Bolingbroke Deanery

MAY 2020 ISSUE 527

Faithful, Confident, Joyful

Our calling from God is to work together across the Bolingbroke Team to reconnect dispersed communities with the transforming love of Jesus through our FELLOWSHIP, INCLUSIVENESS & SERVICE

Our Vision We aim to have more visible links between people of faith and our local communities by working together in a ministry of encouragement across boundaries 50p

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READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST

Principal Service

Sunday 3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Genesis 7] Acts 2.42-end  Psalm/Canticle Psalm 23 Second Reading 1 Peter 2.19-end Gospel John 10.1-10  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

Sunday 10th May 5th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Genesis 8.1-19] Acts 7.55-end  Psalm/Canticle Psalm 31.1-5, 15-16 [or 31.1-5] Second Reading 1 Peter 2.2-10 Gospel John 14.1-14  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

Sunday 17th May 6th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Genesis 8.20-9.17] Acts 17.22-31 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 66.7-end Second Reading 1 Peter 3.13-end Gospel John 14.15-21  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

Thursday 21st May Ascension Day (Gold or White) First Reading Acts 1.1-11  or Daniel 7.9-14 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Second Reading Ephesians 1.15-end or Acts 1.1-11  Gospel Luke 24.44-end  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

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Sunday 24th May 7th Sunday of Easter (White) First Reading [Ezekiel 36.24-28] Acts 1.6-14  Psalm/Canticle Psalm 68.1-10, 32-end [or 68.1-10] Second Reading 1 Peter 4.12-14; 5.6-11 Gospel John 17.1-11  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

Sunday 31st May Pentecost (Whit Sunday) (Red) First Reading Acts 2.1-21  or Numbers 11.24-30 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 104.26-36, 37b [or 104.26-end] Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12.3b-13 or Acts 2.1-21  Gospel John 20.19-23 or John 7.37-36  The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading

Bolingbroke Grape Vine

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Group Registers: Funerals: Spilsby Cluster Isabella Eaton 100 years Spilsby died 12.03.2020 Anthony Brian Chamberlain 81 years Spilsby died 05.04.2020

Partney Cluster Michael Dobson 80 years died 25.03.2020

Stickney Cluster Dorothy May Haseldon 89 years Stickney died 01.04.2020

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PALM CROSSES GALLERY

A big thank you to everyone who sent photos in.

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Three Score Years and Ten

Psalm 90.10

The days of our life are three score years and ten, or if our strength endures, even four score; yet the sum of them is but labour and sorrow,

It is fascinating that as I reach (D.V.) the first of these milestones this month that my life it is not as I expected it to be, nor yours either. I had looked forward to celebrating my birthday in conjunction with forty years of ordained ministry the following month with many of you and the people who have blessed my life in so many ways. However, in this period of pandemic, lockdown and shielding, all our plans are put into question.

“In these strange times” - It is interesting that so many people when they have started a conversation have used similar phrases to express a feeling of discombobulation, unease and uncertainty. Yet don’t we kid ourselves that life unfolds in an ordered way. We feel cheated if life does not match our expectations? The reality is that life long or short is a gift and we need to value every second of it. Just a few moments reviewing the events of our life or of history on the grander scale reveals the many “changes and chances of this fleeting world”.

Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night, so that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may repose upon thy eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Collect from the office of Compline)

Easter should teach us not to expect the expected but to live fully with the dynamic. The disciples had not expected to be disciples but they were called. The disciples had not expected be witnesses to healings, miracles and teaching with authority from a fellow Galilean but they were. The disciples were not expecting to be part of God’s Kingdom through the death of Jesus but they were. Most certainly the disciples did not expect to be Apostles (meaning those sent) of the Resurrection in a completely changed and uncertain world but they were. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. 6

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Maybe our temptation is to think that we are still in control, we can get back to normal after we have sorted Covid 19. We have discovered just how thin our grasp on security is, in a matter of weeks our settled world has been turned upside down. Then so had the life of the early Church and their deliverance was to know that whatever life had to throw at them God’s peace could never be taken from them.

The Peace of the risen Christ be with you.

Blessings Fr Peter

I have always felt it is a pity that the old respects of stopping when a funeral goes by, bowing one’s head, saying a prayer and/or making the sign of the cross has faded . It would be really good if we could revive it here. The following from the Yorkshire Post shows that the idea is growing. “Among the most heartbreaking restrictions imposed during lockdown are the ones made on the way funerals are conducted, including limiting the number of people able who can attend services. So Margo Gasston, Funeral Director at Central Co-op Funeralcare, has issued a plea for people to come together and help those who have lost someone close to them by stopping and bowing their heads as a mark of respect if they see a hearse in the street. “This is why we are asking people while they are in their front room, front garden or out on their daily exercise to, if they see a funeral hearse, to please stop and bow their head in a show of respect for the loved one who has passed away and in support of their family during this difficult time.”

