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Parish Magazine

The Frensham & Dockenfield Parish Magazine is printed each month and distributed to around 500 homes.  It contains details of Church services, news, up-to-date information on Village Societies and Clubs and articles by parishioners.  It is funded by subscription and advertising with all proceeds contributing to the running costs of the Parish.

The subscription fee is £1 per month or £12 per year (payable in January each year for magazines covering the 12 month period January to December).  If you live outside of the Parish you may have the Parish Magazine mailed to your home; the cost for this is a 2nd class stamp per month. To start receiving the magazine - please complete the form here
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May Letter from the Vicarage

Blessings from the vicarage

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

 

Nearly 50 years ago, a new comedy programme with the incredibly talented Leonard Rossiter as the star, graced our TV screens. I’m sure many of you will remember ‘The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin’. To catch our attention, the sitcom started quite shockingly really, with Reggie appearing to commit suicide because he was sick of his marriage, fed up with his whinging, consumerist family who didn’t respect him, and wasn’t coping with the daily grind of his job which was so unfulfilling. I remember that he always had an extreme or ridiculous excuse for being eleven minutes late – “eleven minutes late: staff shortages, Nine Elms…”; “eleven minutes late, overheated axle at Berrylands…”; “eleven minutes late, derailment of container truck, Raynes Park…” Hilarious!

 

The fictitious Reggie Perrin faked his death in order to create a new life for himself, but after various attempts at creating a new life, he adopted a disguise and returned to his old life only to find that nothing much had changed. He even re-married Elizabeth, his wife, after wooing her at his own funeral. Interestingly Elizabeth later revealed that she knew it was Reggie from the start. He then got a job back at his old company, managing his own memorial fund. But eventually he tires of being ‘someone else’ and reveals his true self, thus having to admit what caused him to fake his own death, and be honest with the people he loves.

 

These old comedic sitcoms were, and still are, so very clever in their writing because they often touch on the deep truths of humanity that are so profound that it would appear we have to put them in a form in which we can cope with them…situation comedies. When you have time – revisit and reflect on ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ or ‘Butterflies’ or ‘Fawlty Towers’ even…

 

Reflecting on ‘The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin’ and comparing this to the non-fictitious journey of Jesus Christ, with which we have been travelling from Christmas until now; this also reveals the immensity of our human frailties but also the best ‘remedy’ (if you will) for overcoming them. Many people think that Jesus’ death on the cross was his fall, before he rose again. But actually Jesus’ ‘fall’ began when he was born.

 

Philippians 2: 6 – 11: Jesus who though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of humans. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him and bestowed upon him the name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

Because Jesus gave himself for us and fell even further for us in his death, he revealed God’s incredible, infinite reconciling love. He did this, not only in his death, but also strategically in his rising again and if we know this and follow Jesus’ example (letting everything fall that separates us from the love and God and each other), we are then truly able to rise with Jesus and become a new creation. ‘The Fall and Rise of Jesus Christ’ helps us, not like Reggie Perrin, become someone else; but enables us to journey into being our true self – connected, loved, and valued.

 

But, “there’s more” – as another famous comedian, Jimmy Cricket, used to say.

 

In May we move on from the bright Easter celebrations of Christ’s resurrection towards another major church celebration - the Ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven (for which I will be conducting a special service at 10am at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Thursday 29th May, with refreshments afterwards). The Ascension of Christ refers to the belief that Jesus ascended bodily into heaven forty days after his resurrection. This event signifies Jesus’ return to God the Father/Creator and his exaltation and sovereignty as God’s Son, revealing that life is continuous and eternal. What God offers to us in Jesus Christ’s death, resurrection and Ascension, is the wonderful reassurance and truth that we now live in God’s eternal life and so whatever ‘falls and rises’ we have in life, we are safe. No fiction or comedy needed here for happiness – this Good News brings JOY and PEACE in abundance…

 

With love and prayers,

Jane

 

PS. On Sunday 4th May at 6pm at St Mary’s Church we are holding a special celebratory service for V.E. Day. There will also be a quarter peal in the bells. All welcome.

 

PPS. We are having a church ‘Table Top’ sale on Saturday 24th May at St Mary’s Church from 9am – 5pm. £15 per table. Refreshments and lunch available with other stalls from which to buy goods. For more information and to book a table contact the parish admin.

