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Parish Magazine of
St Mary with St Peter,
Bury St Edmunds
September 2019
Ride and Stride on 14th September! 6th Annual Dr Jean Guy Lecture
The Annual Sponsored Ride & Stride is a Dr Jean Guy was a Consultant Radiologist
National event and every second Saturday and a colleague of your editor before she
in September cyclists all round the country retired, and she was a lay reader in the
are out making money for their local county Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham.
Churches Trust.
She passed away in 2012, and the 6th
The Ride & Stride is the main source of annual Dr Jean Guy Memorial Lecture will
income to Suffolk Historic Churches Trust be held at the Guildhall, Lavenham, on 9th
to enable it to make grants to churches and September at 7pm with speaker the Rev’d
chapels of all denominations towards Dr Richard Higginson who until recently has
repair and restoration costs. been Lecturer in Christian Ethics and
Director of Studies at Ridley Hall
As important as the cyclists, are the many Theological College.
volunteers who give up the day to man the
churches and chapels and sign in the He is now Chair of ‘Faith in Business’. He
cyclists as they arrive. Hundreds of places has written extensively on the interweaving
of worship are manned during the day and of Christian values in the world of business
that takes quite a team of volunteers! and commerce and the global economy
and is an international speaker on business
If you would like to take part, forms are ethics and the theology of work.
available from Ian Nurcombe at St Peter’s
or Anne Cross at St Mary’s (forms are in her All are welcome and refreshments are
pigeonhole), or if you can help with keeping available. Admission is free with any
St Peter’s open for an hour, please speak donations going to Lavenham Church
to Ian Nurcombe. Funds.
ISSN 1754-2820
But, apart from being embarrassing, it was
Editorial a real eye-opener to see our familiar streets
from the perspective of a disabled person.
A different perspective…
We drivers complain about bumpy roads,
but we don’t know we are born. Describing
our pavements as ‘bumpy’ is a bit like
describing the Sahara as ‘sandy’. I was only
going at walking pace, as Carol was with
me, but I was rattled to within an inch of my
life – and I don’t have arthritis like her
mother has!
And car drivers do seem to regard the
pavement not as a safe place for
pedestrians, wheelchairs, and children’s
buggies, but as a kind of long and narrow
car park at the side of the road! I did
I was spotted, in mid-July, riding a mobility manage to find a way through on this single
scooter through the streets of Bury St occasion, but one side of Guildhall Street
Edmunds. Embarrassing, to say the least! was completely denied to me, and I now
understand how disabled people or
Our gravel drive at home had been driving mothers with pushchairs can find
us mad. Bits of gravel tramped indoors, themselves utterly trapped.
leaves impossible to rake up without
collecting gravel – you know the problems. Maybe every car driver and every council
So we decided to get it resurfaced. We officer should be made to spend one day on
thought that we wouldn’t need the car, so a mobility scooter. For me, I hope it is many
left it in the garage, on the wrong side of the years before I’m forced to use one!
earthworks.
Could I ask for material for the October
Big mistake. Day one, and I get a phone call edition a little early, by Sunday 8th
from a GP at the Angel Hill surgery. “Could September at 11am, please, as I am going
you come and collect your mother-in-law, on holiday. Electronic copy to the Parish
please? She’s had a fall and I need to get office or direct to me at
her to the hospital !” She’d fallen and hit her nigelbeeton@btinternet.com, paper copy in
head but decided that a dental appointment my pigeonhole.. Many thanks!
could NOT be cancelled so, looking like Nigel Beeton
she’d lost a boxing match, had climbed onto
her mobility scooter and ridden from her
bungalow down to the town. The dentist
had taken one look and sent her to the GP.
My mother-in-law is one determined lady.
I explained that my car was behind a pile of
rubble and so the GP was happy enough to
summon an ambulance. Apart from a brief
spell at home, she’s been in hospital since.
That left one mobility scooter abandoned in
the Angel Hill surgery and me with no car to
transport it. What choice did I have but to
ride it home? So ride it I did.
