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Pear Tree Parish Magazine February/March 2012

Hello Friends

Driving back from Lee-on-Solent on New Year’s Day my grand daughter behind me

asked why my car was red and not blue. I replied that when it was made they only

had red paint. Mia replied she would have liked it blue. I asked her what her

favourite colour is and she responded with Red!!

I do think she would have eagerly picked up a paintbrush when we returned home

and painted my car blue. We agreed that when I decide to buy a new car that it

will be blue, which pacified her intent to change the colour of my car.

How often in life do we live with unfulfilling thoughts and relationships, but fail to challenge and change what we think we know and believe in. What would happen if

we thought to change them from red to blue, what would it do for our lives? We

have left Christmas behind having worshipped God, recognising him arriving in our

world as a small baby. But now we begin to look forward to recognise God in the

man known as Jesus. When you read His words in the Gospels, there are challenges

made to the people over the way they live their lives and sometimes it is as radical

as changing red to blue.

We also need to look at our lives, reflecting on God’s word to see if we are

comfortable in how we live our lives, or whether God is challenging us to change

from the comfort of red and become more radical with blue. We have a wonderful opportunity as we approach Lent and Easter to spend time looking at the world

around us. How are Pear Tree and Woolston growing together and how can we

reach out to our community? At this time of year people have dreams and visions

of how their lives will develop over the coming year. Do you have dreams and

visions for your life and your community? If so, are you prepared to paint them

blue even if your thoughts to bring God’s love and life to all appear to be radical?

We can be safe with red, or pick up a paintbrush and change to blue. If we do a

thorough job then no red will return, but a temporary effort will see the old

showing through in time. God challenges our lives, and we can eagerly start covering up, but this can still allow us to return to our comfort zone. Maybe we need to

accept God’s challenge and change completely.

With Love

Tony

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SUN 5 FEB 3RD SUNDAY BEFORE LE3RD SUNDAY BEFORE LE3RD SUNDAY BEFORE LENTNTNT 10.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m. 11.30 a.m. 12.30 p.m.

Parish Communion - Organist - Revd Miles Newton PIPS Young People‘s Group in the Church Hall Mawundo Mission Table in the Church Hall Baptism in the Church

SUN 12 FEB 2ND SUNDAY BEFORE LE2ND SUNDAY BEFORE LE2ND SUNDAY BEFORE LENTNTNT

10.00 a.m. Parish Communion - Music Group - Revd Tony Bevis MON 13 FEB 10.00 a.m. Craft Club in the Church Hall - members only TUE 14 FEB 10.30 a.m. Messy Church in the Church Hall - see page 11 SUN 19 FEB SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LSUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LSUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENTENTENT 10.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m.

Parish Communion - Organist - Revd Miles Newton PIPS Young People‘s Group in the Church Hall CTI Ecumenical Service at the Salvation Army Hall, NE Road

MON 20 FEB 10.00 a.m. Crafty Coffee Morning in the Church Hall - all welcome WED 22 FEB ASH WEDNESDAYASH WEDNESDAYASH WEDNESDAY 7.30 p.m. Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes

at St. Mark’s Church, Woolston - Revd Miles Newton WED 29 FEB 7.30 p.m. JOINT LENT COURSE IN THE CHURCH FRI 24 FEB 2.45 p.m. Rehearsal for the Women‘s World Day of Prayer in the Church SUN 26 FEB 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT1ST SUNDAY OF LENT1ST SUNDAY OF LENT

10.00 a.m. All Age Worship - Music Group - Tony Morris THU 1 MAR 7.30 p.m. CTI meeting at Holy Trinity Church, Weston FRI 2 MAR 2.00 p.m. Women‘s World Day of Prayer Service in the Church

- all welcome - see page 15 SUN 4 MAR 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT2ND SUNDAY OF LENT2ND SUNDAY OF LENT 10.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m. 11.30 a.m.

Parish Communion - Organist - Revd Miles Newton PIPS Young People‘s Group in the Church Hall Mawundo Mission Table in the Church Hall

MON 5 MAR 10.00 a.m. Craft Club in the Church Hall - members only TUE 6 MAR 7.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. Standing Committee meeting in the Hall Committee Room Pear Tree/St. Mark‘s Joint Standing Committee meeting in the Hall Committee Room

WED 7 MAR 7.30 p.m. JOINT LENT COURSE IN THE CHURCH SAT 10 MAR 7.30 p.m. Horseracing Evening in the Church Hall - see page 17

SUN 11 MAR 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT3RD SUNDAY OF LENT3RD SUNDAY OF LENT 10.00 a.m.

11.30 a.m. Parish Communion - Music Group - Revd Tony Bevis Publicity Committee meeting in the Church Hall

TUE 13 MAR 7.30 p.m. PCC meeting in the Hall Committee Room

February/March Diary

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SUN 18 MAR 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT --- MOTHERING SUNDAYMOTHERING SUNDAYMOTHERING SUNDAY 10.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m. 6.30 p.m.

Parish Communion - Organist - Revd Miles Newton PIPS Young People‘s Group in the Church Hall CTI Ecumenical Service at Manor Road Methodist Church

MON 19 MAR 10.00 a.m. Crafty Coffee Morning in the Church Hall - all welcome

WED 21 MAR 7.30 p.m. JOINT LENT COURSE IN THE CHURCH SUN 25 MAR 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT5TH SUNDAY OF LENT5TH SUNDAY OF LENT 10.00 a.m. All Age Worship - Music Group - Tony Morris WED 28 MAR 7.30 p.m. JOINT LENT COURSE IN THE CHURCH

Lent – a good time to pray Lent is traditionally a time when Christians take stock of themselves spiritually. They set aside extra time for prayer. So there you are, tentatively wanting to pray... Here

are some helpful things to remember as you settle down to it:

People have been praying since Adam had a grandson named Enosh. At least the Bible tells us in Genesis 4:26 that it was during his days when ―men began to call on

the name of the Lord‖ . They have been doing it ever since.

