The Parish Magazine July August 2022

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Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869 

July/August 2022 — Platinum Jubilee Memories 

Church of St Andrew 

Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye 

the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF 

CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY

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Contents July/August 2022 

THE ASSOCIATE VICAR'S LETTER, 5 

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS 

— A Service to Remember, 7 

— Three firsts for Bertie Buggy 7 

— Jubilee Order of Service, 9 

— Time for cake! 9 

— Jubilee Memories, 21-25 

— Jubilee Quiz, 35, 37 

THE PARISH NOTICEBOARD 

— STAY, 10 

—Christian Basics, 11 

— On Reflection: Numbers, 13 

— The Persecuted Church, 15 

— Prayers for July and August, 15 

features 

— Confirmation, 17 

— Summer holiday food, 19 

— Pray for Ukraine, 9 

—around the villages 

— Sonning tennis juniors, 29 

— Charvil Project Singers, 29 

— Sonning Show, 29 

— Charvil singing afternoon, 29 

history, 31 

HOME & GARDEn 

— Bee hotel, 31 

THE ARTS 

— Rest with God, 33 

— Poetry Corner, 33 

— Book Review, 33 

PUZZLE PAGE, 39 

children's page, 41 

information 

— Church services, 3 

— From the registers, 3 

— Parish contacts, 42 

— Advertisers index, 42 

This ISSUE's FRONT COVER 

July/August 2022 — 


Parish 

Magazine 

the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF 

CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY 

A Jubilee display in St Andrew's Church 

Picture by Indy Biddulph 

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 September 

issue of The Parish Magazine is: 

Saturday 6 August at 12 noon 

OTHER REGULAR SERVICES 

Morning Prayer is held in church 

every Tuesday at 9.30am. 

Mid-week Communion in The Ark is 

held every Wednesday at 10.00am. Tea 

and coffee follows the service. 

Home Communion at Signature at 

Sonning is held on the first Monday 

of each month at 11.00am. Visitors 

must comply with the care home's 

Covid restrictions so please check with 

Signature at least four days before. 

From the register 

BAPTISMs 

— Sunday 8 May, Sidney Christopher Clark 

— Sunday 8 May, Cecilia Hargreaves 

— Sunday 15 May, Arthur Colin Richard Moore 


Services at 

St Andrew’s 

Sunday 3 July 

— 8.00am Holy Communion 

— 10.30am Family Service 

— 4.00pm Choral Evensong 

Sea Sunday 10 July 


— 10.30am Parish Eucharist with 

STAY and Sunday Club 



— 10.30am Family Communion 

— 3.00pm Messy Church in The Ark 



— 10.30am Parish Eucharist 

— 6.00pm Sunday at Six 




Sunday 7 August 


— 10.30am Family Service 






— 10.30am Family Communion 




— 6.00pm Sunday at Six 

weddings 

— Friday 27 May, Christopher Alexander Townsend and Emma Louise Barnwell 

— Saturday 28 May, Dennington Jack O’Neill Wallis and Jemilla Katherine 

Olufeko 

funerals 

— Tuesday 10 May, Dennis Mason, church service and cremation, Reading 

Crematorium 

— Friday 13 May, Barbara Irene Jones, cremation, Reading Crematorium 

— Tuesday 17 May, Diane Lily Heyworth, interment of ashes in the churchyard 

— Wednesday 25 May, Kathleen Joyce Randall, cremation, Reading Crematorium


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The associate vicar's letter 

DEAR FRIENDS, 

Community is something I think about and talk about a lot. In my school 

assemblies at Charvil Piggott and Sonning Primary we often celebrate their 

communities of pupils, staff, families and governors. Similarly at Reading Blue 

Coat I am forever talking about the importance of community and how much I 

love being a part of such a vibrant and welcoming school. I am, of course, a part 

of the church community, both locally in our parish of Charvil, Sonning and 

Sonning Eye, and the wider church; this diocese, the Church of England and the 

church throughout the world in all its diversity. 

Last, but definitely not least, is my own community here in Charvil, 

especially my own street which came together in great force for the Jubilee 

celebrations, as I’m sure many of yours did too! From the street lunch, the 

games and singing, to the evening BBQ, it was great to mix with old friends 

and new. While there was a lot of light hearted fun and laughter, there were 

more serious conversations too and a genuine sense of care and concern for one 

another. My street is most certainly a community I am pleased to be a part of! 

DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES 

You will all have your own communities of which you are a part of, and I 

encourage you all, as I have just done, to reflect on the different communities 

that you are in. It could be where you live, or work. It could be a hobby or 

worshipping community. It may be an ‘in person’ community or an online 

community. We exist in relationship with one another and communities build, 

develop and grow all the time, sometimes in obvious places and other times in 

unexpected circumstances. 

In the book of Acts in the Bible we read about the early church and how 

communities grew and developed. We learn about how they supported one 

another and shared resources. For Christians these accounts remind us of the 

importance of sharing the Gospel message and of being in fellowship with 

one another, but I believe that we can all learn from their example. Aspects 

of community that they demonstrate include helping one another, offering 

hospitality, supporting the poor and vulnerable, acts of compassion and love; 

things that we can translate into our own contexts and communities today. 

Of course we won’t always get it right and we will all have more that we 

can do to nurture and support the communities of which we are a part of, but 

rejoicing in the positives and being honest about where we can improve is how 

we learn and grow. 

NURTURING GIVING HEARTS 

I am going to end this letter with a quote from Henri Nouwen, a famous 

20th century Catholic priest and theologian, which talks about community in a 

way that I think is thought provoking and profound. 

Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more 

important than our own. The question, therefore, is not: 

‘How can we make community?' 

'But, how can we develop and nurture giving hearts?’ 

Henri Nouwen 

Community shouldn’t be an optional extra and it shouldn’t be a chore, but 

rather a natural response to living our lives in relationship with one another. 

I hope this quote inspires you, as it does me, and helps us all to identify what 

we’re doing well and challenges us as to what we can do more. 

With love and prayers 

Kate 

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PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS — 1 

A service that will long be remembered 

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Almost 300 members of St Andrew's Church, 

visitors and dignitaries came together on 

Sunday 5 June to celebrate Her Majesty The 

Queen's 70 glorious years of service. Local 

scouting and armed services organisations 

were represented by the flag bearers and 

the church choir was augmented by eight 

professional church singers. Lord Carey of 

Clifton, who was the 103rd Archbishop of 

Canterbury, preached, and Theresa May MP 

who was Prime Minister from 2016-2019 

read the second lesson. It was a service that 

will long be remembered and you will find 

more details about this and the Jubilee 

Indy Biddulph weekend on the following pages. 

Three firsts for Bertie the Buggy! 

Indy Biddulph 

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It was a day for first time experiences! When Theresa May MP unveiled and officially named Bertie the Buggy, she 

admitted that she had been asked to unveil many things in her political career, but this was the first buggy! Likewise, 

when Lord Carey stepped up to dedicate Bertie for service in the church, it was the first buggy he had been asked 

to bless. Then James, a well known and loved member of St Andrew's was taken on the first official ride around the 

churchyard by Rev Jamie. Bertie, was donated to St Andrew's by Christina Goodacre in memory of her late husband, 

Peter, and by Janet Robson, in thanksgiving for the work of the church. (They are pictured above centre). Bertie will 

be used to help members and visitors with mobility difficulties to travel more easily between the disabled car park, 

Church and The Ark. Bertie was named in honour of The Queen's father, King George VI who was known by that name.


