TRINITY
The magazine of Holy Trinity Parish Church, Sutton Coldfield Sep / Oct 2018 60p
Carole Young (2nd from right) at her ordination at Birmingham Cathedral, with Bishops David and Anne. See pages 18-19.
Revd. Dr. John White (Carole’s Training Page Carole! & Ruth Taylor (a Reader Incumbent), colleague in the Kingsbury/Baxterley Group.
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As I write we are well into the summer holidays and I for one am looking forward to a break. I think it is important for all of us to stop and reflect on the season that has passed, and to give some thought to the season yet to come. We do both of these things in this edition of Trinity, as we remember with fondness Muriel Goldsby (page 22), a devoted member of Holy Trinity for many years who sadly passed away earlier this year. We congratulate our parish administrator, Carole Young, on her ordination (page 18), and send prayers and blessings as she continues on her Christian Journey. Youth matters too, have been looking back over the summer term, see page 8 for an update on JCYG and CYG. Looking forward, we are delighted to reveal an exciting sixth season of events from the Friends of Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield. There is something for everyone this year, from classical, to folk, and even rock ’n’ roll! Do try and join us if you can. Every Blessing,
John Routh writes
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Through a glass darkly
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Don’t Quit!
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Heritage Open Day
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Choral Evensong
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Youth Matters
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Friends update
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Financial Corner
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A Christian Journey—C Young
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Summer lunch time concerts
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From the registers
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Muriel Goldsby—A Christian Life
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The Task
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Trinity & Bible verse
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John Routh writes... Reflections on a smile As most of you will know, my son recently got married. Sitting at my desk just a couple of days after getting back from the celebration I find there’s just one thing I’m able to focus on clearly ... the smiles on the faces of the couple. There were stresses in the days leading up to the celebration as they tried to ‘dot every i’ in organising the event. And even stresses the day after as we cleared away the debris. But on the day of the celebration itself, I’ve never seen them looking so continuously happy, so full of joy. Their relationship seems to have added something very positive to both of them. It reminds me that relationship is at the centre of life. There’s a strand of thought where human life is viewed as a net, with each individual life a knot, a joining point within the mesh. The knot can’t exist without the string that joins it to each of the other knots. The idea is that we are all interdependent on each other. John Donne put that same idea in these words: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; ... any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. The idea that relationship is central to who we are is drawn above all from our understanding of God. As Christians we see God as Tri-une, ‘three-in-one’. In the relationships within the Trinity, between the different aspects of the one God, we see the modelling of the relationships we humans should have. When Jesus teaches that love should be at the core of our lives – love of God, love of each other (even those we would call enemies) – he is making this same point. We are in relationship with God and with every human life, and it should be one based on love. The same could be said for all God’s creation. We should be in loving relationship with the planet that supports our life, and everything upon it. Neglect of, lack of care for our environment will only end in disaster ... for human life, at least. It’s unlikely that the joy that my son and his wife radiated on their wedding day will be quite so visible all day, every day, for the rest of their lives. But I have every confidence that the deep and loving relationship to which it bore witness will be present even so. My prayer is that could also be true for all of us, and all our relationships – with God, creation, and each other. Page
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Through a Glass Darkly - LIVING WELL Life is very confusing, isn't it? When we listen to the Bible read in church or read it at home it seems to us that if only everyone believed in God the world would be a much better place - but then, when you think more deeply, you begin to wonder if things are really that simple. All human beings fail to live up to their best intentions to some degree. Some are kinder than others, some are more unselfish, some are more generous, but there is no correlation between good behaviour and adherence to religion. We all fail to a greater or lesser extent. God gave humanity a law to live by and the precepts he set out have been the basis of how to live well ever since. Jesus did not cancel God's law, he strengthened it by explaining that God judges what we hold in our hearts. This applies whether or not we believe in him and those that don't are just as capable of leading good lives as those who do. In some ways, however, mapping out a reasonably good life is easier for those with faith for they have a compass given to them instead of having to work out morals and attitudes by themselves. More than that, they have the knowledge that they are loved, valued and forgiven. We know that Jesus died for the sins of everybody but that fact can only illuminate our lives if we know about it and realise that however we have failed God still loves us and wills us to do better. Jean Schneider
Don’t Quit! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will; When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill; When the funds are low and the debts are high; And you want to smile but you have to sigh. When all is pressing you down a bitRest if you must, but don’t you quit Success is failure turned inside out; The silver tint on the clouds of doubt; And you can never tell how close you are; It may be near when it seems far. So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.
