Triangle magazine November 2024

ISSN 2059-1659

Triangle

CYF Churches

November 2024

The church magazine for the parishes of

Clymping & Yapton with Ford

60p

Services for November 2024

Sunday 3 November

Yapton 9:30 am Family Service

Clymping 11:00 am Parish Communion

Sunday 10 November

Yapton 10:55 am Remembrance Day Service

Clymping 10:55 am Remembrance Day Service

Ford

Memorial

12:30 pm

Ford Airfield

Memorial Service

Sunday 17 November

Yapton 9:30 am Family Service

Clymping 11:00 am Parish Communion

Sunday 24 November

Yapton 9:30 am Parish Communion

Clymping 11:00 am Family Service

E v e r y M o n d a y

Zoom prayer 7.00 pm for 7.15 start

Contact Alan Hunt (cornerstone_house@yahoo.co.uk)

E v e r y T h u r s d a y

St. Andrew’s Ford 10.00 am Holy Communion

Please remember to check the CYF website www.cyfchurches.org.uk

and Facebook regularly and look out for emails with updates.

Triangle - November 2024 Page 2

from the Rector

I

must have told you this before… my

dad had a very strict rule, no

Christmas music until December! Well,

that was easy for him to say! I can’t

afford such a position, as I have to

think about what we’re going to sing

long before then, and anyway, why

should I NOT want to listen to some of

the most glorious choral music ever

written? Which is why I’m writing this

in the middle of October with ‘On

Christmas night, all Christians sing’

playing, and a great smile has come

across my face! So, my rule is – no

Christmas music until… October!

I will come back to Christmas

music in a moment, but we do

sometimes set unnecessary rules and

boundaries to our rules and boundaries,

like my dad’s December rule.

Let me explain - I follow Rabbi

Moses on YouTube. He’s an orthodox

American Rabbi who does short videos

about his faith, which is always

interesting, (of course, it might just be

his magnificent ginger beard that

appeals to me!) You will probably be

familiar with orthodox adherence to

the laws and traditions of Judaism,

such as the keeping

of the Sabbath.

Rabbi Moses keeps

them ‘religiously’, as you

would expect, but, asked if he would

jump in his car on the Sabbath to get

someone to A & E, he immediately said

“Yes, of course!”

We all have rules and boundaries

in our lives, be they religious or not.

They help us navigate life, keeping us

feeling secure and safe, guiding us

through the complexities of day to day

living. In a religious context they can

provide a rhythm that keeps us close to

God. But, and it should be a big but, if

they cease to be life giving and life

enhancing – for others as well as

ourselves – then we should join Rabbi

Moses and be willing to see beyond

them.

And so, Dad, I hope you are

listening to your favourite Christmas

music everyday of the year and the

next carol is in memory of you…

cheers!

continued on page 4

Revd Richard Hayes

Day off is Friday

Our Rector

The Rectory, St Mary’s Meadow, Yapton,

Arundel, BN18 0EE.

( 01243 552962

revrichhayes@me.com

Full details of our ministry team, along with other contacts, can be found at the back of the magazine.


from the rector

continued from page 3

Which brings me to our annual

invitation to all of you who love

singing carols. Come and join the

Benefice Christmas Choir for the

traditional carol services that we’ll be

holding at Yapton and Clymping –

Sunday December 22nd at 3.00pm and

7.00pm. We lead the congregation in

carols and also perform several carols

for them. No previous experience is

needed, (although if you have that’s

great), and I can assure you that you

will have the BEST time and your

hearts will thrill with the experience!

We will be rehearsing most

Thursdays beginning on 14th November

7.00 to 8.00pm at St Marys, Yapton. Just

come along or get more info from me.

Richard

Please pray for the two primary

schools in our benefice. Keep in

your prayers the children, the

head teachers, class teachers

and all other staff.

Remember, particularly, the

many children from

disadvantaged backgrounds;

pray that they may find peace

and security in a loving and

caring Christian environment.

Keep the students in your

prayers as they move through

the secondary education system

and onto colleges, universities

and apprenticeships.

Yapton & Ford Christmas Draw

As you probably know by now, our Christmas

Fair takes place in the Village Hall on 23 rd

November. A major fund raiser at that event is

the Christmas Draw with a first prize of £250 and,

for this to be successful, we need to sell as

many tickets as possible [4,000 available]. So

we have included two books of tickets with this

edition of Triangle in the hope that you will be able to sell

them and return stubs and money to the office or a church

member by 17 th November.

Many thanks!

John StirLand [01243 554890]


ear Triangle reader

Welcome to November’s edition of

Triangle magazine.

We have all the usual articles for

you, as well as some ‘one-offs’ that I

hope you find interesting. I was

pleased to come across and include

here the mention of a children’s book

that aims to inform its readers about

those suffering persecution, (see page

8). As a child myself I remember a film

called ‘Question 7’ that sparked an

interest on the subject in my young

mind. I went on to spend a fair amount

of time in my ministry working among

Christians living behind what was then

called ‘The Iron Curtain’ and

subsequently as they adapted to life

beyond that.

Whilst talking about our articles, I

would like to say ‘Thanks’ for those of

you who have taken the time to say

from the editor

Editor: Rob Newey, 11 Briar Close, Yapton, West Sussex, BN18 0ES

( 01243 552956 (not after 8.00 pm please) triangle.magazine@gmx.com

PLEASE NOTE

how much you

appreciate the content

here - that’s so

encouraging. Do continue to keep in

touch, let me know what you

particularly enjoy and whether there

are other things you woud like to see

included.

There are adverts for several events

coming up over the next couple of

months. Do take a good look and

remember to put the various dates in

your diary!

Rob

novemBER IN Times gone by

100 years ago, on 2nd Nov 1924,

the first crossword puzzle to appear

in a British newspaper was

published in the Sunday Express.

The deadline for contributions for the December magazine is

Friday 15 t h November

Items received after this date will normally be carried

over to the next month. It’s also helpful if you can submit

contributions well before the deadline - or ask for, say, a half page

or full page to be reserved if you know you’re likely to need it.

Cover photo - Narnia Lampost, Hoe Lane, Flansham © Rob Newey


Keep in touch with

CYFchurches

Monday November 4th

More about Yapton

from the work of

Sussex Record Society

A discussion facilitated by

Andrew Foster

_________________________________

With no open meeting in

December, keep an eye on this

space for details of our January

meetings onwards.

_________________________________

We meet on the first Monday of

the month 7.30pm (except for May

and August) in the Club Room at

Yapton and Ford Village Hall

All are welcome

Non-members: Admission £3.00

Please check the Benefice website

regularly for up-to-date news:

cyfchurches.org.uk

Facebook – cyfchurches

If you’re not on Richard’s email

newsletter list, then drop

him an email and he’ll add

you - just another way for

us to keep in touch with

you:

revrichhayes@me.com

Richard - 01243 552962

CYF Fellowship Groups

Join us in one of the fellowship

groups around the Benefice;

supporting, learning, enjoying,

praying together. Each group has its

own way of doing things and we’re

sure you’ll find one that suits you.

