Parish Church News
(Contact Anthony Watts – tel: 01949-875968 or e-mail: anthony.watts1@ntlworld.com)
New Year’s Eve
The Bell Ringers will ring the old year out early in the evening and then
ring the New Year in at Midnight.
As we enter the new year 2012 we at St Mary & All Saints, the Parish
Church of Bingham, would like to wish all Bingham residents a Happy, Healthy
and Prosperous New Year.
Christmas Trees
The Friends of Bingham Parish Church would like to thank all those who sponsored
a light in remembrance of a loved one and for Bingham & District Funeral
Service for providing such a beautiful tree for this purpose.
The Parish Church would also like to thank Bingham & District Choral
Society and Hill Top Nurseries at Mapperley for providing the lovely tree
which we had in the church itself.
Without such generosity the church would have been a less attractive place
over the Christmas period.
Services
If you have attended and enjoyed one of our special services over the Christmas
period, then why not come and join us again in the New Year at the regular
Sunday worship. We are a very welcoming church and would love to see you.
Just introduce yourself to one of the stewards– or sides-people as
they are termed in the Anglican Church – and you will be shown to a
seat with someone to look after you if you find that helpful.
The main service at 10.00am on Sundays is always followed by coffee, which
gives people time to talk and get to know each other better. The evening
service at 6.30pm is a quieter more reflective occasion and perhaps a little
less overwhelming for a first visit but, again, someone will look after you
if you ask.
Covenant Service
After all the excitement of the Christmas season life in January often seems
a little quiet. However we are invited to join with our friends at the Methodist
Church for their annual Covenant Service which this year is at 10.30am on
Sunday January 8th. This special service was instigated by John Wesley as
a way of encouraging church members to examine their lives and priorities
and to make a new commitment for the year ahead. There is nothing like it
in the Anglican Church but it seems so relevant to our own lives that we
like to take the opportunity offered by the Methodists and join with them
in their service.
There will, therefore, be no 10.00am service in the Parish Church that day.
Victoria Cross Service
There is currently a national campaign to ensure that all holders of the
Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in wartime, are properly
commemorated both in their county and, where possible, in their local parish.
Most Bingham residents will probably not be aware that Harry Churchill Beet,
born in Bingham at Brackendale Farm in April 1873, joined the ranks of this
distinguished elite by his bravery during the Second Boer War in April 1900
whilst serving as a corporal in the 1st Battalion Derbyshire Regiment. He
later emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada, from where he served with the Canadian
Expeditionary Force in World War I. In 1936 he moved to Vancouver where he
lived until his death in 1946 aged 72.
There will, therefore, be a special service at 3.00pm on Sunday January 28th
when the Bishop of Sherwood will dedicate a plaque to his memory in the Parish
Church. All – especially ex-service personnel – are warmly invited.
Retirement of Organist and Choir Master
We are very sorry to announce the retirement of Peter Smith as Organist and
Choir Master on grounds of ill health. Peter continues to worship with us
and our prayers are with him at this difficult time.
Music is an essential part of Anglican worship and whoever leads it has a
very important role. Peter has been Organist and Choir Master for 22 years
and he has made a tremendous contribution to our church. In addition to playing
at services he has led the Choir, developing and maintaining it, and thereby
sustaining our long tradition of choral music in Bingham.
Peter has also retired as PCC (Parochial Church Council) Treasurer, a position
he held for 2 years. We thank him for his important work here also.
We are very grateful that Birgit Dean has now become our PCC Treasurer, but
the positions of Organist and Choir Master remain to be filled.
Added in proof: We are very sorry to announce the death of Peter Smith on
13th December.
Funding Campaign – 2011
Very many thanks to everyone who took part in our Promise Programme in the
early autumn. We achieved 87% of our target, so we are still somewhat short
of meeting our needs. If anyone would like to join the programme, please
contact the Rector or myself, Frank E Kerry, Programme Coordinator
Christmas Quiz
The quiz held at the end of November was not attended by as many people as
we might have hoped, but those who came thoroughly enjoyed the questions
set by Brian Maddison. The admission charges and the Raffle raised a total
of £108 which has been given to the Churches Together current project
for relief in Nepal. Thank you to all those who took part.
Butter Cross – Help Wanted
Due to a deliverer leaving Bingham we have a need for someone to deliver
34 copies of Butter Cross each month to houses on Carnarvon Place. If anyone
would be willing to undertake this useful community task please contact Philip
Bacon (837 786).
We also need a main distributor who will collect perhaps 300 – 400
copies and then split these into batches for individual deliverers. Again,
please contact Philip Bacon.
Nottingham Police Aid Convoy
This has now grown into the National Police Aid Charity, but the aims are
just the same and we are going to have another collection at the Parish Church
on Saturday March 3rd. More details later, but please put the date in your
diaries.
In previous years people have been very generous with tools, bicycles, sewing
and knitting machines, educational equipment and medical sundries as well
as clothing, all of which, we know, has been very acceptable in the countries
where they are distributed.
Mothers Union
This month’s meeting will be the special New Year Service, which will
be held in the Parish Church at 7.30pm on Monday January 16th.
Transport can be arranged if required – please contact Iris Thorn, Secretary,
(839 353)..
Mothers Union web Page
updated Monthly
Bingham Churches' Walking Group
Details of this years programme and monthly Butter Cross information