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The Newspaper of East Barnet Parish 3000 FREE copies delivered each month November 2013
Come to the Fair!
Christmas
treats with
traditional
stalls, cakes,
tombolas,
gifts & lots of
surprises.
Plus Santa’s
grotto in our
beautiful old
church!
Friday Nov 29, 6-8.30pm
NEVER
FORGET
THEM ...those legions of
men and women
who, over the
years, have given
their lives or
limbs in defend-
ing this country
and its people.
Spare a little time
on Remembrance
Sunday and join
us at the East
Barnet war me-
morial as we give
thanks for their
selfless sacrifices.
Details: page 4.
Services for
the month:
page 2
Keeping you
all safe: p5
Paying the
price of a
payday loan:
page 7
A mother’s
encounter
with an
angel: p9
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FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION . . .
TODDLER PRAISE St Mary’s Church 10.30 to 11.45am,
MONDAYS Nov 4 & 18, Dec 2 & 16b
Info: Claire Driscoll, 07957 584516
SUNDAY’S COOL St Mary’s Church, at 10am on selected Sundays
More info from Parish Office, 8441 4401 (Office
open Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm) All children from 5 to 11 welcome.
Mothers, Others and Tots (MOT) Pre-school Playgroup, every Friday 1.30-3pm in term time.
Brookside Methodist Church hall, East Barnet Village. Contact Mike Pearce for info: 8361 5823
Services
2—Church Hill Herald November 2013
Sunday November 3
(All Saints)
10am All Age
Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong
Sunday
November 10
(Remembrance
Sunday)
10.45 Prayers at War
Memorial followed by
Service at Brookside
Methodist Church
6.30pm The Eucharist
Sunday November 17
10am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong
Sunday November 24
(Christ the King)
10am Parish Eucharist and
Sunday‘s Cool
6.30pm Evensong
Sunday Dec 1
(Advent Sunday)
10am Messy Mass
6.30pm Advent Carols
A Dickens
‘double’ for
Christmas CHURCHES Together for Chip-
ping Barnet will present a pro-
duction of Charles Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol in aid of the
winter shelter and Chipping
Barnet foodbank on December 7
for one night in St. John the
Baptist Church, High Barnet
(Barnet Church). Tickets £10 (£5
conc) available on 8440 9907.
ON SUNDAY December 8 in St
Mary’s Church we plan to pre-
sent an afternoon reading of A
Christmas Carol in a new adapta-
tion by Neil Bartlett. More de-
tails in December's Church Hill
Herald.
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Church Hill Herald November 2013—3
From the Rectory JAMES MUSTARD, PARISH PRIEST
Sunday-by-Sunday, the church
also Remembers. As we take,
bless, break and share the bread
and wine of Holy Communion, we
remember all that God has done
for us in Jesus. In worship, we
use a Greek term, ἀνάμνησις
(a n a mn e s i s ) t o d e s c r i b e
this. Anamnesis is distinct from
other forms of ‗remembrance‘,
because it is not simply an act of
‗looking back‘ and remaining de-
t a c h e d f r o m wh a t ' s r e -
called. Instead, anamnesis implies
becoming an active part of re-
membrance, of bringing the events
of Jesus‘ dying and rising again
right into the present and being
changed by them: we ‗re-
member‘, re-constitute and re-
align ourselves according to the
death and resurrection of Jesus.
I f w e b r i n g a s p i r i t
of anamnesis into all our remem-
bering this month, we will open
ourselves to the possibility of be-
ing changed, of being re-
membered, by our remem-
brance. It is entirely appropriate
that we should recall those who
have gone before us, even those
closest to us, and allow ourselves
to be changed by them. Just be-
cause saints‘ lives may be distant
from us, soldiers‘ names may be
recalled only on memorials and
our deceased friends and relatives
are no longer with us, they all still
have the capacity to change us, to
re-member us, and encourage us
to make the world a better place.
