Parish Magazine: July-August 2023 • COVER STORY: Welcome to our new Rector, pages 3, 7 • Church enters ‘ordinary’time, page 3 • Family@Church, page 6 • New deacon ordained, page 9 • Stunning cathedral exhibition, page 12 • Poet’s corner, page 16 • Time to bring in the roses, page 21 • Church services, page 31 and back page
2 The Parish Churches of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke A new Rector is about to take up her responsibilities but we still need help in many areas – please contact any of the Church Wardens listed below if you can help. Details of Church services are on the back cover. SuNDAY SERViCES The Rev’d Graham Rendle 01359 270924 [email protected] WEDDiNgS, BAPTiSMS, FuNERAlS AND ANY OTHER REquESTS The Revd. Canon Sharon Potter (Rural Dean) 01284 828599 [email protected] Archdeacon of Sudbury Dr David Jenkins 01284 386942 | 07900 990073 [email protected] Beyton Church/vestry Diane Rendle 01359 270924 BENEFiCE CHuRCH WARDENS Beyton with Hessett Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Tony Ciorra 01359 272685 [email protected] Peter Pitcher 01359 271997 [email protected] Rougham Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] David Palmer 01284 386108 [email protected] Rushbrooke Church Richard Ball 01359 232088 Bell Tower Captain Maurice Rose 01359 270298 Hospital visits Graham Rendle 01359 270924 Beyton Floodlights Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Hessett Floodlights Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Rougham Floodlights Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] PCC Secretary Peter Rutt 01359 242464 PCC Treasurer Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Choir Ros Pitcher 01359 271997
Summer heralds wonderful news as quest ends Dear Rougham, Beyton, Hessett and Rushbrooke parishioner, AS THiS double issue of the Parish Magazine was about to go to press, we were all delighted to have confirmation that The Reverend Canon Julia Lall, currently rector of Hartismere South Benefice, will be shortly taking up the post as Rector of the Rougham Benefice. it has been a long journey for us all but well worth the effort now that we shall soon have the right person in place. More information on page 7. ******** SUNDAY 4 June saw the last of the major Christian festivals for 2023 – Trinity Sunday which is a celebration of the three persons that are God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We are now in “ordinary” time and this year we follow the life of Jesus and his disciples in Matthew’s Gospel. Matthew was a tax collector an occupation that was widely despised. indeed such people were rated worse than sinners! The Gospel tells us that Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. Jesus then goes to supper at Matthew’s house with other tax collectors, behaviour that scandalises the Jewish religious leaders. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said, “it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘i desire mercy, not sacrifice. For i have not come to call the righteous, but sinners’.” Whatever you do in life, Jesus wants to know and meet you. Knowing Jesus is like having your best friend and helper with you all the time – He is there to love and help you in life, meeting the stresses and strains, the ups and downs of life today. To love God and to love our neighbours – sometimes expressed as 3
4 The Parish Churches of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke if you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact either the Rural Dean or our Parish Safeguarding Officer (Ann Ciorra 01359 272865). Policies and Diocesan contacts may be found at www.cofesuffolk.org/safeguarding Details of our church services for the month and contact details can also be found on the ‘A Church Near You’ website www.acny.org.uk Beyton Church now has its own website www.allsaintsbeyton.co.uk if you have a prayer request or would like someone from the church to call on you or would appreciate help in some practical way, please contact Graham Rendle or any of the church members listed above. We would be pleased to pray for you and help in any way that we can. Alternatively you can use one of the “prayer boxes” outside each of our church buildings: simply write your prayer. Magazine The editor of the Parish Magazine is Jonathan Wilson. Contact him at [email protected] The deadline for contributions is the second Sunday of the month for the following month’s issue. The magazine is published monthly except for December & January and July & August which are joint editions. Advertising: Peter Pitcher 01359 271997 [email protected]
5 the golden rule of life – in other words “Do unto others as you would like to be treated”... and while that can be sometimes difficult, it is always so rewarding. iF YOU are able to get away this summer, wherever you go, pop into a local church. We are blessed with so many churches which can be places of cool charm and full of history. You may find wonderful architecture and decorations, colourful windows, interesting memorials and stories of the past. Or just to spend some quiet time in the sacred space. it is very good for both body and soul. God bless you on your holidays. Every Blessing, Graham Rendle PS And having enjoyed a church, please consider making a donation. Churches are very costly to maintain and insure, and are supported almost entirely by their congregations. So please help! Kenyan food at charity meeting All are invited to a talk and slide show on the work of The Doxa Project in Kenya which will be held in Beyton & Hessett Village Hall, at 7pm on Wednesday 19 July. A sample of Kenyan food will be available, along with a glass of wine and you can see and hear the latest news of the amazing work which is going on among the people in Africa. Tickets cost £10 and there will also be a raffle to raise funds for the charity. Please contact Sarah Lock on 01359 271877 if interested in attending. - – – – – – – – – –
