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VillageApril 2014
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Easter Week unfolds…see Page 1 for events in the parish including
Good Friday Get TogetherGt Chishill Village Hall, Friday 18 April, 10am-12noon
Songs, crafts, snacks and The Easter Storysee page 15
Emily Oyston of Heydon. Buried Heydon (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
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* This Service is according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
T Induction loop at this service
Service details, diary events and more at www.icknieldwayparish.com
Church Services In April Sunday 6th April * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Little Chishill
10.40am All Age Service at Chrishall School with crèche and Sunday Clubs
Sunday 13th April – Palm Sunday * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Heydon 9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie
10.40am Holy Communion Service at Great Chishill with crèche and Sunday Clubs 6.00pm Evensong at Hamlet
Friday 18th April – Good Friday 2.00pm Service for Good Friday at Strethall
Sunday 20th April – Easter Day *T 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Elmdon 10.00am Chrishall @ 10 – Join us for coffee and pastries followed by a short service at 10.40am. No Sunday Clubs.
Sunday 27th April * 9.00am Holy Communion service at Strethall 9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie T 10.40am Holy Communion Service at Elmdon with crèche and Sunday Clubs
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This month we move into the season of
Holy Week and Easter. During Holy
Week we will be thinking about Jesus’
journey to the cross and his innocent
suffering for our sake. When I saw
Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the
Christ some years ago I was disturbed
by what I think was a too graphic and
prolonged depiction of the events (and
with little explanation as to why it was
all happening). It raises a question for
me: should we focus on Christ’s
sufferings or should we draw a veil
over them?
I’m struck by the New Testament’s economy of words: ‘When they
came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with
the criminals – one on his right, the other on his left.’ (Luke 23.33) It
couldn’t be said in less words, but then I suppose the first Gospel
readers would have known exactly what was meant – many would have
witnessed a crucifixion with their own eyes.
One of the most influential theologians of the 20th century was the
German scholar Jürgen Moltmann. In his book The Crucified God he
asks ‘What can we say in defence of a God who made a world in which
the gas chambers of Auschwitz can be erected and who does nothing to
stop the slaughter?’ At the time of the Reformation in Europe the big
issue was ‘how are sinners justified before a Holy God?’, but more
often today I find that people are asking ‘how can God justify himself
to us in the face of innocent suffering on a massive scale?’
Moltmann’s defence is that it is indeed God himself who hangs upon
the cross. God in the person of the Son bears excruciating physical
pain and spiritual dereliction. God the Son undergoes human death and
enters the mystery of what lies beyond. In Christ, God enters into and
The Crucified God
continued on page 5
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shares in our human predicament
and innocent human suffering.
Moltmann doesn’t want to draw a
veil because God’s suffering is
central to his understanding of who
God really is.
Yet to focus only on the sufferings
would grossly misrepresent what
the Bible has to say. It doesn’t
deny Christ’s sufferings, but neither
does it dwell on them. It takes us
further by proclaiming that he
overcame them for us. The cross
leads us to a quite unexpected and
unimaginable future beyond
suffering. When Jesus spoke to the
penitent thief he did not say ‘Today
I am with you on Calvary’ but
‘Today you will be with me in
paradise.’ (Luke 23.43)
The sufferings of Christ don’t just
bring identification with all human sufferers; they bring the promise of
forgiveness and transformation to those who want it. During Holy Week
we will focus on Christ’s passion and his sufferings won’t be hidden
from our eyes, but we won’t be left to wallow in them because Easter
Day will dawn and the joy of the resurrection will be ours.
Christ’s resurrection heralds the dawn of God’s promised new creation,
ahead of time: it is the guarantee of what is to come. We continue to
live in the shadow of the cross, in the sense of recognising our own
brokenness and need of healing, but Christ now has the victory over sin
and death - and that makes all the difference.
Happy Easter!
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Chrishall First World War
Information - can you help?
John Kay and I are currently
researching the servicemen named
on the Chrishall War Memorial
who lost their lives in the First
World War. The primary purpose
of this being to add some depth to
the character of the people
commemorated here.
Robert Brand, George Cranwell,
Harry Easter, Enos Green
Charles Heal(e)y, Eustace Hooper,
Herbert Margham, Leonard
Rogers
I am also researching the men and
women listed on the plaque in
Holy Trinity Church Chrishall
who served in the First World
War, as shown in this photograph.
