Service Calendar for January 2015
Note major changes to service times
| Sunday | 4th | Nailsworth | 8.00 am | Holy Communion BCP |
| Kingscote | 9.30 am | Morning Prayer BCP | ||
| Horsley | 11.00 am | Holy Communion | ||
| Nailsworth | 11.00 am | Family Service | ||
| Wednesday | 7th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 11th | Kingscote | 9.30 am | Holy Communion BCP |
| Nailsworth | 11.00 am | Holy Communion | ||
| Horsley | 11.00 am | Family Service | ||
| Wednesday | 14th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 18th | Kingscote | 9.30 am | Family Service |
| Nailsworth | 11.00 am | Family Communion | ||
| Horsley | 11.00 am | Holy communion | ||
| Wednesday | 21st | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 25th | Kingscote | 9.30 am | Parish Communion CW |
| Nailsworth | 11.00 am | Holy Communion | ||
| Horsley | 11.00 am | Informal Worship | ||
| Wednesday | 28th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
The Little Angels mothers and toddlers group meets again on Fridays at 9.45 am at Nailsworth. Refreshments served afterwards in the Parish Rooms.
The next PCC meeting will be on Tuesday 3 February at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall.
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The Vicar’s Letter
Dear Friends,
As I was sitting pondering what to write for my January letter, I read one of the readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent. It seemed to contain the perfect New Year’s Resolution !
St Paul, writing to a group of Christians in a place called Thessalonica gave them this piece of advice – as always, short, sharp and to the point ….
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances.”
Okay, it is easier said than done !
But when we learn to begin to, look for the joy in life instead of complaining all the time; when we learn to say thank you all the time; when we live in a constant state of walking and talking with God, then our whole attitude changes.
It will make us more understanding and less judgemental of others. It will make us more generous people in all facets of our lives. It will actually make us more attractive people – maybe not physically, but certainly in our personality !
The truth is, if the world was more joyful and thankful and walked closer to the ideals of God, it would be a better place. ‘Rule book’ religion is inadequate, as is manifest in the world today, but Christ showed us the missing ingredient.
So why not begin with us !
Whatever life may throw at you during the next twelve months, I pray that you find more reasons to be joyful and thankful than anything else.
With every good wish and blessing for 2015,
Mike Smith
Flower Rota
| Sundays 11 and 18 JanuarySundays 25 January and 1 February | Carol HatherellJane Bateman |
Lorna Reynolds
Cleaning Team
The next church cleaning session is at 2.30 pm on Monday 12 January. We are always delighted to welcome anyone who would like to join the team.
Teresa Day
Village Hall Programme
Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy on Saturday 6 December:
RDA report
Many thanks for the contributions at the RDA table where we raised £169-65 which we were delighted with. To keep afloat we need to raise £3,000 each year so everything helps. Happy Christmas and all the best for 2015.
Angela Wooldridge
Marie Curie charity produce table
Proceeds at the coffee morning were £131-00 making a grand total of £331-00 for the whole year. Many thanks to all who supported the Grumbolds Ash ladies for the 2014 nominated charity.
Jane Bateman
Film night – Tuesday 13 January Quartet starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, 7.30 for 8.00 pm. Admission free, pay bar.
Coffee Morning – Wednesday 21 January, 10.30 to 11.30 am. £1.50 for coffee and cake.
Curry Night – Friday 30 January, choice of curries, including vegetarian and non- curry option, ice cream and coffee. Tickets in advance only, adults £8, children under 10 £4, family ticket £20.
If you do plan to come contact me on patonbagpath@btinternet.com
(we must know the actual numbers beforehand to make these events viable).
Carol Paton
Grumbolds Ash Group
On Tuesday 20 January we meet at 12 noon at 3 The Walled Garden for our 2015 Events Planning meeting. Please let me know that you are coming and bring your ideas.
Jutta Tubbs
Book Club at 8.00 pm
Wednesday 22 January, ‘Pure’ by Andrew Miller, at Sheila’s
Wednesday 19 February, ‘Arcanum’ by Janet Gleeson, at Angela’s
Wednesday 19 March, ‘The Fishing Fleet’ by Anne de Courney venue to be arranged
New members always very welcome.
Angela Wooldridge
Bridge Club
Patti Shand will be recommencing the Thursday class on 15 January, 7.00 to 9.00 pm. New members are very welcome and if there is sufficient interest there will also be a beginners class.
Pauline McTear
Free-range eggs for sale
Mrs Pat Cooksley of 2 The Windmill normally has some free-range eggs for sale at £1 for six. Best call afternoons.
HELP !
Due to my date of birth, it seems that I have misplaced, mislaid or mislent the two editions of the booklet The Village of Kingscote by David Brightley, together with a pamphlet by the late Mrs Jackson.
Lutz Wagner Tel. 860 129
Kingscote Parish Council
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 27 January at 8.00 pm in the Hunters Hall.
Planning applications
Calcot House Kingscote, Erection of garage and part change of equestrian land to domestic cartilage.
Planning Approvals
Church Cottage 22 Kingscote, 1 Sycamore tree – prune as previously, 3 Sycamore in adjacent wooded area overhanging garden – fell. No objection from GCC.
The Parish Council wishes all Parishioners a Happy New Year
Anna Davison, Tel. 860 244
Sandy Childress
Early in December we received a very generous donation of £500 from Sandy, who formerly lived at Church Cottage, towards the restoration of the bells. In a nice link, she sent a recent news report and photograph of a new British made bell being hoisted up to the tower of the Harvard Memorial church where she and Brooks were married. In her accompanying letter she reported that so far she had escaped the huge blizzards in the northeast USA.