Announcement: New
curate appointed
IT IS WITH great pleasure that I
announce the appointment of Mr
Sam Korn as Assistant Curate of
E a s t B a r n e t f r o m J u l y
2014. Currently Sam is complet-
ing his training for ordained min-
istry at Westcott House, Cam-
bridge and the Ecumenical Insti-
tute of Bossey in Switzerland. He
is due to be ordained by the
Bishop of St Albans at the end of
June 2014 and we expect him to
be with us for around three
years. Sam will introduce himself
to you in the pages of The Church
Hill Herald in the New Year. In
the meantime, do please pray for
him as he completes his studies,
and, having myself received a
very warm welcome from the peo-
ple of East Barnet eighteen
months ago, I know he will re-
ceive a very warm welcome from
you all.
DEADLINE DAY Copy for the December edi-
tion of the Church Hill Her-
ald should be submitted by
November 4 at the very lat-
est, preferably earlier.
Please note: there may not
be much space left by
then!
Autumn teaching
course
HERESIES
ANCIENT AND
MODERN
St Mary‘s Church, 8pm Monday, November 4
Marcionism: Can
Christians dispense with
the Old Testament?
Monday, November 11
Gnosticism: How are we
saved?
Remembrance:
the Greeks had
a word for it
NOVEMBER is the month of Remem-
brance. The month begins with the celebration
of All Saints, at which we recall our communion
with all the holy men and women of the whole
church who have gone before us. We will remember those whom we have loved and
who have died at our All Souls service on the morn-
ing of Saturday November 2 at 10.30am. We will
remember those who have died in conflict and
armed service at our War Memorial on November
10.
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1ST LYONSDOWN BARNET SCOUTS
FIREWORK DISPLAY SCHOOL FIELD OPP EAST BARNET LIBRARY
SATURDAY NOV 2
GATES OPEN 7 PM, DISPLAY 8 PM
TICKETS ON GATE; £5 PER ADULT,
£4 PER CHILD. UNDER 4s FREE
FAMILY TICKET
(2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) £14
HOT DRINKS & DONUTS
FOR SALE
4—Church Hill Herald November 2013
Friend in
Need at East Barnet
Baptist Church
Christmas Market
Saturday Nov 16,
11am-3pm.
Entrance 50p.
Stalls include: Gifts -
Crafts - Toys -Jewellery -
Cakes - Jams - Greeting
Cards - Gifts for Pets -
Tombola - Raffle and
much more
Refreshments available
Coffee morning in aid of
hearing dogs for deaf
people November 29.
Entrance and
refreshments £2.50
In Flanders’ Fields
In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders’ fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe; To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high,
If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders’ fields.
East Barnet RBL parade and service
THE Royal British Legion’s annual
Remembrance parade and service will
take place on Sunday November 10. The parade will leave the Legion HQ in
Brookhill Road at 10.30am and march to
the East Barnet War Memorial for a
short service, playing of the Last Post
and the two minutes silence at 11am. A
service will then be held in Brookside
Methodist Church.
Refreshments will be available in the
Legion after the parade and service.
Flower of memories SPRING 1915 was the first time
that warm weather began to
warm up the countryside after
the cold winter in 1914-1915.
In Flanders, April and May 1915
were unusually warm. Farmers
were ploughing their fields close up to the
front lines and new life was starting to
grow. One of the plants that began to grow
in clusters on and around the battle zones
was the red field or corn poppy.
This was the sight that greeted surgeon Lt
Col John McRae as he emerged from a
dugout after a night spent operating on
wounded soldiers and wrote the poem
(right) which made famous the blood-red
flower that has become the symbol of the
Remembrance we observe each year.
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Church Hill Herald November 2013—5
Keeping children,
young people and
vulnerable adults
safe from all
forms of abuse
WE HAVE a safeguarding pol-
icy agreed by the parish council
and Brookside Methodist
Church council. Anyone is wel-
come to read the policy in its
entirety, but here are some
things from it that everyone
should know:
First and most importantly, it is
up to EVERYONE to prevent
abuse from happening.
We all need to bear in mind that,
sadly, anyone could come through
our doors, form a relationship
with a child or vulnerable person
and exploit them for their own
reasons.
Parents and carers need to be con-
stantly aware of where their child
is and to whom they are talking,
for example, after a service or at a
social event.