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Brides’ Mothers to be registered issue the certificates. But at least
generations to come will be able to see the
names of their maternal ancestors on these
vital documents.
Simon Harvey
Cycle – and be well
With the Historic Churches cycle ride in
mind – Ed.
Dr Tom Porter, a consultant in public health
I'm delighted that a long-overdue change to medicine, is urging people to cycle more.
the way that marriages are registered in “It is a fantastic form of physical activity and
England and Wales is soon to be riding your bike is one of the easiest ways
introduced. Soon, mums will get a to reduce your risk of ill health while
recognition as well as dads. building your cardiovascular fitness. It’s
also great for improving mental well-being
In 1753 a marriage act required that too.
weddings should be registered. Ever since
then couples have been asked to supply “Not only can cycling to work reduce your
the names and the professions of their risk of death from heart disease by 52 per
fathers. It's felt increasingly awkward that cent, but it’s also a great way to get around
the names of mothers of the bride and the city without using your car, making it
groom have never been included. When I good for both you and the environment.”
talk with couples, I explain that there's no
space to record their mothers' details in the Parish Pump
registers nor on the marriage certificates.
It's always met with surprise.
So I'm really happy that at the end of this
year, registrations of marriages will include
the names of both parents for brides and
grooms.
The reason for the omission in the last three
hundred and fifty years is presumably
because marriage was closely identified
with the rights of men. It wasn't unusual for
marriages to be arranged between families
to ensure no loss of wealth or prestige. In
some cases, the tradition lingers in the
practice of grooms asking their brides'
fathers' consent before popping the
question.
We’ll soon be told of changes to the
procedures to registration, which will
require newlyweds to present a document
after the wedding to a registrar, who will
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Holidays are over and for some they the feast of trumpets to celebrate a new
never began year, the holy Day of Atonement and its
Feast of Booths all worked to remind the
people that their lives depended not on
work and toil but on the God who made
covenant with them.
We should be mindful that modern-day
slavery, exploitative zero-hours contracts
and unrealistic expectations mean that
many don't get the rest they need.
And although the Christian holiday
The summer holiday season has peaked calendar marks different events from its
and in September the streets of our town Jewish predecessor, let's see if we can use
are slightly less busy. Many people have the rhythms of work, rest and play to
been away and come back to show off their celebrate more than our ability to afford
tans and to recount stories of their travels. wonderful experiences.
No one now waits for the holiday
photographs to be printed and most share Simon Harvey
their best pictures on social media long
before they get home.
And while holidays for most are times of fun
and relaxation, we should remember that HOME CARE
many people are unable to afford a holiday
or are prevented by other commitments. It Qualified nursing / caring
can be hard if you're the child who goes into
a school term without any holiday stories to duties in client’s own home,
share. both temporary and
permanent.
The tourism industry is now enormous.
Even though travel company giants like
Daytime and Overnight care
Thomas Cook are struggling financially, the
rise of do-it-yourself holiday planning and available.
comparatively low air fares has led to a
tourism boom. Escort and transport to
doctor / hospital
The origins of the holiday are in the holy
days of the Jewish and Christian calendars. appointments
The Old Testament reveals that continuous
work is not in the will of God. Just as every Disclosure and Barring (CRB)
week is to be punctuated by sabbath rest, checked
so each season is marked by festivals. And
these weren't just reasons to take time off. Please contact
They enabled families and communities to Mrs Paula Drewry
come together to celebrate important truths 07980 017043
and to remember events which shaped Mrs Marsha Whatling
their nation.
07925 950984
The Passover celebration of liberation from
slavery in Egypt, the twin harvest Please contact us we are
thanksgivings of firstfruits and the festival of here to help
weeks at the end of the growing season,
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Moon Landing: Big perspective, big perhaps ironic, then, that this overview of
questions the whole globe – which is made possible
by science – can trigger such a deep sense
of meaning?