People have been answered by God since Genesis, too. But if you want to read some beautiful prayers – and answers to them, browse through the Psalms. Again and again the psalmist writes:

―the Lord heard my cry‖.

So – what do you need to bring to prayer? Just the tiniest amount of faith that God is even there....

Jesus assures us that even faith as big as a tiny mustard seed will be effective.

What gives you the right to come before Almighty God? Jesus does. The Bible is clear that ―there

is one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ‖. (1 Tim 2:5)

The Bible makes clear that God does not stand on ceremony – he wants our personal, spontaneous prayers. Jesus was very matter of fact about it: ―When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done

in secret, will reward you.‖ (Matthew 6:6)

The Bible assures us that prayer will bring us good things: ―we may receive mercy and find grace

to help us in our time of need‖. (Hebrews 4:16)

Above all, prayer must be made with a pure heart. ―If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.‖ (Psalm 66:18) That simply means that if you know you are doing

something wrong, and intend to keep right on doing it, don‘t waste your time praying.

Finally, what can be the results of your prayers this Lent? Well, here are seven, for starters....

1. Joy and deep happiness. (John 16:24)

2. Relief from your worry, stress and tension (Philippians 4:6,7)

3. Wisdom and more mental clarity (James 1:5,6)

4. Protection and deliverance from temptations (Matthew 26:41)

5. An ability to share the Good News of Jesus with other people (Matthew 9:38)

6. Strength to persevere when you feel under spiritual attack (Ephesians 6:18)

7. A growing thankfulness to God, who is worthy of all glory (Revelation 4:11)

FOR YOUR INFORMATION ....

During Lent, a joint Lent Course will be held on Wednesday evenings

(not 14th March) at 7.30 p.m. in Pear Tree Church. All welcome.

Due to lack of numbers, the 8.00 a.m. service of Holy Communion held on the first Sunday in the month in Pear Tree is now in abeyance. However, as an alternative, a similar service

is available at St. Mark’s Church in Weston Grove Road at 8.00 a.m. each Sunday.

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21st February is ….

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday means pancakes, whether you race with them, or just enjoy eating them.

A thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan, the pancake has a very long history and is featured in cookbooks as far back as 1439. The tradition of tossing or flipping them is almost as old: "And every man and maide doe take their turne, And tosse their Pancakes up for feare they burne." (Pasquil's Palin, 1619).

Here‘s a good fail-safe recipe for a good batter:

Sift 100g of plain flour with a pinch of salt. Make a well in the centre, break in an egg and beat with a wooden spoon. Gradually add 300 ml of milk, beating and drawing in the flour from the sides of the bowl until the batter is smooth. Heat a little oil in a heavy-based saucepan and add just enough butter to cover the bottom, running the mixture around the sides. Cook the pancake for one to two minutes, using the spatula to make sure the batter isn‘t sticking. Then turn the pancake over, and cook for a couple of more minutes on the other side. Serve immediately, with sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

February is few people‘s favourite month, but it does contain a favourite date. Halfway through the month, on the 14th, it‗s Valentine‘s Day. It is, of course, beloved of the

greeting card industry, but also of millions of romantically inclined men and women, otherwise totally sane, who take the opportunity to post a

message of love in the hope that it will be reciprocated.

As the card is meant to be anonymous, this can lead to

all manner of tricky misunderstandings, but (as we have observed before) hope springs eternal, and many a teenage heart has missed a beat or two on the morning of Valentine‘s Day. And for all I know, there may be millions of couples all over the world who owe their happy marriages to one of these heart-strewn, beribboned cards with their doggerel protestations of

undying love.

Few of those who send or receive them realise that February 14th is actually the feast day of St Valentine. That‘s hardly surprising, as we know very little about

the person the day commemorates. In fact, there were two Christian martyrs of that name, both living in the third century, one a soldier and the other a bishop. No one has ever successfully found any link at all between either of them and courting couples and their

desperate hopes.

The most likely explanation of the association of this date with hopeful lovers is a very old tradition (at least as old as Chaucer) that birds begin to pair on February 14th - St Valentine's Day. As they noisily go about choosing their mates, young men and women pursue a

rather subtler, if more circuitous route to the same end.

Whatever its provenance, Valentine‘s Day at least reminds us of the irresistible force of love. ‗Love changes everything‘, as the song says - or, as the Beatles put it, ‗All you need is love‘. The problem then becomes interpretation. In English the one word ‗love‘ covers everything, from sexual intercourse to motherly care, from close friendship to a lifelong partnership. Happily, the Greeks have more than one word for it. So the New Testament is able to establish that eros

(sexual attraction), philadelphia (friendship) and agape (sacrificial love) are distinct qualities, yet all are part of the mysterious and wonderful chemistry of human love

in its fullest sense.

‗All that I am I give to you‘, the couple say to each other in the wedding service. What a thing to promise! And yet what a testimony to the deepest possible understanding of the love of God for us, and (in our better moments) of human love in all its tenderness, commitment and unselfishness. So physical attraction plus true friendship plus self-giving love add up to -

well, everything that the Bible means when it says that ‗those who live in love live in God, and God lives in

them‘ (1 John 4:16).

Happy Valentine‘s Day!

PRAYER CORNER Lord, Valentine’s Day is a day when you tell someone you love

and care for them and reminds us that we should care for and love

all your people.

Stephen Boulain

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So what’s so special about Lent, anyway?

Lent begins on 22nd February. It begins with Ash Wednesday, which always falls in the seventh week before Easter. Lent is widely observed by Christians around the world as a time of fasting or meditation.