In our children‘s activities, we
don‘t leave an adult alone with a
child. All paid and voluntary
workers register with us and agree
to abide by the safeguarding pol-
icy. All applicants have to apply
for clearance using the disclosure
and barring service, and these are
renewed every five years. We
also keep a register of children at
each activity.
We publish photographs or videos
of children only with parental
consent and with as few identify-
ing details as possible, and any-
one with a key to church premises
has to sign a declaration that they
understand, and will comply with,
our safeguarding policy.
If we suspect abuse has happened,
the Rector (or Methodist Minis-
ter) and the safeguarding officer
(Margaret Cranfield for St
Mary‘s, Shirley-Anne Wheeler
for the Methodists) are informed
and decide whether to refer this to
social services or the police. If
the allegation concerns the Rector
or Minister, the safeguarding offi-
cers report it to church authorities
as well.
If a child discloses that abuse has
taken place (whether on church
premises or elsewhere) we tell the
police and/or social services im-
mediately, using 999 if the child
needs immediate protection or
medical help.
The safeguarding policy is a bit
like an umbrella. If you don‘t
have one, it is a disaster if you
need one. If you do have one,
chances are you won‘t need it!
So let‘s continue to pray for eve-
ryone who works with our chil-
dren, young people and vulner-
able adults. Margaret Cranfield
safeguarding officer
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AT 11AM on Remembrance
Sunday, November 10, East
Barnet Village will become
silent for two minutes. During the silence, those present
might think of all sorts of things,
two of which might be, Where was
God? Where is God? I‘d like to
quote to you from a meditation
called ―God‘s Two Silences,‖ which
is an excerpt from Fr. John Main‘s
book The Way of Unknowing.
We live in a very un-silent world.
We live in a world that is so full of
bombarding foreground and back-
ground noise that we hear every-
thing at once, and listen to nothing.
And yet each one of us is called into
the state of prayer, of pure attention,
of expansion of spirit, in the eternal
silence of God.
But a second sort of silence, when
God seems to have withdrawn his
presence, is also a reality. It is one
where we are left with no sense of
his being but only with the sense of
his wholesale withdrawal from our
world, from our consciousness. It is
true that it is wonderful when we do
have the sense of God‘s infinity fill-
ing us with an infinite calm, a pro-
found sense of wonder.
This is a wonderful gift but it is not
one that we must seek to possess.
We can be equally content with ei-
ther of these forms of silence, with
the infinite sense of his presence, as
with the finite sense of his absence.
It is harder for us at the beginning
because we haven‘t reached the
stage where we can be equally con-
tent with absence as with presence.
We are always looking to prove that
now we know God; now we have
learned to live in his presence.
But the purpose of the second form
of silence, his absence, is to purify
us, so that we learn to love God
selflessly, just as he loves us. He
teaches us to be strong in love,
strong in fidelity and to ensure that
we love God for himself, and in
himself, and not only for any mani-
festation of his presence that satis-
fies us.
To mature at any level we have to
grow through all the difficulties pro-
duced by change or loss, all the feel-
ings, emotions and thoughts so gen-
erated and learn to love God simply
and strongly. God is Love, and his
love dwells in our hearts.
Familiar If we are committed to the journey,
then the sense of absence will in-
deed deepen and strengthen our
conviction of God‘s existence, mak-
ing him more familiar, teaching us
to know him more fully.
At this depth of faith we are indif-
ferent as to whether we have a sense
of his close presence or a sense of
his absence, because our conviction
is founded not on feeling but on
fact: the fact that he is the all-
merciful, the all-loving, and all-
compassionate God. The two si-
lences are both of them equally
powerful in teaching us.
The silence of revelations fills us
with wonder and the silence of
absence teaches us fidelity. The
Word is present in both.
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6—Church Hill Herald November 2013
The power of silence MARTIN HORTON on ‘a wonderful gift’
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Church Hill Herald November 2013—7
LED BY EXPERIENCED COACHES...
What are they?
Credit unions are small non-profit
financial organisations set up by
members with something in com-
mon to benefit their community.
That common factor may be living
in the same town, working in the
same industry or belonging to a
particular trade union.
Members pool their savings to
lend to one another and help to run
the credit union, and there‘s no
profit for shareholders so all the
cash stays locally.
