The Ven.

David Garnett
The Vicarage, Edensor, Bakewell,
Derbyshire DE45 1PH Tel: 01246 582130
(Church website - www.stpetersedensor.org)

February 2009
Dear Friends

Sometimes we waken up in the night. Something is on our mind. And our worries
always seem worst in the middle of the night! I often think February can be like that.
Christmas and New Year celebrations are over and the sunshine seems a long way off.
Mercifully it is the shortest month of the year.

Apart from our own personal worries there are also international and national
concerns, e.g. the fighting in the Middle East, the plight of Africa and the world
economic recession. Our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs or are fearful
of losing them.

Many people have said to me they are hoping the new president of the USA will make
a difference and bring a lessening of tensions between the east and the west. Let us
pray for this and for all politicians.

A man was looking at an epitaph in a cemetery, which read, “Here lies an honest man
and a politician”. “Shame”, the man muttered to himself: “two people in the same
grave”! But, we do need honesty and good religion in our leaders and politicians. I
suggest that it has been an absence of honesty and religion that lies behind the present
economic recession.

Desmond Tutu has said that the God of the Bible is a political God. “This is a moral
universe, which means that despite all the evidence to the contrary, there is no way
that evil and injustice and oppression and lies can have the last word. God is a God
who cares about right and wrong. God cares about justice and injustice. God is in
charge.”

Though I do sometimes wish God could make it a little more obvious! Could it be
because as Tutu said, “the world is going to have to learn the fundamental lesson that
we are made for harmony, for interdependence. If we are ever to truly prosper, it will
only be together”?

It is God’s will that all humankind should be delivered from injustice, hunger and
other forms of atrocities. From societies which are marked by economic exploitation,
political oppression and often false religious legitimation for it.

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The Ten Commandments and the radical legislation of the Pentateuch (first 5 books of
the Bible) were designed to prevent such a world. The God of the Bible is political in
the broadest sense of the word. For politics is about the proper shaping of society,
marked by freedom, social justice, wellbeing, peace and wholeness.

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me”. You can’t have politics without
God. And you can’t have God without politics!

So let us pray for our leaders and politicians and if needs be challenge them. And
remember, it is better to light a candle rather than curse the darkness.

A prayer Lead us from death to life

from falsehood to truth
Lead us from despair to hope
from fear to trust
Lead us from hate to love
from war to peace.

Yours ever,
David

ASH WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 9.30 am HOLY COMMUNION

Useful Telephone Numbers

St. Anne’s
Wardens:- Rupert Turner 01629 732794
Vernon Mather 01629 732317
Treasurer:- Gloria Sherwood 01629 732983
St. Peter’s
Wardens:- Elizabeth Bradshaw 01246 582421
Duncan Gordon 01629 734099
Treasurer:- Mark Titterton 01246 582245
e-mail: mtitterton@btinternet.com

St. Peter’s Church 100 Club

December 2008

1st prize £30 no. 45 Marjorie Bowness

2nd prize £20 vacant number
£45 + £20 = £65 to Church funds this month

There are still a few vacant numbers available.

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 DATES TO NOTE
10 Feb BEELEY WI Monthly Meeting 7.30pm Village Hall
18th Century Rural Life – talk by David Spencer
14 Feb SKIP: - Baslow Council Houses 7.45-8.15
Nether End Car Park 8.20-10.45
18 Feb CHATSWORTH WI monthly meeting
7.30pm in the Cavendish Annexe
“Penny Bun” Kath & Geoff Deighton
‘ Humorous songs & poems’
competition – a handmade Valentine Card
flowers & parcel – Mrs Wilkinson
teas – Mrs Beauchamp/Mrs Newbould
vote of thanks – Mrs Wilkinson
23 Feb Beeley Parish Council Meeting – 7.30pm in the Village Hall
Members of the public welcome to attend

CHURCHYARD RECORDS UPDATE 2008

Once again we are pleased to report that the records for Edensor churchyard
have been updated. There was not quite so much to do this year. Our thanks
go to Pat Eades, Margaret Jackson and Anne Williams for their continued
help. We would also like to thank David Eades for his help with the computer
work. He has further agreed to take over the computing work in the future, for
which we are most grateful.

