The P arish M agazine FEBRUARY 2010 30p Serving the communities of Baldersdale Cotherstone Holwick Hunderthwaite Laithkirk Lartington Lunedale Mickleton & Kelton Romaldkirk CONTENTS From the Priest-in-Charge - - 3 Dates for your diary - - 4 Lent Courses - - - 4 Churches Together - - - 5 Women's World Day of Prayer - 5 ROMALDKIRK: What's on? - 6 Shrovetide Fun - - 6 MICKLETON: What's on? - 7 Church Lent Meetings - 7 Gastronome's Spelling Check - 7 COTHERSTONE: What's on? - 8 Methodist Church - - 8 York Study Lent Group - 8 Friday Club - - 9 50/60 Club - - 9 Thanks - - - - 9 Cotherstone Primary School - 10 Number Puzzles - - - 11 Picture Puzzle - - - 11 CHURCH SERVICES - - 12 Parish Registers - - - 13 Computing - - - 14 Astronomy - - - 16 Birthday Greetings - - 17 Crime Prevention - - 17 Used Stamps - - - 17 Princess Sally and Princess Selina - 18 _______________________________ - 2 - FROM THE PRIEST-in-CHARGE Dear A ll, Peace of Christ J esus. G od has granted us a new lease of life for another year w ith the prayer and hope that 2010 shall be a year of peace and joy for all and ‘to the praise of H is glory’ (Ephesians 1.14). In our spiritual journey, our im age of w ho w e are plays a vital role. T hey help us to develop a correct sense of identity in Christ J esus and help free us from the old bondage to old frustrations and inabilities. In his letter to the Ephesians 1. 1-14, Paul drew past, present, and future together. H e looked at the w ork of each of the Persons of the G odhead as it relates to you and m e. G od the Father, in eternity past chose us to be holy. H e predestined us to be adopted as sons, pouring out H is grace on us in Christ. G od the S on, redeem ed us through H is blood, bringing us forgiveness and lavishing on us gifts of w isdom and understanding. A ccording to R ichards*, even now w e are included in Christ’, and looking forw ard to the com plete fulfillm ent of G od’s plan and the glory that fulfillm ent holds for us. W hat a truth! G od had us in m ind as the focus of H is concern even before the creation of the universe. G od has been in full control of the grace w e now have. T he focused energies of G od have been spent for our redem ption because in Christ w e are significant to H im . A nd, w ith G od’s S pirit present in us all, w e have the pow er to live ‘to the praise of H is glory’. I pray that in 2010, w hatever w e say and do, w e m ight encourage each other to live to the praise of G od’s glory. Stephen Ade. * - Richards, L. (1987), The Teacher’s commentary, Wheaton - 3 - DATES FOR YOUR DIARY February 8 – 11, 2010 – Stephen is away for the chapter Residential at Alnmouth February 17, 2010 – ASH WEDNESDAY services of Holy communion and imposition of ashes shall hold at both St. Cuthbert’s Church, Cotherstone from 6.30pm AND at Holy Trinity Church, Startforth from 7.00pm. These services are available for anyone from the rest of the parishes to choose from. March 14, 2010 – CONFIRMATION SERVICE at St. Romald’s church, Romaldkirk from 6.30pm. Bishop John will be coming to confirm some of our members at this service. All are welcome to attend this service. LENT COURSES We shall be reading ‘The Lent for everyone: Luke, Year C’ by Bishop Tom Wright. The churches together in Barnard Castle with Startforth have agreed on the venue at URC, while additional venues for our study are: Startforth: at the residence of Colin and Celia Clarke, Westmews, Boldron Lane, Startforth, with Rev Peter Lind-Jackson (630027) leading, starting Feb.24 from 12 noon – 1.30pm. Cotherstone: it shall hold at the residence of Barbara and Michael Rowarth,(650713), Brook House, with Barbara leading it. (see p.8) Laithkirk Church lent meetings :- will be at Jim and Rosemary Alford’s home - The Paddock, Mickleton (tel. 640976) on Tuesday evenings during Lent - starting on February 23 at 7.30 pm. All are welcome - please bring your Bible with you. (see p.7) - 4 - CHURCHES TOGETHER in BARNARD CASTLE and STARTFORTH Present a series of study evenings during Lent Wednesdays: 7.30pm- 9.00pm in the United Reformed Church, Hall Street, Barnard Castle This year we join with churches across the North East in the Big Read and our lectures will be based on Luke’s Gospel February 24th Women in Luke’s Gospel Revd Ruth Gee (Chairman of the Methodist District) March 3rd The canticles in Luke The Very Revd Michael Sadgrove (Dean of Durham Cathedral) March 10th Mission in Luke Revd Rod Allon-Smith (Durham Diocesan Missioner) March 17th A new look at Luke Revd Emma Johnson (Curate in Lynesack, Cockfield and Evenwood) March 24th The Passion Narrative in Luke Revd Dr Walter Moberly (Reader in