What are
they for?
Their aim is to encourage people
to save what they can, and borrow
only what they can afford to re-
pay. They can be a welcome alter-
native to payday loans but they
may also appeal to those who
want to bank ethically and benefit
their community.
Credit unions are very good for
loans of smaller amounts (£50 to
£3,000). Loans come with a maxi-
mum interest rate of 26.8% apr.
Better rates are possible if you've
a good credit rating but compared
to the typical 58.53% apr from one
well known payday lender, it's a
very good price!
They also all offer some form of
savings account. The interest rate
is usually around 2% but depends
on the individual union. All sav-
ings have exactly the same protec-
tion as normal savings
accounts (the financial
services compensation
scheme will pay back
£85,000 per person, per institution
in the unlikely event anything
goes wrong).
Where are they?
There are roughly 500 unions
across the UK, and we're lucky
enough to have two available to us
in Barnet. They are not based in
the borough but cover all East
Barnet and Brunswick Park resi-
dents. Get in touch. They would
be happy to hear from you.
London Capital
Credit Union
website:
credit-union.coop/
Tel: 020 7561 1786
email: [email protected]
Address: Credit Union, the Jeremy
Hopgood Rooms, Caxton House,
129 St John's Way, Archway, N19
3RQ
North London
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website:
n o r t h l o n d o n c o m m u n i t y f i -
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Tel: 020 8366 8244
email:
info@northlondon
communityfinance.org
Address: 3 George Mews, Enfield,
EN2 6JA
Wendy Alcock is treasurer of
the East Barnet Residents’ Asso-
ciation, in whose newsletter this
article first appeared.
The association has an adver-
tisement on page 12.
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Wendy Alcock
looks at the
benefits of
credit unions
Paying the price
of a payday loan THERE has been a lot in the papers recently about
the perils of payday loans. Credit unions are often
mentioned as an alternative for people needing to
borrow small amounts of cash but not many people
know what credit unions are, what they are for and
how to find their nearest.
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8—Church Hill Herald November 2013
In comparison, nobody ever whis-
tles after me in good old England.
The only compliments coming my
way are from the homeless guys
hanging around the block (―Nice
lipstick, sweetheart‖), or Herald
editor Mike, who likes to call me
Bellissima.
Although Chris, the best husband in
the world, also pays me compli-
ments, they never quite reach the
realms of those of Italian waiters. In
fact, they sound quite wooden. For
instance when I return home from
the hairdresser, all glossy hair and
not a grey root in sight, and ask
―How do I look?‖ he usually comes
up with something like ―Your hair
colour perfectly matches the dining
table.‖ What kind of compliment is
that?
One day, when it was really hot in
Rome, I wanted to visit a crypt in
my sleeveless pink summer dress.
―It‘s quite cool in the crypt,‖ the
guy at the entrance said and handed
me a pashmina. ―The shawl will
keep you warm.‖
In truth, of course, he‘d given me
the pashmina because in Italy
women need to cover their arms if
they want to enter a church. How
nice to phrase it in such a way that I
didn‘t feel embarrassed about my
mistake. I bet in England I‘d have
heard something completely differ-
ent from the doorman.
Elaborate My borrowed pashmina wrapped
around my shoulders, I went into
that crypt and couldn‘t quite believe
what I was seeing. The bones of
about 3,400 Capuchin monks had
been used to decorate it in elaborate
detail. Every tiny part in there was
made of bones, down to the chande-
liers. It was quite unbelievable.
Although I knew what to expect, I
didn‘t quite realise it at first. What
looked very much like the usual
stucco turned out to be shoulder
blades at close sight, or knee joints.
Capuchin monks are friars of the
Order of St Francis. They are the
ones wearing a brown cloak with a
hood, and they are often depicted on
paintings wearing a tonsure and
holding a glass of wine.
Richard, our previous rector, also
belongs to the Order of St Francis,
if I remember correctly. I‘ve never
come across a painting of a friar
like him, in Doc Martens boots and
with an earring. But you can‘t really
know what lies beyond those shoul-
der blades, skulls, and knee joints in
that crypt. There are so many bones
there, and each of them belonged to
a monk with a personality of his
own. With earring, without… who
knows? They were not properly
buried, and their remains are all
intermingled. Still, this is a holy
place, and I was glad to be wearing
my pashmina in honour of the dead.
