Triangle Magazine December 2024

ISSN 2059-1659

Triangle

CYF Churches

December 2024

The church magazine for the parishes of

Clymping & Yapton with Ford

60p

Services for December 2024

Sunday 1 December

Yapton 9:30 am Family Service

Clymping 11:00 am Parish Communion

Sunday 8 December

Yapton 9:30 am Parish Communion

Clymping 11:00 am Christmas Family Service

Sunday 15 December

Yapton 9:30 am Christmas Family Service

Clymping 11:00 am Parish Communion

Sunday 22 December

Yapton 9:30 am Said Communion

Yapton 3:00 pm Carol Service

Clymping 7:00 pm Carol Service

Christmas Eve

Ford 10:00 am Parish Communion

Yapton 3:00 pm Nativity

Clymping 5:15 pm Christingle

Yapton 11:30 pm Benefice Holy Communion

Christmas Day

Clymping 10:00 am Informal Benefice Communion

Sunday 29 December

Yapton 9:30 am Benefice Holy Communion

See page 11 for more info and loads of extra Christmas events!

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 (No service 26th December)

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 - December 2024 Page 2

from the Rector

It was December 1992 and Tracey,

Aunty Debbie (her sister) and I took

almost 4-year-old Naomi to her first

cinema experience. The film? A

Muppet Christmas Carol. Now, you

know that I am a big fan of Charles

Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, so you

might be surprised to hear that I think

the Muppet version is the second-best

screen adaptation ever. Obviously,

number one is the 1951 film ‘Scrooge’

with Alastair Sim and I also give a

special mention to the brilliant

‘Scrooged’ with Bill Murray, which

stands alone as a great film but not so

much an adaptation of the original

story.

Now, back to the Muppets. As

accurate to the original story as the

1951 version, it adds a great soundtrack,

and has the regular cast of Muppets

along with a remarkable performance

from Michael Caine as Scrooge, not

forgetting Meredith Braun as the jilted

love interest, who, incidentally, is now

on the staff of Chichester University.

The film has become a firm

Christmas favourite with all the family,

including my dad

when he was alive,

and is the barometer for

the start of our family Christmas.

For our Christmas carol services on

Sunday 22nd (3.00pm at Yapton and

7.00pm at Clymping), one of the carols

we hope to perform will be from the

film. It’s a bit of fun and, called ‘It feels

like Christmas’ with a repeated line,

‘wherever you find love it feels like

Christmas’. The song describes

Christmas as a ‘season of the heart’,

and I like that. Obviously, there is the

schmaltzy side to this, the sugar sweet

dream of the perfect Christmas, but

there is a deeper truth to Christmas

being a season of the heart, such as the

memories of loved ones no longer with

us but held in our hearts, the kindness

shown to charities, the coming together

of communities and extended families,

but above all in the story that we

celebrate at Christmas and what it

reveals to all humanity - past, present

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

and future - about the heart God has

for us.

My hope for us this year is that

wherever we find ourselves this

Christmas, and however our hearts

may feel, we might catch a glimpse of

Jesus, the tangible sign of the divine

heart, born and broken for us.

May it be a blessed Christmas for

each of us this year.

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.

Cafes/Coffee Shop 34/48

Computer repairs etc. 30

Electrical services 30

Farm Shop 48

Foot healthcare 30

Funeral services 20

Garden services 12 + 14

Home care 34

A d v e r t i s e r s

where to find us

Oven cleaning 40

Painter and decorator 8

Pest control 14

Plumbing services 8

Property maintenance 14

Schools 12

T’ai Chi classes 20


from the editor

ear Triangle reader

Yes, it’s that time of year again! At

the start of this month our thoughts

inevitably turn towards Christmas. Of

course, for some of you this process

started back in August or even earlier,

but I’ll refrain from comment on that!

Besides the church services shown

on our regular page 2 info, you’ll find

mention elsewhere of other events, in

particular on page 11, - so take a good

look to ensure you don’t miss anything.

With the excitement of Christmas,

it’s perhaps easy to overlook that

December is also a month when we are

encouraged to have a time of reflection,

of ‘watching and waiting’, focussing

during each of the four weeks of

Advent on the themes of hope, peace,

joy, and love.

The poem that you’ll find

elsewhere in this issue, beautifully

takes up this theme of

watching and waiting. You’ll also find

a review (p27) of a book written

especially for the Advent season. And

perhaps, in a related context, it’s also

worth exploring a word used bythe

early church - ‘maranatha’. I’ll leave that

thought with you!

God bless, and I trust you will know

God’s peace at this Christmastime.

Rob

decemBER IN Times gone by

1750 years ago, on 25 Dec 274,

the Roman Emperor Aurelian

founded the cult of Sol Invictus as

an official religion.

(See the half-page article on page 32)

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

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

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Keep in touch with

CYFchurches

We have no open meeting in

December, but keep an eye on

this space for details of our

January meetings onwards.

_________________________________

We normally 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 presentation on fungi in October

was a fascinating introduction; it

could only be an introduction as the

subject is huge, and the speaker professed

to not being an ‘expert'’. Steve Webster

was his name, and he has an interest in

plant conservation and ecology.

Not that fungi are essentially plants,

nor wholly animals, but share some

characteristics of both groups, and to

some form a third division of life. The

numbers game rules any general

discussion; there are thousands of

species worldwide, with a mere fifteen

thousand known from Britain.

Some are parasitic upon a host

which receives no benefit, others live on

organic matter and still more share a

symbiotic relationship with higher

plants, to the benefit of both. Up to

twenty species can be found in the

human mouth, and many more are

found in the intestines and others occur

on the external surfaces of mankind.

A fairly small proportion are edible

for humanity, with some species of

considerable economic value. Many

more fungi, whilst being inedible, are

not damaging to mankind. The proportion

of poisonous ones is not particularly

great, but ingestion would be fatal to

humanity, even if nibbled by various

creatures with impunity. Several species

of hallucinogenic fungi are known from

Britain, the ‘magic mushrooms’ of

legend.