Science can bring us to the big questions of
meaning and purpose, but it doesn’t
answer them. It’s important to recognise
that science, wonderful though it is, has
limits. Beyond those boundaries we step
into other ways of knowing, such as
philosophy or theology. At the interface
between science and theology we can have
some fascinating conversations.
This summer we celebrated the 50th The discussions about science and religion
anniversary of the first moon landing and in that I enjoy most happen when people
October we mark the 60th anniversary of share what really matters to them. What do
the Soviet space probe, Luna 3, sending you find beautiful? Which scientific
back the first images of the far side of the discoveries changed the course of your
Moon. life? How do you see yourself in relation to
the cosmos? As we remember these
Those of us who grew up in an age when anniversaries this year, we have an
‘astronaut’ was a career option (albeit a opportunity to have conversations that
pretty specialist one) might struggle to reflect the same sense of wonder
identify with the wonder of these events. experienced by those first moon walkers.
But this recent photograph captures the
true scale of the challenge. Human beings This article has been reproduced, with
developed the technology to send first a permission, from
probe, then living people, out of Earth’s https://www.licc.org.uk/ourresources/conn
atmosphere, and cross the 252,000-mile ectingwithculture/
gap to the moon. The Luna 3 probe
managed to send back grainy images, and Dr Ruth Bancewicz,
Apollo 11 managed to actually land on it, The Faraday Institute for Science and
take off again, and arrive back in one piece. Religion in Cambridge.
It’s the safe arrival home that gets me – like
hitting the bullseye twice in a row.
For some space-travellers, seeing Earth
from a distance is a life-changing
experience; a shift in thinking dubbed ‘the
overview effect’. The observer feels a
sense of awe at seeing the whole planet as
a single entity rather than a fragmented
collection of countries, and getting a sense
of the fragility of the whole system. It brings
people out of themselves – something
psychologists call a ‘self-transcendent
experience’.
Some people claim to have a ‘nothing but
science’ approach to life that trusts only in
things for which we can produce very
concrete, measurable, evidence. Is it
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Why your garden needs an old sink The reason behind food allergies?
A pond – even a small one - is the most Could junk food be behind the rise of food
important thing you can do for the wildlife in allergies? Scientists have found that
your garden. So says Kate Bradbury, a children who eat more takeaways are more
presenter of the BBC nature show, likely to suffer from dangerous
SpringWatch. intolerances.
The problem is that the number of ponds in Researchers at the University of Naples
Britain has halved since the 1950s. The found that children with food allergies also
effect on wildlife has been catastrophic. had a large build-up of sugary fatty
Beetles, birds, frogs, toads, newts, substances under their skin which develop
hedgehogs and bees are already in steep after eating processed and sugary foods. It
decline and, with no easy access to water, is thought that these ‘advanced glycation
their struggle to survive is even harder. end’ products (AGEs) may cause the gut to
leak. That could trigger an overactive
Kate Bradbury urges people to use old immune response that makes the body
Belfast sinks, buckets or even baths to help more sensitive to food consumed.
their garden wildlife. For such mini-ponds,
the RHS recommends oxygenating plants Two per cent of adults and seven per cent
such as a miniature water lily, starwort of children suffer from food allergies; a five-
(Callitriche stagnalis) and lesser spearwort fold rise since the Nineties. Recent
(Ranunculus flammula). decades have seen a dramatic rise in highly
processed food in the West.
A guide to building a mini-pond can be
found here:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-
involved/activities/give-nature-a-home-in-
your-garden/garden-
activities/createaminipond/
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Humorous View - Queen Elizabeth was the “Virgin Queen.”
As a queen she was a success. When she
exposed herself before her troops they all
shouted “hurrah.”
Unbelievable Insurance Claims
- An invisible car came out of nowhere,
struck my car and vanished.
- Coming home I drove into the wrong
house and collided with a tree I haven’t got.
- Going to work at 7 a.m. this morning, I
drove out of my drive straight into a bus.
The bus was 5 minutes early.
- I bumped into a lamp-post which was
Exercise Machine obscured by human beings.