Afterwards I went to see Santa
Maria del Popolo, a beautiful
church in the famous Piazza del
Popolo. There are many private
chapels within that church, each
belonging to a rich and famous Ital-
ian family, and I wanted to see the
two Caravaggio paintings in one of
them.
James . . ? Of course, I had a look at the other
private chapels as well, and in one I
stumbled over a beautiful painting
of Agostino Masucci. ‗St Augustin
presents St Nicholas to the Virgin‘
it was called, and St Nicholas was
the spitting image of James Mus-
tard, our rector.
Too bad the gift shop didn‘t sell a
postcard with this picture. Still, if
you ever go to Rome, don‘t forget
to visit Santa Maria del Popolo. It‘s
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When in Rome. . . lap
up the compliments! RECENTLY I spent two weeks in Rome, the eternal city, to learn some
Italian. Quite frankly, I did not want to return home. The sunshine and
the food were just to die for, and nothing beats the charm of Italian men.
One smiled and gave me a rose, just like that, and every Italian waiter I met
started flirting. It doesn‘t get much better than that.
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Church Hill Herald November 2013—9
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OUR RECTOR James recently
gave a very interesting talk about
angels.
There were many different kinds of
angels in the Bible, he explained, all
having their own ranking and social
standing in celestial society – basi-
cally a reflection of how a king on
earth would be surrounded, adored
and protected by his court.
This reminded me a lot of Elliott
Templeton, a character in The Ra-
zor‘s Edge by Somerset Maugham.
Even on his deathbed his outlook on
death was somewhat positive: ―I have
always moved in the best society in
Europe, and I have no doubt that I
shall move in the best society in
heaven.‖
The word angel means ‗messenger‘,
James explained. Angels are messen-
gers of God and you don‘t need to be
dead or grow wings to join their
ranks. Each time we spread the word
of God, or do a good deed as Christ
has taught us, we are one of God‘s
angels.
Many years ago I was in the Whit-
tington Hospital, pregnant, and most
likely to lose my child. The baby was
due to be born on December 31, so I
had wanted to name him Sylvester
(the saint of New Year‘s Eve). I was
very upset about the whole thing,
because I was alone, and the doctors
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that message – and what a good job
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Sylvesters in the world to come to the
rescue in my moment of despair.
Twenty years later, he blessed me
with a grandson who was born on
December 31.
I‘m not sure whether that man still
works at the Whittington, or whether
he even realised what a messenger
from God he‘d been for me on that
day. But with a smile and a good
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HERE’S a selection of
surnames of some famous
people — some still with us,
others who have passed on.
Fill in their first names — I
haven’t said Christian names,
as not all of them are or were
Christians!
1: ———- Dickens, English
author, 19th century.
2: ——- Cavell, English nurse,
shot by Germans in WWI.
3: ———- Shapiro, teenage pop
singer.
4: ——— Donegan, skiffle singer
and player of guitar and banjo.
5: ——— Welby, current
Archbishop of Canterbury.
6: ———— Sacks, recently
retired Chief Rabbi.
7: ———- Rantzen, TV
personality.
8: ——- Iscariot, Disciple.
9: ———- Wade, British
tennis player.
10: ———— Verdi, Italian opera
composer.
11: ——— Ashcroft, British
actress.
12: ———- Tchaikovsky,
Russian composer.
13: ———- Matthews,
legendary English footballer.
14: ——- Graham, American
evangelist.
15: —— de Gaulle, French
statesman.
16: ——- Minnelli, daughter of
Judy Garland.
17: ———- Eisenhower,
former US President.
18: ——- du Pre, viola player.
19: ———- Waterman, ‗Terry‘
in ‗Minder‘.
20: ———- van der Post,
explorer and writer.
21: ———— Gladstone, 19th
century Prime Minister.
22: ———— Te Kanawa, opera
singer.
23: ——— Longfellow, poet.
24: ———- Castle, Labour MP.
