CHURCH of the GOOD SHEPHERD
COX GREEN
NEWSLETTER
November 2012
Pastoral Office:
Tel: 01628 632567
www.chogs.org.uk
email:
goodshepherd@chogs.plus.
com
Vicar:
The Revd Joan Hicks
Tel 622139
Churchwardens:
Rob Winlo
22 Culley Way
Tel 822513
Our grateful thanks to Barbara Barker for contributing this piece for
our newsletter this month.
A SOLDIER’S TALE
Edward Irving was working at Lord Astor’s racehorse breeding stud
at Cliveden when war was declared in 1914. He promptly enlisted in
the Royal Berkshire Regiment but was sent home as he was too
young. He tried again and was accepted, trained and sent to
France. He and his comrades rode into an ambush
and the Officer who was leading them was cut
down. Some of the men survived but Trooper Irving
rode back under fire and brought his officer back to
safety. He was awarded the Military Medal for this.
Joan Black
40 Loosen Drive
Tel 823573
He also later volunteered to take some much
needed supplies up to the front line, and with his horse carrying them
set off up the communications trench to the men. He duly arrived,
but with a piece of shrapnel in the back of his neck and the horse
with only half a mane, caused by a shell whizzing too close over the
trench. ‘Bit too near’, he said afterwards.
PCC Secretary
Kath Winlo
22 Culley Way
Tel 822513
He was also sent to England to pick up some horses for his Captain
in 1916. There was a terrible blizzard and the railway wagon with the
horses and, of course, Trooper Irving, was shunted into a siding at
High Wycombe railway yard.
Treasurer:
Fred Hopper
50 Loosen Drive
Tel 823259
Three days later when traffic on rail was moving again the wagon
was opened. The horses were alright but Trooper Irving was frozen,
pronounced dead and taken to Cliveden Hospital Mortuary. Some
while later one of the staff realised that they had not moved his
identification and duly went to get it. He thought that perhaps life
was not entirely extinct and Trooper Irving was taken to a ward and
thawed out. He later discharged himself, collected his horses, and
was back in France three weeks later. He was awarded two
Mentions in Dispatches before the end of the war in spite of being
gassed and was discharged in 1919.
Lay Chairman:
Roger Crick
19 Mercia Road
cont’d
He returned to Cliveden, helping to deliver all the foals before retiring at the age of 70, having been there
for 53 years.
He died at the age of 81 respected and loved by his wife and family. As a footnote, he was one of six
brothers who all served in different regiments; all saw heavy fighting and all came home again. A very
unusual event. Queen Mary sent their mother a Certificate of Congratulations for the safe return of them all.
(Edward Irving was Barbara’s father).
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY – 11th November
Please join us for our 10 am Eucharist on Remembrance Sunday.
There will be a special Act of Remembrance at 11 o’clock.
Christian Aid Representative.
Unfortunately we have had no response to the item in September’s newsletter so the following is
printed again in the hope that someone will consider taking on the role. If no one comes forward,
it will be the first time our Church has not had a representative in Maidenhead and also mean
there would be no house to house collection in Cox Green.
Kath Winlo has been our representative on the Maidenhead Christian Aid Committee for longer
than she cares to remember. Due to other Church and family commitments, she is no longer able
to continue and a replacement is urgently needed.
There are no meetings to attend but you will receive regular magazines and letters from Christian
Aid to keep our congregation informed.
The main work takes place during the annual Christian Aid Week, usually in the second or third
week of May, when the house to house collection is arranged.
A list of “rounds “ for collection is kept in a file in the Pastoral Office and it is the representative’s
job, with the help of the Charities Group, to co-ordinate the collection and then, again with a
number of helpers, count the cash after the Week is over. Please let Kath or the vicar know if you
can fulfil this role.
GENERAL SYNOD MEETING
Please keep all members of General Synod in your prayers as they meet later this month to vote
on the legislation for women bishops. The debate and vote will be on 20th November.
Faithful God,
give us faith in you,
the one who answers prayers beyond our wildest dreams;
give us faith in you, the one for whom nothing is impossible;
give us faith in you,
the one who brings life out of death;
give us faith in you,
the one whose kingdom will come.
Amen (Kat Campion-Spall)
The young man behind the counter
at Boots handed over my films. I opened
the first packet to check the photos were
mine, and a smile of recognition crossed
my face. There were my friends Keith and
Jeremy and Sue and Meg and Sally and
Eric and Richard and Larry, all against
Rachel’s amazing backdrop of flags.
Exactly a week later, Christians
from all over town, and from at least ten
different churches, gathered outside
Sainsbury’s. Keith and his team invited us
to reflect on nations gathering together in
peace, harmony and goodwill. The middle
Sunday of the Paralympic Games was
perfect timing.
