Bolingbroke Deanery

OCTOBER 2020 ISSUE 532

Faithful, Confident, Joyful

Our calling from God is to work together across the Bolingbroke Team to reconnect dispersed communities with the transforming love of Jesus through our FELLOWSHIP, INCLUSIVENESS & SERVICE

Our Vision We aim to have more visible links between people of faith and our local communities by working together in a ministry of encouragement across boundaries 50p

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READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST

Principal Service

Sunday 4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Exodus 20.1-4, 7-9, Isaiah 5.1-7 12-20 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 19 [or 19.7-end] Psalm 80.9-17 Second Reading Philippians 3.4b-14 Gospel Matthew 21.33-end

Sunday 11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Exodus 32.1-14 Isaiah 25.1-9 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 106.1-6, 19-23 Psalm 23 Second Reading Philippians 4.1-9 Gospel Matthew 22.1-14

Sunday 18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Exodus 33.12-end Isaiah 45.1-7 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 99 Psalm 96.1-9 [10-end] Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10 Gospel Matthew 22.15-22

Sunday 25th October Last Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Deuteronomy 34.1-12 Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 90.1-6, 13-end Psalm 1 [or 90.1-6] Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8 Gospel Matthew 22.34-end

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Bolingbroke Grape Vine

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SERVICES ACROSS MARDEN HILL CLUSTER

East Keal, , , , , , , Lusby, Old Bolingbroke, , Toynton St. Peter,

OCTOBER 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity Holy Communion 9.30am

11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity East Keal Holy Communion 9.30am Hagworthingham Holy Communion 11.15am East Kirkby Holy Communion 3.00pm

18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity East Keal Holy Communion 9.30am Old Bolingbroke HARVEST SERVICE 3.00pm

25th October 20th Sunday after Trinity East Keal Holy Communion 9.30am

St Helen, East Keal Open daily for Private Prayer 10.00am – 4.00pm

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SERVICES ACROSS SPILSBY CLUSTER

St James Spilsby, St Mary , Holy Trinity Raithby, All Saints , and the three St Andrew’s: , &

OCTOBER 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity Hundleby Morning Prayer 9.30am Spilsby Informal Service 10.00am Great Steeping Holy Communion 3.00pm

11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity Spilsby Eucharist 9.30am

18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity Spilsby Eucharist 9.30am Hundleby Holy Communion 11.15am Firsby Evening Prayer 3.00pm

25th October 20th Sunday after Trinity Spilsby Eucharist 9.30am

Eucharist at St James, Spilsby Every Wednesday 10.30am

St James, Spilsby Open daily for Private Prayer 8am – 12 noon

St Mary, Hundleby Open daily for Private Prayer 10.00am to 2.00pm

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SERVICES ACROSS STICKNEY CLUSTER

Eastville, Midville, , , Stickney

OCTOBER 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity Stickney HARVEST SERVICE 11.15am

11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity Stickford Morning Worship 11.15am

18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity Stickney Morning Worship 11.15am

25th October 20th Sunday after Trinity Stickford Morning Worship 11.15am

St Luke Stickney Open Thursdays for Private Prayer 10.00am – 11.00am  St Helen Stickford Open Thursdays for Private Prayer 10.00am to 11.30am  St Jude, New Leake Open Tuesdays for Prayer & Bible Study 2.00pm

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SERVICES ACROSS CLUSTER

Ashby by Partney, , , Dalby, Langton w , Partney, , ,

OCTOBER 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity Partney Holy Communion 11.15am Scremby Harvest Service 3.00pm

11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity Candlesby Morning Prayer 9.30am Partney Evening Prayer 3.00pm

18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity Partney Family Service 11.15am

25th October 20th Sunday after Trinity Sausthorpe Morning Prayer 11.15am Skendleby Evening Prayer 3.00pm

St Nicholas, Partney Open Thursdays for Private Prayer 11.30am to 12.30pm

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back on 25th October

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SERVICES ACROSS GROUP , , , , , Harrington, Haugh, Ketsby, Maidenwell, , , , Somersby, South Ormsby, & Worlaby.

