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St Bees Priory Church Rev’d Becky Gibbs, Priest in Charge (01946 822279) Retired Clergy with the Bishop’s Permission to Offi ciate: The Revd Jim Marshall (01946 64259) Revd Canon Jim Baker MBE and Revd Anne Baker (01946 822498) The Revd David Cox The Revd Canon Dr Trevor Park MBE Lay Readers Chris & Charm Robson (01946) 822468 Sunday Services 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion (1st, 3rd & 5th - 1662) 10.30 a.m. Family Service 6.00 p.m. Evening Prayer (1st - Evensong; 3rd Holy Communion) See Calendar for details of Family Services and Evening Prayer The sacrament of baptism is administered at the main service and must be arranged well in advance with the Vicar. For weddings, baptisms, funerals and other religious occasions, please contact 01946 822279 or email [email protected] Priory Web Site - http://www.stbeespriory.org.uk Hire of Priory & Halls The church, Old College and New College halls are all available for hire for meetings, functions, lectures, concerts and recitals, etc. Contact booking offi cers for details. Booking Offi cers Ian & Rosalie McAndrew - 01946 822326 or [email protected] Priory Secretary - [email protected] Magazine production & distribution This magazine is free but production costs are about 50p per copy. Contributions from the Parish Council and our advertisers, to whom we are most grateful, pay much of the costs. However this leaves the balance to be paid by the PCC. Donations to the Treasurer* or your Magazine Distributor are most welcome. Circulation - 900 households in St Bees, Sandwith, Rottington, Linethwaite, Coulderton, Middletown, Nethertown. * - Treasurer - Andrew Oldham, 2 Fairladies, St Bees, CA27 0AR. DTP & Final Editing - Ian McAndrew Printed by Printpoint (01946) 64305 22 i St Bees Parish A B C History Group works towards improving knowledge of local history. Lectures Area Visitor / The parish is divided into 30 small areas each with an offi cial arranged periodically. Details from Chris Robson 822468. Good Neighbour Church Visitor whose task is to welcome and help people in the Methodist Sunday Service & Sunday School is at 11.00 a.m. Family Service on Scheme name of the Priory. Co-ordinator - M Westhead (822674). Church the second Sunday. Over 60’s Club meets in Hodgett’s Club on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month: Arts Society meets every two months on the last Wednesday of the month at 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. Details - Gill Richardson Tel. 822394. 8.00 p.m. Venue to be arranged. Details from Dilys Brownrigg Parish Council The Clerk to the Council is Mrs Jane Donaldson, East House, (822584) or Charm Robson 822468. Coulderton. Tel. (01946) 822560, e.mail [email protected], who Bellringing The Priory has a ring of 8 bells. Those interested in ringing or will answer queries on civil parish matters. learning to ring, contact D Sim, 31 Main Street. Practice Parochial meets 10 times a year. Elections for 20 members are held in March at Wednesdays, 8.00 pm. Sundays, ring at 10.00 a.m. Church Council the A.P.C.M. Its task is to spearhead the mission and ministry of the Brownies Brownies meet on Tuesdays. Further details can be obtained church in the Parish. PCC Secretary - from Amanda Smith or email [email protected] D McGee, E-mail - [email protected]. Cubs, Scouts, Cubs for children aged 8 - 10, meet on Thursdays, 6.30 - 8pm. Playgroup meets every Wednesday in term time only, from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. in (Toddler Group) New College Hall, St Bees Priory. Details from Deanna Gozlan Beavers Beavers meet on Thursdays (term time) from 5.00 - 6.00 pm. Details 07542502419 Email [email protected] from Graham Young & Andy James. Scouts meet on Tuesdays from 7.15 - 8.45pm. Details from Dave Kennedy, Tel. 824511. All meet in Pop-in Cafe Every Thursday from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon - Pop-in Cafe in New CCF Hut, St Bees School. College Hall. Everyone welcome - Coff ee and homemade cakes. Pre-School meets in the new building next to the Village School, All day, 5 days a Choir rehearses on Sundays at 9.30 a.m. Details from Frank Bowler, the week. For children 2 years 9 months +. Contact Pre-School on 823880. Organist (Tel. 825307). Prayer Group meets on Thursdays from 1.45 - 3.15 p.m. in New College Hall . All Churchwardens are leading lay Church members who will be pleased to help and denominations welcome. advise on church matters. They are John Kennedy (Tel. 822297), Priory Singers rehearse in Old College Hall, Mondays at 8.00 p.m. Details from Frank Rosalie McAndrew (Tel.822326), Derek McGee, & Wendy Mellor. Bowler. (Temp). (01946) 825307 Councillors