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Link THE PARISH MAGAZINE FOR ORTON, TEBAY AND RAVENSTONEDALE WITH NEWBIGGIN-ON-LUNE December 2017-January 2018 SUNDAY SERVICES IN OUR CHURCHES FOR DECEMBER 2017 rd Sunday 3 December The First Sunday of Advent Liturgical colour Purple Lessons Isaiah 64.1-9; 1 Corinthians 1.3-9 ORTON 9.30am Holy Communion Alun Hurd Readers Sidesman Andy Glanville Prayers Laura Wren Iris Wilding Andy Glanville TEBAY 10.30am Songs of Praise at St James Church Rosemary Campbell RAVENSTONEDALE 10.00am All Age Worship /Tapestries Fran Parkinson th Sunday 10 December The Second Sunday of Advent Liturgical colour Purple Lessons Isaiah 40.1-11; 2 Peter 3.8-15a ORTON 8.30am Holy Communion BCP Ian Elliott Readers Sidesman Jim Milburn Laura Wren TEBAY 4.00pm Christingle Ronnie Elliott & team RAVENSTONEDALE 10.00am Holy Communion Alun Hurd Michael and Sally Metcalfe-Gibson Sunday 17th December The Third Sunday of Advent Liturgical colour Purple Lessons Isaiah 61.1-4,8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24 ORTON 6.30pm Carols by Candlelight Chris Jenkin Sidesmen Mary Jenkin, Jim Milburn TEBAY 3.00pm Carols Alun Hurd Readers RAVENSTONEDALE 9.15am Service of the Word Ian Elliott Caroline and David Morris th Sunday 24 December Christmas Eve Liturgical colour Gold or White Lessons 11.30pm Midnight Communion at Ravenstonedale Readers Isaiah 52.7-10 Sandra Ward, Fran Parkinson Diana Fothergill Hebrews 1.1-4[5-12] & Rosemary Campbell Tim Parkinson Christmas Day Liturgical colour Gold or White Lessons Isaiah 52.7-10; Hebrews 1.1-4[5-12] 10.30am Joint Holy Communion Service St James’ Church, Tebay Alun Hurd Sunday 31st December The First Sunday of Christmas Liturgical Colour White New Year’s Eve Lessons Isaiah 61.10-62.3; Galatians 4.4-7 10.30am Joint Holy Communion 10.30am All Saints’ Church, Orton Sandra Ward Sidesman Mary Jenkin Prayers Elizabeth Crossley Reader Jackie Huck SUNDAY SERVICES IN OUR CHAPELS FOR DECEMBER 2017 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st Advent 2nd in Advent 3rd in Advent 4th in Advent Tebay 10.30 a.m. S of P at PC H Morton T Carols OA C Capstick 6.30 p.m. Carol Concert OA Orton 10.30 a.m. K Speck TP OA R Fellows T Taylor S Radford FS J Betts 6.30 p.m. P Rigby S Radford HC US at PC Carol singing around village Newbiggin-on- 10.30 a.m. 10.0 to R’dale PC T Longworth Carol Service OA H Hutchinson T Dent Lune 6.30 p.m. OA OA Ravenstonedale 2.00 p.m. 10.0 at PC D Askew HC S Radford Carols OA J Betts 6.30 p.m. 2.00 OA Vinelife Cumbria Fellowship: Every Sunday in Orton Market Hall, 10.30 a.m. SUNDAY SERVICES IN OUR CHURCHES FOR JANUARY 2018 th Sunday 7 January The Baptism of Christ Liturgical colour Gold or White The First Sunday of Epiphany Lessons Genesis 1.1-5; Acts 19.1-7 ORTON 9.30am Holy Communion Chris Jenkin & Alun Hurd Readers Sidesman Jim Milburn Prayers Angela Milburn Iris Wilding Chris Bland TEBAY 10.30am Songs of Praise in the Methodist Church RAVENSTONEDALE 10.00am All Age Worship Fran Parkinson th Sunday 14 January The Second Sunday of Epiphany Liturgical colour White Lessons 1 Samuel 3.1-10[11-20]; Revelation 5.1-10 ORTON 8.30am Holy Communion BCP Ian Elliott Readers Sidesman David Aspden John Dunning TEBAY 11.15am All Age Holy Communion Chris Jenkin RAVENSTONEDALE 10.00am Holy Communion Sandra Ward Richard Best Jane Parsler st Sunday 21 January The Third Sunday of Epiphany Liturgical colour White Lessons Genesis 14.17-20; Revelation 19.6-10 ORTON 11am Family Service Alun Hurd Sidesman Mary Jenkin TEBAY 11.15am Service of the Word Rosemary Campbell Readers RAVENSTONEDALE 9.15am Holy Communion Alun Hurd Anthony Metcalfe-Gibson Hilary Law th Sunday 28 January The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Liturgical colour White Lessons Deuteronomy 18.15-20; Revelation 12.1-5a ORTON 9.30am Service of the Word Rosemary Campbell Readers Sidesman Jim Milburn Prayers Angela Milburn Susan Basnett Jackie Huck TEBAY 11.15am Holy Communion Ian Elliott RAVENSTONEDALE 3pm Evensong BCP Sandra Ward Tim and Fran Parkinson Fran Parkinson Sunday 4th February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple Liturgical colour Gold or White nd Candlemas 2 February Lessons Malachi 3.1-5; Hebrews 2.14-18 ORTON 9.30am Holy Communion Sandra Ward Readers Sidesman Andy Glanville Prayers Elizabeth Crossley Andy Glanville Mary Jenkin TEBAY 10.30am Songs of Praise in St James’ Church Rosemary Campbell RAVENSTONEDALE 10.00am All Age Worship Fran Parkinson SUNDAY SERVICES IN OUR CHAPELS FOR JANUARY 2018 7th 14th 21st 28th Covenant Sunday Homeless Sunday Tebay 10.30 a.m. S of P W Riley OA J Betts Cov 6.30 p.m. Cnxn Svce at N-o-L Orton 10.30 a.m. S Radford Cov LA A Brown H