November 2021
Welcome to the November 2021 issue of the parish magazine for St John's East Dulwich. Each edition of The Gander includes news and insights from St John's and our local community in East Dulwich and Peckham, as well as book reviews and profiles of some of our members.
This issue has been put together by Christine Camplin, Jim Nurton, Tayo Olatunde and Sue O'Neill. Click Subscribe to be added to our mailing list and you'll be notified when our next edition is available. The next issue will be published in December.
In this Issue
From the Vicar...
News in Brief
Heartedge Conference
Local Councillor Update
The Goose Green Story - Another War
Poetry by Young People
From the Vicar...
News in Brief
Heartedge Conference
Local Councillor Update
The Goose Green Story - Another War
Poetry by Young People
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Ethical sugar consumption then and now
Music in church during November
Profile: Denise Fulgoni
Recipe: Gingerbread House, Barn or Nativity Scene
St John's Library - Reviews by Young People
Dates for your diary
From the Vicar...
The clocks have now changed and as we turn towards winter we enter into a period of remembrance and preparation for Christmas. We held our All Souls' service last Sunday, a chance to give thanks for those who have departed, and over the next few weeks we will keep Remembrance Sunday, the feast of Christ the King (also known as Stir-up Sunday) and at the end of this month we will begin our Advent pilgrimage, looking forward to the good news of Christ's birth at Christmas. This month's edition of The Gander invites us to both remember and look forward - Christine Camplin's history "The Goose Green Story" takes us to world war two and the devastating losses incurred locally, we also learn about the work of the Peckham Ladies African and Anti-Slavery Association, based at Highshore Road, and their fantastic campaign to discourage the use of sugar produced in slave-labour conditions. We bring ethical questions right up to date, considering how we might commit ourselves to more ethical consumption, coinciding with the UN conference on climate change. I'm inspired to have another try at plastic-free shampoo; let us know if you do something to reduce your carbon footprint and we can feature it in future editions. We also get to meet our lovely new Parish Administrator, Denise Fulgoni, who has joined us in the parish office. With an update from our local councillor, James McAsh, an account of a mission summer school I attended in the summer, a delicious recipe for gingerbread houses, and brilliant poetry and book reviews by our young people, this month's Gander has something to stir-up the hearts of us all! Thanks to the team for another fantastic edition.
Revd Gill O'Neill
Revd Gill O'Neill
News in Brief
Coffee Morning
Goose Green Coffee Morning has been 
meeting indoors since the beginning of October. Our socially distanced set-up seems to be working well and we have again been very fortunate with mild temperatures this month. We’ve been keeping warm 
despite all the wide-open doors! We continue to try and have some home baking available each week.
meeting indoors since the beginning of October. Our socially distanced set-up seems to be working well and we have again been very fortunate with mild temperatures this month. We’ve been keeping warm despite all the wide-open doors! We continue to try and have some home baking available each week. Our first in-person talk takes place on Wednesday 3 November, when Zaline Tahir of Goose Green Safer Neighbourhood Team will be coming to speak to us. We are in the process of arranging more talks and activities for the months ahead, using a grant provided by Southwark Council’s Neighbourhood Fund.
Wheat
After Harvest Festival on 2 October our wheat was collected together and subjected to threshing and winnowing. Here's some photos from this rather messy activity!
Messy Church
The autumn has seen St John’s transformed into a bakery, a science lab, a garden centre, an artist’s studio and the hunting ground for treasure. Messy Church, which takes place once a month on a Sunday afternoon, has got off to a great start, with three sessions so far. Each session is based around a reading chosen from those used in church that week. A child reads it at the start of the service. We then have four main activities that pick up on imagery from the reading or are based on the overall message. We really try to think outside the box to make our activities as engaging as possible; some of the highlights have been stepping in paint and walking on giant pieces of paper to represent the feet of the 5,000, using peroxide to make expanding foam to represent 
the miracle of the multiplication, and making soda bread to represent the verse ‘Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?’. It has been lovely having so many families come and engage with St John’s, including some who are new to the church. Children have had the opportunity to enjoy the space in a completely different way, especially after the confines of the pandemic. And it has been equally lovely being part of the team planning the activities – it is fun to bounce ideas off each other and think creatively. If anyone is keen to get involved, we would love you to join us – speak to Gemma, Gill or Julie. Heartedge Conference
By Revd Gill O’Neill
This July I attended an online Mission Summer School run jointly by Heartedge and St Augustine's College. Heartedge is a network of churches and organisations growing compassionate responses to need, cultural and commercial activity and congregational life; "at the heart, on the edge" and grew out of the work of St Martin in the Fields, in Trafalgar Square.The week focussed on the four different aspects of Heartedge's work: Commerce, Culture, Congregation and Compassion. Each day began with a short bible study, "Dwelling in the Word", followed by a reflection by Revd Sam Wells. In separate groups, each day we "virtually visited" a church or community project, thinking more deeply on each of the four themes.
I was challenged to think more deeply about our Commercial engagement as a church; we do engage with commerce in that we hire out our facilities, but what might happen if we thought more deeply about that, from an ethical and theological perspective? Do we simply want to make money out of our facilities, or should we seek to embody an exemplary model of commercial engagement, perhaps engaging with social enterprise with strong ethical principles?
I especially enjoyed the focus on Culture, and the idea that the Church is like a "public parable," affirming our engagement with mission through the arts. Sam Wells shared his reflections on Congregation, and his hope that churches can be cultures free from anxiety; communities of gratitude, hope and reconciliation.
