JUNE 2018 All Saints’ Church Parish Magazine LEEK WOOTTON LINK Leek Wootton | Guy’s Cliffe | Hill Wootton | Chesford | Goodrest | Wedgnock | North & Middle Woodloes LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2018 fingers crossed that it will last for some of EDITORIAL the June events we have coming up; the Welcome to the June issue of The Link. Bell Ringers’ Church Teas and tower tours, the Horticultural Society outing, As we work today, the tv is on as the the Two Castles Run, the OVO Energy guests arrive at St George’s Chapel, Women’s Tour, the Sports Club’s Windsor, for the royal wedding… very Summer Party and, of course, the Parish distracting! Summer Fête on 16 June. Such a busy I know we often write about the weather, month! but what a glorious day for a wedding We hope you will enjoy some of the and hasn’t May been lovely this year? activities going on in the community. Just a glance at the back page photos Helen & Lesley Eldridge shows the beautiful blue skies we’ve The Editorial Team had. Now we just have to keep our Cover Image: Bishop Christopher blesses the children of All Saints’ CofE Academy, watched by Executive Head, Andrew Morris (Image: © NNL Northampton Newspapers) All Saints’ Church WHO’S WHO? Priest in Charge Reader Jim Perryman t : 850610 Audrey Rowberry t : 851498 The Vicarage, 4 Hill Wootton Road 7a The Meadows e : [email protected] Secretary to the PCC Church Wardens Eileen Clayton t : 855124 Jonathan Kingston t : 851181 2 The Hamlet 32 Hill Wootton Road Treasurer to the PCC Nigel Stallard t : 850548 Mark Sayers t : 859389 Reading Room Cottage 36 The Hamlet Church Lane Articles for The Link: If there is anything you would like to include, please email [email protected] The deadline for editorial submissions for the JULY/AUGUST issue is: FRIDAY, 22 JUNE Advertisements for The Link or for www.leekwoottonchurch.co.uk: 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE Via email to [email protected] or call Jim Perryman on 01926 850610 Would you like to receive The Link by email? Please email [email protected] and request your email copy Back issues of The Link are available to view online at: https://express.yudu.com/library/82141/LeekWootton-amp-GuysCliffe-s-Library 2 LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2018 FROM THE VICARAGE Protecting your privacy – Longing to communicate and care It can’t have escaped your notice that the ‘great’ day has arrived: May 25 – GDPR Day – (General Data Protection Regulation). In a valiant effort to protect your privacy and lessen the amount of unwanted mail and email you receive, you have been bombarded for months with both – from all sorts of organisations imploring you to ‘opt-in’ and ‘keep in touch’ or just telling you of a replacement ‘Privacy Policy’ which, like me, you probably didn’t read so have no real idea whether you have opted in, out, or to shake it all about. Either way, it will be interesting to see if it makes a difference to the unwanted stuff, or just means you miss getting some of the things you do want (because you forgot to reply or ticked the wrong box). I have been threatening to join in for a couple of months now, but it has been so difficult to actually work out what, as a church, we needed to do and ask, that it is only at the last minute we have enough information to hope we’re doing it properly. With this edition of The Link (and possibly through a couple of other ways over the coming days) you will find a letter explaining what sort of information we hold about people as a church, why we hold it, how we use it etc. We are keen to protect your privacy and personal data – and always have been – but it is a good exercise to work out whether we can take even greater care of this: and we certainly can and will. However, we also want to fulfil our role as your Parish Church to serve and care for you, which requires communication and a certain amount of personal information to allow for this. I hope we can also do this better in the future, but we need your help and agreement. So you will also find enclosed a form, which you are invited to complete and return to me, which seeks information that we may not currently have or hold. I would be delighted to have an idea of everyone in the parish, so that I can think about you when I pray for God’s blessing on this place. I would like to be able to keep people better informed of activities and events which might be of particular interest or relevance. At the heart of the GDPR ethos is that people should have the right to be forgotten. Sadly, I suspect that, over the years, the church has been fairly good at forgetting people. My desire is