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TheLanternThe Parish Magazine of S. Andrew’s, Deal

OCTOBER, 2012

Who’s Who in the Parish

Parish Priest:

The parish is in an interregnum

Honorary Assistant Clergy:

Father Ian Shackleton SSC 01304 379773 Father Roger Marsh SSC 01304 362851

Churchwardens:

Peter Gibson 01304 380860Waveney Brooks 01304 367961

PCC Officers

PCC Secretary: Ali RobertsonPCC Treasurer: Mike CareyElectoral Roll: Bryan Evans

Director of Music: Tim Woodhead

Lantern editor: Peter Gibson

The Parish Office:

S. Andrew’s Church, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY

(01304) 381131 - Email: Office@dealstandrews.org.uk

The Parish Office is not manned full-time but mail and telephone messages are checked every day.

The Parish of S. Andrew, North Deal, is in the Diocese of Canterbury in the Church of England.

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In Church each week at S. Andrew’s

Matins is said at 8 am on Saturdays; otherwise at 9 am. on weekdays. Evensong is said at 6 pm.

Sunday 8.00 am Low Mass (Book of Common Prayer)10.00 am Parish Mass (Common Worship)6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) and Benediction

Monday 10.00 am Low Mass

Tuesday 9.30 am Low Mass

Wednesday 10.00 am Low Mass

Thursday 12.00 noon Low Mass

Friday 6.30 pm Low Mass (a priest is normally available before and after the service for spiritual counsel.)

Saturday 8.30 am Low Mass

On Festivals and Holy Days, service times may vary - please see our Notice Board or website or website

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Front Cover: St Luke; he is depicted in the company of a winged ox which is his symbol in New Testament iconography. The sculpture is on the fa�ade of the cathedral at Siena and was carved by Giovanni Pisano between 1287 and 1296. October 14th is the Feast of St Luke. It is thought that he was a Greek and there is a tradition that he was both a doctor and a painter. He not only wrote the Gospel named after him but also the Acts of the Apostles. It is from St Luke’s narrative that we receive the most vivid account of Our Lord’s life. One Christian scholar claims, “it is full of superb stories and leaves the reader with a deep impression of the personality and teachings of Jesus."

We would think it very odd if, on the conclusion of a visit to the doctor, we were handed a book to read about out medical condition. Even odder, to be dismissed with instructions to read the book carefully, assimilate its contents and then all would be well. Surely, there ought to be a prescription for the medication appropriate to our condition? Something real, like pills and medi-cine? And we would be right.

Yet, when it comes to religion, and Christianity in particular, such joined-up thinking often deserts us. We act and speak as if the Faith were a private mat-ter between ourselves and God, authenticated only by the “right” kind of feel-ings. If the Church is included in the equation at all; it is only seen as an ex-tra resource for like-minded people to bolster such feelings. Nice if you like that sort of thing, but far from essential.

How this caricature of the Church has managed to take root in the collective public mind matters little. The point is, how can the Church controvert this misconception, and who wants to listen?

To return to the doctor’s surgery: the reality is that we shall be given medica-tion and probably, in addition, some advice about the relationship between our lift-style and our condition. Many people find swallowing pills tiresome and the taste of medicine unpleasant. (Strangely, as a child I actually enjoyed it!) Many of us do not understand exactly what goes into our medication, or exactly how it works. But we take it anyway in the expe3ctation that it will make us better.

In a similar way, the Church exists at the behest of God-In-Christ to be His continuing real and tangible Presence in the world. It provides the ambience and the context which connects us to the Divine, whence we came and wither we go. The Church does many things, not least in its collective and individu-al care for others. But what is central; is what the Church IS. It is the one, divinely guaranteed repository and dispenser of the real and objective means of connecting i.e. having communion, with God which transcends our feel-ings and/or our intellect. We may not always “feel it”; still less understand how it works. The “medicine” is the Mass, and within the Mass, our Acts of Holy Communion.

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Mums and Toddlers

at St. Andrew’severy Wednesday

(during school term-time)

9.30 to 11.30 am

As S. Paul (Col.Ch.2.v9) says of Christ “In Him the whole substance of the Godhead dwells bodily,” so it is in the Blessed Sacrament, which hides the reality of the same Godhead. Our Lord’s instruction to “Do this in memory of me” is not a suggestion; it is a command. Our coming to the Altar is above all things, an act of obedience. We make it so difficult for ourselves when we agonise needlessly about our feelings. Like taking the pills, all we have to do is simply, like the T-shirt says, “just do it”.

