All Saints St. Mary’s NETTLEHAM PARISH CHURCH RISEHOLME PARISH CHURCH
The August Good News from Nettleham Thursday 1st 2019 to Saturday 31st August Trinity 7-10 No 112
Reverend Judy writes….. What does August mean to you?
Perhaps it’s holidays and time away with family or friends or maybe it’s a time of sitting in the warmth of the sunshine on these light evenings enjoying a glass of wine. Or is it the excitement of the thunderstorms or watching the ripening corn in the field. Or maybe it’s that extra time on your hands to enjoy in any way you want. For children it’s a time to abandon the daily rush and routine of the school day. For families it’s a time to get away together often chasing the sunshine, although perhaps not this year, as we have been blessed with an abundance. For those who have grandchildren perhaps it’s a time for helping out with child care.
In the summer God makes the daylight longer and warmer so that the crops and fruits ripen. But it also gives us the chance to be out in the evening where we might be able to talk to people who in the winter are hidden in their homes. It is also a pointer toward heaven when there shall no longer be any night. Long days show the glory of a God who is light, and in whom there is no darkness at all.
God creates the summer to give us opportunities to travel and see His handiwork in other places or even enjoy what is on our own doorstep. To see mountains, lakes, rivers, plains, oceans and even here in Nettleham to play in the beck. Summer is for seeing and showing God. Summer is not a spiritual void, yes we do slightly less in church but it gives us the opportunity to see where God is displaying his glories, where He is caressing the world with mercy. Gods summer kindness is meant to lead us to join with Him in the light of his love. We sense that God is passing through the land with special blessing in these summer days.
Quote of the month….. I love how late July and the month of August just hang there and make themselves felt, the heat all around us like God's love. We feel how intense it can be, and in making itself felt all we can do is surrender. When we surrender to God (as to Nature), the earth turns and tilts, the sun sleeps and wakes, the stars show themselves then hide, and we realise we are mere observers. All we can do is sit and slumber in God's heat, and though we do so little, God takes care of so much. He even finds the time to give us the welcoming trickle of the beck. Simon Vincent
Prayer of the week… Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer! Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight. Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation. Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season. Draw me closer to You this summer. Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing. Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel. As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. - Author Unknown
In need of prayer…. Tracey Davis, Nicholas Paulson, Josie Lane, Iris Wilson, Richard Haynes, Rita Chapman, Graham Chapman, Barry Crum, Heather Haynes, Chris Wooster, Jean Dewar, Monica Wooster, Julian Ellin, Harriet Rich, Julie Thornton, Ben Comins, Katie Smalley.
RIP…. We give thanks for the lives, pray for the souls and ask comfort for the relatives and friends of Megan Ashley.
Year’s Mind Week Commencing 1 August Derrick Buckingham (2010) Robert Mason (2007) Tony Cross (2007) Doris Goodacre (2007) John McCullock (2007) Catherine Jubb (2012) Mary Clarke (2011) Walter Meyer (2015)
Week commencing 11 August Joan Brock (2015) Joan Freemantle (2008) Margaret Herrick (2012) Charles Cook (2008) Veronica Ann Fenwick (2009) Richard Thornton (2015) Marjorie Bayes (2014)
Week commencing 18 August Jean Ingham (2008) Len Rook (2007) Wilfred Troop (2008) Margaret Millman (2015) Richard Barkwith (2015) Peggy Rook (2009)
Week commencing 25 August Paul Wilson (2009) Elizabeth Flude (2014) Mark Cathcart (1968) May Dale (2013) John Middleton (2006) John Eyre (2018) Thomas Walker (2006) Doris Irene Walkley (2011)
Future dates for your diary…. Tuesday 6 August. Film night in The Parish Centre. Part documentary and part fictional folk tale, The Cave Of The Yellow Dog follows Nansal Batchuluun, the eldest daughter of a nomadic Mongolian family, who finds a small dog and names him Zochor. Her father refuses to let her keep it, believing it will bring the family bad luck and lead wolves to their sheep but Nansal decides to defy her father by hiding it from the family. It is a beautifully filmed study of a Mongolian family, and is touching not only on a very human but also surprisingly spiritual level. Directed by Byambasuren Davaa.
Saturday 14 September – Safeguarding Training at All Saints Church for all PCC members and volunteers. 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday 22 September – Harvest lunch at 12.45 for 1pm. Tickets Adults £10 and child under 12 £5. Please advise if you are vegetarian or have other dietary needs. Please bring own drinks; glasses provided. Tickets available from end August - see posters.
