FROM READER JEAN MEDWAY

Dear Friends,

Well here we are in the midst of summer, the children will have broken up from school and

families will be embarking on holidays. There will be new places to visit, new sights to see,

new people to meet both in this country and abroad, a time for giving up routines, relaxing

and enjoying time together.

Of course we live in Britain where the weather is usually unpredictable, one day lovely

sunshine the next day rain and wind, but I suppose we are used to it. With the weather there

are good and bad days and that, of course, can describe our daily lives. One day everything is

looking good, all is well in the workplace, tasks completed, figures in the books balance and

everyone is happy. At home housework is done and everything is looking tidy. I even make a

cake and it turns out perfect. On another day there is chaos in the work place, the books will

not balance, people are not happy. At home everything is untidy, housework not done and

when I take my cake out of the oven it sighs and sinks in the middle.

When things go wrong we despair. The Psalmist has words of encouragement ~ ‘Cast your cares

on the Lord and He will sustain you’ Psalm 55:22. God is aware of our joys and sorrows and He

is wanting us to be aware of His presence in our lives. Again we look to the Psalmist’s words ~

‘Be still and know that I am God’ Psalm 46:10.

We all need to step aside from the rush and routine of modern life and sit quietly with the

Father.

God Bless.

Jean Medway

A PRAYER FOR THE MONTH

Lord, help me to live this day

Quietly, easily,

To lean on thy great strength

Trustfully, restfully,

To await the unfolding of Thy will

Patiently, joyously,

To face tomorrow

Confidently, courageously.

(by St Francis of Assisi)

PARISH OF PLYMSTOCK AND HOOE

8am Parish Service of Holy Communion

St John’s ~ 8am Communion on 1st

& 3rd

Sundays

St Mary’s ~ 8am Communion on 2nd

& 4th

Sundays

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EVENSONG at St John’s Church has resumed for the summer months on the 2nd

Sunday of the month at 4.00pm.

SERVICE OF COMPLINE AT GOOD SHEPHERD. Please note there will be NO Compline in August but this will resume on 6

th September.

OUR NEXT COACH TRIP

Our next coach trip will be to Clarks Village and Wells.

This is your chance to do some early Christmas Shopping in any one of the various retail shops in this

complex. From here we continue to Wells where

the drop off for coaches is only a 2 minute walk from the Cathedral Green.

On Wednesdays there is a very good market selling

fresh local produce at reasonable prices.

Entry to the Cathedral is free but donations are welcome on leaving.

We are going on Wednesday, October 7th

, and it will cost £25.

We leave at 8.30am from the bus stop opposite Lidl, Plymstock.

Please let me know if you are interested, as soon as possible,

by phoning 404481.

Margaret Ayres

CHEESE & WINE EVENING AT ST MARY & ALL SAINTS

On a pleasant evening in June thirty six of us gathered in the Parish Hall. The first thing that greeted

us was a wonderful display of different cheeses and goodies. The arrangement was so good it

seemed just like a beautiful still-life painting. It really was a work of art.

Sitting at our tables we listened to the dulcet sound of Glenn Miller and others of that era. To me it

was like familiar friends returning and I’m sure many others felt the same. The music was provided by

Howard Hockedy.

There was an excellent choice of wine but I am ashamed to say I knocked my glass over. No panic –

Howard was there with a mop telling me “Accidents do happen, don’t worry about it”. This lovely

relaxed attitude was how the evening progressed. We enjoyed the delicious food (and wine!) and

chatted with friends most happily.

We are grateful to Maureen Anning, Howard Hockedy and David Roberts for all their hard work.

Importantly, the evening raised £280 for Church funds.

-Sylvia Wall

POMPHLETT SCHOOL DISCOVERS ST MARY’S CHURCH!

Part of each Primary School’s curriculum these days is to discover what goes on in their nearby

church. In June, it was Pomphlett Primary’s turn, as a class of year 2s came to find out about the altar

(see photos), pews, pulpit and font.

