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SLEAFORD PARISH CHURCH DIARY
Diary for April
1st
2nd
Wednesday of Holy Week
7pm Stations of the Cross
Maundy Thursday
7pm Holy Communion and Stripping the Altar
3rd
Good Friday
12noon-3pm Hour by the Cross (12-1/1-2/2-3pm)
5th
5.30am
8am
10am
6pm
Easter Day
Sunrise Service followed by breakfast
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Evensong
8am
10am
12 noon
6pm
2nd Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Baptism Jacob Karl Smith
Evensong
12th
19th
3rd Sunday of Easter
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
2pm St George’s Day Service
6pm Taizé
26th
8am
10am
11.30am
6pm
4th Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
APCM
Evensong
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SLEAFORD PARISH CHURCH DIARY
Regular Weekday Events in Church
8.45am Monday Morning Prayer
8.45am Tuesday Morning Prayer
10.00am WednesdayEucharist
8.45am Thursday Morning Prayer
7.00pm 1st ThursdayJoint Eucharist With Methodist Congregation
7.00pm 3rd Thursday Joint Eucharist At Methodist Church
8.45am Friday Morning Prayer
7.30-9pm Bellringers
Regular Weekly Events in the Parish Centre
Monday
9am - 12noon
7-9pm
9am - 12noon
12 noon - 2pm
9.30am - 11.30am
6.30-8.00pm
7pm - 8.30pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Vitality
Explorer Scouts
Weight Watchers
Handicrafts
Mums & Tots
Yoga
Choir Practice
Regular Monthly Events in the Parish Centre
3rd Tuesday
4th Tuesday
4th Tuesday
2nd Thursday
3rd Thursday
7 - 9pm
2 - 4pm
6.30 - 9.30pm
2pm
7.30pm
Communicants’ Guild
Mothers’ Union
Sleaford Museum Trust
Breathe Easy
Sleaford History Group
Sunday 3rd May
All AgeWorship
10am Holy Communion
Mission Statement
Promoting community
Nurturing God’s gifts for God’s world
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Vicar’s Letter from The Rev'd Philip Johnson
Easter – New Life
This Lent has been, for me, very odd. As many of you already know, my father died
just before Ash Wednesday after nearly a year in bed on high dose morphine.
Firstly, many thanks for all the cards and other messages of support that you sent to
us; they were greatly appreciated – as indeed was the help from various people
who stepped up to the mark to cover things that I should have been doing! But I am
not alone in bereavement this Lent: others from St Denys have also lost parents over
the last few weeks. The beginning of Lent also saw the departure of Rev Sandra
Benham from Quarrington to pastures new. We hope that the interregnum will not
be too long for you but for the time being there may well be a sense of loss – not
so dissimilar from some aspects of bereavement.
During Lent – and Holy Week in particular – we are brought face-to-face with
suffering and loss. Some paintings of the crucifixion may well depict a serene scene
but even the most cursory reading of the passion narrative gives us some idea of
the emotions and agony that both Jesus and his followers went through. The pain of
bereavement for the disciples and other followers (not to mention Mary, Jesus’
mother) was as powerful and real as any felt today. Familiarity with the story can
both sanitise and distance us from the raw emotion that lurks in the text. In
preparation for Good Friday I have been re-reading the passion narrative in the
context of the death of my own father and that juxtaposition has perhaps helped
me to see deeper into the story than previously. The burial service in the Book of
Common Prayer states, ‘In the midst of life we are in death’. Death is all around: we
see it on the news, in the papers; we hear about it in the corner shop or the post
office. From Ebola in West Africa to an elderly parent with cancer; from terrorist
acts by ISIS or Boko Haram to gun crime on the streets of our cities – death is all
around. Some of these deaths will have little effect on us, others will have profound
life changing effects
For many in our society today death is the end. We live, we die, and that is all there
is! But for Christians there is a different narrative. Through Holy Week and Good
Friday we must face death for until we have come face-to-face with death we
cannot know life. Good Friday always precedes Easter and we cannot know the full
joy of Easter without the crucifixion. The resurrection lifts us from our sorrows and
points us forward with hope. One of the iconic images of Easter is the sun rising – a
new dawn. We are encouraged to look to the future as the risen Christ bids us to
follow him, and to follow Christ is the way to fullness of life. For Christians death is
not The End, it is an end. For those of us left behind (like the disciples after the
crucifixion), things will never be quite the same. These endings that we endure help
us to face-up to the reality of our own mortality and our proper ending in Christ.