‘It was something we did for the
Paralympics’, I said. The young man’s response
totally floored me - ‘They were way better than
the Olympics! Anyone can run fast, but they had
to do so much more’. Wow!
I was thrilled to have so many of the same
elements as the middle Sunday of the Olympic
Games – the same venue, the same flags, the
same ‘signing’, the same mix of passers-by and
‘stayers’, a similar wonderful mix of hymns and
worship songs, this time to a music trio. I
especially enjoyed ‘O Happy Day’ and ‘How Great
Thou Art’.
Right from the start, the More Than Gold
planning group was anxious that we treated both
Games equally; what we wanted to do for one, we
tried to do for the other. Thus events for both
Games had equal billing on the ‘Come to Church
in Maidenhead’ leaflet, and we created two openair services outside Sainsbury’s.
Mike and his team from All Saints Church
got our Paralympic celebrations off to a wonderful
start on Bank Holiday Sunday, with their ‘Light a
Lantern’ evening at the SportsAble clubhouse in
Braywick. Joyce came with me, and other ChoGS
friends were there too.
We were treated to amazing stories from
past Paralympians, of their achievements and
their struggles, together with their special choices
of music. We sang along to ‘We are the
Champions’ by Queen (Jeanette’s choice, a
swimmer) as well as raising the roof to
‘Jerusalem’ (Rebecca’s choice, an archer).
I was privileged to read from ‘The
Message’ version of the Bible, exactly the same
text which Father Jeremy had used at the open
air service at Boyne Hill Cricket Club on 5th
August. St Paul wrote to the church at Corinth –
‘Everyone runs; run to win. All good athletes train
hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes
and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally.’
You can read the full text about salvation in 1 Cor
9 vv 19–27.
To honour the Paralympian Torch Relay,
shortly to begin in earnest, everyone headed out
around the clubhouse, with homemade lanterns
and torches, to the strains of ‘Chariots of Fire’. It
was a brilliant way to get ready for the Paralympic
Games.
Some Sunday shoppers stopped to chat;
others paused and joined in, whilst others hurried
on by, anxious not to ‘get caught’. Two teenagers
I knew, with a young niece, said ‘Hello Miss!’ and
happily took the songsheet home. What a
fabulous opportunity for spreading Jesus’s
message of love and salvation!
When it was all over, I didn’t want to pack
up and go home. I lingered over taking down the
flags; I chatted with Larry; I helped Keith with the
tables. I had made so many new friends through
our events, and I have been thrilled at so many
chances to witness my faith to my fellow
townspeople, that I didn’t want it to end.
I thank God for His blessings on all that
we set out to do, through More Than Gold, and all
that we achieved for His glory. I pray that you also
feel blessed and loved, and will look back with
fondness on the Games of 2012, this once-in-alifetime summer.
Written by Gill Chivas
DIARY
NOVEMBER
Thurs 1st:
10am Holy Communion at the
Vicarage
8pm Bible Study
Sunday 4th November – 4th Sunday before
Advent
10am Family Eucharist
4pm Memorial Service at the Good
Shepherd
5pm Memorial Service at St Luke’s
6pm All Souls’ Eucharist at All
Saints’
Tues 6th:
Weds 7th:
Thurs 8th:
12noon Luncheon Club
9.30am Little Fishes
10am Holy Communion at the
Good Shepherd
2.30 - 4pm Bereavement Support
Group (Conference Room)
8pm GIFT Group (Vicarage)
9.15am – 2.30pm Marriage
Preparation at St Luke’s
7.30pm for 8pm Musical Evening
Sat 10th:
Sunday 11th November – Remembrance
Sunday
10am Parish Eucharist, Sunday
a.m! & CHOGS2gether Youth
Group
6pm Evening Eucharist at St
Luke’s “re-membering”
Tues 13th:
Weds 14th:
Thurs 15th:
Sat 17th:
12noon Luncheon Club
12.30pm Community Praise
(deadline for Dec 2012/Jan 2013
Church Newsletter)
7.30pm Children’s Ministry
Meeting
9.30am Little Fishes
10am Holy Communion at the
Good Shepherd
12noon – 3pm Community Centre
Christmas Bazaar
New Parish Administrator
Following Hippie’s retirement on 31st October after
22 years serving our church, Bridget Tracy has
been appointed as our new Administrator. Bridget
starts on 6th November and will normally be working
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Welcome Bridget!
Sunday 18th – Second Sunday before Advent
10am Parish Eucharist & Sunday
a.m!
