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St Mark’s Church

Pennington

To love, to serve, to give to all – in Jesus’ Name

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

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FROM THE PULPIT As we approach the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 - the war to end all wars - there are special services of remembrance all over the country. We need to remember the past because it carries long shadows into today and we need to understand what the effects of that past

are. But remembering the past is not an easy thing to do, it can be painful, difficult to understand at times. And so sometimes, it becomes easy to remember the good times and downplay the horror by romanticising the past, because the past can be a hard thing for the human mind to take in. And it may well lead us to ask where was God in this? Well God was right there in the pain and messiness crying with us, in the suffering and waste of human life. Nevertheless, we have the duty to remember what happened in a real way, remember without glamour or romance. Our first duty is that we should remember with honour those people who gave their lives. For as St John tells us in chapter 15:13 ‘greater love hath no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends.’ We need to remember these people as individuals, to understand just what they really gave up. We should see them as real individuals with real lives, with real families, with real hopes and fears. To remember ordinary people being shipped into something that was beyond their imagination and control. And to feel for their families left behind not knowing what had happened. Remember those people with honour and gratitude. This year in Pennington, we have been making poppies to put on our churchyard hedge, that will spell out 'We will remember them'. At this centenary, it is particularly poignant, as we have recently found that there are some Pennington names that have been missed from our memorial in 1918. This Remembrance we have created a temporary plaque so that we can include their names in our commemoration. We are working hard to ensure that these names can then be permanently added to our War Memorial, so that they will not be forgotten. Inside our Church, we have been given some soldier silhouettes from the Armed Forces Covenant Trust - There but not There - to help us remember the impact on so many families in our community. Remembrance Day is a day for thinking about painful things. And we should do this, not to feel guilty or inadequate. Rather, so that with God that we may find the strength to change our lives, and our world. To not let the sacrifice of these men be in vain. As the old prayer says; Let there be peace on earth Lord and let it begin with me. With best wishes to you all, Rachel

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COMING UP IN NOVEMBER Date Time Details

1st Thursday 10:00 Churchyard Working Party

12:30 Friendship Lunch

4th Sunday 08:00 Holy Communion (Said, BCP) with refreshments following

09:30 Iona Communion Service

18:00 Evensong with Act of Healing

7th Wednesday 10:15 Coffee Morning, St Mark’s Room (church)

11:30 Holy Communion

9th Friday 10:55 Act of Remembrance, war memorial


09:30 Remembrance Reflection

10:55 Act of Remembrance, war memorial

12th Monday 14:30 Meditation Group




09:30 Morning Praise

18:00 Evensong

20th Tuesday 15:30 Messy Church

21st Wednesday 10:15 Coffee Morning, St Mark’s Room (church)



09:30 Family Communion



29th Thursday 13:30 Care Home Communions

30th Friday 18:00 Christmas in Pennington - village Christmas event

Please note that Rachel Noël will be on retreat between the 29th October and the 5th November.

CHILDREN'S CHURCH During the 9:30am Communion services in term time, there will now be Children's Church happening during the Family Communion service too, with interactive engaging stories and activities for younger people. All welcome - and a sticker to those (young and old) who attend for each Children's Church you attend!

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ST MARK’S DRAW CLUB The winning numbers for the recent prize draw were as follows:

First Second Third September 687 152 705

ST MARK’S COMMUNITY HALL Day Start End Event Mon 09:30 10:30 Yoga Anna Harling, 01202 434789 11:15 12:15 Yoga 13:45 14:45 Pilates Lynda Hutchins, 01425 638464 15:30 19:45 Childrens Dancing Kayleigh Sargeant, 01425 616750

Tue 09:30 10:30 Zumba Lucy Thomas, 01590 645919

13:30 16:00 NHS Retirement Fellowship 1st Tuesday, Jacqui Allan, 07380 666603

15:30 17:00 Messy Church 3rd Tuesday, Sandy Negrescu, 01590 675506

13:30 16:00 Strictly Come Crafting 2nd and 4th Tuesday, Dorothy Davies, 01590 676163

18:15 19:15 Pilates Lynda Hutchins, 01425 638464 19:45 21:00 Yoga Mikki Wilford, 01590 610233

