December 2020 ~ February 2021

A Merry Christmas & a Very Happy New Year www.walesbychurches.org Rector’s letter December 2020 Dear friends

As we draw to the end of another In writing articles like this, I always of Christmas, now approaching rapidly. strengthened him and helped him show year, we will I suspect, each and reflect on the words I penned last year As I write this letter it’s Advent Sunday, he understood the problems of the every one of us, reflect and look and sometimes, just occasionally, a few the start of the Advent season. Advent world ... so that small baby was not back at 2020 and what it meant to prophetic words pop up: is a season of expectation leading us so small after all ... and, as we know into that other time of great joy, the changed the world! us. It was a year we could never Last year I wrote - ‘[Relationships] have imagined … 2020 a year that coming of the Christ child. In Jesus we whether through blood ties, or In this edition of the Wolds Witness, are brought together, for our love and has changed our lives in so many church family or the family of a we look back on some of the things we care for each other is key to a Christian ways … 2020 a year that has caused village community, are important have done to get us through as Church. understanding of the world. But it is, I so much suffering through loss in underpinning the love we show Everything we have done is to grow and would suggest, more fundamental than and grief … 2020 has changed to our fellow human beings. Our continue to develop our faith. As new that. It is key to what underpins our permanently the fabric of our world is difficult and desperate faces appear and we continue to adapt humanity too, the quality that binds us society and the way we live our lives in so many places, so we should to new ways to worship, new ways together as communities … and Jesus now. find Joy in every place where to minister I am confident that we will is the ultimate symbol of that love and It’s very easy, at this time, to look back people come together in a secure our future. bonding. and see only the negative effects of common cause for the common Let this year be a year when we reflect the COVID19 pandemic. There were, good.’ As we now walk through Advent on what we were, what we have of course, so many. However, woven towards Christmas we know this I have seen and found great Joy in become and what we want ourselves to into the darkness have been those year will be different. There will be no many of the communities that form part be in the future. amazing chinks of light…. those chinks great Carol Services this year, a lack of our wide church family, and across all of goodness and neighbourliness. of Nativity plays in our churches and Years like this thankfully, don’t come the villages I minister to. schools. When we are in churches along very often. However when they We have demonstrated to all that we We are not extraordinary people living in or groups our numbers are greatly do, let us use them, and learn from are not just the 21st century greedy special places, but normal people living reduced. And yes we can all complain them, and grow more as forward materialist consumers, history might in normal communities. Just passing about it and shout it’s not fair! Yet in the thinking Christ-like people. have labelled us. We are a people who through an extraordinary times. Yet in midst of our Christmas let us not forget can look after each other, putting others As Jesus Christ our saviour did, let us this extraordinary crisis we have each what we are really celebrating ... before ourselves. Not just family and now, in our time, change the world too! found great personal joy in just serving friends either! Many have supported ... a small baby coming into the world our fellow human beings, helping those Wishing you all a Very Happy, Safe & their extended communities, people in very difficult circumstance, with no who cannot help themselves. I can’t Peaceful Christmas they may not have known before. Is it friends or family to help the mother imagine the joy and relief felt by those in the wartime spirit? Or just the goodness and father. A small baby coming into our villages who realised they were not that is inherent in each and every one of the world to offer a new way to be alone. us, just buried by the pressures of our and to live. A small baby who was lives before the pandemic. Foremost in the minds of many at this not restricted by the lack of things time is of course the great celebration in his early childhood, if anything it

