2016
Parish Church of All Saints, Lanchester
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St. John’s Church, Burnhope Parish Church of LANCHESTER & BURNHOPE Incumbent Reverend Rupert Kalus The Vicarage, 1, Lee Hill Court, Lanchester DH7 0QE Tel: 521170 E-mail: [email protected] Curate Ali Miller 07557 148689 E-mail: [email protected]
READERS TOWER CAPTAIN Peter Jackson, 23 Humberhill Drive 521156 Olga Walker, 9 Pineridge Avenue 01740 Doreen Park, 10 West Terrace 438564 Sedgefield 621865 Burnhope CHURCH WIVES GROUP Ann Sinclair, 16 Deanery View 521029 Brenda Craddock, 38 Briardene 520749 Stephen Burt, Reader Emeritus MOTHERS’ UNION BRANCH LEADER SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS’, LANCHESTER LANCHESTER Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion Margaret Brown, 31 Oakwood 529714 10.00am Parish Eucharist SECRETARY: 3.45pm Messy Church (3rd Sunday of month) Jill Finlayson, 21 The Barns, Stanley 284344 6.00pm Evening Service SUNDAY SCHOOL 10.00am every Sunday MOTHERS’ UNION BRANCH LEADER Wednesday 9.45am Holy Communion BURNHOPE 7.15pm Contemplative Service Elva Hockaday, 6 The Villas, 520019 & Eucharist (monthly) Burnhope HOLY BAPTISM & WEDDINGS - SECRETARY: by arrangement with the Vicar Muriel Molloy, 1 Whitehouse Avenue 521441 Burnhope SERVICES AT ST. JOHN’S, BURNHOPE SUNDAY SCHOOL Every Sunday weekly service 9.15 am Contact the Vicar 521170
Café Church (During Term time) on the first MAGAZINE EDITOR: Thursday of the month 6.00pm at Burnhope Pri- Rob Matthews 0191 3841998 mary School [email protected] PARISH ROOM SECRETARY CHURCHWARDENS Angela Lee, Fairfield Lodge 520032 Maiden Law Dennis Geer, ‘Rooks View’ 529025 CHURCH FLOWERS 51 Meadowfield, Burnhope Barbara Sproat, 37 Greenwell Park 520247 Pam Hasler, Clive Cottage, 528846 3 Ornsby Hill MUSIC GROUP Joan Littlefair 22 Briardene Janet Jackson, 31 Foxhills Crescent 521250 Lanchester 07534947145 MEN’S FORUM Peter Jackson, 23 Humberhill Drive 521156 VICE CHAIRMAN PCC Mobile 07762926130 Margaret Matthews, Delves House, Delves Lane 505448 HON. TREASURER Contributions to the Stephen Bailey, 40 Briardene 521884 HON. SECRETARY PCC Church Magazine To be confirmed are always welcome.