6 Not just for children but for all ages! St Mary ’s Church, Rougham Sundays 16th July & 20th August A breakfast of bacon and sausage butties, croissants or toast will be served from 9.30am before a short, simple all-age service runs from 10am until 10.40am. The July service will include a baptism and will then be followed by a traditional shortened Holy Communion service at approximately 11.15am to which all are welcome. You are invited to attend either or both services! In August there will be no Holy Communion following the service. Family@Church
7 The Right Revd Martin Seeley, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and ipswich, is delighted to announce that The Revd Canon Julia Lall has been appointed as Rector of the Benefice of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke. Julia (pictured right) is currently Rector of the South Hartismere Benefice. Her institution and induction service will take place in Rougham on 5 October at 7pm. The Bishop sent his thanks to all those involved in the process of Julia’s appointment, and he assures all members of the Benefice of his prayers. He asks that all pray for Julia and her family as they prepare for their move. The joint PCCs of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke are delighted that Julia Lall has been appointed to be our new Rector. We are looking forward to welcoming her. Coincidentally we have already had the pleasure of having Julia take a recent service in the Benefice which was arranged before either Julia or anyone else knew that she would be applying for the position of Rector. Julia comes to us with a wealth of experience of leading rural parishes having been priest in charge and then Rector of the South Hartismere Benefice since April 2013. We are extremely fortunate to have someone of her calibre coming to lead us. Prior to her calling to the ministry, Julia spent 30 years in the teaching profession so is well placed to help develop the church’s relationship with local schools. Patient search for Rector has a happy conclusion
8 Julia has also served a term as the Diocesan Spiritual Director for the St. Eds & ips Cursillo where she worked closely with Sarah Lock our ordinand who is due to be made deacon on 1 July and will serve as a curate in this Benefice so they will again form an excellent team. Julia will provide a full introduction to herself in our September magazine. This appointment is subject to legal formalities. Want to see the Parish Magazine in COlOuR? You can find this issue (plus back issues) at the links below. Many pictures are in colour along with selected adverts. July-August 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/irdn June 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/qezf May 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/cjfn April 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/hlcq March 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/awsy February 2023 https://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/qykm December 2022/January 2023 http://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/yufb November 2022 http://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/dend October 2022 http://online.anyflip.com/xfgtl/omtl September 2022 https://anyflip.com/xfgtl/aeoq/ July-August 2022 https://anyflip.com/xfgtl/rxtp Pictured (from left) Archdeacon David Jenkins, Di Ruddock, The Revd Canon Julia lall, Helen Elliot, Debbie Marshall, Rev Canon Sharon Potter and Ros Pitcher at the service to license Elders in summer 2022.
9 And following the announcement of a new Rector, there is yet more good news for the Benefice. After much training over the past year, Sarah Lock will be ordained as deacon by the Bishop in the Bury St Edmunds Cathedral on 1 July. Sarah has been a very active member of our Benefice for many years. She lives in Hessett with her dogs, having lived most of her life in Suffolk, attending school in Rougham, Beyton and Thurston. After working for local firms, she ended up with her own financial services business from which she is now retired. She has been active in local charities and regularly visits Kenya with The Doxa Project (see picture above), which works to relieve poverty within the community through child education, providing clean water and other projects. Her mother and other family members also live in the area. in our villages, we have been blessed by Sarah’s work in the church especially with children and school assemblies for Rougham Church School. Sarah has also been leading the Family@Church monthly service which followed on from her earlier work with Messy Church, encouraging children and parents to learn about Jesus and how to follow Him. As a deacon Sarah will be taking services in church, leading prayers and teaching through sermons, supporting the priest in Holy Communion service and continuing serving the people in our area, building the body of the church family Sarah ordained as deacon
10 We look forward to her expanding role as an ordained deacon and as The Reverend Sarah Lock. What is a deacon? Deacon is the first step in ordination. All priests and bishops are in the first instance deacons, that is they are servants of Jesus Christ and of the people they serve. The word literally means “servant”, it can also be translated “minister” – as one who ministers to the help of others. in the early church deacons were appointed to support the work of the apostles, as the numbers of followers of Jesus grew. (Acts 6:1-6.) What is a deacon in the Church of England? Deacons are called to work with the Bishop and the priests with whom they serve as heralds of Christ’s kingdom. They are to proclaim the gospel in word and deed, as agents of God’s purposes of love. They are to serve the community in which they are set, bringing to the Church the needs and hopes of all the people. After serving as deacon for a year they are ordained as priest.
