Cyprian

Our Building is Closed, but the Church is Open

The Magazine of St Cyprian’s Church,1 Lenzie April 2020 Scottish Episcopal Church Vestry Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway Rector@ Revd. Les Ireland Lay Representative@ Paul Hindle Bishop: 40 Garngaber Avenue, Lenzie G66 4LL Vacancy � 776 3237 Bishop’s Office, Diocesan Centre 5 St Vincent Pl., Glasgow G1 2DH Secretary@ Mary Boyd, 9 Northbank Road, � 0141-221 6911 fax 0141-221 6490 Kirkintilloch, G66 1EZ � 776 2812 email: [email protected] Treasurer@ Jacqui Stother, 11 Fern Avenue, Lenzie G66 4LE � 776 5330 Cyprian Property Convenor@ Vacant Elected Members Judith Beastall, Gavin Boyd, Tony Farnell, Janet Faughey, Maxine Gow, Sally Hadden, Aileen Mundy, David Taylor.

The News Magazine of St. Cyprian’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Contacts Beech Road, Lenzie, Glasgow. G66 4HN Scottish Charity No. SC003826 Altar Guild@ Anne Carswell 776 3354 The Scottish Episcopal Church is in full Alt. Lay Rep@ vacant communion with the and Bible Reading Fellowship all other churches of the Anglican Glennis Tavener 775 2895 Communion throughout the world Fair Trade@ Glennis Tavener 775 2895 Gift Aid@ Aileen Mundy 578 9449 Rector Hall Bookings@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812 Revd. Les Ireland Link@ Rector 776 3866 58 Waverley Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 2BP Magazine@ Paul Hindle 776 3237 � 0141-776 3866 MU@ Maxine Gow 01360 email: [email protected] 310420 Day off: Friday Pastoral Visiting@ Rector 776 3866 Protection Officer@ Pastoral Assistant Aileen Mundy 578 9449 Glennis Tavener � 775 2895 Rotas@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812 (also Regional Council Rep.) Scottish Bible Society@ Music Team Glennis Tavener 775 2895 email: [email protected] @ These people can be contacted through Church Office email @stcyprianslenzie.com by using the � 776 0880 job/group name before the @ without any Facebook—search: St Cyprian Lenzie spaces, e.g., [email protected]. 2 From the Rector