page 2 page 3 I think you’re very brave! “I think you’re very brave!” Probably Tealby had been our home during the isn’t the ideal response to have time I was working in the Chaplaincy when, as a clergywoman, you tell at hospital, and it’s been a your Bishop what your plans are for real delight to return here, back to my the next few years! roots in the Wolds. We have an interesting garden, complete But I suppose it isn’t a recognised with labyrinth! And the new addition ‘clergy path’ to start researching church of a summerhouse (or ‘shed’ as our life, and applying to do a PhD in your neighbours call it!) will be really useful 60s! My experience of different types of next year, when I’m hoping we can ministry - hospital chaplaincy, running become part of the Quiet Garden a busy parish and Deanery, as well as movement, with days of peace, being a spiritual director, and retreat contemplation and reflection hosted in and quiet day leader, has given me a Tealby. real interest in how people see their local church and their own walk with I hope to be able to tell you more about God, and how important it is to them. my research in the near future, and When rural ministry changes, as the am looking forward to welcoming new areas priests are called to minister friends and old to Shepherd’s Hill soon! over get bigger and bigger, this also Revd Annabel Barber becomes something of real importance to everyone involved with their local As a ministry team we are very church. much looking forward to welcoming Revd Annabel as part of the You can’t always take time to prepare team. Annabel will be licensed as in advance for a change of career. Associate Priest to the Benefice Ministering during Covid left me very of Walesby and the Benefice of little time for anything else, so I finished Barkwith at the Tealby Evening working in my parish of Waddington at Service on Sunday 20th December. the end of September and moved back The Archdeacon of Stow and into our house in Tealby. Then I began Lindsey, the Ven. Mark Steadman to make my PhD proposal a reality, will be preaching and licensing and finally submitted it at the end of Annabel to her new ministry. November. Fr Chris page 4 page 5 WHY? Because God was nudging me

