Welcome to the March 2019 edition of Connected. Although Lent is almost upon us, I concert in Selby Abbey, whilst Martin Printed copies of Connected delivered decided to steer clear of discussions Millward continues his discussion of to your door cost £5 a year (£4 for about abstinence, and focus instead the importance of prayer from last pensioners) by subscription, or you on some of the other landmarks in month. can pick up a copy for 75p in Brayton the Church calendar during March. Cathy Rodgers sets out the all- Post Office or from any of the In this edition Jackie Jackman, important Parish Safeguarding Churches mentioned within these taking the lead in the ‘Dear Friends’ policy, and Tony Service updates us pages. Subscriptions run from June column, celebrates the invention on all matters Methodist. each year. You may also download of the satnav, and notes that Jesus Finally I ramble on about Mothering Connected free from the St Wilfrid’s can act as a satnav throughout our Sunday, pancakes, the good work of website www.stwilfridsparish.com. Christian journey. the St Wilfrid’s Social Committee, Contributions are always gratefully The Brayton Mothers Union and more cheekily, ‘Strictly Come received, by the 11th of the month anticipates a busy month ahead, Dancing’ St Wilf’s style! please. and Mrs Clarke reports on Hilary & Lyndsey’s inspiring visit to the John Clarke Ukraine with Selby Soroptomists. 01757 708646 Martha Harrold enjoys the Voice [email protected] Inside This Month Dear Friends ................................................. 3 MU News .....................................................10 Methodist Clergy ......................................... 4 Soroptomists ............................................... 11 Service Roster .............................................. 4 The Voice ..................................................... 12 St Wilfrid’s Clergy........................................ 5 Mothering Sunday ...................................... 13 St Francis Clergy .......................................... 5 Pancakes ....................................................... 14 St Wilfrid’s Notices ..................................... 6 Knock Knock ..............................................15 St Francis’ Notices ....................................... 6 Safeguarding ................................................. 16 From the Registers ...................................... 7 Social St Wilf’s ............................................ 17 Art for Art’s Sake ........................................ 7 The Directory .............................................18 Methodist News ........................................... 8 The latest round of St Starting with a double speed Wilf’s Does Strictly pasodoble, they glided was held during the recent between the tables before Tea@Two event in the moving on to a unique Parish Hall. In an electric interpretation of Gangnam atmosphere, and to the Style, and then finished with rhythms of Richard at the Dance of the Signets from organ accompanied by the Swan Lake. Tchaikovsky slurping of tea, the crowd would have been proud! was mesmerized by the The image right, helpfully elegant dancing of star paring provided by June Bryan, Murial Smith and Revd. Pete shows the couple in mid- Watson. dance. Cha Cha Cha! www.StWilfridsParish.com 2 Extended Online Version Dear Friends I lived on the Sussex coast for my Then, wonder of wonders, signs and information. Before first 22 years, and then in 1967 the satnav arrived, plus we know it we’ve taken the I moved north to a village near more motorways and fewer least sensible path. (And God Ripon. This meant that, certainly roundabouts, and the journey gives us common sense, not a for a while until I made new became a doddle - almost! I learnt helicopter!!). Fortunately for ones, my closest friends still lived to trust the satnav - almost! I soon us, however much in the wrong about 260 miles away. Naturally I discovered that common sense is direction we may travel, God can wanted to see them again but for still required. On one occasion use even this to bring us back to me this meant a daunting drive - in Wales the satnav clearly said the right road. a nightmare, in fact! What I’ve learnt over I can hardly believe many years is that that I ever made that God often just gently journey on my own, nudges us into faith but I did, every year. and trust. He had to Some people may nudge me through my remember that in stubbornness until I those days you could began to notice him, and ask the AA for a he keeps on nudging, detailed printed possibly because I’m route which would still stubborn?!! All I take you from door know is that sometimes to door. Every road I want to go down one junction, traffic light road, but deep down and roundabout