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Bolingbroke Churches on line:

I have managed to publish a short video on YouTube and linked it to our website from our prayers The Rev’d Fran produced. It will win no prizes and makes me wince not a little but it is our there as an offering. Your honest criticism would be helpful.

I have created a YouTube Account Bolingbroke Team Churches

http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/index.php

I will try to make it a weekly offering and let you know but it will be on the above web site. So watch this space - if you can. PC

A prayer for all those affected by coronavirus

Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy. Sustain and support the anxious, be with those who care for the sick, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may find comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

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Prayer: Life-giving rays

I bind unto myself today The virtues of the starlit heaven, The glorious sun’s life-giving ray, The whiteness of the moon at even, The flashing of the lightning free, The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks, The stable earth, the deep salt sea, Around the old eternal rocks. I bind unto myself today The power of God to hold and lead, His eye to watch, his might to stay, His ear to hearken to my need. The wisdom of my God to teach, His hand to guide, his shield to ward; The word of God to give me speech, His heavenly host to be my guard.

Amen

St Patrick’s Breastplate (ascribed to St Patrick, 372–466, translated by Mrs C. F. Alexander)

Dealing with loneliness and isolation: five top tips

Find simple ways to deal with loneliness and isolation. • Pray. Light a candle, if safe, and pray for hope, faith and strength to keep loving and caring for each other during this time of struggle. • Talk about how you feel. This may be difficult if you are self- isolating, but do use the telephone, internet, and social media. If you need to contact a counsellor this can be arranged by your GP, or via local agencies, or privately. The Samaritans are there 24 hours a day, every day, and it’s free to call them on 116 123. • Focus on the things that you can change, not on the things you can’t.

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• Look after yourself - physically, emotionally, spiritually. Plan in things that you enjoy at regular intervals during the day – a TV programme, a phone call, a book, a favourite dish, a game.

• Look after others. Even if only in small ways, but do what you can: a smile, a kind word, writing a letter or an email.

Rev’d Fran’s Bit

It has been a strange Easter, and the strangeness does not look like ending soon. Our Easter Garden was in the Rectory garden, fashioned out of a dog cage and some old curtains. It attracted a few comments. And I have decided that the cross will remain until the end of lockdown.

This will be the year we remember we didn’t go to Church at Easter!. But this year, whilst we did not go to Church, we were perhaps better at being Church.

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The support shown to the vulnerable in our communities has been outstanding. People that I feared would slip through the net and get forgotten, have not been. Opportunities have opened up to ensure people chat with one another, over the phone, through Facebook, or even over the garden fence (social distancing observed). People I have spoken to have expressed that they have spoken with their neighbours for the first time in months, or even years.

We have been forced to slow down, and with that relaxation of the pace of life, people have found new life. More and more people are expressing the thought “I cannot go back to the way life was before”. Re-evaluation is beginning.

And it is the same for our Church life. This time is showing us that we do not have to be in our churches to pray, and even better – we do not have to be in our OWN churches to pray. Living as Christians within our homes and within our local communities is the cutting edge of our faith.

I am waiting to celebrate once the churches are open again. I am longing to get together when social distancing allows. But the waiting has not put my faith on hold. In a way, it is a bit like being in the upper room with the disciples after the Ascension but before Pentecost – knowing that Christ has risen, and living life in anticipation that something fantastic is going to happen.

Bring it on!!

Toynton All Saints April Draw Winners

1st No.23 R Saunders 2nd No.14 Robert Richmond 3rd No.44 J Locke-Wheaton

Marden Hill Cluster April Draw Winners

1st No.20 J Lumb 2nd No.10 S Walker

Many thanks to all our supporters...the next draw will be 1st May 2020.

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From the gloaming darkness of Thursday night came a musical sound. Peoples voices uplifted in praise. The rhythmic clapping of many hands and for one beautiful, joyful moment the whole of and Spilsby were connected by a single thought. A spider’s web glistening, not with dew drops but with life and hope and praise. Then as quickly as it had come the moment that lasted for hours, slipped away into the silence of night. But it is a moment I know I shall hold and cherish forever. A moment I was not alone in. Martha (our new budding journalist for the Grape Vine)

Just for laughs… A man gave his wife a map of the world and a dart. He asked her to throw the dart and where ever it landed he would take her to that place for a holiday for two whole weeks after the pandemic is over. They will be spending two weeks behind the fridge.

A SMILE

A smile is cheer to you and me The cost is nothing – it’s given free It comforts the weary, gladdens the sad Consoles those in trouble, good or bad. To richer and poorer, beggar or thief It’s free to all of any belief A natural gesture of young and old Cheers on the faint, disarms the bold Unlike most blessings for which we pray It’s one thing we keep when we give it away. So if you see a smile begin don’t leave it undetected Let’s start an epidemic quick and get the world infected.

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I am sure we all found it rather strange at Easter time with not celebrating in our usual way with family and friends, worshiping in our churches and singing those wonderful Easter Hymns. Easter will have been a very different experience but of course we are not without hope at this time.

