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St Lawrence’s
Church of the Resurrection
St Barnabas’
Group Magazine - July/August 2011
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CONTACT DETAILS
St George’s
Crosby
St Lawrence’s
Frodingham
Church of the
Resurrection
Vicar
Rev Jonathan Thacker
Telephone 843328
[email protected]
Vicar
Rev Moira Astin
Telephone 334873
[email protected]
Parish Office
(open Wed 9-11:30 am)
Liz Hanson
Telephone 07923587023
[email protected]
Assistant Curate
Rev Dave Swannack
Telephone 860345
Mobile 07847 923918
[email protected]
Geoff Parrott
Telephone 332733
Church Wardens
Martyn Whitehouse
Telephone 346457
Mobile 07737582861
[email protected]
Assistant Curate
Rev Ellen Wakeham
Telephone 271737
[email protected]
[email protected]
or [email protected]
Eva Young
Telephone 348438
[email protected]
PCC Secretary
Janice Brader
[email protected]
This Magazine is published
by the North Scunthorpe
Group of Parishes and
printed by TSW Printers.
It can also be viewed on:
www.stlawrences.com
Church Wardens
Pam Pearson
Telephone 357411
PCC Secretary
Peggy Bowe
Telephone 347165
Resurrection Parish Office is open
in Church on Mondays 6-6.30pm to
Parish Office (next to Parish Hall) arrange Baptisms, Weddings,
Telephone 841821
Banns of Marriage, and Hall
[email protected]
Bookings etc
Andrea Wilson
(on duty Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon)
St Barnabas
Rachel Dixon
(on duty Tues 6-7:30 pm)
Church Wardens
Kathleen Wall
Church Wardens
Telephone 782137
Judith Barrow
Telephone 358053
Jeff Barker
Michael Cropper
Telephone 782204
Telephone 844370
PCC Secretary
Margaret Barker
Telephone 782204
PCC Secretary
Julie Dyke
Telephone 869036
[email protected]
The last date for articles to be included in the September edition of Group Live is Sunday, 14 August 2011.
Please ensure any articles to be included are given or emailed to one of the following by this date:
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Bishop’s Letter
Dear Friends,
Reverberations from the Panorama investigation into
abuse at a residential home in Bristol continue to raise
questions about the quality of care and protection
afforded to the most vulnerable in our society. As well
as the specific issues raised by the terrible suffering
highlighted in that programme, there is a bigger
question about our attitude as a community to those
who, for whatever reason, are vulnerable to the
abusive behaviour of others.
Vulnerability is a symptom of being human. It is a
constant of childhood, yet at different times and in
different ways we all find ourselves vulnerable – to
those who care for us, to those who teach us, to those
who employ us and especially to those that we love. A
healthy community, like a healthy home or a healthy
workplace, is built upon a trust that those with power
will not take advantage of our vulnerabilities.
At its heart, safeguarding the vulnerable, whether they
are children or adults, is about ensuring that we live up
to that trust which others need from us. Safeguarding
is a collective responsibility and we cannot opt out on
grounds of not interfering. If we become aware that
someone’s vulnerability is being abused, then we need
to speak out lest our silence compounds the actions of
the abusers - for silence in such circumstances gives
consent. Yet ‘speaking out’ too frequently runs
contrary to a sub-culture in an office, care home or in
any place which has learned to normalise the
behaviour of those who abuse their power.
‘Whistleblowers’ can themselves become victims of the
powerful by being treated as the problem and a threat,
rather than agents of health and justice.
To me this isn’t just about what happens in care
homes, hospitals or places of work – it is fundamental
to recognising that each person’s dignity is given by
God, in whose image we are made. So there is a
Christian dimension to all this and protecting the
dignity of the vulnerable isn’t about political
correctness or about human rights, it runs deeper than
that. Jesus puts it exactly when telling a story about
sheep and goats in Matthew’s Gospel, when he says “I
tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of
the least of these, you did not do for me” (25:45).
+David Grimsby
Clergy Letter
There was the (possibly apocryphal) article from the vicar
for the parish magazine which was simply - "Nothing to
say this month. I'm on holiday. I hope you are too" But I
can't get away with that because I'm not on holiday and
unless you are very lucky neither will you be for the whole
two months of July and August.
The reality is, that despite the endless promotion of
holidays in Spain or Greece or Florida and the assumption
by many people that these things come almost as it were
by right, many people in our communities cannot expect to
get any holiday, at least in the sense of holiday away, at
all. The reasons for this are manifold. For some, age or
disability make travel difficult or even undesirable. For
others money may be a limiting factor and in a town where
many seem likely to be made redundant over the coming
months that is an increasing threat.
A 10 year old girl from a local school on a recent trip had
to be led reluctantly back to the coach from the cliff top as
she stood transfixed by the sight of the sea. She had never
seen it before and thought that she might never get the
chance again. Hard for most of us to imagine; but even in
this day and age a more common experience than we
might care to admit. The gap between the haves and havenots is getting wider and wider and their worlds further
and further apart. The rich have no idea how the poor live
and the poor have no real conception of the life of the
wealthy.
