Haslemere Link Magazine August September 2019 Rev.

Haslemere LINK THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST BARTHOLOMEW’S AND ST CHRISTOPHER’S

August / September2019 Suggested donation for a printed copy: £2 1

Parish Contacts Rector Vacant—Rev Chris Bessant to Parish Office join us in August The Link, Derby Road Haslemere GU27 1BS Youth Minister Tues – Thurs 9.00am-4.00pm Vacant office@haslemereparish.org www.haslemereparish.org Assistant Youth Minister and 01428 644578 Sunday School Parish Administrator Chloe Adam 07597 565571 TBA First Steps Mondays in St Christopher’s Verger 0-5 Year Olds St Bartholomew’s Liz Hawkins 642445 Carol Skeates 642662 Link Bookings LLM (Reader) Carol Skeates 642662 Peter Sellars 641032 skeatMalco@aol.com Church Warden Robert Fox 652055 + Vacant Deputy Wardens Howard Body 658762 Nick Beare 609630 PCC Secretary Cathy Moore 07593 814438

Magazine Secretary Ann Lear 651570 office@haslemereparish.org Advertisements Manager: Geoff Martin 641907 Electoral Roll Officer Lynn Lemar 651435

Treasurer Andrew Culshaw 658962 Stewardship Secretary Geoff Martin 641907 Outward Giving Dorothea Nattrass 653216

Bell-ringers Paul Bagshaw 656129 Friends of the Parish Bernard Coe 651146 Flowers St Bartholomew’s Sarah Mulliner 643504 Director of Music & Organist St Christopher’s Clive Osgood 07747 785 940 Liz Hawkins 642445 cliveosgood@hotmail.com Church Care Group Choir Director Roscelin Rees 651561 Sarah Young Churchyards sarah.thomas6092@gmail.com Philip Hunt 644120

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Pastoral Visitors Dorothea Nattrass 653216 Peter Sellars 641032 Pastoral Assistant Ruth Pattenden 653033 Bereavement Visitors Linda Donaldson 644473 Frances Gaiter 648843 Sarah Mulliner 643504 Homegroups: Vacant

Safeguarding Officer Cathy Moore 07593 814438 Mothers' Union Treasurer Sue Davis 661115 BRF Representative Sarah Mulliner 643504 Facilities for the disabled Both churches and The Link at St Bartholomew’s have ramped access and space for wheelchairs. Toilets suitable for use by the disabled are available in The Link and at St Christopher’s.

Facilities for the hard of hearing Both churches and The Link have sound amplification and hearing loops.

Facilities for the visually impaired Both churches have good interior lighting and large print weekly notice sheets and service sheets.

Dear Friends I was asked if I would like to summarise my experiences in training and ordination. Where to start! The training process is three years of study, but it should be remembered that it takes at least eighteen months of discernment and selection to be able to start training. I well remember that Friday in early May, when I was told that I had been selected to start training. Little did I know the mountain that lay before me.

Three years later, with eight and a half modules completed (I still have one assignment to finish!), twenty assignments done, three portfolios compiled and many assessed sermons in the folder, one looks back and wonders just exactly what I have learnt! Then I look back at the modules themselves and realise that actually there has been a wealth of teaching. Just to give you a flavour, here are some of the topics: Preaching, Worship and Spirituality, Ministry and Mission, Bible Studies, Old Testament Studies, New Testament Studies, Christian Discipleship, Christian History, Mission and Evangelism, Doctrine, Ethics and Pastoral Care. As I say a wealth of teaching, the learning is still open to question, but surely some of it must have sunk in!

Perhaps the more obvious learning experiences happened on our summer schools and placements. The summer schools that stick in the memory were the trip to Bristol and the retreat in Pershore. Bristol involved seeing life in its rawness, which only a large inner city can show so obviously. We visited a homeless drop in centre that provided 600 meals a day for those in need, the food for which is provided by the waste produced by one supermarket on a daily basis. Supermarket waste is both a shock and an opportunity which, of course, is well known. We visited a drop in ‘safe zone’ for female street workers, providing food, hot drinks and camaraderie for women and girls who ply their trade in a murky and highly unsafe world. There were other facilities visited for 3

single mums in poverty and homeless people just looking for someone to talk to. As I said, big cities can show life in all its rawness, but many of the same issues and causes are around in leafy Surrey, but they are hidden from view.

Two placements also stick in the memory. Holy Trinity Church in Guildford, provided lots of youth and outreach ideas; the other, which I’ve talked to many about, was my time working in the chaplaincy of Coldingley Prison. The biggest learning experience was to leave any preconceived ideas outside when entering the prison, they get in the way of listening and hearing the stories of others. It is so important to be present for people right from the start and not let your preconceptions get in the way or colour your understanding of what the other person is trying to say. So actually lots of learning and lots of things stashed in the cupboard of the sub-conscious will come out at the most surprising moments and most likely the person that will be most surprised will be me!

The lead up to the ordination seems overdone, when one looks at it beforehand, but it is put together by experienced people and I for one am very grateful for the care and thought that goes into the process. Two retreats and a weekend away preceded my ordination, all of which were designed to draw together a lot of the lessons that we had learnt and to help and equip us for life leading to and post ordination. The ordination itself is, of course, a day I will never forget. I remember being incredibly humbled by the support from the parish, family and friends - it was truly wonderful and inspiring. I also remember kneeling before the bishops, with my legs shaking so much I wondered if I’d be able to hold position and not collapse in front of them, which might have been a little awkward - an impromptu prostration! In the event, as soon as they placed their hands upon me, all shaking stopped and an air of sereneness and calm came over me. Just amazing!

It has been very hard to crush this into the prescribed number of words, but if anyone would like to find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

I should also like to add a note of thanks to all of you, for the cards, messages of support and, of course, my personally embossed leather service order folder.

The whole parish and benefice have been wonderful in your support and encouragement, not just over the last few years, but particularly around and since the ordination day. I know Sandy and I were extremely humbled when we saw the Haslemere coach arrive at the Cathedral. Also, a big thank you to all those involved, for such a successful parish picnic. I'm only sorry that I am not able to be around to thank you personally, but without wanting to wish the summer away, am looking forward to being back in the parish in January.

