Pentecost 2021

Sunday, 23rd May marks the Christian holiday of Pentecost. It is the Spring Bank Holiday Monday the day after. The Monday was a bank holiday in the United Kingdom until 1967. It was formally replaced by the fixed Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May in 1971.
Countries that celebrate the Pentecost include: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, The British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montserrat, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Switzerland, Togo and Ukraine.

Another moveable feast, Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday. Also called Whitsunday, which was White Sunday. White Sunday made reference to the special white garments worn by the newly baptized. Baptism was administered both at the beginning (Easter) and end (the day of Pentecost) of the Paschal season. Eventually, Pentecost became a more popular time for baptism than Easter in northern Europe.
In The First Prayer Book of Edward VI (1549), the feast was officially called Whitsunday, and this name has continued in Anglican churches since.

As recorded in the Bible, it commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other disciples following the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ (Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2), and this marks the beginning of the Christian church’s mission to the world. The Pentecostal Fire is the ancient fire that indicated the Presence of God or the Holy Spirit appearing to bless or to judge humans.

Priests often wear red vestments during Pentecost to symbolize the “tongues of fire” that descended on the disciples from the Holy Spirit; members of the congregation also wear red in some traditions, and the altar is commonly dressed in a red frontal cloth. Red banners are often hung from walls or ceilings to symbolize the blowing of the “mighty wind” and the free movement of the Spirit.

Red flowers at the altar/preaching area, and red flowering plants such as Geraniums around the church are also typical decorations for Pentecost services. These symbolize the renewal of life, the coming of the warmth of summer, and the growth of the church at and from the first Pentecost.

In the southern hemisphere, for example, in Australia, Pentecost comes at the start of a mild autumn, often after the great heat of summer, and the red leaves of the Poinsettia are often used to decorate churches there.

For Jews, it is called Shavuot, or the Festival of Weeks. It marks their all-important wheat harvest in the Land of Israel and commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel assembled under the leadership of Moses at Mount Sinai. This harvest festival is seven weeks and one day after the first fruits offerings of Passover. On Passover, the people of Israel were freed from their enslavement in Egypt; on Shavuot they were given the Torah and became a nation committed to serving God.

Holy Ghost Holes.

In the Middle Ages, cathedrals and great churches throughout Western Europe were fitted with a peculiar architectural feature known as a Holy Ghost hole: a small circular opening in the roof that symbolized the entrance of the Holy Spirit into the midst of the congregation. At Pentecost, these Holy Ghost holes would be decorated with flowers, and sometimes a dove figure lowered through into the church while the narrative of Pentecost was read. Holy Ghost holes can still be seen today in European churches including Canterbury Cathedral.

If that’s a bit too tricky for some – try this simpler version, particularly with young ones. 🙂

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Happy Lambs

This delightful ten second video was recorded inadvertently by 72 year old local farmer, Chris Sewell. He was trying to take a photograph of his construction to bottle feed his five hungry lambs at once. His wife Lesley had seen a similar structure on TV, feeding fawns and when she mentioned it to Chris he declared “I can make that!“. Made from pallets and bits of guttering with holes drilled in to take 5 bottles – his lambs were very happy indeed 🙂

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Full Moon – Wednesday 26th May

The Full Moon on Wednesday is known as the Flower Moon. It will appear larger than usual as it is the second Supermoon* of the year (the first being April’s Pink Moon). On average, Supermoons are about 7% bigger and about 15% brighter than a typical Full Moon.

More favourable skies on and around 26th May are expected. Rain and showers are likely to clear away to the east, leaving drier and less windy conditions so one should get a good view of the biggest and brightest Supermoon of 2021.

There is a total lunar eclipse occuring but you need to be in Australia, parts of the western USA, western South America, or in South-East Asia to see it! However, there is a partial solar eclipse which will be visible from the UK on Thursday 10th June beginning at 10.04am.

Other names attributed to this Moon full of the promise of summer are:

Leaf Budding Moon
Planting Moon
Egg Laying Moon
Field Making Moon
Frog Moon
Moon Of The Shedding Ponies!

*Any full Moon (or new Moon) coming closer than 224,865 miles (361,885 km), as measured from the centres of the Earth and Moon, counts as a Supermoon in 2020, according to NASA.