Dear Friends,

This is the second time I have written a particular strain. “Rector’s Letter” for this magazine – a For everyone this is a difficult time. sign of how quickly the picture of this This time has affected our worship. We year, this month, has changed. I wrote have been instructed not to gather for worship the first a month or so ago, when and to close our building so that there is no temptation to gather even if we could comply Corona Virus was barely a mention on with ‘social distancing’. Our gathering is ‘not the news. Now it seems to have essential’. And we have found over the first overtaken our lives, and is likely to few days of the ‘lock-down’ that we can gather dominate our lives for a few more in new ways by using technology. months. So much so that even this is a The Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) is partial re-write of my second letter!! “broadcasting” worship on a Sunday at 11am, and if people are looking for worship that is These sorts of crises can have one of two streamed then we recommend using this responses in us, both of which are equally service, and details of how to access that valid as they simply reflect who God has made worship is on the SEC website: us. For some, it is a very frightening time, and www.scotland.anglican.org fears of what is happening, and what may For us at St. Cyprians, for the moment we happen to us, can overtake us. Some may think have decided not to stream worship from our we are over-reacting – but that is us! For church – suggesting people watch the SEC others, this sort of crisis brings out what many worship. Rather we are producing a weekly calls the British Spirit. We stoically carry on, worship video hosted on YouTube, which can often sharing in a wry humour. We repress the be accessed through our website, Facebook fears, and get on with how people tell us to live page, or through a link in the weekly E.mail. our lives, and how we should change those At the moment, it will last about 10 minutes. lives. We will also try to produce a video for For the vast majority of people, it does Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. We will reveal the warm-heartedness we have, as we also be able to add the link to other Facebook try to help friends and neighbours, those who pages, so people beyond our church will be are struggling in our society, who are under Continued overleaf 3 Magazine & From the Rector DNS Deadline able to join us in worship if they want. (I’m writing this on Mothering Sunday, and already The next issue of Cyprian Life should today the video has been watched by 80 be available, though probably not in people). Church, on Sunday, 26th April 2020. We also, through this time, intend to keep The deadline for material is Sunday 19th going with the Link, and this too will be April, though it would be good to get circulated through E.mail and social media. In these days, there is an assumption that things earlier, if possible. The magazine most people will be on the internet and social will be for May and June 2020. media. I know there are some who are not, and Please email notes, articles, photographs we would like to include them in our activities. and anything else that may be of interest to If that is you, please let us know and we’ll other members of the congregation to me by work out how to ensure you know what is the deadline in order to give time for happening at our church. typesetting and printing. For the time being, Finally, I do want to say that if you do electronic format is likely to be the only simply want someone to talk to, or are in need option. of anything, or need help in any way please get Please let me know about what is important in touch with me – I’m on 0141 776 3866. to you, especially if you have tips for coping What I do intend to do during this crisis with the Covid-19 situation. period is to continue talking about God. I incorporate items into this magazine from As a church, we will miss the usual events the Glasgow & Galloway Diocesan News that leading up to and the grand celebration I hope might interest members of the of Easter itself this year. It will simply not be congregation. You can subscribe to receive the monthly news email from the diocese by going to glasgow.anglican.org, the diocesan home page, and entering your email address in Cover Picture the box at the bottom of the page. The email This cartoon, which has been widely newsletter takes the form of brief paragraphs circulated on social media in the with links to fuller articles on the diocesan website and, where appropriate, other sites. days leading up to the publication of The diocese is also on Facebook—search this magazine, is a new version of the ‘Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway’. ‘Where the church is’ cartoon We are encouraged to contribute by drawn by Dave Walker that he has sending any items for the email newsletter to reworked for the current times we [email protected]. There’s no find ourselves in. stated deadline, but they need to be in a few There are fewer people on the streets, days before the email comes out (usually on someone dropping off a food parcel, folk the second last Friday of the month). in self-isolation, etc. If you want to see the The views expressed in Cyprian Life are original version as well as lots more of not necessarily those of the Editor or of the Dave Walker’s insightful cartoons, please Scottish Episcopal Church. go to CartoonChurch.com. It’s worth a Paul Hindle look! Magazine Editor 4 continued from page 3 the same. One of my favourite replies when rose again. As we suffer, we know Jesus people say to me “It’s not the same as it used suffers with us. He shares in our suffering. He to be, is to respond, no, you’re right, it is much fills suffering with his love. He works with us better!!!!! I cannot claim it will be much so that we can be embraced by the heart of better! But it is still the time we remember God. And that is true in times when things are especially that Jesus, the Son of God suffered, going well. And it is true in times when things died, and he rose again. And we have to talk seem to be going badly, because the love of about it, and it is even more relevant as we live God never changes. through this crisis. Jesus suffered, died and This is a difficult time where the crisis seems to have taken over our lives, our country, even our world. But I am going to make a choice. I am going to choose to make the crisis second. I’m, going to make the death, the resurrection of Christ first. Quite simply KEEP because God and his love is first. CALM Best wishes, AND WASH YOUR HANDS Les

The Link Pastoral Care For the latest information about One of the important purposes of events at St Cyprian’s, please check Christ’s church is to provide the the Link each week on our Link web love and care we all need. site: In the current circumstances, we are link.stcyprianslenzie.com having to change the way we work. Nonetheless, our Rector, the Revd. Les The Link and the colour version of this Ireland, is still available on the phone for magazine can be downloaded in PDF a confidential chat and a prayer, please format by clicking on the links on the contact him. He will be happy to help in Publications page (older copies of the any way he can. Link are in Word format). Other members of St. Cyprian’s are If you would like to add an event to the also available to talk to if you wish. Les Link and/or the website, please email the can put you in touch with an appropriate details to [email protected] or person that may be best qualified to help. phone the Rector on 0141-776 3866. Please telephone Les on 0141-776 3866.