Saturday 19th October – Concert by the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Concert Band in All Saints Church 7pm. Tickets are £10 which includes light refreshments. Tickets available from mid September - see posters.
What’s on during August… Week commencing 4th August Sunday 4th Trinity 7 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am Said Parish Eucharist 12.00pm Baptism of Thea Summersgill 1.00pm Baptism of Henry Garside 3.00pm Cuppa Time 7.30pm Saints Alive 11-16s in Parish Centre
Monday 5th Oswald, king, martyr, 642
Tuesday 6th Transfiguration of our Lord 9.30am Ducklings 11.30am Said Eucharist 2.00pm Craft and Natter in the Parish Centre 7.00pm Film night in the Parish Centre – for details see Future Dates above
Wednesday 7 John Mason Neale, priest, hymn writer, 1866 12 noon BCP Holy Communion 7.00pm PCC Meeting in the Parish Centre
Thursday 8th Dominic, priest, founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 9.30am CW Eucharist followed by coffee in the Parish Centre
Friday 9th Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers’ Union, 1921 12.00pm CW Eucharist
Saturday 10th Laurence, deacon, martyr, 258 Week commencing 11th August Sunday 11th Trinity 8 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am Said Parish Eucharist 11.15am BCP HC St Mary’s Riseholme 3.00pm Cuppa Time
Monday 12th Feria
Tuesday 13th Jeremy Taylor, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1667; Florence Nightingale 1910 9.30am Ducklings 2.00pm Craft and Natter in the Parish Centre
Wednesday 14 Maximilian Kolbe, friar, martyr, 1941 10.30am Home Communion at Church View 12 noon BCP Holy Communion
Thursday 15th The Blessed Virgin Mary (festival) 9.30am CW Eucharist followed by coffee in the Parish Centre
Friday 16th Feria 12.00pm CW Eucharist
Saturday 17th Feria
Week commencing 18th August Sunday 18th Trinity 9 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am Said Parish Eucharist 1.00pm Baptism of Darcey Borseberry 2.00pm Baptism of Pearl Benton 3.00pm Cuppa Time 6.00pm Celtic Evening Prayer with healing
Monday 19th Feria
Tuesday 20th Bernard, abbot, teacher of the faith, 1153; William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, 1912, 1890 2.00pm Craft and Natter in the Parish Centre
Wednesday 21Feria 12 noon BCP Holy Communion
Thursday 22nd Feria 9.30am CW Eucharist followed by coffee in the Parish Centre 6.00pm Nettleham Community Choir Vocal Workshop
Friday 23rd Feria 12.00pm CW Eucharist
Saturday 24th Bartholomew the Apostle
Week commencing 25th August… Sunday 25th Trinity 10 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am Sung Eucharist 11.15am BCP MP St Mary’s Riseholme 2.00pm Baptism 3.00pm Cuppa Time
Monday 26th Feria
Tuesday 27th Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387 2.00pm Craft and Natter in the Parish Centre
Wednesday 28 Augustine, bishop, teacher of the faith, 430 12 noon BCP Holy Communion
Thursday 29th Beheading of John the Baptist 9.30am CW Eucharist followed by coffee in the Parish Centre 6.00pm Nettleham Community Choir Vocal Workshop
Friday 30th John Bunyan, spiritual writer, 1688 12.00pm CW Eucharist
Saturday 31st Aidan, bishop, missionary, 651
Readings Sunday 11 August – Trinity 8 Genesis 15.1-6 Psalm 33.12-21 Hebrews 11.1-3,8-16 Luke12.32-40
Readings Sunday 18 August – Trinity 9 Jeremiah 23.23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11.29-12.2 Luke 12.49-56
Readings Sunday 25 August – Trinity 9 Isaiah 58.9b-14 Psalm103.1-8 Hebrews 12.18-29 Luke 13.10-17
Creation Season coming here in September... Words from the Church of England... We believe that responding to climate change is an essential part of our responsibility to safeguard God's creation. Our environmental campaign exists to enable the whole church to address - in faith, practice and mission - the issue of climate change. "Reducing the causes of climate change is essential to the life of faith. It is a way to love our neighbour and to steward the gift of creation." Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Creationtide’ or the ‘Season of Creation’ is the period in the annual church calendar (from 1st September to 4th October) dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life.