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This is a way to learn to value and accept ourselves as we are not an exercise in self-improvement. God never expects us to be perfect. Learning to care for ourselves can make it easier to care for others too, but it helps us above all to know our own worth as his children. Why come to church? As part of our vision of Community, Contempla- tion and Compassion we are encouraging people Being Kind to Ourselves to take advantage of the opportunities for worship, I tried a little experiment at our Wednesday service prayer and silence our life together affords. The recently and I thought I would share it with some church building is now open every day and we more of you. I invited people to say the following have several prayer groups dedicated to helping us phrase to themselves: experience more deeply the life and love of God. May I be at peace Central to our life together is the Eucharist where we meet the living presence of Christ in bread and May I be safe wine. It is the most sacred and most human of cele- May I be well brations in which Jesus invites us simply to sit and eat with him. Sharing in the sacrament together is May I be happy. just about the most beneficial thing we can do for I then asked them whether they found this easy to our own spiritual well-being and that of others. As say or whether they felt a certain resistance. My the phrase goes, “we are what we eat.” As we sit sense was that most people, myself included, were and eat with Jesus we learn to know him better, slightly uncomfortable wishing themselves peace, love him more and grow more like him. Please do happiness and well-being. A part of us felt that it take advantage as often as you can of this invitation was somewhat selfish. We thought that it was ok to to dine at the Lord’s Table. wish these things for others, but to wish them for (However, please remember that Jesus is inviting ourselves was somehow wrong. I then tried the us to share with him not demanding our attendance. second half of the experiment and asked everyone As with all the groups and services which take to think of someone they cared for and to wish that place in church this is an invitation not an expecta- person peace, happiness and health. As expected tion. It is an invitation not an obligation. Because everyone found this easier. Jesus loves us he invites us to share ever more But if we believe that God loves us and cares for deeply in his life and love. The reason we have in- us surely we believe that he wants us to love and troduced more groups and services is to afford as care for ourselves too. In Luke’s Gospel Jesus many occasions as we can for all of us to grow says, “Would any of you who are fathers give your closer to the one who knows us best and loves us son a snake when he asks for a fish. Or would you most. It is about increasing the opportunities for give him a scorpion when he asks for an knowing Jesus better not increasing the demands
egg?....you know how to give good things to your we make of members of the congregation. To quote children. How much more then will the Father in a phrase I like a lot, “We come to the Lord’s Table heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” because we may, not because we must.”) One of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring com- Rupert fort. And when we show compassion to others we are helping to offer that comfort to them. Does it not make sense that God wants us to share that compassion with ourselves too? During the coming month I encourage you to try saying this phrase to yourself as you go about your daily business. Try- ing wishing yourself the same peace, joy and well- being that God also wishes you to know. Similarly in Revelation 5.8 the golden bowls of incense are mentioned in the context of worship and they contain the prayers of the saints no less (see also Rev. 8.3-4). Now, as I have joked with some of you, I was the only Anglo-Catholic in the village that was Cran- mer Hall, the evangelical theological college where I trained. But note: incense was in use at that peaceful service of Compline long before I arrived there, highlighting for me that its use really does (and should) have nothing to do with church tradition, or denomination, whatsoever. One of my dearest friends, a fellow curate in York, is a char- Holy Smoke! ismatic New Wine worshipper and she cannot get enough of the holy smoke. Use of incense is on the My favourite night of the week, for the two years rise, especially so in cathedrals, as we recover its I was an ordinand, was always Wednesday. No potential for enhancing our worship. Yet of course contest. This was the night in which we said we have to remain aware that it can be difficult to Compline in the chapel. It was completely student appreciate if one has chest complaints or breathing -led: by the students, for the students. There was difficulties. Since I have been with you we have nothing remotely tick-box about it. We said it be- used incense just for the very special dates in the cause we wished to, not because we had to or church year - the principal feasts. Incense can aid were expected to. We varied in number, anything us in increasing the multi-sensory aspects of the from 5 to twenty of us. Sometimes we drew in liturgy, thus enabling us to worship God with eve- undergraduates from John’s, particularly around ry aspect of our being. I think that worshipping the time of deadlines or exams. through our senses rather than relying on intellect Why was it so special? Cynics may say it was the makes it more accessible. However for me one of not retiring to bed in silence afterwards that the nicest things about the use of incense is this: I made it so – we would hotfoot it to the common love to step into church after a service and discov- room for port and cheese. Of course that was a er a hint of lingering fragrance. It evokes memo- great part of the evening! But the big draw was ries of worship, of peace, of being close to God just being with God in that space, and we cultivat- and at the same time in awe of God. It is redolent ed that space carefully so we could find God of prayer and reverence. Holy things have hap- through all the senses. We would gather near the pened here. altar on benches or on cushions on the floor Next time, by popular request: the colours of the (underfloor heating is wonderful). We only had church year! candles for light, just enough to be able to see the text. Whoever led the service robed in a cassock, Ali. though sometimes we all robed depending on mood. We sang most of the service. At odd times we may have butchered the psalm but that didn’t matter. We had silence. And each night, without fail, we charged ‘Ivan’ – Ivan the thurible – with Prinknash’s finest incense (visit the Prinknash Abbey website and click on ‘incense’ to hear one of the monks, Abbot Francis, explain how they blend it). An apple a day Ivan was swung in the worship space before the people gathered in order to create a prayerful am- Here is an excellent reason to eat an apple each bience, a sign we were embarking on the sacred day: they really can help reduce the risk of dying and to be drawn into contemplating the mystery early – by up to 35 per cent. of God. During worship, just before the interces- A new study by the University of Western Aus- sions, we added a few more grains of incense as tralia has found that apples may boost health be- words from Psalm 141 were used: cause of their high levels of fibre and flavonoids. Let my prayer rise before you as incense the lift- Apples are high in soluble fibre that slows the ing up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. build-up of cholesterol-rich plaque in the arteries. This is pretty much the major understanding of Apples are also a good source of magnesium, po- the use of incense, that it represents our prayers tassium, vitamin C and flavonoids, which have rising to heaven. been linked to lower risk of cardiovascular dis- ease.
