Parish News
The Benefice Magazine for St Oswald’s, Warton and St Mary’s, Borwick with St John’s, Yealand
December 2019 January 2020
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DEAR READER ...... Hello everyone Re-forma ng all the entries for your Parish Magazine can take up to 10 hours per edi on , so to help reduce the volunteer me involved in producing and edi ng your magazine, please try to send your copy in as follows: 1. When submi ng pictures or photographs, think how they will look when printed in black and white. 2. Please use Calibri font size 14pt in black. 3. Copy submi ed by email to be in plain text as above. 4. Please set paragraph spacing to 0. 5. Please set line spacing to 1. 6. Please avoid the use of styles. 7. Please submit posters in landscape format . If you need any help with the above, please do not hesitate to ask Robin or myself for advice, we are always happy to help Kind regards, Kate Benefice Pastoral Care Team In the benefice we have a small team, comprising the Vicar, the Readers and Pastoral Assistants, which supports the key areas of pastoral care on behalf of the Church across our communi es. Pastoral Assistants are authorised ministers, who have undertaken some training in the diocese and are commissioned for their work in their parishes. Members of the team are available to visit the elderly and infirm, those who are alone, those finding life difficult. They also visit those unable to a end services at one of our churches to give Communion at home. Following significant loss or bereavement, the team is able to give ongoing support. If you, or someone you know, would like a visit from one of the pastoral care team, please contact any member of the team using the details on the back of the magazine.
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Welcome to our Christmas & New Year Parish News Dear friends, As we come to exercise our In the Church calendar December means democra c right, and ci zen’s the start of a new year as we move into the responsibility, to vote in the season of Advent, the me of prepara on general elec on on 12 th for the great celebra on of Christmas when December the following we remember the moment in history when words wri en in the lead up God came to reveal God’s Self in the human to the 2015 general elec on face of Jesus. are worthy of reflec on: “We might be This Advent will, in some ways, be a asking: how might Jesus’ message inform strange one, lived out against the backdrop our perspec ve on issues such as the of a General Elec on that seems likely to be economy, foreign policy, war, immigra on, one of the most aggressive and divisive for the na onal debt, and how we look a er genera ons. A winter General Elec on is the sick, disturbed, unemployed and the unusual and may seem to interfere with all undeserving. Deep reflec on on this begins the fes vi es going on across our to reveal how radical, poli cal and upse ng communi es. But, interes ngly, an elec on the Way of Jesus is. I suspect Jesus would be in Advent may be seen as quite appropriate, no friend to any of our modern poli cal for it was in the midst of poli cal turmoil par es.” that the Christ-child came to us. What are we looking for in our elected Two thousand years ago a controversial poli cians? People who will serve our own census of the people was causing division self-interest or people who will serve our and bi erness. The poli cal classes were neighbours in need? As another writer deeply mistrusted. There was anger in the asked: “Are we prepared to vote for the air. This is the world that Jesus entered into needs of our neighbours who don’t look like in order to save it. Two thousand years on us?” the human condi on means that, sadly, we In Jesus God entered our human world con nue to experience great turmoil and taught a message of compassion, na onally and globally. mercy, jus ce and welcome to all, especially In much of the world there con nues to be those that many would rather choose to uncertainty and concern about the state of ignore or exclude. Each of us, you and me, the poli cal scene. Hilary Clinton, the must ask ourselves what are the values that former US Secretary of State, was recently will inform the difficult decision where to in the UK and when asked to comment on put an X on our ballot paper. what she sees going on around the world God comes calling and challenging; God said, “I think we now are in a struggle for comes invi ng us to believe and trust that the future of democracies”. Brexit, she said, his ways are worth following. I hope you was “a symptom of some of the very real will come and join us at our Christmas problems and disagreements that our services this year as we think again about democracies have. Your country is about as the message of God’s inclusive, divided as our country is, trying to figure out transforming love for all of Crea on and all what to do with the results of a referendum humankind. that didn’t provide as much guidance as May Jesus find a place in your heart this needed to make the decision that the voters Christmas. apparently voted for”. Robin Figg, Vicar
