March ~ May 2020

Walesby Churches www.walesbychurches.org Rector’s letter MARCH 2020

Dear friends

Over the last few months I have The ‘5 Marks of Mission’ we are they serve, endeavouring to grow by Know what we do well about to explore in our Lent course engagement. often contemplated the nature of To know what we do well is therefore are clear that our faith can be worked the ministry, that we as church Rural ministry is quiet and often key to our own confidence. To have an out in many different ways. Are we: leaders, offer our congregations understated. It works in a seasonal understanding that we are each local to and wider communities. TELLING, TEACHING, TENDING, cycle with God’s creation. It brings our communities and serve them as we or It is very easy to say that we, as TRANSFORMING TREASURING communities together allowing a are needed, not just as we feel we are Churches? In a church with a large Christians and faithful believers, all comfortable space for all, in their expected to. When we understand that congregation we could be all of these worship God and we take Christ - the particular personal relationship with then we will see in our own unique way, things. But, as churches in smaller incarnate God in our midst - as our God. It gives a spiritual cohesion to how relevant we are. communities it can sometimes feel as saviour and follow his teachings. It the communities served. It operates in though we are just not good enough, This issue of the Wolds Witness will look then makes it a simple step to offer places where God’s creation is highly as we only have the ability to offer across our group of churches at some a one size fits all solution to ministry, valued and treasured. It also tends for ourselves to God in one or two of the of the work we are doing to support and theological questions and to the those in our communities in need of missional tasks in hand and even then, engage with the people we serve. financial problems that persistently support, company or just that non- only in short bursts. It maybe we are blight our churches. judgemental ear. few in number and though blessed by Lent course All churches are local God with health and ability - the energy I would like us to think of ourselves as I would also encourage you to attend does run out! the seed planted in the good soil, that The problem is that while we know the Lent course as it may just help grows slowly, needs time to mature and the ‘one size fits all’ approach doesn’t Eleven churches with no church hall and clarify in your own mind just how you in fruit. work, we still persist in applying it. All 1 toilet cannot under any circumstance your own context are serving God. churches are fundamentally local, they be the large ‘successful’ mega church So when we look across our patchwork Yours in Christ exist in the community and are of the and shouldn’t try to be. of rural parishes we may recognise our community. We have, of course, our churches as the fields of good soil. Their On the other hand the large ‘successful’ over-arching structures to support and nutrients and compositions may vary church won’t be the focus of a small guide us, our deaneries and diocese. but it is still good soil. And it is in these local community, walking hand in hand They are necessary to keep a unity fields that various seeds are sown, each with church goers and non-church of purpose for God’s people as the growing at its own pace, and then finally goers alike. body of Christ in each locality. Yet how maturing in different ways - and there is each ‘Body of Christ’ works, teaches, It is a real pleasure to look around at always good fruit to be harvested in the promotes the mission of the Church and the churches in the Walesby group end. and see how against all the odds they relates to its community and towards While we are united in Christ we are all are working successfully, each in very the Church as a whole is different in very different in the local outworking of different and distinct ways. Churches each and every place. our churches and faith, we are not a looking outward to the communities one size fits all church.

page 2 page 3 Please note: Each session is free standing Jonathon Green Each session will follow the following itinerary 16 May 1962 - 25 December 2019 7pm ...... Refreshments 7.30pm .....Welcome, Introduction and opening prayer 7.35pm .....External speaker reflects on a specific Mark (styles may vary) Our Lent Course for 2020 8.15pm...... Question & Answer (20 mins or so) We are running a Lent course across 8.45pm...... Depart the Deanery during March to explore the ‘5 Marks of Mission’. These 5 Marks were defined by the Anglican Monday 2nd March (, Church Hall) Consultative Council to give some clarity Sarah Spencer, Diocesan Environmental Officer and definition to what we as Anglicans actually mean by mission. In the Treasure: Treasuring and Sustaining God’s Creation simplest terms we might define mission as helping to proclaim, promote and sustain the Kingdom of God.