5 The Province . . . .

In the last magazine, I described the Anglican Communion and our part in it. This time, I want to write about the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC), the Anglican province in Scotland of which we are part. The SEC came into being in about 1690. The reformation happened in Scotland around 1560, inspired by John Knox, a former Catholic Priest who became a protestant firebrand preacher. However, once the power There is now one Bishop in each diocese of the Catholic Church had been broken, the (when all the posts are filled). church wrangled for the next 130 years The SEC backed the wrong side when whether it should be Presbyterian or William of Orange became King in 1689, to Episcopalian – basically should it have bishops much popular acclaim. The SEC backed the or not! In 1690, the final decision was made – Jacobite Cause – wanting the descendants of and the Presbyterian “Church of Scotland” Charles the first and second to ascend the became the dominant state church in Scotland. throne, and stuck with it for many years! That A small group of churches resisted and formed may have caused the persecution, and certainly the SEC. added to it. In England (then a separate country), the Fortunes started to change in the time of reformation was very different: it really the Industrial revolution, as many came up happened thirty years earlier under the reign of from England to run and work in factories. As Henry VIII. The Church of England came into they did, they established churches which being as the state church. Most Anglicans in became part of the SEC, but still strongly the world will trace their roots back to the under the power of the Church of England. At Church of England and its missionary efforts. one time, so many episcopal churches were The SEC is one of the few provinces which being built that it was thought it would replace doesn’t – it began independently, but was later the Church of Scotland as the state church. welcomed into the Anglican Communion. Through the remainder of the nineteenth In the early days, the SEC was a precarious century, into the twentieth, the church grew in thing to be part of. numbers and confidence, and began to develop It was poor. The Church was heavily its own worship and structures and continues persecuted by the Church of Scotland, in to do so. More recently, numbers have cahoots with the Church of England. dwindled. Many of those Victorian churches The “structures” were uncertain. There have since been closed and most demolished. have been many dioceses and many different For example, the East End Team Ministry, bishops, which have come and gone. There are now with two church buildings, covers an area seven left today – Glasgow & Galloway; that once had a dozen or more separate Edinburgh; Brechin; Argyll & The Isles; buildings. Moray, Ross & Caithness; Aberdeen & So what are the characteristics of the SEC? Orkney; St. Andrew’s, Dunkeld & Dunblane. First it is small, with about 5000 members. ► 6 The Easter Journey

This Lent has been a great period of sacrifice for many throughout our community and our country and this year, for the first time ever in our congregation’s history, we cannot look Throughout this magazine, we highlight forward to celebrating the great festival the various events we would normally hold of Easter together in our church during Holy Week, so that you can have building. something to reflect on. We wish you a very happy Easter. It will be However, we are getting used to the idea of different, but let’s see if we can make it an doing things differently so that life and our even greater celebration of the Resurection of community doesn’t come to a complete halt. our Lord. The Stations of the Cross

There are, in fact, two sets of Stations of again ends at the tomb. Of the Cross. There is the traditional one course we sit on the fence which starts at the condemnation of – we have used both! Christ, and leads to his placement in the In the stations of the tomb. It includes both biblical events cross (whichever version we use), there are 14 and events from tradition. events remembered, with There are those who thoughts and prayers for are not happy with each. The truth is there is a structure, but including events from everyone who leads the Stations of the Cross tradition so have created a does it their way, using a wide range of “Stations of the Cross” resources created for the Stations of the Cross. which has only biblical For me it is a deeply moving part of our events, and starts at the holy week worship, as we recall at depth the Garden of Gethsemane and last hours in the life of Christ.

► Dioceses are small (ranging from 7 to management structures than in England. about 40 stipendiary clergy – compared to However, for me, the thing I like most is England where there could be 200 – 300 that it is more “socialist!” Churches appoint clergy). It is more “Anglo-catholic” than the their own ministers. Bishops are voted for by Church of England. It is NOT the established representatives of each church in a diocese. (In Church. It has no links to government. England, they are appointed secretly by “The Individual churches are more independent – Crown”.) We do not have an Archbishop, we each church is responsible, for example, for have a Primus, who is elected by the house of financing its own ministry. There is no Bishops. And it is a “feisty, flawed and central “pot.” There are considerably fewer independent” wee monster! 7 Lenzie Branch

We are living through some very uncertain times at the moment with our normal routines totally out of the window!