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Ordination Day A lovely sunny morning, a coach on time and full of joyful parishioners going up to the Cathedral to celebrate the ordination of two much loved members of the Church Family, Sandy and Justin. What an excellent start to Sunday 30th June 2019.

We disembarked outside the West Door and made our way immediately up the steps into an already crowded nave. (There were 18 candidates for ordination all with strong support from their own parishes). A wait for about an hour was spent reading the detailed order of service and the biographies of the candidates and many also took the opportunity to chat to friends. The noise stilled as the procession of clergy and ordinands made its way up the aisle to the east end.

The service started with a greeting from the Bishop delivered from the centre of the nave (a copy of the service is available in The Link for anybody who would like to see it). The sermon was delivered by Rev Anna Brooker (Chaplain of St John’s College Durham who had led the ordinands’ retreat) based around the Old Testament reading from Micah 4 v1-5 and the entreaty to “let us go up to the mountain of the Lord that he may teach us his ways and that we walk in his paths”. The ordinands were then invited to reconfirm their commitment to 5

their new roles (having already done so at their retreat) after which the Bishops Andrew and Jo ordained them. After this each newly ordained deacon was presented with a bible by a child.

The service then proceeded to a Holy Communion and the whole congregation Photo: Hamish Donaldson (some 1500 people) partook with impressive efficiency. The service over, there were pictures on the steps for all to take and then back for the Parish picnic.

Geoff Martin Main photos: Sheila Martin 6

Picnic at St Christopher’s on Ordination Day

After a speech of welcome, (above) Justin says grace (below)

The Rev Justin is ‘piped in’ to St Christopher’s by his son-in-law, Alexander Urquhart (Much to Justin’s surprise)

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Justin (just visible) does the rounds

We are joined by Rev Chris Bessant (and wife, Sophie - not pictured)

And the always successful ‘bring and share’ element

Photos by Liz Cook Sandy was unable to join us for the picnic because, as is the custom, she was being welcomed into her new parish of The Bourne, where she will be serving as a training curate. However, her farewell took place on June 2 as shown in the following article.

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Sandy’s Farewell June 2 2019

Sandy preaches her farewell sermon

Robert makes a presentation

Church representatives each wish Sandy farewell 9

‘Bring and Share’ Farewell lunch in the Link

Sandy and Friends

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(Photo by Joan Farmer)

Coming up…

In AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019

Institution of Revd. Chris Bessant as Rector of Haslemere and Grayswood Thursday, August 22nd, 7.30pm at St Bartholomew’s And on Sunday, August 25th at 10.00am

A United Benefice Service at St Bartholomew's, followed by a

‘Bring and Share’ Lunch at The Rectory, 24 Pine View Close (Please bring a chair too)

Sun 25th at 6.00pm A FESTIVAL OF CHRISTIAN POETRY, St Bartholomew’s (See separate article on page 14)

SEPTEMBER Sat 6th at 7.30pm

PARKHURST ENSEMBLE CONCERT, St Christopher’s

Sat 14 at 7.30pm

PARISH QUIZ NIGHT at St Christopher’s with Fish and chips supper (see separate notice on page 13)

Sun 15th at 2.00pm FAMILY WALK, BBQ AND GAMES starting at 15 Pine View Close. (See separate notice on page 13) 11

Children and Youth Diary Dates RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE HOLIDAY CLUB Tuesday, August 27 to Friday 30, 10am to 1.00pm at Shottermill Junior School

Lion Lane, Haslemere, GU27 1JF Prepare for a bit of monkeying around as we go into the jungle for our Holiday Club 2019. With games, crafts, stories, drama, jungle-tucker trails and so much more, this is not to be missed.

To register your child please complete the online form on St Stephen’s website: www.shottermillparish.org.uk Join us for our FAMILY FUN AFTERNOON on 30th August from 12.30pm for more jungle fun, games, challenges and BBQ lunch. No need to register for the fun afternoon.

SEPTEMBER Mon 9, 10.00am

FIRST STEPS recommences

Sun 15, 2.00pm FAMILY WALK followed by BBQ and games, starting from 15 Pine View Close. Everyone is welcome, particularly if you have children (please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult).

(See details on next page)

Contact Chloe Adams on 07597 565571 or email chloe.adam989@gmail.com 12

Parish Quiz Night Saturday 14th September - 7.30 pm at St Christopher’s with Fish & Chips supper Come and join us for a Parish Quiz Night and meet Chris, our new Rector, and his wife Sophie. We suggest you get up a table of 6 or we can help you join a friendly table.

Tickets cost £12.50 (£10 for students). Please pay on the night but we do need to know numbers so please let Bryony know if you can come (and how many places) office@haslemereparish.org or 01428 644578.

The proceeds are in aid of the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust which has supported both our churches in the past - the flagpole and reordering at St Christopher’s and the St Cecilia Screen, organ restoration and redecorating at St Bartholomew’s.

Family Walk, BBQ and Games Sun 15th at 2.00pm starting at 15 Pine View Close At the end of the walk (around 4pm) those participating have been invited to the home of Stephen and Victoria Vaughan on Bunch Lane as they have very kindly offered to host a BBQ and games Everyone is welcome, particularly if you have children (please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult). To help with catering, please let us know if you are coming via the office:office@haslemereparish.org / 01428 644 578.

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A Festival of Christian Poetry Sunday, 25th August, 6.00pm In St Bartholomew’s Church A simple definition of poetry might be “an effort to share a moving experience by using language that is chosen and structured differently from ordinary prose”.

Sometimes it rhymes. Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it has a regular cadence. Sometimes it doesn’t. But almost always the poet has experienced something - something horrible or wonderful or ordinary - and he (or she) feels that it should be shared.

Over the past year, I have shared with you an assortment of 20th Century poetry on these pages e.g.

Ruth Etchells: The Judas Tree John O’Donohue: For Love in a Time of Conflict D H Lawrence: Pax John Updike: An Easter Poem “Woodbine Willy”: Indifference.

This August Bank Holiday, you are invited to bring your own favourite Christian Poem to read, and you might be asked to tell us what makes it special for you. Our hymn books often contain lyrics which started life as poems, for example.

We will use a short version of BCP Evening Prayer and have a couple of hymns (perhaps also chosen by you).

In order to organise things, please let me know what you plan to share by filling in the “sign-up sheet” at the back of St Bart’s or St Christopher’s no later than Monday 19th August.