Wed 18:45 20:15 ATS Dancing

Thu 12:30 14:30 Friendship Lunch 1st Thursday, setup from 10:30

18:00 20:00 Pilates Lynda Hutchins, 01425 638464

Fri 10:00 12:00 Dance and Yoga Hannah Bimpson, 01590 380267 13:30 14:30 Yoga Mikki Wilford, 01590 610233 18:30 20:30 Art class

BECOME A SUBSCRIBER? St Mark’s have a weekly email newsletter, which gives details of our upcoming events, posts and articles on the website and keeps you up to date with the general happenings of our church. If you’d like to subscribe then simply enter your details on the bottom right of our homepage, at https://www.penningtonchurch.uk/

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FIRST LYMINGTON BROWNIES Erika Rutter, Tawny Owl The girls successfully finished the tasks required to earn their badges: that’s the Agility, Communicator, First Aid, Hostess, Science and Seasons badges, for many of our troop!

For the Hostess badge, the girls had to write an invitation for a

friend asking them to a party and address to them within an envelope. Then they had to produce a plan showing how many people they are expecting, what refreshments they would serve them and what entertainment would

be provided. Finally, they made a table decoration from plastic cups with coloured lolly sticks and paper flowers –

which looked really effective. We also enjoyed a games evening, playing Pick-Up Maltesers with cocktail-sticks, and another game with a straw - sucking up sweets from one plate to place into another. The evening came to an end with ball games and making lanterns. After half term we look forward to hosting a Halloween Party, where new members will be enrolled and will enjoy with us all a Bonfire night - with a campfire and sparklers.

‘ASK YOUR PHARMACIST’ WEEK 2018 5th- 12th November When did you last talk to your local pharmacist? If it has been some time, now may be the month to pop in and share with them any health concerns that you have. ‘Ask Your Pharmacist’ week is an awareness week aimed at reminding communities of the wide range of services that pharmacists can offer. This year the focus will be on ensuring patient safety.

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TRAIDCRAFT Pat Wright

You may have read in the press recently that Traidcraft is ceasing it’s current trading operations on 31st December 2018. This is very sad news and will have a major impact on all the producers, although Traidcraft are communicating with all partners to see if they can assist in transferring their business to other organisations.

Here at St. Mark’s we will be continuing with our stall as long as stocks last. Some items have been out of stock at Traidcraft for a while – even their catalogues - and so orders cannot always be fulfilled. If there are any particular items you would like me to obtain – or even order in bulk – please let me know and I will do my best for you. Obviously Christmas will soon be upon us so please have a look at the selection of seasonal goodies and cards on our stall. Orders for The Real Advent Calendars are now being taken (price £3.99). Let’s try and make Traidcraft’s last trading season a successful one.

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT ST MARK’S On a warm October morning, St Mark’s celebrated our harvest festival service with a wonderful show of generosity through donations towards the New Forest Basics Bank, based in the URC Church, Lymington. Following the service, we enjoyed the fantastic culinary skills of Lanes of Lymington – who came to our newly refurbished Community Hall kitchen to cook for us. Our thanks to all who made this year’s harvest festival such a success!

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CHURCHYARD NOTICES Ingrid Bolhoven On a glorious day in October, after a chilly start, the sun shone the whole day with no wind. A perfect Autumn Day. Over twenty people came along to help give the churchyard its annual clean up. This year, we concentrated on the area round the War Memorial in readiness for Armistice and

Remembrance Day. Photos will be found on the St Mark’s website. Quite a few children accompanied by adults, took an active part in clearing, raking and generally tidying up. Many gravestones revealed names long forgotten under the ivy and brambles, and some intense work was made on uncovering graves of a bygone era. Lots of new names to now check against our records. A team of workers provided much needed sustenance, with hot soup and rolls, scones and delicious cakes. Many thanks to some donations too from the shops, which was much appreciated. Andy and his team took down the old compost bins and erected one large new one. This has been made for strength and easy accessibility for emptying. Again this is just for churchyard garden material and the metal bin for non-compost, such as artificial flowers. Our thanks go to the children and their helpers at PJS for planting 200 crocuses on the lawn after their Harvest Festival Service. This is our third donation of crocuses over the last couple of years, so many thanks to Rotary and Ed Haffenden for preparing the ground and helping the children with the planting. We look forward to a colourful Spring. I hope, like me, you will have happy memories of a lovely autumn day spent in the fresh air, and sharing a coming together of our community. Do come back and enjoy sitting quietly this time, on a bench to admire all your hard work. Our next monthly working party will be on Thursday the 1st November from 10 and anyone wanting to join our little group, will be so welcome. We will be planting pansies in the flower border and generally tidying up, with refreshments afterwards. Watch out for hedgehogs looking for leaf litter and bonfires ready for November, to hibernate in now the weather is cooling down at night. With firework parties in mind, check these before lighting.