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The Order of Service for our 'Celebratory Service of Choral Matins' 

St Andrew's Church Sonning: Sunday 5 June 

Processional Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell 

Welcome and Bidding: Rev Jamie Taylor 

The Confession 

Absolution: The Rt Rev and Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton 

The 103rd Arch bishop of Canterbury 

The Lord's Prayer 

The Preces; Sung by Rev Kate Wakeman-Toogood 

Psalm 150 sung by the Choir 

The First Reading: Celeste Hexter, Head Chorister 

Hymn: O worship the King all glorious above 

The Second Reading: The Rt Hon Theresa May MP 

Prime Minister and First Lord of Treasury 2016-2019 

Anthem: Jubilate Deo in B Flat 

Hymn: Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided 

The Sermon: The Rt Rev and Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton 

Anthem: O Taste and See (Ralf Vaughan Williams) 

Composed for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 

Princess Elizabeth's dedication speech 1947 

Hymn: I vow to thee my country 

Versicles and responses: Rev Kate Wakeman-Toogood 

Hymn: God is our strength and refuge 

Prayers across the generations: George Toogood, Katherine 

Karalus, Bob Peters, and Molly Woodley 

Anthem: Zadok the Priest (F Handel) 

Act of Commitment: Rev Jamie Taylor 

Hymn: Lord of Lords and King eternal 

Final prayer 

Hymn: O God, our help in ages past 

The Blessing: The Rt Rev and Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton 

The National Anthem 

Recessional voluntary: Crown Imperial (William Walton). 

Commissioned for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 and 

played for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 

Conductor: Hannah Towndrow BA (Oxon) LRAM, St Andrew's Director of Music 

Organist: Peter Wright MA (Cantab) FRCO FRSCM 

Trumpeter: Mark Dallas — Timpani: Nathan May 

. . . and then it was time for some cake! 

Peter Rennie 

Indy Biddulph 

Lady Eileen Carey cuts the Platinum Jubilee 

cake made by Sue Peters 

Sue Peters


the parish noticeboard — 31 

St Andrew's Youth 

STAY in May Half Term 

In the week leading up to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee 

we were able to organise a few super fun activities for the 

local youth. On Monday 30 May we went Go-Karting, on 

Tuesday 31 May we played a STAY versus SYNC youth club 

rematch in football and on the Wednesday organised a 

drop-in sports session in Charvil. To finish the week, a 

few members of STAY youth club (Amelia, Sophia, Abbey, 

Phoebe, Josh, Martha & Annabelle) helped prepare our 

Simpson’s of Sonning scarecrow for the amazing Sonning 

Scarecrow Festival (see pages 20-21). 

STAY on 

Friday 

Numbers at STAY 

on Friday have 

continued to reach 

a high of 62 youth 

each week and the 

format of open 

games, sports, 

jump rope, four 

square volleyball, 

badminton, hama beads, Xbox, pool, table tennis, cup pong, 

cup stacking, baking yummy treats and the final thought, 

continued throughout May. A particular highlight was 

losing a game to a young person and the forfeit was to sing a 

nursery rhyme! Here’s me singing ‘I’m a little teapot’. 

STAY in Schools 

Our successful weekly schools work continues with 

mentoring and assemblies at both senior schools, plus 

assemblies at the two primary schools. These have included 

the themes: Jesus feeding the 5,000 and St Augustine. The 

children and teenagers loved playing a 'share or steal' game 

at one of the assemblies. Two volunteers each have a share 

and steal card. The prize is a large bar of chocolate. They take 

it in turns to convince the other that they’ll play their share 

card because if they do then they both share the prize. But, if 

one person plays their steal card and the other shares, then 

the stealer gets the whole thing. The twist is that if both steal 

then neither win anything. Out of all six assemblies only one 

student played their steal card! All the others shared. The 

point being that Jesus’ heart is that we share what we have, 

however little, like the boy in the story in Matthew 14. 

STAY Detached Project 

The weekly detached project is a joy to my week. With 

Mark and Ethan we have weekly conversations with 

young people about exams, summer plans and how they’re 

coping with life, and we’ve had parents popping along 

to chat as well. We have given out lemonade and played 

games such as keepy uppies, ping pong and top trumps. 

STAY on 

Sunday 

Our group on a 

Sunday has again 

seen a consistent 

number of about 

12 young people 

each time. We 

continued looking 

at relationships 

and how we, as 

Christians, behave 

in relationships. In 

May we looked at our relationship with humour and how we 

use humour in our lives. We ended half term with a games 

session which the youth loved, especially water balloon 

throwing and a marshmallow stick building game! 

Schools work in and around Reading: 

A bunch of youth and schools workers, and chaplains, have 

been meeting about our hope for the schools in Reading 

and beyond. We’ve been mapping out the current provision, 

noticing gaps and praying for God's help to fill them. It’s 

always encouraging to meet with like minded people to chat, 

reflect and pray . . . and if you have ideas or concerns related 

to youth work and would like a chat, contact me, Westy, on: 

youthminister@sonningparish.org.uk


Christian Basics — Part 6 

What does the Holy 

Spirit do? 

By Rev Paul Hardingham 

Saying 

thank 

you 

to our 

Queen 

with 

gusto 


Claude's 

view 

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the 

pew 

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Having celebrated Pentecost at the beginning of June, it 

is appropriate to ask now: what is the Holy Spirit doing 

in our lives? 

Everybody who has committed their life to Christ 

possesses the Holy Spirit, ‘if anyone does not have the Spirit 

of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.’ (Romans 8:9). It is the 

Spirit who brings us new birth into the family of God. 

ASSURANCE 

The Spirit assures us of God’s love and acceptance, 

despite our fears, doubts or failures. As adopted children 

we can address God as our father: 'God sent the Spirit of 

his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, Abba, Father.' 

(Galatians 4:6). 

By using the same word used by Jesus, we can grow in 

intimacy with our Father and pray to him, especially when 

we struggle to find the right words. 

COMMITMENT 

The Holy Spirit is committed to producing a family 

likeness in those who follow Christ. This Jesus likeness 

enables us to live as Jesus would in our place, ie: work, 

family, time, interests and so on. 

Paul describes this as the fruit of the Spirit: ‘love, joy, 

peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness 

and self-control.’ (Galatians 5:22,23). 

He talks about fruit not fruits! We can’t pick and 

choose, as they come as a total package to be developed 

over a lifetime! 

MOTIVATION 

The Spirit is committed to producing new desires for 

God: reading the Bible and praying, forgiving others, 

meeting with other Christians and sharing our faith. He 

will also give us the motivation to overcome wrong habits, 

attitudes or lifestyle in our lives. 

'Let the church return to Pentecost, and Pentecost will 

return to her. The Spirit of God cannot take possession of 

believers beyond their capacity of receiving him’ 

(Andrew Murray) 

'Where are the other nine?' asked Jesus when only one 

out of 10 people who had suffered from leprosy thanked 

him for curing them all. 

Thankfulness was the subject of the 103rd Archbishop of 

Canterbury Lord Carey of Clifton’s sermon at the service 

in honour of Her Majesty the Queen in St Andrew’s 

Church on Sunday 5 June. 

After offering the Queen his congratulations on her 

Platinum Jubilee and thanking her for her many years of 

devoted service to this country, and the Commonwealth, 

he went on to wonder how often we don’t express our 

gratitude to those we ought, particularly our nearest and 

dearest. 

Nearly 300 worshippers packed into the church to take 

part in a memorable and emotional service. 

