SEP
TEMB
ER TO N
O
V
EMBER
2
02
4
EDIT
OR’S GREETING
R
evd Adam E
arle
Connect
number
eigh
t!
Although
i
t
is,
nominally,
the
Au
tum
n
Edition
w
e
still
have
a
few
more
days
of
Summer
t
o
enjoy.
Officially
Autumn
does
not
beg
in,
i
n
the
U
K,
until
13:43
on
Sunda
y
22
nd
Sept
ember
.
S
o
mak
e
the
mos
t
of
these
ne
xt
f
ew
weeks
t
o
fir
e
u
p
the
barbeques,
an
d dr
ag out the
su
n lounger
s.
Autumn
c
an
b
e
such
a
beautiful
time
o
f
year
as
the
lea
v
es
turn
thr
ou
gh
a
m
yriad
o
f
c
olour
s
bef
or
e
f
alling
t
o
the
ground
as
the
trees
take
their
Winter
time
out.
Some
o
f
the
trees
seem
t
o
have
started
early
this
year.
O
n
a
r
ecen
t
visit
t
o
London
it
w
as
a
jo
y
t
o
wat
ch
someone
pla
ying
and
jumping
thr
ough
a
pile
of
lea
v
es.
Enjo
ying
the
simple
things
o
f
lif
e
does
u
s
g
ood.
I
hop
e
tha
t
you
h
a
v
e
all
e
xperienced
the
fun
of
a
leaf
pile
(ev
en
i
f
i
t
did
annoy
whoever
ha
d
swept
t
hem
together)
o
r
perhaps
donning
y
our
wellies
and
splashing
thr
ough
pud
dles
–
I’m
sure
ther
e
will
b
e
plenty
of
them
o
n
off
er
i
n
the
c
oming w
eeks!
In
this
edition
w
e
ha
ve
the
usual
r
ound
u
p
o
f
news
fr
om
the
churches,
news
f
or
the
Pastorate
as
a
whole,
and
updates
from
other
places.
W
e
also
ha
v
e
an
“Ec
o
-Chur
ch”
Section
focussed
o
n
the
the
me
of
our
upcoming
“Caring
f
or
Cr
eation”
services
i
n
October
.
I
ho
pe you enjoy the r
ead.
NEWS FR
OM THE CHURCHE
S
LEIS
T
ON UNITED CHURCH
The
Summer
peri
od
has
been
r
elativ
ely
quiet
in
t
erm
s
o
f
unusual
o
r
not
able even
ts which is
perhaps
not
surprising.
W
e
have,
sadly
,
said
goodbye
t
o
a
couple
of
folk
from
our
number
who
passed
away
in
recent
weeks.
However,
w
e
ha
ve
been
pleased
t
o
welc
ome
a
number
of
visitor
s
and
new
faces
whom
w
e
hope
t
o
see ag
ain.
Whils
t
nothing
ou
t
o
f
the
or
dinary
ma
y
ha
v
e
happened,
the
weekly
and
regular
even
ts
including
the
Community
Coff
ee
and
Leiston
F
ood
Bank
ha
ve
c
on
tinued
t
o
k
eep
u
s
on
ou
r
toes.
A
n
ongoing
thankyou
t
o
Marion,
David,
Josh,
Helen
and
Brigit
a
s
well
as
others,
who
help
t
o
maintain
these
important
elements
of
Leis
ton
lif
e.
W
e
c
on
tinue
t
o
w
ork
alongside
Pr
oject
4Sev
en
and
the
Leis
ton
P
antry
,
sha
ring produce as n
eeded.
Main
tenance
and
development
o
f
t
he
building
t
o
be
t
t
er
suppor
t
the
work
and
mission
of
the
chur
ch
c
on
tinues
t
o provide
us
with
plen
ty
to
do.
In
June,
f
ollowing
the
decision
of
the
church
meeting,
w
e
fix
ed
the
main
screen
w
e
use
f
or
Sunda
y
W
or
ship
i
n
the
church
i
n
a
permanent
position.
I
t
is
now
mounted
i
n
the
pulpit,
along
wit
h
the
s
oun
d
bar
and
ne
w
cables
t
o
enab
le
it
t
o
b
e
ope
rat
ed
from
one
side
of
the
chur
ch
or
b
y
the
per
son
leading
wor
ship.
The
r
aised
position
of
the
scree
n
also
means
that,
when
and
i
f
w
e
wish,
especially
f
or
events
such
a
s
funer
als,
w
eddings
etc.
w
e
c
an
s
t
and
t
o
sing
without blocki
ng the
view
o
f those be
hind.
Fixing
the
scr
een
i
n
the
church
mean
t
tha
t
i
t
w
as
n
o
longer
a
vailable
t
o
use
i
n
the
hall
(where
w
e
worship
in
the
Win
ter mon
ths) so
w
e ar
e
gr
a
t
eful
t
o
St
John’
s
UR
C
(Ip
swich)
wh
o
sold
on
t
o
u
s
a
screen
which
they
had
acquired
but
f
ound
t
o
b
e
too
lar
g
e
f
o
r
the
purpose
f
or
which
i
t
was
obt
ained.
This
is
no
w
mounted
on
the
wall
o
f
the
hall
o
n
a
brack
et
arm
and
equipped with a new sound bar
.
With
the
tw
o
scr
eens
i
n
place
w
e
n
o
long
er
ha
v
e
t
o
wheel
a
scr
een
fr
om
r
oom
t
o
r
oom
which
was
not
en
tirely
s
tr
aigh
tf
orw
ard
due
t
o
the
width
of
doorw
a
y
s,
th
e
weigh
t
o
f
the
unit
and
the
slight
uphill
slope
from
the
lobby
t
o the chur
ch wor
ship area.
W
e
have
also
relocated
a
whiteboard/d
isp
lay
board
which
f
ormerly
occupied
the
space
on
the
hall
w
all
now
t
ak
en
b
y
the
scr
een,
t
o
the
entr
ance
lobby
where
it
now
serves
a
s
a
w
elc
ome
boar
d
with
space
f
or
announcements
and
pos
ter
s.
Beneath
this
w
e
also
hav
e
holders
t
o
pr
esen
t
our
chu
r
ch
and
this
pas
t
or
at
e
mag
azine
as
well
as
other
flier
s and inf
ormation.
W
e
ha
v
e
som
e
work
t
o
the
e
xt
erior
w
ind
o
w
sills
o
f
the
hall
t
o
c
omple
t
e
an
d
h
a
v
e
a
plan
t
o
clear
unused
items
and
furnitur
e
fr
om
the
v
es
try
t
o mak
e this a gr
ound floor of
fice,
small
meeting
room
and
a
base
f
or
the
Leis
t
on
T
own
P
as
t
or
s
a
v
oiding
the
need
t
o
climb
the
s
tair
s
to
the
upper
floor
.
W
e
will
also
b
e
fr
eeing
u
p
some
mor
e
space
i
n
the
s
t
or
e
r
oom
t
o
house
the
s
tock
f
or
the
f
oodbank.
R
evd
Adam
is
curr
en
tly
working
t
o
cr
eat
e
floor
plans
for
both
floors
which
has
involved
a
gr
ea
t
deal
o
f
measurin
g.
W
e
will
b
e
dr
awing
u
p
some
plans
(with
priorities)
f
or
c
on
tinuing
work
t
o
impr
ove
and
dev
elop
the
building
f
or
missional
and
community
purposes including better accessibility
.
E
arlier
i
n
the
Y
ear
w
e
enjo
y
ed
a
mini
concert
and
afternoo
n
tea
a
t
Saxmundham
URC,
with
music
and
song
provide
d
by
R
evd
Adam
and
Gillian.
W
e
ar
e
planning
a
further
event
t
o
r
aise
money
f
or
Leis
t
on
Unit
ed
Chur
ch.
This
will
b
e
held
on
Saturday
19
th
October
beginning
a
t
14:00
.
The
mini-concert,
entitled
“
Autumn
Da
y
s”
,
pr
esen
ted
b
y
Adam
and
Gillian
will
b
e
f
ollow
ed
by
Aft
e
rno
on
T
ea
i
n
the
hall.
