THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FREE CHURCH (UNITED REFORMED) SAINT IVES

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View from the Manse

June looks to be an exciting month for our church and our town! The new mayor, Brian Luter, has asked me to be his chaplain for this year, June 2014 to May 2015. The Mayor’s Civic Parade and Service are to be held on Sunday 1

st of June at the Parish

Church. Although I will be leading our own service of worship that morning, I hope to attend the reception following in the Corn Exchange. Also on the 1

st of June, I am

pleased to have been invited to be a guest on the radio programme ‘Brief Encounters’ on Huntingdon Community Radio. It is a programme like Desert Island Discs and so I am to choose ten songs to listen to, and to make comment upon them. It is a live programme from 7 – 8 pm. If any of you would like to hear it, here is the channel: ‘ B r i e f E n c o u n t e r s ’

Huntingdon Community Radio

HCR104fm www.hcrfm.co.uk

w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / h c r f m

www.twitter.com/hcrfm

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Page 1 View from the Manse

Page 2 A Prayer for Pentecost Midday music

Page 3 A Merrie Noyse The Lord’s Prayer

Page 4 Quiz Evening

Page 5 From the Church Secretary Help needed!

Page 6 Greenbelt MND Walk

Page 7 Your favourite Hymns

Page 8 Your Favourite Hymns

Page 9 A Book Review Fellowship Group BBQ date

Page 10 Cast Away on a Spiritual Desert Island

Page 11 What’s On in Church and Community

Page 12 Worship Who’s Who

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As part of our morning worship on the 1st

of June we have a baptism for Katherine Robinson and then on 8

th of June we

have two baptisms, cousins Ava Skinner and Kaelen Hawks. We celebrate the miracle of new birth with these families. On 7

th June we have the wedding of Mark

Beeton and Rachael Matthews and rejoice with them on their special day. The philosophy of the Free Church has always been to be an active part of our community. As we develop relationships with people we begin to get to know them and to have opportunity to share in their joys and sorrows. May God continue to use us as his people and our wonderful building in the centre of the market square as a witness to his goodness and love as shown in Christ. Blessings, Catherine

MIDDAY MUSIC AND POETRY

THE FREE CHURCH

Tuesday, 10th June 12 noon – 1:15pm

An interesting mix of instrumental music,

folk song and poetry performed and read by

members of the Free Church and friends.

Appearing will be : Brian Lodde, piano; Felicity Wrenwood, cello;

John David (Williams) piano; and David Gardner, folk singer

Members of the Poetry Group will be reading seasonal and other poems

Tickets £5 on sale from Just Sharing and at the door on the day of the event.

This will include free teas and coffee from Tookey’s.

A Hymn for Pentecost

Spirit of God, as strong as the wind,

as gentle as is the dove, give us your joy, give us your peace,

show to us Jesus’ love.

You inspired men, long, long ago, they then proclaimed your word,

we see their lives, serving mankind, through them your voice is heard.

Spirit of God, as strong as the wind, as gentle as is the dove,

give us your joy, give us your peace, show to us Jesus’ love.

Without your help, we fail you Lord, we cannot live His way,

we need your power we need your strength, following Christ each day.

Spirit of God, as strong as the wind, as gentle as is the dove,

give us your joy, give us your peace, show to us Jesus’ love.

CCLI 1774444

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A Merrie Noyse .........was made by the Waites of Gloucester at a well-supported concert on May 2nd.

Their leader was Simon Pickard who told us by way of introduction, that he and Barbara and David

Duffett had been friends since university days, and that he had known Helen Ackroyd and Bill and

Denise Mahood when Bill was starting out on his ministry in Coventry.

The programme looked long, but in the event was made up of short,

quirky pieces, which were very tuneful and played on a variety of

wonderful old instruments, from the Tudor and Jacobean age, namely

bagpipes, recorders, crumhorns, sordune, flute, harp, gems horns and

curtals.

At the interval we were invited to examine these beautiful objects and ask any questions we might

have. Because of their ancient origin they all looked incredibly difficult to play, but the Waites were

adept at achieving tuneful melodies, with ensemble playing of a high order.