PARISH REGISTERS Lanchester and Burnhope
Funerals
25th May Brian Williams aged 70 years St Johns
‘‘May He rest in peace and rise in glory’
Weddings
22nd April Luca Mangiola and Philippa Kenmir Tonks
7th May Corey Glendining and Eve Alexandra Swinburn St Johns ‘May God’s blessing be upon you in your new lives together’
Baptisms
1st May Mary—Kate Halliday St Johns
8th May Kai David Fothergill
15th May Jordan Thomas Duprey
22nd May Harvey James Rushton “We welcome you into the Lord’s Family”
Lanchester and Burnhope Churches
Summer Fayre 9.30—11.30 am
In the Chapter House Saturday 18th June
The theme is “Sunshine and Strawberries” Cakes and Savouries, Jams and Preserves, Books, Bric a Brac, Toiletries and Bottle Tombola Bags and Scarves
Grand Summer Draw Coffee Tea and Strawberry Scones £1 Free drink and treat for children Do Come and Join us NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Mothers’ Union Lanchester Men's Forum
At our meeting on Wednesday, 8th June, 7.30 pm in the Chapter House Our next meeting will be at Consett Golf Club on Richard East will be speaking on either ‘The His- Monday 13 June. I imagine I’ll be needing numbers tory of Durham Prison’ or more about the prison attending by Monday 6 June. Please watch the service in general. weekly Notice Sheets and the Notice Board for fur- The Deanery Quiet Afternoon at Tanfield was very ther details. All men welcome. enjoyable as was our Musical Evening with the Consett Salvation Army Songsters. Dates for your Diary The July Meeting is the AGM which will be fol- lowed by Strawberries Cream and Bubbly. 13 June (Consett),
Jill Finlayson 15 August (Pelton),17 October (Chester-le-Street)
and 5 December (Christmas Dinner). Mothers’ Union St John’s Peter Jackson Our meeting was held on Monday the 2nd May 2016. A banner has been made for the Children’s service at Durham Cathedral on the 31st May. Coffee Morning Our Strawberry Supper will be held on the 19th July, at Burnhope Primary School. Our topics for A Coffee morning to be held in The Chapter discussion this month were, “Should we always House on Wednesday 29th June 9.30—11.30 in tell the truth” and “Marriage is only between a aid of The Village Bus. man and a woman.” Cake Stand, Raffle and Tombola For such a small group the discussion was very Tickets £1 lively. Isobel Appleton Muriel Molloy Thank You Church Flowers I would like to thank friends at Church for their 5th June J. Williams, interest and kindness, during my 90th Birthday J. Thomas Celebrations. I received many cards and wonder- C. Hunt & M. Garthwaite ful flowers D. Leyland A birthday to remember.
12th June B. Masterman Betty Reed J. Massey
19th June C. Rotherham Children’s Society.