When talking about the training study: lent courses were particularly remarkable people has been rewarding years - and theologically - there is still Martin, Janine and I are taking at enjoyable, but always wanted to beyond words. I still feel, as I did the so much that we don’t know. Usually Lincoln School of Theology, one of know, and do, more. My main focus, first time I met them, that they all have by about 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon the first questions we are asked is on a weekly basis, for Bible study more to offer than I. But I know we offer I feel that I am fighting the urge to say “what do you do?” By the end of was preparing to lead the Morning each other support, encouragement, “Please Sir/Madam, my brain is full!” Service or preparing a reflection for the comradeship. We laugh, learn and pray the academic year we will have: We really miss the fellowship of our Tuesday communion. Matters reached together, and with the whole Lincoln • Written Essays totalling 15000 words fellow students. Although we all have a head when I was introduced to The School of Theology family. • Undertaken over 800 hours of different backgrounds and occupations, Homilies Project, a resource prepared private study Writing essays is not as easy as I we all have a common purpose at LST, for parishes where “a licensed and • Spent 19 Saturdays at Edward King remember, bookshelves and credit to train as Readers or Ministers and we theologically trained leader,” or a Reader House in Lincoln, latterly via online cards are both groaning with the piles really bonded as a natural self-support lectures and tutorials or Priest is not available. There were two of unexpected reading material, having group last year. We are also expected to • Learned an alarming number of new choices: to follow the provided text or to re-assess the whole way you practise ‘do’ much more in supporting worship 4 syllable words (Theologians never Reader training. I chose to investigate your religion is not easy or pleasant. this year. use 1 when 4 will do.) Reader training. But I wouldn’t have missed it for the • Started the study of Spirituality, Recently Martin and another colleague It’s been a challenging 12 months. world. Discipleship, Old and New were ‘asked’, with less than a week’s Testaments, Ministry and Mission. Filling in the copious paperwork asked Kathy Jago notice, to lead the Morning Worship in challenging and personal questions. This is a reduced schedule: I should Reader in Training the virtual Chapel before our study day An existing Reader, who read our have also been attending Reader began – there are typically about 50 applications commented it might be Kathy and I are now well into our Training groups every fortnight and people, including many clergy, in the worth mentioning the bible, or Jesus, second academic year of training at undertaken 30 hours service time congregation, so no pressure there! at another church. Unfortunately somewhere in there ... Discernment Lincoln School of Theology - except these have both fallen victim to the Day, when candidates give a that we haven’t been anywhere near However, this was relatively straight- Coronavirus lockdown, as has a local, presentation on why they feel they are Lincoln as all teaching sessions forward: Kathy’s group have the much valued, support group. called to lay ministry and are grilled by are online via the ‘Big Blue Button’ onerous responsibility of leading a panel of both lay and clergy leaders (which is LST’s version of ZOOM). worship at our next [non-] residential The next is often “What’s it for?” I’m weekend which includes Evening Prayer tested my conviction still further. We had a delayed start to the academic afraid my flippant answer is often “I get on the Friday evening, Morning Worship, Last September 12 of us gathered year, as did most students at colleges a badge. And a scarf.” Although there’s Evening Worship and Compline on the in Edward King House. Reporting around the country, but have now had another two years more demanding Saturday and Sunday Morning Worship. study before I get that far. back to Rev. Chris I said I had little 3 sessions including a non-residential chance of completing the year, and residential weekend (thank you covid). These weekends are wrapped The third question is “Why?” For me, around the study days, “intense” and if I did, I wouldn’t enjoy it: amongst The teaching is still very good but it was a growing sensation that God “challenging” are understatements. other considerations, everyone except challenging, both academically - we was nudging me - now was the time to Our next commitment is the addition of Martin and I had dogs. How wrong haven’t studied at this level for about 40 do more. For many years I’ve felt Bible I was. Studying alongside these 11 study groups. Hopefully, as these are page 6 page 7 small groups, they will move to face to But what are we doing with this newly face very soon. acquired knowledge? Well, despite the REFLECTIONS ON MINISTRY DURING recent lock-down we have both been We are currently studying a module encouraged and supported by Revd. called ‘Using the Bible today’, which COVID-19 AND THE FUTURE Chris to undertake some preaching, essentially teaches us how to interpret When Revd Chris asked me to write Over the months we have received a and lead intercessions at some of scripture and give it relevance in today’s about the ministry that we have huge number of prayer requests. (And the forthcoming Walesby Group world. The module concludes with provided during lockdown, I found please do continue to contact us for Services, including leading a Service a 5,000 word portfolio, due on 9th myself reflecting on a roller coaster prayer.) We made it known that we were of Lessons and Carols in Walesby January and, although I must admit to journey of emotions and a huge available to talk by phone. This was on Christmas morning. Our favourite being rather apprehensive about the learning curve, but with an overall supplemented by sending cards and challenge is leading the Monday evening letters to a large number of parishioners portfolio, the current study sessions are sense that God has been providing Thy Kingdom Come worship – the and distributing weekly pew sheets so good and are really enabling us to for us and guiding us during these opportunity to reflect on a topic of containing a printed service for those discern so much more from scripture past months. choice is liberating. There’s still a long without access to the internet. than we were able to last year. The One of the hardest things I did in late way to go, but God willing, with the help