25: ———— Fonteyn, ballet
dancer.
Answers on page 18
What did mum and dad call ’em?
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10—Church Hill November 2013
Herald Quiz with
Joey O’Reilly
See Question 13
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No need to traipse up to the shops
— good old Google, tap it in, and
here we go, click, click and click
again.
No account yet with this particular
firm, so fill in the spaces: first
name, surname, first line of ad-
dress, postcode… so far, so good.
Method of payment: debit card.
Long number, expiry date. Email
address, password. Click, click
click. Easy as ABC. Just confirm.
Aaaargh! ―There is a mistake on
your card details. Pease check and
try again.‖
OK, I have another go. Check
password and number, definitely
right this time.
You reckon? ―There is a mis-
take…‖ etc.
Try another card: first name, sur-
name, first line of address, post-
code, first name, surname.
Method of payment: credit card.
Long number, expiry date. Email
address, password. Click, click.
Confirm.
Oh no! ―There is a mistake…‖
etc.
Try a third card. Same result
Blood pressure rising, I trawl
through several pages of on-
screen information, eventually
finding a ‗help‘ number.
―Thank you for calling ———.
Please note that we record calls
for purposes of training…‖ etc.
―If you wish to pay a bill, please
press 1. If you have a query on
your account, please press 2‖ and
so on, until by pressing nothing
you hold on and get… A REAL
PERSON! A human being with a
brain, a voice and, admittedly, a
very sympathetic response to the
headache I‘ve just described to
you, dear reader, who have no
doubt been through similar experi-
ences.
But wait — there‘s more. My
friendly assistant says he can or-
der the socks for me. Just give
him name, address, card type and
number, email address…
―Er, sorry sir, did you say num-
ber 40?‖
―Yes, that‘s right‖
―Hmm, that‘s funny, it says here
that numbers only go up to 37 on
your street. Hold on a minute, I‘ll
try again.‖
I hold on.
No luck. Along with my
neighbours at 38 and 39, I do not
exist.
No lambs wool socks then? I visu-
alise the chilblains smarting on
my freezing toes.
“Never mind sir, I can do it an-
other way.”
Well! This ‗other way‘ seems to
be an old method of writing out
my order, as far as I can make out,
by hand. And bingo! ―That‘s it sir,
all done, when would you like
them delivered? Tomorrow?
That‘ll be another £4.26.‖
Surprisingly, I have kept my cool.
I even go on a ‗customer com-
ment‘ line and express my thanks
for this helpful and understanding
assistant. The socks arrive the nest
AS I SEE IT By Mike Pearce
Baptisms Shannon Louise Webster Edward John Cunningham Lexi Lou Pamela Giddings William James Callow Harrison Robert Judge Funerals Yvonne Walsh Ivy Lane
Kenneth Vause Anniversary of Death Joan Rowley Archibald Watt James Johnson Albert Batt “Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, he
loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful or broken.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The infallible
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From our parish registers
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Luxurious, lambs wool socks, size 11, cosy
and warm for the oncoming winter, on spe-
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East Barnet Residents’ Association Incorporating Friends of Oak Hill Park
Helping Residents for 32 years
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Recent successes for residents:
October 2012: Plans for double yellow lines near the shops in Russell Lane were scrapped
27 June 2012: Plans to rent out Oak Hill Park for "private events" were scrapped
17 May 2012: Plans to introduce parking charges in Brunswick Park Ward car parks were scrapped
11 May 2012: Plans to introduce parking charges in East Barnet Village car park were scrapped
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HOLY AND UNHOLY HUMOUR
Mobile groan AFTER a tiring day, a commuter
settled down in his seat and closed
his eyes.
As the train rolled out of the station, the
woman sitting next to him pulled out
her mobile phone and started talking in
a loud voice: ―Hi sweetheart. It's Sue. I'm on the train.
―Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long
meeting.‖
―No, honey, not with that Kevin from the accounting office. It was with
the boss.‖
―No sweetheart, you're the only one in my life.‖
―Yes, I'm sure, cross my heart!‖
Fifteen minutes later, she was still rabbiting on. When the tired passen-
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phone and come back to bed.‖
Sue doesn't use her mobile phone in public any longer.
