Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin Parish Magazine March 2019
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Marown, foxdale and Baldwin Parish magazine March 2019 Clergy Revd Janice Ward Marown Vicarage, Main Road, Crosby. IM4 4BH Tel: 01624 851378, e-mail: [email protected] (usual day off Thursday) Readers Nancy Clague 01624 851877 [email protected] Doug Chalk 07624 451827 Heather Paisley 07624 467158 [email protected] or by post to 30 Ballatessan Meadow, Peel, IM5 1DU Churchwardens Foxdale Sue Waring, Malcolm Clague Marown Ann Williams [email protected] Tel 852721 Nick Poole Wilson [email protected] Baldwin Sue Sayle and Chris Williamson Synod representatives Sue Waring [email protected] Charles Wilson Rosemary Gibson PCC Elected Members Sue Sharples (secretary to PCC and Electoral Roll Officer) [email protected] - tel 662076 Peter Speers Rae Poole-Wilson Sue Salt Rosemary Gibson David Ward For Contributions to the newsletter, send to Heather as above. Dear Friends We are not all expected to go to Spring is almost upon us and as the such a college, but if we profess to earth comes to life once again, so be followers of Jesus then we are we look to our spiritual renewal as expected to closely observe, and we approach then imitate, His teaching and Lent. A ‘buzz example of living. Jesus was a man word’ in Church who put God at the centre of His circles these life, who prayed regularly and days is frequently, who read the Holy ‘discipleship’ but Scriptures and thought about their what does this word mean for us? meaning. Jesus showed Two thousand years ago it was compassion for the outcast and associated with the ten closest disadvantaged in society and followers of Jesus (Peter, James, forgave those who persecuted (and John etc). The word ‘disciple’ executed) him. comes from the Greek ‘mathetes’ meaning ‘a learner’, someone who accepts the views and practices of a teacher, thus, the New Testament refers to the disciples of John the Baptist, the Pharisees and Moses besides referring to those who gathered around Jesus and shared most intimately in His ministry. Revd William Sykes, former chaplain of Society today is quick to lay blame University College on someone or some organisation Oxford, recalls when things go wrong, fast to offer some advice given to him as a a response to ‘breaking news’, curate at Bradford cathedral, which rapidly jumping to conclusions was to observe closely the provost. about situations without hearing all He later described this time of as the facts and has an under-current one of valuable discipleship of negativity. Jesus rarely directly because it showed him how to put blamed anyone for anything; he into practice all he had learned at offered great insights and wisdom theological college. into the lives of those he met getting to the heart of what really into action, it is about taking the ailed them. Jesus inspired hope example and teaching of Jesus and and expectation, lifting people from making them visible in the world their predicaments to brighter through our words and behaviour. futures. All of these teachings are It is easy to fall into step with the based upon the love rest of society of God for us, the but as Christians human family, and we should be for all creation. focused upon Godly values. As disciples of Jesus we are called to do Lent is an something similar. excellent time to To share this Good shake off the News of God’s love, negativity of this to be slow to blame age and replace and quick to console, to be it with the hopeful expectation of thoughtful and prayerful, angry at the kingdom of God, the Good injustice and prepared to do News that Jesus proclaimed. something about it as best we can. Happy Lent everyone Over the next few weeks try this exercise: when you hear a piece of Canon Janice news, either on TV, radio, internet or word of mouth, think about your During the past months we response. have commended to God’s eternal keeping Stanley Skinner, Victor Howe and Alfie Moore Were you quick to judge and Revised Electoral Roll condemn? Did you try to get all This year we have to do a complete the facts? Did you rush to an revision of the Parish Roll so opinion? Was your reaction hopeful everyone will have to fill in a and positive? registration slip. Don’t get left off the Church Roll! Opening date for th Being a disciple of Jesus is putting registrations is 10 March and will th our Bible knowledge and prayers run until 14 April. Flowers and Cleaning at Quiet Day 6th April St Luke’s 10am to 4pm at the Cathedral. Led There will be no flowers in any of by Bishop Michael Burrows from the our Churches during Lent, so please Church of Ireland. Bishop Peter bear that in mind if you would extends an invitation to all lay normally do those dates. We