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All Saints Mudeford & High Cross Somerford The Parish of Mudeford

Issue 89 October 2020 £1.00

The Anchor

Children in Jordan receive gifts of Scriptures and

other aid from The Bible Society.

SEE PAGES 24 AND 25 INSIDE

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From the Editors:

STOP Press: We recently found a box containing ar-

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tographs, but if anyone would like them , please ring

Vikki or myself. Our telephone numbers are;

John: 01425 277170

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JOINT EDITORS: VIKKI MILLER AND JOHN WARD.

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The rhythms of the Bible stirring the human heart

The Bible has been given to us to tell us of the greatness and love

of our God, the wonders of his creation and of God’s workings with

people throughout history to demonstrate his love and mercy and

to inspire them in selfless and loving service. Ultimately the Bible

tells us of the work of Christ on the cross to make a way for us to

be drawn to God. Although it does contain some historic writings

it is not a text book or rule book but many of the truths are written

in stirring rhythms that resonate with the heart of God and help to

make them memorable.

Great phrases at the start of a speech (or even a sermon) can lift

hopes and set vision. One of the most memorable speeches was

Lincoln’s iconic 2 minute address at Gettysburg which had been

the site of a dreadful civil war battle four and a half months earlier

in which 50,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. The main ad-

dress of the gathering was given by Edward Everett and lasted 2

hours. It was actually pretty eloquent and to speak eloquently for

2 hours is a tough act to follow but it is Lincoln’s 2 minutes that

galvanised the people who had sacrificed much and were weary of

battle.

The wonderful rhythm of “Four score and seven years ago “,

stirred each heart, except for the local newspaper which dismissed

it as ‘silly words’.

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Iconic phrases are scattered throughout the Bible to encourage and

inspire us and lift us up to the mountain tops to behold a vision of

the greatness of God’s love. Such a phrase comes at the start of

the letter to the Hebrews though the rhythms of the Bible are oc-

casionally lost in some translations into English. Hebrews begins

with the words ‘Polymeros kai polytropos palai,’. The theologian

T.G.Long describes the these words as being “as graceful and

rhythmical as the beat of the human heart”. It makes us think that

this letter to Hebrews is not a letter at all but a sermon. We don’t

know who wrote it or when exactly. Everyone agrees that it was

not St Paul but rather someone who might have been in his circle

at some stage. The eloquence of Hebrews is so striking that some

have suggested that Apollos, a well known early Christian preacher,

might have written it. Acts describes him as an eloquent man who

spoke with burning passion (Acts 18:24=25).

‘Polymeros kai polytropos palai’ means ‘in many fragments and in

many fashions’ and the passage goes on to say

‘In many fragments and in many fashions God spoke to our

ancestors by the prophets, but in these last days he has

spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all

things, through whom he also created the worlds’.

The preacher is not preaching into a vacuum but to a people who

are rather exhausted and tired with walking the Christian life in

their world. The preacher’s response is somewhat astounding as

his answer is to encourage the people to consider in depth the na-

ture, meaning and mission of all that Jesus has done for them.

The richness and preciousness of the Hebrew Scriptures are em-

phasised and how God has reached out in love to the world

demonstrating his love through all the wonders of his creation and

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Our Vision for Mission: This Parish seeks to be inclusive in extending God's

kingdom, by encouraging the whole community to

grow in the Christian faith through prayer and worship,

and to care for others through pastoral and practical

support.

his words and actions in shaping his people and drawing them back

to himself again and again. Then there is one of those amazing

‘buts’ – ‘but in these last days’ he has spoken to us by a Son. The

preacher throughout this sermon draws alongside the listener. God

has spoken to ‘US’. We are in this together and we have a God who

is speaking to us. The revelation of God’s love to us is an active

process by God into our world and not a passive one. Revelation is

rather more than a human discernment of the holy in the creation

around us; it starts with an act or summons by God. The whole uni-

verse is telling a story of God’s glory beyond our imagining, ‘but in

these last days he has spoken to us by a Son.’ The Bible in poetry,

history and wisdom helps us to behold the glory and wonder of

God with us, Emmanuel, speaking an even better word that stirs

our hearts to lift us from any weariness into the wonder of his pres-

ence. May we hear his call, his summons, coming in many different

fragments and fashions, to walk alongside him at this time even

when we might feel tired.