Only some fungi comprise the

familiar mushrooms and toadstools,

where the fruiting

bodies appear above

ground, with the great

majority remaining out of sight, as

would have been the truffle brought

by the speaker, one of a number of

dried specimens brought for

demonstation.

Those who collect fungi for

consumption have got to be very

familiar with their subject; some highly

poisonous species mimic the edible

ones.

Fungi maintain themselves by

vegetative spread, as instanced by the

fairy ring type of toadstool which

enlarges each year and can live for

decades, and by spores, which, unlike

the seeds of flowering plants, have no

food store so must fall in exactly the

right spot for any chance of survival.

To beat the odds, spores are produced

in their millions, each day! The speaker

tapped some of his dried specimens to

show the clouds of spores released.

The audience of thirty-one people

remained for afternoon tea, munching

its way through two sponge cakes, a

fruit cake, shortbread, and chocolate

drops.

The Cottage Gardeners' year ends

with the afternoon members' meeting

on November 26th. Another speaker,

and another coffee and walnut cake to

sample.


This year was a Leap Year. Were 1900 and 2000 Leap Years?

What is Whamaggedon?

HRH Duke of Edinburgh met a special resident at St Helena in January who had

also met his grandparents. Who is he?

A young actor, fresh out of drama school, was told by Arthur Lowe, “don’t worry

if there’s not a lot of lines. They’ll come. In the meantime get yourself a funny

costume and stand near me”. Who was the actor who passed away this year and

starred in this classic sitcom?

How did a black cat called Matins get into trouble on 2nd June 1953 at

Westminster Abbey?

What product manufacturer (a byword in usefulness) announced in 2024 they

would introduce the first bladeless version?

Which Oxford Don applied unsuccessfully to be a code breaker in the 1940s? There

was a note by his name “keen”.

Where is the Elephant and Bear Line?

What was Gamblegate?

end of year quiz (answers on page 26)

What music celebrated its 200th anniversary? Liked by many and Karl Marx

though “it a solemn mass of earthly joy”?

What types of special judges are to be cancelled after 147 years’ service and

replaced electronically?


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

Christmas tree decorations

Over the decades the decorations on

my home Christmas tree have

come and gone. From an eclectic

colourful mix of baubles and homemade

items when the children were

young, to a radical change to

‘contemporary’ and ‘sophisticated’. It

didn’t last long, as quite frankly they

seemed a bit dull, lifeless and lacking

real meaning. We quite rapidly added

mementoes from holiday places to the

mix to jazz it up a bit.

In more recent years we’ve been

receiving and proudly displaying

creations from the next family

generation – so we come back to the

start.

How about your tree? And what

about the tree decorations you have in

your church? What is the story behind

those? Are they identical or very

different?

In 1957 at Ascension Lutheran

Church, Danville, USA, Frances Kipps

Spencer thought that the traditional,

brightly coloured Christmas ornaments

were not fitting for a worship setting, so

she started thinking about a way to

reflect the Christian faith through

ornaments.

The first ornament was the name of

Jesus and His title: Christ. The Greek

Chi (X) Rho (P) is the monogram for the

Greek word Christos (Christ). There

followed over the years a whole


collection, symbolising the life of Jesus

and His ministry.

These ornaments even have their

own name: ‘Chrismons’, which comes

from the words ‘Christ’ and

‘monogram’. Just as wall paintings

and stained glass in churches tell the

Christian story these Chrismons are a

way to communicate the same key

ideas of the Christian faith particularly

to annual church visitors.

Chrismons are white and gold,

representing purity and value. When

used with an evergreen Christmas

tree, symbolising eternal life, and

white lights covering the tree,

symbolising Jesus as the light of the

world, the whole gives a story just in

its use of colour with no words

required.

This month …

Have a look at the tree decorations

in a church near you. What does the

overall effect say? and are there any

‘Chrismons’ on it?

wrap up warm

and get outside!

Humans have an intrinsic connection

to nature, and emerging research

highlights the profound impact this

bond can have on our health, wellbeing,

and cognitive abilities. Spending

time outdoors, immersed in green

spaces, offers a range of benefits that

extend from reducing stress to enhancing

cognitive function.

One of the most well-documented

advantages of nature exposure is its

ability to reduce stress and anxiety.

Studies show that time spent in natural

environments can lower cortisol levels,

the hormone associated with stress,

leading to a calmer and more relaxed

state of mind. Nature therapy, also

known as ecotherapy, has been

increasingly

recognised as an

effective

intervention, with

natural light and

outdoor settings,

like forests or lakes, helping regulate

mood and lift spirits.

Beyond its mental health benefits,

regular exposure to green spaces offers

physical health improvements which

has shown to lower blood pressure,

reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,

and boost immune function. Furthermore,

spending time outdoors often leads to

increased physical activity - whether it’s

walking, hiking, or simply exploring,

promoting cardiovascular health and

physical fitness.

Perhaps most surprisingly, the

benefits of being in nature extend to

cognitive functioning. Research

suggests that time spent in natural

settings provide a restorative experience

for the brain, allowing for recovery

from mental fatigue,

and can improve

attention, memory,

and problem-solving

skills. In addition,

some studies have

shown that spending

time in nature can

even boost creativity

and innovation, as

the brain’s cognitive load is reduced,

allowing for freer and more open

thinking.

Incorporating nature into your life

doesn't have to be a major commitment

or require distant travel. Even a short,

hour-long visit to a local park, tending

to a garden, or a walk in the woods

can yield significant benefits for your

body and mind. By reconnecting with

nature, we can enjoy improved mental

health, physical well-being, and

cognitive performance, enriching

every aspect of our lives.


what’s happening this Christmas

in CYF benefice?

