Bolingbroke Deanery GG rraappeeVViinnee MARCH 2014 ISSUE 453
Our Resource is the Gospel, and our aim is simple;
“To secure a growing, worshipping, celebrating, proclaiming and caring Christian presence in each community of our Deanery.”
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Bishop’s Letter
Dear Friends,
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, traditionally seen as a time for prayer and penance in the church; a time for drawing aside and reflecting on our Lord’s journey to the Cross and our own journey as Christian people.
As we seek to move forward together as a faithful, confident and joyful diocese, Lent provides an ideal opportunity for us to clear away some of the clutter that can get in the way of that making those things a reality in our own lives. Lent gives us a structured framework in which to stop, to pray, and to reflect on the things that stand between us and God; between us and each other; between us and the best of who each of us is.
That is not always an easy thing to do. It can take us to uncomfortable places as we uncover things about ourselves that we would rather remained hidden, or are reminded of the broken-ness and cruelty that mar God’s world.
On Ash Wednesday many of our churches will hold services which include the imposition of ashes. If you have the opportunity to attend one of these services, I encourage you to do so. The ash is also a symbol of what is left when everything else has gone and things are laid bare. Their imposition on our foreheads is a powerful reminder of our own vulnerability and of the ways in which we fall short of all that God intends for us.
But Ash Wednesday is only the beginning of the Lenten journey. Jesus’ journey to the Cross will be transformed into the Easter joy of the resurrection – a transformation which shows the world that God’s power is made perfect in weakness.
That possibility of transformation is the basis of our hope as disciples of Christ. It is the light that shines even when all seems darkest in our own lives and in the life of the world. We need not fear: the God who endured the pain of death on the cross is the same God whose love and forgiveness are freely offered by God to each one of us.
We are not alone; the light shines in the darkness.
Bishop Christopher
2 Christ has penetrated into the depths of darkness, loneliness, rejection, agony and fear, in order to touch the depths of darkness in each one of us and to call us to belief, to call us to walk in this world of darkness, loneliness, rejection, agony and fear - hoping, trusting in the resurrection . . .
So do not turn aside from your own pain, your anguish and brokenness, your loneliness and emptiness, by pretending you are strong. Go within yourself. Go down the ladder of your own being until you discover - like a seed buried in the broken, ploughed earth of your own vulnerability - the presence of Jesus, the light shining in the darkness.
And there, offer yourself with Jesus to the Father for the life of the world. Jean Vanier
G O O D N E W S !
th Sunday 30 March, 4.00pm Celebration of the completion of the re-ordering project at St James’ Spilsby
We will be holding a short service at 4pm followed by light refreshments afterwards . All are welcome to join us in the opening of the new kitchen and toilets.
Contributions of food will be gratefully received. For catering purposes, please contact the Deanery Office before 21st March to give us an idea of what you will be bringing. Tel: 01790 752526 email: peter.coates50@yahoo .com
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READINGS AT THE EUCHARIST
Principal Service
Sunday 2nd March Sunday next before Lent (Green) First Reading Exodus 24.12-end Psalm/Canticle Psalm 2 [or Psalm 99] Second Reading 2 Peter 1.16-end Gospel Matthew 17.1-9
Sunday 9th March 1st Sunday of Lent (Purple or Lent array) First Reading Genesis 2.15-17;3.1-7 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 32 Second Reading Romans 5.12-19 Gospel Matthew 4.1-11
Sunday 16th March 2nd Sunday of Lent (Purple or Lent array) First Reading Genesis 12.1-4a Psalm/Canticle Psalm 95 Second Reading Romans 4.1-5, 13-17 Gospel John 3.1-17
Sunday 23rd March 3rd Sunday of Lent (Purple or Lent array) First Reading Exodus 17.1-7 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 95 Second Reading Romans 5.1-11 Gospel John 4.5-42
Sunday 30th March 4th Sunday of Lent (Purple or Lent array) First Reading 1 Samuel 16.1-13 Psalm/Canticle Psalm 23 Second Reading Ephesians 5.8-14 Gospel John 9.1-end
BOLINGBROKE DEANERY CONFIRMATION SERVICE th Pentecost Sunday 8 June 2014 St Andrew’s Church, Sausthorpe
If anyone is interested to know more about the Faith or to have a refreshment session please contact one of the clergy. 4 Churches Together in Spilsby & District At our meeting on 19th February we have made decisions on several of the ways we work together.
In Lent we are to do “Faith at Work” course together, starting the course with three sessions in Lent (see separate details) on Saturday afternoons at the “Meeting Point” in Spilsby Methodist Church 4pm to 5.30pm. 15th March, 22nd March and 29th March. Each of the sessions will be led by each church in turn as well as providing tea and biscuits. We will then hold the last 3 sessions in Advent starting on 29th November. Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 6pm starting at OLEM RC Church 7th March and then alternating with St James through lent. Good Friday Walk of Witness: 18th April starts at the Franklin Statue at 11.45am and will conclude with a service in St James’. 12 Hour Prayer Vigil for Syria is to be held on 3rd May 6am to 6pm in each of the Churches in Spilsby starting with OLEM RC Church, more details to follow. Christian Aid Week 11th to 17th May 2014 David Smith has now stepped down from organising Spilsby’s collection and a real sense of thanksgiving for the amazing ministry he has created. He enabled the amount collected to rise from £154 to £1428. Not only has he done an excellent job in motivating others, he has done so much of the door to door collecting himself. Many thanks go to David. We decided to change the way we collect during the week. Envelopes are to be delivered to every house - if possible - but not collected. People are to be invited to return them to designated points or to Christian Aid Coffee Mornings at the places advertised. Each Church is to be encouraged to hold one on the Saturday Morning from 10am to1pm on 17th May. Pentecost Sunday: 8th June, 3pm, Church’s Birthday Celebration at New Life Christian Centre. Faith at Work Spirituality & discipleship for today’s world Faith at Work is a brand new 6 week study course. Launched in February 2014, it has already been adopted as the 2014 Lincoln Diocesan Lent Course as well as the Lent Course commended by the churches who’re members of Churches Together in All Lincolnshire. It is, though, suitable for use at any time of the year, by any kind of church, and possibly other faith groups too. Faith at Work is also suitable for groups such as Workplace Christian Unions, as well as other groups with an interest in an active spirituality. With slight adaptation, it can also be used by business and professional groups
5 who wish to explore issues such as related to ethics in business, achieving an appropriate work-life balance, Faith at Work aims to enable participants to relate their faith to what they do/are in working lives – not forgetting those not ‘traditionally employed’ such as home carers, students, unemployed, retirees. Faith at Work came from a desire to overcome the experience expressed in the 1990 Faith in the Countryside report “Spirituality in the countryside [workplace] is one of the hardest things”.