OCTOBER 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity Tetford Morning Prayer 9.30am

11th October 18th Sunday after Trinity Tetford Holy Communion 9.30am

18th October 19th Sunday after Trinity Tetford Morning Prayer 9.30am

25th October 20th Sunday after Trinity Tetford Holy Communion 9.30am

St Mary, Tetford Open Thursdays for Private Prayer 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Bolingbroke Churches on line:

We will continue to publish a short video on YouTube and linked to our website. Our Web Site http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/index.php Back copies can also be seen on our YouTube Account - Bolingbroke Team Churches https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTDWzvL2jxeB6ESF- aP9Nw?view_as=subscriber

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FACE COVERINGS IN CHURCH

Face coverings should be worn by all those attending a place of worship, including ministers, worshippers, staff, volunteers, contractors and visitors, where there may be other people present; remembering that they are mainly intended to protect other people, not the wearer, from coronavirus (COVID-19) and that they are not a replacement for social distancing and regular hand washing. More detailed guidance on face coverings can be found https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media- centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches#documents

Those who are leading services or events in a place of worship, and those who assist them (for instance by reading, preaching, or leading prayer) do not always need to wear a face covering, although one should be worn especially if physical distancing cannot be maintained (i.e. distributing consumables). This exemption does not apply to worshippers, who should wear face coverings consistent with the requirements for any other public space.

Group Registers: Funerals: Marden Hill Cluster Wendy Margaret Done 76 yrs Hagworthingham died 18.08.2020 Beryl Mary Moore 84 yrs Old Bolingbroke died 19.08.2020 Margaret Day 85 yrs East Kirkby died 24.08.2020

Partney Cluster Leslie Neville Padley 82 yrs Skendleby died 13.09.2020

Spilsby Cluster Margaret Delia Hanson 82 yrs Halton Holegate died 12.08.2020

South Ormsby Group Wendy Elizabeth Baxter 94 yrs (Salmonby) died 02.09.2020

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Weddings: Spilsby Cluster Jordan Alexander Cole & Georgia Emily Bache Spilsby 05.09.2020

Stickney Cluster Thomas Paul Kirk & Danielle Rosena Avison Stickney 22.08.2020

Dates for the Diary October 4th Scremby Harvest Service, 3pm 4th Stickney Harvest Service, 11.15am 5th Spilsby APCM, 5pm in church 6th New Leake Bible Study –Names relating to God’s Roles and Actions (1) 13th New Leake Bible Study –Names relating to God’s Roles and Actions (2) 18th Old Bolingbroke Harvest Service, 3pm 20th New Leake Bible Study – Pictures of God: Visible and Verbal 27th Stickney Churchyard Clearance morning. 27th New Leake Bible Study – Like Father, Like Son!

November 1st Stickney All Souls Remembrance service 3rd New Leake Bible Study – Names of God the Spirit

Rev’d Fran’s Bit

We are settling in to the ‘New Normal’ – or at least, that is what we are told. And in some respects it does appear to be so – the Schools are back, Churches are open for worship, the cars are back on our roads again, and, walking along the main road in Stickney, it could almost be that nothing has changed.

But it has, hasn’t it? There is a wariness around other people. Acquaintances are not stopping to chat, rather skirting around one another as they hurry to get back home and into the ‘safety’ of their own space. Being outside is good – as long as no-one else is out there with me. We have settled into a regular pattern of Zoom meetings – whether it is School Governors, Diocesan and Deanery Team Meetings or even the local Quilters Guild meetings. We can do what we need to do without coming face to face with another person.

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There are advantages to this new normal, of course. Next week I am attending an Evangelism & Discipleship Conference over 3 days – all from the comfort of my own sitting room. Before lockdown, we would have been limited about how many people the Diocese could afford to send to the Conference. And from the Deanery perspective, I now only fill up my car once each month rather than once each week as previously. Saving costs, but at what expense?

There are not just economic issues. There are also issues of wellbeing. John Donne said ‘No man is an island’ suggesting that human beings do badly when isolated from others and need to be part of a community in order to thrive. It was never God’s intention for us to live isolated or alone. Right at the beginning of the Bible God says, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him (Genesis 2:18).” I suspect that there are people in our community who are really struggling with even the light restrictions we are subject to in . Let’s keep an eye out for them and reassure them that they are not alone.

Fundraising made easy (sort of!)

This year we have seen a drastic drop in the income received in our Churches. Whilst this was to be expected, there is likely to be some time before our fundraising efforts can continue at the same levels as before – and yet the bills keep coming in. St Helen’s Church, Stickford, have discovered Easyfundraising.org and by using the site to get to all their online shopping sites have so far received in excess of £70 – and it has cost them nothing!

How does it work?

Go to www.easyfundraising.org and register your Church as a ‘cause’ entering the Bank details of the PCC. Then encourage anyone you know who does online shopping to set up their own easyfundraising account at the same website, entering the Church as their intended recipient cause. They will receive a link on their browser bar which will remind them to go through the Easyfundraising site to access their retailer site. If they do that, then your Church will receive a donation from the retailer. Sometimes the donations are small, but when added together they provide a useful extra income.