The augmented choir, conducted by our director of 

music Hannah Towndrow and accompanied by Peter 

Wright on the organ, produced some stunning music 

which nearly took the roof off the church. 

This included an excellent rendering of the Handel 

anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’. 

The congregation also heartily joined in the well known 

traditional hymns. 

RATIONS 

After the service the clergy, choir and congregation 

went into The Ark garden passing through a Guard 

of Honour formed by the uniformed organisations. 

There the Archbishop and the Rt Hon Theresa May MP 

unveiled ‘Bertie’ the new mobility buggy. The rain held 

off and every one enjoyed a glass of bubbly and a slice of 

celebratory cake. 

GUSTO 

The Platinum Jubilee was certainly celebrated with 

gusto at St Andrew’s and many congratulations and 

thanks are due to Rev Jamie and all those who were 

involved in organising such an enjoyable and never to be 

forgotten day. 

Jesus, by the way, asked where the other nine were but 

never condemned them or retracted his healing. Such is 

his love for us.


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On reflection: Numbers 

By Elizabeth Spiers 

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It’s holiday time for many of us and any trip we take at 

home or abroad requires preparation; passports, currency 

etc. In the book of Numbers, we read that the Israelites 

were in the wilderness at the beginning of their journey to 

the Promised Land. They had no idea what lay ahead. 

In the first 10 chapters we are told how God, through Moses, 

set about preparing his chosen people to be ready and able to 

enter the Promised Land. Many times, we read ‘The Lord said 

to Moses…’. Numbers may seem dry reading but preparation, 

while not the most exciting thing, was essential to get the 

people ready, practically and spiritually for their journey. 

A census counted how many active soldiers they had. They 

were split into tribes and told where to camp. The Levites 

were authorised to be the priests. Rituals were established 

and undertaken. Ceremonies were held to remind them of 

their deliverance from Egypt and to set them apart as God’s 

people. Finally, God’s presence dwelt among them continually 

as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 

UNTRUSTING 

They were being prepared for their journey; counted, 

organised, cleansed, blessed, and made ready to march 

forward as an organised group with an identity and a 

purpose, not like the group of slaves that escaped from 

Egypt. God ensured that they had all the tools they needed to 

make the journey successfully. But in chapter 11, the people 

started complaining about Moses and his choice of wife, his 

leadership, the monotony of the food, about Aaron, and the 

lack of water. Even Aaron complained about Moses. 

God became angry. In chapter 14: ‘The Lord said to Moses, 

how long will this people spurn me? And how long will they not believe 

in me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst?’ 

Unfortunately, instead of being grateful to God they 

sinned by complaining about everything. Instead of trusting 

God — after all, he had proved himself faithful in every 

miracle and provision he gave them — they complained. 

And that is sin. Finding your creator or his representative 

at fault isn’t a wise thing to do. God takes us through things 

to strengthen our trust, to build our character and he walks 

through it all with us. 

Matthew 6:8 says that God knows what we need before 

we ask. Philippians 4:19 tells us that God will supply all our 

needs. What God won’t do is let disobedience and criticism of 

him go unnoticed. Towards the end of Numbers, God meted 

out some shocking punishments to the complainers: death 

by fire or plague. We must never forget that God is the great I 

AM. He doesn’t explain himself. This is who I AM is! 


From the desk 

of the editor 

editor@theparishmagazine.co.uk 

Taking God and his 

church for granted 

While hardly a day goes by without doing something 

connected with editing this magazine — it might be a 

conversation, an idea that comes to mind while doing 

something else, or an enquiry about a forthcoming issue 

— it is not until the first week of the month that I really 

get stuck into producing the next issue. This meant, 

of course, that when it came to this issue, the Jubilee 

celebrations were a huge distraction. 

On the Thursday and Friday, instead of sitting at my 

desk writing and editing, there was the always excellent 

scarecrow trail to take part in and to explore. While 

doing so, it was a great pleasure to meet in person many 

of our readers and visitors to the parish and our church. 

It was particularly good to hear that what we are doing 

is appreciated, and it was good to hear some ideas about 

what we might write about in the future. 

For example, one of the recurring comments from 

visitors was about our wonderful stained glass windows 

that were brightly lit by the sunshine that blessed most 

of the two days. The windows are also often mentioned in 

the comments in the visitors book and many people ask 

about the history and age of them. 

BECOMING TOO FAMILIAR 

Like, I imagine, most of the regular members of the 

church who attend week by week throughout the year, the 

windows are a feature that we almost take for granted. If 

I am honest, if someone changed one I probably would not 

even notice! It's not that I don't admire them, it's like all 

things that we are familiar with, we so often take them 

for granted and lose sight of their beauty. 

I also have to admit that I know very little about either 

the history of stained glass or the windows themselves, 

although I do know that in our magazine archives there 

are, fortunately, a good number of references to them, and 

I have been told recently about someone who may be able 

to tell us more about the ancient art of both painting and 

staining glass, and about how it is still done today. So to 

all those who have asked me questions about the windows 

recently, watch this space. 

Taking things for granted, of course, is a common 

habit for us all, which is why it has been good to have met 

so many visitors recently — their delight in seeing the 

windows and the other beautiful aspects of our church 

building for the first time, reminds us of why we chose to 

make St Andrew's 'our church' in the first place. 

Taking things for granted is something we should 

always be aware of avoiding. This, of course, is most 

important when it comes to our relationship with God. He 

is the reason why our ancestors built our church, and the 

reason why we look after it for future generations who will 

inherit it. Let's not take God or his church for granted.



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an unknown number of Anglicans and Pentecostals. 

Today, Libya has a Christian population estimated 

at 35,000 which is 0.5% of the country’s 6.7 million 

predominantly Muslim population. 

As of 2014, it was believed, according to the Washington 

Post, that the Christian population was composed mainly of 

foreigners working in the country, plus a small indigenous 

Christian community. 

Open Doors describes Libya as a 'lawless land' and places 

it at number four on its World Watch List of countries where 

Christians are the most persecuted. Christians there must 

keep their faith secret — or risk punishment, arrest or death. 

Those who leave Islam to follow Jesus face immense 

pressure from their family to renounce their faith. Their 

community ostracises them and they can be left homeless, 

jobless and alone. Telling others about Jesus can lead to 

arrest and even violent punishment. 

Laws in the country are not enforced uniformly, since 

Libya has no central government. Open Doors states that 

targeted kidnapping and executions are always a possibility 

for believers. 

At the end of September last year a group of 17 Coptic 

Christians disappeared. They were living in an Egyptian 

neighbourhood in Tripoli. It is uncertain if they were taken 

by a radical group or local authorities. Before the rise of ISIS 

(Islamic State/daesh), Libya was a common destination for 

Egypt’s Coptic Christian community. 

Readers may remember there was a horrific video in 2015 

showing mass beheadings on a beach of at least a dozen 

Egyptian Christians by the Libyan arm of ISIS . This awful 

event stopped many Christians from travelling to Libya 

for work. The memory runs deep according to a Middle 

East manager for International Christian Concern. It was a 

traumatic event for 'all of Egypt’s Christians'. 

Open Doors works with local partners in North Africa to 

provide leadership training, discipleship, livelihood support, 

pastoral care and prayer support. 

The organisation asks for prayers for Christians in Libya. 

To thank God for their inspiring example in seeking the 

Lord. To help local partners be effective in interacting with 

believers. And to bring about a change in the status quo in 

Libya — for strong and fair government, and protection for 

people of all faiths. Amen. 