Whilst we are staying at home, it highlights that which is vital in our lives. There are so many things we will be missing that were deemed essential to our way of life before the Coronavirus pandemic, now seem less important. It makes us strip things right back to what is of primary importance to us. What is important to us? I suspect that we would all answer the same way, love is what truly matters.

Love for those who make our life special, our families and friends, love shown to our neighbour, love reflected in the dedication of NHS staff and healthcare workers. When we hear stories of people who go that extra mile to reach out and help someone they do not know, it fills our heart with admiration and love. This time does indeed seem dark, but so did the world nearly two thousand years ago, on that very first Good Friday, when Jesus died. God showing his love for us by sacrificing his son in order to give us new life.

At a time like this, it is normal to feel scared and even perhaps a little frightened, but remember at the tomb, it was the angel who said to Mary Magdalene, “Do not be afraid.” Jesus himself calls us to Love one another, as he himself loves us.

Even in these dark days, we have a God of hope; he is there in the midst of all we are experiencing at this time. He is there in the rays of hope that we see in the actions of those who think and work for others; he listens and responds as we pray. Jesus’s mother, and his disciples, must have felt as if their whole world had collapsed, that it had all been in vain until that first Easter Morning, when every thing changed, when the darkness was pierced by the glory and power of God.

Blessings Teresa 13

Mrs Eliot Author: Ronald Blythe

To Little Gidding, the three of us. You would find the hedges White again, in May, with voluptuary sweetness. And, of course, we did. Long ago, I attended T. S. Eliot’s memorial service in Westminster Abbey, and heard Sir Alec Guinness read this third Quartet from the pulpit. It was written during the Blitz, and that fiery turmoil could not have been further away than pensive Huntingdonshire. My aunt Daisy Upjohn lived there. So did red kites. It remains a county of non-emphatic things, such as the unlisted flower that my botanist friend, Stephen Garrett, found in a dried-up pond. It was a long drive by track and motorway. And there was the dull façade, which I have never found dull at all, and the bumpy evidence of human presence in the grass, and of God’s presence everywhere. You can see for miles. The hospitality of plainness is what is offered – is what the little king was offered. And how strange for him to be in Cromwell-land! Where the entire book of Psalms was recited daily. Now and then, I have sat in the chapel and thought I could still hear the holy drone. The east window once contained a rarely depicted Joseph of Arimathaea, but now it frames greening trees, which wave against the glass. The seating is collegiate, the east end, font, and commandments are enduring brass. Outside, John Ferrar’s tomb tilts. I want to stay for hours, but our hired car must be returned by six, and so we join the workers on their way home, we and the red kites. Pilgrimages are like this. An effort, a prayer, a conclusion. Back home, the white cat sits where we left her, on the disintegrating brick wall. Ivies and moss hold it together. She always waits until the sun warms it up. She meets us with restrained joy, and a lively appetite; a holy animal. Adrian comes to cut the grass. I remember having dinner in with Valerie, Eliot’s widow. It has been pouring with rain, and when she takes her coat off she is covered with – sapphires. ‘Mrs Eliot!’ I say. ‘Cats, dear,’ she explains. A homely Yorkshire woman. In ‘A Dedication to my Wife’, Eliot wrote:

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To whom I owe the leaping delight That quickens my senses in our wakingtime. There are photos of them, not young, not old, smiling into the camera. I never asked if she had been to Little Gidding. I said I knew Yorkshire, a little. An American publisher and his wife were giving us dinner at the Dorchester. It was all so unlikely, yet happening. Like life itself. I watched the last train to Suffolk make its drenched way. The night was light. Rainwater streamed down the carriage window. Footballers got out here and there. I felt wide awake, too. And now, all these years later, I can’t remember what we said or what we ate. Just damp clothes and sapphires in a London hotel, and a generous American publisher helping us on with our coats. ‘It was before your time,’ I tell the white cat. Although she is no spring chicken. How beautiful she is, how perfect. In my T. S. Eliot poems, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats is sandwiched between Four Quartets and Murder in the Cathedral. I expect he decreed this. The wills of poets are adamant – famously, where Valerie was concerned. Solicitors, too, follow instructions. But writers tend to lose the way, going off at a tangent, chasing hares. Dreaming. Trying to think of what somebody said 40 years ago, and not of sapphires in the rain. This is an edited extract from Borderlands by Ronald Blythe (Canterbury Press).

The Enkindled Spring

This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes.

I am amazed at this spring, this conflagration Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze Of growing, and sparks that puff in wild gyration, Faces of people streaming across my gaze.

And I, what fountain of fire am I among This leaping combustion of spring? My spirit is tossed About like a shadow buffeted in the throng Of flames, a shadow that’s gone astray, and is lost.