W
e
would
b
e
deligh
t
ed
t
o
w
elcome
friends
fr
om
the
other
churches
i
n
the
pastorate
as
well
as
the surrounding com
mun
ity
.
LEI
S
T
ON CH
RIS
T
I
A
NS T
OGET
HE
R
Leisto
n C
ommu
nity
Harvest
Celebrat
ion
SUN D A Y 8 t h SEP TEMBER 15:00 @ St Mar g ar et’ s Chur ch Chur ch R oad, L eis t on IP16 4HG The service will be, weather permitting, held out door s an d b e f ollo w ed b y a Bring -a nd- Shar e t e a.
S
AXMUNDHAM URC
Our
mos
t
not
able
ev
en
t
ov
er
the
Summer
months,
in
partnership
with
other
loc
al
chur
ches
i
n
Saxm
und
ham
and
Leis
t
on,
w
as
the
Psalm
-a-
thon
on
Saturday
18
th
June.
The
even
t
w
as
held
in
Church
Squar
e,
next
t
o
Leiston
United
Church.
As
mentioned
i
n
the
las
t
edition
of
Connect,
w
e
set
ou
t
t
o
r
aise
mo
ney in
su
pport
o
f the Bible Society
.
W
e
wer
e
blessed
b
y
a
w
arm
and
sunn
y
da
y
and
a
range
o
f
psa
lms
,
especially
o
f
the
Praise
v
arie
ty
,
w
er
e
select
ed
and
r
ead.
These
wer
e
arr
anged
i
n
sets
with
diff
er
en
t
v
olun
t
eer
s
r
eading.
The
r
eadings
wer
e
in
tersper
sed
with
music
played
and
sung
b
y
Du
ncan,
o
r
b
y
R
e
vd
Adam
an
d
Gillian.
W
e
ar
e
deligh
t
ed
t
o
announce
that
ov
er
£200
w
as
r
aised
t
o
support the work
o
f the Bible Society
.
Our
monthly
“
Start
the
Week
with
a
Cuppa
”
c
on
tinues
t
o
work
well
and
w
e
hav
e
been
pleased
t
o
welcome sev
er
al visit
or
s and new
f
aces
t
o
these
ev
en
ts.
Y
ou
ar
e
alw
a
ys
w
elc
ome
t
o
join
us.
Da
t
es
f
or
meetings
ov
er
the
ne
xt
f
ew
months
ar
e
Monda
y
23
r
d
Sept
ember
,
Monda
y
28
th
October
and
Monda
y
25
th
Nov
ember
.
W
e
meet
fr
om
10:00am
until
a
bout
11:30am
bu
t
w
e
often
ar
e
still
sit
ting
and
enjoying
good
c
ompan
y
when the clock strik
es midday
.
Our
Film
after
noon
on
Sa
tur
d
a
y
15
th
June
w
en
t
well.
W
e
enjoy
ed
the
film
(we ar
e allow
ed to t
ell y
ou
after
the
f
act!)
“W
onk
a”
,
released
i
n
2023,
s
t
arring
Timothée
Chalamet
as
a
y
ou
ng
Willy
W
onk
a
(of
Charlie
and
the
Chocolate
F
actory
f
ame).
I
t
tells
the
s
tory
o
f
his
early
adven
tur
es
and
how
his
r
eputation
a
s
a
world-f
amous chocolatier was est
ablished.
During
the
film
w
e
shared
a
box
o
f
chocolates
although,
it
did
seem
that
they
always
ended
up
i
n
Adam’
s
hands!
F
ollowing
the
film
w
e
enjo
y
ed
a
delicious
t
ea
of
sausage
rolls,
cheese str
aws and a selection
o
f cak
es.
Our
ne
xt
Film
Afternoon
will
tak
e
place
o
n
Sa
turda
y
28
th
Sept
ember
a
t
14:00
.
As
be
f
or
e,
du
e
t
o
lice
nsing
rule
s,
w
e
cannot
adv
ertise the title
o
f the film via
an
y
public
media
bu
t,
suf
fice
t
o
sa
y
it
i
s
a
c
omic
al,
spirit
ed
adven
tur
e,
set
during
the
sec
ond
world
war
,
with
a
distinctly
Scot
tish
fla
vour
.
There
will
b
e
popcorn
t
o
nibble
during
the
film.
Aft
erw
ar
ds
w
e
will
b
e
sharing
some
Sc
ot
tish
t
eatime
tr
ea
ts
which
will almost certa
inly include shortbrea
d.
A
t
the
time
o
f
writing
ther
e
ar
e
only
120
da
ys
till
Chris
tmas!
This
year,
a
s a
change
t
o our
usual
“pre-
Chris
tmas”
sale
and
coff
ee
morning,
w
e
are
planning
t
o
hold
an
early
Christma
s
lunch
and
activity
even
t
i
n
lat
e
Nov
ember
o
r
early
December
.
This
will
include
a
r
oas
t
d
inn
er
,
desse
rts,
ga
mes,
music
a
nd
other
surprises
.
W
e
will
cir
cula
t
e
further
details
near
er
the
time
and
would
welcome
folk
from
across
the
pas
tor
at
e
t
o join us.
S
AXMUNDHAM & LEIST
ON
L
OCAL P
ARTNERSHIP NEWS
W
e
would
very
much
value
your
prayers
over
the
next
few
weeks
and
months
as
Saxmundha
m
UR
C and Leis
ton Unit
ed Church
pr
a
y
erfully
dev
elop
our
partnership,
including
dr
awing
u
p
a
f
ormal
agreement.
Ther
e
i
s
s
till
work
t
o
d
o
and
plans
t
o
set
i
n
place
which
the
elde
rs
and
membe
rs
of
the
two
churches
will
b
e
pur
suing,
with
support
fr
om
the
Synod
Officer
s
and
Methodist
Circuit representatives over the
coming
days.
CAS
TLE HILL URC
We
ha
ve
managed
to
pack
a
gr
eat
deal
in
t
o
the
time
s
inc
e
the
las
t
edition
of
Connect.
There
alw
a
ys
seems
t
o
b
e
something
engaging
to
look
forward
to.
Here
are just a f
ew edited highligh
ts.
O
n
Satur
day
6
th
July
w
e
held
our
Annual
Charities
Barbeque
,
the
pr
oceeds
fr
om
which
ar
e
shar
ed
between
th
e
charities
select
ed
b
y
the
Chur
ch
Meeting
f
o
r
th
e
y
ear
.
This
y
ear
,
these
include
Sound
O
n
(pr
oviders
of
r
ecor
ded
spok
en
loc
al
news
i
n
the
f
orm
a
fr
ee
audio
ne
wspaper
f
or
those
wi
th
sigh
t
impairment),
Riding
f
or
the
Disabled
and
F
.I.N.D
.
(F
amilies
in
Need).
The
weather
look
ed
as
though
w
e
would
b
e
washed
out
bu
t
shortly
before
guests
started
t
o
arrive
the
clouds
parted
and
w
e
wer
e
blessed
with
suns
hi
ne.
W
e
ha
d
a
w
onderfu
l
e
v
enin
g
o
f
f
ello
w
ship.
Thank
s
to
e
ve
r
y
one
who
o
rg
ani
ze
d
,
h
o
s
t
ed and particip
a
t
ed in the e
v
e
n
t
.
O
n
Sunda
y
14
th
July
w
e
held
another
of
our
Café
Style
Services
,
which
was
led
b
y
R
evd
Adam.
Th
e
the
me
was
“Meas
u
ring
Up”
and
w
e
refle
cted
on
ho
w
w
ell
we
m
easu
re
d
u
p
t
o
God
’s
standa
rds,
co
ncl
ude
d
t
hat
w
e
did
n’
t
a
nd
t
he
n
r
ejoic
e
d
in
the
fa
ct
t
hat
,
d
e
s
p
i
te
thi
s
,
because
o
f
God
’s
grace,
rev
eale
d
i
n
C
hri
st
Jes
us,
w
e a
re
forg
i
ven
a
nd
re
store
d
t
o Hi
m.
Caf
é
s
tyle
w
or
ship
ma
y
not
be
ev
ery
one’
s
cup
of
tea
but
those
who
come
along
enjoy
it
and
find
it
helpful.
