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  1. Pram Service
    • Start date: Wed, February 8th 2012
    • Start time: 10:00
    • End time: 12:00
    • Where: St Mary's Room

Tomorrow

  1. Holy Communion
    • Start date: Thu, February 9th 2012
    • Start time: 09:30
    • End time: 10:30
    • Where: St Mary's Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE, Essex, UK

Sat, February 11th 2012

  1. In Touch With Music
    • Start date: Sat, February 11th 2012
    • Start time: 19:30
    • End time: 22:00

    • On Saturday, 11 February at 7.30 p.m., Amanda Michell, a former chorister of St. Mary’s, Great Dunmow, will be returning to her home town to provide an evening of entertainment. The London based horn player will be joined by other young, talented, professional musicians and the choir of St. Mary’s. The programme will comprise a variety of music composed for the horn as well as a selection of solo vocal and choral music. The programme will feature works by famous composers including Mozart and Strauss alongside works by lesser-known but no less worthy composers.

      Amanda is currently pursuing a career as a professional horn player having recently completed her Master of Music Degree at Trinity College of Music, London. Amanda is enjoying working as a freelance musician, having spent the past year gaining experience as a period instrument performer with ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as well as continuing her development as a modern orchestral horn player. Amanda’s other work has included playing with her brass quintet Lord Nelson Brass, playing on a West End show and a couple of TV appearances.

      The proceeds from the concert will be used in the following two ways. A donation will be made to Music and the Deaf, a UK charity which helps the 1 in 7 of the population with a hearing loss to enjoy the world of music. The remainder of the profits will be donated to the St. Mary’s Church Roof Restoration Fund.

      The concert starts at 7:30pm Tickets cost £10 each (£6 for school children & students) and are available from The Vicarage (872504).

    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Sun, February 12th 2012

  1. Holy Communion - David Ainge
    • Start date: Sun, February 12th 2012
    • Start time: 09:00
    • End time: 10:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE
  2. Parish Communion - Philip Tarris
    • Start date: Sun, February 12th 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, February 12th 2012
    • Start time: 15:30
    • End time: 16:15
    • Where: Grove Court
  4. Evening Prayer - Philip Tarris
    • Start date: Sun, February 12th 2012
    • Start time: 18:00
    • End time: 19:00
    • Where: St Mary's church, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AE

Mon, February 13th 2012

  1. Week 7 of 2012
    • Start date: Mon, February 13th 2012

Tue, February 14th 2012

  1. St. Valentine's Day
    • Start date: Tue, February 14th 2012

Wed, February 15th 2012

  1. Pram Service
    • Start date: Wed, February 15th 2012
    • Start time: 10:00
    • End time: 12:00
    • Where: St Mary's Room

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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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The Royal Wedding

published by David Ainge on Fri, 01/04/2011 - 00:00

Did your invitation arrive? No? – well, never mind, you’re in very good company – and besides which, you’ll get a much better view on the television.

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Do you know your neighbours?

published by David Ainge on Tue, 01/03/2011 - 00:00
We can expect a massive amount of publicity through this month preparing us for the National Census to be carried out on Sunday 27th. This statistical exercise produces an enormous amount of information about the people who live in the UK on that day.

In the last 10 years, since the last Census, there have been major changes in our communities. Numbers have risen; the age-profile has changed; issues of gender, racial origin and religious affiliation are now quite different; not to mention where people are now living!

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A busy 2011!

published by David Ainge on Fri, 31/12/2010 - 23:00
It’s not yet the end of November and I’m writing this piece for the start of January! It does seem rather surreal – but that’s the pressure of preparing copy for a monthly magazine.

So, 2011 has arrived. Another new year has begun.  Hopes for Christmas were either frustrated or fulfilled.  The holiday season is over, and we cast our eyes to the events of the coming year.

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Essex boy becomes Bishop

published by David Ainge on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 00:00
On the 27th November the Rt. Rev. Stephen Cottrell will be Licensed as Bishop of Chelmsford. The Service will be at Chelmsford Cathedral and amongst the invited congregation will be our Town Mayor and the clergy from St Mary’s.

Bishop Stephen was brought up in Hadleigh and Leigh-on-Sea in the south of Essex. He and his wife, Rebecca, were married at St Margaret’s Church, Leigh on Sea and they have three sons, Joseph, Ben and Samuel.

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What’s in a name?

published by David Ainge on Wed, 01/09/2010 - 00:00
There will be much in the news this month about the process of “making a saint” – all linked to the Pope’s visit to the UK and the ‘beatification’ of John Henry Newman.  So what is a saint, and who can become one?

From the earliest days of the Christian era some men and some women were accorded the title “Saint” in recognition of their unique calling by Jesus (e.g. Peter, Matthew, Paul, etc.); or for their powerful witness to God under fierce persecution (e.g. Polycarp); or for their influential teaching in the church (e.g.

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Two remarkable ladies

published by David Ainge on Sun, 01/08/2010 - 00:00
August 1910 saw the birth of one great lady, and the death of another - two ladies whose dedicated lives became an inspiration to so many.

On August 13th Florence Nightingale died, aged 93 years. She firmly believed that God had called her to be a nurse. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers, and was dubbed “The Lady with the Lamp” after her habit of making rounds at night.

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The Lord is my shepherd

published by David Ainge on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 00:00
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want;
he leads me beside still waters,
he restores my soul.

These very familiar words from Psalm 23 are amongst the most well-known words of the Bible. They speak of a peace and tranquillity that many seek - and sometimes find.

Some 3,000 years ago the writer was reflecting on life’s experiences. Every joy seemed to have an equally strong dose of sorrow; every time of laughter soon turned to tears. This is common to all mankind, and has been the experience of many Dunmow and Barnston people in recent months.

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Why can’t Christians work together?

published by David Ainge on Tue, 01/06/2010 - 00:00
Why can’t Christians work together? That used to be heard so often when I was a youngster. Members of one denomination would never be seen talking with someone from another – and church people would never go to Services in any church building other than their own.

How things have changed. Nowadays, Christians recognise that there’s more that unites them than divides them – and so we are so often  seen to be working together.

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Appointment, Election and a New Start

published by David Ainge on Sat, 01/05/2010 - 00:00
The Queen has been very busy. In late March she announced the appointment of Stephen Cottrell as the new Bishop of Chelmsford, and immediately after Easter dissolved Parliament so that the General Election can take place. So, the church locally and the people nationally are eagerly awaiting the first sights and sounds from our new Leaders.

Expectations are, naturally, very high. A new start is imminent. For the newly-confirmed occupants of Bishopscourt and Downing Street they have a fresh mandate to lead; a new programme to introduce; and a whole host of difficulties to overcome.

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