I've also been struck by just how much of what the
comparatively well-off (which includes most people who
are likely to read this) do is done for the sake of
appearances. We may not be quite up to Mrs Bucket's
standards but how we perceive others might think of us has
more power over our actions than we care to admit. Peer
pressure is hard to resist at any age. If we run an old car it
is more likely to be interpreted as a sign of relative poverty
than taking care of an expensive piece of engineering.
Likewise if you are not up to date (or almost so) with all
the latest gadgets/fashion/places-to-go your standing in
society is likely to take just a bit of a knock. Nonsense you
cry! But does HDTV/Windows7/Marbella rather than
Margate make such a difference to your life. Ha! The
excuses we make to get what we think we want and need!
Is it all money well spent? I suspect not. But I have to
admit I'm as guilty as the rest.
We have lost the gift of being able to see with an open eye
and a clear mind. The girl on the cliff top experienced
something that all our chasing after the latest or most
desirable will never achieve. More is so often less.
So if your holiday this year is spent sitting in your garden
don't be envious of those gadding off to distant parts.
You're probably having a better time. And you're probably
closer to the God who created it all in the first place.
Jonathan Thacker
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Introducing the Swannack Family
“As we sit here
packed ready
for a move from
Grimsby to
Scunthorpe one
is minded to
reflect on the
journey of our
lives so far.
Born in
Gainsborough
in 1965 and
attending
Queen
Elizabeth’s
Grammar
School in the
late 70’s one
did not think
that some 25
years later I
would find
myself starting
life in ministry in
the Church of
England just 14
miles from where my working life started!
After leaving Grammar school at the age of 18 I
spent five years training for ministry in the Free
Church at Mattersey Hall Theological College,
before re-thinking my life plan and spending 15
years working for Halifax Plc, starting as Valuer and
Manager at Gainsborough in 1989, moving to
Lincoln and then Grimsby as Manager in 1996 and
then on to Area Manager (East Yorkshire) and
Regional Change Manager (North Region) in 2002.
However, spending one’s life making lots of money
for those who already have lots of money lost its
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appeal, and I left in 2003 to become General
Manager of CARE in North East Lincolnshire, a
small faith based local charity working with those
experiencing poverty, hardship and distress. During
my eight years there we expanded our housing
programme helping hundreds out of homelessness
and into their own accommodation, with our
ambition being to take those who come from the
street and from deprivation in society and providing
them with everything they need to start life afresh providing a home, furniture, food, finance, support
and parenting skills for those with a family, to
address the issues that extreme poverty delivered to
those who came to us for help, providing “.. hope
and a futureG” as the prophet Jeremiah speaks of.
I currently continue to serve as Director of Harbour
Place Day Centre, a drop in centre for the homeless
and marginalized which won the National Lottery
Prize in 2010 for Best Small Charity and am the
Chairman of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Humber
Region YMCA, working alongside vulnerable young
people providing greater life chances to those under
25 in our Humberside area.
Sue is a primary school teacher who relishes the
opportunity to spend time on 1:1’s with pupils and
now specializes with years 3-6 (ages 7 to 11) in
Maths and English and teaches privately to help
those who are ‘behind the pace’ a little and relishes
the chance to ‘ turn the light on’ for children who
struggle with the basics.
Having spent most of her adult life caring for the
children of others, it has been a real joy being a
mother herself and she takes great pleasure in bring
up her own family also. We have two children. Ben
is nine and loves any kind of sport (unlike his Dad you’d never guess!!!!) and can’t wait for his first
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college in Barton and getting used to life with
Sociology and Psychology studies at Grimsby
College and a part time job at ‘Wintringham Fields’
earning more spare cash than her dad has done
for years!!! Great food too!
We eagerly anticipate spending the next few years
of our lives with you all in Scunthorpe and trust that
God’s blessings will be with us all as we seek
together to bring His love and life to our
neighbours and friends.
David Swannack
GOD.com
Every single evening as I’m lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer keeps running through my head:
God bless all my family wherever they may be,
Keep them warm and safe from harm
for they’re so close to me.
And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don’t mind me asking,
please bless my computer too.
Now I know that it’s unusual to bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second while I explain it to you, Lord.
St Lawrence’s
100 Years Celebration of the
building of the Church Extension
I have been asked to co-ordinate the
production of a book to record the events
which have taken place over the last 100
years.
Not many photographs were taken in the
period 1913 to 1966 (when the Parish
Magazine started) but I am hoping that
members of St Lawrence’s and indeed the
wider community will have photographs and
information (weddings, christenings, events at
the original church hall, etc) that I may be
allowed to borrow and extract details from.
There is a multitude of work to be done and I
would welcome help from anyone who feels
able to help by researching one of the
following sections:
You see, that little metal box holds
more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments rest
so many of my friends.
I know so much about them
by the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
takes me in to where they live.
a)
By faith is how I know them much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
and from that our friendships grew.
Please take an extra minute from your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book that’s filled with so
much love.
e)
f)
g)
Wherever else this prayer may reach
to each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail inbox and each person who hits ‘send’.
When you update your heavenly list
on your own great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer
sent up to GOD.com.
Amen
b)
c)
d)
The clergy from as far back as can be
traced.
The extension details.
Anything we can find about the
churches history (back to Norman
times).
The vicarage rooms, vicarage and
new church hall.
Mothers Union.
Church Wardens.
Electoral Roll.