Reflections on Compassion explored the idea of the church as a place where we both give and receive hospitality, with Cathy Ross's deeply thoughtful talk on "The Church as a Mother with an Open Heart." The scriptures remind us that we need the stranger, the mysterious visitor who might appear at first as though they need us; Ross asked us to consider how as a church we might make space for this kind of compassionate encounter.
Having got through the first eighteen months of the coronavirus pandemic, the conference was just what I needed: a space to stop and think, to consider afresh our true calling as a church and to be inspired and fed. It affirmed much of what we already do at St John's, and I hope it will plant seeds that bear fruit for all of us in our very blessed church community.
Find out more at: https://www.heartedge.org
Local Councillor Update
We asked James McAsh, one of the councillors for Goose Green Ward, to bring us up to date with what has been happening locally.
James McAsh writes: It's been 
three years since Cllrs Victoria Olisa, Charlie Smith and I were elected and what a three years it has been. In that time, we've had a general election, left the European Union and battled with the most devastating pandemic of the last hundred years. But despite all the turmoil, many of the issues we've faced have remained the same. People want decent schools. They want a clean, green and safe environment. They want a thriving local high street.
three years since Cllrs Victoria Olisa, Charlie Smith and I were elected and what a three years it has been. In that time, we've had a general election, left the European Union and battled with the most devastating pandemic of the last hundred years. But despite all the turmoil, many of the issues we've faced have remained the same. People want decent schools. They want a clean, green and safe environment. They want a thriving local high street. Being a councillor is not a full-time role; I'm also a primary school teacher in Brixton. As a primary school teacher myself, I've always been keen to work with our fantastic local schools in Goose Green. We've funded new trees and planters at St John's and St Clement's school. When there was a near-miss accident outside Heber School we worked to get new road markings and a safety camera installed. We've worked with Goose Green Primary School to replace their outdoor equipment and we've given funding to Harris Primary for air purification units in their classrooms.
Improving our local area
Over the last couple of years we've done what we can with limited funding to make changes to our local area. Cllr Charlie Smith has an ongoing project to place new benches across the area - a vital part of supporting our older and less mobile members of the community to walk around. We've got a new pedestrian crossing installed on Whateley Road to make the journeys to the two nearby schools much safer. When local people raised concerns about crime, we organised crime protection kits too.
Supporting our high streets
It has been a difficult year and a half for small businesses across the country. The council’s data suggest that 70% of businesses lost over 75% of their revenue in the early months of the pandemic. The council has tried to plug the gap, issuing over £12.5 million in 1500 grants to businesses in the SE22 area. But we know that in many cases this has not been enough to make up for lost trade so we've done what we can locally too. We've intervened to make sure that market traders and the bricks-and-mortar shops on North Cross Road can work together smoothly and we're looking at festive lighting on Melbourne Grove to bring more customers there.
The day-to-day work
But alongside all of these little projects, a big part of our work is day-to-day responding to people's concerns. It's a privilege to be in a position where we can support our constituents when they have issues whether these are serious problems with their housing or a simple missed waste collection. Covid has laid bare the inequalities in our society. It's never been more important to have effective local government. So if you ever need support, don't hesitate to get in touch.
Cllr James McAsh
The Goose Green Story - Another War
In this month of remembrance we recall the local war-time losses both here and overseas
By Christine Camplin
On 3 September 1939 Britain declared war against Germany. Conflict had been anticipated for some time and plans for civil preparations drawn up long in advance. There was an acute awareness that this was a war which would not just be fought overseas.War at home
Camberwell was to become the fourth worst-bombed Borough in London. Ninety per cent of houses suffered some degree of war damage. This is a summary of some of the incidents in St John’s parish and nearby.
1940
The London Blitz began on 7 September 1940. The first raids targeted the docks but were largely indiscriminate and rarely hit targets of military value. That first night there was damage from an explosive bomb around Bellenden Road, Danby Street and Choumert Road. The following night ten people were killed in Bellenden Road.
September 9: Albrighton Road Shelter, Dog Kennel Hill Estate. Two high explosive bombs simultaneously hit the air raid shelter killing all 29 people inside. In 2013 this was the first of 12 plaques installed by the Dulwich Society to commemorate civilians killed during World War Two.
The following week saw further fatalities: in Anstey Road (3), Fenwick Road (5) and Crawthew Grove (2).
September 15: Six people were killed at Goldwell House on the Dog Kennel Hill Estate.
September 16: Ten died when a bomb fell on the corner of Lytcott Grove and Melbourne Grove.
September 28: Denmark Hill School, Grove Lane, was being used as an auxiliary fire station. It was hit by a high explosive bomb killing 13 of the 16 inside. One of them was Richard Roullier, a Leading Fireman and a volunteer, aged 31.
In early October bombs fell in Oglander Road and on Friern Road School killing three people.
October 19: St John’s Church was hit for the first time. “. . . a load of incendiaries was dropped over Goose Green and four separate fires were started in the Church roof. With the help of the National Fire Service men stationed in Adys Road School, we managed to get them all out and soon had the roof repaired and the church clean.”
(Revd Frank H Bishop, Vicar 1939-1945)October 20: Four killed at Hindmans Road. They included George Burrell, aged 65, a former butcher on a Merchant Marine ship who lived at no. 4 with his wife, Amy.
