e.lichgate news August 2020 The graphic is from Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_by_fra_Angelico_(San_Marco_Cell_6).jpg St. Paul’s, Hasland Serving Hasland, Grassmoor, Winsick & Corbriggs St. James’, Temple Normanton www.stpaulshasland.com WEB DIRECTORY St Paul’s: www.stpaulshasland.com www.achurchnearyou.com//church/19826/ facebook page: St-Pauls-Church-Hasland The easiest way to access it is to go the A Church Near You page for St Paul’s and click on the facebook link next to the word Social. You don’t need a facebook account just to view the material. St James the Apostle: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13274/ The See of Ebbsfleet: http://www.ebbsfleet.org.uk The Society: https://www.sswsh.com The Diocese of Derby: http://www.derby.anglican.org/en/ The Church of England: www.churchofengland.org LIVE-STREAMING SERVICES The Sunday Mass at St Paul’s will continue to be ‘live-streamed’ on the parish facebook page: just search for ‘St Paul’s Church-Hasland Facebook’. You don’t need an account to see the service, only if you wish to interact with it. When the Mass is at St James’, it will have to be recorded and ‘posted’ afterwards. THE PARISH WEB SITE Some of you may have noticed a redesign of the parish website. This was rather forced upon us as the company hosting the site gave notice of removing the technical solution that was in use and neither I nor Alan Cooke, who has maintained the site since the start of the last interregnum, had any experience of the new solution they were offering. In the end the decision was made to move the hosting of the site to a new provider as I had some experience of a possible technical solution with them. The new site is a ‘work in progress’, please bear with me as I work on it! Can I take this opportunity to thank Alan for the constant work he has done in running the website over the past three years, I know that it has been appreciated by many people. Fr Geoffrey 2 August 2020 From your Rector and Vicar Dear friends It was a joy to be able to welcome the first parishioners back to church at St Paul’s last Sunday and as I write, St James’ is preparing to re-open on 26th July, when the people of Temple Normanton will be able to celebrate their Patronal Festival. Even though we are having to do things slightly differently at the moment, I hope that you agree that this return to some semblance of normality is really good news: after all the Church is about the Good News of Jesus Christ, the only Son of God and the return of public worship certainly helps us in that proclamation. Some of the regulations mean that there cannot be two services ‘back-to-back’, either both in Hasland or one in Hasland followed by one in Temple Normanton, as we did before lockdown. This has necessitated some rethinking of service times, particularly in Temple Normanton, in order to strike a balance between the two communities: basically a weekly Mass has been maintained in both churches. At St James’ I will celebrate Mass on the last Sunday of the month and Stephen Wright will lead a service of Communion by Extension on the 1st Sunday. The Tuesday and some Thursday masses will return, please see ‘Services in the two Parishes’ and the Calendar for details. At the moment things in church will be done very simply, enabling us to gain confidence that it is possible. It is hoped that in time other elements such as readers, intercessors and servers will be brought ‘back into the mix’ as and when people feel comfortable to do so safely and in line with best guidance: it is better that we seek to follow even a simple ‘road map’ rather than end up in a ‘car- crash’ by trying to move too quickly. We are now STRONGLY ADVISED to wear masks in church - which means you should - unless you have a good medical reason for not doing so. Along with the usable chairs and pews being spaced at 2m intervals, the church being well ventilated and hand sanitiser being applied on entry and exit, this works to minimise the risk for anyone attending either of the churches and will help us to make some progress, albeit slowly, in returning to some sense of normality. I look forward to being able to welcome you when you feel able to return to your church. Fr Geoffrey 3 SERVICES IN THE TWO PARISHES To attend church: • You need book. (this ensures there are not too many people) • Telephone Fr Geoffrey 6pm - 7pm on Wednesday the week before. (e.g on Wednesday 5th August for services on 9th, 11, 13th August) • Please bring a mask. St Paul’s Hasland Sunday 10:30 am