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Eggs In The Burrow by Bill Rose We rabbits are not necessarily the brightest of God’s Creatures, I admit, but I was very surprised when my wife, Fluffytail as I call her, told me she had found two eggs in our burrow. I know birds lay eggs and it seems some of them make burrows in the sand dunes. I learned this from Thumper, an escaped tame rabbit, who had seen it on one of David Attenborough’s television programmes. Thumper said he wasn’t really sure why he had escaped. It was just that the door to his cage was open and he hopped out to see what might be through the door. Next thing he knew he was in the garden and a large black and white cat was showing rather too much interest in his movements. So he scampered into the hedge and thence made it into the field. He’s not very good at fending for himself and he is thinking of slinking off home and getting back into his hutch and pretending that he’s never been away. ------But anyway back to these eggs. We’ve never had an egg in our burrow before. We’ve had more than three sets of little ones, probably many more than three. But that’s as far as we can count. 1, 2, 3, many. And none of them came out of an egg. Fluffytail says these eggs are bright and shiny, covered in colourful paper and pretty big to contain a little bunny. What can they be? And why are they in our burrow? They’ve got a funny, chocolatey, vanillary smell to them. Not the sort of thing we rabbits would go for at all. So I’m going to ask Thumper if he can shed any light on the matter. That is if he hasn’t hopped home yet! ------These eggs Thumper tells me are Easter Eggs. Never mind what they’re in aid of. They sometimes hide them in the garden. By ‘they’ he means humans, like the ones who look after him and feed him. At least they did before he escaped. They hide them in the garden for their children to hunt for them at Easter Time. He reckons a squirrel must have found them and dropped them on his way back to his drey. He says he’ll take them back to their garden when he tries to get back to his cushy billet in their kitchen. I hope he does – nasty, shiny, smelly things. There’s no place in my burrow for Easter eggs. Whatever next! ------I’ve just heard some squeals of delight coming from the garden. The children must have found their eggs. Thumper hopped off at breakfast time taking the eggs with him. We didn’t hear any frantic black and white cat noises. So we’re hoping he made it back safely to his hutch and let’s hope all’s well that ends well. Fluffytail tells me there’ll be some more little bunnies before long. Heigh Ho! 16

Our Gardens

For a lot of us our gardens have been a very positive and thankful aspect of the current situation. Some wonderful photos have been sent in and I thought it would be good to share them with others especially as the online version of the Grape Vine can be in colour. I’m sure with a little imagination any mono copies will also bring a smile.

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VE DAY Victory in Europe 1945

Late evening on the 7th May BBC programmes were interrupted, announcements were intermittently made that the war was to end the very next day.

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At one minute past midnight on the eighth day of May, the year nineteen hundred and forty five, families impatiently waited and prayed on that desperately, longed for night. Those who were wakeful wept with joy six long years of war was over, the dread of each day was no more, though some may never recover.

That very afternoon at 3pm a broadcast was made to the nation, Winston Churchill gave a Victory Speech sombrely, with impassioned dedication. As his voice crackled across the wireless waves that Hostilities in Europe had ceased, a wearied people breathed again, once again there would be hope, once again…there would be PEACE.

Thereafter followed celebrations such as never before had been known, street parties abound with jubilation in every village, city and town. Hugging neighbours and strangers, each laughing…their tears flowing free and, with national flags flying above them, there was singing and dancing in the streets. Each brought whatever food they had, there was something for everyone, then dancing on to the military bands and the rhythm of the drums.

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Streamers, banners, ribbons, bunting of every known kind, babes in prams waved their little flags whilst children…they just ran wild! The euphoric emotions of that day one cannot, in our time, conceive as we celebrate with them all today on this…seventy fifth…anniversary. * If only I could tell you, I would tell you…if only I could, but I must leave it to the historians, for they still write their books. I will leave it to wartime veterans, their numbers sadly diminished now, for theirs was…and is…their story to tell… if they could bring themselves, somehow. I must leave it to the wartime poets, the finest poets still today, leading us into another world… with the power of their words no canvas could convey.

History tells us of their suffering, of their grief and of their pain, but we will remember the valiant lost until the end of our days. Ever in our hearts and minds, forever in our prayers, and should we speak of loyalty, our loyalty is theirs. Their shining lights beam down from the skies as with humble thankfulness we pray, we salute you, each and every one, with our deep unfailing love, for you gave us…our future…today.

Ema Fields

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CAPTION COMPETITION

APRIL WINNER

‘Honey, I shrunk the kid.’ – Congratulations - Jenny Cartwright

Just for laughs: ‘The long and the short of it is, we have to keep our distance.’ – Veronica Stonehouse

‘Four legged social distancing.’ – Vanessa O’Brien

‘Seriously? You CLONED me? Pfftt!’ – June Fitz Gibbon

MAY PHOTO

Please send your captions by 14th May to

‘Caption Competition’ The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF or email to [email protected] 20

Mo’s quiz – Film Stars and TV Regulars (past and present)

