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Sunday Service Schedule for January 2019 for the North Kernow Benefice: Bude Haven, Launcells, Marhamchurch and Stratton For February Services please see inside back cover Sunday 6th: Feast of the Epiphany The Magazine for the North Kernow Benefice 8.00 am: Mass (Stratton) 9.30 am: Holy Communion (Marhamchurch) 9.30 am: Morning Worship (Stratton) 11.15 am: Mass (Bude Haven) 6.00 pm: Evensong (Launcells) Sunday 13th: Baptism of Christ; Epiphany 2 9.30 am: Mass (Bude Haven) 9.30 am: Mass (Stratton) 11.15 am: Holy Communion (Launcells) 6.00 pm: Evensong (Marhamchurch) Sunday 20th: Epiphany 3 9.30 am: Mass (Bude Haven) 9.30 am: Mass (Stratton) 11.15 am: Family Service (Marhamchurch) 11.15 am: Holy Communion (Launcells) 6.00 pm: Evensong (Stratton) Sunday 27th: Epiphany 4 9.30 am: Mass (Stratton) 9.30 am: Holy Communion (Marhamchurch) 11.15 am: Family Eucharist (Bude Haven) 11.15 am: Holy Communion (Launcells) IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY PEW SHEET ~ SERVICES MAY CHANGE WEEKDAY SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE In the normal course of events, weekday services are: JAN & FEB Wednesdays at 8.45 am Morning Prayer, St Andrew’s, Stratton Wednesdays at 9.30 am Mass at St Andrew’s, Stratton 2019 Thursdays at 8.45 am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s, Bude Haven Thursdays at 9.30 am Quiet Mass, St Michael’s, Bude Haven Free 28 Please contact any of the following for information or enquiries about Sunday Service Schedule for February 2019 for the Anglican Church life in the Benefice: North Kernow Benefice: Bude Haven, Launcells, Marhamchurch and Stratton Our Parish Priest: Father David Barnes,1 Lanvean, Cleavelands, Bude EX23 8AB Tel: 01288 352254 [email protected] Sunday 3rd: Candlemas Our Churchwardens: 8.00 am: Mass (Stratton) St Andrew’s, Stratton: 9.30 am: Holy Communion (Marhamchurch) 9.30 am: Morning Worship (Stratton) Yvonne Bishop: 01288 352762 Simon Waring: 01288 321813 11.15 am: Mass (Bude Haven) St Marwenne’s, Marhamchurch: 1.15 pm: Deanery Candlemas Service Rob Corney: 01288 359754 Angela Grills: 01288 361247 (Poundstock) St Michael’s, Bude Haven: 6.00 pm: Evensong (Launcells) Susan Cotton: 01288 352896 Sunday 10th: 4th before Lent St Swithin’s, Launcells: Fiona Hargreaves: 01288 381165 9.30 am: Mass (Bude Haven) 9.30 am: Mass (Stratton) Stratton Deanery website: www.strattondeanery.co.uk/ 11.15 am: Holy Communion (Launcells) 6.00 pm: Evensong (Marhamchurch) Regular Sunday Service Schedule Sunday 17th: 3rd before Lent 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm 1 Stratton Stratton—Morning To be announced Worship Bude Haven Launcells & Marhamchurch Sunday 24th: 2nd before Lent 2 Stratton & Launcells Marhamchurch Bude Haven To be announced 3 Launcells & Bude Haven & Family Service Stratton Stratton Marhamchurch IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY PEW SHEET ~ 4 Launcells & Stratton & SERVICES MAY CHANGE AND THOSE TBA WILL APPEAR Family Service at Bude Haven Marhamchurch Bude Haven IN THE PEW SHEET 5 Benefice Eucharist Benefice Evensong FOR ALL JANUARY SERVICES PLEASE SEE BACK COVER Editor of 1 Voice: Clare Hicks, Trelowen, Lynstone, Bude EX23 0LR 01288 352726; [email protected] Copy date for March 2019 issue - by Friday 15 Feb please 2 27 PARISH NEWSLETTER Dear Friends I write this letter on the run up to Christmas, looking forward with anticipation of all that the celebration of Christmas brings. The four -week period of Advent gives us a chance to prepare both spiritually and practically for the Christmas festivities. The Christmas period is without a doubt short but not as short as the advertising in the shops suggest. In spite of Easter eggs being on sale the day after Boxing day, the Christmas season carries on right up to 6th January when we start the season of Epiphany. The twelve days of Christmas stretch right through the New Year right up to Epiphany when we celebrate the revelation of who this Jesus is. The story of the Magi visiting the child Jesus tells of men on a mission following a star, leading them to a new king. The gifts they brought point to who Jesus is; Gold for a King, Frankincense for a Priest and myrrh for a sacrifice. In the gifts that are offered we begin to discover the true nature of Jesus. These series of revelations continue for four weeks until we reach the