St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine - October 2016

St Mary Redcliffe
Parish Magazine
October 2016
Articles
Are You Flourishing?
Revd Kat Campion-Spall
Cherry Picking the Scriptures?
Dr Carys Underdown TSSF
SMR Project Development Update
Rhys Williams
Dates for your Diary
Development Open Meeting – 18 Oct
Pipe Walk – 22 Oct
This Precious Earth Concert – 5 Nov
50p

St Mary Redcliffe
With Temple, Bristol & St John the Baptist, Bedminster
Vicar
Rev Dan Tyndall 0117 231 0067
Associate Vicar
Rev Kat Campion-Spall 0117 231 0070
Associate Clergy
Rev Canon John Rogan
Rev Canon Michael Vooght
Rev Canon Neville Boundy
Rev Peter Dill
Parish Administrator
Pat Terry 0117 231 0063
Admin Assistant
Ros Houseago 0117 231 0064
The Parish Office
12 Colston Parade, Redcliffe
Bristol BS1 6RA 0117 231 0060
Church Wardens
Research Assistant
Marion Durbur 0117 942 2196 Rhys Williams 0117 231 0068
Richard James 0117 966 2291
Head Verger
Education Officer
Matthew Buckmaster 0117 231 0061 Sarah Yates 0117 231 0072
Vergers
Community Development Officer
Carys Underdown 0117 231 0061 Hannah Currant 0117 231 0071
Andy Carruthers 0117 231 0061
Director of Music
Andrew Kirk 0117 231 0065
Assistant Organists
Claire & Graham Alsop
For more information about St Mary Redcliffe visit our web site at www.stmaryredcliffe.co.uk
Any of the Staff may be contacted at parish.office@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk

Are You Flourishing?
Kat Campion-Spall
The summer is now over and we are firmly in
autumn – I picked up a couple of conkers the
other day and contemplated turning the heating
on this morning! This is, in the natural world, a
season of plenty, when the fruits of the spring’s
flowering and the summer’s growth are ripe and ready to be harvested
and enjoyed. Some of us will be feasting on the produce of gardens,
allotments or even hedgerows, enjoying the results of our hard work or of
nature’s bounty.
The first Sunday of October is our Harvest Festival in church, where we
give thanks to God for the abundance of the earth. In the Old Testament,
the people were required to give the “first fruits”, the best of the harvest,
to God, so it’s also a time to share with others any abundance we have –
in our urban setting this is expressed through bringing food for
distribution to people who don’t have the resources to provide enough
food for themselves or their families.
But the Bible, and especially the teachings of Jesus, is rich in the language of
flourishing, growth, fruit-bearing and harvest for people too. We all,
whether we are gardeners or not, understand what it means to talk about
someone flourishing, or growing, or doing fruitful work of one kind or
another. Our church vision statement includes the line “people blossom
in front of you when they talk about their faith.”
So it is a good time of year to think about other kinds of fruits. Which
areas of life are you flourishing in? What has borne fruit in your work,
your relationships, your life? Where have you grown? And the question
that follows from that is, have you offered any of those first fruits to God?
It’s harder to quantify than whether you have put your envelope in the

collection plate and your tins and packets in the food bank basket (both of
which I would encourage you to do!) – because it’s thinking about what of
yourself are you giving in God’s service?
There are all sorts of wonderful things happening in our church, and all
sorts of wonderful people giving a huge amount of their time and their
personal gifts, in service of God. But it may be that some of you haven’t
yet found, or taken, the opportunity to share more of who you are in
God’s service.
If there are things in which you flourish when you do them; if there are
things you do that you see bearing fruit, it would be wonderful to see you
doing those things in God’s service! Whether it is behind the scenes or up
in front, with people or with spreadsheets, practical or strategic, details or
big picture, if you find yourself flourishing through music or cooking or art
or hospitality or seeing a simple job well done, that is something you can
offer to God. I would be delighted to hear about the things that make you
YOU, and to help you think through how you can use them in the church
or our work in the local community.
But if you think, “there’s nothing for someone like me,” please come and
tell me what someone like you is like, because the church should be a
place where everyone can use their gifts in God’s service, so that everyone
can grow and flourish. Part of our role as a church community is to help
everyone find their place and make a meaningful contribution. So if there
is something that would help you grow and flourish in God’s service, tell
me about it, and we can talk about what we might do. It really would be
worth celebrating to see everyone in our church community blossoming
and bearing fruit.
Every blessing,