Rob Wevill and Howard Hockedy described the use and history of our pulpit and pews, while I

showed the children the finer points of what takes place at an altar. Vanessa Thornton and

Daphne Freeman outlined to the children what a font is used for, here in Vanessa’s words:

“We could hear them coming, their excited voices drawing near, the Church doors open for the cool

summer breeze, as Daphne and I prepared to show the children the ancient font, to enact a doll

Christening. As each group gathered around, we became more confident and enjoyed the questions

they asked about the Blessing of the water with the shell dipped in it. The children were disappointed

that olive oil didn't smell of anything! They were very well prepared by their teachers and understood

about Christenings a little, and knew that Jesus died on the cross for us. I let them know that the font

was near the door to represent coming into the Church's family. Tony Banbury then took all 30

children up into the bell tower in one go to ring the big bell! We finished with a prayer, and it was

great to hear them shout “Amen” loudly at the end. As the children went back to school with badges

which said they had visited St Mary's Church, we all left to carry on the rest of our day, smiling too.”

It’s always good to have school children and their teachers visit us, who are so keen to learn what a

living church is all about. Let’s pray for them it’s more than an ‘academic exercise’, and they also

discover more about the faith which sustains us.

-Rev Dave Appleby

FUN IN THE SUN AT THE MESSY BEACH PARTY!

21 of us met at Wembury beach on a sunny Sunday afternoon in July, for the last Messy Church until September.

St Werbergh’s Church kindly allowed us to use their car park, so we could safely walk to the beach, where, despite the wind, we managed to get the Messy church banner positioned so everyone could see us.

After games, exploring the beach, and a quiz, we lit the barbeque, and then ate delicious rhubarb cake together.

Pictured are two families who had a great time. Everyone slept well that night!

THE VINCENT WARREN TRUST

Each year, children from local Primary Schools are

awarded book tokens from the Vincent Warren

Trust. The Rev’d Vincent Warren left money for

children's education.

Pictured is Lucy Noble from Goosewell School, who

was awarded a token at the school's presentation

evening. Lucy, from Year 6, was picked out

especially for her reading skills.

Well done Lucy, and enjoy spending your book

token!

-Dave Appleby

A Date for your Diary:-

PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL TIME

SATURDAY, 5th

SEPTEMBER ~ 11.00am – 4.30pm

Jesus spent most of his time not in the Synagogue but reaching out to people in the community. May

we follow Jesus’ example strengthened, encouraged and inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Once again we will have a display of Church pamphlets and magazines, a marvellous selection of

Christian books and novels for children, teenagers and adults, all free. It is an opportunity to

communicate with the public through the materials and talking about Jesus, if asked. There will be

imaginative Christian themes for children to colour, cut out and generally have fun.

This year the Revs Dave and Jennie Appleby will be organizing the ‘Prayer Tent’. It is a new initiative

for the festival, an opportunity for people to receive prayer in the privacy of the ‘Prayer Tent’.

We need your prayers as prayer is the absolute bedrock of all we do. Could you help for one hour on

one of the stalls as we are encouraging people from all the Plymstock churches to help. Just a visit to

the stalls to support fellow Christians would be greatly appreciated.

Well! What an exciting day in prospect. Our banner proclaims ~

‘PLYMSTOCK CHRISTIANS WORK TOGETHER’

-Brian Hancock

The MIDSUMMER MARKET at St John’s on Saturday, 4th July was a great success.

Our thanks to all who supported and helped in so many ways – donating Raffle prizes, selling

tickets, baking cakes, providing plants and items to sell and working in the kitchen providing

lunches.

The total raised was £557.05 (£327.05 at the Sale and £230.00 from the Raffle).

THE DEVONPORT FIRE FUND

Emma Cluer and Sophie George

joined us at St John’s Midsummer

Market with their collection tin to

raise money for the Devonport Fire

Fund.

They raised an excellent total of

£52.80. Many thanks to all who

contributed.

Also many thanks to Emma and

Sophie for their efforts.

HOOE’S PLACE COMMUNITY CAFÉ

We are very pleased to announce that Hooe’s Place has been awarded a Five Star Food Hygiene rating by Plymouth City Council for the third year in a row.

Our thanks go to our dedicated voluntary kitchen staff and helpers without whom this very successful project could not operate.