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Diary of Services for December & January
Sunday 1st December The First Sunday of Advent 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 9.30am Eucharist at St Mary’s, Borwick (in the Memorial Hall) 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 6.00pm Advent Carol Service by candlelight at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 8th December The Second Sunday of Advent 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 15th December The Third Sunday of Advent 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 6.00pm Christmas Carol Service at St Mary’s, Borwick
Sunday 22nd December The Fourth Sunday of Advent 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 29th December John, Apostle and Evangelist 10.30am Patronal Fes val Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand Please note that this will be the only service in the benefice on this day
Sunday 5th January The Epiphany of our Lord 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 9.30am Eucharist at St Mary’s, Borwick 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 6.00pm Evening Prayer at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 12th January The Bap sm of Christ 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 19th January The Third Sunday of Epiphany 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton
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Sunday 26th January The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton
Sunday 2nd February The Presenta on of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 9.15am Parish Eucharist with Chris ngles at St John’s, Yealand 9.30am Eucharist at St Mary’s, Borwick 11.00am Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton 6.00pm Evening Prayer at St Oswald’s, Warton
Weekday Services during December & January Mondays Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton at 12 noon. Tuesdays Eucharist at St Mary’s, Borwick at 8.00am. Wednesdays Eucharist at St John’s, Yealand at 9.15am followed by Coffee and Chat No service on 1st January Thursdays Eucharist at St Oswald’s, Warton at 11.00am followed by Breaking Bread lunch
Special Services for Advent & Christmas Sunday 2nd December 6.00pm Advent Carol Service by candlelight at St Oswald’s Tuesday 10th December 7.30pm Ashtrees Surgery Carol Service at St Oswald’s Friday 13th December 7.00pm Yealands Carol Service at St John’s Sunday 16th December 6.00pm Christmas Carol Service at St Mary’s, Borwick Wednesday 18th December 6.30pm Yealand School Carol Service at St John’s Friday 20th December 7.00pm Christmas Carol Service at St Oswald’s Tuesday 24th December—Christmas Eve 5.30pm Crib Service at St John’s 11.30pm Midnight Eucharist at St Oswald’s Wednesday 25th December—Christmas Day 8.00am Said Eucharist at St Oswald’s 9.30am Eucharist with hymns at St Mary’s, Borwick 11.00am Eucharist with hymns at St Oswald’s
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News from our churches
Thinking about our worship (Part 4) Last month we printed the third part of a short series of ar cles about the structure, or shape, of the Eucharist or Holy Communion service. This month we conclude the series. First a reminder from the Mission Shaped Church report: ‘Churches are Eucharis c communi es, irrespec ve of their church tradi on, or the frequency of Eucharis c worship. The Eucharist lies at the heart of Chris an life. It is the act of worship in which the central core of the biblical gospel is retold and re-enacted.’ The service moves through four sec ons: the Gathering ; the Liturgy of the Word ; the Liturgy of the Sacrament ; and the Dismissal . If the four sec ons outlined above are the surface structure, then underneath can be discerned a deeper structure of the Eucharist: Gathering, Transforma on and Mission. We come as God’s people, we encounter the living God and we are sent out again to be God’s people and do God’s work.
Main headings Deep structure The Gathering Gathering The Liturgy of the Word ) Transforma on The Liturgy of the Sacrament ) The Dismissal Mission Another way of exploring the four sec ons is as follows:
This table shows the transforming flow of the service from gathering to depar ng. We bring with us from the world our joys and our sadnesses, our hopes and our fears. These experiences are rightly placed before God in our worship. We should then not leave the place of worship as the same people who entered it. Our worship is about Mission . We come in order to be sent out again ‘to live and work to God’s praise and glory’.
