Life Is an Opportunity, Benefit from It Life Is Beauty, Admire It Life Is a Dream, Realise It Life Is a Challenge, Meet It Life
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The Magazine of the United Benefice of St Peter & St Stephen Burnley FEBRUARY 2021 Life is an opportunity, benefit from it Life is beauty, admire it Life is a dream, realise it Life is a challenge, meet it Life is a duty, complete it Life is a game, play it Life is a promise, fulfill it Life is a sorrow, overcome it Life is a song, sing it Life is a struggle, accept it Life is a tragedy, confront it Life is an adventure, dare it Life is luck, make it Life is too precious, do not destroy it Life is life, fight for it. (Mother Teresa) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John 1:5)_ http://www.stpeterburnley.com http://www.ststephenschurchburnley.org.uk Don’t forget - if you need anything, Please ensure that all articles for the MARCH magazine are submitted no later than 15th February: [email protected] don’t hesitate to contact us 3 In this issue Page 2 Bunrley Ladies‟ Prayer Breakfast 3 Who‟s Who in the Benefice 4 Useful Information Dear Friends, Information 5 Patrick‟s Pitch Hearing that some members of our community have received the 6 Lent Confirmation Thank you to Barbara Marshall who vaccine has been encouraging, however many people are finding the daily 7 Churchwardens‟ News from St has provided us with the following grind of lockdown and the constant changing of plans wearying and tiring. Peter‟s information which could prove very The worrying news of the high number of cases in Burnley adds to our Thank you from Renie useful during the present crisis: stress. We all crave some normality, some family life and interaction with 8 In the Loop others beyond our four walls. Currently our Churches remain open for 11 Thank you from Barbara BURNLEY TOGETHER HUB is staying Sunday worship and we continue to pray that the virus will soon lose its St Peter‟s Mothers‟ Union open for the foreseeable future and 12 St Stephen‟s Mothers‟ Union impact on everyone. continue to inform on food parcels, 14 In the Memorial Book at St Peter‟s meals on wheels, prescription 15 In the Memorial Book at St Stephen To sustain us through these weeks, we not only need to keep ourselves collecting, and dog walking amongst a 16 Thank you from Marilyn going physically but also spiritually, and like daily vitamins I offer the St Peter‟s Finance Team host of other things. The phone lines 17 St Stephen‟s Sings Christmas are open seven days a week from 9 - following verses of Scripture over the page to read and ponder on. 18 St Peter‟s Sunday School 5pm. They are also on line and on 20 The Remedy Facebook. Local number is 01282 I gave these out on the first Sunday of January and there is one for each 22 The Power of 9 686402. day of the week and four weekly doses, from which I hope you will take 24 From our Vision Champions heart and be spiritually encouraged to continue in prayer, to grow in 28 St Peter‟s PCC Matters faith, to hang on in hope and be sustained by the love of God. It may be St Stephen‟s Readers‟ Rota For mental health problems, 32 Grammar School Plaque helpful to not only find the verse, but then write it out and reading a few 32 Recipe of the Month MINDS MATTER - locally based at times in the day will allow it to sink into our subconscious or reading the 33 Recipe of the Month Gannow Lane Resource Centre, is verse aloud and the reading around the verse to learn its context will 34 St Stephen‟s Primary School self referral. Opening hours are: 9- deepen our experience of God in these trying times. 36 Solidarity Prayer 5pm phone 657268, Out of hours the number is 657222. It is manned As a good friend said to me, we must “Get into the word and get the by the Crisis Team and is open 24hours a day. word into you.” Allowing it to fill our lives and direct our thoughts. I THE SAMARITANS help line is also 24 hope that you will want to grow in discipleship in these days and you will hours and their number is 116123. find strength in these scriptures. There are many other Organisations At the end of the day our lives are in Gods hands and I find this prayer that deal with mental health for all age by David Adam reassuring: groups, their details are on the Internet. If you have a mental health Calm me, Lord as you calmed the storm. problem don‟t suffer in silence there is Still, me Lord, keep me from harm, help and advice out there. Let all the tumult within me cease. Barbara Enfold me Lord in your peace. Amen 4 5 Prayer Faith 1. Hebrews 4 v16 1. Hebrews 11 v1-2 Hello Everyone 2. Mark 11 v24 2. 