EVENSONG at St John’s Church

SUNDAY 9th AUGUST 2015

at 4.00pm

FROM ST JOHN’S PARISH REGISTERS

BAPTISM: We welcomed into God’s family by Baptism:

28th June HARRISON FREDERICK BIDDLE, son of Anthony & Laura Biddle.

19th July

(10.45am) EDITH JANE ELLERKER, daughter of James & Rebecca Ellerker.

(12.30pm) MATTHEW HENRY ELLIS, son of Phillip & Catherine Ellis.

HOLY MATRIMONY: We offer our congratulations and pray for God’s blessing upon:-

28th June STEPHEN PARKER and JODIE GOULD, grandson of Pauline Breeze.

17th July MATTHEW POOL and JESSICA PRESTON.

18th July JONATHON PARSONS and KAYLEIGH ROSE

DOMINIC MARTIN and EMMA STEWART, son of Michael and Sharon Martin.

FUNERAL OFFICE: We remember those who have lost loved ones and commend to God the soul of:

PAMELA MAY HIGGINS (1935-2015), the wife of Fred and mother to Christine and Sandra.

Pam was born in Andover, Hampshire. The family moved to Plymouth when she was 8 years old,

her father a railway man was transferred to work at the then Friary Road Station. With her

brother John and parents Lou and Harold the family lived first at Prince Rock before moving to

Oreston. She attended Oreston School before going on to Plympton Grammar. She trained as a

shorthand typist and first worked at Frigidaire in Cattedown before moving on to Tecalemit.

She met Fred when she was 17, they both belonged to the Sea Rangers in Oreston and Fred offered

her a lift in his rowing boat and their story began. Since that time, the sea has always played a

part in their lives. They began their married life of 57 years together in St Mary’s Church,

Plymstock, never being separated apart from her recent time in hospital. They lived in Fanshawe

Way, Hooe, for 18 years where they made many friends before moving to Quarry Pk Rd. In those

years Christine and Sandra made their family complete.

Pam went back to work for the School Meals Service at Hooe Primary, Goosewell and at Coombe

Dean schools. Eventually moving on to work at the College of Further Education from where she

retired aged 60.

Pam and Fred loved boating and cruising around the coast. They were members of the Hooe Point

Sailing club.

Pam had many interests – she was a keen gardener and had a great love for dancing and music. She

greatly enjoyed the family holidays in Polzeath.

Despite her failing health in these last years, her spirit was strong, a caring and thoughtful lady

who will be much missed by her family.

The Funeral Service was held in St John’s church on 26th June, the Rev’d Steve Payne officiated.

The Service concluded at Efford Crematorium. Donations were for Marie Curie Nurses and St

Luke’s Hospice.

INTERMENT OF ASHES

19th July SYLVIA COOKE

The congregation of the 10.45am Service at St John's joined Sylvia's family on Sunday, 19th July, to

inter her ashes in her parents grave just outside the church. A sad but fitting way to say Goodbye

to a long term worshipper and friend of St John's.

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THE PILGRIMAIRES

There was a good attendance at St John’s Church, Hooe, on Saturday 11th July when The Pilgrimaires put on their Summer Music show.

Along with The Pilgrimaires other Barber Shop groups included ‘Senior Moments Quartet’, girl group the ‘Brunelles’, ‘Western Approach’ and the ‘Anglo-Bavarian Friendship Society’. Added to this was

St John’s resident organist who played two interesting organ recitals.

A very enjoyable evening was had by all.

The Pilgrimaires performing in St John’s Church Photo: Suzy Pawley

‘YOUNG @ HEART’

Graham Naylor from Plymouth City Library was our speaker at the July meeting.

As usual the meeting opened with a welcome for everyone and with only a small amount of

members’ news to report we went on to discuss future speakers. It was agreed that enquiries be

made with reference to the Mare and Foal Sanctuary and the Modbury Hand Bell Ringers, the

Handbell ringers thought to be appropriate for our Christmas meeting.

Graham was then invited to take over the meeting with what proved to be a very interesting

subject. He had prepared a fascinating talk with slides about the history of our area starting around

1850 through to the present time. He had some wonderful old photos of Plymstock, Hooe and

Pomphlett.