One of the prayers from the funeral service says, ‘Give us the wisdom and grace to
use aright the time left to us here on earth, to turn to Christ and follow in his steps in
the way that leads to everlasting life.’ This is The End – when we have finally been
transformed from the marred image of God in creation to people radiant with
God’s glory – the people God wants us to be.
Happy Easter
Fr Philip
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Editorial
Contents Page
I am leaving this in for another month in
case anyone missed it last month..
Do You Shop Online
EASY FUNDRAISING
I picked up on this idea from the Pages
from Quarrington this month (Thank you
Heather). You can help to raise funds for
St Denys’s Heating Project if you go to the
www.easyfundraising.org.uk website.
It is easy, and free, to register then when
asked which cause you wish to support,
type in Sleaford Parish Church, St Denys‘.
Whenever you make a purchase go to the
Easyfundraising website or app, look up
the retailer and click to transfer to chosen
website, any purchases you then make will
qualify for a donation.
Retailers taking part include: Amazon,
Homebase, Sainsbury’s, Tesco (including
grocery shopping), Marks and Spencer,
Premier Inn, and countless others.
Have a look at the website to see if your
favourite store/retailer is included then get
shopping and help raise lots of money for
our church.
If those of us who do shop online do this, it
could help boost our heating fund.
Gift Aid
Gift Aid is operated by the Government
and allows charities to claim the basic rate
of tax (25%) on every pound donated. This
means that if you\'re a UK tax payer,
every £1 you raise with easyfundraising is
actually worth £1.25 for your cause.
If you are a UK taxpayer, you can help
Sleaford Parish Church, St Denys' claim
25% extra on each donation via Gift Aid at no extra cost.
Anne S-P
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Diary
What’s on
Vicar’s Letter
Editorial
Communicants’ Guild
Mothers’ Union
Register
Bishop’s Letter
Quiz
Smile Lines
Quarrington &
Silk Willoughby
News and services
Pages 17-21
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Communicants’ Guild
At our March meeting, David Prescott
showed slides about his holiday in
China last year, which because of the
different types of area visited, opened
up a world unknown to most of us.
This month on 21st April, our AGM will
take place in Church, following a Holy
Communion service at 7 p.m., at which
the celebrant will be the Vicar.
Gill Boutle
Mothers’ Union
At our last meeting, we welcomed the
Vicar who chaired our AGM. As we
have no leader, the committee agreed to
continue to run the Branch and have put
together a programme for the coming
year. Thanks to members for their
support.
On 25th March, some members joined
with others at Harlaxton for the Lady
Day Service.
Our next meeting is on 28th April, when
we shall hear about Sue Parsons' recent
trip to Australia. Anyone interested is
welcome to join us at 2pm in the Parish
Centre.
Angela Clash
8 March
22 March
Amelia Lilly Parker
Lilly Grace Childs
5 March
11 March
13 March
27 March
Mr James Donald Hodson
Mrs Brenda Smith
Mr Kristian Slater
Ms Trudi Blackburn
21 March
27 March
Miss Charlotte Mack
Mr Martin Needham
88 years
81 years
36 years
46 years
17 years
Please remember them in your prayers
Prayer Cycle
In our Prayer Cycle in April we will pray for:
Worship Team
Social Committee
Flower team
Mothers’ Union & Communicants’ Guild
Tertiary Education
Hospitality
Organisations
South Sleaford
Confirmation
There will be a Deanery Confirmation service this year on
Sunday, 14th June in Sleaford Parish Church. Confirmation
classes will start after Easter and will be arranged, as far as
possible to suit those who are interested.
The confirmation classes are open to all and are suitable as a
refresher course for those who were confirmed years ago as
well as those who wish to explore the Christian faith. If you
are interested in attending the course, please speak to Fr.
Philip Johnson or contact the Parish Office.