Why ‗Ash Wednesday‘? What do ashes have to do with anything? This goes right back to the Old Testament custom of putting ashes on one‘s face or

clothing as a symbol of repentance or remorse. (e.g. Esther 4.1; Jeremiah 6.26). When the early Church began to observe Lent as a period of preparation for Easter, repentance and remorse played a key part. Therefore the wearing of ashes was adopted as a proper external sign of this inward attitude of remorse or repentance.

So the early Christians, especially during the Middle Ages, used the first day of Lent to impose ashes on the heads of the clergy and the people. Nowadays, these ashes come from the burning of the palm crosses that were handed out on Palm Sunday during the previous year‘s Lent.

Some churches continue this theme of repentance by the symbolic use of purple clerical dress during Lent.

What about the custom of giving up things for Lent? In the past, Lent was a time for fasting, because it is based on the period of 40 days spent by Jesus in the wilderness before the beginning of his public ministry in Galilee. Jesus fasted for 40 days, and so his followers were encouraged to do the same thing. The early Church recommended a fast of two or three days, but by the fourth century, people were encouraged to fast for the full 40 days.

The precise nature of this ‗fasting‘ varied. In general, the western church understood ‗fasting‘ as a reduced intake of food, and eating fish rather than meat. It encouraged Christians to spend time in devotional reading or attendance at church rather than fasting.

But what about the length of Lent? The numerically able reader will have worked out by now that the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Day is actually 46 days. So why not the 40 days that Jesus fasted? Again, we go back to early church tradition. In the early Church, every Sunday was regarded as a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. So fasting was forbidden on a Sunday! So the period of 46 days thus consists of 40 days of fasting, plus the six Sundays which fall between Ash Wednesday and Easter Day.

Finally, just before Ash Wednesday, we have Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday. This custom comes from the many thousands of Christian housewives down the centuries who cleared out their larders immediately before the fast of Lent. The simplest way of using up all their eggs, flour and milk was to make pancakes. In some countries the day is known as Mardi Gras, and is marked by major carnivals, most famously in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Your life is a book, in volumes three

The past, the present and the yet to be.

The first, you’ve read and laid away

The second, you’re reading day by day.

The last, which is the best of three

Is in God’s keeping, he holds the key.

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Thank you to everyone who supported and helped with our Christmas services and made our celebrations so special this year. After all the weeks of preparation, how quickly our special events seemed to flash by and, now we have reached, February, seem to be just a distant memory .... the carol singing around the Residential Care Homes in the area, the church flowers and Christmas tree, the Christingle services, the Christmas Carol Service, the Nativity Service, the CTI Christmas Celebration at the Salvation Army Hall, and the Ludlow Infant School Christmas Service. Each one of these events was special, involving a lot of wok and planning. We hope that all those who came to Pear Tree Church over the Christmas period, perhaps for the first time, felt the warmth of God‘s presence through our celebrations and were renewed by his love through the story of the birth of his Son, Jesus Christ.

As usual, there many appeals and fundraising events over the Christmas period and we would like to thank everyone who responded and gave so cheerfully and generously

to all our appeals during the last few months.

Here is an update of all our fundraising…….

Shoe Boxes ... a total of 40 boxes were donated by St. Mark‘s and Pear Tree Churches for the children of Romania.

Christmas Appeal for the Booth Centre …. a large quantity of men‘s toiletries - soap, razors, shaving foam, toothpaste, towels, etc. - were received with many thanks

by the Salvation Army on Christmas Eve.

Parish Christmas Card …. £30 was raised for SCRATCH, who sent a letter just after

Christmas expressing their grateful thanks to everyone concerned.

Christmas Bazaar …. £1057.74 was raised for Church Funds.

Tree of Light ..... £1600 was raised for Communicare funds.

Mawundo Mission Table .... £52 was raised at the December table for our friends in Mawundo.

A special thank you from Liz Spencer-Fleet for all the donations towards the

cost of Christmas flowers.

Our thanks also go to Simon Waters of Waters and Son, Funeral Directors, who kindly

donated our parish Christmas tree again this year.

THANK YOU

A special thank you to all those who delivered our joint St. Mark’s/Pear Tree Christmas cards

throughout the parish during December - a double load again this year as a new Pear

Tree Church Hall Directory was produced by the Hall Management Committee, which was

delivered with the Christmas card to all homes in the area.

(If you didn’t receive one, contact Phil Wilkinson (80441442), who will be pleased to

send one to you.)

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FROM THE CHURCH REGISTERS

Funerals

May they rest in peace

Charlotte Sherwood - aged 85 Helen Williams - aged 90

Douglas Nicholson - aged 85 Joyce Mulvihill - aged 76

Baptisms

May they grow in faith, supported by their parents and godparents

Ètienne Luke Jack Hibbert

Maisie Skinner

Marriages

Those whom God has joined together

Timothy Lewis and Angela Bentley Simon Upson and Rebekah Sephenson

REST IN PEACE

We learned with sadness of the death of Helen Williams a few weeks before Christmas, after a short stay in hospital following a stroke.

Helen was a relative by marriage of the late Jack Coward, and came here from her home in South Africa to live with Jack and Marjorie in Radstock Road after the death of her husband. Her two sons were already living and working in England - John as an Anglican priest and Glyn in the Royal Navy. She soon became deeply involved in the life of Pear Tree Church and during many years of devoted service was a server, churchwarden, magazine organiser and distributor, Lay Pastor and Mothers' Union enrolling member.

In later years, despite increasing incapacity, she continued to be involved as much as possible, particularly enjoying accompanying the vicar when he took house communion to the housebound and leading the service of morning prayer in church every Wednesday.

She will be sadly missed.

Doreen Carter

It was good to hear from old friends again at Christmas.

Barry and Tina James are still enjoying a very busy life in Fawley and are looking

forward to the birth of their seventh grandchild in June.

Good wishes for Christmas and the New Year were also received from Chris and Sue Wood in Qatar, from Paula Imbert, still enjoying life in Worthing, and from Susan, Leigh and Seth

Burgess in Cocking, near Midhurst, West Sussex.