John Greenleaf Whittier
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Heritage at the heart of Sutton Coldfield – Open Day update! We are finalising plans for our Heritage Open Day on Saturday 15th September (see advert on page 17). This promises to be much bigger than last year’s, with activities for all ages. Artists will explore the national theme of “Extraordinary women” with us looking at some from our local area! Read their invitation and come along to join in on the day: ♦
How far would you go to get the vote?
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Slash a painting? Commit arson? Refuse to pay your taxes?
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What would you do today to get your voice heard?
Join Pyn Stockman and Mandy Ross of Secret City Arts exploring local campaigns for women's suffrage, a hundred years after (some) women first gained the right to vote. What we'll do * We'll be wearing early 20th-century costume and ribbon sashes in purple, white and green * We will tell the story of Miss Rhoda Anstey, principal of Anstey College on Chester Road, who took her female students to women's suffrage protests. She refused to fill in the 1911 census for herself and her students because they had no vote. She refused to pay her taxes without representation
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* We will drop in and out of various roles (using hats and character profiles) and invite you to do the same. We’ll explore responses e.g. of a more militant suffragette, the genteel lady suffrage campaigners of Edgbaston, and perhaps at times members of the anti-suffrage movement. * We’ll encourage you to imagine other women's - and men's responses locally at the time, and we’ll look at local writers connected with the church such as Sarah Holbeche and Agnes Bracken. What influenced people's position on the issue? Where did the Church of England and other denominations stand? * We’ll invite you to imagine the discussions there might have been in your own family a hundred years ago about women's right to vote * We’ll invite you to write and wear a ribbon in purple, white or green and join in singing anthems of the women's suffrage movement * And, remembering how women chained themselves to railings to protest for the right to vote, we'll write together a chain of memories about women we've admired, in public or our personal lives And, of course this is for everyone, not just women! There will also be stalls in the Trinity Centre, refreshments, tower trips (if the weather allows) and a re-creation of local photographer Emma Barton’s studio. Come and dress up and take pictures with your family.
Stella Thebridge
Another date for your diary: CHORAL EVENSONG - Sunday 23rd September at 6.30pm To celebrate five years and £50,000 raised since the foundation of the Friends of Holy Trinity , a special service of thanksgiving will be held, with the Rt Revd Anne Hollinghurst, Bishop of Aston, as preacher and a feast of choral music courtesy of Holy Trinity Parish Church Choir. See page 10 for more details and keep the date free!
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YOUTH MATTERS The summer term at our youth clubs was quite interesting as it drew to its conclusion in July. At JCYG we have had good numbers and a wide variety of ages as the older end have not wanted to leave the club and join CYG (even though at that age they can be members of both). My view on it has always been that the older ones can stay on at JCYG as long as they are no bother. We all know that there is a point when many 12/13 year olds suddenly develop the need to be louder and to take on the ‘authorities’ in the battle for who is really in charge. Up until last term I can’t really say there was any issue but then my patience was badly tried by some of the older girls and in that sense it has was a relief to get to the end of term metaphorically in one piece. At CYG, on the other hand, numbers got very low, partly because it was exam season and there was lots of extra studying going on. As we lose several young people to University this September it has seemed important to keep CYG the same. Some of those young people have been in our clubs for 9 years and I am sure contact will be maintained for many years. It has been a real part of their lives and will be remembered with fondness. So their departure will leave a very small group and we will be wanting to get the older JCYGers into CYG. But how to do it?! That is the 64 billion dollar question. There are lots of issues to think about: Sunday is a less easy day for young people to be free; for some it is a family day, others do sports. Older young people tend to have weekend jobs and then, of course, Sunday evening is the moment when the much put off homework has to be done. Then there is the task of overcoming the youngsters’ natural nervousness of joining a new club where they are the youngest instead of the oldest. And are we doing what they need? CYG has changed and evolved over the years and reflects the needs of the current members. It has worked really well but is it time to rethink how we do it? On the other hand how do we know what the group will need until the youngsters come and try it and how do they know if they will/will not like what we do unless they come and give it a try?! So it is dilemmas, dilemmas and we have been doing much thinking. In the end, all we can do is try an approach and see if works, being prepared to review and adapt our thinking as we go along. Ask me at the end of this autumn term for a progress report!
