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Christianity came to Britain with St Augustine, when he was sent across the English Channel by Pope Gregory in 597, right? Well no. That is the impression sometimes given by the fact that Canterbury is the seat of the English Church. But in fact Christianity had come here much earlier, with the Roman empire, as the Romano-British mosaic at Hinton St Mary in Dorset and the martyrdom of Alban (both early 4th century) suggest.

But the biggest missionaries of the Christian faith were the Celts. From their base in Ireland they spread around northern Britain and across to mainland Europe. They just set out in boats and went where the wind took them. So Columba ended up on the island of Iona, from where he and his colleagues spread the good news in Scotland. His work was so effective that the King of Northumber-land, Oswald, invited him to send one of his monks to Christianise his kingdom, the northeast of what is now England. Thus it was that in 635 Aidan established the first monastery on Lindisfarne, about 10 miles south of Berwick on the Scottish border.

Later renamed Holy Island in testament to its distin-guished Christian presence, this island must have felt like a home-from-home to the Irish monks. Of a similar size to Iona, and giving the austerity of island life favoured by the monks and the protection of the sea, this became the cradle of Christianity in the north. In those days there was no parish system; mission and ministry were carried out by monks and priests travelling from their base on the island.

It also had greater practicality than Iona, in that at low tide it was possible to cross to the mainland on foot. A more substantial causeway was not built until the 1960s, but even today, you have to study the tide tables on a daily basis if you need to get on or off the island.

After Aidan came Cuthbert, and he is regarded as one of the greatest British saints. Tales of his sanctity abound. After his death, a shrine was built for him in the priory and it rapidly became a centre of pilgrimage. This was harshly interrupted by the Vikings who made their first raids on Britain in 791, pillaging the priory and its pos-sessions. Cuthbert’s body was kept safe and in due course transferred to Durham cathedral, where it remains to this day. Meanwhile the ruined priory was rebuilt in the

same style as Durham cathedral. What you see today are the ruins left after Henry VIII’s crude suppression of the monasteries in 1537.

I was privileged to experience a few days on this Holy Island as part of my sabbatical. It is a memorable experi-ence to walk in the footsteps of our forebears, the Celtic saints Aidan, Cuthbert, and others. You can do this liter-ally; with a small group from the course I was doing we walked barefoot at low tide across the sand and mud from the mainland to the island, the culmination of the ancient Cuthbert’s Way which led to his shrine. Even if you are not a fan of Celtic Christianity, you can still experience a profound sense of history and nature by walking round the island, which is a nature reserve, the home to many migratory birds and a large colony of grey seals.

The island’s most famous product is The Lindisfarne Gos-pels, a copy of the four Gospels enriched by fine calligra-phy and splendid illumination. This breath-taking docu-ment is one of the greatest treasures of the British Library, but was crafted, we think, by just one man, Eadfrith, one of the monks of Holy Island, between 710 and 720.

Someone has wisely decided to keep the island as a place of peace and serenity, a place of refreshment away from the busy world of the mainland. No new housing can be built. Only about 160 people live on the island, with facilities for about 60 visitors staying at one time. There are many day trippers, of course, won over by the island’s infectious spiritual charm and simplicity. The island has its own parish church and vicar, despite the tiny popula-tion, because the ministry to visitors is so important.

