Parish News Parish of Thornthwaite cum Braithwaite with Newlands www.tbnchurches.net Feb 2019 / Mar 2019 ‘Our purpose is to serve Jesus Christ and share God’s love with all’ 2 WHO’S WHO IN THE PARISH OF THORNTHWAITE CUM BRAITHWAITE WITH NEWLANDS Priest in Charge: Revd. Judith Ashurst, [email protected] 78092 Churchwardens: Mr Colin Grant, Sour Riggs, Thornthwaite 78288 Mrs Christine Lewis, Mereside, Thornthwaite 78108 Mrs Margaret Throp, Jenkin Hill, Thornthwaite 78201 Local Lay Ministers: Colin Grant - see above Jackie & Peter Williams, Greystones, Braithwaite 78333 Alan Williams, 3 Coledale Gardens, Braithwaite 78454 Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Mrs Margaret Throp, Jenkin Hill, Thornthwaite 78201 Secretary: Mr. Colin Ashurst 78092 Treasurer: Mr Colin Grant, Sour Riggs, Thornthwaite 78288 Organist: Mrs Sue Grant, Sour Riggs, Thornthwaite 78288 Hall Bookings: Mrs Sue Grant, Sour Riggs Thornthwaite 78288 Parish Paper Ed: Mrs Christine Lewis, Mereside, Thornthwaite 78108 Braithwaite Institute Booking Secretary: Mrs Penny Woodyer, Shotover, Braithwaite 78394 [email protected] Braithwaite Voluntary Car Service: Ms Sarah Dixon 78448 Newlands Institute Mrs Jenny Grange Newlands Gate, Swinside. CA12 5UE 78222 For up to date info keep checking the Parish website: www.tbnchurches.net Ideas for content welcome. Dear Friends The year 2019 is now well underway and the anticipation of Spring will help us through the last weeks of winter. I wonder how many of those resolutions made on January 1st are still on track – more exercise, few- er cakes…! Many of us have a problem with stick-ability, keeping go- ing with something, especially if it’s hard going. It’s not just New Year’s resolutions that get abandoned either. Do you, like me, have books that just never got finished, jumpers half knitted? How many DIY projects started with such enthusiasm actually make the final comple- tion. There are always more who start a course of study than finish them. Not being able to see things through seems to be something many of us struggle with to some degree. Although it frustrates me, as deep down I would like everything to be neat and tidy, I am learning to live with incompleteness. Someone once said to me, ‘if you expect every- thing to be sorted and orderly you will be disappointed because life is not like that’. He was so right, life doesn’t always work out the way you’d hoped, some dreams are realised, others are not – that’s how it is. Being able to accept that, is the beginning of finding peace. In God’s eyes we are each a work in progress, and unlike some of my aban- doned projects, God never abandons us, never gives up on us. Church is not a place for people who have their lives sorted out, quite the opposite, it’s where people who know they haven’t got everything sorted, people who are only too aware of their need, can come and find acceptance and love through Jesus. Messy Church has its name, not so much because we often use paint and glue, but because it rec- ognises that life is often ‘messy’, not straightforward and that’s ok. So don’t beat yourself up about abandoned New Year resolutions. Don’t feel bad about the things you haven’t achieved. You are a pre- cious unique person, beloved by God just as you are. With very best wishes, Judith 4 KESWICK CHORAL SOCIETY SEASON 2018-2019 CHORAL EVENSONG FOR PASSION SUNDAY Sunday 7 April 2019, 4.00 pm St Andrew’s Church, Dacre Preces and Responses - Smith of Durham; Canticles in C – Stanford; He that shall endure to the end - Mendelssohn Organ - Mike Town; Conductor - Ian Hare. SPRING CONCERT Saturday 11 May 2019, 7.30 pm St John’s Church, Keswick MENDELSSOHN - Elijah Rachel Little – soprano; Amy Shaw – contralto; Christopher Steele – tenor; Paul Thurn – bass; Organ - Ian Pattinson; Conductor - Ian Hare. Tickets may be obtained in advance from members or from Bookends for £12 in advance, £14 on the door. Under-12s are admitted free. www.keswickchoral.com Keswick Choral Society - Registered Charity no: 1161762 Thornthwaite cum Braithwaite WI meets on the second Monday of each month at St. Herbert’s Church in Braithwaite at 7.30 