The 6 sessions in the Faith at Work course are The Callling The Challenge The Clock The moral Compass Showing Compassion Making Connections
What others have said about the course……
The Rt Revd Christopher Lowson, Bishop of Lincoln
“I’m really grateful to Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services for taking the responsibility on for us of producing our Diocesan Lent Course for 2014. Lent is a special time of year when we invite people to focus thoughtfully on their spiritual lives and the material that Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services have produced will really provide some thoughtful and engaging ways for all of us to reflect on our spiritual lives in the context of life in Lincolnshire. ‘Faith at work’ is a clever title because it actually works at two levels. It works at expressing our Christian faith in work context, but actually also more subtly, and this applies to all of us whether we are at work, or when we’re at leisure, or whatever, the implications for working out our faith in our context, be it family, community, whatever.”
Rev Bruce Thompson, Chair of Lincolnshire Methodist District
“I’m really excited by the ‘Faith at Work’ Lent Course that is being organised by Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services. Excited because everybody right across Lincolnshire who is involved in the church and in the life of the church communities will have an opportunity to consider what it is that they’re doing as disciples in their particular area. “
6 Pastor Stuart Bell, Senior Leader at New Life Lincoln
“I think ‘Faith at Work’ is a great title. Our Christian faith isn’t just to be confined to Sundays, but very much it’s about the whole week. I suppose historically our boundaries tended to be, we thought in boxes, the secular and the sacred, but I think increasingly we are saying ‘well, everything belongs to God, therefore the work place is just as important as our devotion and commitment to Sunday worship.”
Revd Steve Faber, Deputy President for the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church
“The whole idea of ‘Faith at Work’ is a really important area for churches and Christians to be interested in and involved in. There’s very little point in people coming to church on Sunday if they can’t then take their faith out into the rest of the world for the other six days a week. So whether it’s in the work place, whether it’s in the home, or whatever the person’s context is, their faith needs to be alive and active for the whole seven days a week.”
LENT WEEKS 2014 March 5th to April 13th
Monday South Ormsby 7.15pm Faith at Work Course Rectory WEDNESDAY St James Spilsby 10.30am Eucharist St Mary Hundleby 6.30pm Compline Travelling (see list) 7.30pm Eucharist FRIDAY St James or OLEM 6.00pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS Alternate SATURDAY Spilsby Meeting 4.00pm FAITH AT WORK Course th nd th Point 15 & 22 29 (Churches Together) March
SPILSBY GROUP NOTICES - MARCH 4th ` Spilsby Shrove Tuesday Social, Meeting Point, 6.30pm Tickets from Mrs Joan Dennett, £7 5th ASH WEDNESDAY 10.30am Spilsby 7.00pm East Keal 7th Women’s World Day of Prayer, OLEM 10am 7th Stations of the Cross OLEM 6.00pm 12th Compline, Hundleby 6.30pm 12th Mass, Aswardby 7.30pm 14th Stations of the Cross St James 6.00pm 15th “Faith at Work” – Tea Break Spilsby Meeting Point 4.00pm 7 19th Compline, Hundleby 6.30pm 19th Little Steeping APCM, St Andrew’s church, 7pm 19th Mass, New Leake 7.30pm 19th& 20th SAPS Music Festival 6.30pm 21st Stations of the Cross OLEM 6.00pm 22nd “Faith at Work” – Tea Break Spilsby Meeting Point 4.00pm 23rd Firsby APCM, St Andrew’s church, 3pm
26th Spilsby Team Meeting, The Vicarage 3.30pm 26th Compline, Hundleby 6.30pm 26th Mass, Hagworthingham 7.30pm 28th Stations of the Cross St James 6.00pm 29th “Faith at Work” – Tea Break Spilsby Meeting Point 29th HOP 1st Birthday celebrations, Parish Rooms, 2-4pm 30th St James’ Celebration opening, service at 4pm
April APCM’s 6th Raithby, Village Hall, 6pm 9th Spilsby, The Vicarage, 7pm 13th Great Steeping, All Saints church, 3pm 30th Halton Holegate, St Andrew’s church, 7pm
Group Registers
Funerals: Gladys Mary Smith 90 years Hundleby 27.01.14 Mabel Gwendoline Cook 97 years Spilsby 31.01.14
ST JAMES’ CHURCH NEW QUIZ IS OUT! Closing date April 15th – Contact Jane Parker 01790 830204
Daily Prayer: 8.00am Daily at St James Spilsby
Wednesday 10.30am St James Eucharist
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St James Spilsby, St Mary Hundleby, Holy Trinity Raithby, All Saints Great Steeping, and the three St Andrew’s: Halton Holegate, Little Steeping & Firsby http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/
Sunday 2nd March ~ Family Service – The Wheels on the Bus
MARCH 2014 PATTERNS of WORSHIP
2nd March Spilsby 8.00am Eucharist Sunday next Hundleby 9.30am Eucharist before Lent Spilsby 10.00am Family Service Halton Holegate 6.00pm Evening Prayer Raithby 6.00pm Eucharist
4th March Firsby 10.30am Eucharist
9th March Little Steeping 8.00am Eucharist 1st Sunday Spilsby 9.30am Eucharist of Lent Hundleby 9.30am Morning Prayer Halton Holegate 11.15am Morning Prayer Great Steeping 3.00pm Eucharist Little Steeping 6.00pm 2nd Sunday at 6
16th March Spilsby 9.30am Eucharist 2nd Sunday Hundleby 9.30am Eucharist of Lent Raithby 11.15am Morning Worship Firsby 3.00pm Evening Prayer Halton Holegate 6.00pm Healing Service
23rd March Spilsby 9.30am Eucharist 3rd Sunday Hundleby 9.30am Morning Prayer of Lent Little Steeping 9.30am Morning Prayer Halton Holegate 11.15am Eucharist Great Steeping 3.00pm Evening Prayer
30th March Mavis Enderby 10.00am Benefice Service 4th Sunday of Lent
What’s in a Name?
