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<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

+ singing the song of faith and justice +<br />

Parish <strong>Magazine</strong><br />

…<br />

<strong>December</strong><br />

20<strong>17</strong><br />

January<br />

2018<br />

Articles: The Meaning of Christmas — Revd Kat Campion-Spall //<br />

TEDxBristol: Generational stereotyping — Clive Colledge // Seekers;<br />

escape from the pew — Helena Hoyle King<br />

detail after Rembrandt’s Adoration; fEJL 2005<br />

Diary: Treefest — 6th–12th <strong>December</strong> // Festival of Nine Lessons<br />

& Carols by Candlelight — 22nd <strong>December</strong> // Christingle — 23rd<br />

<strong>December</strong> // New Year Party — 7th January // Christians in Science<br />

lecture: Our Fragile Earth — 19th January


<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

With Temple, Bristol & <strong>St</strong> John the Baptist, Bedminster<br />

vicar<br />

Revd Dan Tyndall: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0067<br />

associate vicar<br />

Revd Kat Campion-Spall: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0070<br />

associate clergy<br />

Revd Canon Neville Boundy, Revd Peter Dill<br />

Revd Canon John Rogan, Revd Canon Michael Vooght<br />

church wardens<br />

Richard James: 01<strong>17</strong>-966 2291<br />

Elizabeth Shanahan: 07808 505977<br />

operations manager<br />

Peter Rignall: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0073<br />

admin executive<br />

Evelyn Burton-Guyett: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0064<br />

admin associate<br />

Pat Terry: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0063<br />

admin assistant<br />

Ros Houseago: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0063<br />

the parish office<br />

12 Colston Parade, <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

Bristol BS1 6RA 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0060<br />

head verger<br />

Matthew Buckmaster: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0061<br />

vergers<br />

Carys Underdown: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0061<br />

Andy Carruthers: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0061<br />

director of music<br />

Andrew Kirk: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0065<br />

research assistant<br />

Rhys Williams: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0068<br />

education officer<br />

Sarah Yates: 01<strong>17</strong>-231 0072<br />

assistant organists<br />

Claire and Graham Alsop<br />

For more information about<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong> visit our website at<br />

www.stmaryredcliffe.co.uk<br />

Any of the staff may be contacted at<br />

parish.office@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk<br />

vicar's letter<br />

WHAT IS THE TRUE MEANING<br />

OF CHRISTMAS? At this time<br />

of year, we are faced with the<br />

fascinating phenomenon of the Christmas<br />

advert — where big stores present us with<br />

lavishly produced short films that are<br />

designed to make us spend our money<br />

at their branches, while trying to point us<br />

towards a deeper truth about Christmas<br />

than mere consumerism. The message is<br />

often something like “look for the good in<br />

people”; “spend more time with your loved<br />

ones”; “reach out to strangers”; “delight in<br />

the small things”.<br />

CHRISTMAS<br />

— ITS TRUE MEANING?<br />

— revd kat campion-spall<br />

For many people who celebrate Christmas in our society, people talking<br />

about the ‘true meaning’ of Christmas aren’t talking about God becoming<br />

human to live with us as one of us. It usually boils down to something<br />

about caring for other people, setting aside our differences and being<br />

united in our common humanity, reaching out to people we might usually<br />

disregard. Despite Jesus not getting a mention in this kind of description<br />

of the true meaning of Christmas, these are fundamental parts of how we<br />

live out our Christian faith.<br />

Charities find Christmas a time of year when it is particularly effective<br />

to appeal to people’s compassion and generosity, and we may find ourselves,<br />

in various ways, making more donations to good causes. That’s<br />

really important — again, our Christian faith compels us to be generous<br />

with our money. But I’d like to ponder whether our charity is more like<br />

Father Christmas or Jesus.<br />

Because Father Christmas is a bit like some people’s idea of God. A benevolent<br />

but rather distant character who we give our wish list to, and


if we’re good we’ll get what we ask for, but if we’re bad we might not; he<br />

comes in the night so we receive the gifts as a wonderful surprise, but without<br />

any personal contact. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Father<br />

Christmas — he comes to my house every year while I’m at Midnight Mass!<br />

But God isn’t really like that. We get our Christmas gift whether we deserve<br />

it or not. We don’t have to be good to receive the grace and mercy that<br />

Jesus brings. And our encounter with God isn’t detached and in the dead of<br />

night — Jesus was born that Christmas night but he stayed, being present<br />

here as a human as he grew into an adult and ministered among us, and<br />

still present with us through his Holy Spirit and the Eucharist that he left us.<br />

For Christians the true meaning of Christmas is about God not being distant<br />

and detached, but being present with and for everyone, whoever we are,<br />

for all time.<br />

So what might that mean for us when it comes to our acts of charity? We<br />

can be the Father Christmas type of distant benevolent figure, and there<br />

is a really important place for that — charities would not survive without<br />

donors and the benefits they offer millions of people around the world<br />

would not be sustainable. So please don’t stop giving to charity!<br />

But in recent decades there has been a shift in international charities<br />

from aid to development — the acknowledgement that communities can<br />

become dependent on gifts: aid coming in from elsewhere. That is sometimes<br />

extremely necessary but in the long term can be disempowering<br />

and unsustainable — what has a more lasting impact is equipping and<br />

empowering communities to meet their own needs. As the saying goes,<br />

give someone a fish and you’ll feed them for a day, teach them to fish and<br />

you’ll feed them for a lifetime.<br />

That is the more incarnational model — following the example of God who<br />

comes alongside us as Jesus, who teaches us, who nurtures us and enables<br />

us to be our best selves. Jesus came among us as one of us, living, working<br />

and ministering alongside ordinary people, and enabling his disciples to<br />

continue his work, and to teach others to do the same.<br />

who might otherwise be alone, or unable to participate in a Christmas<br />

celebration, can come together as guests and volunteers, to share a meal<br />

and enjoy each other’s company. And the night shelter we will be running<br />

one night a week in January and February, where we have a chance to offer<br />

genuine hospitality to people who would otherwise be sleeping rough;<br />

not simply buying them a cup of coffee but sitting down to eat together in<br />

a warm, safe and welcoming environment. Also our Lent Appeal, which<br />

has a focus on not just raising money but building relationships with our<br />

charity and, where appropriate, the people they work with.<br />

So for our <strong>December</strong> and January edition of the parish magazine, I’d like<br />