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Bishop’s Letter
In Christian tradition the Five Holy Wounds, or Five Sacred Wounds, are the five
piercing wounds that Jesus suffered during the Crucifixion. We can see the way in
which they have been a particular focus for devotion by the way in which they
have often been depicted in art – most famously in depictions of Doubting Thomas,
or in music, like Bach’s St Matthew Passion, or Handel’s Messiah, as well as some of
our well-known Passiontide hymns.
In these first days of Easter, when we experience the joy of the resurrection afresh
in our lives, the image of our risen Lord walking the earth yet still carrying the
wounds of the crucifixion is powerful and poignant.
I was struck recently by the text of a contemporary hymn whose first line speaks of
the risen Christ ‘walking with wounded feet’. That image, of Jesus walking with
wounded feet, reminds us that, through the life, death and resurrection of our Lord,
God knows what it is to carry pain in this human life.
Through Jesus, God has experienced the reality of searing physical pain, as well
as the anguish that comes from rejection and betrayal. And yet, God does not
allow it to contain or define Jesus, nor does it crush his spirit. Instead, the
experience of it becomes part of who he is and shapes him for the work he has to
do. So, too, our experiences as human beings and children of God shape us and
become part of who we are; but they need not contain or define us.
The work of resurrection is ours to share, and God calls each one of us, wounded
as we are, to play our part in proclaiming the wonder of the resurrection to our
broken world.
+ Christopher
April 2 Maundy Thursday – time to wash feet
Maundy Thursday is famous for two things. The first is one of the final acts that
Jesus did before his death: the washing of his own disciples’ feet. (see John 13)
Jesus washed his disciples’ feet for a purpose: “A new command I give you: Love
one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” His disciples were
to love through service, not domination, of one another.
In Latin, the opening phrase of this sentence is ‘mandatum novum do vobis’. The
word ‘mundy’ is thus a corruption of the Latin ‘mandatum’ (or command). The
ceremony of the ‘washing of the feet’ of members of the congregation came to be
an important part of the liturgy (regular worship) of the medieval church,
symbolising the humility of the clergy, in obedience to the example of Christ.
But Thursday was also important because it was on that night that Jesus first
introduced the Lord’s Supper, or what we nowadays call Holy Communion. Jesus
and his close friends had met in a secret upper room to share the Passover meal
together - for the last time. And there Jesus transformed the Passover into the Lord’s
Supper, saying, ‘this is my body’ and ‘this is my blood’ as he, the Lamb of God,
prepared to die for the sins of the whole world. John’s gospel makes it clear that
the Last Supper took place the evening BEFORE the regular Passover meal, and
that later Jesus died at the same time that7 the Passover lambs were killed.
Where is St. Hugh now?
In December, I promised you part two of the saga — here it is.
During the tours which I conduct in our Cathedral, when I reach the Angel Choir, I
tell visitors a little more about St. Hugh. Of course, one can read English
translations of The Metrical Life of St. Hugh or of the Magna Vita [The Great Life"].
These recount his life, death and subsequent miracles. [ What happened to the
swan?" is a frequent question. "It simply survived many more years", say the
Lives.]
A far obscurer matter is "Where is St. Hugh now?" Here, briefly is what is most
likely the truth. It is thought that during the English Reformation, Hugh's [headless]
body was moved discreetly from its burial-place in the Angel Choir, but whither
remained unknown for some three and a half centuries. In the late 19th. century,
the chapter house was refloored. Several graves were found, in one of which was
a headless[*] body in bishop's robes. The grave was closed, the area concreted
over and the paving replaced. So, if you go into the chapter-houae, you could well
be much nearer St. Hugh than most people realise!
[*] When Hugh's body was 'translated' from it original burial-place in the chapel
of St. John [roughly where the vergers' offices are today], the head became
detached and was placed in a reliquary on the medieval plinth to the north of the
Angel Choir sanctuary. In the mid-1300s, some local lads, needing some ready
cash, took the reliquary, head and all, down to London, sold the gold, silver and
precious stones, but they were caught, tried, found guilty and brought back to
Lincoln and hanged for their pains. The head, runs the legend, was found under a
hedge guarded by a crow; it was returned to Lincoln, encased in a new reliquary,
and this and the head disappeared down to London during the Reformation and
has not been seen since.