9 My daughter Catherine is about to give birth and in conversation the other day I was asked “what it was?” and the only thing I could reply was “a baby, I think!” I wonder why gender seems to be so important a detail that it is the first thing we want to know? From the very earliest we make those subtle adjustments according to whether it is a boy or a girl. Pink or Blue, Master or Miss, or we criticise when there seems to be a miss match, tom boy or effeminate.
We have such a long history of dividing humanity into two parts that it is difficult to stop and take a long hard look at our assumptions. Our Christian tradition has to an extent gone along with this classification by ascribing masculine names to the first two persons of God as Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit and Jesus himself taught us to call God “Dad”. Yet God as “Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit” as an authorised alternative is inclusive but rather lacks the personal/relational touch. To call God Mother is good but it does takes a bit of getting used to.
This has all been thrown up for us by the rather contentious issue of the title that can be given to a priest who is female. I think we have to take great care because we all too easily use the term “woman/female priest” but we do not tend to use the term “man/male priest”, a priest is a priest, irrespective of gender.
So how to address a priest who is a woman? “Reverend” is a style, an addition to usual term of address; The Rev’d. is a style that is added before Mr. or Fr. or Mrs. or Mother etc. but in English usage the style it is not used with the Surname, it is not right to call a clergy person “Rev’d. Smith”. So if you want to just use the surname then it should be Mrs. or Fr. as is deemed appropriate although it does seems OK to use Christian name as in “Rev’d. Jane”.
My problem is that I have never been happy with the idea of being considered so different that I need to be revered but can see the sense of a title that expresses not the above-ness but the related-ness as in a family name. So Father to me is not the “Father knows best” but someone in the community who is there for others.
So back to the challenge of what to call a priest who is a woman? I know that some of my female colleagues are happy with The Rev’d. Jane etc. but some are also happy to adopt the same as male colleagues from the same tradition as is Fr. Liz from Barton on Humber. We faced this problem in the formal atmosphere of our schools where with Jean and talking to the children we together decided to call her Fr. Jean in school.
This has caused not a little upset because some people see it as ridiculous and others as marking the priesthood of a women as less valuable because it is using a male title. As I have tried to say above it is not the gender of an
10 individual that is important but the role of priest/pastor/minister and if these real concerns that have arisen makes us think a little more about the way we relate to each other and the words we use then that is good and we can continue to grow together. In the end to use the words of my old college principal, “I don’t mind what you call me, as long as it’s not a “B” fool”. Mother/Fr? Peter
HEALING SERVICE
This service is for the whole Deanery and all are welcome. The healing service can give a time of peace and reflection in which people may rest in the arms of God and seek his healing presence to come upon them. The service includes anointing with the laying on of hands for those who wish. This first healing service will be at Halton Holegate Church at 6pm on the 16th of March and then every 3rd Sunday of the month.
HEALING SERVICE
Sunday 16th March
St Andrew’s Church, Halton Holegate
6.00pm
A L L W E L C O M E
C O F F E E D A Y Saturday April 26th 10.00am – 3.00pm
at the home of Marlene & Tony Seal,Arwell, Station Road, Firsby
Tombola Raffle Stalls Tea/coffee & cake
All proceeds to Firsby Church
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Women's World
Day of Prayer
Friday, 7th March
at 10am
Roman Catholic Church, Spilsby
All welcome
The theme of the service is "Streams in the Desert" and has been prepared by Christian women of Brazil.
Refreshments at the conclusion.
HOP Fundraising
My name is Dan Francis and on April 6th I'm running the Lincoln 10k road race (or 6.2 miles for those of us that speak proper English). My wife Mel is a member of the H.O.P committee and after her last meeting she came home telling me how much they need to raise funds to keep the project going. The project we think is vital to get the younger generation into the church community, this is why we are appealing for your help for this worthwhile cause.