plan people as well as Clergy and to decorate the church for Easter Readers. Please let Canon Janice Day on Saturday 20th April, from know if you will be attending before 10am onwards, so we would really 2nd April for catering purposes. appreciate your help. We will need: Solutions to last month’s Helpers to spring clean the puzzles church; Helpers to decorate the church with flowers; Daffodils, and other flowers, as well as greenery. News about Foxdale Church Unfortunately, we still do not have the go ahead to do the repairs at St Paul’s in Foxdale, so it remains closed for all use including worship and occasional offices and for other uses such as the Soup Lunches. The churchyard is not affected and remains open for Newsletter Contributions visitors and burials etc. Do you have any news items that you would like to include in the Parish Newsletter? Please send them to Heather if you do. Items for Lent Course 2019 inclusion in the following month’s newsletter Lent is almost upon us and our Lent must be received by no later than the second Sunday of the month if emailed - earlier if hand course will run on Monday evenings written. We reserve the right to edit all copy in Lent at Marown Church. Please and cannot accept anything which is not in line let Canon Janice know if you want with our Christian beliefs and values. The Vicar a free booklet. will have the final decision on this if a problem arises. Tom Cowell writes: Your Garden in March We have had work done on the You can still prune rose trees and front windows to try to keep out butterfly the damp and rain. Unfortunately, bushes if we found that when the windows there is no were fitted a few years ago, the hard frost bottom base had been fitted with about, and do give them some sand, which allowed the dampness fertiliser. Roses love some good to penetrate under the concrete. farmyard manure around their When you approach St Luke’s of a base. Beware of late night frost dark winter’s evening and see all of and protect tender young plants the windows glowing with light with straw. Divide and replant from the glass vases filled with perennials into your flower borders. candles, it really is a wonderful Now is the time to sow tomato sight to see. Sue always takes care seeds in a heated propagator or on of these and, of course, when we a warm windowsill in the house to see the light of the candles, we grow on out of doors when all always think of Jesus, the Light of danger of frost is over, but keep the World. some plants to grow in the greenhouse later on. Take As spring approaches, the daffodils chrysanthemum cuttings when they appear to welcome the new season are about two inches tall and you from their pots and flower beds by can start to plant out your summer the gate. The more there are, the flowering bulbs this month. Add a more they make people smile and little fertiliser to the top of your capture the hearts of the passers- flower beds. Sow grass seeds to by. They’re shooting up and cover bare spots in the lawn and budding even now; it’s still cold, keep pulling up as many weeds as but they’ll survive. I can’t wait to possible, otherwise they will soon see them – they’re my favourite seed all over the place. Annual flower. flowers and vegetable seeds can be sown in a warm greenhouse, if you Cleaning the church is often taken have one. Don’t forget to start for granted, but we’d soon notice if looking through your catalogues to it wasn’t done. We are very order your summer flowering grateful to those who do it. Can plants. you spare an hour or two to help? Thomas S. J. Cowell, MBE Many hands make light work! Date Time Location Details Sunday 3rd 10.00 Marown Morning Prayer (BCP) Sunday next before 11.30 Marown Messy Church (relocated) Lent 18.30 Baldwin Evening Prayer (BCP) Wednesday 6th 19.00 Crosby Ash Wednesday Service Ash Wednesday Methodist Sunday 10th 10.00 Marown Holy Communion (BCP) 1st Sunday of Lent 11.30 Marown Family Service (Child Groups) Holy Communion (BCP) 18.30 Baldwin Monday 11th 19.30 Marown Lent Course #1 Sunday 17th 10.00 Marown Holy Communion (CW) Choir 2nd Sunday of Lent 11.30 Marown Celtic Communion (Child Groups) 18.30 Baldwin Healing Service Monday 18th 19.30 Marown Lent Course #2 Sunday 24th 10.00 Marown Morning Prayer (CW) 3rd Sunday of Lent 11.30 Marown Family Service (Child Groups) 18.30 Baldwin Holy Communion (CW) Monday 25th 19.30 Marown Lent Course #3 Sunday 31st 11.15 Marown Family Communion for Mothering Sunday/ Mothering Sunday 4th Sunday of Lent 18.30 Baldwin Guest Service Monday 1st April 19.30 Marown Lent Course #4 Flowers Rota – St Luke’s Date Sunday 3rd Vacant Sunday 10th No flowers - Lent Sunday 17th No flowers – Lent Sunday 24th No flowers - Lent Dates for March 1st 2pm Union Mills Chapel Mothers Union World Day of Prayer.