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Vicar

Associate Priest Jacqueline Littlewood 560106Assistant Curate Karen Seggie 362654

Pastoral Assistant Jasmine Humphries 249106Pastoral Assistant Colin Parsonson 359713

Church Warden Jan Osborne 740763Church Warden Lucy HornbyPCC Secretary Peter Read 746988PCC Treasurer Steve Humphries 249106

Reader Rosemary Austin 358702Reader Sheila Brown 356339Reader John Hougham 352138Reader Martin Sewell 745443Webmaster Tim McArthur

Who’s Who at www.christchurchgravesend.org.ukChrist Church

Deadline for the magazine is middle of themonth prior to publication. Next magazineSunday 19 AUGUSTCopy: email to:[email protected]

Hand to a Church Warden or Mike Cubitt

Christ Church Hall is available for hireContact Maxine Springett, contactnumbers are 01474 746428 or07511962277.Well equipped, very suitable formeetings and children’s parties

Front cover picture: Christ Church picturetaken by David Lewis

Christ Church Milton-Next-Gravesend JULY 2018

Page 2 Parish Who’s WhoPage 3 NewsPage 4 Coffee rotaPage 5 3rd Milton St FaithsPage 6 First StepsPage 8 Births, marriages, deathsPage 12 Summer fetePage 13 Summer FetePage 18 Kids’ pagePage 19 PCC reportPage 20 SemiQuavers ConcertPage 23 Calendar

Inside this Month


WORKING PARTY‘In order to save on expensive cleaning and maintenance, we hold a monthlyworking party on a Saturday morning starting at 09.30.Together we clean and tidy the church, do a bit of necessary DIY or gardening,have a coffee and often some home-made goodies – and finish by about 11.30.We are enormously grateful to the few loyal helpers who turn up month aftermonth – but we desperately need a few more.Please consider putting the dates into your diary and coming along. All arewelcome – if you can do basic DIY please let us know in advance so that thechurchwardens can plan jobs in advance.Working party is almost always on the second Saturday of each month…NOTE the next ones will be on 14 JULY and 14 AUGUST at 9.30.

See you there, JAN

Discussion paper onwelfareA discussion paper ‘Thinking AfreshAbout Welfare’ has been released lastmonth by the Church of England.The paper, by Rev Dr Malcolm Brown,Director of the Mission and Public AffairsDivision of Archbishops’ Council, wasendorsed by the May meeting of theHouse of Bishops as a discussiondocument.Malcolm Brown said: “This is a consideredresponse to the changing face of welfareprovision, to help discussion across thechurch. It is not a policy paper, but aimsto be a thoughtful contribution to thewelfare debate.”

Editor on leave ofabsenceThis magazine is to cover both July andAugust due to the editor being away for a

few weeks as he takes up the oneroustask of volunteering at the British OpenGolf at Carnoustie followed by the SeniorOpen at St Andrews, Scotland, beforereturning to Gravesend for the Stay SureSeniors Event at the London Club at Ash

Fitness LeagueMovement for Life

In Christ Church Hall

Every TuesdayFrom 2-3.15 pm

Light remedial exercises

Fully qualified teacher

Ladies why not join us!For more information pleasePhone 01634 255759


COFFEE ROTA 20181 July Annie - Jill - Anne8 July Kay - Sue - Linda15 July Annie - Jill - Jenny22 July Annie - Jill - Mary29 July Annie - Jill - Lucy5 Aug Annie - Jill - Vena12 Aug Maxine - Lucy - Jan19 Aug Annie - Jill - Pauline26 Aug Annie - Jill - Angela2 Sept Annie - Jill - Sheila

PEACE CANDLE IN REMEMBRANCEOF THOSE THAT WENT BEFORE

You may well have seen the ‘Peace Candle’ that was used at the WW1commemoration service on 4th• August, 2014 now in the sanctuary.• Thecandle will remain in place throughout the 4 years of commemoration andwill be lit at each Sunday and Wednesday service, as a reminder to us

all to pray for peace in the manyareas of conflict throughout theworld.• When you see the candle,please remember to pray for thosecaught up in conflict. The sign nearto the candle records the areas ofconflict most in our prayers at anygiven time (though there are other‘hidden’ conflicts that rarely appearon our televisions).If you would likean area of the world added to thelist, please speak to Rev Jacqueline.

