February 2020 What’s on in the Heart of Eden?
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Church Registers (mid November to mid-January) Baptisms We welcome into the Lord's Family: November 24th Sadie Isabelle Morley Asby Marriage We congratulate: December 14th Richard Carrick & Joanna Rees Musgrave
Funerals May they rest in peace and rise in glory: November 19th Lorna Garn St. Lawrence December 2nd Dorothy Ethel Emerson Ormside December 3rd Patricia Wells Sands Methodist Church December 5th David Graham Sands Methodist Church December 9th Peter Jeremy Walker Asby December 13th Paul Kenyon St Lawrence January 4th Pauline Scott Newbiggin January 8th Janet Henderson St. Lawrence January 8th Pat Shackleton Milburn January 9th Michael Waters Murton January 15th Paul Mason Long Marton January 17th Edith Dargue Carlisle Crematorium
Church of England: Rector: Rev. Dr. Clive Hicks Tel. 017682.54409 �� 017682.54409 Associate Priest: Revd Peter Boyles �� 017683.54161 Retired Priest: Rev. Roger Collinson �� 017683.52886 For (C of E) wedding bookings contact Joyce Keetley, Office Manager, email: [email protected] and for baptism bookings contact the Revd Peter Boyles email: [email protected] Methodist Minister: The Revd Andrew Sterling: Tel: 017683 51244 Our Lady of Appleby Church: Roman Catholic Parish Priest: Fr Peter Houghton Tel: 017683 51474 Electronic copy by email is preferred - to
Seeking Newsletter Delivery Help SS. Margaret & James, Long Marton The Newsletter is brought to your house by one of our wonderful band Churchwardens:Mrs. Josie Cannon 017683.51386 of delivery volunteers – we have nearly 40 of these. As with any task, (Acting) Mr. Lutaf Greenshaw 07802254982 as time goes on some of these wish to hand on their task to others: if you think you could help as a deliverer please contact our Delivery St. Cuthbert, Milburn Coordinators, Jan and Alan Meakin on 52407. Churchwardens: Mrs. E. Godfrey (61007) Mr. Leigh Harding (0333.014.3944) News from the Churches Secretary: Christine Braithwaite St. John, Murton cum Hilton St. Lawrence, Appleby Churchwarden: Jean Hutchison ) Churchwarden: Jean Hutchison Secretary: Jo Ayres (52017) Secretary: Jo Ayres (52017) St. Edmund, Newbiggin From the Organ Bench A slightly belated Happy New Year, and I really hope that you all had Churchwardens: Mrs. M. P. Sawrey-Cookson (61574) "yourselves a merry little Christmas." We are so very grateful to those Mrs. M. Marsh (51098) of you who supported our Christmas Concert in December from which St. James the Less, Ormside St Lawrence's benefited by £831.00. February is now upon us, and on Sunday 2nd at 6.30pm we celebrate Churchwardens: Margaret Parry (51043) The Feast of Candlemas. Traditionally St Lawrence's hosts this Secretary: Richard Parry (51043) service on behalf of the Appleby Deanery. Candlemas marks the close of the Christmas Season, and is sometimes called The St. James , Temple Sowerby Purification of The Blessed Virgin Mary, or The Presentation of Christ Churchwardens: Anne Farmer in the Temple. The service is celebrated in the Anglo-Catholic tradition Angela Cleasby with the use of incense. Bishop Peter Ramsden will Preside and our Secretary: Helen Morgan Rector, Revd Clive Hicks, will preach. Eve-ryone is invited to join us for this service. At the end of February we drop into Lent. So, what might you consider Our Sister Churches doing to make Lent meaningful? It doesn't need to be a case of giving something up. To ease us into Lent there is our Ash Wednesday Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of service on February 26th at 7.30pm. It is a Communion Service Appleby Gartheads Road, Appleby (involving ashing for those who would like to receive this) for the whole Fr. Peter Houghton (51474) of our Benefice and anyone else who would like to come, and will provide a wonderful and challenging start to the season. So do join us and take up the Lent Challenge; hopefully there will be some helpful material to help you along posted on our Face-book page at Methodist Church St Lawrence's Church, Appleby in Westmorland. The Sands Methodist Church St. Peter, Asby Rev. Andrew Sterling (51244) Churchwardens: Mrs. P. Bevan (53433) General Enquiries Linda Taylor (53448) Mrs. Denise Frisby (01539.623542) Secretary: Karen Royle (07966.371044) Come 4 Lunch” See under Asby Village activities The Sands Methodist Church Hall" Next " Come 4 Lunch " St. Cuthbert, Dufton will be on Friday 7th February between 11-45am - 1pm. Churchwardens: Mrs. Gillian Bryan (51414) Home made Soup +Roll, also a choice of Sweets, Tea or Mrs. Shelagh Endres (52855) Coffee. Secretary: Mrs. Louise Stewart Come along & meet the Team, make new friends or have a St. Michael, Kirkby Thore natter to the ones you know. This is all free, but any donations