In addition I require help with looking through
records, i.e. newspapers at the library, old
parish magazines, etc.
I can be contacted via phone number: 346049
or email: [email protected]
Peter Whiteoak
Sent by a friend to Jennifer Coman
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Graham then joined St Lawrence’s to further his
training in August 2008. It seems hard to think how
quiet and shy he was, as he began to settle in with
our congregation. With the firm but helpful hand of
training by Revd Edward Core, we soon began to
see the improvement in confidence that Graham
was now basking in. No longer was he the timid and
unsure curate, but we could see how much he had
grown in his ministry and we in turn as a
congregation were growing in our faith as a result of
this partnership with Edward.
As the health of Edward deteriorated during 2009,
Graham had to “paddle his own canoe” so to speak
and take the initiative in his own training. In July,
Revd Ellen Wakeham arrived as a Deacon for her
training and then this “Double Act” began to take
shape as they both received advice and help from
Edward until his sad death in December, 2009.
Both Graham and Ellen, supported by the Group
Clergy, rose to the occasion and proved how they
could lead our congregation into worship with
confidence. As a congregation we had great
difficulty in realising that these two were still in
training and should not be treated as Vicars.
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Wisdom, tempered with humour and the common
touch, endeared the congregations that Graham
served with such warmth and appreciation.
It was with a great tinge of sadness that we received
the news of his impending departure to serve in the
Howden Ministry, but with a happy thought that
Graham and Jeanette and his family would soon
settle into pastures new.
We thank you and all your family for your fellowship
and for leaving your mark with everyone who has
been privileged to have known you during your stay
in Scunthorpe and we wish you all every happiness
and success in the future.
We shall miss your cheeky smile and great sense of
duty to the community you have served.
Thank you, Graham.
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Gardening Column
St Lawrence's Floral Group
Judith’s Jottings
by Ron Simpson
Just Joking ...
10 Reasons God created Eve
10.
God worried that Adam would always be
lost in the garden because he knew men
would never ask for directions.
9.
God knew that Adam would one day need
someone to hand him the TV remote
because men don’t want to see what’s on
TV they want to see WHAT ELSE is on
TV.
8.
God knew that Adam would never buy a
new fig leaf when the seat wore out and
therefore would need Eve to get one for
him.
7.
God knew that Adam would never make a
Doctor’s appointment for himself.
6.
God knew that Adam would never
remember which night was dustbin night.
5.
God knew that if the world was to be
populated there would have to be someone
to bear children because men would never
be able to handle it.
4.
As keeper of the garden, Adam would
never remember where he put his tools.
3.
The scripture account of creation indicates
that Adam needed someone to blame his
troubles on when God caught him hiding in
the garden.
2.
As the Bible says, “It is not good for man
to be alone”, he only ends up getting
himself into trouble.
And then 1UMBER O1E reason ...
1.
When God finished the creation of Adam
He stepped back, scratched His head and
said, “I can do better than that.”
I am just one of many who have and do
arrange flowers in church and I’m often approached
by people from years ago with happy memories.
Well, I had a phone call on Friday morning
and in the course of the conversation Joan
mentioned in years gone by she had used two silver
vases she had never seen before to place flowers in
the Lady Chapel. Well Joan, those vases are used
regularly now, and look beautiful so every time I see
those vases I shall think of you. Another lovely
memory to store away!
Thinking of times gone by, well three weeks
actually, the last meeting, our practice night ‘modern
pedestals in church’. We are getting seriously good,
believe me! There were shapes and designs aplenty
all different and all great. I shall forgive you all for not
noticing these fabulous arrangements, yes you’ve
guessed it, we couldn’t leave them in church due to a
florist coming in for a wedding, so, you really will
have to believe me when I say how good they were!
Worry not, there will be other times.
Our June meeting is our garden visit,
arranged this year by Barbara, the garden, the meal
and the maps, so it’s going to be a lovely surprise for
I’m even getting chauffeured there, how’s that for
being spoiled? I’m looking forward to a great night
and the icing on the cake we always come home with
new ideas and inspiration for our own gardens.
Moving along, to July our evening of
‘fundraising fun and food’. We will have posters in
church advertising it so your support would be really
appreciated. We can guarantee you a good evening
for a good cause.
Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself and
I’m now into August and our summer demonstration.
Again it will be well advertised so pop it into your
diary if you want an entertaining night, plus the
chance to win a fabulous raffle prize.
I’ll stop for breath now and leave you the
delights of September for another time (I didn’t hear
you say thank goodness did I?)
Judith
E.J. (Extra Jottings)
Now would I complain about a printing error,
in my last month’s jottings, of course, not ever but
HEADS popping out of the apertures would have
made more sense than BEADS.
(But to a crafty beady person beads made perfect
sense Judith!)
Tina
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News from St George’s
Farewell to Graham
On behalf of everyone at St George’s
could I say farewell and thank you to
St George’s
Summer Fayre
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10:30 am
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Graham for his ministry to us in Crosby.
He has been a welcome and popular
visitor to our church and we have
always appreciated the time he has spent
with us.
We wish Graham and his family every
happiness in their new parish.
Martyn Whitehouse
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St Matthew's Church, Millbrook, Jersey
(The 'Glass' Church)
Over the past few years many people have taken
short breaks in Jersey. I enjoyed a week on the
island during 2008; it was very relaxing – apart from
the morning when I scraped the hire car along a
stone wall!
