#544 Ring out, wild bells
Fr Sam writes
You may well have noticed in recent weeks that the bells of St Paul’s have been rather quiet. Some wear was recently identified in several of them, and parts have been taken away for repair. This work has now, I’m glad to say, been completed, and the bells will once again be ringing out this coming Sunday.
Thanks go to our wonderful team of bell-ringers, led by Ken, our tower captain, both for their work in this repair, and also for their summoning us to worship week by week.
There is neither speech nor language but their voices are heard.
Image: The Angelus by Jean-François Millet
This Sunday: all the saints who from their labours rest
This Sunday is All Saints Day, when we celebrate not only the famous saints of old, but also that countless number of unknown, hidden saints, forgotten by human history yet known to God and made holy by God.
In the evening, St Paul’s is keeping All Souls’ Day, a day of prayer for the departed, where we pray with the Church through the ages: Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Image: The Wilton Diptych, unknown artist
Services this Sunday
| 8am | St Paul’s | BCP Mass | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn |
| 9.30am | St Paul’s | Parish Mass | Revd Cara Smart |
| Organ Preludes: Saints and Angels of Golden Autumn – Martin How; Requiescat in Pace (Prelude on ‘Dundee’) – Henry Ley Anthem: Give us the wings of faith – Ernest Bullock Voluntary: Deus tuorum militum (op. 76, no. 8) – Flor Peeters | |||
| 10am | Woosehill Church | Morning Worship | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn |
| 11am | St Nicholas’ | Community Eucharist | Helen Charlton |
| 6.15pm | St Paul’s | All Souls’ Mass | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn Revd Cara Smart |
| Organ Preludes: From The Little Organ Book in memory of Hubert Parry: No. 1. Preston – C. Hubert H. Parry; No. 9. Andante – Charles Wood; No. 11. Elegy – G. Thalben Ball Anthem: Kontakion for the departed Voluntary: Elegy – John Rutter | |||
All Souls
Our annual All Souls service, praying for the departed, will take place at 6.15pm on Sunday 1 November. Any remaining names to be added to the list should be sent to the parish office by Friday 30 October.
Parish Bazaar
7 November 12noon – 3pm
Grand Draw tickets are on sale now, available at the back of church. First prize is a Luxury Hamper, second prize a Wine Hamper and there are many more prizes. There is a sign-up list for prize donations at the back of St Paul’s and St Nick’s.
Cake and Produce Stall The Mothers’ Union will be running this stall again at the Bazaar so would be really pleased to receive donations of sweet and savoury bakes as well as jams, chutneys and marmalade. Please bring items along on the day or ask Teri Austen about delivering beforehand. Packing items for easy sale would be brilliant.
Tombola I will be running the Tombola at the Bazaar and I would be grateful for contributions for the stall – bottles, jars, cans, packets of biscuits, sweets, chocolates, toiletries, small gift items etc – almost anything that is not perishable. There will be a labelled box at the back of church on Sundays for donations. Many thanks Lesley Ruddock
Bric-a-Brac We would be most grateful for saleable items for the Bric-a-Brac stall. It is helpful to have donations beforehand where possible, although on the day are also welcome. Elizabeth Hunter can collect smaller items from church or you can deliver to her home; she is also happy to collect from you.
If you have large items that will not fit easily on or under the tables, please would you be kind enough to discuss with Elizabeth first as disposal and storage of unsold items can be awkward. 0118 978326 / 07956 280413
Bottle Tombola We need of lots of lovely bottles before the end of October, please! (In order to get them labelled and prepared before the 7th). Wine, spirits, ketchup, bubble bath, beer, fizzy drinks … as long as it was sold in a bottle and never been opened, it will be very welcome! Please contact Mary Cassidy if delivery is a problem – there is a box in St Paul’s church too.
“Books I have loved!” Dawn and Penny are having a book stall with a difference at the Bazaar. No old tired tomes, but lots of well-loved books you recommend to others. Let Penny know at pennywallace982@msn.com. and she will collect them in her van. Good books only please.
This week’s calendar
On 3 November, the Church remembers Richard Hooker, one of the most influential theologians of the Church of England. Hooker was born in 1554 and lived at a time of fierce religious disagreement following the Reformation.
His great work, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, defended the worship and government of the English Church against those who wanted to reform it more radically. Hooker argued that Christians should draw upon Scripture, reason, and the Church’s tradition in seeking to understand God’s will. He believed that the Church should make room for different opinions on matters that were not essential to the faith.
He is an important inspiration for the Church of England in our own day!
Image: Painting of a man (possibly Richard Hooker)