December 8: “another load [of incendiaries] of a larger variety,
some of which were explosive, descended. We were inside the church within one minute of their coming down. But only one had come through the roof. Many must have remained in it for almost at once it was alight from end to end. There were fires everywhere that night, and it was three quarters of an hour before the first appliance arrived and about another four or five hours before the firemen had got the fire out. Meanwhile we salved what we could from the church and emptied the vestries lest the fire should spread to them.”
(Revd Frank H. Bishop) some of which were explosive, descended. We were inside the church within one minute of their coming down. But only one had come through the roof. Many must have remained in it for almost at once it was alight from end to end. There were fires everywhere that night, and it was three quarters of an hour before the first appliance arrived and about another four or five hours before the firemen had got the fire out. Meanwhile we salved what we could from the church and emptied the vestries lest the fire should spread to them.”From then on St John’s services were held in Epiphany Church.
December 27: Incendiary bombs fell in Fenwick Road and a land mine exploded in the back garden of the King’s Arms. The pub was destroyed and there was devastation over a wide area, but only four people were killed.
1941
Camberwell borough had a respite from bombing for a few months.May 11: This was the last major attack on London by aircraft. Camberwell cemeteries recorded the burials of 95 people who died this day including in Avondale Rise (6), Danby Street (4) and Grove Vale (6). No. 65 Grove Vale was the home of Frederick and Annie Nash. Annie’s siblings, Rosa, Alice, Mary and Tom Vowles, with Alice May, Tom’s wife, were also staying there. All of them, except for Frederick and Tom, were killed immediately; Tom died later in Dulwich Hospital.
1943
17 January: 11 people were killed by a parachute mine in Lytcott Grove and Playfield Crescent.1944
March 22: The King’s Arms corner and East Dulwich Road were hit again and five died.By now Germany had developed a more destructive weapon and launched the first V1 on 13 June 1944. This was a pilotless plane; but they were easy to detect and many were shot down.
On June 20 a V1 fell at the junction of Lordship Lane and Friern Road fortunately just causing property damage. However on June 29 five died in Kinsale Road and Peckham Rye, and on July 1 seven houses were demolished and 60 badly damaged in Costa Street and Waghorn Street and six people were killed.
July 29: The King’s Arms and Kinsale Road were hit again. The V1 demolished four houses and seriously damaged four others. Four people were killed including one at Peckham Lido.
August 5: The most devastating local incident happened on a busy Saturday afternoon when a V1 hit the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society shop in Lordship Lane. 23 people were killed and 42 seriously injured. Damage extended for 700 yards; the Co-op and six other shops were demolished, 20 houses damaged in Lordship Lane and 40 in Shawbury Road.
On 8 September 1944 a wave of V2 bombing began. The V2 was rocket powered and supersonic. St John’s parish fortunately escaped serious incident
On 8 May 1945 Germany surrendered.
War overseas
Over three quarters of a century after the 
war it is sometimes difficult today to appreciate the impact of the bombing, but the parish continued to count the cost as many young people never returned from serving overseas.
war it is sometimes difficult today to appreciate the impact of the bombing, but the parish continued to count the cost as many young people never returned from serving overseas.The names of six young men from the congregation, killed in action, were added to the bottom panel of the triptych by the Lady Chapel and also engraved on the six High Altar candlesticks.
Only one of the six men has a known grave.
William Fletcher, aged 22. Sergeant (Wireless operator and air gunner) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was shot down on 24 December 1942 two days before returning to England to become engaged, and was buried in Bergen, Norway. William was a Boy Scout and altar server.
Walter Messenger, aged 21. Gunner, The East Surrey Regt. Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. He was wounded in action at the time of the Dunkirk invasion and reported missing on 26 May 1940. Walter was engaged to be married and had also been a Boy Scout.
Harry Young, aged 22. Sick Berth Attendant on H.M.S. Li Wo, Royal Navy was killed on 14 February 1942 after the Japanese invasion of Singapore when the HMS Li Wo was sunk.
Patrick Dowling, aged 25. Leading Airman on the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy. He died on 4 May 1942 and was buried at sea off Madagascar.
Charles Durrant, aged 28. Signalman on H.M.S. Lively, Royal Navy. The ship was sunk off Tobruk on 11 May 1942 by German JU-88 Bombers while trying to intercept an enemy convoy. Charles was married.
Frank Newson, aged 23. Flying Officer and navigator with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. His aircraft with its crew of seven were reported missing during a training exercise over the UK on 21 January 1944. They had taken off during daytime from Faldingworth, Lincolnshire. No wreckage was ever found.
Each year on Remembrance Sunday the names of these six men are read out together with eight local residents killed in bombing raids. They are just a few of the many parishioners who died during the Second World War.
Poetry
By young people
Haiku by Tessa Roxby
By young people
Haiku by Tessa Roxby
This is a small collection of haiku I have written, inspired by my half-term holiday in the countryside and the autumn weather. Haiku is a type of short-form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases; the first phrase has 5 syllables, the second 7, and the third 5 again. Haiku often have a seasonal reference.
Crisp air, low sun bright,
Golden leaves begin to fall,
Autumn is now here
With a creeping wind,
Whipping dancing leaves into
Winter’s open jaws.
Days shrink into night,
Warm, cosy fires light our hearts,
Calling us all home…
Golden leaves begin to fall,
Autumn is now here
With a creeping wind,
Whipping dancing leaves into
Winter’s open jaws.
Days shrink into night,
Warm, cosy fires light our hearts,
Calling us all home…
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
St John's is doing all it can to be an Eco-church. Here are some ideas on how we can help do our bit at home.
