ROUNDABOUT  MAGAZINE

August & September 2010

This newsletter is produced by the church. It is written, printed, folded and distributed by volunteers. It contains church and village news and 2400 paper copies are delivered free to every household in the parish of Newbold-on-Avon with Long Lawford.

If you would like to help with the work of delivering Roundabout, or have any queries about distribution, please contact Sue Weedon (01788 560960).

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October issue: deadline for contributions Monday 13th September 2010

Items for Roundabout:
 may be given to the vicar (contact details below) or to the editor,
 Catherine Jamieson, 1 West Street, Long Lawford, Rugby CV23 9BJ (01788 536690)

Roundabout by post :

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send ten stamped addressed envelopes to the vicar . 

Theft of lead from St Botolph’s Church

Several sheets of lead have been stolen from the chancel roof at St.Botolph’s during the last few days.  These sheets are impregnated with Smartwater as is the rest of the roof and the church's internal property.  Thieves would have got comparatively little for the lead (around £150) while the repair bill will be just under £3,000.  Please could we ask everyone in the parish to be extra vigilant and report any activity on and around the church to the vicar or churchwardens.

 

 

 

 Harvest Festival Services

Sunday 19th  September
at St Botolph’s

8.00 am   Holy Communion

10.45 am Family Service

At this service a new altar frontal made  by girls and leaders of the local Rainbows, Brownies,
Guides and Senior Section members will be dedicated.

6.30 pm   Evening Worship

Sunday 12th September
at St John’s

 9.00 am Holy Communion

6.30 pm Songs of Praise

 

 

 

 

Long Lawford playing field

 Tea, coffee, squash and biscuits will be available between 10.00 and 3.00 every weekday during the school holidays at the pavilion on the Long Lawford playing field.

If anyone would like to help, or is interested in the possibility of organising days trips to places such as Coombe Abbey, please contact Maud Marks on 01788 575543. 

 

 

From the manse . . .

We're all going on a summer holiday. No more working for a week or two.
Fun and laughter on a summer holiday. No more worries for me and you.
For a week or two.

Are you singing along? Images of Cliff Richard, the Shadows, a red London bus and a more innocent time (allegedly). Go on, admit it, you do know the tune! And if you don't . . . ask your mum or someone of that generation!

A key moments in the development of the Methodist Church came in 1784. John Wesley, one of the founders of the Methodist movement, requested of the Bishop of London that more priests be ordained to serve in the newly formed United States of America, following the War of Independence. The Bishop refused, so Wesley ordained British Methodists, some already ordained Anglicans, to serve in what was to become the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Methodist church took root in the culture of the emerging nation and what is now the ‘United Methodist Church’ (UMC) is, I believe, the second largest church in the USA, the Roman Catholics being the largest.

In the summer holidays from the middle of July to the middle of August I will be taking part in a pastoral exchange with Rev Thomas Wilkes III from Red Bank UMC in Lexington County, Columbia, South Carolina. We will exchange work, manses, cars and even dogs! It will be work – honest! I am going to see the legacy left behind by those early Methodists and to compare and contrast how the two churches have developed, how they have grown in reaction to their different cultures and society.

Decisions to step outside of our normal comfort zones usually carry a risk and a cost, and often the potential benefits are either not immediately obvious or don't happen in the way we expect. John Wesley's decision to ordain priests for the USA was one of the main reasons why the Methodist Church in this country split away from the Church of England. John's brother, Charles (the one who wrote lots of hymns) disagreed with his brother, and their relationship was never the same. Yet the Methodist Church in the USA has created hospitals, universities and social programmes that have been of huge benefit to people, especially the poor and disadvantaged people of the USA. Do the benefits outweigh the costs?

John Wesley believed passionately in what he thought was right, particularly concerning the welfare of others less fortunate than himself. Are we
passionate enough about the state of our local society to move outside our comfort zones and get involved in trying to improve the lives of others as well as ourselves? Do we care enough to take risks and be prepared to fail as well as succeed? Do the potential benefits outweigh the costs and the risks?

We're going where the sun shines brightly. We're going where the sea is blue.
We've seen it in the movies. Now let's see if it's true!

We hope that you all have an enjoyable time over the summer.

John Anderson

 

You are invited to a

Newbold coffee morning

between 10 am and 11.30 am
at the Methodist Church, Main Street, Newbold

adults and children welcome

Monday 20th September

Pauline Smout will talking about the counselling services offered to the community by the Oasis Centre in Rugby.

 

 

Long Lawford
Village Fun Day

Bank Holiday Sunday
August 29th
11 am onwards

children’s fancy dress, games, raffle and tombola

sponsored by the British Legion Club,
the Caldecott Arms, and the Lawford Arms

events and food available, in each venue

Further details: Vicky 576457, Sharon 543290, Belinda 571889  

 

Bible verses for reflection