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Well hello I'm Jenny. Now I wonder if you remember this amazing song from 1975 is by Sister Sledge and it's called We Are Family and 15th of May is International Day of Families and it says here the 2024 theme will focus on families and climate change aiming to raise awareness of how climate change impacts families and the role families can play in climate action. I've got all my sisters with me. We are family. Get up everybody and dance. Everyone can see we're together. As we walk on by. And we slide just like birds of a feather. I won't tell no lie. All of the people around us they say can they be that close. Just let me say for the record we're giving love and a family doll. We are family. I've got all my sisters with me. We are family. Get up everybody and sing. We are family. I've got all my sisters with me. We are family. Get up everybody and sing. Well the life is fun and we've just begun to get our share of this world. I hope we have for the future and our goals in sight. We know we don't get depressed. Here's what we call our golden rule. Have faith in you and the things you do. You won't go wrong. Oh no. This is our family do. We are family. Get up everybody and sing. We are family. I've got all my sisters with me. We are family. Get up everybody and sing. We are family. I've got all my sisters with me. We are family. Hi, I'm Peter. Thanks for joining us for this time of Believe Together today. Now, I wonder, families, I wonder if your wider family enjoys climate change, fights climate change, or just tries to adapt to climate change. Well, anyway, I wonder if you were trying to listen to our show last Wednesday. If you were, you may have wondered what happened at the end. Why did it suddenly stop and just get cut off? Well, we have to apologise on behalf of KTCR FM, because their software decided not to play the end of our show. What a shame. But the problem was sorted out the next day, and so listen again, and the repeat on Sunday was complete, which is great. But for those of you who missed the end of our show last week, you missed the answers to the Just for Fun quiz questions. Oh no. So today we must start off by giving you those answers and putting you out of your misery. Here we go. Question number one, about how many taste buds do people have in their mouth? Well, this is very approximate, but the answer is 10,000. Wow, imagine that many bumps on our tongues. Now, the second question. What are the four different types of taste that our taste buds can detect? Three begin with S and one begins with B. And here's the answer. Salty, sour, sweet and bitter. Question three, our taste buds are on our tongue. What else can our tongue do for us? Well, I wonder if you said we can poke our tongue out at people. Oh, I hope not. But of course, our tongue helps with breathing, moving food round our mouth, helping us to form words, and you may have thought of other things that your tongue does. Well, apparently, it's good practice to move your tongue round your mouth, including your teeth, after eating, as the tongue will then clean away debris from your mouth and teeth. And we should brush our tongue twice a day, but maybe not with an electric toothbrush, particularly before bed to reduce the bacteria that grows during the night, producing morning bad breath. That's interesting, isn't it, Peter? Indeed it is. But will we clean our tongue as well as our teeth? Maybe we should report back next week to see how we're getting on. Let your living water flow over my soul. Let your Holy Spirit come and take control of every situation that has troubled my mind. All my cares and burdens gone to you I roam. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, take to the Father, Father, Father, Father. Holy Spirit, Spirit, Spirit, Spirit. Give your life to Jesus, let Him fill your soul. Let Him lead you in His eyes and make you whole. And to give your life to Him you set you free. You will live and reign with Him eternally. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, let it flow to the Father, Father, Father, Father. Precious Spirit, Spirit, Spirit, Spirit. Let your living water flow over my soul. Let your Holy Spirit come and take control of every situation that has troubled my mind. All my cares and burdens gone to you I roam. Well, that beautiful rolling music brings back memories to me, and maybe to you too, who knows. That was, of course, Let Your Living Water Flow by Vinesong. Or at least it was some of it. That was the song that we played out with last week, and so some of you listening on the Wednesday would have missed it. So there we are, we've put it in again, just in case you missed it. Now, this coming Sunday, the 19th of May, is Pentecost Sunday. What is Pentecost? Well, it's celebrated by the Christian Church 49 days after Easter Sunday. The Jewish feast of Pentecost, known as Shavuot, I'm sorry, my Hebrew is not that good, was primarily a thanksgiving for the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and was later associated with a remembrance of the law given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. The Holy Spirit came upon Jesus' disciples after Jesus had ascended into heaven after His resurrection, during the annual celebration of the Jewish