We were shown a 1900 photograph of St Mary & All Saints church with the Plymstock Inn opposite;

both pretty much the same today, then a slide of Underlane, around 1920, Holland Road was next

and still very much a lane in parts until 1930. There was a well providing drinking water (no longer

there) roughly where the Doctors’ Surgery and new flats have been built.

1915 saw Plymstock still very much a village, surrounded by fields until 1950/60 when an amount of

building took place.

Graham had rare photographs of the interior of Radford House showing wonderful wood panelling.

Sir Christopher Harris was mentioned as a recent owner of the house which, sadly, was demolished

in the 1930’s.

There was a postcard of the railway at Pomphlett, the station being roughly where Morrisons is

now. Also of Pomphlett Mill, reported to be earlier than the 13th century, then known as Abbot’s

Mill as it then belonged to the Abbot of Tavistock.

Photos of old Elburton were included, 1900, showing the Post Office, now the site of the dog

grooming service, the main road being just a lane.

A photo of St John’s showed us the funeral of a young, 23 year old, Australian Airman of the RAAF

(Royal Australian Air Force). This young Flight Sergeant had only been in Plymouth less than a week

when he was found dead with a fractured skull. Foul play was suspected.

Graham finished his talk with postcards and photographs of Hooe.

We thanked Graham in our usual ‘Young @ Heart’ way for his thoroughly interesting talk. He stayed

for tea and most members had the opportunity to chat with him. He said he would like to join us

again at a future date - of course, we all said “Yes, please”.

For our August meeting we hope to have Jim and Barbara McMullen for a musical afternoon, then

September will be our Summer Party. Hope to see you all at either or both meetings.

-Ruth Earl

Next Meeting ~

Tuesday, 4th August 2015, at 2.00pm in St John’s Hall.

New members are very welcome.

AS IT WAS .

Mumfords body works at Billacombe in the 1930’s with buses ready prepared for Cornwall routes. The site is now Fairway Furniture beside Billacombe roundabout.

BE AWARE . . .

The above information signs have appeared for many years outside people’s houses. They are chalk

marks which are put there by organized gangs to give information to other gangs who may be in the

area.

You may never come across these in your whole lifetime, but if you know about it and you do see the

above you can at least wash it off or even change it to the circle with the cross through it. I am sure

that your neighbours would also be very grateful for your advice should such marks appear on their

front wall.

(from July 2015 Plymouth Senior Citizens Forum Newsletter)

‘LOVE YOUR PAST’

The Hippo Skull Some years before Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1910, a committee was formed to oversee and source the very beginnings of its permanent collections. Local people donated some wonderful paintings as well as fossil-filled rocks. Additional stuffed animals, pickled specimens and even skeletons were sought by the committee. One of the very first specimens to join the collections was this very large hippopotamus skull. The skull was purchased from 'Gerrards and Son' in 1904. Edward Gerrard

had worked for the British Museum of Natural History (now the Natural History Museum) for over 55 years. He skilfully and patiently prepared many skeletons from carcasses that he had bought from all over the world. But why was the Plymouth committee interested in a hippopotamus skull? 100 years ago there were no televisions. Computers were the stuff of science fiction. Travelling was expensive, especially to more tropical parts of the world - but the natural world still fascinated people. Books about exotic animals were popular, but there was nothing like seeing the real thing. One of the things museums could do was bring the exotic to the people. Several exotic animals were purchased by the committee along with the hippo skull. These included a polar bear, a lama, elephant teeth, a mongoose and a seal. Many of these were transferred to other museums in the 1960s. The hippo skull is one of our last remaining 'first' exotic specimens. One of the things that makes it so important today is because it's a great example of how museum collecting has changed over time. When the museum first began seeking specimens the net was cast wide. Nowadays, with very limited space in our stores, our collecting policy has altered and is much more focused on local specimens from Plymouth and the surrounding area. Despite this, we are very proud of our hippo skull. The hippopotamus is an amazing creature. It's the third largest land animal on our planet and actually shared a common ancestor with whales and dolphins around 50 million years ago. Hippos are found all over south, east, west and central Africa, in rivers, lakes and swamps. They spend their days in the water then come out at night to feed on grasses. The very name hippopotamus comes from the Greek meaning 'river horse'. Hippos are large animals and their truly majestic size can only really be seen up close. Formed for the 'education and inspiration for the people of Plymouth', the City Museum and Art Gallery still follows this motto today with our permanent displays, exhibitions, events and education services. You don't have to travel to Africa to get an idea of how big a hippo is - just pop into our natural history gallery for free. Jan Freedman, Curator of Natural History