current 4-syllable theological terms of March was to “nail” a notice onto the Kathy Jago assisted me in producing of the Big Blue Button, we’ll make it. choice are exegesis and hermeneutics... Church door at Normanby explaining a weekly poster with a message of Martin Jago that the church would be closed until hope, e-mailed out to churchwardens Reader in Training further notice, this felt wrong on many for church notice boards. Revd Chris` levels. Surely at a time of national crisis IT skills came to the fore and he started the churches should have their doors streaming a Sunday service of spiritual open to receive people, to allow us in to communion. We hope that you have pray, it felt as if God was being shut out enjoyed these, they take a huge amount (or shut in maybe?). BUT of course we, of Revd Chris` time to prepare but seem as ministers, and all of us, as the people to be very well received. of God, were still here. We just had to When not taking part myself, my discover new ways of reaching out to husband Chris and I have really enjoyed each other. New ways to communicate joining in these services at home, and worship that didn’t involve meeting having a cup of coffee as we awaited in a building on a Sunday. the start, then that feeling that we are At the start of lockdown there was all joining together. I con-celebrate (say a huge flurry of activity but as the the Eucharistic prayer and bless bread wonderful community spirit of help and and wine) at home as Revd Chris says generosity took hold in each village and the Eucharistic prayer on line. That was supported by, but not led by the is special too, as although you are church, then we were able to turn our unaware that I’m doing it, I found that it thoughts to ways of sustaining worship is another way of joining with you all as and contact with our congregations. a priest. Revd Chris asked me to pick up on the Via our website, you can also connect pastoral ministry by managing requests to weekday services, Revd Chris reads for prayer and keeping in touch with morning prayer online six-days of the those who were struggling. page 8 page 9 You may feel that I`m listing all this to the use of technology, at times to suit say “Haven`t we all done well” but no, individuals. rather, I`m using it to illustrate some of In parallel with all the changes due to the new initiatives that have been started Covid-19, the has as a result of churches being closed and started to consult on “Resourcing a public worship restricted; things that Sustainable Church”. This is because this time last year we would never have it is likely that for financial reasons the thought we would have been doing. number of stipendiary clergy in the We experienced something of the Diocese will need to be reduced over new norm when, in July, our churches the next 3 to 4 years. As a result, team reopened for a few months for private ministries, comprising lay and ordained prayer and worship. After a lot of ministers, covering wider areas may preparation, we held services in some become the norm. What we have of the larger churches whilst still learned and trialled in the Walesby maintaining the online worship links for Group and in the wider Deanery those who preferred to stay at home. during the last year has therefore been invaluable to us in being able to look Those of you who attended services positively at how our ordained and lay Monday evening worship via Zoom. will know how different it felt, keeping resources, and our buildings may be our distance from each other, wearing used creatively to ensure the continuity week and I record Compline three- people. It’s been a great way of getting masks, no singing, sanitising our hands, of sustainable ministry in our villages times a week. As Easter approached, to know others from outside our own pews and books and of course, no many of us were missing the build-up to Group of parishes. Confidence has built coffee or socialising afterwards. For To help us in our thinking we would like Easter that walking through Holy week amongst those attending and some now all that the services offered were well to hear your thoughts on what we have brings so I wrote and recorded a series take turns in leading the worship. supported, the weekly evening service provided over the past few months, and of reflections for Holy Week through to Similarly, the monthly Tuesday evening at Tealby at a new time of 5pm was in particular those things that you would Ascension Day. communion held in Walesby is now a particularly successful and Sunday value us carrying forward morning Communion at Brookenby was At Easter many of you helped to spread fortnightly Zoom service of worship and Revd Elaine a message of hope by decorating Easter prayer and to my delight one of our also well attended. Reflecting on this, crosses and wreathes for church gates oldest congregation members joins us we feel that offering a choice of both Please send responses to myself or and house doors to give out the joyful for this. As a result of all these streamed in-person and on-line services may be Revd Chris by e mail or letter message that although life may be far services there have been some something that many of you would value [email protected] from normal that Jesus is risen and the wonderful new friendships formed, for in the future. [email protected] church is alive. example a lady from Canada joins us The demand for an online daily act of in worship online every day. Although The day after the “Zoom” picture was Between Ascension Day and Pentecost worship has been proved, so again thousands of miles away she has taken, we were very sad to hear of we engaged in the national 10 days of we have looked at whether this can become a friend and a regular member the death of Tony Morris.Tony and his prayer initiative, Thy Kingdom Come. be sustained long term and we believe of our virtual congregation. wife Steph have played an active part This was done in conjunction with that it can. I hope that you can see that in our virtual church throughout the other Groups across the Deanery via Funerals and weddings have taken we are trying to find the best ways of pandemic and he will be missed. We a zoom link each evening and was so place in some of our churches but offering worship opportunities to as offer our condolences and prayers to well received that it is still continuing obviously conducted under the large a number of people as possible, Steph and the family. as a prayer service attracting up to 30 restrictions prevailing at any one time. not just at set times in set places but, by page 10 page 11 Welcome to the Parish of the Barkwith Group