Andrew Jablonski

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Where’s Tricia?

Dear Everyone,

What a strange year 2020 has been, and in more ways than one.

My course is finally complete and all assignments marked so I can

have a bit of a rest from essay writing and can attempt to catch up

with house and garden jobs that have taken a back seat for a while!

2020 with its strange lockdown has meant that I have not seen many

of you since before my placement began back in January. I was de-

lighted that Rev Nigel Lacey and the congregations of Burton and

Sopley agreed to welcome me for my placement training which un-

fortunately ran into the lockdown period. It was during this time that

I increasingly felt called to see how I could continue to support Rev

Nigel in his ministry there and to become part of that congregation.

It was hoped my placement would help towards building relation-

ships between the two parishes, so this development in my calling

was a surprise to me. In fact, it was a very difficult time of discern-

ment for me as I had seen All Saints to be where I would use my

training and seek to serve and because I have so many friends at All

Saints.

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However, Michael and I are still in Mudeford and Burton is not very

far away and I know that ministry opportunities between the parishes

are possible for the future.

It has been a blessing to be amongst you. I shall miss not seeing you

so regularly but I know whenever and wherever we meet, talk or get

together we shall share news of what is happening and what the Lord

is doing.

May God bless you all richly according to His most glorious riches

found in Christ Jesus.

I send love to you all,

Tricia

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From All Saints to All Saints by John Ward

I was born in Chatham; Kent and my local church was All Saints. I

cannot pretend that my family were regular worshippers, but we

were part of a large collection of aunts and uncles and the church

was part of life there. The family attended many weddings and the

occasional funeral during my 19 years in Chatham. My best friend,

who I am still in touch with, encouraged me to use the church youth

club, which was run by his father. This was an enjoyable part of my

formative years.

Very nearby, at the end of our road in fact, was All Saints Church Pri-

mary School, where two of my friends and I managed to pass the

11+. We were the only three to pass. The headmistress gave my par-

ents strict instructions to send me to a grammar school. My dad fa-

voured Chatham technical School, so that I had a future working in

the local dockyard. We used to walk to Gillingham Grammar School

most days, which involved a lot

of hills. If my mum could afford

it, I would go by bus.

My friend’s dad, had also

attended the same school and

many years later, we all went

back to the 100 years celebra-

tion of the school. We were

able to view an old handwritten

register, which contained our 11+ results. My friend’s father and

mother stayed in the area until they died recently well into their 90s.

They were regular church goers and donated to the various church

funds.

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The church itself, was built in 1914 and was next door to a public

house. In 1974 it amalgamated with St Pauls Church, which had

been demolished. I can remember being sent to the public house to

acquire beer from the off-licence for my dad. The pub shut down

and is now a community project in a deprived area of Chatham.

Now in Mudeford and in touch with our many friends, we are proud

of being part of the church community. This set me thinking about

the name “All Saints”.

By the 4th century AD it had apparently become common practice to

dedicate a Christian place of worship to one or more patron saints.

The Reformation swept away much of this tradition and by the 18th

century many churches had forgotten their original dedication. In

was in the Victorian era that an interest in patron saints was re-

vived. But why All Saints? Perhaps because there was no obvious

link to a particular saint. To have the patronage of all the saints

might have been considered more advantageous than just having

one!

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Wikipedia has some interesting statistics

County by county, there are over 200 churches named All Saints or

Church of All Saints. The largest number are in Yorkshire(21) and

Somerset(21). London has (18) and counties like Cheshire(14),

Hampshire(9), Isle of Wight(6), Cheshire(14) and Kent(10) have

reasonable numbers. I wonder why that spread has occurred.

For some reason, Dorset does not appear. There are 6 in Wales

and 2 in Scotland and of course 20+ in USA. It is currently confus-

ing about what constitutes Dorset, but having been given a book

entitled,” Dorset Churches”, there are at least two in Hilton

(Milton Abbey) and Piddletrenthide.