Douglas Hoare
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
This, as last year, will be in church at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, 26 April, 2015. We
will receive reports and elect churchwardens, deputy churchwardens and twelve
members for 2015—2016 of the Parochial Church Council.
Reports: Once again, may I repeat my annual request: Please would the
'responsible officers' of the various bodies and organisations at St. Denys's let me
have the reports they would like to make to the APCM well beforehand, ideally by
11 April, so they can be typed and printed for general circulation. This also helps
shorten the meeting proper. Email or hard copy will be acceptable.
Electoral Roll Revision: Nearer the time, the Electoral roll will need to be revised.
Please check somewhen and, if you are not on it yet, do fill in a form and let me
have it, again by 11 April, if possible! If, in your checking, you notice any errors,
e.g. people who have died or moved house, please let me know so that the roll is
as accurate as humanly possible!
Many thanks in anticipation!
Douglas Hoare, P.C.C. Secretary/Electoral Roll Officer.
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ANSWERS to FEBRUARY Quiz
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Job
Weekly class on a WEDNESDAY
Isaiah
6.30 – 8.30PM
Hannah (of Samuel)
At
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ST DENYS’ CHURCH ROOM
Pharaoh’s daughter
MARKET PLACE, SLEAFORD
Pilate
Adults of any age or ability welcome
£6.00
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Nicodemus
advance.
Salome (or daughter of Herodias)
Please bring non slip mat (if you have one),
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Wear loose fitting comfortable clothes
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For more information please call Emma on
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07725 043471
Blind Bartimeus
Martha
John (in his First Epistle)
There were 17 entries, of which 5 were completely correct. Congratulations to the
winner, Sue Chambers, who will receive the £5 prize.
All are welcome to two events supporting Christian Aid Week.
Monday 11th May2-4pm
Sponsored knit with cuppa/cakes/raffle
An afternoon for both knitters and non-knitters.
Sponsor forms from Gwen Wright - telephone 01529 415658
Saturday 16th May 12.30pm
2 course lunch—tickets in advance £7.00 from Minyon Prescott telephone 01529 304581
St Denys Heating Fund and Embrace the Middle East
There will be afternoon teas plus a music quiz on Wednesday 15th April at 3.00
pm in the Parish Room.
Tickets £3.50 from Minyon Prescott 01529 304581 or the Parish Office 01529
413607.
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William Alvey School
Bishop's Visitor Update
Red Nose Day for Comic Relief is one of a number of charities the school supports
during the year and this year was no exception. Over £500 was raised when the
children paid £1 each not to wear school uniform on the day and to have a funny
face! With the addition of activities organised by the School Council the final total
was an amazing £998-10. What a magnificent effort!!
The 3 classes of Y1 children came to visit St Denys’ church on 16th March as part of
their RE work. Each group made a tour of the building looking for various things to
find in a church which they had learnt about in class. The Vicar showed each group
treasures in the chancel and I told some Bible stories about Jesus by looking at
some of the stained glass windows. We set them a challenge to try and find the
picture of St James holding a cockle shell – I wonder how many in the congregation
know where it is? Let me know if you know or ask if you want to know!
On Wednesday, 18th March, I attended one of three Regional Meetings for
Bishops’ Visitors held at the Retreat House in Edenham, near Bourne, with members
of the Diocesan Education Team who support us in our work in schools around the
Diocese.
As usual I came away inspired and enthused to continue. It is an opportunity to
meet other Bishops’ Visitors, share thoughts, ideas and experiences and find out
about the current issues facing schools. We thought again about the “inclusion” issue
which was the theme of our annual conference last term. The Regional Manager of
The Children’s Society spoke to us about how we might help to raise awareness
about the work of the charity especially before Christingle time in particular.
Before the end of term I hope to have the privilege of reading the Bishop's Easter
letter to the church schools at an Assembly of the whole school.
Beryl Risdell
April 3 Good Friday – the day the Son of God died for you
Good Friday is the day on which Jesus died on the cross. He was crucified at 9am
in the morning, and died six hours later, at 3pm. It is the most solemn day in the
Christian year, and is widely marked by the removal of all decorations from
churches. In Lutheran churches, the day was marked by the reading of the passion
narrative in a gospel, a practice which lies behind the ‘passions’ composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750). Both the St Matthew Passion and the St
John Passion have their origins in this observance of Good Friday.