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Surrey Churches Ride & Stride September 14th, 2019 Background: Most counties in England have an annual 'Ride & Stride', on the second Saturday in September, to raise money for church restoration and repair. The idea is that cyclists (and walkers) are given a list of churches in their area. They map out their own route to visit churches by bike or on foot, and then get friends to sponsor them for a fixed amount per church visited.

The money that is collected is divided into two. Half the monies go to the church of the cyclist’s choice (i.e. our churches); the other half is retained by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust for distribution to churches in need (that apply for a grant). In the twenty-one years that the Bike Ride has been running in Surrey the Trust has raised over £500,000.

Our two churches have received grants - the St Cecilia Screen, the Organ Restoration and the Redecorating at St Bart’s, the Reordering and the Flagpole at St Christopher’s.

The Bike Ride is a fun way to spend time on a pleasant afternoon in September, while at the same time supporting a worthy cause. Why not make up a group and join in this year.

If you would prefer not to ride or stride then please consider sponsoring Robert Fox The sponsorship form is at the back of the church.

If you would like any further information please contact Hamish by email at donaldson@haslemere.com www.SurreyChurchesPreservationTrust.org 15

Gerard Manley Hopkins and His Family in Haslemere Part 1 Many readers will be familiar with the impressive window to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, on the north wall of St Bartholomew’s Church, by Henry Dearle from a design for a tapestry by Burne-Jones, with a memorial tablet below. They may not be aware, however, that the modest single lancet window to the left of the Tennyson memorial is that in memory of Gerard Manley Hopkins, recognized today as one of the major poets of the 19th century and certainly its greatest poetic innovator. Poems such as Pied Beauty and The Windhover may now be part of our literary heritage, but in 1890, when the poet’s window was installed (nine years before that of Tennyson), Hopkins’s verse was largely unpublished and known to only a handful of intimate friends.

I have for some time been interested in this fortuitous juxtaposition of two poets but, when I began to look into the story of Hopkins and his window I immediately encountered the first of what were to be a number of queries.

Although the official date of Hopkins’s birth is July 28th 1844, that on this window is July 28th 1843. Not only was this given on the glass itself but also perpetuated in the description by the Rector, Sanders Etheridge in the Parish Magazine of April 1890: ‘We have to chronicle the gift to our Church of a beautiful little coloured window. It is the offering of Mr and Mrs Manley Hopkins, of Courts Hill Lodge, and is in Memory of their eldest Son. Its subject is our Lord in glory. His figure occupying the centre, while below are seen cherubim and adoring figures of saints. The inscription at bottom is: Gerard Manley Hopkins. Born July 28th, 1843. Died June 8th 1889. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see GOD.” The window is from the well-known firm of Clayton and Bell, and is the only specimen of their work in our Church.’

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Intrigued, I got in touch with The Hopkins Society for their comment. I was surprised by their response: not only did they believe the 1843 date to be an error (Hopkins’s baptismal certificate proves this) but only one person on their steering committee had ever heard of the existence of our window. Nor, I later discovered, had any reliable, integrated research been made of the Hopkins family’s long association with Haslemere. Thus, the following incomplete survey comprises my first attempt to disentangle some of the evidence so far available - much of it from the Haslemere Museum Library.

Gerard Manley Hopkins was the eldest of the nine children of Manley Hopkins (1818-1897) a Londonbased marine insurer and author and his wife Kate Smith. The Hopkins were a High Anglican family in which artistic and literary talent manifested itself on both sides. Gerard went up to Balliol College, Oxford, to study Greats in 1863, passing with first class honours in 1867. It was at Oxford that he met Robert Bridges, the future poet laureate who, 55 years later, was to be the eventual editor and publisher of his poetry. Hopkins decided to convert to Roman Catholicism while still at Oxford and, to the great distress of his family, was received into that church by Cardinal Newman at the Birmingham Oratory in 1866. He began his Novitiate training as a Jesuit priest in 1868 and was ordained priest in 1877 - the year some of his finest poems were written - and thereafter sent to Stoneyhurst to teach classics to degree students. In 1884 he went to Ireland as Professor of Greek and Latin Literature at University College, Dublin. Throughout these years he continued to write poetry and develop his art within the constraints of Jesuit orthodoxy.

Many might say it was this constraint that gave his work its distinctive force and precision.

It was in 1886 that the Hopkins family moved from Hampstead to Haslemere, their first home in the town being Courts Hill Lodge. Gerard seems to have welcomed the idea of Haslemere – ‘It is artists’ country’ he wrote to his youngest brother, Everard, himself a professional artist; but nevertheless parting with the old family home was difficult. ‘It seemed like death at first to leave Hampstead.’ So Hopkins wrote in a letter to his mother from Dublin on 13th 17

November 1885. ‘But Haslemere is, it must be owned, a welcome thought. I gather the house has little to recommend it.’ Gerard’s conversion had never estranged him from his family, who were dear to him, but living now in Ireland, Haslemere constituted a difficulty for, as a priest, he needed to receive Mass daily. ‘I do not anticipate much trouble in getting leave. But I foresee that getting to chapel will be inconvenient’, he wrote to his mother from Dublin on April 26th 1887, ‘going to Guildford or elsewhere once in a way, as on Sundays, is all very well, but every day is another thing. And the train to those nearer places, as Liphook, is scarcely any convenience. No, it wd be better and pleasanter to walk (all the way; that is, after all, only a third or a quarter more than I should still have to walk if I took the train) or else find some [convenience] handy service of a butcher’s cart or what not and so manage between one thing and another. Never mind about that now.’

Courts Hill Lodge, the new family home, no longer exists, but where might it have been?

Courts Hill (now Penfolds) was the home of J.W. Penfold, the architect of the present St Bartholomew’s Church, built in 1870. Courts Hill Lodge therefore is likely to have been fairly close to Courts Hill, near the junction of Tanners Lane and Lower Street, the station end of Lower Street being then called Station Road. Indeed, the Hopkins family - without naming the house - are listed and numbered in a census return of 1891 as living in Station Road, (No 156) somewhat west of Courts Hill (No 154) with probably the still extant The Old Gables (No 155) standing in between. In 1882 the entire surrounding Courts Hill Estate was parcelled out for auction at the White Lion Hotel for the building of separate homes. It is possible Manley Hopkins bought one of these parcels of land, but since there is no mention of Courts Hill Lodge being built by him, it is more probable that it was an older building already on the estate. In the Land Register for 1943 Courts Hill Lodge is named and described as being on Station Road and part of “The Heaths” Station Road and “Haughton” Courts Hill Road. (A section named Heaths Field on the Haslemere map of 1867 is almost exactly opposite the Railway Station.) It is likely these houses were built on parcels of land bought in 1882 in proximity to Courts Hill Lodge, which became integral to them. A photograph taken by Penfold at Courts Hill 30 September 1882 (but which has ‘Lodge’ written beneath in possibly another hand) could be the house identified in the 1891 census as No 156. If this is correct the house may well have been pulled 18

down to make way for modern development.