Sustainable grocery shopping
By Christine Camplin
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser, recently stated: “The climate challenge is a series of small things from all of us that turn into a big change. And so those little things, that appear like they’re not very much, actually are important when they’re aggregated across many, many millions of people.”
Did you know that food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions? Some estimates say up to a third. Our diet and food choices have a significant impact on our carbon “footprint”. But we all have to eat. Here are eight simple actions which would make a big difference - if everybody followed them.
1. Reduce food waste
No argument here. Did you know that 70% of the food wasted in the UK comes from people in their own homes? About 20% of all food bought is wasted? And that about a third of all the food that is produced globally is never eaten? A recent poll by Tesco showed that attitudes towards food waste changed during the Covid-19 lockdown, with far more people being conscious about it - but sadly food waste is increasing as lockdown eases. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) reported that “a third of people still don’t feel confident freezing or defrosting leftovers, while a quarter throw away leftovers because they don’t know what to do with them.”
So - get creative with your leftovers and don’t be embarrassed to ask for a doggybag in restaurants.2. Reduce packaging
Another given. Wherever possible buy food that is not wrapped in plastic. Use paper or fabric. Cucumber comes in its own natural packaging.
Use refill stores and markets. Two local ones are: Gather 121 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4QY
BYO. 147 Evelina Rd, Nunhead SE15 3HB
3. Buy local
We’ve all heard of “food miles”: flying in food typically creates around 10 times more carbon emissions than road transport and around 50 times more than shipping, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs estimates that moving food is responsible for 25 per cent of all miles covered by heavy goods traffic in the UK.
With our temperate climate it is surprising that half of the UK’s food is currently imported - though commodities such as coffee and bananas do not grow here. An extreme option would be to stop eating anything that we can’t rear or grow on our own shores - but many people in the rest of the world depend on exporting food to the UK; in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, around 1.5 million people.
4. Buy fresh
Processing is likely to add food miles plus less nutritious additives to preserve the products.
5. Buy in season
Out of season produce is more likely to be imported or preserved. And tomatoes grown in heated greenhouses in the UK may actually have a higher carbon footprint than those imported.
6. Eat less meat
In December 2020, the Government's Committee on Climate Change recommended that the UK needs to cut its meat and dairy consumption by 20 per cent by 2030 in order to meet its climate commitments. Reduce rather than eliminate - I’m not advocating full veganism, and there are many parts of the country (and world) where sheep may safely graze but cabbages would not thrive. Surprisingly we are no longer a nation of “beefeaters” - chicken is now the most popular meat consumed in the UK (by weight: beef 18%; pork 25.5%; poultry 50%; lamb 6.5%).
Support British farmers and those with an ethical approach to animal welfare. Swap some red meat for more fish, eggs, and poultry or add vegetables to meat dishes (try grated beetroot, carrots or lentils in your spag bol).
Pigs and poultry are non-ruminant animals so they do not produce methane.
7. Skip bottled water8. Use a reusable shopping bag
Plastic bags pollute. Display your own brand, not the supermarket’s.If you would like to see how your food choices impact on the environment, do look up the BBC Climate change food calculator.
And drinks also have their impact. Maybe I should stick to tea!
Sustainable alternatives in toiletries
By Julie Whitney
I had been concerned for some time about the use of plastic needed for the basic task of keeping clean. A bottle of shampoo, another of conditioner, body wash, face wash, moisturiser etc.There are a few options to reduce this sort of plastic waste. Looking for products packaged in recycled plastic is an option and it is possible to find products with non-plastic packaging such as metal or glass. However, alternatives to plastic packaging still require energy to produce and create waste - not to mention the fear I’d drop a glass bottle in the bath!
The obvious solution to replace body wash is 
good old-fashioned soap. Furthermore, there is an increasing choice of shampoos and conditioners available in the form of a block.
good old-fashioned soap. Furthermore, there is an increasing choice of shampoos and conditioners available in the form of a block.I decided to experiment with using shampoo and conditioner blocks to wash my hair. I have a lot of hair - it is dry and rather difficult to manage. This, in addition to our South London hard water, means a lot of product is often needed to get a proper hair wash! I wasn’t convinced a shampoo block could rise to these challenges.
I had to try a few different shampoo blocks before I found one that I liked. I currently use a block from a company called Ethique. They produce a sample pack that allowed me to experiment and find 
one that worked best with my hair. I’ve been using blocks for nearly 2 years now and I’m very happy with them. I recently invested in an in-shower container which keeps the block dry and helps it last longer. I probably buy one block every 6 months so it also lasts longer than the average bottle of shampoo.
one that worked best with my hair. I’ve been using blocks for nearly 2 years now and I’m very happy with them. I recently invested in an in-shower container which keeps the block dry and helps it last longer. I probably buy one block every 6 months so it also lasts longer than the average bottle of shampoo.Other shampoo and conditioner blocks are available.
Ethical sugar consumption then and now
Continuing our eco-theme, as we approach the start of the COP26 Summit and come to the close of Black History Month, the ethics of sugar feels an interesting topic to consider.
Which do you think is the better product for the planet: sugarcane or sugar beet? Sugarcane provides about 70% of the world’s sugar. It is a tropical and water-intensive crop with a massive environmental impact. Fields of sugarcane are burnt before harvest to remove the foliage and leave only the sugar-bearing stalk. This releases ozone-producing nitrogen and makes air pollution worse.