The Persecuted Church by Colin Bailey 

Libya: a 'lawless land' where Christians must keep their faith secret 

TARGETED KIDNAPPING 

PROTECTION FOR ALL FAITHS 

OPEN DOORS MOST DANGEROUS 

COUNTRIES FOR CHRISTIANS IN 2021 

1. Afghanistan 

2. North Korea 

3. Somalia 

4. Libya 

5. Yemen 

6. Eritrea 

7. Nigeria 

8. Pakistan 

9. Iran 

10. India 

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References and further reading: 

Open Doors World Watch List – Libya: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/ 

world-watch-list/libya/ 

International Christian Concern (persecution.org) feature on Christians in Libya: 

https://www.persecution.org/2021/11/07/christians-libya-unwelcome-ignoredminority/ 

New York Times article on murder of Egyptian Christians by ISIS: https://www. 

nytimes.com/2015/02/16/world/middleeast/islamic-state-video-beheadings-of-21- 

egyptian-christians.html 

International Christian Concern (persecution.org) article about disappearance 

of Coptic Christians: https://www.persecution.org/2021/10/22/egyptian-copticchristians-disappear-libya/ 

Christians in Libya – Washington Post 2014 feature: https://www.washingtonpost. 

com/national/religion/christians-in-libya-cast-anxious-eye-at-religiousfreedom/2014/01/10/eda2c72c-7a26-11e3-a647-a19deaf575b3_story.html 

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— Her Majesty the Queen 

— All who risk their lives for us at 

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— The people of Ukraine as they 

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in their country 

— For Food Banks and charities 

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— For the appointment of an assistant 

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When someone asked recently, 'What is confirmation?' 

I realised that many things that go on inside churches 

must be a complete mystery to a large number of people, 

especially nowadays as religious education in our schools 

today cover so many different faiths — and often none 

— writes Bob Peters. It also made me realise that some 

explanation is needed for the advert about 'being confirmed 

in the Church of England' that first appeared in our last 

issue. Here is how the Church of England explains it ... 

'Confirmation is a special church service in which a person 

confirms the promises that were made when they were 

baptised. If you were baptised at a christening when you were 

a child, your parents and godparents made these promises 

on your behalf. As a young person or adult, you may be ready 

to affirm these promises for yourself and commit your life to 

following Jesus Christ. At a confirmation service, you make 

these promises for yourself. Your friends and family as well 

as the local Christian community will be there to promise to 

support and pray for you. 

A bishop will place his, or her, hands on your head and ask 

God’s Holy Spirit to give you the strength and commitment 

to live God’s way for the rest of your life. 

Being confirmed is a choice not a requirement — the 

Church of England doesn’t have a formal membership 

in that sense — everyone is welcome to come along to 

church, worship and be a part of the church community. 

Being confirmed is simply a sign of your commitment and 

involvement. Some leadership roles and being ordained as a 

minister do require confirmation.' 

CLASSES 

The act of confirmation dates back to New Testament 

times when the followers of Jesus were baptised by his 

disciples after promising to lead their life according to the 

teaching of Jesus. As Christianity spread the role was taken 

on by the bishops — our illustration top right is from a 

German woodcarving made in 1679. 

Early in the history of the Church it became common for 

infants to be baptised. The earliest mention of infant baptism 

is thought to be in an African church by Father Tertullian, 

(AD 160 - 220). 

At St Andrew's, our next confirmation service will be 

held on Sunday 20 November at 10.30am when the Bishop 

of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft will be officiating. 

Candidates who have not previously been baptised will be 

baptised during the service, and then all candidates will 

renew their baptismal vows. This involves agreeing to the 

rejection of the devil, repenting sin and accepting Christ as 

your Saviour. 

All this will be explained during a series of 'classes' 

starting in September, after which you will be in a position 

to decide if you would like to be confirmed. Remember, it is 

a choice, not a requirement to worship in St Andrew's, or any 

other Church of England Church. 

For young people, aged 10-18 years, the classes will be led 

by Westy on Monday evenings beginning on 12 September, 

and for adults, Rev Kate will be holding them on a Tuesday 

evening from 13 September. If you would like to learn more 

about being confirmed call the number on the right. 


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Summer holiday food 

celebrations 


By Bob Peters 

July and August, the UK's traditional holiday months, give us time to put aside 

our daily routines and eating habits and simply enjoy doing things, and eating, 

for pleasure. The food industry clearly recognises this because July and August 

are filled with special awareness days that celebrate some of the foods we are 

often encouraged not to eat in excess, and some of which are illustrated above. 

The summer months kick off by 

tempting us with International 

Chicken Wing Day on 1 July. The idea 

was the brainchild of the mayor of 

Buffalo, New York State, who officially 

declared International Chicken Wing 

Day in 1977. Basically, it seems, you fill 

a bucket with chicken wings cooked in 

your favourite sauce — such as Buffalo 

sauce — and eat them as often as 

possible throughout the day! 

A week later, on 7 July, it's time to 

indulge in something that is even more 

popular for all ages throughout the 

world. Yes, it is World Chocolate Day! 

The date celebrates the introduction 

of chocolate to Europe on 7 July 1550, 

and today, the UK is one of the largest 

consumers of it, the largest being 

Switzerland. But why do we need a 

special day? Who cares, just enjoy it! 

Then we wait 10 days to celebrate 

another worldwide treat — ice cream 

— on 17 July. The earliest ice cream is 

believed to have been made in China 

(AD 618-907) when buffalo (the animal 

not the place this time), cow and 

goat milk was heated and allowed to 

ferment. It was mixed with flour and 

camphor for flavour and 'refrigerated' 

before being served. I don't think you 

will find camphor flavoured ice cream 

at the seaside, but there are many more 

enticing flavours available today. 

But why a special day? That's down 

to America again. In 1984, President 

Ronald Reagan introduced a law 

declaring that on the third Sunday 

of July each year everyone should be 

given a treat of ice cream! 

Also with its roots in America is the 

National Wine and Cheese Day on 25 

July which is an annual holiday created 

by freelance writer and wine-lover, 

Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. The idea 

is to spend the day trying different 

combinations of wine and cheese. 

The problem with this is trying to 

remember which ones you preferred! 

SOMETHING BRITISH 

Let's start the first day of August 

by eating something far more British, 

the humble Yorkshire pudding, as we 

celebrate Yorkshire Day. 

On 4 July we turn again to America 

and enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 

on Independence Day. 

The cookie, of course, which many 

consider is a symbol of American 

cuisine, was originally imported there 

by European immigrants — at least 

This montage has used unsplash.com images 

that could be your excuse for enjoying 

some! 

The good news is that one delicious 

truly British treat is the Bakewell tart 

and we can all do homage to this on 

11 August, yes, it is Bakewell Tart Day! 

The pudding was invented by Mrs 

Greaves, landlady of the White Horse 

Inn in Bakewell, around the late 18th 

or early 19th century. There are at least 

three shops in Bakewell claiming that 

they are selling tarts made from the 

original, and highly secret, recipe. If 

you go to Bakewell, let me know which 

is best! 

The following week, on 17 August, 

there is some confusion about whether 

it is cupcake day or not. A Google 

search gives a wide choice of different 

days throughout the year, so just in 

case the 17th is the day, make sure you 

eat one. If it's not, don't worry, you will 

have enjoyed the cake anyway! 

There's no confusion about the 

UK Burger Day being on 25 August or 

indeed, Lemon Juice Day on 29 August 

when as well as using lemon juice in 

whatever you are cooking you are 

encouraged to wash your hair (if you 

have any hair) in it! 