Saturday 7 th 6.00pm

Christingle at St Mary’s, Yapton

Sunday 8 th 10.00am

Clymping Christmas Messy Church Special

with Christmas Family Service at 11.00am

Thursday 12 th 6.00pm

Carols at the Maypole pub, Yapton

Sunday 15 th 9.30am

Special Christmas Family Service, St Mary’s, Yapton

Friday 20 th 6.00pm

Carols at the Ship and Anchor pub, Ford

Sunday 22 nd

3.00pm Traditional Carol Service, St Mary’s, Yapton

7.00pm Traditional Carol Service, St Mary’s Clymping

Monday 23 rd 6.00pm

Carol Singing outside The Rectory,

St Mary’s Meadow, Yapton

Christmas Eve

10.00am Christmas Communion, St Andrew’s, Ford

3.00pm DIY Nativity, St Mary’s, Yapton

5.15pm Christingle, St Mary’s, Clymping

11.30pm Midnight Mass, St Mary’s, Yapton

Christmas Day

10.00am Christmas Family Communion, St Mary’s, Clymping

Sunday 29 th

9.30am Benefice Communion Service, St Mary’s, Yapton

There may be a few extra events… watch out for additional info.


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letter from . . .

an elated father

Greetings to my dear Brother Reuben,

I

had to write to you to tell you what

just happened to my dear little girl.

You may have had a message saying

that she was dying, but this letter is to

tell you that she is now alive and well!

And all because of the itinerant rabbi,

Jesus.

I had intended to hear this Jesus

speak because, as you know, as

synagogue ruler it's my job to find a

rabbi to preach on the Sabbath. However,

my thoughts that day were all about

young Phoebe, so when I heard Jesus

was in town I rushed out, shoved my

way through the crowds and fell at his

feet, pleading with him to come and lay

his hands on Phoebe and heal her.

Jesus helped me up and we started

for home. But we were delayed by a

poor, sick woman who had touched his

cloak and received instant healing.

Despite my urgent needs, Jesus made

time for her - he was so compassionate.

Just then though, my friends came

and told me Phoebe had died and not to

bother Jesus any more - we were too

late! I was about to turn into a blubbering

wreck, but Jesus said to me "Dont be

afraid, just believe and she will be

healed”.

His words had given me a shred of

hope, so I led Jesus and a few of his

followers to my house where there was

of course the customary weeping and

wailing from the crowd of mourners.

Jesus asked them why they were

wailing - “She isn’t dead”, he said,

“just asleep!” .

Well Reuben, one doesn’t make a

mistake like that very easily, so, not

surprisingly, they laughed at him. I

realised afterwards that he had meant

she was only temporarily dead. Jesus

tolerated the crowd’s reaction because

he wanted them to realise that faith in

him brings about the impossible.

The wife and I, plus Jesus and his

friends, went into Phoebe's bedroom

and there Jesus gently took her by the

hand and just said "Little girl, get up".

And, Reuben - she did!

He told the wife, who was nearly

screaming with joy, to give her some

food and then told us not to spread

the news. As if we could keep quiet!

But I realised that if everybody got to

hear, they would only want miracles

from him, when he wanted them to

listen to his words that would heal

their broken spiritual lives.

And you should have heard his

words in our synagogue that Sabbath -

they were electrifying! I will tell you

more about this amazing man, what

he says and who he really is. But that’s

for when I see you next.

Blessings on you brother,

Jairus.

Matthew 9 v 18

Mark 5 v 21

Luke 8 v 40



where it really starts

(the whole Christmas story)

by Jo Swinney

In the beginning God created the

heavens and the earth. Now the earth was

formless and empty, darkness was over the

surface of the deep, and the Spirit of

God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, ‘Let the water under the

sky be gathered to one place, and let dry

ground appear.’ And it was so. God

called the dry ground ‘land,’ and the

gathered waters he called ‘seas.’ And God

saw that it was good.

Genesis 1 v 1-2 + 9-10

What most of us mean by ‘the

Christmas story’ is told in only

120 verses, split between the Gospels of

Matthew and Luke. With scant textual

detail to play with, our imaginations

have furnished wide-eyed sheep, woolly

and worshipful’ a star hovering

tastefully above a rustic shack, and a

caravan of camels. It’s a jewel of a tale –

the reason for the season. But what’s the

reason for the reason? Why was God

born in baby form?

To unpack the mystery in those

swaddling clothes, we need to start all

the way back at the very beginning. The

Gospel of John tells us that this child

came to save the world (John 3 v 17).

Even then, no one would have

argued with the fact it needed saving.

Jesus was born into a world where a

jealous king was soon to have a

generation of baby boys slaughtered on

the off chance one might grow up to

take his throne. His homeland was

under occupation – again – and his

people had a history of both causing

and enduring terrible suffering. Now

we could add the crises of climate

change, biodiversity loss, increasing

levels of poverty and inequality,

global pandemics, and the list goes on.

Bearing all this in mind, we might

ask: why save the world instead of just

scrapping it? These verses from

Genesis give us two explanations…

First, ‘God created the heavens

and the earth’ (v1). There is a profound

bond between maker and made. God

summoned us from nothing, and

every atom that exists is His. In

creating the universe, He was making

an eternal investment in all of it.

Second, this creation of His was

made good and is worth restoring,

whatever the cost. Have you seen a

dewy spider’s web in the early

morning winter sun lately? Have you

stopped to pay close attention to the

outrageous red of a holly berry or

watched clouds speeding past the

moon on a blowy night? There is so

much beauty, detail, complexity, and

purpose in this world.

If we begin where the Bible does,

with love and goodness and a riot of

colourful creatures, plants, planets,

and oceans, we’ll see the value God

continued on page 18


footprints

by Michael Blencowe

I

’m scrambling through the woodland

undergrowth, anxious, sweating and

clutching a 2kg pouch of white powder

and a spoon. I may look like some

Colombian cocaine smuggler, but I’ve

got the perfect excuse for the police:

“I’m researching my parish magazine

article”. I've been writing articles for

Sussex parish magazines for many years

and I've received some lovely comments

from many people - thank you. It's nice

to know they are being read and

enjoyed.

When I was a kid, I would read

loads of wildlife books with names like

‘the amateur naturalist’ (not to be

confused with

‘the amateur

naturist’, a

mistake you only

make once). Each

book promised to

make you a wildlife detective and was

filled with tips on tracking mammals in

the countryside.

Most British mammals are nocturnal

and, after centuries of persecution, all of

them are understandably rather wary of

humans. We hardly ever see them. Yet

these invisible animals leave behind

tantalising clues which let us know they

really exist: droppings, nibbled nuts,

pellets. But the biggest giveaway of all

are their footprints.