Susie Walker Youth Work Coordinator
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Friends of Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield CHORAL EVENSONG - Sunday 23rd September 2018 at 6.30pm Since its foundation 5 years ago, the Friends of Holy Trinity has organised over 30 concerts and raised over £50,000 towards the building and fabric of Royal Sutton Coldfield's historic 750 year old parish church. To celebrate that milestone, a special service of thanksgiving will be held at 6.30pm on September 23rd, with the Rt Revd Anne Hollinghurst, Bishop of Aston, as preacher and a feast of choral music courtesy of Holy Trinity Parish Church Choir. We'd like to welcome as many previous concert attendees and supporters as possible and to stay afterwards for some celebratory prosecco!
Preview of Season 6 Inlay - Saturday 20th October 2018 at 7.30pm Offering something for all tastes in Folk, Inlay is a forward thinking quartet. With the aid of fiddle, guitar, harmonica, accordion and melodeon, they blend traditional material with self-penned compositions. Three-time BBC Folk Award nominee, Will Pound, recently joined the band to become the new fourth member of Inlay.
“Touching and rather beautiful modern Folk” Timeout Steve Gibbons Band – Saturday 24th November 2018 at 7.30pm Unique and timeless – the legend that is Steve Gibbons has withstood the fads and fashions of the music business for over four decades. Analyse his music and superb self-penned songs and you’ll find the influences of blues, country, even psychedelia. With a huge international following, Steve’s long career has encompassed 17 albums. Along the way he has worked and toured with many bands including The Who, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd and E.L.O. A Night of Silent Film with Live Piano – Saturday 9th February 2019 at 7.30pm Pianist Vincent Byrne takes us on a magical journey through early cinema where live piano accompanied silent film. The evening starts with a showing of Laurel & Hardy’s 1928 short film “The Finishing Touch” followed by Buster Keaton’s 1923 comedy epicPage “Our Hospitality”.
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Zelkova Quartet – Saturday 23rd March 2019 at 7.30pm Winners of the 2017 St Martin's Chamber Music Competition, the Manchester-based Zelkova Quartet was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music. Recent performances have included recitals at St Martin in the Fields, St John's Smith Square, Moscow's Rachmaninov Hall and the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. The quartet were awarded the Elias Fawcett Trust Prize for Outstanding Chamber Ensemble at the 2014 Royal Overseas League Competition. Lichfield Cathedral Choir – Friday 17th May 2019 – 7.00pm Directed by Ben Lamb, the boy choristers and Lay Vicars Choral will present a programme of canticles and choral classics. Music has been part of the daily worship in Lichfield Cathedral from very early times and the present Choral Foundation can be traced back at least as far as 1315. The Bluebird Belles – Saturday 22nd June 2019 at 7.30pm Dubbed 'the best thing since The Andrews Sisters', The Bluebird Belles are a professional 1940s & Vintage vocal harmony trio. Inspired by The Andrews Sisters and specialising in retro sounds from the 1920s right up to the present dayThe Bluebird Belles are the UK's most versatile vocal harmony trio, offering a huge range of styles from pre-1920s through to the present day, in fabulous, glamorous, authentic vintage style! Ticket information All events held at Holy Trinity Parish Church, Mill Street, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1TF Tickets can be purchased securely online from htsc.org.uk or are available in person from the Trinity Centre office (B72 1TF) by cash, cheque or credit card from 1 September 2018. Call 0121 321 1144 for more information. Prices : Adults : £15, Under 18's : £5, Family : £35 (up to 2 Adults & 3 Under 18's). As in previous years, there is also the option to purchase a season ticket for £75, which provides entry for all six events for the price of five. But hurry—season tickets only available until Saturday 20 October.
