Church Diary March 2020 Sunday 1st March 1st of Lent Haselbech 9.15am Holy Communion Sibbertoft 10.00am Tea and Toast Clipston 11.00 Holy Communion Welford 6.00pm Evensong Wednesday 4th March Welford 10.00am Mothers Union Communion Sibbertoft Manor 11.30am Holy Communion Sunday 8th March 2nd of Lent Marston Trussell 9.30am Holy Communion Clipston 10.00am Worship 4 Everyone Welford 11.00am Family Service Naseby 11.00am Holy Communion Welford 6.00pm Holy Communion Sunday 15th March 3rd of Lent Naseby 9.30am Holy Communion Sibbertoft 9.30am Matins Clipston 11.00am Holy Communion Welford 6.00pm Evensong Wednesday March 18th Sibbertoft 11.00am Manor Service Sunday 22nd March 4th of Lent Sibbertoft 9.30am Holy Communion Naseby 9.30am Service of the Word Welford 11.00am Family Communion Marston Trussell 6.00pm Evensong Welford 6.00pm Evensong Sunday 29th March 5th of Lent Naseby 10.00am Benefice Holy Communion Page DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH United Benefice of Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh, Marston Trussell, Naseby, Sib- WELFORD bertoft and Welford Lesson Readers Intercessions Sidesmen Priest in Charge Rev Canon Miranda Hayes The Rectory, Church Lane Clipston LE16 9RW [email protected] 525342 1/3 6.00pm 1st P Lane S Bevin C & J Horner 2nd A Barraclough Readers Kairen Ball, 11 Salford Close, Welford 575331 8/3 11.00am 1st J Howell - Jones Children Diane Parton, 26 Welland Rise, Sibbertoft 880972 6.00pm 1st C Horner J Nicholas K & M Broad Trevor Lake. Swallow Brook, Naseby Road, Clipston 07785242904 2nd J Horner Magazine Julian Howell - Jones, 83 West Street, Welford 575757 15/3 6.00pm 1st G Ball G Ball S & W Lees St. Mary the Virgin, Welford 2nd S Lees Churchwardens Michael Morson, 3 Wakefield Drive, Welford 575333 22/3 11.00am 1st T Whorton K Ball Children Julian Howell - Jones 83 West Street, Welford 575757 2nd B Finch Treasurer Julie Newman, 30 Wakefield Drive, Welford 575335 6.00pm 1st G Newmam K Broad G & j Newman Secretary Ann Barraclough, 38 West End, Welford 575269 Organist Alan Barraclough, 38 West End, Welford 575269 J Newman Tower Captain Kelvin Broad, 3 Newlands Road, Welford 575683 Eucharisc Assistant Mothers' Union Anne Wing, 'Hollycroft', 2 Farndon Road, 8/3J Nicholas 22/3 K Ball Marston Trussell 468335 St. Helen, Sibbertoft Churchwarden Toby Jackson, Wry Furlong, Welford Rd, Sibbertoft 881091 SIBBERTOFT Treasurer Lesley Hartshorne, Roserie Cottage, Lesson Readers Intercessions Sidesme n Westhorpe, Sibbertoft 880112 1/3 10.00am TBC TBC Secretary Viv Arrowsmith, 5Beeches Close, Sibbertoft 880988 15/3 9.30am OT Cynthia Bailey Sue Clarke Viv Arrowsmith St. Nicholas, Marston Trussell NT Julie Cromack Churchwarden 18/3 11.00am TBC Treasurer Christine Otway, 9 Main Street, Marston Trussell LE169TY 289516 22/3 9.30am OT Lesley Hartshorn Carolyne Robinson Miles Lloyd Secretary Diane Parton 26 Welland Rise, Sibbertoft 880972 All Saints, Clipstom Eucharisc Assistant Churchwarden Steve Carpenter, The Covers, Harborough Rd 525120 22/3 Sue Clarke Treasurer/Organist Julie Connell, The Wooden Owl, 10a The Green 525336 St Michael ’ s, Haselbech WELFORD CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL Churchwardens Ellie Bletsoe - Brown The Croft, Haselbech 01604 686633 John Poulter 1 Wethill Close. Kettering 07711995772 Sunday Worship 10.45 Treasurer Michael Hopkins Orton House, Welford Road, Naseby 01604740309 Preacher Flower Rota Ladies Fellowship St. Deny ’ s Kelmarsh Churchwarden Bob Swinfen Lyndale Rectory Farm, Kelmarsh 01604686676 1/3 Rev Tony Avery Mr T Butlin The Ladies Fellowship Treasurer Gina Hankins Scotland Wood Farm, Kelmarsh 01604686216 8/3 Pastor Barrie Woo dward Mrs P Teear meets on the 1st and 3rd - All Saints, Naseby 15/3Rev Tony Avery Mrs A Bo Wednesday at 2.30pm Churchwarden Margaret Diack 11 Hall Close, Naseby 01604743820 Treasurer Maurice Cave 84 Church Street, Naseby 01604740388 22/3Bobbie Wakeleigh - Jones Paster B Woodward in The Schoolroom. 