Ther
e
wer
e
snack
s
and
refr
eshments
t
o
enjoy
thr
oughout,
a
quiz,
conversation
and
reflection.
O
n
this
occasion
w
e
were
delighted,
also,
t
o
have
five
children
who
got
in
volved
i
n
some
pr
actic
al
challenges
and
creative
activities
all
linked
t
o
the the
me.
I
n
the
last
editi
on
o
f
Connect
w
e
me
ntioned
ou
r
dev
eloping
work
i
n
support
o
f
Castle Hill Prima
ry
School
,
which
i
s
situat
ed
opposite
the
chur
ch.
O
n
T
uesd
a
y
16
th
July
w
e
h
eld
a
Cof
f
ee
Morning
t
o
r
aise
funds
tow
ards
a
r
ang
e
of
books
tha
t
the
chur
ch
w
ould
lik
e
t
o
purchase
f
or
the
school
i
n
support
of
their
learning i
n
R
E a
nd ot
her s
ubje
cts
.
W
e
s
t
art
ed
a
t
the
ea
rlier
time
of
8:30
in
t
he
hope
that
some
of
the
par
ents
migh
t
call
in
aft
er
dropping
of
f
their
childr
en
f
or
school.
Although
w
e
wer
e
not
ov
erw
helmed
with
visitor
s,
those
who
c
ame
alon
g
enjo
y
ed
fr
eshly-br
ewed
coff
ee
and
a
selection
o
f
c
ak
es,
doughnuts
and
snacks.
Thanks
t
o
the
gener
osity
o
f
those
who
c
ame
along
and
others
who
contributed,
w
e
raised
over
£130
on
the
da
y
;
a
gr
ea
t
s
t
ep
t
ow
ar
ds
the
r
esources needed.
O
n
the
first
T
uesda
y
o
f
each
month,
fr
om
10:00am
t
o
12:00pm
w
e
ha
ve
Coff
ee,
Cake
and
Chat.
W
e
welcome
a
number
of
f
olk
fr
om
the
chur
ch
f
amily
and
wider
community
,
and
there
is
alw
a
ys
a
tempting r
ange of homemade cak
es to enjoy
alongside cof
f
ee, tea and cold drinks.
O
n
the
other
T
uesday
s
w
e
ha
v
e
“W
arm
W
elcome”
,
also
fr
om
10:00am
t
o
12:0
0n
oon.
This
i
s
a
n
opportunity
f
or
c
off
ee
and
cha
t,
enjoy
ed
b
y
both
r
egular a
t
tendees and
visitor
s.
We
ha
v
e
t
ak
en
a
br
eak
fr
om
this
during August but will resume in September
.
W
e
hope
t
o
develop
this
further
ov
er
the
coming
months
including
some
early
start
s
t
o
eng
age
with
par
en
ts
and
other
s
dr
opping
off
childr
en
a
t
the
school.
All
ar
e
welcome
t
o
join
us.
O
n
J
uly
23
rd
and
24
t
h
w
e
held
our
Holiday
a
t
Home
.
W
e
w
er
e
deligh
t
ed
t
o
welcome
a
goodly
number
of
f
olk
and
ar
e
gr
a
t
e
fu
l
t
o
the
t
eam
o
f
helper
s
and
or
g
aniser
s
wh
o
help
mak
e
the event s
uch a success.
Ther
e
w
as
plen
ty
t
o
k
eep
u
s
occupied
and
entert
ained.
Our
theme
w
as
1950s
USA.
Acti
vities
include
d
armchair
aerobi
cs,
art
a
nd
cr
aft
cr
eations,
pla
y
ing
g
ames
(including
bingo
and
an
in
triguing
g
ame
with
ping
pong
balls
and
sc
allop
shells),
entertainmen
t
an
d
music,
i
ncluding
organ
music
a
nd
a
1950s
sing-a-long
and
w
e
all
enjoyed
good
food
and
r
efr
eshments.
Check
out
these
pictur
es
t
o
get a fla
vour of wha
t
w
e
g
o
u
p to:
E
arlier
i
n
the
y
ear
,
than
k
s
t
o
the
e
ff
orts
an
d
enthusiasm
o
f
K
atie
and
other
s,
a
new
ventur
e
in
the
f
orm
o
f
a
(usually)
mon
thly
T
able
T
op
Sale
w
as
est
ablished.
This
has
proved
a
great
success
with
a
range
o
f
sellers
off
ering
a
wide
variety
of
things
including
pre-lov
ed items, cr
afts and other products.
The
number
of
f
olk
c
om
ing
along
-
both
cus
t
omers
and
seller
s
-
ha
v
e
been
encour
aging.
E
ach
seller
c
on
tributes
a
set
amount
f
or
the
table
which,
along
with
t
akings
f
or
r
efr
eshments
,
goes
t
ow
ar
ds
church mi
ssi
on activ
i
ties an
d funds
.
The
ne
xt
T
able
T
op
Sale
will
b
e
o
n
Saturda
y
14
th
September
fr
om
14:0
0
t
o
16:00
.
As
this
coincides
with
the
Su
ff
olk
His
toric
Churches
Ride
and
Stride,
money
r
aised
from
table
bookings
and
r
efr
eshmen
ts
will
b
e
donated
t
o
this
w
orth
y
c
ause.
Subsequen
t
dat
es
will
b
e
Saturda
y
19
th
October
and
Sa
turda
y
23
r
d
November
.
Please
d
o
c
ome
along
an
d
e
xplor
e the many things
o
n off
er
.
The
Summer
period,
when
man
y
o
f
our
building
user
gr
oup
s
t
ak
e
a
br
eak,
i
s
a
use
ful
time
t
o
complete
necessary
main
tenance
and
sp
ecific
lar
g
er
pr
ojects.
Soon
aft
er
the
last
editi
o
n
of
Connect
w
e
ha
d
a
new
Wheelchair
lift
installed
in
the
vestibule.
The
pr
evious
lift
had
served
u
s
well
but
w
as
beginning
t
o
show
signs
o
f
wear
.
I
t
was
also
designed
really
t
o
only
accommodate
manual
wheelchair
s.
Man
y
of
the
modern
chair
s,
with
p
ow
erfu
l
motor
s
and
b
a
t
t
eries
would
ha
v
e
been
t
oo
heavy
f
or
it.
The
ne
w
lar
ger
and
mor
e
modern
lift
c
an
man
ag
e
a
gr
ea
t
er
mass and so man
y of our
friends,
accessing
the
building
is much
easier.
During
August
w
e
have
been
able
t
o
proceed
with
the
replacement
of
the
windows
around
the
to
p
of
the
Sports
Hall.
The
ne
w
windows
will
help
reduce
our
carbon
footprint,
making
i
t
easier
and
more
efficient
t
o
heat
the
spa
ce
during
the
win
ter
mon
ths.
The
hall
and
adjacent
common
room
will
b
e
back
i
n
action
r
eady
f
or
the
new
t
erm
o
f
gr
oups
an
d
activit
ies.
The
Castle
Hill
Amateur
Performers
(CHAPS)
are
curren
tly
i
n
r
ehear
sal
f
or
their
annual
pantomime
i
n
aid
o
f
Suff
olk
Mind
.
This
year
they are presenting “The Little Mermaid”
.
Perf
ormances
will
tak
e
place
during
the
Autumn
half
term
week
fr
om
31st
October
t
o
2
nd
November
.
Tic
k
ets
can
be
purc
has
e
f
ro
m Ev
e
n
tbrit
e
online.
The
r
e
i
s
a
link
o
n
the
C
a
s
t
l
e
Hil
l
Chu
rc
h
F
aceboo
k
page
or
y
o
u
c
a
n
s
c
a
n
thi
s
Q
R
c
o
d
e
wit
h
y
o
u
r
smartphon
e
t
o
visit the
s
i
t
e
.
ST JOHN’S
URC
I
n
previous
e
diti
ons
of
Connect
w
e
ha
v
e
mentioned
v
arious
damages
c
aused
to
the
church
g
arden
and
building
b
y r
oad accidents on
Spring
R
oad.