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Financial corner — A series of short financial articles by Mike Somers What legacy are you leaving behind? For most people staying out of debt and saving money means a secure retirement that meets their needs. Maybe you can even splurge on a few extras or give something to charities that matter. Those are great goals - but what if you could do more? The great news is that you can! You can leave a legacy for generations to comeif you plan and work for it! Short-term and long-term approach We like quick wins don't we? Well if in debt then pay off small debts first. Then those small victories keep you moving towards the bigger goal of becoming debt free! But investing for retirement does not have those built-in quick wins. You have to picture how your commitment to budgeting and saving can help your family’s future, even right now! Financial habits catch on As you are working towards your retirement goal, then your example helps shape your children’s financial habits. Kids who grow up to be good savers often say that their parents taught them about money and set good them good habits. And making provision for retirement is a good priority. After all you don't want them to worry about you being a financial burden upon them in future, when they might need to concentrate more on looking after your care needs for older age! Also they will see how taking personal responsibility not only transformed your life but theirs as well! And hopefully carried on for their children too! A lasting legacy You can leave a responsibility legacy, as well as a financial legacy that can affect your family and community for generations to come! Legacies don't just happen but they are made by commitment and adopting the right approach. Planning, focus and effort by you! Even if you are single, your approach to money and savings can leave a legacy. As well as your wider family there is no limit to the people and organisations you could bless by leaving an inheritance to them. Transforming your retirement into a legacy does not have to be complicated. But you have to consider your objectives and follow these through. Few things are more satisfying than knowing that the results of all your hard work will live on through future generations! A Holy Trinity legacy? Remember that you are able to help your local church and community by including Holy Trinity Parish Church as part of your legacy giving. Please ask Mike Somers, our Legacy officer for more details on how to achieve this. Page
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A Christian Journey – Ordination of Carole Young as Deacon Sunday 24th June 2018 – Birmingham Cathedral All of us at Holy Trinity will know Carole as the very able Administrator of the Trinity Centre; a fountain of knowledge of how our Centre is organised. However, she does lead another life away from the Trinity Centre, on Sunday 24th June 2018 she was ordained as a Deacon and will serve in the Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of Churches. Her Ordination as Deacon and next year as Priest is a considerable personal achievement. Carole writes about the beginnings of her Christian journey – “When I was a little girl, I do remember going to Sunday School, but I must have asked to go since as a family, we were not regular church-goers. The Bible that was given to me on leaving Sunday School strangely disappears at times, only to re-appear in the most unexpected of places! God at work in my life – popping in to disturb me! I didn’t start going to church on a regular basis until my father-in-law died unexpectedly in 1994. He had been a Methodist Lay Preacher for over 40 years and on the first anniversary of his death, I decided I would go to my own Parish Church. It was during an interregnum, and the visiting Priest preached the ‘Footsteps’ story. It spoke to me very strongly and from that point on I immersed myself in the life of the church. First joining the choir, then becoming parish administrator. 8 years ago, I trained to be a Reader.” Carole enjoyed being a Reader, a vocation that is immensely fulfilling, studying Christian Scripture, writing and giving Sermons, helping to lead Worship and serving the community in the taking of Funerals. However, it can lead to other things, perhaps towards Ordination. Carole talks about her journey as a Reader “When I trained to be a Reader, I knew it should have been to pursue ordained ministry, People kept telling me that I should be a priest’. I kept saying no, I’m a Reader, that’s my calling, but to no avail. God doesn’t give in so easily and it finally hit home that all these people telling me to explore ordained ministry were being sent by God. It finally dawned on me when I was taking a funeral of a well-loved congregation member during the interregnum. The family has specifically asked for me – though most of them lived in the States – and I am glad in a way that I had not spotted a Bishop (albeit I found out later a Bishop of the Anglican Free Church) at the back of the congregation – it would have put me off completely. At the end of the funeral I was shaking hands with all who had attended, and as he shook my hand he said to me that I should take my ministry further. Page