On a recent walk, we found a lovely old church in Hampreston. Is

that too broad a definition of Dorset?

All Saints Day is on November 1st. Our current theme is broadly

churches, far and wide, so there is plenty of scope for you to offer

thoughts to Vikki and I , but in particular, do help my future educa-

tion by telling what you know about the history of the name, “All

Saints”.

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All Saints Church, Ruskington, Lincolnshire

by Margaret Skinner

I was born and brought up in Ruskington and my family went to All

Saints Church. Grandparents and relations on both sides lived in the

village. I had a brother eight years younger than me and he rang the

bell along with others every Sunday. I was baptised, confirmed and

married at All Saints. Dad was very involved with the church and

the firm he worked for did the woodwork for the Children’s Chapel

(see photograph). They removed the old pews and used the wood

for the chairs, kneeler and altar.

There are records of a church existing in Ruskington as early as

1086. This was replaced by a Norman church and work has been

done to extend or improve the church in every succeeding century.

A treasured artifact is the register of burials dated 1558. The popu-

larity of the queen can be seen by the number of infant girls named

after her.

Sadly, this also shows the prevalence of childhood deaths. A new

register of burials was created in 1678 when Parliament ordered

that everyone who died should be buried in English wool- this was

to help cloth manufacturers!

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St Mary, Redcliffe by Revd David Greenman

One of the most beautiful parish churches I have visited is St Mary, Redcliffe in Bristol. Queen Elizabeth I, on visiting it in 1574, described it as ‘the fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in Eng-land.’ It dates from the 13th to 15th centuries and is built largely in the perpendicular style, as one can see from the soaring arches.

It was financed largely from the munificence of local merchants, with John Cabot, founder of Newfoundland, among its patrons. It is a prominent landmark with its elegant spire reaching 285 feet.

The interior is full of beautiful stained glass, and one of the promi-nent features is the gilding of the roof bosses supplied by the ladies of Bristol, who, in a spirit of generosity for the house of God, melted down their gold jewellery to enrich their church.

Unlike a number of the city churches this one was fortunate to es-cape as a bombing target in World War 2 thanks to the vigilance and valiant efforts of firefighters stationed on its roof.

Another building dedicated to Mary is to be found near Ephesus in Turkey.

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We visited this house, now dedicated as a chapel, on a holiday tour of Western Turkey visiting the 7 Churches of Asia Minor, mentioned in the Book of Revelation. We came across this site on our way to the ruins of Ephesus. The building was discovered in the 19th century following re-ported visions of the Roman Catholic nun, Catherine Emmerich. Pil-grims visit the house based on the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus was taken here by St John, and lived here for the remainder of her earthly life. A fascinating story if true.

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The Upper Room Book Club

‘I Can’t Begin to Tell You’ by Elizabeth Buchan

Hetty Ward writes:

The plot revolves around the resistance in Denmark during WWII. The

heroine, Kay is a British woman married for many years to a wealthy

Dane. Her husband has German relatives so when the Nazis occupy

Denmark, in the interest of self-preservation and for the sake of his

estate, his sympathies lie with the Germans. Kay is uncomfortable with

this. After witnessing the cruelty of the occupying Germans, she is

drawn into the Resistance.

The story is also set in London, giving a wealth of historical information

about British Intelligence and code-breakers. It highlights their im-

portance during the war and in this case particularly in connection with

Denmark. There are some interesting characters who are all trying to

come to terms with war-time existence. Each in their own way is

fighting for freedom and hoping for a better future.

A good read. I enjoyed it.

Mary Thomas writes:

I found it slow getting into this book, although I’m not sure why. It is

well written and should have been exciting from the start, but the ini-

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tial tension was lost in flash backs. However, the scenes set in England

in the receiving and decoding centres were fascinating. The lack of ap-

preciation by most of the male establishment of what women contrib-

uted came through loud and clear. A lot of messages seemed to be

sent by the Danish agents and it would have been interesting to hear

more about what they accomplished. The heroine Kay/Freya never re-

ally captured my imagination. Kasper/Felix was more believable. But I

did enjoy the book very much, once I was into it.