The
mo
s
t
r
ecent
even
t,
which
happened
befor
e
Christmas
2023,
caused
significant
damage
t
o
th
e
fr
on
t
c
orner
o
f
the
chur
ch,
shifting
and
cr
acking
brickwork
an
d
rendering
the
fire
escape
unsafe
and
needing
replacement.
The
work
has
now
been
carried
out so things are again as they should be
.
Ther
e
w
as
some
concern
about
the
con
tinuation
o
f
ou
r
(2
nd
Hamilt
on)
Rainbow Gr
oup
f
or girls
ag
ed
4
-6,
as
the
pr
evious
leader
s
t
epped
down.
W
e
a
re
glad
to
re
por
t
t
hat
a
new
leade
r
has
co
me
for
wa
rd
an
d
t
he
grou
p
wil
l
b
e
abl
e
to
resume
in
September
.
Th
e
Rainbows
an
d
Brow
ni
es
a
re
a
v
aluabl
e
pa
r
t
o
f
the
co
m
m
un
ity
wo
r
k sup
por
te
d
b
y t
h
e
c
h
u
rc
h
.
The
Summer
month
s
ha
v
e
been
mark
ed
b
y
a
nu
mber
o
f
s
pecia
l
W
edding
Anniv
ersary
celebr
ations. Russell and
Molly
Mowle
recently
celebr
ated
the
ir
70
th
(Platinum)
Anniver
sary
.
O
n
4
th
Augus
t,
f
ollowing
our
morning
service,
w
e
wer
e
pleased
t
o
shar
e
cak
e
pr
ovided
b
y
T
on
y
and
Mary
Wilson
who
were
celebr
ating
their
60
th
(Diamond)
W
edding
Anniversary
.
W
e
also
learned
tha
t
R
evd
Adam
and
Gillian
E
arle
celebr
at
ed
their
30
th
(P
earl)
Anniv
er
sary
o
n
20
th
August.
Congr
atulations
t
o
all
these ha
ppy couple
s.
Ov
er
r
ecen
t
mon
ths
w
e
ha
v
e
had
t
o
sa
y
f
ar
ewell
t
o
a
number
o
f
long-st
anding
member
s
and
friends
of
the
chur
ch.
W
e
thank
Go
d
f
or
all
tha
t
they
added
t
o
our
church
lif
e,
f
or
the
lives
they
liv
ed
and
the
lov
e they shar
ed.
The
mont
hly
Community
Coff
ee
con
tinues
t
o
b
e
a
popular
feature
of
ou
r
church
lif
e
and
mission.
This
i
s
held
on the second Satur
da
y of
each
mon
th
fr
om
10:30am
.
As
well
as
t
ea
and
coffee,
there
is
usually
a
selection
o
f
cake
and
bacon
rolls
o
n
off
er
.
Dat
es
f
or
the
ne
xt
f
ew
mon
ths
ar
e
Satur
da
y
14
th
Sept
ember
,
Satur
da
y
12
th
Oct
ober
and
Sa
tur
da
y
9
th
November
.
Do
f
eel
fr
ee
t
o
join
u
s
and
shar
e
a time of f
ellowship.
W
e
alw
a
ys
enjoy
a
good
“Hymn
Sing
”
a
t
S
t
John’
s and
w
e aim to
hold
special
opport
unities
for
this
a
couple
o
f
times
a
y
ear
.
Un
f
ortuna
t
ely
,
du
e
t
o
the
pr
essur
es
o
f
lif
e
w
e
had
t
o
call
off
our
las
t
even
t.
How
ever
,
w
e
ar
e
pleased
t
o
announce
that
w
e
ha
ve
a
Hymn
Sing
scheduled
f
or
Saturda
y
5
t
h
October
(Ipswich
T
o
wn
ar
e
pla
ying
a
w
a
y
o
n
tha
t
da
y!)
I
t
will
begin
a
t
14:3
0
and
will
b
e
f
ollow
ed
b
y
a
ft
ernoon t
ea.
The
music
will
b
e
provided
b
y
R
evd
Adam
(liv
e!),
R
evd
Da
vid
will
MC
the
ev
en
t
and
v
arious
member
s
o
f
the
congr
eg
ation
will
shar
e
r
eadings
and
r
eflections.
Do
please
f
eel
free
t
o
join
us
as
w
e
raise
our
voices
and
enjoy a jolly go
od si
ng.
As
with
other
churches
in
the
pas
tor
a
t
e,
w
e
serve
our
community
along
side
a
number
o
f
other
denomina
tions.
I
t
is
alw
a
y
s
an
encour
ag
emen
t
t
o
meet
t
og
ether
with
f
olk
from
the
se
other
churches
and
t
o
share
in
w
or
ship
i
n
dif
f
er
en
t
set
tings.
Ov
er
the
pas
t
f
ew
mon
ths,
w
e
ha
ve
been
dev
eloping
links
with the
North and East Ipswich Chur
ches
.
A
few
folk
from
St
John’s
have
been
joining
in
the
unit
ed
services
.
These
ar
e
usually
held
on
the
fir
s
t
Sunda
y
evening
of
the
mon
th
a
t
18:30.
The
y
ar
e
hos
ted
and
led
b
y
dif
f
er
en
t
churches
ea
ch
month
and
worship
is
i
n
the
style
of
the
host
church.
Why
not
come
along
and
join
with
our
fellow
Christians
in
t
he
ar
ea?
The
next
three
services
will
b
e
as
f
ollo
w
s:
SUND
A
Y 1
st
SEPTEMBER
18:30 @ Rushmere Baptist Chur
ch
110
The Street, Rush
mere IP5 1DF
SUNDA
Y 5
th
OCT
OBER
18:30 @ All Saints Church – K
esgr
a
ve
Main R
oad, K
esgr
ave IP5 1AA
SUND
A
Y 3
rd
NOVEMBER
18:30 @ Salv
ation Arm
y – Ipswich Citadel
558 W
oodbridge Road, Ipswich IP4 4PH
W
e
hope
tha
t
w
e
will
b
e
able
t
o
hos
t
one
of
these
unite
d
service
s
i
n
t
he
new
year
an
d
look f
orward
t
o welcoming f
olk
t
o
S
t John’
s.
FELIXS
T
O
WE UR
C
W
e
ar
e
sur
e
that
all
the
chur
ches
i
n
the
p
as
t
or
a
te
(and
probably
wide
r
afiel
d)
will
ag
ree
that
our
buildings
ar
e both a blessing and a
challeng
e.
W
e
ha
v
e
had
a
num
ber
o
f
i
ssu
es
t
o
contend
with
including
plaster
falling
from
the
c
eiling
of
the
t
oile
t
b
y
the
m
ain
en
tr
ance
porch,
a
f
ailed
w
ash
basin
and
the
need
t
o
maintain
ar
eas
of
the
building,
such
as
the
r
oof
,
identified
i
n
our
recent
quinquennial
r
eport.
I
t
has
been
a
challeng
e
t
o
find
f
olk
willing
ev
en
t
o
mak
e
a
sit
e
visit
o
r
give
a
quot
a
tion
f
or
w
ork
requir
ed.
How
ev
er
,
w
e
ar
e
a
t
last
making
some
progr
ess
and
ar
e
gr
a
t
eful
t
o
Brian
and
his
colleagues
who
ar
e
working to mov
e things f
orw
ard.
I
n the las
t
c
ouple
of
w
eeks,
w
e
ha
v
e
also
been
able
t
o
ha
ve
the
wooden
floor
i
n
the
main
hall
stripped,
smoothed
and
r
efinished
all
r
eady
f
or a f
ew more year
s of use.
A
r
elatively
r
ecen
t
addition
t
o
our
lis
t
o
f
user
groups
is
Slimming
W
orld
which
meets
every
Saturday
morning
fr
om
8:00am
t
o
10:00am
throughout
the
y
ear
.
Th
e
loc
al
c
oor
dina
t
or
i
s
K
a
t
e
and
the
gr
oup
is
pr
oving
popular
with
man
y
f
olk
seeking
t
o
improve
health
through
supported
lif
estyle changes and weight loss.
As
y
ou
will
know
,
the
churches acr
oss
the
pas
t
or
a
t
e
ha
v
e
been
working
on
the
A
R
ocha
Ec
o
Chur
ch
pr
ojects.