In July or August there is no need 

to feel guilty about indulging in food 

we are encouraged to avoid, or having 

a glass of wine. And if your favourite 

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Scarecrows raise £12k for local causes 

Hundreds of locals and visitors enjoyed two days of sunshine to wander 

around the Sonning Scarecrows Trail and made us all remember what we 

had missed the last few years because of Covid restrictions. As well as 62 

scarecrows to hunt down, there were six splendid gardens to explore, and 

the opportunity to admire a collection of cherished cars. Barbara Carr, one 

of the organisers, sends her thanks for 'anything' you did towards making 

it a huge success, whether opening your garden, manning gardens, making 

cakes, serving teas, selling trail maps, directing at car parks, etc, and, 

of course to all those who made a scarecrow. Approaching £12,000 has 

been raised for local groups and projects. There will be a thank you evening on 

Thursday 7 July at 7.45pm in Pearson Hall. 

Keith Nichols 

The Friends of St Andrew's Church (FoStAC) offer their thanks to all who helped, 

baked and supported the refreshments provided in The Ark during the Scarecrow 

Trail. It meant they could raise over £1,500 towards their funds and donate the 

leftover ingredients to the Salvation Army in Reading. FoStAC is now planning a 

garden party on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August — more details on page 29. 

Keith Nichols


Bob Peters 

While a popular theme for the previous Scarecrow Trail was Trump, this year he was 

strangely replaced with several Boris party displays. The editor's favourite was the 

above: Green, Party, Red Party and Christmas Party! 

During the two day trail, a constant 

stream of visitors were welcomed into 

St Andrew's Church by STAY's Rev 

Lovejoy where they enjoyed the special 

flower displays, including the 'crown 

and throne' (see front cover). Rev Jamie 

(left) spent several hours entertaining 

visitors on the new church organ — it is 

the real vicar, not a scarecrow! — and 

the editor above (who is a scarecrow) 

encouraged visitors to take a copy of 

the latest 'Parish Magazine'. A short 

walk away by The Ark the Sunday Club 

children's Joseph added a splash of 

colour to the gardens. It was good to 

welcome back so many families who 

had visited the church previously for 

weddings, baptisms and funerals and 

who just wanted to wander around and 

enjoy the sunshine flooding through the 

stained glass windows. 

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Sonning Art Group's exhibition in Pearson Hall was also hugely successful with 

over 70 paintings covering most mediums and showcased many different styles 

and subjects, all of a very high quality that was reflected in the many compliments 

received from visitors. The group's Queen Bee scarecrow was one of the main 

attractions, thanks to Jeremy Gilmore, a local beekeeper, who generously loaned 

a hive, body suit and smoker that made up the centrepiece of the display. Michael 

Sheppard, the husband of one the Art Group members, made a mini hive fitted with 

a bee buzzing button that the children — and many adults — enjoyed, Almost 

everyone in the club contributed in some way to knitting and felting bees, making 

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with residents from France, Spain, Germany and Malta who were all proud to show their respect for the Queen. And, 

around the corner in Park View Drive South, Catherine and Rev Kate celebrated with their neighbours while at least 

one young lad had his eyes on the delicious cakes! Meanwhile, plenty of food, drink and neighbourly conversation was 

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THE WAR IN UKRAINE 

A senior church leader in Ukraine 

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war on Ukraine 'did not begin with 

missiles and bombs — it began with 

deception, untruth and lies.' So says 

the head of Ukraine’s independent 

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the Ukrainian people.' 

The Metropolitan also said that 

Ukrainians knew that Russia had long 

had 'evil plans to restore the tyranny 

of a rotten, overthrown empire.' 

But, he said 'The Lord is with us in 

this struggle, because we are fighting 

for truth and goodness against 

demonic tyranny and resentment 

. . . We believe that our people will 

overcome all new challenges — that 

Ukraine will win its victory.' 

Meanwhile, the Primate of 

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church, 

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk 

of Kyiv-Halych, said that this spring 

and summer may well be the last for 

many, including himself. 

He went on: 'As the war escalates, 

and the enemy intensifies its offensive 

against Ukraine, I call on everyone to 

pray vigorously and tirelessly for the 

Ukrainian army, because the fate of 

Ukraine and the world is now being 

decided.' 


Ukrainian church leaders urge us all to pray 

SOME OF THE CHARITIES 

HELPING UKRAINE 

Barnabas Fund 

British Red Cross 

Care International 

Christian Aid 

Disasters Emergency Committee 

Habitat for Humanity 

Hope and Homes for Children 

IFAW 

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International Rescue committee 

Salvation Army 

Samaritans Purse International 

Save the Children 

The Central British Fund for World 

Jewish Relief 

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Unicef 

WHO Health Emergency Appeal 

World Vision 

. . . AND 

THE 

WORLD 

The huge outpouring of support for 

Ukraine is now eclipsing other crises 

around the world, which in turn is 

threatening millions with starvation. 

As we welcome the news that 

Christian Aid is spending £8 million 

in Ukraine through its local partners, 

to provide medical supplies, first 

aid kits, baby incubators and food 

and shelter for refugees in Ukraine 

and Hungary, the United Nations 

and other international charities 

are warning of even bigger disasters 

elsewhere. 

The Christian Aid funds were 

raised by British people through 

donations to DEC, the Disasters 

Emergency Committee — which has 

raised a remarkable £300 million for 

Ukraine. 

Meanwhile, the United Nations 

reports that elsewhere in the 

world, for example, Somalia, other 

humanitarian organisations are 

struggling to feed millions of equally 

desperate people. A UN spokesperson 

said, 'The outlook for Somalia was 

already grim prior to the outbreak of 

the Ukraine crisis, but we were then 

overshadowed by the crisis in Tigray, 

Yemen, and then Afghanistan.' 

For example, said the UN, in 

Somalia, 4.5 million people are at 

risk of starvation owing to the worst 

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Good news is bad news for others 

Charities and benefactors around the world are facing a serious dilemma: 

while diverting money and support to help the suffering victims of the war in 

Ukraine, the suffering of other equally needy people elsewhere is becoming 

more serious. 

OVERSHADOWED 

drought in a decade and the situation, 

is deteriorating quickly. Somalia 

urgently needs some £1.1 billion 

in aid, of which only 3% has been 

secured. 

The international director of 

Tearfund, Veena O’Sullivan, said: 

'While the eyes of the world have been 

fixed on Ukraine, other horrors have 

been taking place.' 

These range from a 'hunger crisis 

of massive proportions' in the Horn 

of Africa, which includes Somalia, 

and the ongoing violence and famine 

in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, 

as well as humanitarian crises in 

Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria. 

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS 

The director of CAFOD, Christine 

Allen, said: 'It is right that we support 

a response to the humanitarian crisis 

in Ukraine, in whatever way we can, 

but this cannot be at the expense of 

vital funds meant for tackling the 

root causes of global poverty.' 

Church leaders in Africa have 

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already affecting their food security, 

as 40% of Ukraine’s wheat and maize 

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run by the club's Lawn Tennis Association coaches Rob Stone and Rob Velo. The children had a great time and the club 

is grateful to the Sonning Fire Brigade fund for their donation which paid for the coaches. 

Charvil female voices new project 

Charvil's, Project Singers, are recruiting for their autumn 

term project — 'Home for Christmas', a concert to be held on 

17 December — plus some local carol singing. 

The Project Singers have a section for girls between the 10 

and 18 years who rehearse on Sundays, 6.15 - 7.45pm, and a 

ladies section who meet on Mondays 8.00-9.30pm. 

Informal auditions are being held in July. 