26th June B. Sproat The collection is well underway. Thank you to eve- ryone who has contributed so generously. Already the amount is very high and next month we will be able to give you the full total. 100 Club Steve and Brenda Craddock The winning numbers of the May draw all £5 were:- 35-47-70-80-99-149.
Eric and Hazel Gaskill Church Wives CHURCHES TOGETHER LANCHESTER & BURNHOPE The summer is here; it is the month of June. And it will be over far too soon. Praying Together : Working Together We grumble about the weather all winter through, Better Together but make the most of summer, is what I want for A group of representatives from the three churches you. th in the village composed of the clergy, and ideally We look forward to ‘Native Indians’ on the 9 of 3 lay from each denomination, meet on a regular June, basis. From our Anglican denomination we have Shauna Duthie is the speaker, who is coming soon. th Diane Oram, who is secretary, Ann Sinclair and June 16 is our Summer Eat-Out at the Causey Inn Elizabeth Wharton. Good place good food, good service it is a definite win. rd From time to time we have joint events and activi- On June 23 Anthony Atkinson will tell us, about ties and each church takes its turn to host the Gertrude Bell, event. Future events organized are, ‘The Sunday A great character by all accounts and there is lots to Summer Songs of Praise, and the first of these is tell. on Sunday 3rd July, in the RC Church. Burnhope Have a happy summer, I hope the weather is fine, Methodist Church is the host for the 7th August, May good health and happiness be with you, all and we are here at the Parish Church on 4th Sep- along the line. tember. All services begin at 6.p.m. and everyone is warmly welcome. Brenda Craddock The traditional Annual Speaker has been arranged by Rupert this year. It is the Reverend Professor Church Wives Away Day 9th July 2016 Walter Moberley. His talk is entitled ‘ How not to read the Bible’. It will be held at the Methodist Church on Thurs- We have a few places left on our visit this year to the Wensleydale Dairy at Hawes. The bus leaves day June 9 th, at 7.30p.m. Lanchester at 8.30 am and we stop for coffee and a look around Leyburn first. We have a cheese mak- There are plans to arrange a Summer Special Hol- ing demonstration booked at the dairy in the after- iday Club, based at the Methodist Church, which begins on Tuesday, 30 th August, until Saturday, noon, and we then proceed to Richmond where we rd all have an early dinner together. The bus arrives 3 September. Helpers are needed with crafts, re- back in Lanchester by 8.15pm. freshments, games, etc. If you could support this The cost of the bus, visit and gratuity is approxi- project in any way please approach Rupert or one mately £20. Lunch and dinner to be paid for sepa- of the Churches Together representatives. rately. th Please contact Deanna Leyland on 01207 504616 The Churches Together AGM is on Tuesday 20 if you are interested or mention to Brenda September, in the Methodist Church at 7.00.p.m.
Craddock Elizabeth Wharton Deanna Leyland News from the Churchwardens
The Wardens and family members attended St Cuthbert’s Durham on Monday 9th May for the Archdeacon’s visitation. Two of the existing War- Abigail’s Secret. dens Dennis Geer and Pam Hasler who had been re -elected were sworn in for another year’s term of office. Joan Littlefair is our new Church Warden If anyone would like a signed copy of my book I with duties principally at Burnhope. We all wish can provide one, as I have bought a number of her well in her new role. We had a very pleasant them to sell. service following an address by the Rev Ian Jagger. The cost of the book is £4=99p To date 68 books His theme was progress. He was very keen to im- have been given out or sold. Thank you to all press on the gathering of Church Wardens the need those who have bought one. to embrace modern technology
Pam Hasler Brenda Craddock FUTURE EVENTS
Walking with Do come and join us Old Testament Women for lunch 11.30-1pm Bathsheba June 2nd Tuesday 7th June July 7th 23 Humberhill Drive
Esther Tuesday 5th July Prayers in Church at 12.45pm 41 Foxhills Crescent Church open for Private Prayer
from 11.30 onwards
All Welcome Do come and join us!
