THE KNIGHTLEY PARISHES www.theknightleyparishes.btck.co.uk THE LINK An on-line version of this magazine in colour is available on the web site Services for May 2020 The Magazine of The Knightley parishes 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 May 7 June I II III IV V I Easter 4 Easter 5 Easter 6 Easter 7 Pentecost TRINITY Badby Newnham All services in Church of England churches Charwelton have been Fawsley cancelled until further notice Preston Capes Thursday 21 May ASCENSION DAY SUNDAY READINGS - for your own use while there are no services Principal Service CW - for other services see Lectionary Date Feast Page* Year 1st. † 2nd. Gospel 3 May Easter 4 225 A Acts 2, 42-end 1 Pet 2, 19-end John 10, 1-10 10 May Easter 5 231 A Acts 7, 55-end 1 Pet 2, 2-10 John 14, 1-14 17 May Easter 6 237 A Acts 17, 22-31 1 Pet 3, 13-end John14, 15-21 21 May ASCENSION DAY 244 A Acts 1, 1-11 Eph 1, 15-end Luke 24, 44-end 24 May Easter 7 251 A Acts 1, 6-14 1 Pet 4, 12-14 & John 17, 1-11 5, 6-11 31 May Pentecost 257 A Acts 2, 1-21 1 Cor 12, 3b-13 John 20, 19-23 Whit Sunday 7 Jun TRINITY 265 A Isa 40, 12-17 & 2 Cor 13, 11-end Matt 28, 16-20 27-end NOTES: 1. *These page numbers refer to “The Word of the Lord”, a copy of which will be available May 2020 in your church. All the readings in that book are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. 2. †The Old Testament readings during Trinity will be from Track 2 of Common Worship Badby Newnham Charwelton Fawsley Preston Capes 3. At non-communion services the second reading should normally be the Gospel. 2 EDITORIAL BISHOP JOHN’S LETTER elcome once again to this latest and friends. You can find these items in clapped in the street, lit candles, and put edition of The Link. I hope you are LOCKDOWN CORNER (p 10), and I am Faith in Troubled Times teddy bears and NHS rainbow signs in their Wall keeping well and safe, and not very grateful to those contributors. And becoming too bored or frustrated. windows. Many churches have produced please let me know what you think of their deeply moving acts of worship online. I’ve various efforts. hree thousand years ago, a person of deep faith wrote – and the people of discovered social media I didn’t know he Benefice would like to offer our If you feel that you would like to put pen to God first sang – some of the most existed! We have found new ways of being grateful thanks to our printers Image IT T “together apart” and “holding hands in the paper and offer articles, opinion pieces, beautiful words in history: who, despite their own difficulties at this T stories, verses, puzzles, pictures or anything “The Lord is my Shepherd, I will not want . Spirit”. time, are continuing to provide us with hard else, please send your contributions to me at He feeds me in green pasture.” (Psalm 23: copies of the magazine. [email protected]. I will 1,2) I believe as a Church we have rediscovered acknowledge all contributions and include all I that our spiritual lives must be rooted in Nonetheless, some of you will not be receiving They voice a confident trust that with God can in the next issue, or for as long as all this as their shepherd, they will not wander: daily prayer and Bible reading at home, hard copies (and did not last month either) as goes on [with the usual caveat of course that not just Sunday worship in church. Jesus is it has not proved possible to arrange delivery “He leads me besides still waters. He they need to be honest, legal, and decent!] with us wherever we are – we hold on to to everyone in all the five villages, and we restores my soul.” (vs 2 and 3) apologise for that. However an electronic With remarkable faith, they declare that his promise that he will be with us whatever In this issue I would like to thank Robin Baker, happens. version is available on the Benefice web site at Graham Cory, Sarah Goode, andPenny Cory . whatever life may bring, with the Lord as http://theknightleyparishes.btck.co.uk/Monthl their shepherd, they will not worry . They yLinkMagazine and also on the various village sing of God’s ever-presence besides them at I have recently become chair of a small web sites in the 5 villages. I know that many nd of course we are most grateful to the darkest times: national charity called ReSource whose aim of you do not like reading from a screen (and our loyal advertisers who continue to is to help “little, local and ordinary nor do I) but at present that is to an extent Asupport us. Please do what you can to “Though I walk through the valley of the churches” draw on the Holy Spirit for