Our research is progressing well
and we have been able to locate
information on many of those
listed, but any further information
anyone can provide would be
greatly appreciated. If there are
relatives of any of those listed
who are still in the village and
have information or photographs
they would be happy to copy and
pass on to us, we would be
especially grateful.
We look forward to sharing our
findings with you in future
editions of the Village Web.
Please contact us by email or
phone if you can help - thank you.
Jean Hards-Nicholls, 837267
John Kay, 838747
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Last “Things” at HeydonContinued from an article about Heydon’s Garden of Remembrance,
published in February, by Peter Hodges
I was a church warden with Peter Hodges when we started to discuss
planning an area for cremated remains. The Diocese had been talking
about the subject at that time and seemed supportive when we broached
the subject of an area devoted to this at Heydon. Peter presented his
thoughts at a DCC meeting to determine that we should go ahead.
From these initial discussions and after much mulling over of ideas, I
continued with the project. The church committee’s thoughts were that we
should have a memorial plaque centred on a wall in the new churchyard
and the area should radiate from this. (Our thanks go to Elaine Gillingham
who helped with drawing up plans at this stage). Having invited various
stonemasons to the site to discuss ideas, we made a decision to place a
large stone in a corner of the churchyard (later to be slate) which would
mark the spot. Concentric circles would radiate from this stone containing
the burial plots. The idea was also to be as practical as possible by giving
us very little maintenance for the future.
I contacted the Archdeacon at that time, Annette Cooper, for her advice.
She kindly included us in her busy schedule; she spent some time
advising us as to what would and would not be acceptable to the
Diocese, before we applied for the faculty. Unfortunately, our ideas of
marking the areas for ashes with small memorial stones in the ground,
which could be mown over, was not to be allowed and so a further
scheme was thought up with the invaluable help of Rollo Barnes and
Hugo, his son, who spent hours marking it out on paper and then finally
on site with the help of Alex Duffus.continued on page 8
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We came to the conclusion that a grid reference scheme was the best idea.
One end of a chain would be centred on the stone and the other end able
to move along a marked memorial rail. By marking the rail and chain in
the right places, we were able to pin point the area in which the remains
were buried. (Come and see it and all will become clear!!)
Eventually, after a year of discussing, planning, choosing our materials
and bringing in quotes, we started with the approved faculty. The
rough area of grass was close mown. One day a crane driver arrived to
deposit a very large block of slate in situ. The slate was lifted over the
wall from the road and the stone masons, Hibbitt & Son, fixed it
securely in place with metal rods into concrete. Green slate chippings
were put round the base. A simple cross had been carved on the
monolith as previously discussed and the area began to take shape. We
now had a focus and someone had to start looking after the area and
keep it tidy and mown throughout the summer.
A local joiner was approached and kiln dried oak was thought to be the
best option for the memorial rail. Designs incorporating a double rail
were discussed on which would be fixed the bronze plaques of the
deceased and eventually this was fixed into place. The plaques will have a
name and date of the person interred and a grid reference so that the exact
place of ashes can be pinpointed. There is at this moment a book in the
church which will have the grid reference number of the deceased and a
page dedicated to personal tributes from relatives. The book will be
displayed in a locked cabinet (kindly donated by Jane Duffus) in church.
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Wooden benches were chosen, carved with the name ‘Heydon Church’
and fixed in place by a local builder. Wild flowers are being sown this
year in front of the memorial rail (donated by Martin and Barbara
Shaw) to add to the snowdrops and miniature daffodils already planted.
Heydon churchyard is a pretty and peaceful place. Our community’s
hope is that the churchyard will give not only rest to those interred, but
also some comfort to those who are left behind.
Mel Chandler
Andy’s prayer during the dedication of the new Garden of
Remembrance at Heydon:
Lord of all creation, we praise you for the beauty of our world and
for this small corner of it. We prayerfully set aside this garden for the
purpose of interring the ashes of our loved ones. May it be a place of
peace and rest.
We pray for those who visit here that they will find comfort, strength
and hope for the future.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ your son, our Lord, who is
the resurrection and the life.
Amen
Letter from Strethall Thanks to all of you who played tennis at Strethall last
year. It was a better season than 2012 and our treasurer
is pleased. So we give thanks for the weather - and to
Andy Murray, perhaps, who inspired us all!
