Dear Friends

I came across a two-word discipleship challenge. The two words are “over” and “under”. Take for example the issue of forgiveness. Peter asked Jesus in Matthew 18:12, how many times must I forgive? 7 times? Jesus answered 70 times 7, in other words, offer forgiveness boldly. Being under the authority of Scripture means Lord, heal my heart, my hurt and sadness that I may forgive. Being over the authority of Scripture means saying, “I don’t think that applies to me. Jesus didn’t really mean it that way, and no one knows what I’ve been through.” I know that I still want to be in control sometimes and not operate out of any authority but my own. So, this two -word discipleship challenge – over – under – is real for me sometimes What about for you?

Love and prayers,

James.

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Sunday and weekday Services

Our weekly service times are:
Sunday 10:00am Eucharist
Tuesday 10:00am Morning Prayer (BCP)
Thursday 10:30am Holy Communion (BCP)

The weekly online service is now a livestream of our Sunday Morning Eucharist Service. The link for the livestream page is https://stmarymagdalene.church/livestream-service/ the Service for the coming Sunday is listed on this page on a Friday. The page includes a video that will go live at approximately 9:55am on Sunday, it also has the words to the hymns, collects and readings and has a downloadable service booklet. It will continue to be made available to those who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend church.

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Vic Smith

Many will have heard by now that, sadly, Vic passed away on August 7th, aged 92. He was greatly loved by all and faithfully served the church as treasurer for 20 years. Now reunited with his beloved wife, Sheila. Vic’s funeral will be on Monday 5th September at 12noon in Church followed by cremation at Enfield Crematorium at 1:30pm. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

There will be a collection at the back of church and at the wake, being held at Enfield Golf Club following the Service, for the ongoing work of St Mary Magdalene church, a cause dear to both Vic and Sheila’s heart. Our card reader will be available at both venues. The is also a page on our website https://stmarymagdalene.church/about/vic-smith-memorial/ where donations may also be made.

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Our World for Ukraine

If you enjoyed watching Etcetera Morris dance at our Jubilee Party, then you will be pleased to know they are coming back. On October 1st they will be taking part in our Folk Evening, which will be a charity event in aid of Ukraine.

But folk is not all about Morris dancing – other dances, songs, stories and traditions have been handed down the generations in all parts of the world and are still performed today. Here at St Mary’s we have a very diverse community, so I’m sure many of you will have something from your part of the world or area of the UK that you could contribute to the evening – a dance, a song, a poem, a folk tale or legend. Maybe you could show us how to put on an Indian sari or a Nigerian headress, how to do the Māori Hakka or make a Welsh cake.

If you think you might have something to contribute then please come and talk to me so I can start putting a programme together. I’ve given you loads of time so get your thinking caps on!

Of course it goes without saying that food and drink will be available on the night in true St Mary’s fashion, but more of that nearer the time.

Judy

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Prayer for Ukraine

If you wish to support Ukraine in prayer we have one you may wish to join with and a prayer for world peace on our website: https://stmarymagdalene.church/resources/

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Sermons

If you ever want to revisit a sermon, these are available on the website under the more ‘user-friendly’ name of Talks. They include a specially recorded video and the text of the sermon and can be found here: https://stmarymagdalene.church/resources/talks/

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Rhyme and Rhapsody
Recital of Poetic Piano Music from the Baroque, Romantic and Modern era

Johann Sebastian BACH: Toccata in D minor BWV 915
Claude DEBUSSY: Suite bergamasque
David LEWISTON SHARPE: Fantasy Sonata—“Diotima”  First Performance
Frederic CHOPIN: Nocturnes, Op. 32

David Lewistone Sharpe, piano

Friday 14 October 2022—7:45pm

Free entry—retiring collection, proceeds to Red Cross Ukraine Appeal

“Melodious impressionistic … piquant”
The Guardian
(In The Tavern Of Sweet Songs—debut CD)

“Fantastic … we had to share with listeners”
Classic FM
(Piano Concerto No.1, premiered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Composer and pianist David Lewiston Sharpe was born in Oxford and studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, King’s College London and the Royal Academy of Music. He is the composer of over 100 musical works embracing symphonic, chamber, solo instrumental and vocal music. His output includes commissions from Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, at Hampton Court Palace, other choral works for Chichester Cathedral and St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta.

David’s orchestral works include the Symphony of the Nile (Symphony No.2) and Song of the Sycamore (Symphony No.3); the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2—No.l premiered by pianist Andrew Zolinsky with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Nicholas Cleobury, broadcast by Classic FM.

Other works include A Salvador Dali Suite (Royal Academy of Music, Matthew Taylor; e2K, Robin Newton); Symphony No.l (Trinity College of Music; Chesapeake Bay Wind Orchestra, USA); vocal works, Litanies des petits metiers de Paris, commissioned by Nigel Foster for the London Song Festival (2015); In The Tavern Of Sweet Songs, recorded by Lucy Knight, Jeff Stewart and Nigel Foster; Twilight By The River, Through The Starry Ways, and Borrow’d Light.

David was on the editorial staff of The New Grove Dictionary of Music, and has published essays and journalism on music, literature, and history.

www.davidlewistonsharpe.co.uk

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Dates for your diary

September
Monday 5th: Vic Smith’s Funeral Service 12:00noon
Wednesday 14th: Coffee and a Concert 11:30-1:00pm
Saturday 17th: Open House – Church open for visitors
Tuesday 20th: Coffee Morning 11:00am
Wednesday 21st: Fellowship 2:00pm.

October
Saturday 1st: Our World for Ukraine 7:30pm
Sunday 9th: Harvest Festival Service 10:00am
Wednesday 12th: Coffee and a Concert 11:30am-1:00pm
Friday 14th: Rhyme and Rhapsody David Lewistone Sharpe, piano 7:45pm
Saturday 15th: Parish Concert 4:00pm
Tuesday 18th: Coffee Morning 11:00am
Wednesday 19th: Fellowship 2:00pm
Sunday 30th: All Souls’ Service 4:00pm.