There are groups that meet morning,

afternoon and evening. Some meet

weekly, most meet fortnightly.

If you’d like to know more contact

the Rector - details above.

CYF-online

Our online services are available weekly on YouTube.

Search for CYF Churches or follow the links on our

website www.cyfchurches.org.uk or our Facebook page.


Yapton Cottage Gardeners’ Society

The Autumn Flower Show, held at

the end of September, was a wellnatured

event. With a trial of free entry,

the general public came to the Village

Hall to enjoy itself with a cup of tea and

a slice of cake, a pound on the raffle or

tombola, and cakes or jam to take home.

There were a few more entries in

the show than in 2023, but a difficult

growing season in the open garden

translated as poorly supported

horticultural content, which improbably

extended to the pot plants, few of which

were to be seen. Fortuitously, there were

some superb vases of dahlias, but the

most competitive classes were the fruit

and novelty, the latter with three

pumpkins, three sunflower heads and

six runner-bean-races stretching across

the stage.

Kind words came from the cookery

judge about the fine quality of the

preserves and baked items set before

her. With the absence of a regular

competitor, the flower arrangements

were fewer in number than of recent

shows. The photographic images were

excellent, and the children's and

handicraft were

worth a look.

There were

newcomers among the thirty-one

exhibitors, an identical number to 2023

and 2022; numbers of first-time show

participants have been noted at other

shows locally.

Cottage Gardeners' member, Alan

Humphrey, staged dahlias at the

Wisley Flower Show in early September,

and came away with a trophy.

The passing of Odette Bery is

noted. Visitors purchasing cheese

loaves or third-size victoria sponges at

the flower shows or plant sales would

have benefited from her kitchen skills,

honed from her years as a restaurateur.

This edition of ‘Triangle’ may be

out in time to remind readers that a

theme of ‘fungal wealth’ will ensure

an entertaining afternoon's talk from

2pm October 29th, with the November

members' meeting on the 26th. Both

meetings will be in the Club Room of

the Village Hall; visitors may attend

on payment of £2.

Women of the Nativity

An Advent and Christmas Journey in Nine Stories

by Paula Gooder, CHP, £8.79

The nativity story is told from the perspective of nine women,

including Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, and others whom scripture

records or tradition has imagined, such as the innkeeper’s wife. Each

story is accompanied by a painting by the priest-artist, Ally Barrett.


Make this Christmas something extra special

for yourself and others…

Come and join the Benefice Christmas Choir ready for

the traditional carol services at Yapton and Clymping –

Sunday December 22 nd at 3.00pm and 7.00pm.

We lead the congregation in carols and also perform

several carols for them. No previous experience is

needed, (although if you have that’s great), and I can

assure you that you will have the BEST time, and your

hearts will thrill with the experience!

Rehearsals will be on most Thursdays beginning on 14 th

November, 7.00 to 8.00pm, at St Marys, Yapton. Just come

along or get more info from Rev Richard Hayes.

Herod’s Secret Policeman

Open Doors has launched a new tool

for families and churches, aimed at

explaining religious persecution in an

age-appropriate way.

Herod’s Secret Policeman is a

children’s story book and animated

video which tells the fictional tale of

Secret Policeman Number 3 (and his toy

sheep, Nellie), of the people he met on

the journey, and the way in which the

encounter with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

changed him forever.

“It’s an imaginative take on this

familiar story that will introduce

children — in a very gentle way — to

the pressures faced by believers around

the world, many of whom live under

surveillance, or are at risk because of

their faith”, said Open Doors US CEO

Ryan Brown. “It

helps children

understand that

some Christians

today might

even have to flee for their lives, just as

Mary, Joseph, and Jesus did.”

The book and video are available

for download at…

www.opendoorsuk.org/act/herodssecret-policeman/

More information about what

believers endure around the world

and how Christians can pray for them

can be found at…

www.opendoorsuk.org


r e f l e c t e d f a i t h

The Revd Dr Jo White continues her series

on the meanings in church buildings

wall paintings

Prior to the Reformation, English

churches were highly decorated

with interior wall paintings. As one

author wrote, ‘They were aglow with

colour and images covering every flat

surface’.

Painting pictures seems to be a basic

part of people. We see that in newly

discovered caves where people from the

distant past have made sketches and

created art works.

Pictures are more than just

communicating a ‘flat’ story.

Just as we all have our preferred

ways of learning – listening, watching,

reading, practising – so I suspect we also

have for explaining. How much more

so, then, when we want to get across

really important information; and it

doesn’t get much more serious than

telling others about God.

Of course, we know the Early

Church, at the very beginning, followed

the Jewish tradition of not drawing a

likeness of God and hence they used

signs and symbols. But that didn’t stop

them from drawing pictures about

everything else: stories from the Bible,

lives of the saints, and so on. There was

no shortage of pictures to be drawn.

There are not many English

churches which still have wall

paintings, but if you visit an Orthodox

church in the UK or if you get the

opportunity to enter one when on the

Continent, you will see that every inch

(centimetre) of the inside plaster is

likely to be covered in wall paintings.

Quite literally, painting on the wall!

Today, instead of painting on the

wall in the UK, we seem to be increasing

the number of banners that hang on

them, and changing them often, to

match the church calendar.

This month …

Have a look at the wall paintings

or banners in your own or a different

church. What do you think the

designers were trying to say? What

message do they give you that words

alone could not have accomplished?


The ecological value

of natural hedges

Autumn is the perfect time to plant a

hedgerow! With the soil still warm

from summer and cooler temperatures

easing the pace of growth, planting now

gives your hedges the best chance to

establish strong roots before winter

arrives.

When deciding what to plant, think

about your local soil and climate. Instead

of going with the common, but invasive

choices, like privet or leylandii, why not

choose native species that are perfectly

adapted to your environment and can

create a haven for wildlife? Native

plants, like hawthorn, hazel, and

dogwood, not only thrive in local

conditions but also provide essential

resources - berries for birds, nectar for

bees, and nuts for squirrels.

A well-planned hedgerow can

transform your garden into a thriving

ecosystem. Here are some quick tips for

getting started:

▪ Pick the perfect spot:

Make sure your hedge gets at

least six hours of sunlight each

day, and ensure there’s enough

space for the plants to grow to

their full size.

▪ Prep your soil:

Clear the area of weeds and add

organic matter to enrich the soil

and give your hedge a head start.

▪ Plant at the right moment:

Autumn is ideal in the UK, but

avoid planting during periods

of severe frost or drought to

give your hedges the best shot

at success.

▪ Space wisely:

Proper spacing depends on the

type of plants you choose -

check the plant labels or ask an

expert for the best guidelines.

▪ Keep watering:

Young hedges need regular

watering, especially during dry

spells, to establish well.

A hedgerow can do so much more

than just add charm to your garden. It

can boost biodiversity, offering food

and shelter for wildlife, improve air

quality, and even contribute to carbon

storage.

Ready to make a difference? Plant

a hedgerow this autumn and see how

you can positively impact both your

garden and the environment!