feast of Pentecost. So, the coming of the Holy Spirit has been called Pentecost ever since, though in some countries it's called Ritzen, White Sunday, as clergy have worn white robes on that day to represent the dove. Symbols of Pentecost are wind, fire, and a dove. The first symbol, wind, is taken from the noise the apostles heard as the Spirit descended upon them, the wind representing God's creation. Fire, because of what appeared to be tongues of fire on the disciples' heads as the Holy Spirit came upon them, giving them power to tell others about Jesus. And the dove, as a symbol of the Holy Spirit at Christ's baptism. Now, our resident poet, Pat, has given us her special poem about the power of Pentecost. The Power of Pentecost Though wanting much more of Jesus, again, he'd gone away, saying, wait in Jerusalem, now they could only pray. They returned to the upper room, and while they waited there, not knowing just what to expect, they spent the time in prayer. Suddenly, like a mighty wind, power came from above, tongues of fire and new tongues of men, filling them with God's love. With power to tell the gospel to everyone on earth, so hungry souls could enter in to heavenly new birth. Yesterday, today, forever, God's power is still the same. He will still fill with his Spirit to proclaim Jesus' name. Thank you for that, Pat. That's great. The Power of Pentecost There's nothing worth more than to have His control. When I'm in wonder, you are within my will. You're present. I'm tasty and sweet, I'm sweet and alive. And my heart becomes sweet, and my shame is undone. When you're present. Holy Spirit, you are welcome. Your blood is taken to the atmosphere. Your holy God is in our hearts, Lord. You're present. I'm your presence, Lord. You're present. I'm tasty and sweet, I'm sweet and alive. And my heart becomes sweet, and my shame is undone. When you're present. We welcome you. Holy Spirit, you are welcome. Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere. Your glory, God, is in our hearts, Lord. To be overcome by your presence, Lord. Your presence, Lord. There's nothing like your presence, Lord. Your presence. Let us become the ruin of your presence. Let us experience the glory of your goodness. Let us become the ruin of your presence. Let us experience the glory of your goodness. Holy Spirit, you are welcome. Your blood is taken to the atmosphere. Your glory, God, is in our hearts, Lord. To be overcome by your presence, Lord. Your presence. That beautiful version of the song Holy Spirit was recorded at Soul Survivor. And you know that reflects one of the prayers used on the Alpha Course on their Holy Spirit weekend. When they say, come Holy Spirit, and always see the evidence of him coming. Now, Jenny. Here is my diary verse for the week. It comes from the Bible's book of Ephesians, chapter 2, verse 10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepares beforehand that we should walk in them. It is the gift of God, not by word, so that no one can know. For it is my grace you have been saved, and saved, and moved not from yourself. It is the gift of God, not by word, so that no one can know. For we are God's majesty, he has created us anew in Christ. So we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. For we are God's majesty, he has created us anew in Christ. So we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Well, thank you to Slugs and Bugs for that piece called Masterpiece, which was the verse for the week put to music. And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz. Time for question one. Thank you, Blaze. I think indeed it is time for this week's quiz now. Number one, which of these is considered a good source of calcium for garden soil? Milk, eggshells, sawdust, or compost? I wonder if you're into gardening, especially with spring now here. Well, I think I can guess the answer to that one, Jenny. But anyway, did you know that there are several special days in May? Well, here's one of them. The 16th of May, that's in this week's, between the dates of our show, International Day of Light, is the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer Theodore Maimon. This day is a call to strengthen scientific cooperation and harness its potential to foster peace and sustainable development. Well, there we are. Well, also on the 16th of May, it's the International Day of Living Together in Peace. This aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in differences and diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity, and harmony. You'll notice that the word sustainable seems to come into everything nowadays, doesn't it? Right. Well, that can only lead us into one song, Peace Like a River, by Binesong. Peace Like a River Peace like a river Love like a mountain The wind of your spirit Is blowing everywhere Joy like a fountain Healing spring of life Come holy spirit Let your fire grow Peace like a river Love like a mountain The wind of your spirit Is blowing everywhere Joy like a fountain Healing spring of life Come holy spirit Let your fire grow Come holy spirit Let your fire grow Come holy spirit Let your fire grow We've found another special day, 18th of May, International Museum Day. Now, it may or may not surprise you to know that the country with the highest number of museums per