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EditorialFirstly, I would like to thank all those readers that have ap-proached me or emailed with encouraging words of support about Sydenham Life and also those that have contributed very interesting articles. As I have said in an earlier editorial we depend on the contributions not only of those who at-tend St Bartholomew’s but those who live in around the par-ish. We also welcome feedback as to what you liked or did not like about Sydenham Life. Articles should be from 250 words to 500, however longer articles may also be published depending upon their content and upon the competing articles in any particular month. Normally I deliver Sydenham Life during the day, but circumstances dictated that I deliver October’s magazine last Sunday evening. It was quite a different experience as I spoke with a few of our readers, although one reader thought that I was the Sainsbury’s delivery man. As I left the block of flats I did see him arriving. I also a spoke to a young man who had just spent nine years in the Royal Navy and was finding his feet in civilian life. I also witnessed on Kirkdale two police vans with some form of investigation taking place and two suspects being handcuffed. One sus-pect seemed to be quite young and I wondered what she had done. She looked young enough that she probably should have been indoors doing her homework. In this month’s magazine we have an article about the Sydenham Community Library, which has come about because libraries in Lewisham have closed because of budget cuts. Local people seeing the need for public libraries have come together to form community libraries. I went to the Lower Sydenham Library to take a picture and I could see that money had been spent on repairs, the walls were brighter and the windows had been cleaned for the first time in many years. As I write this article have on BBC World Service radio pro-gramme called ‘Sporting Witness’. Mary Bowen, an Elder in the Pilates movement, was talking about the founder Joseph Pilates, who developed the system of exercise that bears his name. He was a German, who at one point was interned in the United Kingdom during World War 1 where he further developed his system, before eventually going to America. He did not live to see it become the worldwide movement it has become. I mention this in that I attend a Pilates class at Crystal Palace Sports Centre after the 8 o’clock Eucharist at St Bartholomew’s. I freely admit that I find the class chal-lenging as I put my body through the various movements but I will persist and hopefully improve over time. The forces of nature are most wondrous and powerful, sometimes with devastating consequences. I am thinking presently of those who have lost their lives to Hurricane Matthew. Haiti has unfortunately borne the brunt of its forces. In one news report I heard that all the mango trees had been ripped out of the ground and up 900 had died and tens of thousands of homes destroyed. I have also read of eleven deaths in the Carolina’s in America and deaths in the Eastern Caribbean. By the time you read this article the World would have come to their assistance.

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Cradle of British ChristianityContinued from page 1...Apart from the priory and the wildlife, the main iconic image of Iona, often captured in art, is Lindisfarne Cas-tle, built to protect against 16th century Scots. What a delightful surprise to find that it was turned into a rich bachelor’s holiday home in 1901 by the famous Arts and Crafts architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who designed, amongst other things, the Cenotaph and New Delhi! Strictly for the summer of course; I imagine it’s quite brac-ing here in winter!

For a place of peace and calm, which is rather more acces-sible than Iona, I would recommend Holy Island. Wheth-er you want to renew your Celtic roots, or just find some quiet time in the busy world, it would be hard to find a more congenial place. Michael Kingston

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Coming EventsChristmas Fair Saturday November 26th

from 12 noon Welcome to the Christmas Fair! There will be a visit from Father

Christmas and Secret Santapresents. There will also be toys, books and craft stalls, all sorts of

refreshments and hot lunch.

ConfirmationWednesday November 23rd We welcome St Bartholomew’s Bishop Michael Doe to confirm candidates from our parish and others in the deanery on Wednesday 23rd. He is a retired bishop living in the diocese, as we are “in between” Bishops of Woolwich. This is always an im-portant event in parish life as people choose to make their own the promises spoken on their behalf by parents and godparents at their baptism.

Rememberance SundaySunday November 13th 10:00 am At the Parish Eucharist on this day we give thanks for the courage and sacrifice of servicemen and women and civilians who have been caught up in conflicts between nations, especially the two World Wars of the 20th century. We learn the lessons of war and pray for peace. We keep the Two Minutes Silence at 11 am, and take steps to ensure that this tradition is handed down to the next generation by making the service accessible to children and young people.

Annual MemorialService

Sunday November 13th at 6:00pm This is a service of thanksgiving and com-memoration for those who have recently died. We invite the relatives and friends of people who have died, not just in the past year but in recent years. The service is fairly simple, just readings, prayers, hymns and a sermon; with the climax being the reading out of names of the departed in prayer. You are invited to offer a flower on the altar at this point.

The second St Bartholomew’s Church Jumble Sale this year was held on Saturday 8th October. It was a great success thanks to so many people giving such lovely items and coming along to buy good bargains. There was a lively atmosphere with music, flags, good food to eat and a buzz of people enjoying themselves. A special thanks to Gill Daly who masterminded it.

Thank you also to everyone who helped and especially those who gave up their time to set up the stalls, sell items, and make the church ready for the Sunday Service the next day.

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Friday, 13th July 1716 was not a good day for the Rev’d. William Paul, vicar at Orton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire and one of my ancestors. Just after noon that day he was hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, guilty of high treason because he once read prayers in public. But why was a vicar executed for saying prayers?