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month, Julian 7.00 – 8.30 p.m. in the Chapter House. Prayer All are welcome. Meetings 2pm in the Chapter House
13th June 11th July
Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer, based on the most ancient approaches to Christian prayer, and now adapted for use in the modern world.
Lectio Divina is a traditional way of reading scripture as Everyone is welcome a source of prayer. The two practices complement each other. For more information, please speak to Howard Nelson in church, or email Do Come and Join us
[email protected] AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATON Five weekly one hour sessions in St John’s Church Burnhope every Monday beginning on Monday 13th June at 7.00pm
Meditation is easy to learn and has proven benefits in improving health, peace of mind and emotional well-being. It also lies at the heart of the spiritual practice of many of
These sessions are free of charge and open to people of all faiths and none. EVERYONE IS WELCOME For more details please contact Revd Rupert Kalus on 01207 521170, [email protected] or simply come along on the day 3.45pm Sunday 19th June Messy Church
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Every Sunday in Term time except on ‘Messy Church’ Sundays
10 am at All Saints’ Sunday 5th June
Do come and join in At 6.00pm
Themed Worship More volunteers are always needed to help with Sunday School. If you are interested in helping on a rota basis or for further details please contact the Vicar on 01207 521170.
Thank you.
help in chaining the second load, when to the From The Archives dismay of the waggoners, the first horse with its June 1899 load came charging down the hill, and ran into the advancing team; one of the men had an arm My dear Friends, and leg broken, but is progressing favourably The chief event that has taken place since our and two of the horses were very badly damaged. last issue, and to which we have been looking for- Then on May 16th a severe blow seemed to have ward for a long time, has been the celebration of the befallen us all, when it became known that Centenary of the Church Missionary Society. We George Peverley had been killed by a fall of began on Sunday , April 23rd with Sermons in the stone in the Manor House drift. It appears he morning by the Rev W.D. Croudace, Vicar of Con- had slept the caller, and I understand this was to sett, and in the evening by the vicar; on Wednesday, have been his last shift before entering upon 26th a splendid tea was provided in the School and fresh duties. Great sympathy is felt for his young to which a goodly number of people came and did widow. This is the first fatal accident in the drift; ample justice. The tables were presided over by the may it be many years before we hear of a like following Ladies :- Mrs Thompson and Mrs Parker, occurrence. Mrs Brown and Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cochrane and Mrs Yours Faithfully Pallister, Mrs Dixon and Mrs Jepson: and to these George Jepson as well as to several other friends , I take this op- Vicar and Surrogate portunity of expressing my deep gratitude and high appreciation of the services they rendered on this Miscellaneous observations on life… occasion, and in helping to arouse an interest in the cause of foreign missions. After the Tea we ad- The measure of your real wealth is how much journed to the Assembly Rooms for the meeting. Af- people would still value you, if you lost all your ter a hymn and prayer, with a few remarks from the money. Vicar, we had the pleasure of listening to a very in- teresting address by the Rev S.H. Greenway, vicar The nice thing about living in a small town is of Felling -on -Tyne, who, in the short space of time that when you don't know what you're doing, at his disposal, reviewed the work that was being somebody else always does. carried on in certain parts of the Mission Field. From a financial point of view the result of our spe- Silent company is often more healing than words cial Centenary effort was a grand success, for we of advice. have been able to send up over £20. Directly after God in heaven comes Papa. – Mo- With the first Sunday in May we saw the beginning zart as a boy of Sunday trains on this section of the railway, two trains running each way; it would not be a matter of A father is a banker provided by nature. – surprise if we could have our letters before very French proverb long, for in a little place like Stanhope they have had Sunday trains and letters for many years. The child had every toy his father wanted. – From a weather point of view the past two months Robert C. Whitten have been very disappointing, cold and