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Bolingbroke Deanery FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE 524 Faithful, Confident, Joyful Our calling from God is to work together across the Bolingbroke Team to reconnect dispersed communities with the transforming love of Jesus through our FELLOWSHIP, INCLUSIVENESS & SERVICE Our Vision We aim to have more visible links between people of faith and our local communities by working together in a ministry of encouragement across boundaries 50p 1 READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST Principal Service Sunday 2nd February Presentation of Christ (Gold or White) Candlemas First Reading Malachi 3.1-5 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 24.(1-6) 7-end Second Reading Hebrews 2.14-end Gospel Luke 2.22-40 Sunday 9th February 3rd Sunday before Lent (Green) First Reading Isaiah 58.1-9a [9b-12] Psalm/Canticle Psalm 112 [or 112.1-9] Second Reading 1 Corinthians 2.1-12 [13-end] Gospel Matthew 5.13-20 Sunday 16th February 2nd Sunday before Lent (Green) First Reading Genesis 1.1-23 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 136 [Psalm 136.1-9, 23-end Second Reading Romans 8.18-25 Gospel Matthew 6.25-end Sunday 23rd February Sunday next before Lent (Green) First Reading Exodus 24.12-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 2 [or Psalm 99] Second Reading 2 Peter 1.16-end Gospel Matthew 17.1-9 2 LETTER FROM THE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN Saying Yes to Life The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2020 Saying Yes to Life (Ruth Valerio; SPCK) was commissioned by Archbishop Justin and is his chosen book for Lent 2020. It imaginatively connects the days of creation with today’s ethical, environmental and social concerns. It lifts us from our daily lives, to issues which impact millions around the world. As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what God has made and to share in the joy and creativity of God, who sees his creation and names it good. Asked to produce something theological in depth and global in scope, Ruth’s book is reflective and practical while also a stirring call to action and contemplation. Archbishop Justin says ‘Ruth Valerio’s book is perfect for individuals and groups to think, reflect, pray and be challenged together’. Each chapter contains prayers and discussion questions to be used by groups meeting in Lent, with additional study resources and interviews available via a dedicated website. Complementing this book, the Church of England has developed a #LiveLent Care for God’s Creation campaign on social media. For the first time, the Lent book and digital campaign support each other, with emails, apps, web links and booklets for both adults and children that contain daily bite-sized reflections and actions. We can all join in! To mark Lent, the next free Eco Church Workshop, ‘A Church for our Planet’, will take place on Saturday, 21st March 2020 (10am–4pm) at the church hall of St John the Evangelist Church in Brigg (DN20 8JE). Booking is available via Eventbrite (a link is available at https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/news/saying-yes-to- life-lent-2020), or please contact Sarah Spencer, Discipleship in the World Officer, on 01522 50 40 75 for more details. For more on #EverydayFaith, please see https://www.churchofengland.org/everydayfaith Looking ahead to ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ The Revd John Leach (Growing Disciples Officer) writes... This year we are once again encouraging our churches to join in with the global ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ (TKC) movement during the days between 3 Ascension and Pentecost (21st – 31st May 2020). There won’t be a central TKC gathering in Lincoln Cathedral this year, and we hope local churches will make the most of the novena (period of prayer). There are things that can help you as you plan for this. Resources The main TKC website (https://www.thykingdomcome.global/) has a selection of videos which can be used to promote TKC in the parish, as well as a link to a further website (https://www.cpo.org.uk/thykingdomcome) with ordering information for a selection of printed materials. We have a limited number of the Prayer Journals in the Resources Room (at Edward King House in Lincoln) that are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. What might we do? TKC begins with the conviction that prayer really does make a difference, and that the more focused and specific our prayers, the easier it is to see the difference they make. So we want to use this special opportunity to join with the Anglican church (and many others) worldwide to focus our prayer on the mission and growth of the Church, just as Jesus’ first disciples gave the same period to fervent prayer for the gift of the Holy Spirit to equip them