The donations are paid directly into the Church account on a quarterly basis, and each person receives an email confirming the amount they have donated. Not every online retailer is part of the scheme, but many of the major ones are.

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Thoughts from our Bible Study Group

Since the Churches have been able to open for worship, St Jude’s, New Leake, has taken a slightly different approach. Sunday Worship has been changed to a weekly Bible Study group on a Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2pm (Open to all who want to join us). We have been looking together at the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and how God’s grace and mercy are available to all of us.

There is a little bit of thinking to do between the sessions, and one week we were all encouraged to write down our story – what drew us into the family of God. Over the next few months we will be sharing those testimonies, and the first one comes from Peter Strickland: When I was seven years old, one Saturday evening, I had just gone to bed. A few minutes later my sister Gwen, who was 13, came home from a Christian young people’s meeting crying! I asked my Mum why Gwen was crying. She said that Gwen was not upset, in fact, she was not sure whether she should be crying or laughing. She said that she had just given her heart to Jesus; she had become a Christian. I didn’t understand; I thought we were all Christians in our family. The next day, after Sunday school, I asked my teacher what was the difference between being in a Christian family and becoming a Christian. My teacher simply explained that to be a real Christian I had to ask God to forgive my sins and believe that Jesus died for my sins on the cross. He was therefore able to forgive me and give me eternal life. We had a few simple prayers together and I trusted in Jesus as my Saviour. My teacher then gave me a penny. He asked me ‘Whose penny is that?’ Naturally, I answered ‘It’s yours.’ ‘No, it’s not’ he said, ‘I gave it to you as a gift; it belongs to you now. Keep it.’ He then explained that by giving it to me, it had cost him 1 penny. ‘You see, for Jesus to forgive you for your sins and give you eternal life, he had to pay for them himself. He died on the cross and took the punishment for your sins upon himself. The gift of eternal life is now yours to keep.’ Well, I didn’t cry like my sister had. I went full of excitement to tell my family I had just become a real Christian like Gwen. The next day at school I told my teacher and all my friends, and ever since that day I have prayed to God that He would give me opportunities to tell others about the love of God and what He can do for them.

The Bible Study sessions are continuing – and we have started exploring the different names of God. Do come along and join us.

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Brother Sun and Sister Moon

One of my all time favourite films is Brother Sun and Sister Moon - not that it is a great film but because it is filled with joy and hope. Look it up if you can and see how the preoccupation of the young man Francis with himself is turned a simple delight in all things other than himself. The music and the brightness of the captured Italian landscape on film brings a real sense of happiness.

All this may be rooted in the 60’s sense of optimism for a different future or in my own younger self. But St Francis speaks to us as a true follower of Christ and I believe helps us in every age.

At the outset of his mission it was the call “build my church” that led him to call together all God’s family to praise and serve the Lord. But it may be the sheer dogged persistence that enabled him to continue to the end in all kinds of hardship. So much so that he received the stigmata - the real wounds in his hands feet and side corresponding to our Lord’s Marks of love.

Let us ask St Francis to help us to follow Christ in whatever mood or age. Especially as the Covid tide seems to be on the turn again. St Francis Day 4th October.

Blessings Fr Peter

Rev’d Joan’s Musings

Harvest Time is now upon us and this always brings back memories of the harvest Services of my childhood. There was no church in our village. The main church was Christ Church, Walmersley the last church on the northern edge of Bury, now part of Greater Manchester. Christ Church had a daughter church in the small hamlet of Buckhurst. The building doubled up as a school by day. A number of people from our village would tramp over the fields to Buckhurst and as the weather was not always kind to us we would often arrive more than a little damp around the edges. But not to worry, the church boasted an enormous pot-bellied stove which was circled by a wrought iron railing with a padded leather collar. Hats, coats and scarves would be draped over the railing and Odour of Damp Wool wafted to the ceiling rather than an Odour of Sanctity. However, this didn't dampen the spirits or the singing for the old harvest hymns were sung with great gusto before damp clothing was reunited with owners ready for the tramp home. ------12

I heard a lady on the radio speak about the joy she felt when hearing the music of an ice cream van. No ice cream van ever entered our village but we had "Lamp Oil 'Arry". He arrived in the village in a rickety old lorry which in the winter months was decorated with fairy lights. As his name suggests he sold paraffin for the households without gas or electricity. Lamp oil wasn't the sum total of Harry's wares for his was a mobile hardware emporium. He carried, buckets and scrubbing brushes, donkey stone to leave a sparkling white line around the edges of newly scrubbed doorsteps. There were nails and polish to be had and it was rumoured that some ladies in nearby Ramsbottom would polish the tramlines outside their cottages. There was always excitement on the night Harry came to Nangreaves but why we children were so pleased to see him I can't recall, there were no sweets or ice cream to be had. Perhaps we simply recognised that Lamp Oil Harry provided a useful and much needed service to our village.