Margaret Thomas & Christine Bemrose

THE COUNTESS and EARL OF DEVONSHIRE

[Edensor & Chatsworth] CHARITY
Young persons between school leaving age and under 25 years of age
who are resident in the Parishes of Edensor & Chatsworth may apply for
financial assistance towards the cost of preparing for entry into a
profession, trade or calling. This may include provision for further
education.

Applications are invited with immediate effect. The closing date for
applications is Monday 16th March 2009.

All grants are at the discretion of the Trustees and Application Forms for
grants can be obtained from the clerk: -
Mr I T Else
Estate Office
Edensor
Tel: 01246 565300 Email: - ite@chatsworth.org
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Reader feedback
Parish Magazines
Following on from the article on parish magazines, Tom Symonds, previous vicar of
Edensor, discovered that the first Edensor magazine was produced in 1917 by the then
vicar the Reverend Ellison. He set a press up in the laundry of the Old Vicarage, and
printed it himself.

He was at Edensor for only a short time. His son Gerald Ellison became Bishop of
London.

Lambeth Palace Library opens virtual doors

A new-look website has just been launched that will help Lambeth Palace Library
share even more of its 1,000 years of history. The outstanding collections of
Lambeth Palace Library, the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of
Canterbury and the principal repository of the history of the Church of England, are
now more accessible with the launch of the Library's newly redesigned website
which can be found at: www.lambethpalacelibrary.org

Approximately 20,000 visitors per month currently visit the website, and Library
staff hope the revamp will see this number increase. The Library is housed within
the grounds of Lambeth Palace and is open to the public, full details can be found
on the website.

Free resource for delving deeper into the Bible released by Bible Society
Christians can now reconnect with the
Bible using a resource based on an
ancient Scripture reading method –
Lectio Divina.
Lectio Divina (Latin for ‘spiritual
reading’) follows a four-step approach
- reading, meditation, prayer and
contemplation. The resource was
released by Bible Society to encourage
Christians to reconnect with God
through the Bible’s life-changing
message.
Available as a free download from
Bible Society’s website, the booklet
takes the reader through Mark’s
Gospel week by week for a whole
year. It puts Bible verses in the
context they were written and, to help
the reader understand Lectio Divina
also encourages personal and
prayerful reflection on the passage.
The booklet is available free as a
download from
www.biblesociety.org.uk/lectio