Five key areas have been defined Monday 9th March ( Church, LN8 6EW) TELLING, TEACHING, TENDING, Revd John Leach, Diocesan Discipleship Officer TRANSFORMING & TREASURING. Teach: Teaching and Personal Discipleship. I remarked on these in the last issue Jonathon Green died on Christmas Day. of the Wolds Witness trying to whet Suddenly and unexpectedly. your appetite for the upcoming He was churchwarden at St Mary’s course! Monday 16th March (Market Rasen Church Hall) and played a crucial and The course is entitled - Teena Twelves, Coordinator of Lincoln Street Pastors vital part in the life and organisation of Mission in Today’s World the parish and all its activities. Ever the Tend: Loving Service and the Work of the Street Pastors It will consist of 5 sessions, each one practical man his wisdom, quiet and concentrating on one of the thoughtful approach to life set him apart, Marks of . Each session will be led by and many will testify that he proved the Mission an outside speaker, whose organisation Monday 23rd March (Brookenby Church, LN8 6EW) proverb that a friend in need is a friend represents, in its mission, that particular Market Rasen Salvation Army indeed. Terry Carpenter, Mark very closely. The sessions will We would ask that you keep his wife alternate between Market Rasen Church Transform: Creating a Just and Fair Society Sarah and children Daniel and Beth Hall and Brookenby Church. (as well as his extended family) in your prayers. Monday 30th March (Market Rasen Church Hall) He will be sorely missed. Especially by Please note we are unable to run a Revd Joseph Snelling St Swithin’s Church, Lincoln me. Friday Morning Course as was originally intended. I will endeavour to run another Tell: Evangelism & Proclaiming the Good News. Mike English Friday morning course after Easter. page 4 page 5 The Parish of Brookenby

It was with great delight that undertake safeguarding training and the congregation of Brookenby undergo a DBS check. Also, this legal celebrated the birth of the new requirement would have applied to all Parish of Brookenby on Saturday the members of the 1st February 2020. PCC. As many of you will know Brookenby, As negotiations to double the floor area and prior to that RAF , officially and extend the lease for the church existed within the sprawling parish of building progressed, both Brookenby Stainton le Vale. The airfield was created and Stainton le Vale churches felt that on a large area of farmland during the we needed to divest St Andrew’s of its inter-war years. legal oversight of Brookenby and let St Michael & All Angels take full control of Since the closure of RAF Binbrook (in its own future. 1988) and the creation of Brookenby as village in its own right (in 1992) and All the discussions and legal processes the establishment of St Michael & All involved in the creation of the new Angels Church in Brookenby (in 1998), parish were done within a year and the the relationship between the Parish 10th parish within the Walesby Group Church of St Andrew’s in Stainton le came into legal being on 1st February Vale and St Michael & All Angels Church 2020. in Brookenby has been very unclear. The boundary of the new parish and Technically there was a single PCC and Stainton le Vale is the Binbrook to Brookenby operated with a DCC or Thoresway road a making a very simple District Church Council. The relationship and obvious demarcation. between these two councils was From the annual meetings this year both not defined by any pastoral scheme, PCCs have a right to a full complement causing many historic anomalies and of Churchwardens, PCC Members and issues to arise. Additionally, because Deanery Synod representatives. Brookenby is around 10 times the size of Stainton le Vale it seemed wrong to I wish Brookenby Church, its expect St Andrews to be the backstop Congregation and Church Council well for all the legal requirements set upon in all they do, and pray for their future. I Brookenby. also thank St Andrew’s, Stainton le Vale for the oversight, guidance and interest More difficulties arose as we started to given by them to St Michael’s & All develop children’s work at Brookenby. Angels over the past 30 years. This required all the PCC members to Fr Chris page 6 page 7 Tending and Telling Our Mission in Brookenby

