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Bolingbroke Deanery GGrr aappeeVViinnee AUGUST 2017 ISSUE 494 • Mission Statement The Diocese of Lincoln is called by God to be faithful, confident and joyful. • Vision Statement To be a healthy, vibrant and sustainable church, transforming lives in Greater Lincolnshire 50p 1 Bishop’s Letter In place of a bishop’s letter this month, the Revd David Dadswell, Bishop’s Strategic Implementation Adviser and a member of Bishop Christopher’s immediate staff, introduces himself and his role in the diocese. Dear Friends The pea harvest has just started as I write this. Huge machinery is marching across the fields with great urgency to gather and freeze the precious crop, so it can appear fresh and tasty on our tables into the darkest winter months. Harvest is a strong image for us as Christians. We need to be out in the fields telling people about Jesus, healing people’s wounds, building lively communities where God’s kingdom of justice and love transforms lives for the better. It was a great joy and privilege for me when Bishop Christopher invited me to join his staff as a fellow worker in the harvest. The role he has asked me to fill is all about helping the diocese at all levels to deliver on its promises, particularly through the diocese’s strategy and the learning communities. I’ve come from 20 years as an organisational consultant and bring insights and skills about structures, systems, ways of working and culture that enable what we want to happen to come into reality. So far I’ve been astounded at the variety of imaginative things going on in the diocese, at the commitment to making a difference and at the ability of Lincolnshire people to talk for England! That last feature is great for someone new to this sort of job. I’ve been getting huge amounts of information and insights into what it’s like being the Church here – the challenges, the strengths, the history and the possibilities. Something I learned as a consultant is that you’re not the person who delivers the product. I hope that the work I will be doing with you will be useful and constructive, but it will only make sense if it helps you to be effective as an ambassador for Christ in your workplace, your community, your circle of friends, your place of education. I look forward to meeting more of you friendly folk of greater Lincolnshire, and I ask for your prayers for the work I and my colleagues are doing to support your Christian witness. 2 READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST Principal Service Sunday 6th August Transfiguration of Our Lord (Gold or White) First Reading Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 97 Second Reading 2 Peter 1.16-19 Gospel Luke 9.28-36 Sunday 13th August 9th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Genesis 237.1-4, 12-28 1 Kings 19.9-18 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 105.1-6,16-22,45b Psalm 85.8-13 [or 105.1-10] Second Reading Romans 10.5-15 Gospel Matthew 14.22-33 Sunday 20th August 10th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Genesis 45.1-15 Isaiah 56.1,6-8 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 133 Psalm 67 Second Reading Romans 11.1-2a,29-32 Gospel Matthew 15.[10-20] 21-28 Sunday 27th 11th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Continuous: Related: First Reading Exodus 1.8-2.10 Isaiah 51.1-6 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 124 Psalm 138 Second Reading Romans 12.1-8 Gospel Matthew 16.13-20 The monthly diocesan prayer diary may be downloaded from the website at http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/faith-discipleship/prayer-diary/ (Printed hard copies are also available upon request - contact Simon Dean on 01522 50 40 50). 3 Group Registers: Funerals: Spilsby Cluster Benjamin Hopper 90 years Halton Holegate died 22.05.17 Marion Spence 93 years Spilsby died 29.06.17 Jennifer Jackson 67 years Little Steeping died 30.06.17 Derek John Langley 88 years Hundleby died 04.07.17 Stickney Cluster Alice Mary Welbourn 93 years Stickney died 06.07.17 Carol Burrell 70 years Stickney died 12.07.17 South Ormsby Group Rebecca Marie Vines 31 years Tetford died 29.06.17 Baptisms: Spilsby Cluster Lewis Richard Atkinson Hundleby 02.07.17 Austin Elliott Tunnard Spilsby 23.07.17 Marden Hill Cluster Kalian James Hodson Toynton St Peter 09.07.17 Theo Carl Hodson Toynton St Peter 09.07.17 Ruby-Rose Alison Argent Toynton St Peter 09.07.17 Weddings: Marden Hill Cluster Ian Peter Pawson & Roseanne Helen Lenton Toynton St Peter 22.07.17 South Ormsby Group Richard John Stockdale & Nicola Jayne Garnett Tetford 07.07.17 Benjamin Edward Loyd & Holly Kristina Turner Tetford 22.07.17 Dates for the diary August 4th Home Communions 4th Lincoln Chamber Music Concert in St James, 7.30pm. Tickets available from Tongs. 