Service Calendar for January 2016
| Sunday | 3rd | NailsworthKingscote
Nailsworth Horsley |
8.00 am 9.30 am
11.00 am 11.00 am |
Holy Communion BCPMorning Prayer BCP
Family Service Holy Communion |
| Wednesday | 6th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 10th | KingscoteNailsworth
Horsley Nailsworth |
9.30 am11.00 am
11.00 am 3.30 pm |
Holy Communion BCPHoly Communion
Family Service Messy Church at Nailsworth School |
| Wednesday | 13th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 17th | KingscoteNailsworth
Nailsworth Horsley
|
9.30 am11.00 am
6.00 pm 4.00 pm |
Family ServiceFamily Communion
One Voice at Christ Church Carol Service |
| Wednesday | 20th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Sunday | 24th | KingscoteNailsworth
Horsley Woodchester Priory
|
9.30 am11.00 am
3.00 pm 6.30 pm |
Holy Communion CWHoly Communion
Evensong Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
| Wednesday | 27th | Nailsworth | 10.00 am | Holy Communion |
| Thursday | 28th | Horsley | 3.15 pm | Messy Church |
| Sunday | 31st | Horsley | 11.00 am | Joint Benefice Service |
The Little Angels mothers and toddlers group meets at 10.00 am on Fridays at Nailsworth Church. Refreshments served afterwards in the Parish Rooms.
The next PCC meeting will be at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall on Tuesday 12 Jan.
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The Vicar’s Letter
Dear Friends,
I used to live in Scotland for a number of years. Anyone who has any connection with that wonderful country will know that the year is slightly shorter for many people as a result of Hogmanay. My vague memories remind me of a party that used to begin on 31 December and come to some sort of conclusion on 2 January (still a Bank Holiday north of the border).
So the year proper begins on 3 January rather than 2 January in the rest of the UK.
This year will actually be a day longer than most as it is a ‘leap year’ –
Happy Birthday to those born on 29 February !
Which would we choose if we could – a shorter or a longer year ?
Time seems to have become an ever more precious commodity – like most precious commodities it is greatly in demand and often in short supply.
Obviously time itself has not become shorter – it is just that we try to cram so much into it now. But are we happier as a result or just more stressed ?
We are reminded in the Bible in the letter to the Hebrews that ‘Jesus the Messiah, is the same yesterday and today – and forever!’ Hebrews 13 v.8
As we enter a New Year with all its potential uncertainty and the speed of its passing, it is good to know thatthere is this one constant in our lives who is unchanging in his love for us. He came as the Prince of Peace. May he be the peace in our lives through this coming year.
Rev. Mike Smith
Flower Rota
| 10 and 17 January
24 and 31 January 7 February 10 February onwards No flowers in LENT |
Carol HatherellJane BatemanWendy Ingram |
Weddings: There are no weddings booked in January.
Lorna Reynolds
Cleaning Team
The next church cleaning session is at 2.30 pm on Monday 11 January.
Teresa Day
Church Organ playing
As many members of the community are aware, our regular organist Rosemary Sims is suffering from painful arthritis in her hands. If there is anyone in the parish who has keyboard skills and might be able to help from time to time, this would be very much appreciated.
The PCC
Village Hall Programme
Film Night – Tuesday 12 January Paddington, yes we know it is for children but it is also great for adults ! Do come and bring the children if they have not seen it. Drinks for sale.
Coffee morning – Tuesday 19 January, 10.30 to 11.30 am. Coffee and cake £1.50
Carol Paton
Grumbolds Ash Group
On Tuesday 26 January we meet for our annual programme planning meeting at 12.30 pm at 3 The Walled Garden. Lunch will be served, but please let me know if you are coming.
Jutta Tubbs Tel. 860 194
Book Club at 8.00 pm
Tuesday 19 January The Nightmare by Lars Kepler at Sheila’s.
Tuesday 9 February The Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jeffries at Louise’s.
Angela Wooldridge
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.
Kingscote Parish Council
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Tuesday 26 January at 8.00 pm in the Hunters Hall.
Bus service consultation – www.gloucestershire.gov.ukfundedtransport
Anyone using or planning to use the bus service should give feedback before 4 January 2016. There appears to be a proposal to combine the No 36 and No 40 routes. If you need help to respond please ring me urgently.
First Aid courses
If you wish to take part on the courses planned on 16 January and 23 February please contact me as soon as possible.
Planning Applications
15/04974/FUL – Jandacott Scrubbetts Lane, Bagpath, erection of two storey rear extension.
15/05112/TCONR – Rosemary Cottage, Kingscote, prune willow and holly back to previous reduction points.
15/01705/COMPLY – St Bartholomews Church, Newington Bagpath, amendment to permission for conversion of redundant church into single dwelling: building work, parking, tree work, drainage, service runs, archaeology.
Anna Davison, Tel. 860 244
Weekly Recycling – Green food boxes and wheelie bins
All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Fridays, except delayed to Monday 4 January and Saturday 9 January.
Fortnightly Recycling – Black boxes, White Bags and Blue bags
All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Saturday 9 and Fri. 22 January.
Fortnightly Waste – Grey wheelie bins to landfill
All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Saturday 9 and Friday 22 January.