Following the Reformation, it was feared that Roman Ca-tholicism would reassert itself. Further, many wished for a clear Stuart dynasty. Charles II, a Stuart, was succeeded by his brother James II in 1685, and after he died in 1701 the natural successor would have been his son James Edward Stuart as James III; and on his death in 1766 he would be followed by his son Charles Edward Stuart as Charles III. The problem here was that the Stuarts were Roman Catho-lics, Charles II discreetly so, but his son James II openly. Parliament objected, and in 1688 James II was forced to flee taking refuge with Louis XIV in France. A Dutchman, William of Orange, was invited to take the English crown instead. His claim was that he was mar-ried to Mary, the daughter of James II, and that they were both Protestants.

For the clergy this caused a problem. On appointment they took an oath of allegiance before God to the sover-eign and his/her heirs and successors. Before 1688 their oath had been made to a Stuart monarch. When that line of succession was broken, how could they renounce that oath and swear a new one? Some saw the flight of James II to France as an abdication, freeing them to swear a new oath to William of Orange. Others took the view that the original oath was binding whatever the new circumstances. Later the situation was made more acute when in 1714 Georg Ludwig of Hanover, a German and a Protestant was invited to be king as George I instead of James III. When swearing afresh became a precondition for retaining their livings, many clergy, including some bishops, refused to do so, and were ejected from their livelihoods. They became known as the non-jurors and they organised themselves into the non-juring Church of England.

William Paul was a non-juring clergyman. He was ordained in Queen Anne’s reign. She was also a daughter of James II and, although a Protestant, was a Stuart queen. On her death in 1714 William felt unable to swear a new oath of allegiance to George I since in his view James Edward Stuart was the direct Stuart heir. Hearing of the Jacobite rising in Scotland aimed at placing the exiled James on the throne he headed to meet the rebels as they advanced into England. Why he did this is not clear, but it is thought he knew the rebel leader, Thomas Forster, from student days at Cambridge.

Coming across them at Preston in November 1715 he led prayers for their army on three successive days. He returned south before the subsequent battle at which the rebels were defeated and the rebellion petered out.

In London William was recognised in St. James’s Park by Sir Thomas Bird, a Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire. He was arrested, accused of high treason and sent to New-gate. His counsel advised him to plead guilty, relying on his status as a clergyman to protect him. He was, however, condemned for execution. The thought of his coming ordeal prompted several letters for clemency, one of which was to the Archbishop of Canterbury who is said to have been sympathetic to his cause but was swayed against him when seeing in advance a draft of his speech from the scaffold. Five days before his death he penned a poignant letter to a

family member in which he bemoaned that his dress as a clergyman offered him no protection and that, “it will be a scandal to the gown, a reproach to the church, to hang a clergyman.” On the eve of his execution several of the Preston rebels were reprieved at the last minute, but William Paul was not among them. It is thought the authorities were determined to make an example of him. While he was in Newgate the chaplain of the prison had several conversations with him but was unable to shake him from his non-juring convictions. While on the scaffold, dressed in his clerical robes, he refused the services of the chap-lain, but was attended by one of his non-juring clergy colleagues. In his

final speech he exhorted his listeners, “Remember that King James III is your only rightful sovereign, by the laws of the land, and the constitution of the kingdom” and he declared, “I die a dutiful and faithful member of the non-juring church, which has preserved and maintained true orthodox principles both as to church and state.” His final words were, “I value not that barbarous part of my sentence, of being cut down and quartered; and I wish I had quarters enough to send to every parish in the kingdom to testify that a clergy-man of the Church of England was martyred for being loyal to his King”.

What is the legacy of these long forgotten non-juring clergy? In fact, it is experienced every Sunday in St Bartholomew’s and similar Anglican churches. Deprived of their livings and without a flock to nourish, the non-jurors had time on their hands. Many were scholars, some of whom spent time researching the liturgies of the early church of the third century AD before the Emperor Constantine. These studies seeped into Anglican liturgy providing the ethos we know in services today. As a result, at St. Bartholomew’s we are united in worshipping the risen Christ whichever Anglican tradition we know best.

