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Bolingbroke Deanery OCTOBER 2019 ISSUE 520 • Mission Statement The Diocese of Lincoln is called by God to be faithful, confident and joyful. • Vision Statement To be a healthy, vibrant and sustainable church, transforming lives in Greater Lincolnshire 50p 1 READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST Principal Service Sunday 6th October 16th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Lamentations 1.1-6 Habakkuk 1.1-4; 2.1-4 Psalm/Canticle Canticle: Psalm 37.1-9 Lamentations 3.19-26 or Psalm137 [or 137.1-6] Second Reading 2 Timothy 1.1-14 Gospel Luke 17.5-10 Sunday 13th October 17th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7 2 Kings 5.1-3, 7-15c Psalm/Canticle Psalm 66.1-11 Psalm 111 Second Reading 2 Timothy 2.8-15 Gospel Luke 17.11-19 Sunday 20th October 18th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Jeremiah 31.27-34, Genesis 32.22-31 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 119.97-104 Psalm 121 Second Reading 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5 Gospel Luke 18.1-8 Sunday 27th October Last Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Joel 2.23-end Ecclesiasticus 35.12- 17 or Jeremiah 14.7- 10, 19-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 65 Psalm 84.1-7 [or 65.1-17] Second Reading 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18 Gospel Luke 18.9-14 2 FROM THE DIOCESE Hello! I’m Sarah, Discipleship in the World Officer across the Diocese of Lincoln – from the Humber to The Wash. I came to the role in January after a 23-year career in education and most recently as a school chaplain and family worker in Scunthorpe. I’m here to support our outward- facing mission, integrating our faith into our everyday lives through loving service and focusing on areas such as social justice, modern slavery, and our care for creation. As Christians, we are disciples committed to following and learning from Jesus Christ; we are all called to live as disciples in this world. With the image of a tree firmly etched in my mind, I see a network of branches, rooted in Christ, through which God can bear fruit (John 15.1–8). Our rootedness in Christ is strengthened through our worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship; we grow when we see God at work in our everyday contexts where he uses us to be his hands and feet. Our daily lives become acts of worship, as our decisions, priorities and actions are all informed by being a follower of Jesus. Already there are many fantastic examples of discipleship going on around the diocese: from Dementia Cafes, to emergency faith responders, befriending the isolated and delivering many food projects, identifying modern slavery, working with vulnerable young people and planting community woodlands. Many have been supported by funding from the Bishop of Lincoln’s Social Justice Fund. As my role is to support and strengthen our creative responses to faith in action, I am keen to hear from people who are considering how to better ‘love their neighbour’, both locally and globally. Wherever we are, whoever we are, God chooses to use us, as we commit to follow. The radical love of Jesus transforms both individuals and communities as well as the structures that oppress people. This is our calling too. So as you seek to put your faith into action, remember that we are not alone. Please do get in contact; it would be great to hear what you are up to and to be able to support you in your actions! Sarah Spencer, Discipleship in the World Officer Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01522 50 40 75 Mobile: 07454 54 10 61 3 Group Registers: Funerals: Spilsby Cluster Dylys Mary Williams 80 years Halton Holegate died 06.08.19 Marlene Seal 79 years Firsby died 28.08.19 Marden Hill Cluster Philip Maddison 80 years East Kirkby died 18.07.19 Malcolm Harry Machin 74 years Toynton St Peter died 20.08.19 Partney Cluster David Anthony Webb 74 years Ashby died 26.07.19 South Ormsby Group Donald Henry Hotchin 86 years Tetford died 25.08.19 Teresa Sellars 62 years Tetford died 30.08.19 Weddings: Spilsby John Ashley Ramsden & Ami Jane Nix Spilsby 24.08.19 Samuel David Maycock & Vivien Ruth Pegg Halton Holegate 15.09.19 Marden Hill Edward Frederick Usher & Natalie Francesca Harker West Keal 14.09.19 Baptisms: Partney Cluster Osten James Clarke-Squires Candlesby 25.08.19 Spilsby Cluster Remily Janet Sue Mary Jones-Phillips Halton Holegate 25.08.19 DEANERY SYNOD st Tuesday 1 October Skendleby Old School, 7pm With a talk on ‘Landscapes’ by Paul Day How Eco friendly is your church? Do you care for our environment? Want to do more? Come and find out what we can do…everyone welcome! 