Christmas

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Greetings Samuel,

When we last met together, we were

discussing the fact that I was a

follower of the Rabbi Jesus, and you

were anticipating a crisis. Well, you no

doubt heard that the crisis ended with

the trial and crucifixion of our dear

Jesus, which devastated us all.

My dear friend, something amazing

happened to me after that which you

may not have heard about. We had left

the believers in Jerusalem and were

returning to Emmaus, broken-hearted,

totally disillusioned, and disappointed.

A stranger joined

us on the road who

seemed to be the

only person who

didn’t know what

had happened. We

told him how we were expecting Jesus

to rescue the nation of Israel from its

Roman rulers and that after he had been

killed his body had disappeared from

the tomb, despite being closely guarded.

Some women said that they had seen

him since, but we didn’t believe them.

This stranger then started to explain

the Scriptures from Moses and the

Prophets, which had foretold all this.

We were so riveted that when we

reached our village we asked him to

stay over.

While we were eating he broke the

bread and suddenly we recognised who

he was - our Jesus! We had been so

absorbed in our own grief and

disappointment, we couldn't see beyond

letter from . . .


our noses. We knew that he was

explaining the Scriptures, but now it

all fell into place - he was the

promised Messiah and it was we who

had misunderstood his purpose.

Suddenly, Jesus disappeared and

we looked at one another with our

mouths open, a look of joyful

amazement on our faces. I don't know

what the time was, but we jumped up

and made our way back to Jerusalem

where we found the other disciples

and told them our story.

Oh Sam, you may not believe this

bit but, here goes; Jesus actually

appeared in the room among us and,

as we were all in a state of shock, he

showed us his hands and feet where

he had been nailed to the cross and

invited us to touch him!!! He then ate

a piece of fish - just to prove a point!

As you may imagine, all this

changed us from being downcast and

disillusioned to becoming faith-filled

and ‘on-fire’. But, d'you know Sam,

I'm sure this is the just the beginning

of something HUGE and exciting, so

please do come and join me so that

you can be part of it. I know you

won’t regret it.

See you soon,

Cleopas

Cleopas

Luke 24 v 13-49


Psalms and the pursuit of happiness

the twin pursuit of justice

and happiness

part 4 of a series of four by Dr Isabelle Hamley

Happy are those whose help

is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord their God,

... who executes justice for the oppressed;

who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;

the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord lifts up

those who are bowed down;

the Lord loves the righteous.

The Lord watches over the strangers;

… He upholds the orphan and the widow,

but the way of the wicked

He brings to ruin.

Psalm 146 v 5, 7–9

Psalm 146 is the final ‘happy’ saying

of the Psalms. It brings together a

focus on God as the source of happiness

and a focus on the shape of our life

together as a condition for happiness.

Human beings are made in the

image of God, and fallen human beings

are called to imitate God – to become

holy, as God is holy (Leviticus 19 v 2).

Time and again in the Old Testament,

God draws the people’s attention to His

care for the vulnerable and His passion

for justice and righteousness, and calls

them to follow suit.

This isn’t just about my personal

choices – about how I spend money,

how I might vote, whether I open my

house to be hospitable, or how I speak

about those who struggle – though all

these things matter. The vision of the


Old Testament is for a transformed

community. Happiness has an ethical

and communal shape. It is about the

habits we practise, the choices we

make, and the ways we affect one

another.

There is no speaking of ‘my’

flourishing, or ‘my’ happiness in the

Psalms without speaking of yours,

and of the whole nation’s. Happiness

is something we pursue together. When

we care for those who are vulnerable,

share resources, refuse to accumulate

wealth at the expense of others, or

nurture the stranger, we make it

possible for happiness to blossom

among us. When we fail to do this,

some people wither while others thrive,

there is no space for true happiness

and no space for blessing.

Reading the news, it would be

easy to despair, because human beings

are so bad at doing this! Inequality,

injustice, and conflict are all around

us, and happiness is often seen as a

personal right rather than something

we work on together. But the Psalms

do not lead us into despair. Psalm 146

reminds us that even though we are

all called to join in with God’s work,

ultimately, it is God who holds our

lives in His hands, and God will bring

about justice, righteousness, and

deliverance.

continued on page 18

jays

by Michael Blencowe

Each autumn a lot of my

conversations go like this: “This

morning I saw a weird pink and blue

bird on my lawn”. Me: “It’s a Jay”.

“There’s a parrot on my bird table!” Me:

“It’s a Jay”. “I’ve just seen…” Me: “It’s a

Jay!” Spotting such an exotic looking

bird in the back garden gets even my

most wildlife-averse friends reaching for

the Blencowe bird identification hotline.

Yet despite looking like it has flown in

direct from the jungles of Costa Rica, the

Jay lives in Sussex all year round. For

most of the year it withdraws to the

woodlands and leads an elusive life

amongst the leaves. But in October it is

time for the Jay to step out of the

shadows.

Jays look fabulous. With

extravagant pink plumage, a drooping

black moustache and a snazzy electric

blue flash through the wings, it’s no

surprise that the eminent Sussex

naturalist, W.H. Hudson, called it ‘the

British Bird of Paradise’. Surprisingly,

it’s a member of the crow family. But

while the related Ravens, Rooks, Crows

and Jackdaws all wear black funereal

feathers, the Jay obviously didn’t get the

memo about the dress code! Gather

the Crows for a family portrait and the

Jay stands out like Danny La Rue in

full drag amongst a crowd of coal

miners.

But, when the Jay opens its beak,

it reveals its family heritage. The song

of the Jay is a rough, rasping, nailsdown-the-blackboard

shriek, which

would make any Crow proud.

The reason we see more Jays in

the autumn is because they are busy.

Jays are nuts about acorns and at this

time of the year their favourite food is

in plentiful supply. But the Jay is a

clever bird. Aware that there are lean

times ahead it starts making a longterm

investment for surviving the

winter. With up to nine acorns

jammed in its beak

and throat, the Jay

flies far from the

woodlands and

hides these nuts in

nooks and under

dead leaves. With

an impressive

ability to remember

exactly where he has stashed them,

the Jay will return, and tuck into these

life-saving larders in the cold days of

winter. I’ve employed a similar

strategy many times at parties! Faced

with a full buffet at the start of the

night, I hide a few piles of crisps and



The Wondering Soul

the dormouse

Our little friend the dormouse was

having a wonderful dream. He

was all warm and comfortable, wrapped

up in Gods arms. This was the life; the

world outside was cold and dangerous.

Hibernating was the name of the

game. Since the horrid war, generations

of dormice had lived and hibernated

with their only care a home and daily

food. As a life, not a lot, but comfortable

with a long summer holiday each year

to play with friends.

Summer was arriving and he was

waking up and he started daydreaming

about the holiday ahead. It was

predictable and delightful…

Thank God I am not a human.

what a mess they are making. Maybe

they have been hibernating since the

horrid war.

Well their predicaments were

predictable. They have history,

education, freedom of choice, but it

seems they are really just dormice.

Pondering. A dormouse with half

a brain could make a better job of it.

We should ponder too.