Rev’d Teresa’s Thoughts

One of the first things when using a computer screen that has to be considered for good health, is that regular breaks need to be taken so that our eyes can focus on something in the distance, rather than solely focusing on something so close, for so long. I was reminded of this when I was in the Yorkshire Dales recently. For several days I had enjoyed looking out of the bedroom window and seeing the sheep and horses in the surrounding fields. On the last day, I looked out to take in the whole view of not only the fields nearby, but also the backdrop of the Dales, to discover in the far distance I could see a race-course with galloping horses during training!

It is so easy to become preoccupied with things that are affecting our lives right at the moment, focusing on things that are close to home. During these challenging times we may be missing someone we cannot visit, or there may be someone that we care for and cannot see because of health reasons, or they live in another area that is being badly affected at the moment due to Coronavirus.

We may find life difficult right now due to serious health issues we are experiencing, or money problems we may have, and that is where our focus tends to be. There will be those who will be worried about our churches and how funds may be raised. The list is endless; there are always things to worry about if we allow ourselves to look for them. All

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these concerns are natural of course, but we need to realise they are all in God’s hands. Faith in Christ will help us to continually focus on him; to look at the future, to see what lies beyond any problems we have. Striving towards the goal before us will help us to focus on those things that really do matter.

Blessings Teresa

LINCOLNSHIRE CHURCHES TRUST RIDE AND STRIDE

What a delightful change to set off on this year’s cycling event looking into blue skies and sunshine. One great important difference this year, I had the wonderful company of my next door neighbour Jan Patterson to do the route with. This being the first serious cycle ride she had done in a long time, although she had been in training for a few weeks previous.

We set of from Little Steeping, St Andrews at around 10.00am. Up through town and on as far as Sausthorpe, cycling round back to Partney and on to Candlesby, St Benedict. By this time hunger had set in, so a well-earned stop for lunch was taken. After which we set off down the back road from the church and headed over to the old airfield Gt Steeping onto Firsby. Following the fen roads back to Thorpe Bank. Jan took this opportunity, after doing 25 miles, to take the short distance home. I carried on to Toynton and then returned to our village. Over 30 miles in total and 17, places passed by/visited.

A huge thank you to our immediate community and others more distant for the overwhelming support, and very generous sponsorship along with allowing gift aid. At the time of writing this article a final figure raised was not available, however it will be in excess of £480. St Andrews will receive 50% of the final total.

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Olive Tree News

High Mill, Kirkby Hill, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, PE23 4HP Telephone: 01790-763 627 Mobile: 07870-646 015 email: [email protected]

Olive Tree is open 10.00 – 4.00 Monday, and Wednesday to Saturday. The tearoom is now open for drinks and cakes.

As the season turns to autumn and warmer clothes are needed why not have a go at knitting a scarf or jumper to keep you warm. We stock a selection of wool, cotton and acrylic yarns from 4 ply to super chunky. We also have a wide selection of patterns to choose from.

On offer this month is Hayfield Bonus double knitting 100gms @ £1.50 per ball.

Keep Calm and knit it for next Christmas

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A NAUGHTY HEDGEHOG One icy winter morning as the wind howled beneath the eaves, I peeped out from my window at the frost covered trees. It looked very dark and cold outside and grandma said it might rain, but soon we could go to feed the birds by the hedgerows down the lane.

Soon, I wrapped up warm and cosy in my wellingtons, scarf and hat and ran to fetch some good things from the pantry out the back. I called to my little bird friends in the hedgerow by the wood and – WHAT do you think I found then as I sprinkled crumbs of food?

I found a little hedgehog at the edge of the field a spikey little hedgehog sitting EVER SO STILL. The wind blew cold and gusty and the trees were almost bare, I wondered why the hedgehog should be just sitting there He looked so lost and so forlorn, he was all alone, you see, I knew he should not be there, but - oh dear - where should he be? I said “hello little hedgehog, please, please speak to me.” He said, ‘I thought that it was spring and I came out to see.’

‘It was so nice and bright at first and such fun to be so bold, the sun shone down and warmed the earth, but now - I’m oh, sooo cooold.’ Tears ran down his tiny face and he shook his tiny head, ‘I wish I had done as I had been told,’ ‘“GO TO SLEEP” my mummy said.’