Also in Qatar, Val and Andy Adair write to say they are both planning to spend some time here in January and looking forward to spending time with their friends in

Pear Tree. Their son, Chris, is still working for Whittaker Tankers and Kim is due to be

married in November.

Congratulations to Kailey and Joshua Firmin, on the birth of their second child, Henry, in December. Henry made his first appearance in church at just four days old at our Christingle

Service on Christmas Eve. Congratulations also to Revd Paul Firmin who has gained an MA with Distinction through his studies at Sarum, which he commenced three years ago in Pear

Tree with the support of the PCC. Well done, Paul.

It was also good to welcome Googie Diaper back with us in January following a

stay in hospital with pneumonia.

Our birthday congratulations this month go to Kathryn Cousens, 21 again in January,

and to Russ Leppitt, who was 80 on 22nd January.

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It was....

200 years ago:- on 7th Feb 1812 that Charles Dickens, celebrated British novelist, was born.

150 years ago:- on 1st Feb 1862 that Julia Ward Howe‘s poem ‗The Battle Hymn of the Republic‘ was first published in Georgia, USA.

100 years ago:- on 6th Feb 1912 that Eva Braun, German mistress and (briefly) wife of Adolf Hitler was born.

90 years ago:- on 8th Feb 1922 that the first radio was installed in the White House.

Also 90 years ago:- on 28th Feb 1922 that Egypt became independent from the UK.

80 years ago:- on 24th Feb 1932 that British racing driver Sir Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record of 253.96 mph at Daytona Beach, Florida.

70 years ago:- on 9th Feb 1942 that soap rationing began in the UK (so that oils and fats could be saved for food production during WW2)

65 years ago:- on 7th Feb 1947 that the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves in Khirbat Qumran (now in the West Bank, Palestine).

Also 65 years ago:- on 24th Feb 1947 that Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was sworn in as the last Viceroy of India.

60 years ago:- on 6th Feb 1952 that King George Vl died, and was succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth ll.

40 years ago:- on 2nd Feb 1972 that anti-British protestors burned down the British Embassy in Dublin, in retaliation for ‗Bloody Sunday‘ on 30th Jan.

Also 40 years ago:- on 9th Feb 1972 that the British Government declared a state of emergency over the miners‘ strike which began a month earlier.

Also 40 years ago:- on 17th Feb 1972 that the House of Commons voted narrowly in favour (by 8 votes) of joining the Common Market (now the European Union).

30 years ago:- on 2nd Feb 1982 that the Syrian Government quashed an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood, killing about 25,000 people.

20 years ago:- on 7th Feb 1992 that the Maastr icht Treaty was signed, establishing the European Union.

15 years ago:- on 22nd Feb 1997 that scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh announced they had successfully cloned an animal for the first time: Dolly the sheep.

10 years ago:- on 9th Feb 2002 that Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, sister to the Queen, died.

All in the month of

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When you feel prompted to pray…

A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan.....

While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I travelled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital.

Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then travelled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident.

Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines. He said, ―Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.‖

At this I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle campsite. The young man pressed the point, however, and said, ―No sir, I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone."

At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened. The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told him this story:

"On the night of your incident in Africa, it was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?"

The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw. There were 26.

Didn‘t you do well!

It‘s been a year that you can all be proud of with the contributions made to our friends in Wilibo, Mawundo and I have received many e-mails from Robert Makika, thanking you all for your help.

We have made several donations during the year, which have been made to buy school equipment, food, clothes and to employ a cook for the school.

To finish the year off, your donations sent the children on a trip outside the village for the first time. They visited towns around the area, a sugar factory and the source of the Nile. Can you

imagine their delight as none of them had ever been outside their village before!

Thank you all so much for all your donations.

The children send their love and thanks to you all.

Jim Inglis

MAWUNDO

UPDATE

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www.peartreechurch.org.uk

Have you visited the new Pear Tree Church website yet? Since the new website was launched on 7 th December, up to 31st December over 900 people have visited the site. Taking into consideration the large number of Christmas services held at Pear Tree, more people visited the website than attended all of the church services in December!!

Why a new website? Our aim was to create a website that was easier to use and maintain and hopefully look more vibrant. On top of this we have managed to cut the website hosting costs by 66%.

What happened to the information on the old website? We are still in the process of developing the new website but most of the information on the old site has been transferred or is in the process of being moved. The last website contained a wealth of knowledge and information thanks to the time and effort that Reverend Paul Firmin contributed, so the new site is still based around this.

What is on the website? What’s On Page – Shows the events that are on at Pear Tree this week and month, view the latest pew leaflets or the latest parish magazine.

Bible Page – Here you will find links to the Bible Gateway website where you can read or listen to the bible, there is also the opportunity to read the complete Bible in a year.

Prayer Page – Home to the Pear Tree Prayer Drops, read a prayer a day for each day of the week or follow the links to an Anthology of Prayer or a Compline service.

Church History – Explore the history of Pear Tree Church from mediaeval times through to the 21st century including the tale of Richard Parker.

Church Hall – Displays information about the Hall and all the regular activities by the various clubs and societies.

What’s next? There are plans to produce pages showing tours of the inside of the church in pictures, the churchyard trail, information on Baptism‘s, Wedding‘s and Christenings at Pear Tree and more…………..

We want to use the website not just for visitors but as a tool for the focal point of activities within the church and links to the local community.

What would you like to see on the website or how can we improve it? Please pass any comments or ideas about the website on to me and I would be very grateful to receive any photographs of the church (inside or outside) that I can use on the website. Email them to [email protected] or if they are too large via a CD. Peter Spencer-Fleet

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NEW YEAR GREETINGS

from St. Mark's Over Sixties Club to our Pear Tree branch of the family

Like all families, members grow up and move on but the ties remain and our ties go back a long way, long before the powers that be in Winchester decided we should share a priest.