The ancient, unique sounds were in our ears as we made our way home after a thoroughly enjoyable

and unusual evening. Thank you Barbara and David!

Liz Denham

Thank you to all those who helped make this concert happen, as concert-arranging novices we really appreciated your support. Thanks also to the 60 or so people who attended and enjoyed the concert.

A magnificent profit of £ 500.42 was raised for our church funds from ticket sales and the raffle.

Barbara & David

Susan Durber—URC Prayer Handbook 2010

God of merciful love, Help me to forgive Those who have hurt me, For I cannot do it alone.

Forgive me When I nurse And even feed resentment.

Forgive me When I choose To remain Someone’s victim.

Forgive me When forgiveness Seems like soft giving in To wrong done.

Prepare me for the high calling And the hard work Of forgiveness And give me grace To answer my own prayer That I might forgive

Those who sin against me. Amen

Prayers based on the Lord’s Prayer

As we forgive those who trespass against us-..

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‘JOYCE GRENFELL’ and QUIZ Evening

At the Free Church

The evening of 9th

May saw the Worship Area

of the Free Church turned into a cabaret

evening. It kicked off with Jackie Tevlin from

Fenstanton entertaining us with her memories

and impersonations of the many voices of the

late Joyce Grenfell. It was a wonderful

performance by Jackie, a theology graduate,

who is clearly a very talented woman.

There followed a Quiz Evening, organised by

Margaret Cakebread, which was jointly hosted

by Jackie Tevlin and Keith Cakebread. It was

good fun, even if a few of the questions proved

to be real ‘brain teasers’. As well as preparing the quiz questions, Margaret laid on nibbles

and drinks for the evening and a light buffet for the interval. Pat Humphrey (raffle) and Sindy

Surtees (front-of-house) assisted Margaret in making the whole evening a great success –

many thanks to them all!

The Quiz was won by a scratch team from the

villages of Harston and Fenstanton, including

our own Barbara and David Duffett.

The aim was to raise funds for a school in north

eastern Nigeria, which is in desperate need of a

bus to bring in would-be students from rural

areas. The recent abduction of over 200

schoolgirls from the neighbouring State of

Borno, has highlighted the plight of school

children in north eastern Nigeria.

Altogether the evening raised £560,

including many private donations for this

worthy cause.

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From the Church Secretary

Inspire is a great title for a church magazine. It suggests we are a vibrant place, we are full of ideas, and hope can be found in its pages. Indeed that is the case most of the time, but sometimes I sit to write this article and inspiration is completely lacking! Please forgive me on those occasions. Our first grandchild has just been born and she is precious and wonderful and has already melted our hearts. Mum and Dad are taking their first steps into parenthood and we shall have to be patient and careful to respect their opinions. Some of our groups which have been running for some time are in need of new volunteers as people come and go. Tookeys and the Tots and Carers are such examples. Tots and Carers will need new help from September when Irene who does a lot of the crafts steps down. Thank you Irene for the care and skill you have shown in helping the children on a Wednesday morning. Catherine, Faith and I attended the Cambridge Area partnership meeting a couple of weeks ago where the focus was on working with young children and families. We don’t have many/any you may say – but the Tots and Carers group is doing exactly that, meeting them where they are comfortable in place and the early stages, if any, of faith. Seeds are being sown and watered and we have to wait to see the results, which may be some way off. It is not all about increasing numbers on a Sunday, but a few new families do sometimes come to café worship, or have sought baptism for their children. Conversations in Tookeys which simply start with hello and a smile are just as valuable at building relationships. In an ever changing world we have to be adaptable. So you are never just serving coffee or helping the children, you are showing love, concern, encouragement and ultimately being a witness to God’s love for us all.

Barbara

Help needed-- Looking forward to the 150th Floral timeline we need help with certain artefacts. Does anyone have a “Bible Dicing Bible” we could borrow for display? And do you have any St Ivo memorabilia—old uniform, old reports, photos from the early days—anything that might be part of a display of the history of “The Ivo”. Chris

Just Sharing Interested in Fair Trade and Trade Justice? Enjoy meeting people and serving them? Have experience of tills, card machines etc, or be willing to learn? Then why not volunteer in Just Sharing? Interested? Then speak to Sue Billings on 01480 496570.