SHERFORD

Whatever your feelings about it, the building of a town of 6000 plus

houses between Elburton/Brixton and Plympton is now about to

happen. The first 100 houses should be being built before the end of

this year. Greenhouses have been demolished, some of the

infrastructure has been put in and thousands of trees have been

planted encircling the development area.

What will this mean to our church? Talks are underway among the

various denominations to decide the Christian response. A good model

has been provided by a similar development at Cranbrook outside

Exeter. A Methodist Minister has been appointed there by a committee

set up by all the main church denominations in the area. Among the first

100 builds, the Anglican Diocese negotiated that he be given a home

large enough to hold a house-church and meetings. His lounge can accommodate twenty-five people. This has now grown

into a church that meets in the hall of the first Primary School to be built there (there will be three such schools in Sherford).

The church does not claim adherence to any particular denomination. Rather than inviting everyone into the church, the

Minister believes he is there to share his blessings with the people. As a school governor he seeks to ensure the children

are familiar with the Bible stories and leads prayers before every governors' meeting. It seems he is willing to do whatever it

takes to build a strong community spirit. This may mean doing anything from giving people lifts to hospital, to searching for

lost cats. He visits all new arrivals as an insider who shares their situation, asking how he can help and leaving contact

details (printed on a fridge magnet) and a small bundle of food gifts funded by the local Co-op. The developers support his

work, partly because houses sell faster if there is a strong feeling of identity in the new town.

The Minister resists any temptation to proselytise which he claims would probably immediately drive many non-Christian

people away, yet his caring attitude has already attracted a congregation of 60+ and a Messy church twice monthly of 100+.

Rather than seeding a new church with outsiders who come in, he is building it from local people who are part of the new

community. He is in no hurry to have a church building - enjoying as he is the benefits of a maintenance-free arrangement.

There is much in the man's approach which is radical and new. He uses Facebook to communicate with his parishioners

and claims 50% of the new homes can be messaged that way. It proved very useful when there was a power cut that

affected the whole town. It seems he is already responsible for persuading businesses such as hairdressers to join the

community to meet the growing demand.

Like the people of Exeter, our world is changing quite dramatically in the coming years. We can struggle to resist it (though

experience suggests that the push of commerce is almost irresistible) or we can embrace it and welcome the people it

brings. I pray we make the right choice.

Our thanks to the Revd Tony Raine and the Methodist Link Magazine for permission to reprint this article and picture.

The Word of God according to His Children ~

* In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off.

* Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree.

* Noah’s wife was called Joan of Ark.

* Samson slayed the Philistines with the Axe of the Apostles.

* Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread, which is bread without any ingredients.

* The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert.

* Afterwards, Moses went up Mount Cyanide to get the ammendments.

* Solomon, one of David’s cons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

* The people who followed the Lord were called the 12 decibels.

* The epistles were the wives of the apostles.

* One of the possums was St Matthew, who was also a taximan.

* The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.

* The seventh commandment is “Thou shalt not admit adultery”.

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The teacher asked the class to draw a picture of what they thought God might look like. She walked around among the desks to watch how things were progressing and, when she got to young Johnnie, she noticed he had titled his effort ‘Harold Witchart’. “I thought I told you to draw a picture of God” said the teacher. “I have” he replied. “It says in the Lord’s Prayer: Our Father Witchart in Heaven, Harold be his name”.

___________________ A Sunday School teacher was discussing the Ten commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to ‘honour’ thy Father and Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest in his family) answered, “Thou shall not kill.”

‘God talk’: Adventures in

Adventure – ‘an unusual and exciting experience’ Oxford English Dictionary.