12.15pm Baptism of Harvey Wroot
6pm Service of Wholeness and
Healing
(deadline for December’s hymns
being chosen by Kath Winlo)
th
Tues 20 :
12noon Luncheon Club
8pm PCC Meeting
st
Weds 21 :
9.30am Little Fishes
Thurs 22nd: 10am Holy Communion at the
Good Shepherd
2.30 – 4pm Bereavement Support
Group (Conference Room)
8pm Deanery Synod at St Mary’s,
Maidenhead
Sunday 25th November – CHRIST THE KING
10am Parish Eucharist, Sunday
a.m! & CHOGS2gether Youth
Group
3pm Deaf Church Service
6pm Taizé Evening Worship in
preparation for Advent The Good Shepherd
Tues 27th:
Weds 28th:
Thurs 29th:
12noon Luncheon Club
9.30am Little Fishes
10am Holy Communion All Saints
No 10 am Holy Communion at the
Good Shepherd
G.I.F.T. (Growing In Faith Together) – The
GIFT group is now meeting once a month on
Thursday evenings. Although the group has been
set up with the needs and interests of those
confirmed in recent years particularly in mind,
anyone is welcome to come along.
Next meeting: Thursday 8th November at The
Vicarage (9 Warwick Close) at 8pm.
Calling all singers!
The church choir will begin rehearsals in November
for the Carol Service. We would welcome anyone
who would like to join us. Rehearsals are on a
Sunday evening from 7p.m. to 8p.m. in the
Pastoral Room and will begin on Sunday 11th
November. The Carol Service will be on Sunday 16th
December at 4p.m.
Bible Readings for
November:
Sunday 4th November –All Saints’
Sunday
To be advised
Sunday 11th November – Remembrance Sunday
Jonah ch 3, vv 1 – 5, 10
Hebrews ch 9, vv 24 - end
The Gospel: Mark ch 1, vv 14 - 20
Sunday 18th November – Second Sunday before
Advent
Daniel ch 12, vv 1 – 3
Hebrews ch 10, vv 1 - 25
The Gospel: Mark ch 13, vv 1 - 8
Sunday 25th November – Christ the King
Daniel ch 7, vv 9 – 10, 13 – 14
Revelation ch 1, vv 4b - 8
The Gospel: John ch 18, vv 33 - 37
MUSICAL
EVENING
Bel Canto Singers
Cox Green Clangers
and
Tammie Lee (star of the last pantomime)
SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER
8pm at the Community Centre
Bar opens at 7.30pm
Tickets £8 available after Sunday 10 am
service
or from the Pastoral Office
01628 632567
email:goodshepherd@chogs.plus.com
Thank you to all who helped at the Jumble
Sale on 29th September. £165 was raised for
Church funds.
Christmas Fair
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, 4th November at 4pm
Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving
for loved ones who have died.
All welcome.
The Community Centre Christmas Fair will be on
Saturday 17th November. The Church will be
organising three stalls and we would welcome
contributions for them.
The Charities Group is running a cake stall and we
need large and small cakes to sell.
Doris Cutler and Jean Cooper are running a gift
stall and need contributions of toiletries and other
fancy goods.
If you would like a loved one remembered by
name at the service, please contact the
Church Office on 632567,
or give their name/s to Joan H. or one of the
churchwardens.
Alternatively, email us at:
goodshepherd@chogs.plus.com
Mick Cooper, Rob Winlo and Karen Higgins will be
running the bottle stall and need contributions of
alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Refreshments will be available after the
service.
Tuesday 13th November
Please email to Julie Small:
julie.small2@btinternet.com or hand in at the
Church Office.
DEADLINE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
DECEMBER/JANUARY NEWSLETTER
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
31st Amersham Millennium Lecture
‘TEN THINGS THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT JESUS’
Wednesday 28th November 2012
at 8pm
Presented by the Revd John Bell (of the Iona Community)
At St Michael and All Angels
70 Sycamore Road, Amersham on the Hill
Tickets £10 adults, £7 concessions (to include wine/juice in the interval)
Contact St Michael’s Office on 01494-726680 or office@stmichaelamersham.org.uk
to book tickets. John Bell is an excellent and thought-provoking speaker.
ADVENT RETREAT DAY
Led by the Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford
Saturday 8th December 2012
10am – 4pm
at Pelagos
Church Cottage, 134 Wycombe Road, Prestwood HP16 0HJ
This day offers the opportunity to peacefully focus on the season of Advent as we wait and prepare for
Christmas. Please bring a packed lunch, drinks provided.
Cost £25. Early booking advised.
Pelagos does not exclude anyone based upon their ability to pay. If you would like to participate and need
help with costs, please call Revd Joanna Gallant: 01494 580077. All calls will be treated confidentially.
Please let us know of any access requirements when booking. Pelagos welcomes all people whatever their
belief, background or understanding.
CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
Sunday 2nd December at 4pm
Come and make your own Christingle from 3.30pm
and enjoy some light refreshments.
A collection will be taken in aid of the Children’s Society.