11 Free Admission Collection in aid of Riverwalk School The Salvation Army Bury St. Edmunds presents In concert at Riverwalk School Mayfield Road Bury St. Edmunds IP33 2PD SALVATION BRASS Saturday July 1st 7:00pm www.facebook.com/bsesalvationarmy charity no: 214779
12 Cathedrals in the spotlight St Edmundsbury Cathedral is hosting the next stage of the ambitious exhibition tour of the late Magnum photographer, Peter Marlow’s series ‘The English Cathedral’ from 4–26 July 2023. ‘The English Cathedral’ is an exceptional photographic project documenting all 42 of England’s Anglican cathedrals undertaken by Peter Marlow (1952-2016) who documented the interiors of these architectural landmarks. Peter’s photographs bring into sharp relief the full splendour of the interiors of some of England’s most magnificent buildings, using only natural light to capture the interiors of these iconic buildings and present them as they would have been viewed when they were initially built. The free exhibition is organised by the Peter Marlow Foundation, the charity set up to continue Peter’s legacy. The aim is that this ethereal collection of images, will exhibit at each of the 42 cathedrals Peter visited on his photographic pilgrimage. Peter visited St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2010 to capture an image of the Nave bathed in natural light. His portrait of the Cathedral makes the striking painted hammerbeam roof a focal point. Originally a flat, dark oak roof dating from Tudor times, Victorian congregations were keen for a more ornate decorative replacement. Following extensive restoration work in the late 19th Century by the prolific English Gothic Revival architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott the hammerbeam roof was installed. in 1982 it was painted by 20th Century church architect, Stephen Dykes Bower as part of his renovation work of the Cathedral. 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13 Floodlight sponsor news Our Rougham Church floodlighting has been sponsored by Robert Watkinson: “In loving memory of my dear wife Anna who passed away 22nd July 2017” Jayne Worley: “Remembering a dear wife, Mum and Grandma on her birthday, 6th July. Love Graham, Aaron, Gemma, Arthur and Louis. Scott and Jessamy. Also remembering our dear Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad, Derek Worley on his birthday 2nd July.” if you would like to sponsor the lights at any of our churches (in memory of a relative or friend or just to help with the costs) then please contact: ROugHAM: Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] BEYTON & HESSETT: Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected]
Christian Meditation Group. The next meditation meetings will be at 2 pm on Thursday 2022 in the cabin, Guildhall Cottage. The verse will also be sent out to those who have expressed an interest. Contact: Helen on 01359 270365 The next meditation meeting will be on Thursday July 20 at 2pm in the cabin, Guildhall Cottage. There is no meeting in August. KNiT AND NATTER! Do you fancy a sociable morning with coffee, tea and chat? Our successful Knit and Natter mornings continue in Beyton Church Vestry, from 10am to 12 midday normally on the first Monday of each month. Bring any yarn project or just come for a chat! All welcome! Knit and Natter mornings coming up include: • Monday 3 July • Monday 4 September • No meeting in August! No need to book, but contact Debbie Marshall on 01359 271314 if you have any questions THuRSTON EVENiNg Wi Members and visitors are welcome to our meetings on the first Thursday each month (usually!), 7.30pm at Cavendish Hall, Thurston. July 6 Shanty Folk, Ian Clark and group. September 7 The Forgotten Bees, Hawk Honey. October 5 Walking Wok, Lily Indra. November 2 it’s a Surprise. December 7 The Voice Squad, Birgitta Kenyon. For more information, please contact Vicky Pryke on 01359 231465. You are most welcome to join us! 14
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16 Poet’s Corner Arguments by Edward Bacon There are many different arguments and some are very old It doesn’t seem to me that they will ever be resolved Afternoon tea for example is it scone or is it scon Does it really matter how the jam and cream goes on? The lifeblood of the nation is the humble cup of tea The humble leaf’s achievement is there for all to see The taste is all important, it has to quench the thirst So why do we argue whether milk is last or first The bulging chip butty, slices of bread or in a bun It all goes down the same way when all is said and done The good old bacon sandwich, what to put between the bread Brown sauce or ketchup or mayo, not that awful sandwich spread So now that last big question that’s resting on your lips Is it ok to have gravy on your chips? If you have a favourite poem, let us know at [email protected]