Parish Mass Tuesday 7:15 pm Low Mass Last Sunday —— No Parish Mass The Friday and Saturday Masses remain suspended at this time. St James the Apostle Temple Normanton Thursday before —— No Low Mass 1st Sunday 10:30 am Communion by Extension Thursday 7:15 pm Low Mass Thursday before —— No Low Mass Last Sunday 10:30 am Parish Mass That is, there is not a Mass on the Thursday before the church is used on the Sunday - the 1st and the last Sunday in each month. There is a Mass on other Thursdays. Benediction & Sunday School At the moment, Benediction is yet to be restarted in either parish. Sunday School is not yet able to restart. CONTACT THE RECTOR FOR MORE INFORMATION 4 CALENDAR & READINGS FOR AUGUST Sunday 2nd 1st Reading Isaiah 55:1-5 The 8th Sunday 2nd Reading Romans 9:1-5 after Trinity Gospel Matthew 14:13-21 Tuesday 4th S John Mary Vianney (The Curé d’Ars) Thursday 6th 1st Reading Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 The Transfiguration 2nd Reading II Peter 1:16-19 of The Lord Gospel Matthew 17:1-9 Sunday 9th 1st Reading 1 Kings 19:9-18 The 9th Sunday 2nd Reading Romans 10:5-15 after Trinity Gospel Matthew 14:22-33 Tuesday 11th S Clare Thursday 13th Feria Sunday 16th 1st Reading Revelation 11:19-12:6, 10 The Assumption of the 2nd Reading Galatians 4:4-7 Blesséd Virgin Mary Gospel Luke 1:46-55 Tuesday 18th Feria Thursday 20th S Bernard Sunday 23rd 1st Reading Isaiah 51:1-6 The 11th Sunday 2nd Reading Romans 12:1-8 after Trinity Gospel Matthew 16:13-20 Tuesday 25th Feria Sunday 30th 1st Reading Jeremiah 15:21 The 12th Sunday 2nd Reading Romans 12:9-21 after Trinity Gospel Matthew 16:21-28 FROM THE REGISTERS CHRISTIAN BURIAL 24th July Mary Elizabeth THOMPSON aged 75 (at Temple Normanton Cemetery) 5 WHAT WE CAN - AND CAN’T - DO IN CHURCH We can: We Can’t Worship God Share a pew with people we Sanitise our hands don’t live with Receive The Body of Christ Receive the Blood of Christ Keep socially distanced Share the peace with others Light a candle Sing hymns or other music Wear a mask to keep others safe Have refreshments afterwards Say our prayers Stay in church to have a natter Use the WC (please sanitise after use) Talk to others once outside Get baptised, married or hold a funeral * * BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES & FUNERALS IN CHURCH It is now possible for baptisms, marriages and funerals to take place in church but government restrictions around the number of people permitted to attend do have to be followed for everyone’s safety. At Hasland, the maximum number of mourners at a funeral or congregation at a baptism Including the child being baptised) will be 28 (plus priest and verger), from a maximum of 8 households, as defined by the government. For a wedding that will reduce to 27 to allow for the possibility of a legal objection being made. These maximum numbers also have to include any photographers, videographers and so on. It is obviously not known how long these restrictions around numbers will continue for. At Temple Normanton the maximum number is much less, currently 14 as the chairs are arranged as 6 single chairs and 8 chairs in 4 pairs. Very careful planning will therefore be needed for any of these services to take place in the Church of St James the Apostle Temple Normanton and an early conversation with Fr Geoffrey is essential. COFFEE We may not be able to have coffee after Mass, but just look what coffee stands for: Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere Silence is the absence of noise, but peace is the presence of God. 6 CHURCH FINANCE AT THIS TIME Both parishes continue to make their full Common Fund payments to the diocese, thank you to everyone who is continuing to generously support either of the churches, it is very important that it is maintained if at all possible. Whilst not directly linked it is generally held to speak of the deployment of clergy in the long term. Both parishes have, as far as I am aware, a spotless record supporting the mission and ministry of the church in this way and as we begin to come out of lockdown I hope that it will prove possible to maintain that. At St Paul’s, the 100-Club, the drawing of which was suspended after lockdown began, has now restarted and the winning numbers appear in the magazine. Fr Geoffrey WHAT IS ‘COMMUNION BY EXTENSION’? The 1st Sunday of the month service at Temple Normanton was, before lockdown and will be once again, public worship with communion by extension and so, as it restarts, I thought it worth penning a few words about what it is.