Copeland - Dr Ian Hill - 01946 823305, 7.00 to 9.00 p.m Monday Priory Web Site The Priory web site has up to date information on the ministry team, to Friday. Cumbria - Cllr Chris Whiteside, 01946 67575 or church services and activities. See http://www.stbeespriory.org.uk 07798667678. E-mail [email protected] Seagalls meets fi rst Tuesday of month at 7.30pm in the Seacote Hotel. Contact Lynne Smith - Tel. 822285 - or Judith 07772523742 Electoral Roll is the list of all church members qualifi ed to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. E.R. forms are available in church St Bees Triers Friendly running club for all abilities. Every Thursday 6pm & 7pm. Email [email protected] Tel. 823497 Web www.triers.co.uk Finance The Church Treasurer is Andrew Oldham, 2 Fairladies, St Bees, Tel. 820409, who will explain our Christian Giving system. St Bees Youth meets 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 7.00 p.m. in New College Hall. Group All youngsters of secondary school age are welcome. Contact organisers First Responders provide Basic Life Support in association with the Ambulance on 07518 394297. Service. Contact Andy Brock 823497 Sunday School for ages 3 - 11 meets during Morning Service New College Hall, at Football Contacts - Seniors Tony Barnett 590640. 10.30 a.m. Contact – R McAndrew (822326), Vicky Bearman.. Association Juniors (U-12) - Alec Morton 823992 & Alastair Billson. Village School exists to raise funds for the school and to foster links between school Freemasons St Bega Lodge meet 7:00 p.m. On 2nd Wed of each month, Village Association and community. Secretary - via School - Tel. 822392. Hall. Details: 01946 64275 or www.cumbwestmasons.co.uk. Village Hall Management Committee administers Hodgett’s Club. For details and Friends of the assists in the conservation of the Priory and encourages interest in booking contact Phil or Valerie Turpin (Tel 823772). Priory its historical and architectural heritage. Contact Philip Barratt or Village in Bloom Details from Eileen B Todd, 14 Main Street. St.Bees. (Tel 822522). Tom Rice, Treasurer, Green Ghyll, Greendykes, Egremont. Village Web Site Information for inclusion should be sent to Ian McAndrew (822326) or [email protected] Address is http://www.stbees.org.uk Garden Society Details from Mark Hewertson, (Tel. 01946 825468). Flower Show is Women’s meets 2nd Monday of month at 7.30 p.m. usually in New College Hall held on the 3rd Saturday in August. Institute (see program). Contact Roxanne Benson Tel 823137. Guides meet on Tuesdays from 7.00 – 8.30 p.m. Further details can be . ii obtained from Amanda Smith or email [email protected] 21 Calendar for April St Bees News April 2018 1 Easter Sunday 10.30 a.m. Easter Communion & Easter Egg Hunt Happy Easter! This year Easter Day is on April 1st, April Fools Day. I have to say that I’m 3 Tuesday 7.30 p.m. Seagalls’ Vino and Pasta Night, WHitehaven feeling a little nervous. I am aware that some villagers like to play pranks on unsuspecting vicars on the fi rst of this month and it being Easter Sunday I won’t be able to hide! 8 Sunday 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship 12.00 - 5.00 p.m. Robsons’ Garden Open Day, High House Road I won’t be the fi rst “fool” on Easter Day, Easter was last on April 1st in 1956, and it could be said that many were made to look foolish that fi rst Easter Day 2000 years ago. The day Magazine Copy Date that a dead man disappeared from his grave and consequently reappeared, alive, to many 9 Monday 7.30 pm WI Wine, Cheese and Tapas Evening, NCH people. This was embarrassing for the authorities since they had made certain Jesus was 10 Tuesday 2.00 p.m. Over 60s Bingo, Hodgetts dead before they took him down from the cross and guards had been posted outside his 5.00 p.m. Pond Dipping with Neil Bettinson, Families invited tomb. 14 Saturday 8.00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast, NCH Of course, some would argue that Christians are foolish for believing that Jesus rose Over 60s excursion to Calder Bridge from the dead. This isn’t new. Christians have been responding to such criticism since 15 Sunday 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion the birth of Christianity itself. The apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Corinthians in 16 Monday 6.30 p.m. Parish Council meeting, Village Hall. approximately CE 55 “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God 21 Saturday 8.00 a.m. Family Breakfast, NCH chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong”. 22 Sunday 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship On 14th March Stephen Hawking died, fi fty-fi ve years after being diagnosed with Motor 24 Tuesday Pickups 9.00 a.m.