1. Name of a native Indian Musical instrument cut in half and add a skein of wool 2. This person has got a straight back and could have an interest in painting everything to do with swamps. (The surname doesn’t sound like it but you will get it if you write it down) 3. Maybe from around the 1066 era, and would he have been famous if his name had been Sapience? 4. There’s a sofa with her lips on it. 5. Not spelt the same but could have been a pen pusher or living on the end of a building. 6. Say his initials as a pirate and think of a part of a revolver you would see him on 7. No it wasn’t him who lost his jewels in the Wash because the surname of this one sounds like a wagon. 8. Is she always early in the morning and probably from across the Channel? 9. The life of this fellow spells like he’s been consecrated. 10. Part of the ----- and Testament and maybe the end of a gold or black one 11. Honest, directly and forthright but be careful his trade is removing the top layer 12. Be careful with this Richard especially when driving. He has difficulty in keeping his vehicle on the road 13. Sounds like a funny coloured part of a pig arriving on a motorcycle 14. Her first name means white or fair and then was an ancestor influenced by a spider? 15. Same Christian name as a king who hid in a tree. When not in a tree was he in a ballroom? 16. Was the day after Christmas his day and did he celebrate with a big breakfast “UP” 17. AHUEDPRBEUYR then N 18. The character name wanted here – Has a waxed moustache, always dusts the chair and walks with tiny steps. 19. Is Dick on his own? 20. A rank in martial arts and no doubt will be covered in white flakes 21. County in Ireland and what you are doing if you are losing your hair? 22. He would have helped you win money because he was owlish 23. Was he named after Karloff or probably the son of a disciple 24. I would take her to court although she may encourage me to watch the Circus 25. Remove DAL, add a citrus fruit and you should have this person

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26. His first name in Latin means humble, his second will be found in Broward County, FL 27. Sounds like you might be stealing a big black bird 28. Gracie sang about her in a Meadow? 29. “Go ahead, make my day!” 30. A plum in amongst a lot of trees 31. AA is it pointless saying anymore? 32. Quite contrary with this bowl of fruits 33. His middle name is Alois 34. An Aussie actress who used to be married to Top Gun! 35. 35 Not the Fisher one, this one used to be in what sounded like a great clothing TV show 36. Surname Donnoley, who do we know him as? 37. Are you telling me he can get those big animals on his barbie? 38. D’Acampo, what’s his first name? 39. Another Life of, this one though could be seen in a rowing boat. 40. He used to be a professional footballer for Brentford

Answers will be given in a later copy of the Grape Vine.

Book Review: The Way of St Benedict - Rowan Williams Bloomsbury, £12.99 (£11.69) Although Rowan Williams is not a Benedictine, this book clearly emerges from a life of prayer, wisdom, and the love of God. It offers “an invitation to look at various current questions through the lens of the Rule and reflect on aspects of Benedictine history that might have something to say to us”. This is done through a series of “studies” — “Shaping Holy Lives”, “A Perspective from England”, “The Future of Europe”, and “A Benedictine on Mysticism: Abbot Cuthbert Butler”, etc. Some appeared in previous books, which are listed. The scope of Williams’s knowledge is remarkable, and the varied chapters reveal insights that would be of value to a wide audience. Some offer a detailed, speculative theological approach, requiring the reader to recall St Benedict’s opening injunction Ausculta, “Listen!” While little mention is made of Benedictine worship, there is an important study on the relationship between mission and contemplation which should be compulsory reading for those involved in church growth. The Revd John-Francis Friendship is a senior team member at the London Centre for Spiritual Direction.

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ICE CREAM WORDSEARCH

BUBBLEGUM CARAMEL CHOCOLATE HONEYCOMB MINT PISTACHIO ROCKYROAD STRAWBERRY VANILLA

Can you find the words listed in the grid? They may be written in any direction.

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SUNDAY 31st MAY PENTECOST (Whit Sunday) As this is a 5th Sunday we would normally be gathering together at a Deanery Service. So at 10am lets all still be together in prayer where ever we are.

SERVICES ACROSS MARDEN HILL CLUSTER

East Keal, , , , , , , Lusby, Old Bolingbroke, , Toynton St. Peter,

PLEASE NOTE

While our churches remain closed please continue to pray at home.

MAY 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter Old Bolingbroke 11.15am Toynton All Saints 11.15am West Keal 3.00pm

10th May 5th Sunday of Easter 9.30am Hagworthingham 11.15am

17th May 6th Sunday of Easter Old Bolingbroke 9.30am West Keal 11.15am Hagworthingham 6.00pm

24th May 7th Sunday of Easter East Keal 9.30am Toynton All Saints 11.15am East Kirkby 3.00pm

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SERVICES ACROSS STICKNEY CLUSTER

Eastville, Midville, , , Stickney

PLEASE NOTE

While our churches remain closed please continue to pray at home.

MAY 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter Stickford 9.30am 10th May 5th Sunday of Easter Stickney 11.15am 17th May 6th Sunday of Easter New Leake 3.00pm 24th May 7th Sunday of Easter Stickford 11.15am Thursday Coffee Mornings have been cancelled until further notice.