Contact the choir's musical director, Suzanne Newman, on 

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Make a date for the Sonning Show 

This year's Sonning Village show is on Saturday 10 

September at Sonning CofE Primary School. The schedules 

will be available shortly. Entries have to be submitted on the 

day of the show, 10am - 12 noon. The Fete starts at 2pm. 

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History 

Was it really . . . ? 

. . . 1,400 YEARS AGO, on 16 July 622 that the Islamic 

calendar began. Muhammad and his followers migrated 

from Mecca to Medina to escape religious persecution (an 

event known as the Hegira) and established the first Muslim 

community. 


HOME AND GARDEN 

In the garden 

. . . 200 YEARS AGO, on 20 July 1822 that Gregor Mendel 

was born. An Austrian/Czech friar, and botanist, he 

discovered the laws of heredity and created the science of 

genetics. 

. . . 175 YEARS AGO, on 24 July 1847 that Salt Lake City was 

founded by Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young. 

. . . 150 YEARS AGO, on 1 July 1872 that the French 

inventor, and aviation pioneer, Louis Bleriot, was born. He 

developed the first practical headlamp for cars and became 

the first person to fly across the English Channel. 

. . . 125 YEARS AGO, on 21 July 1897 that the Tate Britain 

art museum opened in London. 

. . . 80 YEARS AGO, on 31 July 1942 that the British charity 

Oxfam was founded. (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief) 

. . . 75 YEARS AGO, on 9 July 1947 that Buckingham Palace 

announced the engagement of Princess Elizabeth (later 

Queen Elizabeth II) to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. 

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. . . 65 YEARS AGO, on 6 July 1957 that John Lennon and 

Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church hall in 

Liverpool, where 16 year old Lennon was performing with his 

skiffle group the Quarrymen. 15 year old McCartney joined 

as a rhythm guitarist shortly afterwards, and the pair went 

on to form the Beatles. 

. . . 40 YEARS AGO, on 9 July 1982 that Michael Fagan 

broke into Buckingham Palace and spent 10 minutes talking 

to the Queen in her bedroom. 

. . . 25 YEARS AGO, on 1 July 1997 that the UK returned 

Hong Kong to China after more than 150 years. 

. . . 15 YEARS AGO, on 1 July 2007 that smoking was 

banned in all enclosed workspaces in England. 

Not only do bees help provide the honey, propolis and 

beeswax, but they also help to keep us all fed and watered. 

Without bees, more than a third of everything we eat 

would disappear from our tables. 

The majority of our honey, 85% in the UK, is imported, 

but there are local beekeepers on our doorsteps. So why 

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produce of our local beekeepers for breakfast? 

You can also help bees by planting wildflower seeds 

and keeping part of your garden wild so that it will 

provide a food supply. 

Download the Great British Bee Count app created by 

Friends of the Earth which allows you to log the bees you 

spot out and about. This builds a picture of bee health and 

activity in the UK. 

Finally, build a bee hotel in your garden! Bees need 

somewhere to rest when they venture out on their pollen 

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THE ARTS 


Enter into the rest that God created to enjoy 

By Rev Michael Burgess 

At this time of the year we are 

planning and looking forward to 

holidays — that welcome break 

away from the pressures and 

responsibilities of daily life and 

work. The book of Genesis opens 

with a glorious account of God’s 

work of creation and tells us that 

even God rested on the seventh day. 

We all need to find that balance of 

work and rest, of activity and slowing 

down in our lives. And we are not 

always good at that because our 

world seems to be in the fast lane. 

We rush everywhere, we rush out of 

habit, and we rush because everyone 

around us is rushing. 

This month’s painting, ‘The Potato 

Planters’ by Jean–Francois Millet, a 

19th century French artist, portrays 

two peasants at work. They don’t 

seem to be rushing, but Millet has 

certainly portrayed the hard toil of 

their work, digging in the earth from 

sunrise to sunset to eke out a living. 

SEVERE REALISM 

Millet was the son of a farm 

labourer and many of his paintings 

convey the severe realism of peasant 

life. We can sympathise with the 

couple working on the land, and our 

eyes focus on them as they dominate 

the canvas. 

But in the corner under the shade 

of a tree there is a donkey and a 

sleeping child. The donkey knows 

only too well the reality of toil and 

work, but here he is resting, enjoying 

the peace and the shade. 

Andy Merrifield, an American 

philosopher, has just published an 

Jean-François Millet, public domain, Wikimedia Commons 

account of his travels with a donkey, 

Gribouille. As they journey together, 

the donkey teaches him the value of 

patience, the importance of going 

slowly through the world, and the 

preciousness of tender friendship 

between humans and animals. They 

are all caught up in the little donkey 

in this painting. 

The man and woman in the 

foreground may reflect our own lives 

with the duties, the expectations and 

the demands called of us at work. 

Take time to focus on the donkey, 

enjoying his rest. Take time this 

summer to find relaxation and 

recreation on holiday. The world may 

carry on spinning around us, but use 

that holiday to stand apart and enter 

into the rest that God enjoyed after 

his work of creation. 

A Family Holiday Book Review 

A Good Friend, by Gemma Hunt, 

SPCK, £8.99 

Written by TV presenter and children’s 

entertainer, Gemma Hunt, the See! Let’s 

Be series encourages young children to 

understand how to act and behave in 

everyday situations through observing 

good examples by adults and inspired 

by Jesus’ parables and teachings. It 

is perfect for end-of-the-day reading 

time with children, providing support, 

encouragement, and reassuring words. 

Poetry Corner 

Priestly Possibilities 

By Steven Rolling 

Hebrews 4:14-16 

Tune: St Stephen, ‘In Christ there is 

no east or west’ 

Seeing we have a great high priest 

Helping least to greatest 

Who has into the heavens passed 

His salvation shall last 

Jesus the Son of God He be 

He is a high priest, see 

Who can sympathise with us, weak 

Though we are, we Him seek 

Our weaknesses where prone to sin 

He was tempted therein 

In all ways that we are, human 

He became as us men 

Though He full human, full divine 

With Father did align 

Not sin through temptation, not fall 

In them, but conquered all 

Let us therefore come boldly to 

The throne of grace anew 

That we may obtain mercy, find 

Grace in needs-times, He kind 

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During this Jubilee year we have been swamped with information about Her Majesty The Queen, 

her family and her closest advisors. How much of her fascinating story do you remember? Here are 

70 Jubilee questions to test you, your families and friends. The answers are on page 37 

THE QUEEN’S EARLY YEARS 

1. Where was the Queen born? 

2. Who were the Queen’s parents? 

3. What time of the day was the Queen born? 

4. What is the date of the Queen’s birthday? 

5. Where did the Queen live as a child? 

6. Where was the Queen educated? 

7. What did the Queen win at the age of 14 years? 

8. When and where did the Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, 

make her first solo engagement? 

9. When was Princess Elizabeth engaged to Prince Philip? 

10. What happened to the Queen’s wedding bouquet? 

THE QUEEN’S CORONATION 

11. How many Queens were crowned in Westminster Abbey 

before Queen Elizabeth II? 

12. What were the names of the eight horses that pulled the 

Coronation Coach? 

Peter Rennie 

13. What chair did the Queen sit on to be crowned? 

14. How many people watched the Coronation on television? 

15. How many people listened to the Coronation on the radio? 

16. How many guests were in Westminster Abbey for the 

Coronation? 

17. How many monarchs have reigned since William I? 

18. Who designed the Queen’s Coronation dress? 

19. How many journalists and photographers covered the 

Coronation? 