The custom of observing a period of three hours’ devotion from 12 midday to 3 pm
on Good Friday goes back to the 18th century. The ‘Three Hours of the Cross’ often
take the form of an extended meditation on the ‘Seven Last Words from the Cross’,
with periods of silence, prayer, or hymn-singing.
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Smile Lines
Sermon
A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave
during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion
of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I
went to get a haircut," was the reply.
"But," said the pastor, "why didn't you do that before the service?"
"Because," the gentleman said, "I didn't need one then."
*****
Heaven
An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally
asked him, "How do you expect to get into Heaven?"
The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll just run in and out and in and out
and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says 'For Heaven's sake, Dylan,
come in or stay out!'"
*****
Church Bulletin Notices
Some church bulletin notices have a charm all their own, where you know that
they MEANT to say….
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come
early and listen to our choir practise.
Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new
members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they
can get.
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married last Saturday in the church. So
ends a friendship that began in their school days
Please place your donation in the envelope, along with the deceased person
you want remembered.
*****
For MPs only
At the pearly gates, St. Peter greeted a minister and a member of parliament
and gave them their room keys. "Vicar, here are the keys to one of our nicest
single rooms. And for you, Mr MP, the keys to our finest penthouse suite." The
vicar began to protest that this was unfair. "Listen," St. Peter said, "ministers are
a ten a penny up here, but this is the first MP we've ever seen."
*****
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April 5 EASTER – the most joyful day of the year
Easter is the most joyful day of the year for Christians. Christ has died for our sins. We are
forgiven. Christ has risen! We are redeemed! We can look forward to an eternity in his joy!
Hallelujah!
The Good News of Jesus Christ is a message so simple that you can explain it to someone in a
few minutes. It is so profound that for the rest of their lives they will be still be ‘growing’ in their
Christian walk with God.
Why does the date more around so much? Because the date of Passover moves around, and
according to the biblical account, Easter is tied to the Passover. Passover celebrates the
Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and it lasts for seven days, from the middle of the Hebrew month
of Nisan, which equates to late March or early April.
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the first to use the Hebrew lunar calendar to come up with firm
dates for Good Friday: Friday 7 April 30 AD or Friday 3 April, 33 AD, with Easter Day falling
two days later. Modern scholars continue to think these the most likely.
Most people will tell you that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the
Spring Equinox, which is broadly true. But the precise calculations are complicated and involve
something called an ‘ecclesiastical full moon’, which is not the same as the moon in the sky. The
earliest possible date for Easter in the West is 22 March, which last fell in 1818 and won’t fall
again until 2285. The latest is 25 April, which last happened in 1943 and is next due in 2038.
Why the name, ‘Easter’? In almost every European language, the festival’s name comes from
‘Pesach’, the Hebrew word for Passover. The Germanic word ‘Easter’, however, seems to come
from Eostre, a Saxon fertility goddess mentioned by the Venerable Bede. He thought that the
Saxons worshipped her in ‘Eostur month’, but may have confused her with the classical dawn
goddesses like Eos and Aurora, whose names mean ‘shining in the east’. So Easter might have
meant simply ‘beginning month’ – a good time for starting up again after a long winter.
Finally, why Easter eggs? On one hand, they are an ancient symbol of birth in most European
cultures. On the other hand, hens start laying regularly again each Spring. Since eggs were
forbidden during Lent, it’s easy to see how decorating and eating them became a practical
way to celebrate Easter.
Jesus’ appearances after his Resurrection
The following list of witnesses may help you put all those references in order….
Mary Magdalene……………………. Mark 16:9-11; John 20:10-18
Other women at the tomb……… Matthew 28:8-10
Peter in Jerusalem………………….. Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5
The two travellers on the road.. Mark 16:12,13
10 disciples behind closed doors Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25
11 disciples WITH Thomas………. John 20:26-31; 1 Corinthians 15:5
7 disciples while fishing………….. John 21:1-14
11 disciples on the mountain..… Matthew 28:16-20
A crowd of 500……………………….. 1 Corinthians 15:6
Jesus’ brother – James……………. 1 Corinthians 15:7
Those who saw the Ascension… Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8
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ODE TO SPELL CHECKERS
Specially for computer whizz kids
I have a spelling checker
I disk covered four my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see.
Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays comes posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore wee rote with checkers
Hour spelling was inn deck line,
Butt now when wee dew have a laps,
Wee are not maid too wine.
And now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults in awl this peace,
Of nun eye am a wear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
That's why eye brake in two averse
Cuz Eye dew want too please.
Sow glad eye yam that aye did bye
This soft wear four pea seas.
The Crossroad
The road was hard, no turning back,
The way ordained by mighty God.
‘Your will, not mine’ was all He said,
As humbly down that path He trod.
The crowd that cheered Him once with palms
Began to shout for Him to die,
They chose Barabbas in his stead
And with one voice cried ‘Crucify!’
Between two thieves on Calvary's hill
They put to death the Prince of Life.
One cried for help, the other cursed The first was promised Paradise.
This promise now is for us all:
Christ gave His life to set us free.
The Cross divides, it always will The question is: what side are we?
By Megan Carter
Prayer of Easter Hope
Dear Father,
When we have lost someone we love, the
world seems very dark. Sometimes we
might feel that our world has ended, and
it’s hard to turn round and glimpse any
light ahead.
But you, Lord, know all about that, and you
care.
You sent Jesus to overcome death and
lead us into the light of his forgiveness and
freedom - to new and eternal life.
Help us Lord, like Mary, to turn away from
the darkness death wants to scare us with,
and to reach out to you.
Help us to take courage, strength and
confidence from the reality of Jesus’
resurrection.
He is alive and we are his. There is nothing
to fear. All shall be well.
Hallelujah.
Amen.
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News from St. Denis’, Silk Willoughby
Services in April
Friday 3rd April
Sunday 5th April Easter Sunday
Sunday 12th April Low Sunday
Sunday 19th April Easter 3
Sunday 26th April Vocation
Sunday
Sunday 3rd May Easter 5
Good Friday Service 2p.m. Rev. David Boutle
Holy Communion 9a.m. Rev. David Boutle
Evening Prayer 6p.m. Rev. David Boutle
Holy Communion 9a.m. Rev. David Boutle
Evening Prayer 6p.m. Rev. David Boutle
Holy Communion 9a.m. Rev.David Boutle
Easter Flowers
You are welcome to place an arrangement of flowers in church in memory of a
loved one or, alternatively, to give a donation towards the cost of Easter flowers.
Donations may be given to Helen Leverton, Ann Nixon or Janet Johnson.
Easter Cross
A cross will be placed on the village cross to which flowers may be added in
memory of a loved one.
Coffee Morning 14th February
This event raised £241 which will be shared equally between Lincolnshire Air
Ambulance and St. Denis’ Church.
Forthcoming Events
Wednesday 15th April A.P.C.C. Meeting 7p.m. in St. Denis’ Church, Silk
Willoughby
Friday 12th June 7.30p.m. Sleaford Vintage Brass present a concert:
“In the Mood for Music”
Admission £6 including first glass of wine and light refreshments
From the Registers
Baptisms
February 15th
Issac John Pearson
Memorial Service
January 31st
Christopher Morgan Norton:
80 years
Funerals
December 30th
March 6th
Clare Elizabeth Boon:
John (Jack) Edward Congram:
65 years
86 years
Please remember them in your prayers.
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Thursday 2nd April
7.00pm
Friday 3rd April
2.00pm
Sunday 5th April
11.00am
Wednesday 8th April
10.00am
Sunday 12th April
11.00am
Wednesday 15th April
10.00am
Sunday 19th April
11.00am
Wednesday 22nd April
10.00am
Sunday 26th April
11.00am
Wednesday 29th April
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SERVICES IN APRIL 2015
Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion and Vigil
Good Friday
Last Hour
Easter Day
Holy Communion
St Botolph
St Botolph
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Holy Communion
St Botolph
Vestry Hour
Every Wednesday between 6.00pm and 7.00pm, someone is available in St
Botolphs Church Room (behind St Botolph Church) for enquiries about baptisms
and weddings.
