for 2011. It may seem a long way off, but June’s Chesterton Festival will soon be upon us, and a Hall/Church team is heavily involved in the thinking and planning behind it. We’d welcome new blood, so do get in touch if you’d like to jump aboard. Earlier in the year, we’ll host our now annual Pancake Party on Shrove Tuesday 8 March from 4-5.30pm, to which anyone and everyone is welcome, regardless of pancake-eating/-tossing/-producing ability; and May Day will see madrigals, molly dancing and croissants, as in 2009. A first for this year will be two First Aid mornings in March, when Ann Selwood, a trained first aid teacher and friend of the Hall will run one-off sessions focusing on problems associated with early and later years of life in particular. We’re putting these on in response to public demand, and all are welcome to come along. Places are limited to allow for individual attention and everyone’s ‘having a go’, so please book now to reserve a place. Alongside this, our main hall and meeting rooms remain open for hire by local businesses, individuals and others. More info. is available on www.standrews-hall.co.uk, and can be obtained from Hall staff on 01223 306150 (email info@standrews-hall.co.uk). Our postal address is St Andrew’s Hall, St Andrew’s Road, Chesterton, CB4 1DH.

Eleanor

St Andrew’s Hall Programme February and March 2011

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St Andrew’s Flower Group

On December 9th 2010 we all enjoyed an afternoon Tea Party at Ursula Sainsbury’s house in honour of Edna Andrews, our teacher and leader for the last 46 years. Guests at the party were Revd Nick Moir, Eleanor Whalley, Lorna and Derek Dazeley and Molly Dell. Edna has led us through many Flower Festivals and special occasions of the church’s year and we have all enjoyed every minute and worked well together as we are a close social group. We presented Edna with a bouquet of flowers and a voucher to spend at Scotsdale’s Garden Centre. Edna was 91 years old at the end of January and all the members of St Andrew’s Flower Group wish her Good Health and Happiness in the years ahead. ______________________________

Introducing Tricia Troughton

‘I inherited the Fish Kettle’ – that’s the title of my autobiography. I’ve got to the age of six in 1800 words. I doubt if I’ll write any more! These are just a few words to introduce myself to you.

Three years ago I arrived in Chesterton where I have a great view of the amazingly fit and committed rowers, and the wonderfully interesting wild-life of the river. My interests include a love of music; arts and crafts; my dogs and cats;

keeping up with friends; a growing number of small great nieces and nephews; taking holidays and new discoveries. I feel I’ve found a home at St Andrew’s. I am so grateful for the varied, beautifully prepared and deeply thoughtful worship and for the gently caring ministry of the church. My life in Christian ministry began 40 years ago when I discovered that Jesus really is alive and loves me completely. I am a work in progress – He hasn’t finished with me yet! 25 years ago I left occupational therapy to become a pastor of a small church and to train at Spurgeon’s College. I was ordained and called to Saffron Walden Baptist Church. I spent eight full, enjoyable and exhausting years in a town where the churches – one of each ‘flavour’ – were mutually supportive and life-giving. There followed ‘the Sturton Street years’ – a time to reflect with further study, work in Addenbrooke’s chaplaincy, some research, training in spiritual direction, and helping in a number of local Baptist churches. Now my ministry is mainly with individuals or smallish groups. I love helping folk to discover a deeper security in the love of God. I have been given a great welcome as a fellow minister of the gospel at St Andrew’s, now endorsed by Bishop David. Thank you for accepting me among you – if my gifts and experience can be of use that is an added bonus – thanks be to God for his wonderful love. _____________________________

Continuing the ecumenical theme, it has been a delight these past months to welcome a new parish priest at St Laurence’s, our local Roman Church. Father Pat Cleary has moved to us from St Neots, where he has served for eight years.

Born and raised in Ipswich, Father Pat’s ministry has ranged far and wide, with three years in Bolivia and five years in the USA. But he knows Cambridge well, having begun his priestly ministry at the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs on Hills Road.

He enjoys working closely with other Christian denominations and, as a past member of both Middlesex and Kent cricket clubs, has been smiling broadly following our recent successes down under……

Be My Valentine

How to impress that Special Someone this year? With a candlelit dinner, a rose on a pillow, a cosy night in...? Think no further: the Chesterton Festival Steering Group invites you – with or without your nearest and dearest – to join them at 7.30pm on Monday 14 February at Brown’s Field Youth and Community Centre on Green End Road for a social evening to dream dreams for this year’s Chesterton Festival.