Our idea is ‘Pennies for Metres’, we’re looking to raise a penny a metre for the whole 10000 metres and raise at least a magic £100 for H.O.P. So we are looking for people to sponsor me for as little or as many metres as they wish. Everyone that sponsors me will have their name and distance sponsored written on my special H.O.P race T-shirt and in spirit they will run the course with me. Before race day I will ask Father Peter to bless the shirt inscribed with the sponsors names. As a bonus every sponsor can have a guess at my race finish time and the nearest one to it will win a prize (to give a small clue I run at 6-7 mph). Running a 10k race is not a one day thing as it involves a fair bit of training on cold dark evenings to run a reasonable time,
12 so if you see some idiot running around Spilsby and Hundleby in an early evening give them a toot or wave. It could be me!!
Please please help if you can, sponsorship forms are on the notice board in St James Spilsby and St Marys Hundleby, or you can ring me on 01790 752121 or email [email protected] to pledge your sponsorship, remember every penny helps. Thanks Dan and Mel.
Halton Holegate 100 Club January winners
N.King Halton Holegate Mrs S. Marsh Spilsby S. Cram Halton Holegate Rev M. Faulkner Spilsby P. McDowell Spilsby Mrs I. Clayton Halton Holegate.
Raithby by Spilsby Village Residents Invite You to a Race Night
You have heard of Ladies day at Ascot, Derby day at Epsom and the Grand National at Aintree Now We present Ladies Night at the Red Lion Races An evening of fun for Ladies and Gentlemen
Saturday 5 April, first race 7.30pm
The Red Lion in Raithby by kind invitation Sponsor a race, buy a horse or 2 or just come and enjoy the atmosphere
Details from Barbara 01790 754453 and Carrie 01790 752293
Proceeds to Holy Trinity Church and Raithby Village Hall
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A new activities coordinator has been appointed following on from Andie Logue. Helen Palmer has worked at Eresby Hall for 14 years as a carer and was the coordinator a few years back. The residents look forward to her bringing in new ideas and the volunteers look forward to having a meeting with her in a few days time to arrange future activities.
Even though there has been no coordinator the usual activities have been taking place under the watchful eye of Polly Tempest, a volunteer. Bingo has recommenced on a weekly basis with Maureen. The Zumba, flower arranging, Church services, activity games, music and knitting afternoons, visits to Eresby Special school and craft have continued. Students from the school now help with the games activities and work in the kitchen one day a week and seem to enjoy this new experience.
Connie made a poster for Valentine's Day and George has spent a number of weeks preparing and making a 3D picture of a wagon in craft club with the help of Doris Marsh. A card was also made for Graham, the maintenance man, who is always ready to give a helping hand.
Margaret Cook Volunteer
. GWENDY COOK Margaret would like to thank everyone who showed her such love and support at the death of her Mother in January. She would also like to thank all the staff and volunteers at Eresby Hall for the wonderful care her Mother received over the last 7 years. It is greatly appreciated. Over £290 was raised for Eresby Amenities fund in remembrance of Gwendy. Grateful thanks to all those people who contributed most generously to that fund.
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MOTHERING
SUNDAY
30th MARCH
St Helen's Church East Keal
Fish & Chip Supper with Quiz
Saturday 22nd March
7pm
Cracroft Village Hall
Tickets from Val Pinner 01790 763778
Cost £7.50 Bring own cutlery & drinks
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MARDEN HILL
-East Keal-East Kirkby-Hagnaby-Hagworthingham-Hareby-Mavis Enderby-Miningsby- Lusby-Old Bolingbroke-Toynton All Saints-Toynton St. Peter-West Keal
MARCH 2014 PATTERNS of WORSHIP 2nd March West Keal 9.30am Holy Communion Sunday next Old Bolingbroke 11.15am Holy Communion before Lent Toynton All Saints 11.15am Holy Communion East Kirkby 3.00pm Holy Communion
9th March East Keal 9.30am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Hagworthingham 11.15am Morning Prayer of Lent Toynton St Peter 3.00pm Evening Prayer
16th March Mavis Enderby 8.00am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday Old Bolingbroke 11.15am Morning Prayer of Lent Toynton All Saints 11.15am Holy Communion West Keal 11.15am Morning Prayer East Kirkby 3.00pm Evening Prayer Hagworthingham 6.00pm Holy Communion Halton Holegate 6.00pm Healing Service
23rd March East Keal 8.00am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Toynton St Peter 3.00pm Holy Communion of Lent
30th March Mavis Enderby 10.00am Benefice Service 4th Sunday of Lent
Group Registers
Funerals: Patricia Marion Leppert 89 years East Kirkby 24.01.14 Lucy-Anne Jane Lumb 19 years Old Bolingbroke 27.01.14 George William Pawson 87 years Toynton All Saints 28.01.14 Frederick William Townell 87 years East Keal 28.01.14 John Basil Perkins 86 years Hagworthingham 07.02.14
16 Diary Dates - March 3rd West Keal APCM, The Coach House, 2pm 7th Women’s World Day of Prayer, R. C. Church, 10am 21st Hagworthingham APCM, Holy Trinity, 7pm 22nd East Keal Quiz and Fish & Chips, Cracroft Hall, 25th Old Bolingbroke APCM, SS Peter & Paul, 7pm 27th Toyntons APCM, Chapel Room, 7pm 29th Quiz night, Toynton All Saints Chapel Room, 7pm, £5
April APCM’s 2nd Lusby & Hagnaby, venue & time to be arranged 11th Mavis Enderby, Phil Woodgate’s, 7pm 24th Hareby, SS Peter & Paul church, 7pm
Old Bolingbroke 100+ CLUB
The winners in the January draw were as follows:
Mr A Brierley Hagworthingham Mr K Harmsworth Old Bolingbroke Mr J Owen Skillington Mrs G Harmsworth Old Bolingbroke Mr W Collin Old Bolingbroke Mrs T Dann Old Bolingbroke Mrs P Towler Old Bolingbroke
The next draw will be on Thursday 27th March at Old Bolingbroke at 12noon.
