SS PETER & PAUL, HATHERN No.486 – AUGUST 2020 Hathern Church is a member of the Kegworth & Hathern Team Ministry. Clergy and Church Members work together throughout the united Benefice. Enquiries regarding Marriages and Baptisms should be directed to Sue Hack, our Benefice Administrator, who is available on Tuesday & Thursday mornings between 10:00am and 1:00pm on 01509 678 966 or [email protected] WHO TO CONTACT Team Rector Revd Lauretta Wilson [email protected] The Rectory, 24 Nottingham Road, Kegworth, Derby 07840 753 202 Team Vicar Revd Louise Corke [email protected] The Rectory, Presents Lane, Belton, Leicestershire 07549 027 923 Licensed Reader Mrs Sue Hack, 46 Shepshed Road, Hathern 844 174 Church Warden Mrs Rosemary Worsfold, 33 Green Hill, Hathern 842 585 Deputy Warden Tony Croft, 32 Narrow Lane, Hathern 842 634 PCC Lay Chair Mrs Jan Leivers, 11 Green Hill Rise, Hathern 843 440 PCC Secretary Mrs Jill Bennett, 48 Wide Lane, Hathern 553 644 PCC Treasurer Mrs Linda Wigley, 32 Nightingale Avenue, Hathern 843 744 Safeguarding Mrs Sue Hack, 46 Shepshed Road, Hathern 844 174 Tower Captain Tony Croft, 32 Narrow Lane, Hathern 842 634 Mothers’ Union Mrs Linda Wigley, 32 Nightingale Avenue, Hathern 843 744 Magazine Editor John Worsfold, 33 Green Hill, Hathern [email protected] 842 585 www.aChurchNearYou.com/Hathern-St-Peter-St-Paul/ www.facebook.com/HathernChurch/ www.facebook.com/HathernPraise LETTER FROM THE RECTORY Dear Friends, if that is what we feel, but to set this alongside the I know the Disney film Frozen had the song, things we cannot lose... but they don’t have a monopoly on letting go . If we’ve had to let go of a loved one we can still treasure the love that was shared. We As the poet Mary Oliver says, don’t lose that. If we’ve had to let go of a relationship, we can choose to remember the to live in this world good that once was enjoyed. Letting go does not eradicate that. If we’ve had to let go of a holiday you must be able plan then maybe focusing on all the creativity to do three things: that was generated in dreaming it up will allow a to love what is mortal; richer future to emerge. If our idea of ‘normal life’ to hold it has been wiped away then we gain a chance to reconsider what matters most. Perhaps part of against your bones knowing letting go is finding that different perspective. your own life depends on it; Looking at Jesus’ life there’s lots of letting and, when the time comes to let it go, go he had to do, it is part of the human condition, he had no charmed life, he shared our humanity. to let it go. In the end, when he faced the relinquishing of his very life, Jesus struggled, he wrestled with that We must be able to let go... How does that letting go. He finally found peace in choosing to resonate with you? In this season of lockdown and submit to God, trusting that the way God would Covid-19 there have been all sorts of experiences lead him, however difficult, was the path of life. of letting go. Some have been devastating, as This wasn’t easy for Jesus, at all, and it people have said goodbye to loved ones, some won’t be straightforward for us either, but as we have been just inconvenient as people have seen follow Christ perhaps his choice opens for us a their holiday plans overturned, and most of us way to let go - deciding to trust God, not glibly have had to let go of what we have considered but honestly, with all our mixed ‘normal life’- seeing family, going out to the pub, emotions.....maybe this will only be possible a little enjoying being together in church... at a time! But even if it is a gradual unfurling of a It is easy to see these experiences purely clenched hand (why not clench and unfurl your as loss, something that we didn’t choose and fist now as a physical prompt) - this does offer us didn’t want. Then the letting go is really hard work, encouragement. like something is being prised out from our If we do all have to Ɔ ‘Let it go!’ ƅ then clenched hand. may we find in that some unexpected blessing. I wonder if there is another way to With every blessing, negotiate letting go? Not to deny the pain or grief Lauretta NO SERVICES HAVE BEEN PLANNED (SO FAR) FOR AUGUST 2020 DUE TO THE CHURCH REMAINING GENERALLY CLOSED. THAT MAY CHANGE (see page 3) IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS You may like to keep up to date with the readings set for the month. READINGS FOR AUGUST st nd DAY 1 READING 2 READING GOSPEL 2nd 8th Sunday after Trinity Isaiah 55:1-5 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 9th 9th Sunday after Trinity 1 Kings 19:9-18 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 16 th 10 th Sunday after Trinity Isaiah 56:1,6-8 Romans 11:1-2a,29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 23 rd 11 th Sunday after Trinity Isaiah 51:1-6 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 30 th 12 th Sunday after Trinity Jeremiah 15:15-21 Romans 12:9-end Matthew 16:21-end 6th Sep 13 th Sunday after Trinity Ezekiel 33:7-11 Romans 13:8-end Matthew 18:15-20 “Have your eyes been checked lately?” “No, doctor, they’ve always been blue!” - 1 - KNIGHTTHORPE DECORATORS (LOUGHBOROUGH) THE CARING DECORATORS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DECORATING We are a small family business and, because of our low overheads and no VAT, we offer competitive prices. ! 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CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD (The unknown author of the Letter to Diognetus (probably 2nd or 3rd century) wrote to explain the Christian faith to a serious enquirer. Its recipient was probably a pagan of high rank, possibly the emperor himself. ) You can't tell a Christian from a non-Christian by where he lives or the way he speaks or how he dresses. There are no 'Christian towns', there is no 'Christian language', and they eat drink and sleep just like everybody else. Christians aren't particularly clever or ingenious and they haven't mastered some complicated formula, like the followers of some religions But while it's true that they live in cities next to other people, and follow the same pattern of life as they do, in fact they have a unique citizenship of their own. They are, of course, citizens of their own lands - loyal ones too. But yet they feel like visitors. Every foreign country is their homeland, and their homeland is like a foreign country to them...They are nationals of various states, but citizens of heaven. To put it simply - the soul is to the body as Christians are to the world. The soul is spread to all parts of the body and Christians through all parts of the world. The soul is in the body but is not of the body; Christians are in the world but not of the world. - 2 - COVID-19 You are welcome to use HATHERN CHURCH for personal prayer Our church has to remain closed for the time being for coffee mornings, social events, etc., but we are opening every Friday for personal prayer and quiet contemplation. You are welcome to enter at that time but we would remind you to respect hygiene and physical distancing guidelines. We are planning how we can reopen for some Sunday services (see below) ALL THE BENEFICE CHURCHES ARE OPEN EVERY WEEK FOR PERSONAL PRAYER, FOLLOWING THIS TIMETABLE: Monday 5-7pm All Saints, Long Whatton Tuesday 4-6pm St Mary the Virgin, Osgathorpe Wednesday 10-12noon St. John the Baptist, Belton & St. Andrews Kegworth Thursday 10-12noon St Michael & All Angels, Diseworth Friday 10-12noon St Peter and St Paul, Hathern Saturday 10-12noon St. Andrews, Kegworth BENEFICE CHURCHES OPEN FOR SUNDAY SERVICE We are beginning to meet together for Sunday services but are unable to plan much in advance as the guidance and rules change nearly every day! We have planned an initial Benefice Service in Belton church, with the next one in Kegworth, our two largest spaces. We need to see how these go but we do hope to have a Sunday service in Hathern church before the end of August.