'Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.' Psalm 150
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The 2025 St Juthware Patronal Festival was a huge success, starting on Friday 13 July with the Flower Festival. Arrangements were created by the very talented local team, making the church really pop! (A visitor even asked if there had been a wedding because everything looked so professional).
Saturday night was music night - organised by Mary Clegg and Catherine White, with their myriad helpers and volunteers. It wouldn't have happened without them - you know who you are! From the girls managing the hog roast, to the folks behind the bar, to everyone who helped set it all up and then cleared up afterwards. We were incredibly grateful for the donations of money and the hog for roasting - such incredible generosity whcih we can't thank you enough for.
Sunday saw Revd Daniel back with us, where he belongs - taking the annual Service of Celebration for Halstock's very own saint - St Juthware. It was a time for reflection on the meaning of 'love they neighbour' and the Parable of the Good Samaritan - something which Juthware sought to do.
Notices
We have been successful in recruiting a Secretary for the PCC Sally Taylor – welcome indeed to Sally.
Also we now have a groundsman Dave Ryan who will take over from Tony on October 1st.
Tony has been given his £75.00 and is going to the Hornby Factory on 20th June with a friend.
Dates for your diary.
30th June 10.30
Team Service with refreshments – followed by bring and share lunch.
13-14th July 2024 - St Juthware Festival and Flower Show
We finally have a programme for the 13th July. We are delighted to tell you that multi international award winning violinist Joel Munday and an organ and piano recital from Lorenzo Camilleri (who also is a great Jazz pianist – his father having played with Ronnie Scott). This is certainly one to mark in your calendar.
ST JUTHWARE CELEBRATION FAMILY SERVICE
Come and celebrate the life of our very own Saint - St Juthware, by joining us for a ‘pilgrimage’ around our beautiful church.
The service is on Sunday 14th July 2024 at 11am. Refreshments will be served 12 midday.
All welcome.
We also have a guest speaker, The Reverend Andrew Corness Royal Navy currently based at HMNB Devonport who will give us an insight into working in the Navy, travelling and delivering aid around the world.
Please can any children come and help to show everyone what good hospitality is and help us to learn something about St. Juthware’s life.
We’re going to be inside and outside so please wear suitable clothes for the weather!
Harvest Supper in the village hall – Saturday 7
October
It was a complete sell-out! There wasn’t a spare ticket to be had. The food was amazing and plentiful - no one went home hungry. A huge thank you to the cooks, washers up, providers of flowers, table layers, the team behind the bar and clearers up. The fantastic musical entertainment was provided by Allison Rees and her fellow musicians. It was great to have live music to sing along to and everyone was in good voice. Thanks also to Pete Sutton for setting up the sound system and supplying the in-between music which added greatly to the atmosphere. Lots of prizes had been donated for the raffle and many tickets were sold. The Lord’s Larder benefited from people’s generosity with bags and boxes of much-needed non-perishable provisions. Thank you everyone who contributed.
St Juthware Festival Weekend
2023
Thank you
On a perfect summer’s evening, amongst numerous fabulous floral displays, St Juthware & St Mary’s church was the setting for an evening to say ‘thank you’ to the many
volunteers who give their time and distributors of rotas, readers, sidespeople, bell ringers, members of the PCC, the bakers of all good things, and coffee morning hosts. Daniel expressed his
gratitude to everyone involved. Glasses were raised and wonderful buffet consumed. A big thank you must also go to Tony Diment for his hard work in keeping the churchyard looking so spruce. It looked
particularly beautiful that evening.
Service of celebration
Halstock is very lucky to have its very own saint and every year St Juthware’s life is remembered and celebrated with a special service. On Sunday, 9 July this echoed her
hospitality and welcome to visitors and pilgrims. Something Halstock is very good at. The flower festival’s theme of ‘village life’ endorsed it - and some seriously talented arrangers really pushed
the boat out with stunning and clever displays. It’s widely known that Juthware was beheaded by her step-brother and, in a nod (pardon the pun) to this, a special vase of flower-stalks only was
placed on the plinth next to the Sherborne Missal illumination of her holding her head.
HALSTOCK CHURCH BELLS
Are you a keen bell ringer looking for bells to ring?
We are looking for extra ringers to join the Halstock team. Past experience is necessary.
Please contact [email protected] I will then pass on your interest to our team leader.
Thank you.
Millie Ellis
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH 100+ CLUB
New members are always welcome.
Prizes of £100, £40, £20 and £5 awarded every month.
Please contact Liz on 01935 891898 to find out more.
For all pastoral enquiries (Wedding, Baptisms, Funerals etc), please contact:
Tim Greenslade at [email protected] or phone 01300 748675
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