I knew virtually nothing about Denmark’s war. So was shamed into

finding out a little. Many in Denmark were of German descent or had

close family links in Germany. The army was tiny and the country flat,

so resistance to occupation would have meant massive civilian casual-

ties. Besides, they thought Germany would win this time round! It was-

n’t until Rommel was defeated and Sicily invaded, that they realised

they might have backed the wrong horse. Then when the Nazis began

rounding up Jews, the Danes rallied in spectacular fashion. As Kay pre-

dicted in the book, this was the moment that the Danes could show

who they really were. They achieved a secret evacuation of more than

7,000 Jews to Sweden. They went across where The Bridge now

stands, from Copenhagen to Malmo, in fishing boats, rowing boats and

even kayaks. The crossing is hazardous and twenty seven people

drowned. About 500 Jews were captured and transported by the Nazis

in cattle trucks and some died on the journey to Theresienstadt, a

ghetto in Northern Bohemia and a feeder camp for Auschwitz. But at

the insistence of Danish citizens the Red Cross were admitted to report

on the conditions and it seems they stayed in the ghetto. Yad Vashem

in Israel records one hundred and two Danish Jews lost.

Wendy Ashley writes:

At first I was not impressed, but became interested in the characters/

story after I’d read the 1st 100 or so pages – a ‘slow burner’. Most

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books of that type are set in France; I knew nothing of what had hap-

pened in Denmark before reading it. The work of the cypher clerks

was particularly interesting and informative. This is a story of strong

women – intelligent women (Ruby etc) held back because of their

sex. I enjoyed it. How would I have behaved in those circumstances? I

honestly don’t know.

Margaret Snow writes:

Although this type of book is not what I would normally read, I really

enjoyed it. It was written with great feeling and gave an insight into

how ordinary people can be drawn into standing up for what they

believe in.

Rabbiting on……….(part 2).

My old memories have all been sharpened recently by the arrival

of two rabbits, Fudge and Snowy. Daughter Rachel was once again

responsible for filling our garden with a double decker hutch joined

by tube to a pen, all surrounded by a wire netted enclosure

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The purpose was to make Rachel and Jeremy’s garden look better to prospective house buyers. Thanks to the vicissitudes of buying and selling property, exacerbated by Covid, an intended visit of 5 or 6 weeks stretched to 14 months. But I must confess that Mrs Brown and Mrs White, my names for Fudge and Snowy, burrowed their way into my heart as well as into our lawn. I loved watching them from the kitchen window, grooming each other, or stretched out sunbathing. One hot day Mrs White actually suffered from a touch of sunstroke. Usually skittish and not wishing to be held, she lay in my arms peacefully being stroked for fully half an hour. It was a relief to see her recover some energy. Both bunnies were always ready for food. Their ears pricked up the moment they heard the conservatory door in the morning and they pushed at the door of their hutch to snap up the first proffered morsel of carrot. Rabbits’ diets seem to be much more varied than in Wesley’s day. No longer must hay and pellets suffice; broccoli stalks, strawberry tops, spring greens and kale (at last a use for kale!) are items in their varied diet and I now know where to find all the best dandelions in the neighbourhood. Rabbits appear to sleep a lot but there were periods of intense ac-tivity skipping around and chasing each other and burrow digging! I reckon the digging sessions were related to the phases of the moon. The bases of the hutch and covered pen were floored with wire netting, but the movable wire enclosure was just on the ‘lawn’. Rabbits can dig a hole amazingly quickly. In an hour they can make a hole deep enough to half disappear in and given 2 hours only a tail is visible. Whilst they’re digging the earth flies out behind them, then periodi-cally they come out of the hole and spread out the displaced earth, pushing it away with their front paws. It’s all very tidy and must be instinctive because these rabbits never had opportunity to learn the skill from a parent.