The
pastor
at
e
and
other
loc
al
gr
oups,
including
F
elixs
tow
e
Methodis
t
Chur
ch,
ha
v
e
been
helpful
i
n
enabling
one
another
t
o
mak
e
progr
ess
and
c
ommitments
t
ow
ar
ds
E
co
Church
and
Caring
for
Creation
goals.
Felixstowe
URC
are
deligh
t
ed
t
o
announce
that
w
e
hav
e
success
fully
completed
the
Bronz
e
Awar
d
and
look
f
orward
t
o
con
tinuing
our
journey
t
ow
ards
Silv
er
a
s
w
ell
as
sharing
and
supporting
the
other
church
es
i
n
their
pr
ojects
an
d activities.
As
part
of
a
loc
al
Felixs
tow
e
pr
oject,
w
e
ar
e
also
pleased
to
shar
e
tha
t
w
e
hav
e
now
been
ab
le
t
o
in
s
t
all
a
nu
mber
o
f
Swift
Box
es,
joining
our
fri
end
s
a
t
Leiston
Unit
ed
Chur
ch
i
n
making
such
pr
ovision.
Lik
e
Leiston
w
e
also
have
a
swift
call
device
which
seeks
t
o
at
tr
act
the
bir
ds
t
o
mak
e
use
o
f
the
boxes.
W
e
will
b
e
keeping
an
eye
out
for
any
residents of the bo
x
es.
Frida
y
23
r
d
Au
gus
t
was
a
special
da
y
a
t
Felixstowe
UR
C
as
w
e
shar
ed
i
n
the
weddi
ng
of
Donna
and
Gary
.
I
t
w
as
a
joyful
occasion
with
a
real
sense
o
f
enthusiasm
and
love.
There
were
over
a
hundred
friends
and
f
amily
member
s
in
a
t
tendance.
Man
y
congr
atulations
t
o
Donna
and
Gary
and
pr
ay
for God’s
ongoing
blessing on their marriage.
O
n
Satur
da
y
7
th
Sept
ember
,
F
elixs
t
owe
UR
C
will
b
e
participating
i
n
t
he
t
own’
s
Herit
age
Open
Da
ys
b
y w
elcoming
visitor
s
t
o
the
church
building.
W
e
will
open
ou
r
d
oor
s
a
t
10:00
a
m
.
Th
er
e
wi
ll
b
e
a
self
-
guided
“tour
”
with
points
o
f
interest
identified.
A
display
and
reflection
space
will
b
e
made
available,
focusse
d
o
n
the
the
me
of
Psalm
2
3
and
a
“Sheep-Hunt”
f
or
younger
visitor
s.
R
efr
eshments
will
b
e
served
i
n
the
church
and
every
hour,
o
n
the
half
hour
Revd
Adam
will
b
e
playing
the
organ
for
around
15
minutes.
I
f
you
f
ancy
a
da
y
b
y
the
sea
wh
y
not
pop
down
to
Felixstowe,
there’s
plenty
t
o
see and
d
o and you can call in
a
t the
ch
urch
.
Aut
umn
i
s
also
t
he
season
o
f
Re
me
mbe
ring.
O
n
Sunda
y
27
th
October
a
t
14:3
0
w
e
will
b
e
holding
our
annual
service
o
f
Reme
mberi
ng
f
or
lov
ed
ones
who
ar
e
n
o
longer
with
us.
This
will
b
e
our
only
ser
vice
o
n
that
particular
Sunda
y
and
R
evd
David
will
lead
u
s
i
n
a
time
of
thanksgiving,
reflection
and
worship.
Afterwards
w
e
will
share
tea
i
n
the
small
hall.
All ar
e w
elc
ome t
o
join
us.
P
AS
T
ORA
TE & S
YNOD NEWS
Thank
y
ou
t
o
everyone
wh
o
ca
me
and
joine
d
the
Celebr
ation W
orship
and
Aft
ernoon
T
ea
for
the
South
Suff
olk
Area
P
artner
ship
which
was
held
o
n
7
th
July
a
t
Hadleigh
URC.
There
was
a
goodly
number
in
a
t
tendance.
W
or
ship
w
as
led
b
y
ou
r
moder
a
tor
R
evd
L
ythan
Ne
v
ard
and
the
theme
was
“Change,
T
r
ansition
and
T
r
ansf
ormation”
a
s
w
e
all
look
ahead
with
hope
and
anticipation
f
or
God’
s
work
i
n
the
futur
e.
L
ythan
r
eflected
on
the
e
x
amples
of
a
number
o
f
f
olk
i
n
the
Bible
including
the
pr
ophet
Elijah
who
although
consider
ed
a
gr
eat
man
also
s
truggled
with
change
an
d
needed
God’
s
challenge
and
encour
agement
t
o
proceed.
There
was
a
hearty
tea
available
i
n the hall after t
he service
.
As
part
o
f
the
dev
elopmen
ts
i
n
E
as
tern
S
ynod
w
e
ar
e
w
orking
tow
ards
the
es
t
ablishmen
t
o
f
Mission
P
artnerships
.
I
n
futur
e
,
minis
t
ers
ma
y
b
e c
alled
t
o serve
these
r
ather
than
individual
churches
o
r
pas
tor
at
es,
with
appr
opriat
e
agr
eemen
t
reg
ar
ding their role and e
xpectations.
A
t
pr
ese
nt
t
he
Ipswi
c
h
an
d
Ea
st
URC
P
art
ner
shi
p
(t
hat
’s
us)
have
been
asked
to
b
e
pa
r
t
o
f
a
m
issio
n
p
a
r
t
n
e
rs
h
i
p
whi
c
h
w
i
l
l
a
ls
o
inc
l
u
de
C
hr
i
st
C
hurch
LE
P
(
U
R
C/Ba
pt
i
st
)
,
Tacket
Stre
et
in
Ipswi
ch,
wh
o
c
urre
n
tly
have
a
Ba
pt
i
st
M
i
ni
ste
r
–
Revd
Ne
i
l
C
o
u
lson
,
Fra
ml
i
ng
ha
m
F
re
e
C
hurc
h
(
LEP
)
wh
o
a
re
un
de
r
the
pa
stora
l
ca
re
of
the
l
oca
l
Methodi
st
C
ircuit
–
Revd
Sau
l
Tadsaus
he
.
Hadle
igh
URC
are
also
t
o
b
e
p
art
of
this
p
art
ne
rs
hi
p
and
w
e
will
b
e
wo
r
k
i
ng
with
t
h
e
m
to
co
nsid
e
r
h
ow
o
u
r
p
art
ne
rs
hi
p
w
i
t
h
a
n
d
s
u
p
por
t
of
t
hem
may
b
e
dev
elo
ped
over
the
coming
mont
hs.
Pleas
e
joi
n
u
s
a
s
w
e
praye
rfull
y
wor
k
toget
he
r
to
e
st
ablish
wor
k
i
ng
for
t
h
e f
ut
ure
.
W
e
ha
v
e
h
ear
d
,
a
t
v
arious
meeti
ngs
an
d
discussion
t
hat
our
Met
hodist
Friends
in
the
Ipswich
Cir
cui
t
ar
e
f
ac
ing
some cha
llenging times
r
eg
ar
ding
deploymen
t
of
minis
ter
s.
R
ev
d
Der
ek
Grimshaw
,
circuit
Superin
t
end
en
t
Minister
,
has
now
moved
to
lead
a
new
area.
With
the
mov
ement
of
Ab
e,
the
minis
t
er
pr
eviously
a
t
F
elixs
tow
e,
it
look
ed
as
t
hou
gh
ther
e
migh
t
b
e
only
two
minis
ter
s
serving
20+ churches
i
n the cir
cuit.
So
w
e
ar
e
pleased
to
shar
e
the
news
tha
t
Revd
Steve
Mann
will
b
e
taking
o
n
the
role
o
f
acting
Superin
tendent.