There is no feature in the photograph to identify it with a verifiable spot today but if Penfold’s description is correct it was probably to this house that Gerard Manley Hopkins made his last visit to his family in 1887.

Courts Hill (Lodge) 30 September 1882

The surrounding building activities in the 1880’s would have been enough to drive anyone out of the vicinity of Courts Hill and one suspects that Courts Hill Lodge, small as it was, had been bought or rented as a stepping stone to a better home elsewhere. In the 1891 census the household comprised Manley Hopkins and Kate, his wife, Grace, his daughter, and three servants. Gerard wrote from Courts Hill Lodge to Robert Bridges on August 11th 1887: ‘If you will come here, which will be delightful, we cannot, I am sorry to say, give you a bed, for the house will be full, but you can lodge either at the Railway inn, almost next door, or at Mrs Bush’s at the Gables, which is perhaps preferable, and we will find what is possible and best (for Haslemere is sought after and full of visitors).’ Gerard’s father soon instructed his architect neighbour, J. W. Penfold, to build him a new house in the Arts and Crafts style on the opposite side of Haslemere in High Lane, which he called The Garth. In the year 1891 a 999 years lease was granted to Manley Hopkins by the Earl of Derby of land for the building of The Garth, and it was probably a year or so afterwards that the family moved into the new house that was to be their home for the next sixty years.

Gerard never knew The Garth for he died in Dublin of typhoid fever on the 8th June 1889, aged only 44. ‘Since I got the sad news’ wrote Robert Bridges on the 19th June 1889 to Mrs Hopkins at Courts Hill Lodge, ‘I have thought very much of you and Mr Hopkins, and of the great sorrow which this sad, sudden end to Gerard’s strange life must be: though you have of course all the spiritual consolation which it is possible to have from the consideration of his simple hearted devotion’. The following year the slender lancet window was placed 19

by his parents in St Bartholomew’s Church in memory of their son, Gerard Manley Hopkins.

In the October issue of the Parish Magazine we will make closer acquaintance with the Hopkins family at The Garth and look in greater detail at the Hopkins Memorial Window. Meanwhile if any readers have memories or information on the Hopkins family or the houses mentioned do please get in touch with me at katherinejessel@btinternet.com Katherine Jessel

Haslemere Museum Japan: a floating world in print If you haven’t visited Haslemere Museum to see this exhibition you can still do so throughout August. It shows a captivating display of Japanese ‘Ukiyo-e' woodcut prints, literally meaning ‘pictures of the floating world’. With dramatic landscapes from the Edo and Meiji print masters, including Hokusai and Hiroshige, to Bijinga prints of beautiful courtesans and the colourful prints of the 20th century from Ogata Gekko, this exhibition is sure to enthral and delight.

The exhibition is open from Tuesdays - Saturdays between 10am and 5pm.

Admission is by donation and you will also be able to visit the Museum in its entirety once you’ve enjoyed the prints.

National Garden Scheme Local Garden Open in August Saturday August 3rd /Sunday August 4th, 10-5pm at 54 Elmleigh, Midhurst, GU29 9HA ⅓ acre property with terraced front garden, leading to heavily planted rear garden with majestic 100 year old Black Pines. Shrubs, perennials, packed with interest around every corner, giving all season colours.

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In My Garden Philip Duly Which plants to grow is usually the first question we ask ourselves when we assume responsibility for a garden. This might be when we rent or buy our first property, when we move home or when we take care of someone else's garden - maybe a relation or friend who needs our help. My advice to gardeners, regardless of experience, is resist the temptation to avoid growing plants that have previously proved challenging. Do consider soil type, location, climatic conditions and space, but persevere to successfully grow your favourite plants as a garden without them may seem soulless and artificial.

This has been my approach to growing this month's star plant, delphiniums. This standout showstopper of the early summer herbaceous border I have found to be one of the most challenging, but hugely rewarding, plants if well-tended.

They prefer organic-rich soil, require good drainage, especially over winter, and are susceptible to slugs, especially when they first rear their heads above the soil in March. Staking is essential in summer as delphiniums can grow to eight feet or more, once established. A plus is that, in common with many herbaceous perennials, they can be planted at any time, except, perhaps, in mid-winter.

A wonderful sky blue delphinium is ‘Magic Fountains’ which contrasts perfectly with ‘Indigo Black Knight’ but, when choosing which delphiniums to grow, take care not to overlook lavender ‘Astolat’ and white ‘Galahad’ - all of which will give your garden a true wow-factor throughout late June and early July.

Garden at the Manor House, Bledlow (former home of the late Lord and Lady Carrington) 21

Clive Osgood’s Sacred Choral Music CD Promotion at St Luke’s, Grayshott On Saturday, 18th May, Ray and I were very privileged to be in the audience for a very special concert at St Luke’s, Grayshott, promoted by Grayshott Concerts, who are wellknown in the area for putting on superb professional concerts. The orchestra in residence is the London Mozart Players, and the Choir is Excelsis, whose Music Director and Conductor is Robert Lewis.

The first half of the concert was a performance of Faure’s Requiem, which was wonderful. The soloist in the Pie Jesu was a chorister from St Thomas the Bourne, where Robert Lewis is the Choir Director and where Sandy Clarke will be serving as Deacon.

The second half of the concert was devoted entirely to the music of Clive Osgood, to promote the release of the CD which Excelsis had commissioned the solo soprano was the beautiful Rebecca Moon, who has sung on several occasions at St Bart’s. Clive had used a number of texts, hymns and prayers in the sacred choral music - it was all very moving. The audience was ecstatic and one couple were heard to say that Clive was John Rutter’s successor. (I replied that I thought he is already better!)

