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1

Clergy Address Telephone

Parish Priest Fr Paul Armstead

(day off Thursday)

Associate Priests

Fr Phillip Amey

Fr Arthur Dean (Honorary)

St James Vicarage 287 Milton Road fatherpaulstjamesmiltonorguk

26 Victoria Grove

02392 732786 02393 117159 02392 735773

Lay Assistants

Sister Ann-Patricia SSB Jeff HarveymdashReader

02392 833498 02392 828111

Churchwardens

Mrs Ann Kerle 02392 818954

Ms Stella Wansborough

Director of Music Paul Freathy

02392 642386

07707 564633

WEEKLY SERVICES

Sunday 800 am Mass (said)

Sunday 930 am Parish Mass (sung) with Junior Church and a Cregraveche for children

Sunday 1130 am Holy Baptism (First Sunday in the month)

Sunday 630 pm Evensong with Benediction on first Sunday in month

Tuesday 700 pm Mass (said)

Wednesday 1000 am Mass (said) followed by coffee

Friday 12 Noon Mass (said) - (1st Friday in the month and every Friday in Lent)

Morning Prayer will be said on weekdays at 830am and Evening Prayer at 530pm in the St Cross Chapel All are welcome

Baptism Banns and Marriage Arrangements should be made on Saturdays between 930 am and 1030 am in St James Church Sacristy

Hall bookingsAdvertising - Mr R Bannister 02392 041100

Magazine Treasurer - Mr P Garner 02392 812448

Website httpswwwstjamesmiltonorguk

Facebook httpswwwfacebookcomStJamesMiltonUK 2

Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your people

The major festivals that mark the end of Eastertide all fall in the first half

of this month Firstly we mark the Ascension of the Lord 40 days after

Easter and then nine days after the Ascension of Jesus and 49 days after

his crucifixion the Jews were doing what they always did this time of

year preparing for the Feast of Ingathering or Harvest It was held 50

days after the Passover and with it life in Israel looked set to return to

normal with Jesus well on the way to becoming just a memory

So no one paid any attention to a small group of Jesusrsquo disciples who had

gathered in a house in Jerusalem There were only about 120 of them

and they were quiet and kept to themselves The Jews if they thought

about it at all would have assumed they were still grieving their lost

leader But the disciples far from grieving Jesusrsquo death were eagerly

awaiting for him to send them a present a promisehellip Though they did

not understand exactly what it might be

All they knew was that Jesus was alive and that before He had ascended

to heaven He had told them to go to Jerusalem and wait there together

for ldquothe promise of the Fatherrdquo (Acts 14) He had said ldquostay here in

the city until you have been clothed with power from on highrdquo (Luke

2449)

These disciples though they did not know it then were already acting as

the future church ndash the ecclesia which literally means lsquocalled-out onesrsquo

For those disciples stuck together together they waited for Godrsquos

blessing

As with them so with us today even though each conversion is intensely

personal we are not converted to be alone in our faith Far from it

We are not saved to solitude but to a life in the fellowship of the

Church Jesus has ordained that His followers TOGETHER be His

family on earth His witness to the world

But it has never been a family built on likeness ndash the believers in the

house that day came from very different backgrounds ndash from right-wing

conservatives (Matthew) to radical left-wing zealots (Simon) There were

some straight-forward fishermen and even women for good measure

1

Clergy Address Telephone

Parish Priest Fr Paul Armstead

(day off Thursday)

Associate Priests

Fr Phillip Amey

Fr Arthur Dean (Honorary)

St James Vicarage 287 Milton Road fatherpaulstjamesmiltonorguk

26 Victoria Grove

02392 732786 02393 117159 02392 735773

Lay Assistants

Sister Ann-Patricia SSB Jeff HarveymdashReader

02392 833498 02392 828111

Churchwardens

Mrs Ann Kerle 02392 818954

Ms Stella Wansborough

Director of Music Paul Freathy

02392 642386

07707 564633

WEEKLY SERVICES

Sunday 800 am Mass (said)

Sunday 930 am Parish Mass (sung) with Junior Church and a Cregraveche for children

Sunday 1130 am Holy Baptism (First Sunday in the month)

Sunday 630 pm Evensong with Benediction on first Sunday in month

Tuesday 700 pm Mass (said)

Wednesday 1000 am Mass (said) followed by coffee

Friday 12 Noon Mass (said) - (1st Friday in the month and every Friday in Lent)

Morning Prayer will be said on weekdays at 830am and Evening Prayer at 530pm in the St Cross Chapel All are welcome

Baptism Banns and Marriage Arrangements should be made on Saturdays between 930 am and 1030 am in St James Church Sacristy

Hall bookingsAdvertising - Mr R Bannister 02392 041100

Magazine Treasurer - Mr P Garner 02392 812448

Website httpswwwstjamesmiltonorguk

Facebook httpswwwfacebookcomStJamesMiltonUK 2

Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your people

The major festivals that mark the end of Eastertide all fall in the first half

of this month Firstly we mark the Ascension of the Lord 40 days after

Easter and then nine days after the Ascension of Jesus and 49 days after

his crucifixion the Jews were doing what they always did this time of

year preparing for the Feast of Ingathering or Harvest It was held 50

days after the Passover and with it life in Israel looked set to return to

normal with Jesus well on the way to becoming just a memory

So no one paid any attention to a small group of Jesusrsquo disciples who had

gathered in a house in Jerusalem There were only about 120 of them

and they were quiet and kept to themselves The Jews if they thought

about it at all would have assumed they were still grieving their lost

leader But the disciples far from grieving Jesusrsquo death were eagerly

awaiting for him to send them a present a promisehellip Though they did

not understand exactly what it might be

All they knew was that Jesus was alive and that before He had ascended

to heaven He had told them to go to Jerusalem and wait there together

for ldquothe promise of the Fatherrdquo (Acts 14) He had said ldquostay here in

the city until you have been clothed with power from on highrdquo (Luke

2449)

These disciples though they did not know it then were already acting as

the future church ndash the ecclesia which literally means lsquocalled-out onesrsquo

For those disciples stuck together together they waited for Godrsquos

blessing

As with them so with us today even though each conversion is intensely

personal we are not converted to be alone in our faith Far from it

We are not saved to solitude but to a life in the fellowship of the

Church Jesus has ordained that His followers TOGETHER be His

family on earth His witness to the world

But it has never been a family built on likeness ndash the believers in the

house that day came from very different backgrounds ndash from right-wing

conservatives (Matthew) to radical left-wing zealots (Simon) There were

some straight-forward fishermen and even women for good measure

3

From the day of its birth Jesusrsquo family would include all kinds of people

who would find their unity in Him

The first thing the disciples did was to get down to the business of

praying They did not try and unite themselves by long discussions with

each other It was the ldquodevoting themselves to prayerrdquo (verse 14) that

brought them together

Today the Christian Church faces the same challenge ndash of making Christ

known We can do ldquobusiness as usualrdquo in our strength and by our

resources But great manifestations of Godrsquos saving healing and

restoring power come only as Godrsquos people ldquostay for the Spiritrdquo and

ldquowait for the promiserdquo as Jesus commanded (Luke 2449 Acts 14)