Primitive mammals (such as

hedgehogs, stoats, badgers and you) are

plantigrades. We stroll about on the

soles of our feet and have five toes.

When we run, we use our toes and the

balls of our feet. For the mammals

who spend a lot of time running and

jumping this basic mammalian

plantigrade foot has evolved and

adapted over time. Some animals have

lost a toe (foxes, cats, dogs, hares)

while the real gymnasts, such as deer,

leap around on two toes, and horses

race on just one toe enclosed in a hoof.

Like Sherlock Holmes with a foot

fetish, you can examine each footprint’s

formula of toes, claws and pads to

deduce just who has been sneaking

around at night.

My books told me that, once you

find a footprint, the best way to

capture it is to make

a cast – which

explains why I’m

crouched here in the

undergrowth

excitedly mixing up

plaster of Paris

powder and pouring it into a footprint

in the muddy woodland floor. I’ve

always wanted to do this since I was a

kid but, well, I guess life got in the

way. Now, sat proudly on my desk, I

have my first footprint cast: a badger

(with five toes, a wide pad and obvious

claws). And somewhere out there is a

badger completely unaware that its



The Wondering Soul

the birds have flown

Looking out at my bird feeder I find my birds have flown

Was it because all my trees and hedges have had a severe hair cut?

No

I think they have instinctively migrated

Flying up into the wind, to be swept away to a faraway place

Sorry for my lack of ornithological knowledge

Maybe us Christians should fly up and let the Holy Spirit’s wind

take us where it will

Lack of wings, what an excuse

Amen

that coin on your Christmas pudding

There is a tradition, which dates from

the Middle Ages, of putting silver

coins into Christmas puddings. The first

coins used were a silver farthing or

penny. After World War One, it became

a threepenny bit and then a sixpence.

Finding one was supposed to bring

you good fortune, but probably it was

more likely to break a tooth as you bit

into the pudding.

We now pay for most things with

plastic or by tapping a mobile telephone.

In future, will people put old credit

cards or phones in their Christmas

pudding? Hope not.

Other coins ‘appear’ at this time of

year. Chocolate coins are traditionally

given to children at Christmas time,

and in Jewish tradition during

Hanukkah. It is said that one night

Saint Nicholas climbed on a roof and

threw a purse of money down a

chimney, which landed in a pair of

stockings that

a little girl had

hung up to

dry. Good

throw!


where it really starts


has imbued in our lives, however

grubby and small we may feel. The

world around us is worth redeeming. It

all matters.

Jesus wasn’t born as a human just

because of how awful sin is. He also

came because of the world’s goodness

and its worth.

footprints


footprint has created a deeper enjoyment

of wildlife and inspired someone to

preserve it. Which, now I think about

it, is all I have hoped for from these

articles too. I hope I’ve made an

impression.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas

and best wishes for 2025.

…on reflection:

Where do you see the goodness and

beauty of God’s creation on your

frontline this month?

Jo Swinney is director of Communications,

for ‘A Rocha’. Jo and LICC have teamed up

to adapt her 2021 Advent book, The Whole

Christmas Story, into a 25-day devotional

journey that connects the whole story of

Christmas to the whole of our lives -

available on the LICC website - or the whole

book available from other online sources.

Photos © Neil Longhurst

Katie Parker

Amy Lewis

(Sussex Wildlife Trust)

2025 - ‘year of faith’!

2025 is to be a year of celebration of the

Christian faith across Sussex.

It marks the 950th anniversary of

the formation of the Diocese of

Chichester and Chichester Cathedral

and 1700 years since the Nicene Creed

first emerged. Today, special plans are

being announced to mark these great

anniversaries.

At the ‘celebrating faith’ website

you will be able find information about,

and links to, the various events and

celebrations which will form part of

this special year for both diocese and

cathedral.

Details on the various events and

how to get involved will be posted on

the site as they become available. In

the meantime you can register your

interest by using the contact form on

the website.

https://celebratingfaith.co.uk/


watch, wait

Help us to watch, Lord,

While we wait.

To watch as we serve You,

On the margins,

In the mainstream,

In the mix-up of this world.

Yet always preparing,

Building for Your kingdom

Ready for Your return.

Help us to respond, Lord,

To the signs,

While we wait.

Not demanding details,

But trusting Your word,

Holding Your promise

To wipe away tears and suffering

When You make all things new

On that day.

Help us Lord, oh help us

While we watch

In the darkness,

While we wait

Through the between times

For You

To come,

To be our God,

Our glorious, victorious King.

Come Lord Jesus.

by Daphne Kitching



God is in the Here and Now

shining brightly at Christmas

I

’ve heard people say that Christmas is

for children. I suppose they’re referring

to the wide eyed, innocent wonder of

children. Younger children especially,

are accepting and don’t tend to see

differences in people’s social, economic

or geographic circumstances.

Jesus had a lot to say about having

faith like a child’s; a trusting and

accepting faith, lacking in pride or

ambition. He said this is the type of faith

we need if we want to enter the Kingdom

of Heaven; a faith that treats all people

the same, offering kindness and mercy

to all alike. In fact, Jesus went so far as

to say, “Truly I tell you, unless you

change and become like little children,

you will never enter the kingdom of

heaven”. (Matthew 18 v 3)

The amazing thing is that He had

already demonstrated this by His birth;

He came to an unsuspecting world as a

vulnerable baby. With all of heaven at

His beck and call, you might imagine He

would come in power and glory. All

would surely have bowed down to Him.

But instead, He came with the innocence

of a newborn child. Contrary to the values

of our world , success, power and riches

are not what Jesus says make a good

foundation for faith. Instead, He asks for

truth, submission and obedience.

When the disciples worried about

money and material things, Jesus told

them to “... seek first the kingdom of

God and His righteousness, and all

these things will be added to you”.

(Matthew 6 v 33)

From my window I can see my

neighbour’s jumble of Christmas lights

as they flash in the dark. Cheery, you

might say, or perhaps gaudy. That’s

the thing about other people’s

decorations. They can be ‘tacky’ or

they can be ‘lovely’, depending on

your taste. But they certainly catch my

eye as I look out into the street.