SERVICES ACROSS GROUP

Bag Enderby, , , , , Harrington, Haugh, , Maidenwell, , , , Somersby, South Ormsby, & .

3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter South Ormsby Group 9.30am 10th May 5th Sunday of Easter South Ormsby Group 9.30am 17th May 6th Sunday of Easter South Ormsby Group 9.30am 24th May 7th Sunday of Easter South Ormsby Group 9.30am

Morning Prayers at Brinkhill and Time for Prayer at Tetford have been cancelled until further notice. Please continue to pray at home.

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SERVICES ACROSS PARTN EY CLUSTER

Ashby by , , Candlesby, Dalby, Langton w , Partney, , ,

PLEASE NOTE While our churches remain closed please continue to pray at home.

MAY 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter Partney 11.15am Scremby 3.00pm

10th May 5th Sunday of Easter Candlesby 9.30am Skendleby 11.15am

17th May 6th Sunday of Easter Aswardby 9.30am Partney 11.15am

24th May 7th Sunday of Easter Sausthorpe 11.15am Langton 11.15am Skendleby 6.00pm

Time of Prayer Tuesday prayers at Partney and Wednesday prayers at Skendleby have been cancelled until further notice. Please continue to pray at home.

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SERVICES ACROSS SPILSBY CLUSTER

St James Spilsby, St Mary Hundleby, Holy Trinity Raithby, All Saints , and the three St Andrew’s: , &

PLEASE NOTE While our churches remain closed please continue to pray at home.

MAY 2020 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP

3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter Spilsby 8.00am Hundleby 9.30am Spilsby 10.00am Raithby 11.15am

5th May Firsby 10.30am

10th May 5th Sunday of Easter Spilsby 9.30am Hundleby 11.15am Great Steeping 3.00pm

17th May 6th Sunday of Easter Spilsby 9.30am Raithby 10.00am Halton Holegate 11.15am Firsby 3.00pm

24th May 7th Sunday of Easter Spilsby 9.30am Little Steeping 9.30am Hundleby 9.30am Great Steeping 10.00am

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LOUTH PLAYGOERS RIVERHEAD THEATRE

FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS Massage Therapist Tel: 07500 946611

• Full Body Massage/Deep Tissue Massage Due to the current situation • Back, neck & shoulders massage the theatre are postponing all • Head, neck & arm massage • Seated Acupressure chair massage productions. • Indian Head Massage • Thai foot massage Please contact the theatre direct for • Facial Rejuvenation further information. • Hot Stones • Spa wraps • Warm Bamboo • Myofascial Release

• Nutrition Advice Box Office 01507 600350 • Facials

Any treatments can be tailor made www.louthriverheadtheatre.com

to fit requirements

Email: [email protected] The Lodge, Partney, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 4PF

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PETE WATERSON

DECORATING

Advertising SERVICES

~ painting ~ space ~ wallpapering ~ ~ tiling ~

available 07432 563722 01205 480434 [email protected]

Any size jobs considered

Free no obligation quote

BTEC Level 2 Painting and Decorating

RAITHBY VILLAGE HALL

Planning a wedding, a party or just PRIVATE HIRE a family get together? Book our historic village hall for your private function or for a meeting, Looking for a venue? lecture, or regular classes.

Look no further Full kitchen facilities, crockery and glassware with seating and tables for TOYNTON VILLAGE HALL up to 50-60 people.

❖ available for hire Disabled facilities ❖ up to 120 catered for Our rate is just £7.50 per hour, with ❖ excellent kitchen facilities special weekend rates for weddings ❖ fully heated. and reduced rates for regular bookings. For charges and to book call Contact Hall Manager Sindy Prince on 01790 752076, 01790 755436 or 01790 752249 07780 220913 or email or find us on Facebook [email protected]

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ReGenerate your life!

✓ Regain your confidence and rejuvenate your love of life

✓ Improve your flexibility, mobility and balance Come and join this friendly keep-fit community with beneficial and adaptable exercises set to uplifting music.

FIRST LESSON FREE! MONDAYS: 10.30am at Village Hall

WEDNESDAYS: 10.30am at Stickney Youth Centre Call Rebecca at ReGenerate on 01205 750265 or email [email protected]

5% Off all services with this Advert5% Off whenall quoting services withGrape this Advert Vine when quoting Grape Vine

DARREN SHARP PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Local Builder/Decorator Over 30 years experience General Maintenance of in the building trade Home and Garden

All aspects of Property Maintenance Painting – Interior and exterior undertaken Fencing NO JOB TOO SMALL! Hedge trimming and tree work

Bathroom and kitchen fitting Telephone: 01790 753253 or 07875 643 851 Tiling for a All maintenance jobs considered FREE NO OBLIGATION ESTIMATE

PHIL WHITE 73 Halton Road Spilsby Mobile 07422 515681 Lincs Email: [email protected] PE23 5LD

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MAGAZINE GRAPE VINE All copy for next month's issue to be with the Editor by the 14th of the month.