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Of course, we couldn’t let them dig very far. Quite apart from devas-tating the lawn the holes were almost always at the edge of the pen and looked like Colditz operations. But two or three weeks before we knew the rabbits would be leaving, they started to dig a hole away from the perimeter fence so I thought I would just see how far and deep they could get. They took turns to dig, perhaps for 30 or 40 minutes at a time: fortunately, rabbits don’t do an 8 hour day. Other-wise they might have dug deep and far and never be seen again. When the time for them to be moved to Rachel’s new house they could com-pletely disappear down their burrow about 2 yards underground and the displaced earth was piling up against the perimeter wire netting. Their stay with us gave us so much pleasure but it hadn’t been without incident. One morning we came down to find the outer fence down and deep holes dug around the tube joining the hutch and wire pen. We had had an unwanted visitor. Until then I had never seen foxes in our neighbourhood though I was aware they were in Mudeford Wood beyond De Havilland Road. The family put up various defences around the garden, but we had a second visit from the enemy making even more damage to the rabbit pens and deeper excavations around the middle of the tube. The rabbits obviously knew where to find their best chance of safety, the nearest they could get to underground.

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So, the next night, grandson Toby came with Teddy the dog and the two of them slept in the conservatory. In the morning at 8.30 boy and dog were fast asleep. ‘Did anything happen?’ I asked when Toby woke up. ‘Yes! ‘said Toby, ‘at 6.30am precisely all hell broke loose!’ Teddy was barking his head off. Toby jumped up and opened the conservatory door. Teddy streaked out and Toby was out just in time to see an orange shadow of fox escaping up the steps from the lawn. After that the family did their best to strength-en our perimeter fences and we got a fox alarm. Movement causes this device to emit a high-pitched sound, too high for our old ears but enough to drive teen age Toby running away with his hands over his ears. It’s sup-posed to deter foxes, but I never really relaxed guard again. Neither did Teddy. Ever since then when he arrives at our house he runs out to sniff out all the garden perimeters. Shortly after the event we saw a thin looking fox crossing Raven Way at the end of our road, our intruder we reckoned. One afternoon when I was un-pegging the washing from the line both rabbits suddenly thumped their back legs. It makes a surprisingly sharp loud sound. Both dived for the tube and disappeared down it and stayed there for about half an hour. A couple of days later I learnt from neighbours that at that exact time they had seen the fox slinking along by the back fences of the next two houses and into our garden. There is a dense screen of shrubs at the end of our garden. The fox must have been deterred by my presence and escaped somehow de-spite our improved fencing. I had been completely unaware of the fox but the rabbits certainly knew. A few weeks later Rachel saw a dead fox in Peregrine Woods. We reckon it was probably our late visitor. But now Mrs Brown and Mrs White plus the hutch and pen, tube and fox alarm have all gone to live in Mudeford Lane. I’m missing them. But it’s not as sad as the loss of Wesley: that was so final. We can go and visit Fudge and Snowy, their names restored, and at least I don’t have to be looking out for dandelions every time we go for a walk through the wood Well, not until next week when the family go on holiday. Guess who will be looking after the rabbits. Can anyone recommend a good firm for re-turfing lawns?

Pauline Williams

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Christmas Stockings and Baby Boxes

Marilyn Logan would like to thank everyone who has donated

money for the Christmas Stockings for the Foodbank. She has

sent us this photograph of the contents of the baby boxes that

she is assembling with her daughter, Samantha. It is very simple,

just a soft toy in a box, some Cadburys buttons, a Bear Paws bag

of fruity bits and a packet of tomato and herb crunchies. It will

just be something to give to little ones if their older sibling has a

stocking and they don't get anything.

In Trying times, don’t quit trying.

(“And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in

due season we shall reap, if we do not lose

heart”. Galatians 6:9)

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Charity Christmas cards on the move

Just when you thought it was safe to go back

into Winchester Guildhall, the traditional Charity Christmas Card shop

has relocated. The Tourist Information Centre was deemed too small

to house all those cards as well as the TIC staff in these times of social

distancing.

The former Whittards shop, just down the High Street from

W.H.Smith, is the new all-singing, all-dancing Christmas Card destina-

tion. Opening on Monday 19 October, the shop will house a wide

range of local and national charity cards to suit all tastes. An example

of a local card in aid of the Southampton Paediatric Intensive Care

Unit is shown here. Most of the cards in aid of national charities will

be supplied by Cards for Good Causes.

The shop is also looking for volunteers to help man the unit; a lot of

people will be needed to staff it every day from now until Christmas.