Come in and enjoy a cupof tea or coffee after the10.00 o’clockSunday service

90 YearsonA few picturessnapped at the recentcelebrations of 3rd

Milton St Faiths guidesfor reaching their 90th

anniversary

Christ Church Milton-Next-Gravesend Page 10 JULY 2018


FIRST STEPS13TH JUNE 2018

JESUS CALMS THE STORM

It’s a bit cloudy when our naughty little sheep getsus this morning, but there are signs of brightnessso he’s hopeful that the weather will be fine forour First Steps service this afternoon. And thereis cloudy sunshine for our walk to church later. Inwe go and as always our naughty little sheep andhis friends find somewhere comfy to sit while theywatch me get things ready for our service. Lindasoon arrives and gets busy in the hall. Then Janand Anne join us and it is time to open our bigchurch doors. First in today is Mum Ruth and hertwo sons Ethan and Louis. It is really good to seethem. New baby Rupert comes along later withMum Emma, big sister Abigail and Auntie Lisa.Soon we have a nice little crowd for our service.And with jingle bells at the ready, it is time for usto begin. I light our candles and we sing that “Godis here with us, God is in the light”Today we are thinking about Jesus calming thestorm. Our naughty little sheep and his friendsbegged me to tell this story because it is one oftheir favourites. It is a bit scary but it does havean amazing ending. We sing about our God whois so strong and so mighty and Jesus certainlyproves that at the end of our story. But we mustbegin at the beginning! Jesus has been very busytalking to people and healing them when they aresick and now he needs a rest. His disciples get aboat ready for a trip across the Sea of Galilee,which is a big lake. They set sail and the lake isvery calm and still. Jesus goes to the back of theboat, finds a soft cushion, makes himselfcomfortable and drops off into a very deep sleep.Well, he is very, very tired.Everything seems fine for a little while and thedisciples are relaxing while Jesus sleeps.Suddenly the wind begins to blow and the cloudsgather. There are little waves, then bigger wavesand then very big waves. The sky becomes very

dark and thunder and lightening fill the air. Ournaughty little sheep and his friends are beginningto get anxious, a bit like the disciples! Water startsto come into the boat and as fast as the disciplestry to bale it out, the faster it comes in. The boatcreaks ominously and they’re frightened that itwill sink and they will all drown. Jesus sleeps on,in spite of the storm. The disciples don’t reallyknow what to do so they wake Jesus up, tellinghim about the dire situation that they’re in. Jesusmakes his way to the prow of the boat, holds outhis arm and says, “Peace, be still.” The wind diesaway, the storm ceases and the lake is calm onceagain. The disciples are amazed and slightlyfrightened of Jesus because of his awesomepower. They look from one to the other inbewilderment, “Who is this man that even thewinds and the waves obey him!”Our naughty little sheep and his friends think thatthis is such a great story. They too are in awe ofJesus, just like the disciples. And so should webe, too. Wow! After all that excitement and thejingling bells and our singing it is time for ourprayers and everyone is very good and quiet, aswe thank God for bringing us together and for allthe gifts that he gives to useach day. Then it is time togo into the hall for a drink, abiscuit and some time to playand chat. Our naughty littlesheep and all his friendsmake themselvescomfortable after theirrefreshments so they canwatch the children play.Priest Jacqueline will betaking our next First Stepsservice on 11 July because Ican’t be there but I hope thateveryone will come and joinher, along with our naughtylittle sheep and his friends.God Bless Rosemary Austin


Do you or amember of yourfamily have anyinteresting storiesfrom World War 1As part of the national commemorations ofWW1 we are looking to reproduce stories thatcongregation members might like to submitof their relatives, or local men, who engagedin the conflict!If you have a family story, perhaps with aphotograph of the person you are writingabout that you would like to be consideredfor inclusion in an edition of Christ Church

magazine over the next two years please letMike Cubitt know.We are hoping to get enough copy to enablea different story to be produced in themagazine during the four years anniversaryperiod.All photographs will be returned, but pleasemark on the back your name and address.

