Church Ladies With Typewriters: Volume 13 Issue 3 this, actually appeared in a church newsletter. The Everdon Light November 2015 The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: 'I Upped My Pledge Up Yours.' From Canon John Dear Friends Services around the benefice The Psalmist reminds us that “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it”. Weedon Everdon Dodford (Psalm 24:1) All of which reminds us that we are managersmanagers (of all God has given us), not ownerowners. Hence our need to take care of all the resources that 9.30 am Holy 11 am Joint Family Service with 1 Nov God has made available for our well being including the money we earn Communion Holy Communion at Everdon through the gifting with which God has endowed us, as well as caring for all the “green issues” we are reminded about. 9.45 am Joint 10.30 am 10.45 am But it would often seem that the last part of us that we surrender to God is 8 Nov Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance our cheque book. The extent to which this is true explains why more of us
Service with URC Service Service are not growing to maturity faster than we are. Our attitude towards giving is like the warning lights on the car dashboard. When a light comes on, 9.30 am Morning 11 am Holy 9.30 am Holy something under the bonnet needs attention…soon! 15 Nov Praise Communion Communion When God turns on the warning light for money and giving, it is not because He is desperate for cash. Rather He is looking at something in our heart we 9.30 am Holy 11 am Holy 22 Nov dare not ignore. He wants to deal with it! It has been said that many Communion Communion Christians suffer from “cirrhosis of the giver”. It has been around since the 29 Nov 10.30 am Benefice Service with Holy Communion at Everdon earliest days of the Church, first diagnosed in AD 34 when a couple named Ananias and Sapphira became greedy with God’s gifts and suffered really serious consequences (Acts 5:1 11). It is an acute condition. Those who have Cleaning Flowers it show symptoms that include sudden paralysis when reaching for purse or wallet at the Offertory or when receiving their monthly pay. God clearly 1 Nov Karen Kingston, Linda Bull, Alison Evans spells this out in the Book of Malachi when he asks, “Is it right for a person to Angie Wilson North cheat God? Of course not. Yet you are cheating me”. “How?” you ask. “In 8 Nov Alison Evans, Dee Kidby Dawn Coulson, Val Cox the matter of tithes and offerings”, God responds. The tithe is the tenth of all that we receive – which God expects us to give 15 Nov Sandra Chimes, Agnes Silvey Janet Bickerton, Sandra Chimes back for the Church and its Missionary outreach as a “thank you” for what God has given to you. Then, over and above that, are the “offerings” – the 22 Nov Jane Beer, Jackie Wilkins Caroline Coaker, Wendy Wilson money we also give to needy causes. I have three monthly standing orders so that each of the three Churches in which I worship receives a third of my 29 Nov Sue Nichols, Lou Docker Advent Sunday no rota monthly tithe – making a total of one tenth of my gross pay. I have done
4 1 this for over forty years, and we have never needed for anything. Over and Christmas Gift Idea? above that we have the charities we support. Those symptoms of paralysis mentioned earlier, usually disappear in stores, or Would someone on your Christmas gift list like on golf courses, or when dining out in nice restaurants. What’s the answer? an Everdon jute shopping bag? You could fill Remind ourselves we are managers, not owners and to make sure we are not it with all sorts of small gifts, such as Christmas short changing God. Remember that the Bible reminds us that the measure treats, or you could just give it as it is. we use to give, is the measure God will use in giving to us! Whichever, the recipient is sure to be pleased With every blessing, with it. John. At this year’s final meeting Chairman Katy Hill Daventry Bellringing Success thanked all those who’d helped make it a The eight bells at St Kyneburgha’s Church at Castor near Peterborough were success despite the awful weather; £2750 was very busy on Saturday afternoon, 19 September. After ringing out in donated to the church and to the village hall. Those who got soaked celebration for a wedding, members of the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of putting up the stalls and gazebos will be pleased to hear it should be Church Bellringers took part in a competition. much easier next year using new easy to erect gazebos purchased Six teams of eight ringers representing from Peterborough in the east to from this year’s profits. Sales of the new Everdon bagbag raised £600 Daventry in the west. Each team of eight ringers had five minutes to get but there are still 50 of them left; if you would like one, they are £3 used to the fine eight bells, six of which were cast over 300 years ago in from Lizzie Barwood. 361631. Northamptonshire. Then they rang a test piece for another five minutes. Two expert bellringing judges, one from Cambridge and another from Dates for the Diary Brighton, listened to each piece and marked any deviations from a precise rhythm. Daventry were declared the winners with only 25 faults, the lowest Tuesday 4 November Everdon Bonfire and Fireworks PartyParty at Little placed team had 60. Everdon Hall, always a popular event. The Bonfire will be lit at 6 pm, The winning Daventry team, clockwise from bottom right in order of the fireworks from 7. Sparklers, glow sticks, mulled wine, beer, soft drinks and bells each rang: Gwynneth hot dogs available. Tickets: adults £5, children £1 from any PCC member. White (Bugbrooke), Carole Saturday 14 November Autumn Melodies at 7.30 pm, a concert Pullin (Badby), Alison Willgress (Nether Heyford), Justin Baker commemorating 70 years since the (Whilton), Geoff Pullin (Badby), end of WW2, with Guyathrie and Jim White (Bugbrooke), Ian William Patrick, Marie Anne Hall Willgress (Nether Heyford), who and gifted local young pianist Sam conducted the piece and Andrew Horton. Tickets £7, including Timms. who used to live here at refreshments, on the door or from Horkesley where Peter and Freda English 341479. Proceeds to Elizabeth Bowman now live.. Weedon church lighting fund.
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