On the other hand, sugar beet, which supplies around half the UK sugar (Silver Spoon) grows here. Production is environmentally sustainable as it is grown in rotation with other field crops, and the UK does not grow, or process, genetically modified beets, unlike the US.
On the other hand, sugar beet, which supplies around half the UK sugar (Silver Spoon) grows here. Production is environmentally sustainable as it is grown in rotation with other field crops, and the UK does not grow, or process, genetically modified beets, unlike the US.
So on the face of it sugar beet would appear to be “better”. However, EU sugar subsidies have enabled European beet refiners to profit to the disadvantage of sugarcane producers in developing countries.
Ethical consumption is not a new idea. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries campaigners against slavery boycotted sugar from the West Indies. East Indies (Indian) sugar was promoted as, though more expensive, it was claimed that it was produced by free labour rather than slave labour. There were two periods of boycott campaigns: 1791-1792 and 1825-1829. By 1792, about 400,000 people in Britain were boycotting slave-grown sugar and sugar sales dropped by over a third.
In the 1820s the Peckham Ladies African and Anti-Slavery Association were our local activist group. Many of the ladies were Quakers who
met at the Friends Meeting House on Highshore Road, now used as a sorting office. A number were also young mothers in their twenties. They visited houses in the district distributing leaflets and pamphlets, gaining subscriptions and selling merchandise, and commissioned a pamphlet from the husband of one of their members. In “Reasons for Using East India Sugar” William Naish says: “It has been calculated, that if one tenth of the inhabitants of this country abstained from the use of West India sugar, and used East India, their influence in discouraging slave-labour, and encouraging free-labour, would be sufficient to abolish slavery in the West indies.”The campaigners were acting with the best of motives. Whether it was truly an ethical alternative, though, is debatable. Powerful East India merchants also saw the campaign as an opportunity to obtain a greater share of the sugar market. While conditions in India were “free” they were often at subsistence level, subject to the vagaries of climate. Systems of long-term bonded labour were widespread - and it was not until 1843 that slavery was abolished in the possessions of the East India Company.
Christine Camplin
Sources:
The Free Sugar Ladies of Peckham (www.peckhamsociety.org.uk/?p=2559). (2018)
William Naish. Reasons for using East India Sugar. (1828, Peckham Ladies' African and Anti-Slavery Association)
Music in church during November
By John Webber
St. John’s Church, East Dulwich
Music List for November 2021 (Year B; Year C from Advent)
November 7th. – Third Sunday before Advent
Processional: 433 O worship the King all glorious above (v.6 descant)
Psalm: 62 God alone is my rock and my salvation (verse groups 2222)
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia at Taize chant 13 - Seek first the Kingdom of God; and his righteousness will be given
unto you.
Offertory: 485 Thy hand, O God, has guided
Communion: Anthem – “The First Disciples,” by John Webber
A&M 2013 no.598 Before the throne of God above
Recessional: 391 King of glory, King of peace
Setting: Nashdom Mass, by Anthony Greening (Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei)
Voluntary: Partita sopra la Aria della Folia da Espagna – Bernardo Pasquini
November 14th. – Second Sunday before Advent (Remembrance Sunday), with brass
Processional: 120 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Gloria & Psalm omitted
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia at Taize chant 37 - Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Offertory: 112 Jesus lives! Thy terrors now
Communion: Anthem – “Richard de Castre’s Prayer to Jesus,” by Richard Terry
Walking outside: “Nimrod” (from “Enigma” Variations) – Edward Elgar (brass)
At the Calvary: Last Post and Reveille (trumpet)
417 O God, our help in ages past (with brass)
At the end: Largo (“New World” Symphony) – Antonin Dvorák (brass)
November 21st. – Christ the King
Processional: 352 Crown him with many crowns
Psalm: 93 The Lord has girded himself with strength (v.gps.321)
Gospel Acclamation: plainsong Alleluia – Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heaven! (Cantor: Philip)
Offertory: 381 Jerusalem the golden
Communion: Anthem – “Jesus, the very thought,” by Edward Bairstow (NCAB 197)
Recessional: 388 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun (1st.)
Voluntary: Trumpet Tune in C major – Noel Rawsthorne
November 28th. – First Sunday of Advent (Year C begins)
Introit: Advent prose v.1 (hymn 501)
Processional : 9 Lo! he comes with clouds descending
Psalm: 25 To you O Lord I lift up my soul (paragraphs 1,3; v. gps.22)
Gospel Acclamation: Celtic Alleluia: You have been enriched by Christ Jesus, so that you are not lacking in any
spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Offertory: 7 Hills of the north, rejoice!
Communion: Anthem – “People, look East” – Besanson carol melody, arr. Malcolm Archer (NOEAB 176)
Recessional: 12 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Angelus: sung (descant v.3)
Setting: Dean and Fry (Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Acclamations, Agnus Dei)
By John Webber
St. John’s Church, East Dulwich
Music List for November 2021 (Year B; Year C from Advent)
November 7th. – Third Sunday before Advent
Processional: 433 O worship the King all glorious above (v.6 descant)
Psalm: 62 God alone is my rock and my salvation (verse groups 2222)
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia at Taize chant 13 - Seek first the Kingdom of God; and his righteousness will be given
unto you.