Is that how our ‘Adventure in Prayer’ month seemed to you? Archbishop David Hope described prayer as “being a bit like

marriage and family life. It is good news: one of God’s greatest gifts to us. But as with marriage so with prayer…..we

shouldn’t take it for granted; we need to keep working at it. It applies to prayer too. We need to make time to come

consciously into the presence of God. I use the phrase “make time” rather than “find time” because prayer challenges our

priorities.”

To help us along on our journey there were themed sermons, popular prayer walks in all weathers!, special talks and prayer

stations in all our churches – some things familiar, others new and all challenging us to pause, to look again and also

experience different ways of enhancing our living relationship with God.

Because that is what prayer is really all about: building a relationship with God as we talk to him, and try to listen. It’s not

what we say, it’s how we say it; it’s not the words we use which are important, but our attitude of heart. As Archbishop Hope

has said, it’s like family life – learning

from each other as we go.

A prayer station

To bring the month of prayer to a conclusion, we met to ask: ‘What have we learnt? And where do we go now?’ It was

heartening to hear the experiences of those who discovered new things about God and themselves as they discovered new

ways to pray. For them, it really was an adventure into unknown territory, “an unusual and exciting experience”. That’s what

prayer – building a relationship with God – should be! The next step is to discover where God is leading us now, as

individuals, and a Mission Community, rather than staying where we’ve always been. Finding new ways to pray, and not

being restricted to the old ways. Praying together across the Mission Community. And telling the local community ‘we’re

praying for you’.

Are you ready for the next stop in the adventure? -Daphne Freeman, Dave Appleby

FOR CHURCH MAGAZINES

Dear Friends,

Traidcraft has placed editorial in the July editions of the church press with a simple message – we’re telling the Church and the wider community that we urgently need help. We need your help because the world's poorest small-scale farmers, struggling to feed and support their families, need our help. Sound like a familiar plea? It should. It's the same message as when we first started our mission over 35 years ago – to practically apply the love and justice which lies at the heart of Christian faith to international trade, and so give the world's poorest farmers the opportunity to trade fairly and thrive. Given we’re about to publish our accounts which show a trading loss for the fourth consecutive year, we are taking the unprecedented step of trying to communicate directly with Church leaders and members, to try and reinforce the work that we and our supporters have been battling to do.

There are two general misconceptions. The first is that the Fairtrade battle is won. Chocolate, tea, coffee and many more products with the now familiar Fairtrade Mark are stacked high on our supermarket shelves. Something Traidcraft and our supporters can be proud to have helped bring about. However, it is a myth that the job is done. Unfortunately, injustice in trade and its resultant poverty is as much of a scandal now as it was 35 years ago, and right now we're still doing everything we can to tackle it directly.

The second misconception is that Traidcraft and Fairtrade are the same. They are not. Traidcraft is an independent trading company, with a linked development charity. We do not benefit from the sales of Fairtrade products in the supermarkets. Traidcraft trades with and supports the most vulnerable farmers and artisans (who could not cope with the demands or scale required by big business or the supermarkets.) We pioneer to bring new commodities into the fair trade arena. Our linked development charity runs projects developing people’s potential to trade their own way out of poverty in their own countries; and we lobby big business and government for fundamental changes to the way trade works so that it benefits the poor. We believe this is the ‘best of fair trade’. But we urgently need help to keep doing it because despite the growth of total Fairtrade sales, we've seen Traidcraft sales significantly decline. Why? People are buying Fairtrade products from the supermarket and not

Queueing up to prayer

walk!

from Traidcraft or its supporters. This means our original pioneering mission is now under serious threat. Our plea is simple...

Ensure there's a Traidcraft Fair Trader in your church, offer them as much support as possible and buy Traidcraft products through them.

Don't just serve refreshments with the Fairtrade mark on, make sure they’re from Traidcraft.

Watch out for our Autumn ‘Show you care’ campaign and place whole church orders at Christmas time. We hope our approach galvanises support. That’s really all we’re asking; for support. Together, we will continue to make trade fairer for the world's poorest producers who still desperately need our help. -submitted by Ruth Davidson SEA SUNDAY AT GOOD SHEPHERD

On Sunday 12th July the Good Shepherd celebrated Sea Sunday. We held an all age event in the

Church Hall. Fun was had by all doing word search, colouring, making mosaic coasters, painting

polystyrene fish and making paper boats.