50/50 CLUB
WINNERS FOR MARCH
£30 – Mr E Suffield
£10 – Mrs Iris Prentice
Want to know more about how to
support St Botolph Church and
enter our monthly draw
for cash prizes?
Contact: Sue Edwards on 305539
COFFEE BREAK
Come and join us on the last
Friday of the month for
coffee and chat.
10.00am – 12noon
in St Botolphs Church Room
(behind St Botolph Church).
Tiddlywinks
A Parent and Toddler Group that meets EVERY TUESDAY
morning (in term time) from 10.00am – 12noon in the
Church Room (behind St Botolph Church).
Come and meet other parents for a cup of tea/coffee and
chat whilst your children play.
ALL WELCOME
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From St Botolph’s Registers
Baptisms
15th February
22nd February
22nd February
22nd February
Elizabeth Mary Hodgkinson
Jasmin Angel Maynard
Stephen Edward Vidler
Max Peter Eccles
EASY FUNDRAISING
Raising funds for St Botolph Church goes on all year round and one
easy way of doing this is to use the Easy Fundraising website:
www.easyfundraising.org.uk
It is easy to register then when asked which cause you wish to support,
type in St. Botolph’s, Quarrington. Whenever you make a purchase go
to the Easyfundraising website or app, look up the retailer and click to
transfer to chosen website, any purchases you then make will qualify for
a donation.
Retailers taking part include: Amazon, Tesco (including grocery
shopping), Marks and Spencer, Premier Inn, Early Learning, Thomas
Cook, BHS, and countless others.
Have a look at the website to see if your favourite store/retailer is
included then get shopping and help raise lots of money for our church.
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Across
1 Relating to the whole universe (6)
4 The disciple who made the remark in 8
Across (John 20:24) (6)
8 ‘Unless I see the nail marks — —
hands, I will not believe it’ (John
20:25) (2,3)
9 He urged King Jehoiakim not to
burn the scroll containing Jeremiah’s
message (Jeremiah 36:25) (7)
10 Baptist minister and controversial
founder of America’s Moral
Majority, Jerry — (7)
11 ‘Look, here is — . Why shouldn’t I be
baptized?’ (Acts 8:36) (5)
12 Repossessed (Genesis 14:16) (9)
17 Port from which Paul sailed on his
last journey to Rome (Acts 27:3–4) (5)
19 ‘Moses was not aware that his face
was — because he had spoken with the
Lord’ (Exodus 34:29) (7)
21 Roonwit, C.S. Lewis’s half-man, half
-horse (7)
22 Grill (Luke 24:42) (5)
23 ‘The lot fell to Matthias; so he was
added to the — apostles’ (Acts
1:26) (6)
24 ‘I was sick and you looked after me, I
was in — and you came to visit
me’ (Matthew 25:36) (6)
Down
1 Coastal rockfaces (Psalm 141:6) (6)
2 Academic (1 Corinthians 1:20) (7)
3 Publish (Daniel 6:26) (5)
5 For example, the Crusades (4,3)
6 11 Across is certainly this (5)
7 He reps (anag.) (6)
9 Liberator (Psalm 18:2) (9)
13 Man who asked the question in 11
Across was in charge of all her treasury
(Acts 8:27) (7)
14 They must be ‘worthy of respect,
sincere, not indulging in much wine’ (1
Timothy 3:8) (7)
15 The human mind or soul (6)
16 ‘O Lord, while precious children starve,
the tools of war increase; their bread
is — ’ (Graham Kendrick) (6)
18 ‘We played the flute for you, and you
did not — ’ (Matthew 11:17) (5)
20 Bared (anag.) (5)
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33 The Hedgerows
Sleaford
NG34 8RE
All Domestic Plumbing Needs
No Job Too Small
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01529 302877
07901736509
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Specialists in
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STATION YARD, STATION
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Member of
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Ring Jo or Helen for a free quote
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CHURCH GROUPS
Sleaford
Quarrington
Mothers’ Union
Meetings in The Church Room
Fourth Tuesday afternoon each month
(except August and December) at 2pm
For information please contact
The Parish Office
Tel 01529 413607
Mothers’ Union
Meets once a month, usually every first
Thursday afternoon, at 2 pm in the new
church room. For further information
telephone
Wendy Dorrell: 01526 378293
50/50 CLUB
To subscribe to the 50/50 club the cost is
£12 per year
Prizes at this time are £30 and £10 per
month.