As I am sitting at my computer writing this, my husband, David, is cutting back some overgrown trees in our garden, being ably helped by our dog, Glen! He thinks it’s all a huge game and is, I’m sure, unaware of the chaos we are all part of – walks and food are at the centre of his world. In many ways, walks and food will be our focus for the coming weeks too. The theme for Mothers Union for 2020 is ‘Building Hope and Confidence’ and we have used activities from the resources to be found on the main MU website for our last two meetings. Our February meeting was changed at the last minute as our speaker broke her ankle and wasn’t able to come that day. Instead, we looked at how we can build our own confidence within ourselves and looked at the gifts we all have and that others see in us. We followed that up at our March meeting by creating a collage of what MU does and does well. We had planned to display our creation at the Mothering Sunday Service on 22nd March. Hopefully, we will be able to do so at a later date. We also prepared some Mothers’ Day cards for everyone in the congregation – you will hopefully have had your card though the post and my thanks go to Les for thinking of distributing them this way. As with all of our church activities, our regular meetings will not be taking place for the foreseeable future, but my thought and prayers are with you all – look after yourselves and keep in touch. ► 8 A great FREE App for your Smartphone or Kindle . . . .

“Daily Prayer” is a great free app for phone or kindle. It is what it says! Daily Prayer has simple set prayers for each day, with a set of four – one for morning, one for midday, one for early evening, one for late evening. For each service it gives an opening prayer, a confession, readings, the Lord’s prayer with suggestions for personal prayers, and a closing prayer. The readings, if you want, can be spoken that it is time to pray! by the app – something I appreciate because it The App is called “Daily Prayer” and can gives me time to reflect on the reading, and it be downloaded from the place you download is done with a voice that is not irritating!! any other Apps. Make sure you get the right When you open the App it automatically takes one – this one is created by “Rethinkme” and you to the prayers appropriate to the day and has the logo (sometimes with the reverse time. It is incredibly simple to use. colour scheme) I’ve shown here. If you go to The App has some other features – for www.rethinkme.com you’ll find links to the example, it can remind you at times you set app.

► The following prayer can be found among others on the MU website – I felt it was very apt. Whatever today may hold, whatever tomorrow may bring. the future is secure, for Christ is with us, the same yesterday, today and forever. Do not be dismayed by the brokenness Live each moment with him in quiet confidence and joyful celebration, of the world. All things break. And all For He is ours and we are his for all things can be mended. eternity. Amen Not with time, as they say, but with intention. (Nick Fawcett) So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in Maxine Gow darkness for the light that is you. Branch Leader LR Knost 9 Washing of feet At the last supper, Jesus washed the should be good enough for us! Why not give it disciples feet. It was Jesus trying to a go the next time we have a Maundy show the disciples that to be Lord, to be Thursday service. Come forward. Take off one the leader, is to be the servant of all. He shoe and sock. And have a foot washed! And says to them: So if I, your Lord and make the prayer: Lord, thank you that you serve me, thank you you embrace me with Teacher, have washed your feet, you your love. also ought to wash one another’s feet. The washing of feet has since become part of the service on Maundy Thursday, and it is something I have appreciated doing. I find it a profound reminder that, as minister of the church, I am servant, and hope that those whose feet I wash realise that their lives are embraced and served by Christ. Having said that, I do get the sense that people in Scotland are a bit coy! Having our feet washed doesn’t come easy! Obviously, we give people the choice! But if it is good enough for Jesus and his disciples, then it Family Picture News

Aileen Mundy has become a licensed The picture to Eucharistic Assistant, part of the small the left shows band that are the Crucifers and Servers Les presenting at our services. Aileen with her licence during the 10.30am service on 26th January 2020.

