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Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869 Church of St Andrew Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 1 <strong>The</strong> John King Trophy and Gold Award Best <strong>Magazine</strong> of the Year 2018 National <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Awards Best Overall 2015, 2020, 2022, Best Content 2016, 2021 Best Editor 2019 Best Print 2018 information — 1 Contents <strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong> THE VICAR'S LETTER, 5 THE PARISH NOTICEBOARD — Coronation Choral Matins, 7 — STAY, 8-9 — What makes <strong>June</strong> special, 11 — From the editor's desk, 11 — <strong>The</strong> Persecuted Commonwealth, 13 — Food Banks, 15 — Claude's View from the Pew, 15 — Standing firm in faith, 17 FEATURES — Understanding faith, 19 — Where are the butterflies, 21 — <strong>Parish</strong> celebrations 22-23 —around the villages — 30 years of Christmas gifts, 25 — FoStAC garden party, 25 — Open for tennis trials, 25 — Parallel Windsor Festival, 25 — Sonning rounders match, 25 — Sonning Glebe WI gardening, 25 — Sonning School update, 27 — A Crest for the King, 29 — Link Visiting volunteers, 29 HOME AND GARDEN — Meatless Medieval tart, 31 — Check for hedgehogs, 33 THE ARTS — Book reviews, 33 — Tintoretto, 35 — Poetry Corner, 35 health — Helping the nearly well, 37 — 500 healthy heart steps, 37 — Go to work on an egg, 37 history, 37 PUZZLE PAGE, 39 children's page, 42 information — Church services, 3 — From the registers, 3 — Local Trades and Services, 40 — <strong>Parish</strong> contacts, 42 — Advertisers' index, 42 This ISSUE's FRONT COVER <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong> — Coronation celebrations the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY <strong>The</strong> Coronation Picture: Indy Biddulph EDITORIAL DEADLINE <strong>The</strong> editorial deadline for every issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is 12 noon on the sixth day of the month prior to the date of publication. <strong>The</strong> deadline for the July/August issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is: Tuesday 6 <strong>June</strong> at 12 noon <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> online <strong>The</strong> most recent issues can be viewed at: 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 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 3 Services at St Andrew’s Trinity Sunday 4 <strong>June</strong> — 8.00am Holy Communion — 10.30am Family Service — 4pm Choral Evensong followed by tea in <strong>The</strong> Ark Sunday 11 <strong>June</strong> — 8.00am Holy Communion — 10.30am <strong>Parish</strong> Eucharist with STAY and Sunday Club Sunday 18 <strong>June</strong> — 8.00am Holy Communion — 10.30am Family Communion — 3.00pm Messy Church Sunday 25 <strong>June</strong> — 8.00am Holy Communion — 10.30am <strong>Parish</strong> Eucharist with STAY and Sunday Club — 5.45pm Sunday at Six in <strong>The</strong> Ark OTHER REGULAR SERVICES Morning Prayer is held in church every Tuesday at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome. Mid-week Communion in <strong>The</strong> 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. From the Registers WEDDINGS — Saturday 22 April, Warren Anthony Baxter and Laura Caroline Abraham funerals — Monday 24 April, Patricia Mary Morgan, funeral service in Church followed by cremation at Reading Crematorium — Thursday 4 May, <strong>June</strong> Constance England, funeral service in Church followed by cremation at Reading Crematorium For your prayers in <strong>June</strong> — All getting married at St Andrew’s this year — Students taking examinations — <strong>The</strong> work of Relate — Young people struggling with their mental health Elena Elisseeva, dreamstime.com
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