It is a chance for us to give thanks for all we have and enjoy in Gods creation and the opportunity to challenge us as a community and as individuals with our carbon footprint.
Safeguarding Training… Safeguarding training for all PCC members and volunteers in All Saints Church on Saturday 14th September, 9.30am to 12.30pm. Book a place by contacting Lucy Russell on 01522 504050 or on the Diocesan website. Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 28th Please pray for God’s Church and for the Creator God, you made us Sixth after Trinity life of our diocese. all in your image: may we The Scottish Episcopal Church: The Most discern you in all that we Revd Mark Strange – see, and serve you in all Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church & that we do; through Jesus Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday 29th Silk Willoughby. In vacancy. Our clergy and Reader Mary, Martha Nsukka (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Aloysius Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. and Lazarus, Agbo; Biharamulo (Tanzania): The Rt Revd Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and Companions Yusuph Vithalis; Karamoja (Uganda): The Rt Kath Pickering of our Lord Revd Joseph Abura We pray for shops, businesses and pubs. Tuesday 30th Sleaford. The Revd Philip Johnson. Our choir and organists William “Please pray for our ecumenical link visit Pray for choir members, for our Wilberforce, with Holy Cross, Brugge; those exploring Choir Mistress, Margaret Social Reformer, new areas of ministry; and outreach into Crossland, and our organists 1833 the new estates and developments.” We pray for village amenities: Nyahururu (Kenya): The Rt Revd Stephen Mulsanne Park, Village Hall and Kabora; Birmingham (England): The Rt Revd Old School. David Andrew Urquhart; Birmingham (England): The Rt Revd Anne Elizabeth Hollinghurst Wednesday 31st South Lafford: Folkingham, Pickworth, Our sidespeople, readers Ignatius of Walcot, Threekingham, Osbournby, and intercessors. Loyola, 1556 Scott Willoughby, Aswarby, Swarby, We pray for village amenities: Newton, Aunsby, Dembleby. In vacancy. The Community Hub and Scout Nzara (South Sudan): The Rt Revd Samuel and Guide HQ Peni Enosa; Blackburn (England): The Rt Revd Julian Tudor Henderson; Blackburn (England): The Revd Dr Jill Duff; Blackburn (England): The Rt Revd Philip North; Bo (Sierra Leone) (West Africa): The Rt Revd Emmanuel Tucker Thursday 1st The Deanery of Lawres: Fr Richard Charities we support and #everydayfaith: A Crossland, Rural Dean; Russ Coulter, Lay the FiSH project Chair. We pray for the residents of All Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil (Brazil): Saints Lane, The Rowans and Vacant; Boga (Congo): The Rt Revd Mugenyi The Chestnuts. William Bahemuka; Port Elizabeth (Southern Africa): The Rt Revd Edward Ronald Daniels Friday 2nd Scripture Union Beach Mission The Sacristy team and #everydayfaith: B starts today at Sutton-on-Sea (until the Servers. We pray for the whole 17th). team and their ministry for us Offa (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Akintunde A We pray for the residents of Popoola; Bolivia (South America): Deepdale Lane, The Dene and The Rt Revd Raphael Samuel; Karimnagar Scothern Road. (South India): The Rt Revd Reuben Mark Saturday 3rd The South Lawres Group: Cherry Our Family Church, #everydayfaith: C Willingham w. Greetwell, Fiskerton and Ducklings and their leaders Reepham. The Revd Canon Penny We pray for the residents of Green. Karnataka Central (South India): Cotton Smith Way, Herrington The Rt Revd Prasana Kumar Samuel; Avenue, Lechler Close, Cooper Karnataka North (South India): The Rt Revd Close and Aima Court. Ravikumar J. Niranjan; Karnataka South (South India): The Rt Revd Mohan Manoraj
Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 4th Please pray for our parishes and for all Generous God, you give us The Seventh who will be leading worship today. gifts and make them grow: Sunday after The Church of the Province of South East though our faith is small as Trinity Asia: The Most Revd Ng Moon Hing – mustard seed, make it grow Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of to your glory and the West Malaysia flourishing of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday 5th The licensing of the Revd Sam Our clergy and Reader Oswald, King of Parsons to the benefice of Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. Northumbria, Grantham