Christ Church Milton NextGravesend

Saturday 15th September 2018,7pm for 7.30pm start

Bring a team of 6-8 people and yourthinking caps

Our quiz master for the evening will bePeter Read

£5 a head, byo drinks and nibblesHelp to raise money for church funds

so there will be a raffle tooDonations of raffle prizes to Jenny

Shoesmith. (even if you’re notcoming, you could donate a prize)Contact Angela on 07900430002

for details

Will you /could you design this yearsChristmas card from Christ Church?Each year we put a card out to all housesin the parish and this year we need yourhelp.Your entry needs to be able to go on thefront of a portrait style card and could be aphotograph, picture or image.The entry could be digital or hard copy. Ifit is digital, please forward it [email protected] or hardcopies can be handed to one of theReverends Jacqueline or Karen, or one ofthe Sidespeople.Please get your entry in by 9th

September 2018 and include your nameand contact number.


Your Parish Magazine for 2018If you usually pay for your Christ Church Parish Magazine on an annual basis,then there can be no better time to make your contribution than when you collectyour February copy. At just 50p per issue this represents very good value for youto keep up to date with what is coming forward, or what has happened in the fewweeks that have just gone by. With the running of your church it is another wayin which you can help

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HOLY BAPTISM 6th May Ezmae-Louise Ellie Angood Danny Mark Durbidge Vienna Vogue Durbidge Sophie Olivia Merritt20th May Harry Joseph Sholl Jude Edward Sholl Riley Mark Cannon Harley Max Cannon Evelyn Mary Alice Robinson 3rd June Renesmee-Jane Manwaring Nathan Michael Gillies Mia Costin Phillips10th June Samuel John Martin Thrush17th June Lexi May Thomas

HOLY MATRIMONY26th May Stuart Robert Matthew Ballantyne and Elizabeth LouiseBradford26th May Martin Lawrence Baker and Natasha Elizabeth Floyd

REST IN PEACE18th April David Casely13th May Terence Patrick O’Shea20th May Robert Leslie Bennett


In collaboration with the Friends of St. Mary’s Churchand with kind permission of the Churches Conservation Trust

Higham Choral Group presents a varied programme ofmusic for a summer evening including

CARMINA BURANACantiones Profanae

by Carl Orff and highlights from The Sound of Music

St. Mary’s Church, Lower Higham Saturday 7th July

7.30pm

£10.00 includes light buffetpay at the door

for further information contact01634 718818/01634 718285 - email: [email protected]

Musical Director Richard Shackletonwww.highamchoral.org.uk

Christ Church 200 ClubThe 200 Club is a means of raising money for the Christ Church General Fund, which supports the Ministry and Mission of thechurch and Good Causes as agreed by the PCC, whilst at the same time giving members the opportunity of a small ‘flutter’ andthe chance to win some money.Membership costs £30 per year. Fifty percent of all monthly donations are given over to the Christ Church General Fund with theremainder being returned to the membership in prize money. The draw is made on the fourth Sunday of every month in the hallafter the morning service.Payment can be made by an annual sum of £30, a quarterly payment of £7.50 or a monthly payment of £2.50, the latter two bybankers order. Cheques should be made payable to Christ Church PCC No 3 account.Join by contacting John Thrush, in church, and completing an application form. If you are not sure who John is, ask one of thesides people and they will point you in the right direction.Winning chances are only limited by the amount of numbers you purchase, the more you have the better your chance of winning.Worthwhile it certainly is, since its inception the 200 Club has donated over £40,000 to Christ Church to support its Ministry andGood Causes.

Contact JOHN THRUSH 200 Club Secretary

Christ Church Milton-Next-Gravesend Page 12 JULY 2018TICKETS FROM 01474 326244


All the fun ofthe fair

Another successful fundraiser with the annualsummer fete bringing in a total in excess of

£2100 a great effort from all thosethat helped and contributed on the day!



Exciting Youth Choir inGravesendIf you are aged between 7 and 17and enjoy singing then comealong!