I encourage you to prioritise Jesus

this Christmas. Bring the ‘Light of the

World’ into your preparations and

celebrations. Whether that light is

viewed by others as tacky or lovely, it

will definitely be eye catching.

Remember that although He was born

as a baby and lived a life of sacrifice

and service, Jesus was destined for

greater things. As Isaiah tells us: ‘For

unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son

is given; and the government will be

upon His shoulder. And His name

will be called Wonderful, Counsellor,

Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince

of Peace. Of the greatness of His

government and peace there will be

no end. He will reign on David’s

throne and over His kingdom,

establishing and upholding it with

justice and righteousness from that

time on and forever.’ (Isaiah 9 v 6-7)

I pray that you will have joy and

peace this Christmas. Shine your

festive lights and your Christian inner

light brightly and your heart will be

warmed by His love for you as you

celebrate the wonder of His coming.


Intercessions for the month

Let us bring to God in prayer…

Sun 1st “Hear, O shepherd of Israel… Shine forth, You that are enthroned

upon the cherubim.”

Mon 2nd

The leaders and congregations of churches in our locality.

Tue 3rd For those needing food banks and all who give of their time and who

donate items to support them.

Wed 4th

Wildlife Conservation Day

Thu 5th Pray that we have the grace and wisdom to respond responsibly to

the many charity Christmas appeals.

Fri 6th St Nicolas, Bishop of Myra - May we be generous in our ways of

giving to others.

Sat 7th The musicians and choirs who lead our worship this advent and

Christmas.

Sun 8th “Truly His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may

dwell in our land.”

Mon 9th

The residents and staff of nursing and care homes and sheltered

accommodation.

Tue 10th People who are, or who are at risk of being homeless.

Wed 11th

The Sonshine group and the Aldingbourne Trust

Thu 12th The staff and volunteers who work in and for the Chichester and

Arundel cathedrals.

Fri 13th St Lucy, child martyr - Bless children learning about the Christian

faith O Lord.

Sat 14th All attending carol services this month, that they be drawn deeper

into the love of God

Sun 15th “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like

those who dreamed; then was our mouth filled with laughter and our

tongue with songs of joy.”

Mon 16th

Help for those who fear the winter months.


Tue 17th Everyone waiting for hospital or other medical appointments and

treatment.

Wed 18th

We pray for the bereaved, especially those whose loved ones have

died this year, as they try to cope with the Christmas season.

Thu 19th Those who struggle with addictions.

Fri 20th All who are preparing our homes and churches for Christmas.

Sat 21st Winter Solstice - Let us be as beacons of hope and light in the

darkness of doubt and sadness.

Sun 22nd “My song shall be always of the loving kindness of the Lord; with my

mouth will I proclaim Your faithfulness throughout all generations.”

Mon 23rd

Those who are parted from family and friends.

Tue 24th The emergency and medical personnel working throughout the festive

season.

Wed 25th

Christ Mass Day - “Unto us a child is born - King of all creation.”

Thu 26th St Stephen, first martyr - May we be inspired to look towards Jesus

Christ in the glory of heaven.

Fri 27th St John, Apostle and Evangelist - “In the beginning was the Word.”

Praise God for the amazing insight in the Gospel of St John.

Sat 28th Holy Innocents - Pray for children, especially those in any kind of

danger or abuse.

Sun 29th “Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights; praise

Him all you His angels; praise Him all his host.”

Mon 30th

Christians maintaining their faith in hostile environments.

Tue 31st Pray for those who feel that they are failures. May they find support

and comfort.

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)


Dwight L Moody

extraordinary evangelist and peace-maker

It was 125 years ago, on 22nd

December 1899, that Dwight L

Moody, the famous American

evangelist, died.

Moody was born in Northfield,

Massachusetts, in 1837 and raised in the

Unitarian Church. But his father died

when he was four, and he had a hard

upbringing as one of nine children. At

seventeen he moved to Boston to work

in his uncle’s shoe shop – a job he got on

condition that he attended the

Congregational Church of Mount

Vernon. There he was converted to

evangelical Christianity through his

Sunday school teacher, Edward Kimball.

One of Moody’s favourite quotes

was ‘Faith makes all things possible -

love makes all things easy’. He devoted

himself to bringing the Gospel to as

many people as possible. Unwilling to

fight in the Civil War, he worked among

the troops with the YMCA, and then

built up a strong evangelical church in

Chicago – only to have the building, his

house and the homes of many in the

congregation destroyed in the Great Fire

of 1871.

Re-evaluating his priorities,

Moody teamed up with Ira D Sankey,

a hymn writer, and they made a

number of tours to Great Britain,

where he avoided divisive doctrines,

preaching ‘the old-fashioned gospel’.

They drew large crowds, inspiring

many local people to start Sunday

schools for children and young people.

News of this had a big influence in

Sweden.

Moody showed his fearlessness in

going to Ireland, where Catholics and

Protestants were at loggerheads. He

ignored the sectarian divide and was

welcomed by both, leading to revival

there.

He had meanwhile returned to

Northfield to live, and ten years after

his death the Chicago church was

renamed the Moody Church in his

honour.

President Dwight D Eisenhower,

born in 1890, was named after him.

NOVEMBER

IN Times gone by

25 years ago, on 31st Dec 1999,

the London Eye - the world’s tallest

Ferris wheel at the time - was

officially opened on the banks of

the River Thames. It opened to

passengers in March 2000.


God in the arts

Morten Lauridsen, American composer

The Rev Michael Burgess continues his

series looking at great works of Christian music

In the Middle Ages, at the end of the

Christmas Midnight Mass the clergy

would often tell the animals’ version of

the Nativity story and imitate the sound

of each animal. The cock would crow

‘Christus natus est’ (Christ is born). The

cows would moo ‘Ubi?’ (Where?). The

sheep would bleat ‘In Bethlehem’. And

the donkey would cry ‘Eamus’ (Let us

go there). It was a way of expressing

something of the joy and fun of the

Christmas celebration.