The picture to the right here is the gift we bought with the voucher given by the congregation on our Ruby Anniversary. Thank you! Paul & Pat Hindle 10 The Easter Vigil

Our Service on Maundy Thursday that people can come and remember and pray. particularly focuses on remembering Some stay on for a bit after the service. Others the first communion – really the come later. For Christ, it was a dark time. For Passover service – when Jesus us, it is a time to wait with him, and remember Celebrated the Passover with his what our fellow men and women did to Him 2000 years ago. friends. We re-enact much of that celebration in our service. However, that was really only a bit of the events of that evening. Following the celebration Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray, and it was here that he was arrested and taken away for questioning and phony trials after. Many churches – including ours, have a vigil after the main service, where people can come in to church to remember what happened to Jesus after the Passover party. In normal times, we keep the church open until 11pm so The Paschal Candle and Exsultet Each year, we buy a new Paschal a sign of the new life of Candle. The Paschal Candle is the Christ. The paschal candle biggest candle in the church, and has is lit from this fire, and several emblems on it. brought into church. At that moment, the Exsultet It has the cross. The letters Alpha and is said or sung. We say it! Omega. The current year. Five grains of It is a great traditional incense. It is lit firstly at the first communion of praise for of Easter, then lit in services through to Resurrection, for new life. Pentecost, and at special events such as It marks those hours baptisms and funerals. “Pashcal” has roots through the night when Jesus, alone, bursts back to the Hebrew word for Passover, the from the tomb. It has developed and changed festival happening at the time that Christ died. over the years. However, the two have become In Medieval times, the candle got to be huge – inextricably linked – and at the service the two it is said that the candle in Salisbury Cathedral come together. Paschal Candle and Exsultet. It was 36 feet high! is a great moment of celebration and praise as At our first communion of Easter, on we mark this great moment. New life bursts Saturday evening at 7.30pm, a new fire is lit – from the tomb! 11 Lockdown!! Reflections shared on Facebook by a teacher in China

We are just finishing our 7th week of E- this time is incredible. I could choose who I Learning, seven weeks of being mainly wanted to spend my energy on - who I housebound and seven weeks of wanted to call, message and connect with uncertainty. We are healthy, we are and found the quality of my relationships happy and we are humbled. has improved. 4. Appreciate this enforced downtime. When We are allowed to move around freely now do you ever have time like this? I will miss with a green QR code that we show when we it when we go back to the fast-paced speed get our temperature taken. You get your of the ‘real world’. temperature taken everywhere and it’s just 5. Time goes fast. I still haven’t picked up the become part of the routine. Most restaurants ukulele I planned to learn, and there are box and shopping centres are now open and life is set of TV shows I haven’t watched yet. coming back to our city. 6. As a teacher, the relationships I have built As we watch the rest of the world begin with my students have only continued to their time inside; here are some of my grow. I have loved seeing how independent reflections on the last seven weeks: they are; filming themselves to respond to 1. Accept that you have no control over the tasks while also learning essential life skills situation. Let go of any thoughts of trying to such as balance, risk-taking and problem- plan too much for the next month or two. solving, that even we as adults are still Things change so fast. Don’t be angry and learning. annoyed at the system. Anxiety goes down, 7. You learn to appreciate the little things; and you make the best of the situation - sunshine through the window, flowers whatever that might be for you. Accept that blossoming and being able to enjoy a coffee this is what it is and things will get easier. in a cafe. 2. Try not to listen to/read/watch, too much To those just beginning this journey, You media. It WILL drive you crazy. There is will get through it. Listen to what you are told, such a thing as too much! follow the rules and look out for each other. 3. The sense of community I have felt during There is light at the end of the tunnel.

A husband and wife who work for the circus go to an adoption agency . . .

The social workers raise doubts about the Mandarin and computer skills.” living conditions in a circus, but the couple Then the social workers express concern produce photos of their 50-foot luxury motor about a child being raised in a circus home, which is clean and well-maintained and environment. equipped with a beautiful nursery. “Our nanny is a certified expert in The social workers also raise concerns paediatric care, welfare and diet.” about the education a child would receive The social workers are finally satisfied and while in the couple’s care. “We’ve arranged ask “What age child are you hoping to adopt?” for a full-time tutor who will teach the child all “It doesn’t really matter as long as they can the usual subjects along with French, fit in the cannon . . . .” 12 Easter Sunday