to share with you a poem that takes us beyond Christmas — because the<br />

truth about Christmas is that it isn’t just about Christmas. The poem is<br />

Now the Work of Christmas Begins by Howard Thurman, an African-American<br />

theologian, educator, and civil rights leader:<br />

Revd Kat Campion-Spall<br />

Associate Vicar<br />

When the song of the angels is stilled,<br />

when the star in the sky is gone,<br />

when the kings and princes are home,<br />

when the shepherds are back with their flocks,<br />

the work of Christmas begins:<br />

to find the lost,<br />

to heal the broken,<br />

to feed the hungry,<br />

to release the prisoner,<br />

to rebuild the nations,<br />

to bring peace among the people,<br />

We’re working hard to align our involvement with charities and the local<br />

community on this kind of incarnational model — ‘being with’ people, not<br />

‘doing to’ them. For example, our Christmas Day lunch, where people


Christmas and New Year 20<strong>17</strong> at smr <br />

worship and community <br />

Saturday 2 Dec 6.30pm<br />

ADVENT PROCESSION<br />

From Darkness to Light<br />

Music and bible readings to reflect the period of anticipation<br />

of the birth of the Christ Child<br />

Sunday 3 Dec 6.30pm<br />

ADVENT PROCESSION<br />

From Darkness to Light<br />

Music and bible readings to reflect the period of anticipation<br />

of the birth of the Christ Child<br />

Wednesday 6–Monday 11 <strong>December</strong> 10.00am–5.00pm<br />

TREEFEST<br />

A spectacular festive display of Christmas trees<br />

held in the Gothic splendour of<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Church<br />

Sunday <strong>17</strong> <strong>December</strong> 6.30pm<br />

NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS<br />

Well known carols for congregation, bible readings<br />

and Choir Carols to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child<br />

-<br />

Tuesday 19 <strong>December</strong> 7.30pm<br />

UNITED CAROLS<br />

Traditional Carols accompanied by<br />

the Easton Salvation Army Brass Band<br />

with festive carols from our choirs<br />

Wednesday 20 <strong>December</strong> 1.15pm<br />

CAROLS AT LUNCHTIME<br />

Carols for all to sing, sacred and secular, with poems and readings<br />

led by the <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Chamber Choir<br />

Friday 22 <strong>December</strong> 7.30pm<br />

NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS<br />

Well known carols for congregation, bible readings and Choir Carols<br />

to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child<br />

Saturday 23 <strong>December</strong> 4.00pm<br />

CHRISTINGLE<br />

A child-friendly service to hear the Christmas story<br />

and to welcome the Bethlehem Peace Light<br />

Sunday 24 <strong>December</strong><br />

CHRISTMAS EVE<br />

8.00am: Said Communion<br />

9.30am: Sung Eucharist<br />

11.15am: Choral Mattins<br />

4.00pm: Family Carols<br />

An all–age service<br />

with popular carols and a nativity tableau<br />

Children are invited to come dressed in costume<br />

11.30pm<br />

MIDNIGHT MASS<br />

The First Eucharist of Christmas<br />

With choirs<br />

Monday 25 <strong>December</strong><br />

HRISTMAS AY<br />

8.30pm: Said Holy Communion<br />

10.30pm: All–age Festival Service<br />

Sunday 31 <strong>December</strong><br />

8.00am: Said Holy Communion<br />

9.30am: Sung Eucharist<br />

11.15am: Mattins — Said, with hymns<br />

6.30pm<br />

A service marking the end of one year<br />

looking forward to the next<br />

with gentle carols<br />

and time for reflection<br />

Monday 1 January 2018 12.30pm<br />

THE NEW YEAR<br />

New Year Eucharist<br />

Said Eucharist in the Lady Chapel


T reefest 20<strong>17</strong><br />

6th – 11th <strong>December</strong><br />

YOUNG BRISTOL—OUR CHARITY IN 20<strong>17</strong><br />

Christmas Day lunch . . .<br />

IF YOU’D LIKE SOME COMPANY ON CHRISTMAS DAY, you’re warmly<br />

invited to join us for Christmas Lunch at Faithspace. We can arrange for<br />

someone to come and pick you up if that would be helpful. Please let us<br />

know by 15th <strong>December</strong> if you would like to come, so we can plan for the<br />

right number of people.<br />

If you are able to help on Christmas Day — either with the practical tasks<br />

of setting up in the morning, serving and chatting to guests at lunchtime<br />

or washing up and clearing away in the early afternoon—please do let us<br />

know as we’d love to have more helpers. Perhaps a member of your family<br />

doesn’t usually come to church with you on Christmas morning, but might<br />

be interested in helping set up while you’re at the service?<br />

TREEFEST — A SPECTACULAR<br />

display of Christmas trees at<br />

church during the first and<br />

second week of <strong>December</strong> . . .<br />

Each year we invite local organisations<br />

to get involved by entering a<br />

Christmas tree and decorating it in<br />

a style of their choosing. This offers<br />

local charities, schools, businesses<br />

and other organisations a great opportunity<br />

to tell local people about<br />

their services, causes or activities,<br />

while helping to raise money for<br />

good causes. There’s also a varied<br />

musical programme and a chance<br />

for visitors to vote for their favourite<br />

tree. Treefest has become increasingly<br />

successful over the last three<br />

years, attracting 1000s of visitors<br />

from far and wide and helping to<br />

raise valuable funds for local charities.<br />

This year the event will support<br />

our work in the community and local<br />

youth charity Young Bristol.<br />

Treefest opening times:<br />

Wednesday 6 to Monday 11 <strong>December</strong><br />

(closed to the public on Sunday 10<br />

<strong>December</strong>) from 10am until 5pm, and<br />

until 8pm on Thursday 7 <strong>December</strong><br />

For information on Young Bristol’s work<br />

and projects visit youngbristol.com<br />

New Year party . . .<br />

Please contact Lorraine or Chris Legg on 01<strong>17</strong>–9041533<br />

or the Parish Office if you would like to be a guest or a helper.<br />

FOOD FUN FRIENDSHIP — NEW YEAR'S PARTY SUNDAY 7TH JANUARY<br />

Happy New Year, and let’s celebrate the start of another year together<br />

and the promises in store for us in 2018! Come and enjoy chat,<br />

friendship and food — bring some if you can — plus quizzes, games, music<br />

and more! When & where . . .<br />

Sunday 7th January 2018 · 12.00–2.30pm · Faithspace Community<br />

Centre · Bring & Share food · Entertainments · All welcome!<br />

From 0–100 there should be something to suit all ages so please look<br />

out for event flyers mid-<strong>December</strong> plus a Bring & Share Food sign-up list,<br />

and let’s connect — see you there, and if you'd like to help just get in touch!<br />

