VICARS LETTER
My dear friends,
Many people seem to be asking whether the Bible is any longer useful
as a guide. From the Christian point of view, its usefullness can be
shown in every part of life. It is the word of God, and so does not become
out of date as though its teaching were limited by time. The Bible, said
Thomas Huxley, has been the Magna Charta of the poor and oppressed. This
is true not merely because it teaches social justice, and maintains the
universal rights of man, but because it bases this on the value of every
individual soul to God. In the Bible, God speaks to man. Those who read
it prayerfully may rely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help them
to a right understanding of its message. In no other book is there to
be found a DIVINE assurance of God's mercy and love, nor of DIVINE comfort
for those who are bereaved.
David Livingstone discovered the companionship of the Bible in his utter
loneliness in the African Forest, and he read it through four times there.
It is a book on which an ideal home may be established, by whose teaching
of human love may reach it's noblest fulfilment, in which we may find
the promises made to each of us, directly, by God himself.
Through it we may discover Truth. But above all it is the inspired WORK
and WORD of God, and it alone has the good news of salvation.
Your Friend & Vicar,
Wyn Davies.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Our services this year will be on Thursday the 24th of September and
Sunday the 27th. Then, I do hope that this year we will be able to
make arrangements for our Harvest Supper, because last all of us certainly
missed it.
BREAM SHEEPDOG TRIALS
I did not say, what was inserted in last month's issue to put an end
to those wagging tongues that were spreading those silly and totally
unfounded rumours in the village. And in fairness to the Committee
of the Sheepdog Trials I must say that I KNOW that they sent a letter
to the local paper re. it, but unfortunately it was not published.
Since then I have received (a letter) from Mr. W. H. C. Thomas, the
Secretary of the Committee and it reads......
" The committee of the Bream Sheepdog Trials have instructed me
to write and ask if you would kindly insert in your Church Magazine,
this letter of apology for the rumours and allegations which have been
circulating in the village, and mentioned in your Magazine for July.
We would also like for it to be known, that we too as a Committee deny
all rumours and allegations that have been made against the past Committee.
And will you please accept our many thanks to you and your Committee
for your devoted work and past efforts which made the Trials successful."
If any members of the Sheepdog Trials Committee read this copy of our Magazine, I would like to thank you for your letter, and for your words of appreciation. I hope now that the whole business will be forgotten, and I hope that Church members will, if at all possible, turn up to support the Trials.
CHURCH REGISTERS
BAPTISMS
July 12th......... Malcolm Colin Howard of Drybrook, Clements End.
August 2nd....Andrew Marc Payne of Drybrook, Clements End.
WEDDINGS
July 25th.........John James Cooper of Mile End & Katherine Irene
Jones of Clements End.
August 1st.....Royston Charles John Haffenden of Aylburton Common & Marlene Ann Cole of Parkend Road.
BURIALS
June 27th.......Fanny Brice of Lydney Road, Bream aged 72 years
July 1st..........Raymond Thomas Jenkins of Romford, Essex, aged 68 years
July 2nd........Albert Gumma of Whitecroft, aged 78 years
July 9th.........Alfred Jesse Kear of St Briavels, aged 55 years
July 14th.......John Edwin Dorrington of Clements Tump, aged 82 years
THE GARDEN PARTY AT MRS. O'DRISCOLL'S HOUSE
It seems to have been a long time since this was last held, but on looking
up my diary, I see that it was held after the publication of our last
Magazine.
First of all, I am sure that you would like me on you behalf, to thank
Mrs. O'Driscoll for putting herself out so much in order that we could
hold the Garden party in such a lovely setting. We are all most grateful
to her.
Then I must say how very sorry I was that I could not be there with you
all. I know that I complain quite a bit after these fetes etc, and yet,
when one cannot be there, one is quite annoyed with oneself, for I do
really enjoy them.
Receipts
Cake Raffle............£1/14/6
Fruit Set Raffle......£2/6/6
Tombola................ £2/16/0
Gate..............................18/0
Dice................................6/0
Bagatelle......................15/6
Darts...............................9/6
Produce...................£2/9/11
Cakes.......................£7/17/6
Odds & Ends..........£6/15/6
Rolling T.T. Balls....£1/0/0
Ice Cream & Drinks £2/5/7
Teas...........................£3/3/1
Baby Show.....................1/0
Donations
Anonymous..............£1/0/0
Miss Frazier...................10/0
Miss Gibson..................10/0
Mrs. Jenkins.....................5/0
Miss Cowles.....................5/0
Mrs. G. Davies...............10/0
Mrs. T. Price...................10/0
Received on July 8th.....10/0
Change Float...............£2/5/0
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Total..........................£39/3/7
Expenses.....................£9/0/0
Profit..........................£30/3/7
This is an excellent achievement, and I would like to thank anyone and
everyone who did ANYTHING to make it such a success, I am not going to
name individuals, because I was not there myself, I would not like someone
to be blamed if a name was ommitted, but I am most grateful to you all,
Thank you.
THANKS
I would like to thank Mr. Blakemore for a beautiful Bible he has donated
to the Church. I think that a gift like this to the place that was
very dear to the departed is a much better way of remembering them
than to put up some ornament, or useless memorial in the Churchyard
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