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News from our churches Mini Church for babies, toddlers & pre-school children This is an ini a ve offered by St John’s for all who are of pre-school age, from birth upwards, and their grown-ups. Come along to Yealand Village Hall on Friday 11th October from 10.00am to 11.30am to enjoy lots of fun with songs, cra s, story- me and refreshments. The theme his month will be Noah’s Ark. All are welcome from across our local communi es. Contact Sally-Ann Rothwell, 01524 734585, for more informa on.
From the Parish Registers Burial of cremated remains Saturday 16th November Margaret Morphy (at Over Kellet)
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News from our churches CHILDREN’S SOCIETY COLLECTION BOXES We will be emptying & coun ng Children’s Society boxes at the beginning of February, so please could anyone with a box return it to St Oswald’s by the end of January. (Please give to me or a church warden etc. to put in the safe.) If you have a problem, please ring me on 01524 419252 and I will arrange to pick it up. Many thanks. Janet Mann Travelling Crib (Posada) – A Project for Advent This year we will again be sending two travelling cribs on a journey around our communi es during Advent as a way of helping us prepare for Christmas. . Posada is a Spanish word meaning ‘inn’. Posada celebra ons originated in Mexico where two young people were chosen to dress up as Mary and Joseph. They used to travel from house to house in their village telling people about the imminent arrival of Jesus and asking them it they would give him a room. On Christmas Eve they would re-enact a community play and bring figures of Mary and Joseph to be place in the crib. The modern day equivalent is based on this concept, but enables different people to give a home to the na vity figures for a night. Our traveling cribs will begin their journeys at the services in St John, Yealand Conyers and St Oswald, Warton on Advent Sunday (1st December). The cribs will then travel around the villages each day staying in different homes and the local schools and inns, with one crib arriving in St John’s at the Crib Service on Christmas Eve and one crib arriving in St Oswald’s on Christmas Day morning as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Posada has been encouraged in this country by the Church Army and many parishes now enjoy sharing in this special Advent project. We look forward to our travelling cribs helping people celebrate more meaningfully the season of Advent.
TWEENS AND TEENS Another great evening with our fabulous Tweens and Teens quiz and games! What a clever bunch! All team players! We missed our Tween Josh who is on his BBC Rickshaw Challenge, but we raised a cake and a drink to him and also raised some more cash too! In total the BBC Rickshaw Children in Need raised an amazing £8,521,680... we can’t wait to see you to celebrate Josh! Wowee! Please see the Facebook page for the next 8 months Tweens events dates….. Emma & Linda
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St Oswald’s, Warton WARTON FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS TREES The dates for this year’s fes val are Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th December, open every day 2.00pm-4.30pm. Entrance Fee £3 (children free) and programmes will be available for £1. If anyone wants to know more about how to put a tree in the fes val, or more about what is Involved, please contact Janet Thompson (01524 823503). Each year this fes val raises much needed funds for many chari es and local community groups, and is a real community celebra on, bringing people together from right across our communi es and beyond, and celebra ng a tremendous amount of good will. HELP NEEDED If you can help with stewarding and serving refreshments during the fes val or helping at the concerts, please contact Janet Thompson. Also, if can provide some shortbread and mince pies! MAIN EVENTS THIS YEAR. Friday 6th at 7.30pm - Concert by K Shoes Male Voice Choir with O o Voce. Tickets £8 (accompanied children free) Includes refreshments Saturday 7 th at 2.30pm - The Red Cat Collec ve offers musical items. Sunday 8 th at 2.30pm - The Three Organists In Concert. It will once again be possible to sponsor the Tree Fes val. Sponsor forms are available at the back of the church. A minimum dona on of £12 per adult will include the Sponsor’s evening, entry into the High Society Jazz Band Concert, and a free programme Publicity is key for this event, and in part its success rests on the number of visitors. Please do encourage people to come and see the trees.