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MND Walk at Grafham It was very pleasing to have such good support for the walk to sponsor the Cambridge branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Although there were other activities happening on Saturday 17 May, especially the St

Ives Choral Society concert that evening – which was excellent – six people came to walk. Kier was the only person who felt able to complete the full circuit. She took some lovely photos on the way around and proudly wore her MNDA T-shirt to church the following day. Jean Grabaskey came too, escorted by her friend Chris, and also John Pike. Hilary and Lawrence Mottram brought

Faith Sharp with them. Accompanied by John, I managed to walk as far as Perry and back to the Marlow Centre which was a few miles and quite far enough for my legs. We were so lucky with the beautiful weather and blue sky, and we were able to enjoy a picnic after our efforts. The MND Association join me in thanking the walkers and all those who have kindly sponsored our efforts, raising over £200 from the St Ives group. Very many thanks ! Veronica Angus

Greenbelt 2014 — Travelling Light—to a venue near us!

Ever fancied going to an event where “Arts, Faith and Justice collide”?

Greenbelt is just that—you never know who you will hear, who you will meet, who will make you think afresh about your faithL..

Alan and I have been to Greenbelt at Cheltenham three times—each experience utterly unique and inspiringL.

This year Greenbelt moves to a new venue at the beautiful Boughton House in Northamptonshire—a wonderful venue for the future of Greenbelt, now more than 40 years old! Some of us remember our “Young People” going to Greenbelt in the 1980s when it was at Castle Ashby, also in Northamptonshire. Then it was largely a music festival for young Christians. Now it is an event for ALL ages—those who belong to conventional Church and those that don’t. It takes place over August Bank Holiday weekend and it welcomes day visitors. Why not give it a try? More next monthLLLLL.

Chris and Alan

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150th Anniversary of the Free Church Building

Favourite Hymn Vote. Please select your 10 favourites!

Name:

How Great Thou Art

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Abide with me

The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended

Shine Jesus Shine

Amazing Grace

What a friend I have in Jesus

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven

Psalm 23 (by Stuart Townend)

Lord of all hopefulness

All things bright and beautiful

Just as I am

There is a Redeemer

Eternal Father, strong to save

How great is our God

In heavenly love abiding

Nearer my God to Thee

I’ll go in the strength of the Lord

All people who on earth do dwell

He who would valiant be

Crown him with many crowns

Mine eyes have seen the glory

Come down, O love divine

Father hear the prayer we offer

Christ be our light

Thy hand of God has guided

Praise to the Lord the Almighty

Praise to the holiest in the height

Let all the world, in every corner sing

God is love, let heaven adore him

Come ye thankful people come

O Lord, all the world belongs to you

The Love of God is broad like beach and meadow

You shall go out with joy

Will you come and follow me if you but hold my hand?

In Christ Alone

I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I am Lord)

Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Jerusalem

Love Divine, All loves excelling

I vow to Thee my country

Thine be the glory

Be still my soul

O love that will not let me go

The servant king

The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want (Crimond)

Beauty for brokenness

My song is love unknown

Immortal, invisible, God only wise

Morning has broken

At the name of Jesus

Lord, Jesus Christ (Living Lord)

Christ triumphant, ever reigning

O happy day

I cannot tell

Take my life and let it be

Now thank we all our God

Who would true valour see

All my hope on God is founded

For the beauty of the earth

Since Jesus came in to my heart

Ye servants of God

O worship the King, all glorious above

Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour

Colours of Day

God moves in a mysterious way

King of Glory, King of Peace

The Kingdom of God is justice and joy

Brother. Sister let me serve you

Please turn over for more choicesDDDD..

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Please tick up to 10 favourite hymns – we will include the most popular during worship on 14

th September

and at future dates!

Please detach this page from Inspire and leave your form in the box in the Office or at the back of church on Sundays. Further forms are available on the landing table.

Only one set of votes per person!

Closing date for votes – Sunday 20th

July.