Morton T 6.30 p.m. T Longworth Cnxn Svce at N-o-L LA I Elliott OA Newbiggin-on- 10.30 a.m. W Capstick Cov H Radford K Speck OA K Kirwin OA Lune 6.30 p.m. OA Connexion Service OA Ravenstonedale 2.00 p.m. W B Robinson J Morton S Radford Cov LA 6.30 p.m. Cnxn Svce at N-o-L Vinelife Cumbria Fellowship: Every Sunday in Orton Market Hall, 10.30 a.m. THE LINK IS PUBLISHED BY THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILS HURD the WORD OF ALL SAINTS’, CHURCH, ORTON, From the Revd. Alun Hurd with ST JAMES’ CHURCH, TEBAY, AND ST OSWALD’S CHURCH, RAVENSTONEDALE DECEMBER 2017 – JANUARY 2018 Jesus’ teaching and example as he WITH NEWBIGGIN-ON-LUNE HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU... grows up and begins his ministry are no doubt a challenge for us even if VICAR Well, yes, I have actually..! Rev. Alun Hurd 01931 716048 we are not religious or ‘churchy’. The Vicarage, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3LB To quote Slade ‘it’s Christmas…….’ But it is Good News and will always Email: [email protected] and it is NOW the beginning of the be. So, extend the hand of kindness Associate Priest Christmas season when Advent starts and be better for it, and at the same Sandra Ward 24125 despite what the advertisers and Email: [email protected] time know that your actions and media have been trying to tell us thoughts will be appreciated and are Reader Emeritus since September and October as Reg Capstick 24497 likely to have a knock-on effect. That Christmas appears to be in existence ORTON with Tebay cannot be bad …eh? This Christmas CHURCHWARDENS earlier and earlier. And I mean that we celebrate and think about, David Aspden 24013 Christmas in the religious sense of its Laura Wren 24654 and that prompts us to ‘be nice’, is Linda Garrick 24262 true meaning – the birth of Jesus ultimately an expression of hope for Martin Lawson 26028 coming to the planet Earth as the Son ourselves, this world and for God too. PCC SECRETARY of God, the Saviour of the world. A A hope that should extend beyond Chris Bland 24258 Saviour who brings Good News that [email protected] the 12 days of Christmas and long God the Father loves each and every into the New Year. I pray that will be TREASURER one of us and wants us to receive his Bill Lawler 24465 so for you and your families and love and be, as Isaiah the Old LOCAL LAY MINISTER friends. Rosemary Campbell 24837 Testament prophet said, ‘a comfort 2018 will bring its own challenges to his people’. RAVENSTONEDALE with for us both as villages and Christian NEWBIGGIN-ON-LUNE In the mystery of Christ’s birth at communities as we move inexorably CHURCHWARDEN Bethlehem to the Virgin Mary we Ann Brownrigg 23594 towards Brexit and the ‘Moving find a miracle that can, if we want to Mountains’ initiative. Each New Year SECRETARY let it, touch our hearts and way of Caroline Morris 23308 can give us the impetus for fresh [email protected] life, so that we are fulfilled as human starts and new horizons, invigorating TREASURER beings as God intended us to be. what can seem like the same old Tim Parkinson 23393 Something that transforms our way same old… maybe this coming year Methodist Church of thinking and doing, so that those will point to new things and Revd Stephen Radford, 50 South Road, we come into contact with are experiences for you. I truly hope so K. Stephen, CA17 4SN. 017683 71202. encouraged and pointed in a Email: [email protected] as the Christian calendar of events direction bringing goodness and joy takes us through the life and ministry Roman Catholic Church to our world and our little part of it. Fr Peter Houghton, Church of Our Lady of of Jesus and, dare I say, towards Appleby 017683 51244 We are faced all around by Easter, with the universal hope for disaster, terrible wars and conflicts, Cumbria Vinelife Fellowship, Orton humanity of eternal life and God’s Colin Cox, 2 Ashfield Court, Orton personal tragedies and hurt in our love. 015396 24253 lives, and more, much more. It can So that’s the news I have for you – seem to be all too difficult and a I think it will be Good News. God is waste of time. However, I believe with us - rejoice and enjoy!! THE LINK DEADLINE IS THE each of us can make a positive Lastly, elsewhere in this magazine 13TH OF EACH MONTH contribution to our and others’ you will find a comprehensive list of Please send all copy including existence on this earth by truly various Christmas services happening advertising to: understanding and taking seriously in our parishes; I hope you will be Email: [email protected] the Good News of God’s love that able to come to at least one of them Christopher Jenkin, Beckside, Jesus birth signals, as we begin to if not a few.