Commercialism, with all its

trappings, has sadly made fun and

festivity the be all and end all of

Christmas. Perhaps we need to capture

again the heart of the Incarnation, which

is a mystery rooted in silence and

wonder. The book of Wisdom reads,

‘For while gentle silence enveloped all

things, and night in its swift course was

now half gone, the all powerful Word

leapt from heaven, from the royal

throne’.

Those words remind us that at

Bethlehem there is that silence and

wonder. The animals may rejoice to tell

the Good News of the Incarnation at the

Midnight Mass, but at the crib they

gather with the Holy Family and the

shepherds. We are given no words of

Mary and Joseph and the shepherds

around the crib. The mystery of what

was happening seems to have intensified

their silence. They did not know what

the future held for this new-born child,

but they did know that God was acting

in a special way. They were like people

standing in the faint light of the dawn,

and their response was an expectant

and wondering worship.

It is at the heart of this month’s

beautiful and moving setting of some

words from the matins of Christmas

morning, ‘O magnum mysterium’. ‘O

great mystery and wondrous sacrament,

that animals should see the new-born

Lord, lying in the manger. Blessed

Virgin, whose womb was found worthy

to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia.’ The

words were set by the American

composer, Morten

Lauridsen in 1994

and first performed a

few days before

Christmas in Los

Angeles. Since then,

the setting has been

sung by choirs, both

professional and amateur, around the

world.

Morten Lauridsen has composed

many works for the human voice, and

all of them are sensitive and heartfelt

responses to the words chosen. No

more so than in ‘O magnum

mysterium’. After the opening chord,

the altos introduce us to a motif that

pervades the work: D to a rising 4th,

and a falling 3rd that lights on A. It is



Morten Lauridsen - O magnum mysterium


like the movement of the heart, rising

in praise and resting in hope at the

mystery of the Incarnation. The joy is

inner and deep and suffuses the music

as it reaches a climax with Alleluia. The

final words are that all this glory lies in

a manger, where the animals gather.

The world will call us in this

month to a frenzy of doing and buying

amid a clamour of noise and muzak. ‘O

magnum mysterium’ by Morten

Lauridsen invites us to step into the

stable again and join the animals, the

Holy Family, and the shepherds, to

find a joy and a wonder there that can

nourish the soul. At the crib we can

know ‘the silence of eternity interpreted

by Love’ and with the choir we can

respond, Alleluia!

answers to the end of year quiz (p8)

The year 2000 was a leap year. But 1900 was not. Every 4 years is a leap year.

Whamageddon is a game played during the 24 days before Christmas in which players try

to go from 1 December to the end of Christmas Eve (24 December) without hearing “Last

Christmas” by Wham!

The special resident met by HRH Duke of Edinburgh was a giant tortoise.

The young actor was Ian Lavender, who played Pike in Dad’s Army.

The cat got into trouble because it fell asleep on the Coronation throne.

It’s the first bladeless version of the Swiss Army knife.

The Oxford don was JRR Tolkein. The word “keen” may have been a misspelling of his

surname.

The Elephant and Bear Line runs from Nuneaton to Royal Leamington Spa.

Gamblegate was the name given to the allegations that some politicians took bets on when

the general election would be when they had insider information.

The music celebrated is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

The judges to be replaced are the line judges at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.


what’s the big idea?

an introduction to the books of the Bible

a series from Canon Paul Hardingham

No12: the Gospel of John

‘John’s Gospel is like a pool in which a child

may wade and an elephant can swim. It is

for the beginner in the faith and for the

mature Christian.’ (Leon Morris).

The Apostle John is usually credited

with the authorship of this Gospel,

writing in Ephesus at the end of the

First Century. His purpose is ‘that you

may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the

Son of God, and that by believing you

may have life in His name’ (20 v 31).

Throughout he stresses the deity of

Christ and presents Jesus as the Son of

God.

In the prologue (1 v 1-14), Jesus is

presented as the pre-existent and

incarnate Word of God revealed by the

Father. It also highlights how He has

come as light into the world, so that

those who believe in Him will not

remain in darkness (cf 12:46).

The heart of John’s narrative

contains seven signs or miracles, which

demonstrate who Jesus is and

demonstrating His transforming power

over creation and people: turning water

into wine (2 v 1-11); healing the royal

official’s son (4 v 46-54); healing the

paralytic (5 v 1-18); feeding the 5000 (6

v 1-14); walking on the water (6 v 16-

21); healing of the man born blind (9 v

1-41) and raising Lazarus (11 v 1-44).

After these signs, the story moves

into the upper room discourses followed

by the story of His death and

resurrection. The whole Gospel is a

revelation of the glory of God’s only

Son, who comes to reveal the Father

and then returns in glory to the Father.

It can be well summed up in the famous

verse: ‘For God so loved the world that

He gave His one and only Son, that

whoever believes in Him shall not

perish but have eternal life’(John 3 v 16).

Do Not Be Afraid

the joy of waiting in a time of fear

(The Archbishop of York’s Advent Book 2024)

by Rachel Mann, SPCK, £10.99

These meditations tell stories of God waiting with us when

we’re in fear or distress; of coming – bidden or unbidden –

to relieve our loneliness; of disconcerting us, desiring us and

surprising us with joy… Most of all they remind us that Jesus

Christ comes into the world as one long waited for; as the

Servant who waits on others; as the One on whom we are,

adoringly, called to wait.


St James the Least of All

on why carol services are so dangerous

My dear Nephew Darren

So, you are excited about being

invited to plan your first Carol

Service. The dangers involved are only

slightly less than being invited to judge

the best cake made by the Ladies’

Group. You seem to have no idea of the

lifelong offence you will inevitably

cause. In decades to come when you will

either be a seasoned old clergyman – or

more likely a double glazing salesman –

you will be remembered as ‘the Curate

who offended Mrs Smith’.

First, you have to decide which

groups are going to be represented to

give the readings. If the Brownies were

asked last year, then it has to be the

Cubs this time. But don’t forget that

every third year, the Boys’ Brigade must

be asked, or they will take their revenge

and get their flag tangled in the nave

chandelier come Remembrance Sunday.

