2 PRIEST in CHARGE – Revd Dr Naomi Wormell, The Rectory, 132 High Street, Cheveley, CB8 9DG 01638 730857 [email protected] AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS (ALM) Tracy Grimster, 6 Walton Close, Fordham (Pastoral for Children, Families & Baptism) 01638 721150 READER-IN-TRAINING Dr Tony White, Wayside, Fordham Rd, Newmarket CB8 7AQ 01638 662044 CHURCHWARDENS Ashley with Silverley Mrs Sam Bowker-Laing 17 The Green, Ashley CB8 9EB 07483 959722 [email protected] Mrs Michelle Boss 16 Silverley Way, Ashley CB8 9DY 07908 421918 [email protected] Cheveley Mr James Hadlow, St Swithins, Church Lane, Cheveley, CB8 9DJ 07908 224866 [email protected] Mrs Celia Bruce 34 Newmarket Road, Cheveley CB8 9EQ 01638 731601 Kirtling with Upend Lord Fairhaven, Kirtling Tower, Kirtling CB8 9PA (pa) 01638 732250 Mrs Veronica Aspland, 35 The Street, Kirtling CB8 9PB 01638 730405 Woodditton and Saxon Street Mrs Sheila Bailey, 3 Park Cottage, Kirtling Road, Woodditton 01638 730815 Mrs Gillian White, Wayside, Fordham Rd. Newmarket CB8 7AQ 01638 662044 ORGANIST - Vacancy GROUP WEB PAGE: www.cheveleygroup.org Items for inclusion in 'THE LINK' should be emailed to; [email protected] by the tenth (10th) day of the month before the month of publication. ~ ~ ~ Whilst every effort is made to exclude unsuitable material from this, a parish magazine, responsibility for content remains with the author of any submissions published This magazine is printed and published monthly by; THE LINK – Cheveley Group of Parish churches: Ashley, Cheveley, Kirtling and Woodditton Page updated Oct 20 3 The LINK Contents: April 2021 2 Group Contacts 3 Index & Witnesses 4 From the Rectory Jesus’ appearances after His Resurrection 5 Easter Sunday 7 At the End of the Rainbow The following list of witnesses may help to put all those references in 11 Cheveley PC order…. 14 Add to the Link Mary Magdalene 15 Tower Clock Mark 16:9-11; John 20:10-18 Other women at the tomb 17 2020 Quiz Matthew 28:8-10 18 Ashley Photo Competition Peter in Jerusalem Luke 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5 19 A Page of Prayer The two travellers on the road Mark 16:12,13 20 Service Diary and Readings Ten disciples behind closed doors 21 Opening our Churches Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25 22 Praying in Our Community Eleven disciples with Thomas 23 Woodditton & Saxon Street John 20:26-31; 1 Cor. 15:5 Seven disciples while fishing 25 Woodditton PC John 21:1-14 Eleven disciples on the mountain 28 Garden Club Matthew 28:16-20 29 All Saint’s Kirtling A crowd of 500 1 Corinthians 15:6 34 Uncle Eustace Jesus’ brother – James 36 Any Berry Jam 1 Corinthians 15:7 Those who saw the Ascension 37 The Funny Page Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8 38 Useful Information Cover picture: Sunrise by John Sheppard 4 WHAT DOES EASTER MEAN to you? A Double Bank-Holiday Weekend? Planting Potatoes? New life in the garden and fields? Resurrection to eternal life of Jesus from the dead? Family round for a roast lamb dinner, easter-egg hunt and simnel cake for tea? Whether or not we are Christians, Easter is as significant in the calendar as is Christmas. It may seem more low-key, but it still shapes the year; the traditions may seem smaller, but they are just as significant and just as set in the national psyche. Easter is coming, and we all notice it in some way. This year Easter will seem different. Thank goodness it shouldn’t be like last year when there was a total lockdown, but it won’t be like any year before either. This year there is just one Easter Sunday service, on Sunday 4th April at 11am in Woodditton. Most people will have to stay outside the church (there will be provision inside for those who really should not be sitting outside). There will be no singing, no catching up and mingling with friends, no coffee after the service, no exchange of the peace, no hugs and handshakes. In fact, it might not feel like much of a celebration at all. (Please check website/church noticeboards/social media in case weather or rising Covid infections mean we have to change worship plans) This year we are reading St Mark’s Gospel, and there the first Easter day doesn’t feel like much of a celebration either! The women who hear that Jesus has risen just run away and forget to pass the message on to the rest of the disciples. Somehow, the muted non-celebratory style this year feels just like a Markan Easter; a bit flat if we are to be honest. And yet, even though Mark tells a rather downbeat story, the reality of the resurrection was true and it is a triumph. Even though our Easter celebrations might seem rather downbeat (maybe lamb chops