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I couldn’t deny God any longer, but then had to wait for a new Incumbent to be in place (and for quite a few months too so he could get to know me) before I had the conversation about being recommended to the Diocesan Director of Ordinands. The rest is history as they say. But I have never done anything so hard in all my life. The Bishop’s Advisory Panel was scary enough and I really thought I had flunked it, but cramming three years of training into two years (part time) with no formal academic experience – I have done nothing academic since ‘O’ levels as Birmingham Reader training is not academic at all – and trying to hold it all together whilst working full time and partly continuing my Reader ministry, has severely affected my ability to keep to my Girl Guide law of ‘smiling through all adversity’. It has been a rough road, and I apologise for all the times the stress I have been under has obviously been visible as flowing rather than gently seeping through the cracks in my onceupon-a-time good demeanour. Normal service should resume now I no longer have academic deadlines to adhere to. So here I am, thankful that I listened to God, and thankful for all those who have loved and supported me throughout my long journey to this day.” Here you are indeed, Carole, many congratulations on persevering on your Christian journey; you are a wonderful example to us. All of us at Holy Trinity ask for the blessing of God on your onward journey
Reverend Paul Duckers
Summer lunchtime concerts Over the summer we are fortunate to be able to enjoy a series of lunchtime concerts in the church on four Fridays in August. At the time of publication two of these are still to go ahead so do try to attend if you can! 1.15pm start, join us for tea or coffee from 12.30pm. 10th August: Ben Goodall Countertenor 17th August: David Rice Organ 24th August: Shanna Hart Organ 31st August: Alice Brown Recorder 19
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FROM THE REGISTERS ... Baptisms 15th July - Arthur Empson
We welcome these children into new life with God, as part of our church family Marriages 23rd June - Jon Gray & Anna Sawko 30th June - Carl Lloyd & Natasha Foxall 14th July - Simon Storer & Jennifer Smith 21st July - Dave Feasey & Joanne Tsouvallaris
We wish these couples every blessing in their future together. Funerals 4th July - Edith Marjorie Gowdie 6th July - Andrew Robert Charles Biddle 13th July - Winifred Mary Webster
We remember all who have died and ask for God’s comfort to sustain all who are bereaved.
If God answers your prayer, He is increasing your FAITH. If he delays, He is increasing your PATIENCE. If he doesn’t answer, He has something BETTER for YOU 21
Muriel Goldsby - A Christian life Muriel, who died at the age of 97, was a much loved member of our Church Congregation for over 70 years. She lived for all of those years in Riland Road not very far from the Church she loved. In the previous Magazine we had an account of her life by Neville Goldsby. David Goldsby now writes about her strong and devoted faith in her Saviour Jesus Christ.
Muriel – a faithful Christian life, by David Goldsby All who knew Mum well will feel that a particular bright light has gone out with her passing, a true beacon of love, but it is simply not possible to talk about who Mum was, without talking about her Christian faith and where it came from, because above all, Christ was her life. She taught me at the very least to appreciate the peace going to church brings through the very nature of the building. Its stillness and austere beauty, the music and the calming, meditative effect of the prayers and psalms. Mum got deeply involved in the life of Holy Trinity, she helped at Sunday School, became Chairman of the Mothers’ Union, helping young mums knowing from her own experience how tough it could be for them. She ran Payer Meetings and Bible Study groups, was Baloo to the Cub Pack and ran the annual collections for Dr Barnardo’s Children’s’ Homes. She also helped with the Church Fete and the Jumble Sales. She was at the heart of the community and knew very many people in this part of Sutton Coldfield. Muriel did not have a trouble-free life. Her mother died when she was just 29, long before anybody is emotionally prepared for their Mum to leave them, and her Mum was very close to her and inspirational for her. Then her brother, Albert, so close in age that they were almost twins and loved each other to bits died when he was just 39. Her middle son, Maurice, in the prime of his life, died when he was only 45. Events enough to devastate anybody, to hollow them out, to harden them, to make them lose their faith, but it didn’t with Mum, she carried on loving, she carried on caring and she kept her faith. She never had anything much materially. She lived all her adult life in the same cramped terrace house in Riland Road, with a view to the gable wall of a nearby house, after living in the countryside she adored as a girl and she never fully got used to that. She always remained a country girl at heart and yearned for the views from the cottage deep in the countryside she grew up in. She never had any money to speak of, few clothes, the most modest of belongings and few and simple holidays. As a mother of three young children with no modern conveniences at all, she worked virtually all waking hours. But as the end approached she kept saying nearly every time I visited her “I’m content Dave”. There is no doubt a big part of that contentment came from seeing her family grow and flourish, for she was very much a family woman. Life at 59 Riland Road was the essence of family life, love and fun. Page