The glasswork bears the design of the lily, the
symbol of purity, on the Cross, the communion rail,
the screens and the windows. The Jersey lily and
the Madonna lily can both be seen in the pattern
and it is worthwhile to look closely at the design on
the screens, for it is beautifully done.
Most people stay in St Helier, but I found
accommodation overlooking the sea at Bonne Nuit
For me though, the glass Font was particularly
Bay in the parish of St John in the north of Jersey. It special.
was a lovely spot and I enjoyed watching the sun
set in the evening with a glass... or two of wine.
Even as you enter and
exit the Church through
I found that many people visit Jersey to do the
the Vestibule you are
'Bergerac trail' and try to visit locations popularised
presented with superb
in the BBC television series starring John Nettles. I
Lalique glasswork. No
was advised not to and I'm rather pleased that I
wonder the Church is
heeded the advice as I might have missed some
more commonly known
excellent spots on the island, including St Matthew's
as 'The Glass Church'.
Church, Millbrook in the parish of St Lawrence.
It's well worth a visit.
About St Matthew's:
The website is www.glasschurch.org
St Matthew's was built
in 1840 to a plain and
All images are taken from the website and
simple design.
reproduced with kind permission of the Vicar and
Externally the building
Churchwardens of St Matthew's Church, Millbrook,
has changed little
Jersey
since this date, but
the interior was
transformed in 1934,
Patrick Hall
so you really need to step inside to fully appreciate
this magnificent Church.
There is a variety of stonework in the Church. The
floor is paved with Portland stone, the walls are
faced with Bath stone and the floor in the Chancel is
Dorset stone, while the Lectern and Pulpit are built
with Hopton Wood stone from Derbyshire. The
pews and all of the woodwork are made of English
Oak.
But what makes St Matthew's really special....
G. is the vast amount of
magnificent Glasswork, designed
and manufactured by Monsieur
Rene Lalique of Paris. Lalique's
glasswork is amongst the finest in
the world and St Matthew's is the
only Church which he decorated
throughout. The dominating
feature is the great Cross behind
the altar, which with two pillars on
either side and a striking group of
angels in the Lady Chapel, is illuminated at all
services. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see this.
September Group Live
The theme for the September Group Live
is St Michael/Good versus Evil.
The editorial team would welcome any
contributions from our readers.
(The deadline for articles is always the
second Sunday of the month.)
We would like to thank both Patrick Hall
and Peggy Bowe for providing articles for
this edition of Group Live.
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Introducing the Astin Family
West Berkshire, in 1995. In 1999 I was appointed
As the Astin family moves to Scunthorpe, we
thought you would like to know a little bit about us. Team Vicar in nearby Thatcham where I led a church
which met in a community hall. Dunston Park
Church was a joint venture with the United
There are three of us, Emily, Tim and Moira.
Reformed Church, and from this time I became very
Emily is 13, and loves drama. She is also taking her involved in helping different traditions of the
grade 5 in piano, and has a puppet called Sam who Church work together.
you may get to meet as well. She also enjoys
dancing and is part of the flower arranging team at I have been the Anglican Ecumenical Officer for
Berkshire for eight years, and for the last couple of
St James in Woodley, so she hopes to get involved
years have represented the Church of England on
in that too at Frodingham. During term time Emily
the Churches Together in England Group for Local
will be in Lincoln at Lincoln Minster School during
Unity in Mission.
the week, coming home on Fridays for the
weekends.
Since 2000 I have been a member of the General
Tim is a bit older! He was a lecturer in Geophysics at Synod of the Church of England, and served for a
Reading University until last September. For the last time on the Board of Mission. I was involved in the
working party which wrote 'Mission-Shaped
few years he has worked in the Archaeology
Department and has used 'geophys' to explore sites Church', which encouraged the Church to
experiment with different styles of service at
such as the ancient chapels on Tiree, one of the
different times, to help people who can't attend on
Inner Hebrides.
Sunday mornings gather to worship God. In 2005 I
was appointed Vicar of St James, Southlake in
He has also been ordained for 18 years and has
Woodley near Reading.
been Associate Priest in villages near Newbury in
West Berkshire and in Reading. Currently he is
Priest-in-Charge of Waltham St Lawrence, a village I am looking forward to getting to know the people
of Scunthorpe and to my new role here. As Area
near Maidenhead.
Dean I'll be getting to know people across North
Lincolnshire, as well as people in the churches in the
Tim and Emily will be moving to Scunthorpe in
North Scunthorpe Group. I'm looking forward to
August, when Tim hopes to tackle some of the
working with you all to help the churches continue
nettles in the vicarage garden and get involved in
to be places where people can find friends and
the church in Scunthorpe.
support as well as come closer to God.
I am Moira and I worked in computing before I was
ordained. I trained in Oxford, and became the
Moira Astin
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News from St Barnabas
"Afternoon Tea & Chat in the Garden"
News from the Church of the Resurrection
The social group have been meeting to put together a
diary of events for the coming months, the first one
being the Summer Fayre with cream teas, to be held in
church on Saturday July 9th between 2pm and 4pm.