Each of us would do well to ldquoask seek and knockrdquo for Godrsquos fullness day

by day if we are to enjoy His full anointing of power on our lives and

ministry We all lsquoleakrsquo and need the continual in-filling that comes from

abiding persistent prayer

It was out of the context of prayer that this earliest form of church in

Jerusalem was preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of

Pentecost For Godrsquos fullness in our lives and awakening in our church

today we must believe that He is able and willing to fulfill His highest

purpose for us He wants to give us His ldquogood giftsrdquo namely His Holy

Spirit in fullness

That day in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit arrived in all His fullness

Peter stood up and preached the first ever Christian sermon to the

astonished Jews in the city So - the Jesus their rulers had crucified at

Passover was not dead after all That Jesus WAS the Messiah and He

was alive 3000 were converted that same day In the power of the

Spirit the Church was born ndash and growing fast

We are hoping that we will soon have a pioneer minister in this parish

and the opportunity to lsquoask seek and knockrsquo for Christ can be ours in

new traditional and unknown ways The Holy Spirit may know we just

need to tune in find out and be part of the growth in this part of Godrsquos

Kingdom

I for one canrsquot wait Fr Paul

4

Parish Priestrsquos jottings for May

Lent Holy Week and Easter

Thank you for our journey together as it was a wonderful prayer filled joy-

ful and thought provoking time From the number of comments that I have

received I believe that a lot of you have felt the same

This would not have happened without the involvement of you all and so for

what everyone did both seen and unseen thank you on behalf of us all The

seasons were well and truly captured nurtured and then released for and

with us all

Ascension Day

This falls on Thursday 5 May and there will be a Sung Mass at 730pm that

evening It is one of the rare occasions when we come together for a major

feast day during the week and so it would be good to see as many of us as

possible gathering to celebrate Christrsquos ascension to heaven to be seated at

the right hand of God To continue the celebrations you are invited to the

Vicarage for a drink after the service

Friday MassParish Lunch

The first Friday of the month is 6 May and so there will be a mass at midday

and then the Parish Lunch at 1230pm All welcome to both or either

Monthly requiem

The monthly requiem when we remember the faithful departed whose anni-

versaries fall in the month of May and also the recently departed is on Tues-

day 3 May at 7pm Please do come and offer prayers

Pilgrim course

The course on the Beatitudes continues on Tuesdays 3rd 10th 17th and

24th at 1030am or 730pm Please check the pew sheet each week in case

the time of the morning session has to be altered

Craft Club

The May session for this is on Friday 6 May from 2pm (or earlier if you have

been to the Mass andor lunch that day)

5

Roberts Centre Foodbank

Please continue to support the work of the Roberts Centre by placing arti-

cles in the crate at the back of church Non perishable food and other arti-

cles that will help disadvantaged families in our city It is often surprising

things like sugar tinned meat and long life juice that they run short of

Coffee morning

The next coffee morning is on Wednesday 18 May from 1030am A won-

derful opportunity to get together in the warm late spring weather One

day it might be balmy enough for us to have tables outside

Parish walk

I wondered if people would like to join together for our second annual walk

of the parish boundaries on Saturday 14 May starting at 10am at the church

It is the time of year when traditionally parishes have marked their territory

in a variety of ways and so a walk would be ours (with a pub lunch and an

ice cream too)

New incumbents

It is great to welcome clergy colleagues this month On Sunday 1st May the

Revd Susikaran James is licensed as priest in charge of St Simons Southsea

He will also be licensed to St Judes as an associate minister Then on

Wednesday 18th May the Revd Alex Wood will be licensed as priest in

charge of St Albans Copnor and as minister of the Harbour Church We

offer prayers and welcome for them and the parishes and congregations

they will serve

PCC

meets in the Vicarage on Monday 9 May at 745pm

Pentecost

falls on Sunday 15 May when the colour of the day is of course red and so

if you want to rise to the challenge then please do consider filling the

church with the colour of the flames of the Holy Spirit

6

Cathedral Evensong

On Monday 9 May St James Milton is on the Diocesan Prayer Cycle and we

will be remembered in prayer at Portsmouth Cathedral The Cathedral

have invited us to come and join them for Choral Evensong at 6pm that day

Tea and a tour could be available beforehand if we would like that too A

list will be put our for us to sign up and indicate our preference and then

we will see what can be arranged

Corpus Christi

falls on Thursday 26th May when we are invited to join with the congrega-

tion of the Holy Spirit Church for their Mass Procession and Benediction at

730pm that evening The Principal Celebrant and Preacher is Canon Peter

Leonard Canon Chancellor of Portsmouth Cathedral

Menrsquos Breakfast

The next one is on Monday 30th May at 9am There will be a list out nearer

the time Please sign up 7 days in advance so that the right number of sau-

sages can be ordered

Walsingham pilgrims

The last Tuesday of the month 31 May is the feast of the Visitation of the

Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth This would be an appropriate occasion to