We went down to The Quay for a short Service to Bless the Sea and to remember all those who sail,

work or live in or on the sea. Steve went out in his canoe and threw a wooden cross on the sea whilst

Graham led the prayers. The weather was not kind to us so we were unable to have games on the

Green but the children did manage to do some crabbing. The crabs weren’t being cooperative this

year though; we only managed to catch 3!

Then it was back to the hall where we listened to Steve’s fishy jokes, watched a DVD on the Bible

story ‘Jesus calms the Storm’ and sang songs. The favourite song was ‘Our God is a Great Big God’

which was sung at the top of our voices! We then enjoyed ice cream cornets & other refreshments.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the organising.

-Lin Miller

GOOD SHEPHERD LADIES FELLOWSHIP LUNCH

On Tuesday 30th June the Ladies Fellowship returned to The Bridge at Mountbatten for their annual

summer lunch. We were very fortunate to have such a beautiful day. Nine Ladies attended and we all

had an excellent lunch giving us time to relax & enjoy the fellowship. Looking forward to our next

lunch!!!

-Cynthia Warren

DID YOU KNOW . . . ? ALL IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST

It was:

300 years ago, on 1st Aug 1715 that The Riot Act came into effect in England. Local authorities could

declare any group of 12 or more people who disturbed the peace to be unlawfully assembled and required to disperse within one hour or face prosecution.

250 years ago, on 14th Aug 1765 that the colonists in Boston, Massachusetts staged their first

challenge to British rule – a protest against the Stamp Act.

175 years ago, on 7th Aug 1840 that the British Parliament passed the Chimney Sweepers and

Chimneys Regulations Act (1840) which banned the use of climbing children to clean the inside of chimneys.

150 years ago, on 12th Aug 1865 that British surgeon Joseph Lister became the first person in the

world to use an antiseptic dressing (lint dipped in carbolic acid) to treat a wound. It healed successfully and his results were reported in the medical journal The Lancet in 1867.

100 years ago, on 21st Aug 1915 that Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey).

90 years ago, on 5th Aug 1925 that the Welsh nationalist political party Plaid Cymru was founded.

80 years ago, on 21st Aug 1935 that John Hartley, British tennis champion, died. The world number

one player in 1879 and 1880, he won Wimbledon both years. The only clergyman to win Wimbledon.

75 years ago, on 17th Aug 1940 that Germany began a naval blockade of the British Isles.

Also 75 years ago, on 20th Aug 1940 that Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force in a

famous House of Commons speech, saying, ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.’

70 years ago, on 14th Aug 1945 that V-J Day took place. Japan announced its unconditional surrender

ending WWII in the Pacific.

65 years ago, on 15th Aug 1950 that Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was born.

Also 25 years ago, 24th Aug 1990 that Irish teacher and writer Brian Keenan was released after being

held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, for more than four years.

50 years ago, on 20th Aug 1965 that the song ‘I Can’t Get No Satisfaction’ was released in the UK by

the Rolling Stones.

40 years ago, on 20th Aug 1975 that NASA launched its Viking I space probe on a mission to Mars. It

became the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars.

30 years ago, on 22nd

Aug 1985 that a British Airtours Boeing 737 burst into flames at Manchester Airport after an engine caught fire and a fuel tank ruptured. 55 people were killed.

25 years ago, on 2nd

Aug 1990 that Iraq invaded Kuwait during the Gulf War. This led to Operation Desert Storm in early 1991.

20 years ago, on 13th Aug 1995 that Alison Hargraves, first woman to climb Mount Everest solo and

without the aid of supplementary oxygen, was killed in a storm while descending K2, along with three other mountaineers.

15 years ago, on 4th Aug 2000 that Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, celebrated her 100th

birthday.

10 years ago, on 23rd

Aug 2005 that Hurricane Katrina hit the Bahamas, Cuba and the southern US states. New Orleans was 80% flooded for several weeks. More than 1,800 people were killed, and it was the most costly natural disaster in US history.

Cherishing Churchyards

A-Z of Churchyard Conservation

Reprinted with permission from Caring for God's Acre, the conservation charity for churchyards and burial grounds, 01588

673041, http://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/

"Y" is for Yew Tree

Globally veteran and ancient yews are threatened.