In many ways Brookenby has recently been on a church pre-school always been a missional church. group “collaboration and getting to Without the historic asset of an know you” seminar led by Ann Court, ancient building and a traditional Bishops David’s wife. Ann has much Anglican heritage its connection experience in leading groups of this with the community has only been type and we appreciate her expertise made through local involvement and support. We operate every Tuesday of Church Members living out the morning during term time. Growth Gospel they love and serve. has been slow but steady and since Christmas we have had our biggest Many of you are aware of the missional attendances and still growing. In terms work and community support offered of mission we are to the over many years by the church and its Tending community, but also the Gospel congregation. These are now offered as Telling stories as we have stepped through part of the Community Hub Project. This Creation, Remembrance, Advent, side of St Michael & All Angels work is Christmas, Epiphany and Baptism in going from strength to strength and we sessions of story, play, song and prayer. give thanks for all those who volunteer their time in The Tea Shop and Thrift It’s been great to see young children Shop. accompanied by mums, dads and grandparents, all of whom have willingly Our other major missional initiative taken part in all we do. From my started last September, when we set up perspective it’s also wonderful to reflect Diddy Disciples our pre-school group on the day that neither Rev Sarah nor for little ones (our Diddy Disciples) and myself could be there and Selena and those who care for them. This is initially Carolyn felt able to lead the group by an ecumenical relationship with the themselves. local Methodist circuit, and we are very grateful for all the support Rev Sarah In March we will be walking through Parkin has given to us. Lent with our families helping a real understanding of the Easter story to The Team currently consists of Fr develop. Please keep the group in your Chris, Rev Sarah, Selena Duke-Terjung prayers. (churchwarden at Brookenby) and Carolyn Winter (Thoresway). Selena has Fr Chris page 8 page 9 Our Start to Lent Ash Wednesday 40 days before Easter we start our symbolic meaning of repentance, or penitential and reflective journey changing our ways. Services of Holy towards the cross. The start of this Communion with imposition of ashes Journey is known as Ash Wednesday. were held at and Kirmond le It is the day following Shrove Tuesday, Mire, where 32 people were ashed to another traditional day when all the mark the start of their Lenten journey. good, possibly non–essential and Following the morning service at Tealby luxurious things in our lives can be cast we welcomed Tealby School into church aside. This is the origin of the pancake to mark their own start of Lent. We smothered in honey and lemon! discussed Jesus going to test his own To open a path into a few days of will power in the desert and explored simpler living, a time of reflection, things that we had done that we now uncluttered by too many worldly thing, is regret. The Children read the story of surely something that we are crying out Zacchaeus, a man who truly changed for in our world today. We don’t have his ways. It was from that perspective to look far to see the difficulties caused that we then offered the children the by the way we currently live to realise opportunity to receive an ash cross to the value in it. Ash Wednesday can be mark the start of their own journey of a key point in our calendar that helps self-discipline. All this along with the us, as Christians, reflect on our actions wonderful Song ‘Sign us with Ashes’ and try to be new people bringing God’s now marks a journey we will walk Kingdom into being. together through Lent as we meet weekly for collective worship in school. It was therefore a pleasure to see so Thank you to Michelle Baker and Tony many people come together in church & Margaret Neale for helping with the to mark the start of this Lenten season school service. by receiving the ‘Ash Cross’ upon their forehead. Ashes have an ancient Fr Chris page 10 page 11 WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON AROUND OUR PARISHES? Holy Week & Easter reorder the church, as a heritage/visitors Walesby, St Mary We are trying to visit as many of the Jesus’ life, from his triumphant entrance centre and community facility, alongside A great team effort, led and planned Churches in the group as possible into Jerusalem until his devastating a living and working place of worship by Martin and Margaret Warrener, was during Holy week and the Easter death on the cross just 5 days later. It was discussed. The informal feedback undertaken to clear away all the over weekend to allow communities to is to be performed twice, at 11am at to date from the DAC has been very grown shrubbery around the church favourable for a project which could access some of the Easter preparations Walesby ‘Old Church’ then at 1.45pm at and replace it with a gravel bed. be in the order of £500k. We wait for and celebrations in their church. All Saints, Tealby. Following