Harrowby Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and Martyr, 642. with Londonthorpe. Kath Pickering #everydayfaith: D Ogbaru (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Samuel We pray for the residents of Ezeofor; Bondo (Kenya): The Rt Revd David The Croft, The Crescent, Kodia; Kasai – Mbujimayi (Congo): The Rt Jubilee Ct, Orchard Way, Revd Marcel Kapinga Kerrison View and Highfields. Tuesday 6th Nettleham, Riseholme and Grange Our choir and organists The de Lings Pray for choir members, for our Transfiguration of Fr Richard Crossland. Choir Mistress, Margaret our Lord Ogbia (Nigeria): The Rt Revd James Oruwori; Crossland, and our organists #everydayfaith: E Bor (South Sudan): The Most Revd Ruben We pray for the residents of Akurdid Ngong; Umzimvubu (Southern The Steepers, Wold View and Africa): The Rt Revd Sitembele Mzamane High Leas. Wednesday 7th The licensing of the Revd Mark Our sidespeople, readers John Mason Neale, Williams to the benefice of Deeping and intercessors. Priest, Hymn St James. We pray for the residents of Writer, 1866. Ogbomoso (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Matthew Brookfield Avenue, Midway #everydayfaith: F Osunade; Botswana (Central Africa): The Rt Close and Riverdale. Revd Metlhayotlhe Rawlings Beleme; Brandon (Canada): The Rt Revd William Cliff Thursday 8th The South Lawres Group: Barlings, Charities we support and Dominic, Priest, Stainton by Langworth, Sudbrooke. the FiSH project Founder of the The Revd Canon Penny Green. We pray for the residents of Order of Ogoni (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Solomon Ashtree Avenue, Ridgeway and Preachers, 1221. Gberegbara; Willowfield. Brasilia (Brazil): The Rt Revd Maurício Jose Araujo De Andrade; Brazzaville (Congo): The Rt Revd Molanga Jean Botola Friday 9th The Owmby Group: Hackthorn w. The Sacristy team and Mary Sumner, Cold Hanworth, Glentham w. Caenby, Servers. We pray for the whole founder of the Owmby w. Normanby, Saxby w. Firsby, team and their ministry for us Mothers’ Union, Spridlington. The Revd Sally Turnbull. We pray for the residents of 1921. Ogori-Magongo (Nigeria): The Rt Revd The Green, The Barn flats and #everydayfaith: G Festus Davies; Brechin (Scotland): The Rt bungalows, the Co-op flats. Revd Andrew Swift; Katakwa (Kenya): The Rt Revd John Okude Omuse Saturday 10th Dunholme, Scothern and Welton. Our Family Church, Laurence, Deacon The Revd Adam Watson. Ducklings and their leaders at Rome, Martyr, Ohaji/Egbema (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Chidi We pray for the residents of 258. Collins Oparaojiaku; Vicarage Lane, Mill Hill and Brisbane (Australia): The Most Revd Phillip Sudbrooke Lane. John Aspinall; Brisbane: The Rt Revd Jeremy Greaves; Brisbane: The Rt Revd Ian Keese Lambert; Brisbane: The Rt Revd John Roundhill; Brisbane: The Rt Revd Cameron Venables
Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 11th Please pray that as God’s people we will Lord God, your Son left the The Eighth Sunday live lives of generosity. riches of heaven and after Trinity The United Church of South India: The Most became poor for our sake: Revd Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen – when we prosper save us Moderator of CSI & Bishop of Madhya from pride, when we are Kerala needy save us from despair, that we may trust in you alone; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday 12th The Springline Parish: Our clergy and Reader #everydayfaith: H The Revd Sebastian Mattapally. Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. Ohio (USA): The Rt Revd Mark Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and Hollingsworth; Bristol: The Very Revd Kath Pickering Vivienne Faull; Bristol: The Rt Revd Lee We pray for the residents of Stephen Rayfield; Katanga (Congo): The Rt North Street, North Close, Revd Bertin Subi; Katanga (Congo): The Rt Chapel Lane, Church Street, Revd Lawrence Elisha Tendwa Ambrose Ct, Cross St, Lodge Lane, Larch Avenue, The Oaks and The Hawthorns. Tuesday 13th The licensing of the Revd Paul Our choir and organists Jeremy Taylor, Wilson to the benefice of the Pray for choir members, for our Bishop of Down Epworth Group. Choir Mistress, Margaret and Connor, Oji River (Nigeria): The Most Revd Amos Crossland, and our organists Teacher of the Amankechinelo Madu; British Columbia We pray for the residents of Faith, 1667. (Canada): The Rt Revd Logan McMenamie The Dales, Parkside, Eastway, #everydayfaith: I Westway, Field Close and Greenfields. Wednesday 14th