after experiences will be given to Charities in Appleby. All Churchwardens: Margaret Davidson (017683.61699) Maeve Moore (017683.62005) ages welcome. Secretary: Liz Higginbottom (017683.62910) Check or for more info contact Dan or Kristy Pattimore Bring & Share Meal. (017683 62655) The Sands Methodist Church "Bring & Shared Meal Sunday We are now back in a restored and redecorated church 16th February (Approx 12-15pm). Please come along. You complete with new toilet and kitchen.Visitors welcome don't have to be a member or belong to any Church. Just support group doesn’t appeal to everyone, but if you feel the come as a family or on your own you will be made to feel need to chat over a cup of tea and a biscuit, please come welcome & part of our Church Family. along. For more information please contact: Kevin Robinson – ‘‘Hebron’ in Appleby – save the date! 017683 51569 or Revd Sandy Pearl – 01931 714564 On April 22nd at Sands Methodist Church, we are pleased to present an event by the trio 'Hebron'. The group was born out of the thrilling Cancer Information and Support in spiritual revival amongst many Jewish peoples who have accepted Jesus as their Messiah. The musicians in question are Simon Elman Eden (vocals, bass guitar), Chrissy Rodgers (vocals, acoustic guitar, six- “Come for Coffee” drop-in sessions in the Bolton Lounge at string banjo) and Helen Shapiro (vocals, ukulele, tenor guitar). Helen the Voluntary Sector, The Riverside Building (The Health will of course be a name instantly recognised by fans of '60s pop music. Now she sings with the group, interspersing testimony, song, and the Centre) in Appleby on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month Gospel Message alongside the Jewish folk music and "Hava Nagila"- from 10am to noon (excluding bank holidays) for those style rhythms. The event is free, but admission will be by ticket only. affected by cancer (whether patients or carers of any age). (For tickets phone 07702 058323 or 07852 7917370). A freewill offering In addition to coffee and a chat, a gentle exercise class is will be taken. More information in due course, but a great evening in available from 10.30 to 11.00 in the adjoining Pennine Suite. prospect! If you require any further information regarding these groups please telephone Rosie on 017683 52263 or Jackie on Appleby Nichiren Buddhism 017683 52277. Appleby Nichiren Buddhism Discussion Meetings at 2:15pm on the last Sunday of the month, at Jen Kirby’s home Tel 017683 52921. Fun and inspiring dialogue. Come and join Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden us Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden needs YOU! The Citizens Advice service is looking for volunteers to train to be advice workers News from the Area in the Eden area. Age UK - Carlisle and Eden Citizens Advice Carlisle and Eden ask volunteers to give a regular one day a week over an extended period of time. We 1 Due to the kindness and generosity of Age Concern need volunteers to train as Advisers and also as Advice Appleby, we are now able to offer our day care service for Assistants and Business Support roles. Whilst specific £12 a day, the day centre is open every Tuesday in the qualifications or experience are not required, to train for the Riverside building attached to the health centre, from 9-30 role volunteers need to be good at listening, have a good am until 3-00pm. We offer a safe environment for older manner when talking to people, be open minded and non- members, a two course home cooked meal is included judgmental and enjoy helping people. It is also necessary to along with all refreshments throughout the day, along with have competent skills in using a computer. All volunteers are any games and entertainment. Or simply join us for lunch given free training appropriate to their role which might for £6 , for more information either just drop in on a Tuesday include how to assess people's needs, either face-to-face or for coffee or ring Pat Mchugh on 07958936694. over the phone, and identify the most appropriate course of 2 Join us in the Riverside Building adjoining the Health Centre action. Volunteer Expenses are paid. for a drop in Coffee and Cake morning. Bring a friend and meet If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to new ones. Bring your own crafts and share your knowledge or [email protected] with a daytime have a game of cards or scrabble…or simply enjoy a chat over telephone number, or visit our website www.ca-ce.org.uk and coffee. We are open every Wednesday from 10:30 to noon. £3 complete the form or call 03300 563037 to leave your details. admission to include refreshments Ring Pat on 07958936694 Alternatively you can call in to our office at 2 Sandgate, for more details or simply drop in. Penrith.