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‘We are supposed to sleep through winter, we call it …h i b e r n a t e… but I was a naughty hedgehog, I did not want to wait.’ “Oh, please don’t cry little hedgehog I will take care of you, I will go and fetch my daddy, he will know what to do.”

I ran home to tell my daddy and we made a winter bed, we filled a box with leaves and straw with soft earth for his little head. We found him shelter from the cold, somewhere dark and warm and dry, he thanked us very VERY much and HEAVED a GREAT BIG S-I-G-H.

He snuggled down into his bed, gave one last drowsy peep, ‘I’ll be a good hedgehog now’ he said, ‘I’ll go straight back to sleep. Thank you very much kind friends, thank you for everything, I’m snug and warm and happy now…

SEE YOU IN THE SPRING.

Alf – A Life Story THE GREAT ESCAPE... (not the German one....) PROLOGUE

I have been an avid reader of Grapevine for over 15 years and have appreciated its given opportunity for people to contribute articles, but in addition, provide a monthly diary of Deanery Sunday and other services for all to read as a prime contact to our Lincolnshire Christian following. Advertising, we hope, has stimulated local businesses forming an essential backbone to this enterprise. The current viral situation has caused us all to stop and think about our personal behaviour to others in the same boat facing the same situation. Accordingly, I have been moved to submit a contribution to Grapevine, laying out before you, Dear Reader, some real lifetime events which ultimately allow me still to be around to write this in the year of our Lord 2020 and to give appropriate thanks. 17

Some parts of my articles may offend the straight-laced and po-faced but please bear with this as a part of the overall picture..... I must, therefore start with a short? curriculum vitae so that those of you who do not know me can make the proper allowances. SO, (1) Born in Cannock Wood in Staffordshire on 1st March 1938 (2) My parents were Jessie and Bill Tunnicliffe (3)Attended Gentleshaw Primary School from 1943 to leaving as head boy in 1947 (4) In 1952 joined the local church at Chadsmoor in the Diocese of St Chad in Lichfield. Posts....Server, Acolyte, Crucifer, PCC member and Youth Club Leader. (5) Married a girl from the choir.....and moved to Stafford to work as an employee of the English Electric Co Ltd where I had served my apprenticeship. (6)Education: Previously at Cannock Commercial College, subsequently at Stafford College of Technology passing examinations for HNC Electrical Engineering, HNC Mechanical Engineering, Advanced courses in commercial subjects such as Legal aspects of Law, Company Accounting and analysis, Statistics, Work Study, and other essential studies applicable to current trends in industry at that time. (7) In 1954 Her Majesty suggested quite strongly that I do a period of National Service to train up and put my life on the line in protection of our great country. I did this, serving in Cyprus in the RAF when EOKA were giving us much trouble. I was demobbed in 1959 to finish my allotted apprenticeship at EE Co after which I was promoted to Group Buyer for Insulating Materials with astounding (to me) budgets for the purchase of essential material for production throughout the various companies within the group. (8) The black clouds of company take-over were looming, so I accepted an offer to work as a Sales Office Manager in a company manufacturing technical textiles in Long Eaton in Derbyshire. (9) This company eventually decide to close this factory so, not wishing to move to Lancashire decide to go self-employed to promote various technical products for the Electrical and Chemical industry eventually employing some 30 employees, mainly from the local village.. (10) At 55 years of age, commercial pressures caused me to close production and spend the next 10 years until retirement at a sheet metal fabrication company where I engineered quite a few changes to help with their production. (11) At 65 it was time for hospital...then, Margaret, My partner and I decided to retire to Lincolnshire to look after two grandmothers? until they passed away having enjoyed the best of care.

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(12) I enjoy my time gardening (to feed us!), Serve as Churchwarden , Secretary and Organist at Toynton All Saints Church and organising certain duties in the area of Model Aviation where I have a Certificate of Appreciation from the Royal Flying Club and British Model Flying Association. Now then, that's enough about me as I must now move on to the series of chapters which detail actual events to justify my attitude to life which I hope you will enjoy to take away your thought processes from the eternal subject of Corona 19.

CHAPTER 1 It is said by those grounded in the make-up of the literary world that we all have a book in us, an urge to put into print for eternity a particular aspect part or full time examination of their thoughts, aspirations or conclusions which they feel would benefit in some small way, mankind, now or in the future all of which just has to be completed before life's expiry date!