Way, way back some of us used to live in the parish, worshipped at Jesus Chapel, attended and in due course taught in Sunday School. In the not too distant past Dorothy Taylor and her friends joined us on some of our holidays. Currently eleven people living in Pear Tree parish

attend St Mark's Over Sixties Club on a regular basis.

We meet on a Wednesday in St Mark's Institute in Victoria Road, Woolston. Why not join us!! You will be sure of a warm welcome from family members. For more details contact-:

Ada Greenwood 023 80 442677

Barbara Phillips Chairman

As Woolston Community Centre is currently closed for refurbishment, St. Mark’s Messy Church

will be held on TUESDAY 14th FEBRUARY

in PEAR TREE CHURCH HALL 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Theme - to be advised

Cost £5 per family Contact Anne Gerrard (80433820) for more

information and booking All welcome

Under his wings An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture

of the Lord‘s love for us…

After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage.

One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick.

When he struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and

had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.

She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast.

Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings would live.

Psalm 91:4 "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler."

Praise the Lord for his goodness and protection for all those who put their trust in him.

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On how to mix town and country – or not

The Rectory

St. James the Least

My dear Nephew Darren

Your idea for our two churches to hold a combined New Year’s Day

walk was an admirable one, although I could sense a certain clash of

cultures when your party arrived at the starting point with boots, waterproofs and

GPS equipment. Our own group, rather anticipating tottering between tea shops, with

a little light shopping in between, sported tweed suits, shopping bags and furled

umbrellas.

Even the two sets of dogs seemed bemused with one another, with your Westies and

King Charles spaniels making enough noise to scare all the wildlife in the county, and

our Retrievers puzzled why the pheasants were not dropping from the sky. Dear Miss

Mill’s miniature poodle, with the painted toenails, will probably need life-long

counselling; the furthest she had walked previously was from her bed to beside the

dining room table.

The electronic navigation equipment brought by members of your group made me

think that if only the wise men had had these blessings, they wouldn’t have had to

follow anything as unreliable as a star. Although I suppose that instead of gold,

frankincense and myrrh, they would then have arrived with an MP3 player, a mobile

phone which would have been obsolete before Jesus’ first birthday and a CD of

Madonna’s greatest hits.

I do concede that our two congregations learned much from one another. Our ladies

were most interested to hear about the latest in personal trainers, while yours

discovered how to bring a pan of jam to a rolling boil. Your men seemed impressed to

hear of squirrel shooting while ours gathered useful tips for caravanning abroad. And

poor Miss Mill’s poodle learned that the great outdoors was a parallel and hostile

universe.

By mid-afternoon, however, the balance of power shifted. When the leader of the

walk from your group lost his SatNav, our members felt the need to assert

themselves. The gentlemen navigated using wind direction, moss on trees and angles

of the sun, while our ladies, with tweed skirts furled somewhat higher than one

would have wished, showed yours how to wade through peat bog without complaining.

Perhaps town and country really can learn from one another. But if Major Bullock’s

wife arrives for Mattins next Sunday sporting the latest gym gear, you will have

much to answer for.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

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Diaper Newsletter No 27 A fairly quiet year for the Association, the genealogy programme continues and the website 'chat room' has been updated. Books sales have been steady and we were represented at the Local History Fair. The current economic downturn has meant that although the association is in a financially sound position our interest no longer covers our administration costs, which is mainly website maintenance and postage so any one who has gone over to email please let us know! 2012 is going to be a very busy year for the association with the Centenary of the Titanic, and The Tudor Revels both happening, so more on that below.

April 2012 This April is the centenary of the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic. As several members of the Diaper family were on that trip we have been watching with interest all the various events that have been planned. There are a number of particular events that may be of interest to members. We will send out further details but a few events for the diary but a few websites to keep an eye on are:

The Berry Theatre www.theberrytheatre.co.uk Titanic Cities www.titaniccities.org.uk Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre Company www.sarahsiddonsfanclub.org Hamble Valley Tourist Guides www.hamblevalleyheritage.co.uk

31st March 11 a.m. - guided walk around West End Village, and its many Titanic links, including the work house in which John Lovell Diaper was born.

31st March 4 p.m. - unveiling a plaque in West End Museum to the memory of John Lovell Diaper,

who served as a grill cook on Titanic and was lost, plaque sponsored by the Diaper Heritage Association and Hedge End, West End & Botley area committee [We are still hoping for a road naming as well].

1st April 11 a.m. - guided theatre bus tour, from The Berry Theatre, Hedge End.

1st April 2 p.m. - Titanic Voices – series of talks on the Titanic and a screening of the DHA film on John Diaper, fireman and survivor from the Titanic.

April 11th, 14th, 15th - The Sarah Siddons Fan Club theatrical walking tour, Titanic, The Southampton Story which references the stories of John Lovell Diaper and John Diaper.

New Deposit in the Southampton Archives Archives collected and collated by former Ludlow Road school teacher Sybil Bartlett were recently deposited in the Southampton Archives. Sybil was involved with the Ludlow school history project

which resulted in a plaque to the Ferry village being put up in Woolston and several members of the Diaper family went to the school as part of an oral history project. The archives include information on those visits and includes many interesting photographs that were obviously collected for the archives.

Tudor Revels In September 2012 there will be a number of events focusing on Tudor Southampton. One of particular interest will be looking at family history and genealogy; there will be case studies on

families who can trace their history back to the Tudor town. One of those case studies will be on the Diaper family. A new website will be set up in March which will have details of this and all the other events planned and we will let you know more details as the project develops. Once the website address for the Revels becomes available we will let you know. In the meantime if you would like to find out more you can always send an email to :- [email protected].