There will be lots of stalls, including cake, tombola,
meat board, books etc. Also a large raffle with summer
hamper. Why not come along and enjoy a pleasant
afternoon and catch up with friends, look forward to
seeing you all.
Have you been spring cleaning all those cupboards and
finding all the little treasures you have tucked away, if
you would like the chance to sell them on then why not
take the opportunity of our car boot sale. This will be
at Church of the Resurrection on Saturday August 13th.
Outside £3, indoors £4, there will also be hot snacks
and drinks available. Please book early Tel: 332733.
When: Saturday July 30th
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Where: "Conifers"
4 Neap House Road, Gunness
Raffle & Cake Stall
A date for your diaries, we have been fortunate in
booking an evening concert with the local Jopsocs on
Friday October 21st, 7pm, tickets will be on sale later at
a cost of £4.
Proceeds to St Barnabas Church
Pauline Parrott
St Barnabas Share Club
What’s happening at All Saints
July 2011
May 2011
No 179
No 2
No 58
No 41
Mrs E Jones
Mr P Frost
Mrs T Moody
Mrs Harris
Mon 4 July Holy Communion 7pm
£30
£20
£12
£8.50
June 2011
followed by Mothers Union 7.30pm
Tues 5
Gentle Keep Fit 2.30 to 4pm
Wed 6
Bingo doors open 6pm play 7pm
Thurs 7
9.15 communion
followed by cake and coffee
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No 16
No 88
No 183
Mrs K Whittaker
Mrs Long
Mrs J Steele
Mrs Pennell
£30
£20
£12
£8.50
Sat 9
Summer Fayre 2pm to 4pm
Tues 12
Gentle Keep Fit 2.30 to 4pm
Thurs 14
Cake and coffee 10am
On behalf of St Barnabas Church PCC I would
like to thank everyone who continues to
support the Share Club. It does generate much
needed funds for our church and your help in this
way is much appreciated.
Tues 19
Gentle Keep Fit 2.30 to 4pm
Wed 20
Bingo doors open 6pm play 7pm
Tues 26
Gentle Keep Fit 2.30 to 4pm
If anyone would like to take a number please
contact me or one of our church members.
Advance Notice:
Tues Aug 2 Afternoon tea 2.30pm price £3.50
Margaret Barker
Christine Guest
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The ‘Tuesday Club’ meets on
the first Tuesday of the month
Gunness & Burringham W.I.
meet on the second Tuesday of the
month in the Coleman Hall,
Gunness at 7pm.
at 1pm in the Colman Hall,
12th July
Gunness.
Lyn Atkin will be talking about
Hearing dogs for Deaf People.
Everyone is very welcome to
9th August
come along for tea or coffee,
Jackie Cheetham with an amusing
look at ‘Hats & Chats’
have a chat, meet new friends.
Visitors always very welcome.
Sue Ward
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THIS WILL TRULY LIFT YOU UP SPIRITUALLY - ENJOY AND BELIEVE - Isaiah 65:24
This is a story written by a doctor who worked in Africa.
One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the
labour ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died,
leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying twoyear-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the
baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity
to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding
facilities.
Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly
with treacherous draughts. One student midwife went for
the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that
the baby would be wrapped in. Another went to stoke up
the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly
in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst
(rubber perishes easily in tropical climates). 'And it is our
last hot water bottle!' she exclaimed.
Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in
the nurses' training school, a message was sent that
there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached
home, the car had gone, but there on the veranda was a
large 22-pound parcel.
I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel
alone, so I sent for the orphanage children. Together we
pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We
folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly.
Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of
eyes were focused on the large cardboard box.
From the top, I lifted out brightly-coloured, knitted jerseys.
Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the
knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the
children looked a little bored.. Then came a box of mixed
raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for
the weekend.
As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in
Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really
burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there be?
are no drugstores down forest pathways.
I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber
hot water bottle. I cried.
'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the fire as you
safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to
I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed
keep it free from draughts. Your job is to keep the baby
that He could.
warm.'
The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have
prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to
gather with me. I gave the youngsters various
suggestions of things to pray about and told them about
the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the
baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and
that the baby could so easily die if it got chilled. I also told
them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her
mother had died.
During prayer time, one ten-year-old girl, Ruth, prayed
with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children.
'Please, God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle
today It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be
dead, so please send it this afternoon.' While I gasped
inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, 'And
while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for
the little girl so she'll know You really love her?'
As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot.
Could I honestly say 'Amen?' I just did not believe that
God could do this.
Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed
forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must
have sent the dolly, too!'
Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled
out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone!
She had never doubted!
Looking up at me, she asked, 'Can I go over with you and
give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus
really loves her?' 'Of course,' I replied!
That parcel had been on the way for five whole months,
packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose
leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a
hot water bottle, even to the equator.
And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child
- five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of
a ten-year-old to bring it 'that afternoon.'
'Before they call, I will answer.' (Isaiah 65:24)
Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all I ask. No
strings attached. Just send it on to whomever you want so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God
but do send it on.
could answer this particular prayer would be by sending
me a parcel from the homeland.
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no
I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and cost, but a lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one
I had never, ever, received a parcel from home. Anyway, another.
if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot
water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Submitted by Linda Ward
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Adventures and Misadventures in the north of France, 1947
The fact that an 18-year-old girl (working and paying for
her keep) needed her mother’s permission to go on
holiday abroad with three friends would no doubt seem
incredible to today’s young people and probably anyone
under 50.
