Gloucestershire Choirs Plus Dancers; Sara Harris (Piano), Tim Ingold (Organ), Pam Smith (Percussion) Conducted by Jonathan Hope
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February 50p 2020 Parish Magazine Saint Valentine stpetersleck.org [email protected] [email protected] part of the South Cheltenham Team Ministry The contents of this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the PCC or the editor, but are those of the individual contributors. - 1 - Our Vision Statement St Peter’s Church Leckhampton exists to love and worship God, to serve our neighbours and to pass on the faith in Jesus Christ. The Parish Prayer Loving God Open our eyes that we might see you. Open our ears that we might hear you. Open our hearts and minds that we Might respond to you and bring others to know you. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord who lights our way. Amen +++++++++++++++++++++++ - 2 - In this February issue… Service Times, Regular Activities Page 4 Gary Writes…… Page 5 Calendar and Readings Pages 6 - 8 Parish Register Page 9 St Cuthbert Concert Page 9 Learning to Listen Page 10 Young People Page 11 Not a Burns Night Page 13 Ring Out Wild Bells Page 13 Local History Society Page 14 Men’s Group Page 14 Ladies Group Page 15 Friday Lunch Page 15 The Messenger Pages 17 - 20 The contents of this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the PCC or editor but are those of individual contributors. Editor: David Webber Deputy Editor: vacant Business and Advertising Manager: Sue Marlow Distribution Manager: Peter Davies Printers: Parish Office - 3 - INFORMATION Usual Services Sunday 08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Family Communion Junior Church 18.00 Evening Prayer 18.00 Service of Prayer of Healing and Second Sunday Wholeness Weekdays 08.30 Morning Prayer 17.00 Evening Prayer Wednesday 10.30 Holy Communion Other Regular Activities Monday 19.30 Bellringers’ Practice Church Tuesday 10.00 Tuesday Club (0-4) Cottages Thursday 17.45 Brownies Cottages Friday 09.30 Flower Guild Church For choir practice times please see Simon Gibson Other Information Baptisms Please ask the Parish Office for details Weddings Parish Office Hours: 09.00 -13.00 Tel 513647 (Cottages) Monday to Friday Prayers are said daily at St Peter’s, at 8.30am and 5.00pm. We invite you to request prayer for people or situations that weigh heavily on your heart and mind at this time so that we can include them on a regular basis. Unless you ask otherwise, we will pray for them for two weeks from the time we receive your request. You would also have to let us know if you would also like the prayer to be used in Sunday services. If you would like to ask for a prayer, you may telephone, email or write to the Vicar (see back cover; emails may also be sent via St Peter’s website), or you may prefer to leave the prayer on the board beside the door in church. If you name somebody, please be sure that they are happy for this to happen; you may choose to use just a Christian name or be even less specific. You are; of course, welcome to join us for daily prayers at any time. - 4 - Gary writes……… Climate Change With bush fires still burning in Australia and in the Amazon, rising sea levels, melting ice in Greenland, and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than ever before, it’s hard to ignore the fact that our world in heating up. The overwhelming weight of scientific evidence is suggesting that the habitability of the earth in 30 years will be very dependent on the decisions that we make ‘today’. The creation story in Genesis tells us of something unfolding gloriously. We know that the ‘days’ spoken of in this story arrive in the right scientific order and actually cover billions of years, instead of 24 hours, and that, even before the creation of humans, it is ‘good’. There is a ‘value’ to creation prior to its value as something to be consumed for human purposes. The command to ‘fill the earth and have dominion over it’ (Gen 1.28) is qualified by the image of humans as ‘gardeners, stewards and caretakers’ (Gen 2.15); there is no scope, permission or justification given to ravage the earth. Like a potter working with clay, God makes an ‘earth creature’ from dust and breathes life into it (this is a more accurate translation of Adam than ‘man’). We share a close and common history with everything else on the planet, both animate an inanimate. We are not only brothers and sisters to other humans but also to the cosmos; you could say we are made out of ‘star dust’. But something goes wrong, and the Bible calls that ‘sin’. This untrendy little word has been overused, abused and misused across the centuries, but at its core it speaks of a breakdown in relationship with God and the world around us. We often experience ourselves as blind to and trapped within our own addictive patterns. The Bible calls us to address this behaviour and what has gone wrong as a result, and calls this ‘redemption’. In this context there is much to say for those religious orders who have emphasised simplicity of