We wish Clive every success, he is so talented and his music is so accessible - I am very proud to be a member of St Bart’s Choir.

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Haslemere Makes Music with Horb

Photo Shirley Bawtree Haslemere has a very successful town twinning arrangement with Horb am Neckar, in South West Germany. Every year people from both towns get together, alternating between Haslemere and Horb am Neckar. We take part in social events, go on visits to beautiful and historic places and generally enjoy being with host families for a few days. In the last couple of years this has taken on a new dimension – MUSIC. You may remember how this story began. In 2017 Clive Osgood (organist of St Bart’s Church, Haslemere) joined our group, visiting Horb, tempted by the offer of playing the newly restored Baroque organ of the church in Horb. This he accomplished, but furthermore, came home with the incomplete manuscript of the ‘Missa Solemnis’ by Ernesto Weinrauch (1730 - 1793). Clive undertook to work on the score and compose the missing soprano part.

The completed work was first performed in St Christopher’s Church (Haslemere) in May 2018, and this year Clive invited selected singers from Haslemere to join with a ‘Project choir’ in Horb on June 1 for a performance of the Mass in the church where it was first performed more than 200 years ago, namely, the Stiftskirche Heilg Kreuz (Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross).

Also in the programme were two compositions of Clive’s, Lord for thy tender mercy’s sake, and The peace of God, sung by Haslemere’s chamber choir.

(These are on Clive’s CD ‘Sacred Choral Music’). Accompanied by Clive on the Baroque organ, Leanne Osgood and Jean Weston sang solo parts in both the 23

Mass and an aria by Handel. Versatile as he is, Clive played the harpsichord in the small orchestra which accompanied the choir. The programme finished with the choir and congregation singing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. We, the audience, and, I am told, the members of the choirs, found this whole evening of joint music making very moving, conscious of the friendship we have built up with our German hosts. We were also extremely proud of Clive, whose composition skills were duly acknowledged at the end, during a tumultuous standing ovation.

Dorothea Nattrass

Photo: Liz Cook ‘At St. Christopher’s garden working party Sat morning. (June 15) It was a good turn out. Apologies to those not in the photo!

Liz ‘

Note: There have been other work parties at both churches since, but no photos!

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The Carpenters - an update The Carpenters continues to thrive and it’s been great to be able to welcome a number of newcomers to the group in recent months.

At our July breakfast meeting, we were delighted to have Justin Manley-Cooper speak to us about the training programme he had been through leading up to his ordination on 30th June.

The group has also got together most months for a few beers at The Mill, Shottermill. We have been pleased to have people from St Stephens and the Methodist Church join us from time to time at these gatherings. St Stephens has a similar group to ours and they invite us to their curry evenings.

The Carpenters have also been called upon to help with church projects including assembling the star that was placed on the tower at St Christopher’s last Christmas and in garden clearing projects.

A small group have made periodic visits to Chestnut View Care Home where we hold a “Gentlemen’s Club” giving the men in the home a chance to have some drinks and nibbles together and share some memories. This often ends in a sing -song and it is remarkable how they clearly remember many of the old favourites.

Looking forward, we are planning to hold breakfasts at St Christopher’s one Saturday every other month. These start at 8.30am for those wishing to attend Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel, followed by breakfast at 9.00am. There is usually a speaker from the group or an invited speaker. We aim to wrap up by about 10.00am. The evenings at The Mill are also on the agenda and plans are afoot to organise a trip on the Watercress Line Beer Train in Hampshire.

We publish our activities in the parish news sheet but I also have an email group through which information is circulated. If you would like to have your name included on this group, please email me on chris.lemar@me.com.

Chris Lemar

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News from Norman and Sue Jones in Bangkok Hello there, Norman and Sue here to let you have news of our first month in Bangkok.

Many of you will know that we have decided to take a break from retirement after seven years and this happens to have found us in Christ Church Bangkok.

It became possible for a number of reasons. Norman has felt underused in As we saw them last… on the our local church in Nantwich and several cover of our Magazine of October/ of my roles had come to an end, Bishops Advisor, Clergy counselling service and November 2010 Laura’s two children who I have spent 2/3 days a week with for the last five years are now far more independent and can manage whilst Nana and Papa have a bit of an adventure this year.

At Christmas we received our usual Christmas card from Irene Candy who used to be in our congregation in Haslemere. Irene and Brian have lived in Bangkok for some years and we actually visited them once when we were on our way to another part of Thailand. Irene added a note in her card about their vicar leaving and the churches need for an Interim Vicar for a year and would Norman consider it. I put the note aside and on New Year’s Day re read it as I took the Christmas cards down. When Norman got home I gave it to him and suggested he might like to think about it. After much thought and prayer he contacted the Bishop of Singapore and Dean of Thailand who invited us out for a visit in February. Things moved very quickly and we arrived full time on May the first to begin the year’s Interim.

There are several links with Haslemere which make it extra special too Bernard and Sybil Coe were here, as were Andrew and Wendy Neate, and they are still remembered by some here. We also look forward to seeing Sue and Roger when they visit their family out here later this year.

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Norman’s role as Interim is to help the church look at who they will appoint as their next vicar and to prepare the church and its people for this new chapter in their ministry.

It’s quite a task; it’s a busy church, with something like twenty five nationalities, quite a mobile congregation, as well as some who arrived here for several months and are still here forty years later. There is much to keep going as well as get in better shape. Worship patterns, administrative systems, children work and the many social projects the church is involved in. We have ministries amongst Asylum Seekers and Refugees waiting for their decision as to whether they will be resettled in a third country. These involve Christians from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Iran, parts of Africa… who have often faced terrible persecution. Those who have overstayed their visas here are in the Detention Centres, awaiting their decision, and the church visits weekly those in that awful place or the several prisons in Bangkok. We have several missionaries in the congregation involved with street children, the sex industry, human trafficking, as well as all the usual church groups and activities. There are two main services: 7.30am and 10.00am, and there were over 300 people through on Sunday. It’s a whole-day affair for many, as they travel a long way to come in, and we serve breakfast and lunch, followed by Alpha and other meetings, as getting folk back midweek can be a challenge due to distances and the awful Bangkok traffic! There is also a Thai congregation and minister we are fostering more joint work with. The vicarage is in the church compound, along with a kindergarten and lovely grounds given years ago by the king for the Anglican Church. An amazing gesture, when so many countries around the world cannot live together with those of other faiths, let alone welcome them as Thailand has.