<br />

For more details and to get involved<br />

call Roma Widger on 07896708031 or Eleanor Vousden on 01<strong>17</strong>-963485<br />

get in touch with the Parish Office or email the Parish <strong>Magazine</strong><br />

at editor.mag@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk


soundbites music at smr<br />

Example: DDDGGGG... On the First day of Christmas (Twelve Days...)<br />

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<br />

hristmas Melodies Quiz Name that Tune ?<br />

DDGGF#GAA...<br />

DGGGABBB...<br />

DGGGABABCD...<br />

DGGF#GBBA...<br />

DGGGF#GD...<br />

DGGAGF#EE...<br />

DGGABGG...<br />

DGGABDBA...<br />

DGGFFD...<br />

DGBbACBb...<br />

— ANDREW KIRK, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC<br />

If you've got a piano/keyboard or even one on your iphone or ipad,<br />

perhaps you can work these out? There will be a prize for the winner!<br />

Please send your entries either handwritten to Andrew Kirk at the<br />

Parish Office or by email to andrew.kirk@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk (Those<br />

who attended Lunch Club have a bit of a headstart with some of the<br />

answers!)<br />

church matters <br />

EJL 20<strong>17</strong><br />

Image: detail from the Christmas Altar Frontal<br />

created by Janet Elizabeth Fry for SMR ca. 1930<br />

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HIS IS OFTEN the favourite time of year for the choristers, singing the<br />

traditional carols as well as some exciting carols for the choirs. This<br />

year we have three new choir carols:<br />

Halflidi Halgrimsson — As Joseph was a walking<br />

Cecilia McDowall — Before the paling of the stars<br />

John Rutter — All bells in Paradise<br />

I hope you will be able to attend some of the carol services this year and<br />

join in the festive offerings. In the New Year the choirs will be recording<br />

a new Christmas CD ready for release in Autumn 2018!<br />

<br />

Andrew Kirk<br />

GOD OF THE AGES,<br />

who stirred our ancestors<br />

to build this house of prayer to the glory of your name,<br />

inspire us with that same longing to be a beacon of your kingdom;<br />

bless our current endeavours, that, begun, continued and ended in you,<br />

what we build in stone, may be woven into a community of hope<br />

where your name is praised, your story is told, and your love is shared;<br />

so that this and future generations may be heard<br />

singing the song of faith and justice;<br />

for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.<br />

Revd Dan Tyndall


church matters <br />

NEW SMR DATABASE<br />

AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW CHURCH DATABASE<br />

— FREDDIE HERROD<br />

"CHURCH DESK" — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU<br />

CHURCH DESK provide databases for churches and are already<br />

working with over 1,000 churches in various countries. <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

has joined those churches, and is confident that using Church Desk<br />

will provide a large step forward in organising our data, and improve our<br />

engagement with our community and beyond. The Church Desk database<br />

will also allow us to meet our responsibility to data protection law better.<br />

What we need from you:<br />

From the 6th <strong>December</strong> we will be contacting you, asking you to fill in a form<br />

on your computer or phone. The form will ask you to provide basic contact<br />

information about yourself. This data will automatically update itself to<br />

our database; it is important we update your data correctly to make sure<br />

we meet changes to data protection legislation, which comes into effect on<br />

25th May 2018. For members of the community who do not have access<br />

to a computer there is the option of coming into Church between 6th–13th<br />

<strong>December</strong> from 12.00–13.00 to fill in a form with the help of a staff member.<br />

Or feel free to contact the Parish Office: 01<strong>17</strong>–231 0060. If you do not<br />

want your data to be stored electronically by the church, do not fill in a<br />

form. If there are records of your data still on the system by the time the<br />

new legislation comes into effect, then it will be completely erased from<br />

our system.<br />

You can find out more about the database by visiting the Church Desk website,<br />

including their information regarding the legal and secure storage of<br />

your data, at:<br />

https://www.churchdesk.com/<br />

https://www.churchdesk.com/legal/data-security/<br />

Freddie Herrod<br />

Database Intern<br />

CONFIRMATION 20<strong>17</strong><br />

20TH NOVEMBER, ST PETER'S CHURCH, BISHOPSWORTH<br />

Fourteen people — seven children, seven adults — from church were<br />

confirmed by the Rt Revd Bishop Lee Rayfield, Bishop of Swindon, at <strong>St</strong><br />

Peter's in Bishopsworth; Confirmation reflections to follow in February's<br />

issue of the magazine [Ed].<br />

Deadline:<br />

The Church is eager to update its records as quickly and accurately as<br />

possible. Please complete and submit your form by 13th <strong>December</strong>.<br />

We are here to help:<br />

If you have any queries about the changes that are occurring within the<br />

church administration or want to know more about how the database will<br />

affect you please contact either:<br />

Evelyn Burton-Guyett — Administration Executive<br />

email: evelyn.burton-guyett@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk<br />

Freddy Herrod — Database Intern<br />

email: freddy.herrod@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk<br />

Peter Rignall — Operations Manager<br />

email: peter.rignall@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk


Clive Colledge at TEDxBristol; photo © Grace Golf 20<strong>17</strong><br />

TEDxBristol; generational stereotyping . . .<br />

WHY BABY BOOMERS, MILLENNIALS AND GENERATION X DON’T EXIST<br />

— CLIVE COLLEDGE<br />

SPARRING BETWEEN<br />

THE GENERATIONS<br />

has made headline<br />

news in recent years and<br />

seems set to continue. With<br />

“Millennials” reportedly at<br />

odds wth “selfish Seniors”,<br />

the Parish magazine asked<br />

award-winning designer and<br />

communications expert Dr<br />

Clive Colledge about his talk<br />

on the subject in November<br />

for TEDxBristol — a local<br />

franchise licensed by its internationally<br />

acclaimed parent organisation TED, set up to deliver “ideas worth<br />

spreading” in the fields of Technology, Entertainment and Design.<br />

PARISH MAGAZINE: With discontent between generations reportedly on the<br />

rise, it was heartening to listen to your talk for TEDxBristol, especially at this<br />

time of year — could you give a brief outline of it and tell us something about<br />

your work and background?<br />

CLIVE COLLEDGE: On 3rd November this year I gave a talk on the main<br />

stage at the Colston Hall for TEDxBristol. The talk — titled Baby Boomers,<br />

Millennials and Generation X Don’t Exist — began by describing how age<br />

stereotypes are irrational generalisations about entire generations that<br />

are creating division between between age groups, and ended by suggesting<br />

ways to encourage connection between them. My talk — and<br />

those of other speakers — was delivered to approx 2,500 people in the<br />

Hall and broadcast live through Facebook video to thousands around the<br />

<br />

world. It will shortly be published on the TEDxBristol’s YouTube Channel.<br />

I’m 70 years old and have had a 31–year career as a creative art director<br />

and designer in advertising and marketing, followed by <strong>17</strong> years as an<br />

academic, teaching and researching in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. I<br />

was awarded a PhD at age 64. My professional experience and research<br />

led me to the conclusion that stereotyping people by age inhibits<br />

connection between us, and that when we stop stereotyping each other<br />

and start connecting together across generations we can release a vast<br />

untapped problem-solving capability. My wife and I became committed<br />

to the teaching of Jesus in our sixties through the inspiration of our<br />

daughter — an example of young inspiring old.<br />

What is TEDxBristol?<br />

TEDxBristol is licensed by the international TED organisation to put on<br />

events that feature the TED mission, which is to deliver short talks that<br />

communicate “ideas worth spreading”. Chris Anderson, Head of TED says<br />

that “carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy,<br />

stirring excitement, sharing knowledge, and promoting a shared dream.<br />

Done right it can electrify a room and transform an audience’s worldview”.<br />

Curated by a BBC producer, Melanie Rodrigues, TEDxBristol is one of the<br />

largest TED events in Europe.<br />

Why did you speak about generational stereotyping?<br />

Its a topic I’ve been passionate about and have researched for many years,<br />

originally because of something that happened to my wife. My wife and<br />

I have been married for 47 years, and a few years into our marriage she<br />

contracted an illness that developed into disability. She bravely said at the<br />