We are looking forward to welcoming you as the season starts up again.
So come and enjoy a game or two in delightful surroundings. The charge
is: adults, £2 per person per hour; students, £1.50 per person per hour.
cheap as chips! Please telephone us to book your time (the number is
always printed at the back of The Web) - and know that all we raise goes
towards the upkeep of our remarkable little church.
And wasn't it great to welcome Rowan Williams at Strethall last
September? Never to be forgotten. Roger Harcourt
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Transition Chepstow is part of a nationwide environmental movement
that is helping communities prepare for a time when we can no longer
rely on cheap oil. Jo Cates talks to Marcus Perrin, the Transition
Chepstow coordinator, to find out more.
It’s the end of a gloriously warm July day and the light is dwindling. I’m
at the Tidenham Landshare, located on the A48 just outside the hamlet of
Stroat. It’s a blooming mass of flowers and vegetables, and Marcus Perrin
is showing me round the site. We then sit down at a picnic-table plonked
in the middle of it all, and with views of the green fields beyond that slope
gently down to the Severn Estuary, it has to be about as idyllic as
interview settings get.
I’ve only recently learned about the work of the Transition movement and
I start by asking Marcus, what does the term mean to him? “Transition is
really about a community response to some of the larger challenges we’re
facing in the 21st century, primarily those characterised by climate change
and resource depletion”. By resource depletion I know he is primarily
referring to oil, as the concept of Peak Oil is one that defines the
Transition movement. In the pamphlet that he gives me Peak Oil is
described as ‘the point in time when the maximum rate of oil extraction is
reached on a global scale.’ The theory goes that ‘if global oil consumption
is not slowed down before the decline phase begins, a world energy crisis
will develop.’ The name of the movement is related to this idea in that we
need to ‘transition’ from the oil-hungry world we live in today to a world
that can function successfully without fossil fuels.
He goes on, “Our lifestyles are really quite fragile in the sense that they
are built on supply chains for food and fuel which stretch thousands of
miles and are vulnerable to shock, whether that’s economic shock or
climate shock. So the idea of reducing our dependency on fossil fuels goes
hand in glove with the idea of building resilient communities.”
The movement was started in 2005 by Rob Hopkins in Totnes, Devon.
Eight years on and there are now over 350 initiatives in the UK and about
a 1000 worldwide. Ranging from gargantuan groups like Transition
Glasgow to small towns like Transition Rhayader in mid-Wales, Transition
initiatives are unlikely to ever fall into the ‘one size fits all’ mould.
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Transition Network
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Transition Chepstow is part of a nationwide environmental movement
that is helping communities prepare for a time when we can no longer
rely on cheap oil. Jo Cates talks to Marcus Perrin, the Transition
Chepstow coordinator, to find out more.
It’s the end of a gloriously warm July day and the light is dwindling. I’m
at the Tidenham Landshare, located on the A48 just outside the hamlet of
Stroat. It’s a blooming mass of flowers and vegetables, and Marcus Perrin
is showing me round the site. We then sit down at a picnic-table plonked
in the middle of it all, and with views of the green fields beyond that slope
gently down to the Severn Estuary, it has to be about as idyllic as
interview settings get.
I’ve only recently learned about the work of the Transition movement and
I start by asking Marcus, what does the term mean to him? “Transition is
really about a community response to some of the larger challenges we’re
facing in the 21st century, primarily those characterised by climate change
and resource depletion”. By resource depletion I know he is primarily
referring to oil, as the concept of Peak Oil is one that defines the
Transition movement. In the pamphlet that he gives me Peak Oil is
described as ‘the point in time when the maximum rate of oil extraction is
reached on a global scale.’ The theory goes that ‘if global oil consumption
is not slowed down before the decline phase begins, a world energy crisis
will develop.’ The name of the movement is related to this idea in that we
need to ‘transition’ from the oil-hungry world we live in today to a world
that can function successfully without fossil fuels.
He goes on, “Our lifestyles are really quite fragile in the sense that they
are built on supply chains for food and fuel which stretch thousands of
miles and are vulnerable to shock, whether that’s economic shock or
climate shock. So the idea of reducing our dependency on fossil fuels goes
hand in glove with the idea of building resilient communities.”