But this was 1947, just two years after the Second World
War, still with virtually the same stringent rationing and
shortages. And “working class” or even lower middle
class people did not “go abroad.”
It was my school friend Beth who suggested we should
go Youth Hostelling in northern France. I was enthralled
and excited by the prospect. We had cycled all over
England; two of us were, we believed, fluent in French.
My mother did not think it was a good idea.
Even the age-old argument of “Beth’s mother says she
can go, Eileen’s mother . . . Mary’s mother . . .” had no
effect. But when I reported that Beth’s brother had said
he would come with us, Mum accepted. She never,
ever, knew that he was only 14! She had assumed he
was 18, like my brother.
This was my first holiday abroad and the adrenaline was
really flowing as we docked at Dieppe and watched our
bikes, loosely linked by a rope, being lowered, not too
gently, onto the quay.
Before long, I noticed my back tyre was flat, pumped it
up and set off again; went flat - again - and again and again. Slow puncture? This was particularly
infuriating for me as I had taken my bike to have it
thoroughly checked. It was obvious we were not going to
make the first youth hostel in time (10pm) and I
despairingly suggested finding a haystack. Pushing our
bikes uphill out of Rouen, we saw a break in the stone
wall and some lovely, soft grass. We curled up inside
our cotton sleeping bags and waterproof capes and slept
the sleep of the just(?)
I woke up about 7am and saw a
Tricolour floating gently in the
breeze above our heads. I turned
round and there was a bronze plaque
bearing the words - roughly
translated:
Here lie the bodies of six French soldiers
Murdered by the Germans June 1942
Martyrs of France!
SACRILEGE! We jumped on our bikes and cycled set
off like ‘bats out of hell’.
Nearly all the cottages were set sideways to the road and,
with only a small window, looked uninviting but we
stopped at one and asked for a glass of water. Smiling, a
The first call was at the Town Hall, surprisingly open on middle-aged woman invited us into her beautifully cool
a Sunday, to collect our ration cards. With reminders to kitchen, with gleaming pots and pans on the wall, onions
each other to cycle on the right, we set off; but at the first and other items hanging from the ceiling. We watched in
roundabout crossed the road and went clockwise!
surprise as she lifted a trapdoor and then brought up a
Fortunately, there was no traffic. In fact, there was little bucket and poured the most refreshing water I have ever
of anything: the land had been cleared of the war-torn
tasted into large tumblers. We told her a little about
houses, warehouses, offices. The only new buildings were ourselves in French and we gathered that her husband had
the port offices.
died in Germany during the war and her son had gone to a
nearby town to work.
And then we were in the countryside, cycling through
small villages and experiencing the wonderfully
The next stop for water produced another surprise.
evocative smell of freshly brewed coffee, newly baked
Another middle-aged woman left the kitchen and returned
bread and those incredibly strong cigarettes, Gitanes.
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glasses. It was cider and about 90% proof! Well, I
exaggerate. But it was a rather wobbly quintet which set
off again.
the King. We looked at one another and decided we had
better stand. I can still see her face: oval, beaming smile,
medium length hair.
I was still having to stop and pump up my rear tyre so at
the next place, called Jolie Village, we stopped to see if
we could get a bowl of water and find the puncture. We
were promptly surrounded by a group of boys, youths,
which was not surprising as we were clearly foreign: a
typical English rose, a nicely rounded redhead, a leggy
blonde, a strong country girl and - a 14-year-old-boy?
We stopped in Chartres itself to look round the cathedral
and then it was uphill and down dale to the next hostel
without incident; and finally a smooth ride to the hostel
at Dieppe. We parted at Folkestone. I had only 10 days’
holiday and was returning home by train while the others
were cycling back.
This trip to France was the first of many holidays abroad
In fact, the tyre was porous and had to be replaced.
and, as the first, it was especially exciting. I will always
Without a permit, I had to pay rather a lot for a new one, remember it particularly for the friendship, kindness and
which one of the youths fetched from somewhere about
helpfulness of so many French people. The English (yes,
five miles away. Again, we could not reach the Youth
English rather than British) were enormously popular at
Hostel in time so we stayed at the village inn: 1s.6d (7½ that time.
p) for b&b. It was basic but clean and the breakfast was
a bowl of milky coffee and fresh rolls with butter and
There were some anxious moments but there was a lot of
jam.
excitement, pleasure and laughter.
We took a train to Paris and arrived at the Gare du #ord
where I saw a sign WC and was surprised and I admit a
bit shocked to discover it was dual sex. It was a bit
worse at the hostel: queue of both sexes for the one
lavatory with a hole in the floor. And the “Pissoirs”.
We walked, cycled and used the
Underground to visit all the famous
sights. We gazed in awe at #otre
Dame but disparaged the clutter of
shops and stalls, almost up to the
walls, selling tatty images of the
Virgin Mary and Eiffel Tower etc.
Give me Lincoln Cathedral any time.
After three days, we set off for Chartres . But Beth had
underestimated the distance and miscalculated the time it
would take to get out of Paris. It was beginning to get
dark and we were not sure of the way so we asked a man
who was walking along the road.