have a Cell Mass at 7pm and then a pre-pilgrimage meeting in the Vicarage

afterwards

Advanced notices

The church summer fete is on Saturday 18 June and so it is never too early

to start putting aside items for this and if you are able to help on the day

please speak to NettaStella

Painting and Prayer Day at the House of Bethany on Monday from 10am to

4pm led by Rev Evelyn Hughes and Miss Ruth Bacmeister See poster for

more details

Tea and cake and Songs of Praise for the Queenrsquos Birthday on Sunday 19

June

7

9th May Pachomius - the patron saint of administrators

Have you ever worked for a disorganised organisation You know the

scene your boss lives in a mild panic your goals and deadlines keep being

changed your colleagues whisper darkly in corners emails contradict each

other meetings lead to more confusion and you go home each night with

a headache

And so it is that Pachomius should be the patron saint of administrators

everywhere For back in the 4th century without a computer or even a

mobile he managed to run eleven separate monasteries like clockwork

Pachomius was born into a pagan family in Upper Egypt at the end of the

third century and as a youth conscripted into the army On his release in

313 he became two things a Christian and a hermit (probably craved

some peace and quiet) But Pachomius was no loner and when other

monks gradually sought him out he did with them what he did best he

organised them By 320 he had founded his first monastery

Pachomius seems to have had exceptional powers of administration no

doubt perfected by his years of disciplined army life By the time of his

death in 346 he presided over nine large monasteries for men and two for

woman Each monastery was divided into houses according to its craft

such as agriculture tailoring or baking

Pachomius knew how to delegate each house had its own leader He

knew how to keep in touch he held team leadersrsquo meetings twice a year

Pachomius knew about supply chains food and drink never ran out Pacho-

mius knew about marketing he found buyers for their produce in Alexan-

dria Pachoimus knew about delivering a vision a daily pattern of work

and prayer and sleep was set in place to make sure that the monks and

nuns could devote themselves to God for hours each day in prayer and in

memorising the Psalms and other Bible passages

Pachomius knew how to help people get things done No wonder his Rule

went on to influence that of Basil and Benedict Certainly administration is

listed by St Paul as a genuine gift of God and prudence and clear forward

planning are highly prized in the Proverbs

8

24 John and Charles Wesley - evangelists and hymn-writers

John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism Two of nineteen

children born to Samuel and Susannah Wesley of Epworth Rectory in Lin-

colnshire in 1703 and 1707 their father was the local rector while their

mother was a spiritual inspiration to her many children

Both John and Charles went to Christ Church Oxford (1720 and 1726) John

was ordained and Charles and some friends formed a ldquoHoly Clubrdquo while still

at college It consisted of men who dedicated themselves to Bible study pray-

er fasting and good works Such regular disciplines soon earned Charles the

nickname lsquoMethodistrsquo The name stuck

Both Charles and John felt called to the mission field and so in 1735 they

sailed to Georgia Their time among Indians in America was not a success ndash

they struggled for any real spiritual authority in their ministries Feeling fail-

ures they returned to England in some depression John summed it up ldquoI

went to America to convert the Indians but oh who shall convert merdquo

Then the Wesleys made friends with some Moravians They stressed that

salvation cannot be earned but must be received by grace through faith in

Christ Charles was the first to experience this lsquotruersquo conversion when on

Pentecost Sunday 21st May 1738 he wrote that the Spirit of God ldquochased

away the darkness of my unbeliefrdquo

Only three days later on 24th May 1738 it was Johnrsquos turn As he wrote in

his journal ldquoIn the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate

Street where one was reading Lutherrsquos preface to the Epistle to the Romans

About a quarter before nine while he was describing the change which God

works in the heart through faith in Christ I felt my heart strangely warmedrdquo

John and Charles Wesley then devoted the rest of their lives to sharing the

Good News of Jesus Christ ndash and turned England upside-down When the

established Church threw John out he took to the fields preaching to coal

miners and commoners His itinerant evangelism took him 250000 miles on

horseback and to preach over 40000 sermons His small ldquosocietiesrdquo attracted

some 120000 followers by the time of his death

Charles became the most prolific and skilled hymn-writer in English history

writing hymns that are sung widely today such as ldquoLove Divine All Loves

Excellingrdquo In all he wrote nearly 7000 hymns

The legacy of the two brothers lives on As well as Methodism their teaching

has widely impacted the holiness movement the Pentecostal movement and

the charismatic movement

9

All in the month of MAY It was-

200 years ago- on 12th May 1816 that Edmund Beckett 1st Baron

Grimthorpe British lawyer and horologist was born Best known for de-

signing the mechanism for the clock at the Palace of Westminster The

clock is commonly known as Big Ben though the name refers to the clockrsquos

Great Bell

90 years ago- on 3rd May (to 13th) 1926 that the General Strike occurred in

the UK About 17 million workers went on strike in support of miners

who faced pay cuts and worsening conditions The strike was unsuccessful

80 years ago- on 7th May 1936 that British aviator Amy Johnson made the

fastest-ever solo flight from Gravesend England to Cape Town South Afri-

ca

70 years ago- on 11th May 1946 that the first CARE packages arrived for

Europe to help people starving after WWII (The first CARE packages

were surplus US Army rations)

65 years ago- on 25th May 1951 that British spies Guy Burgess and Donald

Maclean fled to Moscow They were members of the infamous Cambridge

spy ring

50 years ago- on 6th May 1966 that the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and

Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK Their five

victims were aged 10 to 17

20 years ago- on 21st May 1996 that BSE (mad cow disease) led to the

British Government adopting a policy of non-cooperation with the Europe-

an Union when it refused to ease a ban on British beef

15 years ago- on 6th May 2001 that Pope John Paul II became the first pon-

tiff in history to enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in

Damascus during a visit to Syria He prayed there and gave an address pro-

moting peace between Muslims and Christians

Also 15 years ago- on 28th May 2001 that the body of British racing driver

Donald Campbell was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in

Cumbria (He was killed when his speedboat crashed and sank during a

record attempt in January 1967)

10

Smile Lines

Childrenrsquos exam papers

The following real life answers to various exams explain why teachers need long

holidayshellip

What is a nitrate

Cheaper than a day rate

What was Sir Walter Raleigh famous for

He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a

craze for bicycles

What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common

Unusual names

Name one of the early Romansrsquo greatest achievements

Learning to speak Latin

Name six animals which live specifically in the Artic

Two polar bears Four seals

Name the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to save from the underworld

Mrs Orpheus

Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed

At the bottom

State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal

All the cows will escape The cars drive into the fields There is nowhere to

hide

What is a fibula

A little lie

Why would living close to a mobile phone mast cause ill health

You might walk into it

Where was Hadrianrsquos Wall built

Around Hadrianrsquos garden

11

Taking Jesus

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus

with them to Jerusalem A small child replied They couldnt get a baby sit-

ter

Walking out

I hope you didnt take it personally Reverend said an embarrassed wom-

an after a church service when my husband walked out during your ser-

mon

I did find it rather disconcerting the preacher admitted

Its not a reflection on you sir insisted the church-goer Ralph has been

walking in his sleep ever since he was a child

Just the man

Small boy ldquoPlease sir my Dad says you are a Doctor of Musicrdquo

Famous pianist ldquoThat is quite right my little manrdquo

Small boy ldquoThen I wonder if yoursquod be so good as to mend my trumpet

Barbershop evangelism

There was a barber who felt he should share his faith with his customers

more So the next morning he decided Today I am going to witness to

the first man that walks through my door

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in for a shave The bar-

ber sat him down and then fled to the back of the shop to pray God

please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say Amen

Then the barber approached the man with his razor knife in hand ldquoRight

then sir I presume you are ready to die

Grin

Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what youve been up to

12

Wordsearch Clues and Answers for May 2016 - Rogation Sunday

The first Sunday in May is Rogation Sunday This is when many parishes still

lsquobeat the boundsrsquo Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing on the

seed and land The practice began with the Romans who processed around

the cornfields each Spring singing and dancing sacrificing animals in order

to get rid of evil About 465 AD the Western world was suffering from

earthquake and storm Mamertius Bishop of Vienne aware of the pagan

custom ordered that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected

fields Thus lsquobeating the boundsrsquo became a Christian ceremonial It arrived

in England early in the eighth century Each Spring led by the priest a little

party from the parish would set out with a Cross to trace the boundaries of

the parish Theyrsquod implore God to keep their corn and roots and boughs in

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

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4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