On 20th of September at a service 7 parish churches. In the intervening at St Mary’s Church in East years the Church at West Barkwith Barkwith, Archdeacon Mark led us was demolished and the Church at in worship and preached at Holy West Torrington has been closed and is Communion, during which I had the currently up for sale. honour to be licensed as Priest–in- There are currently 5 parish churches Charge of the Parish of the Barkwith in the group including the magnificent Group. This is in addition to my role Grade 1 listed Church of St Mary, as Rector of the Walesby group and Hainton which houses the mausoleum Rural Dean of Westwold, and, after to the Heneage family. many months of discussions with Bishop David, the Archdeacon of I am very much looking forward to Lincoln and the Archdeacon of Stow working with the Barkwith group to and Lindsey. grow God’s people and his Kingdom in these tranquil rural villages. The Barkwith Group is a single parish St Mary, Hainton which was united in 1976, when the With the expansion of our Ministry team churches of the 7 villages of East including the forthcoming licensing and West Barkwith, East and West of Revd Annabel Barber to both the Torrington, , Hainton Walesby and Barkwith Groups and the and Sixhills dissolved their PCC’s and granting of Reader PTO (Permission became united under one PCC with to Officiate) for Quin Hough, also

Licensing Day . The Heneage Memorial St Mary Hainton St Mary, East Barkwith

page 12 page 13 now ministering in both groups we Strong and collaborative team working have a growing team very able to is going to be the future for our diocese, HOW DO YOU STREAM A minister to this larger area. This will be and I would like to hold us up as a supplemented further as we expect model of what it could look like in a that Kathy and Martin Jago will both be successful future. SERVICE? licensed as Readers, and there are a books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, The Walesby and Barkwith Benefices Mid-March 2020 I had no idea number of prospective Authorised Lay Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 will not be legally connected, but we ... December 2020 it now seems Ministers (ALM’s) hoping to complete Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, Daniel and the will start to work with a commonality second nature. What a long way we their training soon. The Revd David New Testament books of Hebrews, of approach in both the areas of have come in such a short space of Post who has voluntarily kept the Luke, Acts, Philippians, 1 Timothy and Governance and Liturgy. time! group going of the past few years Revelation. Throughout this pandemic our gathering has just had his PTO renewed and May I thank all the Churchwardens, via ‘virtual church’ has meant we have It has been an incredible journey for will occasionally work in the Barkwith PCC members, Church Officers and been able to keep in touch and be fully all of us, not just something that has group alongside retired URC minister Congregation of the Barkwith group for part of worship in our communities. passed the time when we have nothing Paul Fuller from South Willingham and their welcome and support as I now much else to do. It is something that I welcome working alongside them in take on this new role amongst them, This I believe has helped us to stay is now an important part of the start of their ministry’s. and may God bless us all. together and remain connected ... but each day, helping us to hear God in the more than that, I believe honestly it has Fr Chris world through the words of Scripture. helped many to explore and deepen We had no tradition of this prior to the their faith. pandemic, and I dare say it wouldn’t Logistically Brookenby Church has happen in a church building either. been literally a ‘Gift from God’ to us. A Some other virtual highlights of the flexible space in its layout to meet easily last 9 months have been our Harvest ‘COVID19 Secure guidelines’ and it also Service was watched by around 130 has the ability to live stream through a people and our Remembrance Sunday solid and very fast Internet connection. service watched by around 160. Without either we could have managed very little communal Sunday Morning Now, the hard task is to decide what Worship. we continue with and what we leave behind. That is a question for the new As I write this, I am looking at the virtual church as well as the traditional Youtube statistics for Morning Prayer physical church ... without doubt ‘future which is streamed 6 days a week. church’ will be a mixed economy of On average 20 separate computer traditional and contemporary styles devices have connected to it each day. and a mixture of physical and virtual Some of those I know are individuals gatherings. Please keep all your church and some I know are couples. Let’s leaders in your prayers as we try to say that’s 25 people who have prayed discern God’s will in this. with me 6 days a week since March. Above: All Saints, Six Hills Twenty five people who have walked Fr Chris Right: St Martin, South WIllingham with me through the Old Testament page 14 page 15 Our Church Annual Meetings 2020 Readings for the Principal Services of the day, Year B The First three Readings are used at services of Holy Communion, only the two I thought I needed to write to In the end, through a combination shown in bold are used at other services. (The Psalm may be used at any service at say a big thank you for your of online meetings and meetings in the discretion of the minister leading the service.) comprehensive cooperation with churches of other parishes where we the delayed Annual meetings for could achieve the required secure 2020. environment we completed the task. 13th December, 3rd Sunday of Advent - Purple Our church annual meetings are the May I thank all of you who took part, Isaiah 61: 1-4,8-11, 1 Thess 5: 16-24, John 1: 6-8,19-28, (Psalm 126). time in the year when we elect our especially the PCC of Tealby for hosting Churchwardens, PCC Members and 3 annual meetings, and Croxby, 20th December, 4th Sunday of Advent - Purple present reports and financial statements Kirmond le Mire and Stainton le Vale 2 Samuel 7: 1-11,16, Romans 16: 25-27, Luke 1: 26-38, (Psalm 89: 1-4,19-26). to the wider church community. for coming together to have a joint 24th December, Christmas Eve – Gold/White Normally these meetings, and the annual meeting using ZOOM. A new but Isaiah 62: 6-12, Titus 3: 4-7, Luke 2: 1-20, (Psalm 97). required elections, must be held by May successful experience for all! 31st. However, in 2020 the deadline At the moment I understand that we will 25th December, Christmas Day – Gold/White was extended by a legal instrument of have to repeat the annual meetings by Isaiah 57: 7-10, Hebrews 1: 1-12, John 1: 1-14, (Psalm 98). the Bishop to November 30th because May 31st 2021. Hopefully, by then, in a of COVID19. 27th December, 1st Sunday of Christmas – White/Gold more normal and warmer environment. Yet as the pandemic and its restrictions Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3, Galatians 4: 4-7, Luke 2: 15-21, (Psalm 148). Fr Chris rumbled on, this looked a very 3rd January, Epiphany – Gold/White ambitious target. Isaiah 60: 1-6, Ephesians 3: 1-12, Matthew 2: 1-12 (Psalm 72: 10-15).