Feast of the presentation of Christ in the temple, commonly called Candlemas. (It’s a time when candles are blessed in the church). Here Christ, as a baby, is revealed by Simeon as “The Light of the World”: “To be a light to lighten the Gentiles And to be the Glory of my people Israel” One can only imagine what Mary and Joseph thought as they heard these words being said about their son Jesus, who was not yet six weeks old. They had survived encounters with angels, shepherds praising God and Wise men from the east bearing gifts. Whatever next! So, as we prepare for all that God has in store for us in 2019 and beyond and for inevitable changes in all our churches, and indeed as 26 3 we all ponder the extraordinary events taking place in the political world, I suggest we remember some words from the poem 'God knows' by Minnie Louise Haskins: ‘And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.” So, I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.’ Yours in Christ’s service Fr. David St Marwenne’s House Group The aim of the group is about growing in discipleship. It meets every Wednesday evening at Liz & Malcolm Wright’s home, from 7.30—9 pm. Contact them on 01288 361639, or Janet Ward on 01409 255759 for more details and directions. This edition of One Voice has been kindly sponsored by Byron Rowlands as a thank you for all the support he has received following Diane’s passing and during his illness Thank you to everyone 4 25 While he was puzzling over all that, he heard the sticky tape across the top of the box Dates for your DECEMBER Diary: being ripped off. Up went the covers and he saw a little girl’s face peering down at him. “I’m done for now”, thought Marty, “She’ll scream and that will be the end of me, for Thursday 13th - Christmas Tree Festival, St Michael’s (see p. 7 for sure”, and his whiskers trembled with fear. But Marty was wrong, completely and won- Sunday 16th: details) derfully wrong. That little girl had a pet mouse of her own at home and when she saw Sunday 16th: Nine Lessons & Carols, St Andrew’s 6 pm Marty she just said, “Oh, you little dear” and carefully picked him up. Knowing how unreasonable grown up ladies can be about mice, she quickly popped Tuesday 18th: Stratton Primary School Christmas Concert, him into her coat pocket. Then she calmly gathered an armful of oranges and took St Andrew’s 1.30 pm them to the table where the Christingle making was to be done. On her way back to Weds 19th: MU Prayer Group Meeting, 24 Bede Haven Close, collect a second batch, she stopped and pretended to re-tie the laces on her trainers. I 11 am say ‘pretended’ because what she really did was to take Marty gently out of her pocket and set him free! Yes, he was free, secretly helped by a kind little girl, who smiled as Saturday 22nd: Christmas Carols and Canapés, Cross Ways, New Road she watched him scurry away. “Goodbye little stow-away,” she said, “You’ll have to be Stratton 7 pm (see p 22) our church mouse now.” For the rest of the morning Marty kept himself hidden behind a sort of cushion for Monday 24th: Christingle Service, St Andrew’s 4 pm kneeling on, under one of the seats. The people chatted and laughed as they worked. Crib Service, St Marwenne’s 4 pm They had red ribbons, shiny foil, white candles, little sharp sticks, plus lots of raisins Crib Service, St Michael’s 4 pm and piles upon piles of sweets! The morning ticked by as the people worked and then it all went quiet; the lights were switched off as the ladies and the kind little girl went Dates for your JANUARY Diary: away. Marty had been rescued and he’d got a new home. Looking at the splendid Monday 7th: MU Branch Meeting: Seasonal Fun, Bude TIC 2—4 array of Christingles on the table, he could see he wasn’t going to starve in this new place. pm—see page 18 for details He hoped there might be at least one other mouse around so that he wouldn’t be Tuesday 8th: CBS Vespers and Benediction, St Michael’s 4 pm lonely, but however you looked at it, he knew he’d been a very lucky little mouse Saturday 12th: LYCiG session, Falcon Hotel Bude 9.30—3.30 indeed. Mischievous Marty had become the church mouse and a very interesting life it was going to be. If you’d like to know just how interesting, you can read about his Weds 16th: MU Prayer Group Meeting, 24 Bed Haven Close 11 am adventures with the friend he met, called Squeak, in the parish magazine every month.