The Parish Magazine September 2022

Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869
Church of St Andrew
Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye
The Parish Magazine - September 2022 1
The John King Trophy and Gold Award
Best Magazine of the Year 2018
National Parish Magazine Awards
Best Content 2021, 2016
Best Overall 2020, 2015
Best Editor 2019
Best Print 2018
information — 1
Contents September 2022
THE VICAR'S LETTER, 5
This ISSUE's FRONT COVER
The Parish Magazine - September 2022 3
Services at
St Andrew’s
THE PARISH NOTICEBOARD
— Confirmation starts, 7
— From the Register, 7
— For your prayers, 7
— Christian Basics, 9
— Claude's view from the pew, 9
— STAY, 10
— The Persecuted Church, 11
— Reflection: Hosea, 13
— From the editor's desk, 13
FEATURES
— The Queen of Belize, 15-17
— Your Sonning Show Guide, 19
— Wreckage in the Thames, 21
— Tales of a Sonning lad, 22-25
—around the villages
— WI rounders champions, 25
— Volunteers for Family Aid, 25
— Bowls members wanted, 25
— Plan a royal visit, 25
— 1925 cricket photo request, 27
— Chiltern Heritage festival, 27
— Pearson Hall talks, 27
— Painting for Sonning Show, 27
HOME & GARDEn
— Adding value to your home, 29
— Recipes of the month, 31
— Autumn garden show, 31
THE ARTS
— Beauty in the ordinary, 33
— Poetry Corner, 33
history, 33
health
— Dr Simon Ruffle - Monkeypox, 35
— Considering elderly care? 37
PUZZLE PAGE, 39
children's page, 41
information
— Church services, 3
— From the registers, 7
— Parish contacts, 42
— Advertisers' index, 42
September 2022 — Autumn Show Time
The
Parish
Magazine
the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF
CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY
STAY summer fun (pages 10-11)
Picture by Westy
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 October
issue of The Parish Magazine is:
Tuesday 6 September at 12 noon
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Sunday 4 September
— 8.00am Holy Communion
— 10.30am Family Service
— 4.00pm Choral Evensong
Sunday 11 September
— 8.00am Holy Communion
— 10.30am Parish Eucharist with
STAY and Sunday Club
Sunday 18 September
— 8.00am Holy Communion
— 10.30am Family Communion
— 3.00pm Messy Church in The Ark
Sunday 25 September
— 8.00am Holy Communion
— 10.30am Parish Eucharist with
STAY and Sunday Club
— 6.00pm Sunday at Six
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.
Could you be a Governor at Could you be a Governor at
Sonning CE Primary School? Sonning CE Primary School?
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local community while developing you
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is to:
Set and review the school’s vision and strategic Set direction and review and agree the school’s improvement vision and targets strategic direction and agree improvemen
• Hold the Headteacher and school leaders to • account Hold the for Headteacher the academic and performance school leaders of the to school account for the academic p
• Oversee the financial performance of the school • Oversee the financial performance of the school
If you are a driven professional with expertise in If one you of are the a driven following professional fields we with would expertise love to hear in one from of the you: following fields we w
• Finance & Accounting • Finance Business & Accounting Marketing
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• HR • HR Risk Assessment or Health & Safety
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If you are interested and would like more information, If you are please interested contact and Clare would Borsberry-Lewis, like more information, Chair of please contact Clare Bors
Governors: cborsberrylewis@sonning.wokingham.sch.uk Governors: cborsberrylewis@sonning.wokingham.sch.uk
Vacancy – Clerk to Governors Vacancy at Sonning – Clerk CE to Primary Governors School at Sonning CE
Required as soon as possible, approximately 2 Required hours per as week. soon as possible, approximately 2 hours per week.
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and powers and work within the broad current and legislative powers framework and within ensuring the the broad continuity current of legislative governing framework ensuring th
body business.
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If you would like more information please contact If you Clare would Borsberry-Lewis, like more information Chair of Governors: please contact Clare Borsberry-Lewis, Chair o
cborsberrylewis@sonning.wokingham.sch.uk cborsberrylewis@sonning.wokingham.sch.uk