Christ is made the sure foundation

We cannot measure how you heal

O God our help in ages past

Put peace into each other’s hand

O when the saints

Thou whose almighty word

I lift my eyes to the quiet hills

The love of God comes close, where stands an open door

I heard the voice of Jesus say

Seek ye first the kingdom of God

Be Still, For the Presence of the Lord

And can it beD

Make me a channel of thy peace

Great is thy faithfulness

Be Thou my vision

When I survey the wondrous cross

To God be the glory

Will your anchor hold in the storm of life?

Lord, for the years

O Jesus, I have promised

Living God, your joyful Spirit

Lord of the dance

My Jesus, my Saviour

Angel voices, ever singing

The King of love my shepherd is

Tell out my soul

Give me joy in my heart

For all the saints

The church’s one foundation

O for a thousand tongues to sing

Lead kindly light

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God almighty

All creatures of our God and king

Lead us, heavenly Father

Lift high the cross, the cross of Christ proclaim!

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A Book Review-.. Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver This is a novel about global warming. If you enjoyed Barbara Kingsolver’s other novels such as The Poisonwood Bible or The Lacuna you will enjoy this. The story is set in a farming community in Tennessee, a community in which a Christian congregation of a conservative evangelical character plays an important part in setting the scene and determining the responses of the characters to what occurs. So what does occur? The novel concerns the migratory behaviour of the monarch butterfly, swarms of which suddenly arrive on the farm of the heroine’s family, contrary to its normal pattern of life. Why is this happening? Why are these hosts of orange butterflies so wildly off course and why have they arrived at this particular time? What are the consequences of this strange phenomenon for the characters, the country and the butterflies themselves? How are these events to be understood by the scientists, the church and its preacher and the family on whose land the insects have settled? As she comes from a farming community of this kind herself and has a degree in biology, this is a story that the author is well qualified to write. The best aspect of the book is the description of the interaction between the heroine, Dellarobia, and the scientists who come to her farm to study the monarch butterflies. Dellarobia’s life and that of her family is transformed by the coming of the butterflies, the scientists who study them and the media who are looking for a good story. The butterflies offer her a way of escape from a loveless marriage, a constraining social existence and into the world of science. Hence the title of the novel, Flight Behaviour. As a novel it offers an engaging way of addressing the issue of global warming and climate change and introduces the reader to some of the political, scientific and moral issues that need to be resolved if we are to make any progress towards a wise response to this critical issue which is so fundamental for all our futures. Let’s hope the book is soon made into a film. Such a treatment would be of great benefit to the environmental debate.

Taken from a review in “Green Christian” magazine by Peter Grimwood and submitted by

Mary Cox.

Free Church Fellowship Group As this has not taken off in the way it had been hoped the last meeting of the Free Church Fellowship Group will take place

on Wednesday June 4th at

2.30pm in Tookeys’.

For further information speak to Faith

Sharp on 496796 or Mary Cox on 300103

Date for your Diary Sunday 10th August 2014

Barbecue and service at Fenstanton organised by the Church Eco Group.

Barbecue at 4.30pm followed by a service

at 6.00pm.

More details in the July

Inspire

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Cast Away on a Spiritual Desert Island Hilary Mottram has been cast away on a spiritual desert island with the ever present Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare (though she’d rather swap that for something else! ) What else would she want to have with her to sustain her faith journey? A prayer or a book of prayers Healing House of Prayer – Morris Maddock. Each day is set out as a journey through

several rooms starting with the entrance to the house entering into the presence of God, leaving through the door into the world; it is more a help to prayer leading through the various types of prayer, aiding reflection and communication with God.

A hymn

The King of love my shepherd is – Henry William Baker. Reminds me that God is ever present, guiding, protecting, feeding, his grace and mercy, his promise of eternal life and so my thoughts go on. Both on reflection of the words ,and its singing, gives assurance.

A painting or sculpture A sunflower – Maureen Edwards – one of my favourite flowers, depicts a sunflower in full bloom and beauty, the bright yellow petals shining out. Turns my thoughts to God’s creation.

A piece of music Jesu Joy of Man’s desiring – Johann Sebastian Bach. A beautiful piece of music reminding me of the love of Jesus and to continue the journey forward with him. (From Cantata 147)

A book that helped shape your faith journey The New Lion Handbook to The Bible – To use alongside the bible as I find it a good resource combining background, teaching, maps a rapid fact finder and other articles.