They said it ―If the sun breaks
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probably get a bit
warmer.‖ - TV
weather reporter.
Some contestants’
answers on TV quiz
Pointless. . .
Q: ―What is the name
of the Queen‘s
Norfolk residence ?‖
A: “Balmoral.”
Q: ―Whom did Lee
Harvey Oswald shoot
in Dallas?‖
A: “J.R.”
Q: ―Who was the
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whose gaze turned
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A: “Methuselah.”
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from a Mr. Arthur Purdey
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possible Mr. Purdey has been
charged for the gas used up
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WHEN this column started over a
year ago we explained what the
PCC was. We hope it will be help-
ful to remind you about its role.
The Parochial Church Council is St
Mary‘s ‗management committee‘. It
is chaired by the rector and has 15
members who are elected on a three-
year basis at the annual meeting. The
PCC is responsible for agreeing our
worship arrangements, the organisa-
tion of all church activities and the
church‘s finances.
At the last meeting on September 16
our treasurer reported on recent ex-
penditure and confirmed that the
church would again be in a deficit
position at the end of the year.
The PCC agreed a revised steward-
ship letter to go to church members,
inviting them to review their giving
with special regard for biblical
teaching and their own particular
circumstances.
Memorials Advice was received from St Al-
ban‘s Diocese on the types of memo-
rials allowed in the ashes area in the
churchyard. A revised letter needs to
be drafted for bereaved families ex-
plaining the conditions for the place-
ment of memorials.
The rector reported that a member of
the congregation had agreed to be
the point of contact with diocesan
education programme ‗Equipping
God‘s People‘.
A transport rota to assist those who
needed help to get to church was
being developed. A new notice board
had just been delivered and would be
erected shortly.
The church is required to undertake a
survey of the building every five
years to ensure that it is being prop-
erly maintained. An architect will be
selected from the diocesan list of
approved architects to undertake this
work.
The rector reported that Alan Dan-
son had been appointed director of
music. There was a report on Alan‘s
appointment in the October edition
of the Church Hill Herald.
We have had to replace our office
computer, which recently failed. The
PCC expressed its gratitude to Gra-
ham Wheeler of Brookside Method-
ist Church for retrieving the data
from the old computer. This has
saved our administrator many hours
of work.
The October edition of the
Herald carried a report ex-
plaining why our building
plans had been held up. The
PCC received a report setting
out the steps being taken to
progress the developments at
the church and the obtaining
of planning permission for
the church hall site. Addi-
tional expenditure of some
£11,890 on professional fees
to cover this work was approved. It
was agreed that a special meeting
would be held on September 30
when the architect would give a de-
tailed presentation on the proposals
prior to their presentation to both the
diocesan advisory committee and
English Heritage in November.
It was agreed that there would again
be a joint Remembrance Service
with Brookside Methodist Church
and East Barnet Baptist Church in
November.
Roger Melling,
lay chair
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CONTINUING our trawl through
our early church magazines, in
the May 1910 magazine Rector
Maw felt obliged to point out to
parents bringing their children
for Baptism at 3 o’clock on the
second Sunday of the month,
please to be punctual, as one of
the objects of fixing this time is
that children attending the after-
noon service have the opportunity
of seeing the rite of Baptism ad-
ministered.
In July it was reported that the in-
crease in the congregations on Sun-
days, involving the use of the gal-
lery, had made it necessary to made
it necessary to have four persons,
instead of three, to collect the alms.
As we had only three alms bags, the
Rector would be glad if anyone felt
disposed to present us with a fourth
bag.
By October it was reported that
work on the church hall had begun.
In digging the foundations, the
builders came across an old well,
which had to be filled in. Then
some six feet below the surface was
found what appeared to be the bed
of an old pond. In digging out the
mud a skeleton of a stag and a pair
of boots were discovered, the latter
belonging to the period of Henry
the Eighth, so that the pond evi-
dently dated back to the time when
the surrounding land was a part of
Enfield Chase. The Rector also re-
ported that the new rectory was
nearly completed, and he hoped to
move in within a few days.