Church Gutter Cleaning
We apologise for the confusion and time wasting which arose on 13 December on this subject. Concerns had been raised about the H & S aspects of our usual DIY approach which were not adequately communicated. The expectation is that we will do it as a community team next year as usual.
Church Collections
This month we are turning the clock back on the procedure for collecting monies donated by members of the congregation at services. Instead of the sides-person moving through the congregation during a hymn and holding the money bag in front of them individually, we are reverting to the previous Kingscote tradition of leaving the brass collection plate at the door so that people can place their donations in it as they arrive. At the appropriate point in the service the plate will then be carried forward and presented to the officiating clergy at the altar. We feel that this is a more gracious procedure for all concerned.
The PCC
Weekly Recycling – Green food boxes and wheelie bins
All current collection points – from 7.30 am, Monday 5 January, Saturday 10 January and Fridays 16, 23 and 30 January.
Fortnightly Recycling – Black boxes, White Bags and Blue bags
All current collection points – from 7.30 am, Saturday 10 January and Friday 23 January.
Fortnightly Waste – Grey wheelie bins to landfill
All current collection points – from 7.30 am, Saturday 10 January and Friday 23 January.
Bus Timetable Enquiries -Ring traveline on 0871 200 2233.
Mobile Police Van
The Mobile Police Station will visit Kingscote on Saturday 17 January from 6.00 to 6.45 pm.
Mobile Library
The next visit will be on Friday 23 January when the van will park as usual in front of The Walled Garden from 9.30to 11.30 am.
Magazine
Any materialwhich may be of interest for the next issue of the Forerunner should be sent by 20 January to H. Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Tel. 860 194.
The Editor
The PCC wishes all parishioners a
Happy and Successful New Year
Having trouble with your New Year’s Resolutions ?
Some well tried suggestions
1. I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other Gods before me.
2. You shall not make (or buy) for yourself idols.
You shall not worship them.
3. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God.
- Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
- Honour your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness.
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbour
(even if he is called Jones).
From Exodus 20
For Protection
Venerable Bede c.673 ~ 735
The greatest scholar of the early English Church, he spent his whole life as a
monk in Jarrow on the Northumberland coast. His History of the English Church
combines meticulous historical research with gentle spiritual interpretation.
O God, who are the only hope of the world, the only refuge for unhappy men, abiding in the perfect harmony of heaven, give me courage and strength amidst the conflicts here on earth. Protect me from the utter ruin that would befall me if my weak faith gave way under the many blows which assail me. Remember that I am mere dust and wind and shadow, whose life is as fleeting as that of a wild flower in the grass. But may your eternal mercy, which has shone since time began, rescue me from the jaws of evil.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch the woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost, USA, 1874 ~ 1963
Parish Directory
Vicar: Reverend Mike Smith, Nailsworth, Tel. 01453 836 536
Curate: Reverend Sue Sobczak, Horsley, Tel. 01453 833 526
Reader Sue White, Nailsworth, Tel: 01453 835 693
Churchwardens: Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, GL8 8YP Tel: 860 194
Godfrey Ainsworth, Kingscote House, Kingscote, GL8 8XY Tel: 861 683
Hon.Sec.PCC: Georgina Harford, Ashcroft House, Kingscote, GL8 8YF Tel: 01453 860 227
Hon.Treas.PCC: Jane Nichols, Asheldown, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote, GL8 8YB Tel. 01453 860 534
Members of PCC: The Churchwardens, The Hon. Secretary, The Hon. Treasurer, Elin Tattersall, Zoe Nichols, Chris Alford.
Flower and Clean Team: Teresa Day, Vivienne Ainsworth, Angela Wooldridge, Pauline McTear.
Nailsworth MU: Trissa Jones, Tel: 832 551
Editor of Forerunner: Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, GL8 8YP Tel: 860 194
Gift Aid and Envelopes: Jane Nichols, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote Tel. 860 534.
Church Flowers Rota: Lorna Reynolds, Tel. 860 231
Organist: Rosemary Sims, 15 Badger’s Way, Forest Green, Nailsworth, GL6 0HE Tel: 832 446
Sidespersons: Harry Tubbs, Rod Tibbert, Elin Tattersall,
Godfrey Ainsworth, Jane Nichols.
Electoral Roll: Elin Tattersall, 3 Boxwood Close, Tel.01453 860 182
Mowing Team: Harry Tubbs, Sebastian Cooper, Rick Bond, Roger Lucy, Godfrey Ainsworth, Ken Davies,
Brian McTear.
Village Hall: Bookings: Pauline McTear, Kingscote, Tel. 861 311
Secretary: Carol Paton, Bagpath, Tel. 860 649
Parish Council Chairman: Graham Nichols, Asheldown, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote Tel: 01453 860 534
Parish Council Clerk: Anna Davison, Bagpath Court, GL8 8YG, Tel. 860 244
Village Agent: Aileen Bendall, Tel. 07810 630 156 or 01452 426 868
Printer of Forerunner: Godfrey Ainsworth, Kingscote House, Tel. 861 683
The Forerunner is published by the P.C.C. who are usually most willing to
accept copy from village groups and individuals. However, please note that the opinions and views expressed by the contributors within the Forerunner are not necessarily those of the Church, P.C.C. or Editor.