wet being the prevailing condition of things, with the natural Gossip is halitosis of the brain. consequence, agriculture and gardening very much behindhand. I had occasion to be in London during It is better to go straight than to move in the best the second week of May, where the contrast was of circles. very marked ; trees in full leaf, orchards in the neighbourhood presenting a lovely picture of blos- Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear som, and all day, and every day the sun was shin- and the blind can see. ing ; it was apparently northwards from Yorkshire that the inclement weather was being experienced. The hurrier I go, the behnder I get It is with regret we have to record a chapter of Acci- dents. Whilst inmates of the Union Workhouse were God wants Spiritual Fruits not Religious Nuts!! having dinner one day, an old man was noticed to be in difficulties, and before any assistance could be effectively rendered he was choked with his food. The day following , an accident occurred on the Vic- arage hill, which at first sight was very alarming. A load of furniture had been taken to the level at the top of the hill, and the leading horse returned to Happily, the Church of England still retains some singu- lar parish clergy. Take the parish of St James-the-Least in the county of C- for example. Here the elderly Anglo- Catholic vicar, Eustace, continues his correspondence to Darren, his nephew, a low-church curate recently or- BBC Music Day dained There is a call for bands of ringers to get involved with BBC music day. The ambitious plan is for On the struggle for life in a rectory bells to ring out across the UK simultaneously at 7pm on Friday June 3. The aim is to celebrate and showcase music within the communities, and the The Rectory St. James the Least theme this year is collaboration. Coverage is planned from 6am-12am with involvement from My dear Nephew Darren the majority of BBC services website for anyone interested www.bbc.co.uk/events/edpon3d. Ah, the joys of June! At last I can return to the Rectory Lanchester hopes to take part. Ringing will also without putting on my overcoat before going inside. For th the next four months, all windows and doors are left open take place for the Official 90 Birthday celebra- in order to let the heat in. If anyone else tells me how tions for Her Majesty the Queen over the weekend lucky I am to live in a 12-bedroom Queen Anne house, I th th of June 10 /11 . The bells in Lanchester Parish shall have them excommunicated. church will ring out from 12 noon on Sunday 11th to coincide with the Patron’s lunch held in Lon- You will soon stop complaining about your one bedroom flat should you ever have to live in a rural rectory; the don. days of wandering about the house in shirtsleeves will A Peal attempt by a visiting band will take place become a distant memory. In my first winter here, I had st on the morning of Thursday June 21 . the central heating on full blast 24 hours a day. The house A Quarter peal will be rung on July1stfrom 6.30pm was almost warm, even if the boilers sounded like the in memory of Private Thomas Henry Smith 5584, Queen Mary coming into port. But that quarter’s gas bill st th needed a substantial grant from the International Mone- 1 /14 Bn., London Regiment(London Scottish) tary Fund to cover it, so ever since, for six months of the who was killed at the Battle of the Somme on July year, I live in the kitchen. Parishioners find it either 1st in 1916. Remembered with Honour at Thiepval touching or sad that I sleep with my Labrador. It never Memorial in France. occurs to them that I need her for extra heat. All Ringing Societies throughout the country are It does mean that evening meetings at the rectory on win- remembering their fallen Bellringers of The First ter evenings can be un-Christianly satisfying. Watching World War. Thomas was one of ours, his name committee members fighting – with infinite politeness - appears on the Plaque in our Church and is also to get nearest to the one-bar electric fire is highly enter- listed on a similar plaque in Newcastle Cathedral. taining. They hold on to their coffee cups less for refresh- I have been unable to find anything about Thomas ment, more for a little extra warmth. At least it means that meetings are short. and if anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated. My predecessor was a model railway enthusiast and so several bedrooms were taken up with a system of such complexity that it made Crewe Junction seem trivial. He Olga Walker also found it helpful to put his teenage son in the turret bedroom, where he could play his drums without anyone else in the house being able to hear a thing.