So our quiet leisurely retirement has been transformed for this year into the most fascinating adventure amongst some amazing people and 40 degree heat, which is a bit of a shock !

This week Norman has a service for the British Legion commemorating the D Day landings and in a few weeks will be up at the River Kwai doing a special service for those who lost their lives there in WW2. He is also heading to Nobo, a project which Christ Church has run since the 1980’s and is amongst the Karen People from Myanmar. We have a school, kindergartens and work in the refugee camp there. I will join him on his next visit there.

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We are excited about what the year holds and time is going so quickly already.

All the family are visiting at some point, as are old Hong Kong friends and others. If you fancy a trip let us know! Please pray for us as we have been for you and we are delighted at the announcement of a new Rector for Haslemere and of Sandy and Justin’s ordination - although we know how much Sandy will be missed.

Our love and prayers to you all, we think of you all often and Haslemere has a special place in our hearts.

Norman and Sue

And here follows another voice from the past…

A Visit from Ellen Ten years ago a young youth leader, Ellen Thilo, bravely ventured from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to be Sandy’s assistant in our parish for one year. With her sunny personality, her artistic skills and Christian convictions, (and initially her pink hair!), Ellen made a memorable contribution to our youth work.

Ellen is now married to Dae Kim, and mother of Hugo, a very lively 17 month old, and she brought them and her parents Pete and Peg Thilo to visit Haslemere. They had already travelled the length of the British Isles. A happy evening was spent catching up with Sandy, just before she left for her pre-ordination retreat. The photo shows them on their visit to St Bart’s. I have kept in touch with Ellen, so it was a delight to see her again and to have her family to stay.

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Just a Thought…

Evelyn Hughes Someone has said: ‘Silence and solitude were part of the life of our Lord. In his public ministry, intensely busy, he went off to look for solitude, silence and stillness.’

St. Mark tells us that very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus went out to a deserted place and there he prayed. In imagination, follow him as he leaves the house, shutting the door quietly so as not to disturb the other occupants. Go with him along the road, and branch off with him across the fields. Keep a respectful distance as he sits down on a fallen tree trunk. What does he say to God, you wonder? Words of praise? Prayers for the busy day ahead? Does he speak out loud, or silently?

Or do you get the impression he’s not saying anything at all, but simply being in God’s presence?

Similarly, St. Luke tells us that Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed, sometimes spending whole nights in prayer. Wait near the place you know he's likely to come to. See him arrive. Note his posture - is he kneeling, sitting, standing? What is he saying? Is he thanking God for help given during the day?

Is he praying urgently for the needs of tomorrow? Has his day been difficult arguments with the Pharisees, squabbles among the disciples? Is he weeping before God? Jesus went regularly to the synagogue to join in corporate prayer - just as we do when we go to church. Like all good Jews he had a pattern of daily prayer, using the scriptures - as many of us do. What Jesus did - and perhaps we don’t - is make space for longer periods of solitary communion with God. We say we haven’t time - but, as one observer says: “When did Jesus rush around shouting: ‘Why aren’t there 48 hours in a day?’ And he had a lot on his shoulders, including a cross.”

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‘Found’ amongst long-stored papers by Frankie Gaiter:

My Dear Friends,

July 1912

Writing the very day after Mr. Etheridge’s sad death, I can speak in this letter of nothing but him. I am not going to attempt anything by way of a memoir. Just the few facts that I know, just my own impressions of him, are all that I can try to give you here.

It was in 1868 that Mr. Etheridge came into this parish and brought his young wife to live in one of the small red houses, opposite to the Lodge in the High Street. There was no Rectory in those days. The church was that strange little structure with a number of irregular galleries, the picture of . which is familiar to you, as it hangs in the Museum and on the walls of many houses in the parish. Almost at once Mr. Etheridge set to work to build a Rectory and to rebuild the church - greatly helped in both these undertakings

by Mr. Stewart Hodgson, the then squire, and by Mr. Penfold. The foundation stone of the Rectory, which was laid by Mrs. Etheridge, senior, bears the date August 12th, 1869.

For 29 years Mr. Etheridge held the post of Rector in this parish, and through the whole of that time, as I know from the evidence of many witnesses, his devotion to his work was absolute. He has left his mark upon Haslemere - the mark of a man strong, earnest, single-minded, courteous, sympathetic, orderly, devout.

It was on All Saints’ Day, 1897, that he took his last celebrations as Rector in the Parish Church. For a little time he retired to Moulsford. He had told me that he wished me to have two years to settle into the parish, and that then he proposed to return and end his days on Courts Hill. A little within the two years he was back again - but indeed his presence, so absolutely self-effacing, so entirely kind and considerate was he at all times, would never have interfered with the work of his successor. He did not come back to live in idleness. The work of the ‘’Foundry Road Mission’’, as it was then called which, in leaving, he had asked me to begin in what is now known as King’s Road, always claimed his special interest, and for some time he was licensed as curate on the staff of the Parish Church, and took charge of the Sunday evening services in the Educational Hall. He gave generous help in the building of St. Christopher’s, and for several years after it opened he remained on the staff and served both the churches - though latterly he drew more and more towards the Parish Church, from which, till the very last day, he was rarely absent.

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On Festivals he almost always took the midday celebration, but it was only rarely that he could be persuaded to preach at St. Bartholomew’s. His last sermon, very memorable for its quiet beauty and deep feeling, was given in the Parish Church, on the morning of the first Sunday in January 1910.

He has passed, in God’s providence, through deep waters in the last few months, and at last the physical powers reached the limit of their strength, and he could no more. But here in Haslemere we shall remember him always as he has lived among us through all these years. That ‘’good grey head that all men knew’’ - his upright carriage, his beautiful, almost saintly face, his clear, delicate voice, to which it was always such a joy to listen, his dignity, his old-fashioned courtliness, his unfailing sympathy, his unaffected piety, that kind of piety of which the Church of England has never ceased to be the nurse - these things we have seen and loved in him, and the Church and the parish have lost in his death one whose life has meant more to this place than any other single life has meant in the memory of man.

Of all this unfailing kindness to myself personally, I will not speak. It shines out, I think, for those who will read between the lines already written.