PARISH NEWS…ACTION...REFLECTION
Changes in the Parish Office
Back in June we announced that Pat Terry, after 12 years of sterling
service to SMR, had indicated a desire to reduce her hours and her
workload. We said then that she would step into the new role of
‘Office Associate’ as from September, and we hoped that that would
be at about the same time as our new Operations Manager was going
to start working here. Sadly we were not able to make an offer of
appointment to any of the candidates we interviewed before the
summer: thankfully Pat agreed to maintain her current role as Parish
Administrator for the time being. However, Pat has now decided that
she will (whether or not we manage to appoint an Operations Manager
this time round) step into her new role as from 1 December 2016.
There will be a proper opportunity to thank Pat for her significant
contribution to SMR in due course but it is right and proper at this
point to say a huge “THANK YOU PAT”.
Also, for those who have not heard, Ros Houseago is at home ill and
has been signed off by her doctor until the end of October at least.
We welcome Anne-Marie Rogers on a temporary contract as Office
Assistant working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Carol Services for Advent & Christmas
Pushing out the boat for this year’s carol services
In a review of Advent & Christmas carried out earlier this year, we
concluded that we could be doing more to tell the story of ‘Darkness
to Light’ through music and readings as we had done last year with
‘God in the Manger’. In 2015 we held two services of ‘Nine Lessons
and Carols’ for the first time: 300 people attended the new time
without adversely affecting the number attending the standard time. To
that end we have decided to increase the number of opportunities
people will have to attend our Advent Carol Service and to hold two
‘Nine Lessons’ as well.
This is quite adventurous for us: but then, the Christian journey is an
adventure into the unknown and the Advent/Christmas season is the

est opportunity the church has to engage other people with the
adventure!
Your church needs your help.
Please put the following into your diaries. More importantly, invite
your friends, colleagues and neighbours who would not normally share
in the adventure of the Christian faith to come to one of the services
with you.
Sat 26 Nov 6.30 pm Advent Procession & Carols by Candlelight
Sun 27 Nov 6.30 pm Advent Procession & Carols by Candlelight
Sun 18 Dec 6.30 pm Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols by
Candlelight
Fri 23 Dec 7.30 pm Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols by Candlelight
We are also looking for people to read at one of the services. If you
would like to do this, please get in touch with the parish office by
phone (0117 231 0060) or email dan.tyndall@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk.
You will be given plenty of time to look through your reading and an
opportunity to rehearse in church with the microphone system if you
have not done this before. It would be great to have some new readers
on our list for this new initiative.
Prayer and Spirituality dates for your diary
Ways in to Prayer - Monday 10 th October 7.30 – 9.30pm in the
Undercroft. A practical workshop with ideas and encouragement for
your prayer life. Wherever you feel your prayer is, from beginner to
prayer warrior(!), you are welcome to come and learn together.
Advent Quiet Day “She treasured all these words and pondered
them in her heart” - Saturday 26th November 10am-3.30pm in
The Lady Chapel. A guided quiet day to lead you into Advent, based
around the stained glass windows of the Lady Chapel. The day will
include reflections from Revd Kat Campion-Spall, times of silence,
materials and suggestions for use in your prayer time, and the
opportunity for one-to-one conversations about prayer with Kat. All
are welcome but booking is essential. Contact Kat if you’d like to
come.

Cherry Picking the Scriptures?
Carys Underwood
If we cherry pick the scripture and the religious rules, does
this rob us of religious integrity?
This was the topic for the September meeting of Seekers: Escape from the Pew.
Various people were away or busy so a select group of us met in the
Undercroft on the 8 September to discuss this topic. One of the activities was a
quiz which I share here for you to try.
Is it biblical?
1. There is no God
2. There's no good and evil only power and those too weak to seek it.
3. A stitch in time saves nine
4. The priesthood of all believers
5. A dog returns to its vomit
6. They're a law unto themselves
7. Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow you die
8. A man after his own heart
9. Baptism on behalf of the dead
10. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that
they may be loosed from sins.
11. Spare the rod and spoil the child
12. Money is the root of all evil
13. All things work together for good
14. Pride comes before a fall
15. Measure for measure
I should probably say that there are three possible answers for each: YES, NO
and SORT OF.
We also looked at different ways of approaching the scriptures and did a study
of Ezra 10 and Ruth 4 to consider different Biblical answers to the question – is
it ok to marry foreign women?
We then considered what this meant overall. The Bible being a collection of
texts has a variety of voices and so in reading it we have to interpret it. We do
this as a Christian community.
Quiz answers are on pages 14 and 15.

