THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT KILKHAMPTON

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2 THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT KILKHAMPTON RECTOR: The Revd. Peter John Abell TEL : The Rectory, East Road, Kilkhampton rectorkilkstow@ aol.com EX23 9QS. LAY READER: Mrs. Gloria Street TEL : Homewell End, Poughill Road, Bude CHURCHWARDENS: Mr. Trevor Tamblin 41, Ivy Cottages, Kilkhampton. TEL : SECRETARY TO THE PCC: TREASURER TO THE PCC: Mrs. Ann Stone, East Langford Farm Thurdon, Kilkhampton TEL : Mrs. Ann Stevens Downswood, Woodford, Kilkhampton. TEL : Mr. Rowly Pillman The Old Rectory, Kilkhampton TEL : ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER: Mr. Michael J. Richardson TEL : , Quarry Close, Bude. ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER: Mr. Peter Collins TEL : , Park Court, Kilkhampton. SEE MONTHLY ORDER FOR COMMON WORSHIP PAGE FOR DETAILS OF SERVICES KILKHAMPTON METHODIST CHAPEL MINISTER: The Revd. Joy Wilson TEL : Coast View House, Stratton Road, Bude CHURCH: Mr R. Dunstan, Strands, Stibb. TEL : STEWARDS Mr R. Hambley, The Hill Park Centre, Hillpark, Kilkhampton TEL : Mr. T. Sillifant, Brabourne Lodge TEL : Penstowe Rd., Kilkhampton. TREASURER: Mr. M. Metherell, Barn Farm TEL : ORGAN ROTA: Mrs. E. Smale, Youlden Bungalow, Stibb. TEL : FLOWER ROTA: Mrs. D. Hockridge, Winswood Park, TEL : Kilkhampton CARETAKER: Mrs. Strike, 2, New Buildings, Kilkhampton.TEL : HOUSE STUDY/ FELLOWSHIP: Thursdays at 9.30am and 7.30pm Everyone welcome. Please contact Doreen Jones TEL :

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4 November 2007 St James the Great Parish News Kilkhampton...Something good to gossip Inside this issue: Church and Chapel News from the Floodlighting Garden Club W. I. News Parish Events Gardening Club Parish Council Youth Club News Gossip is something we all like to indulge in now and again. Very rarely is the gossip edifying or indeed good. When was the last time you heard somebody gossiping about something good? Churches are usually the subject of much gossip and with good reason sometimes. Here is something good to gossip about your parish church. Incidentally, the word gossip come from an Anglo Saxon root.meaning talking about the things of God! First, the church now has a Sound System. Not only does it provide sound reinforcement but also provides a hearing loop system with good sound quality for all those with hearing aids that have the T switch.even those without this switch will find enormous improvement when they next come to church. Second, the lighting and electrics have been improved from a dangerous and mediocre level to the point where you can now actually see in church without effort. New roof up lighters reveal timber bosses and carvings not seen before as the old lighting failed to reveal them. It will certainly inspire you to worship and to pray. Somebody though will doubtless gossip to the contrary..which reminds me.i have received a very disturbing anonymous letter from someone living in the village who claimed to be the subject of much gossip and slander. I do not publish the letter as this would open the floodgates! The person was obviously very upset, disturbed and I daresay regretting every minute of living in the village. For me it highlighted the darker side of living in a small village. However, every community has its dark side.every community has its gossips and little do they know it but they themselves are well known and the subject of other gossip. I think we all need to put our brains into gear before we open mouths criticising others, tearing them to shreds in a session of idle gossip. Why don t we gossip about something useful? Perhaps it s because we like to gossip about someone else...they become the scapegoats and we can walk away with a smirk on our face and a false sense of satisfaction. Like our church building lets all lighten up, cast out the grumps of darkness and gossip, get a smile on our face, appreciate that we are all different, get a

5 RECTOR S CORNER St James the Great NOVEMBER 2007 NOVEMBER 11th Remembrance Sunday 18th Riders Service The Poppy Appeal 2007 DECEMBER 1st Dec. Christmas Market 16th Family Crackers and Carols 23rd Blessing of the Crib 23rd Carols and Readings 24th 2330 Midnight Mass 25th Short Family Mass JANUARY 6th Epiphany Sunday FEBRUARY 3rd Candlemas Sunday Hot Lunch in the Grenville Rooms This year, more than 36 million poppies, 107,000 wreaths and 800,000 Remembrance Crosses and other Remembrance items will be distributed in the UK. It takes 300,000 staff and volunteers to make the Poppy Appeal work. That is an enormous countrywide network! But each year, the Poppy People numbers drop by thousands, as many of the older collectors retire. And so the Poppy Appeal is urgently seeking new volunteers who can give anything from two hours to two weeks of their time. Could you help? As for the Two Minute Silence, well, 85% of us still find it relevant today, according to a recent YouGov survey. The act of observing a Two Minute Silence began in 1919 following the Armistice at 11am on the 11th November 1918 at the end of the First World War. Where did the idea of buying and wearing an artificial

6 RECTOR S CORNER St James the Great NOVEMBER 2007 Too many PINs hurt the brain! How many PIN numbers do you have? Millions of us are suffering 'PIN code overload', according to recent study by the Abbey National. On average, we hold at least two credit or debit card PIN codes in our heads. But six million of us have three PIN numbers, three million of us have four PIN numbers, and almost two million of us are attempting to remember five or more! No wonder, then, that 22 million credit and debit card holders say that they regularly forget their PIN. So - how do people attempt to keep track of all these PINs? million of us keep our PIN written down, but disguise what it is million of us simply use the same PIN for all our cards. - 4 million of us have stored our PIN on our mobile phone. - And 2.4 million of us keep our PIN written down on a piece of paper, right beside our bank card in our wallets. That first kiss ***** At the end of their first date, a young man took the girl home. Emboldened by the night, he decided to try for that important first kiss. So with a put-on air of confidence, he leaned casually against the wall and said: "Well, how about a goodnight kiss?" She gasped: "Are you mad? My parents will see us!" "Oh come on! Who's going to see us at this hour?" "No, please. Can you imagine if we get caught?" "Oh come on, there's nobody around, they're all sleeping!" "No way. It's just too risky!" "Oh please, please, I like you so much!!" "No, no, and no. I like you too, but I just can't!" "Oh yes you can. Please?" "NO, no. I just can't." "Pleeeeease?..." Out of the blue, the porch light suddenly went on. The door opened and the girl's sister stood there sleepily in her nightgown, her hair dishevelled. Drowsily she said: "Daddy says please will you go ahead and give this guy a kiss. Or I can do it. Or if need be, he'll come down himself and do it. But for crying out loud, tell him to stop leaning on the intercom button!" Poor mother! ***** A couple were going out for the evening. They dressed carefully, called a taxi, set the lights, and put the cat out. When the taxi arrived, the couple opened the front door, and the cat shot back into the house and disappeared up the stairs. They didn't want the cat shut in the house, so the wife went out to the taxi while the husband climbed back upstairs to find the cat and put it out.

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