We commend his soul to the God Whom he served so loyally through more than three score years and ten. If for a little while the darkness seemed to descend upon him at the last, it has all cleared away now. On yet another Cross the cry of desolation was heard; but that was not the end. Now for him too, ‘’it is finished,’’ and he is in the Father’s hands.

I am, my dear friends, Faithfully, and affectionately yours, G. H. AITKEN. P.S. Writing after the inquest, I desire to say that the verdict given was no mere attempt to wash out an unhappy incident. Mr. Etheridge was, I am confident, no more responsible for what he did when he went down the railway embankment than a child of two years would have been. The real man was not there, for his mind was gone. Those who doubt this do not do so, I am sure, for want of charity, but for want of knowledge. Nervous breakdown leads to such strange and mysterious results that only those who have come in contact with it can understand what it means. But no one need think that the shadow at the close can in any way dim the example of goodness which Mr. Etheridge has held up before the parish through all these years.

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It’s a Small World…!

On a recent visit to Constable Country - so called because it inspired John Constable to become an artist in the early 19th century - a series of unplanned events occurred that proved yet again, ‘it is a small world’.

Sadly I am not a painter but, as a twelve year old boy, my grandparents took me for a day out to the Stour valley in south Suffolk which inspired my own lifelong love of the English countryside and its beautiful small towns and villages. It is always a privilege to return to this area.

On the last Sunday of June, while staying in the idyllic village of Stoke by Nayland, we attended Holy Communion. It is said that when the bells ring out from St. Mary's, its magnificent 15th century church, which appeared in some of Constable's paintings, all Suffolk stops to listen.

As I sat down, I noticed the kneeler below which was dedicated to a wedding that had taken place there in 1996. The kneeler included the groom's unusual surname which happened to be the same as our best friends, one of whose parents live about 50 miles away on the Suffolk coast. I discreetly photographed the kneeler and sent our friends the picture. They immediately confirmed that the groom was indeed a relation of theirs, that the couple had attended our friends' wedding and that we had almost certainly met them at the wedding.

We had not planned to be staying in Stoke by Nayland that weekend, nor did we expect to be in a position to attend Holy Communion. It was pure chance that we sat where we did in this mini-cathedral, built from the wealth of the medieval wool trade, and that we noticed the name on the kneeler. A very small world indeed!

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A New Rector Arrives Whilst tidying up the clergy vestry I discovered a box of PCC minutes and other papers from 1979 - the year that the parish welcomed Rev Neville Morton as its new Rector.

I imagine for some readers that the events of 1979 seem like only yesterday (a new Prime Minister too!) - for those who weren’t here this is a digest of what I found.

The PCC included two knights, one of whom was a general, there was also a rear -admiral (Liz Cook’s husband) and a colonel. Todays PCC is dominated by those from the financial rather than military services (who are highly unlikely to be knighted for their efforts!).

It was reported that the parish contributed £2,902 to Home and Overseas Missions in the previous year (£15,900 at current prices). The Parish Magazine, for which there were 650 subscribers (now less than 100), was forecasting a deficit of £288! (Has it ever made a profit?)

It was agreed in February to set up a working party to make recommendations regarding the future of the St Christopher’s Hall. In May is was agreed by the PCC to take steps towards the hall’s disposal and the provision of an annexe at the east end of the church. By November it was reported that planning permission had been received for the extension. Considering that a working party was only established in February, this was remarkably quick work by today’s standards!

It was thought unlikely that the parish would have a second (!) curate in the foreseeable future and that the possibility of selling Glebe Cottage should also be investigated. Rev Charles Lawrence was to be the new curate. (I am intrigued as to whether Fr Charles, who I have met, toured the parish on his large motorcycle in full leathers or whether that came later).

It was agreed that the parish would provide cars for the clergy, this included buying the new rector’s car from his previous parish. (I am relieved to say that 33

we are not being asked to purchase the Rev Chris’s shiny VW!).

7th September saw the new rector’s first PCC. He stated that he wished the Blessed Sacrament to be reserved and that an aumbry would need to be installed at St Bart’s. He also reminded the PCC that the provision of music was under his control. He was “fully satisfied with the music at St Christopher’s but felt some changes might be desirable at St Bart’s”. He clearly didn’t follow the dictum of standing back for a while before making comment or changes!

The Rector reported that he wished to consider reorganising the seating at the front of St Bart’s (last year we reorganised it at the back!). He also produced a draft stewardship letter, noting that 45% of covenants were at the rate of 40p per week or less – inflation had taken a terrible toll through the 1970’s. I rather liked his quotation from the Psalms “I will not give unto the Lord that which costs me nothing”.

The parish was getting ready to adopt the Alternative Service Book 1980, and also some changes to service times!

Delving into 1980 I saw that heating boilers and organs were on the agenda! St Bart’s organ seemed to be in the state that St Christopher’s is now, whilst both heating systems were giving cause for concern! The PCC had also acquired a captain (RN), but lost its general.

Whilst the culture of the church has changed radically in the past 40 years, and who even remembers ASB 1980, the things that occupy a PCC – caring for our buildings, stewardship and mission have barely changed.

Andrew Culshaw

Cartoon from The Parish Pump:

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First Steps

Monday morning at St Christopher’s 1st Steps.

With permission from the mums to put in The Haslemere Link magazine.

Photographs by Mary Weeks (one of the Mums)

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St Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School Out article this time has been written by our current Head Boy and Head Girl in Year 6 for a different perspective of school life. I am very proud of all the children at our school and wish our Year 6 pupils and their families all the very best for the future as they start their prospective secondary schools.

Charles Beckerson Headteacher

Ollie Redman

Francesca Trask

‘My time at St Bartholomew’s has been great and I have learnt a lot. My role as Head Boy has involved things like organising various events like ‘Barts got Talent’, running assemblies and many more. The leadership team also do things like holding doors open for the pupils.

Being in a church school has also been great as we have learnt a lot about Christianity, but also about plenty of other religions as well.

We also have BARTS values which stand for: ‘Believe’, ‘Respect’, ‘Achieve’, ‘Trust’ and ‘Succeed’ to make sure our behaviour is perfect.’

Ollie Redman, Head Boy 2018-2019

‘I have had an amazing time at St Bart’s over the past seven years. I have made great friends, had fun and learnt so much. The school has taught me 36

how to not only be a good person but a good Christian. It has also taught me how to be a good worker and a good friend.