Church schools in Lawres Deanery: Our sidespeople, readers Maximilian Kolbe, Dunholme; Fiskerton; Hackthorn; and intercessors. Friar, Martyr, 1941. Nettleham; Reepham; Scothern Ellison We pray for the residents #everydayfaith: J Boulters; Scampton; Welton St Mary’s; Poachers Meadow, Lacey Close, Welton William Farr. Bramble Crescent and Squires Okene (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Emmanuel Place. Onsachi; Buhiga (Burundi): The Rt Revd Evariste Nijimbere; Bujumbura (Burundi): The Rt Revd Eraste Bigirimana Thursday 15th The Deanery of Louthesk: the Revd Charities we support and The Blessed Nick Brown, Rural Dean; Paul Hill, Lay the FiSH project Virgin Mary. Chair. “We pray with thanks for all that We pray for the residents of #everydayfaith: K we have and all that we do. With prayers High Street, Beckside and of thanks for those who are assisting Watermill Lane. with the vacant benefices.” Oke-Ogun (Nigeria): The Ven Cornelius Adagbada; Bukavu (Congo): The Rt Revd Sylvestre Bahati Friday 16th The Binbrook Group: The Revd The Sacristy team and #everydayfaith: L Patrick McEune. Servers. We pray for the whole Oke-Osun (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Abraham team and their ministry for us Akinlalu; Bukedi (Uganda): The Rt Revd We pray for the residents of Samuel Egesa; Katsina (Nigeria): The Rt Greetwell Lane, Beech Avenue Revd Jonathan Bamaiyi and Cherry Tree Lane. Saturday 17th Fotherby: Covenham, Fulstow, Little Our Family Church, #everydayfaith: M Grimsby, Ludborough, Fotherby, Utterby Ducklings and their leaders In vacancy. Okigwe (Nigeria): The Rt Revd We pray for the residents of Edward Osuegbu; Okigwe North (Nigeria): Manor Court, Sutton Close, The Rt Revd Godson Udochukwu Ukanwa; Dalderby Crescent and Cliff Okigwe South (Nigeria): The Rt Revd David Avenue. Onuoha; Kebbi (Nigeria): The Most Revd Edmund Akanya
Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 18th Please pray for our parishes and for all Gracious Father, revive The Ninth Sunday who will be leading worship today. your Church in our day, and after Trinity The Anglican Church of Southern Africa: The make her holy, strong and Most Revd Thabo Makgoba – faithful, for your glory’s Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of sake in Jesus Christ our Southern Africa Lord. Amen. Monday 19th Please pray for clergy families, for Our clergy and Reader #everydayfaith: N rest, relaxation and recreation. Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. Okinawa (Japan): The Rt Revd David Eisho Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and Uehara; Kath Pickering Bukuru (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Jwan We pray for the residents of Zhumbes; Keewatin (Canada): The Rt Revd Hall Lane and Lincoln Road. David Norman Ashdown Tuesday 20th The tourism industry. Please pray for Our choir and organists Bernard, Abbot all those engaged in this industry, and Pray for choir members, for our of Clairvaux, particularly those in our coastal Choir Mistress, Margaret Teacher of the communities and areas popular with Crossland, and our organists Faith, 1153. tourists. We pray for the residents of #everydayfaith: O Oklahoma (USA): Vacant; Bunbury Nettleham Heath. (Australia): The Rt Revd Dr Ian Coutts Wednesday 21st Legbourne and Wold Marsh: Our sidespeople, readers #everydayfaith: P Legbourne, Raithby, Tathwell, Withcall, and intercessors. Wold Marsh, Strubby, Belleau, Swaby, We pray for the residents of South Thoresby and North Reston. In North Greetwell: Westfield vacancy. Avenue, Westfield Drive and Okrika (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Tubokosemie Westfield Approach. Atere; Bungoma (Kenya): The Revd George Mechumo Thursday 22nd The Louth Team: Louth St james, St Charities we support and #everydayfaith: Q Michael, Holy Trinity, Welton le Wold, the FiSH project South Elkington, Stewton. We pray for the residents of The Revd Nick Brown. North Greetwell: Lawley Close, “Please pray for rest and refreshment for Greetwell Close and Wragby those taking a break this summer, Road East. and for our life of worship, study, fellowship and service.” Oleh (Nigeria): The Rt Revd John Usiwoma Aruakpor; Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda): The Rt Revd Samuel Kahuma Friday 23rd The One Event at the Lincolnshire The Sacristy team and International Showground opens today (until the Servers. We pray for the whole Day for the 27th). team and their ministry for us Remembrance Kentucky (USA): The Rt Revd Terry White; We pray for All Saints Church, of the Slave Trade Kericho (Kenya): The Rt Revd Ernest St Mary’s Riseholme, the and its Abolition. Kiprotich Ng’eno; Khartoum (Sudan): The Methodist Church and #everydayfaith: R Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo (Primate) Threshold. Saturday 24th Saltfleetby. In vacancy. Our Family Church, Bartholomew Kibondo (Tanzania): The Rt Revd Sospeter Ducklings and their leaders the Apostle. Ndenza; Kigali (Rwanda): The Rt Revd Louis The Infant and Junior Schools. #everydayfaith: S Muvunyi; Kigeme (Rwanda): The Rt Revd Assiel Musabyimana
Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 25th Please pray for the victims of natural Lord of heaven and earth, The Tenth Sunday disasters, and all who seek to minister to as Jesus taught his disciples after Trinity them in their shock and grief. to be persistent in prayer, The Anglican Church of South America: The give us patience and Most Revd Gregory James Venables – courage never to lose hope, Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church of but always to bring our South America & Bishop of Argentina prayers before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Monday 26th Church musicians: for all those who Our clergy and Reader #everydayfaith: T have responsibility for enriching the Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. worship of our churches with their Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and musical skills: choirs, organists and Kath Pickering worship bands. We pray for Church View, the Olo (South Sudan): The Rt Revd Tandema health centre and healthcare Obede; Busan (Korea): The Most Revd workers. Onesimus Dongsin Park; Kigezi (Uganda): The Rt Revd George Bagamuhunda Tuesday 27th Somercotes: North and South Our choir and organists Monica, mother Somercotes, Grainthorpe, Conisholme. Pray for choir members, for our of Augustine of In vacancy. Choir Mistress, Margaret Hippo, 387. Olympia (USA): The Rt Revd Gregory Rickel; Crossland, and our organists #everydayfaith: U Busoga (Uganda): The Rt Revd Paul Moses We pray for the police Samson Naimanhye headquarters, police office and emergency services. Wednesday 28th Our archdeacons – the Venerable Dr Our sidespeople, readers Augustine, Bishop Justine Allain Chapman, the Venerable and intercessors. of Hippo, Teacher Gavin Kirk and the Venerable Mark We pray for the parish council, of the Faith, 430. Steadman, and for their PAs, Sue Wilson our representatives on district #everydayfaith: V and Tom Wilson. and county councils, in Omu-Aran (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Philip Parliament and in the European Adeyemo; Butare (Rwanda): The Rt Revd Parliament. Nathan Gasatura; Butere (Kenya): The Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya Thursday 29th Theddlethorpe. In vacancy. Charities we support and The Beheading of On the Lake (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Chijioke the FiSH project John the Baptist. Oti; Buye (Burundi): The Rt Revd Sixbert We pray for shops, businesses #everydayfaith: W Macumi and pubs. Friday 30th The Mid Marsh Group: Alvington w. The Sacristy team and John Bunyan, Yarburgh and North Cockerington, Servers. We pray for the whole Spiritual Writer, South Cockerington, Carlton, Grimoldby team and their ministry for us 1688. and Manby. In vacancy. We pray for village amenities: #everydayfaith: Y On the Niger (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Owen Mulsanne Park, Village Hall and Chidozie Nwokolo; Byumba (Rwanda): The the Old School. Rt Revd Emmanuel Ngendahayo; Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Ireland): The Rt Revd Ferran Glenfield Saturday 31st Church schools in Louthesk Our Family Church, Aidan, Bishop Deanery: North Cockerington; Ducklings and their leaders of Lindisfarne, Binbrook; Legbourne East Wold; St We pray for village amenities: Missionary, 651. Michael’s Louth; North Somercotes; The Community Hub and the #everydayfaith: Z Saltfleetby; St Margaret’s Withern. Scout and Guide HQ. Kimberley & Kuruman (Southern Africa): The Rt Revd Oswald Swartz; Kindu (Congo): The Most Revd Zacharie Masimango Katanda (Primate); Kinkiizi (Uganda): The Rt Revd Dan Zorek
UPDATE #1 SUMMER 2019
Comparing this year’s voucher count for our two schools with last year’s, I was surprised to see that the numbers were nearly double those of last year: desperate news for our aspirations to reduce and hopefully eliminate poverty in our society.
