ST. WINEFRIDE’S VOICE
SPRING 2012
NUMBER 85
Post crucem lucem
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ST. WINEFRIDE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Leics. LE12 9QF.
PARISH PRIEST: Father Michael Eastwood. Tel: 502313
PARISH DEACON: Rev. Bill Hutchinson. Tel: 505260
PARISH ASSISTANT: Mrs. Breda Kavanagh
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
Rosemary Baker, Trevor Bazen, John Bennett, Chris Bonam,
Nigel Griffin, Mary Hunt, Cathy Lawe, Jim Lawson,
Nora Lawson, James Lester, Rowena Lester, Gerald Monk,
Teresa Norris, Jerry O’Connor MBE, Dennis Shiels.
TIMES OF SERVICES AT ST. WINEFRIDE’S. HOLY MASS:
Saturday Vigil:
6.00pm
Sunday; Sung Mass:
10.00am
Holydays of Obligation:
9am, & 7.30pm
Weekdays: Mon. Tues. Wed. & Thurs.
9.15am
Friday:
12.30pm
Please check in weekly newsletter in case of time changes.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday after morning Mass until
6.00pm in Narthex
Thursday:
3.00 — 7.00pm
Followed by Novena to Our Lady at:
7.00pm
Friday:
12.00—12.30pm
ROSARY GROUP: Each Monday afternoon—2.15 in presbytery.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Friday; 12—12.25 pm
Sat: 10.30—11.30am & 5.15—5.50pm
Weekdays after Mass (by request)
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ST. WINEFRIDE’S VOICE
SPRING 2012
Dedicated to John the Evangelist
Patron Saint of Writers
EDITORIAL TEAM:
Michael Fox, Nathan Rush,
Brenda Fox, Margaret Rush.
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Just a thought.....or two
Prayer is a conversation with God - it is the heart’s cry to
God. This must always come completely naturally and
genuinely, as the expression of what you really feel in the
depths of your being. Your lips don’t have to speak, it isn’t your
feelings, it’s your will. Prayer is revealing what you really want,
to your Father, opening yourself up to him in all your truth nakedness - sincerity and simplicity. It doesn’t need a lot of
words, or a lot of thought. It can be done in all sorts of ways.
Sometimes it will be lengthy, at other times it will be short,
depending on how you are moved. It is perfectly simple - a
single word will do. At other times it isn’t so easy and you will
need to think it out.
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty,
admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream - realise it. Life is
a challenge - meet it. Life is a duty - complete it. Life is a game
- play it. Life is a promise - fulfil it. Life is sorrow - overcome it.
Life is a song - sing it. Life is a struggle - accept it. Life is a
tragedy - confront it. Life is an adventure - dare it. Life is luck make it. Life is so precious - do not destroy it. Life is life - fight
for it.
Kindness in words create s confidence. Kindness in
thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates
love.
False Freedom:- We may indeed be healthier and richer,
but I honestly think that for many people their minds are not
free. As Charles Kingsley wrote ‘There are many freedoms;the false - where man is free to do what he likes - and the true
where man is free to do what he ought’. I’m sure the latter
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would make us smile more.
The merit of originality in not novelty, it is sincerity.
The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes,
he believes it for himself, not for another.
True Perspective:- the important question is not, what
will yield a man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render
his life happy on the whole amount.
Satisfaction:- the noblest pleasure is the joy of
understanding.
Gain and Loss:- the greatest and noblest pleasure
which men and women can have in this world is to discover
new truths; the next is to shake off old prejudices.
Cautious Approach:- do not bite at the bait of pleasure,
till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Hidden Beauty:- The soul is placed in the body like a
rough diamond, it must be polished, or the lustre of it will never
appear.
A Good Listener:- courage is what it takes to stand up
and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
A Curiosity:- It is curious that physical courage should
be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Everybody has something to teach you if only you ask
the right questions. If you can’t do great things - do small
things in a great way. Do what you can where you are with
what you have.
Laughter is like a ray of sunshine - but friendship is the
rainbow.
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for
the talent that has been entrusted to you.