If you think you could assist, please contact me, Cathy Wallis, on win-

chesterCFGC@gmail.com.

Season’s Greetings everyone!

Christmas Cards are also on sale at Christchurch Library from Mon-

day 26th October. Cards for Good Causes will have their usual stall

this year on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until the week

before Christmas. There is a hugh selection of cards to choose from

supporting more than 25 charities.

Do come and have a browse.

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Bible Sunday

Traditionally, The Church of England observed the 2nd Sunday in Advent

as a time to reflect on the importance of Holy Scripture. More recently

that day is now fixed as the last Sunday in October, in common with the

free churches and the Bible Society. The Pope has started setting aside a

special Sunday for this purpose at the end of January. So, although there

is not a universally agreed date for Bible Sunday there is a shared convic-

tion that the theme deserves a special annual observance.

In these challenging times, it is a great encouragement to hear good

news about Bible ministry around the world. The number of languages

with a full Bible translation has now topped 700, meaning around 80% of

the world’s population can now read God’s word on their mother

tongue. The Bible Society network plays a huge part in the task of not

only translating but also distributing the Bible and promoting literacy so

people can read it. Over the last five years, an incredible 1.8 billion Scrip-

tures, including more than 184 million full Bibles, have been distributed

worldwide.

In Syria the Bible Society bookshop managed to keep open throughout

the nine-year war but was forced to close because of Covid 19. The mis-

sion here is focused on young people, many of whom have experienced

the horrors of war. Despite the shop being closed, over 28,000 Bibles

and Scripture storybooks were distributed over the Easter period. Chil-

dren like Bechara, in Aleppo, were thrilled to receive a beautiful book

about Jesus. At the same event, Nadim exclaimed, “I’ve already got a

Bible. Now I can give this one to my friend who hasn’t got one!” The Bi-

ble society has also distributed Bibles and trauma healing sessions to

thousands of the Syrian refugees who have fled to Jordan.

In China, the church is growing rapidly and many people are crying out

for Bibles. 90 year old Man Ha Wen (pictured) had been a Christian for

25 years, but never had a Bible of her own. She couldn’t read before she

came to faith but learned more and more words so she could start to

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understand Scripture for herself. When she heard that the Bible Society

were coming to hand out Bibles she got up at 3am to be at church on

time.

Here at All Saints we have several links with the Bible Society, perhaps

the most notable being Open the Book.

A supporter has promised to double the donations given this month so

this might be the time to donate. £12 normally provides 10 Chinese

Bibles but this month it will provide 20.

Online donations: biblesociety.org.uk/china20

Phone donations: 01793 418222

Cheques payable to Bible Society. Please send to Freepost Plus RSXL-

GESC-AXGS, Bible Society, Stonehill Green, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7DG

Revd David Greenman and Vikki Miller

PROCEEDS OF THE MISSION POT IN OCTOBER WILL GO TO THE BIBLE

SOCIETY.

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The Home Front: Grandma Vikki’s Birthday Cake

Max and Seren found this recipe on-line (BBC Good Food) and

made it for me without any help from Mum or Dad. It was deli-

cious!

You will need:

200gm golden caster sugar

200gm unsalted butter

4 large eggs

200gm self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 or 3 tablespoons cocoa pow-

der

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

For the buttercream:

100gm milk chocolate, chopped

200gm butter, softened

400gm icing sugar

5 tablespoons cocoa powder

2 tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter the base and sides of two 20cm round sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment.

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Place all the cake ingredients in a large bowl. Beat together un-

til pale.

Divide the mixture between the prepared tins. Bake for 20 mins

or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out

clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto

a wire rack to cool completely.

For the buttercream, put the chopped milk chocolate in a heat-

proof bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 secs.

Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 mins.

Mash the softened butter and icing sugar together with a fork,

then switch to a wooden spoon or electric beaters, if you have

them.

Sift in the cocoa powder with a pinch of salt and pour in the

melted chocolate and milk. Mix again until smooth. On a cake

stand or large plate, sandwich the cakes together with half of

the buttercream, then spread the rest on top. (Enough icing to

decorate the kitchen as well as the cake!).