the Tealby Local handyman Phil Hildridge was performance there will be a 30 minute the formal DAC report before our next This year a group of us have been contracted to remove and clear away all reflection service – ‘At the Foot of the steps. working hard under the direction of of the unwanted brash. Cross’ finishing in silence at 3pm. Margaret Neale, to put on a short one Thoresway, St Mary act play on Good Friday. The play We Hope you can join us as we Thoresway PCC has just appointed entitled ‘No Name in the Street’ is walk alongside Jesus, in the joys Debbie Rudd as Churchwarden after performed from the perspective of the and desperations of His last few the sad and unexpected loss of our crowds who witness the last week of days. dear friend Jonathon Green. We are very keen to move forward with our Palm Sunday Normal 1st Sunday Pattern plans to incorporate a WC and servery into the church. Chris Mackintosh-Smith Monday 6.15pm Claxby Evening Reflection of GMS architecture has given some Tuesday 6.15pm Stainton Evening Reflection informal guidance of what is possible. St Mary’s has some ancient grave 6.15pm Walesby Stations of the Cross Wednesday markers embedded into the floor. David Maundy Thursday 10am Brookenby Holy Communion & Stripping of the Altar Walsh (the DAC Monuments advisor) and a resident of Thoresway, is looking 6.15pm Kirmond Holy Communion & Stripping of the Altar at specialist grant funding to get these 8-10pm Kirmond Easter Vigil to be displayed on the walls. This will enable the project to move forward. Good Friday 11am ‘Old Church’ Play ‘No Name in the Street’ (45Mins) 12pm Brookenby Taize, Readings & Reflections (1hr) Tealby, All Saints The Percolation testing for the Trench 1.45 – 3pm Tealby Play ‘No Name in the Street’ & Reflection Margaret and Martin then laid the Arch drainage system has been Easter Sunday 6.15am ‘Old Church’ Holy Communion (BCP) membrane over the ground. An early successfull. Environmental Agency Saturday start saw residents of Walesby permissions are being applied for before 9am Holy Communion then barrow five cubic metres of gravel we seek the faculty for the project. We 9am Thoresway Holy Communion around the church. All it needs now are are targeting Summer 2021 for the 10.45am Claxby Holy Communion the potted plants for the summer. installation. Also, we have contracted 10.45am Tealby Holy Communion out the repairs to the large areas of , St Thomas crumbling plaster in the nave. We are 10.45am Brookenby Methodist Led Holy Communion The Diocesan Advisory Committee in the process of applying for “List B” 10.45am Walesby Family Worship (DAC) visited on 19th February to permissions. We plan to have this work explore the options how to bring St 6pm Kirmond Evening Prayer (BCP) done in late September of this year. Thomas’ back into use. A proposal to page 12 page 13 Readings for the Principal Services of the day, Year A The First three Readings are used at services of Holy Communion, only the two Lent shown in bold are used at other services. (The Psalm may be used at any service at the discretion of the minister leading the service.) Child Sponsorship ... an update Lunch 8th March, 2nd Sunday of Lent - Purple We have taken the decision not to hold Thank you to the churches who sponsor the usual Lent Lunch this year, but Genesis 12: 1-4a, Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17, John 3: 1-17, (Psalm 121). children through Action Aid. We receive instead there will be a bring and share regular letters and photographs from 15th March, 3rd Sunday of Lent - Purple lunch at Brookenby after the Group our sponsor children which I copy and , Romans 5: 1-11, , (Psalm 95). Service on March 22nd. (see page 18) Exodus 17: 1-7 John 4: 5-42 send out to you. I thought that a year on from the latest sponsorships a general The Lent and Advent lunches have been 22nd March, Mothering Sunday – Rose / Purple update and reminder to contact the held since 2007 and I think that it is 1 Samuel 1: 20-end, Colossians 3: 12-17, John 19: 25b - 27, (Psalm 127: 1-4). children would be timely. time to reflect and to seek views from you about these events. For example, 29th March, 5th Sunday of Lent - Purple Currently the parishes of Tealby, should they continue? And if so, in what Ezekiel 37: 1-14, Romans 8: 6-11, John 11: 1-45, (Psalm 130). Walesby and North Willingham are format? Is mid-week a good time or sponsoring Abraham Chelangat (8) from 5th April, Palm Sunday - Red would a weekend be better? Uganda. His latest letter says that he Isaiah 50: 4-9a, Philippians 2: 5-11, Matthew 26: 14 - 27: 66, (Psalm 31: 9-18). likes school and his mother sends her The lunches have always been non- good wishes to us. profit making and as well as sharing 9th April, Maundy Thursday - White fellowship an important intent has been , 1 Cor 11: 23-26, (Psalm 116). Normanby, Thoresway and Stainton Exodus 12: 1-4 & 11-14 John 13: 1-17 & 31b-35 to raise money for charity. All monies sponsor Edvin Gonzalo from raised have been sent to 12th April, Easter Day – Gold / White Guatemala. He is 10 and attends the Mission and in recent years Jeremiah 31: 1-6, Acts 10: 34-43, John 20: 1-18, (Psalm 118: 14-24). local primary school and is in year 2, he Without Borders shared with the Lincoln Branch of The hopes to continue his education. 