time that she was learning what it will be like to be old so she could plan for<br />

that time. Now that we genuinely are old we know that was never true: old<br />

age, illness and disability are not the same, and old age is not necessarily a<br />

precursor to illness or disability. Old people and disabled people are often<br />

seen through the lens of stereotyping. Sociologists Macionis and Plummer<br />

describe stereotyping as “an irrational generalisation about an entire<br />

category of people with little regard to facts”.<br />

My experience as an advertising art director, a university lecturer tutoring<br />

people of all ages and from many different cultures, and as a researcher into<br />

generational advertising, brought me to the conclusion that stereotyp-


ing affects all generations and is creating divisions between age groups.<br />

It goes beyond ageism because there is evidence of prejudice towards<br />

younger generations — as I explained in the talk. The word “prejudice”<br />

comes from prejudgment, and stereotyping people is a form of prejudging<br />

people. My examination of news headlines from the UK and US about the<br />

generation labelled “Millennials” revealed descriptions such as “lazy” and<br />

“self-obsessed” — the “me, me, me generation” — with few facts to suggest<br />

that all members of the generation are like that.<br />

Can you tell us the key points you would like people to take away from<br />

your talk?<br />

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Old age is not necessarily a precursor to disability and illness...<br />

We don’t all develop when young or age when we’re older in the<br />

same way or at the same rate as each other...<br />

<strong>St</strong>ereotyping by age into Seniors, Baby Boomers, Millennials,<br />

Generation X and Generation Z is ineffective in understanding<br />

people and is creating divisions in society...<br />

Recognising that we share values across generations transcends<br />

age differences and creates connection between age groups...<br />

Shared values equal trust...<br />

Generations connecting together are a huge untapped source<br />

of problem-solving...<br />

Innovation happens when generations connect...<br />

Processes exist to help groups of mixed ages and cultures work<br />

together to develop innovative solutions to problems...<br />

I’ve been working on developing such processes over the last<br />

<strong>17</strong> years at Birmingham City University...<br />

We were not born to stereotype, we were born to connect.<br />

How did your understanding of Christ’s message inspire your talk?<br />

Christ’s message is fundamental to it. As a very young child I was ill with<br />

measles, which led to bronchitis and other complications; I therefore<br />

missed a lot of early years schooling, so my father bought me educational<br />

comics to help develop my reading. One was a comic about Jesus. It left<br />

a huge impression on me, particularly His messages: love your neighbour,<br />

love your enemies, and don’t judge others. I’ve found those very difficult<br />

to carry out, but after 60-odd years I now believe them to be fundamental<br />

to building a healthy society and creating connection between generations,<br />

genders, cultures and nations. Christ is asking us to connect. It’s a message<br />

that the world needs now; we live in a world that is highly connected<br />

through technology, yet many people still live as if in separate tribes.<br />

What did you learn from being part of a TEDxBristol event?<br />

It was one of the most uplifting experiences of my 70 years. Many TED<br />

speakers, including Oprah Winfrey, have said that the best experience of<br />

being a TED speaker is meeting and learning from the other speakers. I<br />

thoroughly agree. I learnt from all the speakers that they want to make a<br />

positive difference to the world by improving, transforming and teaching.<br />

Plus they have the courage and the strategy to achieve that. Most importantly<br />

they have the passion to transform a problem or issue — issues that<br />

include cleaning the seas of plastic, turning street hustlers into legitimate<br />

business people, and disrupting attitudes to autism. I also learnt that big<br />

new ideas can be communicated effectively within 18 minutes. And that<br />

that can be achieved through commitment, excellent coaching and a very<br />

supportive team behind the speakers. I learnt that an idea worth sharing<br />

can be spread across the world within seconds. As soon as I came off stage<br />

and checked Twitter, Facebook and emails I found messages from Sydney,<br />

New York, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, London, Northampton and Bristol<br />

from people who’d seen it broadcast live on Facebook.<br />

Is there anything the Church could take from your talk and/or TEDxBristol?<br />

Some churches do great work in connecting generations. The Church has<br />

been different to most organisations as someone can become a Christian<br />

at any age, as I did at the age of 64; I was therefore both a member of a<br />

young generation in terms of being a new Christian and, by date of birth, a<br />

member of an older generation. That situation needs a Church sensitive<br />

to the needs of an older person who requires training as a new Christian.<br />

As many of us are living longer, and therefore working longer, that situation<br />

is also beginning to be seen in business organisations, and there are now<br />

interns or trainees in their 50s and 60s. I changed career at the age of 51<br />

to become an academic and therefore went through the trainee stage as<br />

an older person. It required flexibility from me and wisdom from my new<br />

managers. At the age of 70 I’ve just been trained in speaking to thousands of


people in an auditorium which at the same time was videoed for broadcast<br />

across different countries. The coaches were over 30 years younger than<br />

me but didn’t approach me as a stereotypical ‘Baby Boomer’. So I think<br />

the main message that any organisation could take from my talk is not to<br />

see anyone through the lens of a stereotype — instead, copy Jesus, and see<br />

everyone as an individual with individual characteristics and needs. Jesus<br />

didn’t see Matthew as a stereotype of a tax collector for the Roman government.<br />

He saw the potential for a trusted follower. And as for TED, I think<br />

the skills of communicating a complex topic within 18 minutes, in a way<br />

that inspires, informs and entertains and is relevant both to a local and<br />

to an international audience are skills that are worth any organisation<br />

learning. As is the use of media to broadcast the talk across the world.<br />

Is your talk available online?<br />

The Talks are being edited by TEDxBristol but should be on the TEDxBristol<br />

YouTube channel by mid-<strong>December</strong>. Presently my talk can be found on the<br />

TEDxBristol website at tedxbristol.com where it is 2hrs 4mins into the video.<br />

Looking to the future, how do you think the generational concerns you have<br />

raised can best be addressed, and what impact would you like your talk to have?<br />

The number of people around the world who watch TED videos is in the<br />

millions. I would like my talk to influence many to drop the generational<br />

stereotyping and labelling of others and to recognise that someone much<br />

older or younger may share their values. And for many to be inspired<br />

enough to work in cross-generational groups to solve problems in society<br />

through creative thinking — shared values transcend age differences and<br />

equal trust. We were born to create, but that lesson is often lost after childhood.<br />