My husband bought an exercise machine to - I didn’t think the speed limit applied after
help him shed a few pounds. He set it up in midnight.
the basement but didn’t use it much, so he
moved it into the bedroom, it gathered dust - I had been driving for 40 years when I fell
there, too, so he put it in the living room. asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
Weeks later I asked how it was going. “I - I was on my way to the doctor with rear
was right,” he said. “I do get more exercise end trouble when my universal joint gave
now. Every time I close the curtains, I have way causing me to have an accident.
to walk around the machine.”
- The accident was caused by me waving to
School Howlers – as written by young the man I hit last week.
schoolchildren
- The bloke was all over the road. I had to
- The Bible is full of interesting caricatures. swerve a number of times before I hit him.
In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis,
Adam and eve were created from an apple
Funny Things Said in Doctor’s
tree. One of their children, Cain, asked,
Surgeries
“Am I my brother’s son?”
“Here,” said the nurse handing the patient a
- Solomon had three hundred wives and
urine specimen container, “The bathroom’s
seven hundred porcupines.
over there.”
- Writing at the same time as Shakespeare
A few minutes later, the patient comes out
was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey
of the bathroom. “Thanks,” he said,
Hote. The next great author was John
returning an empty container. “But there
Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his
was a toilet in there, so I didn’t need it after
wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained.
all.”
- In midevil times most people were
“Doctor, I slipped in the supermarket and
alliterate. The greatest writer of the futile
really hurt myself badly.”
ages was Chaucer, who wrote many poems
“Where did you get hurt then?” I asked.
and verses and also wrote literature.
“Can’t be too sure, but I think it was aisle
six,” she replied.
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Bury Christian Youth: St Peter’s And lives to Jesus as they believe it is the best
St. Mary’s Mission Focus For decision they will ever make!
September
Nicola, Duane and Nicki ask that you would
I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I pray for them and their preparations for the
will tell of all the marvellous things you have year ahead, they can sometimes take a
done. Psalm 9 verse 1 battering as it can be a ‘war zone’ out there!
Pray for God’s comfort and strength as they
Our mission focus at both St Mary’s and St face the challenges ahead.
Peter’s for this month is BCY, or Bury
Christian Youth to give it its full title. Most of How can you help? To pray is the foremost
our congregations are aware of BCY and thing each of us can do, financial support is
the work they do but for those who don’t also always needed but why not contact the
know let me recap! BCY has been working office to see how you can make a
in Bury and the surrounding districts since difference.
1990 through schools, local churches and
youth workers. The aim is to enable young If you wish to be involved or just know more
people to see the Christian faith as about their amazing work do log on to the
‘agelessly applicable and timelessly truthful website www.bcy.org.uk
in a changing and challenging moral,
educational, intellectual and social climate’ There is still a vacancy for a new
A difficult task! So how do they do it? Chairperson, if you think that could be you
do contact the office at office@bcy.org.uk
Nicola, Duane and more recently Nicki work
tirelessly throughout the year running Please note this year’s ANNUAL
clubs, lessons and assemblies in our local CELEBRATION SERVICE, SUNDAY 13TH
schools and also supporting existing CU’s. OCTOBER 2019 at the new time of
5-8 year olds have the Rock Solid Clubs, 7- 4pm!!!!
11 Explore and since 2011 have introduced Mallie Sharpe and John Walker
Prayspace, where for a week they take up
a whole space in a school and fill it with
creative prayer activities covering a range
of subjects from ‘worry’ ‘forgiveness’ and
many more. These have proved very
popular and are loved by staff and students
alike.
That is a precis of what they do, please do
go to their website to get a fuller picture of
their amazing work!
Now the most important part, why do they
do it?
The team believe that Jesus is arguably the
most influential person ever to have lived
and that He gave His life for us so that all
who believe in Him can have a whole and
lasting life. They believe every young
person needs the opportunity to know
Jesus for themselves and to see how He
connects to their lives. They continually
pray that the youth of today will give their
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Harvest Field
All around, confusion,
All around, helplessness,
People lost in the bad news of every day.