The current virus seems to have been the spark to generate this line of thinking as evidenced by previous amateur articles published in previous newspapers, magazines and TV programs... These articles may be produced by perhaps straight copies of poems of a rather syrupy nature all about the fact that they have just discovered the garden bird feeder or that butterflies change into caterpillars and eat your cabbage, or that the sun rises in the east, ultimately to set in glorious technicolour in the west and that rain is actually wet......

This dreadful coronavirus has brought us all up short causing us to stand back and look at ourselves in a different light and to examine our lifestyle, almost like Jesus going up to the mountain for a serious think about what to do next....(a bit like Wallace and Gromit saying " What's to be done then!!!). In my case at the ripe young age of 82, a lot of water has gone under the bridge so I must join in to see what the future might hold. Personally, I am brassed off with the way that the media (collectively) have dealt with the progressive reporting of this obviously dangerous situation...... You can see it now. as the interviewer leans earnestly forward staring into the eyes of the unfortunate interviewee starting the interview with something like..."Now then Mr Heckmondyke, as the current union leader of the Leather Boot Lace Manufacturing industry in Leicester can you kindly tell us what effect this current virus had upon your membership numbers and it's total effect on the volume of your exports to South East Greenland???

Before the unfortunate man can get through half of his first sentence, he will be rudely interrupted by the glazed eyed interviewer telling him what 19

he(or She) has scribbled down on the running order some thirty minutes before the programme began irrespective of the actual rather dull correct situation.. All interviewers should be more considerate instead of pressing on and on with a view to winning the Muckrakers Cup at the annual BBC prize presentations.

However, let's move on...... In writing this, I thought it would be a good idea to share with you, my Reader, in a somewhat light vein, some of the events which have, in my lifetime, allowed me to be here today in 2020. All the events are real and did happen with the possibility I would not survive. A bit melodramatic? You will judge for yourself as I was there at the time. For simplicity events are more or less in chronological order.

We need now to stand back and set the scene. God ( yes HIM) was in 1938 busy at his desk trying to tidy up the world after the 1914/18 fracas when he checked his computer records for future staffing levels required to carry out HIS WILL. A quick check around the Greater Universe told him all was generally well apart from some loose plasma circulating on the far side of Helios III but it would be many light years away and could therefore be ignored.. Sitting in his Connolly leather self-adjusting and vibratory luxury throne he leaned forward to consult with his book-keeping angel called FOLIO what have we got coming along who I can trust to further my interests in where there is a distinct shortage of effort to the furtherance of Christian tradition. "Well said FOLIO, I've got a young boy due for delivery in March 1938 who may show some promise! OK HE said, we will go along with that, get it set up and recorded at once."

Now God, being an astute eternal entity considered that his protégé needed some form of insurance, after all his time on earth represented a substantial investment and needed protection.

Leaning over to his right He lightly touched the end of the feathered wing of his trusted angel POLYHEDRAL who specialized in assessing potentially dangerous situations from every angle possible in order to minimize the potentially bad outcome and said "Watch over this lad (Alfred will be his name) and see he comes to no harm until his services for me are done. Let it be so my trusted servant. At this time also God (HIM) he leaned over to the left and lightly caressed the feathery shoulder of WATIFF the angel who was the specialist in assessing situations so as to pre-empt any possible disaster by altering events to the good and to assess the course of events if he did not interfere. "Very well said WATIFF" Let it be so my trusted servant said God, pleased with his advanced preparations. (to be continued) 20

More Musings from Rev’d Joan

The Thornett's were on the move - leaving Bury (of black pudding fame and great indoor and outdoor markets). I was to join the Social Work Department and Preston Royal Infirmary. The Removal Company suggested I travel with them so goods and chattels stowed in the van by two friendly and sturdy gentlemen off we set. Half way through the journey it was decided a cup of builders brew was necessary, a convenient cafe was identified and in we went meeting the curious stares of a number of lorry drivers and other travellers. Suitably refreshed we continued our journey. Fred and I were to take up residence on the first floor of a substantial Edwardian house which overlooked the River Ribble. Our Landlord and Landlady, Zolly and Molly, lived on the ground floor.