There is much good sense in the words attributed to Queen Elizabeth I:

Christ was the Word that spake itHe took the bread and brake it

And what His word doth make itThat I believe and take it.

Fr Ian

North Deal Olympicks.We knew that we had sufficient helpers, the right equipment (with the excep-tion of a dodgy gazebo - ask Wenda about this!), and adequate organisation, when we gathered at the Canute Road Green at noon on 29th August. BUT would enough children turn up to make the afternoon a success? Would the rain keep off? Would everyone enjoy themselves?

Our concerns were soon allayed. A vanguard of children was already in at-tendance when we arrived to set up and were soon spreading the word around the neighbouring streets. One young man showed us part of his collection of old pennies (some of them from the of Queen Victoria) that he had unearthed while metal detecting at Kingsdown; had these been lost by Royal Marines as they exercised on the range? Others were already practising on their scooters or emulating Usain Bolt as they warmed up for the sprint.

By 2.15 there was a good crowd of children and attendant adults and the weather was holding in spite of some ominous black clouds. Just as we were about start the Ice Cream Van turned up (the owner claimed it was fortuitous) so there was a ten-minute break for refreshment.

Much fun was had in the novelty races - egg and spoon, sack, three-legged and so on. The dressing-up race gave the spectators as much fun as the chil-dren. After the break for squash and buns it was good to see how keen all the children were to take part in the sprint (indeed many children complained that it was, of necessity, too short) and most took part with considerable suc-cess in the standing jump.

While the latter two events were taking place a helpful dad organised the scooter events, a timed sprint followed by slalom. The degree of skill demon-strated in the latter was most impressive.

Most children went away with at least one medal, many with half a dozen. The Victor of the Games was Tiona Birchall (9 to 11 age group) who clearly has the potential to be an excellent athlete; Archie Ward (6 to 8) was a wor-thy runner-up.

Many congratulations to all the children who took part. What was

particularly impressive was the spirit in which they all participated, support-ing one another and taking pleasure in one another's successes as well as their own. This is the true Olympic spirit.

Thanks to the many adults who helped ensure that the afternoon ran smooth-ly. We at S. Andrew's were greatly encouraged by the many kind remarks that were passed and plan to offer more such events in the future, starting possibly in the October half-term.

In the meantime don't forget the Kids' Cinema in the church hall on alter-nate Saturdays at 2pm. and the Half Term FUN DAY on Thursday 1st November. See pages 14 and 16.

The Editor

A Point of ViewWhen I preached at St. Andrews in August, I felt that my words were per-haps strong in personal emphasis and that they might serve to start my hear-ers reflecting on how they stood on the matter in hand, since there were many issues.

As a boy, already used to making my communion when at home, I always tried to keep to this practice when on holiday; since I had been taught that an effort should always be made to be at the Lord’s own service on the Lord’s own day – Sunday.

Often this time away was with Grandma and Great Aunt and I was rather surprised that this was not their custom. If I mentioned this I remember they simply insisted – “But we do keep the Sabbath”. For them to do the wash-ing on Sunday was definitely “not on”.

Strictly speaking the Sabbath is a Jewish word meaning “rest” and refers to Saturday. For these dear ones their Sabbath was Sunday when God was hon-oured by not working but resting.

On the Jewish day of worship and rest, it is kept because it is held that on the last day of the week God rested from his labours. Before the Sabbath, all preparations and chores will have been completed. On this day the

commandments says you shall do no manner of work – neither shall relatives, employees, beasts of burden and so on.

Jesus was a Jew. His custom was to attend synagogue on the Sabbath; the disciples would have kept the Sabbath too. Yet early in the development of the Church, Sunday, the first day of the week replaced Saturday as the Holy Day of Christians. The reason was that it was on the first day of the week, Sunday, that the first appearances of the risen Lord occurred and, thereafter, faithful followers of Jesus gathered to recall the words and deeds of their Master and to celebrate His presence in the breaking of bread and the blessing of the cup, in short, the Holy Communion.

The earliest Christian worship incorporated all the best of the Jewish Sabbath – gathering, prayers and readings - but in addition there was the Sacramental presence. In time, added to the centrality of worship on Sunday, was includ-ed the value of recreation in the sense of RE-CREATION in body, mind and spirit.

Jesus was not one to be anxious about the Sabbath. He felt it was right to heal on this day, to do good and in this spirit all sorts of essential caring ser-vices and refreshing uses of time can take place on Sundays.

Personally, I have always keenly supported the movement, KEEP SUNDAY SPECIAL. It is a joyful duty to be present and join Christian brothers and sisters in praise, prayer, learning together and sacrament. If family and other visits make this difficult come at another time or invite them to come too!