The movement was started in 2005 by Rob Hopkins in Totnes, Devon.
Eight years on and there are now over 350 initiatives in the UK and about
a 1000 worldwide. Ranging from gargantuan groups like Transition
Glasgow to small towns like Transition Rhayader in mid-Wales, Transition
initiatives are unlikely to ever fall into the ‘one size fits all’ mould.
10
Transition Network
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Transition Chepstow was formed in 2008 and is made up of a number of
different groups. Marcus tells me, “The most active groups are food,
transport and energy. We are also active in areas such as wildlife, reuse
and recycling, and litter action.” In contrast to environmental groups such
as Friends of the Earth who are known to be good at campaigning,
Transition initiatives focus on community-based projects.
And we are sitting in the midst of one of them: The Tidenham Landshare.
The area is mainly individual allotments but there is also a community
area where people who don’t have the expertise or time to put into an
allotment of their own can work with others.
They have also helped plant over 150 fruit trees in clusters around the
town – apple, pear and cherry trees. Lovely big wooden planters full of
herbs and vegetables can also be found throughout the town centre and,
like the fruit trees, the idea is that locals simply help themselves.
And an annual food event now firmly in the Transition Chepstow calendar
is Apple Day - a day-long celebration of everything apple related. With
around 1000 people attending Apple Day each year it’s probably one of
the events that Transition Chepstow is best known for in the town.
As well as the many food projects, the Transport group has produced a
walking and cycling map which shows all the traffic-free paths in
Chepstow. Marcus gives me a copy of the first edition which has just been
published. When I look at it, I’m staggered at how little I feel I know the
town. There are so many footpaths on it that I had no idea existed.
I’m aware it’s getting late and Marcus is probably itching to get away,
though he is far too polite to show it. I just want to ask him about how he
sees the future for Transition Chepstow. He is in-touch it seems with the
challenges that lie ahead. “Things have to deepen if we are going to make
the shift - we need to get more people involved. The right things are
already happening in pockets, we just need more of it.”
And when he puts it like that, making the Transition to a fossil fuel free
way of life doesn’t seem like quite such an outlandish idea after all.
Within any initiative there are often a number of different groups, like
food, transport and energy. They are also often active in areas such as
wildlife, litter action, and reuse and recycling. In contrast to
environmental groups however such as Friends of the Earth and
Greenpeace, who are known to be good at campaigning, Transition
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initiatives focus on community-based projects.
Local initiatives that are already active include Bassingbourn Transition
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Thought for the Day...
I am standing on a pavement in heavy rain, waiting to cross the street,
when a car rushes past with a black man at the wheel, driving straight
through a puddle and giving me a good soaking. If I shake my fist at
him and shout: “You stupid nigger!”
I am quite likely to end up in police custody charged with racial abuse,
breach of the peace and doubtless other offences I don’t even know about.
If on the other hand I angrily scream: “Jesus Christ! You stupid idiot!”
I will receive sympathetic smiles and nods of agreement from anyone
who saw what happened.
I am not suggesting that either remark was remotely helpful, but the
kind of thing I have described happens all the time. I exaggerate
slightly, though; the word “nigger” is taboo today. The use of the
name of the Creator of everything as an expletive, however, is so
routine as to be unremarkable. On television, from East Enders to chat
shows, it is almost obligatory.
If this all sounds sanctimonious, I apologise. I don’t have anything to be
smug about, but the absurdity of the situation fascinates me. As
Christians, should we be trying to do something about the cock-eyed sense
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It would be really interesting to know what other people think. Why
not put your views on paper or email and send them in to the Web?
The Editor might even publish them and give us some real food for
thought. John Holford
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NotesThank you
The committee would like to thank
Andrea Hamblin for her superb
management of the advertising for
The Village Web.
The Web is delivered free to every
home in the parish and is entirely
funded by advertising.
Thanks also to our advertisers,
many of whom have been featured
in the Web for several years.
Thanks to all of you.
Quiz Night
There will be a quiz night, in aid of
Heydon Church Funds, on
Saturday 5 April at The Pheasant
in Great Chishill.
Tickets are £10, which includes a
supper of sausage and chips.
Contact Mel Chandler on 838289.
