Dear friends,

We are very excited that our solar panels have been installed this week. A few tweaks are still required but it’s already working. With the weather what it is maybe we should consider a wind turbine as well!

Please remember to sign up and bake cakes for the military show. It’s over three days now so your help is much needed. The Capel show will be 6 weeks later. Details are on the sign-up sheets in our churches.

Last but certainly not least: keep donating to Dorking food bank. Check what is particularly needed each week by downloading the app. More info on:

www.bankthefood.org<www.bankthefood.org.uk>

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

The news of the General Election took us all by surprise this week. If you are not yet registered to vote please consider doing so now and urge your family and friends to do the same. People have paid a huge price to get us all the vote around a hundred years ago and we should regard it as a privilege rather than a chore.

We finally seem to have a touch of spring, hopefully rolling into summer weather. I love the ox-eye daisies in gardens and in verges everywhere. They are so cheerful.

Don’t forget to sign up to bake cakes for the military show and do a stint on the day at the back of our churches. Also keep Saturday 17 August free to help at the Capel Show.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

The last stop on our travels on the continent was Reims, the former coronation seat of France. We had no idea of the vastness of the cathedral and the richness of its decorations (see pictures). There are stained glass windows old and new. Some by Marc Chagall and others by more modern artists. We found Reims well-worth a visit.

Tomorrow is a parish service at 9:30 in Ockley where we will celebrate Pentecost. Depending on how our DIY goes today I will attempt to bring my stall of fair trade goodies. Cash and card welcome.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

After our travels we are home again. As always it was great to be away and equally great to come back.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

Our travels have taken us across Austria and we are now in the Czech republic.

On our way we visited the heroes organ in Kufstein. Every day at 12 noon there is a 15 minute recital for the fallen of all wars world-wide. The way this organ is built, ensures it can be heard for miles around. Kufstein is on the northern border of Tirol. On the southern border, in Italy, the largest bell in the world is rung every day for world peace. The inscription of this bell is in the second picture and translates as: ‘Nothing can be lost through peace. Everything can be lost through war.’
I leave you with these wise words from pope Pius XII.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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The May 2024 issue marks Ascension day and Pentecost.  Also details and more information on the following, all happening in May:-

Christian Aid Week – 12th – 18th May
Prayer for Schools Fortnight – 6th to 20th May
13th-20th May – Mental Health Awareness week

A few words from the Pentecost Poetic prayer for Pentecost by Alan Millichip featured in this issue.

“Out they went to every corner,
Fearless as they spread the word;
Bringing light to those in darkness,
Giving hope to all that heard.”

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Dear friends,

Greetings from lovely Sicily.

The picture today is from a DOM church we visited Thursday evening. We learned that the dome was added during a 200-year period when it was used as a mosque. We also learned that 25 April is a yearly celebration of liberation from fascism in Italy.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

The apple tree did us proud this year: an abundance of flowers made me decide to sacrifice some branches for an entry in the spring show of the Capel Horticultural Society and they won the class. Unfortunately the hail storm the following day ensured the tree is now a sad sight.
We should be in for some better weather in the next week.

Gill showed me the progress of the extension of St Margaret’s last week and it’s really impressive. The new window is stunning and the position ensures that you see it on entering the church. The parish service is an excellent opportunity for Capelites to have a look.

Last but not least: it’s too late now to register to vote in the local elections early May but please bear in mind that the general election should happen later this year so if you are not registered consider doing so soon. It’s not quite 100 years ago that the right to vote became the norm so do exercise that right.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

Four years ago we were in the first COVID lockdown. The picture of the wild garlic was taken of one of the many glorious walks around our villages. I will always remember the beautiful weather, the silence, the glimmer of hope that flight numbers would stay down. There was also the deep sense of privilege that living in the countryside we could go out into nature when those living in a bedsit in London were not even allowed out in the parks. It was a memorable time for many reasons.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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Dear friends,

Last week, on Easter Sunday, we did a lovely walk starting on the footpath in front of our house. The attached picture with St John in the distance was taken from the nature reserve. We hope many of you will come to the APCM in St John tomorrow after church.

Do give yourself some extra time to get acquainted with our new donations machine, which can of course also be used before the service for the collection (experimental credit card donations most welcome!). I will be bringing it and be available for any questions before the service and during coffee before the APCM.

God bless,

Dineke van den Bogerd

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