pm. The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. We are very keen to welcome new members and visitors are very welcome. We do all we can to make them feel at home. Although there is a lot going on people are encouraged to take part in as much or as little as they wish. Future meetings: Feb 11th Barbara Williams: Boots Buses and a Van called Vera March 11th Ruth Sutton: Writing Cumbrian Novels Come and join the fun! Messy Church is church for ALL AGES together. Where? St Herbert’s Church, Braithwaite When? Sundays 4.00 to 5.30pm Feb 10th Self Confidence Mar 10th Dusty Drawing What? Crafts, activities, bible stories, prayers, songs and a meal! It’s amazing what you can pack into just over 90 minutes. Have a go at some of the crafts and activities as a family. We’ve made ‘donkey dung’ and pizzas, we’ve made sweets and iced biscuits; made Bethlehem out of old boxes and used Lego for all sorts. The food is good. It’s home cooked and you don’t have to cook it. Most importantly it’s a chance to meet and make friends and together explore and celebrate life. 6 Charitable Giving from TBN As a parish we aim to give away at least 10% of our income to good causes including local national and international charities. In previous editions we’ve shared some information on the local Food Bank where we have given some of the money. In 2018 charities included: Crisis at Christmas; Churches Housing Trust, Christian Aid and the Friends of Mary Hewetson Hospital. We also gave money to Water Aid and Blood Bikes Cumbria: Water Aid (£400) https://www.wateraid.org/uk/why-wateraid ‘Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are basic human rights. They should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere – but they aren't. That's why we're here’. "Having a water point would mean having enough time to farm. It would mean a change for our children’s future. They would live a free life because they would be able to attend school." Blood Bikes Cumbria (£350) http://bloodbikescumbria.org.uk/ Blood Bikes Cumbria is a Registered Charity 1159026 established by local volunteers formed as a medical courier service to deliver essential blood and urgent medical supplies out of hours Asmall group meets from time to time to decide how we should allo- cate our giving.. We’ll look again at priorities for 2019. Hospice at Home Events Jigsaw Sale at Braithwaite Institute on Saturday 23rd February 10.30am - 3pm Refreshments will be available All proceeds go to “Hospice at Home” Braithwaite CE Primary School, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria Head Teacher: Mrs J Laker Tel: 017687 78356 Website: www.braithwaite.cumbria.sch.uk Striking Tree Art Project Pupils have created a show stopping, large-scale artwork for the entrance hall to Braithwaite School which represents the school’s motto of ‘learning together, grow- ing together’. Every child in the school was asked to get involved in this unique project to produce the special piece of art which features their 12 Christian values. Claire Grant from ‘Active Art’ helped design and build the 2.5m high installation, after having worked with the school on a range of other projects. ‘The result looks wonderful and is real- ly eye-catching’ said Claire. Headteacher Jo Laker commented: ‘Our pupils often say art is their favourite sub- ject and we think it is important that subjects like art don’t get squeezed out of the curriculum. Our pupils achieve well. We were 10th in the Cumbrian league tables for Key Stage 2 performance, but we don’t want high achievement at the expense of a broad and engaging curriculum, with Christian values such as forgiveness and love which run like a golden thread through everything we do’. 8 F. & W. GREEN Funeral Directors Ltd T: 017687 72246 M: 077305 20663 Email: [email protected] Long established Independent caring family run business Braithwaite’s Mobile Private chapel of rest Funeral plans available 24 hour service Post Office 19 Eskin Street, Keswick, CA12 4DQ Fridays 11.45 -12.10 www.greensfuneralskeswick.co.uk Director: Z. Green Outside Scotgate Company Reg. 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