What’s On At Sunday School
Becky Macron, Sunday School Leader
It has been an exciting
start to the academic year
as we have had record
numbers of children
attending our sessions.
Alongside existing members,
we have also had the pleasure
of welcoming new families into
our community. For me, it is
delight to work alongside such
lovely people and I thoroughly
enjoy watching our Sunday
School grow.
Photo: Children preparing to take the collection to the altar
During the month of September, we have explored various
themes including new beginnings, honesty and taking
responsibility. On 10 th September, we had the honour of being
joined by our Director of Music, Andrew Kirk. The session
provided an excellent opportunity to learn about the choir at
Redcliffe as well as the chance to exercise our singing voices!
During the session, Andrew taught us our Tree Fest song
“Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo”, thus revealing our theme
for this year: Noah’s Ark. We look forward to sharing this with
the rest of the congregation in December.
In our last session in September, we added a cultural dimension
to our studies by celebrating European Day of Languages – At
the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the
European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year

since 2001on 26 th
September. The day aims
to encourage language
learning and promote
cultural diversity. Our
families, some of whom
have English as an
additional language,
dressed for the occasion
and enjoyed some French
pastries.
Our readings focused on
the differences between
rich and poor countries in
our world, and how we
can help others.
Photos – Children dressed up representing diverse
countries including Indonesia, France, Holland, Kenya, South
Africa.
One of the ways in which we
help those less fortunate than
ourselves is by supporting the
church with Mary’s Meals
backpack project; we are
certainly very much looking
forward to fulfilling our vital role
in preparing the backpacks on
the First Sunday of Advent.
It remains an absolute pleasure
to represent the families and
children at Redcliffe and I look
forward to another exciting year.

Another Exciting Book by Simon Taylor
Imitation and Scapegoats- Pastoral insight from the work of Rene
Girard is Simon Taylor’s most recent book launched at Derby
Cathedral in September. The book uses Girard’s work on violence and
religion to ask how ministers and pastors can deal with rivalry, conflict
and scapegoats in their own lives and ministry. The ideas are explained
through stories from the Bible, case studies and questions for
reflection and discussion. Peter Dill has already reported that the
Church Times terms the book “a gem”.
***************
Forgotten Voices
October 1916
Collated by the late John Brewer in January 2015
One thing I shall never forget was my first experience of dead bodies.
On the first day at albert the weather was very hot, and I was sent up
to an observation post with another officer. We found we literally
couldn’t walk along the trenches without treading on dead bodies,
German and British. The stench and flies were simply appalling. That
was one of the most miserable memories I have of the Somme. It was
pathetic really. Eventually one just got over it and thought nothing of it.
We couldn’t help it, we were alive and that’s what mattered. And being
alive, we jolly well had to get on with it.
Lieutenant Montague Cleeve, Royal Garrison Artillery
****************
The Annual Pipe Walk
The annual Pipe Walk is on Saturday 22 October. It starts at 10am at
St Barnabas Church, Daventry Road and winds its way downhill (as
water does) through fields, back gardens, streets and Victoria Park with
a wonderful historical commentary from Ned Cussen, our honorary
church surveyor. There’s always something new to learn. It ends no
later than 1 pm with refreshments at St Mary Redcliffe Church.

SOUNDBITES - MUSIC AT REDCLIFFE
Andrew Kirk
Redcliffe Occasional Choir is in need of more singers, especially
sopranos. The choir next meets on Friday 21 October from 7-8pm in
the choir vestry. There are two sung services on Sunday 23 October at
9.30pm (rehearse at 9am) and 6.30pm (rehearse at 5.15pm). If you might
like to have a try, please come along to the rehearsal.
Sunday School – on 11 September I taught the children a song and also
talked about joining the choirs. I hope that there might be some church
families who will consider putting their sons and daughters forward to
come along to have a try at one of the choirs?
Hereford Cathedral visit – our Girls Choir, along with some of the
back rows will be singing four services: Evensong on Saturday 29
October at 5.30pm and three services on Sunday 30 October (10am,
11.30am and 3.30pm). The boys and remaining altos, tenors and basses
will be singing the usual services at St Mary Redcliffe for All Saints/Souls.
Tyntesfield Carol Concerts – on Saturday 10 December at 4pm and
6.30pm, our choirs will be singing again in the Chapel at Tyntesfield.
Congratulations to
Tim Case and Ellie Brown
who got married here at
SMR on Saturday 17 Sept.
Tim is a bass in the church
choir and Ellie has been an
alto dep. They met as
members of the Bristol Bach
Choir who regularly sing
concerts at our church.
We wish them much
happiness for their future.