20. How many servicemen took part in the procession? 

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH 

21. When and where was the Duke of Edinburgh born? 

22. Who was the Duke’s great-great-grandmother? 

23. What was the Duke’s first naval appointment? 

24. How many speeches did the Duke of Edinburgh deliver? 

25. What is the Duke’s connection with the ‘Silver Wink’? 

26. Where is the Duke of Edinburgh worshipped as a god? 

27. Where did Prince Philip live during his childhood? 

28. What is ‘Edinburgh Green’? 

29. What other two titles did the Duke of Edinburgh have? 

30. When did the Duke gain his helicopter wings? 

THE QUEEN’S SERVICE 

31. How many items of correspondence has the Queen 

received during her reign? 

32. How many acts of Parliament has the Queen authorised? 

33. Since 1952, how many honours and awards has the 

Queen presented? 

34. How many guests attended the Queen’s garden parties? 

35. How many State Banquets has the Queen given? 

36. How many Godchildren does the Queen have? 

37. How many telegrams has the Queen sent to couples 

celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary. 

38. How many Christmas puddings has the Queen given to 

her staff? 

39. How many Royal Variety Shows has the Queen attended? 

40. How many charities and organisations is the Queen 

patron? 

THE QUEEN’S POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS ADVISORS 

41. Who was Prime Minister when the Queen was crowned? 

42. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury when the Queen 

was crowned? 

43. How many Prime Ministers have there been during the 

Queen’s reign? 

44. How many Archbishops of Canterbury have there been 

during the Queen’s reign? 

45. Who was the fifth Archbishop of Canterbury to serve 

under the Queen? 

46. Who were the 8th and 13th Prime Ministers to serve 

under the Queen? 

47. Who is the Domestic Chaplain to the Queen in St 

George’s Chapel Windsor? 

48. Why is St George’s Chapel Windsor unique within the 

Anglican Church in England? 

49. How many Presidents of America have been in office 

during the Queen’s reign? 

50. Who was the only President of America that the Queen 

never met? 

THE COMMONWEALTH 

51. How many Commonwealth Realms are there in addition 

to the UK? 

52. What is the Queen’s title in Australia? 

53. How many countries use currency having an image of 

the Queen? 

54. How many independent Commonwealth countries are 

there? 

55. How much of the world belongs to the Commonwealth? 

56. When is Commonwealth Day? 

57. How often are the Commonwealth games held? 

58. How many people are there in the Commonwealth? 

59. How many countries are there in the Commonwealth? 

60. Where does the word ‘Commonwealth’ come from? 

THE PRINCE OF WALES 

61. Where and when was Prince Charles born? 

62. Who baptised Prince Charles? 

63. Prince Charles has 11 titles, what are they? 

64. What was the first school Prince Charles attended? 

65. When did Prince Charles go to boarding school in 

Berkshire? 

66. When was Prince Charles invested as the Prince of 

Wales? 

67. What subjects did Prince Charles read at university? 

68. When did Prince Charles qualify as a helicopter pilot? 

69. Approximately, how much do the Prince of Wales 

charities raise each year? 

70. In 2007, the Prince of Wales founded a charity to help 

deprived young people. What is it called?

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ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON PAGE 35 

THE QUEEN’S EARLY YEARS 

1. 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London 

2. Duke and Duchess of York - later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 

3. 2.40am 

4. 21 April 1926 

5. 145 Piccadilly 

6. At home 

7. First young person to win the Royal Life Saving Society Lifesaving Award 

8. 21 April 1942, her 16th birthday, when she inspected the Grenadier 

Guards at Windsor Castle. 

9. 9 July 1947 

10. The wedding bouquet laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. 

THE QUEEN’S CORONATION 

11. There were five Queens crowned before Elizabeth II. 

12. Cunningham, Tovey, Noah, Tedder, Eisenhower, Snow White, Tipperary 

and McCreery. 

13. St Edward's Chair, made in 1300 for Edward I. 

14. 7 million people in the UK watched the ceremony on television. 

15. 11 million listened on the radio. 

16. There were 8,251 wedding guests 

17. 61 monarchs 

18. Sir Norman Hartnell 

19. More than 2,000 journalists and 500 photographers from 92 nations. 

20. Almost 30,000 men took part in the procession. 

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH 

21. Villa 'Mon Repos' on the island of Corfu, on 10 June 1921. 

22. Queen Victoria 

23. Midshipman in 1940 

24. 4,632 

25. The University of Cambridge challenged Prince Philip to a tiddlywinks 

match in 1958 and since 1961 the ‘Silver Wink’ was awarded by the Duke to 

the winner of the University Tiddlywinks Championships. 

26. Tanna, one of the islands in Vanuatu. South West Pacific 

27. France 

28. The Duke's livery colour is dark green, known as 'Edinburgh Green' 

29. Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich 

30. 1956 

THE QUEEN’S SERVICE 

31. 3 million 

32. 3,135 

33. 380,630 

34. Over 1 million 

35. 88 

36. 30 

37. 100,000 

38. 75,000 

39. 39 – which is more than any other member of the Royal Family 

40. 620 

THE QUEEN AND POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS 

41. Winston Churchill 

42. Geoffrey Francis Fisher 

43. Over 170 around the world – 14 in the UK 

44. Seven: Geoffrey Fisher; Michael Ramsey; Donald Coggan; Robert 

Runcie; George Carey; Rowan Williams and Justin Welby 

45. George Carey 

46. Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May 

47. Paul Wright 

48. It is privately owned by the Queen. 

49. 13 

50. Lyndon B Johnson 

THE COMMONWEALTH 

51. 14 

52. Queen of Australia 

53. 33 

54. 54 

55. Almost one third 

56. Second Monday in March 

57. Every 4 years – this year it is in Birmingham from 28 July – 8 August 

58. 2.5 billion 

59. 54 

60. Common, means 'belonging to all,' and wealth, is 'happiness or riches' 

THE PRINCE OF WALES: THE EARLY YEARS 

61. Buckingham Palace at 9.14pm on 14 November 1948 

62. Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury 

63. Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, 

Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, The Prince of 

Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron 

Greenwich. (The last three were inherited on the death of his father.) 

64. Hill House, West London 

65. 1958 

66. July 1969 

67. Archaeology, Anthropology and History 

68. 1974 

69. Approximately £150 million 

70. The Mosaic Network 


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8 9 

12 

16 

10 11 

13 14 15 

18 19 

20 21 

ACROSS Across 

1 - Relinquish a throne a (8) throne (8) 

5 - Bitter-tasting substance (4) substance (4) 

8 Type of tooth (5) 

- Type of tooth (5) 

9 Have (7) 

9 - Have (7) 

10 Servile (7) 

10 - Servile (7) 

12 Cook in hot fat (4-3) 

12 14 - Cook Workshop in hot fat (4-3) or studio (7) 

14 16 - Workshop Poked or (7) studio (7) 

18 Type of dance (3-4) 

16 - Poked (7) 

19 The Hunter (constellation) (5) 

18 - Type of dance (3-4) 

20 Administrative district (4) 

19 - The Hunter (constellation) (5) 

21 Amazes (8) 

20 - Administrative district (4) 

Down 

DOWN 

21 - Amazes (8) 

1 Pinnacle (4) 

2 Widen (6) 

3 Confirmed in a formal statement (9) 

4 Embody (6) 

6 Religious leader (6) 

7 Creator (8) 

11 Sport played in a pool (5,4) 

12 Tyrannical (8) 

13 Roman military unit (6) 

14 Changes; modifies (6) 

15 Eg from New Delhi (6) 

17 Burden (4) 

CODEWORD 

1 - Pinnacle (4) 