� Join a friendly group of singers

� Learn great music of differentstyles and

� Perform at concerts andservices

For further information visitwww.christchurchgravesend.org.uk

� Or call 01474 534517

Join the

Youthchoir in GravesendWe meet weekly forRehearsalsat Christ ChurchTuesday evenings6.15 pm to 7.30 pm

New CRE events for your diaryWe are delighted to update you about two Christian Resources Exhibitions in the

coming months:

SOUTH

After a successful return to Sandown Park, Surrey in 2017, CRE 2018 will takeplace, once again at this much-loved venue from Oct 16-18 2018.

Around 200 exhibitors will be waiting to meet you, offering resources for every aspectof church life. Vestment makers, furniture suppliers and audio-visual units will be onshow alongside organisations to assist you in worship, leadership, youth work,mission and building maintenance.

We are developing a fresh and highly-focused programme of features and seminarsto complement our wide-ranging exhibition. Look out for more information over thecoming weeks and months.

Tickets are already available online. Book today and your entry price of £4 representsa substantial saving of 50% on day-of-entry admission. Come in a group of three ormore and save even more.


FIRST STEPSIs a service especially designed for families with pre-school children, although allchildren in the family are welcome to come.We meet in the church at 1.45pm on the second Wednesday in each month fora short service and then to enjoy a chat over a cup of tea.We are finished in plenty of time for parents to meet their other children fromschool.Why not come along with your children, you will be very welcome.

Next date is Wednesday 11 JULY 2018.

60s NIGHTShorne Vicarage

Garden Party

LIVE MUSICSATURDAY 7 JULY

7pm (Garden opens 6 pm)

£10 per person -Family ticket £25

To book a ticket ring01474 822239

Bring your own picnicand chairs

Raffle * Hot dogs *Strawberries and

CreamIN AID OF CHURCH FUNDS


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‘We always need volunteers… thechurch runs because of thegenerous service of volunteers.

lunteers needed.....o

.If you have time andenthusiasm to spare butyou are not sure whereyour talents can be used,we would be glad to meetyou for a cup of coffee andto talk through possibilities.

PCC REPORTReport from the meeting of the PCC on10th June, to discuss arrangements forappointing new vicar.

The PCC has been busy undertakingthe necessary legal formalities for a newVicar to be appointed. No steps could betaken until Sue had left. There is then atime-table for action, set out in churchlegislation. The PCC met on Sunday, 11June to take this forward and inparticular with two important matters:

The PCC had to prepare a “ParishProfile”, a document which enables apotential applicant to see what kind ofchurch we are, what our priorities areand giving considerable detail about theParish, its place in Gravesham and ourrelationship with other churches. Thiswas prepared by a sub-committee andapproved at Sunday’s meeting. It will bemade available on our web-site as soonas we receive approval from theDiocese.

The PCC also had to select two of itsmembers to represent the parish in theprocess of interviewing and selectingour new Vicar, together with the Bishop

or his representative and the Area Dean.At our meeting Jan Osborne and AndyNailor were chosen.

Any priest currently in post elsewherewill have to give three months’ notice,although this may be varied byagreement with his/her Bishop, so wehave to accept that we may be reliant onthe sterling service of Karen andJacqueline for some time yet.

We have a strong team here in ChristChurch and a supportive congregation.We are confident that we will pass on aparish in good order and heart as wemove into the next phase of our life heretogether.

We will keep you up-to-date withdevelopments in the selection process.Please feel free to contact me if youwould like any further clarification of theabove.

For information, the PCC has agreedthat we will publish a report on PCCMeetings in the future, on a regularbasis.

Peter ReadPCC [email protected]

Tuesday10th July6.30pm

£4.00adults

childrenFREE

Come and hear our summer collectionof songs sung by the wonderful

Semiquavers choir!Tickets are available from Gill Campbell

tel: 07837852082

ChristChurch

Gravesend


What happens at Christ Church?

Weekday ServicesHoly Communion (said)

Saturday 8 am.

Monday 8 am.

Wednesday 10 am and 17.15 pm

Sunday Services08.00 am Holy Communion (said)10.00 am Communion with crèche & God’s Gang

On the 2nd Sunday All-Age serviceEvening Service - see inside magazine for details.