Rice
A man who had been dating a girl for a number of years took her out to a Chinese
restaurant. As they studied the menu he asked: “How would you like your rice, fried
or boiled?”
She looked at him sadly. “Thrown.”
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Wake up to the Bible
David Winter, former Head of Religious Broadcasting for the
BBC, now a retired priest in the Oxford Diocese
There’s one in just about every home -
on a shelf behind the TV, or up in
Grannie’s room. It’s normally only got
out when a crossword clue needs to be
solved, or someone’s got a question
wrong on ‘Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?’ It may be the world’s
best-selling book, but if it is, it’s the
world’s least read best-seller. Even
regular churchgoers tend to keep it for
Sundays, not for the rough and tumble
of everyday life.
And that’s a pity, because for
Christians the Bible is the primary key
to understanding ourselves, the world
we live in, and our Creator. It is the
story of our search for God, and his
search for us. Slowly, painfully, and
with dawning clarity the picture
emerges.
First one tribe, then a nation, record in
its pages their experience of God.
They don’t always get it right, but it’s
an honest search and God rewards it.
Because, while people were searching
for God, he was searching for them.
That’s the Bible’s story, which
reaches its amazing climax in the
coming of Jesus, the Son of God. As
John’s Gospel puts it, ‘No one has
Smile….
Manner of speaking
“Are your father and your mother in?” asked the vicar when the small boy opened the
door.
“They was in,” said the youngster. “But they is out.”
“'They was in. They is out. ' Where’s your grammar, young man?”
“She’s gone upstairs, for a nap.”
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ever seen God. It
is God the only
Son, who is close to the Father’s heart,
who has made him known’ (1:18).
See the Bible like that and many of the
problems people raise about it are
answered. Yes, there’s a lot of
violence and bloodshed. There are
some fairly crazy ideas at times about
what men and women thought God
wanted them to do. But there is also
the thrill of the search and the wonder
of discovery - above all, the amazing
idea that the One who made us, loves
us.
Perhaps the time has come to rescue
that copy of the Bible from the
bookshelf and take it seriously enough
to read it. There are many helps for
those who want to start reading the
Bible regularly, including daily
readings and notes. But the main thing
is the intention. Many people will say
that they’d like to find out what’s in
the Bible ‘one day’. Well, if it is what
it claims to be - the key to the search
for truth - then it would be a tragedy to
have it in our homes and not even
bother to find out what it says.
Perhaps ‘one day’ is now?
 2nd February - The Presentation of Christ in the Temple/ Candlemas
In bygone centuries, Christians said
their last farewells to the Christmas
season on Candlemas, 2 February.
This is exactly 40 days after Christmas
Day itself.
In New Testament times 40 days old
was an important age for a baby boy:
it was when they made their first
‘public appearance’. Mary, like all
good Jewish mothers, went to the
Temple with Jesus, her first male child
- to “present him to the Lord”. At the
same time, she, as a new mother, was
‘purified’. Thus we have the Festival
of the Presentation of Christ in the
Temple.
So where does the Candlemas bit
come in? Jesus is described in the
New Testament as the Light of the
25th February - Ash Wednesday
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday.
But why 'Ash' Wednesday? The
reason has to do with getting things
right between you and God, and the
tradition goes right back to the Old
Testament.
In the Old Testament, the Israelites
often sinned. When they finally came
to their senses, and saw their evil ways
as God saw them, they could do
nothing but repent in sorrow. They
mourned for the damage and evil they
had done. As part of this repentance,
they covered their heads with ashes.
For the Israelites, putting ashes on
your head, and even rending your
clothes, was an outward sign of their
heart-felt repentance and
acknowledgement of sin. (See
Genesis 18:27; 2 Samuel 13:19; Job
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World, and early Christians developed
the tradition of lighting many candles
in celebration of this day. The Church
also fell into the custom of blessing
the year’s supply of candles for the
church on this day - hence the name,
Candlemas.
The story of how Candlemas began
can be found in Luke 2:22-40.
Simeon’s great declaration of faith and
recognition of who Jesus was is of
course found in the Nunc Dimittis,
which is embedded in the Office of
Evening Prayer in the West. But in
medieval times, the Nunc Dimittis was
mostly used just on this day, during
the distribution of candles before the
Eucharist. Only gradually did it win a
place in the daily prayer life of the
Church.
2:8, 30:19; Isaiah 58:5; Jeremiah 6:26;
Jonah 3:6)
In the very early Christian Church, the
yearly 'class' of penitents had ashes
sprinkled over them at the beginning
of Lent. They were turning to God for
the first time, and mourning their sins.
But soon many other Christians
wanted to take part in the custom, and
to do so at the very start of Lent. They
heeded Joel's call to 'rend your hearts
and not your garments' (Joel 2:12-19).
Ash Wednesday became known as
either the 'beginning of the fast' or ‘the
day of the ashes’.
The collect for today goes back to the
Prayer Book, and stresses the
penitential character of the day. It
encourages us with the reminder of the
readiness of God to forgive us and to
renew us.
The Bible readings for today are often
Joel 2:1-2, 12 – 18, Matthew 6: 1-6,16
– 21 and Paul’s moving catalogue of
suffering, "as having nothing and yet
possessing everything." (2 Corinthians
5:20b - 6:10)
The actual custom of 'ashing' was
abolished at the Reformation, though
the old name for the day remained.
Today, throughout the Church of
England, receiving the mark of ashes
on one’s forehead is
optional. Certainly the mark of ashes
on the forehead reminds people of
their mortality: "Remember that you
are dust and to dust you will return..."
(Genesis 3:19)
The late medieval custom was to burn
the branches used on Palm Sunday in
the previous year in order to create the
ashes for today.