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1st March - St David’s Day 1 March is St David‘s Day, and it‘s time for the Welsh to wear daffodils or leeks. Shakespeare

called this custom ‗an honourable

tradition begun upon an honourable request‘ - but nobody knows the reason.

Why should anyone have ever ‗requested‘ that the Welsh wear leeks or daffodils to honour

their patron saint? It‘s a mystery!

We do know that David - or Dafydd - of Pembrokeshire was a monk and bishop of the 6th century. In the 12th century he was made

patron of Wales, and he has the honour of being the only Welsh saint to be canonised and culted in the Western Church. Tradition has it that he was austere with himself, and generous with others - living on water and vegetables (leeks, perhaps?!) and devoting himself to

works of mercy. He was much loved.

4th March - Casimir (1458 – 84)

Casimir is a good patron saint for anyone whose father drives them crazy. He did not let a unhappy background stop him from becoming the person he wanted to be. Casimir‘s father, the King of Poland back in 1458, was no picnic

as a dad.

For if you think your teens were difficult, consider this: when Casimir was only 13, his

father decided to send him to war. He put him in charge of a large army, aimed at fighting on

the Hungarian border.

At 13, this was hardly easy, but worse was to come. Casimir‘s father had not bothered to pay the troops. So soon young Casimir faced a crisis: his soldiers, quite reasonably, were reluctant to fight Hungarians when they were

not even being fed. The troops deserted, and Casimir had a difficult time surviving the journey

home.

Then his father, far from welcoming his son‘s safe return, put all the blame of the lost army on Casimir. He banished his son to the castle of Dobzki. Instead of being crushed by this, Casimir used the time to think, and he grew up

fast. Next time his father summoned him, he found a determined young man who had seized control of his own life. Casimir flatly refused to fight again against any Christian country, and he refused to marry a daughter of Emperor Frederick III. Casimir had decided he would prefer a li fe of celibacy, devotion to God, and

austerity, and he stuck to his decision.

When Casimir became king in 1481, he ruled

over much of Poland for three years. In stark contrast to his father, he was loved for his justice, prudence and firmness. He died of tuberculosis at the age of only 26, and was buried at Vilna. But his good deeds lived after

him, and he was canonized by Leo X in 1521.

17th March - St Patrick’s Day St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. If you‘ve ever been in New York on St Patrick‘s Day, you‘d think he was the patron saint of New York as well... the flamboyant parade is full of

American/Irish razzmatazz.

It‘s all a far cry from the hard life of this 5th century humble Christian who became in time both bishop and apostle of Ireland. Patrick was born the son of a town councillor in the west of England, between the Severn and the Clyde. But as a young man he was captured

by Irish pirates, kidnapped to Ireland, and reduced to slavery. He was made to tend his

master‘s herds.

Desolate and despairing, Patrick turned to prayer. He found God was there for him, even in such desperate circumstances. He spent

much time in prayer, and his faith grew and deepened, in contrast to his earlier years, when

he ―knew not the true God‖.

Then, after six gruelling, lonely years he was told in a dream he would soon go to his own

country. He either escaped or was freed, made his way to a port 200 miles away and eventually persuaded some sailors to take him with them

away from Ireland.

After various adventures in other lands, including near-starvation, Patrick landed on

English soil at last, and returned to his family. But he was much changed. He had enjoyed his life of plenty before; now he wanted to devote the rest of his life to Christ. Patrick received some form of training for the priesthood, but not

the higher education he really wanted.

But by 435, well educated or not, Patrick was badly needed. Palladius‘ mission to the Irish had failed, and so the Pope sent Patrick back to the land of his slavery. He set up his see at Armagh, and worked principally in the north. He urged the Irish to greater spirituality, set up a school, and made several missionary

journeys.

Patrick remains the most popular of the Irish saints. The principal cathedral of New York is dedicated to him, as, of course, is the Anglican

cathedral of Dublin.

HIGH DAYS AND HOLY DAYS FOR MARCH

at St. Mark’s Church, Woolston

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WOMEN’S WORLD

DAY OF PRAYER

Please join us for the

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE

at 2.00 p.m. on Friday 2nd March at Pear Tree Church

This service has been prepared by the women of Malaysia and the theme is “LET JUSTICE PREVAIL”

Somewhere in the world in the 24 hours of 2nd March, the same service arranged

by women in Malaysia will be carried out, in the language of each country.

We are pleased to have this service in Pear Tree Church this year, representing churches in Woolston and Sholing, and we would like to encourage all our

parishioners to come along and join in.

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FACTS ABOUT MALAYSIA

Malaysia is a country of contrasts - modern yet with traditional ways; with diverse cultures, religions

and ethnic backgrounds.

North of the Equator in SE Asia, it consists of two parts: West or Peninsular Malaysia and East

Malaysia, which is comprised of Sabah and Sarawak.

The tropical climate is hot and humid with two monsoon periods. The rain forests are amongst the most endangered ecosystems in the world. They are home to an astonishing collection of flora and

fauna, including both the largest butterfly and the largest flower in the world.

With mountains and islands, lush tropical forest and sandy shores, it attracts both business and tourism. Its strategic trading position has attracted the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British in the past. More recently, migrant workers from China and India have added to the multi-ethnicity of the country as they brought their religions and cultures with

them.

The main agricultural products are timber, tea, rubber and palm oil, as well as many fruits. The production of petroleum, cars and electrical and electronic goods are

now major contributors to the country‘s economy.

Since the invasion by the Japanese in World War 2, the country has worked hard to recover; it can now take its

place among the developing nations.

The theme, ―Let Justice Prevail‖, echoes the present day concerns of the unjust actions endured even today, especially by women who are still discriminated against in the fields of education and employment. Although women are beginning to be accepted into higher education and professional positions, they are still very much in the minority. Voices for truth and justice have been silenced. Corruption and greed are threatening the way of truth. The women of Malaysia ask for mercy, forgiveness and justice

as they consider these complex issues.