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whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

5

Roberts Centre Foodbank

Please continue to support the work of the Roberts Centre by placing arti-

cles in the crate at the back of church Non perishable food and other arti-

cles that will help disadvantaged families in our city It is often surprising

things like sugar tinned meat and long life juice that they run short of

Coffee morning

The next coffee morning is on Wednesday 18 May from 1030am A won-

derful opportunity to get together in the warm late spring weather One

day it might be balmy enough for us to have tables outside

Parish walk

I wondered if people would like to join together for our second annual walk

of the parish boundaries on Saturday 14 May starting at 10am at the church

It is the time of year when traditionally parishes have marked their territory

in a variety of ways and so a walk would be ours (with a pub lunch and an

ice cream too)

New incumbents

It is great to welcome clergy colleagues this month On Sunday 1st May the

Revd Susikaran James is licensed as priest in charge of St Simons Southsea

He will also be licensed to St Judes as an associate minister Then on

Wednesday 18th May the Revd Alex Wood will be licensed as priest in

charge of St Albans Copnor and as minister of the Harbour Church We

offer prayers and welcome for them and the parishes and congregations

they will serve

PCC

meets in the Vicarage on Monday 9 May at 745pm

Pentecost

falls on Sunday 15 May when the colour of the day is of course red and so

if you want to rise to the challenge then please do consider filling the

church with the colour of the flames of the Holy Spirit

6

Cathedral Evensong

On Monday 9 May St James Milton is on the Diocesan Prayer Cycle and we

will be remembered in prayer at Portsmouth Cathedral The Cathedral

have invited us to come and join them for Choral Evensong at 6pm that day

Tea and a tour could be available beforehand if we would like that too A

list will be put our for us to sign up and indicate our preference and then

we will see what can be arranged

Corpus Christi

falls on Thursday 26th May when we are invited to join with the congrega-

tion of the Holy Spirit Church for their Mass Procession and Benediction at

730pm that evening The Principal Celebrant and Preacher is Canon Peter

Leonard Canon Chancellor of Portsmouth Cathedral

Menrsquos Breakfast

The next one is on Monday 30th May at 9am There will be a list out nearer

the time Please sign up 7 days in advance so that the right number of sau-

sages can be ordered

Walsingham pilgrims

The last Tuesday of the month 31 May is the feast of the Visitation of the

Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth This would be an appropriate occasion to

have a Cell Mass at 7pm and then a pre-pilgrimage meeting in the Vicarage

afterwards

Advanced notices

The church summer fete is on Saturday 18 June and so it is never too early

to start putting aside items for this and if you are able to help on the day

please speak to NettaStella

Painting and Prayer Day at the House of Bethany on Monday from 10am to

4pm led by Rev Evelyn Hughes and Miss Ruth Bacmeister See poster for

more details

Tea and cake and Songs of Praise for the Queenrsquos Birthday on Sunday 19

June

7

9th May Pachomius - the patron saint of administrators

Have you ever worked for a disorganised organisation You know the

scene your boss lives in a mild panic your goals and deadlines keep being

changed your colleagues whisper darkly in corners emails contradict each

other meetings lead to more confusion and you go home each night with

a headache

And so it is that Pachomius should be the patron saint of administrators

everywhere For back in the 4th century without a computer or even a

mobile he managed to run eleven separate monasteries like clockwork

Pachomius was born into a pagan family in Upper Egypt at the end of the

third century and as a youth conscripted into the army On his release in

313 he became two things a Christian and a hermit (probably craved

some peace and quiet) But Pachomius was no loner and when other

monks gradually sought him out he did with them what he did best he

organised them By 320 he had founded his first monastery

Pachomius seems to have had exceptional powers of administration no

doubt perfected by his years of disciplined army life By the time of his

death in 346 he presided over nine large monasteries for men and two for

woman Each monastery was divided into houses according to its craft

such as agriculture tailoring or baking

Pachomius knew how to delegate each house had its own leader He

knew how to keep in touch he held team leadersrsquo meetings twice a year

Pachomius knew about supply chains food and drink never ran out Pacho-

mius knew about marketing he found buyers for their produce in Alexan-

dria Pachoimus knew about delivering a vision a daily pattern of work

and prayer and sleep was set in place to make sure that the monks and

nuns could devote themselves to God for hours each day in prayer and in

memorising the Psalms and other Bible passages

Pachomius knew how to help people get things done No wonder his Rule

went on to influence that of Basil and Benedict Certainly administration is

listed by St Paul as a genuine gift of God and prudence and clear forward

planning are highly prized in the Proverbs

8

24 John and Charles Wesley - evangelists and hymn-writers

John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism Two of nineteen

children born to Samuel and Susannah Wesley of Epworth Rectory in Lin-

colnshire in 1703 and 1707 their father was the local rector while their

mother was a spiritual inspiration to her many children

Both John and Charles went to Christ Church Oxford (1720 and 1726) John

was ordained and Charles and some friends formed a ldquoHoly Clubrdquo while still

at college It consisted of men who dedicated themselves to Bible study pray-

er fasting and good works Such regular disciplines soon earned Charles the

nickname lsquoMethodistrsquo The name stuck

Both Charles and John felt called to the mission field and so in 1735 they

sailed to Georgia Their time among Indians in America was not a success ndash

they struggled for any real spiritual authority in their ministries Feeling fail-

ures they returned to England in some depression John summed it up ldquoI

went to America to convert the Indians but oh who shall convert merdquo

Then the Wesleys made friends with some Moravians They stressed that

salvation cannot be earned but must be received by grace through faith in

Christ Charles was the first to experience this lsquotruersquo conversion when on

Pentecost Sunday 21st May 1738 he wrote that the Spirit of God ldquochased

away the darkness of my unbeliefrdquo

Only three days later on 24th May 1738 it was Johnrsquos turn As he wrote in

his journal ldquoIn the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate

Street where one was reading Lutherrsquos preface to the Epistle to the Romans

About a quarter before nine while he was describing the change which God

works in the heart through faith in Christ I felt my heart strangely warmedrdquo

John and Charles Wesley then devoted the rest of their lives to sharing the

Good News of Jesus Christ ndash and turned England upside-down When the

established Church threw John out he took to the fields preaching to coal

miners and commoners His itinerant evangelism took him 250000 miles on

horseback and to preach over 40000 sermons His small ldquosocietiesrdquo attracted

some 120000 followers by the time of his death

Charles became the most prolific and skilled hymn-writer in English history

writing hymns that are sung widely today such as ldquoLove Divine All Loves

Excellingrdquo In all he wrote nearly 7000 hymns

The legacy of the two brothers lives on As well as Methodism their teaching

has widely impacted the holiness movement the Pentecostal movement and

the charismatic movement

9

All in the month of MAY It was-

200 years ago- on 12th May 1816 that Edmund Beckett 1st Baron

Grimthorpe British lawyer and horologist was born Best known for de-

signing the mechanism for the clock at the Palace of Westminster The

clock is commonly known as Big Ben though the name refers to the clockrsquos

Great Bell

90 years ago- on 3rd May (to 13th) 1926 that the General Strike occurred in

the UK About 17 million workers went on strike in support of miners

who faced pay cuts and worsening conditions The strike was unsuccessful

80 years ago- on 7th May 1936 that British aviator Amy Johnson made the

fastest-ever solo flight from Gravesend England to Cape Town South Afri-

ca

70 years ago- on 11th May 1946 that the first CARE packages arrived for

Europe to help people starving after WWII (The first CARE packages

were surplus US Army rations)