He started to give directions but they were complicated so
he set off to show us. More than half an hour later, he
stopped and gave us the directions. We thanked him as
profusely as we could in French and I offered him
cigarettes (I smoked about ten a week). He took two or
three with equally profuse thanks.
We arrived at the hostel, late, desperate for something to
eat and asked if we could use the members’ kitchen. The
warden (yet another middle-aged woman!) said “Non,
non.” And then took us to her kitchen. I don’t know if
she was smiling in amusement or pleasure as we cooked
our favourite quick supper of eggs, cheese and tomatoes
in one pan.
With a broad smile, she got up, switched on the wireless
and we heard “This is the BBC in London . . . “ and
then the sound of the Grenadier Guards playing God Save
Peggy Bowe
Events at Lincoln Cathedral
26 April-31 October 2011
Exhibition in the Cathedral Libraries
Weekdays 13.00-15.00
Saturdays 11.00-15.00
Medieval manuscripts are being displayed in
the Medieval Library. Rare printed books are
on display in the Wren Library. Bible in
manuscript and print from 23 May to 30 July, to
mark the 400th anniversary of the Kings
James Bible.
15-20 August 2011
10.00-16.00
Calligraphy Exhibition by Lindsey Scribes.
This exhibition runs until Saturday 20 August.
22 August-3 September 2011
10.00-16.00 Exhibition by Mixed Palette.
Exhibition runs until Saturday 3 September,
excluding 1 September.
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Bike Ride & Stride 2011
The momentum for this year's Bike Ride and Stride will
really start to build from now until the big event on
Saturday 10th September. This event is a tremendous
opportunity to raise money for your Church. Sponsorship
money raised is divided equally between the Trust and any
church of your choosing in Lincolnshire. As well as raising
money this is a fun day out for all your friends and family.
Walk, cycle, horse-ride, or even run between
Lincolnshire's churches and enjoy the wonderful scenery
of our County. You choose the route, and you choose
which churches you are supporting.
The event in 2010 raised approximately £36,000! Half of
this money went directly to the churches you nominated on
your sponsorship forms. Thanks to everyone involved for
such a fantastic effort.
For the event to be a success we rely on the support of
parishioners not only in taking part in the event but also in
promoting the event within their local community. The
money raised directly benefits your parish. Please
encourage parishioners and friends to support this event.
If you would like to find out more contact Nic Ridley at
[email protected] (telephone 01476 550055) or
Caroline Cummins at
[email protected]
Summer Sunday Lunch
Followed by
Concert by the Reflections choir
On
Sunday, 17th July
12.15pm for 12.30pm
£7 for 2 course lunch,
Tickets from Jane Holmes
or put your name on the list in church
Could you help provide
volunteer tasks for prisoners?
The Lincoln Volunteer Centre is looking for volunteering
opportunities that the prisoners can do from within the prison
to help local groups and charities. These tasks could be things
like mail outs, compiling newsletters, designing posters etc.
They are looking for both group projects and individual
projects.
Please have a think if there is anything that you would like
help with and if you would like to get involved in this new
project, and get in touch with Hazel on 01522 551683 or at
[email protected]
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needed in all areas.
Contact Rachel on 07765 665507.
Also, if you live near St Lawrence’s
Church/attend services and would like to
buy Avon products, please phone number
above/see Rachel at church.
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Marriage is like a Garden
“Marriage is like a garden”
the Vicar used to say
as he sped each couple coyly
on its blushing bridal way.
And with horticulture metaphor
he warned each newly wed
of the pleasures and the pitfalls
which are hovering ahead.
Marriage is like a garden
he said, you’re going to need
To succour every seedling
and to banish every weed.
You’ll have to work, to give your all,
for if you offer less
a garden or a marriage
becomes a wilderness.
St Lawrence’s
Diary Dates
6th July, 2pm – Mothers Union
19th July, 12.30pm – Everywoman
20th July, 7.30pm – Lunch Club
25th July, 7.30pm – Floral Group
Welcome to David Swannack
Marriage is like a garden.
Spread the fertiliser thickly
or the plant that you neglect
will grow up weak and wan and sickly.
Never think that you have finished,
for despite the aches and pain,
every morning you will find
you have to do it all again.
Marriage is like a garden.
Put a fence around its limit
to reduce the possibility
of interference in it.
But not a prison wall
- keep the fencing open, so
there is light to keep your flowers strong
and room so they can grow.
Marriage is like a garden
- if it’s any good at all.
The blossom in the Spring
will lead to harvest in the Fall,
and the mowing and the trimming
and the tilling of the soil
will create a world of beauty
from the effort and the toil.
Sunday, 3 July at 5pm
David will be ordained at
St James Church, Grimsby
Sunday, 10 July at 6:30pm
Choral Evensong
to welcome David
St Lawrence’s
Mothers Union
Invite you to Afternoon Tea
(with strawberries and cream!)
Marriage is like a garden
and the Vicar’s wife would smile
as she saw the wedding party
Bridal Marching down the aisle.
For, while he praised the gardeners work,
the Vicar quite forgot
that in the Vicarage garden
his wife did all the lot.
between 2pm and 4pm on
Wednesday, 6 July in the Church Hall
Barbara Robinson
from the Abbey church of Rosedale.