A LIGHT FOR A LOVED ONE Remembering our departed loved ones at Christmas Would you like a candle to be named and lit in St Oswald’s in memory of a loved one throughout the Festival of Christmas Trees, and at all our Christmas Services? There is no charge for this, but any donation will go to the Restoration Fund; no-one though must feel any obligation. Please complete the form and return to the Reverend Robin Figg at the Vicarage or via one of our churches. Name(s) of loved one(s): Name and Address and Post Code and Telephone Number: I enclose a donation of Please regard this as a Gift Aid Donation: Yes/No* (please delete as appropriate) I am a UK tax payer: Yes/No Signed and Date:
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St Oswald’s, Warton Join us for Lunch! Every Thursday at St Oswald’s we offer a lunch, usually soup, sandwiches and cakes. We have a quiet Eucharist in church at 11am followed by lunch from 11.45am. Join us for either, or both! Excellent table service from some of our village school children. If you need transport we will try to help. Carers are welcome too. A dona on of around £2.50 is invited. Further details from Revd Robin 732946.
St Oswald’s Church Coffee Stop is somewhere to meet for a drink, cake and a chat! Every Tuesday 9am to 11am at St Oswald’s Church, Warton (toys are provided for young children). All are welcome. St Oswald’s Churchyard—keeping it neat and dy In recent months the St Oswald’s Fabric & Finance Commi ee and the Warton PCC have reviewed aspects of the churchyard policy with par cular regard to the placing of flowers and ornaments at the graves. As those who visit the churchyard regularly will be aware, at present there is a great variety of items placed at the graves. This can make it difficult to keep the whole churchyard looking as neat and dy as we might like. It can also create difficul es for those who maintain the churchyard, especially those who mow the grass. The Warton PCC therefore agreed at its mee ng in September to issue some clear guidelines as to what is permi ed to be placed at graves, with these new guidelines coming into effect on 1st February 2020. These guidelines complement the Churchyard Regula ons issued by the Diocese of Blackburn, which states that “PCCs have a duty to see that churchyards are kept generally in such an orderly and decent manner as becomes consecrated ground and that boundaries are defined and maintained”. The PCC agreed that the following will not be permi ed in the churchyard: i. Chippings, pebbles or similar materials and free-standing vases or pots; ii. Mementoes, windmills, toys or li le animals, solar lamps or similar; iii. Ar ficial flowers (except Remembrance Day poppies and Christmas wreaths, but these are to be removed a er a period of not more than four weeks). The PCC agreed that wreaths brought to the funeral may be placed at a grave a er the service, but must be removed when the blossoms wither. The purpose of the clearer guidelines is to ensure that the churchyard can con nue to be maintained to a high standard and meet the needs of all those who have a family member buried in the churchyard and of all those who visit the churchyard. If you have any ques ons about this please contact the Churchwarden, Sue Hopwood, 01524 720160, or the Vicar, Robin Figg, 01524 732946 or robin.fi[email protected] PARISH NEWS | 10 | DECEMBER 2019 JANUARY 2020
St John’s, in the Yealands Tea at St John’s There will not be a tea in December because of the way Christmas falls this year. Wednesday January 29th at 3pm. Everyone is welcome to come to the free a ernoon teas at St. John’s Church, Yealand. Li s are provided for anyone who needs them - ring Angela McCarthy 782941. Any le over food is given away a erwards - if you or anyone you know can’t come to the church but would like a nice tea that day, please do contact us.
Knit and Kna er at St John’s 2-4pm
Wednesday 11th December (with mince pies!) Wednesday 8th January Bring along your kni ng (or anything else you can transport easily), chat and perhaps pick up some ps while you work! Free refreshments provided. Everyone welcome. For more informa on please contact Sally-Ann on 734585 or [email protected]
Decora ng St John’s for Christmas You are invited to choose a part of the church to decorate as you wish by signing up on the list on the no ceboard. We suggest that decora ons are installed a er the service on Wednesday December 11, in me for the carol service on Friday December 13.
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St Mary’s, Borwick & Priest Hu on Faith Matters This is an informal monthly discussion group with the aim of providing space to explore the relevance of faith to contemporary issues. The group meets (usually) on the 2 nd Tuesday of each month at St John’s Church, Yealand Conyers (in December, then back at St Mary’s, Borwick from January). Refreshments are served from 10.45am and the shared conversa on begins at 11.00am and we finish at 12 noon. The issues being discussed in the coming months are: Exploring Faith and… 10th December Poverty: how do we tackle it? 21st January Christmas: what was it all about? (Note 3rd Tuesday) 11th February Assisted Suicide: does God approve?