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I’ll close with a meditation:- Without meditation, where
is peace? Without peace, where is happiness?
God bless, Deacon Bill
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I would like to say thank you to everyone, especially
Father Michael and Breda for their very kind wishes
and blessings, also friends who sent cards and
flowers during my recent stay in hospital.
May God bless you all
Winnie Hutchinson.
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Congratulations to Liz and Tom
Augusztinyi on the birth of Rueben
James 10lb 2oz on December 29th
2011.
Lots of love Mum, Dad, Andy, Tracy and girls.
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A big thank you to everyone who helped or supported
the Christmas Fayre in November 2011.
A total of £3,875. 69 was raised.
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FROM THE CHURCH REGISTER
BAPTISMS
NOVEMBER:
Maria Patricia Mould
Henry Michael Mould.
MARRIAGES
JANUARY:
Thomas Willoughby Hill to Kelly Elizabeth Taylor
FUNERALS
DECEMBER:
Dorothy May Pilkington
JANUARY:
William (Pat) O’Grady.
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
Who needs friends and neigbours?
Everyone, that’s who Everyone that’s known as “me”
And everyone called “you”
Anne Kreer
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3rd Shepshed St Winefride’s Brownies
The Brownies have been back at meetings now for nearly half
a term, during which we have had meetings based on a
different theme each week. As this continues for another half
term I’m going to tell you all about it in the next edition.
However the Brownies are having a great time and we have
welcomed a new Brownie as well.
In this edition of the Voice it’s a leader I wanted to tell you
about. We have a group of brilliant leaders looking after our
Brownies who all give their time, voluntarily, to give the girls a
Brownie experience. One of our leaders, however, has done
this for longer than the others!
Fran Butlin took over the pack in 1984 when, in church, they
asked for someone to lead it otherwise it would have to close.
Fran stepped forward and took it on. During her time as
Brown Owl the pack was full, with a waiting list, and the
Brownies had a great time (I can say this as I was one of
them!). Fran did Pack Holidays twice a year and even won
the Shepshed carnival ‘Best Float’ award one year.
Fran has given a lot to guiding for the past 27 years whilst
bringing up a family of her own, and now as a Grandma, so
when we were asked to think of nominations for the
Outstanding Contribution to Local Guiding award given by the
Midlands Chief Commissioner, we naturally thought of Fran!
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After submitting a nomination, which was then accepted and
submitted by the County, we heard that Fran was successful
and she received her award at a presentation afternoon back
in December.
We are all very proud of Fran at the pack and wanted to let
you all know this.
Nicola Selby
Brown Owl
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‘
The Whipping Toms
The East Midlands has
some brutal Shrove
Tuesday traditions. One
in particular I am
pleased has ceased as
it occurred around the
Newarke, Leicester,
now framed by De
Montfort University,
where I work, the
Magazine and Newarke
House museum. This
tradition was of the
Whipping Toms. What
was it?
‘A local pastime,
surviving from ancient times, annually took place upon Shrove
Tuesday, and was probably supposed to commemorate the
expulsion of the Danes from Leicester in the 10th century; but it
more probably typified some obsolete possession or public
right of way in the locality where it was held. This was the
custom known as the ‘Whipping Toms’, and the scene was the
Newarke enclosure where, on the morning of that day a sort of
small fair was held Q At a certain hour early in the afternoon a
signal was given to clear the Square, and many of the less
rough among the crowd hastened to leave the spot, while a
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number of active men armed themselves with stout sticks, and
twisted hay-bands round their legs in self defence against what
was to follow. The Whipping Toms, three in number, and
armed with heavy cart whips, now entered the Newarke,
preceded by a man with a bell, the ringing of which authorised
a free use of their whips upon those in possession of the
Square. A rough and brutal contest between the two parties at
once commenced, usually ending in wounds and serious
bruises, the result not only of the legitimate scuffle, but of the
fights which invariably accompanied it Q
Source: Mrs T. Fielding Johnson, Glimpses of Ancient
Leicester.