The Collect for Ash Wednesday

Almighty and everlasting God, that we, worthily lamenting our sins
who hatest nothing that thou hast and acknowledging our wretchedness,
made may obtain of thee, the God of all
and dost forgive the sins of all them mercy,
that are penitent: perfect remission and forgiveness;
create and make in us new and contrite through Jesus Christ your Son our
hearts Lord. Amen
Here to Worship (Daphne Kitching)
(bearing in mind Mt 4:10)
First church member Second church member
I didn’t like the hymns much, This worship is so boring,
Or those modern tunes, did you? Rigid, staid, un-free,
And as for Common Worship – Old hymns, old prayers, old everything,
Give me 1662. So un-cool, so un-me
Both members together
We really love you Father God,
And want to learn to love you more,
So, please, will you remind us
Who this Act of Worship’s for?
As this month we remember the birth of Charles Darwin
If a watch proves the existence of a watchmaker but the universe does not prove the
existence of a great architect, then I consent to be called a fool. – Francois M Voltaire
No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the
words of Genesis, that ‘in the beginning God made heaven and earth.’ – C S Lewis
Modern evolutionary secularism provides no foundation for valuing human life. - R C
Sproul
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A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM

2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Year of the
Child. This series of articles will highlight some of the children and young people we
meet in the Bible.

Ishmael & Isaac: The story of these two half-brothers is found very early in the Bible,
in Genesis 17 and 21. Abraham was their father but while Isaac was Sarah’s,
Abraham’s wife’s, son, Ishmael was the son of Sarah’s maid, Hagar.

God had promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have children but after many
years they were still childless. Sarah than suggested that Abraham should have
children by her maid Hagar and as soon as Hagar was pregnant, the trouble started.
Sarah was jealous of Hagar and forced Abraham to send her away. God protected
Hagar and told her to return to Abraham’s house. There her son Ishmael was born and
God promised that he would be the progenitor of a great nation (17:20).

Some years later Abraham had a son by Sarah, Isaac, and the tensions in Abraham’s
home became unbearable. Ishmael mocked Isaac, and Sarah again demanded that
Hagar and her son should be sent away. God provided for Hagar and Ishmael in the
wilderness and renewed his promise that Ishmael would be the father of a mighty
nation.

Ishmael and Isaac were to have significant destinies. Ishmael became the father of the
Arab nations while Isaac became the father of the nation of Israel. Down the long
centuries, and at the present time, the conflict between Jews and Arabs is a constant
reminder of how it all began. Abraham and Sarah failed to wait for God’s promise to
be realised and so Hagar and Ishmael enter the story. The two half-brothers grew up
in a home full of tension, bitterness and hatred – and sadly, the legacy continues to this
day.
Dr Herbert McGonigle is Senior Lecturer in Historical Theology and Church History in
Nazarene Theological College, Didsbury, Manchester.

Where are your grown up children?

Did your children grow up, move out, and then – move right back home again? If so,
your family is not unusual. Young adults in their 20s in Britain are twice as likely to
move back home to live with their parents as those elsewhere in Europe, according to
a recent study.
Among 20 to 24 year-olds, 58 per cent of men and 39 per cent of women now live
with their parents, according to the Office for National Statistics. The high cost of
housing and the continuing economic crisis are key factors in this.

So your new job gives you lots of freedom?

Absolutely. I get here any time I want before 8am, and leave just when I
please after 5pm
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ON THE DAMASCUS ROAD
-famous conversions in the history of the Christian Church

St Augustine of Hippo (354-430AD) is generally recognised as one of the greatest

thinkers, theologians and bishops the Church has ever had. Not to be confused with
the later Augustine of Canterbury, Augustine was born in Thagaste (modern Algiers)
in North Africa and brought up in a home where his mother Monica was a devout
Christian. His father was a pagan for most of his life.