The great event in the parish, re-
ported in November, was the laying
of the foundation of the church hall,
on Saturday October 15, 1910, after
which ceremony, the ‗new‘ rectory
was formally opened, and Miss
Maw was ―At Home‖ to a large
number of visitors.
In the January 1911 magazine, the
Rector was able to announce that
the hall would be opened on Satur-
day, January 28, at 3 o‘clock. An
account of the day was in the Febru-
ary magazine, as well as looking
forward to the children‘s opening
on February 4 and to the Fairy Play
on the 18th, of which more will ap-
pear in these brief notes next month.
MARTIN HORTON
Get ’em to the church on time!
OUR ARCHIVES
UNEARTH A
CENTURY-OLD
MESSAGE TO
MUMS AND DADS
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Church Hill Herald November 2013—19
‘On our day we
can beat anyone’ SEPTEMBER was very much
a reality check for Barnet FC,
and some tough games and
below par performances re-
sulted in a lack of wins for the
side until the last match of
that month.
However, putting it in context,
to the end of September we had
played 12, won five, drawn
four and lost three, scoring 22
goals and letting in 16.
Keanu Marsh-Brown scored six
goals, while Jake Hyde and
Mark Byrne notched five each.
In a recent match day pro-
gramme, Elliott Johnson, an 18
-year-old graduate left-back to
the first team from our Acad-
emy, said, ―Everyone here
wants to get promoted to the
Football League.
―That is all we‘re thinking
about at the moment. Hope-
fully we can get it automati-
cally, but if we have to go via
the play-offs I will be confi-
dent, because on our day we
can beat anyone.‖
Let’s hope it is our day in the
games ahead and that it’s a
November to remember for the
Bees!
Our games this month (3pm
kick off unless otherwise
stated) are:
Saturday 2 Home to Kidder-
minster Harriers who are near
the top of the division. The
Kiddy or Carpetmen finished
high last season too. They have
played at Aggborough Stadium
(capacity 6000) since they were
formed in 1868.
Saturday 9 Away to Dartford,
who are in the lower half of the
division. However, the Bridge-
men or Tunnellers did finish
near the top last season. Adam
Birchall, a former Barnet fa-
vourite, is currently playing for
them.
Tuesday 12 at 7.45 pm Home
to Welling United, who are
near the top of the division.
The Wings were promoted
from the Conference South last
season and are adjusting well to
life in the football conference
despite losing their star de-
fender, Anthony Acheampong,
to the Bees.
Saturday 16 Home to Cam-
bridge United, who have had a
fantastic start to the season.
The Us have a stadium of
nearly 11000 capacity. They
have played in the Conference
since 2006 following relegation
from the League.
Traditionally they wear black
and amber at home… should
make for an interesting match!
Saturday 23 Away to
Grimsby Town, who are near
the top of the division.
The Mariners finished fourth in
the Conference last season,
having been relegated in 2010
for the first time in 100 years
with Barnet surviving on the
last day at their expense.
Here‘s hoping they have for-
given us!
Saturday 30 is the FA Trophy
first round – details of our
match are not yet available.
For full details of travel to
home and away games, more
up to date information, and
other ways to support Barnet,
see the club website at
www.barnetfc.com
Come on
you Bees!
Tel:
8207
BEES
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CHURCH DIRECTORY RECTOR (PARISH PRIEST)
The Revd James Mustard
The Rectory, 136 Church Hill Road, EN4 8XD
Tel: 8368 3840
ASSOCIATE MINISTERS
The Revd Colin Smith (Methodist) , Parish Office
The Revd Dr Jenny King, Parish Office
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs Margaret Cranfield
St Mary's Parish Office, Brookside Methodist Church,
2 Cat Hill, East Barnet EN4 8JB.
Tel: 8441 4401
CHURCHWARDENS:
Mr John Hawkins 8441 3931
Mrs Chris Mears 8368 6200
READERS (LAY MINISTERS)
Mr Martin Horton PtO
38 West Walk, EN4 8NU
Tel: 8368 6341
Mr David Griffin
Contact through Parish Office
EDITOR AND ADVERTISING MANAGER
Mike Pearce 8361 5823
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JOINT EDITOR
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