A
t
19:0
0
on
Monda
y
2
n
d
Sept
ember
,
a
t
Br
am
f
or
d
R
oad
Methodist
Church,
there
will
b
e
a
service
o
f
Welcome
t
o
acknowledge
this
new
r
ole
f
or
St
ev
e
and
t
o
w
elc
ome
t
o
other
minis
t
er
s
in
to
the
t
eam,
including
R
evd
St
ev
e
Oliv
er
wh
o
has
r
ecently
moved
t
o
the
ar
ea
and
R
evd
P
aulson
Devasaha
y
am
who
i
s
now
recogniz
ed
and
reg
ar
ded
b
y
the
Methodist
Chur
ch
ha
ving
pr
eviously
served
in
the
Chur
ch
o
f
South
India.
W
e
of
f
er
a
w
arm
welcome
t
o
them
all
and pr
ay that their ministry will be fruitful.
I
t
has
now
bee
n
over
tw
o
y
ear
s
sinc
e
R
e
vd
Adam
w
as
ordained
and joined R
evd
David
in
team
minist
ry
serving
t
he
churches
of
the
p
as
t
or
a
t
e.
Las
t
y
ear
(
2023)
w
e
dr
e
w
up
our
Pastorate
Agreement
and
decided,
for
a
season,
on
the
role
of
Primary
Con
tact
Minister
(PCM)
for
each
of
the
churches.
W
e
also
agr
eed
that
PC
M
alloc
a
tion
w
ould
b
e
changed
t
o
allow
each
of
the
minister
s
t
o
bring
their
particular
skills
and
s
tyles
t
o
bear
as
w
e
w
ork
t
og
ether
t
o
enable
each
church
t
o flo
uri
sh.
From
Janua
ry
2025
Davi
d
and
Ada
m
will
b
e
“
swapping”
PC
M
roles
with
David
serving
as
PC
M f
or Leis
ton, Saxmundham and
F
elixstowe
and
Adam
serving
f
or
Cas
tle
Hill
and
St.
Johns.
The
PCM
(f
or
w
an
t
of
a
bett
er
title)
i
s
the
fir
s
t
poin
t
of
min
is
t
erial
con
tact
for
pastor
al
matters
and
day
t
o
day
oversight
of
the
churches.
They
also
prepare
and
chair
elder
s’
and
chur
ch
meetings
an
d
participat
e
i
n
other
meetings
as
app
r
opria
t
e
an
d
necessary
.
Both
minister
s
con
tinue
t
o
b
e
the
minis
t
ers
of
all
the
churches
and
will
con
tinue
t
o
pr
ovide
ministry
and
lead
w
or
ship
i
n
line
with
ou
r
pas
tor
a
t
e
pr
eachin
g
plan.
I
n
1973
,
a
small
gr
oup
o
f
chur
ch-
lo
v
er
s
r
ealised
tha
t,
i
f
Su
ff
o
lk’
s
his
toric chur
ches
and
chapels
wer
e
t
o
survive
f
or
the
futur
e
with
incr
easingly
small
congr
eg
ations,
they
needed
financial
help.
The
T
rust
is
non
-
denominational
a
nd
all
churches,
chapels
and
meeting
houses,
of
an
y
age,
ar
e
eligible
t
o
apply
f
or
gr
an
ts
t
o
help
fund
r
epair
s
t
o
their
building
or
t
o
make
improvements
such
as
disabled
access,
toilets
a
nd
kitche
ns,
enabling
the
building
ca
n
b
e
used
for
community
an
d fundr
aising even
ts.
I
n
fifty
y
ear
s,
supporter
s
ha
ve
r
aised
the
equivalent
o
f
around
£10
million
in
toda
y’
s
money
,
from
the
member
ship
f
ees
of
its
‘Friends’
or
g
anisation,
fr
om
donations,
gr
ants,
leg
acies,
and,
in
particular
,
from
the
annual
Suff
olk
Chur
ches
Ride
and
Stride
sponsored
even
t
an
d,
mor
e
r
ecen
tly
,
the
P
edal and Drive Vintage and Classic Car r
ally
.
Each
year
the
T
rust
helps
between
40
and
50
places
o
f
worship
of
all
de
nominations
and
ages,
also
advising
churches
o
n
other
sources
of
grant
aid.
The
Trust
awards
grants,
of
up
t
o
£20,000
,
f
or
chur
ches
o
r
chapels
that
mus
t
b
e
i
n
r
egular
use
as
a
place
of
wor
ship,
open
or
easily
accessible
t
o
the
public,
an
d
the
rest
of the money nee
ded can
b
e raised.
CELEBRAT
IN
G
T
HE
HARVE
ST
FE
STIVAL
Living in, or surrounded b y rural c omm unities and set tings mak es celebr ating the Harves t F es tiv al seem all the mor e special. W e all ha ve r eason t o give thanks f or the man y blessings w e r eceive fr om God and, i n s o doing , seek t o hel p others . All o f our chur ches will b e celebr ating the season ov er during September and October and g a thering gifts t o shar e, in v arious way s, with those who have need of them. Here are details of the opportunities t o celebr at e the Harves t acr oss the pas tor at e:
HAR
VEST
FESTIVAL
SERVIC
ES
SUNDA
Y 29
th
SEPT
EMBER
Castle Hill URC (Ips
wich)
10:30 Harvest F estiv al W or ship Led by R evd David R ees Our annual Harvest Lunch also tak es place on this day – con tact the chur ch f or details.St John’s URC (Ipswich
)
10:45 Harvest F estiv al W or ship Led by Mr P et er Da wsonFelixstowe
URC
10:30 Harvest F estiv al W or ship Led by R evd Adam EarleSaxmun
dham URC
10:45 Harvest Pr aise (United Service) Led by the Elders’ and Congreg ation with our friends from Leiston United Chur ch
HAR
VEST
FESTI
VAL SERVIC
E
SUNDA
Y 6
th
O
CTOB
ER
Leiston United Church
10:30 Harvest F estiv al Communion Led by R evd David R ees with our frie nds from Saxmundham URC HYMNWRITER: ISAAC W A TTS 17 th July 1674 – 25 th Nove mber 1748 Isaac W a t ts w as an d English Congreg ational minis t er , h ymn writer , theol ogian and logi ci a n (y ou ma y ha v e t o look tha t on e up!). He w as a pr olific writer and is cr edited with some 750 h ymns. This year marks the 350 th anni versar y of his birth. The United R eformed Church h ymn book, R ejoice and Sing includes thirty-eight o f his works. That’ s about 5 % o f the conten t. These in clude the f ollowing well-loved gems: 94 Give to our God immort al pr aise 13 5 Joy to the w orld, the Lor d is come! 21 7 When I survey the wondrous cr oss 26 9 Jesus shall r eign wher e-er the sun 38 2 Come, let us join our chee rful song 70 5 Our God, our help in ages past Isaac W at ts’ chair , i n which h e sa t t o pen man y o f these f amo us wor ds, is k ept o n the Senatus (T eaching Staff) meeting r oom a t W estmins t er College i n Cambridge – one o f the three URC tr aining colleges f or minister s. I t i s rumour ed tha t a t leas t on e of ou r minis t ers ma y actually ha ve sa t in it!
E
C
O CHUR
CH
CARING FOR CRE
A
TION
During
the
October
R
evd
Adam
and
R
ev
d
Da
vid
will
b
e
leading
special
“Caring
f
or
Cr
eation”
worship
services
i
n
each
of
the
churches.
Our
theme
will
b
e
“W
ear
and
Car
e”
and
w
e
will
f
ocus
o
n
some
o
f
the
ecologic
al
issues
that
surround
clothes
and
their
production.
W
e
will
reflect
o
n
what
the
Bible
has
t
o
say
about
clothe
s
and
conside
r
some
of
the
ways
that
w
e
might
d
o
our
bit
(or
con
tinue
t
o
d
o
our
bit)
b
y
the
decisions
w
e
mak
e
and
the
actions
w
e
tak
e
wher
e
clothes
ar
e concerned.
The services will
be as follows:
SUND
A
Y 13
th
OCT
OBER
10:30 @ Castle Hill URC Led by R
evd David
10:45 @ St John’
s URC Led by Revd Adam
SUND
A
Y 20
th
OCT
OBER
10:30 @ F
elixstowe URC Led by R
evd Adam
(Joint service with F
elixstowe Methodists)
14:00 @ Leiston United Led by R
evd Adam
(Joint ser
vice with Saxmundha
m URC)
WEAR &
CARE
WHAT WE WEA
R
MA
TTERS
Clothing
i
s
essen
tial
both
in
terms
of
wellbeing
and
dignity
and
people
all
over
the
w
orld
need
clothes.