St Mary’s 123 - Realising the vision for St Mary’s The work on reordering St Mary’s is progressing well, with new west end extension taking shape to provide an accessible entrance to the church. Inside the new hea ng system is installed and the small kitchen area will be fi ed soon.
We are s ll hoping for a comple on date in me for the Christmas services to be held in the ‘new look’ building, which will have a fully accessible, main entrance lobby, an accessible toilet with baby-changing facili es, a concealed kitchene e area, an enlarged gathering space and a new hea ng system, making St Mary’s a more comfortable, accessible and versa le space. Any one who would like to know more or who has any specific ques ons is invited to contact Joyce Tombs (on 07768 930070) or the Vicar.
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News From Our Villages Badminton For Fun Warton Village Hall, Monday A ernoon, 1 - 3 pm. Regular exercise may keep you fit and improve your health, so come and join us and meet new friends. You will be most welcome, contact Pam Riley 01524735016 Warton Cra Group - New members with an interest in cra s are welcome to join us. Contact Lynnda on 01524 734480 or Carol at [email protected]
LA THEATRE CLUB We are a local club organising ou ngs to various events at the Lowry, Theatre by the Lake, The Grand at Blackpool, Liverpool Empire, Old Laundry Theatre Bowness, Octagon Theatre at Bolton etc. The coach leaves from Travellers Choice in Carnforth, usually from 5.30pm onwards. Annual Membership is currently £12.00. An enjoyable and social evening out. If interested please contact the Membership Secretary on 01524 734624.
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News From The Wider Church
Tewi ield Methodist Church would like to welcome you every Sunday a ernoon at 3.00pm. The church can be reached by turning up the lane at the side of The Longlands Hotel
Sunday Morning Service @ 10.00am everyone is welcome to join us, bring children and stay for refreshments.
NB: There will be no Sunday Night Live Service at 5.00pm un l further no ce. Toddlers Group meet every Thursday morning during term me from 9.00-11.00am. Thursday 12th December will be the Christmas Party and the group will take a break un l 9th January 2020. Saturday 7th December - Men's Breakfast at 08.30am. All men are very welcome to come along and enjoy some food and discussion me. Saturday 7th December - 10.00-12.00 - Morning of Fun for Families . Please come along with your children and join us for cra s, games, refreshments and visit Father Christmas in his Gro o!! Saturday 7th December - Cinema Night showing 'Fisherman's Friends'. Film starts at 7.30pm so come along a li le earlier and enjoy some refreshments with us first. Note the change of date this month for the Cinema Night. A busy day all round at church!! Tuesday 10th December - Messy Church from 3.30-5.30pm. This will be our third Messy Church so we are ge ng used to the format now. Please come along with your pre- school and school-age children and join in our cra ac vi es and story me, enjoy snacks first and have some fun. Wednesday 11th December - Carols with the Salva on Army at 7.30pm. Sunday 15th December at 10.00am - Na vity Service . This will be followed by our Light Bites Lunch at 12 noon. If you normally dine alone, why not come along and enjoy some company and a light lunch with us. Thursday 19th December - Lancashire Sings Christmas - 7.00pm in George Washington. Wednesday 25th December - Christmas Day Service at 10.00am. January 2020 Saturday 4th January - Men's Breakfast @ 08.30am. All men are very welcome to come along and enjoy food and discussion me. Saturday 11th January - Cinema Night showing The Railway Man. Tuesday 14th January - Messy Church from 3.30-5.30pm. Sunday 19th January - Light Bites Lunch at 12 noon.