Offertory: 485 Thy hand, O God, has guided
Communion: Anthem – “The First Disciples,” by John Webber
A&M 2013 no.598 Before the throne of God above
Recessional: 391 King of glory, King of peace
Setting: Nashdom Mass, by Anthony Greening (Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei)
Voluntary: Partita sopra la Aria della Folia da Espagna – Bernardo Pasquini
November 14th. – Second Sunday before Advent (Remembrance Sunday), with brass
Processional: 120 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Gloria & Psalm omitted
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia at Taize chant 37 - Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Offertory: 112 Jesus lives! Thy terrors now
Communion: Anthem – “Richard de Castre’s Prayer to Jesus,” by Richard Terry
Walking outside: “Nimrod” (from “Enigma” Variations) – Edward Elgar (brass)
At the Calvary: Last Post and Reveille (trumpet)
417 O God, our help in ages past (with brass)
At the end: Largo (“New World” Symphony) – Antonin Dvorák (brass)
November 21st. – Christ the King
Processional: 352 Crown him with many crowns
Psalm: 93 The Lord has girded himself with strength (v.gps.321)
Gospel Acclamation: plainsong Alleluia – Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heaven! (Cantor: Philip)
Offertory: 381 Jerusalem the golden
Communion: Anthem – “Jesus, the very thought,” by Edward Bairstow (NCAB 197)
Recessional: 388 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun (1st.)
Voluntary: Trumpet Tune in C major – Noel Rawsthorne
November 28th. – First Sunday of Advent (Year C begins)
Introit: Advent prose v.1 (hymn 501)
Processional : 9 Lo! he comes with clouds descending
Psalm: 25 To you O Lord I lift up my soul (paragraphs 1,3; v. gps.22)
Gospel Acclamation: Celtic Alleluia: You have been enriched by Christ Jesus, so that you are not lacking in any
spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Offertory: 7 Hills of the north, rejoice!
Communion: Anthem – “People, look East” – Besanson carol melody, arr. Malcolm Archer (NOEAB 176)
Recessional: 12 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Angelus: sung (descant v.3)
Setting: Dean and Fry (Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Acclamations, Agnus Dei)
Profile: Denise Fulgoni
Our new Parish Administrator talks about the role, her life in Peckham and what St John’s brings to the local community.
How long have you lived in Peckham/East Dulwich?
I have lived at my current address 
on Adys Road for 24 years. Before that I lived in Kennington and for a number of years in Australia.
I really enjoy the amazing array of facilities, restaurants, bars and open spaces we have on our doorstep. My children have grown up in a very secure and happy environment, enjoying all that the area, good schools and being so close to town offers.
The area has changed dramatically in the last 10 years or so. Many aspects are for the better, but equally some of the divisions in our community are more apparent.
What originally brought you here and where are you from originally?
I grew up in Streatham after being born in Deptford at a hospital that no longer exists.
I moved from Kennington to buy my first property on Dunstans Road, which was a fab little 2 bed with a shared garden. When I got married, we moved to Adys Road for more space and with a plan for a comfortable family home. Both my husband and I are only children, so the need to establish a good and secure foundation was really important.
What does the role of Parish Administrator involve?
Like most admin jobs there are daily tasks and activities that repeat, but as this role is within a new sector for me, I am learning lots. The role of the administrator is a support role, but very important as the contact point for the church. I am enjoying the engagement with the community, learning about the workings of the church and being back in an office environment.
What are you particularly looking forward to in the new role?
I have only done part-time roles in recent years, whilst bringing up my two children, Greta and Joshua. I am very happy to have a different routine and one that gets me back out in the work and business world.
At my interview, I was asked by Revd Gill and Jim Nurton what I would look forward to and I got a little over-excited when saying, “Happy events, Weddings and Baptisms!” I have been lucky enough to already have helped at a couple so far and seeing peoples’ joy is fantastic.
What are some of the things you've had to deal with so far?
A lot of paperwork! Learning how to operate sound systems and microphones. Scheduling events and Goose Green Centre users. Trying to remember the names of so many people and organisations that are linked with a busy church and the Dulwich Deanery.
How would you describe the role of St John's for the local community?
Vital in so many ways. Revd Gill and the team of clergy along with the PCC perform an amazing role in the community, through Mass, online and physical communication, coffee mornings, Lunch club, musical events, etc….
The divide in the local community is quite hidden to the majority of locals. I have already in my first six weeks been exposed to a number of vulnerable and struggling people, but the church engagement has been a very positive and reassuring role.
What other roles/activities have you been involved in, in the local area?
When my children were younger and the use of Goose Green and its playground was vital, I became involved with the setup of the Friends of Goose Green (FOGG). That was a very rewarding experience and has left a legacy for those children who now get to enjoy the updated playground.
The experience of fund raising and engagement with Southwark and the community was excellent. Sadly FoGG no longer exists, but I am sure if the need arises again more people will step up.
I have also worked part time at St John’s and St Clement’s primary school and Highshore SEN secondary school in a number of roles.
Can you tell us a few things about yourself?
I don’t really have hobbies or favourite things, all food is good. All activity in many forms is great. We have two border terriers, Cookie & Lizzie, so lots of walking and we have a family home in Broadstairs which is often a great escape destination.
I would say my favourite activity is travelling, which has been very curtailed in these recent challenging times. My 15 year old son and I have travelled to a different city each February half term since he was 10 to see different football teams. This has been fantastic and hopefully we will get to Paris in 2022 to see Paris Saint-Germain and also visit some relatives. Pray for us to get there…
Thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcomed into the St John’s community.
