Volume 19: Issue 6 July / August 2017 Sheepy Benefice Gazette Covering: Orton » Ratcliffe » Sheepy » Shenton » Sibson » Twycross www.sheepybenefice.org or (search: Sheepy Group of Churches) CONFIRMATION The Confirmaon of Ben Nighngale from Shenton and Anna Taylor from Orton on the Hill took place in the presence of the Bishop of Leicester, Right Reverend Martyn BAPTISM Beatrice Spicer at Orton on the Hill. BAPTISM WEDDING Luca Peter Ifimia‐Mander (in Lyndsey Reading and Daniel Roberts were married tradional Romanian clothes) recently at Orton on the Hill Distributed free to around 900 households in all six parishes ten times a year July / August 2017 Sheepy Benefice Gazette Church Services—Jul / Aug 2017 All service details are also on the Benefice website – www.sheepybenefice.org There is also a communion service at 9am every Thursday at Sheepy Magna 2 Sheepy Benefice Gazette July / August 2017 View From the Pulpit In memoriam… “Hope is not just for the person who has died, it’s for the people who remain behind. It gives us something to hold on to. We are surrounded by creation with signs of things that die and come back to life, and that’s a wonderful metaphor of hope.” A Chrisan funeral recalls the resurrecon hope that Jesus Christ offered to his church at the first Easter: the wonderful news that there is life beyond death in the presence of God, free from fear and pain. Eternal life gives hope of Gods wonderful, loving acceptance, joyful freedom and peace of mind, and unity with those who have gone before us. The Chrisan understanding of what it means to be human comes from the Bible. The Bible teaches that every person has been uniquely created with a physical body, a conscious mind [the brain] and, connecng everything together, a spirit, or soul. Therefore each one of us is more than a physical The image is of ‘Memory stones’ made by Martha, body of skin, bones and brain. At the heart of every the granddaughter of the late Margaret Ward, whose single human is our spiritual being…our soul. funeral took place on 31st May at All Saints Sheepy. The KS2 children have been into church to celebrate I had travelled with Margaret and her husband Roy, a Bapsm and a Wedding…and on July 4th they will sharing Home communion regularly, and geng to come to share in a simple Funeral service…helping hear of their life and faith. And at her funeral the them to grow in their understanding of the Chrisan whole family had the opportunity to come together rites of passage that mark all stages of life. and offer thanks to God for her life. The message shared at Funerals, wherever they Strong Son of God, immortal love, happen, is one of hope. Although there is sadness Whom we, that have not seen thy face, because someone you know and love has died, in By faith, and faith alone, embrace, every Church of England Funeral there will also be a Believing where we cannot prove. [Tennyson] message of hope in life aer death… Every Blessing Revd. Julia 3 July / August 2017 Sheepy Benefice Gazette 4 Sheepy Benefice Gazette July / August 2017 Ratcliffe Culey News RATCLIFFE FRIENDSHIP CLUB PAST EVENTS A big thank you to everyone who supported our Churchyard Tidy‐Up. Very many thanks to all those who got to work with strimmers, mowers and other Aernoon Tea in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. th Thank you to the ladies who served the delicious teas tools both on the morning of 10 June and before the and to those who manned the stalls, cooked cakes day to make the churchyard look so much beer. It and gave gis. Thanks also to Gill for her plants and was especially pleasing as it made the church more Helen for her cards. An excellent total of £500 was welcoming in me for the Aernoon Tea. th raised and on Wednesday 5 July we will present our FUTURE EVENTS cheque to a representave of the local branch of Treasure Hunt This will be held on Sunday 20th Guide Dogs at a lunch at ‘The Purley Chase Centre’ August at 3 p.m. at the church. Full details will be given on flyers which will be circulated around the UNUSUAL EVENTS village some me before the event. Refreshments Tracon Engines On Sunday morning, 11th June, two will be available in the church aerwards. splendid tracon engines, Elsa and Mary, stopped near the Gate Inn to refresh the engines from the fire NEXT SERVICES hydrant and for the crews to get lunch. They were rd on their way to Broughton Astley, via Wykin, for a Sunday 23 July, th Holy Communion at 10.00 a.m. rally on the weekend of 17/18 June. Thanks to Phil Woodfield for being on hand to take the pictures Sunday 27th August, shown on the back cover. Holy Communion at 10.00 a.m. Orton News PLANT SALE AND COFFEE MORNING. BAPTISM An enormous thank you to everyone who brought Photo of the Bapsm of Beatrice Spicer on Trinity and bought plants last month. We took an amazing Sunday feature amongst those on the front cover of £325 and very special thanks must go to Richard this month’s magazine. Parker for all his very hard work. The photo below CHURCH WORKS shows him with one of his bush tomatoes which were very sought aer as they were already bearing Following invesgaons it has been discovered that fruit. He will soon be buying seeds and planning next the gravel border around the building is purely year’s planng so if you have any special requests let cosmec and it is only the down pipes which have him know in good me. soakaways. Aer discussions with our architect we will have to replace/improve the drainage area to have any hope of making the church drier inside – we are hopeful that we may be able to get grants towards some of the approximate £30K costs for this. It has also been suggested that the font is moved to the east end of the south aisle to increase the community area. THE BELLS OF ST EDITHS See page 13 TWYCROSS PARISH COUNCIL ARE MEETING IN ORTON CHURCH AT 7PM ON THURSDAY 6TH JULY. 5 July / August 2017 Sheepy Benefice Gazette Main Road, Ratcliffe Culey 01827 715701 Cosy, warm, country pub serving real ales, fine wines and freshly prepared, Mrs C A Parkes home cooked cuisine. 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Extensions & alterations A box this size (5cm tall) Luxury period bathrooms costs just £5 per issue Bespoke hand-made kitchens Experienced We can design it for you See our range of green oak garden furniture at cleaner Just contact the editor: www.hollisfarmfurniture.co.uk available Helen Anderton 01827 881085 or 07875 498628 complete with references [email protected] email [email protected] Tel: Anne 01827 875905 01827 714855 6 Sheepy Benefice Gazette July / August 2017 Sheepy News (cont on page 9) FOOD & FELLOWSHIP IN CHURCH be respected. There are further plans to eat in church: This is your church and it serves your community. Just Brunches on 8 July, and 12 August between 10am as in the past local people made it possible to build a and 12 noon. £5 a head. Full cooked breakfast, church, install church bells and stained glass windows toast and marmalade and endless tea and coffee. now it is the me to make your mark in the history of Sheepy Church by making a contribuon. By TUESDAY CHURCH compleng the gi aid form delivered with this Tuesday Church is an informal service with music, a Gazee the church can claim an extra 25% from the story and a cra acvity. There will not be services Inland Revenue. in July and August. Please accept this invitaon now so that you are part of this historic moment. Remember the village church SHEEPY WI belongs to everyone providing a place to celebrate Sheepy WI recently spent an evening at Kwik Fit learning the key milestones of life and in its reincarnaon a about car maintenance. See the back cover for more info flexible community space. Please support this effort. and a picture. If this event sounds interesng we’d love you to come and join us.