After promises by Vince Cable that Sunday Trading regulations suspended for the Olympics, would not be abandoned indefinitely, there is now agitation in some quarters that the Olympic concession should carry on. It seems that the maximum possibility for Christians to worship, families to be free for lei-sure, could be sacrificed on the Altar of Mammon, the economy and big busi-ness – Sainsbury’s have stood out against longer shopping hours, much to their credit.

However, if pressures are applied to change the nature of Sunday, we shall never be able to get back again that atmosphere of a different day with oppor-tunities for worship, recreation and a slower pace.

Fr Robert Lunnon

What’s On in September, October and November

Saturday 29th September MICHAELMAS 7.00pm HARVEST SUPPER

Sunday 30th September HARVEST FESTIVAL10.00am Parish Mass with Procession of the Gifts

Monday 1st October COFFEE CONCERT11.00am Music for French Horn withCoffee and biscuits-retiring collection

Thursday 4th October S. FRANCIS of ASSISSI10.00am Low Mass1.45pm DEAL PAROCHIAL SCHOOL HARVEST FESTIVAL

Wednesday 31st October ALL SAINTS 10.00am Low Mass

Friday 2nd November ALL SOULS10.00am Requiem Mass7.00pm Solemn Requiem

(From mid-October onwards , there will be sheets at the back ofthe church where you will be able to record the names of thosepeople you would like to be remembered at the Requiems MassesOn this day. You are encouraged to attend one of them.)Sunday 11th November REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

10.00am Parish Mass with Act of Remembrance at 11.00am.

6.00pm Veterans’ Service Saturday 17th November SCINTILLATE

7.30pm A medley of Show Songsaccompanied by dance.

Sunday 25th November CHRIST THE KING10.00 am Parish Mass with procession

Friday 30th November S. ANDREW’S DAY and 40thAnniversary of Fr Ian’s ordination.7.00 pm High Mass - Preacher : The Bishop of Richborough.

The Pageant of the Golden Tree

In 1468 Margaret of York married Charles the Bold in Damme and then went on to Bruges. They made a grand entrance into the City and it was followed by a week of festivities at the Court and a tournament in the Market Square. The pageant which commemorates and re-enacts these events was first performed as part of the celebrations that accompanied the world fair Expo’58 in Brussels. Its name comes from an ancient legend about a damsel held captive in a castle by a dwarf and a giant, the latter being chained to a golden tree. Anthony of Burgundy was the Knight of the Golden Tree and it was he who devised the wedding pageant in 1468.

The marriage of the Duke of Burgundy was a political one. It was to renew the ties of Burgundy with England as a measure against the common foe of the French and to re-establish relations between the wool traders of Flanders and England. The bride was none other than the sister of the English king, Edward IV. The entry of the new Duchess began at the Cross Gate where the parade formed up and went via the Langestraat to the Burg Square and the Market Square and thence to the Prince’s Court. Along the way several groups acted out amusement for all who looked on. It is to this parade, which is re-enacted in Bruges every five years, that Barbara-Ann Leigh took a group of thirty people from Deal to witness and enjoy its performance on 26th

August.

The parade took two hours to pass by and was made up of two thousand people, all in costumes of the period. Many of the floats depicted the trades and wealth of the city and these were pulled in many case by great shire horses. Also there were camels and many brass bands. Every child in the neighbourhood must have been recruited to take part with the huge cast of adults including great giants and others on stilts.. All along the route there were great crowds in the stands in the squares or sitting on the chairs put out by shopkeepers and hired at 5 euros a time. It was truly a wonderful and joyous event to experience.

Next morning was taken up touring this most attractive of cities. The after-noon took on a more sombre note as we visited the war graves of the battle-

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Phoenix QuiltersAll at S. Andrew’s would like to thank the Phoenix Quilters for the loan of their wonderfully decorative

Jubilee Bunting.

This was originally intended to be displayed in the town over the Jubi-lee Weekend but the dismal weather meant that few people were able to enjoy the many individual and im-aginative designs, all connected with Deal in some way.

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Society of S. Wilfrid and S. HildaA small group from S. Andrew's attended the quarterly meeting of the Society held at S. Michael's and All Angels, Harbledown on Saturday 25th August. Mass was concelebrated in the Lady Chapel of the church by the Bishop of Richborough and Fr Michael Morris, the local incumbent, and this was fol-lowed by the business meeting in the Village Hall.