Through my work at the university I’ve found that most adults can<br />

relearn how to create, including creating innovative solutions to problems.<br />

I’m writing a book based on my research of generational stereotyping, and<br />

how generations can transform that into cross-generational connection<br />

leading to innovative cross-generational problem solving. I’m also using<br />

social media plus public speaking to spread the message and, finally, I’m<br />

continuing to develop the cross-generational process of innovative problem<br />

solving with various groups and organisations.<br />

Clive Colledge<br />

— an interview for<br />

SMR Parish magazine<br />

Dr Clive Colledge is a writer, creative, and academic researching generational<br />

stereotyping. He spent 30 years as an award-winning art director and designer for<br />

advertising and marketing agencies in the UK, Europe (including Bristol) and North<br />

America. Having worked on campaigns for Walls Ice Cream, Granada TV, Wall<br />

<strong>St</strong>reet Journal, Duracell Batteries and Coca-Cola, a short spell playing jazz and<br />

running a jazz club gave him a healthier respect for audiences and a love of more<br />

‘disruptive’ communication. He has spent the last <strong>17</strong> years lecturing and researching<br />

at Birmingham City University and in Singapore and Hong Kong, particularly on<br />

creativity, visual communication and audiences.<br />

AMMERDOWN CENTRE AND COURSES 2018<br />

THE Ammerdown Centre is a well-established Christian Retreat<br />

and Conference Centre with a chapel, open to people of all<br />

faiths and none, with a special emphasis on dialogue, reconciliation<br />

and renewal. Courses are offered in a variety of areas including<br />

spiritual nurturing and personal development, interfaith and<br />

dialogue, recreation and rejuvenation, and creative arts activities.<br />

The 2018 Course programme is available at www.ammerdown.org/<br />

courses. Below are a couple for the New Year:<br />

5 to 7 January - Being Baptised<br />

The ritual of baptism announces that we now share in Christ’s threefold<br />

ministry as Prophet, Priest, and King. What does this actually mean<br />

in ordinary daily life? How can we incorporate these categories into our<br />

sense of who we are and how we live? This retreat explores the way in<br />

which a deeper theology and spirituality of baptism give rich meaning to<br />

every aspect of our life as Christians.<br />

For further information or to book, ring 0<strong>17</strong>61 433709<br />

or go http://ammerdown.org/being-baptised-Sr-Gemma-Simmonds-2018<br />

6 January Quiet Day- Seeking <strong>St</strong>illness<br />

Ammerdown’s Quiet Days offer an opportunity to take time out from our<br />

busy lives to pray, reflect and meditate with the help of Libby Dobson and<br />

Sarah Chabowska.<br />

For further information or to book, ring 0<strong>17</strong>61 433709<br />

or go http://ammerdown.org/Quiet-Day-Libby-Dobson-Sarah-Chabowska-2018


Seekers escape from the Pew . . .<br />

CURIOSITY, CUES AND Q'S...<br />

— HELENA HOYLE KING<br />

<strong>Redcliffe</strong> Gardening Club . . .<br />

THROUGH FELLOWSHIP and a characteristic curiosity about the ideas<br />

and issues that surround our faith, the Seekers have asked the<br />

questions “Why is my faith important to me?” and “How do I love somebody<br />

I don’t like?” — which has provided much needed (metaphorical)* fuel as<br />

the autumn chill descends.<br />

In October’s session, Nadine Elahi Ajula led a session which encouraged the<br />

group to think about why faith is important to them, starting by asking the group<br />

to talk about something they were passionate about (including cars, bikes,<br />

books, films and — ahem — pet mice). The group agreed: it is terribly easy to<br />

talk about the things we are passionate about, but perhaps not so easy to talk<br />

about our faith. Nadine then introduced the idea of ‘faith pictures’ — whereby<br />

the group were asked to draw what their faith might look like and why that was<br />

significant to them. Inspired by Nadine’s creativity, our own pictures gave us an<br />

excellent visual cue from which to talk about our faith, and we found that these<br />

ostensibly simple pictures were actually highly pertinent, and multi-faceted.<br />

In November, Greca Warr invited us to her home, and deftly guided<br />

us through the difficult topic of how we love people we find it difficult<br />

to like. Greca facilitated a thought-provoking discussion on the difference<br />

between ‘like’ and ‘love’, the group concluding that love was deep,<br />

complicated, sacrificial, and sometimes difficult. Greca then drew on<br />

a combination of Biblical and psychologically informed concepts of<br />

love to add a scholarly element to our session. We were then skilfully<br />

guided through some hypothetical scenarios, which led to a debate in<br />

which a plethora of ideas on how we might show love were discussed.<br />

It is the creativity and curiosity of its members and those who volunteer<br />

to lead sessions that makes Seekers such a wonderful group. The ideas<br />

sparked during these autumn sessions will surely kindle a flame to further<br />

fuel our goal: to explore our faith, and escape from the pew occasionally.<br />

Helena Hoyle King<br />

*sometimes the fuel is biscuits...<br />

. . .meets Thursdays 10am to 12noon<br />

Somerset Square, Prewett <strong>St</strong>reet<br />

for further information call Angela Hogg on 01<strong>17</strong>-9734560<br />

<strong>Redcliffe</strong> Gardening Club . . .<br />

AS A PANEL MEMBER ON<br />

RADIO 4 Gardeners' Question<br />

Time said this week (26th<br />

November), “Never say you have<br />

to put your garden to bed in the<br />

winter.” There's no chance of the<br />

<strong>Redcliffe</strong> Garden Club tucking up<br />

their gardens for the winter season.<br />

All through November the members<br />

have been busy — clearing litter<br />

from all the green areas round the<br />

flats, especially the copious junk<br />

thrown into hedges and shrubberies,<br />

digging in all the plants donated by<br />

WINTER?<br />

— ANGELA HOGG<br />

various people from church (thank<br />

you again), planting bulbs and<br />

weeding, clearing leaves from paths<br />

and, finally, constructing a “tree” for<br />

the church Treefest which takes<br />

place from 6–11 <strong>December</strong> — you<br />

can't miss our creation; it's made up<br />

of bits and pieces from the garden<br />

shed and some vivacious communal<br />

thinking.<br />

AH


forgotten voices WWI 19<strong>17</strong> into 1918<br />

parishioner to parishioner msgs<br />

SMR Sunday School wreath, Remembrance Day 20<strong>17</strong><br />

Lieutenant Charles Carrington, 1/5th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment <br />

T<br />

HE AUSTRALIANS SUGGESTED that as we were having a few days<br />

without any particular battle going on, it was surely the moment to<br />

have latest match. They found a bit of unshelled ground within reach<br />

of their positions and ours, we got some balls, bats, bales and stumps — and we<br />

played cricket. What the Germans could have thought was going on I can't imagine.<br />