Easter Day is the greatest day in the through the year. Church Calendar. It is the most I don’t have any special recipe for making important. The most special. The most Easter Sunday special. I did once wear a tinsel remarkable. The most amazing. It is the wig for the Easter service, but maybe not at greatest celebration, the day the St. Cyprian’s!! Maybe a challenge!! Let’s all try and make minister proclaims: “Alleluia, Christ is it special. Wearing bright colour clothes of Risen.” To which everyone responds celebration. Inviting family and friends to join “He is risen indeed, Alleluia.” an online service so it is the biggest service of It is a day when we sing great , the year. And lets sing at the tops of our voices proclaiming: “Thine be the glory, risen . . . . Because Easter Sunday deserves it! conquering Son . . . ” It is the day from which the whole of our faith develops . . . . It is also a strange day! It is a day that rarely feels as special as it should be, certainly in our worship. I think the problem is our liturgy – what we do in the service is so similar to every other Sunday in the Church Year. We have Prayers. Readings. The Gloria. Bread. Wine. Exactly as on most of the Sundays 13 From the Archives . . . I had a few minutes spare sitting in the from that sort of thing at St. Cyprian’s. Is it choir vestry, and found some old because we are so very self-sufficient and that magazines. I had an idea – why not see we try to avoid anything controversial like the what was written as the Rector’s Easter plague and are too conventional and proper message fifty years ago. Problem: there about our religion? I cannot but remind you that such a pattern of conventional religion can was no Rector 50 years ago – the church be found in the and was was in interregnum. So, what about precisely one of the things our Lord warned us sixty years ago . . . . .? about. He invaded and exposed the hide-bound I’m told by those who remember him, that Pharisaical religion of His day, and it cost Him the Rector, Thomas Kindon Kay, was someone his life. Let us not pay lip-service as men- with a great sense of fun, who was particularly pleasers. imaginative in the way he preached, and If some of YOU have not done much about carried out services. So perhaps he was having Lenten observance, will you please do it now a “hard” time when he wrote this: and use the remainder of Lent and Holy Week to renew your acquaintance with some of the My Dear Friends, fundamentals of the faith? In this we are In retrospect, our Lenten observance has keeping step with our Lord, who, having made been a bit better than last year. But before you his retreat in the wilderness, now steadfastly begin to congratulate yourselves, let us set His face to go up to Jerusalem. He made no remember that most of the congregation, as far excuse, real or imagined, for not going to His as making more frequent communions and death; please do not try to excuse yourself for attending the special services is concerned, your failure to be with Him in the dark days have made little effort. before the Light and Joy of the Resurrection. That does not mean that they have not, in I hope that you will have a joyous their own way, been keeping a good Lent. I Eastertide with your families and friends, and hope they have profited thereby and can come that the good works that some of you have to the Altar on Easter Day with a good begun during Lent will become the norm of conscience. your work and worship and witness in the days The other Wednesday evening in our to come. Lenten “meditation” I was talking about the I am, Your sincere friend and Rector, sins that beset us in our relations with other T Kindon Kay. people, jealousy, gossip, bitter differences of opinion, ill-feeling – even in the church, and I As I said – he does seem to be having a gave thanks to God that we are singularly free frustrating time . . . !

Fair Trade St Cyprian’s is a Fair Trade Church and is therefore committed to using Fair Trade products. In normal times, we also run a fair trade stall, around the great festivals of the year. All being well, the next will be at Harvest time.