Q U I Z N I G H T
th Saturday 29 March
Toynton All Saints Methodist Chapel Room
Entrance ~ £5 inclusive of light supper
Commence 7pm All subjects and raffle on the night Good Prizes Mini Auction
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PARTNEY GROUP OF PARISHES
Ashby by Partney, Aswardby, Candlesby, Dalby, Langton w Sutterby, Partney, Sausthorpe, Scremby, Skendleby
MARCH 2014 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP
2nd March Scremby 9.30am Holy Communion Sunday next Partney 11.15am Family Service before Lent Partney 11.45am Holy Communion
9th March Aswardby 9.30am Family Service 1st Sunday Skendleby 11.15am Holy Communion of Lent
16th March Candlesby 9.30am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday Sausthorpe 11.15am Morning Service of Lent Partney 6.00pm Evening Prayer Halton Holegate 6.00pm Healing Service
23rd March Dalby 9.30am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Langton 11.15am Family Service of Lent Skendleby 6.00pm Evening Prayer
30th March Mavis Enderby 10.00am Benefice Service 4th Sunday of Lent
Diary Dates – March 1st Race Night, Partney Village Hall, 7.30pm 7th Women’s World Day of Prayer, Roman Catholic Church, 10am 8th Partney Ploughman’s Lunch, Victory Hall, 12 noon 15th St Patrick’s Dance, Victory Hall Partney, 7.30pm 19th Dalby APCM, Dalby Hall, 2pm 20th Aswardby APCM, Aswardby Hall, 7pm 26th Ashby APCM, venue to be arranged, 7pm 28th Skendleby APCM, The Old School, 7pm
April APCM’s 7th Partney, John Hudson’s, 7pm 12th Scremby, Scremby Manor, 10am 22nd Sausthorpe, Sausthorpe Institute, 7pm 28th Candlesby, St Benedict’s church, 7pm,
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Partney Village Hall Committee
Presents a
RACE NIGHT
SPECTACULAR
Let s Go to the Races “ ’ ” at Partney Village Hall
Saturday 1st March 2014 at 7:30 pm
Entrance to enclosure £3 including Race Card
Including Tea - Coffee Bring your own “drinks”
For tickets/race cards phone: 01790 754350
PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH
SATURDAY 8th MARCH 2014
VICTORY HALL, PARTNEY
12 noon to 2pm
Tickets £6.00 Ring 01790 754350
Come and try our delicious home-made puds! In aid of Victory Hall funds
ADVANCE NOTICES
6th June Concert by the Withern Singers, St Andrews, Halton Holegate at 7pm. 8 June Confirmation Service, Sausthorpe, 10am 21 June Concert by Lincoln Ladies Diocesan Choir at St James’
25/26 July St James’ Art & Craft Fayre
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Partney Victory Hall Committee Invite you to a St Patrick’s DANCE & SOCIAL Sequence - Old Time - Party Dances - Latin - Ballroom Something for Everybody ! “With Tuition”
SATURDAY 15th MARCH
7.30 - 10.30 at the Victory Hall, Partney
ADMISSION £4.00 (incl Tea/ Coffee) Entry by Ticket Only Available in Advance Numbers are limited for Comfortable Dancing
To reserve your Tickets Tel 01790 754350 or 01754 890663
Bring your own Drinks and Glasses
Dancing to Recorded Music Leaders & MCs Bob & Niki
Clothing/blankets etc for the Salvation Army
Could anyone with un-needed warm clothing (sweaters, coats, socks, shoes etc.) blankets, sleeping bags etc. please contact me as I am collecting on a regular basis for the Salvation Army to help with homeless people in Skegness, Lincoln and Boston. There are more than you might think.
All donations would be much appreciated. I will collect.
Please call Richard Walter on 01507 480632
GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE
All copy for next month’s issue to be with the Editor by the 16th of this month please. Editor: Jane Howsam The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, PE23 5EF Tel: 01790 752526 (Mon-Fri 1pm-5pm) email: [email protected] Advertising – For all advertising Please contact Jane, as above. Thank you
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STICKNEY GROUP
Eastville ~ Midville ~ New Leake ~ Stickford ~ Stickney For New Leake, Midville, Eastville - www.em-nl.homecall.co.uk
MARCH 2014 PATTERNS OF WORSHIP
2nd March Stickney 11.15am All Age Worship Sunday next before Lent
9th March Stickney 9.30am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Stickford 11.15am Morning Prayer of Lent New Leake 3.00pm Evening Prayer
16th March New Leake 11.15am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday Halton Holegate 6.00pm Deanery Healing of Lent Service
23rd March Stickney 9.30am Morning Prayer 3rd Sunday Stickford 11.15am Holy Communion of Lent New Leake 3.00pm Evening Prayer
30th March Mavis Enderby 10.00am Benefice Service 4th Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday
Morning Prayer takes place every Thursday morning at 9.00 am at St Luke's, Stickney, followed by a coffee morning
Group Registers Funerals Ada Mary Borrell 81 years Stickney 12.02.14
Baptisms Charlie Michael Lee-Boseley Stickney 18.01.14
Diary Dates – March 3rd Stickney APCM, St Luke’s, 7pm 7th Women’s World Day of Prayer, Roman Catholic Church, 10am 18th Stickford APCM, Stickford Community Centre, 7pm 22nd New Leake Bingo, Eastville Village Hall, doors open 1.15pm
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A Coffee Morning is held in St. Luke's, Stickney
every Thursday starting at 10am
Cakes ~ Coffee ~ Chat
Eastville Village Hall
Saturday 22nd March
Doors open 1.15pm Eyes down 2.00pm
Proceeds to New Leake church funds
Stickney History
A History of Stickney Exhibition has once again been organised in the Village Hall on the 26th and 27th of April 2014.