that you should also have the right to be remembered. Will you allow me that privilege? Thank you. Jim Perryman ADVANCE NOTICE: Sunday, 1 July 2:30-5:00pm Cherishing Churchyards Event Lots of activities in our beautiful churchyard - suitable for all ages - including Nature Trail, Guided Walks, Moth Display and Children's Crafts and Games Refreshments available in aid of Scout Jamboree 2019 3 LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2018 www.leekwoottonchurch.co.uk ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH www.leekwoottonchurch.co.uk CHURCH SERVICES / EVENTS FOR JUNE 2018. Sunday, 3 June 8:00am Holy Communion (CW) 9:30am All Age Worship 2:30pm Church Tower Open Afternoon with Church Teas Wednesday, 6 June 10:30am Midweek Holy Communion Sunday, 10 June CHANGE OF SERVICE TIME DUE TO ‘TWO CASTLES RUN’ 11:00am Holy Communion (CW) with Children’s Groups Saturday, 16 June 1:30pm Parish Fête at the Recreation Ground Sunday, 17 June 8:00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9:30am All Age Worship – Faith and Life 10:45am PCC Meeting Wednesday, 20 June 10:30am Midweek Holy Communion Sunday, 24 June 8:30am Fellowship Prayers 9:30am All Age Holy Communion with Children’s Groups Sunday, 1 July CHERISHING CHURCHYARDS DAY 8:00am Holy Communion (CW) 9:30am Parade Service, celebration of Scouting and Guiding 2:30pm Cherishing Churchyards with Church Teas Teddy Bear Parachuting 2018 The summer Church Teas got under way this year to a flying start - quite literally, being accompanied by the teddy bear parachuting event. The first event was in 2008 and since then this has become a popular event for children and adults alike. This year saw £100 raised from the parachuting alone, which will go towards the Church’s fabric fund for new heating. 4 LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2018 www.mothersunion.org LEEK WOOTTON MU Contact : Janet Jackson t : 258264 NEXT MEETING: MU are meeting next on Thursday, 14 June, 1:30pm at 11 Rounds Hill, Kenilworth. Our discussion will be on the theme of Reconciliation, followed by looking forward and planning for our MU Branch. THY KINGDOM COME Once again, in 2018 Mothers’ Union has been proud to be involved with Thy Kingdom Come - the call to prayer. As thousands of prayer events took place across the world, Mothers’ Union organised a special service in Coventry Cathedral and members around the world could join in, as it was streamed live on the MU website. The service featured the Birmingham Community Gospel Choir as well as MU Worldwide President, Lynne Tembey, and Chief Executive, Bev Jullien, and a special dance was created by the MU Birmingham Community Development Co- ordinator, Sandra Golding. This year the service was especially symbolic for Mothers’ Union because of its work and focus on reconciliation, locally, nationally and globally. Coventry Cathedral, the world leader in Christian-based Reconciliation with a global network of 200 Christian reconciling organisations connected to both it and one another via the Community of the Cross of Nails, will have Worldwide MU joining this network later in 2018, so a Cross of Nails was blessed as part of the service. Prayer God of peace, and God of reconciliation We ask for your peace and reconciliation to start with us today so that we may reach out to others with love and compassion. Help the leaders of the nations to seek peace and reconciliation with each other, and unite us as one family of God to your glory, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Eleanor Mancini, Mothers’ Union, New Zealand (From ‘Dear Lord’ a new collection of prayers and poems from Mothers’ Union members across the world ) 5 LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2018 www.coventrycathedral.org.uk COVENTRY CATHEDRAL MATTERS Parish Partner : Mary Robins t : 512643 8 June, 10:00pm – 10 June, 4:00pm Massive Mini Church Project As a part of the Centenary celebrations, the Diocese of Coventry has invited schoolchildren from across the region to create miniature models of their local parish church. These models will then be brought into the Cathedral for one special weekend in June to create a miniature map of the Diocese - situated around the Lego Coventry Cathedral. Open during Cathedral opening hours. For information on how to get involved please contact: [email protected] MUSIC Saturday, 16 June – 6:00pm A Summer Festival Concert Finzi’s wonderful anthem ‘God is gone up’ will open this evening performance by Plano Civic Chorus from Dallas, Texas and will include Britten's 'St. Nicholas' and James MacMillan's 'Gloria', which was commissioned for the Cathedral's Golden Jubilee.