The unloading of the van began and my new found friends suggested he put the living room carpet in place commenting it would save hubby a job later, assuming I was too fragile to undertake such a task (how wrong they were). However, I was thankful for their care and concern because in no time at all the furniture in the living room was in place. A call from downstairs, "Please come down, soup and bread are ready". Removal men surprised and delighted they were included in the invitation. Both soup and bread were homemade and delicious and were being enjoyed by all when the doorbell rang. Molly went to answer and we heard a male voice say, "Can I have a word with Bert". "Sorry", Molly responded "there's nobody here named Bert". The gentleman was unconcerned "He'll be in the cellar". Molly politely commented that had someone named Bert or even Jim or Charlie had entered her cellar she would have been aware. The gentleman, we learned later was an Inspector from the Electricity Board, departed and I returned to the flat as my friends began to carry boxes and remaining furniture upstairs. 30 minutes later the doorbell rang again. "Is Bert here yet?" "No he isn't". "Are you sure Madam." We waited with baited breath for Molly's reply. She suggested he visit the cellar so he did. No Bert! Shortly before the Removal men left the doorbell rang again and looking at one another we mouthed "Is Bert here yet?" This time it was Bert himself enquiring if the Inspector was in the cellar. The day was turning into a Whitehall Farce. Bert decided he would take up his position in the cellar and await the arrival of his colleague. Some time later the Inspector returned and joined Bert and they emerged together informing me I could use the cooker but not the lights. Fred arrived home to a tidy living room and a home cooked meal served by candlelight. Boxes still required unpacking and Bert and the inspector needed to return to complete the electrical works. 21

St Peter & St Paul’s Old Bolingbroke – New Friends Group & our God’s Acre Project

Covid delayed us constituting our Friends Group charitable trust this summer. And it prevented us from progressing work on our visitor welcome – no DIY teas & biscuits yet I’m afraid! Our Civil War interpretation leaflet and our web site will now be finalised for 2021 - did you know that our present church is but the remaining south aisle & original tower of a much bigger building, destroyed by cannon balls and soldiers in 1643! But we did manage to finalise our Churchyard Management Plan, begin much needed tree work, wildflower grass seeding and an experimental trial to naturalise the older northern section. We want to manage our churchyard in ways sympathetic to wildlife, but at the same time ensuring it presents a cared-for appearance and easy access to the building and to tended graves. These are difficult balancing acts but it is all possible. Do come and visit and take a look. If you would like to be added to our ‘Friends of St Peter & St Paul’ newsletter circulation list please let us have an email address (this will not be shared) by contacting us on [email protected] It would be great to keep you in the loop! Steve Lumb (Co-ordinator Friends of St Peter & St Paul)

St Andrew’s Halton Holegate is coming back to life – albeit slowly.

Our turret clock has a heartbeat once again. Having been serviced, as per requirements following a prolonged stoppage, the clock is once again keeping the village timely informed!

The repairs to the South aisle and porch roofs are finally coming to an end. The Covid 19 restrictions have meant delays but the National Lottery Heritage Fund have been very understanding, and we have kept them informed along the way.

As I write this we are almost at a point where ‘decorating’ will commence! The internal walls of the South aisle and porch are to be re-painted; we really must be making progress.

Our Community engagement projects have also experienced delays, due to not being able to meet for training or catch-up meetings.

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An anticipated September date for a final Celebration event was first postponed to December, but given the conditions inside St Andrew’s at that time of year, the National Lottery have generously extended our deadline date to June 2021, at which time we will hold the event to showcase what we have achieved during the project.

Conditions and restrictions allowing we may be able to have the church open on a few days in the weeks prior to that, where our ‘work to date’ will be on display.

One of our projects was to take the technical foray into the world of QR codes – gobbledygook to many I’m sure - so if you have the technology, and would like to view the 2 presentations that have been compiled, please do so. (Codes below)

There should be an area below the YouTube presentation for comments etc., and the National Lottery are very keen for our projects to be included in an end of contract evaluation, so the number of visitors to items such as these and comments made, will help towards achieving our outcomes.

Thank you for your input, and hope to see some of you at one of our events – watch this space for further details.

Christine King Churchwarden

Toynton All Saints September Draw Winners 1st No.57 Mrs Pape 2nd No.47 Sue Shelley 3rd No.30 Angela Shaw

Marden Hill Cluster September Draw Winners 1st No.17 R Lingard 2nd No.1 Margaret Clark

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Halton Holegate 100 Club September Winners

R Bugg L Steltner I Clayton J Coxwell

U3A SPILSBY

SPILSBY U3A MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING. ALL MEETINGS WILL BE VIA ZOOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DATE AND TIME: 14th October at 2.00pm SPEAKER: Chris Lester SUBJECT: Ice Factory

For further information please contact Paul on 01790 756834 or email [email protected]

Shades of ‘Madame Butterfly’ (following on from September’s mag)

Still in 1960, the cruiser HMS Belfast visited Nagasaki. A week to show goodwill towards the city that had been devastated by the second atomic bomb that finished the war for Japan. Altogether, an educative and reflective experience for the crew! The head mistress of the catholic girls’ high school bravely prompted her sixth form girls to escort the unattached officers of the Belfast. The young ladies were to introduce their charges to the domestic and social life of the city.

