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: ventnorcofe@hotmail.co.uk

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: hugh.wright1957@btinternet.com

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: opendoor@carisbrookepriory.org.uk

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 ventnorcofe@hotmail.co.uk

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

e.a.radcliffe@hotmail.co.uk

Ann Radcliffe

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