Office hoursFriday 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm

Regular activities and youth organisationsThere are a wide variety of clubs for you:-Daily Christ Church Pre-school (2½ upwards)Monday Music Group; BrowniesTuesday Mothers Union (2nd Tuesday In church hall) Cubs

and SemiquaversWednesday Guides

First Steps (under 5’s and carers) 2nd Wednesday 1.45pm

Ifield Ladies (every third Wednesday)Thursday Beavers/Brownies; Choir Practice:

2.30 p.m. Mustard Seed (every third)Friday Rainbow Unit; Scouts; Parent and ToddlerSaturday Working Party (9.30 a.m. every second)

Registered Charity no. 1130741

For further informationContact

The Church Wardens


MUSTARD SEEDThird Thursday of the month

InChrist Church hall 2.30 – 4.00

We invite you to come and join us for tea, biscuits, cake andconversation with occasional speakers andquizzes.Come and find out who we are and meet newpeople. All ages welcome

Contact: Colin Parsonson: 01474 359713Pam Kilby: 01474 332693

BIBLE NOTESAs well as the “New Daylight” booklet of Bible notesprepared by the Bible Reading Fellowship, there is alsoa booklet entitled “Bible reflections for older people”. Thisalso comes out every four months and is priced at £4.99.This booklet is written by older people for older people,the reflections are designed to bring hope, assurance andsustenance, reminding the reader of the presence andlove of God. Each issue contains 40 Bible reflectionsand prayer suggestions to use and revisit as often asneeded.If you would be interested in seeing a copy of this bookletplease have a word with Julie Hill.

Sandy and Ted would like tothank everyone whosupported their Cuppa for aCause Charity day,£1200 was raised this will allbe going to the Alzheimerand Dementia supportservices.

A COUPLE OFTRAVELLERSSPOTTED OFFERINGTHEIR WARES AT THECHURCH FETE ON 16JUNE 2018

Wednesday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

08.00 Service10.00 All Age

Service16.00 Choral

Evensong

15

08.00 Service10.00 Service

22


29


30

31

CUBS18.15 Semiquavers

2808.00 Service

21

08.00 Service

14 08.00 Service

09.30 Work party

708.00 Service

613.15 Parent and

Toddlers18.30 Office hours

SCOUTS

1313.15 Parent and


SCOUTS

2013.15 Parent and


SCOUTS

2713.15 Parent and


SCOUTS

2510.00 Service

17.15 SERVICE

18

10.00 Service17.15 SERVICE

13.45 First Steps

11

10.00 Service17.15 SERVICE

26

BROWNIESChoir Practice

1914.30 Mustard Seed


12


5


410.00 Service

17.15 SERVICE

3


10


208.00 ServiceBROWNIES


17


16 23

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CALENDAR JULY 20181





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Fair trade biscuits andorganic cakesWithin our collection of fair trade biscuits and cakes, you willbe able to treat yourself to a range of delectable sweet andsavoury snacks. For those who have a sweet tooth, youmay be interested in our selection of cookies, includingdouble chocolate cookies and stem ginger cookies. Ifsavoury is more to your taste, our cheddar cheeseoaty biscuits or our pepper and poppy seed biscuitsmay offer temptation.All of our fair trade biscuits and fair trade cakesare made from the finest, ethically sourcedingredients available and are perfect for a smalldessert or snack. All products are suitable for vegetariansand contain FairPalm oil.

Fair trade and organic breakfast cerealAt Traidcraft we sell only the finest quality fair trade cereal, made using onlyfair trade ingredients from around the world.Both healthy and ethical, our fair trade breakfast cereal is the perfect way to start theday. If you're a fan of muesli, then you will love our GeoMuesli selection, such as ExoticFruit and Fruit and Nut.For those who are on the go and or require a more convenient breakfast, Geobars offer theperfect solution; compact fair trade cereal bars made from wholesome ingredients.

Organic and fair tradechocolateChocolate may be easy on the tastebuds,but its production is no easy task. Almostninety percent of cocoa that goes into thisdelicious treat is grown on small farms indeveloping countries, providing a livelihoodto over six million farmers. Despite offeringemployment to many, there are fewbenefits for cocoa farmers and many stilllive in poverty.Buying fair trade chocolateensures that the industryis sustainable.

Please speak withDavid Williams if thereis anything you wouldlike to purchase or for

more informationabout what is

available

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