Recipe: Gingerbread House, Barn or Nativity Scene
For those of us thinking ahead to what we will be baking this ChristmasBy Louise Pollard
The BBC Good Food 
magazine used to have a monthly series of readers' recipes from around the world. In December 2002 the recipe was a ‘Finnish fairy-tale house’ by a reader called Mira Paren. The recipe was a side of A4 with a beautiful picture and templates for the walls, roof and chimney.
magazine used to have a monthly series of readers' recipes from around the world. In December 2002 the recipe was a ‘Finnish fairy-tale house’ by a reader called Mira Paren. The recipe was a side of A4 with a beautiful picture and templates for the walls, roof and chimney.No one in our family was too fussed about Christmas cake and Mathilde and Joe were only young at the time. I cannot remember when I made the first Gingerbread House but it was probably either 2002 or the following year. It's now our family tradition and has always been a family affair with the children (and now as twenty somethings) decorating the house / barn, animal, trees and people. Harvey helps out with a bit of decorating and usually goes out to the shops to get extra supplies of Smarties, Mini Rolls and Kit-Kats (to be used as scaffolding to prop up the walls) and more royal icing sugar. We include stained glass windows (melted boiled sweets ) as a final flourish.
Our gingerbread house always has a nativity theme and we always include the baby Jesus. There are also oversized cats, gingerbread people and under sized trees in our scene. We love the amateur and homely look to our house/stable/barn – it is not sophisticated. We usually smash it apart on New Year's day when we meet up with friends and we all tuck in. One year my friend's Labrador ate all of the trees and people – we intervened just before he started on the house.The two photographs are the house from 2017 and the barn (we were short on time) from 2018.
I have adapted the recipe over the years and still use the templates. It is often a challenge to get it to stick together (always use royal icing), but with patience, it usually works out in the end.
Ingredients
- 5oz Butter
- 4ozs Golden Caster Sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 1tsp bicarbonate soda
- 100mls / 3.5 fl ozs Golden Syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 450g/1lb plain flour
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy and light
- Add in syrup, egg and bicarbonate of soda – beat together until lighter and fluffier
- Add in spices, orange zest and flour
- Mix until you have a pliable biscuit dough
- Shape into a ball, wrap in clingfilm and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 190C/Gas5/fan 170C
- Line baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment
- Roll out the dough to the thickness of a pound coin
- Bake cut out shapes in batches for 6-8 minutes
Cutting out dough
Cut out the gingerbread house using the templates, or you can purchase Gingerbread house cutters /stencils (for example see this set of cutters). If you would like the paper templates/ original recipe and instructions, please let me know (contact via the Gander) and I will copy them for you.
If making a simple house/barn roll out the dough to the thickness of a pound coin.
Cut out:
- A 25cm diameter base
- 2 rectangles (approx. 15.5cms x 10.7cms) to create a pitch roof to create a barn
- Lots of trees, people, animals for the nativity scene
- Stick the pieces together with Royal Icing Sugar and create a fence around the base with marshmallows
- Decorate the roof with icing and smarties and decorate all of the figures with coloured icing
- Finally dust with icing sugar for a snow effect
St John's Library
Reviews by Young People
Book Review by Fayo Olatunde
Reviews by Young People
Book Review by Fayo Olatunde
The Boy Who Made the World Disappear by Ben Miller
'The boy who made the world disappear' is a famous children’s novel written by Ben Miller. It is about a boy called Harrison who was always trying to be good. However, he had a significant weakness; he couldn’t restrain his temper.Harrison had an archnemesis called Hector, whom he absolutely HATED. Wherever Harrison went, Hector would follow and make Harrison angry and annoyed. In front of parents and other children, Hector was always polite. But, with Harrison, he was an entirely different person. A mean person!
Everything kicked off when Harrison was invited to Hector's party. That was when his life turned from good to horrible and lonely. While at the party, he was given a black hole instead of a balloon. This odd gift then made him very eager to get rid of everything he disliked. Little did he know of the trouble that laid ahead.
The people that Harrison cared for the most got sucked into the blackhole. Throughout the story, you could start to see how his mindset changed as one by one his friends, family and valuable toys faded away. Harrison had to take care of his sister and it was only then that he knew the struggle that his parents went through feeding and taking care of him and his sister. Something that he had always taken for granted.
As the story went on, it got more interesting as with different twists and turns Harrison learned a valuable lesson, which also applies in real life: Be careful of what you wish for because the mind is very powerful force.
This book was very entertaining, with a moral to go with it. Although I was already aware of it, one thing the book taught me was that it is wrong to wish for bad things to happen to people. Another valuable lesson is that one’s temper is a very powerful part of the mind which can easily lead one to do horrible things they would regret later. Overall, this is a very enjoyable book and I would highly recommend it for children of reading age, or adults to either enjoy for themselves or to read to children.
Book review by Ellen Roxby
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
I will admit that it feels more than a little ironic to be reviewing a book of reviews, especially since the author of the book of reviews in question is very aware of the limitations of the review as a writing format. The Anthropocene, as referred to in the title of the book, is the name given to the current geological age of the Earth, one in which the main factor shaping the natural world is the actions of humans.
The book therefore is a collection of 44 essays that review different aspects of the human experience, from the QWERTY Keyboard and Canada Geese to Scratch and Sniff Stickers and Viral Meningitis. (Lots of random facts – I love a random fact.) Each of these aspects is then, rather charmingly and quirkily, rated out of 5 stars. This in itself is a unique and captivating concept for a non-fiction book, which Green then takes further by tying in his own experience to each of the carefully selected topics he includes to make it partly autobiographical. This means that when reading, you feel as though you are simultaneously reading the life story of an individual, and the life story of us as a species, an experience I’m not sure I’ve ever had with
another book. In addition, while John Green is mostly known as an author of fiction (The Fault In Our Stars, Turtles All The Way Down, Looking For Alaska, An Abundance Of Katherines, Paper Towns) and the poignant storytelling and digestible style of his novels is clearly present in this non-fiction work, he also has a significant online presence, both on YouTube, and on podcasts, and I think these other aspects of his career have a strong presence in this book.