If someone represents the choir,

then, over a four year period, all four

voice parts must be called on – and if

the organist isn’t asked on the fifth year,

then all hymns subsequently will be

played at double speed and with one

verse missing. Should one person have

been invited to read for two successive

years, then their annual appearance

thereafter will be taken as an inalienable

right for the rest of their lifetime – and

probably longer than that. To drop them

may well invoke legal proceedings.

Then there is the batting order to be

considered. Someone from the church

council will take it as a deliberate slight

if they are placed lower in the order


than a representative of the Men’s

Fellowship and no self-respecting bell

ringer would voluntarily follow a

brass cleaner.

If you do not specify where they

should read from and how the readings

should end, then a form of ecclesiastical

inflation will happen. If the first reader

speaks from the chancel step, the next

one will go to the lectern; after the

sanctuary and pulpit have been utilised,

the final reader will probably ask you

to move so he can take your place. The

variations on “Here endeth”, “This is

the Word of the Lord”, and “Thanks

be to God”, are endless and will increase

in length as the Service progresses.

The final reader will probably end

with a lengthy exegesis on what he

thinks the passage means, correcting

whatever you said in your sermon.

I once made the mistake of not

telling all readers which Bible translation

to use. One, an Old Testament expert,

therefore decided to read in Hebrew.

Not to be outdone, another read her

Gospel passage in Greek – apologising

beforehand that it may not be a perfect

rendering, as she was spontaneously

translating it from the English.

You have two alternatives: either

repeat last year’s Service without any

alteration, saying that it could not be

improved, or design your own – and

then take Christmas off.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

garden tips

from Alan Doick

{ Pot up a shrub in an attractive tub,

which you could decorate to give

as a lasting gift.

{ Place fleece or straw over or

around plants to give frost

protection.

{ If soil isn’t frozen too much to be

able to dig holes, then plant bare

rooted trees and shrubs. If there is

a little frost, then scrape it away

and be sure not to get any in the

planting hole. If soil is too frozen

to plant properly, scrape away

frost and then dig a trench and

cover roots over well until better

planting conditions arrive.

{ If leaves have fallen on the lawn or

pond be sure to collect them up.

{ Lag all outside taps and pipes.

Drain all hosepipes and place in a

frost-free shed.

{ Cut holly, ivy and mistletoe for

house decoration.

{ Open glasshouse vents on dry, still

sunny days to give a ‘change of air’

and prevent diseases taking hold.

{ Check potted bulbs to see whether

they are ready to go indoors to

give the pleasure of their blooms.

{ Check over all tools, mower, etc,

clean up and oil to store over

winter.

{ Check what seed is in stock and

look through catalogues to order

for next year.

{ Provide food and water for

garden birds.

{ ‘Winter-wash’ fruit trees to

remove pests.

{ Stop paths becoming slippery by

‘washing’ with an appropriate

product.

{ I wish you All a Very Blessed,

Happy and Restful Christmas

and a great, healthy growing

new year.

decEMBER

IN Times gone by

40 years ago, on 31st Dec

1984, the Bank of England

stopped producing one pound

notes. They remained legal

tender until 1988.



God in the sciences

meditation on the incarnation

Dr Ruth M. Bancewicz - Church Engagement Director

at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge

After the bright beam of annunciation

fused heaven with dark earth

His searing sharply-focused light

went out for a while

eclipsed in amniotic gloom:

His cool immensity of splendour

His universal grace

small-folded in a warm dim

female space

This extract from Luci Shaw’s poem

‘Made Flesh’ captures something of

the wonder of the moment when the

second person of the Trinity became an

embryo.

How does a single cell turn into an

infant, and what does that process say

about us – and God? These are the

questions that Professor Jeff Hardin, a

developmental biologist, asks himself.

Having studied theology as well as

science, he has a unique perspective on

embryonic development.

A new-born baby is made of around

five trillion cells. These cells come in

hundreds of different types, each of

which must be in the correct place for

the child’s body to function properly.

Every new life is the result of intricate

and highly ordered processes. Three

things must happen as an embryo

develops.

The first important process is for

cells to take on their identity as types of

muscle, bone, nerves, and so on. The

second is when each cell learns which

part of the body it belongs to. Third,


those cells are moved around to form

the different tissues and organs. These

three are not discrete stages, but they

all happen at around the same time,

building up gradually like the different

aspects of a picture coming into focus.

All three of these processes are

driven forward by the movement of

cells, the connections between them,

and the signals they pass to each

other. Jeff studies a sort of cellular

glue which is involved in joining cells

together. Making and breaking these

adhesions can affect how cells move

and signal to each other, their identity

in the body, how they are organised as

groups, and ultimately their survival.

This glue is found on the surface of

cells throughout the animal kingdom,

including the small worms Jeff’s lab

studies.

For Jeff, peering down a

microscope at tiny worm embryos can

be an act of worship. It is also an

exercise in art appreciation, as he

learns to appreciate the created order.

Understanding the complexities of

development, while also being aware


God in the sciences


that God knows that process intimately

both as Creator and created, fills Jeff

with a profound sense of awe, wonder

and worship.

Does the minute scale of our early

development, compared to the

incomprehensibly vast and ancient

universe, give us a sense of

insignificance? Psalm 8 says, “When I

look at Your heavens, the work of Your

fingers, the moon and the stars that You

have established; what are human

beings that You are mindful of them,

mortals that You care for them?”

For Jeff and the Psalmist, such

feelings can be a positive experience if

they serve as a reminder to be humble

in the face of a universe that is vastly

complicated but also deeply meaningful,

made by a God who loves each one of

us.

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

Sol Invictus, Emperors and how Christmas began

1,750 years ago, on 25th December

274, the Roman Emperor Aurelian

founded and launched the cult of Sol

Invictus as an official religion. He

declared 25th December a national

holiday, to be known as the Feast of the

Unconquered Sun.

Aurelian rose from modest

beginnings to become a strong and

successful Emperor. He defeated many

attempts to destroy the empire from

without and within, and he improved

the lot of the common people.

His idea in promoting Sol Invictus

was to try to give everyone a god to

believe in without betraying their own

gods. However, when Constantine the


Great became Emperor in 306 and

converted to Christianity, it was the

beginning of the end for Sol Invictus.