65 years ago- on 25th May 1951 that British spies Guy Burgess and Donald

Maclean fled to Moscow They were members of the infamous Cambridge

spy ring

50 years ago- on 6th May 1966 that the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and

Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK Their five

victims were aged 10 to 17

20 years ago- on 21st May 1996 that BSE (mad cow disease) led to the

British Government adopting a policy of non-cooperation with the Europe-

an Union when it refused to ease a ban on British beef

15 years ago- on 6th May 2001 that Pope John Paul II became the first pon-

tiff in history to enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in

Damascus during a visit to Syria He prayed there and gave an address pro-

moting peace between Muslims and Christians

Also 15 years ago- on 28th May 2001 that the body of British racing driver

Donald Campbell was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in

Cumbria (He was killed when his speedboat crashed and sank during a

record attempt in January 1967)

10

Smile Lines

Childrenrsquos exam papers

The following real life answers to various exams explain why teachers need long

holidayshellip

What is a nitrate

Cheaper than a day rate

What was Sir Walter Raleigh famous for

He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a

craze for bicycles

What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common

Unusual names

Name one of the early Romansrsquo greatest achievements

Learning to speak Latin

Name six animals which live specifically in the Artic

Two polar bears Four seals

Name the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to save from the underworld

Mrs Orpheus

Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed

At the bottom

State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal

All the cows will escape The cars drive into the fields There is nowhere to

hide

What is a fibula

A little lie

Why would living close to a mobile phone mast cause ill health

You might walk into it

Where was Hadrianrsquos Wall built

Around Hadrianrsquos garden

11

Taking Jesus

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus

with them to Jerusalem A small child replied They couldnt get a baby sit-

ter

Walking out

I hope you didnt take it personally Reverend said an embarrassed wom-

an after a church service when my husband walked out during your ser-

mon

I did find it rather disconcerting the preacher admitted

Its not a reflection on you sir insisted the church-goer Ralph has been

walking in his sleep ever since he was a child

Just the man

Small boy ldquoPlease sir my Dad says you are a Doctor of Musicrdquo

Famous pianist ldquoThat is quite right my little manrdquo

Small boy ldquoThen I wonder if yoursquod be so good as to mend my trumpet

Barbershop evangelism

There was a barber who felt he should share his faith with his customers

more So the next morning he decided Today I am going to witness to

the first man that walks through my door

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in for a shave The bar-

ber sat him down and then fled to the back of the shop to pray God

please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say Amen

Then the barber approached the man with his razor knife in hand ldquoRight

then sir I presume you are ready to die

Grin

Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what youve been up to

12

Wordsearch Clues and Answers for May 2016 - Rogation Sunday

The first Sunday in May is Rogation Sunday This is when many parishes still

lsquobeat the boundsrsquo Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing on the

seed and land The practice began with the Romans who processed around

the cornfields each Spring singing and dancing sacrificing animals in order

to get rid of evil About 465 AD the Western world was suffering from

earthquake and storm Mamertius Bishop of Vienne aware of the pagan

custom ordered that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected

fields Thus lsquobeating the boundsrsquo became a Christian ceremonial It arrived

in England early in the eighth century Each Spring led by the priest a little

party from the parish would set out with a Cross to trace the boundaries of

the parish Theyrsquod implore God to keep their corn and roots and boughs in

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

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A smaller hall upstairs

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Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

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Exhibitions

Private functions

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Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

7

9th May Pachomius - the patron saint of administrators

Have you ever worked for a disorganised organisation You know the

scene your boss lives in a mild panic your goals and deadlines keep being

changed your colleagues whisper darkly in corners emails contradict each

other meetings lead to more confusion and you go home each night with

a headache

And so it is that Pachomius should be the patron saint of administrators

everywhere For back in the 4th century without a computer or even a

mobile he managed to run eleven separate monasteries like clockwork

Pachomius was born into a pagan family in Upper Egypt at the end of the

third century and as a youth conscripted into the army On his release in

313 he became two things a Christian and a hermit (probably craved

some peace and quiet) But Pachomius was no loner and when other

monks gradually sought him out he did with them what he did best he

organised them By 320 he had founded his first monastery

Pachomius seems to have had exceptional powers of administration no

doubt perfected by his years of disciplined army life By the time of his

death in 346 he presided over nine large monasteries for men and two for

woman Each monastery was divided into houses according to its craft

such as agriculture tailoring or baking

Pachomius knew how to delegate each house had its own leader He

knew how to keep in touch he held team leadersrsquo meetings twice a year

Pachomius knew about supply chains food and drink never ran out Pacho-

mius knew about marketing he found buyers for their produce in Alexan-

dria Pachoimus knew about delivering a vision a daily pattern of work

and prayer and sleep was set in place to make sure that the monks and

nuns could devote themselves to God for hours each day in prayer and in

memorising the Psalms and other Bible passages

Pachomius knew how to help people get things done No wonder his Rule

went on to influence that of Basil and Benedict Certainly administration is

listed by St Paul as a genuine gift of God and prudence and clear forward

planning are highly prized in the Proverbs

8

24 John and Charles Wesley - evangelists and hymn-writers

John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism Two of nineteen

children born to Samuel and Susannah Wesley of Epworth Rectory in Lin-

colnshire in 1703 and 1707 their father was the local rector while their

mother was a spiritual inspiration to her many children

Both John and Charles went to Christ Church Oxford (1720 and 1726) John

was ordained and Charles and some friends formed a ldquoHoly Clubrdquo while still

at college It consisted of men who dedicated themselves to Bible study pray-

er fasting and good works Such regular disciplines soon earned Charles the

nickname lsquoMethodistrsquo The name stuck

Both Charles and John felt called to the mission field and so in 1735 they

sailed to Georgia Their time among Indians in America was not a success ndash

they struggled for any real spiritual authority in their ministries Feeling fail-

ures they returned to England in some depression John summed it up ldquoI

went to America to convert the Indians but oh who shall convert merdquo

Then the Wesleys made friends with some Moravians They stressed that

salvation cannot be earned but must be received by grace through faith in

Christ Charles was the first to experience this lsquotruersquo conversion when on