29/3 Takenh by Members Miss R Heard 5/4 Mrs J Bale Welford Congregational Chapel Pastor Barrie Woodward The Bakehouse, 17 West Street, Welford 5 75586 Treasurer Denise Bott Copper Bottom, Northampton Road, Welford 575746 Copy Deadline for April Edition — 15 th March Secretary Denise Bott Copper Bottom, Northampton Road, Welford 575 746 [email protected] 83 West Street WelfordPage 15 01858 575757 CHURCH DIARY Dear Friends, I wonder if you share my belief that relaonship is at the heart of who we are and Bell - ringing Practice Welford 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7.30pm what we can be? If you do, then you may see Lent as a me when you can focus on Bell - ringing Practice Sibbertoft 2nd & 4th Mondays at 7.30pm Matins Welford Wednesday at 9.30am your relaonship with God – reflecng on what it means to you, and how it is Matins Marston Trussell Every 1st Tuesday at 10.00am maturing and growing. For me, certainly, I hope that by Easter Day I will have Holy Communion at Sibbertoft Manor Every 1st Wednesday at 11 am Mothers Union Corporate Communion Welford First Wednesday every month at 10.00am walked that bit more closely with God; that I will know him that lile bit beer; learnt from him that lile bit more; and, most importantly, been changed by him – even if not as much as I need. How do I plan to help this happen? Obviously, I need to think first about what PSALMS AND READINGS makes a relaonship flourish and grow - and go from there. Sunday 1st March Psalm 61 So where do I start? Well, in order for there to be a relaonship at all, there has to 1st Genesis 2, 15 to 17 and 3, 1 to 7 be knowledge that the “ other ” is there. In order for us to fall in love with someone, 2nd Romans 5, 12 to 19 Gospel Matthew 4, 1 to 11 perhaps a future husband or wife, we need to know they exist, need to meet them Sunday 8th March and then, crucially, need to communicate with them honestly and oen. This, I Psalm 121 believe, is how relaonships flourish and grow: with authenc and regular commu- 1st Genesis 12, 1 to 4 nicaon. 2nd Romans 4, 1 to 5 and 13 to 17 Gospel John 3, 1 to 17 So when we think of our relaonship with God – however doubt - ridden it may be - Sunday 15th March it might be worth thinking first of how we communicate with him, and he with Psalm 95 us.And, as with any relaonship, there is a myriad number of ways in which this 1st Exodus 17, 1 to 7 communicaon takes place: we can see, hear and feel God through his creaon - in 2nd Romans 5, 1 to 11 majesc mountain and rolling plain; in crashing wave and trickling stream; in warm Gospel John 4, 5 to 42 sun, and freezing rain; and in those we love, their words, gestures, touch. In fact, Sunday 22nd March Psalm 122 God speaks to us wherever and whenever we seek him, and even when we don ’ t. 1st 1 Samuel 16, 1 to 13 2nd Ephesians 5, 8 to 14 But do we always noce and, when we do, do we always recognise what it is he is Gospel John 9 revealing to us? Quite probably not – so let ’ s try and listen a bit more this Lent, to spend more me paying aenon, tuning in to God. When we do that, we call it prayer. And if you ’ re not sure when or how to pray - well, whenever we are alert and responsive to the conversaon God is trying to have with us, that is prayer. Mothers Union The next Mothers Union Corporate Communion will be held in Rev. Miranda Page 3 Welford Church at 10.00am on Wednesday 4th March New Benefice Service Schedule: Following our Vision Building exercise as we seek to discern God ’ s will for his church, we will be introducing a new service Schedule after Easter which we feel reflects our shared understanding. We hope there will be a real sense of togetherness at all our services and that we will find a service on each Sunday which meets our needs. The most important thing is that our parishes feel supported and upheld by our presence, and that we are, indeed, a blessing to our communities – not just praying for them on a Sunday but serving them day by day. Take the right path. As you will see from the schedule, one of the main developments is the new monthly Benefice Service at 10am on the fourth Sunday of each Success in public life brings all kinds of temptations month. It will rotate alphabetically round the parishes, beginning with Clipston on 26 th April. that are hard to resist. One famous man, who ’ s happy, This is a wonderful opportunity to continue our journey together as a family life was the envy of his friends was asked how Benefice, growing in love and fellowship – and growing in numbers as he did it. we share our joy, our gifts and our talents with those around us. What a privilege it is to play a part in the building of God ’ s kingdom! Revd Miranda, Kairen, Diane, Trevor, Gordon and Val (Benefice He answered; " If you can find the courage to be Ministry Team) yourself, to be the person God intended you to be, you`ll come out alright". PARISH 1st Sun 2nd Sun 3rd Sun 4th Sun 5th Sun Welford 11,00am Fam Serv* Fam Serv It`s not always easy to refuse to go along with the 6.pm HC E/song E/song E/song crowd. It takes a special brand of courage to keep true Sibberto 10.00am T&Toast to yourself and dare to be different.