Nowadays, all these extra rooms are filled with cribs and nativity play costumes, Easter gardens and spare choir cassocks. It is remarkable how all these things used to be stored quite satisfactorily in the church vestry until the parish acquired a single priest; now the empty rooms in St Theresa’s Prayer the rectory have become vital storage space. I so hope my successor has a plethora of children, so that parishioners May there be peace within have to find alternative accommodation for all the detri- May you trust that you are exactly where you are tus vital to church life. meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are No, dear boy, cherish your centrally heated, dry, draught born of faith in yourself and in others. proof, mice-free, bat-less, modern-plumbed accommoda- May you use the gifts that you have received and pass tion. It will not be ever thus. on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Your loving uncle Let this knowledge settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. Eustace Is there for each and every one of us.
‘My children were so scared. My sister was holding them very tightly and we were panicking be- cause my neighbour’s child was washed away.’
The floods are coming
Morsheda and her children live a precarious life. They know that the floods will come again, and soon. But we can lift our neighbours like Morsheda to safety.
Just £250 is enough for a Christian Aid Home Safety Package. It could flood-proof Morsheda’s home, raising it seven foot on an earth plinth, keeping her family safe at last.
It could also buy a goat, seeds and a wormery to help Morsheda will never forget the day she nearly lost produce compost, so Morsheda could keep livestock her baby son, Murshid. and grow crops on the small patch of land around her home. As floodwaters poured into her home, he fell from his bed into the inky water. He could have All of this will give her a long-term income and a drowned in moments. solid foundation for a new life.
Luckily, Morsheda woke when she heard him fall ‘If I could raise my house then I would feel much and was able to save him. safer living here with my children.’
But she knows that the floods will come again. Her Whether you hosted a Big Brekkie, held a church home has already been hit several times. Each collection or collected house-to-house, your actions time, Morsheda gathers her family and holds them this Christian Aid Week could change the life of close as they wait for the danger to pass. our global neighbours like Morsheda.
‘I feel very scared of the river. I Thank you for Joining us in the week we love every keep thinking “it is coming”.’ neighbour. Morsheda lives on low-lying islands in Bangla- desh. She shares a single-room, corrugated-iron house with her four children. THINK She earns as little as 74p a day doing backbreaking FOOD BANK manual labour. She has no savings. And because floods are a terrifying part of everyday life, she doesn’t even have a safe place to call home. As a church we are committed to supporting the Food Bank in Consett & Stanley. Children in danger (There are now 20 Food Banks operating in When the river levels rise, Morsheda worries that the Durham Diocese) it might be like the worst time the floods hit.
She remembers how desperate she was.
How she hurried to build a makeshift raft for her frightened children. How they scrambled to safety as huge waves crashed against their house.
How she prayed the raft wouldn’t capsize as it tipped and plunged on the swirling waters. Dates for your Diary June/July 2016 June Thur 2nd 11.30am Chapter House/ Church Open House Sat 4th 8.30am Bus Stop Lanchester Mothers Union Outing to Leeds Sun 5th 5.00pm Chapter House Youth Group Sun 5th 6.00pm All Saints Church Themed Worship Summer Praise Mon 6th 8.15pm Methodist Church Summer Special Meeting Tues 7th 7.00 - 9.00pm St Johns Church Quiet Evening Tues 7th 7.30 pm 23 Humberhill Drive Faithworks “Walking with Old Testament Women” : Bathsheba Wed 8th 7.30am Chapter House Mothers Union— Richard East Thur 9th 7.30pm Chapter House Church Wives “Native Americans” Shauna Duthie Thur 9th 7.30pm Methodist Church Churches Together Lecture “How not to read the Bible” Revd Professor Walter Moberley Sat 11th 9.00 - 1.00pm Chapter House Lanchester Partnership AGM Sun 12th 10.00am All Saints Church Sunday Eucharist Sun 12th 12.00 Noon All Saints Church Bell Ringing for HM the Queen Mon 13th 2.00pm Chapter House Julian Meeting Mon 13th 7.00pm St Johns Church Introduction to Meditation Tues 14th 7.00pm Chapter House Meditation