Bus Timetable Enquiries -Ring traveline on 0871 200 2233.
Mobile Library
The next visit will be on Friday 22 January when the van will park in front of The Walled Garden from 10.00 am to 12 noon.
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.
Give us time: this is Islam’s reformation
(Extracts from an article published in TheTimes on 18 November 2015)
People often ask when Islam will have a reformation. The truth is that Islam is in the middle of a reformation right now – which arguably began in the nineteenth century.
The Ottoman royal decrees of 1829and 1858 abolished poll taxes on non-Muslims and gave equal citizenship rights to Jews, Christians and Muslims. This was followed by the scrapping of traditional Islamic punishments as well as ending the death penalty for apostasy from Islam.
Isis follows a fundamentalist and selective reading of scripture which is a-historical and heretical. They are linked to Islam and the Koran in the way the Klu Klux Klan and Anders Breivik are linked to Christianity and the Bible.
The overwhelming majority of Muslims detest Isis, and are its daily victims. Anti-Muslim bigots and Islamist extremists ironically agree that Isis somehow represents Islam: it is essential that we don’t play into the hands of extremists, whether Islamist or far right, with this false assertion.
The Islamist movements of the 20th century, representing just one of many possible expressions of political Islam, were rooted in anti-colonial sentiment but became dominated by fundamentalism and anti – western hatred, derailing progress towards a genuine reformation.
Thinkers, theologians and activist in Muslim-majority nations are contributing to the reformation, often at great danger to themselves from intolerant, militant extremists. The issues they are grappling with include universal human rights; shared values with other religions and philosophies; gender equality; the status of minorities; the separation of mosque and state; the promotion of scientific and rational thinking. What all of them, and I, agree on is that Islam needs to be reconciled with the modern world and interpretations of Islam need to be normalised.
Although the Ottoman reforms of the mid-19th century introduced equality for Jews, Christians and Muslims, and abolished traditional punishments, it is the fundamentalist regimes of the 20th and 21st centuries that have reinstated some of these abhorrent practices. These regimes include those of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern Nigeria – and now Isis.
The task of reformation is primarily for Muslims. However, friends of the Muslim world who would like to see a genuine enlightenment within Islam, can help by promoting genuine reformers and challenging extremists and their apologists. It is also important that fundamental liberties are supported, especially against the military dictators, absolute monarchs and fundamentalist theocrats in the Muslim majority world: this will empower reform-minded theologians, thinkers and activists to help bring about change. Too many are forced into silence by intimidation, imprisonment or assassination by regimes that enjoy varying degrees of western support.
The good news is that Muslim intellectual discourse is moving in the right direction and the barbarism of Isis has helped enormously to undermine the extremist narrative. The Islam of the future, if it is to survive, will be based on liberty, equality and fraternity; a fitting tribute to this week’s martyrs of Paris.
Usma Hasan is an iman, and senior researcher in Islamic Studies at the Qilliam Foundation think tank.
New Year Message from the Diocesan Dean of WomenClergy
(Copied from the January Issue of the Diocesan Messenger)
“Happy Christmas “ may have given way to “Happy New Year”, but the season of celebration of Christ’s coming among us continues. So does the theme of light in darkness which Bishop Rachel explored in her message last month. But there is a difference. In December we were watching the days grow shorter and the nights closing in. Now, slowly but surely we see the light returning a little more each day. And that ties right in with the emphasis of the Epiphany season: manifestation or showing forth.
The light that the darkness can never overcome has dawned upon us in the birth of Jesus and now it is the responsibility of his followers to show that light in the world. That is why we give all new disciples a candle at Baptism and tell them to: “Shine as a light in the world to the glory of God the Father.”
Each and every one of us can add a bit of light to the troubled world we inhabit through acts of attention and kindness, and each time we do so, we bring a glimpse of God’s glory to people hungry for hope and belonging. Just as Jesus is our best Christmas gift, sharing his love in the world is our best New Year’s resolution and one well worth keeping.
Revd Canon Robbin Clark
Weddings booked at Kingscote Church during 2016
| Date and Time | Wedding Couple |
| Friday 12 February 12.00 noon | Andrew Ward & Joanne Boulton |
| Saturday 19 March 2.00 pm | David Baggaley & Sally Atkinson |
| Saturday 16 April 3.00 pm | Keith Riley & Anne Riley |
| Friday 29 April | Mathew Ainsworth & Kate Ledigo |
| Saturday 21 May | Harry Hyde & Bea Harford |
| Thursday 2 June 1.30 pm | Samuel Bond & Helena Brown |
| Thursday 9 June | Mark Hodges & Laura Boulton |
| Saturday 9 July | Adam Hawkins & Caroline Reynolds |
| Tuesday 2 August 12.30 pm | Daniel Legge & Claire Newman |
| Friday 5 August | Paul Gould & Kate Peart |
| Tuesday 9 August 12.00 noon | Craig Davies & Jessica Birch |
| Saturday 20 August 1.00 pm | Paul Wood & Hannah Meehan |
Parish Directory
Vicar: Reverend Mike Smith, 3 Vicarage Gardens, Nailsworth, GL6 0QS, Tel. 07840 260 182
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, 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, John Moore ,Tony Wooldridge.
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.