PARISHIONER TO PARISHIONER
Marion Durbur on Mary’s Meals Backpacks: As the WH Smith
backpacks @£2.99 are in short supply this year, Becky Macron has
found an online source at the same price. If you are able to purchase
one or more of these, please place your order with either Becky or
Marion by 30th October and we will order in bulk.
Rose from Redcliffe Lunch Club alerts people to WE Care and
Repair Service in and around Bristol. If you are aged over 60, are
disabled or on a low income the WE Care and Repair is a local,
independent Home Improvements Agency, a registered society with
charitable purposes. They may be able to help you with: a handy
person for small repairs, a technical service for medium and large
repairs, specialist bathroom adaptation advice, an approved list of local
specialist Trusted Traders and finally, Occupational Therapy
assessment and advice. Tel. 0117 9543933
NB You can pick up all sorts of useful info from the Redcliffe Lunch
Club. New comers are very welcome. The Lunch Club runs every
Wednesday 12 to 2pm. Call Bobbie Bewley on 9864445.
A last minute reminder on the Parish Christmas card design
from Helena King: Each year we distribute thousands of Christmas
cards, with the aim of reaching every home and business in the parish.
This acts as a seasonal greeting to our parishioners, as an invitation to
our Christmas services and events, and a reminder that we are their
parish church.
This year we are inviting designs for the front of our card from our
whole church community, adults and children alike. We are looking
for a design that includes either an image of the church or an image of
the Biblical Christmas story. Submissions can be in any medium,
including a high resolution image of your artwork. The size of the card
is DL - 100mm×210mm either landscape or portrait. The deadline
is 10 th October, and a design will be chosen in mid-October to get
the cards printed in good time

SMR Development Project Update
Rhys Williams
September witnessed some important changes in our thinking about
the project. During the last few months we have been working with
architects Purcell to gather information for a bid to the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) for financial support. Initially, it was envisaged
that the project would cost between £12 and £15 million, that the
church would bid for around £5 million from HLF and that the
outstanding amount would be raised from additional fundraising. Two
things have modified this thinking: William Hogarth’s altarpiece and a
new HLF fund called Resilient Heritage.
Hogarth’s altarpiece – of international importance in the art world -
was painted for the church in 1755 and, after being removed from St
Mary Redcliffe during the C19th, eventually fell into the ownership of
Bristol of Bristol City Council. The piece is currently housed in far
from ideal conditions at St Nicholas’ Church in the Old City, away
from public view. After discussions with the council, we have decided
to include the piece in our project. The creation of suitable facilities
will raise the overall project costs, so the Project Board – after
taking advice from Purcell - has decided to offset this raising our bid
to the HLF from £5 to £10 million; a move which will also reduce
the amount of funding we need to raise from other sources.
We have also decided to delay this bid by one year based on the
recent launch of the HLF Resilient Heritage Fund. This programme is
available to organisations in the UK who want to build their capacity
or achieve strategic change to improve the management of heritage.
We will, therefore, bid for funds to support a year’s worth of
additional work on preparing our organisation for a robust bid to the
HLF main funding programme in November 2017, which we think
will significantly increase our chances of success.

