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  1. Christian Aid week count in church
    • Start date: Fri, May 18th 2012
    • Start time: 18:30
    • End time: 20:30
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Tomorrow

  1. Christian Aid: Cake Stall near The Post Office
    • Start date: Sat, May 19th 2012
    • Start time: 10:00
    • End time: 12:30
  2. Christian Aid week count in church
    • Start date: Sat, May 19th 2012
    • Start time: 18:30
    • End time: 20:30
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Sun, May 20th 2012

  1. Holy Communion - David Ainge
    • Start date: Sun, May 20th 2012
    • Start time: 09:00
    • End time: 10:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE
  2. All Age Service - Jo Hargrave & Helen Wright
    • Start date: Sun, May 20th 2012
    • Start time: 10:30
    • End time: 12:00

    • Please join us for coffee and tea after the service

    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE
  3. Hymn Service at Grove Court
    • Start date: Sun, May 20th 2012
    • Start time: 15:30
    • End time: 16:15
    • Where: Grove Court
  4. Holy Communion & Ministry of Healing - David Ainge
    • Start date: Sun, May 20th 2012
    • Start time: 18:00
    • End time: 19:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Mon, May 21st 2012

  1. Week 21 of 2012
    • Start date: Mon, May 21st 2012

Wed, May 23rd 2012

  1. Pram Service
    • Start date: Wed, May 23rd 2012
    • Start time: 10:00
    • End time: 12:00
    • Where: St Mary's Room
  2. Chatterbox
    • Start date: Wed, May 23rd 2012
    • Start time: 15:00
    • End time: 16:30

    • Chatterbox is a new group for people who live on their own to meet together for tea and a chat and to make new friends. We meet at 3pm on the last Wednesday of the month. For more information please contact Rosemary Crowley or Margaret Hodges.

    • Where: Blue Cedars, Beaumont Hill

Sun, May 27th 2012

  1. Pentecost
    • Start date: Sun, May 27th 2012
  2. Holy Communion - Philip Tarris
    • Start date: Sun, May 27th 2012
    • Start time: 09:00
    • End time: 10:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE
  3. Parish Communion - Philip Tarris
    • Start date: Sun, May 27th 2012
    • Start time: 10:30
    • End time: 12:00

    • Please join us for coffee and tea after the service

    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE
  4. Holy Communion @ Redbond Lodge
    • Start date: Sun, May 27th 2012
    • Start time: 16:00
    • End time: 16:45
    • Where: Redbond Lodge
  5. Pentecost Praise - Gerald Crowley
    • Start date: Sun, May 27th 2012
    • Start time: 18:00
    • End time: 19:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Mon, May 28th 2012

  1. Week 22 of 2012
    • Start date: Mon, May 28th 2012
  2. Holy Communion at Alan Hasler House
    • Start date: Mon, May 28th 2012
    • Start time: 10:15
    • End time: 11:00

    • Arrangements have been made for the staff from St Mary’s, Great Dunmow to come to provide Services.

    • Where: Alan Hasler House

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Off with the head

published by David Ainge on Tue, 01/05/2012 - 00:00

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, is stepping down from his lofty Office in the Anglican Church after 10 years in post. In January 2013 he will return to the world of academia and become the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. We wish him well, and thank God for his untiring work of seeking to retain unity within the world-wide Anglican Communion.

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Houses, houses, houses

published by David Ainge on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 00:00

Spare a thought for the planners who have the unenviable task of trying to match the insatiable demand for houses, with the limited available resources, and the public’s expectation that the countryside we enjoy will not be destroyed.

Uttlesford District Council has just launched a major Consultation Programme to enable them to share their thinking about future housing policy. We, the members of the public, are invited to be fully involved. Our views are being sought, and our reactions will be listened-to.

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It’s all go this year

published by David Ainge on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 00:00

2012 has arrived and, no doubt, the usual fanfare of celebration accompanied the change of year.

For lots of people, this year will be significant and extremely busy. Here’s a sample of the special things to come:

• The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

• The Dunmow Flitch Trials

• 350th Anniversary of The Book of Common Prayer

• The Olympic Games

• The Paralympic Games

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I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.

published by David Ainge on Thu, 01/12/2011 - 00:00

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. If it happens, it’ll be the third in a row.

Weather forecasters are predicting cold temperatures; icy footpaths; chilling winds and clear starlit skies. They look nice – from behind double-glazed windows - but the predicted drop in temperatures is causing some concern for those whose health is vulnerable or income is very low.

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Church Watch

published by David Ainge on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 00:00

The current outbreak of metal thefts is becoming an epidemic. Copper cable from railway signalling equipment, cast iron drainage covers, telephone cabling, and sheet metal from church roofs – they’re all being targeted. St Mary’s Church has also been visited by the lead fairies and a substantial amount of the roof covering has been stolen.

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Oh, where is he?

published by David Ainge on Sat, 01/10/2011 - 00:00

They seek him here, they seek him there, the Libyan people seek Colonel Ghadafi everywhere!

What a summer! The north African political map has been changed – and yet, despite over-running the country, the Opposition Forces in Libya have (at the time of writing) failed to apprehend their former Leader, and senior members of his family and regime. The new ruling party waits nervously for news that will indicate that the former government is finally laid to rest. Until Colonel Ghadafi is captured, the possibility of an uprising remains – so they continue their search. “Seek, and ye shall find” appears to be their current motto.

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Vicar's Blog - Harvest 2011

published by David Ainge on Thu, 01/09/2011 - 00:00

Most of us have not the least understanding of the pressures on the growers and farmers caused by climatic and other events of life. Each year they prepare the ground and plant the seeds; they spread weed killer and fertilizer; some times they have to spray water on parched land; and all this in the hope that an appropriate harvest will result. However, they have no control over the weather, the markets or the prices.

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A tangled web...

published by David Ainge on Mon, 01/08/2011 - 00:00

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.”

These words were first written in 1808 by Sir Walter Scott in one of his epic poems. Whilst describing accurately the mess we get ourselves into, I suspect he could have had little idea about how apt they would continue to be.

Watergate in the 1970s in the USA, and now the phonehacking saga in the UK in the 21st century. What depths will men and women stoop to in order to find a juicy story? What a shambles – a major national newspaper invades the privacy of ordinary citizens of our land, and intercepts messages to grieving parents – all in the name of journalism! No wonder the nation is angry. By the time you read this message, the News of the World newspaper will have ceased to exist.

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So what’s your favourite?

published by David Ainge on Wed, 01/06/2011 - 00:00

I was brought up in a church where it was commonplace to record your favourite verse, or passage, from the Bible, and to tell one another about it.

I remember an older lady mentioning the great picture of peace, “The Lord’s my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1); and another referred to God’s great statement, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3); and another person, who had had a really tough time in life, saying his favourite was “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1).

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From the Palace

published by David Ainge on Sun, 01/05/2011 - 00:00

400 years ago, James I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland. He inherited a kingdom whose religious affiliations were divided between Catholicism and Protestantism. Each grouping sought to gain advantage over the other.

In an attempt to unite them behind a common cause, King James gathered a group of 47 theologians and church leaders and gave them instructions to produce a translation of the Bible that was worthy of general acceptance as a true and acceptable record of the Holy Scriptures.

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