14 Music at St Cyprian’s This winter’s music series concluded on Saturday 14th March with a lovely concert by the Escosia Duo. The programme included pieces by Paganini, Bartok and Davies arranged by the couple to suit the combination of classical guitar and violin. Thank you Katrina Lee and Roberto Kuhn Versluys for producing such an enjoyable performance. The order of the concert was changed to remove the interval so that we could offer social distancing. We thought that the concert involving young musicians from East Dunbartonshire planned for 25th April would have to be cancelled and that has proved to be the case. Hopefully, we’ll be able to start our new season in September, but there is currently great uncertainty about how long the Covid-19 restrictions will be in place. Bishop’s Lent Appeal Our interim Bishop, the Primus, +Mark, has chosen Glasgow City Mission as the beneficiary of this year’s Bishop’s Lent Appeal. It’s an organisation close to our own hearts. Many members of our congregation support it, by volunteering and financially. Night Shelter projects Glasgow City Mission was established in The heart of the organisation is a group of 1826 as the world’s first City Mission. It has Christians who are passionate about the people been showing Christian care to vulnerable that look to them for help. They want to share adults and children by fighting against poverty a message of hope and aim to have compassion and disadvantage in Glasgow. for these individuals. These are people who are often leading You can find out more about them from chaotic or difficult lives that may involve: their website: www.glasgowcitymission.com. homelessness, addiction, poverty, family We have collecting boxes available, but it breakdown, prostitution, emotional issues, may be better for you to improvise if you fleeing persecution overseas and now seeking haven’t got one already. If we are still in asylum - or maybe all of these. lockdown after Easter, we’ll make alternative It does its work through its City Centre, arrangements to allow you to send in your Child & Family Centre, and Glasgow Winter donations. 15 A Job for everyone . . . ! A few years ago, we printed our own service orders for our 10.30am services. It was meant as a trial, and it became obvious that people appreciated the new booklets, and we have used them ever since. However, the actual booklets now have a few problems. We’ve lost quite a few. Some are well worn. When we printed them originally my printer, which was used to print the masters, wasn’t working well, and the print quality was poor. There are some printing issues – spelling mistakes (which I don’t take any blame for – I just downloaded the words off the provincial website!!!), as well as some formatting issues. There are some new additions available for our liturgy – for example a Eucharistic Prayer for the Christmas season. So this year, I thought it would be good to review and reprint. At the moment we are you think might be good for this. reviewing the green covered booklets. In the Feel free to write all over the booklet, and summer we will do the gold coloured ones, on extra paper if you want. And, once you and in the autumn the blue ones. And I hope have done it, please return it to the rector. At everyone will get stuck in! the moment, you can either post or email, but I hope everyone has already taken one of we hope the lock-down will be lifted before the green service booklets, but if you haven’t, too long so then you will be able to put your we have an electronic version we can send to marked booklet in the tray at the back of the you. Just contact the magazine editor on church. You can put your name on it, or not as [email protected] to request a you choose. copy. Everything you mention will be included Please go through it and: as much as we can in the new booklet when we ● Mark any spelling mistakes, layout produce it. For the green one, we normally problems and grammar issues. Mark it start using it again on Trinity Sunday, which clearly!!!!! this year is the first Sunday of June – so please ● Say if you don’t like any of the pictures in let us have them back by the beginning of the booklet. Write it in the book by the May, if possible (watch for an update in the picture! next magazine). ● Say if there is anything else you don’t like. If there is a prayer you have been taught to I’ve heard recently that Hugh use before a service, or as you receive Zapritti Boyden has been made communion – write it down for us. president of the budgerigar society. Alternatively, you could write a prayer that Or was he . . ? 16 Anglican & Diocesan Cycle of Prayer & Daily Intentions The Cycle of Prayer now includes Ocean: The Most Revd James Richard Wong congregations and clergy in the Yin Song, Archbishop, Province of Indian Ocean & Bishop of the Seychelles Diocese of Argyll & The Isles, the DIOCESAN diocese of our Bishop Elect. St Cuthbert’s, Cambuslang; St Mark’s, East APRIL 2020 Kilbride (Paul Fletcher). Episcopalians of Tighnabruaich, Kames and Daily Prayers West Cowal (Diocese of Argyll and The Isles). 1st Survivors of tragedy, accident and Daily Prayers serious illness 6th St Mary’s Cathedral Chapter 2nd Gentleness and a loving spirit th rd 7 Chaplaincy in Hospitals, Education 3 Thanks for the new spring growth and Commerce th 4 Commitment to truth in the world 8th The World Health Organization, HOLY WEEK established 1950, especially as it th coordinates the nations’ efforts to Sunday 5 April combat the Covid-19 pandemic Sixth Sunday of Lent: Palm Sunday 9th Lay Representatives and Alternate Lay ANGLICAN Representatives The Church of the Province of the Indian ► Sunday Readings Palm Sunday Second Sunday of Fourth Sunday of 5th April 2020 Easter Easter Isaiah 50:4-9a 19th April 2020 3rd May 2020 Psalm 31:9-16 Acts 4.32-35 Acts 4.5-12 Philippians 2:5-11 Psalm 133 Psalm 23 Matthew 21:1-11 1 John 1.1-2:2 1 John 3.16-24 John 20.19-31 John 10.11-18 EASTER DAY 12th April 2020 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 10.34-43 or Is 25.6-9 26th April 2020 Psalm 118.1-2,14-24 Acts 3.12-19 1 Corinthians 15.1-11 or Acts Psalm 4 10.34-43 1 John 3.1-7 John 20.1-18 or Mark 16.1-8 Luke 24.36b-48 17 Anglican & Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