£3
(please pay at the door)
All proceeds to the Lindsey Lodge
Hospice and Cruse
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FROM THE REGISTERS
St Lawrence’s
St George’s
Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism
29 May
8 May
Erin Barker
15 May
Evie Rose Blow
Ocean -Tia Wright
22 May
Tyler Adam Craighton
Ruby Rae Drinkall
29 May
Brooke Lyn Spouge
Carys Liliana Taylor-Stevenson
Oscar Anton Hebenstreit
Riley Paul Hird
Funerals
21 April
1 June
Jean Hardy
Jean May Maw
Church of the Resurrection
Thanksgiving for the gift of a child
22 May
Holy Baptism
Lacy Jayne Dixon
12 June
Lola Yasmine Johnson
Weddings
7 May
St Barnabas
Matthew James May and Sarah Louise Mercer
Weddings
28 May
11 June
Michael Lee Dibdin and Aysha Haq
Elizabeth Jane Wall and Gareth Thomas Jones
Shaun Richardson and Rebecca Wressell
Andrew Thirlwall and Claire Algar
Funerals
20 May
Norman Samuel Kearsley
1 June
Doris Winifred Rose McDonald
9 June
Dean Richards
CALM - written by Brenda Kirk
The birds they sleep, the air is warm.
For dusk hath fallen and all is calm.
E’en though the light grows dimmer,
The deep blue waters with silver shimmer,
And lazily lap to the soft wind’s tune
Reflecting the sky with a mellow moon.
Casting on earth her celestial light,
Making it truly a heavenly sight.
Twinkling stars wink their eyes
As one like an arrow, shoots through the skies
Leaving behind a golden trail.
Silver tipped clouds, like galleons sail
Stately and proud, disappearing from sight.
Gently a breeze wafts, yet still is the night.
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NORTH SCUNTHORPE GROUP SERVICES
Sunday
Services
St George’s
Crosby
St Lawrence’s
Frodingham
All Saints
Brumby
3 July
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm No Service at St L
9:30am
Service of the Word
10 July
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm Choral Evensong
9:30am
Parish Communion
17 July
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am Informal Worship
6:30pm EP & HC (sung)
9:30am
Parish Communion
with Parade
24 July
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm Evening Prayer
9:30am
Parish Communion
31 July
9:30am Group Service
at St Barnabas
8am Parish Eucharist (said) 9:30am Group Service
9:30am Group Service (St B) at St Barnabas
6:30pm Evening Prayer
Regular Weekday
Services
Regular Weekday
Services
Regular Weekday
Services
First Tuesday in the
month 6:45 pm
Holy Communion
Monday-Friday
8:30 am Morning Prayer
5 pm Evening Prayer
First Monday in the
month 7pm
Holy Communion
Wednesday 9:30 am
Holy Communion
Monday
7 pm Informal Prayer
First Thursday in the
month 9:15am
Holy Communion
Thursday 4 pm
Thursday
Evening Prayer at
9:30 am Eucharist
17 Chatterton Crescent
Church of the
Resurrection
Mirfield Road
St Barnabas
Gunness with
Burringham
Gunness
Methodist
Church
3 July
9:30am
Lay Led Service
9:30am
Holy Communion
10:30am Service
10 July
9:30am
All Age Communion
9:30am
Holy Communion
10:30am Service
17 July
9:30am
Parish Communion
9:30am Joint Service
Holy Communion
9:30am Joint Service
at St Barnabas
24 July
9:30am
Parish Communion
9:30am
Holy Communion
10:30am Service
31 July
9:30am Group Service
at St Barnabas
9:30am Group Service
10:30am Service
Sunday
Services
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NORTH SCUNTHORPE GROUP SERVICES
Sunday
Services
St George’s
Crosby
St Lawrence’s
Frodingham
All Saints
Brumby
7 August
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm Evening Prayer
9:30am
Service of the Word
14 August
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm Evening Prayer
9:30am
Parish Communion
21 August
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am Informal Worship
6:30pm Evening Prayer
9:30am
Parish Communion
28 August
10:45am
Parish Eucharist
8am Parish Eucharist (said)
10:30am PE (sung)
6:30pm Evening Prayer
9:30am
Parish Communion
Regular Weekday
Services
Regular Weekday
Services
Regular Weekday
Services
First Tuesday in the
month 6:45 pm
Holy Communion
Monday-Friday
8:30 am Morning Prayer
5 pm Evening Prayer
First Monday in the
month 7pm
Holy Communion
Wednesday 9:30 am
Holy Communion
Monday
7 pm Informal Prayer
First Thursday in the
month 9:15am
Holy Communion
Thursday 4 pm
Thursday
Evening Prayer at
9:30 am Eucharist
17 Chatterton Crescent
Church of the
Resurrection
Mirfield Road
St Barnabas
Gunness with
Burringham
Gunness
Methodist
Church
7 August
9:30am
Lay Led Service
9:30am
Holy Communion
10:30am Service
14 August
9:30am
All Age Communion
9:30am
Morning Prayer
10:30am Service
21 August
9:30am
Parish Communion
10:30am Joint Service
at the Methodist Church
10:30am Joint Service
28 August
9:30am
Parish Communion
9:30am
Holy Communion
10:30am Service
Sunday
Services