On display are the censuses for Stickney & many of the surrounding Villages and over 800 photographs. Baptisms, Burials & Marriages, records of Stickney and other local Churches and many newspaper cuttings from the village past. There are many booklets about the history of Beer houses, shops, and the numerous trades that once thrived in the parish, and a display of over 100 letter heads and trade bills and much more.
It is open with free admission from 10 am until 6 pm on both days and light homemade refreshments are available. We would always appreciate old photos to copy or anything to do with the history of Stickney.
Our contact is Martin Gosling on 01205 480641 or visit www.stickneyhistory.co.uk
Thoughts about March Another month gone by and much in store for this one.
We all love our food and Shrove Tuesday gives us the opportunity to munch through lots of lovely pancakes. This was once a chance to use up supplies prior to the Lent deprivation from butter, flour and eggs. It has been celebrated annually in Olney, Buckinghamshire by the pancake race where 22 local women (and sometimes men dressed up as women) run a race through the town with the proviso of tossing a pancake at the beginning and again at the end with a lot of ensuing laughter and mess. On a more serious note comes Ash Wednesday with last year's palm crosses being burned and the ashes making a mark on the forehead to show commitment to God at the beginning of Lent. I failed last year to keep mine for very long, having left church with it showing but too embarrassed to enter the Post Office with it on and I rubbed it off. I'm not quite sure where that puts my commitment!
January gave us an opportunity for change by making New Year resolutions but, being only human, many of us have already failed with those. So along comes March with another opportunity - this time the Christian church has given us the 40 days of Lent to review our commitment to God. These remind us of those solitary days that Jesus spent in the desert being tempted by Satan. Yet again many of us make half hearted resolves to give up a variety of human evils - smoking, drinking, chocolate, losing patience with friends etc. And yet again many of us fail dismally because we make inappropriate choices. Is this really what Lent is about? If we look closely at Matthew Ch 4 v 1-11 we can see that earthly things are not the real problem in our lives. Our personal fight with temptation during times of weakness can indicate how we are more concerned with own ways rather than the ways of God. Perhaps disobedience and its consequences are the problem, not our earthly action or object itself. Lent can be a time for our inner selves to be humbled and a time for rediscovering our true commitment to God. On the other hand, if we can manage to give up smoking, drinking and chocolate as well, that can be good too! Good luck with your efforts! I.G.
St Helen’s Church, Stickford
EASTER DRAW AND PRIZE BINGO Monday 31 March at 7.30 pm Stickford Community Centre 1st Prize: £50 CASH 2nd Prize: 100kg of COAL 3rd: SUNDAY CARVERY FOR 2 AT RED LION Many other prizes Tickets available from PCC members or ring 01205 480477 Proceeds to St Helen’s Church, Stickford Everyone Welcome
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CAPTION COMPETITION APTION COMPET February winning caption:-
Okay, who was the joker that swapped my hairspray for super glue? - Christine King
We recommend regular visits to your dentist - Reg Loosely
MARCH CAPTION PHOTO
Thanks to William for giving us his permission to use his baby photo!
Please send your captions to The Vicarage, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF or email to [email protected] by 14th March.
Photographs for future Caption Competitions are needed. If you have one we could use please send it to the Vicarage (it can be scanned and returned) or via email.
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SOUTH ORMSBY GROUP OF PARISHES
Bag Enderby, Brinkhill, Calceby, Driby, Farforth, Harrington, Haugh, Ketsby, Maidenwell, Oxcombe, Ruckland, Salmonby, Somersby, South Ormsby, Tetford & Worlaby.
SERVICES FOR MARCH
2nd March Somersby 8.00am BCP Next Sunday South Ormsby 10.30am CW before Lent
5th March Tetford 10.00am Lent Holy Communion Ash Wednesday with ashing
9th March Harrington 8.00am BCP 1st Sunday Ruckland 10.30am Lenten Walk with of Lent Holy Communion
16th March Bag Enderby 8.00am BCP 2nd Sunday Harrington 10.30am CW of Lent South Ormsby 6.00pm Evening Prayer (said)
23rd March Ruckland 8.00am BCP 3rd Sunday Somersby 10.30am CW of Lent Tetford 6.00pm Evening Prayer (said)
30th March South Ormsby 8.00am BCP 4th Sunday Tetford 10.30am Family Communion of Lent Farforth 6.00pm Evensong Mothering Sunday
Service of Prayer every Wednesday 10.00am St Mary’s Church, Tetford.
First Wednesday each month Holy Communion
Your South Ormsby Group Lent Study Course We will be following the Lincoln Diocesan course: Faith at Work : produced by Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services. The Rt Revd Christopher Lowson, Bishop of Lincoln “I’m really grateful to Lincolnshire Chaplaincy Services for taking the responsibility on for us of producing our Diocesan Lent Course for 2014. Lent is a special time of year when we invite people to focus thoughtfully on their spiritual life. 25
The course involves six sessions as follows: The CALLING ~ to be a disciple throughout the week. The CHALLENGE ~ remaining faithful despite everything. The CLOCK ticks on ~ how do we fit it all in? The moral COMPASS ~ how do we keep our integrity? Showing COMPASSION ~ spirituality in action Making CONNECTIONS ~ we're all in this together!