capita in the world is Israel. Other countries with a lot of museums include China, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany. You know, Jenny, we've been to a lot of big museums, but maybe the smaller museums, we need to go around them a bit more, I think, you know? Yes, they're very interesting. They can be. Right, another day, the 19th of May, is World Baking Day. It's always the third Sunday in May. Today, baked goods are popular all over the world. Some favourites include apple pie, black forest cake, baklava, which I mentioned the other week and I still haven't made, cannoli, Yorkshire pudding, rye bread, brownies, and pretzels. I wonder if any of those are your favourites. But what a delicious thought, a World Baking Day, yum! Hey, you, have you ever felt like listening to our sister programme on a Friday evening to kick-start your weekend early? And perfectly opposite of calm, it's The Lighter Show. Hey, every Friday here at 4pm on KTCR FM. Join us for the best possible way to start your weekend. Remember, folks, you're listening to The Lighter Show on KTCR FM. Top tunes, unique radio features, guaranteed to leave you feeling lighter. Leave feeling lighter or your money back. Barbra Streisand. That's us, The Lighter Show, Friday, 4pm. We'll be seeing you. You're listening to Believe Together, a purchase together in Ketcham and Salford production for KTCR FM 105.8 and online. Now, we have a very special, special day. The 20th of May is World Bee Day. Well, now, bees, very important, aren't they? According to Robin Jackson, did you know that one of the world's first coins had a bee symbol? Or that honey contains live enzymes? And in contact with a metal spoon, these enzymes die? Indeed, the best way to eat honey is with a wooden spoon. And if you can't find one, use a plastic spoon. Honey contains a substance that helps the brain work better. Honey is one of the few foods on Earth that alone can sustain human life. Bees saved people from starvation in Africa. A spoonful of honey is enough to keep a man alive for 24 hours? Propolis produced by bees is one of the most powerful natural antibiotics. Honey has no expiry date. The bodies of the world's greatest emperors were buried in gold coffins, then covered in honey to prevent putrefaction. The term honeymoon comes from the fact that the bride and groom consumed honey for fertility after their marriage. A bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1,000 flowers, and produces less than a teaspoon of honey. But for her, it is the work of a lifetime. Wow, thank you, precious bees. Yes, indeed. Collecting nectar, working hard, bees do their jobs in your backyard. Always busy and in great haste, to turn summer colours into the sweet honey taste. Walking in my garden, I suddenly hear a hum. I look all about me and I wonder where it comes from. The flowers are all blooming, so colourful and bright. There's a bee in the garden, oh, what a wonderful sight. Collecting nectar, working hard, bees do their jobs in your backyard. Always busy and in great haste, to turn summer colours into the sweet honey taste. Watch them as they slowly crawl up inside the flower. Seeking out the nectar which gives them all their power. Each present they make will contribute towards their pollination. Of many fruits we eat today, they truly feed the nation. Collecting nectar, working hard, bees do their jobs in your backyard. Collecting nectar, working hard, bees do their jobs in your backyard. Always busy and in great haste, to turn summer colours into the sweet honey taste. Scientific studies show bees are disappearing. New pesticides and chemicals are really interfering. We must work together to rescue them somehow. Each person can do something that will make a difference now. Helping bees is easy, just put aside the flowers. Off garden or a lot, but it needn't be a lot. Lots of honeysuckle and lavender and herbs. Then bees will come and find a fluke, so a book will be prepared. Collecting nectar, working hard, bees do their jobs in your backyard. Always busy and in great haste, to turn summer colours into the sweet honey taste. Thank you to the Portsmouth Music Hub for the Bee Song, written specially for World Bee Day. Now for some news headlines. King chooses first public investiture since illness to honour Archbishop Justin. Churches offer shelter to victims of Brazil floods. Hope starts Countdown to Holy Year, centred on theme of hope. Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals how he stays true to his faith as hostility to Christianity grows. Teacher saves pupils from terror attack by turning off lights at Nigerian Catholic school. Swifties flock in large numbers to church service with a difference. New report on how Christians engage with politics finds most UK evangelicals believe Jesus would be apolitical. Christian charities merge to better support families as numbers of children in UK care system tops 100,000. Politician whose faith was put in the spotlight is appointed Scotland's Deputy First Minister. UK churches to host wildlife celebration in their graveyards. Lib Dem Christians' discrimination is an isolated event, party claims. Archbishop of Canterbury expands course on reconciliation to schools and church groups. Churches able to apply for free portrait of King