Vikki Miller

Ride and Stride.

Jill Barr would like to thank everyone who sponsored her bike ride

for Ride and Stride in aid of Dorset Historic Churches Trust.

She made £400.

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CAMEO

We held our first meeting since the start of lockdown on Tues-

day 8th September and it was wonderful to see each other

again. We took all the necessary precautions and maintained

social distancing. Twenty-two ladies and the Vicar met and we

were able to offer support and comfort to two newly widowed

ladies. We shared good news and worries and two members

who had had falls were very keen for all members to have a care

call button with them at all times or a pre-programmed mobile

phone.

We hope to meet on Tuesday 13th October at 2.30 p.m. condi-

tion permitting.

FROM OUR ARTISTIC TALENT POOL.

Lake by Audrey Thorne

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Mary Thomas Jenny Galpin

Mudeford

From the Church Registers:

Baptism on 20th September

We welcome into the church family

Jude Edward LLoyd

Funerals

Our thoughts and prayers go to the families of

Don Richardson and Ann Marsh

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There were eight members at the branch meeting on 7th September

and it was good to share prayers and readings.

I have spoken to Andrew about future meetings, in view of the latest

restrictions. As we have prayers he thought we should treat it as a

service, hold it in the church and enter it in the book. So we will meet

next on Monday 5th October at 3.30pm.

Before Christmas we need to be preparing our annual service in sup-

port of activism against gender violence. Perhaps it could be com-

posed of prayer and Taize music again? Please bring your ideas on 5th

October. We can arrange a date and details for the service to go in

the November Anchor.

There will be no Deanery MU Advent service this year, but that does

not prevent us supporting “Mary’s Men” as a parish. So please do

start knitting hats and scarves. There will be a box for gifts in the

Church in November. Just to remind you we collect: hats, scarves,

gloves, socks and toiletries, plus a bar of chocolate as a treat.

Mary Thomas

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The Christian faith has been a faith of passing the story on to the

next generation. This retelling can be seen being lived out in the Old

& New Testament and continued until people had time to write

down what had happened. We also see different styles of writing

being used, and the skills of a storyteller can bring so much of the

Bible to life for us today.

Open The Book has this to say about its formation -

‘In 1999 a small group of church volunteers started going into prima-

ry school assemblies in Bedford to read and act out stories using The

Lion Storyteller Bible. The Open the Book project was taken

to Gloucestershire in 2001 and spread out to other counties from

there. Later, in 2007, it was formed into a national charity. with in-

creasing growth of volunteer numbers into the thousands, OtB

joined Bible Society in 2013. In 2019, we celebrated 20 years of

Open the Book and a growth of over 1000 storytellers throughout

the year!’

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What started as a small group of people looking to share Bible sto-

ries in schools, has grown to be a resource that churches and

schools see as a creative and visual way of sharing Bible stories

and their importance in the Christian faith.

Here at All Saints we do have an Open The Book team. This has

been active and much appreciated by the local schools. However,

come the lockdown in March these visits had to stop, and we

await the time when a team can go back safely in to schools. That

does not mean we have stopped being active! We are now looking

to put video packages together of the retelling of Bible stories that

can be shown in schools. We will be limited in not being able to

have the interaction with the children, and using the props for

children to be engaged in the stories with us, but we shall be able

to use the resources of our clothes and props - as well as our team

to keep the Bible stories being told on our community.

Andy Saunders

Children’s & Family Minister

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Letters to the Editors- Further Reflections on Cyprus

We lived in Cyprus, Akrotiri, in 1974-77 when Paul was a Search and

Rescue helicopter pilot. We arrived just after the coup had hap-

pened. A lot of the time we had to stay on base because there were

“riots” and violence in the local town, Limassol. Paul was often away

for a week at a time, flying along the Green Line to keep an eye on

things. He had been there for on detachment with the UN about 5

years previously.

We were fine on the base, however as Garry’s school was within riding

distance for him on his bike, Samantha’s playgroup was close by. We

had a small greengrocer shop run by a local Greek who was very friend-

ly. There was a small NAAFI shop, and a library. We didn’t have tv or

anything but there was a local Forces Radio station which was very

good.