The course is designed around the four areas of: - Welcome - Word - Worship - Witness
Please do remember that Faith at Work isn't aimed at only those in paid work, but will get everyone thinking about how they can have an active faith all through the week. It is hoped that by the end of the course, Faith at Work participants will be: Enthused about their discipleship, Engaging with a lively spirituality, Encouraged by telling their stories & being listened to, Enlightened by hearing others’ stories, Enabled to make connections between their faith and their daily occupation, Equipped with tools to continue their reflections, Energised to be actively involved.
“How To Be a Disciple” by Dallas Willard: “ …Consider just your job, the work you do to make a living. This is one of the clearest ways possible of focusing upon apprenticeship to Jesus. To be a disciple of Jesus is, crucially, to be learning from Jesus how to do your job as Jesus himself would do it. New Testament language for this is to do it “in the name” of Jesus. Once you stop to think about it, you can see that not to find your job to be a primary place of discipleship is to automatically exclude a major part, if not most, of your waking hours from life with him. It is to assume to run one of the largest areas of your interest and concern on your own or under the direction and instruction of people other than Jesus…. …if we restrict our discipleship to special religious times, the majority of our waking hours will be isolated from the manifest presence of the kingdom in our lives.” Copyright (c) 1998 by The Christian Century. Reprinted by permission from the April 22-29, 1998 issue of The Christian Century.
Heavenly Father, you call us to be disciples in all aspects of our daily life, in all that we do and are. Help us to bring to you the challenges the joys and sorrows, the opportunities and disappointments of all our daily experiences and encounters. Give us wisdom to discern your will for each of us in our lives together and as individuals. Guide us in the way you would have us go, strengthen us to walk in that way, and give us your grace to do it for Jesus Christ sake. Amen. 26
Monday March 10th, Monday March 17th, Monday March 24th, Tuesday April 1st, Monday April 7th, Monday April 14th All at The Rectory, 7-15pm
I do hope you can manage some if not all the 6 sessions. The material does look very interesting and thought provoking and leaves much scope for our own thoughts and questions. Please do let me know if you are able to attend and I shall ensure you have the material. Cheryl
The South Ormsby Group Swearing in Service for our Wonderful Churchwardens. Sunday April 6th St Leonard, South Ormsby; 10.30am The Archdeacon of Lincoln, The Venerable Tim Barker
According to the dictionary; A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish church or congregation of the Anglican Communion, usually working as a part-time volunteer. Holders of these positions are ex officio members of the parochial church council, or in the case of a Cathedral parish the chapter. Wow! Ask any of our magnificent churchwardens if this describes the hours, days, weeks they spend in time and effort to keep our group and its churches functioning correctly. To say nothing of the time spent ensuring we all attend a church service to worship God with confidence and peace.
We are so fortunate to find good people willing to serve God and his people in this way, what is more it is a legal requirement. Please do come and show how much we appreciate their ministry at the service on April 6th. The success and future of our group is down to the dedication and hard work we all put into it, you know very well that you can advertise something until you are blue in the face but if the personal invitation is not there, people do not respond, keep asking - and this is a personal invitation!
We can only imagine. Or do we?
The images since Christmas of the desperate situation all those people find themselves in due to the hideous floods, winds and tides. Our hearts go out to them and they are constantly in our prayers at our church services and at home. On a practical level I know some of you are helping individually where you can and the Lincolnshire farmers are doing a magnificent job sending stock feed, hay, straw etc to help the fellow farmers with their stock at this time. What will happen, land under water, homes destroyed, shops destroyed, schools abandoned and so many things vital to the infrastructure 27 destroyed and everyone blaming someone else? But we must not lose sight of the positive and we must not forget all these people in the months and years ahead, we can and will help by working positively together here for the good of each other, every day.
I was absolutely thrown by an interview with an elderly lady who said people should expect such things sometimes, she did not ever remember being told it “would be easy.” This set me thinking, she must have survived the 2nd World War and learnt to cope subsequently with all the broken promises and greed, the people determined to just look out for themselves and not even be aware that they had a neighbour.
This lady reminded me of all the good and wonderful in our world, we are all very quick to moan and complain, or at least some are, here she was, standing on a trailer, looking at her once cherished cottage now ruined and uninhabitable, still managing to smile and give us such positive words. The least we can do is to build upon the stoic faith of such people and continually thank God for his goodness…which I did the other morning quite early; it was still dark and I just listened to the silence waiting for the dawn to peep through the shutters, trying very hard not to wake Ted. This did not last, I thought I heard a bird sing, honestly, I listened and there it was again, definitely, Ted got a nudge and I asked him to listen, of course nothing was heard. You can imagine the response. He has booked me an appointment for a hearing test. But I did hear a bird and I was overjoyed, I thought of that lovely lady stood on that trailer, still managing a smile. My morning prayer had an extra thank you and I pray we will all have many such moments, real God given moments to inspire our imaginations and our lives.
Your South Ormsby group A.G.M’s
Your priest, church officers and all involved in the running of your group work extremely hard to ensure all A.G.M’;s are completed before Lent begins. This we have done for several years 2014 is no exception. The Group A.G.M. is on Shrove Tuesday, March 4th, in The Committee Room Hamilton Hall, please do come along and be part of your group proceedings and join in the fun of The Pancakes after business is completed.
All information regarding Lent courses and Lent services can be found in your brilliant Tennyson Chronicle. As Julia is always telling us, please send her any interesting and informative articles you wish to pass on to people.