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News From The Wider Church
Yealand Quaker Mee ngs Mee ng for Worship Sunday 10.30-11.30 and Wednesday 11.30-12.00 Mee ngs are followed by refreshments and fellowship. All are welcome. The Mee ng House is located behind the Old School at the top of the hill in Yealand Conyers; Off-road car and cycle parking available and level access Rooms available to hire for mee ngs, par es, classes. Self-catering accommoda on in the Old School For more informa on contact the warden Alison Smedley 0333 0065295
Charity Events North West Cancer Research A very enjoyable and successful A ernoon tea was held on Saturday 26th October. Just under £1,800 was raised which is truly amazing. A sincere thank you to all those who made cakes, helped on the day, sold and bought raffle ckets and supported the day it is all very much appreciated. Thank you.
St John’s Hospice
Friends Coffee Morning is on the first Friday of every month, 9.30 – 11.30 in The Courtyard Café at St John’s Hospice. We have coffee, cakes, clothes, bric-a-brac & a raffle. All are welcome.
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News From Our Villages
Notes from a Warton Garden The me has come for me to write my final column for you. I’ve been wri ng this since 2012 and am going to bow out and pass it on. It’s been a real pleasure sharing my garden and a few jobs to do with you along the way. I do want to thank those of you who have passed on your enjoyment of these notes, that’s meant a lot to me.
Gardening is a true passion of mine. It clears my mind, gives me chance to be crea ve, and exercises my body, whilst also being a chance to nurture and smile in wonder as nature works its magic. I’ll s ll be busy in my garden over the winter, ordering seeds, pacing out a new border, looking out for snowdrops to peep through the soil and encouraging the spring bulbs to make an appearance before long.
So it seems appropriate to be handing on at the end of a year. Winter is a me for making new plans, dreaming up new plant combina ons whilst your hands are warm around a cup of tea by the fire. I do hope you’ll all con nue to enjoy your gardens and hope to see you at the Gardening Club mee ngs in 2020. As with nature, things con nue apace. Happy gardening to you all! Emma Parsons Parish News would like to thank Emma for all her hard work and most enjoyable contribu ons to the magazine over the last 7 years.
Happy Gardening, Emma!
Warton Gardening Club
Membership only £7 for the calendar year, includes discounts at local garden centres. We welcome non-members at talks too for only £3 each. Annual General Knowledge Quiz, 7.30pm Friday 17 January, Village Hall Talk by Tom A wood of Abi and Tom’s Garden Plants 7.30pm Thurs 13 Feb, Village Hall
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News From Our Villages
The Yealands WI Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday 11 th December, 2019 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. There will be a Jacobs Join, compe ons, carols etc to welcome in the Fes ve Season. We wish you all a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. Do come along and join us in 2020 to discover what ac vi es, ou ngs etc we have to offer. More informa on call: Elspeth on782890 or Jenny on 733101
It’s been a busy me recently for our Group...
Our Beavers and Cubs held a joint camp at our local Scout campsite (Silverhelme, just off The Row in Silverdale); they played lots of games, did some “pioneering” and visited the RSPB sanctuary at Leighton Moss to see the birds and go pond dipping; they had a great me and their behaviour was impeccable. Our Beavers have recently been doing their Air Ac vi es Stage 1 Badge, mel ng wax crayons onto stones (why not?), learning about exercise, carrying out science experiments and learning about weather and they had a Halloween Night. Cubs have completed their Athletes Badge, had a fencing night, learned Bri sh Sign Language for their Communica ons Badge and “invested” two new Cubs. They have had a Halloween night too. Beavers and Cubs are off, soon, on a joint climbing session at Salt Ayre. For the past two months the Scouts have been preparing for the “Crew Challenge”, run by our County Campsite Service Crew, teams of three Scouts have to navigate around Beacon Fell near Preston finding as many of the 20 “Bases” run by the Crew as they can in three hours. At each Base they have to complete a “Scou ng Skills” task such as first aid, throw a lifeline, naviga on, tracking, survival, useful knots etc or a “Now-Get-Out-Of-That” base requiring teamwork and ini a ve... we entered 10 teams and they all had a great me with one of our teams ge ng a “podium finish” with a 3 rd place in the 10-14 year old category, not bad for “first mers” and a field of over 100 teams! Remembrance Sunday saw our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Young Leaders a ending the Acts of Remembrance at Warton and Yealand. If you have children who might want to join us, or think you might like to help run the Group, please contact us via Howard Greenwood (our Group Scout Leader) on 01524- 734144 or by email at ac nide@b nternet.com