4 Dates for the Diary October 1st Archdeacon’s Visitation 1st Deanery Synod, Skendleby Old School, 7pm 2nd East Keal Community Café, 2-4pm 2nd Archdeacon’s Visitation 3rd Archdeacon’s Visitation 4th Archdeacon’s Visitation 4th Old Bolingbroke PCC 5th Learning Communities at Wragby 5th ‘A Church for our Planet’, St Giles Lincoln, 10am – 4pm 8th Spilsby PCC, The Vicarage, 7pm 10th Deanery Study Group – The goodness of creation 12th St James’ Gift Day, 10am–12pm 12th Hundleby Litter Pick, Parish Rooms, 10am 12th Church Tourism Training Day at Horncastle 15th The Old Rectory Communion 19th East Kirkby, Re-dedication of War Memorial, 10am 21st Service Rota meeting 23rd Little Steeping PCC 23rd Parish Share meetings, St James church & New Life Centre 24th Deanery Study Group – The worship of all creation 25th Toyntons PCC 26th HOP Games afternoon, 2-4pm 26th Skendleby ‘Dad’s Army’, 2pm 26th Macmillan Autumn Fayre, Cracroft Village Hall, 1-4pm November 3rd Brinkhill Winter Bazaar, 2-5pm 4th Spilsby Cluster meeting, The Vicarage, 7pm 7th Deanery Study Group – The Environmental Challenge 9th Diocesan Synod 10th Remembrance Sunday 14th Stickford PCC 15th Halton Holegate Christmas Fair, 10am-12pm 16th Hundleby Christmas Fayre, 10am-12pm 18th East Keal PCC 21st Deanery Study Group – Nature and Humanity 23rd St James Christmas Fayre, 10am-12pm 23rd Sausage & Mash Lunch, Langton Village Hall, 12.30pm 23rd Great Steeping Bazaar 25th East Keal Community Café, 10.30am-12pm December 4th Deanery Study Group – Renewal of Creation 5 HARVEST SERVICES & SUPPERS October 1st New Leake Harvest Supper 3rd South Ormsby Group Harvest Supper 5th Mavis Enderby Harvest Festival, 3pm 6th South Ormsby Harvest thanksgiving, 9.30am 6th Stickney Harvest Festival, 9.30am 6th Spilsby Family Service Harvest Festival, 10am & harvest lunch at 12 noon. 6th Halton Holegate Harvest Festival, 3pm 6th Partney Harvest, 6pm 7th Stickney Harvest Supper 11th Hagworthingham Harvest Supper, 7.30pm 13th Hagworthingham Harvest Festival, 11.15am 13th East Keal Harvest Festival, 3pm 13th Old Bolingbroke Harvest Festival, 6pm 13th Farforth Harvest Songs of Praise, 6pm 14th Old Bolingbroke Harvest Supper, 7pm 20th Aswardby Harvest Festival, 9.30am 20th Firsby Harvest Festival, 3pm 27th Dalby Harvest Festival, 11.15am tbc Please check with each church to see if tickets are needed for harvest suppers and lunches. For further details on harvest services please contact the individual church or phone the Deanery Office 01790 752526 Bolingbroke Deanery Grape Vine Thank you We would like to say a big thank you to Angela Brady for her support with the Grape Vine. Angela has bought all the prizes for the Caption Competition since it began. The first winner of the competition was Eric Waltham! I wonder if anyone remembers when it first started? I cheated and looked back at all the old copies and would you believe it was May 2012. So, it really is a big thank you to Angela for coming up with the idea and providing the prizes. I often get people thanking me for the prizes and have to own up to not knowing what they are as Angela has always delivered them neatly wrapped up. We will try to keep the competition going but it does rely on you sending photos in for me to use. Please get the necessary permissions first. And, of course, we need lots of captions sending in! The competition is judged by whoever I can grab hold of but they never know who has sent the entry until they have picked a winner…so no cheating there!! 6 I will do my best to keep up the good work but it is a hard act to follow. Thank you so much Angela and we wish you all the best in your new venture! Follow the Star 2019 The Church of England has launched their 'Follow the Star' campaign for 2019 with resources for churches for Advent and Christmas. The Church of England has prepared 'a checklist of five things your church can do to prepare this year', which includes details of the digital and printed resources that are available, and this may be found by going to the Lincoln Diocesan website and search for ‘Follow the Star 2019’ Market Towns’ Learning Communities Just to remind you all that our next meeting will be at Wragby Parish Church on Saturday, 5th October from 9.30 - 12.00noon. At that meeting Rev. Mark Holden will talk about the Pilgrim Walk from Langton-by-Wragby to Lincoln leading into a discussion on pilgrimage; and Linda Patrick will talk about enhancing our 'welcome', with reference to the 'Tool Kit' used by Exeter Diocese. Please feel free to invite other members of your Groups who might be particularly interested in either of these subjects.