We also had a local beach called Buttons Bay that we could access, just

a mile down the road. Plus, there was the bondu (local wild areas) with

pre-historic burial caves in which our son and daughter had a great

time exploring. I think that living in Cyprus must have made an early

impression on Samantha, as she eventually went on to study Archaeol-

ogy at uni.

A lot of Greeks who had run posh hotels in the north had to flee with

just the clothes they stood up in when the Turks invaded and a lot of

them ended up in tents provided by the British Forces, camped on a

hillside between the RAF base at Akrotiri and the army base at

Episcopi.

The army fed these people, and the RAF wives banded together to sort

out clothing, bedding, toys for the kids etc and we did regular “runs” to

take supplies in. The Greeks were in a daze for ages, they had been

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rich hotel owners and now they had nothing. It made me realise that is

silly to spend money on expensive things as you can lose them at the

drop of a hat.

Some of these people were still there when we left 3 years later. If

they had no friends or relatives in the southern part of the island, and

they had lost most of their money, they were stuck. So sad.

We have never been back there. Our son and his wife went there for a

week and stayed in Limassol and Garry said it had changed so much;

just a long line of hotels where there had been dusty tracks to the

beach when we lived there.

We really enjoyed living there for 3 years. It was very free and easy,

such a lovely place for the kids to have adventures with their friends. It

was nice to read different articles from people who had been there

more recently. Marilyn Logan

I was so interested to hear your memories of Cyprus.

My visit to North Cyprus was in a tour led by Derek Head, with Pam, of course, to keep him in order! Catherine Bryant and I went, plus people from his old parish in Chertsey. Derek was a fantastic group leader, I went with him to Jordan and Egypt as well. Very happy memories!

Mary Thomas

Limassol today, (Internet picture)

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Spot

I saw him sitting lonely on the beach staring earnestly at the horizon, his eyes trained for what was to appear. He’d invested in it, it was coming loaded to the gunnels with all the expensive things people love but don’t want to pay for. I sat down too. “It’s a funny thing,” he said, “and I wish I’d paid attention at school but I can tell you for a fact this world is not level, not flat. If anything, it’s curved like a giant pudding. How do I know ? Just look at that spot. I always see the top sail first. Then the rest.

Come on, my beauty. Climb that hill.” Jill Barr

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Contacts List

Church Wardens Tony Eden 01202 473003

Chris Green 01425 552984

Vestry Hall Bookings Tony Eden 01425 473003

Treasurer Tony Eden 01202 473003

Parish Administrator Maggie Raine 01425 616652

P.C.C. Secretary Maggie Raine 01425 616652

Safeguarding Officer Judy Eden 01202 473003

Pastoral Co-Ordinator Revd. Andrew 01425 240018

Church Choir (Acting) Audrey Wild

Organist Audrey Wild

Prayer Group Angela Walker 01202 481462

Mothers’ Union Joanna Heath 01425 271572

Bible Study / Home Groups Mary Thomas 01202 478139

Little Saints Marion Hart 01202 487685

Children’s Ministry Anne Jablonski 01425 240018

High Cross Minister Paul O’Connor 01425 278860

High Cross Bookings Jo Hearn 07815661029

Little Stars Tony & Judy Eden 01202 473003

Electoral Roll Ann Smith 01425 279108

Flower Rota Maggie Raine 01425 616652

Holy Dusters/Brass Cleaners Mary Thomas 01202 478139

Art Group Mary Thomas 01202 478139

Website Andrew Jablonski 01425 240018

www.allsaintsmudeford.org

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All Saints Services

Mudeford, Christchurch,BH23 3HS

Sunday: 8am and 10am

Wednesday: 10am

On the Internet.

Sunday; by 7am: Sunday Communion Celebration

Monday: Mothers Union Prayers.

Wednesday: Mid-week Morning Worship.

Thursday; . Messy Church.

Other days: Thoughts of the day are posted. We aim to post ser-

vices and “Thoughts for the day” by 7am, except if we are live

streaming.

Facebook at https;/www,facebook.com/parishofmudeford/.

YouTube at; All Saints You Tube Channel.

Web-site: allsaintsmudeford.org.