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LETTER FROM CANON COLIN E.H. PERRY

Dear Churchwardens, Officers, Members of the PCC and Parishioners of Patrixbourne,
Bridge and Bekesbourne,

My last month as Vicar was saddened by the death of my Churchwarden at Bekesbourne
Church, Wilfred lVI3\'i/Tl'.'I3le was disciplTned_171 the keeping of His deep faith, and His so diff-
iculf work as Coroner for East Kent was touched by a sensitivity and gentleness that could
only have come by grace received through his worship. It is indeed a sorrowful gap in the
life of St. Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne. However, we have gained so much in our knowing
him. May God the Holy Spirit shed abundantly His comfort and love in the hearts of those
dear to Wilfred.

It is with both a feeling of sadness and yet of joy that I am writing my last letter to you as
Vicar of Bridge with Patrixbourne and Bekesbourne. The sadness must always be personal
when a sphere of one’s ministry comes to an end. I remember as of yesterday my first
xtrmon which I preached at St. Cadoc’s Church, Raglan, in Monmouthshire. It was on the

agmficat, “My Soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my
Saviour! ”. I still have the sermon, and by a strange coincidence when I looked it up, it was
on August 20th 1933. It is now August 20th 1979 that I am writing this letter. Exactly forty-
six years have passed. At the end of that sermon I said, “As we stoop to pick up the
fragments —— as we grope blindly about on our knees, suddenly in humility, understanding
comes . . . As Christ was born of Mary, so He can be born again in us”. So I perceive
dimly maybe, and by God’s good grace, an understanding of one’s ministry. Each day is a
fragment of the whole of one’s ministry.

I believe it was Father Stanton who once said in a sermon on the feeding of the five
thousand: “Treasure up the fragments. Gather up the fragments. Keep them in your
heart”. So in my over sixteen-and-a-half years with you there are so many “fragments”
that I treasure and will keep in my heart, and so many of you, and those who are now at
rest in our Lord, in those fragments that I treasure. So you will understand me when I
speak of this feeling of inner spiritual joy. When one comes to a benefice, there is first (in
our case) an offering from the Archbishop, as it has come to my successor, Raymond
Gilbert. It requires the consent of both; and there must be a response to God’s will, an
acceptance — and an active acceptance — of God’s gift, for it is God’s gift on our side.
This follows from the freedom of our will, in the sense of our power of choice. God
influences our will in a thousand ways, but He does not compel it, for to do so would be to
destroy the personality which He has created. The Old and New Testaments alike
accumulate every motive that may persuade us, and then appeal to us to make our choice.
“Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” And this method of divine dealing with us is
)Jn’firmed by the inner experience of Christians. So, from the first priest or incumbent,
Walter de Burne, who came to the parish in 1189 and became a Crusader, this choice has
been made. (Walterus, accepta cruce, profectus est Jerusalem).

Each priest down the ages contributes uniquely to those he serves that which he alone
can give. For none of these fragments is ever lost “for Jesus Christ is the same , yesterday,
today and for ever”. '

My wife and I would like to convey to you our so grateful thanks for the so many kind-
nesses we have received from you. I was overwhelmed by the gift of the cheque, and the
charming gift from The Close, which I received from you. It was a lovely party that you
gave us which I shall always remember amongst the “fragments”. It has been a most happy
sixteen years. I know that you will welcome and give the same wonderful support and
affection to Raymond Gilbert who will follow me —— together with his family. I ask God’s
blessing on his ministry with you.

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Ch urch wardens:
Mr. C.A. Potter, Field House, Bridge (Bridge 830218)
Mr. H.P.M. Lawrence, ‘Tullymore’ , 72 Bridge Down, Bridge (Bridge 830472)
Hon. Secretary: Mr. D.R. Hill, ‘Red Deer’ , Bridge Down, Bridge (Bridge 830426)
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Nr. Dover (Shepherdswell 830781)

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Canterbury (Canterbury 62695)
Verger (Bridge): Mr. J. Hopkins, Old Station Cottage, Bishopsbourne

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Hon. Secretary: Mr. J. Purchese, ‘Mill Cottage’, Bekesbourne (Canterbury 6150u, r
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Organist: Mr. S.H. Grey, 63 High Street, Bridge (Bridge 830522)
Captain of the Bells: Mr. H. Collard, 1 Mumpas Cottages, Little Pett, Bridge

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'1 for FUNERALS, the Revd. C. Harrington (Bridge 830783). For any matter concerning the running of

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