2 - Widen (6) 

17 

3 - Confirmed in a formal statement (9) 

4 - Embody (6) 

6 - Religious leader (6) 

7 - Creator (8) 

11 - Sport played in a pool (5,4) 

12 - Tyrannical (8) 

13 - Roman military unit (6) 

14 - Changes; modifies (6) 

15 - Eg from New Delhi (6) 

17 - Burden (4) 

10 8 17 14 25 8 17 13 4 

11 8 17 13 23 9 17 4 15 20 

11 12 21 3 9 6 2 

10 4 15 22 11 19 25 6 1 9 7 

1 15 8 11 25 8 

25 17 16 25 8 2 9 24 4 1 25 25 

21 13 5 15 

17 13 20 9 17 8 18 8 25 6 25 8 

11 1 17 10 4 25 

5 11 6 17 21 11 9 15 10 5 22 

26 20 26 13 13 12 4 

24 25 12 25 21 11 20 12 17 25 

8 10 15 18 25 1 1 11 14 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

Y Q E 

SUDOKU 

Each of the nine blocks has to contain all the 

numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number 

can only appear once in a row, column or box. 

WORDSEARCH FOR SEA SUNDAY 


PUZZLE PAGE — the answers will be published in the next issue 

10 July brings us Sea Sunday, the day 

when Christian churches remember, pray 

and give thanks for the more than 1.5 

million merchant seafarers and fishermen 

worldwide. If seafarers seem irrelevant 

to your daily life, think again: 90 per 

cent of everything you buy in the shops 

comes to you by sea. Merchant seafarers 

quite literally keep our global economy 

afloat. Yet it is a tough life, far from loved 

ones. Merchant ships are harsh working 

environments, never mind the threat of 

piracy or even shipwreck. 

To help the seafarers, a worldwide 

network of port chaplains has sprung up. 

They offer hospitality and friendship, as 

well as practical, emotional and spiritual 

support, providing almost a ‘home from 

home’ in hundreds of ports, in more than 

50 countries. You might wish to support 

one of these three well-known societies: 

The Mission to Seafarers (Anglican), The 

Apostolate of the Sea (Roman Catholic), and 

The Sailors’ Society (inter-denominational). 

JULY 

SEA 

PRAY 

GIVE 

DAILY 

SUNDAY 

SHOPS 

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CODEWORD 

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O Q C F O R B I D S 

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Parish contacts 

Ministry Team 

— The Vicar: Revd Jamie Taylor (Day off Friday) 

The Parish Office, Thames Street, Sonning, RG4 6UR 

vicar@sonningparish.org.uk / 0118 969 3298 

— Associate Vicar: Revd Kate Wakeman-Toogood 

revkate@sonningparish.org.uk / 0746 380 6735 

On duty Tuesday, Friday and Sunday 

— Youth Minister: Chris West (Westy) 

youthminister@sonningparish.org.uk / 0794 622 4106 

— Licensed Lay Minister: Bob Peters 

bob@sonningparish.org.uk / 0118 377 5887 

Children's Ministry 

— Alison Smyly office@sonningparish.org.uk / 0118 969 3298 

Churchwardens 

— Stuart Bowman sdbowman73@aol.com / 0118 978 8414 

— Liz Nelson liz.nelson1@ntlworld.com / 0779 194 4270 

Deputy Churchwardens 

— Simon Darvall sdarvall@businessmoves.com 0793 928 2535 

— Sue Peters mail@susanjpeters.com / 0118 377 5887 

— Molly Woodley (deputy churchwarden emeritus) 

mollywoodley@live.co.uk / 0118 946 3667 

Parish Administrator 

— Hilary Rennie 

office@sonningparish.org.uk / 0118 969 3298 

Parochial Church Council 

— Secretary: Hilary Rennie 0118 969 3298 

— Treasurer: Richard Moore 0118 969 2588 

Director of Music, organist and choirmaster 

— Hannah Towndrow BA (Oxon), LRAM 

music@sonningparish.org.uk 

Sonning Bell Ringers 

— Tower Captain: Pam Elliston 

pam.elliston@talktalk.net / 0118 969 5967 

— Deputy Tower Captain: Rod Needham 

r06needham@gmail.com / 0118 926 7724 

Parish Website: http://www.sonningparish.org.uk 

The Parish Magazine: http://www.theparishmagazine.co.uk 

— Editor: Bob Peters 

editor@theparishmagazine.co.uk / 0118 377 5887 

— Advertising and Distribution: Gordon Nutbrown 

advertising@theparishmagazine.co.uk / 0118 969 3282 

— Treasurer: Pat Livesey 

pat.livesey@yahoo.co.uk / 0118 961 8017 

— The Parish Magazine is produced by St Andrew’s PCC and delivered 

free of charge to every home in Charvil, Sonning and Sonning Eye. 

— The Parish Magazine is printed in the United Kingdom by The Print 

Factory at Sarum Graphics Ltd, Old Sarum, Salisbury SP4 6QX 

— The Parish Magazine is distributed by Abracadabra Leaflet 

Distribution Ltd, Reading RG7 1AW 

— The Parish Magazine template was designed in 2012 by Roger 

Swindale rogerswindale@hotmail.co.uk and David Woodward 

david@designforprint.org 

Advertisers index 

ABD Construction 6 

Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society 22 

ACG Services Locksmith 40 

Active Domestic Appliances 16 

Active Security 30 

ADD Plumbing 12 

All Aerials 40 

All Waste Clearance 40 

Barn Store Henley 16 

Berkshire Stump Removals 40 

Big Heart Tree Care 40 

Blandy & Blandy Solicitors 14 

Blinds Direct 26 

Blue Moose 8 

Bridge House 43 

Bridges Home Care 26 

Bull Inn 8 

Callaghan Carpets & Flooring 40 

Chimney Sweep, Thames 40 

Chiropody, Linda Frewin 40 

Chris the Plumber 32 

Clark Bicknell 40 

Complete Pest Solutions 24 

Computer Frustrations 40 

CPS Fuels 28 

Cruz Kitchens 28 

Design for Print 28 

EMDR Hypnotherapist 30 

Freebody Boatbuilders 6 

Fields Pharmacy 32 

French Horn 44 

Gardiner’s Homecare 8 

Great House Sonning 24 

Handyman and Decorating Services 40 

Haslams Estate Agents 2 

Hicks Group 16 

Intersmart Electrical Installations 40 

James Autos 40 

Jones & Sheppard Stone Masons 32 

Kingfisher Bathrooms 26 

MC Cleaning 40 

Mill at Sonning 4 

M & L Healthcare Solutions 12 

Mortgage Required 18 

Muck & Mulch 28 

Nutrition & Health Consultant 38 

Odd Jobs 40 

Painter and Decorator 40 

Pearson Hall Sonning 24 

Queen Anne’s Independent School 38 

Reading Blue Coat School 26 

Richfield Flooring 14 

Sabella Interiors 34 

SecureHeat 22 

Seniors Helping Seniors 12 

Shiplake College 14 

Signature Care Homes 36 

Sonning Golf Club 32 

Sonning Scouts Marquees 30 

Smallwood Garden Services 40 

Style by Julie 6 

Thames Valley Water Softeners 6 

Thames Valley Wills Service 40 

The 50 Plus Home Repairs 28 

Tomalin Funerals 24 

Walker Funerals 12 

Water Softener Salt 28 

Window Cleaner 16

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