Theology, Durham University) WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER The Women’s World Day of Prayer this year will be held on Friday the 5th March. This is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service. The service is written by a different country each year and that country then becomes the focus of the world's prayers on the day itself, which begins as dawn breaks over the islands of Tonga in the Pacific and continues across each continent until the last services of this special day are held back in the Pacific,on the islands of Samoa, circling the world in prayer for 36 hours. This year the country chosen is Cameroon. The 2010 theme is; “Let everything that has breath praise God” For services in your area ask at your local church. Su Graves - 5 - WHAT'S ON IN ROMALDKIRK IN FEBRUARY DATE ACTIVITY TIME CONTACT Sat. 6th Coffee Morning 10.45 - 12.00 Thu. 4th Mobile Library 10.45 - 10.55 Sat. 13th Shrovetide Fun 7.00 - 9.00pm Thu. 18th Mobile Library 10.45 - 10.55 SHROVETIDE FUN This year’s Shrovetide festivities will take place in the Reading Rooms, Romaldkirk. On Saturday 13th 7.0pm - 9.00pm Pancakes, jacket potatoes, games and quizzes. £5 family, £3 adult and £1.50 child, payable on the night. Everyone welcome. Romaldkirk, January 2010 - 6 - WHAT'S ON IN MICKLETON IN FEBRUARY DATE ACTIVITY TIME CONTACT Mon. (every) Post Office 1.30 - 3.30pm Wed. (every) Post Office 9.30 - 12.30pm Thu. (every) Day Club 10.30am 690752 Fri. (every) Post Office 1.30 - 3.30pm Fri. 5th Cinema Club 6.00 & 8.00pm 640331 Fri. 19th Cinema Club 6.00 & 8.30pm 640331 Sat. 20th Tumblin Dice (Rock & Roll) LAITHKIRK CHURCH LENT MEETINGS We will be meeting at Jim and Rosemary Alford’s home - The Paddock, Mickleton (tel. 640976) on Tuesday evenings during Lent - starting on February 23 at 7.30 pm. All are welcome - please bring your Bible with you. GASTRONOME'S SPELLING CHECK Most, but not all, of the following words are spelt incorrectly. Try to write down the correct spelling of them all before consulting your dictionary. CAROTT ______________________________________ SPAGETTI ______________________________________ FRICASEE ______________________________________ MERINGUE ______________________________________ CASSEROLE ______________________________________ TOURNADOS ______________________________________ MAYONAISE ______________________________________ CAULIFLOUR ______________________________________ PASTEURISE ______________________________________ TORTELINNI ______________________________________ ZABOGLIONE ______________________________________ VOL-AU-VONT ______________________________________ TAGLIOTELLE ______________________________________ HORS-D'EUVRE ______________________________________ - 7 - WHAT'S ON IN COTHERSTONE IN FEBRUARY DATE ACTIVITY TIME CONTACT Tue. (every) Parent and Toddler 10.00am 650510 Wed. (every) Lunch Club 11.00am 650658 Sun. 7th Highlights Rural Touring 7.30pm 650827 Fri. 12th Friday Club (see p.9) 650331 Fri. 26th Friday Club (see p.9) 650331 METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES Sunday 7th February Circuit Service 6.30pm Sunday 14th February Mrs. S Walton 6.30pm Sunday 21st February Rev. R Hunter 6.30pm Sunday 28th February Rev. K Pearce 6.30pm GUILD Wed 3rd Feb. Rev. John Moore 7.30pm Wed 10th Feb. Jean Hemingway Talk on Jacob Allison 7.30pm Wed 17th Feb. Middleton-in-Teesdale Male Quartet 7.30pm COFFEE MORNINGS Will resume in March. YORK STUDY LENT GROUP There will be a York Study Lent Group every Tuesday afternoon beginning on the 23rd February at Brook House, Cotherstone, courtesy of Mike and Barbara Rowarth, starting at 1.45pm for coffee, 2-3pm study time. Bring a Bible. If you are interested in participating please contact 650713. This is a Churches Together event, everybody is welcome. - 8 - DALES FRIDAY CLUB Because of bad weather conditions on Friday December 18th it was decided to cancel the journey to Eggleston for the Christmas Lunch. However, it would be more optimistic to say 'Not cancelled - just postponed!' It has therefore been decided to start the new season on February 12th with the delayed lunch (weather permitting!) As there are no meetings in January, February 12th will be something to look forward to. By then the new programme of events for the alternate 'good' Fridays will have been arranged, with meetings in Cotherstone Village Hall at 2 pm, and outings. Contact Audrey, 01833 650270 or Marjorie, 650331. Members will have been saddened by the news of the death of Nan Hamilton on Christmas Eve. Thank you, and a Happy New Year. Marion Roberts The meeting on Friday 26th February will feature Tea, Chat and Games.