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Tel: 01780 765005 [email protected] & Aggregates from 1 to 20 tonne. [email protected] Landscaping, Hedge Management, Driveway ADVERTISING West Deeping – Jean Stowe Maintenance and Contract Work undertaken. Tel: 01778 346779 For a Competitive Free Quote contact If you want to advertise in this magazine or [email protected] or have any enquiries about our advertising or Ben on: 07703337128 or 01780 238376 [email protected] or 01778 345887 leaflet delivery service, contact Gail Genever as detailed above. also find us on Facebook; Wilsthorpe - Mrs V Stuart, email [email protected] Brook House, Wilsthorpe or go to www.benfreemanuk.co.uk Remember when? I am very grateful that we had the chance to hold acts of remembrance at all of our Churches. We had already changed the original plan to make it Covid safe. Then the Government changed the advice allowing outdoor Remember services. when?Do you remember when it was easier to go to Church? We found a way to let 270 people safely remember. I pray that we can find ways to honour what Christmas means in both recognition of community life and the hope that first nativity created. I am very grateful that we had the chance to hold acts of remembrance at all of our I hope you know thatChurches. although We we had cannot already worship changed in Church the original (perh apsplan from to makethe 6th it DecCovid we safe. Then the can), your Church is on hand to help and support as we did doing the first lockdown. Two Government changed the advice allowing outdoor services. Do you remember when it was of my worries during the pandemic are both very practical. The first is, are we able to help easier to go to Church? We found a way to let 270 people safely remember. I pray that we all those who need help? During the first lockdown there we many volunteers to help, and many requests for cansupport. find Iways know to we’vehonour still what got Christmasenough willin meansg volunteers in both recognition with plenty of of community life and energy to help wherethe needed.hope that first nativity created. We are encouraged by the confirmation that places of worship will soon be able to reopen for public worship in all tiers and in all parts of the country. Hopefully this means that we The second worry willis paying be able for to the return maintenance to ‘in church of our ‘ services building and and approach the ministry Advent (help, and Christmas with prayers and support) that we provide. We fund our churches - many of us choose to more certainty; a time when we know many people will look forward to attending services support them financially, and volunteer their time to maintain and run them. There are celebrating the birth of Jesus. We will let everyone know once we have confirmation of many parables about this, but every hour of help and every penny given is deeply appreciated and putwhere to good and whenuse. Across our services the seven will take villages, place soI don’t please know look one out communityfor notices, on social media that isn’t strugglingand to affordemail. what it needs to pay for whilst worrying about what it should be doing to serve itsThe community. second worry I’m issure paying that forour the prayers maintenance will be answered of our building and more and the ministry (help, volunteers and sourcesprayers of andfunding support) come that forward. we provide. If you’ve We got fund questions our churches about what - many I do, of us choose to or how Church is runsupport and paidthem for financially, then, please and ask volunteer me. their time to maintain and run them. There are many parables about this, but every hour of help and every penny given is deeply appreciated and put to good use. Across the seven villages, I don’t know one community I hope we can find a way to celebrate Christmas in a way that’s meaningful for you. The run-up to Christmasthat Day isn’t was struggling terrific lastto afford year. Awhat great it mixneeds of to Lessons, pay for Carolswhilst worrying and Crib about what it should services topped offbe with doing midnight to serve mass, its community. a traditional I’m and sure formal that early our prayersmorning will service be answered and and more family communionvolunteers at 10 where and the sources children of fundingand I ran come wild. forward. It was great If you’ve to make got questions it to the about what I do, Bertie to relax andor celebrate how Church before is run lunch, and followedpaid for then, by the please Que en’sask me. speech. I hope we can find a way to celebrate Christmas in a way that’s meaningful for you. The run-up to Christmas Day was terrific last year. A great mix of Lessons, Carols and Crib We won’t be able toservices repeat topped all of this off inwith 2020. midnight If we canmass, meet a traditional inside, or andoutside formal Church early themorning service and services will be veryfamily different, communion but I hope at 10 the where message the children will be andthe sameI ran wild. - each It was year great we get to make it to the so excited about theBertie birth to of relaxour Saviour. and celebrate The message before lunch, of hope, followed and theby theimage Queen’s of light speech. We won’t be overcoming the dark.able May to repeat the light all ofof thishope in burn2020. bright If we canfor you.meet inside, or outside Church the services will be very different, but I hope the message will be the same - each year we get so excited about the birth of our Saviour. The message of hope, and the image of light overcoming the Fr Aran dark. May the light of hope burn bright for you. Fr Aran Parish Priest ([email protected] Priest ([email protected] or 07590055905) or 07590055905) BARHOLM WITH STOWE St Martin’s Church. Lest we forget. We stood in silent prayer near the memorial in St Martin’s Churchyard on 8th November. Rev’d Martin Brebner conducted the service when we remembered the fallen from Barholm in the two Great Wars.