In Europe yews were felled for English long bows (13th-16

th century). From mediaeval times yews

were removed from forests as they were slow growing and their fruits were toxic to animals. In

modern times the huge demand for anti-cancer drugs (taxanes) from yew bark has destroyed vast

numbers of yews.

However the world does have a significant refuge for these trees - English and Welsh churchyards.

Here three quarters of Britain’s oldest yews are found.

So let’s take care of these special trees which are often older than the church, older than the oldest

building in the parish and a living monument to the life of the community.

For more information on yews contact The Ancient Yew Group, http://www.ancient-yew.org/ and the Tree Register 01234

768884.

"Z" is for Zygaena trifolii

(Otherwise known as known as the five spot burnet moth). This striking black moth with red spots flies

with a slow flight and visits a wide range of flowers. The caterpillars feed on Birds-foot Trefoil, often

found in old grassland which occurs in many of our older burial grounds.

To find out more about moths and butterflies contact The Butterfly Conservation Trust, 01929 400209, http://www.butterfly-

conservation.org/

Caring for God's Acre, the conservation charity for churchyards and burial grounds, 01588 673041,

http://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/

HOOE & TURNCHAPEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Our Summer Fayre in June raised £663.14 with a further £520 from Barclays Bank under the £ for £ scheme.

Our thanks to all the businesses who donated prizes – The Royal Oak, The Victoria Inn, The Boringdon Arms, The Clovelly Bay, McMullins Stores and the individuals who also donated prizes.

Our thanks also to everyone who bought Draw tickets as this is our major fundraising event of the year. -Mike Nicholas, Chairman

HOOE & TURNCHAPEL LADIES GROUP

There will be a Summer break during August, the group will meet again in SEPTEMBER.

For further information please contact: -Diane McCarthy (Sec) Tel: 311931 PLYMSTOCK GARDENING SOCIETY

There is NO talk for August.

On Monday, September 28th, 7.30pm, our talk is:-

‘Saltram through the Seasons’ by Martin Stott, Gardener at Saltram.

We meet at Plymstock United Church Hall. Non-members welcome ~ £1. Contact number 01752 407578. -Margaret Lowles, Vice Chair

OUT & ABOUT

Aug 1st

The Devon & Cornwall Beard & Moustache Championships Duke of Cornwall Hotel. In aid of Devon & Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust

Aug 2nd

The Good Food Market, Royal William Yard

Aug 16th

Chestnut Appeal Breakwater Swim, Plymouth Waterfront

Flavour Fest 2015, The Piazza

Aug 16/23rd

Fastnet Race, Plymouth Yacht Haven

Aug 18/19th

British Firework Championships, The Hoe (See Local News Pg 25)

Aug 23rd

Annual Summer Fun Day, Plymstock Broadway

Culture Fest, Activities in Central Park ____________________________

Music at St Andrew’s 1.10pm (FREE admission; lunches available)

Aug 5th

Elaine Keith-Hill on Flute & Sax

Aug 12th

Jason Smart on Organ

WHAT’S ON DIARY ~ APRIL 2015 for Churches in the Parish of Plymstock and Hooe

Every Thursday Hooe’s Place Café 11.45am – 1.30pm Tuesday August 4

th ‘Young @ Heart’ 2.00pm

St John’s Hall Sunday August 9

th Evensong 4.00pm

St John’s Church

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Hooe’s Place Community Café

Thursdays Open to all

Morning Coffee 10.30-11.30am

Freshly cooked lunches 11.45am-1.30pm

St John’s Church, Hooe

Open every Thursday 10.00am - 2.00pm

Entrance through St John’s Hall

Enquiries regarding Baptisms, Marriages at

St Johns can be made between

10-11am in the church hall.

Note: The deadline date for items for October 2015 Magazine is Sept 15 2015

Our thanks to the Advertisers who sponsor this Magazine.

Advertisements and service quotes do not imply recommendations on the part of the Church.

Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editor.

Printed & published by St John’s DCC, Hooe, Plymouth UK. © Plymstock & Hooe PCC 2015.