for their mission. Individually – people might be encouraged to use a resource such as the Prayer Journal in their own daily prayers at home. As a parish – parishes might wish to plan a season of morning, midday or evening prayers at which people can gather. They might also wish to consider whether the children’s resources would be useful in their ministry to local schools. As a grouping – if your church is grouped with other churches, there might be an opportunity to gather together for prayer and worship. Pentecost Sunday (31st May 2020) is a fifth Sunday, when many groups choose to worship centrally rather than in individual churches. As a deanery – it might be possible to organise a deanery service or prayer event at some point during the novena, or even a deanery service on Pentecost Sunday. If an outside speaker is required, we can help. Now is the time to begin to plan for TKC. The diocesan Mission Team are here to help and encourage in any way we can. For further help, or to request free copies of the Prayer Journal, please contact me by email ([email protected]) or call 01522 50 40 49. 4 Bolingbroke Grape Vine Please can all articles be with the Editor by the 14th of the month. They can be emailed to [email protected] or posted to The Grape Vine, The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 5EF Group Registers: Funerals: Spilsby Cluster Arthur Desmond Woodford 92 years Hundleby died 04.12.19 Noel White 75 years Halton Holegate died 05.12.19 Pamela Hine 92 years Raithby died 10.12.19 Jean Redford 77 years Spilsby died 13.12.19 Kathleen Frances Ness 84 years Hundleby died 21.12.19 Marden Hill Cluster Michael Harold George Clark 79 years East Keal died 12.11.19 Derek James Arthur Tayles 80 years Hagworthingham died 08.12.19 Olive Margaret Needham 94 years East Keal died 24.12.19 Marjorie Daft 86 years West Keal died 17.12.19 Partney Cluster George Lewis Ashley 67 years Scremby died 22.11.19 South Ormsby Cluster Ethel Chandler 97 years Tetford died 13.12.19 Susan Cooper 68 years Bag Enderby died 07.01.20 Weddings: Michael Alan Heyes & Sherri Louise Clarke Halton Holegate 20.12.19 Michael John Stuart Rooke & Melissa Murial Peach Halton Holegate 28.12.19 Baptisms: Spilsby Cluster Edward Jack Cartwright Hundleby 22.12.19 5 Dates for the Diary February 3rd ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, St Mary’s Horncastle 3rd Safeguarding Training at Skendleby Old School, 6pm 4th Little Steeping coffee morning at ‘The Steepings’, 10.30am 4th East Keal APCM, 7pm 6th Rural Deans’ meeting 7th Community Cuppa, Franklin Hall, 10.30am 8th Community of St Hugh prayer for the Diocese at The Olive Tree, 10.00am 10th Hundleby APCM, 2pm 12th Marden Hill Cluster meeting, Spilsby Vicarage, 7pm 13th Deanery Home Group at The Rectory, Stickney 14th Toyntons APCM, 3pm 15th To Love and Serve the Lord 10am Spilsby Vicarage 17th Deanery Synod, 7pm – venue to be confirmed 18th Little Steeping coffee morning at ‘The Steepings’, 10.30am 18th Stickney Old Rectory Communion 26th Ash Wednesday Service at 11am at St Luke’s Church, Stickney followed by soup and roll lunch 29th Jumble Sale in St Luke’s Church, Stickney at 12 noon March 3rd West Keal APCM in church, 10.30am 4th Compline at Hundleby, 6.30pm 6th Spilsby Light Night preview 7th Learning Communities, St James Spilsby, 9.30am 7th Spilsby Light Night 11th Compline at Hundleby, 6.30pm 13th Little Steeping APCM in church, 2.00pm 14th Community of St Hugh prayer for the Diocese at The Olive Tree, 10.00am 17th Hagworthingham APCM in church, 7pm 18th Compline at Hundleby, 6.30pm 25th Compline at Hundleby, 6.30pm 25th Spilsby & District Schools Music Festival 26th Spilsby & District Schools Music Festival 31st Halton Holegate APCM in church, 7pm Look out for the date of your APCM and please go along to support and find out what your church is about. New officers are elected at these meetings but you will not be asked to take on a role unless you want to! 6 To Love and Serve the Lord 10am Spilsby Vicarage 15th February This course on Christian Growth is for everyone who would like to attend, just for interest. It will also help us to grow our local ministries. Come and see. Enjoy the growth we can achieve together. Lay Ministry in the Diocese of Lincoln Locally Recognised Those ministries which are discerned in the parish, recognised by incumbent, members of the church community and the person themselves. The activities involved in these ministries are representative of the incumbent in visiting, Sunday School, Youth Work, work with the elderly etc. Discernment, training and safer recruiting are handled in the parish and recognition can be expressed in any number of ways (prayer before the peace one Sunday, certification at patronal festival or beginning of year or beginning of academic year depending on ministry and any similar contextually appropriate activity).