The Parish Magazine February 2021

Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869
Church of St Andrew
Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye
The Parish Magazine - January 2021 1
The John King Trophy and Gold Award
Best Magazine of the Year 2018
National Parish Magazine Awards
Best Overall Magazine 2020
Best Editor 2019
Best Print 2018
Best Content 2016
Best Overall Magazine 2015
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Contents February 2021
THE VICAR'S LETTER, 5
THE PARISH NOTICEBOARD
— Sunday Club Nativity, 7
— For your prayers, 7
— Ash on Wednesday, 9
— STAY, 10-11
— Not being weary, 13
— The Persecuted Church, 15
features
— Revaluing The Pound, 17
— Rydal Summer holidays, 19-21
— Light for the World, 22-23
— St Valentine's Day, 24-25
— Counting Climate Costs, 27
around the villages
— Music for the Community, 29
— Santa at Hare Hatch, 31
— Jenny Adams retires, 31
— Pleasure on the Thames, 31
This month's FRONT COVER
February 2021 — Candlemas and Lent
The
Parish
Magazine
the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF
CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY
Candlemas (see page 22)
Pictures: Peter Rennie/Tom Farncombe
EDITORIAL DEADLINE
The editorial deadline for every issue
of The Parish Magazine is 12 noon on
the sixth day of the month prior to the
date of publication.
The deadline for the March
issue of The Parish Magazine is:
Saturday 6 February at 12 noon
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Services at
St Andrew’s
At the time this issue went to press a
third national Covid-19 lockdown had
started. For the latest information about
services in St Andrew's Church please
check the St Andrew's website at:
http://www.sonningparish.org.uk
Or call the
Parish Office
on:
0118 969 3298
HOME & GARDEN
— Birds in the garden, 33
— Recipe of the Month, 33
the sciences
— Hope for 2021, 33
HEALTH
— Dr Simon Ruffle writes, 35-36
THE ARTS
— Forty Days and Nights, 36
— Storytelling Week, 36
— Book Reviews, 37
— Poetry Corner, 37
PUZZLE PAGE, 39
children's page, 41
information
— Church services, 3
— From the registers, 3
— Parish contacts, 42
— Advertisers index, 42
AN APOLOGY
Since just before Christmas I
have had an intermittent/zero
email service caused by a serious
failure of a server through which
all my emails pass. By the time
you read this I am hoping that all
will be restored. I apologise for
any unanswered emails that you
may have sent to me during the
Christmas and New Year season.
Bob Peters, editor
From the
registers
The Parish Magazine online
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http://www.theparishmagazine.co.uk
Earlier issues from 1869 onwards are
stored in a secure online archive. If you
wish to view these archives contact the
editor who will authorise
access for you:
editor@theparishmagazine.co.uk
Weddings
— Friday 11 December, Ben Marson and Francesca Knight
— Saturday 19 December, Sean Lambert and Grace Whittingham
— Saturday 19 December, Jonathan Henry Rich and Antonia Rowanne Barker
Funerals
— Tuesday 15 December, Rosalind Buchanan, St Andrew's Church
— Wednesday 23 December, Rosaline Ivy Simpson, Easthampstead Park
— Wednesday 6 January, Constance Faith Belsham, Easthampstead Park