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News From The Wider Area
Morecambe Bay Partnership is a small charity that makes big things happen for the Bay's communi es and has received funding from the Na onal Lo ery Heritage Fund. Our projects include the award-winning Bay Cycle Way and a really varied programme from electric bikes to heritage open days with dal islands, birds and WWII heritage in between. Visit Morecambe Bay’s newest arrivals Seven new bird totems arrive on our shores. Seven sculptures of local coastal birds, designed by Ulverston-based ar st and metalworker Chris Bramall of CB Arts, have been installed at sites around Morecambe Bay. They hold beau ful panels which tell seven stories of our wonderful waders. Morecambe Bay is one of the top three places in the UK for wintering birds. It’s vast shining sands are a rich larder for wading birds like lapwing, knot and curlew. Hundreds of thousands of birds use Morecambe Bay. With some birds favouring certain species - such as Po s Corner at Middleton being par cularly good for murmura ons of knot and dunlin. Where to find them? Each sculpture is unique and features a bird associated with that par cular loca on. Why not visit them all? They are very photogenic and make great selfies. Morecambe Bay Partnership is asking everyone to share their selfies on social media using the hashtag #seabirdselfies You can find them at the following loca ons: Lapwing: Warton Sands, Warton Curlew: Bolton-le-Sands Shellduck: Hest Bank Redshank: Half Moon Bay, Heysham Dunlin: Po s Corner, Middleton Plover: Plover Scar, near Cockerham Oystercatcher: Fluke Hall / Pilling, Wyre Susannah Bleakley, Chief Execu ve of Morecambe Bay Partnership said ‘We want everyone to look out and enjoy seeing birds, yet also to give them space when they are res ng at high de’. To compliment the panels, Morecambe Bay Partnership has produced a leaflet featuring the illustra ons which have already proved popular. If you would like to join us as a volunteer to look a er the birds of the Bay, please contact Morecambe Bay Partnership on 01539 734888 [email protected] for details.
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News From The Wider Area Carnforth Christmas Lights Celebra on Wednesday 4th December 2019 Memorial Gardens, Carnforth
Fes vi es start at 6.00pm with a funfair, stalls, and music. Father Christmas will be joining us from his sleigh being led by Bay Beat Band. Visit Father Christmas in his gro o, take a photo and receive a gi (£2.50 per child) Free children's entertainment from Bongo Balloons and Party Time with Natasha. Come along and join in the fun. A Carnforth Business Network Event, sponsored by Carnforth Town Council and Lancaster City Council
Carnforth GriefShare Support Group. It hurts to lose someone, but you can find help at GriefShare, a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Some mes grief can cause people to feel very lonely as others may not want to talk about it. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, Nov 6 th – Feb 19 th 2020 All sessions start at 7pm and are at CFM, Hunter St, Carnforth, LA5 9BP Sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Rela onships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” All ages and backgrounds are warmly welcomed. Website: www.griefshare.org Sponsoring church website: www.cfmc.org.uk For more informa on contact [email protected] or telephone Elspeth, 01524 702966
O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of men and women this peace for which they some mes seek so desperately and which you alone can give to them. Help them to know one another be er, and to live as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father. Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness and purity. Awaken in their hearts love and gra tude for your infinite goodness. Join them all together in your love. And give us your heavenly peace. Amen. (Pope John XXIII)
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The Parish News Team Ar cles for submission, send to Kate Waddington at [email protected] by 10 th of the previous month. Adver sing enquiries should be made to Pam Bentley Tel: 822077 or by email to [email protected] No charges are made for details of ac vi es from non-profit making community groups within our villages, though dona ons towards the cost of produc on are always welcomed. For adver sing fundraising events, there is a modest charge. Distribu on enquiries should be made to Angela Sewell Tel: 734308 or by email to alsewell@b nternet.com There is no charge for “Parish News”, but we are grateful to those who feel able, from me to me, to make a dona on towards the cost of produc on. It is most helpful if any dona ons are in an envelope marked “Parish News” and given to the treasurer, Ian Rosindale, or le at the Vicarage.