My host was Teruko Matsue, who luckily had an excellent grasp of the English language! She seemed to enjoy her escort role and set about filling my off duty days with modest gusto. I was taken to her house and introduced to her parents who were charming and welcoming. To my surprise, Japan seemed to contain a matriarchal society! Mrs Matsue spoke a few words of English and clearly led the family. She proudly showed me around her typical traditional Japanese house (all living rooms, furniture at floor level). Mr Matsue was a quiet scholarly character. He was a ‘letter writer’ and invited me to join him at work. I was very impressed to see the artistic style of his writing with a narrow brush. Each completed document was an exhibit in itself!

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The week, in and around Nagasaki, passed all too quickly! It was filled with walking and talking to fulfil the head mistresses wish to ‘polish the English skills of her girls’!! For the first, and last time, in my experience our departure from Nagasaki was made by tearing apart paper streamers between the ship and the crowd on the jetty!! ‘Sinbad’

Even More Rev’d Joan’s Musings

It's a small world. Many of you will know that many years ago shortly before we were married Fred was in America and took part in the March on Washington. On one occasion he and a number of American students accompanied by Martin Luther King were blocking the Jersey Tunnel singing "We shall not be moved" and the police arrived and moved them. They were to appear in court and were advised not to speak. Jacqui, a young American student felt compelled to justify her action. She was sentenced to a year in prison. Returning home Fred and I married and some time later Fred was asked to speak to a group of Christian nurses. He mentioned Jacquie’s experience without mentioning her name. At the end of the evening when questions were being asked a lady with an American accent asked if the young woman Fred mentioned was called Jacquie Lucas. The American lady was here on a nursing exchange - she was Jacqui's aunt. It's a small world.

Recently, on one of my regular visits to the Chemo Unit at Hospital I was chatting with the driver who had taken me there and was returning me home. He told me he had been a firefighter based in Grantham. He was in fact there when Fred and I were in Harlaxton and Fred was Chaplain to the Fire Brigade. As we chatted he remembered how we used to visit those on duty on Christmas Day and would enter the mess room via an outside staircase. I would make a Christmas cake for them each year. After the first offering, hints would be dropped in November, "Will your wife be making a cake this year?" There were times when, standing in the mess room sporting a Velcro bonnet whilst burly fire fighters hurled Velcro balls at my head, I doubted the wisdom of my culinary offerings. It's a small world isn't it!

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.

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HARVEST FRUITS WORDSEARCH

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CAPTION COMPETITION

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‘Let me introduce to you the newest form of renewable energy. Wing and tractor power.’ - John Crowhurst

OCTOBER PHOTO

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or email to [email protected]

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GRAPE VINE MAGAZINE

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BOLINGBROKE DEANERY MINISTRY http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/

Acting Bishop of Lincoln The Rt. Rev. David Court Team Vicar & Tel: 01522 50 40 90 or 01522 534701 Curate to South Ormsby Group Office: Edward King House, Minster Yard, The Rev’d Teresa McLaughlin Lincoln LN2 1PU The Rectory, Skegness Road, email: [email protected] Partney, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 4PG Tel: 01790 752344 email: [email protected]

Archdeacon of Lincoln Assistant Curate The Venerable Gavin Kirk The Rev’d Jean Coates 01522 504039 Contact via The Vicarage, Spilsby [email protected] email: [email protected]

The Rural Dean of Bolingbroke Deanery Synod The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates Joint Chairmen: The Vicarage, Church Street, The Rural Dean and Lay Chair Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF Mr. Bill Rose Tel: 01790 752526 email: [email protected] Bolingbroke Deanery Administrator & Grape Vine Editor Jane Howsam Bolingbroke Deanery Group The Vicarage, Church Street, Team Ministry Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF Marden Hill, Partney, Tel: 01790 752526 Spilsby & Stickney Clusters email: [email protected] [email protected] Team Rector Mon-Fri 9.30am–1.30pm The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates (address as above). http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/ Retired Clergy The Rev’d. Joan Thornett Gardener’s Cottage, Harrington, Team Vicar Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 4NH The Rev’d Fran Jeffries Tel: 01790 754151 The Rectory, Horbling Lane, email: [email protected] Stickney, Boston, Lincs. PE22 8DQ Tel: 01205 481183 email: [email protected] Reader & Community Chaplain Mr Paul McLaughlin Tel: 01790 752344

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