How
ev
er
,
clothes
can
cause
significant
en
vironmental
issues,
some
of
which
are
fuelled
b
y
a
desir
e
f
or
cheap
clothing and “f
ast f
ashion”
.
Ma
t
erials
Over
60%
of
our
clothes
ar
e
made
fr
om
manuf
actur
ed
plastic
fibr
es
with
63%
o
f
the
mat
erials
used
f
or
clothing
being
“vir
gin
plas
tic”
i.e.
new
ly
made
f
or
the
purpose
and
only 3% re
cyc
led f
abrics.
Plastics in clot
hing are a problem because:
E
very
time
w
e
wash
it
ems
made
o
f
mat
erials
such
as
poly
es
ter
,
they
r
elease
plas
tic
micr
o-fibr
e
plas
tics
in
to
the
w
ater
.
These
ar
e
too
small
t
o
b
e
filter
ed
out
by
s
t
andard
w
as
t
e
wat
er
tr
eatmen
t
plan
ts
s
o
they
ma
y
end
u
p
i
n
riv
er
s,
seas
and,
ultimat
ely
i
n
our
w
at
er
supplies
,
c
ausing
hazards
t
o
human
and
anima
l
hea
lth.
Acc
or
ding
t
o
Science
Dir
ect,
an
es
tima
t
e
700,000
fibr
es
could
b
e
r
elease
b
y
a
n
aver
age 6kg load of acrylic f
abric.
These
mat
erials
d
o
not
bio
-degr
ade,
they
don’t
br
eak
down
over
time.
E
ven
tually
they
end
up
in
la
nd-fill
an
d
the
pl
asti
c
wil
l
remain present f
or hundreds of y
ear
s.
The
plastic
i
n
our
clothes
i
s
de
pende
nt
on
petr
oleum.
Syn
thetic
fibr
es
are
dependen
t
o
n
petr
oleum-based
chemicals
which
ar
e,
of
cour
se,
obtained
fr
om
non
-r
enewable
f
ossils
fuels.
The
pr
ocess
of
extr
action
and
use
has
a
significant en
vir
onmental impact.
W
a
t
er & Chemicals
I
t
i
s
good
t
o
select
products
made
from
natural
fibres
but
w
e
should
also
b
e
aware
that
the
production
pr
ocesses
o
f
some
f
abrics
ma
y
also
b
e
having
a
significant
impact
on
the
environment. A significant
percentage
of
cotton
fabric
produced,
often
very
cheaply
and
without
r
eg
ard
f
or
en
vir
onment
al
impact,
has
a
neg
ativ
e
e
f
f
ect.
Pr
oblems
include
the
huge
amoun
ts
o
f
wat
er
needed
(the
c
ot
ton
t
o
pr
oduce
a
single
pair
o
f
jeans
requires
1800
gallons
and
a
shirt
requires
400
gallons)
Harsh
chemicals
such
a
s
blea
ches,
which
are
used
i
n
the
production
of
clothing
,
including
some
natur
al
fibr
es,
pollute
the
wat
er and ar
e harmful
t
o the envir
onment.
Exploita
tive Pr
actices
Although
it
c
an
seem
deligh
tful
t
o
find
a
new
item
of
cloth
ing
a
t
barg
a
in
price,
i
t
i
s worth r
emembering that if
i
t
can
b
e
sold
cheaply,
then
somewhere
along
the
line
someone
has
had
t
o
pr
oduce
i
t
cheaply
too
(probably
b
y
being
underpaid
for
long
hour
s).
E
v
en
e
xpensiv
e
it
ems
ma
y
ha
v
e
hug
e
pr
ofit
mark
-ups
,
and
underlying
pr
actices may
b
e
dub
ious or e
xploit
ativ
e.
There
is
such
a
thing
as
“Green
W
ashing”
wher
e
companies
mak
e
claims
about
their
c
ommitment
t
o
en
vir
onmen
t
ally
and
work
er
friendly
pr
actices
but,
in
r
eality
,
f
armer
s,
manuf
acturer
s,
tr
ansport
ers
and
even
sales
work
er
s
ar
e
e
xploited
s
o
that
w
e
can
enjoy
low-cos
t clothing.
Overproduction & W
as
te Clothing
Some
companies
intentionally
or
der
and
pr
oduce
many
mor
e
g
armen
ts
,
f
or
a
particular s
tyle or r
ange, than
they
can
ever
reasonably
expect
t
o
sell.
A
lot
of
these
unsold
ite
ms,
with
tags
intact
and
unw
orn,
find
their
w
a
y
in
t
o
was
t
e
and
landfill.
Some
ar
e
tr
ansported
ar
ound
the
world
an
d
d
ump
ed
c
ausing
massive
en
vironmen
t
al harm.
Man
y
o
f
u
s
ar
e
commit
ted
t
o
sorting
our
w
as
t
e
and
c
ar
efully
r
ecy
cling
as
w
e
ar
e
able
.
Indeed
the
P
as
tor
at
e
Caring
f
or
Cr
ea
tion
Gr
oup
ar
e
continuing
t
o
pr
a
y
and
seek
new
opportunitie
s
and
services
t
o
enable
folk
t
o
re
cyc
le
things
such
as
bubble
packs
from
medic
ation.
Man
y
also
giv
e
un
w
an
ted
clot
hing
t
o
cha
rity
shops
and
other
or
g
anisations.
Howev
er
,
a
gr
eat
deal
o
f
sec
ond
-hand
clothing
i
s
shipped
abroad
where
only
a
small
per
cen
t
ag
e
i
s
sold
and
w
orn
an
d,
lik
e
the
overproduced
clothing
mentioned
abov
e,
it
ends
u
p
i
n
landfill
o
r
disc
arded
i
n
the
sea,
causing massive en
vir
onmental harm.
The
f
ollowing
images
and
in
f
ormation
come
f
or
abc.net.au
(Austr
alian
Broadcas
ting
Corpor
ation)
:
These
i
mages
show
a
huge
escarpment
on
the
banks
of
Korle
Lagoon,
in
the
Ghana
ian
capital
of
Accra,
i
t
towers
of
the
water’s
edge;
and
c
at
tle
may
be
f
ound
grazing
on
its
summit.
I
t
is
not
formed
of earth
o
r
stone
but
of
landfill
with
an
estimate
60%
fro
m
un
wan
ted clothing.
These
garments
were
shipped
t
o
Ghana
f
or
resale
and
reuse,
ma
ny
sourced
from
cloth
ing
bins
and
charity
col
lection
s.
But
a
hug
e
proportion
were
never
worn
again
–
t
he
quantity
being
sent
i
s
overwhelming
a
nd
greatly
outs
trips
an
y
need.
Som
e
15
milli
on
garments
arrive
here
f
orm
the
UK,
Europe,
North
America
and
Aus
tralia
each
week.
An
es
timated
40%
are
o
f
such
poor
quality
they
are
worthle
ss and
en
d
up
dumped
in
landfill.
The
gro
wing
number
of
poor
-quality
clothes
arriving
at
K
an
t
aman
t
o
Mark
e
t
is
a
major
driver
of
Ghana’
s
waste
crisis.
Another
i
s
the
sheer
volu
me
of
cloth
ing
being
manufactured
arou
nd
the
world.
We’re
buying
60%
more
clothes
now
than
w
e
did
15
years
ago,
but
we’
re
only
k
eeping
them
half
as
long.
A
major
survey
in
the
U
K
six
year
s
ago
found
that
one
i
n
three
young
women
considered
garments
“
old”
if
they
had been worn just
twice.
An
es
timated
85%
of
all
te
xtiles,
world
-wide,
go
t
o
the
dump
every
year
,
ac
c
ording
t
o
the
World
Economic
Forum,
enough
t
o
fill
Sydney
Harbour
annually
.
That’
s
the
equivalent
of
one
garbage
truck
of
textiles
being
burned
o
r
going int
o landfill ever sec
ond!