Compassion What a lovely thing it is –

A heart that‘s warm and kind,

One filled with compassion That soothes the troubled mind.

A heart that‘s all forgiving And always understands,

One who goes the second mile And never makes demands.

Many hearts grow cold and hard From knocks upon life‘s way, And others lack compassion

In the world today. Always trim your lamp of love

And keep the flame alight – For the heart filled with compassion

Is precious in God‘s sight. Kathleen Gillum

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NEWS FROM SOUTHAMPTON FLOWER CLUB who meet at 2.00 p.m. in Pear Tree Church Hall

on the third Thursday of every month

A very Happy New Year to you all from the Southampton Flower Club.

Our Programme for 2012 begins on Thursday February 16th with a demonstration by Carol Stables, followed by a workshop on March 15th.

We invite you to join us for these events which start at 2 p.m. in the Hall. There is a charge for visitors, payable at the door.

You can be sure of a warm welcome.

Hazel Roberts

The team who produced ―Southampton Passion 2011‖ are now planning their

next production - ―The Nativity 2012‖ - a new, original musical re-telling the Nativity story which will run for four performances between 13th-15th

December, another ―world premiere‖ for Southampton!

People are needed who can offer their time and talents to make the Nativity a

success and put Jesus back at the heart of Christmas. If you would like to be

involved, visit their website: e-quiparts.org.uk.

They are also launching a ‗Search for Mary‘ competition, looking to find the right person to play their leading lady and take on the role of Mary in their

production. Auditions will take place mid March and then the grand final will be held on Saturday 24th March where

Mary will be chosen.

So, if you are aged between 16-25 and female then please visit their website

and register to enter.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, ST. MONICA ROAD, SHOLING

Ten Pin Bowling

with Bring and Share Supper 7.00 p.m.

Saturday 11th February in the Parish Centre

Easter Egg Bingo

7.00 p.m. Saturday 24th March in the Parish Centre

Contact Mildred Skelton (80438350)

for more details.

CRAFTY COFFEE MORNING 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon

3rd Monday of every month in Pear Tree Church Hall

This is an opportunity for fellowship, fun, sharing and refreshments.

Bring along projects you are working on, recently finished or have become unable to

finish for some reason. There is a charge of 50p to

cover refreshments. For further information contact

Jane Morris (80449797).

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A RIGHT ROYAL REVIEW Pear Tree Players are staging a

Variety Show at Pear Tree Church Hall on 2nd June. This will be an indoor street party-themed evening of

entertainment with songs, dances and sketches from the 50’s through to the present day and will be part of

Pear Tree Church’s Festival to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

If you would like to take part or help with the sound, lighting or backstage, please contact

Kath Cousens (80422004).

Do something amazing today Save a life - Give blood

in Pear Tree Church Hall, Friday 2nd March

1.30 - 3.25 p.m. and 4.30 - 6.45 p.m.

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE

THANK YOU .... for your continuing support of the Mission

Table which is available in the Church following the 10.00 a.m. service on the 1st Sunday in the month. All proceeds go our

friends in Mawundo.

Amount raised in December - £52 Amount raised in January - £40

FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT

WOOLSTON METHODIST CHURCH MANOR ROAD NORTH

Skittle and Supper Evening 7.00 p.m.

Saturday 4th February £5 - call Helen (80446857)

to book a place

Beetle Drive 7.30 p.m.

Friday 24th February Adults £2.50, Children £1,

including light refreshments

Table Top Sale 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Saturday 17th March Lunches available.

Call Jan (80448981) to book a table

Pear Tree Church

HORSERACING

EVENING

7.30 p.m.

Saturday 10th March

Pear Tree Church Hall £2, including light refreshments

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What happens in heaven when you pray?

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was deputised to show me around.

Our first stop was at a large room filled with angels. They were unfolding, reading and stacking thousands of bits of paper, of all sizes. My angel guide explained, ―This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.‘ I looked around the area, and it was terribly busy. Angels were sorting out petitions from all over the world. Some were long and involved and

weighty, others merely a sigh on a scrap of paper.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section. The angel said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings

that have been asked for are processed and delivered to the people who need them." I noticed again how busy it was there. The angels were working hard to package and send back to earth all the

blessings that had been requested.

Finally, at the farthest end of the long corridor, we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, doing nothing much. "This is the Acknowledgement

Section, my angel friend said quietly. He seemed a bit embarrassed." How is it that there

is no work going on here? ' I asked.

The angel sighed. "Well, after people receive the blessings that they ask for, it seems

very few think to send back any acknowledgement."

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? " I asked..

"Simple," the angel answered. ―Just say, ‗Thank you, Lord.‘ And mean it.‖

During the past year, Churches Together in Itchen have met together at Ecumenical Services on

eight occasions, have taken part in the Walk of Witness from St. Patrick‘s Church through Woolston to Pear Tree Green, have welcomed the dawn on Weston Shore on Easter Day, held an open air service on Pear Tree Green, celebrated Harvest in Woolston Millennium Garden and enjoyed our annual Carol Service at the Salvation Army Hall. We have also met on three occasions in Woolston Community Centre to share information on various events held throughout the year by member churches.

Our AGM was held on 15th January at St. Patrick‘s Church Hall, during which new officers were appointed to fill all the vacant posts. Donations were also agreed for the Sunday Lunch Club, Communicare and the Philippines Appeal. Planning for all our CTI events during the coming year can now begin and we look forward to working together as pilgrims in the Christian faith.

This is our new line up for the coming year …..