life (such as the Franciscans) and care of the earth (such as the Benedictines with their traditions of gardening). But in the day to day life of the Western Church, such simplicity and care is not always evident. Has Christianity been slow off the mark in recent years to place the Earth at the front and centre in our thinking and action? Have we ignored the unfolding story in Genesis of creation, sin and redemption? Given the growing crisis surrounding our world, ‘now’ seems like a good time for us to start reflecting on this once again and taking action! Revd Gary Grady - 5 - CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 2020 Sunday and Weekday service times are listed on the Information page 1 Saturday - 2 SUNDAY CANDLEMAS 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00 Parish Communion with Junior Church 18.00 Evening Prayer 3 Monday Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 10.30 Interment of Ashes of Cyril & Avis Williams 4 Tuesday - 5 Wednesday 9.00-12.30 Craft-T-Time (Cottages) 10.30 Holy Communion 14.30 Funeral of Trevor Cronk (Chelt Crematorium) 6 Thursday Accession of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 11.00 Men’s Group Walk, meet at The Wheatsheaf 12.30 Men’s Group at The Wheatsheaf 14.30 Julian Group (Cottages) 19.35 LWWH Parish Council (Cottages) 7 Friday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 8 Saturday 13.00 Baptism of Clementine Beck 9 SUNDAY THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion with Breakfast Church 18.00 No Service 10 Monday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 11 Tuesday 10.00 Tuesday Club (Cottages) last before half term 12 Wednesday 9.00-12.30 Craft-T-Time (Cottages) - 6 - 10.30 Holy Communion 11.00 Holy Communion at Hampton House 19.30 Leckhampton Local History Society (Cottages) 13 Thursday 18.00 Brownies (Cottages) last before half term 14 Friday Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 15 Saturday School Half Term until 23 February 9.30-13.00 Bell Peal 16 SUNDAY THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion with Junior Church 18.00 Evening Prayer 17 Monday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 11.00 Holy Communion at the Grange 19.30 Ladies’ Fellowship (Cottages) 18 Tuesday - 19 Wednesday 9.00-12.30 Craft-T-Time (Cottages) 10.30 Holy Communion 20 Thursday - 21 Friday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 22 Saturday - 23 SUNDAY THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT 8.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion with Junior Church 18.00 Evening Prayer 24 Monday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 25 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday 10.00 Tuesday Club (Cottages) restarts 19.30 PCC Meeting (Cottages) 26 Wednesday Ash Wednesday 9.00-12.30 Craft-T-Time (Cottages) 10.30 Ash Wednesday Communion Service 27 Thursday George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 - 7 - 11.00 Holy Communion at Middleton House 18.00 Brownies (Cottages) restarts 28 Friday 9.00-16.00 Crossroads Care (Cottages) 12.30-14.00 Friday Lunch with Friends at 1 Vineries Close 29 Saturday - Readings for February 2020 Date Sunday Readings 2nd FOR CANDLEMAS Malachi 3.1-4 10am Hebrews 2.14-end Luke 2.22-40 9th THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE Isaiah 58.1-9a 10am LENT 1 Cor. 2.1-12 Matthew 5.13-20 16th THE SECOND SUNDAY Genesis 1.1-2.3 10am BEFORE LENT Romans 8.18-25 Matthew 6.25-34 23rd THE SUNDAY NEXT Exodus 24.12-end 10am BEFORE LENT 2 Peter 1.16-end Matthew 17.1-9 A message to all the distributors of the Magazine Thank you all for delivering the magazines during the year. The cost for the year is still £6. Please can you collect the money from your list and let me have the money and/or cheques. You can deliver to 4 Everest Road, see me at church or I am willing to collect it from you. Cheques payable to St Peter’s Leckhampton PCC. Thank you. Sue Marlow 01242 581661 - 8 - From The Parish Register We offer our sincere sympathy to the families of those who have recently died, especially: Thomas Baden Bissell aged 90 Romola Margaret Elizabeth Cass aged 87 Anne Irene Brown aged 87 Trevor Robert Irwin Cronk aged 56 Nancy Morris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Royal School of Church Music Saint Cuthbert by Adrian Self Friday, 20th March 7-8pm at Christ Church, Cheltenham A cantata based on the medieval panel paintings in Carlisle Cathedral performed by 10 RSCM Gloucestershire choirs plus dancers; Sara Harris (piano), Tim Ingold (organ), Pam Smith (percussion) conducted by Jonathan Hope Tickets £10 from your church choir director or Email Fiona Brown [email protected] - 9 - “Learning to Listen” St Peter’s Cottages Church Road Leckhampton 2020 Tuesday March 24th 7-9 Thursday May 28th 10-3 Tuesday July 28th 7-9 Thursday September 24th 10-3 Tuesday November 24th 7-9 More information from Rachel Willard 01242 530051 Sue Marlow 01242 581661 or the Parish Office 01242 513647 Tuesday 24th March 2020 7pm to 9pm As we practise listening to God, The Revd.