One other item! A ceramic tile we have, depicting a tree with the word ‘Family’ on. Amongst other things

this reminds me of Christian fellowship, how important it is to meet up with other Christians. Makes me think about those imprisoned for their faith, those that are housebound, those that just opt out of fellowship. Yet God is everywhere and all knowing.

Thank you Hilary!! Please let us know what you would take and, if you wish, why. Send your ideas to the church office for the attention of the Inspire Team—you don’t know who you will “Inspire”.

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Praise the Roof

14th June 8am—8pm At St Columba’s Church, Cambridge

A Hymn Tune Marathon

in aid of their church roof appeal.

CONTACT - Geoff Bailey

email – evelynandgeoff@btinternet.com

WEBSITE – www.stcolumbaschurch.org

Church Activities

Weds 10:00 Tots & Carers

Wed 4th

Jun

14:00 Fellowship Meeting

Wed 4th

Jun

19:45 Elders Meeting

Sun 8th

Jun

12:45 Fellowship Walk

Tue

10th Jun

12:00 Lunchtime Concert

- See page 2

Tue

10th Jun

14:30 Meditation led by

John Williams at Fenstanton URC

Wed

25th Jun

19:45 Poetry Group

Wed

2nd Jul

19:45 Elders Meeting

Tue 8th

Jul

14:30 Meditation led by

John Williams at Fenstanton URC

Community Activities

Mondays 10:00 CRUSE

Wednes-days

14:00 Senior Citizens' Club

Thu 5th Jun

19:30 WI

Fri 6th Jun

19:30 Hunts Male Voice Choir concert

Sat 7th Jun

09:30 - 16:00

Saints Crafters Fair

Fri 13th Jun

10:00 COPE

Tue 17th Jun

14:00 U3A Book Group

Thu 19th Jun

19:30 Amnesty International

Sat 5th Jul

09:30 - 16:00

Saints Crafters Fair

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E-mail office@stivesfreechurch.org Tel 01480 468535

Contacts

Minister Revd Dr. Catherine Ball 352058 Mobile: 07714 081930 Church Secretary Barbara Duffett 395308 Associate Church Secretary Andy Fleming 468055 Communications & Media Convenor Alan Curtis 350787 Webmaster alan@stivesfreechurch.org Finance Convenor Peter German 352401 Freewill Offering Treasurer Val Holmes 301111 Property Convenor Vacant Tookey’s Convenor Val Bush 469189 Manager Pat Clarke 468886 Organist Brian Lodde 354647 Flower Convenor Margaret Cakebread 462726 Eco Group Convenor Mary Cox 300103 Chapel Prayer Coordinator Gerry Swain 468053 Just Sharing Manager Sue Billings 496570 Asst Manager Rosemarie Smith www.justsharingshop.co.uk Church Office 468535 office@stivesfreechurch.org Open 9am. - 1pm. Monday to Friday Room Bookings should be made through the Church Office

Free Church Worship Chapel Prayers 10am Monday to Saturday

Sun 1st

Jun

11:00 Revd Dr C Ball - Holy

Communion and

Baptism

Sun 8th

Jun

10:45 Hinchingbrooke

Hospital Service led by

Faith Sharp

Sun 8th

Jun

11:00 Revd Dr Catherine Ball

& Revd Roy Muttram -

Baptism

Sun 8th

Jun

16:00 CTSI Service for

Pentecost at the Waits

Sun 15th

Jun

11:00 Revd Peter Anderson

Sun

22nd Jun

11:00 Revd Chris Baker

Sun 29th

Jun

11:00 Richard Lewney

Sun 6th

Jul

11:00 Revd Derek Newton-

Holy Communion

Fenstanton Worship

Sun 1st

Jun

9:30 Revd Derek Newton

Sun 8th

Jun

9:30

Joint Pentecost

service at Parish Church

Revd Dr Catherine Ball

Sun 15th

Jun

9:30 Revd Peter Anderson

Sun 22nd

Jun

9:30 Revd Chris Baker

Sun 29th

Jun

9:30 TBC

Sun 6th

Jul

9:30 Revd Derek Newton