August Sunday Service Rota CONNECT 5 Wed 2nd 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden July & August 2017 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden 10:30am Family Service at Pytchley 11:00am Family Baptism Service at Isham Sun 6th 11:00am Family Service at Orlingbury 11:00am Holy Communion at Great Harrowden PYTCHLEY 5:00pm Taize Service at Great Harrowden PYTCHLEY 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden Wed 9th ISHAM ISHAM 9:15am Holy Communion at Isham 9:15am Holy Communion at Pytchley 10:00am Family Service at Little Harrowden Sun 13th 11:00am Holy Communion at Great Harrowden ORLINGBURY 11:00am Holy Communion at Orlingbury ORLINGBURY LITTLE HARROWDEN LITTLE HARROWDEN Wed 16th 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden GREAT HARROWDEN & REDHILLGREAT HARROWDEN GRANGE 8:00am BCP Said Communion at Isham & REDHILL GRANGE Sun 20th 10:00am 5 Churches Together Benefice Service at Little Harrowden 6:00pm Evensong at Little Harrowden Wed 23rd 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden 9:15am Holy Communion & Sunday School at Little Harrowden 9:15am Holy Communion at Isham Sun 27th 11:00am Holy Communion at Orlingbury WWW.5CHURCHES.CO.UK 11:00am Holy Communion at Pytchley 11:00am Morning Prayer with Hymns at Great Harrowden CONTACTS The Vicarage 01933 675607/ 01933 678225 July Sunday Service Rota CHURCH WARDENS: Orlingbury 9:15am Family Service at Isham Great Harrowden Gillian Walton 01933 557 410 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden Jane Smith 01933 677 380 Jan Miles 01933 400 123 10:30am Family Service at Pytchley Sun 2nd Patricia Blenkinsop 01933 674 370 11:00am Family Service at Orlingbury Pytchley 11:00am Holy Communion at Great Harrowden Little Harrowden Mark Goodman 01933 678 225 / Bob Oldfield 01933 674 398 07951 064 090 5:00pm Taize Service at Great Harrowden Andrew Henderson 01933 680 378 Karan Harris (Deputy warden) 01536 790 391 / Isham Wed 5th 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden Doreen Dicks 01536 722 756 07761 593 101 William Standerwick 01536 722 432 Reader 9:15am Holy Communion at Isham Carolynne Adam 01933 673 492 9:15am Holy Communion at Pytchley 10:00am Family Service at Little Harrowden Sun 9th 11:00am Holy Communion at Great Harrowden Please contact your churchwardens for baptisms, weddings and funerals 11:00am Holy Communion at Orlingbury 3:00pm Renewal of Vows service at Orlingbury (all welcome) The next edition of Connect 5 is September Please send items for inclusion to Wed 13th 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden [email protected] by 1st August. 8:00am BCP Said Communion at Isham 10:00am 5 Churches Together Benefice Service at Isham Sun 16th 4pm—5:30pm Sunday JAM Family Service at Little Harrowden Interregnum update: Revered Mary Ireland has now retired as our Rector and moved 6:00pm Evensong at Little Harrowden out of The Vicarage on 13 June. The Benefice is now, therefore, in interregnum, as it’s called. However, services will go on as usual and cover is planned until the end of this year with local or visiting clergy in place for every service. We have already held a very successful Wed 19 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden Benefice event with the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Prayer Festival at Great Harrowden Church on May 25th and plan to have another one later in the year. The Diocese did advertise the va- 9:15am Holy Communion & Sunday School at Little Harrowden cancy in the Church Times for two weeks in June, but unfortunately there were no appli- 9:15am Holy Communion at Isham cants. The Archdeacon, will advise on the way forward shortly. Churchwardens have met with Rural Dean, Revd Miranda Hayes, who has offered her help and will make any decisions Sun 23rd 11:00am Holy Communion at Orlingbury or approvals usually carried out by the Rector, e.g. wording on monuments. Churchwardens 11:00am Holy Communion at Pytchley are getting together regularly just to ensure everything is running smoothly. There has been 11:00am Family Service at Great Harrowden a hiccup with The Vicarage telephone number, which will be 01933 675607, until we are able to restore the old number. However, please contact your churchwardens instead as this Wed 28th 9:15am Holy Communion at Little Harrowden number will not always be manned. Our Benefice Administrator, Kristy, will be in the office two mornings a week as usual and The Vicarage is also being tenanted temporarily, in case 9:15am Holy Communion at Isham you see signs of life. If you have any queries please do contact your churchwardens, their 10:00am Café Church at Little Harrowden numbers are listed at the top of this page. May we all work together to maintain our church Sun 30th 10:30am Morning Worship at Pytchley and village communities with love and to support one another. 11am Praise & Baps at Orlingbury 11am Celtic Holy Communion at Great Harrowden Liz Channell Shared reflections ....I am quite sure that everyone who reads this has heard that voice booming out across the train station platforms.... MIND THE GAP. Although passengers were so used to hearing this, and maybe became a bit complacent...it was good, sound advice against becoming trapped in the rut!!! As a benefice, each individual Church must mind the gap. We should be looking where we plant our next step. Alterations Mind the G.....growth A..... action P..... plan. All Sewing work Our footsteps should be planted in the footsteps of Jesus. considered Firstly...We must be concerned for one another’s spiritual growth. How can we encourage this? Through our meeting together, our worship and our corporate Local Collection and individual prayer life. ( Acts ch 2 vs 42 ) and Delivery Leading from our Lent group in Orlingbury, I produced a short morning prayer leaflet with 07900 603594 the month’s bible readings for each day. This is to help us focus our prayers each day. [email protected] Please let me know if you would like a copy. Secondly...We must be ready for action. To always be ready to share what God has done in our lives with those we meet in our workplace / school or community. RSPB Mid-Nene Local Group Our social activities in our villages give us all some wonderful opportunities to share with Group Party in the Park others the difference that Jesus makes in our lives. We have had Lent lunches, Bible Hall Park, Rushden Studies and Lent groups, Café Church, May Day celebrations, school fetes, village fayres, Saturday 8 July 1pm—4pm and youth clubs but as enjoyable as all these are, they do not compare with the life that More details from Penny 01933 350 404 There are no meetings in July. God gives in knowing Jesus Christ, but they do create God given opportunities for us to share our story of faith. Car outings will take place on Weds 12 Thirdly...During the interregnum we need to carefully plan together, where we July, Fermyn Woods at 10:00am and Sun- believe God is leading us. Together, we must identify where God is at work and build our day 23 July, Barnack Hills and Holes. plans around Him. I know only too well how easy our enthusiasm for the Gospel can lead us More details from Bob 01933 460 644 running ahead with our own plans, and then expecting God to bless the deed! As we grow in our faith, so we should be passing on our knowledge and love of God, There are no coach trips or meetings especially to our young people. planned for August. I pray that many of you have accepted that unique opportunity to speak of your faith to many of the visitors welcomed in our Churches and villages. If so, then pray for those you spoke to. Also it is a good time for us all to thank all those who are working hard behind the scenes to enable the Benefice to run smoothly. May I also take this opportunity to Lighting Up The Past thank you for the welcome that Cliff and I have received in each individual Church. Lightingupthepast.co.uk As the well known hymn goes... O let me see Thy footmarks ARTISTIC IRON WORK MADE TO YOUR DESIGNS WEATHER VANES, CANDLE HOLDERS, And in them plant mine own; CURTAIN POLES My hope to follow duly MADE BY LITTLE HARROWDEN CRAFTSMAN MICK HOOPER Is in Thy strength alone....................... Email: SO MIND THE GAP !! 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