The Appleby & District Arthritis If you need advice in Appleby, our outreach in Appleby is Research UK open on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm at Appleby Library. If you can spare a few hours, have a great idea for a fundraising activity and would like to help us in the fight against arthritis, please contact Mrs Margaret Atkinson, Eden Carers Group Secretary on 017683 51047. For more information on Do you care? If so Eden Carers may be able to help you. We arthritis visit www.arthritisresearchuk.org are a charity providing free support to unpaid Carers; throughout Eden, who look after a family member, relative, Heart of Westmorland Bereavement friend or neighbour who could not manage without their help. Support Group will be meeting at The Hub Cafe in We support over 850 individuals (170 of whom are young Carers aged 5 to 18 years). We provide statutory carers’ Appleby on the first Monday of each month between 2 and 4 assessments: information and signposting; 1 to 1 support; pm. This is an informal group and anyone who has suffered benefit information; newsletters, support groups including after the loss of someone close to them either recently or some school clubs for Young Carers; social events; training and time ago, is invited. activities. Contact us on 01768 890280 or We will not be following a programme and will not offer [email protected] Let us help you care. counselling – simply the opportunity to talk about what is on your mind and share your feelings with others who may have felt the same. Grief affects everyone in different ways and a Eden Hearing Services - for the hard Tours of Lady Anne’s of hearing Almshouses Provision of batteries for hearing aids. Also free help and advice For a donation to our Summerhouse Fund, for people with hearing loss. groups or individuals can have a look round a cottage, a talk Appleby Health Centre, Riverside Building , Chapel Street in the Chapel and a tour of our gardens. nd 2 Thursday each month 1pm - 3pm To arrange, contact Valerie Kendall, Tel: 017683 53159; Also at Kirkby Stephen Local Links Office, Vicarage Lane email: [email protected] 7 St Anne’s, Boroughgate, rd 3 Tuesday each month 10am - 12noon Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XQ For more information or to request a home visit please contact Geraldine Bolton on 07578 404500. Could you do something amazing? Meals on Wheels - Volunteers Needed Cumbria County Council supports the wonderful work We are looking for some volunteers to help deliver Meals on done by over 200 foster families, some in the Appleby Wheels in the town of Appleby one lunchtime each month. area. Fosterers are part of a team, with their own social We are a friendly,flexible team who deliver a hot meal and a pudding to clients on Mondays to Fridays. worker and contact with other carers. With over 600 We will arrange for your DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) children needing foster families, more volunteers are forms to be completed, checked and issued and as long as you always needed There are a number of different have a vehicle for deliver you'll be 'good to go'. schemes: Please contact Dot Anderton 52389, Liz Harrison 51128, Kath ● Short Term Fostering: children are looked after until Martin 51031 or Jenny Morgan on 52210. family circumstances change to enable them to Upper Eden Food Bank return home. ● Long Term Fostering: children need a substitute News from the TIC permanent family. Happy New Year to you all! ● Approved Support (Respite) Care: children are We are still on winter hours this month, until the clocks go forwards in looked after for short periods, usually weekends or March, when we move to Summer opening hours. holidays to provide temporary breaks for their Winter hours are Monday- Thursday 10am-2pm, Friday 10am-3pm, Saturday 10am-2pm. carers/families. Come and see us for inspiration for where to go and what to see during ● Short Breaks (Shared Care): carers are linked with winter. There are still attractions open locally , and we have some families who have one or more children with Tickets and details of performances by Highlights and the Lights Camera Appleby Cinema group. Come and browse the posters for disabilities, to provide regular short-term care. local events, or visit us online at www.visitappleby.com ● Homestays. Families with room to spare supply In our exhibition centre we have an utterly astonishing array of Chinese supported accommodation for young people in art , some of it original, beautiful embroidery and artefacts from the Cultural Revolution and before. A lot of items are for sale, at extremely work, training or employment who are leaving the reasonable