But it must have been reported by some German because unfortunately<br />

next morning, when the Australians were assembling on the pitch and we were<br />

on our way, they were heavily shelled. Some were killed and others were wounded<br />

and the ground was ruined. There was never going to be a return match.<br />

Gunner H Doggett, Royal Artillery <br />

OUR AMMUNITION WAGON had only been there a second or two<br />

when a shell killed the horse under the driver. We went over to him and<br />

tried to unharness the horse and cut the traces away. He just kneeled and<br />

watched this horse. A brigadier then came along, a brass hat, and tapped this boy<br />

on the shoulder and said, “Never mind, sonny!” The driver looked up at him for a<br />

second and all of a sudden he said, “Bloody Germans!” Then he pointed his finger<br />

and he stood there like a stone as though he was transfixed. The Brass Hat said to<br />

his captain, “All right, take the boy down the line and see that he has two or three<br />

days’ rest”. The he turned to our captain and said, “If everyone was like that who<br />

loved animals we would be all right.”<br />

Voices compiled by Lester Clements, for <strong>December</strong> and January<br />

ERIC TYLEY CELEBRATED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY on 25th November,<br />

and would like to thank everyone for their kindness, cards and good<br />

wishes.<br />

Born in Totterdown, Eric was educated at <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Boys School on<br />

<strong>Redcliffe</strong> Parade. He joined the SMR family when he was admitted to the<br />

choir in 1926 and has continued to play an active part in church life ever<br />

since — as a server, sidesman, PCC member, steward and as a firewatcher<br />

on the church roof between 1939 and 1941. He will be talking about his<br />

wartime memories in the final part of “Blitz” on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursday<br />

14th <strong>December</strong>!<br />

MARY'S MEALS: Marion Durbur writes "We have received a letter<br />

thanking us for our generous donation of 122 backpacks, which<br />

included the following information:


For many of the children who receive a donated backpack it will be the only<br />

gift they have ever been given. Tadala, 12, from Malawi tells us "I’m very<br />

happy. I’ll be able to keep my exercise books and pens safely in my new bag.<br />

I’m going to cherish everything within my bag. It will all help me learn. It’s like<br />

I have won a prize." Supporting <strong>Mary</strong>’s Meals through the Backpack project<br />

is a practical way to enable children to make the most of their education.<br />

— so a huge thank you to everyone who helped us to make this wonderful<br />

20<strong>17</strong> donation!"<br />

FOOD FUN FRIENDSHIP — NEW YEAR'S PARTY SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 2018<br />

A reminder of our main notice on p9 — join us for food (bring some<br />

if you can) chat, games, music and more — 12.00–2.30pm at Faithspace<br />

Community Centre · look out for event flyers mid-<strong>December</strong> plus a<br />

Bring & Share Food sign-up list. FFI or if you'd like to help, call Roma on<br />

07896708031 or Eleanor on 01<strong>17</strong>-963485, get in touch with the Parish<br />

office, or email the Parish magazine (usual address).<br />

BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL REMINDS: the annual Canvass Form has arrived<br />

Visit www.bristol.gov.uk.uk/voting-elections/register-to-vote for futher<br />

information, or call 01<strong>17</strong>-922 3400,<br />

or email electoral.services@bristol.<br />

gov.uk — it is a legal requirement<br />

to respond to the Form.<br />

diary dates <strong>December</strong> & January<br />

Please note that in addition to events opposite which vary in frequency or other<br />

details, the following happen every week in this period:<br />

Mon<br />

Tue<br />

Tue<br />

Wed<br />

Thur<br />

Fri<br />

Faithfood // 11.00am — Faithspace Community Centre (FthCC)<br />

Faithspace Coffee Morning // 10am–12pm — FthCC<br />

Christian Meditation // 6.30–7.00pm — FthCC<br />

Jazz in the Undercroft // 7.30pm–10.00pm<br />

<strong>Redcliffe</strong> Gardening Group // 10.00am–12.00pm — Somerset Square<br />

Police Beat Surgery Drop-in // 1.00pm–2.00pm — FthCC<br />

<br />

<br />

diary <br />

1st <strong>December</strong> – 2nd February<br />

2 From Darkness to Light // 6.30 am — Boys’ Choir — Advent<br />

3 From Darkness to Light // 6.30 am — Girls’ Choir — Advent<br />

4 Pot Luck Lunches // 12.30pm<br />

4 Postcard Club // 7:30pm — Christmas Social, American Supper — FthspCC<br />

5 Holy Communion // 12.30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall<br />

6 Hymn Sing-Along // 11.00am — FthspCC<br />

6-11 Treefest // 11.00am–5.30pm daily (until 8pm on Thurs 7 Dec)<br />

6 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club // 12.00–2.00pm — Mildred Ford; Christmas floral<br />

decorations — FthspCC<br />

6 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Film Club // 2.30pm — A Private Function<br />

6 Community Carol Service // 5.00pm<br />

7 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill<br />

7 Organ Recital // 1.15pm — Andrew Kirk; <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

11 <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong> & Temple School Carol Service // 7.30pm<br />

12 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall<br />

13 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club // 12.00–2.00pm — Christmas Lunch — FthspCC<br />

13 Mothers Union // 2.30pm — Carols, Readings, Holy Communion — FthspCC<br />

14 Eucharist with Prayer for Healing // 12.30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall<br />

14 Organ Recital // 1.15pm — Andrew Kirk; <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

14 Seekers Escape from the Pew // 7.30pm — Christmas Party — The Vicarage<br />

<strong>17</strong> Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols by Candlelight // 6:30pm<br />

19 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Canon Neville Boundy<br />

19 Carol Service with the Salvation Army Band & Songsters // 7:30pm<br />

20 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club closed for Christmas<br />

20 Carols for All at Lunchtime // 1.15–2.00pm — FthspCC<br />

20 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Care Film Club // 2.30pm — Casablanca — FthspCC<br />

21 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall<br />

22 Undercroft closed for Christmas — re-opens Tuesday 2 Jan 2018<br />

22 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols by Candlelight // 7.30pm<br />

22 Parish Office closed for Christmas — re-opens Tuesday 2 Jan 2018<br />

23 Christingle // 4.00pm<br />

DECEMBER


24 Family Carol Service // 4.00pm<br />

24 Midnight Mass // 11.30pm<br />

25 Holy Communion // 8.00am<br />

25 Eucharist and Nativity Play // 10.30am<br />

25 Church closed from 1.00pm<br />

26 Church Closed<br />

28 Eucharist with Prayer for Healing // 12.30pm — Revd Peter Dill<br />

JANUARY<br />

1 New Year Eucharist // 12.30pm<br />

2 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Canon Neville Boundy<br />

3 Hymn Sing-Along // 11.00am — FthspCC<br />

4 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill<br />

7 New Year Party // 12.00–3.00pm — Food Festivity Fun ; bring & share — FthspCC<br />

8 Postcard Club // 7:30pm —<br />

8 Pot Luck Lunches // 12.30pm —<br />

9 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall<br />

10 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club re-opens // 12.00–2.00pm — FthspCC<br />