Please Remember In Your Prayers:
Those who are sick or in par cular need: Nick, Pamela Wilson, Jean, Lis, Mary Schofield, Gordon MacDonald, Kate Waddington & Edwina Shu leworth. Those with longer term needs or in residen al care: Daniel Hughes, David Burford, Jean Nelson, Be y Greenwood, Greta Pu ck, Joshua, Grant Woodbridge, Frances Hoggarth, Marion Bre , George Holman, Christopher, Jane, and our home communicants. The recently departed: Sheila Kelly, Iain Rennie, Jill Ba y & Martyn Turner. December & January Anniversaries of Death: James Grisedale, George McDowell, Richard Sudlow, William Perkins, Eugine Barker, Samuel Read, Frederick Holmes, Jean Walker, Margaret Shaw, Jack Collinson, Chris ne Graham, Edna Slater, Ernest Phillips, Dorothy Roberts, Angela Blude, Ruby Coleman, Irene Moorby, Alfred Parkin, Eileen Pedder, Amy Coleman, Douglas Salisbury, Anne Shu leworth, Hilary Roffey, Eileen Clarke, Richard Stevenson, Mary Barton, Samantha Clegg, Thomas Cooper, William Thursby, Eunice Didsbury, Dorothy Newman, Christopher Bolton, Stanley Walker, Peter Jones, Margaret Bates, Irene Temple, Adam Dearden, John Co er, Grace Mitchell, Joan Thorpe, Fred Barlow-Morris, Emmeline Glover, Mary Cardwell, Allan Fallowfield, Fred Didsbury, Chris ne Graham, Robert Jollys, Leonard Keen, Danny Danson, Doreen Keen, Jackie Syson, Ann Mason, Agnes McDowell, Myles Bateman, Edna Harrison, Brian Morris, Sylvia Ochel, Robert Dixon, Darwin Evans, Gwen Gartside, Joan Clarke, Ena Lee, Dorothy Pedder, John Dodwell, Mary Spry, Arthur Manson, Allan Park, Clifford Parkinson, John Cherry, Joseph Kirk, Thomas Millen, Jean Pedder, Maud Jackson, John Holmes and Gladys Nicholson.
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Benefice Contacts
Vicar The Revd Robin Figg Tel: 732946 robin.fi[email protected]
Assis ng Clergy The Revd Peter Mann Tel: 419252
Readers Mrs Anne e MacKenzie Tel: 736944 Mrs Janet Thompson Tel: 823503
Churchwardens St Oswald’s Mrs Sue Hopwood Tel: 720160 St Mary’s Mrs Sheila Barnes Tel: 720067 St John’s Mrs Clare Hunter Mrs Sally-Ann Rothwell Tel: 734585
Pastoral Assistants Mrs Val Ellams Tel: 733292 Miss Chris ne Shields chris [email protected] Mrs Carolyn Wolstenholme Tel: 736033 Pastoral Visitor Mrs Karan Hague Tel: 784975
Safeguarding Team Mrs Kate Bethell Tel: 07703 770987 Mrs Alison Semple Tel: 07484 756755 Miss Tracey Lawther Tel: 07990 610687
All enquiries regarding christenings, weddings, anniversary blessings please contact the Vicar. If anyone is unable to come to church through illness or infirmity and would like to receive Communion at home please contact one of above. The clergy can be available for the sacrament of reconcilia on (confession) usually before a mid-week Eucharist by arrangement. The Vicar’s day off is usually Friday. Website www.ubwby.org Facebook: UnitedWBY Twi er: UnitedWBY
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