A plaque on the corner of the Hawthorn Building
commemorates the tradition, ‘On this spot stood the Whipping
Toms who on Shrove Tuesday, in accordance with the ancient
custom, armed themselves with wagon whips and flogged
anyone who entered the precincts of the Newarke. The sport
was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1846.’
The photo is of Saint Mary de Castro as seen through the
turret gate. This area of Leicester is packed full of history and
is well worth a visit.
Nathan
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Shepshed and District Funeral Service
Forthcoming Events.
The first is to raise much needed funds to keep the
valuable work of Passion, the Youth Centre operating
in Shepshed. This will take the form of a
musical evening - A Night At The Musicals - on
Saturday 14th April 2012 at St Botolph's Church,
Shepshed at 7.30pm. Choirs from St Winefrides, St
Botolph's, Christchurch Methodist Church, Charnwood
Road Baptist Church and also Shepshed & District
Funeral Service and Friends are taking part,
accompanied by Loughborough Concert
Band. Tickets are priced at £5 and are available
either through me here at the office, telephone 01509
503234, from the Passion Centre in Shepshed or any
of the churches.
The other event is our annual Celebration of Life
Memorial service on Sunday 22nd April 2012 at 6pm
again at St Botolph's, Shepshed. The service provides
the opportunity to celebrate the life of a lost loved one
in reflection, readings, music and prayer. There will
also be the opportunity to light a candle of
remembrance.
All are warmly invited to this special service.
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Confirmation Candidates Wednesday 18th April 2012
Daniel Louis Borg
Hanna Elizabeth Davie
Liam Michael Borg
Ruth Beatrice Foulds
Harry Carpenter
Olivia Teresa Gardner
Alan Henry Cox
Alicia Lowe
William Grant
Georgia Grace Lowe
Dominic James Barr– Skeoch. Enya Anastasia McHugh
Joseph Smith
Georgia Kate O’Brien
Edward Thornley
Hannah Amy O’Brien
George Thornley
Krystan-Grace Sharpe - Young
Bindiya Christina Anandaraj
Jennifer Anne Barr-Skeach
Aimee Elizabeth Allard
Sophie Elizabeth Tupper
Kirsty Doheny
Amy Turlington
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Let The Children Live
We most gratefully acknowledge receipt of your kind donation
of £110 to support our work with the street - children of
Colombia. Life for these boys and girls - some of whom are
only six years of age - is a constant struggle, and they are
exposed to great dangers. Although the level of violence in
Medellin had fallen considerably, the recent growth of large,
violent gangs in the shanty - towns has meant a return to
conditions of great danger for the boys and girls.
Some of these youngsters actually live in the street, and for
them we provide food and medical care whilst trying to arrange
for them to return home - if that is possible - or to enter
residential care. Others are children who live in the shanty towns but who work in the street. They survive by begging, by
prostitution or by sorting through rubbish to find things that can
be recycled. We try to resolve the family and economic
problems that are forcing them to work, and then to make it
possible for them to go to school and to leave the street and all
its dangers behind.
Children from these and other programmes come to Casa
Walsingham to have a meal or a wash, to see our
psychologists or social - workers, or to join in our various
educational, artistic and recreational activities. The building is
frequently filled with song as our award - winning choir
practices its repertoire. At this moment we are awaiting the
arrival of their CD ‘Eternal Spring’ which should be on sale
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before the end of the year. When funds become available
we also plan to open our own school.
Having become concerned that some of the children for
whom we had obtained residential care had not thrived in the
large institutions run by other organisations, we decided that
they would do better in much smaller groups in a more family
- like environment. We therefore have a small residential
home, called Casa Bannatyne, for a group of boys, and when
funds permit we plan to open one for girls as well.
The effects of inflation and currency fluctuations have caused
the pound to lose 45% of its purchasing power in Colombia
since 2006. Sadly, this has forced us to make drastic
cutbacks. During 2010 the value of the pound has continued
to fall and the recession has reduced our income, causing us
to make yet more cutbacks. In June 2011 we were forced to
reduce the number of children we help to 300. These are the
most vulnerable of our children and without our help would be
in great danger. We are therefore especially grateful for your
generous support at this difficult time: it will help us to
continue to care for these children and to offer them the
chance of life, ‘life in all its fullness’.