The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 5EF

Email: [email protected]

Grape Vine Advertising Prices per year 1 1 1 /8 page - £40 /4 page - £60 /2 page - £90 Full page - £160

Julia’s “Happy Feet” Foot Health Practitioner Dip.FH. MCFHP. MAFHP

Free Initial Consultation Routine Foot Care Finger & Toe Nail Trimmings

Health Advice Ingrown Toe Nails Diabetic Foot care Athlete’s Foot Vascular & Neuro Assessment Cracked Heels

Corn Removal Callus Reduction Providing care in the comfort of your own home

Book for appointments with Julia Moore Tel: 01790 753161 07900 914897

Fenwold Veterinary Practice

Caring Compassionate and Professional Care for your Pets

Boston Road Heath Road 110 High Street SPILSBY PE23 5HD PE25 3ST LN12 1BG

Tel. 01790 752227 Tel. 01754 767444 Tel. 01507 478182

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Partney Ray Ford Carpentry & Joinery Aided

Bespoke/Heritage Primary School

• Beautiful rural setting on the edge of the Mob: 07776 288639 Wolds Tel: 01790 754006 • Only a couple of miles from Spilsby • Distinctive Church School character 9 Winston Road, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5HJ • Strong links with our local community • Active Parent Association • Friendly, supportive, caring Staff and Governing Body

• Unique opportunities for your child

• Lots of extra-curricular activities Eresby Hall is situated in Spilsby providing available resident ial care for older people offering high ‘A real small school family atmosphere’ quality long and short-term care and flexible day Come and judge for yourself! care in a homely environment. Our tea room is open: Maddison Lane, Partney, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 4PX Thursdays 10am–11.30pm Sundays 2pm–4pm Tel: 01790 753319 Please contact Zoe Randall on Email: [email protected] 01790 752495 for more information. Headteacher: Mrs Sue Kay Registered charity no 1048355 www.partneyschool.co.uk

Garden Machinery  Kitchenware

Housewares  DIY  Tools

Paint mixing now available

1 High Street, Spilsby ~ Tel: 01790 752548

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The Compleat PAUL

Gardener Ltd We are, qualified gardeners working for domestic and EVERARD commercial clients throughout the area. REGISTERED PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR We have established an enviable reputation for our work and can THE BUNGALOW, TOYNTON FENSIDE, offer you a quality service backed SPILSBY, LINCS., PE23 5DB Telephone/Fax: 01790 753101 by garden design expertise Mobile: 07774 661017

We are also able to provide a Email: [email protected] total lawn-care package to give Est. 1973 – Time served City & Guilds you the emerald green lawn you Tradesman serving the area for forty have always wanted. years.

For further information and a free FOR ALL TYPES OF PLUMBING AND estimate – without obligation, HEATING REPAIRS AND HEATING please call CONTACT PAUL FOR FREE QUOTATIONS Mark Fort on 01790754479 AND INFORMATION

Jacky & Simon welcome you to

BLUELINE COTTAGE BED & BREAKFAST

37 HUNDLEBY ROAD SPILSBY PE23 5LP

Tel: 01790 754970 Mobile: 07958 650927

SPILSBY GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME Doing things good neighbours do…

If you need help or know of someone who would appreciate support please

contact: Telephone 07716 127186 or email [email protected] Simply leave your name, address and ‘phone number with brief details of the

help required and we will get back to you.

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HORNCASTLE EYE CARE NHS and Private Eye Examinations

Includes Digital Retinal Imaging

Budget to top designer frames Single Vision spectacles from £19.95 complete

Bifocals and Varifocals Pet Sitting, Dog Walking and from £59.95 complete Repairs and on site glazing for a fast Pet Taxiing in and around the Spilsby area. service

Fully qualified & insured. Contact—07766 954228 3-4 Market Place [email protected] LN9 5HD Or Tel: 01507 526527

Find my page on Facebook [email protected]

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J & J FUELS (BOSTON) Your local suppliers of Domestic Heating Oil & Farm Diesel ------Family owned and run for over 30 years. ------Prompt delivery Competitive prices Friendly service ------Contact us on

01205 760638 Anytime All major credit cards accepted

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ICB Fencing & Halton Holegate Church of England Groundworks Primary School All types of fencing work undertaken Halton Holegate is a good (Ofsted Ian Blackamore 2014) school with a friendly, family 07932 057580 atmosphere, encouraging children to 01790 756952 reach their full potential.

We are proud of our whole school

community and invite you to make an appointment to look round and have a chat.

Head teacher – Andrew Leeman

Contact: Post & Rail, Picket, Close Board & Station Road, Halton Holegate, Stock Fencing, Equine fencing and Spilsby, Lincs PE23 5PB ménages. All types of timber gates 01790 752 575 supplied & fitted. [email protected] Manor Farm House, Main Road, East Keal, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 4AS or visit our website: www.haltonholegateprimaryschool.co.uk

MNM Pest Management

NPTA Accredited Technician

Problem with wasps, ants or flies

moles, rats and mice?