5th Guild of bellringers at West Keal. 5th Stickford Charity Tombola at the East Kirkby Aviation Centre 5th/6th Great Steeping Flower Festival 4 7th Team Worship meeting, 2pm, Spilsby Vicarage 12th Partney Fair 12th Lusby afternoon teas 13th Lusby afternoon teas 15th The Old Rectory Communion 28th Stickney Church bingo at the Youth Hall September 1st HOP outing to Sheringham 2nd Langton concert 4th Marden Hill Cluster Meeting, 7pm Spilsby Vicarage 5th Stickford PCC 7th Partney Cluster Meeting, 7pm, Skendleby 9th-10th Heritage Weekend – displays in Stickney Village Hall 9th Craft Fair in St Helen’s, Stickford 9th LCT Ride & Stride 10th Confirmations at St James, 10am 11th East Keal PCC, 2pm 11th Stickney PCC 12th Old Bolingbroke PCC meeting, 7.30pm 13th PAMG meeting, 7pm Spilsby Vicarage 15th Silent Craft Day at St James 17th West Keal Open Day, 10am-4pm 19th The Old Rectory Communion 24th New Leake PCC 30th Caistor Male Voice Choir, St James, 7.30pm HARVEST TIME September 15th East Kirkby Harvest Festival, 7pm 17th Hareby Harvest Festival, 9.30am 17th Raithby Harvest Festival, 11.15am 17th Hundleby Harvest Festival, 3pm 18th Raithby Harvest Supper & Auction 23rd Skendleby Harvest Supper 24th Langton Harvest Festival, 11.15am 24th Skendleby Harvest Festival, 6pm 24th Stickford Harvest Festival, 6pm 25th Stickford Harvest Supper 5 End of Term – Beginning of Term Schools have just broken up for the long school holidays but in the blink of an eye they will be back again. Life is like that and I expect it seems like that even in parts of the world like Armenia where they have a three month school break! Below you will find some ideas about making sure we are ready for each day by making sure that prayer and blessing is at the heart of all we do, for ourselves and for others. They are focused on children in school but surely it is true for each one of us. Remember Christian Soul That today and every day you have God to glorify. Jesus to imitate. Salvation to work out with fear and trembling. A body to use rightly. Sins to repent. Virtues to acquire. Hell to avoid. Heaven to gain. Eternity to hold in mind. Time to profit by Neighbours to serve. The world to enjoy. Creation to use rightly. Slights to endure patiently. Kindnesses to offer willingly. Justice to strive for. Temptations to overcome. Death perhaps to suffer. In all things, God's love to sustain you. Schoolbag blessings If September brings some kind of new beginning for your family, such as a child starting nursery, school or moving up a class , it can be helpful to know that God is always with us wherever we go. The start of a new term is an opportunity to ask for God’s blessing on the places we will go and the people we will meet. Here’s a simple way to do this: • Look in your child’s school bag. Often there is a name tag built in. You can usually take the paper slip out of the tag. 6 • Write on the back of the paper slip a simple prayer for your child, for example, ‘Dear God, please bless (child’s name) at (nursery/school) this year’, or similar words. • Replace the card in its holder, and nobody will know the prayer is there except you, your child and God. • If the bag doesn’t already have a tag, you can use a keyring (one of those with a plastic frame and a paper insert) and attach it to the zip. Parents: if you take a bag or briefcase to work (or even if you just have a handbag or sports bag) why not make yourself a blessing label too? Plan for each day. Starting a new morning regime can be stressful but planning ahead for the next day is a great way to reduce morning panics and get the day off to a smooth start. So the night before, try doing a few things ahead of time. Helping your child pack their bag and laying out their outfit or school uniform can help. Make their packed lunch the night before too, if they'll have one. Saying a simple prayer each night at bedtime can help children relax and know God will be with them through everything they'll do the next day. Ask your child if there are any special things happening, whether there is anything they're excited about. If they have any worries or think there might be problems to tackle the next day, let them know they can hand their worries to God, because Jesus promised that everyone who has problems can come to him, and he'll find a way to lighten the burden.