1 Corinthians 2v5 3. Jeremiah 33 v3 3. Matthew 21 v22 COVID 19 is dominating all our 4. James 1 v6 4. Luke 1 v37 conversations at the moment but 5. Philippians 4 v6,7 5. Mark 5 v36 we do hope everyone has a much more enjoyable 2021 and that 6. Matthew 6v6 6. John 7 v38 hopefully we will begin to see 7. Romans 12 v12 7. Proverbs 3 v5,6 signs of improvement in the Renie sends her very best wishes COVID figures as a result of to all and would like to say a big vaccination during the course of „Thank you‟ to everyone who has Hope Love the next few months. Let us hope been in touch with her by letter 1. Hebrews 10 v23 1. 1 Chronicles 16 v34 by Easter life will be a little more or by phone over these last 2. Jeremiah 29 v11 2. Jeremiah 31 v3 normal and we can all perhaps months. She can‟t express enough 3. Romans 15 v13 3. Exodus 34 v6 look forward to a break away. how much it has meant to her to 4. Romans 8 v24/25 4. Romans 8v35-9 get your news and hear how At the moment we are continuing things are going for everyone. 5. Psalm 42 v11 5. 1John 4 v16-18 to worship in Church on Sundays She wishes everyone well and, as 6. Romans 5v3-5 6. John 15 v9/10 only but keeping a very close eye we all do, she hopes it won‟t be 7. Psalm 33 v18/19 7. Zephaniah 3 v17 on the COVID figures. Many are too long now before we can meet choosing to stay safe and worship in person. at home, enjoying the services streamed from the Bishops, services streamed from our Churches and our morning and This was to have been on evening prayers offered to us by st Patrick, Alan and Paul. We are Jan 31 , and due to local LENT begins on Ash Wednesday, which this lockdown has had to be very grateful to everyone for their year is February 17th. It remains to be seen re-arranged for time and help by prayer to us at whether we can have a service on that day. I 4.30 pm on this time. would like to think something is possible even if it is online. 7th March Stay safe everyone. at St Stephen’s Further information on inter Church Lent groups will be advertised once the ministers Stewart and Sandra have had a chance to meet later in January. Patrick 6 each team coming in once every 3 from the stands at Turf Moor. As seen weeks. The more we have the on TV as they say. Yes, it‟s been seen on easier it is. Please let Jean or Keith the tele. Our thanks goes to Jean know if you‟d like to be added to Lonsdale for funding this important our rota. Every-little helps ! landmark. Jean recalls that ~ “The vicar at Happy New Year everyone! positive way of thinking is always the the time said that the church needed a flag. best medicine. Keeping in touch with Looking ahead - Keith received a The flag was bought to say Thank you for Keeping up to schedule, it can now each other is an important part of phone call from the manager our grandson Joseph William Robinsons be reported that our quinquennial church life, caring and helping one Michael of Tesco in December christening and also our wedding inspection was carried out September another in times such as this. At all asking if St Stephen‟s would like a anniversary. That was fourteen years ago”. 2020. The QI hasn‟t brought us too PCC meetings and indeed on social Christmas tree ? How could we Thank you Jean. many headaches, however the clock media we always take time to discuss refuse when the key word was tower roof was reported, water how the housebound are keeping and FREE and brand new! Artificial of Finally ... St Stephen’s midnight mass ingress being the problem. This is how people are coping. If you‟re course in keeping with our and more, Christmas 2020 - Our now being looked at and will cost housebound or poorly don‟t think environmental commitments. To church looked absolutely beautiful over somewhere in the region of £500 to you‟re forgotten. If you need help call our amazement the tree has the Christmas period. The midnight mass repair.