As last year, the Festival will take place over the last weekend in June and include a family BBQ with live band on Fri. 24

th, a Fun Day with rides, stalls and

races on Sat. 25th and a ‘History of Chesterton in 100 ish (sites and) objects’

trail on 26th. The aim is to celebrate the richness of our local area and the

diversity of life within it, and we hope that a great many local groups and individuals will get involved. Could you, for example, organise a stall or provide entertainment at the Fun Day? Put on a display to showcase the work of a local group? Open your garden or group venue to visitors over the Festival weekend? The possibilities for participation are endless, and the eventual event will be as good as its contributors make it. We’ll repeat some of last year’s successes: there will be another photo competition (sponsored again by 100 Houses Society and won last year by Peter Robins), for which the theme this year is ‘Recreation and Leisure’. Application forms are available now and can be obtained from St Andrew’s Hall and Brown’s Field YCC.

To find out more and add your ideas, please do join us on Valentine’s Day. ‘Make it a night to remember’!

For more information about the Festival in general, please contact Eleanor on 306150 or email info@standrews-hall.co.uk

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Chesterton Chimes is published bi-monthly by the PCC of St Andrew’s Church, Chesterton, printed by the Hester Adrian Centre and distributed by volunteers in the parish. The next issue will be for April/May 2011. Any correspondence, or any articles for the next issue should be addressed to: The Editor, Chesterton Chimes,c/o The Vicarage, 10 Lynfield Lane, Cambridge CB4 1DR

Revd Nicholas

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Services in St Andrew’s Church:

Every Tuesday at 12.30pm in St Andrew’s Hall, there is a Holy Communion (CW) service followed at 1pm by a Bring and Share lunch

February 6th 5th

Sunday before Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am All-Age Communion 6.30pm Evensong BCP 13

th 4

th Sunday before Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Sung Eucharist 5pm Message in the Movies (Hall) 20

th 3

rd Sunday before Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Family Service 11.15am Matins BCP 6.30pm Quiet Eucharist 27

th 2

nd Sunday before Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Parish Communion: Special parish meeting 6.30pm Informal Worship BCP = Book of Common Prayer CW= Common Worship

March

6th

Sunday next before Lent 8am Holy Communion BCP 10am All-Age Communion 6.30pm Evensong BCP 9

th Ash Wednesday

12.30pm Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes 7.30pm Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes 13

th 1

st Sunday of Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Evensong BCP 20

th 2

nd Sunday of Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Family Service 11.15am Matins 6.30pm Quiet Eucharist 27

th 3

rd Sunday of Lent

8am Holy Communion BCP 10am Parish Communion and Prayers for Healing and Forgiveness 6.30pm Informal Worship

Who’s Who at St Andrew’s:

Vicar Revd Nicholas Moir C 303469 (not Saturday

Pastoral Co-ordinator Revd Dorothy Peyton Jones C 523485

Curate Revd Alasdair Coles 01638 743434

Children and young families’ minister Victoria Goodman C 740791

Sacristan John Reynolds C 249591

Parish Administrator Margaret Partridge C 303469 (not Wednesday)

Churchwardens Geoff Peel C 292538 Margaret Robins C 573511

PCC Secretary Ewa Allen C 367351

PCC Treasurer Simon Peyton Jones C 523485

Music Director Chris Pountain C 311055

Organist John Marsh C 234584

Chimes Editor David Drury C 358592

St Andrew’s Hall Manager Eleanor Whalley C 306150

From the Registers:

Funerals

4th

November Ronald Prime

Weddings

4th

December Daniel Milloy and Michele Lilley

Cambridge Concert Orchestra & Chesterton Choral Society

Present

Some Enchanted

Evening Saturday 19 March 2011

7.30 pm West Road Concert Hall West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP

Tickets £10 (£5 under 16s) Available from Jan Mentha 01223 502090 Limited tickets on the door All profits to

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

Coming Events:

February 15th Chesterton Local History Group meet at 2.30pm in St Andrew’s Hall for a talk by Rosemary Matthew on “The Bible Society”. 22

nd East Chesterton W.I. meet at

St Andrew’s Hall for a talk by Jerry Dodd entitled “What’s that Smell in the Kitchen?”

March 15th Chesterton Local History Group meet at 2.30pm in St Andrew’s Hall for a talk by the Revd Nick Moir on “The Bell Family” 22

nd East Chesterton W.I. meet

at St Andrew’s Hall for their Annual Meeting and a talk by Tom Mor on “London Craft Guilds”

Apr/May Chimes Deadlines

Articles to Editor by Tues 8 March Chimes available at the back of church for deliverers Sun 20 March.