Augustine was a bright boy who did excellently at his local school and then went on to
advanced studies in the great Christian centre, Carthage. It was there, however, as an
enquiring teenager that he fell in with worldly companions and began to sample
forbidden fruit. He lived with a girl by whom he had a son, much to his mother’s grief.
During these years, he confessed later, he was captivated by the love of learning, the
lusts of the flesh and pride in his academic success.

Later he moved to Rome, then to a professorship in Milan. There he began to attend

the cathedral where Bishop Ambrose was the preacher. His mother Monica followed
him to Italy and continued to pray constantly for her son’s conversion.

When Jesus spoke with Nicodemus he said that the moving of the Spirit is like the
wind and we don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. Monica hoped that
Ambrose’s preaching would be the means of Augustine’s conversion and certainly
Augustine greatly admired Ambrose and found him a godly man and his intellectual
equal. But the wind of the Spirit blew from an unexpected quarter.

On an August Sunday in 386AD Augustine was visiting a friend’s home in Milan. In

his Confessions, his later-written autobiography, he tells us that as he walked in the
garden that Sunday he heard the sound of children’s voices as they played games in a
neighbour’s garden. He thought he heard the words tolle legge, tolle legge, which
meant ‘Take up and read.’

He walked into the summerhouse, picked up a Latin Bible and it fell open at Romans
13:12. ‘The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us cast off the works of darkness
and put on the armour of light.’ Augustine believed and in that moment he was
converted to a living, vital faith in Christ as Lord and Saviour. There was no light
shining from heaven or the audible voice of God as in Paul’s experience but it was
Augustine’s Damascus Road. The wind of the Spirit transformed the proud and
ambitious academic and in the years to come he would emerge as the greatest Father
and theologian of the Early Church.

Dr Herbert McGonigle is Senior Lecturer in Historical Theology and Church History in

Nazarene Theological College, Didsbury, Manchester.