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PENNINGTON SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

17 LODGE ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HH - 01590 675341

Ed Haffenden Thanks to the second World War and the aftermath, the bungalow in Lodge Road, which was purchased in the late 1930’s by public subscription for “sporting activities and recreation”, was not initially used to its full potential. That was until eventually in 1952, a strong committee emerged with futuristic ideas, including giving the Club its present name, thereby creating a home for the whole community. I remember in the late 50’s and early 60’s using the Club as a changing room, when playing football for Pennington. The alcohol side of things was lost on me in those far off days. Over the years the Clubhouse has grown enormously, with the final additions being made in the year 2000. It now houses 2 full sized snooker tables, two dart boards, a pool table and 3 large televisions; all in the main bar area. The Function room, of a similar size, enjoys seating for 150 people and has a dance floor, stage and artistes dressing room. The “loos” are the envy of most local Clubs and a separate wheelchair friendly toilet was part of the last additions. A fair-sized garden accommodates smokers and a separate children’s play area complete with activity unit. The Club also owns the bungalow next door, which is where we obtained our Garden from! We welcome new members every month, if you are becoming curious and maybe interested?

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HARVEST WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS

This October we've welcomed Pennington Infant School and Pennington Junior School into St Mark's to celebrate their harvest festivals. In our porch you can enjoy the wonderful poems and prayers that the Infant School have created. At our Junior School harvest, we also welcomed Eddie Haffenden from the Lymington Rotary Club, who are celebrating 100 years. Eddie brought crocus bulbs with him, and together each of the pupils from Pennington Juniors have planted a crocus bulb in the churchyard. Planting the bulbs reminds us of how much of their growth happens hidden away in the darkness of the soil. As we celebrated harvest, it is exciting to also be planting bulbs, looking ahead to the future. We're looking forward to spring and seeing the signs of hope of these crocuses, a sign of the life and hope in our community as we work together for the common good.

EVERYONE REMEMBERED The Royal British Legion, in partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, is encouraging people to individually commemorate over one million Commonwealth Service men and women who were killed during the First World War. The losses were felt in almost every town and village in the UK and throughout, what was then, the British Empire. You can make your commemoration at www.everyoneremembered.org. Choose to commemorate someone you know – a relative or person on your local war memorial – or commemorate someone randomly selected for you.

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CHURCHYARD COMMUNITY TIDY 2018

On a warm Autumn morning under a blue sky and glorious sun, St Mark’s welcomed many from our congregation as well as the local community – who came together to help us to tidy our churchyard. With the special remembrance service approaching (remembering 100 years from the end of the First World War), we wanted to ensure the grounds reflected the incredible pride Pennington has for those whose lives were sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today. We’re lucky to have such a beautiful space and are

grateful beyond words to those in the community

who have come to help us today. A special mention

to the Musketeer, a local pub in Pennington – as

well as those from the Pennington social club and

volunteers from the village Tesco Express store.

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SAM’S PARKIN (AKA – GINGERBREAD) Samantha Young Ever since I was a young child, Parkin has been one of my favourite bonfire night treats. It’s dark, rich and warms the soul. I always try and make it at least 2 days in advance kept in a tightly sealed tin as it gets so deliciously moist and tastes even better. This recipe serves roughly four people Ingredients 225g (8oz) self-raising flour 55g (2oz) caster sugar 55g (2oz) light brown sugar (feel free to use a light muscovado sugar) 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tblsp ground ginger 55g (2oz) butter 40g treacle 75g golden syrup 1 large egg 200ml (7 fl oz) full-fat milk

Method 1. Preheat your oven to 150ᴼC / 300ᴼF / gas mark 2. 2. Line a 20cm (8in) cake tin (I find my square one works best for this recipe) with

greaseproof paper. 3. Sieve all the dry ingredients together into a bowl. 4. Melt the butter, treacle and syrup in a pan over a gentle heat. You just need to melt

the butter - so don’t bring it to a boil. 5. Beat the egg and mix it into the milk. 6. Mix the egg and milk mixture into your dry ingredients (I find it easier to use an

electric mixer - either hand-held or a stand mixer) 7. Gradually pour the melted butter and syrup mix into the cake batter, mixing well. 8. Pour into your lined cake tin, place in the middle of the oven and bake for

approximately 1 hour (I’ve said approximately 1 hour as ovens do vary but keep an eye on it and test with a cocktail stick, if it comes out clean – it’s cooked).