prices. This is all on display until February 7th. care system and learning to live independently. From Tuesday 11th Feb until Easter, the exhibition centre will have the local art and crafts of Carolla Frank. Please come and see her unique If you want to find out more please ring 03033331216; or go to handmade items for sale. Her beautiful and useful work is quickly cumbria.gov.uk/fostering; or message snapped up for gifts. First come first served! @cumbriafosteringandadoption As usual we sell local books and cards and other Eden Valley goods. Please do pop in if you are passing. Best wishes and kind regards Volunteers Needed to Support Nicola and Karen Families with Young Children Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group Cumbria Family Support (Note new name - as they Your native red squirrels need you! ecome a member of Penrith used to be East Cumbria Family Support) need more and District Red Squirrel Group for £20 a year. If you see a grey, volunteers to support families who are going through red or sickly red please ring Gary Murphy on 07974788434 Visit a difficult patch, and have young or primary age our website at www.penrithredsquirrels.org.uk to donate If you children. would like a talk for your club/group we can arrange them. Coffee Volunteers are carefully ‘matched’ with a family and then visit mornings and other fundraising events would also help. Find us weekly to provide practical/emotional support to parent/s, and/or on Facebook. children as needed. Support might involve looking after a child to enable a parent to attend appointments which benefit the Coffee Mornings Appleby Public Hall, Supper whole family; or focus on building positive relationships by Room Saturdays - 9:30am to 11:30am facilitating family activities. Sometimes support may focus on Date in aid of helping parents to build on their strengths, and feel confident 1st Seedlings Nursery about the 8th Rainbows decisions they make. These are just examples, and each family’s 15th Appleby Fire Service needs are individually assessed. To use that well- worn phrase 22nd Appleby Carnival Committee – ‘we do what it says on the tin’- we support families. 29th Stepping Stones School of Dance Our volunteers come from all walks of life, and are of all ages and experience. They respect family confidentiality, are non- judgemental and have been at the heart of our organisation since we began 24 years ago. Full training and ongoing support is given, and travel expenses 574 Kirkby Stephen - Penrith Bus paid. If you would like to know more, please contact our Eden Family Support Coordinator, Sarah Craig on 01768 593102; or Service email [email protected] This service, run by Cumbria Classic Coaches, operates one www.cumbriafamilysupport.org.uk return journey on Tuesdays including Appleby and Long Twitter - @CumbriaFS Facebook - Cumbria Family Support Marton on its route. It stops at Appleby (The Sands) at 10.15 (outward) and leaves Penrith Bus Station (return) at 14.30. From the Westmorland Dales Landscape Leaflets containing details of the 574 service are available at Appleby TIC and online at www.cumbria.gov.uk/buses/eden Partnership Surveying the Traditional Farm Buildings of the Westmorland Dales Traditional farm buildings make a very strong contribution to the New Community Wheels Service (on distinctive landscape of the Westmorland Dales area, but these Fridays)… structures are often overlooked and can be poorly understood. A This service started on 4 October (2019) and covers the villages major survey is now planned to build a more detailed picture of the previously served by the 573 Friday Appleby public bus service ie number and type of farm buildings that exist in the Westmorland Dales. Asby, Brampton, Dufton, Knock, Long Marton, Millburn, Ormside, Training events have been held for volunteers who have signed up Silverband plus Barrowmoor and Scattergate in Appleby - as well as to start the survey in 2020. The work forms part of a 'Traditional Farm the villages of Warcop and Sandford which were served by the Buildings' project, one of 21 projects being run as part of the previous Community Wheels service. The section of the service which Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme, supported by covers Asby, Ormside, Sandford and Warcop also meets the 563 bus the National Lottery Heritage Fund. to/from Penrith. Leaflets are available at Appleby TIC or phone Volunteers will undertake two levels of survey. The first level will be 017683 53350 or phone Katy Wood (Cumbria CC) Tel 0333 240 6965 conducted from public rights of way and roads, and will include option 5 (Mobile 07788 396194) or go to recording the location of the