Cherry Picking - Is it biblical? Answers
1. There is no God
Yes. This appears twice in the Bible, in the opening verse of Psalms 14 and 53.
However, it is preceded by the words “The fool says in his heart”
2. There's no good and evil only power and those too weak to seek it.
No. This is a quotation from Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone chapter 17. (p211 in the original paperback). I included it
because I read an article that claimed Christians shouldn’t read the Harry Potter
books and this was used as evidence for that view. This completely missed the
point that this was said by a bad character to justify siding with evil. It is not the
message that book promotes. In the same way, one could say “The Bible says
there is no God”.
3. A stitch in time saves nine
No. An 18th century proverb
4. The priesthood of all believers
No. It is used as a summary of various passages eg 1 Peter 2:9 but the phrase
itself is not actually used. Most people felt it was a useful summary.
5. A dog returns to its vomit
Yes. Part of proverbs 26:11
6. They're a law unto themselves
Yes but. It is a direct quote from Romans 2:14. However, in general
conversation it means people who do their own thing / whatever they feel like
whereas in Romans, Paul is commending those Gentiles who, though they have
not received the law, do the things the law demands.
7. Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow you die
Sort of. The whole phrase does not occur in any one place. Ecclesiastes 8:15 in
the AV is:
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun,
than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his
labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Isaiah 22:13 has “let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.” and Paul
quotes this in 1 Corinthians 15: 33. Kat also brought up the Parable of the Man
with the Barns (aka the Rich Fool), Luke 12:12-2,1 where the man thinks “eat,
drink and be merry” and God tells him he will die that night.
8. A man after his own heart
Yes. Of David in eg 1 Samuel 13:14 and quoted in Acts 13:3 by Paul in a
sermon.

9. Baptism on behalf of the dead (ANSWERS CONTINUED)
Sort of. It is mentioned by Paul in 1 Cor 15:29 as something the Corinthians
are doing which makes no sense if there is no resurrection, but it is not clear
whether it is a good thing or a common thing.
10. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that
they may be loosed from sins.
Yes, No, Sort of. This gets us into the vexed question of the
Deuterocanonical books or Apocrypha. These are books which are part of the
Septuagint (early translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek) but for which
there is no Hebrew version. The Protestant Reformers then questioned their
status, with Luther putting them together between the Old and New
Testaments (See our pew Bibles); other reformers removing them entirely. This
verse (2 Maccabees 12:45) is interesting because the NJB notes how conflicting
glosses over praying for the dead have been incorporated into the text.
11. Spare the rod and spoil the child
Sort of. Proverbs 13:24 is:
Those who spare the rod hate their children,
but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
12. Money is the root of all evil
Sort of. 1 Tim 6 10 says:
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil
The Greek for love of money being a compound noun, “moneylove”, so
missing the “love of” off only works in English.
13. All things work together for good
Sort of. It is a shortened form of Romans 8:28:
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who
are called according to his purpose.
Different translations emphasise different parts with some making it clear that it
is good who is working for good. Eg the NIV:
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according to his purpose
14. Pride comes before a fall
Sort of. Proverbs 16:18 is:
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
In common speech this has been shortened.
Measure for measure

No. Shakespeare play but based on Luke 6:38 (AV): For with the same measure
that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Morning Prayer Lectionary for October
Morning and Evening Prayer are said daily at 8:30am and 4:30pm in the Lady Chapel
3 rd
Oct
Psalms
2 Kings
Philippians
4 Psalm
2 Kings
Philippians
5 Psalms
2 Kings
Philippians
6 Psalms
2 Kings
Philippians
7 Psalm
2 Kings
Philippians
8 Psalms
2 Kings
Philippians
17 Psalms
Judith
Or Exodus
1 Timothy
18
Luke
Psalms
Isaiah
Luke
19 Psalm
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
20 Psalms
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
21 Psalms
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
22 Psalms
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
98, 99, 101
17:24–end
1:1–11
106
18:1–12
1:12–end
110, 111, 112
18:13–end
2:1–13
113, 115
19:1–19
2:14–end
139
19:20–36
3:1—4:1
120, 121, 122
20
4:2–end
1, 2, 3
4
22:21–27, 23:1–17
6:1–10
145, 146
55
1:1–4
119:1–32
6:10—7:7
1:1–14
14, 15, 16
7:19–end
8
9
1:15—2:13
17, 19
8:9–end
16:2–24
2:14–end
20, 21, 23
9
3
17
10 Psalms
2 Kings
1 Timothy
11 Psalms
2 Kings
1 Timothy
12 Psalm
2 Kings
1 Timothy
13 Psalms
2 Kings
1 Timothy
14 Psalms
2 Kings
1 Timothy
15 Psalm
2 Kings
1 Timothy
24 Psalms
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
25 Psalms
Judith
Or Leviticus
2 Timothy
26 Psalm
Judith
Or Leviticus
Titus
27 Psalm
Judith
Or Leviticus
28
Simon
and
Jude
Titus
Psalms
Wisdom
or Isaiah
Luke
29 Psalms
Judith
Or Exodus
Philemon
123, 124, 125, 126
21:1–18
1:1–17
132, 133
22:1—23:3
1:18—2:end
119:153–end
23:4–25
3
143, 146
23:26—24:17
4
142, 144
24:18—25:12
5:1–16
147
25:22–end
5:17–end
27, 30
10
19:1–18, 30–end
4:1–8
32, 36
11
4:9–end
34
12
1
37
13
2
116, 117
5:1–16
23:1–22
23:23–end
24:1–9
45:18–end
6:12–16
41, 42, 43
15:14—16:end
6:1–5, 21–end
Lectionary Notes
If you have internet access, there is a feed on the Church of England website for the Daily Office. See http://churchofengland.org/prayerworship/join-us-in-daily-prayer.aspx
. If you have a smartphone, the CofE has produced apps for Daily Prayer. These provide the psalm and
readings embedded in the daily office (Morning & Evening Prayer) liturgies. See http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/our-apps