Quiz Evening

Saturday 30 th November 2024

A super evening featuring…

Grand Prize Quiz

Raffle

Light Buffet (bring your own drinks)

St Mary’s Clymping Church Hall

Doors open 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start

Tickets - £9 includes Quiz and light buffet

(maximum 6 per team)

Funds being raised for Clymping Church

Tickets available from Colin Morris - 07740 213521


the pursuit of

justice and happiness


In the meantime, we are called to

pursue the things of God: to look

around where we live and notice and

love the stranger and those who

struggle; to work cheerfully because

our work contributes to the common

good; to teach our children to look for

happiness beyond their own; and to

pray for the God who loves justice to

transform our hearts, and heal our

communities.

…on reflection:

What does following the path of a God

of justice, who cares for vulnerable,

look like for you? What ‘next step’

might He be calling you to take in

pursuing justice?

Revd Prebendary Dr Isabelle Hamley is

LICC’s Secretary for Theology

and Theological Adviser

to the House of Bishops

jays


vol-au-vents behind curtains and

cushions to help me get through the

evening.

One Jay can store up to 5000 acorns

in a season. Not all are remembered

and retrieved and, from these lost

acorns, mighty Oaks grow. I often

wonder how

many of the huge

Oaks we see in

Sussex were

originally planted

by Jays. Through

the centuries

these birds have

been architects of the English

countryside: a landscape created by the

forgetfulness of a pink crow.

Sussex Wildlife Trust is a conservation

charity for everyone who cares about nature in

Sussex. Founded in 1961, we have worked

with local people for over half a century to

make Sussex richer in wildlife.

We rely on the support of our members.

Please consider joining us. Your membership

will help us challenge decisions that threaten

wildlife, care for more than 30 nature reserves,

and inspire the next generation about the

wonders of the natural world. It’s easy to join

online at sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/join

NOVEMBER

IN Times gone by

30 years ago, on 14th Nov 1994,

the first fare-paying passengers

travelled through the Channel

Tunnel linking England and France.




God is in the Here and Now

running after God

Have you ever wondered about the

Song of Solomon? I have often

wondered what this book is all about

and why it is included in the Bible. I’ve

heard teaching on this book, but lines

such as ‘Your hair is like a flock of goats

descending from the hills of Gilead’ (Ch

4v1) don’t seem very romantic to me.

I was listening to an orthodox Jew

explaining the Jewish traditional

understanding of this book. Imagine my

surprise when he said that there was

nothing physical about this book at all;

that in fact it is imagery, using familiar

every day things as pictures to help us

understand the relationship between

God and His people.

In this book, Solomon writes about

Jewish history and discusses the

relationship between God and His

people at different times in their history

and looks ahead to the future.

On reading, you see that the Bride,

(representing the Jewish people), and

the Beloved, (God), spend a lot of time

seeking - and missing - each other. Isn’t

that just like us? God is there but we

spend a lot of time either ignoring Him

or looking for Him in the wrong places.

Whilst God doesn’t ‘miss’ finding us, He

won’t pressurise us to do anything and

there are times when He can’t be easily

found because He steps back. It’s

important to Him that we seek Him for

who He is, rather than for what He can

provide or do for us.

Sometimes we don’t seek Him at

all; we simply remember the good

times, looking back at what He did

then and making no effort towards

Him today. It shows us that, as with

any relationship, things can grow hot

and cold. Sometimes we’re receptive

to advances, sometimes we’re not.

The great thing is, we know that

the bride and the Beloved are destined

to be together. Through all the twists

and turns of the relationship, they are

going to be united, even if it is one

step forward, two steps back.

This is very encouraging for us as

Christians. In life there are lots of

distractions that keep us from a close

relationship with God. It can be hard

to find the time and energy to chase

Him when He seems to be playing

hard to get. It helps if we hold on to

the fact that we belong to Him and His

promises. Focusing in on who God is

will help bring us closer. The more

you get to know Him, the more you

will come to understand and trust

Him. You will want to spend more

time with Him and the things you do

for Him will be motivated by love

instead of going through the motions.

Gradually a serious relationship

develops, and, just as with a spouse or

close friend, a deep and lasting

friendship grows. One that can

overcome the ups and downs of our

tendency to be unfaithful and

inconsistent. Now that’s worth having.


Intercessions for the month

Let us bring to God in prayer…

Fri 1st All Saints Day - For the communion of the saints, we praise You Lord

God.

Sat 2nd Commemoration of the dead - May those departed from their life on

earth rest in eternal, joyful peace.

Sun 3rd “Lead me, O Lord, in the path of Your commandments.”

Mon 4th

The fire and rescue services and the emergency call centre personnel.

Tue 5th For those coping with dyslexia or dyspraxia.

Wed 6th

Transport staff, particularly in the West Sussex area.

Thu 7th People with mental health issues, and their families and friends.

Fri 8th World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

Sat 9th Journalists, especially those reporting from war zones and other

dangerous areas.

Sun 10th Remembrance Sunday - “O God, our help in ages past, our hope for

years to come; our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home.”

Mon 11th

Remembrance Day - For all affected by war and the ongoing grief

caused by conflict.

Tue 12th Those suffering from arthritis and/or osteoporosis, their families,

friends, and carers.

Wed 13th

Our Readers, Liz, John and Martin.

Thu 14th Refugees and people living in temporary accommodation.

Fri 15th Lawyers, judges, and those working in the administration of the law,

or called to jury service.

Sat 16th St Margaret of Scotland - May we follow her example of zeal for Your

Church and love for Your people.


Sun 17th “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is the fullness of

joy”.

Mon 18th

The General Synod (18th - 20th)

Tue 19th Retreat conductors, spiritual mentors and directors; for quiet areas

and retreat venues. The Association for Promoting Retreats.

Wed 20th

Those who read the lessons and lead the intercessions in church

services.

Thu 21st Pray for the right use of alcohol and for support and help for people

struggling with addictions.

Fri 22nd St Cecilia - Remember in thankful prayer those responsible for the

music of the church and for all musicians.

Sat 23rd Select a street and pray for those who live and work there.

Sun 24th “The Lord is King and has put on glorious apparel; the Lord has put

on His glory and girded Himself with strength.”

Mon 25th

Pray about any situation we may find difficult in our church life.

Tue 26th Victims of abuse and those so damaged themselves that they abuse

or bully others.

Wed 27th

Sunday School and ‘Messy Church’ children and their leaders.

Thu 28th Those injured in road, rail, air, or sea/river travel accidents, the A&E

staff and ambulance crews.

Fri 29th Thank You for the presence of Christ in our weakness and in our

strength.

Sat 30th St Andrew (Apostle) - All involved in the services, churchyard, and

upkeep of our church of St Andrew-by-the-Ford and those who visit

there.

Prayers & Intercessions pages

A phrase from the Psalm of the Day is usually used on Sundays.

Please send suggestions, comments and items for inclusion to Eileen Keough

at 40 Spinney Walk, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0HT. (01243 552577)


Saturday 9th November

10am to 12pm

Walberton Village Hall

Link to Hope is a Christian led, Sussex based charity, helping to rebuild lives and

communities in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Albania.

We will be filling and wrapping shoeboxes for Christmas. Volunteers will then travel to Eastern

Europe and deliver the boxes personally to some of the poorest and most marginalised families.