9. Turn out on a cooling rack and let cool completely. Cut into generous pieces and store in an airtight tin (I use an old chocolate treat tin).

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FEEDING THE CHURCH Paul Young

“Many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat”. That snippet from Mark chapter 6 sounds like a typical day at the office where I work. Indeed, it’s an image my wife complains of through her job too – and it’s depressing how many lunches I spend at my desk with a sandwich as I type, or hastily grabbed so I can get back to that work space again. Looking around at St Mark’s, I think it can often seem that way here as well; my earlier notions that the Church of England was an easy job far from the truth. With clergy and members of the church preparing for school assemblies or Sunday services; being on hand to help grieving families or nervous couples coming towards marriage; updating notices and planning events; attending meeting after meeting; representing the church in the community through parish wide events. Church isn’t Sunday morning and evening by any means, as Rachel, Anne – and many in the congregation who offer to help with what St Mark’s does – can testify to. Our lives sometimes feel like ravenous creatures, consuming all our time and effort – so much so that you look back and wonder where it all went as the month comes to an end. I expect the disciples felt like that too. In the chapters leading up to the feeding of the five thousand, they’d practically not stopped for themselves. No easy life of mission on a Sunday morning or afternoon for them, they were returning to Jesus after being sent out to spread the news of Jesus and his teachings. I know that if this was me, and I’d returned in such a manner, I’d be buzzing. That first endeavour, a success and now I’m back with the teacher I revere – bursting to tell Jesus all about it. “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while” is a piece of advice I think many of us now, as much as the disciples then, can appreciate. Those manic and hectic lives we lead are for nothing if we can’t stop and take stock of where we are and what we’ve achieved. We all need a break from our work lives and if they don’t want to burn out, the disciples then and the clergy now need that “desolate space”.

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY… 300 years ago, on 3rd Nov 1718 that John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was born. He may have been Postmaster General and First Lord of the Admiralty, but we remember him today as the inventor of the sandwich, which he ordered from his chef to sustain him at the gambling table. 150 years ago, on 13th Nov 1868 that Gioachino Rossini, major Italian composer, died. Best known for his operas, including The Barber of Seville. 100 years ago, on 4th Nov 1918 that Wilfred Owen, British poet and soldier, was killed. One of the leading poets of WW1, he was noted for his shocking realistic poetry about the horrors of trench warfare. Killed in action a week before the war ended, aged 25. Also 100 years ago, on 11th Nov 1918 that Armistice Day saw the end of World War 1. 90 years ago, on 18th Nov 1928 that Walt Disney released ‘Steamboat Willie’, the first Disney cartoon with fully synchronised sound, which saw the debut of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. 80 years ago, on 9th Nov 1938 that the Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass) began when the Nazis burned synagogues and destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses in Germany and Austria. More than 30,000 Jews were transported to concentration camps. 75 years ago, from 28th Nov – 1st Dec 1943 that WW2’s Tehran Conference took place. US President Franklin D Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin met to discuss plans for a second front against Nazi Germany. This led to the D-Day assault on Normandy and the Allied invasion of occupied Europe, beginning in June 1944.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD PRAYERS – NOVEMBER 1 Our Friendship Lunch 16 North Street 2 Lodge Road 17 Northover Road 3 Long Close 18 Oak Tree Mews 4 Lower Pennington Lane 19 Those preparing for marriage or baptism 5 Mead Road 20 Oliver Road 6 Maple Court 21 Our Messy church 7 Meadowlands 22 Pennington Oval 8 Meadow Road 23 Our PCSO attached to Pennington 9 Milford Road 24 Those who work and learn in our schools

10 Middle Common Road 25 Pinetops Close 11 Parochial Church Council 26 Pitmore Lane 12 Ground staff and church cleaners 27 Pound Road 13 Village shops and shopkeepers 28 Homeless in Pennington 14 Newbridge Way 29 Priestlands Road 15 North Greenlands 30 Priestlands Lane

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED – NOVEMBER If you would like someone to be remembered in the prayers at church on the nearest Sunday, please give the name and date to our churchwarden, Teresa Nivison.