The BARTS values have instilled in me both a belief in myself and to respect others. They have shown me the importance of trusting others and to always try to achieve my best in whatever I am doing.

The school has been a fantastic learning environment, where I have grown as a person but also enjoyed myself every day. The school has prepared me for my future, and made me ready for all the challenges that lie ahead as I look forward to secondary school.’

Francesca Trask, Head Girl 2018-2019

Pet Heaven A German Shepherd dog, a Doberman and a cat died and went to pet heaven.

When they arrived, all three faced God, who wanted to know what they believed in.

The German Shepherd said, I believe in discipline, training and loyalty to my master.’ ‘Good!’ said God. ‘Sit on my right side.’

‘Doberman, what do you believe in?’ asked God The Doberman answered, ‘I believe in love, care, and protection of my master.’ ‘Aha!’ said God. ‘You may sit to my left.’

Then God looked at the cat and asked, ‘And what do you believe in?’

The cat replied, ‘I believe you are sitting in my seat.’

Contributed by Andrew Culshaw

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Lemon Pepper Cod Linda Donaldson

Sometimes I come across a recipe that is so quick, easy and delicious that I find myself making it over and over again. This is one of them.

Ingredients: 250g baby new potatoes, halved or quartered 1 tbsp sunflower oil ½ x 170g pot of tartare sauce 2 Icelandic cod loins 2 tbsp Lemon and Pepper Crust (from Waitrose in the Cooks Ingredients section) ½ bag of pea shoots 1 lemon Preheat the oven to 220 degrees (200 fan). Put the potatoes and oil into a roasting tin, season, then roast on the top shelf of the oven for 20 minutes until tender and golden. Meanwhile spread ½ tbsp tartare sauce over the top of each piece of cod and then scatter each with 1 tbsp lemon and pepper crust.

(If you cannot find the lemon and pepper crust, an alternative which is delicious is to mix 1 oz white breadcrumbs with 1 tbsp chopped chives and 1 tbsp of chopped parsley) Push the potatoes to the sides of the roasting tin, then sit the fish in the middle. Roast for 16-18 minutes until the fish is opaque and cooked through, the crumbs are golden and the potatoes very crisp.

Dress the pea shoots with a squeeze of lemon juice, then stir 1-2 tsp more juice into the remaining tartare sauce to loosen it.

Serve with the pea shoots and potatoes and enjoy!

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The Person in the Pew I hail a quiet hero, the champion of the age, Unknown to fame and fortune, no strutter on life’s stage; The humble representative of folk like me and you: I sing an unsung champion - the person in the pew.

He’ll never hit the headlines; he’ll rarely cause a stir (Forgive me, ardent feminists, if I say ‘him’, not ‘her’) But faithfully on Sundays you’ll find him on his perch, Upholding the traditions - a pillar of the church.

He sits where he has always sat while, all around him, change Brings odd new prayers and modern hymns and service orders strange; He pays his dues discreetly, signs covenants on cue: What would we do without him - the person in the pew?

Though prelates may pontificate and curates come and go The layman’s there to hold the fort, and it was ever so.

Should you seek a staunch supporter, you’ll not have far to search: His presence keeps the roof on - he’s a pillar of the church!

On High days and on holidays you'll find him in his place, In sober dress and countenance, and Church of England face.

But mock him not nor spurn him, but give the man his due: He’s the ultimate survivor - he’s the person in the pew.

Chris Price (St Faith’s, Crosby) who added ‘These verses first saw the light of day a good many years ago, and were written in tribute to the enduring witness of the laity of our church and, by extension, throughout the Anglican parishes of this and every land’

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Phyllis Tuckwell Recruitment Day for Student Counsellors Calling all counselling students! Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care will be holding a Recruitment Day on Saturday November 9th for anyone who is interested in a securing a two-year student counselling placement with them.

The Recruitment Day will start with a meet and greet session, followed by an overview of Phyllis Tuckwell and the services it offers to its patients and their families, and a Q&A session. Students will then be invited to join in with some group work and the day will end with a short, informal interview. Applicants should expect to attend from 9.30am to 5pm. There will be an opportunity to meet one of Phyllis Tuckwell’s former students, who is now one of their qualified counselling volunteers. Those who wish to can also have a tour of the Hospice. Following this insightful and informative day Phyllis Tuckwell hopes to be able to offer placements to the successful students.

“We are proud to offer a very supportive learning environment within our team of experienced counsellors and we take our educative role very seriously,” says Claire Tune, Lead Counsellor at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care. “We offer our students ongoing support throughout their two-year training, regular supervision with a qualified supervisor (in line with BACP requirements), provide written feedback and reports as required, and offer all students the opportunity to attend any CPD training we may hold.”

Those who are offered a placement can initially expect to work with bereaved adults whose loved one was cared for at Phyllis Tuckwell. Their work and progress will be closely monitored, and as they develop as a counsellor they will progress to working with carers and possibly also patients. Phyllis Tuckwell abides by and works within the BACP ethical framework.

If you are interested in attending the Recruitment Day, please contact Claire Tune to request an application pack (claire.tune@pth.org.uk). The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 4pm on Friday 18th October.

To find out more about Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care, visit www.pth.org.uk.

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From the Registers Baptisms: 16 June – Sam & Layla Wagstaff 16 June – Poppy Crease 21 July – Charles Mills

Funerals: 15 July – Michael Young

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Sunday Sunday Services Services 4 August Trinity 7

1 September Trinity 11

08:00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10:00 Parish Eucharist and baptism | St Bartholomew’s

08:00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s

8 September Trinity 12

08:00 Trinity 8 10.00 08.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s 11.30 10:00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s 16.00 11.30 Matins | St Bartholomew’s

11 August

Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s Matins | St Bartholomew’s Families@4 | St Bartholomew’s

15 September Trinity 13

18 August Trinity 9 08:00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10:00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s 11.30 Praying on Sunday | St Christopher’s

25 August Trinity 10 08.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 United Benefice Service | St Bartholomew’s 18:00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s

08.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10:00 All Age | St Bartholomew’s 11.30 Praying on Sunday | St Christopher’s

22 September Trinity 14 08.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s 18:00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s

29 September Trinity 15 08.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 United Benefice Service | All Saints Grayswood

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