Pentecost Sunday 21st May 1738 he wrote that the Spirit of God ldquochased

away the darkness of my unbeliefrdquo

Only three days later on 24th May 1738 it was Johnrsquos turn As he wrote in

his journal ldquoIn the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate

Street where one was reading Lutherrsquos preface to the Epistle to the Romans

About a quarter before nine while he was describing the change which God

works in the heart through faith in Christ I felt my heart strangely warmedrdquo

John and Charles Wesley then devoted the rest of their lives to sharing the

Good News of Jesus Christ ndash and turned England upside-down When the

established Church threw John out he took to the fields preaching to coal

miners and commoners His itinerant evangelism took him 250000 miles on

horseback and to preach over 40000 sermons His small ldquosocietiesrdquo attracted

some 120000 followers by the time of his death

Charles became the most prolific and skilled hymn-writer in English history

writing hymns that are sung widely today such as ldquoLove Divine All Loves

Excellingrdquo In all he wrote nearly 7000 hymns

The legacy of the two brothers lives on As well as Methodism their teaching

has widely impacted the holiness movement the Pentecostal movement and

the charismatic movement

9

All in the month of MAY It was-

200 years ago- on 12th May 1816 that Edmund Beckett 1st Baron

Grimthorpe British lawyer and horologist was born Best known for de-

signing the mechanism for the clock at the Palace of Westminster The

clock is commonly known as Big Ben though the name refers to the clockrsquos

Great Bell

90 years ago- on 3rd May (to 13th) 1926 that the General Strike occurred in

the UK About 17 million workers went on strike in support of miners

who faced pay cuts and worsening conditions The strike was unsuccessful

80 years ago- on 7th May 1936 that British aviator Amy Johnson made the

fastest-ever solo flight from Gravesend England to Cape Town South Afri-

ca

70 years ago- on 11th May 1946 that the first CARE packages arrived for

Europe to help people starving after WWII (The first CARE packages

were surplus US Army rations)

65 years ago- on 25th May 1951 that British spies Guy Burgess and Donald

Maclean fled to Moscow They were members of the infamous Cambridge

spy ring

50 years ago- on 6th May 1966 that the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and

Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK Their five

victims were aged 10 to 17

20 years ago- on 21st May 1996 that BSE (mad cow disease) led to the

British Government adopting a policy of non-cooperation with the Europe-

an Union when it refused to ease a ban on British beef

15 years ago- on 6th May 2001 that Pope John Paul II became the first pon-

tiff in history to enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in

Damascus during a visit to Syria He prayed there and gave an address pro-

moting peace between Muslims and Christians

Also 15 years ago- on 28th May 2001 that the body of British racing driver

Donald Campbell was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in

Cumbria (He was killed when his speedboat crashed and sank during a

record attempt in January 1967)

10

Smile Lines

Childrenrsquos exam papers

The following real life answers to various exams explain why teachers need long

holidayshellip

What is a nitrate

Cheaper than a day rate

What was Sir Walter Raleigh famous for

He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a

craze for bicycles

What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common

Unusual names

Name one of the early Romansrsquo greatest achievements

Learning to speak Latin

Name six animals which live specifically in the Artic

Two polar bears Four seals

Name the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to save from the underworld

Mrs Orpheus

Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed

At the bottom

State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal

All the cows will escape The cars drive into the fields There is nowhere to

hide

What is a fibula

A little lie

Why would living close to a mobile phone mast cause ill health

You might walk into it

Where was Hadrianrsquos Wall built

Around Hadrianrsquos garden

11

Taking Jesus

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus

with them to Jerusalem A small child replied They couldnt get a baby sit-

ter

Walking out

I hope you didnt take it personally Reverend said an embarrassed wom-

an after a church service when my husband walked out during your ser-

mon

I did find it rather disconcerting the preacher admitted

Its not a reflection on you sir insisted the church-goer Ralph has been

walking in his sleep ever since he was a child

Just the man

Small boy ldquoPlease sir my Dad says you are a Doctor of Musicrdquo

Famous pianist ldquoThat is quite right my little manrdquo

Small boy ldquoThen I wonder if yoursquod be so good as to mend my trumpet

Barbershop evangelism

There was a barber who felt he should share his faith with his customers

more So the next morning he decided Today I am going to witness to

the first man that walks through my door

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in for a shave The bar-

ber sat him down and then fled to the back of the shop to pray God

please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say Amen

Then the barber approached the man with his razor knife in hand ldquoRight

then sir I presume you are ready to die

Grin

Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what youve been up to

12

Wordsearch Clues and Answers for May 2016 - Rogation Sunday

The first Sunday in May is Rogation Sunday This is when many parishes still

lsquobeat the boundsrsquo Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing on the

seed and land The practice began with the Romans who processed around

the cornfields each Spring singing and dancing sacrificing animals in order

to get rid of evil About 465 AD the Western world was suffering from

earthquake and storm Mamertius Bishop of Vienne aware of the pagan

custom ordered that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected

fields Thus lsquobeating the boundsrsquo became a Christian ceremonial It arrived

in England early in the eighth century Each Spring led by the priest a little

party from the parish would set out with a Cross to trace the boundaries of

the parish Theyrsquod implore God to keep their corn and roots and boughs in

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

JEWELLERY amp JEWELLERY REPAIRS

Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

Antique Clocks - Watches

amp Barometers

Bought - Sold - Restored

Watch Straps amp Batteries

Supplied amp Fitted

RICHARD J BISHOPP

145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

Please call for a FREE valuation

Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

wwwchinneckshawcouk

18

|P|R| MOTORS

Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

WELDING amp CHASSIS REPAIRS

MOTrsquos ARRANGED

Proprietor RON REEVES amp PAUL JEFFERY

Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

SOUTHSEA 68 St Jamesrsquos Road PO5 4HZ 023 9282 3855

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

9

All in the month of MAY It was-

200 years ago- on 12th May 1816 that Edmund Beckett 1st Baron

Grimthorpe British lawyer and horologist was born Best known for de-

signing the mechanism for the clock at the Palace of Westminster The

clock is commonly known as Big Ben though the name refers to the clockrsquos

Great Bell

90 years ago- on 3rd May (to 13th) 1926 that the General Strike occurred in

the UK About 17 million workers went on strike in support of miners

who faced pay cuts and worsening conditions The strike was unsuccessful

80 years ago- on 7th May 1936 that British aviator Amy Johnson made the

fastest-ever solo flight from Gravesend England to Cape Town South Afri-

ca

70 years ago- on 11th May 1946 that the first CARE packages arrived for

Europe to help people starving after WWII (The first CARE packages

were surplus US Army rations)