Longing for purpose,
Searching for security and significance
Here in the white field of our generation.
The harvest is still great,
The workers are still few,
But the Lord of the harvest
Is the same
Yesterday, today and forever,
And this is his field.
He planted, he will give growth
If we will be his workforce
And go out into the field - where he
already is –
To gather the harvest
Of his kingdom compassion.
Lord of the harvest,
In your grace, we pray,
Send us.
By Daphne Kitching
10Worship September Diary
1 September 11th Sunday after Trinity Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday,
St Mary’s Saturday Daily Prayer, 9.30 – 10am, Lady Chapel.
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 2 Monday St Mary’s Finance Committee, 7.45pm, St
9.30am All Age Worship Mary’s.
11.00am Holy Communion (no choir) 3 Tuesday St Peter’s Vision Prayer Meeting,
6.30pm Evening Prayer 12.00pm, Hyndman Centre.
St Peter’s Tea & Chat, 2 – 4pm, St Peter’s.
10.45am Café Church Men’s Core Group Meeting, 7.30pm, Almoners Field.
3.00pm Holiday Club Service St Peter’s DCC Meeting, 7.45pm, Hyndman Centre
4 Wednesday St Peter’s Men’s Carpet Bowls,
8 September 12th Sunday after Trinity 7.30pm, St Peter’s.
St Mary’s 6, 13, 20, 27 Fridays Pastoral Hour, 10am, St
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Mary’s.
9.30am Holy Communion The Den, 6.30-8pm, Hyndman Centre.
11.00am Morning Worship 7, 28 Saturdays Men’s Bible Study Discussion
6.30pm Evening Prayer Breakfast, 8am.
St Peter’s 7, 21, 28 Saturday Confirmation Preparation, 3pm,
10.45am Holy Communion 10 Tuesday St Mary’s DCC, 7.45pm, Hyndman
15 September 13th Sunday after Trinity Centre.
St Mary’s 11, 18 Wednesdays Little Fishes Babes &
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Toddlers, 9:30 – 11:30am, Hyndman Centre.
9.30am Morning Worship Parish Praise, 7.45pm, Hyndman Centre.
11.00am Battle of Britain Service 12 Thursday Crafts Around The World, 7:45pm, St
6.30pm Choral Evensong Peter’s.
St Peter’s 14 Saturday Parish Men’s Breakfast, 8am, Pilgrim’s
10.45am Morning Worship Kitchen.
4.00pm Sunday@4 Goes Messy Parish Walk, 10.45am from The Crown, Hartest,
followed by lunch.
22 September 14th Sunday after Trinity 17 Tuesday PCC Meeting, 7.45pm, Hyndman
St Mary’s Centre.
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 18, 25 Wednesdays Westgate Café, 9.30am-
9.30am Morning Worship 12.00pm, Hyndman Centre.
11.00am Morning Worship Parish Prayer Meeting, 7:45pm, Hyndman Centre.
6.30pm Holy Communion 19 Thursday Lunch & Chat, 12.45pm, Hyndman
St Peter’s Centre.
10.45am Holy Communion 24 Tuesday St Mary’s Fabric Committee, 7:45pm, St
Cornwallis Court Mary’s.
4.00pm All Welcome 27 Friday Time Together, 2pm, St Mary’s.
29 September 15th Sunday after Trinity Weddings
St Mary’s 24.08.19 James Redman & Rachel Charles
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.30am Morning Worship
11.00pm Holy Communion Baptisms and Thanksgivings
6.30pm Evening Prayer 17.08.19 Amelia Rose Bush
St Peter’s 18.08.19 Ava Effie Ann Beaumont
10.45am Morning Worship
A service of Holy Communion is held
Funerals & Memorial Services
each Wednesday at 10am in St Mary’s
06.08.19 Brian George ‘Ted’ Cross
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Vicar – Reverend Simon Harvey
Editor: Nigel Beeton
Associate Vicar – Reverend Nick Alexander
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