Prompt, affordable, service, covering the Coast and Wolds

in Agricultural, Commercial and Domestic Premises

Contact your local Technician, Mick Dales (RPPT) on:

01754 890637 or 07904 170033

Please call for any help and advice

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Family run independent company providing a personal memorial as a lasting tribute to a loved one in everlasting granite, slate, marble and stone

Visit our showroom: 110 Horncastle Road, Boston PE21 9HY Call us for a brochure: 01205 362652 or visit our website at: www.williamkent.co.uk

Betty’s Sewing Box

Vesta House, Roman Bank, Skegness (next to bingo hall)

Cushions/Curtains/Clothing

Alterations and Repairs

Tel Betty Lilley on (07593) 372104/(01790) 752071

Book -keeping Services

Reasonable Rates

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PARKER’S FUNERAL DIRECTORS

For personal, caring and sympathetic service.

Family business established over 100 years.

Contact:

SANDRA PARKER

VICTORIA PARKER-HILL DipFD

Choice of Prepayment Plans – Private Chapels of Rest – 24 Hour Service.

16 St. John Street, Wainfleet, Telephone: 01754 880334

4 Church Street, Spilsby, Telephone 01790 754700

And 1, Sea Road, , Telephone 01754 873035

www.ParkersFuneralDirectors.co.uk

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GM Electrical

Registered Domestic

Electrician

For all domestic electrical work.

From the simplest of repairs to

complete re-wires.

Call Graham on 01754 830654 R & P or 0791 7058230 Part P Qualified, Fully Insured. Decorating Services For a friendly & professional All Painting and Decorating work undertaken. service.

Over 10 years experience.

For advice or quotation

Ring Rob – Office 01790 756877 Or Mobile 07950 244219

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BOSTON ELECTRICAL SERVICES UNIT 2, COWBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK, COWBRIDGE BOSTON, LINCS PE22 7DJ

TEL 01205 350737 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE bostonelectrics.co.uk

WE ARE A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS SERVING CUSTOMERS IN THIS AREA NOW SINCE 1985.

WE REPAIR MOST ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FROM VACUUM CLEANERS, MICROWAVE OVENS TO COOKERS AND WASHING MACHINES.

IN OUR EXTENSIVE SHOWROOM WE HAVE ON DISPLAY ➢ over 100 fridges and freezers ➢ over 40 washing machines and dryers ➢ over 40 cookers and over 40 ovens and hobs. ➢ vacuum cleaners ➢ microwave ovens ➢ cooker hoods ➢ all colours of kettle and toaster ➢ food mixers and fryers ➢ table lamps and light fittings

WE CAN OFFER EXTENDED GUARANTEES AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES

DELIVERY AND CONNECTING (NOT GAS) PLUS REMOVAL OF THE OLD APPLIANCE IS FREE OF CHARGE

WE ALSO SELL • lots of different sorts of lamps including pearl light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and fittings • salt for water softeners • cooker hood filters and • spares for washing machines • plus lots of unusual bits and pieces

COME IN AND BROWSE NEXT TIME YOU ARE IN BOSTON YOU WILL FIND US FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL

Due to redevelopment we have moved to a bigger showroom, more choice, better parking and not so far to come (What used to be Ashcroft Fabrics) We also have a Murdoch Troon kitchen display in our showroom

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BOLINGBROKE DEANERY MINISTRY http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/

Acting Bishop of Lincoln The Rt. Rev. David Court Tel: 01522 50 40 90 or 01522 534701 Team Vicar & Office: Edward King House, Minster Yard, Curate to South Ormsby Group Lincoln LN2 1PU The Rev’d Teresa McLaughlin email: [email protected] The Rectory, Skegness Road, Partney, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 4PG Tel: 01790 752344 email: [email protected] Archdeacon of Lincoln The Venerable Gavin Kirk Assistant Curate 01522 504039 The Rev’d Jean Coates [email protected] Contact via The Vicarage, Spilsby email: [email protected]

The Rural Dean of Bolingbroke The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates Deanery Synod The Vicarage, Church Street, Joint Chairmen: Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF The Rural Dean and Lay Chair Tel: 01790 752526 Mr. Bill Rose email: [email protected]

Bolingbroke Deanery Administrator & Grape Vine Editor Bolingbroke Deanery Group Jane Howsam Team Ministry The Vicarage, Church Street, Marden Hill, Partney, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF Spilsby & Stickney Clusters Tel: 01790 752526 email: [email protected] Team Rector Mon-Fri 9.30am–1.30pm The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates (address as above). http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/ Retired Clergy The Rev’d. Joan Thornett Gardener’s Cottage, Harrington, Team Vicar Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 4NH The Rev’d Fran Jeffries Tel: 01790 754151 The Rectory, Lane, email: [email protected] Stickney, Boston, Lincs. PE22 8DQ Tel: 01205 481183 email: [email protected] Reader & Community Chaplain Mr Paul McLaughlin Tel: 01790 752344

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