Chrishall Village Hall
Management Committee AGM
Whether you just want to keep up
to date with the latest news for the
village hall, or are looking for
volunteering opportunities in your
community, please do come and
join us on Monday 7 April 2014
at 8pm
Good Friday Get Together
Celebrate the Easter Weekend with
a get together on Good Friday
morning in Great Chishill village
Hall 10-12 midday. Crafts, songs,
snacks and the Easter Message. For
all children under 11 with their
parents, grandparents and anyone
young at heart!
Skatathon!
Please sponsor Mike Carroll as he
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rather unconventionally on inline
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along the Guided Busway from
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April 13th; in aid of the restoration
and repair of Heydon Church.
Please contact Mike 838771 or
Erica in the Church Office 837272
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April Fools Quiz Night
Please put the date in your diary, get
your team together and join us for
another fun evening on Friday 25
April at Chrishall Village Hall
contact Dominic Reilly 838774
Plant sale
On Sunday 27 April, 2.30-5.00pm,
at Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury;
sale of plants and second-hand
books with teas and cakes - in aid of
Holy Trinity Church
Contact: Janice Rust - 521312
2014 Annual Parochial Church
Meeting
The APCM will be held on
Monday 28 April at Chrishall
Methodist Church. Everyone is
welcome to attend and anyone on
the electoral roll can vote. Please
join us for coffee before the meeting
commences at 8pm.
Jumble Sale
To be held on Saturday 26 April
from 2-4pm in Littlebury Village
Hall.
In aid of Strethall Church and The
Terrance Higgins Trust.
Any donations of bric-a-brac or
jumble to Liz Stott, Ash House,
Catmere End 01799 521217 or
Kathy Woodhouse at Cuckoo Hill,
Catmere End 01799 526864.
Christian Aid Lunch
The United Reform Church in Gt
Chishill are holding a Soup Lunch,
in their refurbished school room, on
Friday 16 May between 12.00 and
14.00 hours.
More details in the May issue.
Contact Rosemary Livings 838708
Save the date
Back by popular demand on 21
June…Bands in the Barn is reborn
in a marquee! The evening will
feature Mind the Gap and Charlotte
Reavey. Proceeds to Chrishall
PreSchool. Contact: Pippa 07967
157283 or Suzanne 07812 170844
Colchester Chamber Choir return
to Chrishall!
The amazing Colchester Chamber
Choir will be performing in
Chrishall on Sunday 22 June,
under the direction of former
Royal Opera House Principal
Baritone, Michael Roderick Earle.
The 35 strong choir sing entirely
a capella and absolutely stunned
the audience at their last visit with
their wide-ranging programme of
much-loved and accessible music.
Put the date in your diary now;
further details from Neil Marshall
([email protected] or 01763
838122)
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Music For a Summer Evening
Including The Military Wives choir,
at Debden Church, on
Saturday 7 June at 7.30pm.
Tickets £10 in advance
or £12 on the door from
Tony Vernon, Monks Farm,
Debden Green, Saffron Walden,
CB11 3LX 01371 830801 or
(Cheques payable to Debden
Parochial Church Council)
Life Changing
Ventures life changing holidays
for 8-18s
• Make lifelong friends
• Serious fun and space to chill
• Explore the bible and discover
Jesus
• Great for groups and individuals
Find full details and apply online at
www.ventures.org.uk
Or call 0300 123 0780 (Opt 2) to
order a brochure
Marathon Effort-update
Thanks to some very generous
contributions from far and wide,
the Autistica team of 25 valiant
souls raised over £41,000 in the
Cambridge half marathon in
March. We expect to exceed our
target of £50,000 when all is said
and done. The event took place in
the nicest weather we have had this
year - though the hot conditions did
take a number of us by surprise!
Everyone got round in very
respectable times, the fastest in just
under 1.5 hours. But the real race
was to raise awareness for autism
and the medical research that is so
badly needed into this life-long and
often debilitating condition. All the
runners are immensely proud to
have been able to contribute to the
cause and I would particularly like
to thank everyone in the Icknield
Way parish for their outstanding
generosity.
Edward Chandler
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War MemoriesOne hundred years on, we are all connected to the First
World War, either through our own family history, the
heritage of our local communities or because of its long-
term impact on society and the world we live in today.
We would like to mark the centenary of WW1 by gathering as many
memories of life in both World Wars from local people as possible. If you
would like us to record your memories please do make contact with one of
the Web Committee listed on the last page.