2 Jay Hanson 9 Tommy Walker 4 Carol Corbin 26 Pamela Wilson 6 Elizabeth Rusbridge 27 Anthony Hayward 8 Robert Wright 29 Eileen Mapes 8 John Boullier

IN PRAYER 5th October Joel Charlton and Mala Richards, upon their wedding

THE SOLDIERS PRAYER a prayer written by an anonymous Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.

What he says applies to all of us fighting our own private battles in life.

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve: I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things: I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy: I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men: I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life: I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for - but everything that I had hoped for, almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am among all men most richly blessed.

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PARISH CONTACTS Priest in Charge Rev. Rachel Noël* 01590 462022

[email protected] Church Office General Enquiries 01590 672896 Church Warden Mrs Teresa Nivison 07541 842025 Parish Administrator Jackie Paul 01590 671813 Associate Priest Rev. Anne Elliott** 07553 552540 Licensed Lay Minister Phillip Attwood 07917 066727 PCC Secretary Mrs Eve Jolly 01590 679310 PCC Treasurer Mrs Teresa Nivison 07541 842025 Gift Aid Secretary Mrs Maureen Barnard 07541 721440 Envelope Scheme Mrs Maureen Barnard 07541 721440 Director of Music Dr. Leigh Jerwood 01590 678678 St Mark’s Community Hall Manager Mrs Shirley Saunders 01590 677628 St Mark’s Community Hall Bookings Mrs Shirley Saunders 01590 677628 Electoral Roll Officer Mrs Diane Tapper 01590 674660 Magazine Editor Mr Paul Young 07841 916526 [email protected] Magazine Distribution Mr John Nivison 07541 842025 Traidcraft Mrs Pat Wright 01590 678416 Pennington Junior School Headteacher 01590 672104 Bible Fellowship Mrs Ingrid Bolhoven 01590 677940 Messy Church Mrs Sandy Negrescu 01590 675506 Pennington Poppets Frances Attwood 07917 066727 Safeguarding 01590 462029 Pennington Good Neighbours Phillip Attwood 07917 066727 Data Controller Paul Young 07841 916526 [email protected] New Forest Basics Bank 01590 610008 *(Not Friday) **(available Monday, Wednesday)

There are additional contact methods available through our church website (www.penningtonchurch.uk) – as well as general enquiries being welcome via email to: [email protected].

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SERVICE TIMES AT ST MARK’S Holy Communion (BCP) Sundays, 8:00am Family Communion Sundays (except 3rd), 9:30am Evensong with Act of Healing 1st Sunday, 6:00pm Morning Praise 3rd Sunday, 9:30am Evensong 3rd Sunday, 6:00pm Holy Communion Wednesdays, 11:30am

For any changes to these services, please refer to the calendar on the inside front cover of this magazine, on our parish notice boards or upon our website.

REGULAR MEETINGS Choir Practice (Church) Sundays, 8:45am Coffee Morning (Church) Wednesdays, 10:15 – 11:30am (Church) Sundays, 8:45 – 9:30am Rainbows (Pennington Guide hut) Tuesday, 3:45pm Brownies (Pennington Guide hut) Wednesday, 6:00pm Brownies (Pennington Guide hut) Thursday, 5:30pm Guides (Pennington Guide hut) Thursday, 7:15pm Beavers (Pennington Scout hut) Thursday, 6:00pm Cubs (Pennington Scout hut) Wednesday, 6:30pm

Scouts (Pennington Scout hut) Monday, 7:00pm Scouts (Pennington Scout hut) Friday, 7:00pm Explorers (Pennington Scout hut) Thursday, 8:00pm

St Mark’s welcomes all who come through our doors – be your visit a brief one for the wedding of a friend or family, or a regular one as a member of our church family. If you wish to help St Mark’s to spread God's truth in our local community and beyond, your donation is always welcome.

You can donate by text if you wish; simply send the message PRAY25 and your donation amount to 70070 to donate to St Mark’s Church - for example, 'PRAY25

£5' - and make a difference today.

St Mark’s Church, Ramley Road, Pennington, SO41 8GQ www.penningtonchurch.uk – Registered Charity: 1173998

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