10 Mothers Union // 2.30pm — FthspCC<br />

11 Eucharist with Prayer for Healing // 12.30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall<br />

16 Holy Communion // 12.30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall<br />

<strong>17</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club // 12.00–2.00pm — FthCC<br />

18 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall<br />

18 Organ Recital // 1.15pm — Andrew Kirk; <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Redcliffe</strong><br />

23 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill<br />

24 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club // 12.00–2.00pm — FthCC<br />

25 Eucharist with Prayer for Healing // 12.30pm — Revd Peter Dill<br />

25 Organ Recital // 1.15pm — Jonny Allsopp; Westminster Abbey<br />

30 Holy Communion // 12.30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall<br />

31 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Lunch Club // 12.00–2.00pm — FthCC<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

1 Holy Communion // 12.30pm<br />

2 Organ Recital // 1.15pm — Joshua Hales; Sheffield Cathedral<br />

<br />

<br />

morning prayer lectionary <br />

december 20<strong>17</strong> & january 2018<br />

morning and evening prayer are said daily at 8.30 am & 4.30 pm in the lady chapel<br />

4 DEC Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

5 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

6<br />

All<br />

Saints<br />

Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

7 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

8 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

9 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

18 Psalm<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

19 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

20 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

21 Psalms<br />

Zephaniah<br />

Matthew<br />

22 Psalms<br />

Zephaniah<br />

Matthew<br />

23 Psalm<br />

Zephaniah<br />

Matthew<br />

50, 54<br />

25: 1–9<br />

12: 1–21<br />

80, 82<br />

26: 1–13<br />

12: 22–37<br />

5, 7<br />

28: 1–13<br />

12: 38–end<br />

42, 43<br />

28: 14–end<br />

13: 1–23<br />

25, 26<br />

29: 1–14<br />

13: 24–43<br />

9 (10)<br />

29: 15–end<br />

13: 44–end<br />

40<br />

38: 1–8, 21–22<br />

16: 13–end<br />

144, 146<br />

38: 9–20<br />

<strong>17</strong>: 1–13<br />

46, 95<br />

39<br />

<strong>17</strong>:14–21<br />

121, 122, 123<br />

1: 1— 2: 3<br />

<strong>17</strong>: 22–end<br />

124, 125–127<br />

3: 1–13<br />

18: 1–20<br />

128, 129–131<br />

3: 14–end<br />

18: 21–end<br />

11 Psalm<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

12 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

13 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

14 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

15 Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

16 Psalm<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

25<br />

Christmas<br />

Day<br />

26<br />

<strong>St</strong>ephen<br />

27<br />

John<br />

28<br />

Holy<br />

Innocents<br />

Psalms<br />

Isaiah<br />

Matthew<br />

Psalms<br />

Jeremiah<br />

Acts<br />

Psalms<br />

Exodus<br />

1 John<br />

Psalms<br />

Baruch<br />

or Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

29 Psalms<br />

Jonah<br />

Colossians<br />

30 Psalm<br />

Jonah<br />

Colossians<br />

44<br />

30: 1–18<br />

14: 1–12<br />

56, 57<br />

30: 19–end<br />

14: 13–end<br />

62, 63<br />

31<br />

15: 1–20<br />

53, 54, 60<br />

32<br />

15: 21–28<br />

5, 86<br />

33: 1–22<br />

15: 29–end<br />

145<br />

35<br />

16: 1–12<br />

110, 1<strong>17</strong><br />

62: 1–5<br />

1: 18–end<br />

13, 31: 1–8, 150<br />

26: 12–15<br />

6<br />

21, 147: 13–end<br />

33: 12–end<br />

2: 1–11<br />

36, 146<br />

4: 21–27<br />

37: 13–20<br />

18: 1–10<br />

19, 20<br />

1<br />

1: 1–14<br />

111, 112, 113<br />

2<br />

1:15–23<br />

Lectionary Notes: If you have internet access, there is a feed on the Church of England<br />

website for the Daily Office. See http://churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/join-us-indaily-prayer.aspx<br />

If you have a smartphone, the CofE has produced apps for Daily<br />

Prayer—These provide the psalm and readings embedded in the daily office (Morning<br />

and Evening Prayer) liturgies. See http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/our-apps


1 JAN<br />

Naming &<br />

Circumcision<br />

Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Romans<br />

2 Psalms<br />

Ruth<br />

Colossians<br />

3 Psalms<br />

Ruth<br />

Colossians<br />

103, 150<br />

<strong>17</strong>: 1–13<br />

2: <strong>17</strong>–end<br />

18:1–30<br />

1<br />

2:8–end<br />

127, 128, 131<br />

2<br />

3: 1–11<br />

4 Psalm<br />

Ruth<br />

Colossians<br />

5 Psalms<br />

Ruth<br />

Colossians<br />

6 Psalms<br />

Baruch<br />

or Jeremiah<br />

Matthew<br />

89:1–37<br />

3<br />

3:12—4:1<br />

8, 48<br />

4: 1–<strong>17</strong><br />

4: 2–end<br />

99, 147: 1–12<br />

1: 15 — 2: 10<br />

23: 1–8<br />

20: 1–16<br />

parish register 29th October–19th November<br />

BAPTISMS<br />

Jack James Head<br />

Wilf Woody Carroll<br />

Christine Hagan-Bassett (adult)<br />

FUNERAL<br />

Edna de Cordova<br />

died 4th November 20<strong>17</strong> aged 88 years<br />

5th November 20<strong>17</strong><br />

5th November 20<strong>17</strong><br />

19th November 20<strong>17</strong><br />

10th November 20<strong>17</strong><br />

8<br />

Baptism<br />

of Christ<br />

Psalm<br />

1 Samuel<br />

John<br />

9 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

10 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

11 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

12 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

13 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

89: 19–29<br />

16: 1–3, 13<br />

1: 29–34<br />

8, 9<br />

1: 20 — 2 :3<br />

21: 18–32<br />

19, 20<br />

2: 4–end<br />

21: 33–end<br />

21, 24<br />

3<br />

22: 1–14<br />

67, 72<br />

4: 1–16, 25, 26<br />

22: 15–33<br />

29, 33<br />

6: 1–10<br />

22: 34–end<br />

15 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

16 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

<strong>17</strong> Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

18 Week<br />

of prayer for<br />

Christian Unity<br />

Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

19 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

20 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

145, 146<br />

6: 11—7:10<br />

24: 1–14<br />

132, 147: 1–12<br />

7: 11–end<br />

24: 15–28<br />

81, 147: 13–end<br />

8: 1–14<br />

24: 29–end<br />

76, 148<br />

8: 15 — 9: 7<br />

25: 1–13<br />

27, 149<br />

9: 8–19<br />

25: 14–30<br />

122, 128, 150<br />

11: 1–9<br />

25: 31–end<br />

nb editor’s note<br />

§ SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE ATTENDANCE AND COLLECTIONS<br />