65 years ago- on 25th May 1951 that British spies Guy Burgess and Donald

Maclean fled to Moscow They were members of the infamous Cambridge

spy ring

50 years ago- on 6th May 1966 that the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and

Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK Their five

victims were aged 10 to 17

20 years ago- on 21st May 1996 that BSE (mad cow disease) led to the

British Government adopting a policy of non-cooperation with the Europe-

an Union when it refused to ease a ban on British beef

15 years ago- on 6th May 2001 that Pope John Paul II became the first pon-

tiff in history to enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in

Damascus during a visit to Syria He prayed there and gave an address pro-

moting peace between Muslims and Christians

Also 15 years ago- on 28th May 2001 that the body of British racing driver

Donald Campbell was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in

Cumbria (He was killed when his speedboat crashed and sank during a

record attempt in January 1967)

10

Smile Lines

Childrenrsquos exam papers

The following real life answers to various exams explain why teachers need long

holidayshellip

What is a nitrate

Cheaper than a day rate

What was Sir Walter Raleigh famous for

He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a

craze for bicycles

What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common

Unusual names

Name one of the early Romansrsquo greatest achievements

Learning to speak Latin

Name six animals which live specifically in the Artic

Two polar bears Four seals

Name the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to save from the underworld

Mrs Orpheus

Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed

At the bottom

State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal

All the cows will escape The cars drive into the fields There is nowhere to

hide

What is a fibula

A little lie

Why would living close to a mobile phone mast cause ill health

You might walk into it

Where was Hadrianrsquos Wall built

Around Hadrianrsquos garden

11

Taking Jesus

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus

with them to Jerusalem A small child replied They couldnt get a baby sit-

ter

Walking out

I hope you didnt take it personally Reverend said an embarrassed wom-

an after a church service when my husband walked out during your ser-

mon

I did find it rather disconcerting the preacher admitted

Its not a reflection on you sir insisted the church-goer Ralph has been

walking in his sleep ever since he was a child

Just the man

Small boy ldquoPlease sir my Dad says you are a Doctor of Musicrdquo

Famous pianist ldquoThat is quite right my little manrdquo

Small boy ldquoThen I wonder if yoursquod be so good as to mend my trumpet

Barbershop evangelism

There was a barber who felt he should share his faith with his customers

more So the next morning he decided Today I am going to witness to

the first man that walks through my door

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in for a shave The bar-

ber sat him down and then fled to the back of the shop to pray God

please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say Amen

Then the barber approached the man with his razor knife in hand ldquoRight

then sir I presume you are ready to die

Grin

Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what youve been up to

12

Wordsearch Clues and Answers for May 2016 - Rogation Sunday

The first Sunday in May is Rogation Sunday This is when many parishes still

lsquobeat the boundsrsquo Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing on the

seed and land The practice began with the Romans who processed around

the cornfields each Spring singing and dancing sacrificing animals in order

to get rid of evil About 465 AD the Western world was suffering from

earthquake and storm Mamertius Bishop of Vienne aware of the pagan

custom ordered that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected

fields Thus lsquobeating the boundsrsquo became a Christian ceremonial It arrived

in England early in the eighth century Each Spring led by the priest a little

party from the parish would set out with a Cross to trace the boundaries of

the parish Theyrsquod implore God to keep their corn and roots and boughs in

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

JEWELLERY amp JEWELLERY REPAIRS

Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

Antique Clocks - Watches

amp Barometers

Bought - Sold - Restored

Watch Straps amp Batteries

Supplied amp Fitted

RICHARD J BISHOPP

145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

Please call for a FREE valuation

Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

wwwchinneckshawcouk

18

|P|R| MOTORS

Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

WELDING amp CHASSIS REPAIRS

MOTrsquos ARRANGED

Proprietor RON REEVES amp PAUL JEFFERY

Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

SOUTHSEA 68 St Jamesrsquos Road PO5 4HZ 023 9282 3855

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

11

Taking Jesus

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus

with them to Jerusalem A small child replied They couldnt get a baby sit-

ter

Walking out

I hope you didnt take it personally Reverend said an embarrassed wom-

an after a church service when my husband walked out during your ser-

mon

I did find it rather disconcerting the preacher admitted

Its not a reflection on you sir insisted the church-goer Ralph has been

walking in his sleep ever since he was a child

Just the man

Small boy ldquoPlease sir my Dad says you are a Doctor of Musicrdquo

Famous pianist ldquoThat is quite right my little manrdquo

Small boy ldquoThen I wonder if yoursquod be so good as to mend my trumpet

Barbershop evangelism

There was a barber who felt he should share his faith with his customers

more So the next morning he decided Today I am going to witness to

the first man that walks through my door

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in for a shave The bar-

ber sat him down and then fled to the back of the shop to pray God

please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say Amen

Then the barber approached the man with his razor knife in hand ldquoRight

then sir I presume you are ready to die

Grin

Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what youve been up to

12

Wordsearch Clues and Answers for May 2016 - Rogation Sunday

The first Sunday in May is Rogation Sunday This is when many parishes still

lsquobeat the boundsrsquo Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing on the

seed and land The practice began with the Romans who processed around

the cornfields each Spring singing and dancing sacrificing animals in order

to get rid of evil About 465 AD the Western world was suffering from

earthquake and storm Mamertius Bishop of Vienne aware of the pagan

custom ordered that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected

fields Thus lsquobeating the boundsrsquo became a Christian ceremonial It arrived

in England early in the eighth century Each Spring led by the priest a little

party from the parish would set out with a Cross to trace the boundaries of

the parish Theyrsquod implore God to keep their corn and roots and boughs in

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

JEWELLERY amp JEWELLERY REPAIRS

Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

Antique Clocks - Watches

amp Barometers

Bought - Sold - Restored

Watch Straps amp Batteries

Supplied amp Fitted

RICHARD J BISHOPP

145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

Please call for a FREE valuation

Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

wwwchinneckshawcouk

18

|P|R| MOTORS

Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

WELDING amp CHASSIS REPAIRS

MOTrsquos ARRANGED

Proprietor RON REEVES amp PAUL JEFFERY

Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

SOUTHSEA 68 St Jamesrsquos Road PO5 4HZ 023 9282 3855

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

13

good health and bring them to harvest In the days when maps were

scarce lsquobeating the boundsrsquo helped remind everyone just where the bounda-