Charles. Now this week is Dementia Action Week. Lots of interesting things going on to help people who have dementia or maybe their loved ones have dementia. I wonder if you have dementia in your family at the moment. Well I was watching Songs of Praise which was based on Dementia Action Week and one interesting thing they mentioned was that if you've got people in the church service who have dementia or anything else you want to print on paper, why not use pale yellow paper? Apparently people with dementia can read print on pale yellow paper more easily than on white paper. I wonder why that is? And also of course people with dementia of any form do remember things from their childhood more than what's going on currently. And in particular if they were brought up on hymn singing they might remember the old hymns. So how about this old hymn, How Great Thou Art, because it is having its 75th anniversary this year. It's a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled O Stor Gud written in 1885 by Carl Boberg. The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart Hyne from 1949. They were both immediately impressed after having been in a storm and it made them really want to write How Great Thou Art. O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see stars, I hear the room thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed Then Christ shall come with shout of affirmation And take me home, the joy shall fill my heart Then I shall bow in humble adoration And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art How great Thou art, how great Thou art Thank you Elvis Presley I know it's time for our Just for Fun quiz Time for question two Thank you Blaze Now, which one of these fruits grows on trees? Grape, apricot, kiwi, raspberry I wonder what you think Peter Is it grape, apricot, kiwi or raspberry? Well, I know some of them grow on bushes But we'll find out the answer before the end of the show Now, if anyone would like to contact the team here At Believe Together It could be answers to the quiz It could be a birthday dedication Or you could be dedicating a track Maybe to some other big moment in your life Or another person's life It's all good We'd love to hear from you Or you could just contact us about anything at all That's interesting I mean, that's what local radio is so much fun for, isn't it? 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Here it is What does hardening off mean in gardening? Does it mean fertilising plants? Or pruning plants? Or acclimatising plants before transplanting? Or removing old plants for the new season? Are you a gardener, Peter? Do you know the answer? Not really, no, no I tend to just fight back the weeds in our garden So, well, I'll find out later You will indeed Right, well, talking about fruits Let's have a song One of the favourite children's songs around at the moment It's called Fruit of the Spirit Sung here by Uncle Charlie The fruit of the spirit's not a coconut The fruit of the spirit's not a coconut If you want to be a coconut You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Oh, the fruit of the spirit's not a banana The fruit of the spirit's not a banana If you want to be a banana You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Oh, the fruit of the spirit's not a watermelon The fruit of the spirit's not a watermelon If you want to be a watermelon You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Oh, the fruit of the spirit's not a lemon The fruit of the spirit's not a lemon If you want to be a lemon You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Oh, the fruit of the spirit's not a kiwi The fruit of the spirit's not a kiwi If you want to be a kiwi You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Okay! Everybody knows that grapes come in bunches So everybody get in big bunches! The fruit of the spirit's not a grape The fruit of the spirit's not a grape If you want to be a grape You might as well hear it You can't be a fruit of the spirit Cause the fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control The fruit is of joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Love, joy, peace, patience Kindness, goodness, faithfulness And gentleness and self-control Let's have some what songs, shall we Peter? Okay! Let's start with the Christian Aid Big Brekkie That we've mentioned before This is in Cainsham Baptist Church On Saturday 18th May From 10 to 12 noon There'll be breakfast Or refreshments A cake stall And a plant stall Right, now Just further down into the park At the Bandstand in the park We have two events coming up soon Saturday 18th May From 3 to 5 pm Marshfield Band Then the next day, Sunday 19th May From 2 to 4 pm The Glastonbury Brass That sounds good It's time again For the annual Chelsea Flower Show This year is from the 21st to the 25th May In terms of garden themes and trends The environment will be front and centre once again With garden designers keen to showcase their sustainability credentials In fact, the show will be greener than ever this year Now, the National Autistic Society Garden Which I have mentioned before Seeks to capture an autistic person's everyday experience of the world Using walls of cork To create a series of spaces Dedicated to different types of social interaction At work With friends