Please keep the street - children and Fr Peter and his team in
your prayers.
With many thanks and all good wishes.
Pauline Allan (Administrator)
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Legend of the Dogwood
An old and beautiful
legend says that, at the
time of the crucifixion,
the dogwood was
comparable in size to
the oak tree and other
monarchs of the forest.
Because of its firmness
and strength it was
selected as the timber for the cross, but to be put to such a
cruel use greatly distressed the tree. Sensing this, the crucified
Jesus in his gentle pity for the sorrow and suffering of all said
“Because of your sorrow and pity for My sufferings, never
again will the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a
cross.
Henceforth it will be slender, bent and twisted and its blossoms
will be in the form of a cross ~ two long and two short petals.
In the centre of the outer edge of each petal there will be
nail prints ~ brown with rust and stained with red ~ and in the
centre of the flower will be a crown of thorns,
and all who see this will remember."
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One Hundred Years Ago – 1912.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.
JANUARY
Nationally:
The National Telephone Company was taken over by the Post
Office, becoming the GPO.
It was reported that the Cabinet of Liberal Prime Minister,
Herbert Asquith, was split down the middle on the question of
Votes for Woman.
Together with four companions, Oates, Wilson, Bowers and
Evans, Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole
only to find that the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had
been there three weeks before.
Locally:
The Chairman of the Shepshed Urban District Council, Mr. H.
Dutton, announced that the Roads Board would meet the cost
of the new substantial bridge built over the Blackbrook near
the mill on the Hathern Road.
St. Winefride’s Church:
In 1912 the Rev. Canon Martins was in his 42nd year at St.
Winefrides, and although he was 69 years of age he was
planning ahead for a much needed larger church.
Parish deaths of 100 years ago for the month of January were
- Louisa Beech, who died on the 13th aged 72 and is buried in
Charnwood Road Cemetery. James A. E. Kelly, on the 14th,
aged 16 months and is buried in St.Winefride’s old Church
graveyard. And Charles Bond aged 80, who died on 30th and
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is also buried at St. Winefride’s old Church.
FEBRUARY
Nationally:
The pioneer of antiseptic surgery, Lord Lister, died aged 84 at
Walmer, Kent.
2000 Derbyshire coal miners went on strike in support of a
minimum wage.
Locally:
After the three reported serious fires in 1911 Shepshed Urban
District Council said that the Fire brigade had proved its value,
and with the purchase of more up-to-date machinery would
establish still greater confidence. The Council had now
provided the firemen with uniforms!
St. Winefride’s.
That much respected assistant Priest, Rev. Father Leo Moens,
departed Shepshed in late 1911 to be succeeded by Rev.
Father Walter Louis Cooke. Canon Martins lamented, “I
wonder how long he will remain here? This is the eighth
curate [since 1899]. I will try to possess my soul in all
patience”.
Known births for February, are Daniel Waldrum, on the 24th.
MARCH
Nationally:
Captain Lawrence Oates crippled with frostbite during the
return journey from the South Pole with Scott heroically walked
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out into the open saying that “I’m just going outside, and I
may be some time”. In doing this he hoped to give his
companions a chance of survival .
Locally:
The Shepshed Albion football club season opened somewhat
disastrously when the club was knocked off the Hinckley and
Coalville Cups in the first rounds.
St. Winefride’s:
With the acquisition of a large house, in May 1911, at
Hathern, for the sum of £770, the parish had yet again to be
thankful to the generosity of Father John Janssens.
As far as is known Parish births of 100 years ago – March 1st
Mary Wright.
Parish deaths – James P. Hannigan died on the 12th aged 12
days, and is buried at old St. Winefride’s Church.
May all the Deceased members of our parish of 100 years
ago be remembered in our thoughts and prayers.
NOTE:
Should the relatives of anyone born in the years 1912 – 13,
and wish them to be remembered here please let a member
of the Voice Team know in writing please.