Shoeboxes are just one of many projects in place and are a way of building relationships with the

most vulnerable, opening doors to people and situations where help is desperately needed.

Please bring any of the following items: Average Size Shoe Box, Christmas Wrapping Paper,

Sellotape, £3 towards transport costs, Gloves/Scarf/Hat (new or knitted), Soap and Flannel,

Shampoo (300ml max), Toothbrush &Toothpaste, Candle & Holder, Travel Size Draughts/Dominoes,

Playing Cards, Crayons, Pencils, Rubber & Sharpener, Soft Toy (with CE label),Tape Measure/DIY Tool,

Head Scarf (lightweight), Solar Powered Calculator, Safety Razors, Hairbrush/Comb,

Sweets/Chocolate (EU Origin BB June 2025), Colouring Pad (A5), Reading Glasses/Magnifier, Mug,

Wooden Spoon, Cutlery, Lavender Bag, Work Gloves, Small Hot Water Bottle, Pens, Writing Paper,

Wind -Up Radio/Torch, Scissors, Nail Clippers, Sewing Kit, Cloth Handkerchief, Small Toy eg; yo-yo,

skipping rope, small car, bouncy ball, puzzle.

Packing leaflets/instructions are available NOW from Liz Walby Tel 01243 551751 lizling@tiscali.co.uk

Or go to the website for lots more information and ideas.

Link House, Ferring Street, Ferring,

West Sussex, BN12 5JP


God in the arts

valiant for truth

The Rev Michael Burgess continues his

series looking at great works of Christian music

What a composer has to do is to find

out the real message he has to

convey to the community and say it

directly and without equivocation…if

the roots of your art are firmly planted

in your own soil,

and that soil has

anything individual

to give you, you

may still gain the

whole world and

not lose your own

souls.” Those are words of the

composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams,

from a lecture of 1932.

Over 90 years later, we rejoice that

the message of his music still speaks to

us from those deep roots, which

included folksong, poetry, and the

heritage of Tudor composers, that

nourished his own compositions. It is

difficult to imagine church life and

worship without his glowing hymn

tunes of Down Ampney (Come down,

O Love divine) and Sine Nomine (For all

the saints), without his rapturous settings

of George Herbert and the mass, and

without the Oxford Book of Carols,

Songs of Praise and the English Hymnal

of which he was the musical editor.

Vaughan Williams was born in

1872, the son of Margaret and Arthur,

the vicar of Down Ampney in

Gloucestershire. He began collecting

folk songs and composing after studying

in London. Although he made such an

important contribution to Christian

music, he remained an agnostic

throughout his life, albeit an agnostic

of great visionary fervour. Poetry and

prose were powerful sources of

inspiration, and he set Shakespeare, J

M Synge, Edmund Spenser, Walt

Whitman, and, for this month’s article,

John Bunyan.

Bunyan was imprisoned in Bedford

gaol in 1660 for his preaching. Confined

to a cell for 12 years, he wrote a

powerful allegory on the Christian

journey, The Pilgrim’s Progress. It

prompted several works by Vaughan

Williams: a cantata, a large opera, and

a short, but intense choral work,

Valiant-for-Truth.

The opera took

more that 40 years

to complete, and

Vaughan Williams

used the name

Pilgrim for the

hero, rather than

Bunyan’s

Christian, for he

wanted the work to speak to people of

all beliefs. Within that long period of

germination, he focussed on one

particular pilgrim, Mr Valiant-for-

Truth, in a motet composed in 1940 on

the death of a friend, Dorothy

Longman.



valiant for truth


The motet is certainly not as wellknown

and well-loved as one of his

more popular works, The Lark

Ascending, of 1914. There, the music

traces the journey of the bird as its flight

weaves ever higher and higher,

dissolving into the shimmering skies

above. The motet is a much surer

pilgrimage that arrives at the Eternal

City. It is a glorious piece of word

painting. We hear the hero telling his

friends that the final stage of the journey

has arrived. He gives away his sword,

his courage and his skill, but he keeps

the scars of life to witness to his

discipleship. As he crosses the river of

death, the music moves magically from

major to minor. The trumpets begin to

sound, quietly and distantly to begin

with, but growing louder and louder,

as they welcome him to the other side,

when the fanfares in Bb major move

triumphantly to the final G major.

In this month of All Souls, we

remember with thanksgiving all those

who like Mr Valiant-for-Truth, have

crossed that river to reach the heavenly

Jerusalem. We pray for that quality of

valour for truth in our own pilgrimage,

and we give thanks for the remarkable

vision of truth, and its companions,

beauty and goodness, that we find in

the music of Vaughan Williams.

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what’s the big idea?

an introduction to the books of the Bible

a series from Canon Paul Hardingham

No11: the Gospel of Luke

Luke is the third of the synoptic

gospels. The gospel and the book

of Acts were both written for Theophilus,

a Roman official, who acted as Luke’s

patron to ensure that his gospel was

copied and distributed. It was intended

for a wider audience, to help both

Gentile believers and unbelievers

understand who Jesus is and that the

gospel is intended for the whole world.

Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and

ministry can be divided into four main

sections: the coming and early life of

Jesus (1 v 1 - 4 v 13); Jesus’ ministry in

and around Galilee (4 v 14 - 9 v 50); His

ministry (mainly teaching) on the road

to Jerusalem (9 v 51 - 24 v 53) and His

final week in Jerusalem (19 v 2 8 -24 v 53).

For Luke, the key focus is how

God’s plan of salvation for the world is

fulfilled in Jesus. Therefore, he writes

an orderly account ranging from the

birth of Jesus to His ascension. He is a

strong champion of the outsider. As an

outsider himself (a Gentile writer in the

New Testament) he shows how Jesus

includes those who are typically seen

as outsiders by the religious

establishment of His day. This includes

women, the poor and sinners (incl. tax

collectors, prostitutes and shepherds!),

as well as showing how Gentiles,

Samaritans and Jews are all included in

God’s plan of salvation. Luke also

emphasises the importance of prayer in

Jesus’ ministry and the role of the Holy

Spirit.

A key verse which reflects this

perspective is found when Jesus

encounters the tax collector Zacchaeus,

‘For the Son of Man came to seek and

to save what was lost’ (19 v 10).

Whenever we find ourselves on the

outside of God’s life and love, as

Zacchaeus, Jesus comes to find us and

welcome us afresh into His kingdom.

Wounded I Sing

from Advent to Christmas with George Herbert

by Richard Harries, SPCK £10.99

Prepare your heart for the joy of Christmas in the company of one

of the best-loved poets in the English language. George Herbert is

widely regarded as one of the greatest devotional poets the world

has known. Here Richard Harries reflects on 24 of his greatest

poems, six for each of the four weeks of Advent, including

‘Redemption’, ‘The Country Parson’ and ‘The Temple’.

The result is a book that readers may want to return to over and over

again, whether during Advent or in any other season of the year.


St James the Least of All

on why the C of E should never combine parishes

My dear Nephew Darren

I

suppose it had to come, but combining

parishes is now firmly on the agenda

for our villages.