One cannot talk of the moon without paying respect to Michael Collins who died at the end of last month at 90 years old.
Michael Collins took part in the first manned mission to land on the Moon in 1969. He remained in the Apollo 11 craft while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon’s surface. R.I.P.
A total of twelve people have walked on the Moon. Four of them are still living as of April 2021. Buzz Aldrin, now 91 years old, is the only surviving member of the 1969 mission.

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Post Office Open

The Post Office Outreach service is open at the Comrades Hall this morning until 12.30pm.

Peter (photographed) and John come each Friday and Tuesday mornings to deliver this excellent service to the village. If you need something they haven’t got with them such as certain forms, ask the on a Tuesday and they will bring it for you on Friday. Similarly, ask Friday and they will bring it with them on a Tuesday.

Not too long to wait and the Post Office Users Group will be testing out their new coffee machine which arrived at the very start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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SEND Dorset Local Offer

Under Government instruction, Dorset Council have collated all their information, advice and support for children and young people from 0 to 25 years, who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) and their families.

The four broad areas of need are:

Communication and interaction.
Cognition and learning.
Social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
Sensory and/or physical needs.

They have overhauled their website and are presenting their content as a directory under the name SEND Dorset Local Offer with the following categories:

Education and learning
Health
Transport
Activities
Preparing for Adulthood
Money
Childcare
The XChange

The main thing is that the published Local Offer should be easy to understand, factual and jargon-free. It should be structured in a way that relates to young people’s and parents’ needs (for example by broad age group or type of special educational provision). It should be well signposted and well publicised.

Click HERE to find the advice and support you need.

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Xtreme Falconry Now Reopened

Yesterday morning, Dorset Falconry Park reopened. After a very long period of closure Martin and his team are really looking forward to welcoming people back to the park.
Not to be missed are their flying displays at 11am and 3.30pm.

You can also indulge in a cream tea or cake in between the inevitable showers we have forecast.

On Saturday 12th June 2021 there will be a Conservation Day for ‘Project Lugger’ a charity they support whose aims are exceedingly simple in their aim and extremely difficult in their execution. Project Lugger is a charity organisation created to stop/prevent the cruel killing of the lugger falcon.

Dorset Falconry Park is at Lewell Mill Lane, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AN. For more information, you can visit their website HERE or email your enquiry to: enquiries@xtremefalconry.co.uk. You can also contact them by telephone: 01305 250710

Photo credits: Annie Collins.

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Half Price Puddings At The Stableyard Restaurant This Sunday

Any space left for pudding? How can you resist when pudding is coming from the kitchen at the Stableyard Restaurant at Redlands Yard in Broadwindsor? To celebrate being back open, Linda Paget and her team are offering Half Price puddings this Sunday, 23rd May when you buy a Roast Lunch.

Please, book early to avoid disappointment.

01308 868362
hello@stableyardrestaurant.co.uk

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Local Rental: 1 Bed Ground Floor Flat At Fullers

Magna Housing have two one bedroom, ground floor flat available for rent, at the end of Fullers, opposite the residents’ community hall.

The flat offers sheltered accommodation, fitted with storage heating and a shower.

No cats or dogs are allowed but other small pets may be allowed with permission.

There is a shared garden, front and back.

Cost:

Rent is £361.39 per month .
Service charge is £123.52 per month.
1 month rent in advance is required.
EPC band D.

Please note: some service charges may not be eligible for benefits.

Transfers will be considered where there is a housing need.

Parking

is available on the street directly outside the property.

Contact:

Madeline Styles on 01305 216050; Mobile 07977 175 033
or the Lettings team on 01305 216062.

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Volunteers Needed To Paint The Telephone Box

Broadwindsor’s Group Parish Council now own the red telephone box by Bernards’ Place 🙂 With all the formalities complete, they are now in need of volunteers able to assist with getting it painted.

The telephone box continues to be used as a Book Exchange.

Anyone able to help, please contact Cllr. David Leader:

01308 868275
07867 608652
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Pilates Back At The Comrades Hall

Starting tomorrow evening at 6pm and each Wednesday thereafter, village resident Leon Lord will be holding his Pilates classes in the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor. At this point in time, numbers are restricted to 10.

Open to both men and women, cost is 7.50 per session.

Contact Leon to access his booking system – breathfulmind@gmail.com.

Alternatively, you can download his Booking app HERE.

Select the class you want, book and pay. 🙂

Get Fit Good People!

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Month: May 2021