My thanks go to The Rev. Canon Dolan and the Nottingham
Diocesan Archives and to Mrs. Marjorie Schulz for their help
in compiling this article. Michael Wortley.
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Rev. Father Moens at The Elms.
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200 CLUB WINNERS
NOVEMBER
1st. St. Winefride’s Church
2nd. Mrs. B. Kavanagh
3rd. Mr. R. Breatoli
4th. Mrs. I. Tolley
DECEMBER
1st. Mrs. B. Thompson
2nd. Mr. T. Hannigan
3rd. Mr. P. Rush
4th. Mrs. J. Rennocks
JANUARY
1st. Mrs. M. Lee
2nd. Mr. P. Whitmore
3rd. St. Winefride’s Church
4th. Mr. A. Bullimore
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We all take water for granted. But here are some facts to
make us think:
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One in eight people around the world can’t access clean
water.
•
1.7 million deaths each year are caused by poor water,
sanitation and hygiene – more than from all forms of
violence, including war.
•
Every 20 seconds a child dies from diseases caused by
poor water and sanitation.
•
5 billion people are expected to lack safe sanitation in
2030.
•
10 litres of water is often all that people living in the
poorest countries have to survive on each day.
•
50 litres of water is flushed down the toilet every day by
the average person in the UK.
•
200 billion plastic bottles of water are consumed
worldwide every year – about 31 bottles for every
person on the planet.
•
10 million litres of water is needed to fill the three
London Olympic pools.
•
10,000 temporary toilets will be installed at the Olympic
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Park this summer.
•
A 5 minute shower uses more water than a person in a
slum uses in a whole day.
During Lent Cafod want us to remember how Christ spent 40
days reflecting in the wilderness and commit ourselves to
making changes in our own lives. These changes can
transform the lives of others too. On their website you can
sign up to the Thirst for change campaign and there are lots
of other resources to download too:
http://www.cafod.org.uk/take-action/thirst-for-change
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If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying
to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your
way through this world.
- Vance Havner
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I ASKED JESUS
I asked Jesus
“How much do you love me”?
“This much”, he answered
And he stretched out his arms
And died.
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CHRISTMAS FAYRE SOUP
LEEK AND POTATO
Serves 4 to 6
2oz. Butter
2 Large potatoes
1lb / ½ kg Leeks (sliced)
900ml / 1pint Chicken stock
8oz./225g Peas
1 Bouquet Garni
1 Mint sprig
½ pt. Milk
Salt and Pepper
Method:
Melt butter in saucepan.
Add leeks and potatoes and fry for 5minutes.
Pour in stock and milk and bring to the boil, then simmer for
15 minutes.
Add bouquet garni, mint and salt and pepper to taste and
simmer for a further 30 minutes.
Remove bouquet garni and blend until smooth - add peas
and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Serve.
Many thanks to Richard and Judith Bott for supplying the
recipe, and especially for making the soup for the
Christmas Fayre.
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SEVENS AND TENS
Quiz compiled by: Diane Woolley
1.
What was the name of Edward V11’s Queen?
2.
Of the 7 disciplines in the woman’s heptathlon, which
involves running the longest distance?
3.
How many of the 7 wonders of the ancient world were
built in Africa?
4.
Which British soldier described his experiences in the
book ‘The 7 Pillars of Wisdom’?
5.
What is the seventh of the 10 commandments?
6.
What was achieved by Tensing Norkay in 1953?
7.
Which aircraft company developed the DC10 aircraft?
8.
What is the state capital of Tennessee?
9.
Who played Dudley Moore’s dream woman in the 1979
film 10?
10. Who wrote ‘The Tenent of Wildfell Hall’?
Answers:
8. Nashville.
9. Bo Derek.
5. Thou Shalt Not Kill.
Sir Edmund Hilary)
10. Anne Bronte.
6. First ascent of Everest (with
7. McDonnell - Douglas.
3. Two (Pyramid of Cheops at Giza & Lighthouse at
Alexandria, both in Egypt)
4. T.E. Lawrence.
1. Alexandra.
2. 800 Metres.
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