10th The Mothers’ Union and our Diocesan Episcopalians in isolated parts of the country. President, Jill Cameron Daily Prayers 11th The Richmond Fellowship 20th SEC: Those in training for ordination and as Readers Sunday 12th April 21st The Lutheran Church in Great Britain. EASTER DAY 22nd Interfaith Relations in Glasgow & ANGLICAN The Peace of Jerusalem and the People of the Galloway (Maggie McTernan). Land of the Holy One 23rd The people of England (St George) DIOCESAN 24th Prisoners of conscience St Mary the Virgin, Hamilton; St Andrew’s, 25th Missionaries and evangelists (Mark) Uddingston (Vacancy, Jonathan Livingstone th and their rector designate: Matthew Little). Sunday 26 April Episcopalians on the isles of Coll, Colonsay Second Sunday after Easter and Tiree, and Muck, Eigg and Rum (Diocese ANGLICAN of Argyll and The Isles). Pray for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & Daily Prayers The Middle East: The Most Revd Michael 13th The Salvation Army Lewis, Archbishop, Jerusalem & the Middle East & Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf 14th Hospices and the terminally ill DIOCESAN 15th North East Regional Council North Ayrshire Team: St Andrew’s, 16th All who have experienced sexual Ardrossan; St Peter’s, Dalry; St Andrew’s, abuse and their families Irvine (Sandy Montgomerie, Linda Whitby, Margaret Williams). th 17 School children as they get used to the St James, Ardbrecknish (Diocese of Argyll and situation created by the Covid-19 The Isles). pandemic Daily Prayers th 18 Teachers of the Faith 27th The world-wide mission of the church Sunday 19th April 28th Scottish Episcopal Church: General First Sunday after Easter Synod Office (John Stuart, Secretary General). ANGLICAN The Church of Ireland: The office of The 29th Scottish Episcopal Church: Provincial Primate of All Ireland is currently vacant Standing Committee & Provincial DIOCESAN Boards. Christ Church, Lanark (Drew Sheridan, Lee 30th Chaplaincy in Hospitals, Education Johnston, Robert Burgon, Richard Evans). and Commerce. St Paul and St John the Evangelist, Monklands MAY 2019 (PJ O’Maoil Mheana). Episcopalians on the Isles of Uist, Barra and 1st Anglican Chaplaincy, University of Harris: Chapel of the Holy Cross and Chapel Glasgow (Kevin Francis). of St Brendan the Navigator (Diocese of Argyll 2nd Christian writers and The Isles). 18 & Daily Intentions continued

Sunday 3rd May DIOCESAN Third Sunday after Easter Holy Trinity, Ayr (Martyn Trembath). ANGLICAN St Oswald’s, Maybole (Jim Geen). The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican St Margaret’s, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran Communion in Japan): The Most Revd (Diocese of Argyll and The Isles). Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop of Hokkaido Kalendar APRIL 2020 Holy Week

Sun 5th Sixth Sunday of Lent: Palm Sunday Mon 6th Monday of Holy Week Tue 7th Tuesday of Holy Week Wed 8th Wednesday of Holy Week Thu 9th Maundy Thursday Fri 10th Good Friday Sat 11th Holy Saturday (Easter Eve)

Sun 12th EASTER DAY

Sun 19th Second Sunday of Easter Sat 25th Mark, Evangelist

Sun 26th Third Sunday of Easter MAY 2020 Fri 1st Philip and James, Apostles

Sun 3rd Fourth Sunday of Easter

If the current closure of the church building and the prohibition on gathering are lifted during the currency of this magazine, we’ll update our website and advise those who receive the Link by email of changes to the Kalendar. The Link can be downloaded from: link.stcyprianslenzie.com.

19 No rotas this time. Here’s a reminder that Jesus knew what suffering was and triumphed in the end. We have that promise of resurrection to hang on to in these difficult times. Let’s pray that Easter will be a new dawn for each of us. 20