and family With partners And with ourselves It highlights a strategy called masking A potentially draining process Involving consciously or unconsciously Hiding autistic characteristics In order to fit in The cork masks encircle a central sanctuary With a mesmeric kinetic sculpture Alluding to the inner mind's complexity and beauty Well, I've never been to the Chelsea Flower Show Even though, of course, we were brought up in London But that sounds very interesting And I hope to especially get a view of the National Autistic Society Garden On the television I wonder if it will be on there Yes, we usually get a good view of the show on telly, don't we? Now, 19th of May is also St Dunstan's Day Now, of course, this is of local interest We have St Dunstan's Roman Catholic Church in Keynesham Who was he? Well, Dunstan was an Anglo-Saxon saint He was born a few miles from Glastonbury in Somerset Around 909 A.D. His father was a Wessex nobleman of royal blood Glastonbury was a place for Christian pilgrimage And a renowned centre of learning at that time Dunstan was educated at the Abbey Before joining his uncle Atheim, Archbishop of Canterbury At the court of King Athelstan of Wessex I'm sorry if I don't get all these names pronounced right When Athelstan died, his successor Edmund Named Dunstan as Abbot of Glastonbury Dunstan acted as a royal advisor In 955, however Dunstan argued with the young King Edwig Who confiscated Dunstan's property And exiled the monk Dunstan was called back to England By Edgar, King of Northumbria and Mercia Under Edgar's influence Dunstan became Bishop of Worcester And when Edwig died in 960 Dunstan was named Archbishop of Canterbury Dunstan arranged the details of Edgar's coronation as King Which remains the basis of royal coronations today When he died in 988 Dunstan became the most popular English saint of his day And his tomb became a place of pilgrimage That's interesting, isn't it Peter? Yes, I never knew any of that Faithful one So unchanging Ageless one You're my rock of peace Lord of all I depend on you I call out to you Again and again I call out to you Again and again You are my rock In times of trouble You lift me up When I fall down All through the storm Your love is the anchor My hope is in you Faithful one So unchanging Ageless one You're my rock of peace Lord of all I depend on you I call out to you Again and again I call out to you Again and again You are my rock In times of trouble You lift me up When I fall down All through the storm Your love is the anchor My hope is in you That refreshing encouragement was Faithful One Brought to us by Brian Dirksen Now have you painted any love and kindness rocks to hide around on Saturday 25th of May? Well, if you're out and about then I wonder if you'll find any Now it's time for the answers for this week's quiz Yes, here they are, the answers I wonder if you got them all right this week Question number one Which of these is considered a good source of calcium for garden soil? Is it milk, eggshells, sawdust or compost? Well, the answer is eggshells Number two Which one of these fruits grows on trees? Grape, apricot, kiwi or raspberry? And the answer is apricot So if you have any of the others growing on trees you certainly have something very unusual Number three What does hardening off mean in gardening? Is it fertilising plants, pruning plants acclimatising plants before transplanting or removing old plants for the new season? Well, the answer is acclimatising plants before transplanting So how did you do? I did quite well this week Did you? Even though I'm not much of a gardener but there we are Well done Peter Now, of course do any of you out there have a quiz for us for next week? Oh yes please Do send in your quiz questions and the answers please I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear Calling on my ear The Son of God discloses And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we tarry there None other has ever known I'd stay in the garden with Him For the night around me is falling But He bids me go Through the voice of hope His voice to me is calling And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we tarry there None other has ever known And the joy we share As we tarry there None other has ever known Well, that was the beautiful tone of Alan Jackson bringing us in the garden Now, all we have time for before we play out with Lord for the Years is to say goodbye and hand over to Celia and Des for a blessing Yes, goodbye from me and happy gardening And finally, now we've come to the end of our programme and it's time for the blessing Lord God, our desires and our prayers are that we may be filled with your love and blessings this day and always through your Son Jesus Christ Amen Lord God, there is no other heaven higher Heaven is higher in the Lord our God Lord God, I thank you, I adore you Lord God, I thank you, I adore you Lord God, I thank you, I adore you He gives us grace to live in the righteous life Lord God, give me only your grace Lord God, there is no other heaven higher Lord God, give me only your grace Lord God, I thank you, I adore you Lord God, I thank you, I adore you Lord God, help me in my creation Help all the broken, and all the poor Help me, my Lord, for you are gracious Lord God, I thank you, I adore you