Moderator Mrs Helen Edmunds (Woolston Methodist Church) Deputy Moderator Revd Miles Newton, Vicar of St. Mark’s Church and Priest-in-Charge of Pear Tree Church Secretary Miss Ann Lowe (St. Mark’s Church)

Treasurer Mr John Yeates (Pear Tree Green URC)

Member Churches St. Mary’s Church , Sholing Pear Tree Green United Reformed Church Woolston Methodist Church Pear Tree Anglican Church St. Mark’s Church, Woolston Holy Trinity Church, Weston Salvation Army, Sholing St. Patrick’s Church, Woolston

NEWS FROM

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ITCHEN

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One-liners that we promise will make you groan....

My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30 this morning, can you believe that? 2:30 am? Luckily for him I was still up playing my bagpipes.

The Grim Reaper came for me last night, and I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with death.

Paddy says, "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador.‖ "Really?" says Mick "have you seen how many of their owners go blind?"

I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice! At least I presume she was poor - she only had £1.20 in her purse.

My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker... Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet.

The wife has been missing a week now. Today police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.

A mate of mine admitted to being addicted to brake fluid. When I quizzed him on it, he reckoned he could stop any time.

My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were £70. "Blow this," I thought, "I can get one cheaper off the web."

I was driving this morning when I saw an RAC van parked by the road. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably. I thought to myself, "That guy's heading for a breakdown."

A Sunday School teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her point. She said, ―Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?‖ There was a short pause and then, from the back of the room, a small boy spoke up. "Sin," he said. The symphony musicians had little confidence in the person brought in to be their new conductor. Their fears were realized at the very first rehearsal. The cymbalist, realizing that the conductor did not know what he was doing, angrily clashed his instruments together during a delicate, soft passage. The music stopped. The conductor, highly agitated, looked angrily around the orchestra, demanding, "Who did that? Who did that?"

Hospital Chart Bloomers Don‘t be alarmed, but these are actual writings from hospital charts....

~ The patient refused autopsy. ~ The patient has no previous history of suicides. ~ Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

~ Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. ~ On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared. ~ The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. ~ Discharge status: Alive but without permission. ~ She is numb from her toes down. ~ The skin was moist and dry. ~ Occasional, constant infrequent headaches. ~ Patient was alert and unresponsive. ~ I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. ~ Skin: somewhat pale but present. ~ Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

Observations .....

When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.

When she saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she'd dye.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.

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PEAR TREE PUZZLE PAGE

Across 1 Salary (Isaiah 19:10) (4) 3 Question Jesus asked of those healed of leprosy, ‗Were not all ten — ?‘ (Luke 17:17) (8) 9 Wide, elevated level area of land (Joshua 13:9) (7) 10 ‗So you also must be — , because the Son of Man will come... when you do not expect

him‘ (Matthew 24:44) (5) 11 ‗[He] said to the man, ―Stretch out your hand.‖ He — —and his hand was completely restored‘ (Luke 6:10) (3,2) 12 ‗Who has gathered up the wind in the — of his hand?‘ (Proverbs 30:4) (6) 14 Not born again (13) 17 ‗Again and again he — the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins‘ (Hebrews 10:11) (6) 19 Mails (anag.) (5) 22 ‗He — — here; he has risen‘ (Matthew 28:6) (2,3) 23 Defeated (Judges 20:43) (7)

24 Soldiers‘ quarters (Acts 21:34) (8) 25 ‗Pillars of marble‘ were how the Beloved described those of her Lover (Song of Songs 5:15) (4) Down 1 Totally destroyed (Genesis 7:23) (5,3) 2 What the Philippian jailer was told to do with his prisoners Paul and Silas (Acts 16:23) (5) 4 Object of ridicule (Job 12:4) (8-5) 5 In most years, the month in which Easter falls (5) 6 For example, Caesarea, Joppa, Tyre, Sidon (7)

7 ‗[Jesus] was in the desert for forty — , being tempted by Satan‘ (Mark 1:13) (4) 8 ‗Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power — to our God‘ (Revelation 19:1) (6) 13 Mend dots (anag.) (8) 15 Purifier (Malachi 3:3) (7) 16 Attacked (1 Samuel 27:8) (6) 18 The good Samaritan to the innkeeper: ‗When I return, I will reimburse you for any — expense you may have‘ (Luke 10:35) (5)

20 How Matthew described the crowds who followed Jesus (Matthew 4:25) (5) 21 For example, one of 25 Across (Judges 19:29) (4)

Answers on page 22 The Bible version used

in our crossword is the NIV

FEBRUARY WORDSEARCH

king country coronation diamond

jubilee queen princess death mourning

love romance flowers hearts

commitment wilderness prayer fasting Jesus

temptation stones bread kingdom

devil angels foot kindness

SUDOKU Each row, column and box must contain

the numbers 1-9 - simple!

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The Great Nave Until 3rd February 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Each year the chairs are removed from the Nave and visitors get the opportunity to see how this vast Cathedral would have looked in earlier times. The High Sheriff of Hampshire and the Chairman of Hampshire County Council's Concert 4th February 7.30 p.m. - 9.40 p.m. A celebration of what is best in youth music in Hampshire. Performed by Hampshire County Council‘s award winning Music Service and featuring the county‘s most talented young musicians. Basingstoke Choral Society: St Matthew Passion 3rd March 7.15 p.m. Widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of sacred choral music, this glorious work sung in the glorious setting of Winchester Cathedral promises to be indeed a glorious evening. Lunchtime Recital 6th March 1.00 - 2.00 p.m. The Winchester Youth Concert Band. Admission is free but a retiring collection is taken to help defray costs. Calligraphy Workshop 10th March 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Taylor-Selwyn Room in the Education Centre Learn the art of Calligraphy, either Foundation Hand or Italic Hand, under the expert supervision of the Cathedral Calligraphers. Elgar: Dream of Gerontius 24th March 7.30 p.m. The Waynflete Singers with London Mozart Players and soloists perform Elgar's choral masterpiece. For further information and cost of tickets for the above events visit winchester-cathedral.org.uk

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS - see page 20

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