19th April, 2nd Sunday of Easter - White Nomad Trust. Supporting a charity as Claxby, and we as a family, sponsor a Benefice is a good way of sharing our Exodus 14: 10-end & 15: 20-21, Acts 2: 14a,22-32, John 20: 19-end, (Psalm 16). Beneta Faye from Senegal. Beneta is Christian faith and helps us to reflect on 26th April, 3rd Sunday of Easter - White about 6 and as well as attending school those, both locally and overseas, who loves helping her mum. are struggling. Zephaniah 3: 14-end, Acts 2: 14a, 36-41, Luke 24: 13-35, (Psalm 116: 1-7). Please, can I encourage you to write to However, there may be other ways that 3rd May, 4th Sunday of Easter - White your child as they love receiving letters. we achieve this. I would, therefore, be Genesis 7, Acts 2: 42-end, John 10: 1-10 (Psalm 23). We cannot send gifts but postcards and very grateful for your thoughts and ideas photographs to show them our farming on how we might move forward in the 10th May, 5th Sunday of Easter - White communities are always appreciated. future. Please do contact me either by Genesis 8: 1-19, Acts 7: 55-end, John 14: 1-14, (Psalm 31: 1-5 & 15,16). phone, email or come and talk over a If you need any contact details for any coffee. 17th May, 6th Sunday of Easter - White of the children please let me know, Genesis 8: 20 – 9: 17, Acts 17: 22-31, John 14: 15-21, (Psalm 66: 7-18). and please display the letters in your With my thanks for all the support you churches. Thank you. have given. 21st May, Ascension Day – Gold / White , Acts 1: 1-11, (Psalm 47). Revd Elaine Revd Elaine Daniel 7: 9-14 Luke 24: 44-end page 14 page 15 24th May, 7th Sunday of Easter - White Ezekiel 36: 24-28, Acts 1: 6-14, John 17: 1-11, (Psalm 68: 1-10). Group Services for MARCH 31st May, Pentecost - Red Sunday 1st March Lent 1 Numbers 11: 24-30, Acts 2: 1-21, John 20: 19-23, (Psalm 104: 26-end). North Willingham 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd MD 7th June, Trinity Sunday – Gold / White Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Isaiah 40: 12-17 & 27-31, 2 Cor 13: 11-13, Matthew 28: 16-20, (Psalm 8). Tealby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Leslie Giller 14th June, 1st Sunday after Trinity - Green (Proper 6A) Normanby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Exodus 19: 2-8a, Romans 5: 1-8, Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 8, (Psalm 100). Tuesday 3rd March Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena 21st June, 2nd Sunday after Trinity – Green (Proper 7A) / Carolyn Jeremiah 20: 7-13, Romans 6: 1b-11, Matthew 10: 24-39, (Psalm 86: 1-10). Wednesday 4th March 28th June, 3rd Sunday after Trinity - Green (Proper 8A) Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Jeremiah 28: 5-9, Romans 6: 12-end, Matthew 10: 40-end, (Psalm 100). Thursday 5th March Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Sunday 8th March Lent 2 Claxby 9am Holy Communion Revd CH Stainton 9am Morning Prayer BCP Roy Sutton Thoresway 9am Holy Communion CW Revd MD Brookenby 10.45am Methodist Service Methodist Led Walesby 10.45am Family Worship Merilyn Combes Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Kirmond 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Tuesday 10th March Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena / Carolyn Walesby 6.15pm Prayer and BCP Lay Led soirée with Sketches and Song Reflection Claxby Community Choir An evening of acoustic Wednesday 11th March music performances in Lincoln Cathedral Chorister Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Tealby Church, featuring Thursday 12th March St Marys Church 3 local bands; The Bush Walesby LN UW Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Doctors, Not Zoro, and Friday, March at .pm Sunday 15th March Lent 3 including supper (Children £5) Beard & Papps. All in aid of Tickets: Patti - 01673 838225 the current fundraising Normanby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd MD email: [email protected] effort. Brookenby 10.45am Family Worship Janine Shackleton £7.50 a ticket and there will Walesby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Lay Led also be food and