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What are people like in your street?
Have you ever noticed that people often find what they look for in other people? Gary
Bowness tells the following ‘parable’....
A family was having to move house
because of the husband's job. They'd
been living in London and were
moving into our area. After much
searching, they found just the right
house for them.
On their visit to make final
arrangements, they asked the estate
agent who was selling the house what
people were like around here. Since
they'd never lived in these parts
before, they wanted to know what to
expect.
The estate agent paused, and then
asked: ‘What are people like where
you live now?’
They answered: ‘They're awful; no
one seems to want to help anyone else,
no one will stop for a chat. You can't
rely on people, they're rotten
neighbours. We'll be glad to leave.’
The estate agent said: ‘Sadly, they're
exactly like that here, too.’ And
when the new family moved in, sure
enough, they found that it was true.
No one helped them, everyone kept
themselves to themselves, and there
was no community spirit. They were
as lonely as they'd been in London.
By chance, another family also had to
move house from London to the same
road up here only a few weeks later.
So - what are people like in your neighbourhood?
A thought for Valentine’s Day
The Christian is supposed to love his neighbour, and since his wife is his nearest
neighbour, she should be his deepest love. – Martin Luther
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After much searching, they found just
the right house for them. On their last
visit to make final arrangements, they
asked the estate agent who was selling
the house, what people were like
around here. Since they'd never lived
in these parts before, they wanted to
know what to expect.
The estate agent paused and asked:
‘What are people like where you live
now?’
The family answered: ‘They're
wonderful; we'll be so sorry to leave
our neighbours, everyone looks out for
one another, you can always rely on
people to help when needed. There is
a real community spirit.’
The estate agent said: ‘Well in that
case I’ve got good news for you. The
people around here are exactly like
that, too. ‘
And when the second family moved
into the same road as the first family,
they found that it was true. The
neighbours were lovely, people were
welcoming and kind and reliable. The
new family were so happy to have
moved there.
Jesus said: "As you judge others, so
you will yourselves be judged and
whatever measure you deal out to
others will be dealt to you."
What is Cursillo?
by Norman Pacey , editor of the York Diocese Cursillo movement newsletter.
Cursillo is a way of bringing
Christians together and equipping
them more fully, sensitively and
creatively for their life with Christ in
the world.
It all began in the 1940s in Majorca.
This Spanish word means a short
course – course in the sense of an
athletes’ track. Groups of young
Christian men started meeting together
for fellowship, going on to arrange
weekends where Christians could be
built up in their faith. And from these
small beginnings Cursillo has now
spread massively to other countries
and denominations
A Cursillo weekend follows a set
structure: Thursday evening to Sunday
afternoon – often described as
following Maundy Thursday to Easter
Sunday. Over the three days the
participants are encouraged to look
closely at their faith through a series
of questions such as ‘What am I doing
here’, ‘What does God want of me?’,
‘What does Christ see in me?’, ‘What
do I see in Christ?’, ‘What is Christ
saying to me?’
Clergy and laity, each adding their
own experience in a set framework,
give a series of talks. Participants are
given the opportunity to discuss what
they have heard and respond in
various creative ways. Prayer covers
Valentine present
Man in car showroom: “I’ve come back to buy that car you showed me yesterday.”
Sales assistant: “That’s fine, I thought you’d be back. Tell me, what was the
dominant feature which made you decide on this car?”
“My wife.”
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the whole weekend and beyond. There
is a 24/7 vigil round the world of
people praying for the participants and
staff on the weekend.
On the Saturday, the evening meal is a
banquet when there is a chance to
dress up and relax. Then the evening
reaches a prayerful climax in a Service
of Light.
On the Sunday morning, the staff
gather together with the participants
for singing and presentations. After
lunch the final talk of the day, given
by the Lay Rector, outlines what
happens next. The weekend is a
beginning, not an end in itself. Next
comes the “Fourth Day” – the rest of
our lives, with many opportunities to
serve God and put our faith into
practice. Not forgetting the importance
of meeting together – in small groups
locally and then in joyful celebrations
at diocesan level and a yearly national
coming together.
Cursillo might not be for you, but
perhaps it is for someone you know!
Perhaps it is worth investigating
anyway. It is supported by many
clergy and bishops and has been
endorsed by the Archbishops of York
and Canterbury. To find out if your
diocese is involved, go to
www.ukcursillo.org and click on the
‘Links’ page.
Back to the Parish Magazine…
What have church magazines in common with wooden spoons?
In the 150 years since the Rev J.
Erskine Clarke launched what is
thought to be the first ‘parish
magazine’ on the world, they have
grown, expanded, and diversified.
Nowadays church magazines come in
all styles. Some aim at their
communities, while others are more
specifically church-focused.
Over the years, church magazines
have run from one page in length to a
whopping 48 – or more – pages.
Whereas once stout-hearted
parishioners laboured long hours with
the stencil duplicator, nowadays many
press a few buttons and presto: full
colour laser work.
But amidst all the variety, one thing
remains the same: each church
magazine is based on a real local
church, aiming at its very own local
readers. It is (or should be)
unpretentious. You could almost call
it ‘folk literature’.
On Flog-It (BBC-2 22 September last)
Paul Martin visited a specialist
workshop in Tenby and made himself
a love spoon in the local tradition.
Contemplating his handiwork, ‘It’s
slightly naïve,’ he admitted. ‘But
there’s a lot of heart and soul in it.
And that’s what it’s about in folk art.’
That’s what the church magazine
should be, too.

Church magazines come in all prices.
They have ranged from ¼d, to 35p to
£1 to totally free. Some have adverts
to help towards costs; others eschew
such worldly methods. Some are
crammed full of information: a
glorious jumble of material squeezed
in anywhere. Others are meticulously
organized, and expansively laid out,
with 50% white space.
There’s the apocryphal story of the
Archdeacon who, when asked what he
thought of church magazines, replied:
‘If ever I see one,’ he replied, ‘I burn
it before it can do any more harm’.
He was obviously missing the point:
yes, church magazines may be slightly
naïve, but what does it matter? Just so
long as they have ‘local heart and
soul’.