For information the current Churchwardens are: 10th January , Baptism of Christ – Gold / White Genesis 1: 1-5, Acts 19: 1-7, Mark 1: 4-11, (Psalm 29). The Benefice of Walesby (10 Parishes): Brookenby Selena Duke-Terjung 17th January , 2nd Sunday of Epiphany - White/Gold Claxby Helen Wilson, Elizabeth Holmes 1 Samuel 3: 1-20, Revelation 5: 1-10, John 1: 43-51, (Psalm 139: 1-5,12-18). Croxby Roger Douglas Kirmond le Mire Moira Galloway 24th January, 3rd Sunday of Epiphany - White/Gold Normanby le Wold Shirley Cade, Chris Turner (Deputy Churchwarden) Genesis 14: 17-20, Revelation 19: 6-10, John 2: 1-11, (Psalm 128). Carol Dixon, Lesley Cullen Stainton le Vale David James 31st January, Presentation of Christ – White/Gold Tealby Michelle Baker Malachi 3: 1-5, Hebrews 2: 14-18, Luke 2: 22-40 (Psalm 24: 1-10). Thoresway Debbie Rudd, John Green (Deputy Churchwarden) Walesby Merilyn Combes 7th February, 2nd Sunday before Lent - Green Proverbs 8.1,22-31, Colossians 1.15-20, John 1.1-14, (Psalm 104.26-37). The Benefice of Barkwith (1 Parish): Elected for East Barkwith Richard Stamp 14th February, Sunday Next before Lent - Green Elected for East Torrington Maureen Turner 2 Kings 2.1-12, 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6, Mark 9: 2-9, (Psalm 50: 1-6). Elected for South Willingham Marcus Edmundson Elected for Sixhills David and Barbara Chamberlin 17th February, Ash Wednesday – Purple Elected for Hainton Veronica and Fred Chamberlin Joel 2: 1-2,12-17, 2 Cor 5: 20b – 6: 10, Matthew 6.1-6,16-21 (Psalm 51: 1-18). page 16 page 17 21st February, 1st Sunday of Lent - Purple (cont.) Genesis 9: 8-17, 1 Peter 3: 18-22, Mark 1: 9-15, (Psalm 25: 1-9). Group Services for DECEMBER Friday 25th December Christmas Day 28th February, 2nd Sunday of Lent - Purple Normanby le 9.30am Holy Communion BCP Revd MD Genesis 17: 1-7,15,16, Romans 4: 13-25, Mark 8: 31-38, (Psalm 22: 23-31). Wold (Booking) 7th March, 3rd Sunday of Lent – Purple East Barkwith 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Exodus 20: 1-17 , 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25, John 2: 13-22 , (Psalm 19). Walesby 10am Lessons and Carols K&M Jago (Booking) 14th March, Mothering Sunday - Rose or Purple Tealby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd AB Samuel 1: 20-28, Colossians 3: 12-17, John 19: 25-27, (Psalm 127: 1-4). Sunday 27th December Christmas 1 21st March, 5th Sunday of Lent – Purple NO LIVE SERVICE Pre-recorded HC CW Revd CH Jeremiah 31: 31-34, Hebrews 5: 5-10, John 12: 20-33, (Psalm 119: 9-16 ).