farm building and taking photographs www.cumbria.gov.uk/communitywheels from their viewpoint. The second level will involve a more detailed survey of buildings; only carried out after permission from the landowner has been sought and granted. Rural Wheels Service The survey will not impose any obligation on the owners of buildings People not living on a particular bus route eg in one of the to carry out works, and the future of these buildings remains almost entirely at their discretion. The information collected will be added to villages are encouraged to contact the Rural Wheels service the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's Historic Environment managed by Cumbria County Council (Tel 01228 221055) to Record, which is their database for all historic buildings, sites and see if this service could provide transport to the nearest bus monuments. A copy of the survey information collected will be made stop on the route. available to all owners or occupiers upon request. If you have any queries or would like to get involved, then please Curry Aid News contact Hannah Kingsbury (the scheme's Cultural Heritage Officer), Thank you to everyone who came to support our coffee morning in April Cultural Heritage Officer at Westmorland Dales Landscape when we were able to raise £200. Partnership, Unit 1B, The Sidings, Tebay, Cumbria, CA10 3XR, or Jessie’s shoulder is healing slowly and she’s hoping to get a good report �01539 756624 / Mob: 07814 305775 or by emailing
Across 8 Interrogated (Acts 12:19) (5-8) 9 ‘Burn it in a wood fire on the — heap’ (Leviticus 4:12) (3) 10 Tobit, Judith, Baruch and the books of Esdras and the Maccabees are part of it (9) 11 Science fiction (abbrev.) (3-2) 13 Clay pit (anag.) (7) 16 Went to (John 4:46) (7) 19 ‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to — your bodies as living sacrifices’ (Romans 12:1) (5) 22 David’s plea to God concerning those referred to in 14 Down: ‘On — — let them escape’ (Psalm 56:7) (2,7) 24 Royal Automobile Club (1,1,1) 25 How the book of Ezekiel refers to God more than 200 times (Ezekiel 2:4) (9,4)
Down 1 Seas (Proverbs 8:24) (6) 2 One of the sons of Eli the priest, killed in battle by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11) (6) 3 Specialist in the study of the Muslim religion (8) 4 ‘Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but — him as if he were your father’ (1 Timothy 5:1) (6) 5 One of Esau’s grandsons (Genesis 36:11) (4) 6 Taking a chance (colloq.) (2,4) 7 God’s instructions to the Israelites concerning grain offerings: ‘ — salt to — your offerings’ (Leviticus 2:13) (3,3) 12 Confederation of British Industry (1,1,1) 14 ‘All day long they twist my words; they are always — to harm me’ (Psalm 56:5) (8) 15 The crowd’s reaction to Jesus bringing back to life a widow’s son in Nain (Luke 7:16) (3) 16 Disappear (Psalm 104:35) (6) 17 How Jeremiah was likely to die if he wasn’t rescued from the cistern where he was imprisoned (Jeremiah 38:9) (6) 18 What the prophets do to a wall, with whitewash (Ezekiel 13:10, RSV) (4,2) 20 Made by a plough (Job 39:10) (6) 21 Noah was relieved when the flood waters continued to — (Genesis 8:5) (6) 23 Jesus gave the Twelve the power and authority to do this to diseases (Luke 9:1) (4) This month’s solution
Candlemas In addition to being known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, other traditional names include Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin,[5] and the Meeting of the Lord.[6] The date of Candlemas is established by the date set for the Nativity of Jesus, for it comes forty days afterwards. Under Mosaic law as found in the Torah, a mother who had given birth to a boy was considered unclean for seven days; moreover she was to remain for three and thirty days "in the blood of her purification." Candlemas therefore corresponds to the day on which Mary, according to Jewish law, should have attended a ceremony of ritual purification (Leviticus 12:2–8). The Gospel of Luke 2:22–39 relates that Mary was purified according to the religious law, followed by Jesus' presentation in the Jerusalem temple, and this explains the formal names given to the festival, as well as its falling 40 days after the Nativity. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is known as the "Presentation of the Lord" in the liturgical books first issued by Paul VI,[7] and as the "Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in earlier editions. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Greek Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic Churches which use the Byzantine rite), it is known as the "Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple" or as "The Meeting of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ". In the churches of the Anglican Communion, it is known by various names, including: The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in The Temple (Candlemas) (Episcopal Church),[5] The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Anglican Church of Canada),[8] The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) (Church of England),[9] and The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Anglican Church of Australia). It is known as the Presentation of Our Lord in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod observes 2 February as The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord.[10] In some Protestant churches, the feast is known as the Naming of Jesus (though historically he would have been named on the eighth day after the Nativity, when he was circumcised). "Candlemas" is a northern European name for the festival because there had long been a procession with lighted candles at the mass on this day, reflecting Simeon's proclamation of "a light for revelation to the Gentiles", which, in turn, echoes Isaiah 49:6 in the second of the “servant of the Lord” oracles.[9] Doubt: I believe, help my unbelief In the Old Testament, the Israelites often sinned. When they finally I was in a discussion recently as to whether or not a Christian can have came to their senses, and saw their evil ways as God saw them, they doubts. The father in Mark’s story (9:17-27) speaks for many people. He could do nothing but repent in sorrow. They mourned for the damage knew that Jesus could heal his son, but just wasn’t quite sure if He would. and evil they had done. As part of this repentance, they covered their Doubt comes in many forms. It may be intellectual, a form of wrestling with heads with ashes. For the Israelites, putting ashes on your head, and the truth of certain key Christian beliefs like the Virgin Birth or the inerrancy even rending your clothes, was an outward sign of their heart-felt of the Bible. It may be philosophical, a pondering of the problem of evil and repentance and acknowledgement of sin. (See Genesis 18:27; 2 why God allows bad things to happen to good people. Sometimes it is Samuel 13:19; Job 2:8, 30:19; Isaiah 58:5; Jeremiah 6:26; Jonah 3:6) spiritual, and doubting whether or not we are saved. Occasionally it is In the very early Christian Church, the yearly 'class' of penitents had emotional, wondering if we are loveable, if we have any worth or value in ashes sprinkled over them at the beginning of Lent. They were turning God’s sight. to God for the first time, and mourning their sins. But soon many Such doubts are painful and debilitating, but true faith does not exclude other Christians wanted to take part in the custom, and to do so at the possibility of doubt. Indeed, we could say that faith would not be faith the very start of Lent. They heeded Joel's call to 'rend your hearts if there was not an element of doubt! and not your garments' (Joel 2:12-19). Ash Wednesday became Often doubt is a way by which we discover the truth in a deeper way as known as either the 'beginning of the fast' or ‘the day of the ashes’. we wrestle honestly with the questions we have. For many it is a way by The collect for today goes back to the Prayer Book, and stresses the which faith grows and matures, leading us to a greater understanding of penitential character of the day. It encourages us with the reminder the mystery of God and the reality that with our finite minds we can never of the readiness of God to forgive us and to renew us. understand everything about God or the way in which He works. The Bible readings for today are often Joel 2:1-2, 12–18, Matthew 6: Doubt is not the same an unbelief, which is a stubborn refusal to believe 1-6,16 – 21 and Paul’s moving catalogue of suffering, "as having what the Bible says to be true. Doubt is more a normal part of faith nothing and yet possessing everything." (2 Corinthians 5:20b - 6:10) development and is not to be feared, especially if we bring our questions The actual custom of 'ashing' was abolished at the Reformation, to God. though the old name for the day remained. Today, throughout the The great Methodist minister Dr William Sangster was asked if he ever Church of England, receiving the mark of ashes on one’s forehead is doubted. “Yes,” he replied, “of course I have doubts. But I also doubt my optional. Certainly the mark of ashes on the forehead reminds people doubts!” of their mortality: "Remember that you are dust and to dust you will return..." (Genesis 3:19) Leap Year Saint: The late medieval custom was to burn the branches used on Palm Only celebrated