FOR YOUR DIARY – 1 October – 2 November 2016
OCT
1 Community Redcliffe Garden Open Day – 10 am to 1pm
Somerset Square
1 Wedding of Adam Mead and Sam Harding – 2pm – Revd Dan
Tyndall
1 Macmillan Coffee Morning – 10.00 am
2 Harvest Festival Service – 10.30 am (no Mattins)
3 Postcard Club – Members Night – 7.30pm
David Williams – Bristol Slide Show
4 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Kat Campion-Spall
4 Christian Meditation – 6.30pm-7pm – Faithspace CC
5 Hymn Sing-a-long – 11am – Faithspace CC
5 Redcliffe Lunch Club – 12noon – 2pm – Faithspace CC
5 Redcliffe Film Club – 2.30pm Faithspace CC - ‘Brassed Off’
6 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Peter Dill
6 Redcliffe Gardening Group – 10am-12noon
Meet Community Room, Yeamans House before heading out
6 Organ Recital – 1.15pm – Emma Gibbons, St Woolos Cathedral
7 Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship – 7.30am – Parish Office, Cecile Gillard
8 Anniversary Concert, Harlequin Singers & Orchestra – 7.30 pm
11 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Neville Boundy
11 Christian Meditation – 6.30pm-7pm – Faithspace CC
12 Redcliffe Lunch Club – 12noon – 2pm – Faithspace CC
13 Holy Communion with healing prayer – 12.30pm – Revd Kat
Campion-Spall
13 Organ Recital – 1.15pm – Anthony Pinel, Shrewsbury
13 Mothers Union – 2.30pm – Faithspace CC Mrs Janet Angell
The work of Hope Christian Trust
13 Seekers Escape from the Pews – 7.30pm – “Women of the
Gospels”
18 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Peter Dill
18 Development Open Meeting – 7.45 for 8pm – in church
18 Christian Meditation – 6.30pm-7pm – Faithspace CC
19 Redcliffe Lunch Club – 12noon – 2pm – Faithspace CC

19 Colston Day Service – 2.15 pm
19 Film Club – 2.30pm – Faithspace CC – ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’
20 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Peter Dill
20 Organ Recital – 1.15pm – Jason Roberts, New York
22 Pipe Walk – 10am-1pm Starts St Barnabas Church, Daventry Road
25 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Peter Dill
25 Christian Meditation – 6.30pm-7pm – Faithspace CC
26 Redcliffe Lunch Club – 12noon – 2pm – Faithspace CC
27 Holy Communion – 12.30pm – Revd Peter Dill
27 Organ Recital – 1.15pm – William Saunders, Royal Hospital School
29 Wind Band Concert – Avon Scouts, Guides and Fire Service –
7.30pm
30 Services for All Saints and All Souls
NOV
1 Holy Communion – 12.30pm
1 Christian Meditation – 6.30pm-7pm – Faithspace CC
2 Redcliffe Lunch Club – 12noon – 2pm – Faithspace CC
2 Film Club – 2.30pm – Faithspace CC
3 Holy Communion – 12.30pm
4 Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship – 7.30am – Parish Office, Cecile Gillard
5 This Precious Earth Event – 7.30 pm – in church
**********
Wells Festival of Literature
14th - 22nd October 2016
This year’s Wells Festival of Literature is packed with events of interest to
anyone with a passion for music and the arts. For example:
• Andrew Gant explores the history of English Church music
• Alexandra Harris looks at how our English weather has influenced
writers and artists through the ages
• Marc Allum from BBC Antiques Roadshow shares his thoughts on some
quirky objets d’art
• Simon Loveday takes a new look at the stories in the Bible
• Lemn Sissay, official poet for the London Olympics, reflects on his life -
through poetry
For details email: information@wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk

Parish Register September 2016
Baptisms
Nneoma Grace Dabrinze 18 September 2016
Evie Lee Chinyere Agugoesi 18 September 2016
Elsie Jean Steadman 18 September 2016
Weddings
David Alan Newland Peters & Rosanna Jane Fry 3 September 2016
Talvir Singh Aujla & Nadine Elahi 3 September 2016
Benjamin Samuel Smithers & Helen Sarah Thorley 3 September 2016
Timothy Alexander David Case & Elinor Frances Brown 17 September 2016
Neil John Condick & Helen Sinclair-Ross 17 September 2016
Church Service Attendance and Collections
September 2016
Date 2016 4 Sept 11 Sept 18 Sept 25 Sept
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
8.00am 4 8 7 7
9.30am 87 20 95 27 89 30 79 35
11.15am 11 16 19 15 2
6.30pm 35 21 34 35 1
Collections £408.35 £467.39 £493.24 £337.68
Collection figures include everything in the offertory plates (open plate, casual gift aid
and planned giving envelopes) but exclude other Planned Giving e.g. that done via
Standing Order. Attendance figures exclude choir, servers, clergy, vergers which include
around 12 children and 28 adults at the 9:30 and around 12 children and 15-20
adults at Mattins and Evensong and 2 adults at the 8am.
REMEMBER THE PIPE WALK ON SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

Prayers for October
Dear Lord,
there are times, when I find it hard,
when I look around at this world,
and wonder what is going on?
But I know,
that if I knock, the door will be open,
if I listen, I shall find.
And I shall know that you are there for me,
and for all mankind.
Thank you, Lord, for this world and the next.
Marian Read, from Mothers’ Union ‘The Prayers We Breathe’
A Long Road
What a long road has been travelled
since the day the risen Christ
revealed himself
to the disciples from Emmaus!
Yet it is the same road
we walk again today:
Christ is still speaking,
still celebrating the Eucharist.
May his words
and the breaking of bread,
shared down through the centuries,
renew in us
the fidelity of love
amid the drab realities of life!
Pierre Talec, France, from Prayers Encircling the World,
rep by kind permission of pub, SPCK(1998)

Groups within the Church
The regular congregation is large, active and involved. If you
would like to join one of the many groups connected with the
Church, please contact the appropriate group leader.
Head Server Dean Barry 0117 9099862
Head Sidesman Graham Marsh 01275 832770
Head Steward Andy Carruthers 0117 2310061
PCC
PCC Secretary Jo Hardwick 0117 9052502
Recorder John Steeds 0117 9732183
Youth Groups
Sunday School Becky Macron 0744 3000 420
Caring & Sharing
Faithspace Centre Sarah James 0117 9258331
Lunch Club
Meditation
Bobbie Bewley
Lewis Semple
0117 9864445
0117 9255763
Mothers Union Hilda Watts 01275 543588
Church Flowers Mildred Ford 0117 9666794
Coffee Rota Christine Bush 0117 9773023
Bell Ringers Tony Bulteel 0117 9245494
Canynges Society Vacant
Journey into Eric Albone 0117 9247664
Science
Magazine Editors Angela Hogg 0117 9734560
If you or one of your family are sick or have gone into hospital,
please let the Clergy or Vergers know as soon as possible.
Please consult the Parish Office before making any
arrangements for baptisms, weddings or funerals.

SUNDAY SERVICES
8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION
9.30 am SUNG EUCHARIST
(with Crèche and Sunday School and followed by coffee)
11.15 am CHORAL MATTINS
6.30 pm SUNG EVENSONG
WEEKDAY SERVICES
HOLY COMMUNION
Tuesdays at 12.30 pm
Thursdays at 12.30pm
2 nd & 4 th Thursdays at 12.30 pm Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER
Monday – Friday at 8.30 am and 4.30 pm in the Lady Chapel
OPENING TIMES
Weekdays all year round 8.30 am – 5.00 pm
Bank Holidays 9.00 am – 4.00 pm (except New Year’s Day)
Sundays 8.00 am ~ 8.00 pm
The Church is occasionally closed for special events and services
The Arc Café in the Undercroft
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 3.00 pm
Tel: 0117 929 8658
Serving home made refreshments all day
Lunch served from 12 – 2.30 pm