I had always wondered what the first

Earl of Stowe was trying to prove,

building a church here in 1347 to

accommodate 800 people when the total

population has never exceeded 250. In the

short term – which in this village is

measured in centuries – it seems to have

been to house the tombs of his thirteen

successors. I now realise it was to make

uniting with adjoining parishes in the 21st

century more difficult. Clearly the first

Earl had formidable foresight. None of

our neighbouring churches seem too keen

to share their reserves to help maintain

our cathedral-sized building.

The threat of the closure of St Herve

the Bard has, inevitably, caused outrage –

not so much from its regular congregation

of three, but from all those in the village

who would never think of attending.

People do so like to have a church not to

go to.

The church of St Bregowine, built by a

wealthy parishioner in the 19th century

because she did not like the high church

practices of the parish church of St Iwig, is

refusing to re-unite, even though the two

churches stand only 100 yards apart, in a

village with a diameter of 300 yards. If

only they could get over the trauma of

seeing the incumbent putting water in the

wine on Easter Day in 1894. (Although it

must be conceded that the Bregowinians

were equally affronted that when the

daughter church opened in 1895, they

found that the Iwigers had provided no

brass troughs at the end of the pews for

umbrellas. That they have subsequently

refused to install them has only

compounded the offence.)

Meanwhile St Plegmund is in

discussions with the Church of South

India as a way of avoiding uniting with

anyone. Should it happen, I will be

interested to see what travelling

expenses the new incumbent claims. It

will be difficult to tell when the present

incumbent resigns, as he has not been

seen at a clerical meeting for the last 30

years. Some of my colleagues suspect he

is mythical, that a bloodless coup took

place in the 1980s and that the church is

now entirely run by the Mothers’ Union.

The church of St Maximus of

Constantinople, in our nearest town, has

rather grandly offered to take all of our

churches under its wing, but as a

parishioner has pointed out: how could

we possibly consider joining with a

parish that fought on the other side at

the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

In the meantime, we will serenely

carry on, as we seem to have done for

the past six centuries; parish mergers

and reductions in numbers of clergy

seem to be of less interest than debating

the suggestion that we change the brand

of coffee served after Services.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace


garden tips

from Alan Doick

{ It’s time to give your lawn a health

check. Poor drainage and

compaction will lead to moss

growth. This can be corrected by

spiking the lawn with either a fork

or aerator. After this, spread coarse

sand over the lawn and brush in. If

sphagnum moss is a problem, use

a moss killer and, when it has died

out, rake it out with a lawn rake.

Rake any leaves off the lawn as

they fall.

{ It’s good time to start a new lawn

from turf. It’s too late to sow seed,

but the ground can be prepared for

a spring sowing, taking time to

remove stones and hoeing off

annual weeds.

{ Newly planted raspberries and

other fruiting canes need good

firm support, so check over posts

and wires for firmness and

tightness.

{ Pick apples before they fall and are

bruised making them unsuitable

for storing. Do not allow fruit to

remain on the ground under the

tree where codling moth and other

pests can move into the soil over

winter only to rise and cause

problems next year.

{ Complete planting of spring

flowering bulbs this month.

{ Prune redcurrants now. Shorten

the new growths by half their

length and then prune side

shoots back to about 2”.

{ Keep sprout, broccoli and

cabbage plants clear of dead

leaves and check the plants are

firm in the soil to prevent them

falling over.

{ As perennials die back, tidy up

the plant, remove weeds which

can now be easily seen, and feed

the soil

NOVEMBER

IN Times gone by


thirty-six musicians gathered in

London to record the Band Aid

single Do They Know It’s

Christmas to raise money for

famine relief in Ethiopia.



recipe of the month

easiest ever moist apple cake

This cake is really moist, perfectly spiced,

and studded with tender pieces of fresh

apple. The batter is incredibly fast to make

even with just a wooden spoon, if you prefer

to use that rather than an electric mixer!

ingredients

●

300 g plain flour

●

2 eggs , large, at room temperature

●

¾ tsp baking soda

●

1½ tsp vanilla extract

●

¾ tsp EACH salt, cinnamon and

ground cloves

●

2 large apples cut into cubes

●

●

●

½ tsp ground nutmeg (or 1/4 tsp

freshly ground)

250 g white sugar

250 ml vegetable oil

Optional Extra

● flaked almonds

● Icing sugar for dusting

method

● Preheat oven to 180°C

● Grease and line a 21cm / 9" springform cake pan.

● Place flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl and whisk to combine.

● Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in eggs and vanilla.

● Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST

combined. Stir through apple.

(optional: add ¾ cup chopped walnuts or other nuts).

● Pour into cake pan. Sprinkle over almonds.

● Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hr. Check at 50 minutes - it is cooked when a skewer

inserted into the centre comes out clean.

● Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing

sugar if using, then serve. This cake doesn't need cream or ice cream

because it is so moist, but I wouldn't turn it down!


All Saints Day

All Saints, or All Hallows, is the feast of

all the redeemed, known and unknown,

who are now in heaven. When the English

Reformation took place, the number of

saints in the calendar was drastically

reduced, with the result that All Saints’

Day stood out with a prominence that it

had never had before.

This feast day first began in the East,

perhaps as early as the 5th century, as

commemorating ‘the martyrs of the

whole world’. A Northern English 9th

century calendar named All Hallows as

a principal feast, and such it has remained.

Down the centuries devotional writers

have seen in it the fulfilment of

Pentecost and indeed of Christ’s

redemptive sacrifice and resurrection.

The saints do not belong to any

religious tradition, and their lives and

witness to Christ can be appreciated by

all Christians.

Richard Baxter, writing in the 17th

century, wrote the following:

He wants not friends that hath thy love,

And made converse and walk with thee,

And with thy saints here and above,

With whom for ever I must be…

As for my friends, they are not lost;

The several vessels of thy fleet,

Though parted now, by tempests tost,

Shall safely in thy haven meet….

The heavenly hosts, world without end,

Shall be my company above;

And thou, my best and surest Friend,

Who shall divide me from thy love?*

1,255 ancient English churches were

dedicated to All Saints – a number

only surpassed by those dedicated to

St Mary.

*Maurice Frost (ed.), Historical Companion

to Hymns Ancient and Modern (London:

Clowes, 1962), no. 274, verses 1,3,6.


gigglebox - laughter is good for you

Say that again?

A woman telephoned her Bank and

spoke to the official who looked after

her holdings. “I want to make some

changes”, she said.

The official needed more details. “Are

you interested in Conversion or

Redemption?” he asked.

“Good heavens”, came the reply, “I

must have got the wrong number. I

wanted the Bank of England, not the

Church of England”.

Read carefully

The inventor of autotext has sadly

passed away. Apparently his funnel is

tomato.

What Bishops do

The church was celebrating its 100th

anniversary and several former pastors

and the bishop were in attendance. At

one point, the minister had the children

gather at the altar for a talk about the

importance of the day. He began by

asking, “Does anyone know what the

bishop does?”

There was silence. Finally, one little boy

ventured: “He’s the one you can move

diagonally”.