Bishop Norman addressed the fifty or so members of the Society present, all from the Diocese of Canterbury. He spoke about the on-going discussions in the House of Bishops regarding the source of a bishop's authority as defined in the Church of England. It had been agreed that each Bishop, whether a Di-ocesan or a Suffragan, derived his episcopal authority from his consecration so that it was therefore independent of any particular ministry he might be called to exercise. It was clear that this might have some bearing on the thorny question of how to provide episcopal oversight for traditionalists in a Diocese where, in the future, a woman was appointed Diocesan Bishop.

There was still hope, therefore, that the Society might offer a way of provid-ing traditionalists with the pastoral ministry of male bishops who did not de-rive their authority from the Diocesan Bishop, whether male or female.

There are still more discussions to be had and the outcome of the General Synod meeting in November is still uncertain. In the meantime we are all asked to pray that a way can be found in which the majority of the Church of England achieves what it desires, namely the consecration of female bishops, while offering traditionalists a structure that allows them to be under male bishops who are not answerable to female diocesans.

The editor.

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field of Passchendaele, also known as the third battle of Ypres, which was launched on 31st July 1917. Everything went wrong. Lloyd George called it the battle of the mud. It lasted three months. The ground gained was four miles. Nearly 800,000 men perished, three Commonwealth soldiers to every two German. No wonder we stopped to offer some prayers for the victims and for peace.

The day ended in Ypres at the Menin Gate for the Last Post which takes place every evening at 8.00 p.m. That evening it was made more poignant by the singing of a visiting Canadian choir. Many men from that country were killed in that part of Flanders in the Great War. And so home!

It was a great privilege to be invited to accompany Barbara and her history boys and girls. Her class moves on to the War of the Roses this term and a visit is planned next summer to Avignon, the seat of seven 13th century popes. Sounds worth signing up to.

Fr Roger.

Half-Term Fun DayThursday 1st November

10.00 am at Canute Road

Potted SportsIncluding 5-aside football, basketball, mini- rugby;

plus timed scooter trials - sprint and slalom.(If the weather is foul then activities will take place in the church hall)

2.00 pm in St Andrew’s Church Hall

Free Film ShowA Light Lunch will be served in the Hall between 12.45

and 1.45 approx. for those who want it.

Lifts will be available to the church hall ; children not travelling with parent/carer must show written

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For children aged 11 and under.

Help from adults will be gratefully received.

For further information ring Peter Gibson on 01304 380860

Something for younger people.Rules, rules and more rules!

I am writing this on a Sunday afternoon having just read the newspaper. One of the pieces I enjoy in the sports’ section is that of You are the ref or You are the umpire. Three situations are outlined each week of clashes in a game, usually of soccer or cricket and you are asked to make a decision. This week one of them is, “ An over-head kick knocks out a stooping defender as the ball flies into the back of the net. Is it dangerous play or a goal?” The answer is that the goal is disallowed. The referee’s decision is based upon his knowledge of the rules. Even in the Olympics there were disagreements about takeovers in the velodrome and in the Paralympics about the length of leg blades. It all comes down to the rules or laws of the game.In his novel “Lord of the Flies”, which you may have read at school, William Golding shows how a group of boys marooned on a desert island have to invent some rules in order to get on together and form an escape plan. For any group of people to get on together there must be some agreement about what is right and what is wrong, what is acceptable and what is not and who and what needs protecting.In most situations we agree that we should not do to others what we would not want done to us. We need to agree that if things are to be fair there must be some ground rules. It is not only in sport that this matters. I was in a primary school the other day and written on the wall were things that we should do and things we should not do. The children had signed up to an agreed list of these. They had made a contract.Sport is good because it shows us that the need to know what is allowed and why it can be allowed. A foul is bad for both sides and the game in general. Those who are not good sportsmen and women give the game a bad name and spoil it for others. This applies to those who are badly behaved watching the game, as well as those who are playing. They need to be good role models! So it is in life. Our behaviour should always be such that we make life good for each other and that we do not spoil the fun. The Olympics and the Paralympics were greatly enjoyed because the rules enabled fair play and brought out the best in every-one. Jesus put it very simply: Love God and love your neighbour as yourself. Nothing else really matters if we keep those two rules. Henry Newbolt, in his poem Vitai Lampada,* reminds us that in life as in sport we stick to the rules because we know that otherwise we let down ourselves and our fellows.

It’s not for the sake of a ribbon’d coatOr the selfish hope of a season’s fame,

But his Captain’s hand on his shoulder smote“Play up! Play up and play the game.

*The torch of life Fr Roger

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