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Thankyou -Thankyou –Thankyou
Horrible evening, tickets bought for a Valentine Social at South Ormsby Old School. Do we have to? I asked. Do we? Can’t we stop in no one will miss us? No, nobody would have missed us but we would have missed a really good enjoyable evening. You had to be there, please if they do it again, buy a ticket. Everyone I have spoken to thoroughly enjoyed themselves, Bob our host led us through a “strictly” evening, he and his wife Nicki were brilliant. The room was bedecked with hearts, the supper was delicious and we all agree that Ted dancing around his handbag was just what the doctor ordered. We were so pleased we braved the elements and made the effort, once again thankyou to all who organized it. When is the next one?
Scarecrows are Go A meeting was held in Tetford and a band of people are working very hard to revive the Scarecrow Festival. Tetford & Salmonby Scarecrow Festival. May 4th, 5th 2014
Now that I am older but refuse to grow up, here’s what I’ve discovered:
1. I started out with nothing – and I still have most of it. 2. My wild oats have turned into prun es and All Bran. 3. I finally got my head together – now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny. I don’t remember being absent minded. 5. If all is not lost – where is it?
6. It is easier to get older - than it is to get wiser? 7. The only time the world beats a path to our door - its when you are in the loo.
8. If God wanted me to touch my toes – he would have put them on my knees. 9. It’s not hard to meet expenses – they’re everywhere.
10. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter. I go somewhere to get something – and then wonder what I’m here
after!!
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Caroline Swindin Community Fundraiser Welton, Market Rasen, & East Lindsey Areas Mobile: 07435 970309
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice
Many thanks to all ladies that came along to our recent Ladies Lunch at Market Rasen Golf Club. Despite the inclement weather everyone had an enjoyable afternoon, perusing the lovely local gift and craft stalls, enjoying a delicious lunch and listening to or guest speaker Paul Maxey, Proprietor of Scothern Nurseries Plant Centre. The event raised £900 to support St Barnabas deliver patient care to adults living with a life limiting illness across the county.
On Tuesday 22 April a Coffee Morning will be held in support of St Barnabas Hospice at the home of Mavis & Albert Maw, New Dawn, Station Road, Legbourne, Louth, LN118LL from 10am -12noon. This is the second year such a Coffee Morning has taken place here organised in conjunction with Pat & Leonard Brumpton, whose daughter Michelle and family were cared for and supported by St Barnabas. Come and join us for a morning of Coffee and cakes, tombola, cake stall and more, helping to make this year as successful as last year which raised over £600 for the Hospice. Free Entry – everyone welcome!
It’s that time of year again and we are thinking about our annual Moonlight Walks which take place across the whole of the county. This year all walks will take place on Saturday 7th June and the theme will be ‘One Night in a Onesie’ – now I know not everyone likes a Onesie so don’t let that put you off! It is not compulsory to wear one – remember however you dress by taking part you will be joining hundreds of people on the same day all helping to raise essential funds for St Barnabas Hospice whilst having a great time!
This year for the first time we will be holding our walk in Louth! This is to celebrate our new hospice site ‘Louth Hospice’ that has recently opened on Grimsby Road, Louth. We are offering you two walks to choose from, both starting at 7.30pm from the Meridian Leisure Centre, Wood Lane, Louth. Both walks will start together, the first is of 1.5 miles and the second walk approximately 5 miles taking you through the historic town of Louth, up through Hubbard’s Hills and back to the Meridian Leisure Centre where you can enjoy a hearty bowl of hot soup and a roll, and some live entertainment . Register today to save with our Early Bird saving at www.stbarnabashospice.co.uk
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If you would like more information on any of the above please do not hesitate to get in touch. With many thanks for your continuing support Caroline Swindin Community Fundraiser Mobile: 07435 970309 e-mail [email protected]
My mother taught me about…
ANTICIPATION – “Just wait until your father gets home.” RECEIVING – “You’re going to get it when we get home!” GENETICS –“ You’re just like your father.” HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT – “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”
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BOLINGBROKE DEANERY MINISTRY http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/
The Bishop of Lincoln Deanery Synod The Rt. Rev. Christopher Lowson Joint Chairmen: Tel: 01522 50 40 90 or 01522 534701 The Rural Dean and Lay Chair Office: Edward King House, Minster Yard, Mr. Bill Rose Lincoln LN2 1PU Vice Chair email: [email protected] Mr David James
The Archdeacon of Lincoln Bolingbroke Deanery Administrator The Venerable Tim Barker Jane Howsam Tel: 01522 750327 The Vicarage, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5EF Tel: 01790 752526 The Rural Dean of Bolingbroke email: [email protected] The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates Mon-Fri 1pm-5pm The Vicarage, Church Street,
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93 Boston Road, Spilsby, PE23 5HH
Rector of the South Ormsby Group Tel: 01790 754151 The Rev’d. Cheryl Hilliam email: [email protected] The Rectory, South Ormsby, Louth, Lincs. LN11 8QT Tel: 01507 480236 Readers email: [email protected] Mr. David James (Area Secretary) 80 Halton Road, Spilsby Tel: 01790 752711 Marden Hill, Partney, Spilsby & Stickney Groups Mr. Frank Richardson (Local Secretary) The Rev’d Canon Peter Coates 8 Ashby Meadows, (address as above). Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 5DN http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/spilsby/ Tel: 01790 753510
Mr Paul McLaughlin Assistant Curate c/o The Vicarage, Church Street, The Rev’d. Martin Faulkner Spilsby, PE23 5EF The Curate’s House, 3, Woodlands View, Tel: 01790 752526 Spilsby, PE23 5GD (Chapter Clerk) Tel: 01790 753553 mob: 07446 860520 Deacons email: [email protected] c/o The Vicarage, as above
The Rev’d. Jean Coates The Rev’d. Teresa McLaughlin
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