Figures from the projects across Lincoln show how bad this is in our locality: 343 vouchers redeemed, at a cost to 7 churches of over £2,700. For just one week of the holiday… We funded 19 of these.
Obviously, there’s an implication for funding this increase, but with Anne’s prompting to keep it in our minds, I’m sure we will continue to fund all three holidays for our two schools.
On another positive note, the scheme is easy to understand, and all sorts of people ‘buy into’ the idea – one chap who helped me clear my house last year by rummaging through my skip as I filled it, for items to help fit out a ‘steam punk’ caravan learned about the project and offered to repay me for the goods he’d had by taking collections at the steam punk festival if I could let him have a poster.
Neither of us made it in time for the gig in 2018, but I met him recently – with caravan nearly complete – and reminded him of our conversation, so he will be at Bishop Grosseteste exhibiting his nautically themed Mary Marie with a poster and collecting box asking visitors to make a donation! Here’s the vessel moored up in The Crescent recently. Do go along to see Peaky Blinders blended with The Expanse – it runs from the Friday of the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of August. A copy of the poster is in church for you to admire Shirley’s artistic efforts.
Exhibition of Paintings, Prints, Cards and stained glass By the" Mixed Palette" Artists' Group Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House on Monday 19 August to Saturday 31 August 2019 Daily 10am to 4pm and Sunday 2 - 3pm Includes work by 3 local artists in our congregation Christine Edison, Jean Gledhill, and Mary Perridge
Age Concern Nettleham Coffee mornings at the Old School (Large Room) on Tuesdays from 9.30 - 11.00am continue through August.
On Tuesday 24 September from 9.30 - 11.30 a coffee morning in support of Macmillan Cancer Support at The Old Schools (Large Room) .
Meetings of the Forget Me Not/Friendship Club at the Village Hall will resume at 2pm on 11 September.
Tower Works and Funding Progress… To date, we have received an offer of £5,800 from West Lindsey District Council; there are no other grants that we can access so far as we can tell.
We have been blessed with some fantastic donations totalling just about £4,000, and a further pledge of £1,000; and we have yet to explore the generosity of local businesses, though David Burghardt has already agreed to run a campaign in addition to a significant donation – so the good news is that the community is rallying behind us – but we still need to find more than £6,000!
A GREAT BIG THANKYOU to those who’ve dropped leaflets through letter-boxes, this is generating donations from £20 to £1,000, and hopefully will continue to attract a stream of gifts.
But as we harvest donations, the scope of the work increases. Although the repairs to the belfry arch have been successfully completed and look amazing(!), we have unfortunately discovered a further patch of stonework in a serious state of degradation that needs immediate stabilization. This will be completed by 2nd August, within the overall approved budget, but is a stop-gap for work that done properly will on its own cost £14,000.
Standing Committee and PCC are working hard with our architect and contractors to minimise the emergency work needed and are pushing to delay as much as possible until the start of the larger T3B project, which we hope, pray, and expect will receive substantial grant aid. We will give more updates at services during August, as information becomes available.... Contact…
Rector: Father Richard Crossland Desk: 01522 754752 Mobile: 07717 767879 [email protected] Assistant Curate: Revd Judy Shaw 07594 670408 [email protected] Assistant Bishop: Rt Revd Dr Nigel Peyton 01673 862174 Licensed Reader: Jane Hanson 01522 809846 Ordinand in Training: Kath Pickering Parish Administrator: Shirley Keyes 01522 931076/931075 [email protected] Treasurer: Russ Coulter [email protected] Churchwarden: Andy Lewis 07943 099431 Churchwarden: Lynne Combes 01522 823867 Parish Safeguarding Officer: Russ Coulter [email protected] Pastoral Care Co-ordinator: Jean Gledhill [email protected] 01522751451
Parish & Deanery Office open weekdays 9.30am-12.30pm To discuss a baptism, wedding or funeral, please call Administrator, Shirley Keyes.
If you need to talk urgently to a priest, please call Fr Richard or Reverend Judy Father Richard will be on leave from July 15th to August 9th.