25th March, The Annunciation – White/Gold Group Services for JANUARY Isaiah 7: 10-14, Hebrews 10: 4-10, Luke 1: 26-38, (Psalm 40: 5-10 ). Sunday 3rd January Epiphany East Barkwith 9am Holy Communion CW Revd CH 28th March, Palm Sunday - Red (British Summer Time Begins) Brookenby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Quin Isaiah 50: 4-9a, Philippians 2: 5-11, Mark 14: 1 – 15: 47, (Psalm 118.1-2,19-24). Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Tealby 5pm Evening Worship CW Revd CH Group Services for DECEMBER Sunday 10th January Epiphany 2 Services listed here are for December and January but are subject to Claxby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH change. For the latest information please check the website. Brookenby 10.45am (Streamed) Holy Communion CW Revd ET www.walesbychurches.org Tealby 5pm Evening Worship CW Revd ET Sunday 13th December Advent 3 Sunday 17th January Epiphany 3 Claxby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd ET East Barkwith 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am (Streamed) Holy Communion CW Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Janine Tealby 5pm Evening Worship CW Revd CH Tealby 5pm Holy Communion CW Revd AB Sunday 20th December Advent 4 Sunday 24th January Epiphany 4 East Barkwith 9am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Normanby le 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Janine Wold Brookenby 2pm (streamed) Quiet Christmas Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am (Streamed) Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 5pm Holy Communion CW Revd CH Thoresway 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET (Revd AB Licensing) Tealby 5pm Evening Worship CW Quin Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve Sunday (5th) 31st January Epiphany 5 Brookenby 8pm (Streamed) Holy Communion CW Revd ET East Barkwith 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd AB (Booking) Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Thoresway 11.30pm Midnight Mass CW Revd CH (Booking) Tealby 5pm Evening Worship CW Revd CH

page 18 page 19 Marriages & FUNERALS weddings William Gaunt & Daisy Clark Tealby Church 5th September 2020 Funerals June Brenda Dennett Funeral at Lincoln Crematorium 27th April 2020 Florence Annie Audrey Wilson Funeral and Burial, Tealby 20th May 2020 Bernard Roach Funeral and Burial, Tealby 12th August 2020 Anthony David Firkin Funeral at Tealby followed by Committal at Grimsby Crematorium 16th November 2020 Ann Jacqueline Hewitt Thanksgiving service and Interment of Ashes at Tealby 17th November 2020 Doreen Mary Mitchell Funeral at Lincoln Crematorium 20th November 2020 David Earling Smith Funeral and Burial, Claxby 1st December 2020 the Ministry Team

Revd Chris Hewitt Rector. The Rectory, Otby Lane, Walesby, LN8 3UT [email protected] The Rector’s day-off is Saturday Revd Elaine Turner Associate Priest [email protected] Revd Annabel Barber Associate Priest [email protected] Clarissa Turner Licensed Reader Quin Hough Reader with PTO (Permission to Officiate) Janine Shackleton Authorised Lay Minister Merilyn Combes Family Worship Leader Kathy Jago Reader in Training Martin Jago Reader in Training

Your ministry team is always pleased to receive information concerning those who wish to be visited because of illness or other need and are also happy to take Holy Communion to anyone unable to attend church for any reason. For an electronic copy of this magazine please email: [email protected] Or for more information and what’s on in the Walesby Group please visit our website www.walesbychurches.org THE BENEFICES OF WALESBY & BARKWITH Benefice of Walesby: Brookenby; Claxby; Croxby; Kirmond le Mire; Normanby le Wold; North Willingham; Stainton le Vale; Tealby; Thoresway and Walesby

Benefice of Barkwith: East and West Barkwith, East and West Torrington, Hainton, Sixhills and South Willingham. page 20