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5th Deadline for copy for the May Web
contact alison: [email protected] or 837303
7th Open Door from 12pm at Chrishall Methodist Hall-
everyone welcome-do come along for a delicious lunch!
1st, 22nd Community Lunches at 12.30pm, Chrishall School.
& 29th Please book by Friday on 838592
9th & 23rd Church Mice at Chrishall Methodist Hall at 10.30am
contact Hazel 838703 or Sally 263231
Tuesdays in Term Time Gt Chishill Youth Group
Contact Fred Smith 838513
Thursdays Gt Chishill Chimps 10-11.45am
contact Emily 07900 243491/ Islay 07977 076573
Fridays Youth drop in - 7.30-9pm Chrishall Methodist Church.
Contact Erica 837272
April Dates for regular events
Pinboard
Atera car roof-box, with fittings and lock.
Wooden toy garage and toy workbench (suit age 3-6).
Small exercise trampoline.
Large plastic paddling pool/sandpit - shaped like a boat.
Wooden climbing frame with slide (suit age 3-8).
Goal post and net (suit age 6-10).
Contact Helen Abrahams 838235 with a reasonable offer,
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standard of services provided by advertisers
Kairos (Youth Group) Youth Drop In Centre Every Friday 7.30pm-9pm, Methodist Church
Youth Group Every Friday 6pm-7.30pm, Methodist Church
Andy and Hazel Colebrooke 838703 Clubs For Children: Every Sunday 10.40am Service Viv Rogers 837185 Church Mice 2nd + 4th Wednesday, 10.45am Hazel Colebrooke 838703 Chrishall School Head Teacher: Tracey Bratley 838592 Prayer Groups: Monday Prayers weekly 9.10am, please see bulletin or call 837272
Bible Study Groups: Monday Afternoon Rectory Group 2pm,Gt Chishill Andy Colebrooke 838703 Barnabas Group Wednesday 10.30am, Duddenhoe End Carolyn Hughes 838326 Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study 1.15pm,Gt Chishill Eileen Murrell 838909 Firm Foundations Thursday 8pm,Wenden Lofts Alison Wilkinson 837303 Thursday Evening Fellowship, Thursday 8pm, Gt Chishill Andy Colebrooke 838703 Contacts In Our Villages: Chrishall - Marcus West 838294 Elmdon – Robert Smith 838497 Gt Chishill – Judy Saunders 838571 Hamlet – Kate Chambers 838754 Heydon - Barbara Shaw 838190 Lt Chishill - Peter Lyster 838238 Strethall - Liz Stott 01799 521217 Methodist Hall Bookings: Erica Debnam 837272
United Reformed Church Gt Chishill: Michael Livings 838708
Bell Ringing: For all towers please contact the church office 837272
Tennis At Strethall: Roger Harcourt 01799 525596 Village Web Contacts: Alison Wilkinson 837303 [email protected] Advertising - Andrea Hamblin 838465 [email protected] Marcus West 838294 Peter Hodges 01462 893546 Mel Chandler 838289
www.icknieldwayparish.com
Published by the Parish of The Icknield Way Villages on behalf of the nine churches in our community
Our Churches
Anglican Church Rector: Revd Andy Colebrooke (free day: Tuesday) 1 Hall Lane, Great Chishill, Royston Herts SG8 8SG Tel: 838703 Email: [email protected] Parish Manager: Erica Debnam Office open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 1pm Church Office, Crawley End, Chrishall, Royston, Herts SG8 8QL Tel: 837272 Email: [email protected] Parish Church Wardens: Jon Wayper Tel: 01799 732045 Email: [email protected] Liz Stott Tel: 01799 521217 Email:[email protected] Methodist Church Contact - Minister: Revd David Keeble 4 Nightingale Mews, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2BQ Tel: 01799 522037 Email: [email protected] United Reformed Church Great Chishill – Minister: Revd Duncan Goldie The Manse, Meeting Lane, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6AN Tel: 260747 Email: [email protected] If you would like further information about other denominations, please contact the church office on 837272. All telephone codes are 01763 unless stated otherwise.
Delivered free by the churches to each home in Heydon, Chrishall,
Great Chishill, Little Chishill, Elmdon with Wenden Lofts, and Strethall
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