Stuart Forbes

300 Years Ago

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Our idea of a community library is of a free, inclusive space, supporting reading and the use of information, being responsive to our users’ needs, trying to extend the range of users, and the activities we can offer them.The London Borough of Lewisham supply our book stock, and regularly send us new books for adults and children, in-

cluding some talking books and large print books . Our users can be of all ages -we have board books for babies, picture books, simple reading books, fiction for older children and teenagers, and a wide range of current fiction, information books and some reference books. Through Lewisham, we are members of a consortium of library authorities, includ-ing Bromley, and readers can reserve books from their stock or from other Lewisham libraries. Lewisham provide us with loan systems, and professional support. We are open on four days a week, from 9.30am, to5pm on Monday and Satur-day, and 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday. On other days the library hosts training courses and the Livesey Bridge Club.Our building was opened in 1904, the gift of Andrew Carn-egie, who provided the building but insisted the local author-ity provided the site, books and staff. It was sited near the gasworks at Bell Green as the workers there were assumed to be its primary users – and local residents petitioned to prevent it from being put on a site in Adamsrill Road. It has been extensively modified, with the addition of a modern extension in the 1960s, and an access ramp at the side of the building. It is locally listed, but still needs substantial refur-bishment and repair.We are one of the first five Community Libraries in Lew-isham. In 2011 cuts to local authority funding led Lewisham to offer library buildings for lease, with the requirement that the host organisation kept space for a library. Our build-ing and four others are leased by Eco Communities (then Eco Computers) a social enterprise whose business model included refurbishing computers for resale, training in IT,

resale of donated books and space rental.Eco provided a part time paid manager and recruited vol-unteers. They had the leaking roof mended and carried out the first partial re-decoration in many years. The Friends of Sydenham Community Library developed from members of the campaign to keep the library open. We were lucky that the Friends of Home Park obtained Lottery funding to create a piazza outside the library, giving us a level and well lit access route. Flower beds were created and are now maintained by volunteers from the Sydenham Society. In the last two years a cafe in the library has been run by Moreline of “My front room” teashop nearby. New central heating has been provided by Lewisham, We have been lucky in attract-ing funding from Sydenham and Bellingham assemblies to provide activities and develop the cafe facilities. During the day people come to borrow books, sit and read, ask for help with form filling or IT, to use our free comput-ers, to improve their English, or to use the cafe. Children play and read in the children’s section. Years 1 and 2 of Adamsrill School visit us every three weeks. We have 104 children enrolled on the Summer Reading Challenge (ended September 13th) who had to tell the volunteers about six books they had read. Budgens provide us with newspapers free of charge. We offer free English lessons and IT training by appointment.

Volunteers make the library welcoming, tidy and efficient – but we need more. People volunteer for a range of rea-sons – to provide a much needed service, to help the com-munity, for stimulus or to add to their CV. We accept work placements from the DfEE, and can supply the volunteering aspects of the Duke of Edinburgh award. Most find the work satisfying. Not all the roles involve facing the public; some can include sorting books for resale, laptop repair, or record keeping.

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As Sydenham’s laziest man (the position is hereditary), I find it helpful to give myself a major reading project from time to time. So, for example, since the beginning of 2015 I have worked my way through the complete novels of Iris Murdoch. Last week marked the successful conclusion of that effort. One benefit of working in a bookshop is that you are never far from the next interesting discovery. Before I even knew what I was doing, I had scooped up a handful of Muriel Spark novels from our second-hand section.Coincidence? Well yes, to the extent that such things exist (a discussion beyond my pay-grade). But it turns out that the two Dames, Iris and Muriel, both love to deal with difficult questions of human motivation- in both cases, the motiva-tion behind very drastic actions which go wholly against what is socially “acceptable”. Murdoch’s characters are fre-quently taken on whirlwind tours through destructive love affairs, almost against their own better judgement. “The Sa-cred and Profane Love Machine” is a less well-known novel featuring a classically inept “man who doesn’t know what he wants”. With Spark, it’s more often a matter of people being subjected to manipulators. For example, the devilish Dou-gal Douglas in “The Ballad of Peckham Rye” or indeed the legendary Miss Brodie.Where Murdoch and Spark differ is in their judgement of human nature. Iris Murdoch has a gift for generously forgiv-ing even her most monstrous characters, who frequently turn out to have some redeeming qualities (Julius King in “A Fairly Honourable Defeat” is despicable, but ends up doing good in spite of it all). Whereas in Spark’s world, if you’re monstrous- and her characters mostly are- you will remain monstrous and reap a thoroughly deserved fate. When a

