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Bolingbroke Deanery GGrraappeeVViinnee MAY 2015 ISSUE 467 • Mission Statement The Diocese of Lincoln is called by God to faithful worship, confident discipleship and joyful service. • Vision Statement To be a healthy, vibrant and sustainable church, transforming lives in Greater Lincolnshire 50p 1 Bishop’s Letter Every now and again, for those of us who use ‘Facebook’, in addition to finding out what our ‘friends’ are getting up to, an article gets ‘posted’ that stops and makes you think. Such was the following ‘A well-known atheist visited three churches in one day …. this is what he made of it’ was the ‘post’. I opened and read on, and was pleasantly surprised. The ‘atheist’ in question was a man called Sanderson Jones, a former stand- up comedian who leads the ‘Sunday Assembly’, sometimes known as the ‘atheist church’, whose motto is ‘live better, help often, wonder more’ – not a million miles away it would seem to me from what we mean with our own ‘confident discipleship, joyful service, faithful worship’. In all three churches, he was impressed by the welcome he received, something he said churches should rejoice in doing well. In the first of three, in addition to the sheer physicality and experience of communion, ‘the idea that the divine is in your mouth’ – his words, it was the attitude of inclusion, of being drawn in, of ‘finding those moments of making sure that people feel included’ that spoke most of all. In the second it was the attention to detail in the worship, the use of modern creative arts, of the clear giving of the best that they had, that spoke of the worth that Church clearly gave to the one that it worshipped. In the third it was the openness to a ‘mystical’ experience, an expectation of encounter with a God who was there, the experience of being prayed for intimately by name, the space provided for ’the reflective side of life’ something he believes to be undervalued by our world at this time. A positive experience from the churches he visited, from a man with no faith, but wanting purpose and meaning for life. It begs the question, what would he find, if he visited us? The Rt Revd Dr David Court Bishop of Grimsby GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE All copy for next month’s issue to be with the Editor by the 14th of this month please. Editor: Jane Howsam The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF Tel: 01790 752526 (Mon-Fri 1pm-5pm) Email: [email protected] 2 READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST Principal Service Sunday 3rd May 5th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Baruch 3.9-15, 32-4.4 or Genesis 22.1-18] Acts 8.26-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 22.25-end Second Reading 1 John 4.7-end Gospel John 15.1-8 The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading. Sunday 10th May 6th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Isaiah 55.1-11] Acts10.44-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 98 Second Reading 1 John 5.1-6 Gospel John 15.9-17 The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading. Sunday 17th May 7th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Ezekiel 36.24-28] Acts 1.15-17, 21-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 1 Second Reading 1 John 5.9-13 Gospel John 17.6-19 The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading. Sunday 24th May Pentecost Whit Sunday (White) First Reading Acts 2.1-21 or Ezekiel 37.1-14 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 104.26-36, 37b [or 104.26-end] Second Reading Romans 8.22-27 or Acts 2.1-21 Gospel John 15.26-27; 16.4b-15 The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading. 3 Sunday 31st May Trinity Sunday (Gold or White) First Reading Isaiah 6.1-8 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 29 Second Reading Romans 8.12-17 Gospel John 3.1-17 DEANERY MUSIC FUND Many years ago the Deanery held a Music Festival and the profits were placed in a Music Fund to encourage people to develop music and musical skills in our Deanery. If there is a project we can support, or young people we can encourage to grow their musical talent, please contact the Deanery Office and we will see if we can help? Fr. Peter 01790 752526 What do Christians believe? Turning to Christ th rd Every Saturday from 18 April to 23 May The Vicarage, Spilsby at 4pm This course explores a starting point for our Christian journey. What does it mean when we say ‘Do you turn to Christ?’ Do you believe and trust in God the Father, his son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit?’ What does it mean to repent of your sins and renounce evil’ We will explore together how our lives blossom when we go God’s way. If at the end you feel you’d like to be confirmed that will be good but if you’re not yet ready that will also be good. Come and see DEANERY CONFIRMATION SERVICE St James’ Church, Spilsby Sunday 31st May at 10.00am If anyone is interested in being confirmed please contact Fr Peter on 01790 752526 for more information 4 May Diary Dates 1st Ashby APCM in church, 7pm 2nd St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 2nd Pilgrim course ‘Follow’, The Vicarage, Spilsby, 4pm 3rd Raithby PCC meeting, Village Hall, after 6pm service 5th Spilsby Cluster meeting, Spilsby Vicarage, 7pm 5th Little Steeping coffee morning in Church,10.30am 6th Stickney & New Leake DDP Values Event at the Rectory 7th Discipleship Day & Visitation Service at Woodhall Spa 8th Chapter meeting 9th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 9th Old Bolingbroke Church coffee morning,10.30am-12noon 9th Christian Aid Copper Path and Silver Cross event in St Luke, Stickney 9th Pilgrim course ‘Follow’, The Vicarage, Spilsby, 4pm 9th Langton concert, 6.30pm 9th East Keal Chine Supper 10th New Leake PCC meeting 10th-16th Christian Aid Week 11th Hundleby PCC, 2pm 11th Home Communion (by extension) at The Old Rectory Care Home 12th Toynton PCC, 7pm at Alf Tunnicliffe’s 13th East Keal PCC, 7pm 14th Ascension Day celebrations at West Keal 16th Christian Aid Coffee Morning, St James,10am-12 noon 16th East Keal Coffee Morning 16th Hagworthingham Coffee Morning, 10am–12 noon 16th Pilgrim course ‘Follow’, The Vicarage, Spilsby, 4pm 16th New Leake Bingo 16th Toynton All Saints Chine Supper, 7pm, tickets £7.50 18th East Keal events committee meeting, 2pm 18th Pastoral & Mission Committee, Spilsby Vicarage, 7pm 19th Little Steeping coffee morning in Church, 10.30am 19th Archdeacon’s Visitation Service in Horncastle 23rd St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 23rd Pilgrim course ‘Follow’, The Vicarage, Spilsby, 4pm 24th Stickford Church Tombola at East Kirkby Airfield 24th Stickney Bingo 24th Open Gardens Hagworthingham, 2-4pm 28th Cutwater Productions ‘Great Village Bake Off’ 30th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 30th Raithby Village Hall, Plant & Cake Sale 31st Confirmation Service, St James 31st Raithby Afternoon Teas 4.30pm & Songs of Praise 6pm 5 June Diary Dates 1st Skendleby PCC 2nd Marden Hill cluster meeting, Spilsby Vicarage, 7pm 6th Hagworthingham Gift Day 6th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 7th East Keal Open Gardens, 11am-4pm 9th Deanery Synod 13th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 17th Old Bolingbroke PCC 19th East Keal church ‘clean-up’ 20th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 20th Hundleby Church Fayre, 2-4pm 21st ‘Music on a Summer Afternoon’, Hundleby, 3pm 24th Service at Sutterby Church 26th St James Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon 26th Chapter Meeting 27th Coffee Morning for St James church & LIVES, 10am-12noon Group Registers: Funerals: Spilsby Cluster Freda Mary Wyld 85 years Spilsby died 20.02.15 Violet Doris Storr 95 years Spilsby died 04.03.15 Alan John Reddish 67 years Halton Holegate died 14.03.15 William Thorold 94 years Firsby died 27.03.15 Marden Hill Cluster James Peter Seidel 39 years Hagnaby died 25.02.15 Richard James Waters 25 years West Keal died 01.03.15 Mary Tuplin 93 years East Kirkby died 15.03.15 Mark Raymond Faulkner 41 years Hagworthingham died 29.03.15 Baptisms: Spilsby Cluster Katie Aimee Lovelock Hundleby 11.04.15 Olivia Grace Harvey Spilsby 12.04.15 Ashton David Healey Spilsby 18.04.15 Weddings: Partney Cluster David Spring & Vera Griffin Partney 18.04.15 6 Deanery Healing Service at St Andrew’s Church Halton Holegate Sunday 17th May at 6.00pm HOLY WEEK IN STICKNEY When Rev’d Fran first told us of the plans for Holy Week we were quite apprehensive. How would we cope with events every evening with Holy Communion and refreshments to be arranged? We should not have worried as everything worked out well and we had a very exciting and varied week as well as some moving and thought provoking quiet times. On Monday evening we sang along with our friends The New Name as they led us in well-loved folk songs. Tuesday we were privileged to be joined by the Diocesan Ladies Choir who sang a selection of sacred music interspersed with readings and solos. On Wednesday we followed the Stations of the Cross in words and pictures, which brought home the horrendous cruelty of the crucifiction. A change of mood on Maundy Thursday when the Church echoed to the sound of a group of young people playing Taiko drums. There was time for audience participation when under Ashley’s instruction several members had a go and provided a worthy performance after a few minutes instruction.