The Anthropocene Reviewed as a concept began as a podcast, which Green has now adapted and developed into a book, retaining a discernibly “online” tone in the narrative voice. The reviews are not impartial: they aren’t attempting to be, nor are they through the eyes of a character; they are unmistakably and unapologetically his own opinion, and are written in a way that feels as though he is talking directly to you through the page in a manner that is much more common in the digital space than in the literary one. The overall result of this is that it is a very touching and deeply personal book, but not a heavy one to read, and comes with all the information you never previously thought you wanted to know about the history of Monopoly, Garden Lawns, and Self-Service Supermarkets. So, in conclusion, I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars!
The book therefore is a collection of 44 essays that review different aspects of the human experience, from the QWERTY Keyboard and Canada Geese to Scratch and Sniff Stickers and Viral Meningitis. (Lots of random facts – I love a random fact.) Each of these aspects is then, rather charmingly and quirkily, rated out of 5 stars. This in itself is a unique and captivating concept for a non-fiction book, which Green then takes further by tying in his own experience to each of the carefully selected topics he includes to make it partly autobiographical. This means that when reading, you feel as though you are simultaneously reading the life story of an individual, and the life story of us as a species, an experience I’m not sure I’ve ever had with
another book. In addition, while John Green is mostly known as an author of fiction (The Fault In Our Stars, Turtles All The Way Down, Looking For Alaska, An Abundance Of Katherines, Paper Towns) and the poignant storytelling and digestible style of his novels is clearly present in this non-fiction work, he also has a significant online presence, both on YouTube, and on podcasts, and I think these other aspects of his career have a strong presence in this book.The Anthropocene Reviewed as a concept began as a podcast, which Green has now adapted and developed into a book, retaining a discernibly “online” tone in the narrative voice. The reviews are not impartial: they aren’t attempting to be, nor are they through the eyes of a character; they are unmistakably and unapologetically his own opinion, and are written in a way that feels as though he is talking directly to you through the page in a manner that is much more common in the digital space than in the literary one. The overall result of this is that it is a very touching and deeply personal book, but not a heavy one to read, and comes with all the information you never previously thought you wanted to know about the history of Monopoly, Garden Lawns, and Self-Service Supermarkets. So, in conclusion, I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars!
Dates for your diary:
Wednesday November 3 Coffee Morning Talk by Goose Green Safer Neighbourhood Team. Coffee Morning is open from 11, the talk starts at 11:30. Coffee Morning meets every Wednesday from 11 until 12:30.
Saturday November 6 Organ recital by Paul Gobey, of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Rotherhithe, at 11am
Sunday November 14 Remembrance Sunday (Mass at 8am and 10am Mass with Act of Remembrance)
Licensing to the Cathedral staff of Revd Raymond Baudon at Southwark Cathedral during Evensong at 3pm
Messy Church at 4pm. Please book using Eventbrite.
Sunday November 28 Advent Sunday (Mass at 8am and 10am)
Wednesday November 3 Coffee Morning Talk by Goose Green Safer Neighbourhood Team. Coffee Morning is open from 11, the talk starts at 11:30. Coffee Morning meets every Wednesday from 11 until 12:30.
Saturday November 6 Organ recital by Paul Gobey, of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Rotherhithe, at 11am
Sunday November 14 Remembrance Sunday (Mass at 8am and 10am Mass with Act of Remembrance)
Licensing to the Cathedral staff of Revd Raymond Baudon at Southwark Cathedral during Evensong at 3pm
Messy Church at 4pm. Please book using Eventbrite.
Sunday November 28 Advent Sunday (Mass at 8am and 10am)
Who's who
Vicar Revd Gill O’Neill 020 7564 0058, 07958 592 425, vicar@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Curate Revd Gemma Birt curate@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Assistant Priests Revd Anne Clarke anne@oakhurstgrove.com and Revd Alistair McCulloch mccullocha95@gmail.com
Parish Administrator Denise Fulgoni 020 8693 3897, office@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Churchwardens Jim Nurton 07765 881 556 and Julie Whitney 07786 686 385
Parish Safeguarding Officer Tina Hampson (contact via Parish Administrator)
PCC Secretary Christine Camplin
PCC Treasurer Sarah Goudge
Stewardship Martin Howell
Director of Music John Webber
Electoral Roll Officer Bradley Collins
Church Flowers Sally Gross
Goose Green Centre Bradley Collins
Editors of The Gander Christine Camplin, Jim Nurton, Tayo Olatunde and Sue O'Neill
(Contact each of the above via Parish Administrator)
Website: www.stjohnseastdulwich.org
Twitter: @StJohnsEDulwich
St John's & St Clement's C of E Primary School, Adys Road, London SE15 4DY
www.stjohnsandstclements.org, 020 7525 9210
Disclaimer
The views expressed in The Gander are not necessarily those of the Editors, Vicar or PCC.
Magazine deadline
Notices and items or articles for possible inclusion in the next issue of The Gander must be with the Editors by the 15th of the preceding month. Please contact the team in person or by email to the Parish Administrator with any questions.
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