Ps & Qs

Sexton… a man who minds his keys and

pews.

Cabinet

My grandad always said, “When one

door closes, another door opens”.

Lovely man. Terrible cabinet maker.

Tractors

A little girl was watching her daddy

repair his tractor. She asked her

mother, “What happens to old tractors

when they finally stop working?”

Sighing, her mother answered:

“Someone sells them to your father,

dear”.

Occasional work

I hired a handy man and gave him a

to-do list. When I got home he’d only

completed items 1, 3, and 5. Turns out

he only does odd jobs.

Woof !

A man trained his dog to play the

trumpet on the London Underground.

The dog went from Barking to Tooting

in just over an hour.

NOVEMBER IN Times gone by


the British steam locomotive,

Flying Scotsman, became the first

train officially to reach 100 mph.


Come and join the

volunteer team at

Ford Prison

We work in the visiting hall with

children and parents on Saturday

and Sunday afternoons, offering

simple craft work, toys and

games so that dads and kids can

play together and build up their

relationship again.

Men, women, people of faith or

of no faith are all welcome. If

you are interested, please

contact

Scilla at scillap@uwclub.net or

phone 01243554142

safeguarding

and CYF benefice

Here in the benefice of Clymping and Yapton with Ford (CYF), we are

committed to being a safe, secure, and supportive church community.

Below are ways that will help you to know what that means for us, how you

can find out more information, and who to contact should you need to:

CYF safeguarding team email address - cyfsafe@yahoo.com

Safeguarding Lead and Lead Recruiter - Esther (Benefice)

Safeguarding Information Officers - Maggie (Clymping)

Martin (Yapton + Ford)

Copies of our safeguarding policies for children and vulnerable adults, together

with behaviour policies, can be found by visiting the benefice website -

cyfchurches.org.uk - and clicking on the ‘safeguarding page’ link.


God in the sciences

should we have faith in science?

Dr Ruth M. Bancewicz - Church Engagement Director

at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge

How do you feel about science after

all the grief of the recent pandemic?

Are you tired or interested, impressed

or cynical – or a bit of everything? The

response to COVID-19 over the past few

years has demonstrated how ideology

or worldview are hugely influential in

our interpretation and use of scientific

data – and at times in the process of

experimentation itself. Should we trial a

vaccine in Spain or South Africa? Is this

treatment safe enough to administer to

the general public? Should vaccination

be made compulsory? The data doesn’t

tell us what to do.

So, when we are encouraged to

‘trust the science’ in our ongoing

response to the pandemic, or in our

response to climate change, how can the

Church respond? The whole biblical

story affirms that God is the only one in

whom we can have complete faith. On

the other hand, I do put a certain

amount of trust in other things. I can

have faith in a plane, a body of

knowledge, or a person. This trust is

within limits because I know that air

travel involves hazards, a body of

knowledge will contain some mistakes,

and every ordinary human is fallible.

I trust science to some extent

because it involves careful observation

and measurement, collecting different

kinds of evidence. Data is interpreted,

and competing interpretations are

tried out. We summarise our findings

in general principles or mathematical

equations. Scientists keep each other

accountable by looking critically at

each other’s work. Our knowledge is

always provisional. You can’t prove

anything scientifically because we

only deal in evidence, not proof.

On the other hand, there must

always be the potential to disprove a

theory or it’s not science. Our aim is to

keep getting nearer to the truth about

the way the world is. Overall, I believe

this method is reliable and worth

supporting, but that only God is

completely trustworthy.

Psalm 8 reminds us of both the

splendour of God’s creation and that

He has placed us in a position of

responsibility over it. Scientific

knowledge can be part of what helps

us to rule well. The process of doing

science can be a bit like a blurry image

coming into focus. The more we learn,

the better we can usually see what’s

going on, and hopefully the easier it is

to decide on a course of action. So, in

answer to the question ‘Should we

have faith in science?’ I would say yes,

when used wisely and within its

proper limits.


Sudoku

Easy

Harder

Solutions on page 40

Local Directory

Check with the organisers or websites for meeting dates and times

Name Location When & Contact

Sonshine

Church for people with

learning difficulties

Yapton Village

Women’s Institute

Yapton & Ford

Community Group

Downland Art Society

Five Villages Minibus

Yapton & Ford

Local History Group

Clymping

Church Hall

Yapton and Ford

Village Hall

Yapton & Ford

Village Hall

Walberton

Sports Pavilion

Regular

shopping trips

Yapton & Ford

Village Hall

Currently bi-monthly

second Sunday at 3.00pm

Rich Hayes 01243 552962

Third Tuesday at 10.00 am

Maggie Brackley - 07789 790706

Every Wednesday

10.30-12.00

www.downland.org

Colin Morris - 01243 584274

Brian David - 01243 553635

First Monday each month (except May

& August) yaptonhistory.org.uk

Village Friends

Good neighbour scheme

Clymping

Pétanque Club

various

Clymping

Village Hall

Meg Brackley 07925 217843

villagefriends6@gmail.com

clympingpetanque.simplesite.com

U3A - Arun West various u3asites.org.uk/arunwest/groups

BEADYS - St Wilfrid’s

Hospice Support Group

Chichester SSB

Society of the Sisters of Bethany

various Gill Kelly - 01243 552230

St Olav’s and

other Chichester churches

Eileen Keough - 01243 552577

or sianthomas98@gmail.com

Five Village Society various Joanna Williams - 01243 551524

Yapton Short Mat

Bowling Club

Yapton & Ford

Village Hall

Tuesdays 6 - 9 pm Fridays 1.45 - 4.45 pm

Chairperson - 01243 863057

Secretary - 01243 582574

Samaritans

Citizens Advice

Operation Crackdown

Love West Sussex

Call FREE any time, day or night, from any phone, anywhere

Tel: 116 123

0344 477 1171 (0300 330 0650 from a mobile)

www.arunchichestercab.org.uk

Report anti-social driving or abandoned vehicles

www.operationcrackdown.org

Report highway matters incl. potholes, footway problems, etc.

www.lovewestsussex.gov.uk



Solutions on page 40

Across

1 He must be ‘the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his

household well’ (1 Timothy 3:12) (6)

4 ‘For we must all __ before the judgement seat of Christ’ (2 Corinthians 5:10) (6)

7 ‘They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their __ end’

(Psalm 107:27) (4)

8 See 19 Across

9 It concerned who among the disciples would be the greatest(Luke 9:46) (8)

13 Formed by the Jews in Thessalonica to root out Paul and Silas (Acts 17:5) (3)

16 ‘He has sent me to bind up the __ ’ (Isaiah 61:1) (6-7)

17 Moved rapidly on foot (Matthew 28:8) (3)

19 and 8 ‘__ a great company of the __ host appeared with the angel’ (Luke 2:13) (8,8)

24 Hindrance (Romans 14:13) (8)

25 Comes between Luke and Acts (4)

26 Empower (Acts 4:29) (6)

27 ‘Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a __ !’ (John 2:16) (6)

Down

1 Sunrise (Psalm 119:147) (4)

2 The part of the day when Cornelius the Caesarean centurion had avision of an angel

of God (Acts 10:3) (9)