Sue Edwards: Telephone 01529 305539
Communicants’ Guild
Meetings in The Church Room
Third Tuesday each month (except August)
at 7pm
For information please contact
Pam Jakeway - 01529 306166
Quarrington Pre-School
For children from two and a half to school
age. Meet at the Church Hall. Ofsted
Inspected. For further information telephone
Jean Baker 07870 275951
Handicrafts Group
Meet in The Church Room
Tuesdays 12 - 3pm
For information please contact
Joyce Francis 01529 303158
Children's Activity Session
Crafts, fun, and games around a Christian
theme happen 3 times a year at the
Community Centre, Grantham Road. For
more information contact
Sandra Benham (01529 306776).
Parent & Toddlers
Meet in The Church Room
Wednesdays 9.30 - 1145am
Children 0 - School Age Welcome
The group meets during school term time.
For information please contact
Rose Chilley 01529 414616
Tiddlywinks - Parent and Toddler Group meets
every Tuesday 10.00 - 12noon (term-time
only) in the Church Room (behind St
Botolph's Church). Children aged 0-School
age welcome. For information contact
Every Friday
7pm Full Choir Practice in the
Church Room
7.30pm Bellringers Practice
Secretary: Dawn Howells
01529 304775
Sandra Benham (306776)
Church choir
6.00pm - Fridays
Full choir practice in the Church
The Playpen
(for young children and accompanying
adults) At the 10am service on Sundays in
the Lady Chapel. (North transept)
For information please contact
Mrs Beryl Risdell 01529 307818
Silk Willoughby
Every Monday
Bell Ringers - 7-9 Bell ringing Practice
Magazine edited and produced by
Anne Smillie-Pearson
76 Winchester Way, Sleaford. NG34 8WG
Tel. 01529 304203
e-mail: [email protected]
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Over 25 years experience
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Parish Priest
Vacant
Vicar
The Revd Philip Johnson
1a Northfield Road
Sleaford
NG34 8RT
Tel: 01529 304348
Email: [email protected]
Churchwardens
Anne Smillie-Pearson,
76 Winchester Way, Sleaford. NG34 8WG
Tel. 01529 304203
E-mail: [email protected]
Richard Clash,
22 Lomax Drive, Sleaford, NG34 8FE
Tel. 01529 410065
[email protected]
Assistant Churchwardens
Philip Starks - Tel: 01529 307144
Terry Regan - Tel: 01529 469549
Organist & Director of Music
David Prescott 20 Covel Road, Sleaford
NG34 8BP
Tel: 01529 304581
E-mail: [email protected]
Hon. Sec. PCC
Douglas C. Hoare, BA, M.Phil,
34 Grantham Road, Sleaford. NG34 7NB
Tel. 01529 303506
E-mail: [email protected]
Readers
David W. Hitchcock, 6 Chapman Road,
Sleaford. NG34 8BX
Tel. 01529 302775
Mr Bernard Pope
01529 302028
Planned Giving Secretary
David W. Hitchcock, 6 Chapman Road,
Sleaford. NG34 8BX
Tel. 01529 302775
Parish Administrator
For information about the Church Room,
Please contact:
Tel 01529 413607
Monday - Friday- Hours 9.00am - 12 noon
at the Parish Office
Email: [email protected]
Registered Charity No: 1127600
Churchwardens
Carole Shepheard
9 Juniper Way, Sleaford, NG34 7GP,
Tel. 01529307781.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tim Conning
01529 304886
Mobile: 07894 500295 (preferred)
Administrator and PCC Secretary
Judith Harris [email protected]
St Botolph’s Community Centre
The Community Centre is situated on Grantham Road
near the junction with Lord Street.
It is available for bookings.
Contact Suzanne Tyrell - 07522055567
email: [email protected]
St Botolph’s Church Room Hire
Contact:
MrsRosmary Soanes
01529 303956.
Churchwarden
Mrs Janet Johnson
10 Gorse lane, Sleaford NG34 8PF
Tel: 01529 302427
Organist
Mrs Winifred Sibley
42 London Road, Sleaford NG34 7LH
01529 302340
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