drink Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd MD available on the night. Stainton 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Clarissa Turner page 16 page 17 Group Services for MARCH(cont.) Group Services for MARCH(cont.) Tuesday 17th March Tuesday 31st March Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena / Carolyn / Carolyn Wednesday 18th March Tealby 2pm Tealby School Easter Service Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Claxby 6.15pm Taizé with Communion Revd CH Thursday 19th March Wednesday 1st April Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Sunday 22nd March Lent 4 / Mothering Sunday Thursday 2nd April Brookenby 10.45am GROUP Holy CW Bishop David / Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Communion Revd CH & rededication of Brookenby Church followed by Lent Lunch Group Services for APRIL Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday our LENT Lunch ... 22nd MARCH 2020 North Willingham 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH A bring and share lunch at Brookenby. Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Please note the previously advertised Lent Lunch on the 18th March has been Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH cancelled. We are replacing it with a Group Bring and Share Lent Lunch on Sunday Tealby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Clarissa Turner 22nd March, to take place after the Group Service (10:45am) at Brookenby. (We Normanby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH have booked the Lancaster room in the Brookenby Community Centre). Monday 6th April Monday Holy Week This will be the only service in the Group that day and will be led by Bishop David. Claxby 6.15pm Evening Reflection Revd ET It will also be a time to welcome the new parish of Brookenby into our Benefice. Tuesday 7th April Tuesday Holy Week Lincoln Cathedral 11am Annual Chrism Mass All Welcome Tuesday 24th March Stainton 6.15pm Evening Reflection Clarissa Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Turner/ Janine / Carolyn Shackleton Wednesday 25th March The Annunciation Wednesday 8th April Wednesday Holy Week Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Normanby 6.15pm Holy Communion (With Incense) Revd CH / Walesby 6.15pm Stations of the Cross Revd CH / Revd ET Revd ET Thursday 9th April Maundy Thursday Thursday 26th March Brookenby 10am Holy Communion & CW Revd CH Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Strip Altar Kirmond 6.15pm Holy Communion & CW Revd ET / Revd CH Sunday (5th) 29th March Lent 5 / Passion Sunday Strip Altar Stainton 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Kirmond 8-10pm Easter Vigil Ministry Team Tealby 10.45am Morning Prayer CW Clarissa Turner Good Friday 10th April Good Friday Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Walesby (Old 11am - 11.45pm No Name in the Street' Revd CH & Team Brookenby 10.45am Family Communion Revd CH Church) Claxby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Brookenby 12pm - 1pm Taize, Readings & Reflections Revd ET Tealby 1.45pm No Name in the Street' + Revd CH & Team Reflection page 18 page 19 Group Services for APRIL(cont.) Group Services for APRIL(cont.) Sunday 12th April Easter Sunday Tuesday 28th April Walesby (Old 6.15am First Fire & Holy CW Revd CH Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Church) Communion / Carolyn Croxby (with 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd ET Claxby 6.15pm Taizé with Communion Revd CH Stainton) Wednesday 29th April Thoresway 9am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Claxby (with 10.45am Holy Communion Revd ET Normanby) Thursday 30th April Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion Methodist Service Walesby 10.45am Easter Family Service Merilyn Combes & Egg Rolling Group Services for MAY Kirmond 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Sunday 3rd May Easter 4 Tuesday 14th April North Willingham 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Walesby 6.15pm NO SERVICE Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Wednesday 15th April Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10am NO SERVICE Tealby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Leslie Giller Thursday 16th April Normanby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Brookenby 10am NO SERVICE Tuesday 5th May Sunday 19th April Easter 2 Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Normanby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd ET / Carolyn Brookenby 10.45am Family Worship Janine Wednesday 6th May Shackleton Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Walesby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Quin Hough Thursday 7th May Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Stainton 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Sunday 10th May Easter 5 Tuesday 21st April Claxby 9am Holy Communion Revd CH Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Stainton 9am Morning Prayer BCP RS / Carolyn Thoresway 9am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Wednesday 22nd April Brookenby 10.45am Methodist Service Methodist Led Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Walesby 10.45am Family Worship Merilyn Combes Thursday 23rd April Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd MD Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Kirmond 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Sunday 26th April Easter 3 Tuesday 12th May Stainton 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd ET Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH / Carolyn Brookenby 10.45am Methodist Service Methodist Led Walesby 6.15pm Prayer and Communion Revd ET Claxby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH page 20 page 21 Group Services for MAY(cont.) Group Services for JUNE Wednesday 13th May Tuesday 2nd June Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Thursday 14th May / Carolyn Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Wednesday 3rd June Sunday 17th May Easter 6 Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Normanby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Thursday 4th June Brookenby 10.45am Family Worship Janine Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Shackleton Sunday 7th June TRINITY SUNDAY Walesby 10.45am Morning Praise CW TBC North Willingham 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd MD Claxby 3pm Hillside Service Revd ET Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Stainton 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Tealby 10.45am Morning Praise CW Clarissa Turner Tuesday 20th May Normanby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP TBC Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena / Carolyn Tuesday 9th June Wednesday 21st May Ascension Day Brookenby 9.45am Diddy Disciples Pre School Revd CH / Selena Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH / Carolyn Linwood 7pm Deanery Service Deanery Staff Walesby 6.15pm Reflection & Prayer Lay Led Thursday 22nd May Wednesday 10th June Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Sunday 24th May Easter 7 Thursday 11th June Croxby 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Sunday 14th June Trinity 1 Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd ET Claxby 9am Holy Communion BCP TBC Claxby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Stainton 9am Morning Prayer BCP RS Tuesday 26th May Thoresway 9am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Claxby 6.15pm Taizé with Revd CH Brookenby 10.45am Methodist Service Lay led Communion Walesby 10.45am Family Worship Merilyn Combes Wednesday 27th May Tealby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Tealby 10am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Walesby (Old 3pm Ramblers Service Revd CH Thursday 28th May Church) Brookenby 10am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Kirmond 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH Sunday (5th) 31st May PENTECOST North Willingham 9am Holy Communion BCP Revd CH Tealby 10.45am Morning Prayer CW Quin Hough Walesby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd MD Brookenby 10.45am Holy Communion CW Revd CH Normanby 6pm Evening Prayer BCP Revd CH page 22 page 23 FUNERALS Eleanor Jill Robson Funeral at Lincoln Crematorium & Thanksgiving at All Saints Tealby 18 December 2019 Interment of Ashes at All Saints, Tealby 2nd February 2020

Jonathon Derek Green Funeral at St James’ Louth and Interment at St Mary’s Thoresway 23rd January 2020

Ellaline Mary Sivil Funeral at Crematorium 24th January 2020 the Ministry Team

Revd Chris Hewitt Rector. The Rectory, Otby Lane, Walesby, LN8 3UT [email protected] The Rector’s day-off is Saturday Revd Elaine Turner Associate Priest [email protected] Revd Leslie Giller Retired URC Priest & Lay Minister Clarissa Turner Lay Reader Janine Shackleton Lay Minister Merilyn Combes Family Worship Leader Your ministry team is always pleased to receive information concerning those who wish to be visited because of illness or other need and are also happy to take Holy Communion to anyone unable to attend church for any reason. For an electronic copy of this magazine please email: [email protected] Or for more information and what’s on in the Walesby Group please visit our website http:/www.walesbychurches.org THE BENEFICE OF THE WALESBY GROUP Brookenby, Claxby, Croxby, , , North Willingham Stainton le Vale, Tealby, Thoresway and Walesby page 24