ries were Do you know yours today

Sunday May Rogation

Beat Bounds

Asking Blessing Seed

Land Romans

Processed Cornfields Spring

Earthquake Storm

Prayer Cross Boundaries

Crops Harvest maps

14

Sherpa Tenzing ndash son of Everest

Tenzing Norgay ndash known best as Sherpa Tenzing ndash died 30 years ago He

and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the summit of Mount

Everest

Over nearly 20 years he had been on every expedition that set out to put

a man on top of Everest By 1953 he had probably spent more time on the

mountain than any other human being - and had come within 1000 feet of

its summit Yet he almost missed out The first pair to attempt the summit

in 1953 turned back only 300 feet from the top because of a faulty oxygen

cylinder

Many Buddhists regarded Tenzing a brilliant climber as a reincarnation of

the Buddha For others his significance was simply that he was virtually the

first humbly born Asian in history to attain world recognition Tenzings

original name was Namgyal Wangdi but it was changed by a high lama

ldquoNorgay means fortunaterdquo

At the summit of Everest Tenzing dug a hole in the snow and put food in it

as a gift to the mountain gods Hillary buried a crucifix Tenzing spoke sev-

en languages but never learned to write although he authored several

books by dictating them

St James 200 Club

Results of Draw 512

drawn 10th April 2016 after 930 service

1st pound15 137 Miss J Gray 2nd pound11 186 Ms C Sims 3rd pound9 158 Mr D Knowles 4th pound7 163 Mrs B Tregonning 5th pound5 94 Mrs N Beech

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

JEWELLERY amp JEWELLERY REPAIRS

Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

Antique Clocks - Watches

amp Barometers

Bought - Sold - Restored

Watch Straps amp Batteries

Supplied amp Fitted

RICHARD J BISHOPP

145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

Please call for a FREE valuation

Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

wwwchinneckshawcouk

18

|P|R| MOTORS

Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

WELDING amp CHASSIS REPAIRS

MOTrsquos ARRANGED

Proprietor RON REEVES amp PAUL JEFFERY

Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

SOUTHSEA 68 St Jamesrsquos Road PO5 4HZ 023 9282 3855

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

15

Calendar for thought and prayer

May

Sunday 1 Easter 6 Holy Spirit Church

Monday 2 Ss Philip and James Bishop Christopher

Tuesday 3 Feria Departed of May

Wednesday 4 Rogation Day Those who farm the land

Thursday 5 Ascension Day The Ascension Portsea

Friday 6 Feria Appointment of new priest

Saturday 7 Feria Our hospitals

Sunday 8 Sunday after AscensionOur parish

Monday 9 Feria Our PCC

Tuesday 10 Feria Our city council

Wednesday 11 Feria Our schools

Thursday 12 Feria Portsmouth Deanery

Friday 13 Feria Migrants and refugees

Saturday 14 S Matthias The unemployed

Sunday 15 Pentecost The Parish of the Holy Spirit

Monday 16 Feria The housebound

Tuesday 17 Feria Our lifeboat station

Wednesday 18 Feria Our choir and servers

Thursday 19 S Dunstan Those who tend our gardens

Friday 20 Feria Our hall users

Saturday 21 Feria All religious

Sunday 22 Trinity Sunday Our families

Monday 23 Feria The Scouting movement

Tuesday 24 Feria CHIMES

Wednesday 25 S Bede Our university

Thursday 26 Corpus Christi Home communicants

Friday 27 S Augustine Our Cathedral

Saturday 28 Feria Local shops and businesses

Sunday 29 Trinity 1 Our Parish

Monday 30 Feria Shearwater Home

Tuesday 31 Visitation of the BVM Shrine at Walsingham

16

From the Registers

On Tuesday 3 May there will be a requiem mass when we

remember before God all the departed of the month and those

whose funerals have taken place during the last month

Baptisms

Oliver May

Bellalee Baldacchino

Sophie Marshall

Funerals

Reginald Wilkins Havant Crematorium

Edward King Portchester Crematorium

Leslie Webster Portchester Crematorium

William Robson ortchester Crematorium

David Anderson Portchester Crematorium

SAINT JAMESrsquo GUILD 2016 Meetings usually start at 730 pm

4th May - Mirandas Music

11th May - Life as a Dockyard Matey

18th May - All about Carers

25th May - The Rowans Hospice

17

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Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

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Bought - Sold - Restored

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145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

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Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

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Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

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Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

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MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

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The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

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Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

17

JEWELLERY amp JEWELLERY REPAIRS

Unusual amp Interesting Clocks

Antique Clocks - Watches

amp Barometers

Bought - Sold - Restored

Watch Straps amp Batteries

Supplied amp Fitted

RICHARD J BISHOPP

145 Eastney Road

Southsea PO4 8DZ

Tele (023) 92755800

THINKING OF MOVING

Please call for a FREE valuation

Your local Estate Agent

11 Milton Road

Copnor

023 9282 6731

wwwchinneckshawcouk

18

|P|R| MOTORS

Warren Avenue Industrial Estate

Milton Portsmouth

Telephone 023 9286 1455

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING

ALL REPAIRS

WELDING amp CHASSIS REPAIRS

MOTrsquos ARRANGED

Proprietor RON REEVES amp PAUL JEFFERY

Dashwood amp Denyer

Funeral Directors

SOUTHSEA 68 St Jamesrsquos Road PO5 4HZ 023 9282 3855

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

19

MILTON GLEE CLUB

Forthcoming concert dates at

Portsmouth Guildhall

22 May ~ 22 October ~ 11 December

CITY PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE 61 Granada Road Southsea Hants

NECK amp BACK PROBLEMS - JOINT ACHES amp PAINS - SPORTS INJURIES

HOME VISITS ARRANGED

DOMINIC DENTRY MCSP SRP GDP Telephone (023) 92832921 Mobile 07860 282670 STATE REGISTERED CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

The co-operative funeralcare

Part of The Southern Co-operative

20

Mr News The sign of service at your local INDEPENDENT NEWSAGENT

J G RILEY (Prop RD CULVERWELL)

NEWSAGENT CONFECTIONERY TOBACCO

GREETING CARD SPECIALIST

90 LOCKSWAY ROAD Tel (023) 9273 1574

Member of National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Estate Agents

LAWSON

ROSE

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100

Personal Service Private Chapels Woodland Burials Pre-paid Funeral Plans Repatriation Horse Drawn Carriage Memorials 24 Hour Personal Service Home Visits

lsquoLAWNSWOODrsquo 245 Fratton Road Portsmouth 023 9282 4831

380 London Road Waterlooville 023 9226 9000

10 Discount on production

of this magazine advert

St Jamesrsquo Church Hall

Milton Park Avenue

PO4 8PG

Serving Church and Community

The Hall is managed and maintained by

members of St Jamesrsquo Parish Church

There is a large hall (with kitchen) on ground floor

A smaller hall upstairs

Full central heating

Lightweight moveable tables (6ft and 3ft) and 100 chairs

Kitchen for catering

80 full-place meal settings available

The Halls are available for

Adult Education

Clubs and Societies

Courses

Exhibitions

Private functions

Sales

Hire of the Halls are charged by the hour Rates depend on

whether it is commercial or ClubClass let and whether it is

a one-off or regular booking

Contact Booking Secretary 02392 041100