voice on the phone (never identified) informs each character of “Memento Mori”: “Remember you must die”, it’s typical of Spark to let them know this unambiguously, tersely and without regard to anybody’s feelings.I’ve enjoyed the company of Iris Murdoch, who creates hap-py magic and tries to understand even the most incompre-hensible among us. I am far less comfortable around Muriel Spark who, it seems, has already understood only too well. The Spark project is only in its infancy, but I look forward to the rest. By the way, I had hoped by this stage to have a decent pun on Job 5:7 (incidentally, Job was a favourite of Spark’s), but I failed. I told you I was lazy. Drop by Kirkdale Bookshop if you can think of one.

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St. Bartholomew’s SingersA team is like a tool set; no one tool can do a whole job alone but together we can.

The Psalmist David wrote in the 150th psalm about praise and singing. If you read those verses you could relate it to the singing group that worships at St. Bartholomew’s Church because singing and praising is what we do.

‘We are marching in the light of God,We are marching in the light of God,Siyahanyen, ekukhanyen, kwenkhos’

‘Siyahanyen, ekukhanyen, kwenkhos’, is a song that became popular in England in the nineties. This is one of the many songs that can be sung in a three part round, both in English and in the South African, Zulu language by the St. Bart’s Singers. We often sing this as a warm up when practising and preparing or the ‘Together at Ten service’, previously called the ‘All Age Service’. The Singers also assist with the music at other special services throughout the year. For instance, we sing at the Christmas Carol service and the Forest Hill and Sydenham Churches service that was held at St. Bart’s in June.This is a thriving group, lively and energetic, consisting of twelve females with two small children who dance around

quite happily, while joining in with the adults. There is an enthusiastic leader who encourages the group and boosts our confidence. Each session concludes with him showing his appreciation by thanking us with a big smile and saying how well we have done and we thank him for his part. He is responsible for the outstanding quality of our performances and he believes that St Bart’s Singers should be nothing short of exceptional and he is proud to make us that. What we like about him, is that he is passionate about what he does. The group is not all about singing. The atmosphere is relax-ing, a calm oasis where we can say how we feel, no one seems to get upset or annoyed by what is said. It is also a place where we can share our joys and our woes. What is good about the group is the constant source of inspiration we give to each other. We begin each session with gentle physical exercise, voice /vocal training and deep breathing. The practice is on Mon-day evenings from seven thirty through to nine o’clock,( it’s worth missing Emmerdale and Coronation street for the fun we have)from September through to July, when we have a break for the summer which ends with a jolly party of eating, drinking and dancing.

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Services at St Bartholomew’s Church Weekdays Sundays8.30 am Morning Prayer, Monday-Friday 9 am Eucharist (Said)9.30 am Saturday 10 am Parish Eucharist (Sung)5.30 pm Evening Prayer, Monday-Saturday All-Age once a month9.15 am Eucharist, Wednesday 6 pm (some Sundays) Evening Service12.45 pm Eucharist, Thursday

FloodlightingNovember...

From the Parish RegistersBaptism25th September Tilly-Esme GrimesWe welcome her into the family of the church

Weddings23rd September Kydon Henry and Kafia Thompson24th September Paul Phillips and Lucy GibbsThose whom God has joined together let no one put asunderFunerals12th September David Ron Branscombe (83)19th September Caroline Crouch (57)May they rest in peace

TACISAD One of our young people, concerned about the rise in mental health difficultiesamong teenagers, has devised a way of raising money to help. Here is her message: With the help of a friend, I invented TACISAD which stands for They Are Clothed In Strength And Dignity, a quotation from the book of Proverbs and it also stands for ‘Tackling Sadness’. I chose this quotation because it gives sufferers the strength to overcome mental illness and the dignity to fight the stigma that comes with it. I have a supply of wristbands (£1) and lanyards (£2.50) that say TACISAD on them for sale at the back of the church on Sundays. All the profits from these will go to the mental health charity Young Minds, which I’m an ambassador for. So far I have raised £400.

Thank you.Naomi Kingston

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