What do our readers think of ‘The Bridge’? (polite answers, please!)

Why sticks are no fetching matter

Next time you begin a game of ‘fetch’ with your dog, be careful.
Many vets now warn against using a stick, because it can seriously
damage your dog.

Sticks are often sharp and dirty, and can easily damage a dog’s mouth and throat.
There are horrific stories told of piercings, which lead to extensive bleeding,
infections, and even death. Instead, vets encourage people to use a ball (too large for
your dog to swallow), or a rubber toy, such as a Frisbee. One family who ignored the
advice, ended up paying £5,000 in vet fees – and still their dog died.
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 Across
1 ‘This is a hard teaching. Who can — it?’
(John 6:60) (6)
4 ‘As a bride — herself with her jewels’
(Isaiah 61:10) (6)
8 ‘Bless those who — you, pray for those
who ill-treat you’
(Luke 6:28) (5)
9 ‘He was a — man, with a thorough
knowledge of the Scriptures’
(Acts 18:24) (7)
10 Not properly aligned (3,4)
11 Lo, Ben (anag.) (5)
12 ‘All the — of the Egyptians died’ (Exodus
9:6) (9)
17 Advantage (Daniel 11:27) (5)
19 ‘That — serpent called the devil’ (Revelation 12:9) (7)
21 ‘The — took the men into Joseph’s house’ (Genesis 43:24) (7)
22 I bade (anag.) (5)
23 ‘And the — with his sickle at harvest’ (Jeremiah 50:16) (6)
24 ‘Remember the — from which you have fallen!’ (Revelation 2:5) (6)
Down
1 Used to secure a ship at sea (Acts 27:13) (6)
2 ‘Be very — , then, how you live’ (Ephesians 5:15) (7)3 Portion (Luke 24:42) (5)
5 ‘Let not my heart be — — what is evil’ (Psalm 141:4) (5,2)
6 Rhythm and Blues (1,3,1)
7 ‘He said to his sons, “ — the donkey for me”’ (1 Kings 13:13) (6)
9 Source of illumination (Daniel 5:5) (9)
13 ‘Two of them were going to a — called Emmaus’ (Luke 24:13) (7)
14 ‘Remember the Sabbath day by — it holy’ (Exodus 20:8) (7)
15 Roman Emperor (John 19:15) (6)
16 ‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight — ’ (Acts 9:11) (6)
18 Stadium (1 Corinthians 4:9) (5)
20 ‘Day and night will never — ’ (Genesis 8:22) (5)
(Answers can be found on page 20)

The birds and the bees

As you plan the garden this year, spare a thought for the remaining
residents of your flowerbeds, pond and trees. Here are some sobering
statistics from the chairman of Natural England:
Bumble bees: the number of species in lowland Britain has halved since 1950.
Hedgehogs: are losing an estimated fifth of their population every four years.
House sparrows: have declined by 68 per cent in the UK since 1977.
Moths and butterflies: numbers are declining rapidly; moths by nearly a third since
1968.
Frogs: loss of ponds and habitats means just one thing: loss of frogs!

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Reviews
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By Katie Clarke and Rob Parsons, Lion Hudson, £6.99

Millions of consumers worldwide have become trapped in a vicious spiral of debt. In

the UK alone, the average owed by adults is GBP £29,747, a sum which grows at a
painfully high rate. But what can be done about it? It so easily gets out of control and
there comes a point when you just don't think you'll ever get out of it.

But there is hope. In this book Katie Clark and Rob Parsons guide you through the
smart way to get out of debt and transform your finances. In sixty minutes.
Why Go to Church?
The Drama of the Eucharist – the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2009
By Timothy Radcliffe, Church House Publishing, £9.99

The Eucharist, writes Timothy Radcliffe, is a three-part drama, forming us in faith,

hope and love. In this book he examines what it means to celebrate the Eucharist.