3 He was one of those who returned with Zerubbabel from exile inBabylon to

Jerusalem (Nehemiah 7:7) (5)

4 ‘No one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born __ ’(John 3:3) (5)

5 Animal hunted or killed as food (Ezekiel 22:25) (4)

6 ‘He encouraged them __ __ remain true to the Lord’ (Acts 11:23) (3,2)

10 Ruses (anag.) (5)

11 Jewish priestly vestment (Exodus 28:6) (5)

12 Visible sign of what had been there (Daniel 2:35) (5)

13 This was the trade of Alexander, who did Paul ‘a great deal of harm’ (2 Timothy 4:14) (9)

14 ‘This is my __ , which is for you; do this in remembrance of me’ (1 Corinthians 11:24) (4)

15 One of Noah’s great-great-grandsons (Genesis 10:24) (4)

18 Traditionally the first British Christian martyr (5)

20 Relationship of Ner to Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) (5)

21 Jacob had one at a place he named Bethel while on his way to Haran, fleeing from

Esau (Genesis 28:12) (5)

22 Bats (anag.) (4)

23 ‘You strain out a __ but swallow a camel’ (Matthew 23:24) (4)


Easy

Sudoku Solutions

Harder

Crossword Answers

ACROSS

1, Deacon. 4, Appear. 7, Wits. 8, Heavenly. 9, Argument. 13, Mob. 16, Brokenhearted.

17, Ran. 19, Suddenly. 24, Obstacle. 25, John. 26, Enable. 27, Market.

DOWN

1, Dawn. 2, Afternoon. 3, Nehum. 4, Again. 5, Prey. 6, All to. 10, Users.

11, Ephod. 12, Trace. 13, Metalwork. 14, Body. 15, Eber. 18, Alban. 20, Uncle.

21, Dream. 22, Stab. 23, Gnat.


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Sources & Resources

Unless an article is specifically acknowledged

with a name, then the source of miscellaneous

articles will usually be followed with one of the

following ‘codes’:

▪ ACE - The Association for Church

Editors.

▪ PP - Parish Pump.

▪ LICC - London Institute for

Contemporary Christianity.

▪ BS - Bible Society.

Articles from these sources are © cleared and

used with permission. Images come from the

editor’s personal collection or from various

copyright free sources. Articles and images

submitted by readers are always very welcome.

Parochial

Church Council Meetings

The PCC meetings for Clymping and

Yapton with Ford are held bi-monthly as

announced on our church notice boards.

‘Condensed’ reports of the meetings are

generally available in church. Questions

about the Yapton PCC meetings should

be directed to the secretary, Pippa

Wilson, in the first instance - (see contact

details on page 42.) Enquiries for

Clymping should currently be made to

Kathy at the church benefice office.

Clymping Village Hall

Large Hall with Stage, Kitchen & Bar

Facilities, Disabled Facilities

and a Playing Field.

Suitable for Parties, Receptions, Clubs,

Meetings, Activities

For more details, Google:

‘Clymping Village Hall’

Enquiries & Bookings: 01903 725311

Email: clympingvh@gmail.com

Clymping Church Hall

Function Rooms

Suitable for Receptions, Parties,

Conferences, Clubs, Group

Activities, Staff Meetings

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Seating capacity for 80 people.

Excellent facilities including:

disabled access, baby changer, AED,

upgraded kitchen.

Crockery and cutlery available, if

required, for hall use.

Large outside grass area available for

activities.

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For enquiries and bookings contact

Chris Keeling - 01243 585584

Yapton & Ford Village Hall

Community Facilities for Hire

This excellent modern building has

three halls of varying sizes and a fully

equipped kitchen (including cooker

and fridge).

The Large Hall has a stage, sound

system, bar and kitchen and is ideal for

parties, weddings, clubs and large

meetings.

The halls, hireable separately, offer

opportunities for all sorts of functions

and activities, large or small, at very

competitive rates - crockery, cutlery,

heating and electricity are included.

For enquiries and bookings contact

Mandy Keet

01243 553494 or 07940 325844

www.yaptonhall.org


Church Contacts

Benefice Church Office located at Yapton and Ford Village Hall

Mrs Kathy Draper

(Secretary)

Usual opening hours: 9.00 am - 11.00 am

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

(PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL BEFORE VISITING)

01243 553653 (answer phone at other times)

cyfbenefice@gmail.com

Correspondence should be addressed to

The Church Office, c/o The Rectory,

St Mary’s Meadow, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0EE

Benefice Treasurer Mrs Wendy King 01243 586963

Benefice website

Facebook

PCC Secretaries - Clymping Lisa Eyre

- Yapton with Ford Vacant

www.cyfchurches.org.uk

cyfchurchesbenefice

Data Compliance Officer

Safeguarding

Vacant

See page 34 for details of our safeguarding officers

Local Contacts

Clymping Parish

Council

Yapton Parish

Council

Ford Parish

Council

Police

Community

Support Officer

Clerk: Nadine Phibbs,

25 Fittleworth Garden, Rustington, BN17 3EW 07776 194192

clympingpc@gmail.com www.clymping.org.uk

Clerk: Lauren Bailey, Yapton and Ford Village Hall, Room 4,

Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0ET 01243 859141

clerk@yaptonpc.gov.uk www.yaptonpc.gov.uk

Office Hours: Yapton & Ford Village Hall:

Mon and Wed 10.00 am -13.00 pm Thurs 10.00 am - 17.00 pm

Clerk: Carol Hatton, Yapton and Ford Village Hall,

Main Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0ET 07908 571164

clerk@fordwestsussex-pc.gov.uk www.ford.arun.gov.uk

There are now four PCSOs covering all of the Littlehampton area.

The Yapton area PCSO is Caroline Wilson. If you need to contact

the police for non-emergencies or local issues, then call 101 (fixed

charge of 15p) or email: 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk


Ministry Team

Clergy

Revd Richard Hayes (Rector) 01243 552962 (Day off: Friday)

The Rectory, St. Mary’s Meadow, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0EE

Clergy with permission to officiate

Revd Bill Garlick 01903 883698

Revd Jim Field 07591 497378

Revd Graham Whiting 07527 234504

Revd Pam Swadling (Deacon) 01243 820154

Readers

Mrs Liz Peart 01243 583078

Mr John Stirland 01243 554890 Mr Martin Draper 01243 553653

Authorised Lay Ministers

Diana Green 01243 554882

Jenn Marshall 07805 436901

Clymping

Churchwardens

Mr Chris King 01243 586963 Mr Barry Johnson 07535 680796

Verger

Mrs Wendy King 01243 586963

Treasurer

Mr Colin Morris 01243 584274

23 West Close, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 7RP

Messy Church

Messy Church for all ages. Contact the Rector for more information

Yapton with Ford

Churchwardens

Mrs Bex Holden 07846 135221

Mr Kevin Symonds

Verger

Yapton - Revd Graham Whiting 07527 234504

Ford - Mr David Donovan 01903 495221

Treasurer

Mrs Annemarie Doick 07522 605457

Yapton Choir

Mrs Marcia Smith 01243 552300


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