17 ST PETER’S CHURCH, THURSTON IS PLEASED TO HOST ‘The Voice Squad Sings’ Come and join us for an evening of fun for all the family. From show tunes to popular hits, you are assured of an excellent evening’s entertainment. As part of its Coronation Year Fundraising to support the next generation, St Peter’s welcomes The Voice Squad, the National Award winning Youth Choir based in Bury St Edmunds and Diss. Saturday 1st July at 7.30pm (Doors open 7.10pm,finish by 9.15pm) Interval drinks Tickets are £6 and £4 (under 18s) Available from: ticketsource.co.uk/stpetersthurston QR code below. Or purchase at the Thurston Post Office or Co-op (cash or cheques only) or on the door. Your contribution will help ‘Nicky’s Way’, the bereavement service for children and young people offered by St Nicholas Hospice as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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21 Wake up and smell those beautiful roses Yvonne Harbutt suggests making a statement in your garden with these amazing blooms Roses are a popular choice for the garden. if you have an established cottage garden, there will almost certainly be a few varieties growing in the herbaceous border or climbing on an arch or trellis. Chosen for their romantic appearance and colourful palette, most offer a long flowering time and wonderful, sweet scent. There are varieties to consider for different needs. Climbers and ramblers work well growing on walls, fences, pergolas or smaller structures including obelisks, pillars and tree trunks. in recent years, container-grown gardening has become very popular – patio roses are an ideal choice, repeat flowering and compact they offer a colourful display in smaller spaces, on the edge of the border or in rockeries. Groundcover, low maintenance varieties offer repeat flowering with smaller medium size blooms. Consider these for covering banks and unsightly areas or large planters where they can tumble. Standard roses make a statement as a focal point in a formal border or planted along a driveway etc. Also available as patio standards, short and neat
22 Come and borrow or swap books! Adult and children’s books are available in St Mary’s Church, Rougham For those who would like to stay a while to read and enjoy the calm surroundings, there is a comfortable reading area. Donations of books in good condition across all genres are welcome. for tubs and planters. Rosa rugosa are often planted in native hedges where they flower throughout the summer and into autumn. Their distinctive foliage and thorny growth produce hips in the autumn. Can be chosen as specimen plants. For border planting choose Hybrid Teas – classic blooms, single or clusters and Floribundas – clusters of blooms for mass colour effect. Plant in a sunny spot where the soil is fertile and well drained. To get the best from your plants, research the after care required and products to help with feeding and pest control. Roses are an ideal choice of gift for every occasion and there are many aptly named varieties which make special memories for friends and loved ones. Whether adding to your garden or gifting to others – wake up and smell the Roses! Contact Yvonne Harbutt at Rougham Hall Nurseries on 01359 270577 or visit www.rhn.me.uk
23 ROugHAM RAVERS Wi We normally meet on the second Monday of each month at 7.30pm at Rougham Sports Hall, Almshouse Road, Rougham, iP30 9JN Monday 10th July: Bethany Last: Yoga Monday 14th August: Kevin Boardman: Growing up in the 60s & 70s Monday 11th September: Patrick Barker: Farming & Wildlife Monday 9th October: Wendy Smith: Line Court Judge / Tennis Monday 13th November: Crafting session For more information, please contact Deborah Hockey on 07880 550382 Visitors and new members welcome! Coffee & Company A community-run initiative to help bring people together Coffee & Company is now firmly established at St Mary’s Church, Rougham.Why not drop in? oon Join us everyTuesday at 10am for: • Simple homemade tea, filter coffee and cake • Companionship • A change of environment • No charge but donations appreciated! Make new friends or meet up with old chums in a warm,safe and friendly place image courtesy chevanon on Freepik
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31 Services for August 2023 mmmmmmmmrch 2022 Please do join us at any of the following services. We welcome everyone to join us in worship or just enjoy the peace and serenity of our historic churches. Sunday 6th August 9am Morning praise Rushbrooke 10.30am Holy Communion Rougham Sunday 13th August 8am Holy Communion Beyton 10.30am Morning praise Beyton Sunday 20th August 9.30am for 10am Family@Church Rougham including breakfast treats followed by. 11.15am Holy Communion Rougham Sunday 27th August 10.30am Holy Communion Beyton Rougham Sports Hall and Community Centre has availability for a regular club or group booking on a Tuesday evening, at competitive rates. This is a unique opportunity at this busy and popular venue, as all other week nights have regular weekly bookings. If you are interested in this vacancy, please email [email protected]
Services for July 2023 mmmmmmmrch 2022 Please do join us at any of the following services. We welcome everyone to join us in worship or just enjoy the peace and serenity of our historic churches. Sunday 2nd July 9am Morning praise Rushbrooke 10.30am Holy Communion Rougham followed by bring and share lunch to celebrate the Revd. Sarah Lock! Sunday 9th July 10.30am Holy Communion Beyton Thursday 13th July 10.30am Morning prayer Beyton Sunday 16th July 9.30am for 10am Family@Church Rougham including breakfast treats and a Baptism, followed by. 11.15am Holy Communion Rougham Sunday 23rd July 10.30am Holy Communion Beyton Sunday 30th July 10.30am Holy Communion Hessett