St Barnabas - Diocese of Lincoln: parish and church websites
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St Barnabas - Diocese of Lincoln: parish and church websites
St George’s GROUP LIVE St Lawrence’s Church of the Resurrection St Barnabas’ Group Magazine - July/August 2011 40p 2 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: Jennifer Coman ([email protected]), Don Hanson, or Tina Veall ([email protected]) TSW PRINTERS 236 Frodingham Road Scunthorpe DN15 7NW Stirling Photography Studio: 211 Frodingham Road Scunthorpe, DN15 7NS Tel: 01724 280074 / 07760753076 PHONE: 01724 861655 FAX: 01724 289433 Email: [email protected] David Stirling Litho Print, Digital Print, Design, Repro, Finishing Specialists in the Print Business for over 30 years email: [email protected] www.stirlingphotography.co.uk 3 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 4 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 FST Automotive Davidson House East Common Lane Scunthorpe DN16 1DD Vehicle Servicing, Performance and Fast Road Parts Geometry & Tracking, ECU Re-Mapping & Chipping Tyres & Alloy Wheels, Suspension & Poly Bushes Stainless Exhaust Systems, Car Audio, Diagnostics Collection and Delivery Service Tel: 01724 851113 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fstautomotive.co.uk 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 game watching “The Irons” (any volunteers would be great!!!) and Rachel is 18, now living nearer EST 1979 Humberside Upholstery 99 Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe Furniture Repair and Recover Service All types of furniture recovered: Suites, Chairs, Dining Chairs, Cushions, Stools, etc. Full range of sample books We also sell foam cut to any size For free expert advice give us a ring or call in 01724 851795 5 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 6 We Care Revd Graham Thornalley We have a genuine desire to look after you. We promise we will meet and endeavour to exceed your expectations with regard to the funeral service we provide and the care, professionalism and compassion shown to you. We are meticulous in our attention to detail and look for ways to make the funeral a special and memorable occasion. Graham began his curacy with St Hugh’s, Old Brumby as a Deacon in 2007 after training at his beloved Mirfield College of Theology and was ordained as a Priest in July 2008. 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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. We are a Registered Social Landlord operating a waiting list for ground and first floor flats at our warden controlled scheme at Cottingham Court, off Grosvenor Street in Scunthorpe. One and Two Bedroom Flats Suitable for over 60’s If you, a friend or a family member fall within the above category and are looking for accommodation please contact us for an application form or more information. Contact details: Guinness Northern Counties 263 Frodingham Road Scunthorpe DN15 7NS Tel 0845 605 9000 Lines open 24 hours a day 7 days a week Office opening hours 9am-4pm Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Closed Wednesday 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. 7 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 8 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 Saturday 2 July 2011 10:30 am Stalls Galore 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 Church Warden St George’s Lunch Club Please come along for an enjoyable morning This is held in the Greeson Hall every Thursday at 1pm for 1:15pm (last one before the summer Please note revised time! holidays - 21 July) THE LUCKY LADY SALON R WALLACE & SO1 32 Avenue Vivian, Scunthorpe DN15 8HX PHONE: 01724 842945 Funeral Directors Monumental Masons 30 Neap House Road, Gunness OPENING TIMES Tues 9-4 pm; Wed 9-5 pm; Thurs 9-6 pm; Fri 9-7 pm; Sat 9-5:30 pm DISCOUNTS FOR OAP’s on Tues/Wed/Thurs UNISEX SALON A family business offering personal service with sympathy and dignity PRIVATE CHAPEL OF REST Telephone: 01724 783319/783320 Day or Night 9 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. 10 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 curate at St Nicolas Newbury, a market town in Paul's Music Musical Instruments and Music Specialist 15 Laneham Street, Scunthorpe Telephone 01724 867650 Sheet Music and Books Guitars Educational Woodwind Brass Laura’s Dhillon Stores 212 Frodingham Road Scunthorpe DN15 7NW For quality beer and wine Telephone: 01724 842676 11 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 No 134 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. 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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 14 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. with a jug of an amber coloured liquid and rather nice HOME’1’DRY CARPET DRY CLEA1I1G Put the spring back in your Carpet! Natural, safe products for Carpets and Upholstery Cleaning Totally safe. No shrinkage or colour run. Carpets and upholstery will be cleaner, fresher and ready for immediate use. For free quotation or demonstration D Speight 187 Frodingham Road Scunthorpe Call Tony on Telephone 01724 783161 Telephone 01724 843864 15 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. 16 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] AVON Independent Avon Representatives 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. 17 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 18 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. 19 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 20 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