DATE 20<strong>17</strong> 29 October * 5 November † 12 November 19 November<br />

8.00am Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child<br />

9 - 10 - 5 - 9 -<br />

9.30am 102 25 103 39 † 150 34 104 38<br />

11.15am <strong>17</strong> - <strong>17</strong> - † no mattins 26 -<br />

6.30pm 40 - * 115 - 27 - 32 -<br />

§ Collection figures are not available for this period // * Figures are for the All Souls Day Service<br />

of Remembrance held on Sunday 5 November // † Remembrance Sunday: figures are for the<br />

annual Service of Remembrance which took place at 10.30 not 9.30, and there was no Mattins<br />

Service // NB: attendance refers to congregation, not to clergy, choir, servers or vergers.<br />

email: editor.mag@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk<br />

Happy Christmas and New Year!<br />

22 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

23 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

66, 147: 13–end<br />

11: 27—12: 9<br />

26:1–16<br />

34, 36<br />

13: 2–end<br />

26: <strong>17</strong>–35<br />

29 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

30 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

123–125, 126<br />

18: 1–15<br />

27: 11–26<br />

132, 133<br />

18: 16–end<br />

27: 27–44<br />

Dear all — A seasonal and end of year note to say thanks for<br />

all contributions great and small (please keep them coming!)<br />

since the magazine changed hands over the summer. As I’m still<br />

‘getting my feet under the desk’ please make sure to get in touch<br />

with any concerns and, as always, with new ideas and material.<br />

24 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

25<br />

Conversion<br />

of Paul<br />

Psalms<br />

Ezekiel<br />

Phillipians<br />

45, 46<br />

14<br />

26: 36–46<br />

66, 147: 13–end<br />

3: 22–end<br />

3: 1–14<br />

31 Psalm<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

1 FEB Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

119: 153–end<br />

19: 1–3, 12–29<br />

27: 45–56<br />

143, 146<br />

21: 1–21<br />

27: 57–end<br />

On a personal and practical note, I was one of many from SMR<br />

confirmed by Bishop Lee last month at <strong>St</strong> Peter’s Church, Bishopsworth — a<br />

wonderful service. I chose to be confirmed using my first name (Eleanor) in<br />

lieu of my second name so am keen to say that the <strong>Magazine</strong> editor listed in this<br />

and the previous issue is the same person!<br />

26 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

27 Psalm<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

61, 65<br />

16<br />

26: 57–end<br />

68<br />

<strong>17</strong>: 1–22<br />

27: 1–10<br />

2 Psalms<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

3 Psalm<br />

Genesis<br />

Matthew<br />

142, 144<br />

22: 1–19<br />

28: 1–15<br />

147<br />

23<br />

28: 16–end<br />

The deadline for the<br />

February 2018 issue<br />

is Sunday 28 January<br />

best wishes<br />

Eleanor<br />

For you shall go out with joy<br />

And be led out with peace


prayers for december & january<br />

groups within the church<br />

Christmas in prison<br />

From the Christian point of view there is no special problem about<br />

Christmas in a prison cell. For many people in this building it will<br />

probably be a more sincere and genuine occasion than in places where<br />

nothing but the name is kept. That misery, suffering, poverty, loneliness,<br />

helplessness and guilt mean something quite different in the eyes of God<br />

from what they mean in the judgement of man, that God will approach<br />

where men turn away, that Christ was born in a stable because there was<br />

no room for him in the inn — these are things that a prisoner can understand<br />

better than other people; for him they really are glad tidings, and<br />

that faith gives him a part in the communion of saints, a Christian fellowship<br />

breaking the bounds of time and space and reducing the months of<br />

confinement here to insignificance.<br />

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)<br />

from An Anthology for the Church Year ©1998 H J Richards<br />

by kind permission Kevin Mayhew Publishers<br />

Life in the dimension of the Spirit<br />

is a mystery rooted in the joy of being.<br />

The wonderful beauty of prayer<br />

is that the opening of our heart<br />

is as natural as the opening of a flower.<br />

To let a flower open and bloom<br />

it is only necessary to let it be.<br />

So if we simply are,<br />

if we become and remain still and silent,<br />

our heart cannot but be open;<br />

the Spirit cannot but pour through<br />

into our whole being.<br />

It is this that we have been created for.<br />

John Main<br />

from The Prayers We Breathe<br />

Mothers’ Union © 2003<br />

The regular congregation is large, active and involved. If you would like to<br />

join one of the many groups connected with the Church, please contact the<br />

appropriate group leader:<br />

Head Server<br />

Head Sidesman<br />

Head <strong>St</strong>eward<br />

PCC Secretary<br />

PCC Treasurer<br />

PCC Safeguarding<br />

PCC Recorder<br />

Sunday School<br />

Faithspace Centre<br />

Lunch Club<br />

Meditation<br />

Mothers Union<br />

Church Flowers<br />

Coffee Rota<br />

Bells Ringers<br />

Canynges Society<br />

Journey into Science<br />

<strong>Magazine</strong> Editor<br />

Dean Barry<br />

Graham Marsh<br />

Andy Carruthers<br />

Keith Donoghue<br />

David Harrowes<br />

<strong>St</strong>ephen Brooke<br />

Tal Singh Ajula<br />

Becky Macron<br />

Sarah James<br />

Bobby Bewley<br />

Lewis Semple<br />

Hilda Watts<br />

Mildred Ford<br />

Christine Bush<br />

Gareth Lawson<br />

Pat Terry<br />

Eric Albone<br />

Eleanor Vousden*<br />

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If you or one of your family are sick or have gone into hospital, please let us<br />

know — contact the Clergy or Vergers as soon as possible.<br />

Please consult the Parish Office before making any arrangements for<br />

baptisms, weddings or funerals.<br />

* please see Editor’s Note p29


sunday services<br />

8.00 am holy communion<br />

9.30 am sung eucharist<br />

With Crèche and Sunday School, and followed by coffee<br />

11.15 am choral mattins<br />

6.30 pm sung evensong<br />

weekday services<br />

holy communion<br />

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12.30 pm<br />

2nd and 4th Thursdays at 12.30 pm with Prayers for Healing<br />

morning and evening prayer<br />

Monday to Friday at 8.30 am and 4.30 pm in the Lady Chapel<br />

opening times<br />

Weekdays all year round from 8.30 am – 5.00 pm<br />

Bank Holidays 9.00 am – 4.00pm (except New Year's Day)<br />

Sundays 8.00 am – 8.00 pm<br />

The Church is occasionally closed for special events and services<br />

The Arc Café in the Undercroft<br />

Serving home made refreshments all day<br />

Opening hours:<br />

Monday to Friday 8.00 am – 3.00 pm<br />

Lunch served from 12.00 – 2.30 pm<br />

Tel: 01<strong>17</strong>-929 8658

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