The date of 25th December was

taken over and celebrated as the

birthday of Jesus – and has been ever

since, though scholars agree that this

is an impossible date because flocks of

sheep would not have been out in the

fields in the dead of winter! Other

dates have been suggested, of which

perhaps the most convincing is

September 11.

It is a happy irony that in English,

Christmas can be described accurately

as the Feast of the Unconquered Son.

gigglebox - laughter is good for you

What would you like for

Christmas?

A little girl visited Father Christmas in

the local garden centre grotto. He

welcomed her with a smile and asked

what she would like for Christmas. She

gasped, and stared at him in surprise.

“Didn’t you get my email?!”

What do you get Dad?

December is the month when the family

begins to discuss what to get Dad for

Christmas. Some argue for a shirt;

others hold out for a pair of socks. But

the argument usually ends in a tie.

Christmas shopping

It was Christmas and the judge was in a

benign mood as he asked the prisoner

what he was charged with. “Doing my

Christmas shopping early”, replied the

man.

“Why, that’s no offence”, said the judge.

“How early were you doing it?”

“Before the store opened”, replied the

defendant.

Sign for Christmas

An old country preacher wanted a sign

that told people driving on the nearby

dual carriageway about the miracle of

Christmas. So he sent a short message to

the general store in the village. At the

sign-making company, the clerk who

received the message

was astonished. It

read: “Unto us a child

is born, 6 ft long and 3 ft wide”.

Puns

What is a dentist’s favourite hymn?

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Where was Solomon’s temple located?

On the side of his head.

How does Moses make his coffee?

Hebrews it.

Who was the smartest man in the

Bible?

Abraham. He knew a Lot.

What kind of man was Boaz before he

married?

Ruthless.

Why did the hawk sit on the church’s

steeple?

It was a bird of pray.

Who was the greatest comedian in the

Bible?

Samson. He brought the house down.

At what time of day was Adam

created?

Just before Eve.


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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.


recipe of the month

cranberry Christmas cookies

These are as pretty as they are tasty and

would make an ideal Christmas gift

ingredients

N.B. You’ll need to allow 4 hours between

preparation and baking

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16 oz all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon baking powder

Pinch of salt

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½ teaspoon almond extract

1 tablespoon grated orange

zest, or more to taste

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8 oz butter, softened

6 oz caster sugar

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16 oz sweetened dried

cranberries, chopped

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

method

1. Beat the butter and caster sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl

until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the vanilla and

almond extracts and orange zest Fold in the cranberries; mixing just

enough to evenly combine.

2. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions, then roll into logs about 7 inches

long. Wrap each log in wax paper or plastic wrap, and chill in the

refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

3. Preheat an oven to 175 degrees c.

4. Remove wax paper, and cut the cookie dough into 1/2-inch slices.

Arrange the slices on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not browned, about 10 minutes.


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Sonshine

Church for people with

learning difficulties

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Yapton & Ford

Community Group

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Yapton & Ford

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Clymping

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Walberton

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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 In David’s battle with the Arameans, 700 of these were killed (2 Samuel 10:18) (11)

9 ‘No __ , impure or greedy person has any inheritance in the kingdom of God’

(Ephesians 5:5) (7)

10 City on the banks of the River Nile (5)

11 Stamped addressed envelope (1,1,1)

13 Taverns (4)

16 ‘Be on your guard; stand __ in the faith’ (1 Corinthians 16:13) (4)

17 ‘He will not always __ , nor will he harbour his anger for ever’ (Psalm 103:9) (6)

18 and 27 Down Where the magi came from and what guided them (Matthew 2:1–2) (4,4)

20 Ancient Celtic alphabet of 20 characters (4)

21 She married Esau when he was 40 years old (Genesis 26:34) (6)

22 A great-grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:7) (4)

23 Title accorded to certain Roman Catholic clerics (abbrev.) (4)

25 ‘My house will be a house of prayer; but you have made it a — of robbers’

(Luke 19:46) (3)

28 Annie (anag.) (5)

29 Plead with (Zechariah 7:2) (7)

30 Tenth foundation of the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:20) (11)

Down

2 ‘We have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by __ hands’

(2 Corinthians 5:1) (5)

3 Uncommon excellence (Proverbs 20:15) (4)

4 ‘You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine __ have been poured upon me’

(Psalm 92:10) (4)

5 __ Homo (‘Behold the Man’) (4)

6 ‘He has given proof of this to all men by — him from the dead’ (Acts 17:31) (7)

7 ‘Our __ is in heaven’ (Philippians 3:20) (11)

8 ‘This is a day you are to __ ’ (Exodus 12:14) (11)

12 Assault (Psalm 17:9) (6)

14 ‘Jesus found a young donkey and __ upon it’ (John 12:14) (3)

15 Liverpool dialect (6)

19 ‘Remember the __ day by keeping it holy’ (Exodus 20:8) (7)

20 Nineteenth-century German physicist after whom the unit of electrical

resistance is named (3)

24 Nazirites were not allowed to eat this part of a grape (Numbers 6:4) (5)

25 ‘If anyone would come after me, he must __ himself and take up his cross and

follow me’ (Mark 8:34) (4)

26 Evil Roman emperor from AD54 to 68, responsible for condemning hundreds of

Christians to cruel deaths (4)

27 See 18 Across


Easy

Sudoku Solutions

Harder

Crossword Answers

ACROSS

1, Charioteers. 9, Immoral. 10, Cairo. 11, SAE. 13, Inns. 16, Firm. 17, Accuse.

18, East. 20, Ogam. 21, Judith. 22, Seba. 23, Msgr. 25, Den. 28, Inane. 29, Entreat.

30, Chrysoprase.

DOWN

2, Human. 3, Rare. 4, Oils. 5, Ecce. 6, Raising. 7, Citizenship. 8, Commemorate.

12, Assail. 14, Sat. 15, Scouse. 19, Sabbath. 20, Ohm. 24, Seeds. 25, Deny.

26, Nero. 27, Star.


Triangle

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 and

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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