there’s that subtle, was shown with instructions turn right which would have what I think is probably a God about which exit etc. you should taken me across a field and over given feeling, (a nudge?) that it’s take. This might have been a Welsh mountain. I might have the wrong way. straightforward with a navigator, reached my destination but only At times like these that’s when but on my own.... I would drive by helicopter. we have to trust our spiritual through London (no M25 in those Dare I say that being a Christian ‘satnav’ more than ever. Finally days) clutching the instructions isn’t a doddle. But, at the same taking the correct route, together with the steering wheel, time I don’t think we were ever everything falls into place..... hoping for the best as I navigated meant to flounder for too long until the next roundabout. As I the North and South circular and on our Christian journey. Jesus, intimated earlier, the Christian crossed over Kew bridge and and what we learn about him life isn’t an easy option, but my ever onward. My main problem, through the Bible and prayer, is goodness, it’s a deep-down joyful apart from other drivers always like our satnav, to continue the one. Give me The Satnav over seeming to know exactly where analogy. Like a satnav, if we use the AA any day! they were going and not always it regularly, we learn to trust very patiently, was remembering it. If Jesus is an intimate part of which was the last roundabout I’d our lives, trusting him becomes Jackie Jackman crossed. At the next roundabout, a habit. Does this habit become oh no, which one was it and which 100% reliable? Ideally it could be, exit did I need this time... as I said, but we ourselves can become a nightmare! Of course, I’d always a stumbling block. Perhaps we get there in the end and enjoy my want to dictate our destination, holiday, but always hanging over knowing in our own minds exactly me was the trauma of the return where we want to be in our life. journey. This can cause us to misread the Extended Online Version 3 www.StWilfridsParish.com Service Roster You are more than welcome to join us in any of the Services in March listed below. St Francis St Wilfrid’s Methodists Sunday 3rd Sunday 3rd Brayton 10:30am Holy Communion with 10:30am Lay-led Morning Prayer Sunday 3rd (Sunday before Lent) prayer and anointing for healing 12:30pm Baptisms 9:45am Prayer Fellowship Thursday 7th 5:00pm Inspire in St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall 10:30am Morning Worship 10:00am Holy Communion Tuesday 5th Sunday 10th (Lent 1) Sunday 10th 10:30am Holy Communion at Fernbank 9:45am Prayer Fellowship 10:30am Celtic Communion Court 10:30am Morning Worship Thursday 14th Wednesday 6th Sunday 17th (Lent 2) 10:00am Holy Communion 7:30pm Holy Communion 9:45am Prayer Fellowship Sunday 17th Sunday 10th 10:30am Morning Worship with Holy 10:30am Morning Worship or 8:00am Holy Communion Communion (united service with Burn Communion 10:30am Family Communion and Hambleton) Thursday 21st Monday 11th Sunday 24th (Lent 3) 10:00am Holy Communion 10:30am Holy Communion at 9:45am Prayer Fellowship Sunday 24th St Wilfrid’s Court 10:30am Morning Worship 10:30am Lay-led Morning Prayer Wednesday 13th Sunday 31st (Mothering Sunday) Thursday 28th 10:00am Holy 9:30am Holy Communion 9:45am Prayer Fellowship Communion Sunday 17th 10:30am Morning Worship Sunday 31st 10:30am Holy 10:30am Celtic Communion, Communion 12:30pm Baptisms Burn Wednesday 20th Sunday 3rd (Sunday before Lent) 9:30am Holy Communion 10:00am Morning Worship Sunday 24th Sunday 10th (Lent 1) 8:00am Holy Communion 10:00am Morning Worship with Holy 10:30am Holy Communion with prayer Communion and anointing for healing Sunday 17th (Lent 2) Wednesday 27th 10:30am United Worship @ Brayton 9:30am Holy Communion Sunday 24th (Lent 3) Saturday 30th 10:00am Morning Worship 7:00pm Thrive in St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall Sunday 31st (Mothering Sunday) Sunday 31st 10:00am Morning Worship 8:00am Holy Communion 10:30am Holy Communion Thorpe Willoughby 5:00pm Alive@5 St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall Sunday 17th (Lent 2) 10:30am Morning Worship with Holy Communion (all other services are Anglican) Methodist Clergy Brayton and Burn Methodist Ministers Revd. Philip Macdonald 1 Olive Grove, Goole, DN14 5AD [email protected] (01405 765154) Revd. Peter Barnett 5 Lynwith Close, Carlton, Goole, DN14 5RR [email protected] (01405 869701) Revd. Christine Gillespie 24 Tomlinson Way, Sherburn in Elmet LS25 6EQ [email protected] (01977 682695) www.StWilfridsParish.com 4 Extended Online Version St Wilfrid’s, Clergy & Officers Clergy Revd.. Pete Watson The Rectory, Doncaster Road, Brayton YO8 9HE (01757 704707) Revd.. Rodger Place [email protected] Revd.. Roy Shaw [email protected]