every 4 years? Sunday in the previous year in order to create the ashes for today. There is a saint for Leap Year: He is St Oswald of Worcester, who died th on 29 February 992. His family story was extraordinary, and full of some Lent Fasting surprising ‘leaps’, all by itself. It provides a tantalising glimpse of what This month sees the start of Lent, the season of penitence, self- happened to at least one of those pagan Viking warriors who settled in examination and fasting running up to Easter. Fasting can be a Anglo-Saxon Britain. neglected discipline, but it plays an important part in the Christian life. For Oswald’s great-uncle had come to England c 865, as part of the ‘Great Jesus began His earthly ministry by fasting in the wilderness for 40 Heathen Army’ of Viking invaders. But his son, Oswald’s uncle, Oda, days and He taught His disciples to fast (i.e. not if but ‘when you fast, forsook paganism, and not only converted to Christianity, but actually ended put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious up as Archbishop of Canterbury. From there, Oda was in a position to help to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen.’ his nephew, Oswald, which he did. (Matthew 6:17,18). Oda sent young Oswald to be educated at the abbey of Fleury, then a great Why Fast? centre of learning. There Oswald absorbed the Benedictine ideals which Firstly, giving up something in my life underlines my desire to put God would guide his later life and work. Back in England, he became bishop of first in my life. Secondly, fasting shows me how much I depend on Worcester in 961, and with the support of King Edgar, eagerly joined in things other than God in my life, so I can surrender my idols to Him. major reforms of the Anglo-Saxon church. In 972 Oswald was made Thirdly, fasting encourages me to have a deeper hunger and Archbishop of York, and seems to have taken a great interest in renewing dependency for God in my life. Therefore, fasting gives me space to the church in the Danelaw. He founded Ramsey Abbey, which became humbly focus on God for His strength, provision, and wisdom and one of the great Fenland monasteries. results in a more intimate relationship with Christ. It also enables the Oswald was popular as an archbishop, and always washed the feet of the Holy Spirit to reveal my true spiritual condition, leading to brokenness, th poor every Lent. On 29 February 992 he had just completed this service repentance, and a transformed life, with a heart more attentive to God. at Worcester when he collapsed and died. In later years, Worcester How can I fast? adopted both him and Wulfstan to be its two chief saints: they flank the Usually fasting involves missing one or two meals during the day, tomb of King John, which is before the high altar in the cathedral. although some can’t abstain from food for medical reasons. It might also include abstaining or limiting the time I give to television, alcohol 25th February - Shrove Tuesday: Pancake or social media. However, Lent can also be a time to embrace new Day spiritual disciplines e.g. joining a study group, ‘random acts of Ever wonder why we eat pancakes just before Lent? kindness’, or giving more time to prayer and Bible study. Whatever The tradition dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when you do, make Lent count this year! Christians spent Lent in repentance and severe fasting. So on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the church bell would summon them to confession, where they would be ‘shriven’, or absolved from their sins, which gives us Shrove Tuesday. At home, they would then eat up their last eggs and fat, and making a pancake was the easiest way to do this. For the next 47 days, they pretty well starved themselves. Pancakes feature in cookery books as far back as 1439, and today’s pancake races are in remembrance of a panicked woman back in 1445 in Olney, Buckinghamshire. She was making pancakes when she heard the shriving bell calling her to confession. Afraid she’d be late, she ran to the church in a panic, still in her apron, and still holding the pan. Flipping pancakes is also centuries old. A poem from Pasquil’s Palin in 1619 runs: “And every man and maide doe take their turne, And tosse their Pancakes up for feare they burne.” Some people have noted that the ingredients of pancakes can be used to highlight four significant things about this time of year: eggs stand for creation, flour is the staff of life, while salt keeps things wholesome, and milk stands for purity. Shrove Tuesday is always 47 days before Easter Sunday and falls between 3rd February and 9th March.
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