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28 The Parish Magazine - October 2023 Please mention The Parish Magazine when responding to advertisements Financial Advice Tailored to You A&J provides expert financial solutions to meet your individual needs. We specialise in the following areas: Retirement Planning Income in Retirement Investments and Savings Protection for your Family Inheritance Tax Planning We tailor our advice to your individual circumstances by understanding what’s important to you and provide a bespoke solution. If you would like some help with your financial planning needs call us now on 01628 480200 enquiry@ajwealth-management.com https://www.ajwealth-management.com Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA no. 428590 Registered in England 05105933 Investment values can fall as well as rise due to market conditions and the underlying capital is not guaranteed. EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED INSURED Pruning, Felling & Planting Stump Grinding & Removal Dangerous Trees Saved & Made Safe Reductions, Thinning & Dead Wooding Modern Noninvasive Cable Bracing Help with Tree Problem Diagnosis Experience in Japanese Ornamental Tree Pruning Pro-Active Tree Care MON-FRI 8.45-5.30: OFFICE 0845 034 0962 OUT OF OFFICE HOURS: MOBILE 0779 931 5661 www.canontreecare.co.uk studio dfp complete graphic and web design service on your doorstep Since 1984 · 0118 969 3633 david@designforprint.org WATER SOFTENERS WATER SOFTENER REPAIRS [ALL MAKES] NO CALL-OUT CHARGE CAN FULLY RECONDITION WITH GUARANTEE NEW SOFTENERS SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED 10 YEARS GUARANTEE Email: info@amsmayfair.co.uk Tel: 0125 676 8171 0783 624 7694
HEALTH Is opting for olive oil — one of the seven Bible species — a good choice for dementia? If you have more than half a teaspoon of olive oil a day, it may cut your risk of dying from dementia by 28%, a recent study by Harvard University suggests. ‘Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on’ - my grandma taught me that one, writes David Winter. At least it meant I never forgot the names of the writers of the four Gospels. This month Luke, the writer of the third of them, has his feast day – 18 October. He was, we learn from the letters of St Paul, a ‘physician’ — an educated man and probably the only one of the writers of the New Testament who was not a Jew. In modern terms, he was Turkish. Paul took him as one of his missionary team on a long journey around the Middle East, and they clearly became close friends. Under house arrest later in his life Paul wrote, ‘only Luke is with me’. However, it is Luke's Gospel which has established him as a major figure in the history of the Christian Church. Mark’s Gospel may have more drama, Matthew’s more prophetic background and John’s a more profound sense of the mystery of the divine, but Luke offers us a Jesus who is utterly and believably real. A MAN OF THE PEOPLE This man turned no one away, reserved his harshest words for hypocrites and religious grandees, cared for the marginalised, the poor, the persecuted, the disabled, and the sinful. His Gospel is full of people we can recognise — indeed, in whom we can often recognise ourselves. He was also a masterly story-teller. Try, for instance, the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). Read it not as a sacred text but as a brilliant piece of story-telling: subtle repetitions (‘your son, this brother of yours’), believable characters, drama and profound emotion. There is the older brother, so cynical about his sibling’s alleged reformation, the ‘prodigal’ himself, so hesitant about throwing himself on his father’s mercy after the The Parish Magazine - October 2023 29 But nobody knows quite why. Some experts say it may be that the antioxidants in olive oil can pass through the blood-brain barrier, which may have a direct effect on cognition. Along with figs, dates, pomegranates, wheat, and barley, olives are one the healthy seven species listed Dusan Zidar, dreamstime.com in the Bible (see centre pages) One doctor explained: 'Opting for olive oil, a natural product, instead of fats such as margarine and commercial mayonnaise, is a safe choice and may reduce the risk of fatal dementia.' There are estimated to be 944,000 people living with dementia in Britain, with the majority suffering from Alzheimer’s. The number is expected to increase to more than one million by 2030, with one in three people born in the UK this year expected to develop dementia in their lifetime. The condition costs the country £34.7 billion annually and is now the leading cause of death. Sadly, there are currently no licensed drugs that can slow down or repair brain damage. Thank you, Dr Luke! St Luke painted by Guido Reni in 1621 Public Domain folly of his earlier behaviour, and there is the father, of course, abandoning the dignity of his role in the family and actually running to welcome his wretched son’s return. There are more women in Luke’s Gospel than in any of the others, but also more poor people, more lepers, more ‘sinners’ and tax-collectors, more ‘outsiders’ who are shown to be ‘inside’ the love of Christ. This, for many of us, is the great Gospel of inclusion and compassion. Here is a Jesus for the whole world and for every one of us. Thank you, Dr Luke!
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