Y
ou
can
find
ou
t
mor
e
about
this
massive
pr
oblem here:
h
t
tps://www
.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-
12/f
ast-f
ashion-turning-parts-ghana-into-
toxic-landfill/100358702
What c
an we do
There are things we can do to help:
Opt
f
or
clothing
made
fr
om
na
tur
al
fibr
es
such
as
or
g
anic
c
ott
on,
bamboo
,
wool,
hemp
an
d
linen.
These
are
biodegr
able
and
hav
e
a
lower
en
vir
onment
al
impact
than
a
s
yn
thetic
alternativ
e.
Ther
e
ar
e
a
number
o
f
clothing
companies
tha
t
off
er
sust
ainable
and
ethical
clothing
choices.
Y
ou could find out mor
e here:
https://www
.ethicalconsumer
.or
g/
This
website
also
offers
information
about
suppliers
and
manuf
acturer
s
o
f
other
items
such
as
health
and
beauty
,
technology and energy pr
ovider
s.
Mak
e
in
f
ormed
choices
when
buying
y
our
clothes
–
check
the
f
ab
ric
c
omposition.
Whilst
pric
e,
s
tyle
and
c
on
v
enience
ar
e
c
onsider
ations
w
e
c
annot
ignor
e, our c
all to
s
t
ew
ardship
of
cr
ea
tion
is
import
an
t
as
we choose what to buy
.
T
ry
sust
ainable
alt
ernatives
–
clothing
made
from
r
e
cyc
led
plastics
(
e.g
.
a
r
aincoat
made
fr
om
plastic
bot
tles).
Whilst
these
things
ar
e
s
till
made
fr
om
s
yn
thetic
mat
erials,
they
c
an
pr
ev
en
t
plastic ent
ering the world
o
f w
as
t
e.
Buy
second
-hand
–
w
e
kno
w
sec
ond
ha
nd
clot
hes
and
hand-
m
e-downs
ar
e
popular amongs
t
par
ents
and
c
ar
er
s,
and
man
y
f
olk
i
n
ou
r
churches
speak
of
handing
o
n
or
swapping
it
ems f
or other
s
t
o use. Ther
e ar
e man
y
pr
e-lov
ed
charity
shops
and
online
sites
such
as
“Vinted”
that
mak
e
good
value
used
but
high-
quality
items
available.
You
can also sell items via
such onli
ne sites
.
W
ashing
clothing
less
frequently
an
d
a
t
lower
t
emper
a
tur
es
really
help
s
,
bec
ause
i
t
reduces
the
num
ber
of
micro-fibres
that
are
shed.
Using
a
lower
temperature
also
helps
r
educe
shedding
as
well
as
sa
ving
ener
gy
used
in
hea
ting
wat
er
.
Ther
e
ar
e
also
fibr
e
catching
bags
a
v
ailable,
which
c
an
eff
ectiv
ely
filt
er
fibr
es
and
pr
ev
ent
them en
tering w
ast
e
wat
er
.
https://
en.guppyfriend.com/
Legislation
under
c
onsider
a
tion
i
n
the
U
K
would
require
manufacturer
s
t
o
fit
micr
o-
plastic
catching
filters
t
o
all
ne
w
domesti
c
and
c
ommercial
washing
machines.
Y
ou
could
write
t
o
your
M
P,
encouraging
them
t
o
support
a
nd
pursue
this
a
nd
othe
r
importan
t environmen
t
al pr
ojects.
Th
e
id
ea
of
a
“Shw
op”
i
s
gr
o
win
g
i
n
popularity
and
some
loc
al
org
anisation
s
hold
ev
en
ts
wher
e
clothes
i
n
g
ood
c
ondition
(some
har
dly
w
orn
o
r
new)
ar
e
made
a
vailable
a
t
very
reasonable
prices.
It’
s a gr
eat w
a
y
t
o reduce our neg
ative
en
vir
onmen
t
al
impact
and
sa
ve
money
.
Ma
ybe
this
i
s
something
our
churches
could
consider
or
g
anising
fr
om
time
to
time.
Don
’t
f
or
g
et
th
er
e
ar
e
some
it
ems
of
clothing
a
vailable
a
t
the
Cas
tle
Hill
Indoor Sales hel
d each mont
h.
When
giving
clothing
t
o
cha
rity
shops
o
r
other
collector
s,
it’
s
worth
asking
what
will
happen
i
f
the
items
r
emain
unsold
o
r not
i
n a su
itab
le
c
ondition
f
or
r
esale.
Some
collect
or
s
sort
clothing
r
eceived
o
r
collect
unusable
items
sepa
rat
ely
t
o
mak
e
them
a
v
ailable
f
or
r
ecy
cling
in
t
o
useful
f
abrics
or
pr
odu
cts
such
a
s
wadding
f
or
furnitur
e,
k
eeping
them
out
o
f
the
w
as
t
e
s
y
s
t
em.
The
Salv
ation
Arm
y
collection
bins
often
include
a
place
for
clothes
f
or
re
cyc
ling
as
w
ell
as
f
or
r
e
-use,
and
man
y
loc
al
authority
waste
and
recycling
centres
also
off
er this option.
W
e
c
ould
buy
f
ew
er
clothes,
k
eep
them
f
or
longe
r
and
repair
them
if
neede
d.
Clothing
can
also
b
e
alt
er
ed,
acce
ssori
sed and
adapt
ed.
Ther
e
ar
e
sev
er
al
f
olk
i
n
ou
r
churches
who
are
skilled
a
t
such
thing
s.
This
i
s
one
wa
y
w
e
can
lead
by
example
to
y
ounger
g
ener
a
tions
and
I
know
tha
t
many
folk
are
already
doing
this.
Perhaps
y
ou
c
an
off
er
alter
ation,
r
epair
o
r
similar
skills
t
o help others?
I
f
s
o
,
d
o le
t u
s know
.
I
f
w
e
pay
a
bit
more
and
buy
better
quality
items
they
will
last
longer.
These
can
form
part
of
a
smaller
bu
t
mor
e
fle
xible
w
ar
dr
obe
and
i
t
will
push
br
ands
t
o
impr
ov
e quality
.
I
f
y
ou
w
an
t
t
o
know
whether
or
not
a
particular
shop
or
compan
y
f
ollows
and
main
t
ains
high
ethic
al
s
t
andards
i
n
all
aspe
cts
of
clothing
production
an
d
mark
eting
ther
e
ar
e
some
useful
websit
es.
“
Good
O
n
Y
ou”
has
a
sear
ch
option
which
allows
y
ou
t
o
e
xplor
e
the
r
atings
of
diff
er
en
t
c
ompanies
ag
ains
t
a
series
of
specific
ethical
criteria.
Y
ou
c
an
access this her
e:
ht
tps://dir
ectory
.goodon
you.eco/
There
ma
y
b
e
some
surprises
including
a
significan
t
number
of
our
very
popular
high
s
tr
eet
br
ands
which
ar
e
r
at
ed
“Not
good
enough”
.
I
f
you
find
this
i
s
true
o
f
y
our
f
a
vourite
br
ands
perhaps
y
ou
could
writ
e
and
ask
them
t
o
mak
e
improv
ements.
W
e
c
an
challenge
such
things and mak
e a diff
erence.
Y
ou
may
well
b
e
fully
eng
aged
with
these
ideas
already
o
r
perhaps
you
might
add
some
(if
not
a
ll)
when
ma
king
your
own
clothing
choices.
You
may
have
some
additional
ideas
about
how
w
e
c
an
eng
age
with
“W
ear
and
Car
e”
and
w
e
w
ould
b
e
glad
t
o
hear
about
them
s
o
w
e can share them mor
e widely
.
Whatever
w
e
d
o
,
let’
s
c
ommit
t
o
d
o
something
and
mak
e
a
diff
erence
as
w
e
seek
t
o
honour
God
and
God’
s
creation
as
good
s
t
e
w
ar
ds.
A
quick
r
eminder
tha
t
Briti
sh
Summe
r
Tim
e
ends
and
the
clock
s
g
o
back
one
hour
a
t
02:0
0
on
S
unda
y
27
th
Oct
ober
.
I
t
is
alw
a
ys
good
t
o
ha
ve
a
r
eminder
and
hopefully
w
e
w
on’t
turn
u
p
a
n
hour
early
f
or
chur
ch
.
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OND F
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