While other people experience it as boring and pointless, listening to the readings, the
homily and the creed all take us through the crises and challenges of faith. From the
offertory through to the end of the Eucharistic prayer we are caught up in the hope that
was Christ's, faced with Good Friday. From the Our Father until we are sent on our
way, especially in receiving communion, we are formed as people who are capable of
love.
Fasting and Feasting: Daily Bible readings from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day
By Gordon Giles, BRF, £7.99

We know that food and drink are fundamental to life, yet how many of us have ever
thought about what the Bible has to say on the subject?

This book of daily Bible readings for Lent takes food as its focus, an ideal topic for the
traditional time in the Church’s year when our thoughts may turn to the spiritual
discipline of fasting or at least abstaining from food and drink in some way. In the
affluent West it is easy to take food for granted, and forget that God may call us to
account in this as well as other areas of our lives. After all, ‘you are what you eat’, as
the saying goes.

The Lenten fast concludes with the Easter feast, and along the way this book examines
not only both fasting and feasting, but a range of wider issues from hospitality to our
stewardship of the world’s resources. We also spend time reflecting on the two great
symbolic meals of Old and New Testaments – the Passover and the Last Supper,
where Jesus instituted the celebration of Holy Communion. A final section of material
includes suggestions for an Agape (fellowship) meal in Holy Week.

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 SERVICES & ROTAS FOR FEBRUARY 2009
St. Anne’s, Beeley
Flowers
1 Feb 9.30am Holy Communion Mrs Evans
8 Feb 9.30am Holy Communion 2.30pm Evensong " "
15 Feb 9.30am Holy Communion Mrs K Reeve
22 Feb 9.30am Holy Communion 2.30pm Evensong " "
25 Feb 9.30am Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday at St. Peter’s
1 Mar 9.30am Holy Communion No flowers in Lent
St. Peter’s, Edensor
Sidesmen
1 Feb10.30am Holy Communion R Bemrose/Jayne Boyd
8 Feb10.30am Holy Communion Mrs Thomas/Mrs Bemrose
15 Feb 10.30am Matins Mr & Mrs Gordon
22 Feb 10.30am Holy Communion Mr & Mrs Jackson
25 Feb 9.30 am Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday
1 Mar 10.30am Holy Communion Mr &Mrs Machin
Coffee Cleaning Flowers
1 Feb Mrs Bradshaw Mrs Machin/Mrs Thomas/M Pinder Liz Bradshaw
8 Feb Mr & Mrs Dempsey -------------------------------------- Mrs Penrose
15 Feb Clive & Joy Thrower Mr & Mrs Jackson " "
22 Feb Mrs D Cooper/Mrs J Clarke ------------------------- to be arranged
1 Mar Pat Cree Mr & Mrs Wardle No flowers - Lent
Readings at St. Peter’s
Epistle Gospel Reader
1 Feb Malachi 3. 1-5 Luke 2. 22-40 David Jackson
Candlemas
8 Feb Isaiah 40. 21-31 Mark 1. 29-39 John Bowns
3 before Lent Christ the Healer
15 Feb Genesis 1. 1-3 & 24-31a -------------------------- Roger Wardle
2 before Lent Creation
22 Feb 2 Corinthians 4. 3-6 Mark 9. 2-9 Molly Marshall
Sunday before Lent Transfiguration
‘The Bridge’ Parish Magazine –60p per copy (£7.20 per year)
Items for inclusion in the March magazine should reach me by Monday 9th
February. e-mail:raybradshaw@onetel.com
Your 2009 subscription for ‘The Bridge’ is now due
Across: 1 Accept 4 Adorns 8 Curse Down: 1 Anchor 2 Careful 3 Piece
9 Learned 10 Off beam 5 Drawn to 6 R and B 7 Saddle
11 Nobel 12 Livestock 17 Avail 9 Lampstand 13 Village 14 Keeping
19 Ancient 21 Steward 22 Abide 15 Caesar 16 Street 18 Arena
23 Reaper 24 Height 20 Cease

This crossword reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, was originally
published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (£6.99 BRF)
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