for two not a roast for the family; Zoom Easter Egg hunts rather than family fun at the National Trust; simnel cakes with only one marzipan ball for Jesus as the disciples are excluded under social distancing rules) we are celebrating and there is new life, whether that’s God’s eternal life or just the miracle of new growth in the spring. No-one should feel forced to attend worship, but if you feel safe, please do come to the service on Easter Sunday (it is about the only “going out” we can do at the moment) and please bear with the down-beat tone of the service, but do celebrate in your own heart that new life is here. Revd. Naomi 5 Easter Sunday This year we will hold just one service on Easter Sunday, April 4th, in Woodditton Church at 11am. This will be a service of Holy Communion and everyone from all our four villages – Cheveley, Ashley, Woodditton, Kirtling, is welcome to attend. To enable social distancing in the church, it is likely that some of the congregation may have to sit or stand outside. We will therefore make the service as short as possible. It will however last at least 30 minutes. Please can I encourage you to dress for the weather: wrap up warmly, wear wellies and bring an umbrella with you. You may also wish to bring a folding chair! I know that some of you should not be sitting outside for a 30 minute service, and so if you really need to be inside, please let me know and I will book you a seat inside Woodditton church. If you are able to sit or stand outside church for the service there is no need to book, so please just turn up. If terrible weather is forecast* for Easter Sunday we will make alternative arrangements, so please check the website, social media and church notice boards if the weather turns foul. Revd. Naomi 01638 730857. [email protected] * https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/cb8 The Christian church has the resurrection written all over it. - E G Robinson There is not a single pessimistic note anywhere in the New Testament after the resurrection. - Andrew W Blackwood Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. - Martin Luther 6 7 St Mary’s Church, Cheveley ‘At the End of the Rainbow’ Appeal OUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. After many years of fundraising, in 2020 we completed the first of our planned projects by installing a fully accessible toilet and upgrading the kitchenette. The long-term aim is for modernisation with enhanced heating, improved lighting and flexible seating options. This will provide a more adaptable and friendly space with better access for all the usual activities of a parish church (worship services, prayer meetings, youth events, baptism, weddings, funerals, etc.) and a wide range of community activities, school visits, concerts, exhibitions, performances, and meetings. The modernisation will be done in several phases as time and money allow. Firstly, we need to start with the repair and repainting of crumbling walls to protect them from further deterioration. The result will be a brighter more welcoming building. After that we hope to refurbish the Nave. The current space is inflexible with the late Victorian pews anchored to the floor. We would like to replace those in need of repair with chairs, the rest we would make free standing so we can re- configure the space to suit the occasion. Our church conservator has recommended that the Victorian wainscoting be removed to allow the plasterwork behind to be inspected and repaired as it is suffering from damp. We will also take the opportunity to repair some loose and damaged parts of the parquet flooring. We anticipate the cost of this phase of the project will be in the region of £20,000. We have already received one grant and have applied for several more, but we will still need to raise a substantial amount from donations – a task even more difficult in current circumstances. Please will you help us to fund some of these costs? . Give a donation? . Sponsor the purchase of a new chair? With your own plaque. Hold a fundraising event! . Consider joining our 200 Club Lottery? You can pick up an appeal leaflet from the church, download a copy from the CG website or contact the appeal organiser, Celia Bruce on 01638 731601 or email [email protected]. Every penny raised will support our project plus all donations and grants will be publicly acknowledged. BE PART OF THIS PROJECT AND KEEP THE CHURCH ALIVE Updated February 2021 8 9 10 11 Cheveley Parish Council - Tuesday 9th March 2021 On Tuesday 9th March meetings of Cheveley Parish Council and Cheveley Pavilion and Recreation Ground Charity were again held via an online meeting platform.