Group Thur 16th 7.00pm Upper Vestry Deeper Course Sat 18th 9.30-11.30am Chapter House Summer Fayre Sun 19th 3.45pm Chapter House Messy Church Mon 20th 7.00pm St Johns Church Introduction To Meditation Tues 21st 7.00pm Chapter House Centering Prayer Tues 21st 7.15pm St James Burnopfield Deanery Synod Wed 22nd 11.00am Chapter House JAC meeting Thur 23rd 7.00pm Upper Vestry Deeper Course Thur 23rd 7.30pm Chapter House Church Wives - Gertrude Bell - Anthony Atkinson Sun 26th !0.00am All Saints Church Sunday Eucharist Mon 27th 7.00 - 9.30pm Chapter House Leadgate and connected parishes meeting of wardens and Clergy (Revd David Cleugh) Tues 28th 2.00pm EP School Hall School Communion Tues 28th 7pm All Saints Church Contemplative Service Wed 29th 9.30- 11.30am Chapter House Coffee Morning Wed 29th 6.00pm All Saints Church Wedding Rehearsal July
Sat 2nd 2.00pm All Saints Church Wedding of Daniel David Kennedy and Emily Anne Bowes Sat 2nd 5.00pm Durham Cathedral Ordination of Revd Ali Miller as Priest Sun 3rd 10.00am All Saints Church Revd Alli Miller first Eucharist as Priest followed by Faith Lunch Sun 3rd 6.00pm R C Church Ecumenical Songs of Praise
Shrine at Holy Sepulchre to be rebuilt
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has started some major re- pairs and renovation. The work will cost nearly £2.5million, but will see the shrine at the centre of the church, which dates back to 1810, completely re- built. The Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches will each pay a third of the cost. Source: Christian Today. For further details
: http://www.christiantoday.comarticlewhy.jerusalems.church.of.the.holy.... Book Reviews Prayer Tip for the Month
Write out a favourite verse of scripture on a slip of paper you can keep with you. Confidence in the Living God – Try carrying it with you David & Goliath revisited wherever you go and every so often getting it out and reading By Andrew Watson, BRF, £7.99 it. Taste its "sweetness" and let it Confidence lies at the heart of society, determining become a part of who you are. the success or failure of the economy, the govern- ment, companies, schools, churches and, of course, individuals. As Christians, we are called to pro- claim our faith in God, but how can we build and maintain this confidence in an increasingly secular- ised culture where such faith is often seen as mar- ginal, embarrassing or even downright dangerous?
Using the story of David and Goliath, Andrew Watson explores how God can develop a proper self-confidence within individuals and His Church, revealing the gospel through transforming words and transformed lives. He considers, too, how we can confidently tackle the challenges of day-to-day living, whether a difficult work situation or family relationship, or simply anxiety about the future.
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A guide to personal spiritual renewal for those who feel disconnected from God and any purpose in life. Drawing on the well-known story of the prodigal son, the author shows how most people set out with good intentions, only to find them- Prayer of thanks for the Queen selves floundering in what he calls "spiritual am- nesia." He dares readers to accept a 30-day spiritu- al challenge by praying each day, "God, if you are Father, real, make yourself real to me." Then he walks We thank you for our Queen, for her ninety years of readers through the five crucial awakenings that life – and still counting! Thank you for her example take them from doubt and confusion to love, pur- of commitment and service; for her perseverance pose and meaning. through sunshine and storm. Most of all thank you for the wisdom she has to know that her security and significance come from you alone. You are her Lord Sweets and King and Saviour – and you are ours. May we all, Sovereign or Subject, put our trust in you and walk more closely with you day by day, in thankful- ness for Jesus Christ, who makes that relationship I gave my four-year-old grand-daughter money for possible. Amen. sweets and the church collection plate. Later, see- ing her enormous pile of sweets, I got suspicious By Daphne Kitching and asked if she hadn’t also given some money to God in church that morning. “No,” she replied sweetly, “He wasn’t there.” Eazyclean carpet & Upholstery cleaning First carpet £30, £20 per room thereafter on the same day Free deodorising with all cleans Rug and mattress cleaning Fire and flood restoration Mark Armstrong 07968926687 [email protected]
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