unavoidable. support them in turn, and make it worth their shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you discipleship and mission. The Director has while to continue advertising with us. are with me. Your rod and your staff written these helpful words: “Whatever comfort me.” (v 4) these coming days hold, let’s be mindful of t is clear that all our villages have been If you want or need to look at any or all of one another, alert to the cry of a hurting doing a splendid job in pulling together those advertisements more closely you can world, and confident in the love of God, during these difficult times. You can find We are living through extraordinary and I find them all collected together on the from which nothing can separate us.” details of the ways we have been helping each Benefice web site at disturbing times. The coronavirus is other, and our less fortunate neighbours, in the causing death and deep disruption to our http://theknightleyparishes.btck.co.uk/OurValuedSup May God bless us all. reports in the various Parish News sections. porters normal patterns of living. Tragedy has included members of the diocesan family. With very best wishes from all the editorial The total lockdown, self-isolation, With my love, prayers and best urrent restrictions also mean that there team. suspension of public worship and closure of wishes, is not much going on in the benefice in church buildings means that we have had Cterms of social or other events, and no option but (in the phrase of the therefore the village pages do not contain as David Archbishops) “to become a different sort of much news and information as usual. However a number of contributors have kindly church”. submitted pieces which I hope may keep you occupied, interested and/or amused to fill in People have found new ways of caring for your otherwise vacant days - that is, when you each other. Good neighbour schemes have Rt Revd John Holbrook are not gardening, doing housework, chatting emerged. Our telephones have been busy. Bishop of Brixworth over the garden wall, or ZOOMing your family Many have shopped for the housebound, 3 4 before 8pm for delivery the following afternoon BENEFICE PAGE PARISH NOTICES (except Sundays). EVENING SERVICE OF THE WORD would like to extend your existing membership DAVENTRY FOOD BANK. to cover the next year (from October 2020 to BADBY This service, along with all others, has been October 2021) at no extra cost. Hopefully, by Correspondent - Geoff Pullin ([email protected]) As a village in the last ten days we have given seven suspended until further notice. next year, we can make up for the events carrier bags of food to the food bank. They are missed this year. CHURCH INFORMATION currently feeding 60 families a week and are very JUNE JAZZ CONCERT IN BADBY In the meantime, as most members are lucky appreciative of what we give, and could do with more enough to have a garden, we will be spending At the time of writing, there are still no services at St at the moment. Many thanks for what you have The concert with Tom Kincaid and singer Alison more time in them and will have the most Mary’s Church and it remains locked to meet the given and especially to those who are giving Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Bennet, originally planned for June 6th, has beautiful, well-tended gardens this year! something each week; it really does make a huge (England) Regulations 2020. Contact details for the difference. The collection point is in St. Mary’s inevitably had to be postponed. Hoping that all Wishing that everyone stays safe, and happy churchwardens are shown on page 19. church porch, and the box is emptied regularly. The is normal by the new date, we plan to go gardening! If you would like to keep in touch about the news list of popular items is available on the village ahead on Saturday 3rd October. Tickets at £17 from Peterborough Diocese and St Mary’s Badby website badbyvillage.com. are available in most parts of the hall. There JULIE WARD please look at the ‘St Mary’s Badby’ Facebook page. will be Waitrose canapés, bring your own TEA AND MEET drinks. Contact Bob Caldwell on We were saddened to hear of the death of WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE CHURCHYARD? [email protected] or Julie Ward, who was for many years funeral Sadly no Tea and Meet in May though Jan hopes [email protected] director at John Ward's in Daventry, following You might think that all’s quiet in Badby churchyard, everyone has been enjoying tea in their garden often the sudden onset of Covid-19.