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6 The Parish Magazine - October 2024 Please mention The Parish Magazine when responding to advertisements Whatever you want to store... ...for whatever reason - house sale and purchase not coinciding, travelling, house building work, paperwork overload or even “de-cluttering” to sell your house more quickly - we offer a friendly and flexible local service. With competitive rates, secure storage and hassle free 24/7 access, contact us now! 0118 940 4163 www.barn-store.co.uk Only 5 minutes from Henley on the Reading road! Banish limescale with a TwinTec Water Softener • Enjoy a scale-free kitchen and bathrooms • Protect and improve the efficiency of your boiler • Lower your energy bills • Reduce time spent cleaning • Enjoy softer skin and shinier hair No buttons or routine maintenance: it’s easy Call for a free installation survey or quote Twyford: 0118 9344485 Finchampstead: 0118 9733110 thamesvalleywatersofteners.co.uk 10 YEAR GUARANTEE THAMES VALLEY WATER SOFTENERS Reading’s local charity caring for older “putting care before profits” Call 01252 979111 today, to discuss your care needs and availability at our newly refurbished Maitland House care home care | compassion | companionship “The place is always fresh, clean, cheerful and vibrant. The staff are friendly, helpful,caring and always available for a chat. There is a lot of laughter and silliness which is greatly appreciated” Rosemary (89), resident Maitland House | 11 Maitland Road | Reading | RG1 6NL Email | admin@abbeyfieldweyvalley.co.uk www.abbeyfieldweyvalley.co.uk 313 October 2024.indd 6 12/09/2024 09:38:45
the parish noticeboard — 1 Choral achievements Our departing senior organ scholar, Noah Toogood, has just taken up a choral scholarship at Portsmouth Cathedral for a year, prior to University. Our Head Chorister, Amelia Smyly, has been awarded the Royal School of Church Music Gold award (with merit) and has won a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In addition, our departing bass choral scholar, Joseph May, has been awarded a choral scholarship at Llandaff Cathedral, and will be studying music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He joins our former head chorister, Celeste Hexter, who has been a choral scholar there for the last two years. Finally, Will Luff has been appointed as senior organ scholar at St. Andrew’s. Thanks be to God! Confirmation We shall welcome Bishop Timothy Wambunya on Sunday 24 November at 10.30am for our Confirmation service. If you would like to discuss being Confirmed, please speak with Jamie. For your Prayers — Our Berkshire farming community — Those preparing for Confirmation next month — For the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza — Recent victims of knife crime. Diary Dates Sunday 6 October at 10.30am Harvest Festival with a Cash and Food collection for the Woodley Food Bank Sunday 24 November at 10.30am The Rt Rev Timothy Wambunya, Bishop of Wolverhampton, presides at a Confirmation Service in St Andrew's Church Sonning Sunday 8 December at 6.00pm Beers and Christmas Carols at the Bull Inn, Sonning Tuesday 10 December at 12.00noon Rendezvous Christmas Lunch — please note this will be the only Rendezvous lunch in December Sunday 15 December at 3.00pm Messy Christmas in The Ark at St Andrew's Church Sonning Sunday 15 December at 5.00pm The traditional Christmastide service of Nine Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve 24 December Childrens Crib Service at 4.00pm Midnight Mass at 11.00pm Christmas Day at 10.30am Parish Eucharist — children are invited to bring a toy to show the vicar Anatoliy Sadovskiy, dreamstime.com The Parish Magazine - October 2024 7 Five Little Pebbles Sarah Preece, dreamstime.com Katerynabibro, dreamstime.com Five little pebbles lay in a brook And nobody passing cast even a look. 'What are we good for?' said one to another; 'Little or nothing I think', said the other. Wearing away, day after day, It seemed that forever those pebbles must stay. If they stood out in the crowd from the rest Or if they were cherished like eggs in a nest Or if they were big stones that built up a wall, They’d feel more important, not useless and small. But wait, little pebbles, rounded and clean, There in your loneliness, lying unseen, God has a future especially for you; Five little pebbles, sturdy and true. The five little pebbles hid in the brook, Then David came down and gave them a look. He picked them up carefully out of the sand, The five little pebbles lay in his hand. Soon there was fighting not far away And the five little pebbles entered the fray. David put one of them into his sling, In no time at all the pebble went ‘Zing’. Swift as an arrow, straight as a dart, For all of that nation the stone played its part. Striking a giant right on the head And laying him low — a mighty man dead! Those five little pebbles found in the brook Are mentioned with honour in God’s Holy Book. Are you like those pebbles, lying quite low With little to do and nowhere to go? Then make sure you’re ready when God comes to look, He may want to use you, like the stones in the brook. The five smooth stones David had in his pouch represent what David carried in his heart: Faith — Trust Courage — Obedience Praise. Whenever we face any kind of giant in our lives, we can carry these five stones with us wherever we go and face each giant one stone at a time and receive victory! NB: This poem, provided by The Association for Church Editors, is adapted from the original version written by William Luff (1850-1935). 313 October 2024.indd 7 12/09/2024 09:38:47
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