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One of the most endearing things about Mum, was her laugh, she laughed and laughed, starting everyone else to laugh. There was nothing dour or grey in Mum’s religion. It was warm and bright and her faith enabled her to give us children lots of freedom, asking God to look after us, which enriched our lives very much too. Yes, she loved her family and family life. There is no doubt her love, her light, her warmth, her tranquillity, her humility, her contentment, came from her greatest love Jesus, and through him God. She connected to Jesus and God all the time – through Church, through reading, through prayer and through talking about it NON STOP. At least it seemed like it at times. She was quite simply, evangelical, a born again Christian and wanted to spread the good news. She always emphasised that know what God wanted her to do was in “The Word”. It was the Word, the Bible, and the Prayer Books. She knew that repetition of the Word, of the philosophy of Christ was what gave her the peace of mind, the tranquillity, the forgiveness and the love we see in her photograph. She knew Christ very deeply, through the Word and quiet meditative prayer. That is where the love comes from that is where she found her peace of mind that is what she always told me. That is what you see beaming from the photograph –love, love for us all. That is where the contentment came from, knowing that with the strength and tranquillity she found by connecting regularly to God, she had always been able to do her best to help everybody, to be kind to everybody, and that isn’t east in this world. For Mum, following the example of Jesus, the Word, the Christian philosophy, meant nothing unless it helped other people in practical everyday ways, every day. Mum did a lot of work with Prayer Meetings, big ones at St Martin’s in Birmingham, smaller here at Holy Trinity, and very small at home, in that little front room, trying to help those ill, or troubled in some way. She also used to pray with people in Nursing Homes. Of course, by definition, she never cured the medically incurable and she could never even know if it was her efforts which had helped people who were cured of their curable affliction. But what was sure is that through this work she brought a lot of people hope, comfort and peace of mind, where previously none had existed. She knew what mattered was day-to-day caring for people and simple good deeds and that is what she did, even if it was just smiling at people in the street, which she unfailingly did. So God bless you Mum, it was a simple life you lived, but you lived it kindly, and now you are where you belong with Jesus in heaven, looked after by God and with your loving husband Al, beautiful son Maurice, brother Albert, sisters Ruth and Ivy and your Mum and Dad, all by your side, along with all your old friends and acquaintances.
See inside back cover for a photo of Muriel—Ed
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The Task At the Funeral of Muriel Goldsby in April 2018 one of her favourite poems was read which illustrated the Christian life. The poem was “The Task” written by Maude Louise Ray in 1903. To love someone more dearly every day, To help a wandering child to find his way, To ponder over a noble thought, And pray and smile when evening falls. This is my task.
To follow truth as blind men long for light. To do my best from dawn of day till night To keep my heart fit for his holy sight And answer whenever He calls. This is my task.
And then my Saviour by and by to meet, When faith hath made her task on earth complete, And lay my homage at the Master’s feet Within the jasper walls. This crowns my task.
A description of a faithful Christian life, crowned at its close with a life with Jesus. The words “To do my best” may well resonate with us.
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Bible verse for this issue Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and will not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Muriel Goldsby, who passed away earlier this year aged 97 and whose funeral took place at HT in April 2018. Following the account of her life in the previous magazine, an account of her Christian Life is included on page 22
Clockwise from top: The Steve Gibbons Band, Buster Keaton in Our Hospitality, Laurel and Hardy, Pianist Vincent Byrne, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Inlay, Page Zelkova Quartet & The Bluebird Belles. All will be performing at Holy Trinity for the Friends exciting sixth season.