Previous letters from the vicarage can be read here. Copies of our magazine 'Church Life' are here.

Parish Magazine Advertisers

Aromatherapy
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Bathrooms

Bumblebee Bathrooms and Plumbing

Building Contractors

Crosby Building Services Ltd.

Butchers

Hand's of Rowledge:  01252 792204

 

Car Sales
John Morris Automobiles:  01252 715 973 or 07831 305 963

 

Car Valeting & Detailing

K & E Ltd: email or tel. 07925 177 011

Catering
Jane Stockdale Home Cooking: email

 

Chimney Sweeps
Brush Strokes

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Chiropractic
Sukie Brockman

 

Cleaning Services

Dusting Dollies Cleaning Services 07824 367 182

Computers and Office Assistance
Farnham IT:  email or tel. 07801 280 694

 

Dyslexia Assessor & Teacher

Katherine Strode: email tel. 07502 453 987

 

Electricians
Nash Electrical Services
DJK Electrical Contractors Ltd.

 

Estate Agents

Trueman and Grundy

 

Fencing
Martin Cashmore Fencing Ltd.
Rupert Nutting:  email
 

Fitness & Health

Stomp Fitness

Simon Smith: email or 07793 221017/01252 794693

CF Fitness

Flooring
D & A Flooring:  tel. 01252 783 307 or 07789 511 333

Funeral Directors
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Furniture Restoration and French Polishing
C. S. Embling

Garden Services
C. R. Fry:  email or tel.  07788 650 091

Charles Jupp:  email or tel.  07557 307726

Glazing

Luke's Amazing Glazing tel. 07767 795 347

 

Halls
Frensham Royal British Legion:  tel. 07801 584 098
Marindin Hall

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St. Mary's Church Hall:  tel. 01252 794 727

Hairdressing
House Call Hairdressing - David JW

Home Care

Trusted Care Services

Holiday Accommodation
Sunny South West France
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Home Ironing

Ironing Fairy

 

Landscaping
AR Landscaping

Leisure Activities

The Sculpture Park

Locksmith
Hogs Back Locksmith

Marquees
Four Seasons Marquees Ltd.

Nursing Homes

Pax Hill Care Home

Painters & Decorators
G. Clements & Son:  tel. 01252 717 961 or 07743 347 223
Nigel Gaymer:  email or tel. 07951 558 443
A. Strudwick:  tel. 01252 792 077

Peter Jafari:  email or tel.  07521 408644

Bourne Decorators (Hants): email tel. 07957 862 228

 

Pest Control
Clear Round Pest Services
Clear All Pest Control

Plumbing
ABC Plumbing & Heating:  tel. 07732 857 231

Bumblebee Bathrooms and Plumbing

Podiatry
Visiting Foot Clinic: email or tel. 07548 642 558

Sculpture

Nicola Godden Sculpture

 

Soft Furnishings and Interiors
Melanie Downing

Alex Kathryn Interiors​

Washing Machines & Domestic Appliance Repairs
Appliance Expert Limited

Weddings
Four Seasons Marquees Ltd.

Window Cleaners
Prism Window Cleaning

Information for Advertisers

The fee for advertisements on the yellow pages for 2025 remains at £75 per year (12 magazines January - December).  £355.00 is charged for the full back cover in colour and £175.00 for the half inner front or back pages in colour. VAT is not chargeable. 

 

Advertisements should be booked and paid for during October/November (due date as invoiced) for inclusion the following calendar year.  Additional yellow page advertisements may be accepted during the year if there is space.

To place an advertisement – please contact advertising here.

A list of all our advertisers, with contact details, can be found here.

Copy Deadlines

Items for inclusion in the magazine should be sent to the editor by the 15th of the month; this is to ensure that it reaches the printer and collators in time for distribution.  Philippa Hall and Penny Garrard are Co-Editors.

Pictures for the front cover competition should be sent by the 5th of the month. The latest pictures submitted are shown above.

Frensham Churches

The Benefice of Frensham

The Vicarage, The Street, Frensham, Surrey, GU10 3DT

01252 792137

Charity Number 1173223

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